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Neocrisis: Final Fantasy X Retro-Review

Neocrisis writes: "Final Fantasy X is the tenth installment in the Final Fantasy main series, and it's also the first Final Fantasy to appear on the PlayStation 2. There were a lot of expectations for this game due to the previous highly acclaimed installments of Final Fantasy, and it was also one of the first major RPGs to appear on the PS2. After all the hype and information for this game, the game was finally out and yes, expectations were met."

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Bonsai12145565d ago (Edited 5565d ago )

haha, that just made my night cause someone with your username said it. :-)

its was a good time... cause when you started up the disk, it said squaresoft..

i'm replaying it at a slow pace while i'm at home. i'm at the chocobo eater right now. on my old save before it got erased (DAMN YOU holiday 2002 disk..) i had a 100+ hour game with everything done except beating that mixed monster with like 10000000000 hp.

CryofSilence5565d ago

Well deserved review and well deserved praise from Wakka. :)

AAACE55564d ago

FFX was the first FF game and JRPG that I loved! I wish they would do a remake of this one.

In a time like this when there aren't a whole lot of great RPG's out there, it would give gamers who didn't experience it a great title and show them what a FF game is about.

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TrevorPhillips5565d ago

9.4 not bad at all i kinda like final fantasy

n4gzz5565d ago

one of the memorable game I have played :)

Reshun5565d ago

And it kind of went downhill from here

SaiyanFury5564d ago

I cannot disagree. I love the FF series but the games on PS2 left something to be desired. Other than FF12 I didn't like the games on PS2. The horrible Blitzball game is one example. In all my playthroughs I only won one game of it; the championship game vs the Luca Goers. I never did understand how I won it. People might disagree with me, but I didn't think that FFX was all that great.

gtafan5565d ago

This is one of my most favorite games of all time. It was an experience I will never forget.

Esena5565d ago

Agreed...This 7 and 9...best FFs

Danja5565d ago

I gotta give you a bubble..for stating that FF9 for being one of the best FF games....really underrated game

alot of ppl here on N4G give me dis-agrees whenever I mention preferring FF9 over FF7...it's a better game IMO..

But FFX remains one of my fave RPG's ever...damn I miss Squaresoft..

I_LOVE_MYSELF5565d ago

Hey Danja the thing about FF games is they are all so good any of them can be your fave... They are all familiar but yet the differences in the way you manage your characters abilities (sphere grid, materia, jobs etc) can ultimatly define your fave... Not to mention characers and story...

Yeah out of all the Final Fantasy games I have played I cant see how someone can be wrong for choosing whatever fave they choose... The games are THAT good...

My fave is 7 but sometimes I play 10 and think I like it more than 7... Tough choices :-)

Danja5565d ago

exactly my point a dis-agree for stating I prefer FF9 over ff7...

it's way better in every way.."IMO"

I_LOVE_MYSELF5565d ago

lol it was me... simply because I do not agree... Its not an attack on you personally I just disagree that FF9 is better than 7... I still respect the opinion despite disagreeing with it :-S

have a bubble instead

but yeah 9 was great... The card mini game is as addictive as crack!

Danja5565d ago

well thats ur opinion..

but to me FF9 just felt more like...FF6 which to be honest FF6 is the best FF game ever till this day....but alot of ppl didnt play it compared to FF7 so it's easily forgotten

as I was saying though FF9 felt like they took the best of the old and mixed it with the best of the new....which is why I consider my fave

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A Look Through the Absolute Best PS2 Games of All Time

Take it down the memory lane with this ultimate list of the best PlayStation 2 games of all time. Just the best of the best right here.

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isarai192d ago

It's so disappointing that to this day, I have not seen a game match what BLACK offers in an FPS.

ApocalypseShadow192d ago

Shame isn't it. I thought we'd be at a point of destructible backgrounds, objects, pyrotechnics etc in shooters. I sold many a copy in the demo unit when I managed a franchise Game Crazy back then. But I stopped playing shooters because they didn't evolve. Heavy weapon. Shoot a wall or glass. Nothing happens. Lol. Except for Killzone 2. I enjoyed that.

But then I woke and remembered it's EA. EA didn't care really. They just wanted to kill competition from Criterion and Burnout. And own Renderware to profit from as many developers used that engine. Only thing was that developers ran as fast as they could away from EA to Unreal Engine and its pop in and Vaseline graphics. Shame on EA. And then they bought Dice for Frostbite. Evil busters.

Anyway, too many PS2 games to count. Some of my personal faves being DMC, Genji, Bujingai, Blood Will Tell, Onimusha, Way of the Samurai, Japanese Berserk, Japanese Macross game that blew away the US Robotech game, RAD, Castlevania Lament of Innocence.... there's just too many. Let me stop. Lol

Cacabunga191d ago

Code Veronica
Dead or Alive 2 Hardcore
The Getaway
Time Crisis 3
Killzone
Mark of Kri
SSX

are some of my all times favorites missing on that list

shinoff2183191d ago

I've always Saud I'm not a fan of fps much , there's been some I really like and thought were really dope. Black falls into that category.

CoNn3rB191d ago

I would love nothing more than a remaster of the Jak series, including Jak X

Flawlessmic191d ago (Edited 191d ago )

The greatest console of all time !!!!

The last console from when gaming was pure, games didn't take 5 years to release, no online only, no half finished games, no mtx.

Ps2 was just banger after banger after banger.

It will always be my favourite.

sagapo191d ago

No Timesplitters in the list??

FinalFantasyFanatic190d ago

This is a really good list, pretty happy with the choices here.

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20 Best Games of 2001

It’s been 20+ years since the time that gave us Mulholland Drive and “Bootylicious”, meaning this look at the best games of 2001 is going to make some of you feel very old very quickly.

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mskaline272d ago

alot of great memories here : )

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FFX and FFX-2 Do Not Need a Sequel

As a complete duology, Final Fantasy X and X-2 just do not need a sequel. These games provided us with satisfying conclusions to the characters' journeys and meaningfully wrapped up their arcs. And after the terrible way -Will- presented its narrative, feeling more like an attempt to capitalize on the previous game's success than a well-crafted and meaningful sequel, that's all the more reason to just let FFX be what it already is. Any further attempts to force a sequel will only diminish the legacy and impact of Final Fantasy X and X-2.

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Snookies12321d ago (Edited 321d ago )

If they do another one, I'd really like to see more of a focus on the connection to FF VII. Since it was confirmed that they take place in the same world. Let's just keep the pop star element out of it for the next one... I really enjoyed X-2 as a game, but man that decision for Yuna and Rikku's character direction wasn't the right choice.

shinoff2183320d ago

The connection to 7 would be dope af. I can even begin to think how'd they do it. I mean storywise and stuff I know about the Shinra stuff and everything. I'd be down with a 10 3

-Foxtrot320d ago (Edited 320d ago )

Nope

https://www.finaland.com/?r...

It wasn't supposed to be taken seriously

"This story is a bit of a joke. When we created FFX-2, we wanted to create something, a totally new world. Except that when I created it, I realized that it looked a lot like FFVII ... But without realizing it. Afterwards, when it was officially said in Ultimania, it took a completely gigantic proportion when it was just an anecdote"

Thank God anyway

It's better when each FF is a different Universe

Snookies12320d ago (Edited 320d ago )

Except, it is canonically connected in the VII Remake. There's a Shinra character in X-2, who is actually shown in a picture on the wall in the Shinra HQ in Remake. Meaning at the very least, X and VII share the same world in the Remake version.

CrimsonWing69320d ago

@Snookies12

I thought they said that was just a joke:

―It’s a sequel to VII?!!
Kitase: “No, that was halfway a joke. However, in FFVII’s ending, Holy was supposed to settle things, then it’s suddenly ‘500 years later,’ and there’s been nothing like a sequel for it. There’s room to fill in that gap. There’s room for imagination. Since Nojima-san and Toriyama-san have worked together since then, talk that it could be possible with those staff members built up for a moment.”

―So, how did talk of it as a sequel to VII come up?
Nojima: “I felt that VII and X had a relatively connected feeling, that VII has an essence there.”

―Ehh, so VII and X are connected?
Nojima: “No, there isn’t much to it. For example, what happens when people die is fundamentally the same in my mind. I wrote both stories following the same idea. At times, other thoughts pop up, though. Pyreflies are green here and there, and other colors besides.”

https://thelifestream.net/c...

I think they were just having fun and making a gag out of it.

Name Last Name320d ago

@Snookies12 those are just easter eggs

-Foxtrot320d ago

@Snookies12

Easter eggs man nothing more

Like I said it's better for them to have their own Universe then being connected

I mean think about it...FFVII and FFX are completely different outside of those small little things, the worlds are like Night and Day

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Flawlessmic321d ago

Nope but I sure would love a remake of ffx, my fav ff game along with 9.

JokerBoy129320d ago

Oh man, never thought I'd see someone with the same favorites as me lol. We're supposedly getting a remake of 9 at some point. I'm hoping we get something new from the FFX universe.

shinoff2183320d ago

I cannot wait for the remake of 9. It's got me pumped and it's not even official. Ff9 is damn near perfect imo

Abnor_Mal320d ago (Edited 320d ago )

I just saw a video about a rumor that Sony may have secured the rights for FF9 exclusivity for some possible remake.

https://youtu.be/7P8fsQkFN3...

Skip ahead to the 2:30 mark

Okay didn’t see others already said it

gold_drake321d ago

technically, they already do. in form of a novel and audio thing.

but .. i dunno. ive always wanted a prequel with the three guys.

not sure what else there is to tell about Spira.

shinoff2183320d ago

Sorry for the spoiler if true

Is it true if you complete x2 100 percent tides comes back in some way. I never 100 percented it.

Name Last Name320d ago

Yes, the Fayth ask Yuna if she wants to see him and they dream him up again.

shinoff2183320d ago

Thanks. That pretty much what I read.

dumahim320d ago

Is this article 22 years too late?

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