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One game that the PS2 needed to carry Sony’s legacy of excellent RPGs over to a new console was Final Fantasy X. It had everything: Cutting edge graphics, seemingly epic storyline, excellent soundtrack and some high quality cutscenes amongst a different sort of leveling system and old school turn based gameplay. It could’ve utilized what it had to make a game that will excel Final Fantasy IX (which is one of my favorite RPGs), but instead decided to take the Final Fantasy VIII route and put way too much emphasis on cinematics and justifying and (often) overcomplicating nothing that anybody actually cares about. That’s not to say that Final Fantasy X is a BAD game, but rather, just a boring one.

Rather than start at the root of what’s wrong with Final Fantasy X, let’s start on a high note. The highest note I can think of has to be the graphics. Holy shit, are they good or what? The textures are realistic looking, giving the illusion that...
Written by Mr Muffins United States
THE GOOD:
-Incredible Graphics
-Gripping Storyline
-Loveable Characters
-Wonderful Music
-Replayability

THE BAD:
-In the English Version the voice-overs are noticeable, when the characters finish speaking their mouths keep moving for some time after.

SUMMARY:
Graphics
9/10
The graphics during regular gameplay are great, probably the best in all of gaming at it's release. However, you can see some pixelated edges and sometimes characters faces look somewhat flat. However, the CGI scenes are absolutely amazing. The only reason you can tell it's not real is by the ridiculous clothes Tidus is wearing.

Storyline
10/10
One of, if not the greatest storyline in all of Final Fantasy. You will get sucked into the story and the love story between Tidus and Yuna. The game is filled with twists that will drop your jaw and force you to keep playing to find out more! The addition of giving the characters...

Written by SSJ3 Trunks USA
THE GOOD:
Well, lets start at the graphics, for the first Final Fantasy game on the PS2 there not bad, you will have to get used to them. Sometimes you may like them and sometimes, you wont.
Don't let that get in your way of getting though, trust me, its totally worth it. The battles are nice, the level ups will want you to play more and it keeps you entertained for a really long time.

THE BAD:
Not to sure about this one, we all expect some amazing graphics but their really not to good. Sometimes when the camera gets close up, the characters shake randomly...kinda stupid huh?
Sometimes the battles are really long and complicated and they sometimes have no point...D=
There are even glitches that whenever you take a step, a monster will pop up until you get out of that spot. Leveling up so many people may also take allot of time so be prepared to spend allot of extra time on that.

SUMMARY:
Here is a brief overview:

Written by Big_Burta
THE GOOD:
-Gorgeous graphics
-Excellent sound and music
-Clever, emotional dialog
-Efficient combat system, normally
-Good and challenging
-Very entertaining and somewhat addicting
-Very, very long (it takes at least 80 hours to complete the storyline alone!)
-At least 22 large areas with lots of objectives
-Lots of side quests
-Seven playable characters, each with his or her own fighting style
-Tons of different combat strategies
-Cool boss battles
-Imaginative story
-The Sphere Grid is very creative and resourceful
-Lots of ways to customize your characters
-You can attack your own allies!

THE BAD:
-The framerate is kind of shaky (but hey, this is Square's first PS2 Final Fantasy)
-VERY linear exploration and gameplay
-You can't jump (which is a very basic video game move), and you can't even step over cracks
-The Sphere Grid is also pretty confusing at first

Written by FFXFREAK United States
Final Fantasy X. What can I say? This game is the pinnacle of games for Square Enix in the Final Fantasy series. This game has everything you could want. An enticing story. Beautiful Graphics. Beautiful Cinematography. Final Fantasy X is a blend of a superb RPG, with great graphics. Tidus the main character of this game sets out on a quest the day 'Sin' comes into his world, and Auron pulls Tidus into his own. Travel 1,000 years into the future where the Faith dream, and magical spells are real. Tidus is on a quest first to find out why he has come to this land, but before he can even begin working on that he meets a beautiful girl named Yuna. Yuna has just taken under the pilgrimage to collect Aeons, and finally make her way to Sin and kill him. Tidus joins up with Yuna hoping to find out why he has come here while he helps save the world. In the midst of all of this a love story ensues as well, and you meet new characters. There are 7 characters in total. Tidus, Yuna, Auron,...
Written by Tenshi USA
THE GOOD:
-Extraordinary Graphics
-Lots of monsters
-You can summon Aeons to battle
-An awesome Traditional RPG and just 1 in a huge series
-Many weapons with different abilities depending on how you make them
-8 different characters with great personalities that really shine in the cutscenes
-A Fantastic Story
-Good Voice Acting
-Blitzball Mini Game
-Huge Areas to explore

THE BAD:
-If you die, you go back to your last save point. Meaning that if you die right after a long cutscene, you'll have to watch it again.
-Some of the Temples you have to go in to get a new Aeon can be complicated

SUMMARY:
Final Fantasy X, just one of the many Final Fantasy Games. This is a franchise that won't end soon. These games have always been known for their Next Generation Graphics and great stories. You'll be playing as Tidus this time around. The bold, yellow-haired protagonist.

Gameplay 10/10

It is often said that one should not judge a book by its cover, but, as today's video games are often categorised by graphical quality, I pass a careful eye over their introductions; considering what the developers may have been trying to instill in the player's mind. Normally, these introductions consist of action-packed fight scenes, or fast-paced tableaux, but Final Fantasy X opened in a very simple and subdued fashion, which set the atmosphere with a beautiful guile. Seven sombre souls rest around a campfire to a slow piano solo, laid heavy with some terrible anxiety. A young man rises to his feet, places a warm hand on the face of a young women, clambers up a small hill and stares out across the ruins before him. No action, little movement, but Final Fantasy X had opened with a powerful boldness that grabbed my attention.
Square's Final Fantasy 'Role-Playing-Game' series is easily one of the most popular dynasties in the gaming world. As such, every game that is released...
Written by Seung USA
THE GOOD:
Sphere grid is useful for upgrading your characters stats and is one of the best things in my opinion for Final Fantasy X.

The game features one of the best mini games I have ever played... Blitz Ball!

Fighting multiple enemies at once can sure keep you strategically thinking for a while.

THE BAD:
Cutscenes usually end up being way to long and if you die and don't want to watch them again you will have to sit through it all over again.

If your three characters that are out on the field die you fail the game even if you still have others available for use.

SUMMARY:
The story is one of the best I've seen in many games and although it's quite hard to follow at the start you will understand it after some time of play.

Final Fantasy X starts of with Tidus, the main character, telling a story and it ends up taking you to his hometown of Zanarkand. Tidus is about...

Written by ulorla Canada
THE GOOD:
well everything about the game like
Blitz ball
Characters
Music
storyline
summons
ect....
Play this game if your a final fantasy fan

THE BAD:
If you start a new game you cant use old data, other than that everything is perfect
oh wait too many cut scenes, Yuna talks to much.

SUMMARY:
well from the first time I turned on this game I knew that people were not going to see me for days. I mean the story line to this game is amazing, not to mention there is a lot of great music in the game. The only thing that I didn't like was the lengthy cut scenes, but you cant have everything just perfect can we. Well the ending is a little disappointing but I think there was a reason for that because they came out with that shameful 10-2, well enough about that.

I have to say that one of the best parts of the game is that even after you beat sin there is still a lot that you can do. there is still...

Written by Xonora Australia
THE GOOD:
- The storyline - The new Sphere Grid leveling up system - The graphics - The length of the game

THE BAD:
The amount of cutscenes, and also the length of them.

SUMMARY:
Final Fantasy X is an absolute must-have for any avid RPG playing enthusiast. An exciting storyline, amazing graphics, and the amount of gameplay required to finish this game are what make this game one of the greatest RPG games ever. Like other Final Fantasy games, Final Fantasy X has a leveling up system, but this time it's different; this time Squaresoft (now SquareEnix) have created the Sphere Grid. Each time you level up after a battle, you receive one Sphere Level, which moves you one place along on the Sphere Grid. Nodes populate this grid, letting you level up specific attributes like Strength, Agility, Defence, etc. In Final Fantasy X, you are in complete control of your character's attributes. Another characteristic of Final Fantasy games that has...

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