Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 506 Ratings

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  1. Killerpummkin
    Aug 8, 2023
    10
    Final Fantasy X is an outstanding masterpiece. I can't stop thinking about it since I've played it, its music, art and story will always stay with me. In terms of gameplay, I think it is the most interesting of all the Final Fantasy games released so far, because it offers turn-based combat where you have more time to think and plan strategies. The characters are absolutely charming, eachFinal Fantasy X is an outstanding masterpiece. I can't stop thinking about it since I've played it, its music, art and story will always stay with me. In terms of gameplay, I think it is the most interesting of all the Final Fantasy games released so far, because it offers turn-based combat where you have more time to think and plan strategies. The characters are absolutely charming, each one has their own story, they are full of charisma. What fascinated me most about the story was that it was told by the protagonist himself. This character, Tidus, uses this type of narration (in the first person) to reflect his feelings, emotions and thoughts in every situation, which enriches the development of the plot.
    In conclusion, this video game surpasses excellence and is my favourite game of all time.    … Expand
  2. LastResource
    Jan 14, 2023
    10
    worth it and glad to play this game again. so much memories and nostalgia within this tenth game in the series.
  3. hector_bcn98
    Nov 9, 2022
    9
    Una lástima no conseguir los 60fps en dos juegos que se podría haber hecho perfectamente aunque no lo necesitaran.
  4. chrisdan23
    Jun 9, 2022
    9
    Final Fantasy X war damals der erste Ableger des immens erfolgreichen JRPG Franchises für die PS2. Und was war das für ein Fest! Die dramatische, cineastische Inszenierung, die erwachsenen Charaktere und die fantastischen "In Game" Cut Scenes, die besser aussahen als alle "Renderfilmchen" der PSOne Ära - was ein Quantensprung! Final Fantasy X war bei Veröffentlichung eine Offenbarung. DochFinal Fantasy X war damals der erste Ableger des immens erfolgreichen JRPG Franchises für die PS2. Und was war das für ein Fest! Die dramatische, cineastische Inszenierung, die erwachsenen Charaktere und die fantastischen "In Game" Cut Scenes, die besser aussahen als alle "Renderfilmchen" der PSOne Ära - was ein Quantensprung! Final Fantasy X war bei Veröffentlichung eine Offenbarung. Doch auch heute weiß das erste Next Gen Final Fantasy immer noch zu faszinieren.

    Sicherlich, an cineastische Inszenierungen haben wir uns mittlerweile gewöhnt. Erwachsene Spiele sind heute eher die Regel als die Ausnahme, und "Rendersequenzen" sind für viele schon gar kein Begriff mehr. Was von FFX heute also bleibt, ist die überaus bewegende Geschichte die es erzählt. Wie auch das fantastische Setting, dass Square mit der verträumt wirkenden Welt von Spira entworfen hat. Die Reise, die wir als Wächter der Media Yuna antreten, auf der uns immer weiter die Geheimnisse der spirituellen Welt von Spira enträtselt werden, hat bis heute kaum von ihrem Zauber verloren. "Sin", als übermächtiges Wesen, wegen dem wir nicht nur in dieser Welt gestrandet sind, sondern das uns hier auch als unbezwingbarer Gegner gegenübertritt, überschattet die teils herzzerreißende Geschichte um die Protagonisten Tidus und Yuna, wie ein nicht fassbarer Fluch. Denn beide Hauptcharaktere scheinen auf tragische Weise untrennbar mit diesem Schicksalswesen "Sin" verbunden zu sein.

    Das Spiel mit der Metapher "Sin" kommt natürlich nicht von ungefähr. Die Stärke der Geschichte von Final Fantasy X ist sicherlich ihre Metaphorik. Daran, dass die Meta Geschichte sich letztlich primär in einem Vater/Sohn Konflikt entlädt, hätte ein Freud sicher seine Freude gehabt. Aber auch, wenn man hier weniger den psychoanalytischen Zugang sucht - die Geschichte um Tidus und Yuna ist seit Final Fantasy VII sicherlich die tiefgehendste Erzählung aus dem Hause SquareEnix. Wem die Vorgänger gefielen, den wird auch die Welt von FFX wieder begeistern.

    Dass das sehr taktische Kampfsystem zudem großen Spaß macht, es eine Menge spannender NPCs und Twists in der Story gibt und man sich mit diversen Minispielen und Nebenaufgaben hervorragend die Zeit vertreiben kann, macht FFX auch auf der PS3 zu einem der besten JRPG, das man spielen kann.    … Expand
  5. DinoBeam
    Nov 8, 2020
    4
    FFX

    While instantly aesthetically displeasing and having bad writing and bad voice acting [really campy b-movie level], it really did seem like it was an 8/10 early on. As the game goes on it becomes more and more abrasive for many reasons. -The random encounters are all rock paper scissors fights where you hit really heavy and so do they, so you have to manually heal your party    FFX

    While instantly aesthetically displeasing and having bad writing and bad voice acting [really campy b-movie level], it really did seem like it was an 8/10 early on. As the game goes on it becomes more and more abrasive for many reasons.

    -The random encounters are all rock paper scissors fights where you hit really heavy and so do they, so you have to manually heal your party after every single battle

    -They hype up this big sports game in the story, then when you finally get to play it, it is a rigged match made for you loose badly in, and then instead of that mattering for the story like they hyped it to, the game disappears into the menu at save spots as an optional minigame

    -there are very annoying puzzles with unnecessary menus that pop up anytime you want to do something

    -There are very few enemy types, they get reused often and in the same exact combinations

    -There are very very cheap enemies that can wipe out your entire party before you even have a turn later on, making them harder than bosses

    -the protagonist is exceedingly dumb

    -a sex scene happens completely out of no where with no lead up romance

    -there is a race of people who speak a different language, and you find books that teach you one letter each, and you never piece it together. You are supposed to combine the letters your friends have found on the same game system by combining the save files. So you go through the game watching all this dialogue in a different language annoyed that you can't understand it and are missing parts of the story.

    -the airship in this game is unusable

    -they didn't bother to lip-sync the characters to the english audio

    -an entire level where you have to constantly be on edge for lighting to hit you

    -and you can't skip cutscenes

    This last point brings me to where I quit. After a 5 minute long cutscene, I was faced with a boss that killed one of my party members before I even had a turn, and then later killed them all in one hit. When you get a game over, it doesn't offer to reload from the start of the fight or the cutscene OR your last save file. It goes back to loading the main menu. You have to click through to prevent the opening movie to play, load your game, walk back to where you were, and sit through the same poorly written, poorly acted cutscene again, only to face the same poorly designed boss.

    I truly do not know why this game is highly regarded, I am more disappointed in the community than the game.

    FFX-2

    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 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
  6. Nednerb
    Apr 25, 2016
    5
    FINAL FANTASY X 7/10 - By far one of the better Square-Enix games in recent years. The game introduces the sphere grid leveling system for the first and only time which is a bit sad considering how good it was for the min-maxing completionist and gave the game plenty of reason for spamming the Battle Arena to fight some of the toughest enemies in the game. The story to the game is deepFINAL FANTASY X 7/10 - By far one of the better Square-Enix games in recent years. The game introduces the sphere grid leveling system for the first and only time which is a bit sad considering how good it was for the min-maxing completionist and gave the game plenty of reason for spamming the Battle Arena to fight some of the toughest enemies in the game. The story to the game is deep and was truly the last Final Fantasy game to date that really wanted you to see it's end. The musical score to the title was one of the series best. The game is packed with content and hands down has the best mini-game of all time; Blitzball. The major set back to this game was how slow the battle pace was during each fight. Great entry to the series and a title to be proud of. For the trophy hunters, achieving a platinum for Final Fantasy X is a walk in the park.

    FINAL FANTASY X-2 3/10 - The first Final Fantasy game ever to be a direct sequel and wow was this title pathetic. In short, this game is reminiscent to Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball. Meaning, it is a game created specifically for girls or old men with cartoon fetishes. The story falls flat, dull, too light hearted and absolutely boring. The battle system re-introduces job based classes to the mix and is a lot quicker than FFX which was a relief. However, the sad truth is 90% of the jobs are useless and purely put in the game to watch the characters transfer from one skimpy outfit to another. Blitzball was re-introduced as a "manager mode" style which failed to capture the original beauty of the game. Although this title had alot more things to do in content the title fell short in every aspect. A game to miss. For the trophy hunters be warned, Final Fantasy X-2 is quite easy however annoying and will require a game percentage step-by-step guide to ensure a 100% play-thru on the first attempt.

    Combining both game scores this title has been given a 5/10.    … Expand
  7. hulmej
    Dec 13, 2015
    10
    Really good game. Lots of things to do besides the main quest. It is a pretty hard game though especially X compared to the usual games. It's more about skill when it comes to fighting rather than strength which might interest you.
  8. MCFThousandCuts
    Aug 7, 2015
    10
    8.5 that's a shockingly low score i can only guess the same guy kept making accounts and gave this game negative reviews because to be honest i have played pretty much every RPG going and finished them and they don't get much better than this epically when you take into account the games age hearing peoples complaints about this really did make me laugh the graphics people really this game8.5 that's a shockingly low score i can only guess the same guy kept making accounts and gave this game negative reviews because to be honest i have played pretty much every RPG going and finished them and they don't get much better than this epically when you take into account the games age hearing peoples complaints about this really did make me laugh the graphics people really this game came out on the ps2 and looks 100% better than it did, and saying that it feels old and dated would lead to me question to why you bought the game in the first place its a remaster not a remake from the ground up and the argument about the graphics guys look at FF7 yes one of the best RPGS ever and graphically rubbish anyway enough of my rant.

    If your fan of RPG's you will more than likely love FFX and FFX2 even if the girl power theme is a horrible idea in FFX2 getting back to FFX the looks great the improved graphics and the remastered music takes some getting used to but i soon loved it and the comments again about the world leading you down a straight path well yeah for the start of the story the game pretty much leads you down a path which i wouldn't call straight until you reach the calm lands at which point you can pretty do as please, you will be revisiting areas to find new and hidden items, bosses, NPC interactions, hidden areas, summons, finding new player for blitzball, monster capture, so plenty of stuff to do and explore, anyway moving on to Blitz ball one of my favourite mini games of all time think football under water now you will either love or hate this mini game but its in your interest to like it as it pays out useful items if your team wins that is,i love the fact you can recruit NPC to your team as well i spend lot of time deciding what type of team i want. The story still holds up as one of the best ever as does the turn based combat just a quick note if you have never played ffx before be sure to have a guide handy or a friend who played the game combat can seem unfair at times if you don't know the tricks to defeat some of the tricky bosses same thing for goes late game lvling, If some reason you haven't played FFX drop what doing go get a copy and enjoy.

    Moving on to sigh FFX2 don't worry this will be short now firstly great combat system no problems the world and main characters also no problems apart from the way over the top girl power vibe which would not have been to bad if they did it differently, and then my major problem with FFX2 is the hellish trophies and then their is the Leblanc Syndicate aka team rocket no really they are basically team rocket the act the same predictably fail in the same manner and try and steal your stuff all while delivering bad lines and breaking up a story which mite be OK if they had less to do with it and the ending doesn't really help either and the nail in the coffin was ruining blitzball why, anyway the positives again the game looks great and in terms of combat the game is arguably much stronger than FFX so while it sound like i am saying FFX2 is crap it still one of the best RPG's i have played so finally my verdicts on the games FFX 10/10
    FFX2 9/10    … Expand
  9. spinnes
    Jul 6, 2015
    10
    This games were released to the PS2 and now got a HD port in the collection, i'm a huge fan of the Final Fantasy X, for me the best Final Fantasy making it worth the package for itself
  10. carlingtat
    Jun 28, 2015
    10
    Absolutely fantastic remaster of a classic game. The game has held up well in terms of gameplay, character and story. I think they could have done a bit more with the graphical upgrade and give the option to have the original soundtrack(not that the remastered soundtrack is not awesome) but besides these two very minor points its a fantastic game. Two games for the price of one andAbsolutely fantastic remaster of a classic game. The game has held up well in terms of gameplay, character and story. I think they could have done a bit more with the graphical upgrade and give the option to have the original soundtrack(not that the remastered soundtrack is not awesome) but besides these two very minor points its a fantastic game. Two games for the price of one and additions to the games as well as achievements added make this a well worth purchase of $40 when released and about half that price now!… Expand
  11. SnowDay
    Jun 7, 2015
    8
    A true masterpiece. The HD remastered version contains content never before released in America, and the graphics and story still hold up to this day. Unfortunately, this duology holds the travesty that is Final Fantasy X-2.
  12. Soma9840
    Apr 16, 2015
    3
    No. I just can't play this game anymore. I hate it. It's just so... bad. Let's start off with why I didn't give this game a 0/10:
    Reason 1: The story's... good, I guess. I mean, I like it, I just don't necessarily love it.
    Reason 2: The music's also okay... but more on that later. Now why it sucks. Reason 1: Combat. It's so boring! Here is combat in Final Fantasy: Decide what you want    No. I just can't play this game anymore. I hate it. It's just so... bad. Let's start off with why I didn't give this game a 0/10:
    Reason 1: The story's... good, I guess. I mean, I like it, I just don't necessarily love it.
    Reason 2: The music's also okay... but more on that later.
    Now why it sucks.
    Reason 1: Combat. It's so boring! Here is combat in Final Fantasy: Decide what you want to do. Press buttons. Wait for enemies to attack. Attack. Rinse and repeat. It's pretty boring. And sometimes these fights last FOREVER! You will be sitting on your couch mindlessly pressing buttons for hours. This is, without a doubt in my mind, the WORST example of turn based fighting EVER.
    Reason 2: The music drones on... and on... on an endless loop. The songs themselves are okay, but the fact that they loop constantly is annoying.
    Reason 3: The voice acting. I have no words on this topic. Goodbye.
    Reason 4: SIN'S. FREAKING. TAIL. WHY GAME!?!? WHYYYYYYYY!?!?!?!?!?!?!
    Reason 5: Let's get away from combat for a minute. Walking around the map is so pointless! I'm not kidding! Aside from "secret" treasure chests that you could find in a heartbeat, the game is so linear that there's no point to adding this to the game!
    I think that about sums it up. As a remake, it's really good! But as a GAME.... Don't pick it up. Just don't. The graphics are meh, the story is meh, the music is meh, but other than that, there isn't anything redeeming about it. I give this game... a 3/10.    … Expand
  13. DesignByAdrian
    Feb 21, 2015
    6
    The Final Fantasy atmosphere is there, graphics are OK, but characters have stiff movement. Main character is annoying and sub-characters hard to love. The skill upgrade system is unique and good. Fight system turn-based and feels dynamic. Music score great. Game pretty linear until you played more than 10/20 hours. Just can't bother finishing the second time I tried several years later.
  14. Dionysus777
    Feb 6, 2015
    7
    Ahh the good old days. I have fond memorys of this game (particularly 10-2) But for sum reason it just doesn't do it 4 me now? It is 1 of the better ffs and u do get 2 games. U knows?
  15. Ultima12
    Jan 21, 2015
    10
    This game is really something else. This to me was the last great Final Fantasy title. The atmosphere was fantastic. A religion banning machina with a doctrine of living in a world where death is inevitable due to a specter of judgement called SIN. To save the world is to destroy it, a contradiction from a past war created a spiral of death that is inescapable.....or is it? This is yourThis game is really something else. This to me was the last great Final Fantasy title. The atmosphere was fantastic. A religion banning machina with a doctrine of living in a world where death is inevitable due to a specter of judgement called SIN. To save the world is to destroy it, a contradiction from a past war created a spiral of death that is inescapable.....or is it? This is your Story! Beautiful remaster, Remixed Music, Sharpened 1080P visuals. Fast battles and a giant sphere grid to populate (Level up). This is a game of Celestial proportions do not pass the blitzball on this one!… Expand
  16. Noin007
    Jan 4, 2015
    8
    A re-release of a very, very good game and a very solid game.
    The HD reskinning is hit and miss. The issue being a LOT of characters didn't get truly updated, they simply got smoothed out. So you often have high end PS2 modeled characters talking to well done PS3 HD graphical models and the difference can be quite jarring.
    Out side of that, if you enjoyed X and/or X-2, and you have a HD    A re-release of a very, very good game and a very solid game.
    The HD reskinning is hit and miss. The issue being a LOT of characters didn't get truly updated, they simply got smoothed out. So you often have high end PS2 modeled characters talking to well done PS3 HD graphical models and the difference can be quite jarring.
    Out side of that, if you enjoyed X and/or X-2, and you have a HD tv, this is well worth the money.    … Expand
  17. Watersson
    Nov 26, 2014
    10
    Divine game! All the problems with the original version has been corrected, the game looks more beautiful, the soundtrack sounds better. What do you want more? If you have a PS3 / PSV you have to play this game!
  18. FantasyCritic71
    Nov 18, 2014
    8
    I was very exciting coming into this but a little disappointed. I never played FFX until I brought this game and I'm not that into it.

    Gameplay - My only problem is that I was stuck in Mushroom Rock Road with barely any items and I kept dying there should be more Shops available in the game to get items and icons for where to find these shops. I dislike the fixed camera and the random    I was very exciting coming into this but a little disappointed. I never played FFX until I brought this game and I'm not that into it.

    Gameplay - My only problem is that I was stuck in Mushroom Rock Road with barely any items and I kept dying there should be more Shops available in the game to get items and icons for where to find these shops. I dislike the fixed camera and the random encounters I prefer the chase enemy or run into enemy kind of encounters like in FFXIII or Tales of Symphonia. But this is what you should expect from FF Random Encounters and Fixed Camera Points. I also don't understand the Sphere Grid System at all call me stupid or dumb or whatever I just don't understand it.

    For people who have played FFX before there's alot of extra's including the chance to fight Dark Aeons and a secret boss called Penance which is an extremely difficult Boss Battle. FFX-2 comes with the Last Mission Edition and some Gameplay Additions you now have the ability to control monsters and you can do other new things.

    FFX-2 Gameplay - This game shines in the gameplay department because its faster and much more exciting in my opinion. Too bad the bosses and story aren't as exciting or threatening as they were in FFX. Plus we still have fixed cameras and random encounters but that's to be expected of a 2001 & 2003 Final Fantasy Game.

    Graphics - I like the improved HD Graphics and the Main Menu KH1.5 had a similar Main Menu and I liked that one too. A Good Main Menu for an HD Collection always adds more excitement to play the game regardless of how good or bad it is and I always add points for this because some HD Collections have horrible Main Menu's like the Ratchet & Clank HD Collection. Lip Synching sucks in this game.

    Story - The story for Final Fantasy X didn't really get me all that much but there are some twists and turns here and there to get you excited and more enticed to find out more. FFX-2's story isn't something amazing or exciting its a happy girls tale and 1 that I don't mind. When I played it for the PS2 I really used to hate it but as I play it now I don't think too badly of it anymore.

    Soundtrack - They remastered all the tracks for FFX which may sound good to some people but for me sounds terrible some songs didn't need to be remastered they were good the way they were. Change isn't always good so I drop points for this one. I'm not sure if FFX-2 had remastered tracks it felt the same to me regardless FFX-2's OST isn't really all that. I do like Memories of Lightwaves Mushroom Rock Road and Zanarkand Ruins Songs I can listen to those songs all day the OST isn't bad but not that great either.

    Characters - Tidus - The Clueless Idiot. Wakka - The Blitzball Fanatic Lulu - Simple Auron - Badass Yuna - The Chosen One Kimarhi - Silent but Tough Jecht - The Horrible Father

    FFX-2 Characters - Yuna - is happy and a little more badass Rikku - The Yuffie Kisaragi of Final Fantasy X-2. Paine - The Emo girl but also the Badass one.

    Replay Value - Moderate why? If your a fan nostalgia I'm not a fan so no nostalgia for me this is my 1st experience with FFX. For FFX-2 I have a little nostalgia. There's also alot of extra things to do in this game over 100 hours so yeah you'll be busy. For FFX-2 you'll want to replay the game to try out the different Dress Spheres and for FFX you'll replay the game again for the experience I usually replay games with long stories to get the full story experience because sometimes there's things you missed when you played the 1st time.

    Overall - Well in my opinion not your bias opinion its your average FF Game with a unique setting and a somewhat great story. Gameplay is good especially those Limit Breaks and the Dress Spheres adds some originality and fun to battles. Its not worth the $40 I paid for it + you don't get the Art Book and the manual is only 2 pages if you are me you would get mad just really mad. But since your not me you will get this game for $20 which is the price right now which is a better deal.    … Expand
  19. sanluis20
    Nov 10, 2014
    10
    This game is such a classic. I remember my friends and I would play this game in the seventh grade. Brings back some excellent memories. Normally, I don't like it when they remake games on the PS3, primarily because they are copy and paste jobs, but this game actually is improved over its predecessor. The textures are smoother and they even changed the soundtrack a little. I liked itThis game is such a classic. I remember my friends and I would play this game in the seventh grade. Brings back some excellent memories. Normally, I don't like it when they remake games on the PS3, primarily because they are copy and paste jobs, but this game actually is improved over its predecessor. The textures are smoother and they even changed the soundtrack a little. I liked it some areas, however I wish they would have given you an option to hear the original soundtrack. This game, at least for me, is the last final fantasy to be excellent. It's a shame that the series has gone downhill, however this game is good for the price. It's around 20 at gamestop now, so pick it up.… Expand
  20. SiAScORCH
    Nov 4, 2014
    10
    You must play this game, not only is the story line great and you'll get attached to characters throughout the game. You must watch the cut scenes and movie sequences as you'll learn quite a bit about some of the characters. Some parts of the game are just so beautiful and then some are very sad. It's definitely a very emotional game. At times the game can be very tough so myYou must play this game, not only is the story line great and you'll get attached to characters throughout the game. You must watch the cut scenes and movie sequences as you'll learn quite a bit about some of the characters. Some parts of the game are just so beautiful and then some are very sad. It's definitely a very emotional game. At times the game can be very tough so my recommendation is that instead of just rushing through the game, stay around and battle stuff to get extra AP, this way you can level your characters up more to make the boss battles easier so you don't get frustrated. This is a must play game and one of the best for this system IMO.… Expand
  21. HalfShellHero
    Oct 31, 2014
    10
    Square Enix have re-released a masterpiece, here. It's unlikely that you will pay much attention to X-2 here, with X being the stand-out title. Impressively updated visuals and sound enhance the experience, along with the slightly improved interface.
    If you get on your hands and knees and really nitpick, you can find faults. For example, one could argue that not being able to skip    Square Enix have re-released a masterpiece, here. It's unlikely that you will pay much attention to X-2 here, with X being the stand-out title. Impressively updated visuals and sound enhance the experience, along with the slightly improved interface.
    If you get on your hands and knees and really nitpick, you can find faults. For example, one could argue that not being able to skip cutscenes is a negative, and they can surpass five minutes. Or, the poor lip syncing, although this can partially be forgiven, considering they were PS2 games, and they have only been Remastered, not Remade.

    The original X way back on PS2 was my favourite game ever made, and this new bundle has flown beyond all expectation. It brings back memories, and deserves no less than 10/10, 5 stars, 100%.    … Expand
  22. Vanpire73
    Aug 21, 2014
    6
    This is based on only playing about 5 hours of X. I have not delved into X-2. I'll give it a benefit of the doubt on some stuff, like being ancient in terms of gamer time, but I doubt I will reach hour 6. Maybe it was more revolutionary back when it came out (I didn't play it then), but this has got to be one of the most ridiculously cut-scened game I have ever "played". About 12This is based on only playing about 5 hours of X. I have not delved into X-2. I'll give it a benefit of the doubt on some stuff, like being ancient in terms of gamer time, but I doubt I will reach hour 6. Maybe it was more revolutionary back when it came out (I didn't play it then), but this has got to be one of the most ridiculously cut-scened game I have ever "played". About 12 minutes of the game has been actual gameplay so far. It wouldn't be so bad if I could skip the cut-scenes or if they weren't so f*cking stupid. I get that there are messages to be had and emotions to be felt, but this is about the least interesting and/or non-abrasive way in which I could receive those messages and emotions. I went in looking for a decent turn-based RPG (which seemed to be shaping up battlewise rather well in the miniscule amount of battle time there was) and ended with a 138 minute tutorial of blitzball I had no desire to learn. I would've stuck with it had they allowed me to skip the bullsh*t, but instead decided to put the final nail in the coffin that sealed away any remaining interest I had in the Final Fantasy worlds. I played and liked 1 and 7 (many years ago), but 13 and now this? No thanks.… Expand
  23. SoftwareLibre
    Aug 10, 2014
    9
    Final Fantasy X is my favorite game in the series, in terms of story, battle system and character development. The HD version is clearly the version to get, while far from having spectacular graphics, the game has aged well. The improved and much sharper visuals improve the game significantly, because you can see the objects, e.g. chests, spheres, books etc. much better.
    The music, which    Final Fantasy X is my favorite game in the series, in terms of story, battle system and character development. The HD version is clearly the version to get, while far from having spectacular graphics, the game has aged well. The improved and much sharper visuals improve the game significantly, because you can see the objects, e.g. chests, spheres, books etc. much better.
    The music, which was already great, has improved, too. Apart from the improved graphics and sound, the remake also supports trophies, which is nice since it is such a long and quite challenging game.    … Expand
  24. LiquidFrostbite
    Jul 13, 2014
    9
    My favorite RPG of all time. Everything about the remaster is perfect, EXCEPT for what they did to Tidus' face. >.< I have yet to play an RPG that has a better story than FFX.
  25. Darkmoon99
    Jun 13, 2014
    8
    I was really looking forward to this and pre-ordered it in anticipation. I remember taking a week vacation when this first came out on the PS2 to enjoy it and beat it during that week. I was really looking forward to a 2nd jaunt through in HD and while it looks gorgeous.it is not without it's issues. For one it runs a little faster on the PS3 making things that require timing/precisionI was really looking forward to this and pre-ordered it in anticipation. I remember taking a week vacation when this first came out on the PS2 to enjoy it and beat it during that week. I was really looking forward to a 2nd jaunt through in HD and while it looks gorgeous.it is not without it's issues. For one it runs a little faster on the PS3 making things that require timing/precision nearly impossible. Particularly the Lightning Plains dodging mini-game. Just to be sure I pulled out my original PS2 version and ran it on my PS2 to make sure it wasn't just me slowing down as I got older. :p It's not me. The time to dodge after the flash is FAR less than on the PS2 version making it impossible for myself and a couple of friends who also tried to get the 200 successive dodges in this new version..There are a few other issues including the odd crash but otherwise is fine and a joy to see in HD. I would give the original a 10 back when it first came out. This I can only give an 8 due to those issues mentioned that should have been resolved before shipping.… Expand
  26. augh18
    May 24, 2014
    3
    Neither game is nearly as impressive today as it was back at original launch. The remaster does some nice touchups but overall it still looks like a remastered PS2 game, and since the big draw of both these titles when they were new (mainly FFX) was how hard they pushed the tech, the game is left to rely a lot on the gameplay.

    Far too many cutscenes, watch more than you play for the    Neither game is nearly as impressive today as it was back at original launch. The remaster does some nice touchups but overall it still looks like a remastered PS2 game, and since the big draw of both these titles when they were new (mainly FFX) was how hard they pushed the tech, the game is left to rely a lot on the gameplay.

    Far too many cutscenes, watch more than you play for the first 20 hours or so. No cutscene skip, which should've been implemented for the Remastered version. Battles get repetitive fast. Needing to have every party member do something each battle to get XP makes grinding become very tedious very quickly. Music remixes are a nice touch but completely unnecessary, some tracks (like Via Purifico) are absolutely butchered in the new renditions, overall this was an unnecessary feature and I really would've appreciated an option for the Original tracks.

    FFX-2 is as painful to sit and play as it's always been. Cool battle system, but everything about it is incredibly embarrassing to play, even when alone.

    What's really odd is there are frame drops in certain areas, and during spell effects. The game runs at 30fps, but constantly has drops to 20 or lower when big spell effects go off. This wasn't the case with the original titles, this is a matter of upgrading the graphics a *bit* for the remaster, and then failing to optimize properly.

    If you've played these games before, or still have the original PS2 versions, I'd recommend waiting for a price drop before picking this up. FFX is still a very solid game overall which is what gets this a score higher than 1, but as a remaster, this package leaves a lot to be desired.    … Expand
  27. eimajamie
    May 10, 2014
    9
    This is a beautiful remaster of an incredible entry in the Final Fantasy series. This package contains two very well fleshed out RPGs with amazing battle systems in both X and X-2 and an awe-inspiring world with fully developed, unique characters. The re-done character models look great, though the eyes do look a little vacant. The environment is vibrant and looks stunning in HD and theThis is a beautiful remaster of an incredible entry in the Final Fantasy series. This package contains two very well fleshed out RPGs with amazing battle systems in both X and X-2 and an awe-inspiring world with fully developed, unique characters. The re-done character models look great, though the eyes do look a little vacant. The environment is vibrant and looks stunning in HD and the remastered soundtrack is terrific. X has an epic storyline that will grip any RPG fan. International content is added for those that didn't have access to it before. This includes new super bosses, abilities, job classes, a creature capture system (which add mounds of depth to X-2's customization options) and a plethora of other extras that will make old and new fans alike really enjoy this compilation. Very small issues such as unskippable cut-scenes in X and slightly longer loading times really do not detract from the experience. Though this package is great value for money, X-2's story did disappoint me quite a lot.… Expand
  28. Elixand
    May 6, 2014
    10
    Here is a classic game. When it first released on ps2 I remember being extremely excited to play it, and I was happy to see that it lived up to the series name. Unlike any of the other Final Fantasy games I played I never achieved 100% completion with this one, and I'm happy to say that the HD Remake gave me the chance to correct that. Along with the greatly updated visuals, in particularHere is a classic game. When it first released on ps2 I remember being extremely excited to play it, and I was happy to see that it lived up to the series name. Unlike any of the other Final Fantasy games I played I never achieved 100% completion with this one, and I'm happy to say that the HD Remake gave me the chance to correct that. Along with the greatly updated visuals, in particular the new character models for the player characters, which do look beautiful, all of the new content adds to that already great experience. If you're looking for a game to sink time into, or bang for your buck, this is the game.… Expand
  29. cidgrad01
    Apr 21, 2014
    9
    Aside from the strongly anti-religious commentary found in FFX (which may offend or delight you), I will say that its narrative is quite excellent from a pure storytelling aspect. Hands-down the best in the series with several well-paced, shocking reveals that you don’t see coming and don’t feel contrived. If you play through it twice, you’ll notice a lot you missed the first time aroundAside from the strongly anti-religious commentary found in FFX (which may offend or delight you), I will say that its narrative is quite excellent from a pure storytelling aspect. Hands-down the best in the series with several well-paced, shocking reveals that you don’t see coming and don’t feel contrived. If you play through it twice, you’ll notice a lot you missed the first time around and the ending will stay with you.

    Gameplay wise, it’s fantastic. It feels like they took the best parts of each previous game and combined them. Some reviews say it feels outdated compared to modern RPGs. I disagree. It takes strategy and more than simple button mashing to beat. The sphere grid system: wow. Unique among RPGs. It gives you total control over how you develop each character and takes planning to prevent having to do a lot of backtracking. Endgame leveling is an unparalleled experience and more than simply finding the enemy who drops the most XP and fighting it repeatedly.

    Additionally, each character has a role they follow for most of the game and you can switch them out at any given time during battle. This gives so much life to each character. It’s not like FF6 where you get your four favorites and leave everyone else on the airship or FF4 where the game dictates who is in your party every step of the way. It’s also the first in the series to have any sort of endgame content, especially with all the International Version additions. You can really open things up thanks to the unique sphere grid leveling system, which FF12 and 13 both sort of copied but did not equal.

    The drawbacks: they ruined most of the music in the HD version by including some updated soundtrack instead of the OST. Many NPCs don’t hold up graphically, either. People like Cid & Shelinda look terrible. Some of the voice acting, too, is simply awful. FFX is also a much more linear game compared to the more open-world feel of earlier titles. I didn’t mind it b/c it’s not as bad as FF13. There are TONS of secrets to discover and I don’t mind “warping” to a destination in the airship versus having to manually fly it all over the map.

    As for FFX-2…ugh. I have never cared for it. They took the very serious & solemn tone of FFX and turned it into some sort of J-pop, girl power, Disney Channel exhibition. The gameplay is pretty solid but man, getting through the story is incredibly annoying. Some scenes make me clench my teeth and shut my eyes until they’re over.

    The music has its moments but is largely a step back from FFX. There aren’t many memorable tracks and this game, IMO, started the musical decline of the series which accelerated in 12 & 13. You will, however, notice large graphical improvements right off the bat. There are still areas not up to modern standards yet nothing that’s worse than what you see in FFX.

    X-2’s gameplay, however, I can’t find much fault with. It can be jarring coming straight from FFX since it brings back the ATB meter but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. The whole “dress sphere” thing is basically a cross between the job system from earlier games and the role-changing system from FF13. It is superior to both of these IMO, though.

    X-2 also had quite a bit more added to its International version that FFX did. There is a whole new sub-game of monster capturing (similar to FF13-2) that allows creatures to fight in your party and you can even ultimately unlock cast members from the first game. There is even the extra “X-2: Last Mission” standalone game, which is affected by which ending you got from the main game. I haven’t touched that yet but from what I understand, it offers a kind of epilogue to the series.

    Taken together these games easier offer between 200-400 hours of total play time, maybe more, depending on how deep you want to go. And all for $40? It’s more than worth it. If you’re not already a turn-based, JRPG fan this may not be your cup of tea. If you’re a Final Fantasy fan or already a fan of these games from the PS2 days, then you’ll be very satisfied despite a few blemishes.    … Expand
  30. toonlink200
    Apr 20, 2014
    10
    its a wonderful game with a very nice graphic and the best story of all Final Fantasy games. And the square enix says that they want to publish an HD Remaster for it, I was Flashed. It have an wonderful Story with many surprises and you have at least 70-120 hours to play with side-quests and so on. the next point. I give 10 of 10 points, Its one of the best rpg`s ever
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 50 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 47 out of 50
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 50
  3. Negative: 0 out of 50
  1. CD-Action
    Jul 23, 2014
    90
    There are two reasons to put the HD Remaster on the shelf – it’s an example of how magnificent Final Fantasy once was (X) and the evidence of how low it fell (X-2). [06/2014, p.63]
  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    May 16, 2014
    80
    The refurbishing team did a great job. Both games look quite fashionable and show their resistance to age. [Issue#241]
  3. GameOver.gr
    May 2, 2014
    90
    Final Fantasy X is a true masterpiece and one of the best JRPGs of all time. FF X-2 is a decent addition to the franchise. Combine these two games in an HD version with a budget price and you get a superb deal.
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