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In a line of distinguished video games such as Final Fantasy, there are bound to be games that set a new standard for the series. Final Fantasy X does just that, becoming possibly the best game in the series since Final Fantasy VI.

Final Fantasy X brings the game series into a lot of new territory. It being the first FF game for the Playstation 2 console, the graphics are even more incredible than those in any game before it. It's also the first game in the series to use spoken dialogue. Each of the main characters has a distinctive voice. While the acting isn't top notch, it's easy to listen to most of the time and the voices fit the characters well. For a first attempt, Square did a fantastic job.

Changes to the way the game works came as well. Rather than a normal leveling system, in which characters become stronger in every category by gaining X amount of experience points, the stats of each character are improved through use of the new Sphere Grid system. Characters earn points to move around the grid and use spheres to activate points, allowing them to boost individual statistics, such as maximum hit points or magic defense, as well as learn new spells and abilities.

The player also has the option to switch characters in and out of battle at will. A welcome addition, now every character can get in on a fight and gain points to use on the Sphere Grid.

Last but not least, the storyline of Final Fantasy X is wonderful. The characters have definite personality, and the protagonist, Tidus, is a great character. Unlike past Final Fantasy heroes like Squall and Cloud, Tidus isn't a brooding, stoic person lacking in the emotional department. He's outgoing, adventurous, humorous and has a full range of emotions, making him feel more like the average guy rather than yet another tragic hero.

In short, Final Fantasy X is an excellent game and shouldn't be missed. Even if you've never played a role playing game before, it's easy to pick up and learn. Years from now, fans of the series will have many fond memories of this game.

When it comes to franchises I'm a bit of a what would be known as "Fanboy" when it comes to Final Fantasy. I grew up with them and therefore I have a real soft spot for them.

Make no mistake that is not me saying that they're all flawless, or even good for that matter but they do have that magic and that charm I can't dispute.

Final Fantasy 10 following 7, 8 and 9 had huge boots to fill but it not only filled them but knocked the boots, the foot and the entire damn leg right out of the park.

It tells the story of young Tidus, a Blitzball player who during a horrific attack on his home city of Zanarkand by a mysterious creature bumps into an old friend of his long absent father. Before he knows it he has been transported elsewhere, safe but confused about what had taken place. This begins the most epic adventure I have ever been fortunate enough to be a part of.

Final Fantasy X IS a flawless game, from the visuals, cut scenes, outstanding score, excellent voice acting, combat systems and story this is the pinnacle of RPG's and remains my favourite game of all time even 17yrs after its release.

This is one of those titles I could rant about at length, I truly adore it. So many memorable moments, a heartbreaking finale, an addictive side game and SO much to it's credit.

I'll resist the urge to fawn over FFX anymore and merely say that for me it had never been better, has never been better and I can't wait until something beats it because that'll have to be something out of this world.

Flawless, masterpiece.

The Good:

Incredible story

Looks amazing especially the cutscenes

Wonderful score

Solid voice acting

The Bad:

Blitzball could have been a tad better

Things I Learnt From This Game:

I can fall in love with a video game character

It just doesn't get any better than this

In Spira, hugging a living cactus is perfectly normal

This was my childhood game & to this day it never fails to impress me! The story is top notch & you fall in love with the characters & get invested in their journey. It made me play all night long & was a joy to play multiple times from beginning to end. Easily a 10/10 game despite Blitzball & the Chocobo Games being rather dull. But other than that, it's a solid game!

Final Fantasy, considered by many to be the greatest video game RPG series ever, hell even having been one of the first and defining ones, makes the jump to the Playstation 2 with it's God-Knows-How-Many bits of power. Video game RPGs were once known for sacrificing graphics in favor of a lenghtly story and intricate combat system; however, the final fantasy series has been gradually defeating that steriotype with each new game. And now, the tenth installment of the series succeeds in creating a long and engrossing gameplay experience while producing some of the finest graphics seen to-date. Not only that, but the design of these graphics are nothing short of beautiful (Although at times in odd taste. I mean, just look at Tidus' outfit!)

Graphics aside, Final Fantasy X dwelves into new territory previously unseen in any FF game: Voice acting! While this may frighten purists, you will be glad to hear that the voice acting in this game is very good for the most part. The principal characters are all handled quite proffessionaly, especially Wakka, as performed by John Di Maggio.

The story of final fantasy is also quite complex and engrossing, as Tidus, the cheery Blitzball player of the futuristic fantasy land of Zanarkand is transported a thousand years into the future by an entity called "Sin." He finds himself in a quasi-medieval world of Spira, where machinery is outlawed by the religion of Yevon, and the land is ravaged by Sin as a punishment for mankind's missdeeds of the past. The only means of defeating Sin is for a Summoner, a person who can summon montrous spirits of the dead called "Aeons", to embark on a pilgrimage to the ruins of Zanarkand to receive the "Final Aeon". With the Final Aeon, a summoner can defeat Sin and Spira will be at peace for a few years before Sin rises again. Wanting to see his homeland of Zanarkand, Tidus joins Summoner Yuna, the daughter of a summoner who defeated Sin ten years ago, along with her guardians to defeat Sin. However, as Tidus travels forth, he discovers that there is much more to Spira, Zanarkand, Yevon, Sin and even his own purpose for being there than he initially finds.

Gameplay-wise, it's roughly the same menu battle system as in previous games, except that a chart shows you who's turn it's going to be next and the others after that. (Of course, depending on the choices in battle, that chart could mutate, so it's not too simple or easy.) Leveling up is also much different than in previous games. In battle, characters earn "AP" which gives them "Moves" on the sphere grid. The Shere grid is like a board game. As a character moves along, he can activate "nodes", which boost different abilities, using spheres earned in battle.

Overall, Final Fantasy X is a big change from previous FF games, while also retaining familiar aspects enough to be a FF game. In spite of the changes, or perhaps even because of them, FFX is probably the best RPG available on the PS2 at the moment, and will follow the suit of previous FF games as "Classics."

It's rare to hear a video game being compared to a piece of literature, but Final Fantasy X reminds me of nothing so much as Chaucer's THE CANTERBURY TALES. (Perhaps it more accurately compares to Dan Simmons HYPERION, but since HYPERION was loosely based on Chaucer, well...)

A summoner and her six guardians embark on a holy pilgrimage whose lofty goal is to save the world from suffering, if only for a short while. The closer they get to their destination, the more treacherous the way becomes as forces gather to divert or destroy them before they can achieve their goal.

Along the way, the stories of the seven are shared: where they came from, how they became a part of this journey. We watch as their individual stories combine into an epic tale of love, camaraderie, sorrow, sacrifice, and triumph.

In a business filled with shoot-em-ups and car crashes, it's wonderful to see a series that tries to stretch the form in ways that resemble art and literature, truly exploring the possibility of video game as an art form.

As to the voice work that so many people complain of, I can only believe that these people were looking for big-name Hollywood stars to provide the voices of the characters--take a look at the resumes of the actors who provide voices for FFX and you'll find a history of American animation for the last 10 years. Check your own expectations before you criticize and you may find, as Shakespeare said, that "the fault lies not in our stars, but in ourselves."

Final Fantasy is easily one of the most celebrated game franchises in history, and the way Square Enix develop their games are almost suspiciously in the order of story first and game play second. To me, Final Fantasy, what I've played of it that is, has always had a staple of story telling that severely lacked in many of the video games I have played before, and I think it has a lot to do with the fact that the creators of these games are telling stories about people, rather than caricatures.

Final Fantasy X was my introduction to the series, and it was an experience that has stuck with me since the day it was released. I have played and beat the game a bit over 10 times through out my years of gaming, and it remains my top favorite game after all of these years. The success of this game, however, was not in the way it played, but in the way it played out. My addiction came from my love for the characters, and my ability to empathize with them. The love story between Yuna and Tidus, for video game characters, was true to the point of physical pain. These two characters were more than just creations for entertainment, but they were living, breathing human beings.

This holds true for every single character through out the game. Here we have seven characters spread out, and nearly three days (collectively) to discover who they are, and discover their passion. This is made possible through the way the story is told, and how relevant the story is in actual life. By utilizing actions familiar through organizations like churches and corporations, it is easier to see the manipulation of these characters, and it is easy to find common ground with them. As a citizen of the world, it is easy to identify with these characters.

Still, there is something else about this game that got to me, and that was it's relentless political commentary. It didn't take issue with a specific church (though Roman Catholicism is most certainly an inspiration) but more took issue with Organized Religion itself. The Church of Yevon is nothing less than an empire run by a handful of crooks and fear mongers. Even these characters we can identify with because we recognize them in our churches and our governments. We recognize the fact that they know they have power and are able to use the vulnerability of their believers to keep the population under control.

It shows bigotry practiced through the church, all of which our heroes become subjected to. Rikku being the prime example of constant persecution by Wakka. Rikku, an Al-Bhed, does not believe in the church, and actually represents a small population that stretches across the world of non-religious believers. Wakka is a devout Yevon(ite?) and can not find common ground with those who act against the beliefs of the church. He uses words like 'traitor' and 'heathen' to describe the Al-Bhed, almost in the same way a Christian might describe a homosexual, or a Scientologist might describe a Suppressive Person.

Through the actions of these characters, we discover that there is so much more than what meets the eye, and through thoughtful speculation we discover that Final Fantasy X is much, much more than a mere video game, and much more than an artful masterpiece. Final Fantasy X is an observation on the fundamental insanity of the human race. It is an observation on how we let our superstitions and beliefs allow us to be controlled, and what dangers are most imminent when we allow ourselves to be subjected to submission.

All in all, this game is a must-play. It is easily the most thoughtful and introspective game I have ever played, and it remains to this day the most daring commentary on human nature ever seen in a piece of art, let alone a video game. If not? Look at the movies you watch or the books you read that are made for entertainment? How many of them are willing to look an enormous part of the human collective and say 'you are wrong?'

There are some ... but not many. This game is one of the select few that dares.

This entry into the Final Fantasy series came as the last entry in an incredible run of games in a very short span of time. In 1997 Final Fantasy VII would erupt onto the scene, in 1998 no FF, but we got Xenogears. In 1999, Final Fantasy VIII, 2000 Final Fantasy IX and then this one was released in 2001. Then we would enter the dark ages when they would release fewer games and they would not be as good as these four of the ones released on the SNES. Sure, I sort of liked Final Fantasy X-2, but it seemed some of the things they did in that game were kind of lazy such as not changing the appearances of some of the characters and not really adding a few more locations to explore in Spira. Still, I found that game more enjoyable than Final Fantasy XII (never played XI) which had a combat system I did not care for at all and characters that seemed like rehashes of characters in this particular game. This game is the first entry of a FF game for the PS2 and it was a great entry in my mind. That being said, it was not quite as enjoyable to me as part IX, but that FF game still ranks as my favorite game in the series because it has the look and feel of the old SNES ones, but has a wonderful 3D world crafted around it. This one takes a bit more realistic approach as far as character design, but it works and this one also features actual voices for the characters during cut scenes and all through the adventure.

The story has a young man named Tidus who is the son of a man who was a star blitz ball player (the popular sport of this world). He lives in a city called Zanarkand and his father is missing. He too, has become a star blitz ball player and he is doing his thing when the city comes under assault from this creature called 'Sin'. A man named Auron assists Tidus battle monsters that emerge from Sin and soon the young man is transported away from his home. He awakens in a cold and old abandoned temple where he meets these people who speak a different language and he assists them and soon finds himself washed away again to a small village that is home to a person called a summoner. Soon Tidus joins this girl and her guardians as they go on a quest to Zanarkand to defeat the all powerful Sin as the summoner must go to various temples to gain the power to summon the final Aeon.

This game does a couple of things differently than other FF games as there are several playable characters and like most FF games only a certain number can be in the battle, in this case three. However, what it does differently is that you can switch out characters so that every character can be instrumental in defeating the enemy. This comes in handy as this helps you level up everyone in the party. That is another difference as it incorporates something called a sphere grid as opposed to the normal experience points and level ups. In this one, you traverse a grid to gain more strength, hit points, magic etc. It's great and you can have all your characters powered up to the extreme and using magic. They still retain differences and are unique as each of them uses a different weapon and armor piece. They also have different special attacks called limits so all the heroes are distinct in this one.

So, I enjoyed this Final Fantasy game quite a lot. A lot of people these days like to crap on the character of Tidus, but I thought he was a rather good hero. The main reason for the hate is that stupid laughing scene, which does not encompass but a small fragment of the game. My favorite character though is Auron as he is so mysterious, so cool and so powerful! The villain in this one is a bit different in that it is almost a mindless creature (Sin); however, like many Final Fantasy games a true enemy will be revealed at the end and there is another villain named Seymour who just oozes bad guy from the moment you see him. This game could be considered linear in nature to an extent, but nothing like XIII. Here you actually stop in towns and interact with townsfolk and such, but there is a lot of journeying through different areas. The scenery is nice so I actually liked the way it played out. They remastered the game and I guess it looks better, but it was not as if this one really needed that major of an upgrade as far as graphics. Honestly, the PS2's graphics hold up well as the newer systems simply add more details such as better sweat or stuff like that rather than character models. So, this one would be a great addition to the FF series, too bad it hasn't been as good since it debuted, but FFXV was pretty awesome.

FFX is my favorite Final Fantasy and my favorite game of all time. I've been playing video games ever since the NES and I still play this game almost every year, it simply holds up well.

The graphics were a leap forward for its time and the HD versions still look surprisingly good in 2021 for a game that is 20 years old. The voice acting is also solid though some recording issues (sped up dialogue) creep through during multiple scenes - what can I say? They were still figuring out voice acting with games back then. The turn-based combat is fun, strategic and holds it's own candle to the traditional ATB style. Spira is vibrant, colorful and unique - wonderful artwork and concepts.

However, what really makes this game unique to me is the story. Themes of religion, change, individual thinking and forging one's own path are heavy topics for a popular video game and are handled very elegantly. The story is captivating, unique, and full of twists. I will say the whole idea behind the Fayth's dreaming and how reality intersects with it can be a little convoluted and contradictory at times but I try not to take it too seriously.

Overall, this is a wonderful game that ages well, is fun to play, and has an engaging story with themes I have grown to appreciate more and more as I grow older.

2001 was such a great year for video-games and for Sony. Three of the best games game out for that system and showed the world what games can do. Grand Theft Auto III pushed the envelope with its graphic content and great story. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty showed us what console games are capable of doing graphically with stunning effects. Then you have Final Fantasy X, a great blend of both games. Yes, the voice acting hurts (due to the fact that the lips were modeled after Japanese and not English, unlike MGS2) but the great cast, incredible story-line and beautiful cut-scenes (CG and FMV) make this game a must own and true pleasure to play.

I go back and forth with the FF series, sometimes this is my favourite, sometimes FFVII is my favourite, sometimes FFIX is my favourite and sometimes tactics is my favourite, but this game is amazing. The voice acting is silly but, whatever the game has huge action set pieces, great turn based combat and looks so good even today. Don't skip this game.

I give FFX a 10/10, I am so funny.

Final Fantasy X is a game I have very fond memories of. It is the Final Fantasy that got me into the series, and at the time it was like nothing else I've seen before. The sheer level of quality and polish this game has still blows my mind to this day. Gameplay follows the formula laid out by the previous games with a few tweaks here and there and it's just done wonderfully. The story and the cast are all likeable, have distinct personalities and motives to be in this story and aid Yuna allongside her pilgrimage. To this day I still think it is one of the most thought provoking and heartbreaking stories in gaming history, they just don't make them like this anymore. On top of that all the extra content and minigames adds so many more hours to this already incredible game. For RPG lovers, and basically for anyone who wants a story like no other, do yourself a favor and give Final Fantasy X a go.

I know I'm not the only one to believe ff7 is the the best in the series of FF games, and you can like what ever number you want. But I like 7 the most. I've waited for ff10 for a long time, like most fans would. I couldn't wait to play it, feeling all excited to play a new chapter of the series. The game is ok, the story wasn't that good at all, plus I found some parts of the game confusing, specially the grid to upgrade your character. The story is better after you beat the game and play it again. Because you know the whole story and everything falls in place better.

I'm sure you'll love this game, I'm just one of the rare folks that think ff10 isn't as great as ppl say. I guess it was just all the cut scenes and every five steps a battle that really got annoying.

Enjoy everyone who plays it.

7/10

Final Fantasy X the next step in RPG revolution? So claims the many critics who seem to suddenly develop the lack of balls to criticize horrendous material being shoveled out into the US by Squaresoft. This game is hardly revolutionary.

The latest installment follows the previous games and the movie itself by taking a nonsense plot and cartoon characters, then combine it with the complete perverse infatuation of Sakaguchi and his CGI. Sort of like George Lucas, but increase the magnitude by a thousand fold. The characters were annoying, and if their voices (horribly acted and horribled played) doesn't send you off the Brooklyn bridge, their obscene level up methods will. Once again, we are provided with yet another fetish of Sakaguchi, his obscene lust of MICROMANAGEMENT. Obviosuly he hasn't learned his lesson from FF8. What's so fun about swapping menus after menus? I certainly didn't find it entertaining.

Probably half of the people complaining here never made it past the first ten hours, which are, undoubtedly, as slow as can be. Out of that ten hours, it feels like you fight ridiculously easy battles for maybe an hour of it, walk for two hours of it, and sit through cinematics for the other seven hours. I don't know if that is completely accurate, but that is what it feels like.

But if you can survive past that, the game becomes more engrossing. The game doesn't stop as often and you fight far more regularly. You have to, otherwise you won't be powerful enough to move forward. I don't know why people complain about the Sphere Grid. Sure, you may no longer have hit points, but the Sphere Grid has its own unique challenges. And the weapons and armor? Again, it is no longer as easy as to look at your menu and see numbers rise just to know that your weapons / armor are better. You are just forced to plan better.

All in all, I would not complain at all about this game, except for that very tedious first 10 hours, but, considering it took me 60 hours to finish the game--including the main quest and all side quests--you definitely won't feel like your experience is cut short, as a result.

Ever since I first played turn based rpgs starting with Dragon Quest (a.k.a. Dragon warrior in the usa) from my stepbrother to Super Mario RPG in 1996 and again in the 90s with the Final Fantasy trilogy of original games for ps1, I was a die hard fan. Then came Final Fantasy X, a gamechanger for the rising ps2 console, which became the best selling final fantasy game for that system of all time. A sequel was put into development with great fanfare and much success, the first sequel to a final fantasy game ever, and not the last. It was later remastered in HD for next gen consoles including the ps3 and ps4 and remains a great game to play for fans of rpgs. It's more massive than the last few games and was ahead of its time as it was the first final fantasy game to feature voice acting.

FFX is clearly my favorite game ever ! I never saw a video game with a some much interesting plot, characters and story. I would even say that this is the mastery of Square Enix. All them videos games have a powerful story, them plots are simple but in the same time so interesting and they always put a little part of magic that make us feel like we are again in our childhood.

This is more than a video game. This is an authentic experience, a wonderful experience where you will learn and enjoy more than you can imagine.

I discovered this game in 2002, when it was released in Spain (I'm Spanish) and I didn't know what Final Fantasy was before it. Now I'm much more informed about video games, and I know about the entire series. Most people think it's the best RPG series... and some people think that Final Fantasy VII is the best in the series.

Well, I disagree (by the way, Final Fantasy XII is totally disappointing).

For me, Final Fantasy X isn't only the best RPG in the world, but it's the BEST Video game in the world. And I have my reasons:

• Firstly, it has a Soundtrack that is better even than some great Hollywood Movies.

• Secondly, it has the best seven characters ever seen in a video game (each one has its own personality, I can't explain it well).

• And last, it has the best storyline ever seen.

Actually I have more reasons, but I can't write all them.

In conclusion, you MUST have this wonder even if you hate videogames.

My summary says it all! It has a great battle system, very strong and emotionally based story and also great soundtrack. What else would you ask from a game? Will definitely buy the HD version and you guys - go for it. You won't regret it. I have spent hundreds of hours with this game on my playstation 2 console. There are some people disappointed with the English voice acting but I really don't mind. A lot of things to do in this game - ultimate weapons, dark aeons, secret dungeons and bosses and also Blitzball which is very addictive as well. Nobuo Uematsu made a great job on soundtrack. I love to listen to the piano music from this game. Cannot wait to play this on my playstation 3 console once it is released. Will definitely go for the platinum trophy :)

This game is the best I have played in all my life - and probably even later in my whole life. No game is anywhere near me. On the one hand, it contains everything, on the other hand, there is nothing bad or bad about it. What can you say? Everything in it is perfect. There is no doubt that graphically all those born in the 21st century will say that the game is poor in the first few minutes, but those who will experience this game for the first time will not think it perfect - only after a few times, to understand the complicated but fascinating plot. The creativity of the game is something out of this world. The music that accompanies the game is just perfect, I have never played a game in which the music is so good and suitable for that moment. The characters in the game are simply genius, the plot is by far the best plot of any game ever, regardless of graphics. The relationship between the characters, I never encountered a game in which I loved the plot more than the game itself, even though the game itself is the best I have played - from the perfect battle system, through "strengthening" the genius characters through the "sphere grid," the weapons, Everything. In short, it's hard to explain how great this game is. You have to play it and finish it a few times to figure out. Also the end of the game is super exciting , I've never been on the verge of crying like that from a game or even a movie My rating - 10 - Perfect !!

I mean... I'm breathless, I simply can't believe that FFX has a better score than FFVI (which I think is the best in the series), I mean.. I, what the hell where they thinking, I have been expecting for six long years to play this game, I was only able to play the sequel when I was 14 and I loved it, it's really entertaining, has a lot of replay value, not annoying characters, and it FEELS like a FF, how can ANYBODY say that it is not a worthy sequel, is ten times better than the original!!!

Have you ever played a FF besides FFX? I don't think so, I mean, I don't "hated" all FFX, it has some great characters, awesome music, incredible videos, revolutionary battling and leveling system, but there're 4 things that ruined a HUUUGE part of the game:

1 - Tidus: Oh my god, I think I never, EVER have seen a more horrible character in all FF history or in Video Game History than Tidus, MY GOD, I don't even know how to describe it, he just, cries all the time, acts like a retard, and the laugh, MY GOD his laugh, I have never seen a more horrible voice acting, nobody say nothing to him while he was doing that awful performance? really? my god. Oh and also he is in love with Yuna but for some reason he likes pffft don't talk of the subject ever again after his first kiss.

2 - Game Over...ing?: I find a huge flaw that annoys me a lot in the game and is that, if in battle, your 3 main battlers dies, is a game over, a F***ING game over, I mean.. why is that? I know that happens in all the others FF too, but the difference here is that when 3 dies there're still 4 more characters alive just a few meters behind them!! why aren't the dead ones replaced by the living ones? I mean, it makes NO sense at all!

3 - The Temples: for sure the most boring parts of the game are in temples, you have 30mins of fighting followed by... 45 minutes of senseless puzzles... and every time thet get even MORE boring, I almost died doing the first temple, I couldn't believe a FF could have such a senseless mandatory test to pass.

4 - Story development: This is BY FAR the worst aspect of the game, the game has a great story, it's very original and well thought, but OMG, how can such a great story be so horribly developed?, this was the most linear FF ever, and I'm not kidding, it's PAINFULLY linear, in all the previous FF you always had the opportunity to go back to the other towns, walk freely over the world, and it looked like an epic travel to save the world, in FFX the world feels like it is 20km long and the epic travels of Yuna happens in like a week, what-the-hell.

To sum up, it is a good entertaining game yes, but it is also the worst Final Fantasy game yet. A 9.2 MY GOD!