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Final Fantasy X rules!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I am a huge fan of the FF games. I bought this one a few days ago. After playing for a few minutes, I found out that this game was the reason I bought a PS2. The graphics are the best ever...EVER! The music and sound FX are catchy(accept for the battle song). The gameplay has been tweaked a bit, it is now just as good as ever. A definite buy.

See with your mind not your eyes.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

FFX is a beautiful game no doubt, but so many people have judged it on this and have not seen the inner beauty. The games story is fantastic and so is play mechanics, but to fully enjoy the game/movie you have to get over the strict format of the game which eliminates wide exploring. I found it easy, owning both Japanesse and US versions, to get over it and play what was there and I was never once disappointed. True there are better Final Fantasys, but its Final Fantasy for gods sake it beats every other rpg ever made period! FFX and Metal Gear S2 make the PS2 the best system on the still developing market today. So all you X-Box addled morons get your head out of the dirt and sell you X-Box for a PS2 and a copy of FFX or be stuck with this generations Jaguar for the next 5 years. Of cource if you have a Game Cube never mind that last statement. Nintendo,Sony and Square! The electronic holy trinity.

It rocks!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

It rocks, is all that I really need to say. Of course the graphics are freaky fantastic, and with the seamless transitions to movie sequences, the game moves pretty fast. which kind of makes the story is really confusing at first and at some points something important happens and you miss it, I think some information may have been lost in the translation. But after a while things start making sense and you can really start to get into it....and OH MY GOD....THEY TALK!!! Which just draws the player into the FFX world all the more. Still playing, and having a good time.

greatest game ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

amazing story, characters, graphics, a new battle system, the leveling system is easy. excellent voice acting, Tenchi Muyo fans should recognize the voice actors for Tenchi, Sasami, and Washu. plot twists and ending are genius. Square really out-did themselves

Perfect...for some

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

First, I should mention that while pretty graphics are nice, they don't carry much weight for me. If you want a run-down of the purely technological advancements of this game, look at another review -- or perhaps an advertisement for the game. Suffice it to say that the visuals are nice and the music is as good as its ever been.

Now, the real issue here is gameplay, and on that level Squaresoft has accoplished much. Yes, the game is incredibly linear, and the accusations that have plagued the series for the past two (or three, depending on who you ask) installments are still valid. It does, at times, feel as though you are merely watching an animated film in which you are sometimes asked to push a button. That can be frustrating to many gamers and if it frustrates you, I wouldn't reccomend this game.

The voice acting, while a source of much pain for some, didn't bother me. In fact, I found that with spoken dialogue, it was easier for the characters to be fleshed out quickly. More can be said with a particular line-reading than with several lines of text (combined with awkwadly pivoting polygons, usually). And the moments when the acting falls flat are most often the moments in which the actor is being asked to speak a line of George Lucas-quality. No one should be saddled with dialogue as bad as this (rarely) is. But despite this niggling fault, the voice acting has made me care more for these characters than I have for any in quite a few years.

Also of note, is the Sphere Grid, which theoretically enables you to have full control over your characters' developments. In practice however, it would take a great deal of extra energy and time to go against the grain of the characters' innate talents. But the option is there, should you choose to do so. It could be fun on a second pass, but due to my interest in the characters and their plight, I'm in too much of a hurry to get on with watching the movie...er, game.

The real gem of the game, though, is the battle engine. Finally someone has devised a way for all members of your party to actually feel like they are part of your party at all times. Switching between members -- and being rewarded for doing so with more post-battle items -- is very engaging. Also, for the first time in a long time (and the first time in this series, period)status effects are worth using. Square has finally made spells like Sleep, Confusion, Darkness, etc. worth having around by including several enemies that, while not bosses, are considerably difficult unless you utilize various status abilities. Summoned creatures as well, are more interesting -- and less strong -- than in previous installments. You'll only bring them out when they have a particular talent that needs exploiting. And once there it is not uncommon for them to die pretty quickly, so you won't be spending your entire day relying on mythical beasts to do your fighting for you. In all, this is one of the best battle systems I've encountered.

This is without a doubt a game of quality that (mostly) succeeds in what it attempts to be, but it is not the game for everyone. Those looking for open-ended adventure or those put off by nearly constant cut-scene interruptions in gameplay should look elsewhere.

My introduction to Japanese RPGs & I'm glad I made the trip.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Before I purchased a Playstation 2, most of my favorite RPGs were on the computer. I'm an RPG vet who has played through many popular titles such as Ultima, Baldur's Gate and the Elder Scrolls. I reluctantly went with Final Fantasy X (FFX) as I've always heard Japanese styled RPGs were designed differently than the western RPGs I was used to. I'm glad I made the trip though because I thoroughly enjoyed this game and am now eagerly flying through the entire Final Fantasy series as well as other popular Japanese RPGs. If you're the type of gamer who enjoys heavy story, interesting cut scenes and strategic turn based combat, FFX is for you! It has one of the best stories I've ever played through in a game and I felt myself wanting to help these interesting futuristic characters in an alternate universe. If you're not familiar with the Final Fantasy series, one of its claim to fames is each sequel has a different story and characters, so you easily start with FFX and not miss anything from the previous games. I wouldn't recommend the game for action gamers with little patience as the cut scenes can sometimes take several minutes to complete and the turn-based mechanics of combat make for a slow process but entertaining for those who enjoy this style. The combat system is almost identical to the turn-based system in another popular RPG, Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic. FFX is the first game in the famous series to publish a quasi-sequel so after you're finished with FFX, if you'd like to find out what happens in the story, you'll need to purchase the game Final Fantasy X-2 which basically is part two of the story. If you're like me, you'll order FFX-2 halfway through FFX because the game is so enjoyable, it's a foregone conclusion that the sequel will be on your future agenda.

A worthy entry in the famous Final Fantasy series

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

As soon as I popped this game in for the first time (about two years ago now), I knew I was in for a great ride.
The graphics blew me away with the opening blitzball game, and the characters were so vivid and memorable.
The battle set-up was easy and quickly became fun, especially later on when more characters join Tidus in his search for home, and in Yuna's quest to defeat the infamous "Sin".
More characters, with set abilities upon entrance, create a need for strategy and careful planning when fighting, but not so much that it becomes a pain.
Besides, with the aid of the fantastic 'Sphere Grid', you can eventually have all your characters just as powerful and fluent in one area (magic), as the other (physical attacks).
The story in this fantastic game is just plain beautiful, with believable characters each being very realistic and believable, while trying to help Yuna get rid of the biggest problem: an immeasurably huge monster called 'Sin' that attacks every five years, wreaking havoc everywhere.
But the story gets much deeper than that, adding in some mystery, tears and romance, and some twisted guy with spikey blue hair and a plot to save their home, 'Spira', that needs some serious tweaking.
Tidus really is fresh new experience, especially compared to all the Squalls out there. (And I love FFVIII). I know a lot of people have complained that he's annoying, too loud, blah blah.
But he really brings an optimistic side, and even a more human side to the main character genre, with his own pitfalls and weaknesses still evident. And every once and awhile, it's *nice* to have a guy that isn't brooding and depressed about everything during the entire journey.
As I said before, battle system is great, easy to learn, and just plain fun. Each characters has scads of attainable weapons that they can receive during battle, or from shops. One cool thing is that if you don't like the setup of your weapon, the option to "Customize" to your liking comes in very handy.
And don't forget about those legendary weapons hidden across Spira, just waiting for your characters to wield in battle. . .
Voice acting is average. Auron and Wakka really take the cake in that field, although occasionally, Auron's voice sounds a little stiff. But then, the legendary guardian can come across as that sometimes anyway.
Little side characters and voices added lots to the game as well, along with the fabulously rendered backgrounds and settings for the scenes and battles. Such little details really do make a big impression.
Music is also A+, able to evoke happiness and dread, tears or smiles right when it's needed. Nobou Uematsu, of course,adds another tally to his fantastic FF scores.
Overall:
Beautiful, memorable story. Vivid,fleshed out characters, excellent animation and music, smooth battle and leveling up system.
My only qualm: Too short! -Unless you employ sidequests, then your play time could easily sky-rocket past one hundred hours. :D

It...Was...Great!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

it was a hard desician, ff7 or ffx, but this one just knocked ff7 in the gut. the graphics are revolutionary. though the in game graphics are kinda not that good, the cutscene graphics just blow u away. im serious about this, after awhile, u actually feel the emotion, like the characters are real or something. i just beat the game, i mean literally about 10 minutes before i wrote this. the end, almost brought a tear to my eye, it was like watching a movie. it was quite a twist, and a good one at that. in a final word i have to say...THE BEST GAME I EVER PLAYED!!!!!!

Final Fantasy X is a nicely-done, beautiful-looking game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Final Fantasy X is a good, solid game that is easy to play for beginners yet offers challenging gameplay for advanced gamers. The graphics for FFX are just astounding. I truly mean this when I say that they boggle the mind, they're so good. The cutscenes look so realistic, more realistic than Star Wars: Bounty Hunter and that's saying something. The story is fairly linear at the beginning and at crucial turning points in the game, and it becomes more of a walk-around-and-talk-to-people game without many battles, but that improves later on. The characters are cool and are very unique in comparison to each other. I'm new to the Final Fantasy series, so I'm not sure how this game is in comparison to most of the others, but from what I've heard the character traditions are kept and are tweaked for a positive effect on the games. The voice acting is another great feature of the game and is very well done. The actors did an excellent job potraying their characters and did it with great emotions. The mini-games are another cool factor of FFX. The Blitzball games at the Save Spheres will keep you busy for weeks (or at least it did for me and my friend). This game is very good. I give it my stamp of approval.

I LOOOVE THIS GAME

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

FFX is SUCH an AMAZING GAME. This is easily the best game I've ever played. The story is great (at the end, it had me sobbing) the graphics were INCREDIBLE, the battle system is pretty good, and I love the sphere grid system. The two cons are that the voice actors are hilarious at times and it can take a very long time to finish the game. The first time I played it, it took 60 hours. But everything else makes up for it and thats why I give this game 5 stars.

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