Quote Originally Posted by scorptatious View Post
Personally, I like to learn magic. I like how in IX, certain characters can only learn certain magic and abilities. It makes me think about who I should bring with me in a party, lets me be strategic.
I couldn't have said that better myself. In times like this I usually compare IX and X. If you wanted to trash a boss vulnerable to, let's say, Holy, in IX Eiko and Quina are your only solutions. In X, everyone eventually learns everything, including Holy, giving you less pressure (and in my opinion, less fun). It's like you shouldn't even bother trying to decide, anyone will do (although the early battles of X were pretty fun, especially since Wakka had the highest Accuracy).

Er, I'm just rambling here. Overall, I prefer IX's way of learning magic. Your mages gets some unique spells; Garnet gets Scan, Vivi is the only one with Black Magic, Eiko gets Jewel, Holy, and Might, and Quina is the only one with Enemy skills. Oh, how fun!