43 reviews
Sorely underrated, and devilishly entertaining
Many people see the title as overly "loose"; the story, the gameplay, the girls.
Many people forget that aside from the fact that we have now crossed the border from interactive entertainment into artistic beauty, many gamers still have one integral requisite for any entry to their video game collection; FUN.
This game is light-hearted, following the events in a world torn apart by a 1000-year war, and the events of a very depressing game in said world.
The main character, once a girl-next-door type, full of excitement and curiosity has broken her shell of naivety and humility to broaden her horizons and look for a lost-love.
Alongside her spunky cousin and a not-so-familiar denizen of Spira, Yuna watches as a plot of love and betrayal unfolds amidst her journey across many familiar towns to reunite with many familiar faces.
The girls are three fun-loving, yet scantily clad - and with good reason - females who hunt for spheres containing video snippets of long-lost Spiraian history throughout the mostly-tropical world -hence the title of "Sphere Hunters", and hence the bikinis.
The game is a dramatic change of venue from the previous title, and not unreasonably so. Along with the removal of a plot-heavy story, yet still set in the same world, a complete reversal of mood is not an unwelcome change, as it is accompanied by myriads of non-pertinent games, missions, and enemies that await those who wish to explore, and a surprisingly cohesive plot awaits those who don't necessarily want to wait, but rush right to the end.
This game was made for everyone, and at the same time, nobody in particular. It is right in some senses to say that this game is hit-or-miss for various gaming audiences, but a strong sense of planning and effort went into this game in the graphics, the music ( be they the cheesy, 70's bucka-bucka-wow tracks, or the beautifully orchestrated tracks sung by a particular main character ), the story, the unbelievably fun and compelling battle system, or the dozens of optional quests that will keep you occupied for hours.
All in all, this is a great game, because that is exactly what it is; a game, and the only thing a game needs in order to be called such is one element; fun.
And trust me, this title is packed with it.
Many people forget that aside from the fact that we have now crossed the border from interactive entertainment into artistic beauty, many gamers still have one integral requisite for any entry to their video game collection; FUN.
This game is light-hearted, following the events in a world torn apart by a 1000-year war, and the events of a very depressing game in said world.
The main character, once a girl-next-door type, full of excitement and curiosity has broken her shell of naivety and humility to broaden her horizons and look for a lost-love.
Alongside her spunky cousin and a not-so-familiar denizen of Spira, Yuna watches as a plot of love and betrayal unfolds amidst her journey across many familiar towns to reunite with many familiar faces.
The girls are three fun-loving, yet scantily clad - and with good reason - females who hunt for spheres containing video snippets of long-lost Spiraian history throughout the mostly-tropical world -hence the title of "Sphere Hunters", and hence the bikinis.
The game is a dramatic change of venue from the previous title, and not unreasonably so. Along with the removal of a plot-heavy story, yet still set in the same world, a complete reversal of mood is not an unwelcome change, as it is accompanied by myriads of non-pertinent games, missions, and enemies that await those who wish to explore, and a surprisingly cohesive plot awaits those who don't necessarily want to wait, but rush right to the end.
This game was made for everyone, and at the same time, nobody in particular. It is right in some senses to say that this game is hit-or-miss for various gaming audiences, but a strong sense of planning and effort went into this game in the graphics, the music ( be they the cheesy, 70's bucka-bucka-wow tracks, or the beautifully orchestrated tracks sung by a particular main character ), the story, the unbelievably fun and compelling battle system, or the dozens of optional quests that will keep you occupied for hours.
All in all, this is a great game, because that is exactly what it is; a game, and the only thing a game needs in order to be called such is one element; fun.
And trust me, this title is packed with it.
Entertaining, but could have been much better
A fun game, but on the whole didn't fit the tune of a FF game and could've been better...
Final Fantasy X-2 had been a game Id been looking forward to for a long time- the end result was hardly what I had been expecting. After the magic of X, I expected some of that magic recreated in X-2. Although the music was beautiful ("Yuna's Ballad" and "Kimi He", which was featured in the Internation version, were amazing for me), the graphics fantastic, and the battle system made effective and efficient by allowing every one of the characters to be of use in battle, I was a bit (okay...REALLY) turned off by Yuna's and Rikku's clothes and most of the game dialog (although some of the lines were hilarious). Simply put, it didn't feel like a Final Fantasy game to me, more like a "Charles Angels" sequel set in Spira and staring Yuna, Rikku, and Paine. The English cover of "1000 Words", sung by Jade from Sweetbox, was a disappointment to me. I felt Jade really killed most, if not all, of the song, and would've preferred that the original Japanese version by Koda Kumi be used instead. On the whole, Final Fantasy X2 delivered good music, great graphics, an awesome battle system, and was actually a fun game to play- but all the while it just did not feel like a Final Fantasy game, and could've been much better.
Absolutely breathtaking
Like Final Fantasy VIII, the focus of Final Fantasy X-2 isn't on the worldsaving-- though worldsaving does, of course, appear. Instead, it's on the characterizations of the protagonists and her allies, and it does an amazing job of it. I clocked in at 77 hours, gaining the Normal Ending; a replay is definitely in order and I'm glad they've included New Game Plus in order to make it easier to get the story again.
X-2 is a game where you definitely have to explore and poke around everywhere in order to squeeze every bit possible from the story; if you only follow the big clue hammer plot points, you will indeed only get the barest sketchings of a story and maybe even finish it in 15 hours. However, I feel that the Square-Enix team has used the previously created world of Spira very well, taking advantage of players' familiarity and interest in the world to weave engrossing stories about not just the protagonists but many of the characters encountered in the previous game.
It's not only a game where you have to explore in order to find more story, it's a game where you can't see and get everything on a single playthrough. It's also a game where you repeatedly run across signs that Yuna and company aren't the only adventurers and explorers in Spira.
I really enjoyed the development of the inhabitants of Spira-- what retired summoners do, the fact that the fiends of Spira encourage even grandmothers to be competent-- the game starts out extremely easy, although it does get harder later, and this is clearly meant to reflect not only Yuna's experience in Final Fantasy X but also the world's experience with wandering monsters.
Finally, the music and voice acting in FFX-2 is just fantastic. Yes, the music is peppy and jazzy. It's also quietly desolate in places, and some of the repeated themes are just beautiful. As for the voice acting-- Yuna, Rikku and Paine's voice actresses all deserve medals, as do several of the other more minor characters. They bring a richness, subtlety and depth to the story that older games could only reach for. Yuna's voice actress in particular once again does a stellar job, conveying a nervous, self-conscious, but determined Yuna who can't help wanting to save people but wants to learn to have fun, dammit. And who misses her boy a lot, underneath it all.
X-2 is a game where you definitely have to explore and poke around everywhere in order to squeeze every bit possible from the story; if you only follow the big clue hammer plot points, you will indeed only get the barest sketchings of a story and maybe even finish it in 15 hours. However, I feel that the Square-Enix team has used the previously created world of Spira very well, taking advantage of players' familiarity and interest in the world to weave engrossing stories about not just the protagonists but many of the characters encountered in the previous game.
It's not only a game where you have to explore in order to find more story, it's a game where you can't see and get everything on a single playthrough. It's also a game where you repeatedly run across signs that Yuna and company aren't the only adventurers and explorers in Spira.
I really enjoyed the development of the inhabitants of Spira-- what retired summoners do, the fact that the fiends of Spira encourage even grandmothers to be competent-- the game starts out extremely easy, although it does get harder later, and this is clearly meant to reflect not only Yuna's experience in Final Fantasy X but also the world's experience with wandering monsters.
Finally, the music and voice acting in FFX-2 is just fantastic. Yes, the music is peppy and jazzy. It's also quietly desolate in places, and some of the repeated themes are just beautiful. As for the voice acting-- Yuna, Rikku and Paine's voice actresses all deserve medals, as do several of the other more minor characters. They bring a richness, subtlety and depth to the story that older games could only reach for. Yuna's voice actress in particular once again does a stellar job, conveying a nervous, self-conscious, but determined Yuna who can't help wanting to save people but wants to learn to have fun, dammit. And who misses her boy a lot, underneath it all.
Fantastic!!
Interesting
OK, So this game is the sequel to one of the best-selling games of all time. Yuna is convinced that Tidus is still alive because of a sphere she receives. Well, that's the storyline, but of all the time it took to get through the entire game, I think I heard about a total of five minutes about it.
Well, that's definitely not the reason why I gave the game such a high score of course. The gameplay is the best I've seen in a while. This is what ATB should have been from the beginning. When you get into a random encounter, the first person to go is the first person to hit their command. But unlike other games, you can attack when someone else is attacking.
The job system also is great. Plenty of jobs and plenty of things to do with each of them. The story of the game might not be that great, but everything else is.
Well, that's definitely not the reason why I gave the game such a high score of course. The gameplay is the best I've seen in a while. This is what ATB should have been from the beginning. When you get into a random encounter, the first person to go is the first person to hit their command. But unlike other games, you can attack when someone else is attacking.
The job system also is great. Plenty of jobs and plenty of things to do with each of them. The story of the game might not be that great, but everything else is.
Rather good as it is the first Final Fantasy true sequel.
I am a bit surprised to see this one ranked rather low here compared to other FF games, however, I thought it was great to revisit some of the characters I got to know from Final Fantasy X. An actual sequel this game features Yuna and Rikku along with a newcomer named Paine as sphere hunters. Granted Yuna is mainly doing this as a means to see if an old love is still alive. The format is different from X as it is more of a mission based and chapter based game. The story is still rather engaging, but combat is a bit tough this time around. Apparently, Rikku and Yuna have gotten vastly weaker since X. During the story you run into many old friends from ten and some new ones as there are different parties forming in the wake of the final destruction of Sin. So you have your intrigue plus quite a bit of comedy for your enjoyment as well. Still, this is not a true Final Fantasy game and it doesn't feel like one...the problem with going back to a world is you don't see all that much new stuff. There are not all that many new areas to explore much of it looks exactly the same so lets just say it does have a familiar ring to it. Still it is fun and the ending was good too. Though I have yet to see the 100% completion ending.
Had big shoes to fill.
Good Game,but Could've Been Better
Goofy but fun
- MissSimonetta
- Jun 12, 2014
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CGI Charlie's Angels is what this should have been called instead
- soloriamagic08
- Jan 20, 2007
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Utter Garbage Sequel
Wow, I didn't think it was possible for a game to be this bad! 7/10 is way too high of a rating. This is NOT a good game even if it was standalone. Nothing other than the graphics were good. This is when Final Fantasy started to go downhill. The characters were so lame, unbelievably lame, & the opening to this game instantly made me angry. The battle system is the worst I've ever played. (It somehow is worse than FF9 & Persona 4) The story is abysmal & tries to be way too upbeat & happy. The soundtrack is forgettable or awful. I could go on & on all day, the point is, it's pure garbage & you should avoid it at all costs!
- cmayle-27244
- Nov 12, 2019
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May not be to everyones taste, but amazing none the less!
I played Final Fantasy VII many years ago, i loved it i thought it was the best in the series so far. Then this year i played Final Fantasy X i thought it was the best game ever made, and i am hard to sway. I got very emotionally involved in FFX and stupid as it might seem, i was very sad after i completed it because i had invested so much time in it. The characters and storyline were very powerful and hearing the prospect that "Tidus" the main character in FFX would be part of the plot in FFX-2, i had to buy to see if him and Yuna the summoner ever got reunited. Regaurdless of what other people think the Three main characters in FFX-2 work very well together:
Yuna-The quiet but ever strengthening Lead character Rikku-The Sassy Al-Bhed Thief Paine-The Daughter of "Auron" the warrior gaurdian from FFX
These Sexy ladies are what make the game great! And you just want to get that 100% completion to see the "Full Perfect Ending". While FFX was better, this isn't far behind.
Note: To fully apreciate FFX-2 you will have to buy/rent FFX to find out about the world of Spira and its characters.
A beautiful game just like its Predecessors
8/10!
Yuna-The quiet but ever strengthening Lead character Rikku-The Sassy Al-Bhed Thief Paine-The Daughter of "Auron" the warrior gaurdian from FFX
These Sexy ladies are what make the game great! And you just want to get that 100% completion to see the "Full Perfect Ending". While FFX was better, this isn't far behind.
Note: To fully apreciate FFX-2 you will have to buy/rent FFX to find out about the world of Spira and its characters.
A beautiful game just like its Predecessors
8/10!
One of the the worst entries in the series
Final Fantasy X was brilliant and deserves the praise it gets. It had a great battle system, great music, the perfect tone for a game in the series, great pacing, great summons, good use of comedic relief in places, the plot was compelling, it had great world building and lore and the characters were all important in some way or another. Final Fantasy X-2 is about the opposite. It has an unsatisfying battle system that's extremely easy and exploitable and the dress sphere/garment grid system is simply embarrassing. The summons were replaced by special dress spheres which are worthless. It was a novel idea to bring back the job system but the execution is simply appalling as the female characters are put into extremely revealing outfits for fan service. The tone is completely off, the plot is dumb and uninteresting, the pacing is all wrong, many characters seem unimportant and don't really add anything like they did in X. The new dungeons are dull and seem like they were made with cheap dungeon generating software and awkwardly stitched into levels from X. X-2 is about as garbage as the XIII trilogy and XV. Just skip this one!
Not that great
I was surprised that I didn't like this game too much. I mean it's alright, but nothing more then that. This game you shouldn't buy rent it and then the next day you will have beat it so you'll take it back. There is no value to this game that's one of the problems. I am not a FF fan, but I liked X so I said what the hell I'll try this game out. Yuna is cool, but I don't really care for the other two girls. I think they just made this game to make money and go on to the next one. My advice go get FFX if you are a FF fan all though you probably all ready have it. Final Score: 5.1 out of 10
- PimpSkaterStar
- Jan 21, 2004
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Hmmmmm.
Final Fantasy 7. Absolutely Fantastic. What an epic. Final Fantasy 8. A definate step down, but still OK for me. The card game was a good addition. Final Fantasy 9. Ok another step down. Graphics excellent as you would expect, but a step down none the less. Final Fantasy X. A step in the right direction. Blitzball got kind of repetetive however. Excellent graphics and music. Storyline just below FF7.
FFX2. Hmmmmm. I have just started this game, and I am hoping it will improve quickly. Graphics of course superb, but considering this is meant to be a sequel, it just makes no sense to me that a person who has been training all her life to be a high summoner changes to become a pop singer/ sphere hunter.
I can only assume Square has done market research into it's games and found females buying the games less than males. And I am afraid this seems to be the result. A CHICK FLICK aka Charlies Angels where the girls kick butt, and all the boys play second fiddle. This seems to be an attempt to increase sales in the 13-18yr old female section of the consumer market.
NEXT please Square. We need another top notch storyline like FF7 with the PS2's graphics.
FFX2. Hmmmmm. I have just started this game, and I am hoping it will improve quickly. Graphics of course superb, but considering this is meant to be a sequel, it just makes no sense to me that a person who has been training all her life to be a high summoner changes to become a pop singer/ sphere hunter.
I can only assume Square has done market research into it's games and found females buying the games less than males. And I am afraid this seems to be the result. A CHICK FLICK aka Charlies Angels where the girls kick butt, and all the boys play second fiddle. This seems to be an attempt to increase sales in the 13-18yr old female section of the consumer market.
NEXT please Square. We need another top notch storyline like FF7 with the PS2's graphics.
A genuine waste of your time
The second I heard that a Final Fantasy X-2 was coming out, I beat it to the store, bought it, and started playing.
I was disappointed beyond belief. Every girl seemed to be wearing nothing more than underwear. In Rikku's starter "dressphere" she wasn't wearing much more than a bra. This game would appeal to horny teenage guys everywhere, but not to much else. This story has no plot whatsoever, just a bunch of giggling girls at every corner. If you ever had a stereotype that girls were all giggly and self-absorbed, this game will only enforce that idea. I especially disliked this story because in FFX Rikku and Yuna came off as really annoying and dependent on the bigger guys to take care of them. I actually like Lulu, who could handle conflict and battle and was a total kick-butt girl.
The scenery is exactly the same as FFX. I was incredibly disappointed (yet again) to see that all the sights were the exact same, minus a few places. I'll admit that the places WERE beautiful, but so were they in FFX! What also bothers me is that you have no apparent storyline. You pick where you go, complete a few mini-missions, and that's it. There is no real bigger plot line.
I have to say, what??? to the whole "sphere hunter" thing. Okay, what exactly is a life as a sphere hunter? Sounds superficial and stupid to me. And it is. Again, what??? to the whole "dressphere" thing. Basically the girls strip (another point for you teenage boys) in the heat of battle and change outfits to get different abilities. I have to say, that not only sounds ridiculous, it IS ridiculous. Like what you wear can actually affect how much HP you have or your strength.
Yuna used to be a very quiet girl, but now she's turned into a Rikku. And Rikku's turned into a....... well, a bigger Rikku. I don't like the way Yuna's not Yuna anymore. All right, Paine is not quite as giggly, but she kinda reminds me of Lulu in the beginning of FFX. A little grouchy, looks depressed, etc. So not exactly a new character.
The battle system is tough to understand at first, and unlike FFX because if you are in the Active Mode, enemies will attack you while you are planning out your strategies for battle. So when I began, I just frantically tapped attack for everybody as fast as I could.
The music made me want to crack my head open. It was tittery and annoying at best. I won't go further.
The voiceovers were quite good. Yuna's voice matured, which bugged me, but I guess it should in a span of 2 years. Rikku's was just about the same.
The game can (and will) get annoying at times, because of all the extra things you can (and feel compelled) to do. You can always either go exploring, or just blast through the game to advance the story. I always chose to explore, but I seriously wasted my time. The honest-to-goodness only reason I saw this game through was because I wanted to see the special ending with Tidus. I think Square banked too much on people buying FFX-2 because they wanted an continuation of FFX, not because they actually liked it, because I sure didn't (an opinion I hoped you picked up on already).
I have got to say, the thing that positively bothered me the most about FFX-2 was the whole "sing/dance" thing. Ummm, wtf is that all about? You can dance your enemies into oblivion? Oooh, how clever and plausible. Not. And shy Yuna dancing and singing? I couldn't believe it.
In FFX you had characters with special strengths (Auron took care of armored fiends, Lulu took out elemental fiends, Wakka hit fliers with his ball, etc.) in FFX-2 your strength and your specialties rely on your current dressphere. Again, wtf? As long as you're wearing the right clothes, you can be a singer, dancer, gunman, warrior, or others. There is no development of a character's strength and abilities. Or very minimal development.
A summary of FFX-2: Giggling, slutty girls run around the world at will to find little spheres and battle other petty sphere hunters. That's about it.
I beg you not to waste your money (or time) buying this game. If you want to try it out yourself, at least borrow it from a friend or something. See how you like it before you go rush, rush, rushing out to buy it.
Oh, and if you're just gonna play this to see the special endings with Tidus and Yuna, well, I say watch it online.
A WASTE OF YOUR TIME.
I was disappointed beyond belief. Every girl seemed to be wearing nothing more than underwear. In Rikku's starter "dressphere" she wasn't wearing much more than a bra. This game would appeal to horny teenage guys everywhere, but not to much else. This story has no plot whatsoever, just a bunch of giggling girls at every corner. If you ever had a stereotype that girls were all giggly and self-absorbed, this game will only enforce that idea. I especially disliked this story because in FFX Rikku and Yuna came off as really annoying and dependent on the bigger guys to take care of them. I actually like Lulu, who could handle conflict and battle and was a total kick-butt girl.
The scenery is exactly the same as FFX. I was incredibly disappointed (yet again) to see that all the sights were the exact same, minus a few places. I'll admit that the places WERE beautiful, but so were they in FFX! What also bothers me is that you have no apparent storyline. You pick where you go, complete a few mini-missions, and that's it. There is no real bigger plot line.
I have to say, what??? to the whole "sphere hunter" thing. Okay, what exactly is a life as a sphere hunter? Sounds superficial and stupid to me. And it is. Again, what??? to the whole "dressphere" thing. Basically the girls strip (another point for you teenage boys) in the heat of battle and change outfits to get different abilities. I have to say, that not only sounds ridiculous, it IS ridiculous. Like what you wear can actually affect how much HP you have or your strength.
Yuna used to be a very quiet girl, but now she's turned into a Rikku. And Rikku's turned into a....... well, a bigger Rikku. I don't like the way Yuna's not Yuna anymore. All right, Paine is not quite as giggly, but she kinda reminds me of Lulu in the beginning of FFX. A little grouchy, looks depressed, etc. So not exactly a new character.
The battle system is tough to understand at first, and unlike FFX because if you are in the Active Mode, enemies will attack you while you are planning out your strategies for battle. So when I began, I just frantically tapped attack for everybody as fast as I could.
The music made me want to crack my head open. It was tittery and annoying at best. I won't go further.
The voiceovers were quite good. Yuna's voice matured, which bugged me, but I guess it should in a span of 2 years. Rikku's was just about the same.
The game can (and will) get annoying at times, because of all the extra things you can (and feel compelled) to do. You can always either go exploring, or just blast through the game to advance the story. I always chose to explore, but I seriously wasted my time. The honest-to-goodness only reason I saw this game through was because I wanted to see the special ending with Tidus. I think Square banked too much on people buying FFX-2 because they wanted an continuation of FFX, not because they actually liked it, because I sure didn't (an opinion I hoped you picked up on already).
I have got to say, the thing that positively bothered me the most about FFX-2 was the whole "sing/dance" thing. Ummm, wtf is that all about? You can dance your enemies into oblivion? Oooh, how clever and plausible. Not. And shy Yuna dancing and singing? I couldn't believe it.
In FFX you had characters with special strengths (Auron took care of armored fiends, Lulu took out elemental fiends, Wakka hit fliers with his ball, etc.) in FFX-2 your strength and your specialties rely on your current dressphere. Again, wtf? As long as you're wearing the right clothes, you can be a singer, dancer, gunman, warrior, or others. There is no development of a character's strength and abilities. Or very minimal development.
A summary of FFX-2: Giggling, slutty girls run around the world at will to find little spheres and battle other petty sphere hunters. That's about it.
I beg you not to waste your money (or time) buying this game. If you want to try it out yourself, at least borrow it from a friend or something. See how you like it before you go rush, rush, rushing out to buy it.
Oh, and if you're just gonna play this to see the special endings with Tidus and Yuna, well, I say watch it online.
A WASTE OF YOUR TIME.
Yuna, Rikku and Paine... Charlie's Angels?
I was pretty dissapointed in the game. I am not a major Final Fantasy fan; but it never hurts to try new things.
The three female cast reminds me of Charlie's angels too much. The only thing that was cute was the dresshsperes.
The three female cast reminds me of Charlie's angels too much. The only thing that was cute was the dresshsperes.
- Kilik-Sama
- Dec 2, 2003
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Not worthy of the title Final Fantasy
- coolfreshair-1
- Aug 14, 2007
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What this game could have been.....
- shadowangel91
- Jun 8, 2006
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Almost the weakest of the series
First off let me say that Final Fantasy X is my favorite game out of the series, so naturally I had high hopes for X-2. Those hopes were shot down once I started playing the game. Once I'd seen the opening cut scene I knew this game wasn't going to be good.
I'm not a fan of JPOP or any other kind of pop. Which means the music sucked. Most of the area background music sounded like 70's porn music or just some 70's sitcom show. Either way the music part of the game went back in time. The 70's sound to the game did not fit at all.
I loved the battle system in 10. The sphere grid was one of my favorite things in the FF series. This dress sphere thing was crap. It was more or less the job class system from the past FF games just retooled a little. I hated the job class system and I hate the dress spheres.
None of the character were likeable in this one. What little characters that returned from 10 were given different stories or just dumbed down a lot. One instance is Wakka and Lulu having a baby. Wakka and Lulu having a baby? Come on. The game designers could have thought of a better way to have them back.
Most of the Final Fantasies I've played have been really linear. Which worked for them. X-2 is the first game to take away the linear gameplay and add a non-linear game style. The non linear part almost killed the game by itself. This game could be called Final Fantasy: Sidequest. What seems like 85% of the game is sidequest and mini games. Mini games are ok, but this game goes overboard with them.
There are hotspots you can go through to progress the story. That way you can avoid all the boring pointless sidequest, but if you do ignore them it takes away from your completed percentage. This game is almost one big mini game with a little story thrown in here and there.
The character of Paine is a pointless attempt to have a bad ass character in the game. Most of the time the bad ass character are great. She is not. The little things that are good about the game are the jump function. I thought that was put in nicely. Also when fighting you can move around any where on the screen. Thats cool.
If you're looking for a good hardcore Final Fantasy this overly cute game is not for you.
I'm not a fan of JPOP or any other kind of pop. Which means the music sucked. Most of the area background music sounded like 70's porn music or just some 70's sitcom show. Either way the music part of the game went back in time. The 70's sound to the game did not fit at all.
I loved the battle system in 10. The sphere grid was one of my favorite things in the FF series. This dress sphere thing was crap. It was more or less the job class system from the past FF games just retooled a little. I hated the job class system and I hate the dress spheres.
None of the character were likeable in this one. What little characters that returned from 10 were given different stories or just dumbed down a lot. One instance is Wakka and Lulu having a baby. Wakka and Lulu having a baby? Come on. The game designers could have thought of a better way to have them back.
Most of the Final Fantasies I've played have been really linear. Which worked for them. X-2 is the first game to take away the linear gameplay and add a non-linear game style. The non linear part almost killed the game by itself. This game could be called Final Fantasy: Sidequest. What seems like 85% of the game is sidequest and mini games. Mini games are ok, but this game goes overboard with them.
There are hotspots you can go through to progress the story. That way you can avoid all the boring pointless sidequest, but if you do ignore them it takes away from your completed percentage. This game is almost one big mini game with a little story thrown in here and there.
The character of Paine is a pointless attempt to have a bad ass character in the game. Most of the time the bad ass character are great. She is not. The little things that are good about the game are the jump function. I thought that was put in nicely. Also when fighting you can move around any where on the screen. Thats cool.
If you're looking for a good hardcore Final Fantasy this overly cute game is not for you.
Tried to push my boundaries but just gave up out of Apathy.
- thevacinstaller
- May 25, 2020
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Awful Charlie's Angels clone
This is a disgrace to the Final Fantasy name. This game reeks of being a purely cynical cash grab. It basically reuses the already explored maps of 10 and any new dungeons are so lazy looking and badly designed. Rather than having the ability to explore the areas you weren't able to explore in 10 they decided to just reuse almost all the areas with any new ones being lazily designed. A shame as there was a good 40% of the map at least to explore and areas in existing ones that were ripe for exploration. The soundtrack is aggravating, the characters are annoying, the tone is extremely unsure and the plot is entirely contrived and pointless. All in all, a pointless cash grab sequel to 10. Just play 10 and then move on. 10-2 isn't worth your time. Play any of the other numbered titles and skip any with a -2 or any other continuation of a Final Fantasy numbered game. These games are supposed to stand alone and this game and the 13 sequels are the proof as to why this is.
- nickkulstadis
- Jan 1, 2022
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A worthy sequel for a Final Fantasy game.
If you are really into RPGs that only lets you play as only female characters, then this is your only choice. The storyline may be non-linear, but that really doesn't matter. In battle, you have the ability to change into different costumes which makes this game interesting. This game also has a Charlie's Angel feeling to it since the main characters are three female characters. The most interesting sub-characters are Brother, Buddy, Shinra, Wakka, Lulu, Beclem, Lucil, Elma, Clasko, and many more. Once again, select this game for your collection. If this game would be your favorite, Yuna might make you excited thanks to her singing performance. Paine may not be the talkative type, but later in the game, she'll talk more.
- DeadFromForum
- Mar 10, 2004
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a decent sequel hardly a Disappointment
I liked this game, I have always wanted a real sequel to a Final fantasy game I think this was a good sequel it brings back all the charm and fun the original Final Fantasy X had. I liked the battle system in X-2 alot better and how you can actually level up traditionally (I thought the whole Sphere Grid in the first one was just rediculus) The graphics are a slight improvement but not really they pretty much look the same as they did in the first one the storyline is pretty good and gets interesting as you progress of course the game isn't perfect, I admit the whole Charlie's Angels deal with Rikku Yuna and Paine is a bit cheesy and Brother is the most annoying Final Fantasy character in existence. I also don't like how they're aren't any overdrives or limit breaks even with these flaws I hardly call ths game a "disapointment" Final Fantasy 8 Now that game was a disappointment.
- zainfazal3000
- Dec 27, 2003
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