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    Final Fantasy X, Random Thoughts

    Since I finally got a PS2, I had a chance to play FFX. I wasn't going to, but my wife picked it out and said I should get it, because I have all of the earlier games from Playstation and down.

    I beat it last night, and I don't want to write a review or anything but I never had a chance to play it before. I know most of you have probably beaten it already.

    My thoughts:

    1. The graphics are beautiful, and is one of the best parts of the game.

    2. I really don't like Tidus. He's okay and all, but it feels like I am playing as a Californian beach-bumb.
    He really doesn't seem like a main character to me.

    3. Yuna is a friggin powerhouse. With the 1-MP ability and Holy, you might as well consider the game beaten.

    4. Lulu, while useless toward the end of the game (Because anyone can learn her spells, pretty much) is
    very awesome character wise but gets very little screen time.

    5. Wakka is annoying, ya? Weak in battle, ya? I didn't build him up at all, I don't like him, ya?

    6. Squaresoft forgot to fix a MAJOR game error. The error in question is the lack of a world map.
    This is absolutely excuseless and made the game a little less enjoyable. The programmers should have
    paid attention during bugtesting.

    7. The Cactuar trick. 400,000AP in one battle. Priceless and ridiculously easy to pull off.

    8. The sidequests are purely tedious. I don't want to kill five of each monster. Nor do I want to play that
    annoying chocobo game. Did anyone actually get all the Aeons and the Celestial Weapons? Not me.
    I killed all the final bosses without a single pheonix-down, what's the need?

    9. The music isn't great but it isn't bad, either. Nobuo doing death metal, now that's something...

    10. Finally despite a few problems I really enjoyed this game. It can't beat FF8 because that will always
    be the absolute best in my opinion, but I had alot of fun playing this game. What about you guys?
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    #2
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    Wakka is voiced by Jon DiMaggio, aka Bender from Futurama. I have nothing else to say on the game.

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      #3
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      I liked the game, but I'd never replay it.

      The only character I liked was Auron. Everyone else kind of sucked. Wakka was okay-ish I guess.

      Still wasn't as good as Final Fantasy 6. One day maybe a Square RPG will be as cool as Final Fantasy 6 was relative to its time. I hope.
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        The leveling system is a neat addition, but it makes everyone total powerhouses towards the end, even if you blow through it.

        Blitzball is da bomb though. I want more Blitzball damnit.
        Last edited by Denmo; 02-23-2005, 04:43 PM.
        ...and that's why.

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          Final Fantasy 6 was great. If you notice it's usually the third game on every console that's spectacular. From what I know about FFXII, it could very well be the FF6 of our time.

          The Sphere Grid I am not a fan of. I don't understand how moving spheres on a grid makes you a stronger person or makes you faster.

          It was very good thought I agree but I also won't replay it. Maybe someday I will do the sidequests, probably not though.
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            #6
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            Every 3rd game on the system? Pshaw. Just look at FFIX.

            But I guess that's purely opinion.



            FFXII does look like it's gonna be a change, considering the introduction of real-time non-random battles. BUT A CHANGE FOR GOOD,


            OR EVIL!?!
            ...and that's why.

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              #7
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              The Sphere Grid I am not a fan of. I don't understand how moving spheres on a grid makes you a stronger person or makes you faster.
              Yeah, it's a lot less realistic than suddenly getting stronger in a few stats after defeating some high amount of monsters.

              Myself, I liked FFX the first time through. I ignored most of the mini-games, I thought the sphere grid was fresh, the characters (though lacking in a few areas) were enjoyable enough, there was the graphics (OMG Behemoth Looks Awesome!), how the game had voice-overs (and how fun it was to point out the bad lip-synching during the next playthrough), the battles were challenging enough without having to resort to overpowering tactics like the 1-MP deal (which I don't think I got until I beat the game), and I really liked the story.

              Too bad I couldn't play all the way through any time after that. Maybe not because I questioned it's quality (though I must say those were the worst mini-games I've ever seen in a FF game, save for Blitzball, which was great, especially when I was able to win during the story game that one time), but because for a while now I pretty much have to force myself to play all the way through a lot of games nowadays.
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                #8
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                With Vaan as the main character I can't say I have high hopes for XII.

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                  #9
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                  I thought it was Ashe.

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                    #10
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                    Vaan is the fruit-eating pretty boy and Ashe is the bootylicious princess warrior. With the creators of Vagrant Story and the FFT games behind FFXII I am ec-freaking-static for it. NOW IF ONLY IT'LL COME OUT.

                    I also thought FFX was really good despite its babyish difficulty and bizarre direction. "Okay, let's have everyone act like stilted wooden monkeys and we'll have, quite possibly, the most embarrassing scene ever to be in a videogame... until FFX-2 comes out." I've said this a thousand times already but Square needs new writers.

                    However, I found the bittersweet/downer ending to be a very nice surprise.
                    Last edited by Magus; 02-23-2005, 05:35 PM.

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                      #11
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                      Yeah, it's a lot less realistic than suddenly getting stronger in a few stats after defeating some high amount of monsters.
                      I know you were being sarcastic but I actually find that to be true. You do get better from practicing things.

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                        #12
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                        Do YOU get better or do your CHARACTERS simply get better?

                        I think there's a difference.

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                          #13
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                          Playing the game for a second time really is a chore. It just shows you all the flaws. I don't feel like making an essay out of this so let's just say that I hated the sphere grid (tedious and annoying) found the game to baby the player along like it was sesame street (replenish HP and MP at every save point? and the CONSTANT tutorials like "wakka instantly kills flying enemies! use him NOW!) most of the characters were lame except Auron, lack of overworld map was bad, ummmmmm......blitzball sucked...

                          that's it for now.

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                            #14
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                            You do get better from practicing things.
                            Gradually.
                            Nobuo doing death metal, now that's something...
                            Forgot to mention this earlier. Correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't there two other composers who worked on FFX besides Nobuo?
                            "What if like...there was an exact copy of you somewhere, except they're the opposite gender, like you guys could literally have a freaky friday moment and nothing would change. Imagine the best friendship that could be found there."

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                              #15
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                              Yeah, but none of them had their hand in the death metal song, did they?
                              "Mindless killing doesn't do a lot for me anymore." - Sampson

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