Final Fantasy X-2

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  1. BonbonA.
    Apr 6, 2006
    7
    Not good as FFX, though. The gameplay turns out to be a classic gameplay of RPG. The Dress Sphere system iz.. kinda ok, I mean just like old RPGs where you can change your jobs. Missions and other stuffs limit the gameplay, could be fun or boring at the same time. The story is between not too good and good, audio n graphics are fine, I have to say that I don't like the opening movie, Not good as FFX, though. The gameplay turns out to be a classic gameplay of RPG. The Dress Sphere system iz.. kinda ok, I mean just like old RPGs where you can change your jobs. Missions and other stuffs limit the gameplay, could be fun or boring at the same time. The story is between not too good and good, audio n graphics are fine, I have to say that I don't like the opening movie, the song was kinda horrible o__O. Limitation of characters doesn't help either. And no Aeons or Summon makes it worse.. (but the 3 Special Dress Spheres in the game subtitute it a lil' bit). After all is just a "good" videogame, and if you want continue the journey of FFX, you should buy this game, but you'll get bored once you finish the game. My rate is 6, but I give it 7, coz I'm an FF fan.… Expand
  2. IreprepA.
    Nov 26, 2003
    7
    Disappointment! The music is totally crap. I mean what kind of an idiot did they had composing this garbage? Not a good idea not having mr. Uematsu doing the tunes. And then the charachters. Oh boy. Rikku is sexy but.. This game does not have the magic of Final Fantasy. I have put my hopes on FF XII.
  3. TysonB.
    Feb 13, 2004
    7
    This is a solid game not quite as good as FFX.This is a big sequel i'm going to bring you the details. On the positive side it's very nice to see that the game's graphics have gotten a bit better, a brand new level up system, and the gameplay is just great. On the negative side i don't think that the mission based challenges are such a good idea, you only have 3 This is a solid game not quite as good as FFX.This is a big sequel i'm going to bring you the details. On the positive side it's very nice to see that the game's graphics have gotten a bit better, a brand new level up system, and the gameplay is just great. On the negative side i don't think that the mission based challenges are such a good idea, you only have 3 charcters that are playable, and the music is just weird. Still Final Fantasy X-2 is still a solid sequel to the original. I wonder what Square Enix has in plan for Final Fantasy XI and Final Fantasy XII. Will have to wait and see. … Expand
  4. Lily
    Apr 25, 2004
    7
    Compared to FF X, FF X-2 is very... shallow. The love story in this one just doesn't work. The main purpose of X-2 is seemingly to show off how "cute" Rikku and Yuna are. The graphics and music are very good as always but the plot is not up to par.
  5. AudioS.
    Apr 25, 2005
    7
    Only major problem no playable blitzball.
  6. AndrewC.
    Feb 8, 2007
    7
    Uh...take one part FFX, one part Charlie's Angels, and you have FFX-2. This is about the most bizarre concept I've ever run into, and it ain't perfect. In fact, it all feels rather shallow. The character customization works pretty well and all, and the battles are a bit more interesting, but really...it's too strange and almost blasphemous for its own good.
  7. DanielleF.
    Jul 22, 2005
    7
    Yeah, so, I am an die hard FF fan, but for not REALLY being an FF game, Squaresoft really got it right. I love the way to fight in the game. If only the music hadn´t been so irritating, it would have been great. You gotta love Yuna in this one too ;P She´s just friggin´awesome!
  8. iKen
    Apr 13, 2020
    7
    Played on PlayStation 2.
    Gameplay: GREAT.
    Story: GOOD.
    Graphic: GREAT.
    Music/Sound: GOOD.
    Dialogue: OKAY.
  9. Kai82
    Dec 6, 2020
    7
    The first direct sequel in Final Fantasy history (Each game had a new world, setting and characters while having reoccurring themes sometimes). On the negative side this game has much recycled assets, a sometimes silly story and I recommend a guide because of so much missable stuff. On the positive side it is good recycled content, the job / dress system is excellent from a gameplayThe first direct sequel in Final Fantasy history (Each game had a new world, setting and characters while having reoccurring themes sometimes). On the negative side this game has much recycled assets, a sometimes silly story and I recommend a guide because of so much missable stuff. On the positive side it is good recycled content, the job / dress system is excellent from a gameplay perspective and it gives closure for the story of the previous game if you do the right things. The story itself is set approx 2 years after the events of Final Fantasy 10. Yuna has done what was thought impossible. She ultimately saved the world of Spira from a death spiral but at a high personal price. However not all is unicorns and rainbows as the people of the world have fallen into different factions with colliding worldviews. The changes that came with saving the world might lead to disaster. Meanwhile Yuna, Rikku and the new character Paine are on a mission involving an impostor that leads deeper and deeper into a secret that can change the world. I like the story, lore and worldbuilding while fully admitting that there are really some silly / goofy moments (or moments of disbelieve). You can also get closure to some arcs, learn new stuff as there are still some surprises and twists. I think I am too nice here as fan because many other despise the story. What I liked is the job / dress system. You get spheres that give your characters access to jobs. From normal stuff like Warrior, White Mage or Thief to more obscure classes like an Animal Tamer. Some you can obtain through following the main story and others are hidden. All characters can use all costumes but there is one special one for each of them (Special conditions must be met before use in each battle but these costumes are insanely powerful). Remark: There is a Garment Grid where you have to arrange the dresses. These give another array of tactical options. Some have more spots to use and others have benefits like one / multiple basic bonuses / abilities, stat boost when changing jobs in battle or protection / regeneration. There are a lot in the game and some are immensely useful (Depends also on play-style). They used the standard active time battle system familiar in Final Fantasy at that time. It works well and there are some challenges here. Gameplay: My main complaint is that there is a lot of missable stuff. I bought a guide and it has 42 pages for side missions alone excluding mini games. I like finding hidden stuff and puzzle out some things but here it goes too far as some things are in the “They expected that we figure this out alone?” realm. They have an extra to do list at the end to get everything right. You will never get the best ending without a guide but there is GameFAQs for this. There are also a ton of mini games. There is a PR duel, a card game, Blitzball (different from Final Fantasy 10!), bonus dungeons and a shooting game atop on all else. Lets talk about the presentation. Like I already said they reused a lot of assets from Final Fantasy 10. This means everything looks and sounds good but it is still a bit of a disappointment. I think I will give my final rating. Overall this is a fun and enjoyable game with some weaknesses. It would not have been received well as main game. The story has its strengths and weaknesses too but it gives closure. The battle / dress / job system is excellent however. It is for people that enjoyed the prequel and for all others it is not a good game that I would recommend without warning that you need to know or have finished the first game.… Expand
  10. dashantaozi
    Aug 25, 2018
    7
    Bad story, unbalanced job system, and too many missables, It's still fun to play and has a lot of content though.
  11. Barnes1987
    Mar 19, 2017
    7
    No where near as good as Final Fantasy X, but still a solid game in the franchise. It's worth a play through for fans of the previous game and general FF fans.
  12. auditbadger
    Sep 26, 2018
    7
    I think that this is truly a unique game and I would recommend that if you are a fan of this type of genre then I think you should give this game a try.
  13. Luigichief
    Oct 25, 2020
    7
    Final Fantasy X-2 is an average game in general, I recommend it if you want to see the consequences of the events of the first game and want a much lighter and happier game (despite having some small emotional moments).

    The story has a 'prologue' to a show that is ok, but the first real arc in the story is pretty bad. The whole theme of hunting like spheres was okay, but the way they    Final Fantasy X-2 is an average game in general, I recommend it if you want to see the consequences of the events of the first game and want a much lighter and happier game (despite having some small emotional moments).

    The story has a 'prologue' to a show that is ok, but the first real arc in the story is pretty bad. The whole theme of hunting like spheres was okay, but the way they did it with those stupid LeBlanc interactions was pretty rough. Later on we have a context for LeBlanc and she becomes a more pleasant character (despite being tainted by the horrible presentation). At the end of chapter 2, the story takes a slightly more serious and less boring turn. The political issue for an interesting idea, but it didn't really affect Yuna's 'main' story. Personally I liked Paine because she is the only one who has a real serious tone to the main characters, but the way her story was handled did not please me (the story itself was okay). The Gullwings in general was one of the 'light' aspects that pleased me most in history. The game has some emotional moments, but almost all of them are due to the events in the first game. And the 'new' emotional moments don't have much weight due to the lack of 'context', focus and detail on the history of the past there (I don't want to give spoilers). Perhaps my main criticism of the story was that it has too much secondary content that has significant importance in the story or simply adds to it or the world, unlike FF X.

    The fight is very different from the first game but I still consider it a good fight, but I certainly found it worse. It involves much less strategy, but more timing and reflex. This is not exactly a problem and only that when I play a turn-based RPG I want a combat as strategic as possible. The game has a new movement system, only in the last dungeon did I discover how to use the 'right' of the jump system, you have to keep holding the button (strange). But I admit that this system made it possible to add another layer to the level design (even if it was sometimes misused).

    The change in Yuna's personality and a very complex theme, I thought it was kind of forced, for sure, but from what I had read I thought she had changed from water to wine but I didn't think she had changed so much. As for the design ... the face and hair I found peculiar, that '' 'strand' '' of her hair, especially the face, I just didn't understand why it changed.

    A good OST like others is average.

    Another thing was that the story had billionaire, even compared to Final Fantasy X.

    Obviously I thought Good Ending was very good, but I recognize that it 'spoils' a certain aspect of the original story (100% True Ending, I didn't think it was so much better). And although I tried unfortunately I couldn't get Good Ending.

    At the end of the day, I would say that this game was made 110% to farm on fans of Final Fantasy X, which at the time was a huge success and success (I would say unexpected) from Square. It is the second best seller in the franchise.    … Expand
  14. aaronnmp96
    Jan 31, 2023
    7
    Very fun game, but it was unnecessary, I still had a lot of fun with it. Yuna is waifu.
  15. FrederickF.
    Mar 5, 2004
    6
    I m french so it s interessant isn t it? FFX-2 is always in 50 hz for Europe but since many years we ve got 60 or 100 hz for tv in france the game is really beautyfull in 60 hz but in 50 it is horrible Very big alliasing many many bugs and other. I m sorry i m a fan of FF but this part is really bad for me . i don t speak about the game because it s mor horrible. The game is funny baby. I m french so it s interessant isn t it? FFX-2 is always in 50 hz for Europe but since many years we ve got 60 or 100 hz for tv in france the game is really beautyfull in 60 hz but in 50 it is horrible Very big alliasing many many bugs and other. I m sorry i m a fan of FF but this part is really bad for me . i don t speak about the game because it s mor horrible. The game is funny baby. it s just for girl With The YRP lol.... the story is too bad ,this the same view all the time (i don t speak about the same world). squaresoft is the best in cinematics and for this chapter pfff where are the cinematics (maybe 10 ). The good point it s the mode battle it s like FF7. For concluding square please take the time and produce a game like the old time like FF7 like bushido blade and many other. But i m happy because i play in star ocean 3 and it is terrible (oups it s enix) and i take a look about FFXII FFX: beautifull FFX-2:very horrible FFXII:magic terrible FFVII:legendary PS: PLease don t say too me that i don t understand what is an FF i say my opinion and many person are in the same case like me. SquareENIX spent 4 month for produce FFX-2 4MONTH? it s normal IN france the game cost 60 euro 60 euro 4 month and finally a bad game pfffffffff.… Expand
  16. HarryK.
    May 26, 2004
    6
    If I were to compare this game to the entire RPG market, it comes across as being a very average game with good graphics. When I compare it to the original FFX, it looks like dog pooh. The story in the game is terrible and I hate all of the characters, even though I had fallen in love with them all in the previous game. If you love FFX, keep those pleasant memories and do not play FFX-2. If I were to compare this game to the entire RPG market, it comes across as being a very average game with good graphics. When I compare it to the original FFX, it looks like dog pooh. The story in the game is terrible and I hate all of the characters, even though I had fallen in love with them all in the previous game. If you love FFX, keep those pleasant memories and do not play FFX-2. If you haven't played FFX, go get it. It is the best console RPG I have played.… Expand
  17. RichardW.
    Nov 29, 2005
    6
    While I LOVE FF and all....this one was sorta bad in the areas that usually make FF games so memorable. For one thing, it was totally lacking in the plot area, and most of the time I felt like I was just playing to find out what new skimpy costume I could get the characters into next.
  18. bryanMcCann
    Dec 2, 2006
    6
    this is not the best final fantisy game but it is way better then final fantisy XII. so what if you play as girls what are people sexest. the graphics are ok and this was there fist try at a story after the main one (FFX) and now that the game is chepper i would get it.
  19. McGlone16
    Nov 25, 2010
    6
    If one were to ignore Final Fantasy X and just observe Final Fantasy X-2 by itself, you could conclude it as being light-hearted RPG with a fun, refreshing, and dynamic battle system arguably one of the best in the series. However, the epic story of Final Fantasy X is a difficult act to follow, and X-2 fails to live up to the bar that its predecessor set. In comparison to the traditional,If one were to ignore Final Fantasy X and just observe Final Fantasy X-2 by itself, you could conclude it as being light-hearted RPG with a fun, refreshing, and dynamic battle system arguably one of the best in the series. However, the epic story of Final Fantasy X is a difficult act to follow, and X-2 fails to live up to the bar that its predecessor set. In comparison to the traditional, grand, save the world storyline of Final Fantasy X, one can't help to feel that X-2 is just an epilogue to the epic story of Final Fantasy X and lacks the legs to stand on its own. Final Fantasy X-2 has a mission based non-linear type gameplay where the player will find themselves running through the world of Spira visiting old friends and tying loose ends while introducing new characters along the way. Many of these missions lack any urgency or sometimes any relevancy to the plot and I found my self lacking motivation to complete them, only trudging through them so that I could unlock the "true" ending (as a heads up, in addition to completing all the side tasks and missions, you must watch the entirety of every cut-scene or else you will need to play through the game again if you are going for the perfect ending on one play-through) . Those who played Final Fantasy X will find themselves in complete shock as to how much Spira and Yuna has changed following the events of X. I would go as far as to say a complete 180 degree turn from the serious nature of the first game. While this change of pace and lack of urgency might be refreshing to some, I felt frustrated. Instead of getting sucked into world of Spira all over again I just found myself asking why?.

    While being more of a classic turn-based guy myself, I found X-2's take on the ATB battle system to be very fun. Players will find themselves switching between many classic FF jobs, around something called a garment grids which rewards players with various bonus's during battle for switching through different paths of jobs. The result is a flashy, fast paced battle which almost feels part fashion show, as each of the three main characters each have their own distinct look and style depending on the job.

    Despite the lackluster story I can still recommend Final Fantasy X-2 to all but the most hardcore Final Fantasy X purists. The gameplay is sound and the storyline does provide some memorable experiences. However those expecting another epic in the same vein of Final Fantasy X will be disappointed. It is a nice conclusion to the Final Fantasy X storyline but in the end, that's all it feels like. The storyline of X-2 is nothing more than an afterthought, which in the end puts a damper on an RPG that contains some of the most fun exciting battles the Final Fantasy series has every seen.    … Expand
  20. AlienSpaceBats
    Apr 6, 2013
    6
    A decent game, naturally inferior to its predecessor and one of the easiest and shortest Final Fantasies I've ever played. FF X-2 also features an almost jarring change in tone; it's cheesy, silly, funny and quite (really) feminine with some serious elements buried under all that, but at it's heart it's fan-service for anyone dedicated enough to follow a Piggyback guide to the letter inA decent game, naturally inferior to its predecessor and one of the easiest and shortest Final Fantasies I've ever played. FF X-2 also features an almost jarring change in tone; it's cheesy, silly, funny and quite (really) feminine with some serious elements buried under all that, but at it's heart it's fan-service for anyone dedicated enough to follow a Piggyback guide to the letter in order to view some FMV of a re-united Yuna and you-know-who. I found the game became something of a chore by its third chapter, as the player is forced to re-visit locations and re-tread their steps several times not only from previous chapters, but from the first game.… Expand
  21. Jouna92
    Dec 26, 2013
    6
    Why?? New gameplay mechanics are new and interesting features and possibly the best part of the game. But hiding great system under dresspheres why? Again awful story with annoying characters.
  22. Kinokee
    Aug 19, 2018
    6
    FFX-2 Is a trash game. It is absolutely intolerable from dungeon design, script, plot progression, voice acting, gameplay, core loop, to literally everything. This game should be burned and buried in a desert. I never felt like I wasted my time and life as much as I did playing this terrible game and I play some terrible games on a regular basis.
  23. Skals
    Jan 8, 2013
    6
    Probably the worst final fantasy to date. I thought the story was horrible. They took final fantasy x and made a terrible sequel aimed at a completely different audience, I didn't like anything about it. I played it solely for the fact that it's a final fantasy with familiar characters.
  24. Jerad_2142
    Feb 1, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In all honesty I hated this game, they ruined the story for me and beings that's all I bought it for its getting a really bad review. To start off, the main character in this game has gone through complete lifestyle change after her religion in the first game was smashed (which to a degree makes sense) but who would go from being someone willing to sacrifice themselves for everyone else, to a pop star that is continuously in search of her lost boy friend? Now, if I can over look all the stupid dancing you focus in on the enemies, the main villains in the game are jokes, they want to be rich pop stars and are trying to steal the main characters identity? If that isn't bad enough by the end of those same villains are showing their good side and helping you out. Then there is the battle system, I'll admit its kind of neat, but the AI is always going to be able to make choices faster than a player, if it paused when you were making choices it'd be pretty cool, but as it is its just X's system that ignores the time it takes for players to make decisions, allowing your enemies to sneak more hits in why you try to select your dang attack. Finally there is the ending, the reason why anyone played this game was to find Tidus, that's what everyone wants to see, and after watching YouTube see you actually can, not that I'd have ever figured that out because you have to get a 100% completion, and the game really isn't enough fun to make one want to grid through it to get there.

    So in all, I found the characters to be over simplified, the battle system okay, the story dumbed down, the music rather meh, the sphere grid lame, the recycling of all the environments to be rather lazy (except the villain that they rebuilt, that was cool, but most of the new areas were just hall ways that used the same tile over and over), some of the puzzles were good, but in all it just left me wanting more.

    They also recycled all the aeons as bosses, and your base is a flying car... literally.

    I could easily have given this game a better review if I wouldn't have played the other one first, but after playing X and then X2 you realize how much they recycled and then failed to produce a good story, this seems more like a budge saving game to milk people's money who loved X.    … Expand
  25. lordalaric
    Jan 5, 2022
    6
    Not as good as FFX. This game lacks the heart and soul that made FFX great. The music is forgettable and sometimes sounds like something from a commercial, the gameplay is quite annoying and doesn't allow for strategy. The story is pointless for sure.
  26. iliescu
    Dec 18, 2017
    6
    Emulates fine, the program is a little revealing for past audiences this may shock or offend depending on circumstances. The game itself finds a niche though and functions fine but retains integrity while sacrificing some other things, not bad.
  27. AKthaBeast
    May 5, 2018
    6
    After FFX this game is a huge wtf slap in the face. The spinoff games feel cheaply made and this was no different.
  28. tomflanders
    Mar 31, 2018
    6
    Pretty decent for a spin off, but doesn't match up to the original. Don't think I bothered completing it
  29. Sitheral
    Jun 14, 2020
    6
    While we have great combat system here, FFX-2 is just a lot worse FFX. Serious tone is gone and for the most part, everything is just silly, when it sudenly gets darker, it feels out of place. Majority of music is bland, completely not on par with Uematsu work and the whole game is structrured in a non linear way that feels very confusing if you go for 100% playtrought. Its not really aWhile we have great combat system here, FFX-2 is just a lot worse FFX. Serious tone is gone and for the most part, everything is just silly, when it sudenly gets darker, it feels out of place. Majority of music is bland, completely not on par with Uematsu work and the whole game is structrured in a non linear way that feels very confusing if you go for 100% playtrought. Its not really a bad game, but certainly not exactly the dream of someone who just finished X.… Expand
  30. Sasori_Nagashi
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    A very mediocre follow up to a stunning game. Unnecessary fanservice and it's ending ruins the entire legendary story of the previous game. Good gameplay though.
  31. lukasrhall
    Jun 13, 2021
    6
    Final Fantasy X-2
    March — April 2021
    Xbox Series X via GamePass

    Score: Six out of Ten
  32. aecsuter
    Aug 18, 2022
    6
    There was a graphic evolution compared to X, including more fluid reactions from the characters, but there was a great reuse of scenarios (many of them remarkable in X)
    The battles are a little more dynamic and the dressphere system is very interesting and helps a lot with strategy.
    But unfortunately the positives end here lol. There are two cutscenes with absurd good music. Very weak    There was a graphic evolution compared to X, including more fluid reactions from the characters, but there was a great reuse of scenarios (many of them remarkable in X)
    The battles are a little more dynamic and the dressphere system is very interesting and helps a lot with strategy.
    But unfortunately the positives end here lol.
    There are two cutscenes with absurd good music.
    Very weak story, it gives you a very good taste at the beginning and it could be something incredible, but it drags to the end. End just to leave a smile on the faces of the guys but it seems that it was a business put aside from the type (whew, we forgot the tidus, let's solve it here quickly).
    Special dresspheres are pretty much useless in the end.
    To miss the perfect ending, just don't sleep on the ship once and that's it, you missed a conversation at that exact moment the chapter ended. Don't even think about playing this game without a lap strap walkthrough and look before every step.
    The game tries to pass something light, which I found super cool at first, but then it gets tired right in the second chapter.
    Summary: The game at the beginning is very exciting, a lighter grip, lighter missions, but then the game does not excite. The story starts off very promising and gets a little disappointing. A nice game, but I ended up dragging myself to get 100%

    65 out of 100    … Expand
  33. LanceE.
    Dec 16, 2003
    5
    For some reason, people who rated this game very high gave very little reason to do so. They just say "The graphics rock!" or the "Music is amazing", or God help us, "The voice-acting is top-notch." Well here's what I think and WHY. Graphics: Rehashed, same monster and locale models, the characters as well. This game was only made because of production value issues. The graphics have For some reason, people who rated this game very high gave very little reason to do so. They just say "The graphics rock!" or the "Music is amazing", or God help us, "The voice-acting is top-notch." Well here's what I think and WHY. Graphics: Rehashed, same monster and locale models, the characters as well. This game was only made because of production value issues. The graphics have now become outdated. Plot: There's a plot? No way! It sure doesn't seem to have one. All I saw was a bunch of bikini-clad girls running around without purpose. This game has VERY little plot, in fact, it seems that the first half doesn't have any, much less the latter half. Sound: I cringe every time I hear the voices. The voice-actors lack talent; they have NO EMOTION in their voices. The script is TERRIBLE! I've never heard a worse script for a videogame. Anyone that thinks this game has smart dialogue must be 8 years old. As for music, it's horrible. The choice of pop has just ruined it. The battle music is drab, there's no really inspiring themes. Obersvation: I didn't see ANY singing talent that Yuna possessed in the first game, all of a sudden she can sing? Overall: The WORST FF game ever. Lack-luster plot, poor music, the worst voice-acting of all time. This game has very little to offer and is nothing but a money scandal. And there's more fashion transformations in this game than an entire series of Sailor Moon. Oh, this game is SO PERFECT, that Square's releasing FFX2: International, to rip you off even more. … Expand
  34. tsakiym
    May 15, 2015
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I do not have to say anything more. But i need to write one hundred and fifty characters. i think my score can describe it............................… Expand
  35. Caidryn
    Apr 11, 2018
    5
    Why did it come to this? Sakaguchi's series didn't need this sort of disgrace. Honestly? The gameplay was decent. It was a fresh change of pace to a tired formula, which I could praise. But this games most unforgivable flaw is what it did to FFX's story.

    Yuna was an incredibly strong female lead for FFX. Honestly, she was the central character the whole time, and I consider her the main    Why did it come to this? Sakaguchi's series didn't need this sort of disgrace. Honestly? The gameplay was decent. It was a fresh change of pace to a tired formula, which I could praise. But this games most unforgivable flaw is what it did to FFX's story.

    Yuna was an incredibly strong female lead for FFX. Honestly, she was the central character the whole time, and I consider her the main character. She made the decisions, chose the path they'd walk, and saved the world. She was shy and meek at first, but by the end she was strong enough to shrug off the chains of religion and destiny and shook the whole world to its core. She was a person everyone should admire, who happened to be female.

    Yet in X-2, she's reduced to a fanservice character and valley girl. Why? I can understand wanting to have a female lead again after all these years (FF VI) but it was done so poorly. Like they wanted to make a feminist statement but missed the mark horribly. Yuna rants on about clothes and shopping and cute boys and treasure hunting. Gone and dead is the strong character I came to know in X. She's been replaced by this shallow child that has stolen her face and voice.

    Not to mention the fact that the entire story was random butt pull after butt pull where things happen for no foreshadowed reason, since they were trying to tie the story to a completed, closed one. And for all the torturous turns it takes, they were pointless. The best ending you can get is the ending we already HAD after X. But with the beauty and subtlety removed from it.

    So while I can't say it fails as a game since the gameplay is relatively solid, I can't ever forgive SE for what they did to the series with this entry. The beginning of a long decline and the death of my youth. I hope that XV's new direction puts an end to all of this. SE has proven they can't make what they made when they still had Sakaguchi. So maybe when they try for something different, we'll see better results. I trust the KH team, and eagerly await the loosening of Disney's shackles in the form of XV.    … Expand
  36. MarinoMele
    Jun 30, 2020
    5
    5/10
    FFX-2 is not a good sequel.
    The worst part of this game is that if you've played the first FFX... you'll hate this : Everything that was charming from the previous installment is gone, this feels like a completely different game set in a different world. The serious tones are mostly gone, the characters behave like different people - losing what made them memorable in the first    5/10
    FFX-2 is not a good sequel.
    The worst part of this game is that if you've played the first FFX... you'll hate this :

    Everything that was charming from the previous installment is gone, this feels like a completely different game set in a different world.
    The serious tones are mostly gone, the characters behave like different people - losing what made them memorable in the first installment.
    The Battle System is a bit more lively this time around, but it's so rooted to sailor-moon-esque transformations that is a bit painful to go through...
    Graphics are good, not as great, since a lot of assets are straight out FFX-1 which is a couple of years old by now.

    The story concept is neat, but poorly executed.
    They've tried to milk as much as possible from FFX-1 popularity, but they failed.    … Expand
  37. Saltydeposits
    Mar 18, 2020
    5
    the game would get a 8 out of 10 if it wasn't for the terrible mini games I mean really rikkus #7 calibration pillar?
  38. Cap'nChang
    Jun 23, 2006
    4
    I didn't even finish. EXTREMELY undeveloped storyline and like no challenge whatsoever.... I almost bought it too but I was like "Maybe I'll rent it first.." That thought saved me like $40 lol. Its pretty disapointing to like diehard final fantasy peeps but I mean it wasn't that bad... the graphics were awesome... and there were aeons in it... at least lol. I just wish I didn't even finish. EXTREMELY undeveloped storyline and like no challenge whatsoever.... I almost bought it too but I was like "Maybe I'll rent it first.." That thought saved me like $40 lol. Its pretty disapointing to like diehard final fantasy peeps but I mean it wasn't that bad... the graphics were awesome... and there were aeons in it... at least lol. I just wish there was more to choose from lol.… Expand
  39. GalenH.
    Nov 16, 2003
    4
    Not worthy of the name Final Fantasy. Pure crap..... oh well, Square had to find more ways to milk out Final Fantasy.
  40. MedoQ.
    Dec 26, 2003
    4
    It was a really big shock for me. I tried to be optimistic as much as I can but this is the best to rate it. I can't give it more because I played all the final fantasy series and I can know what's correct and what is wrong.The game have no new ideas all are the same with bad feelings through fighting our all friends all the game. If I am working in square cinex i won't be It was a really big shock for me. I tried to be optimistic as much as I can but this is the best to rate it. I can't give it more because I played all the final fantasy series and I can know what's correct and what is wrong.The game have no new ideas all are the same with bad feelings through fighting our all friends all the game. If I am working in square cinex i won't be proud by this product and I need to see how blind was the people who check it before bringing it to us. If square cinex doesn't make an excellent game it will loose the customers forever because they don't respect the quality game customers. … Expand
  41. JoeshieB.
    Aug 14, 2006
    4
    Let me start by saying that the biggest problem I had with this game was the atmosphere. Simply put, I felt like I was watching my Final Fantasy series being mashed with some horrible chick flick drivel. I mean, you have to go throw a concert in the Thunder Plains. A CONCERT! What's next? Help Yuna go pick out that fabulous prom dress she has always dreamed about or perhaps we should Let me start by saying that the biggest problem I had with this game was the atmosphere. Simply put, I felt like I was watching my Final Fantasy series being mashed with some horrible chick flick drivel. I mean, you have to go throw a concert in the Thunder Plains. A CONCERT! What's next? Help Yuna go pick out that fabulous prom dress she has always dreamed about or perhaps we should go try go try and find the elusive red lipstick that was stolen by the Al Bhed! Aside from the girlish atmosphere, the game also suffered from sub-par music and rather horrible voice acting. However, despite these huge problems, the game still has one saving grace. The battle system is one of the most enjoyable systems I have ever played. Overall, this game could have been so much more if it had dropped the Barbie or Pretty Pretty Princess approach.… Expand
  42. NhatT.
    Nov 21, 2003
    4
    The first 5 minutes of this game made me want to turn this POS final fantasy off. I didn't know weather to laugh or cry that I wasted my money on such a Cheesy ass game. What were the creators thinking when they made this abomination of a final fantasy.
  43. Carlitoxic
    Mar 20, 2012
    4
    Sailor moon + charlie´s angels + Britney Spears + Japan idol Pop + hot and sexy = Final Fantasy X-2. The first great spot in Final Fantasy´s history.
  44. Bausles
    Apr 3, 2018
    4
    I have to agree with the rest of the user reviews. I've played X for the first time now in 2018 and I have to say it was a masterpiece despite its flaws.

    This one however it's a pretty bad continuation of the original and a mediocre game overall. Simply put, FF X-2 has nothing to tell. It's just a walk through the world of Spira which is now empty and a revisit to old characters which    I have to agree with the rest of the user reviews. I've played X for the first time now in 2018 and I have to say it was a masterpiece despite its flaws.

    This one however it's a pretty bad continuation of the original and a mediocre game overall. Simply put, FF X-2 has nothing to tell. It's just a walk through the world of Spira which is now empty and a revisit to old characters which are now poorly written and lack any depth. In the meantime you do a bunch of stupid minigames and fight random enemies because, well, they had to give you something to do. The combat isn't bad though but it's too fast, easy and lacks the strategy that X had.

    The main story is practically non existent and the premise itself that is supposed to draw you into the game makes no sense given what we know from X. The ending is even more stupid and just cheap fan-service. This "story" to call it something would only be enough to make a 2 to 3hr game. The developers knew this so they've put a lot of filler here. You will spend 90% of your time roaming aimlessly in an empty world doing minigames, random fights and speaking to random poorly written characters.

    And then, there's Yuna and Rikku. We understand that the world now is very different and Yuna and Rikku are young girls who are now liberated from Sin and so on. So it is obvious that the tone of these characters will change. But the developers simply didn't care to write them well or to write them at all. You see, this character development would be interesting to see but it happens offscreen, Yuna and RIkky are already like that at the start of the game. And then, the developer's interpretation of this change was to introduce Jpop, dancing and skimpy outfits with no depth at all. Very stupid.

    Overall, this is not a bad game, it is a mediocre one but as a continuation of X it sucks. Skip it and save your time.    … Expand
  45. ArthurWinters
    Jun 26, 2021
    4
    An insult to the world of video games. completely ruined the characters of the predecessor. Total crap, vote to manage the game: zero. It takes 4 as a rating only because at least the gameplay TRIES to renew itself. I advise you not to play it so as not to spoil the wonderful idea you have of the characters of Final Fantasy X. The producer should apologize to all the fans of the saga thatAn insult to the world of video games. completely ruined the characters of the predecessor. Total crap, vote to manage the game: zero. It takes 4 as a rating only because at least the gameplay TRIES to renew itself. I advise you not to play it so as not to spoil the wonderful idea you have of the characters of Final Fantasy X. The producer should apologize to all the fans of the saga that he has made fun of.… Expand
  46. DarkwingSchmuck
    Mar 3, 2022
    4
    If there's a single word to describe Final Fantasy X-2, it's "lazy." This glorified expansion to Final Fantasy X is a thrown together asset flip, made on the cheap, and meant to capitalize on an already established game. Besides there being almost no new areas to explore, the game is also split up into an unsatisfying and dull mission structure, and features a story that diminishes whatIf there's a single word to describe Final Fantasy X-2, it's "lazy." This glorified expansion to Final Fantasy X is a thrown together asset flip, made on the cheap, and meant to capitalize on an already established game. Besides there being almost no new areas to explore, the game is also split up into an unsatisfying and dull mission structure, and features a story that diminishes what came before it. However, if the game has one saving grace, it's the Dress Sphere system and solid battle system, which even hold its own compared to its predecessor.

    Final Fantasy X-2 isn't just a terrible name, it's a terrible product.    … Expand
  47. kinsang
    Aug 12, 2023
    4
    เป็นภาคต่อที่ถูกสร้างมาเพื่อเอาใจแฟนๆ(และเอาเงิน)เท่านั้นเอง ตั้งแต่เริ่มเล่นจนจบ ไม่มีจุดไหนที่รู้สึกว่าเกมมันน่าดึงดูดและทำให้อยากเล่นต่อเลย ถึงตอนแรกจะตื่นเต้นที่ได้เห็นโลก Spira หลังจากจบภาคแรกว่ามันเป็นยังไงต่อ แต่เหมือนว่าคนเขียนบทจะเขียนแค่พอให้จบๆไปเท่านั้นเอง ส่วนเกมเพลย์ก็คล้ายกับของภาค 13 แต่แน่นอนว่าเก่ากว่าและยังไม่ได้ขัดเกลา ทำให้รู้สึกว่าบางครั้งระบบต่อสู้ก็น่ารำคาญไปหน่อยเป็นภาคต่อที่ถูกสร้างมาเพื่อเอาใจแฟนๆ(และเอาเงิน)เท่านั้นเอง ตั้งแต่เริ่มเล่นจนจบ ไม่มีจุดไหนที่รู้สึกว่าเกมมันน่าดึงดูดและทำให้อยากเล่นต่อเลย ถึงตอนแรกจะตื่นเต้นที่ได้เห็นโลก Spira หลังจากจบภาคแรกว่ามันเป็นยังไงต่อ แต่เหมือนว่าคนเขียนบทจะเขียนแค่พอให้จบๆไปเท่านั้นเอง ส่วนเกมเพลย์ก็คล้ายกับของภาค 13 แต่แน่นอนว่าเก่ากว่าและยังไม่ได้ขัดเกลา ทำให้รู้สึกว่าบางครั้งระบบต่อสู้ก็น่ารำคาญไปหน่อย เนื้อเรื่องก็เน้นตลกไปแล้วกว่าครึ่งเรื่อง ถ้านับที่สำคัญจริงๆ แค่ 10 ชม.ก็น่าจะเล่าหมดแล้ว ถือว่านี่เป็นเกมไฟนอลแฟนตาซีภาคที่คุณภาพถูกที่สุดเท่าที่เคยเล่นมาเลย… Expand
  48. AlanD.
    Jul 7, 2004
    3
    As someone who has enjoyed the final fantasy series, I have never felt so disappointed by any of the games before. Following such an excellent plot as final fantasy X has is not easy, but the lack of depth and "dumbing down" this game has are very disappointing and, for me, led to a pretty unchallenging and unfulfilling experience. The adaptation of the "Job" system into "garment grids" As someone who has enjoyed the final fantasy series, I have never felt so disappointed by any of the games before. Following such an excellent plot as final fantasy X has is not easy, but the lack of depth and "dumbing down" this game has are very disappointing and, for me, led to a pretty unchallenging and unfulfilling experience. The adaptation of the "Job" system into "garment grids" was a welcome addition to the battle system, but the music was the main area I had a problem with. As a music student myself I have always found Nobuo Uematsu's scores excellent and a vital part of the FF experience, but sadly he was not involved in the music of this game, which was so light and unimaginitive I found it depressing. Sadly I doubt Mr. Uematsu will be involved in writing music for FF games in the future, but I'm still hoping that he does, or I will be steering clear of future FF titles. Disappointing stuff. … Expand
  49. RickS.
    Dec 8, 2003
    3
    Ahhh, chessy love-story, what did they do to final fantasy, its like a freakin barbie game, i bought this game as soon as it came out, and what did i get, well i got this, a game with so little action(button mashing) i forgot how good ffX was.. I can't remember how many times i'v cringed, half of this games dialogue is a joke... The critics don't wanna give it a bad score, Ahhh, chessy love-story, what did they do to final fantasy, its like a freakin barbie game, i bought this game as soon as it came out, and what did i get, well i got this, a game with so little action(button mashing) i forgot how good ffX was.. I can't remember how many times i'v cringed, half of this games dialogue is a joke... The critics don't wanna give it a bad score, cuz god help us if someone says a final fantasy game is crap... The critics bought the hype the most..If i came out with a game with very little action, weapons, control, and script, slapped Square on it and called it a final fantasy game would everyone go crazy for it, apparently they would... Ohh man the girls dress and look like they came straight out a HENTAI movie, i had to look twice to see if this was a M rated game. The whole feel of the game was awkward to a point were i was wondering what was the creators thinking(and what tone-deaf person made the music for this game), Did the music have to be that annoying.. Overall, its a very disappointing game, with final fantasy X is mind this game doesn?t come close..Hardcore fans is gonna love this game, but for average gamers who played a few FF, there gonna hate this game....yes hate, for what they have done to such a great game(final fantasy X)..… Expand
  50. Mal
    Jan 2, 2004
    3
    Holy sweet Bahamut, this game is the epitome of disappointment. I played through it with great optimism and expected, in the very least, a good game. Never before has Square erected a direct sequel to a Final Fantasy game, and if this is the long awaited change to that trend, I beseech them never to do it again. In a nutshell, this game is horrible. You show me a person who could honestly Holy sweet Bahamut, this game is the epitome of disappointment. I played through it with great optimism and expected, in the very least, a good game. Never before has Square erected a direct sequel to a Final Fantasy game, and if this is the long awaited change to that trend, I beseech them never to do it again. In a nutshell, this game is horrible. You show me a person who could honestly give it a straight-faced good rating, and I'll show you a person who has no taste and would be as easily amused buying a children's coloring book for good reading material. No single person can honestly give this a good rating by praising its features. Those who do are lying to themselves. Why? Well, that's easy. Let's start with the plot. Upon the end of Final Fantasy X, Tidus dies and rejoins his father while Yuna Stein (I add "Stein" because I believe she must be a relative of Ben Stein based on her voice "talent") goes on to basically do nothing productive with her life. Yuna finds a typical plot device in a sphere that happens to show Tidus, or as another character forebodes, someone resembling Tidus. This of course causes Yuna to set out to find more spheres to discover the fate of her fling the past -- apparently she's suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder and can't let him go even though it's been two years. That sums up the basis of the plot. It may seem enthralling to the most simple of romance fans, but I expect a little something more from Square. If that wasn't bad enough, all the old talentless voice actors have returned. That means more of Yuna's...fragmented...William Shatner...sentences...and Rikku's over-the-top annoying voice that would make warring cats flee in terror. It's really unfortunate, because when a script is as bad as it is in Final Fantasy X-2, you should at least expect talented actors to provide the voices to make it entertaining. The graphics are all the same as they were in Final Fantasy X, as well. There is no improvement and many of the characters use the same models they did from the original, with minor tweaking here and there to make them more scantily clad. Somehow, in the span of two years from Final Fantasy X to the present of Final Fantasy X-2, Yuna has proven to have a gland that allows her hair to grow about five feet in length, which she has promptly braided into a ponytail. Being someone who has long hair, I can confess there is no way that is possible. Despite that minor flaw in logic, the flaw in its unoriginal graphics and non-linear-but-still-linear plot is inexcusable. And if you are like me, you could look past a dry and boring story if the music is good, which is something most Final Fantasy titles have had. I emphasize: "had." This sequel marks the Apocalypse of Final Fantasy musical scores. The music does not fit most of the emotions it's assigned, and while it may be every teenybopper's dream, it's every Final Fantasy music fan's nightmare. Final Fantasy X's score was more ambient than its predecessors, but it worked for the atmosphere of the game. This one uses Pop music. Pop music does not make good ambient music, or battle music, or theme music, or, dare I say, good music in general. The musical score to this game is an insult to the series. To sum it all up: Final Fantasy X-2 was made with the mentality of a pubescent 12-year old girl, as its gameplay, music, characters and atmosphere implies, and unless you fit that description, I highly suggest you find another title. Leave this one to the teenyboppers.… Expand
  51. IanF.
    Oct 24, 2004
    3
    Trash. This feels like blasphemy but what were you thinking Square. This is so awful. It has a lame story, stupid character's (which is hard to believe because I like them in the last game), its painfully easy, and its way to feminine. Where are the men? Where are the pirates? Where is the red meat? But seriously, if you like the final fantasy games don't ruin happy memories by Trash. This feels like blasphemy but what were you thinking Square. This is so awful. It has a lame story, stupid character's (which is hard to believe because I like them in the last game), its painfully easy, and its way to feminine. Where are the men? Where are the pirates? Where is the red meat? But seriously, if you like the final fantasy games don't ruin happy memories by playing this garbage.… Expand
  52. DinoBeam
    Nov 8, 2020
    3
    At first it seemed pretty cool. I could play through as a giant crab if i wanted to. The job system is cool. I love their goth friend. The way they tease each other is funny and lighthearted. But the more I played, the more sloppy the design became. I went to a place with a mission, it didn't tell me where that mission was, eventually I encountered a red "go there!" arrow on myAt first it seemed pretty cool. I could play through as a giant crab if i wanted to. The job system is cool. I love their goth friend. The way they tease each other is funny and lighthearted. But the more I played, the more sloppy the design became. I went to a place with a mission, it didn't tell me where that mission was, eventually I encountered a red "go there!" arrow on my mini-map, and when i went where it told me, there was nothing to do there. So I tried another mission and it involved going through an entire level you already went through in FFX just to have someone run away so you have to backtrack through that entire same level again, all with random encounters. This is a sloppy mess.… Expand
  53. ThecriticGoD
    Mar 15, 2016
    3
    An insult to everyone that loves final fantasy and especially final fantasy X. Very poor storyline, poor music, poor graphics for when it came out, extremely boring... But the worst thing is not just all that crap, it's that it messes with the great story from Final Fantasy X. Remember Yuna? The demure and strong girl that was to give her life for people to live in peace another 10 years,An insult to everyone that loves final fantasy and especially final fantasy X. Very poor storyline, poor music, poor graphics for when it came out, extremely boring... But the worst thing is not just all that crap, it's that it messes with the great story from Final Fantasy X. Remember Yuna? The demure and strong girl that was to give her life for people to live in peace another 10 years, the girl that would marry the devil himself if that makes people have something happy to talk about. Well that girl is now jumping around seeking new dresses. That is how bad FFX-2 is. Definetely aimed for 14 year old girls that have 0 experience with video games, I'll just give it a 3 for the combat system and for LeBlanc, which was truly an interesting character.… Expand
  54. neojotic
    Aug 28, 2020
    3
    Worst $20 I've ever spent

    This game is horrible. Do yourself a favor and just play a legitimate Final Fantasy game.

    I now look into Final Fantasy games before I buy it because of the experience I had with this game.

    I have no interest in dancing to beat my enemies.

    This game gets an F
  55. SuperClaudio64
    Feb 28, 2021
    3
    Gioco che vive sul successo di Final Fantasy 10. Un ritorno inutile su Spira, che trasforma il personaggio di Yuna in una Charlie's Angels. Che dire è la sagra del fan service, e anche uno dei motivi per cui ho abbandonato la serie di Final Fantasy, anche perchè il 10 è uno dei miei preferiti.
  56. DyneWolf
    Mar 13, 2004
    2
    This was one of the most terrible games I have ever played. I enjoy all of the Final Fantasy games since the beginning. They got better and better with more of an in-depth story line each time. They were and are all good, except for this. I was expecting so much more from what I have heard. This turns Square's reputation upside down. They used to be all about the story and This was one of the most terrible games I have ever played. I enjoy all of the Final Fantasy games since the beginning. They got better and better with more of an in-depth story line each time. They were and are all good, except for this. I was expecting so much more from what I have heard. This turns Square's reputation upside down. They used to be all about the story and well-plotted character rolls, not so much of a pathetic, want to be, glamorous show. This is only a cheap anime with a bunch of half-dressed girls running around not knowing what the hell they are doing or what they are saying. Truly pathetic. I only gave this game a 2 instead of a 0 simply because the fighting sequences were good. I can honestly say that is the only good thing about this game though.… Expand
  57. JoshP.
    Aug 2, 2008
    2
    This, in itself, is a great game. Good feel to it, nice rpg elements, nice soundtrack, decent graphics, and a great battle system. The only problem is that the game is suppose to be a sequel to final fantasy X and a game in the Final Fantasy franchise. In Final Fantasy X, the key elements are its saddening story, compelling music, and fantasy aspects that fit in with 1-9. It seems more This, in itself, is a great game. Good feel to it, nice rpg elements, nice soundtrack, decent graphics, and a great battle system. The only problem is that the game is suppose to be a sequel to final fantasy X and a game in the Final Fantasy franchise. In Final Fantasy X, the key elements are its saddening story, compelling music, and fantasy aspects that fit in with 1-9. It seems more than a mistake to take those elements away and trade them for a sunshine feel with bubbley characters and J-pop music. People buying a sequel will most likely buy it because they enjoyed the 1st and want more which this game simply doesn't live up to. A good game, but not a good sequel.… Expand
  58. Gonoru
    Dec 20, 2016
    2
    Sadly, one of the 2,3 or 5 games that I couldn't stand for more than 10 minutes in my 29 as gamer. In other words, one of the worst games that I have played (and I have played almost EVERY game). The characters look, act, and FIGHT! as if they were on a Sailor Moon episode :S, you literally have to change your clothes in order to use "super powers", and the real time system sucks, becauseSadly, one of the 2,3 or 5 games that I couldn't stand for more than 10 minutes in my 29 as gamer. In other words, one of the worst games that I have played (and I have played almost EVERY game). The characters look, act, and FIGHT! as if they were on a Sailor Moon episode :S, you literally have to change your clothes in order to use "super powers", and the real time system sucks, because you have to play as 3 characters at the same time, so for example, when you click one command on the character A, to attack enemy C, one of your other characters alredy killed the guy, and A hits the air :S
    To me, the seems only a poor excuse to made profit    … Expand
  59. ulukinatme
    Jun 26, 2018
    2
    I went back to play this game after a probably a decade or more hiatus. I never finished it, which is odd for a Final Fantasy game, so I decided to dust it off and give it another go from scratch. I've quickly realized why this game was never finished...

    First off, the controls are clunky. While much of the fine control is there from the previous game, they added a new jumping    I went back to play this game after a probably a decade or more hiatus. I never finished it, which is odd for a Final Fantasy game, so I decided to dust it off and give it another go from scratch. I've quickly realized why this game was never finished...

    First off, the controls are clunky. While much of the fine control is there from the previous game, they added a new jumping mechanic that is absolutely horrid. You are forced to jump from platform to platform quite often in this game, and it never feels smooth or fluid. If your character fails to time the jump correctly they will stop themselves and falter at the edge of the jump for a second. Sometimes you're just faltering over and over because you're not in the exact spot they want you to jump from. There are some parts of the game that are worse than others. For instance, the rotating machine underneath Bevelle...it's the thing of nightmares. You're forced to blindly climb above, below, and around it to make your way up to some treasure. The jumps are so tightly linked to other jumps you end up jumping back and forth and banging your head against a wall trying to make your way around the obstacle. The whole jumping mechanism should have never been added, bottom line. Final Fantasy is an RPG, not a platformer, and it fails horribly as a platformer.

    Frustrations aside from the jumping, there are just too many annoying mini-games in this game...and pretty much ALL of them must be completed if you hope to get 100% completion. Final Fantasy has had it's share of mini-games in the past, but FFX-2 is essentially one big mini-game. Almost every "mission" involves a mini-game...and the Calm Lands has been reduced to nothing but mini-games! You're going to miss dodging lightning 100+ times in the Thunder Plains when you see the new mini-games they've added for Calibrating the lightning towers, some of the later towers are damn near impossible unless you have ESP. I had to slow down the sequencing using an emulator just to finish a few of them, and I have fairly quick reflexes. Again, Final Fantasy has always been an RPG with a few fun mini-games on the side. Final Fantasy is not Mario Party. The mini-games here are an awful distraction and rarely fun.

    Due to the implementation of the Dress Sphere, Square-Enix took out the tried and true formula of weapons and armor. While the Dress Sphere can be fun at times, the lack of strong equipment system means you're forced to rely on Accessories only to help gear your characters for fights and tweak your builds. Sure, Garment Grids can help a little in that regard, but it's almost not worth mentioning because the bonuses are often meager. While there are a number of Accessories in the game, you're limited to 2 spots which can be rather limiting. Overall it means that most treasure chests you encounter in the world are not filled with actual treasure. Instead they're filled with junk curatives and the occasional Accessory. It's almost boring opening treasure boxes as a result.

    Last major criticism is the characters. The lack of playable characters can be depressing. While you're more closely tied to a cast of 3, it also means if there's a character you dislike you can't swap them out. Paine is entirely just too emo and depressing. While the same may have been said for Lulu in FFX, Lulu had far more personality and had moments of great character. Paine is boring and lifeless in her dialogue/emotions.

    There are some other criticisms, but they don't require full details. The story isn't quite as epic. The lack of a clear cut antagonist is a problem. The whole "Charlie's Angels" motif can be too cheesy and over the top sometimes. The combat often seems a bit too easy at times. There are few benefits to maxing out a dress sphere, you can't carry any of the benefits over if you switch to another dress sphere/class (Unlike Final Fantasy Tactics). The only way you can take advantage of those other skills is if you waste an Accessory slot for a special trinket that lets you use one class's abilities that you've learned. The list goes on.

    What did I like about this game? Not much. You would have thought they could have spent more time improving the game given the fact they rehashed/reused almost all of the maps from FFX, there was very little they added or needed to add for X-2. Many of the character sprites were the same as well, aside from the main characters (Which did get a small upgrade/polish it seems) there were a small handful of new characters introduced so it didn't require much work. That said, I did enjoy some aspects of the dress spheres/class changes. It brought back some fun classes like Dark Knight that we haven't seen in some time. The characters of Yuna and Rikku are well done. Brother is amusing.

    Overall, this game isn't worth the time. I'm almost done with 100%, it's going to collect dust again after that.    … Expand
  60. Irtehhat
    Nov 23, 2020
    2
    All the worst impulses of a Square JRPG: cheap mega-enemies disproportionate to your place in the game. Bizarre 1-hit kills. Grinding mini games. Grinding retreading of your favorite places in Spira. Insipid auto-generates dungeons. Grinding everything. The whole game is mainly filler. Nonsense story made to sell pop idol tie-ins in Japan. I’ve played and 100% completed every finalAll the worst impulses of a Square JRPG: cheap mega-enemies disproportionate to your place in the game. Bizarre 1-hit kills. Grinding mini games. Grinding retreading of your favorite places in Spira. Insipid auto-generates dungeons. Grinding everything. The whole game is mainly filler. Nonsense story made to sell pop idol tie-ins in Japan. I’ve played and 100% completed every final fantasy up to this point. (1-10, 12). And this is basically where the series turned into “punishing mini games to extend playtime” collection. Except ff12, I quit square Square Enix games after this. Looking at 13, 15 &KH it looks like they doubled down on the ffx2 approach.… Expand
  61. Jumpinflash
    Nov 19, 2004
    1
    this game is horrid! the one thing i liked is the battle system. they try to do almost like a Sonic the Hedehog type thing with levels and missions and gets on ur nerves very quickly. the story is very lacking. all u do is go around looking for spheres with movies in them, because yuna is looking for tidus...which if you've played final fantasy 10 u no he aint comin' back this game is horrid! the one thing i liked is the battle system. they try to do almost like a Sonic the Hedehog type thing with levels and missions and gets on ur nerves very quickly. the story is very lacking. all u do is go around looking for spheres with movies in them, because yuna is looking for tidus...which if you've played final fantasy 10 u no he aint comin' back anytime soon. this game couldve had better graphics than it did not that the werent spectacular already. this game has only three playable characters. two of them people from the original ff10! the only new character is Paine. the cinematics of this game are great graphicly but are very cheesy and stupid. this game should not have even been made.… Expand
  62. JiloverzP.
    Nov 27, 2004
    1
    Oh my g wht were sqare thinking......i am just so stunned at how lame and cheesy this story is.... i liked the ffx(which was a masterpiece)waaaay better than ths CRAP!! i can't belive this was the sequel to the greatest game ever. ffx-2's storyline is so bad and shallow. I coudn't get into the game like i used to,.. but in the game when i heard the whistle...i was hoping theOh my g wht were sqare thinking......i am just so stunned at how lame and cheesy this story is.... i liked the ffx(which was a masterpiece)waaaay better than ths CRAP!! i can't belive this was the sequel to the greatest game ever. ffx-2's storyline is so bad and shallow. I coudn't get into the game like i used to,.. but in the game when i heard the whistle...i was hoping the story would get better...-_- it didnt. im gonna spoil the game right now so if you ddnt see the ending go away. at the end, yuna finally meets tidus and asks, 'are u real' and tidus replys, 'i think so' ... wat the hell was dat????? isn't anibody gonna explain WHY????(not the perfect ending.) this game is trash.-_- worst sequel EVER!!!… Expand
  63. Nekomancer
    Nov 21, 2011
    1
    Perhaps the worst game I've ever played... The 1st game that showed that SE quality demise... I wish I could travel back to the past and stop myself from buying this atrocious piece of %$@#*&.
  64. Solid_Igor
    May 1, 2020
    1
    I just hope that the person who had the Idea of introducing J-Pop to the FFX lore got fired.
    Lazy world design, terrible music, and characters.
    And a surprisingly not too bad combat system.
    Avoid this game
  65. A.Delgado
    Jan 7, 2006
    0
    I really really wanted to like this game...instead i can't stand it. Maybe if i was a 12 year old girl, or old enough to remember charlies angels i would like it. What can i say.... i really really dislike this game.
  66. EricB.
    Dec 2, 2003
    0
    Game sucks, I've played every single Final Fantasy from 1-X2. This and Final Fantasy XI are by far the most horrible out of the series. The Music is pure crap, the whole game is a complete joke. No weapons, No Armor, No Limit Breaks, No Overdrives, No Aeons. Garmet Grids and Dress Spheres?? This game should be called Final Fantasy: Barbie. Its so feminine, I can't believe so Game sucks, I've played every single Final Fantasy from 1-X2. This and Final Fantasy XI are by far the most horrible out of the series. The Music is pure crap, the whole game is a complete joke. No weapons, No Armor, No Limit Breaks, No Overdrives, No Aeons. Garmet Grids and Dress Spheres?? This game should be called Final Fantasy: Barbie. Its so feminine, I can't believe so many GUYS are giving it the praise it DOES NOT deserve. Horrible game.… Expand
  67. Gamepro3093
    Nov 27, 2020
    0
    An absolutely terrible game! It’s intolerable in it’s idiotic and undeveloped plodding storyline, bad dialogue, terrible mini games that compromise almost the entirety of the run time, unbearably annoying characters, terrible character animations, copy and paste bargain basement RNG dungeons poorly stitched into levels from X, broken combat system that’s basically the same as XIII’s andAn absolutely terrible game! It’s intolerable in it’s idiotic and undeveloped plodding storyline, bad dialogue, terrible mini games that compromise almost the entirety of the run time, unbearably annoying characters, terrible character animations, copy and paste bargain basement RNG dungeons poorly stitched into levels from X, broken combat system that’s basically the same as XIII’s and XIII-2’s which were also horrible games and the unbearably cheesy character design. X-2 is about as terrible as the XIII trilogy and XV. Just play the vastly superior X and pass on this trainwreck unless you want to experience a terrible game.… Expand
  68. Sacapof
    May 17, 2022
    0
    Le gameplay est sympa, mais ça ne devrait pas être autorisé de massacrer un univers et des personnages comme ça ! Beaucoup trop niais, Yuna est devenue ultra nunuche et immature, rien est expliqué ni cohérent, ... C'est du trèèèès mauvais fan service !
  69. JackalZz
    May 26, 2021
    0
    This game is **** Don't buy it. WHY THE **** WOULD THEY MAKE THIS GAME because the previous game already had a complete story. Playing this game is one of my largest regrets, and the lost thirty hours I have put into it could have been put towards doing anything better. WHY THE **** IS THERE A MASSAGE SCENE IN A FINAL FANASY GAME. The game has almost no story, and all the quests areThis game is **** Don't buy it. WHY THE **** WOULD THEY MAKE THIS GAME because the previous game already had a complete story. Playing this game is one of my largest regrets, and the lost thirty hours I have put into it could have been put towards doing anything better. WHY THE **** IS THERE A MASSAGE SCENE IN A FINAL FANASY GAME. The game has almost no story, and all the quests are extremely trivial and make to attempt to actually progress the plot. I can literally sum up the entire story in maybe two or three sentences. This game is **** don't buy it, and it completely ruins the story of the first.… Expand
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Awards & Rankings

28
#28 Best PS2 Game of 2003
1
#1 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2003
4
#4 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2003

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 45 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 45
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 45
  3. Negative: 0 out of 45
  1. 1UP
    90
    There's never been a Final Fantasy as free and as fun as X-2.
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  2. Edge Magazine
    70
    Over-familiarity and stagnation has bred a cancerous apathy among gaming's cognoscenti. FFX-2, like it or not, gives players a reason to take notice again. [Jan 2004, p.98]
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  3. Game Informer
    88
    A respectable follow-up, but it doesn't come close to rekindling the magic of the original. [Dec 2003, p.132]
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