Archangel
Wings of razors
FFIX was ruined by that absurd battle system. The trance system is next to broken (Zidane, Zidane, Zidane -- eight ways to do max dmg), dodging animations take forever, and the mobs super-cede you... ~roars~
I liked the battle system. And though the trances timing pissed me off at times, I still liked the whole "trance" thing.
As far as the ending, Zidane should NOT die. That would just suck. The ending was good it summarized the story and left it open for a "part two".