Final Fantasy X (PS2)

...new collection. The eagerly awaited Final Fantasy X-2 (FFX-2) is here, and RPG fans, young boys who like Japanese women in bikinis, and anyone who loves a good romp on the PS2 should rejoice. I’ve decided in this review to answer the questions I usually have about games before buying them, and some of the questions I get asked a lot by people who don’t really like RPGs or don’t understand the thrill of Final Fantasy (FF). SO IF THIS IS A SEQUEL, ...
...It might help to play Final Fantasy X (FFX), as this is a sequel to that game, but each FF is usually a self-contained story with brand new characters. FFX-2 could be played with no knowledge of FFX, but you might not know what the fig Yuna is talking about half the time without prior knowledge. Having said all that, there are usually recurring themes, such as big yellow birds called Chocobos roaming around, there’s usually a character called Cid, ...

pesky33 17.03.2004 (15.05.2004) · Read full review
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...first direct sequel to a Final Fantasy title. Unfortunately the dream of a sequel to VII wasn’t delivered (that comes in the form of DVD/PSP-movie Advent Children, folks) and Square decided to opt for a game a bit more fresh in people’s minds, which gives us Final Fantasy X-2. If we were a cynical lot we would accuse Square of making a quick buck and, lets face it, money would be involved. However as Square say, they are tired of creating a new game ...
...Taking an approach akin to Final Fantasy Tactics the story is driven on by a mission-based structure. Progression through the game is achieved by visiting Hot Spot locations on a map of Spira. These Hot Spots advance the main quest but you can also divert off the path at any time and do secondary missions that pop up. This is a departure from the linear style of gameplay FFX gave you and having you free to choose what missions to take as and when ...

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Released in 2004, Final Fantasy X - 2 made FF history as being the first ever sequel in its long running episodes. Yet not surprisingly it is the first Final Fantasy to recieve mixed reviews from official press. Money wise you'll find this game for around tenner in most gaming shops and even cheaper online. Story - As every Final Fantasy fan knows, FF X finished by Tidus disappearing with the Fayths dreams. Yuna and her guardians had defeated Sin ...
...is Yuna's story and her life as a summoner is now over, yet her reputation has somewhat not dissolved. Joining a gang of Sphere Hunters, Yuna now travels all over Spira in search of both Invaluable and profitable spheres accompanied by Rikku and newcomer to the FF Series Paine. After a while in true FF style, the story becomes much more complicated and other side stories become intertwined. It all starts when Yuna finds a sphere which shows a man ...

dan_pentagram 22.01.2007 · Read full review
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...magnum opus – the spectacular Final Fantasy VII, which finally allowed the series to move out of the considerable shadow cast over it by Enix's Dragon Quest, and in doing so, introduced the world to the 'modern' RPG. If anything, the global success of FFVII seemed to intensify Japan's love of RPG's. In 2006, highly-respected Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu compiled a list of readers' 100 favourite games, which threw up some interesting results. ...
...the top ten places; four Final Fantasy's and three Dragon Quest's among them. The biggest surprise however, was the game adjudged to be better than all others in history, was Final Fantasy X. For a number of reasons, I found this rather disquieting. FFX is not the best game ever; neither is it best RPG. For that matter, it comes nowhere close to being even the best Final Fantasy game. And before I hear any cries of anti-FF bias, I will explain now ...

tom1clare 03.06.2007 · Read full review
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...is the tenth in the Final Fantasy (FF) series, and the first produced for the PS2. That's not to say, it's the tenth that I've played, in fact I was rather a late starter to the series and began my adventures in the seventh instalment. Having completed that adventure I moved onto Final Fantasy 8 (FFVIII), was very impressed with the obvious improvement in both gameplay and graphics and then strangely moved onto number six, now a complete addict. ...
...before continuing with this. The final major difference is that instead of every character being able to use the aeons (powerful guardians) you are limited to only Yuna being able to summon them. This isn't really a problem, in fact it makes the game slightly more interesting as it can be a little harder to defeat those nasty bosses. Which brings me nicely on to the variety of battles, there are quite a number of different monsters to face, but ...

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...to move over to the Final Fantasy range. I was a huge fan of FFX and lost a couple of months of my life while playing it. So gripped on the story, I impatiently waited for the sequel to come out. When it finally did as much as I enjoyed it I was also extremely disappointed. Don't get me wrong, the graphics where exceptional and the story line was good too but the new battle sequence (with 'dresspheres, levelling up etc) was overly complicated and ...
...less than 5% to get the perfect ending. All that aside, there are loads of different elements to the game. Not the best in the FF series but still worth the time if you're a dedicated fan. > Story Line < The game starts with a short but amazing opening song sung by who you think is Yuna but is actually Leblanc. Leblanc has stolen Yunas dressphere and soon after you are in a battle to get it back. You are introduced to the other two characters called ...

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...games, anyway. In fact the Final Fantasy series are the only games I've ever been captivated by, and have devoted a substantial amount of my holiday time to them in the past. And I was disappointed with this one. I know it's a sequel, and sequels are never as good, so maybe that's why, but still…I just wanted to write why. I don't intend to go into the story, or gameplay, or anything like that here, as others have already done that, and there are ...
...if they've improved much from Final Fantasy X, but then they don't really need to have. When people run around on screen, they look like people. They even move like people. The scenery is impressive. It's everything you'd expect from a Final Fantasy game. Although having said that, there's a definite lack of those really stunning CGI sequences that you find in the earlier games. The battle system is much more exciting, as this time there's no more ...

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Final Fantasy X is a very addictive little game and different from other games out there. You being as playing a character called 'Tidus'. He is a star 'Blitzball' player, which is a water sport purely invented for the game. The major city he lives in is a very materialistic, pleasure-seaking place until the day the city is attacked. Tidus ends up floating on a shore line where he meets most of the rest of the crew that you will control. The village ...
...a strange section before the final boss fight that makes no sense. If your three active characters are all knocked out, it is game over - even if you have the other characters in reserve. Cut scenes are not really played in an accurate way. Each person pauses before talking, particularly strange when one person interrupts another. The first stops mid-sentence, then a little gap, then the interuption. Some don't like the characters voices but I ...

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Final Fantasy X is the first in the long-running RPG series to appear on the PS2, and it's success led to a sequel, which was also a first for the series. FFX is set in the fantasy world of Spira, and sees Yuna - a summoner - on a journey to Zanarkand where she can summon the "Final Aeon" to destroy Sin. Accompanying her on the journey are her guardians, one of whom is Tidus who claims to be from Zanarkand - despite it's existence having been in ...
...not completely). Unlike previous Final Fantasy games, instead of the travels across the over-world map, linear paths connect the different regions. The continuity makes it realistic in a sense but the game is strictly linear, with there being no real exploration to be had until late on when the chance to backtrack arises. At least FFX had the decency to seperate the controversial random battles from the puzzles though, but the puzzles - which require ...

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...Graphics: This was the first Final Fantasy title to be released on the Playstation 2. Square-Enix are well known for their intricate design and explosive production of cinematic FMV or CGI sequences and they certainly took advantage of the PS2s' potential. Cut scenes are seemlessly woven together with in-game graphics, which aids the plotline in its attempt to flow from one 'chapter' to the next. When the player is free to roam and explore, the ...
...ever since the release of Final Fantasy 7. There is always something pretty to look at. The character sprites themselves are impressive, both in and outside of combat. They are fluent in motion, and attractive in detail. A real step up from those used in Final Fantasy 9. Basic Gameplay: Its similar to most Final Fantasy titles in its progression through a linear storyline. The plot opens up, until you find yourself in possession of an airship ...

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Final Fantasy X caused a real stir when it came out, as it was the first FF titles to be released for the PS2. FF fans all over started salivating over the prospect of another Sakaguchi epic, rendered beautifully in liquid PS2 graphics! Of course, to those who were not familiar to the games, nostalgia alone would not sustain their interest: the game, like all games, would have to be GOOD if they were to play it for 50 hours plus. Fortunately, FFX ...
...The FMV (Full Motion Video) sequences are as crisp and succulent in detail as ever and the in-game graphics (thanks to the then new PS2's capabilities) are suitably rich to please even the 'Next-Gen' demographic society. The plot is a suitably complex one, as one would expect from a FF title, and it deals with the conflict that occurs when religious schisms tear societies apart. The main character, Tidus, is trnsported from his home-city of Zanarkand, ...

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Final Fantasy X was one of my favourite games so once that was completed (eventually!) it was obvious I was going to try Final Fantasy X-2. == Background == Set two years after Final Fantasy X, this game follows Yuna and Rikku as "Sphere Hunters". Added to the party is a third character, Payne. There are the only three characters you can play as, which is disappointing after the choice of 7 through much of the previous game. A "Sphere Hunter" are ...
...appears to have Tidus (from Final Fantasy X) on it. She wants to find more spheres to find out what this is all about and to try to find Tidus again. But is it possible? == Gameplay == Different from Final Fantasy X, fighting is real-time whereas the previous game was turn based and would wait until you had chosen your action. This game can move at quite a rate in comparison, but the usual menus are still there for standard attack, magical attacks ...

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...At blummin’ last the first Final Fantasy to appear on PS2 has arrived. Here I’ll tell you all you need to know about the tenth game in the series. You’ll need a small, windowless room with telly, PS2 and game, plus about 100 hours of spare time and, if possible, no social life. OK? Here the first teeny weeny bit of the brilliant story. During a Blitzball (think underwater basketball / American football) tournament in Zanarkand, a monster called ...
...Abes follows Auron, a mysterious man with connections to the past and gets sucked into Sin. Tidus regains consciousness, now Auron-less, and is confronted by a group of Al Bhed (a race in Spira, the world) and their leader Rikku, a rather stunning girl. Tidus is apparently in a world 1000 years in the future, everyone he knew is dead. After another Sin attack Tidus again regains consciousness on a beach now Auron AND Rikku-less, dozy plank (you’ll ...

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...it (like I did on Final Fantasy 6 for PS1) *Story* 3/5 Perhaps the weakest Final Fantasy story, even weaker than FF8 I would say. More focus has been placed on the gameplay of this game which I feel has improved very much so from FFX but at the sacrifice of the story which is to be honest essential to any Final Fantasy game. While the story still is good, Yuna has dreams about Tidus being alive and believes them to be true and begins the search ...
...quite short especially for a Final Fantasy, taking only around 15hrs to complete, even shorter than FF9!!!. However it can be repeated multiple times, I having completed it three times to choose different options such as joining the Youth League instead of New Yevon. Furthermore when restarting the game you keep your abilities and dress spheres so you may start with dress spheres that you only obtained toward the end of the game on your 1st play. ...

ragamuffin2005 09.04.2005 (11.04.2005) · Read full review
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...always a treat for the Final Fantasy fans to see the progression of the familiar summons. Final Fantasy X features a wide assortment of enemies, too, but you'll notice that many are simply swaps of previous enemies. That's not really a problem, though, because there are so many different enemies to fight in the game. And in keeping with the Final Fantasy tradition, bosses are very good and very plentiful. Final Fantasy X's graphics are great in every ...
...this a fab game! Final Fantasy X's storyline is quite interesting during the fifty hours it should take most gamers to complete the game in. You'll play the role of Tidus, the star blitzball player on the Zanarkand Abes, a popular team in the area. Blitzball is a mix of underwater soccer, rugby, and water polo. As the star, you have quite a name to live up to. Your father was one of the best blitzers the game has ever seen, and you're under constant ...

mattthechap 07.09.2005 · Read full review
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