#rikku gameplay

[ocktavo]

Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster - No commentary walkthrough [027]

[weatherman667]

Sea of Stars

Boring, Boring, Boring, and current year (aka boring). Clearly made by people who have heard of turn-based RPG's, but never actually played them.

The game is absolutely intent on making the two main characters equally important, which is boring. Yes, some games have done that well, and they do it by making contrasting characters. Tidus and Yuna. Vaan and Ashe.

Well, Sea of Stars has a male character born on the sun solstice with a female born on the moon solstice, and they are the most boring implementation of what is an interesting idea. It's like Avatar the last smurf bender that managed to make giant half-naked catgirls boring.

The female character hits harder, because current year.

The main plot gets lost in five seconds when you flashback to high school. Because that's what I want to do in a fantasy game, flashback to high school.

The high school undermines the narrative weight of the Solstice Warriors. The high school is also empty, because... people aren't that likely to be born on the solstice?.. or because they spent too much time giving the main characters complex pixel animation to not even bothers giving the others basic animations? Or even just standing still?

The game also forgets it's... a video game. The introduction would work better as a block of text in the prologue of a book than it would in a video game.

The video game hijacks the tutorial for backstory that adds nothing to the game. Yes, it's beautiful, but they but a lot of effort into making the most boring sequence beautiful.

When you finally get to the actual tutorial, the gameplay is... designed to be boring. Your characters only have enough mp to cast one spell, and then you have to use your basic attack a few times to rebuild the mp. It talks about how important it is to strategically use your magic, but then only lets you use your magic once in a 3-4 step cycle. So, it's not strategic. It's part of a combo you need to do to stop enemies from casting. God, this is giving me flashbacks to Remember Me. Remember Remember Me? No? That's for the best. The short version is that it requires on annoyingly long combos, and nothing you do matters other than trying to do the same really long combo over and over again.

Apologies to anyone that this triggered memories of this horrible game.

Yes, the combat is similar to South Park: The Stick of Truth. In one way it's even better. But you know what The Stick of Truth is? Fun. It's fun from the moment you select your class. It's fun from the moment you select a name, (and then Cartman choses to ignore it and call you Douchebag).

Hell, FFX has a warrior named sun and healer named moon, and has even less abilities when you start the game, but managed to be fun. And enthralling. And harrowing from the moment the first animation plays.

If you are going to have two generic audience surrogate characters, like Sea of Stars does, then just let the player pick one as their avatar. But no, they decided to follow the current video game Feminist zeitgeist of making two equally important, and equally equal characters so that all the characters can be equally equal.

Or, give me Rikku, who's a fragile speedster, and can disable mechanical enemies in less time than it takes to lift your sword.

I'm not asking for the world, as in the last year, I have played a number of turn-based RPG's with even worse pixel graphics that were much better in every way.

[jessjustplay]

Final Fantasy X-2 Game Review

March 30, 2024

I know this game gets a lot of hate and even when it's not "hate", I still find the comments to be generally harsh. I promise, it's okay to say something nice about X-2. No one is going to hurt you!

Battle System

I love the battle system in this game, it's fun and fast-paced. Final Fantasy X-2 relies on Garment Grids and Dresspheres for battles. Dresspheres are the names of the class jobs (Black Mage, Thief, etc.) and they each have a unique look for each girl. Most of them have the same abilities for all 3 characters, but a few of them (like the Festivalist and Mascot) have unique abilities for each character.

Garment Grids are a game screen with nodes where you equip the dresspheres onto, then you equip each character with a Garment Grid. Whatever dresspheres are on their equipped Garment Grid are the jobs they are able to use and master. Mastering a dressphere means that you learned all of the abilities and skills on that specific dressphere.

Yuna, Rikku, and Paine make up your 3-person party. The HD Remaster version has something called "Creature Creator", and from what I understand, you're able to have non-playable characters and fiends in your party. I've never used it though, so I have no idea what it's like. I couldn't imagine playing this game without YRP as my party.

Characters

The Gullwings is a sphere-hunting group comprised of Yuna, Rikku, Paine, Brother, Buddy, and Shinra. They are a silly bunch, each adding their unique flairs to make a well-rounded character group.

We meet many NPCs throughout our journey, many who will be remembered from from Final Fantasy X. The game adds a lot of new characters too, including leaders of groups and factions that have sprung up around Spira.

When played to completion, you are able to see how the threads of each person connect to one another. Even if you don't get 100%, you still see the bonds between them all. Granted, you really need to do a lot more than just the initial Hot Spots! That's the thing about this game, you can miss so much if you don't know where to look.

Gameplay

The game is built with a completion system. While the battle system gives you a lot of freedom, the narration of this game is greatly dependent on doing things in an exact order. This is not the kind of game you play on a whim. You need a strategy guide or at least a 100% completion checklist. It is so easy to miss completion points, and when you are only using Buddy's location list as a guide, you will miss a lot of things!

You are also given a lot of on-screen options which will greatly affect future events, to the point of blocking off complete locations. Nothing is necessarily a wrong choice, but if you want "100% Complete" in one playthrough, there are definitely wrong choices!

While I can see how needing a checklist can make the game feel like a "chore", since you're looking at a to-do list, I think the reward is worth it. (I also just really like lists. *shrug*) My point is, using a guide guarantees you won't miss anything!

And I suppose I'm stressing this so much because I watched a gamer play Final Fantasy X-2 for the first time on Twitch. She did not follow a guide and, not surprisingly, she was unhappy with the game and admitted to not understanding the story.

I used the Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster strategy guide by Brady Games and I used this 100% completion guide on GameFAQs as well as this one by KG21.

Graphics/Art

The game looks great and has one of the nicest menus I have ever seen in a video game! I think the menu is clearly defined and organized well. The outfits in this game are top tier and I always love seeing the transformation scenes (but only once, because we have battles to win!). I made a video just talking about the looks of Final Fantasy X-2, you can watch it here: Dresspheres Critique [video].

Music/Sound

One of the best soundtracks in the Final Fantasy series, and hands down the prettiest main menu/title menu theme. Yuna's Ballad is also very beautiful, the battle themes are fun, and I actually prefer the Besaid Island theme in this game than in Final Fantasy X.

There are two vocal songs: Real Emotion (the upbeat intro song) and 1,000 Words (the beautiful, melancholic song played later in the game). I think the movies that play with these songs are some of the prettiest scenes in the game! The music also helps highlight the Songstress dressphere.

Also, at the start and end of each battle, the girls have one-liners either pumping each other up or congratulating their win. They will also say something when a new event happens, such as when they acknowledge their first time wearing a dressphere. Paine in particular is quite funny when she first dons the Tonberry Mascot dressphere. 🤭

Overall

I love this game. I think it's adventurous, sad, mysterious, reflective, and inspiring. Yes, there are silly moments sprinkled in, but it's fine. This is a different time than Final Fantasy X! After all, Sin is gone.

While Sin may no longer attack, in his wake he left behind a haunting in the hearts of Spira. Individuals and communities are no longer connected from the universal fear they once felt, the glue that tied them together as one.

In Final Fantasy X-2, we see the people of Spira dealing with this new freedom from fear, joining groups to find identity and life purpose. From The Gullwings' perspective, specifically playing as Yuna, we witness Spira's grief, hatred, confusion, friendship, and healing, not just from those in the present but from the past, too.

As mentioned above, it's a story that plays out best when as much of the completion points can be achieved.

[mayohigan-orange]

Also, before I head off, I just... Don't understand game companies sometimes.

I'm going to be talking about stuff that isn't recent. Even the point I'll get to isn't recent.

But, whatever, y'know?

So, there's this company called Square Enix, and they make a series called Final Fantasy. They don't often bother with actual sequels, they just move on to the next game.

There are a few exceptions to this, though.

First off, FF7. Absolutely massively popular game, although I think it's overrated to hell and back and is... about passable by today's standards. And that's me being generous.

But yeah, it spawned a bunch of extra stuff, like Advent Children (which was alright), Dirge of Cereberus (it wasn't actually that bad) and Crisis Core (best thing to come out of FF7, in my opinion) as well as a bunch of other stuff.

It made sense. FF7 was absolutely massive, with people claiming it to be the best game ever (it really isn't) so it made sense that Square would want to capitalise on that (even if it was like years later) to make more money.

Next, we have FFX. Which was the first PS2 Final Fantasy and was also pretty widely praised. It also has Lulu so it gets bonus points for that. I've never actually finished it but I've played a fair bit of it, and I can see why people like it. Let's just not talk about the laughing scene. I don't care if it was meant to come off the way it did for reasons, that doesn't make it any better.

But yeah, after that, Square decided that a sequel would be a good idea, so along came FFX-2. Which I've also played a good chunk of and... I'm not gonna say it's better than FFX, but I do think it's better than people give it credit for. Luckily, nowadays people seem to be a bit kinder to it.

So, what game would be next for a sequel?

...Well actually FFXII, but I actually kinda like that game, and ADORE Revenant Wings, so I'm not going to be talking about that game right now. I really should play through it again sometime.

No, I'm going to talk about FFXIII. A.K.A. MANY MANY HOURS OF CORRIDOR SIMULATOR BEFORE YOU GET TO ANYTHING GOOD.

Most people did not like FFXIII. For fairly obvious reasons. Lightning was basically an expy of Cloud and Squall, while having none of the spark that make either character likeable. And most of the characters apparently didn't come off much better because... if you talk to people about the FF games, they will generally be able to mention one or two characters that are really good. FF6 has Locke and Celes, FF7 has Tifa and Aerith, FF10 has Auron and Rikku...

I've never really heard anyone talk about the characters in FFXIII. And I have talked about it with people who played it, they just... didn't have anything to say about the characters. Which in itself is a huge issue.

If you're created characters so boring that people don't even want to talk about them to illustrate the character's bad points, you've SEVERELY fucked up. Like, I can only vaguely recall a couple of characters, like... Snow and Serah, I think? And I couldn't tell you a damn thing about them. And before I keep going, no, I haven't played FFXIII but I've watched a friend play part of it and I've seen part of a stream on it. Couldn't really stand to watch it for too long because of how boring it is.

Apparently EVENTUALLY it opens up into a open world thing but the fact you have to go through HOURS of Corridor Simulator kinda makes it feel like Square's just going 'fuck you, you want freedom? just 11 more hours to go until freedom, fucker!'

And honestly if you still want to play by the time it becomes a more open-world affair, you're a masochist.

So yeah. Most people did not like FFXIII. They didn't like the gameplay, they didn't like the story, they didn't like the characters.

So what did Square Enix do?

"LET'S MAKE TWO SEQUELS TO THIS GAME THAT ABSOLUTELY NOBODY LIKED."

Just... why? Apparently it has something to do with Lightning disappearing which, y'know, good riddance to a poor character. And then Lightning Returning which... why can't Square Enix do that with characters people actually like and want to see back. *points at Geno not being in Smash*

It's just... I don't get why Square decided making two sequels to FF game that nobody liked was a good idea. Especially when it seems to be centralized around an extremely boring character like Lightning. I've never really been able to get an answer about that, either. Even people who 'like' FFXIII haven't been able to give me a proper answer on why FFXIII-2 and Lightning Returns exist. I guess maybe FFXIII sold well, but it was a Final Fantasy game. It was going to sell well. They should have waited to see what the fans said about it and then decided "hmm maybe we should just move on, the opinion about this game is... 'mixed', at best."

Anyway, I guess the rants over now. XP

[bellatrixdulac]

Final fantasy xvi really grew on me, but if there's one thing I can't really agree with, is the lack of a party.

I understand characters had to come and go, but it happens all the time in FF games.

The early NES games constantly slaughter the temporary team members. I think for a good chunk of FFXIII you don't meet all the core cast (relatively speaking, but Fang is introduced a little later than all the others) and anyways they spend so much time separated into smaller groups only to fight together at the end. And even in the others, like the X or XV, you constantly have team members leaving and coming back (Like Rikku or in xv to allow for the DLCs).

I think it would have been a lot smoother for the narrative too, if for example Joshua or Dion were playble on their own. As it stood, their storyline were a good chunk of the story but it was only showed through cutscenes.

I understand the focus on Clive as far as gameplay is concerned, but making other Dominants playable for a short period of time was still possible, just using the abilities Clive can learn from their Eikons. And when they're back with Clive, give them a gameplay similar to the Zodiac Age XII where an AI menages them but you can give them some sort of premade instructions.

I think out of everything in this game, the lack of a party, in a game where the characters were the hands down the *best* part of the game, seems like a major loss. I felt the moment the party was finally coming together, even though just in story and not gameplay, when they all arrived to help Clive and Joshua in Waloed and the realization that they were all "staying behind to fight the mob" was a bit sad.

Maybe it helps the fact that I hated the last one man standing fighting sequence against Ultima Clive had, but still. It would have been nice to have a party to fight along with, that's definitely the thing I'm missing the most from the previous game.

What I really enjoyed about previous Final Fantasy was the journey of this group of people across a fantasy land, and that was what I have been waiting for like 5 years now, to see another story like that. Not saying it's not a Final Fantasy if you don't have that, but I think they took away the best part.

I mean, this was about Clive. And partially about Joshua. I get it, but I'm still a little bit sad.

[swordsup99]

The Final Fantasy X-2 Paine Skull Sword: A Symbol of Strength and Resilience

In the vibrant world of Final Fantasy X-2, the character Paine stands out as a formidable warrior, embodying themes of strength and resilience. Central to her character is the iconic Paine Skull Sword, a weapon that reflects her fierce spirit and complex personality.

Paine’s character is marked by her stoicism and determination, contrasting with her more whimsical companions, Yuna and Rikku. While they seek their places in a world transformed after the defeat of Sin, Paine remains focused on her mission, showcasing her loyalty and sense of purpose. The Skull Sword, adorned with striking skull motifs, symbolizes her combat prowess and fierce demeanor, representing the inner strength needed to confront challenges head-on.

In gameplay, the Skull Sword enhances Paine's abilities, allowing her to deal significant damage while also adapting to different combat scenarios. Her unique combat style makes her an invaluable asset to any party, and players can customize her skills for a personalized experience.

For fans and collectors, the Final Fantasy X-2 Paine Skull Sword has become an iconic piece of merchandise. Its striking design and significance in the game’s narrative make it a must-have item. Ultimately, the sword embodies Paine’s journey, reminding players that true power lies within, and embracing one's past can lead to a brighter future.

[thecodeveronica]

I think Dissidia is kinda dead as a FF spin-off (Opera Omnia on mobile notwithstanding) after NT was so bad, but ugghghgghgh I want a new Dissidia game SO MUCH in the style of the PSP ones, with a heavy emphasis on singleplayer content again while also having online multiplayer like NT did.

SO I'm gonna wishlist what I'd want to cope with my sadness that it'll never happen (and spoilers for maybe multiple FF games are to follow, maybe, idk, I'm typing this off the top of my head):

STORY: Just reboot the whole thing. Nobody cared about the new gods they added in the Arcade and NT games, but the story of Chaos and Cosmos was kinda done, so just start the whole thing over fresh like the others never happened. Be freed of the shackles of the convoluted plot of the past, and create a new convoluted story lol.

Now, what I think would be cool would be some kind of partner system in the story. Two characters having to fight together and if one got defeated the other goes too. Would make for interesting interactions between characters from different games, both as partners and as having to outlast the other groups? I'm not sure what the end goal would be, but picking off characters pair-by-pair would be kinda fun IMO, even more so if some heroes had to be paired with villains. Maybe each pair that gets eliminated in some form (not "killing" per se, but you know) feeds the crystals energy for... something... that the gods want... yeah, I dunno.

Also, the pair thing would be more of a story thing than for gameplay. Keep the assist system from Dissidia 012 and have where the partners are assists in the story, but in other modes you could just pick whoever as an assist. And have some bonus, assist-only character like Aerith was in 012. I always found it wild that she was literally the ONLY assist-only character in that game and that they didn't do more as DLC. Surprising level of restraint from SQEX.

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ROSTER: Keep MOSTLY everyone who was in past games, including NT. I say "mostly" because I would trash Onion Knight and replace him with Luneth from the DS remake of FFIII. Sorry, I just have always hated Onion Knight's design and smarmy voice when FFIIIDS had better protag designs right there for the taking.

Some additions (in a reasonable number) for already-represented titles I'd add are:

Nothing for Final Fantasy I, II, III, V, or VI, sorry lol. The latter two already had 3 fighters anyway so they're fine. Also nothing for XI (never played it), XII (don't care about it and Vayne is already in from NT and he's the only one really worth it anyway), or XIV (never played it, though I am kind of fond of Alphinaud just because I had all his gear in FFRK and Opera Omnia so I guess him if anyone haha)

Final Fantasy IV Rydia -would be similar-ish in concept to 012's Yuna playstyle, but with different summons obviously and more regular magic spells interspersed in the moveset. I dunno, I just felt like one of the older games needed something and IV is my favorite of the pre-PS1 games. After Years outfit would be an alt ------

Final Fantasy VII Vincent Valentine -mostly ranged fighter with his guns and shotgun, though honestly I put him here just because I think it'd be cool fighting as him lol. His EX Mode would be when he turns into those monsters like in his Limit Break in VII. Also I'd love for him to have his Turk suit as an alt ------

Final Fantasy IX Beatrix -I actually kind of wanted Eiko or Garnet here but I'm not sure how they'd be different from all the other summoners either already in the games or that I want, so oof. Beatrix is cool and memorable and I think they could come up with something for her abilities in IX like Shock and all. Not sure what alt outfit she'd get since I don't remember her wearing anything else in IX? ------

Final Fantasy X Rikku -more of a X-2 rep in my mind since her thief dressphere would be her default IMO, but since she's in X as well I'll count her as both. Speedy melee attacker who would maybe swap to one or two other dresspheres for different attacks. Alt would obviously be her X outfit, though I'd also like her Songstress dressphere because I always though hers was cute. ------

Final Fantasy XIII Serah Farron -like Rikku, Serah is more of a stealth FFXIII-2 rep, but she was in XIII regardless so yeah. She'd obviously be able to switch between the bow and sword form of her weapon, and have some magic, probably Saboteur stuff because that's what I associate with her. XIII outfit as an alt for sure, though she also had some cute DLC outfits in XIII-2 that'd be cool

also in regard to XIII-2, I think it's kind of whack that Caius didn't get in as the XIII villain slot and they went with LR!Snow instead in NT, but I don't know that I'd replace Snow since I love his Lightning Returns design and he has that sick ice scythe, so RIP Caius, you deserved better.... ------

Final Fantasy XV Ardyn Izunia -super obvious choice, to give XV an antagonist. Also because I think we all pretty much like Ardyn, right? He's cool, and I think he'd be great to see in cutscenes in a new Dissidia. Not really much to say here since I think it's pretty easy to imagine how he'd play. Alt outfit would be his white robes look from how he was before the time of XV's story

Ignis Scientia -if I'm giving some games that already had 3 characters an extra one, then XV gets 4, too. Ignis deserves it most because he's my favorite of the non-Noctis Chocobros :) Could do his magic-infused daggers and all that, which is kind of untapped potential for Dissidia. Alt is obviously his timeskip look ------

Final Fantasy Type-0 Machina Kunagiri -the only realistic option for an "antagonist" from Type-0 IMO. EX Mode would be his White Tiger l'Cie appearance. Also, his dual-wielded drill sword... things... are pretty cool and I think would be fun in battle. Alt outfit of the summer Akademia uniform

Kurasame Susaya -LISTEN I love Type-0 and I'll do what I want here and add a 4th character. And I love Kurasame SO MUCH and so he's here because I say so. Plus, Ice Reaper? Ice magic and an ice blade and his Absolute Zero attack? HELLO? He would be so cool to fight as in Dissidia. Alt outfit would be his past look when he was an Akademia student

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NEW GAMES NOT ALREADY REPRESENTED IN THE SERIES:

World of Final Fantasy Lann & Reynn (yes, together) -I also LOVE WoFF so I have to give it respect here. I'd have where you swap between Lann and Reynn (think Sheik/Zelda in the older Smash games), each with their own little monsters that they send out to fight. And Lann would have maybe a claw attack while Reynn uses her dagger. Not sure on alt outfits though

Final Fantasy XVI Clive Rosfield -duh, the main character has to be here, but also I like Clive a lot so that's A-OK with me :) He'd be in his appearance from when he is 33, because frankly he's hot there and it is his best look by far. Would play taking advantage of his multiple Eikon abilities, like having an attack from each one since his big defining trait as a Dominant was being able to use all the other Eikons' powers. EX Mode would be when he is semi-primed, then the burst would be Ifrit attacking. Alt would be his outfit that got added in the update (the black one), or maybe his 15-year-old outfit but like... refitted for his older self? That might be kind of cool

Barnabas Tharmr -between him and Ultima for the XVI villain slot, but Dissidia seems to like to err on the side of the more "human" looking characters, so Barnabas it is. Odin is SUPER COOL in XVI so I think he'd be a great fit honestly! His EX Mode would be when is semi-primed with Odin obviously. I dunno what alt outfit he'd have though? I thought his knight looking outfit, but that's kind of already being used for the EX Mode, so uhh... huh

Joshua Rosfield -3rd slot for XVI. This is totally favoritism to take him over Jill, but to be fair, Joshua is like, a LOT more actually important to the plot and practically the deuteragonist of the game IMO. And I can't separate my Rosfields man, you just don't do that. Since Clive would be focused on all the Eikons, Joshua would instead be the main "Warden of Fire" rep here and use Phoenix-related powers. Phoenix Shift maybe could just be his (though I know that power is very Noctis warpstrike-y, but they'd play different enough otherwise I think), some kind of Flames of Rebirth attack, and overall be more magic-oriented than his brother. EX Mode is, again, semi-priming with Phoenix, with the burst being legit Phoenix attacking. Alt as his extra outfit from that recent update, though I think giving him a modified version of his prologue outfit (just, ya know, redesigned to not look stupid on an adult) would be cute. Or a riff on Elwin's outfit since Joshua was to be the next leader of Rosaria

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STAGES

Just a short run-through, since most would just be returning from before

FFI - Castle Cornelia FFII - Pandaemonium FFIII - Crystal Tower FFIV - Lunar Subterrane (this is one of my fave Dissidia stages btw) FFV - Interdimensional Rift FFVI - Narshe Outskirts FFVII - Planet's Core (Midgar was too confusing in NT, hated it) FFVIII - Promised Meadow FFIX - Alexandria FFX - Dream's End (I liked Besaid in NT too, but I think I liked the PSP stage more) FFXI - Empyreal Paradox (never played XI but this place is SO PRETTY) FFXII - Rabanastre FFXIII - Sunleth Waterscape (Orphan's Cradle in 012 and Eden in NT both kinda sucked and I think this is more visually distinctive) FFXIV - Porta Decumana FFXV - Insomnia (I would make this stage set at night this time tho) FFT - Orbonne Monastery FFType-0 - Akademeia Courtyard (with the Tempus Finis background) New Stages:

World of Final Fantasy - Nine Woods Hill FFXVI - Twinside (this is a tough choice; I think Twinside is associated with one of the best segments of the game and visually pretty, though I considered Rosalith or that Interdimensional Rift where Ultima starts lore dumping on Clive and Joshua)

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SHOOT I meant to mention maybe Zack as a Crisis Core rep, but honestly I guess VII has plenty and I don't know how much different he'd play than Cloud, so never mind. I feel like Zack deserves a slot, though, you know what I mean?

On a related note, I also think Marche Radiuju from Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (FFTA my beloved) would be nice, but I have no delusions that he'd ever have a shot, and to be fair, even in my own fantasy roster, I feel like he'd be kinda weird to have in-game from a story perspective when he was from a "real world" type situation. If you played that game, you get it

[lifextime]

Final Fantasy X-2 Remastered (PS4)

Final Fantasy X-2 Remastered est une version améliorée du RPG "Final Fantasy X-2" initialement sorti en 2003. Il fait suite aux événements du premier jeu et permet aux joueurs de suivre Yuna, Rikku et Paine dans une nouvelle aventure à travers l'univers de Spira. Cette fois, elles sont à la recherche de Tidus....

📖Histoire : Final Fantasy X-2 Remastered prend place deux ans après les événements du premier jeu, offrant aux joueurs l'occasion de retrouver Yuna et ses amis. L'histoire est centrée sur la recherche de Tidus, disparu à la fin du premier opus. L'univers de Spira est à nouveau magnifiquement présenté, mais l'histoire est moins épique et plus légère en comparaison avec son prédécesseur. L'écriture des personnages reste solide, avec Yuna, Rikku et Paine se développant davantage, mais certains nouveaux personnages manquent de profondeur. Les dialogues sont corrects, mais le ton plus léger du jeu peut dérouter les fans du premier épisode. La traduction est globalement bonne, mais il y a quelques moments où la narration peut sembler bancale.

🖍️Graphisme : La direction artistique de Final Fantasy X-2 Remastered est cohérente avec l'univers de Spira, mais elle se démarque par une atmosphère plus colorée et légère. Les cinématiques sont bien réalisées, bien qu'elles ne soient pas aussi mémorables que celles du premier opus. Les personnages sont visuellement distincts et bien conçus, reflétant leurs personnalités. Le jeu affiche une bonne fluidité, sans bug majeur, mais l'aliasing est parfois perceptible. La gestion de la caméra est adéquate, bien qu'elle puisse parfois être un peu frustrante.

🎮Gameplay : Le gameplay de Final Fantasy X-2 Remastered est axé sur un système de combat en temps réel, permettant aux personnages de changer de classes à la volée grâce au système de "Job Change." Ce système apporte une variété agréable aux combats, mais il peut sembler moins stratégique que le tour par tour du jeu précédent. Le tutoriel est plaisant et bien conçu pour aider les joueurs à maîtriser ce nouveau système. Les mini-jeux, bien que divertissants, ne sont pas aussi mémorables que le Blitzball du premier opus. La durée de vie est satisfaisante, avec de nombreuses quêtes secondaires, mais la difficulté est assez inégale, passant de trop facile à frustrante. L'ergonomie est correcte, bien que certains éléments de l'interface utilisateur puissent être améliorés.

🎵Bande Son : La bande son de Final Fantasy X-2 Remastered est un point fort indiscutable. Elle conserve l'excellence musicale de Nobuo Uematsu et d'autres compositeurs talentueux. Les thèmes musicaux reflètent bien l'atmosphère plus légère du jeu tout en conservant l'esprit de Spira. La présence de thèmes moins mémorables est compensée par une qualité sonore globale remarquable. La bande son reste cohérente avec l'univers et renforce l'immersion.

🌸Points Forts :

Direction artistique cohérente avec Spira.

Système de combat dynamique.

Musique exceptionnelle.

🌸Points Faibles :

Histoire moins épique et plus légère.

Dialogues parfois incohérents.

Inégalité de la difficulté.

Caméra parfois frustrante.

💬Conclusion :Final Fantasy X-2 Remastered est une suite qui divise les fans de la série. Si vous avez aimé l'univers de Spira et les personnages de Final Fantasy X, vous pourriez apprécier de les retrouver dans une aventure différente. Cependant, l'histoire moins épique, le ton plus léger et le système de combat en temps réel peuvent décevoir ceux qui s'attendaient à une suite directe. Malgré ses défauts, le jeu conserve une part du charme de son prédécesseur, mais il ne parvient pas à atteindre les mêmes sommets. En fin de compte, votre appréciation de Final Fantasy X-2 Remastered dépendra de vos attentes et de votre attachement à la franchise.

[sammybloo]

[ID: Gameplay from Final Fantasy 10. Rikku, who is confused and poisoned, attacks herself for 9999 damage, turns to stone, and shatters. End ID]

Me when i--

[edensrebecca]

ten favorite characters

ten favorite characters from ten different things (book, tv, film, etc.), then tag ten people.

tagged by: @adamngoodbuck thank you!!

also, I did one similar just a few days ago so I will go and list 10 different characters

Rikku (Final Fantasy X)

Daleina (The Queen of Blood)

Sansa Stark (Game of Thrones)

Isabella de la Fuente (Control Z)

Jughead Jones (Archie Comics, NOT Riverdale thank you)

Juvia (Fairy Tail)

Haymitch (The Hunger Games)

Steve (Stranger Things)

Hurley (Lost)

Sakura (Naruto)

This was a lot harder the second time around when trying to go for different fandoms tbh

Tagging: @lafdbuckley @eddiediazs @bisexualbuck @pan-buck @lovercas and I don’t know who else to tag so whoever wants to do it!!

[ocktavo]

Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster - No commentary walkthrough [026]

[luiscosta13]

Final Fantasy X HD Remaster - Nem Sei o Que Dizem - Podcast

[ethernalium]

You stopped dffoo bc Jack garland was added? What’s wrong with SoP lol it was sooo good

yo sup, I stopped playing dffoo bc they did wrong with yuna! and the fact that we still don't have rikku or delita makes me sad, I love them and it would be great if they add them, but no, they added bartz's dad! listen, this is not just bc a char got added, I don't hate them, I'd love to play with bartz dad and braska, I have kadaj with full armor and shelke full armor, too, it's just the fact that ff tactics is a great game for me, my childhood, and not seeing love for them is just, total bullshit; when they added enna I enjoyed a lot, it was the best months, enna is amazing and seeing woff having more chars was incredible. this is too long so I'll make it short: when they add rikku or delita I'll play again, for now, I'll watch the animations for frs and that's all, this is my silly thing to do, my small riot, I may not have a voice but I'm still a fan and I appreciate everybody's work there but I dislike this pettiness since I am petty, too

it's personal: for the sop thing, jack and the game is ok but after ff7r gameplay that looks so low effort content just like that ff16 trailer---

[jessjustplay]

Currently Playing Final Fantasy X - Update 2.6

February 1, 2023

I haven't played FFX since December... oops. I wanted to focus my time on *new* games, so FFX was on the back burner. I hope I can pick it up this month. I finished Chrono Trigger yesterday, I'm still playing The Legend of Dragoon, and I also want to pick up I am Setsuna again. I only played ONE HOUR of it, so it definitely needs some attention!

Anyways, here's where I left off in Final Fantasy X.

We met Rikku - again! It's nice having a Thief in the party. I was actually maneuvering Kimahri around the sphere grid so that he could learn "Steal". I thought he could learn it before getting Rikku in our party, but he hasn't. Sigh. He is very though! The ability will come in handy when he fights Brian and Yenke later on Mt. Gagazet.

We went to Guadosalam and saw the cool Zanarkand scene. This scene used to absolutely take my breath away when I first played this game. You can tell the graphics are outdated now, but the scene is still amazing. The colors & graphics are so beautiful!

We also headed off to the Farplane after Seymour had that uncomfortable talk with Yuna. And it's here that Rikku gives one of the most memorable lines in all the video games I have played.

"Memories are nice, but that's all they are."

This line has stayed with me since my first gameplay of FFX. I talk about it more in this blog post.

I don't have a screenshot of it, but we are at the Al Bhed shop in the middle of the Thunder Plains. Poor Rikku is scared of lightning so we're taking a break there. I need to go visit Yuna & then we're off to Macarena Temple. ;)

[slightly-gay-pogohammer]

For the OC thing if you want! How about Final Fantasy and "alchemist?" :O

one-word ocs [ ACCEPTING ; SELECTIVE ]

ok dont ask me WHY but when i read this earlier this morning i also read “fox” in it and i thought it was cute so

of course its going to be based on FFIX, both because it has a LOT of anthro creatures and because it’s the best game he’s a little fox from Lindblum, a potion seller; gameplay-wise, he plays similar to rikku from FFX

[henpendrips]

Top Ten #1 - Final Fantasy X (PS2)

Yup, it's this'n. So let's get right into it.

Boy, oh boy, Final Fantasy X. Is it the best entry in the series? No. Is it a better game than God of War 2? Definitely not. Yet as I struggle to write this summary, there is no other game that I can think of that would fit the #1 spot. And that's because, not only do I love the turn-based RPG genre, but... it was also the first Final Fantasy game that I really got into; from first coming into contact with it to finally buying and playing it for myself, a game that easily consumed five years of my life.

The story and world in FFX might be the most blatant in terms of points made, and as the last SquareSoft Final Fantasy, it also marked the end of an era, while being the start of another, more superficial and uninspired future for the series (with the MMOs and FF12 barely scootin' by, considering what was to come). However, that doesn't stop me being enamored with the two protagonists and the journey they go through: Tidus, the energetic blitzball superstar that functions as the audience surrogate; and Yuna, the reserved summoner carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders.

While most previous FF games start out small, and opened up as you progress, FFX presents you with big questions right from the start, and Tidus' clueless ass is the perfect vessel for players to take in this adventure one step at a time. His own confidence and playful nature also helps set the audience at ease, rather than feeling lost amidst the chaos. But it is through Yuna that the story of this game moves forward; she is the reason the party (and through Tidus, the player), continue this journey, her pilgrimage across the land of Spira, in the hopes of achieving a means to stop the cataclysmic monster Sin. And that's also why Yuna is my favorite character in the entire franchise (Zack Fair is a close second), as her determination and drive are apparent even through her shy and meek demeanor when you're introduced to her initially; and given how, unlike Tidus, she DOES understand what her journey might entail, she is aware of the consequences that might present themselves, and how her faith is challenged every step of the way, really showcases a strength not just in the character, but the writing as well.

In terms of exploration and level design, while FFX might have been a big step forward for the series, shedding the pre-rendered backgrounds of the PS1 era, Spira is left quite linear and restrained. It's no FF13, thankfully, as you're allowed to revisit almost every area you go to, and after a later point in the game, unlocking an airship gives you free range on where to go, including some optional dungeons and secret areas. It's no grand expanse, but you're given plenty of reasons to explore every nook and cranny for sidequests, extra gear, and additional skills. The equipment mechanics are interesting in concept, the ability to craft and graft specific abilities to your weapons and armor, but given the limited models for it, and the existence of Celestial Weapons, like a lot of aspects in the game, it comes off more like a means to extend gameplay needlessly, as several other games of that time did.

The combat system, meanwhile, is undoubtedly my favorite in the whole series, because it embraces the fact that it's a turn-based RPG. I've never been too keen on the ATB, and have definitely disliked the real time/turn-based hybrids that are leading the franchise further and further away from its roots, but FFX knows what it is, and fully embraces it. Based on specific stats, the Conditional Turn-Based Battle (CTB) system places every participant in the fight on a specific order, and every action taken by a character will affect how subsequent turns play out. Spells such as Haste will accelerate and give a character more turns, crippling abilities will push enemies further away from taking their own turn, and with the ability to switch party members on the fly, you have an approach dedicated to the player controlling the flow of combat, by taking advantage of enemy weaknesses and impeding them from attacking at all, something that, as the game progresses, especially with optional superbosses, develops into quite the challenge that is still all in control of the player.

Probably the most distinct aspect to FFX combat, however, is how summons, called Aeons, act as their own characters, all with stats and abilities of their own. All of them are informed by Yuna's development, and spamming them will definitely leave your other party members lacking, but it's always thrilling to drop yor giant monsters on the field and let them lay waste to your enemies. This also provides you with the Summoner fights, where Aeons can't be summoned by both parties at the same time, and how several bosses can easily destroy your summon, leaving you to plan out when it is most appropriate to use them. A very nice touch that is in line with the story of the game.

The progression system in FFX also deserves a highlight. The Sphere Grid replaces the usage of EXP with AP, and each character is placed upon a giant grid with slots to fill up, so as to increase their stats and learn new skills. Special key slots keep your characters on set paths at first, but you'll eventually be able to cross characters onto others' sections, allowing you to increase each party member's usage beyond their initial limitations, while minimizing their weaknesses and shortcomings as character-locked roles. It's definitely another aspect of the game done to extend gameplay, especially given how you can customize the entire Sphere Grid for all seven characters, but after playing FF12, I'm much more content with a system that provides unique roles to characters, letting you familiarize yourself with them, and then expanding their arsenal and abilities later on. Seriously, if you want to play FF12, which I recommend as my fourth favorite FF game, play it on PC with a merged License Board mod, it'll be so much more satisfying.

And to close it off, given how most of the positives above also provide some detail on the negatives, the art direction in FFX is just the right amount of overly-detailed before going down Belt Buckle Avenue. There's an overall ocean theme to the designs, with a lot of spirals and natural patterns to the architecture, character design, and even the monsters, that I enjoy massively (and the PS2 limitations probably kept it from going balls-to-the-wall insane). There's an obvious jank when it comes to facial animations and how a lot of voice lines are delivered, but the emotional peaks are all there, a prime example of both the good and bad being one of the speeches later in the game, how the animation and delivery contrast immensely with all the other characters in the scene. And of course, how can you forget the ridonkulously catchy tunes such as 'Hymn of the Fayth', 'Challenge', and 'Otherworld' (the song that until recently, I still believed had been composed by Ramnstein).

With that, it's done. Years ago, when I first thought of which game was my all-time favorite, I definitely had a big thunk on whether it was God of War 2 or Final Fantasy X. But in spite of all that has happened since, the state of the games industry as a whole, and how I changed in terms of standards, taste, and preferences, putting FFX on the #1 spot of this list is not a regret. It defined me as a person, as an enthusiast, I'm very happy that it opened so many doors and how it motivated me to push forward as an artist for several years now. Also, Rikku with X-2 costume was top tier first waifu, fite me.