Final Fantasy X Greatest Hit PS2

This game is simply addicting. Although the game play has changed dramatically from its predecessors in moving away from the "Active Time Battle" system, the battles are still incredibly enjoyable. I think it has made a more strategy type battle in having characters that are bettor suited for killing different enemies and not having a time limit to base your decisions. The comparisons to FF Tactics are correct in that the character turns do not have a time limit and an infinite amount of time can be used to reach the best decision, but that is really where the similarities end. The amount of tactics in FFX is limited to selecting the character to fight and very rarely are you able to move around the battlefield as in FF Tactics. I love the new method of leveling up by using the sphere grid because the player has much more control of what the character will develop into. I find it to be a pleasant middle ground between not having any say in how my skills or attributes will develop (FFIV) while not being as completely fluid as being able to change my characters skills constantly depending on the situation (FFVII). Granted instead of changing the skill of the characters to defeat enemies you will instead be switching characters in and out of battle constantly (you can change characters on their turn for someone currently not in the fight) to take advantage of their special skills. This leads to a very interesting battle system that I do enjoy, but am also a little irritated by having to constantly switch characters around to get everyone experience. Unless the characters are used in that fight they do not get experience to level up. Even if they attack and miss they count has having a turn and will get experience from the fight. I found myself having several characters early on really doing the vast amount of killing and getting most experience (Auron and Wakka) while others are really only needed in special situations (Yuna and Lulu) due to limited skill sets. To counteract this and level up all characters I found myself "wasting" turns with Yuna, Lulu, and Kimahri doing very little damage to none at all to keep the last enemy alive so everyone could get a chance to get experience from the fight. That really drove me crazy since I was wasting time to get them experience when I could have killed the enemies immediately with one hit from Auron, but unless I leveled them up they would never get useful and be able to take care of things on their own. I would have liked to see the characters all level up even if not used, perhaps to a lesser extent, like that seen in FFVII so I do not have to involve all the characters constantly if their special skills are not required. Either that or balance the enemies or characters better so some characters are not constantly needed in fights to always get experience when others are needed less frequently creating an imbalanced cast. It is certainly much more linear than what some people prefer in a RPG, but it really did not bother me so much since the story, from the beginning, was telling you of a journey from point A with a destination of point B. All the stuff in between makes the journey exciting and fun to be a part of, but with the story they tell, the linear nature could not have been avoided. I felt FFVII was just as linear with the constant objective ahead of you, even if you could travel to unnecessary locations. Even with all that gripe about switching in and out characters the battles were still very enjoyable and I absolutely loved the story. I will not ruin it with anything other than it hooks you and keeps you involved throughout since the objective is always known, but the reason for the objective changes. I truly liked all the characters, even though Wakka drove me crazy with his dogmatic drivel sometimes, and it keeps you invested in finding out what happens. This game is definitely one of the best games of any genre I have played. You can easily get 70hrs of game play with all the side quests in the game and the primary alone still takes up a hefty amount of time.

When FFX came out it blew people away. Nothing as cinematic or graphically impressive had been seen before. It pushed the PS2 to the limit. Even today, I am still amazed at how good they were able to make this game look 15 years ago. Despite people thinking the game is confusing, the story is rather straight forward when you pay attention to what is going on. There are flashbacks, some time travel, and a vague exposition that slowly reveals the plot. Nothing out of the ordinary for a Final Fantasy game. Even if you think the plot is weak - the graphics, gameplay, and soundtrack were amazing. This was the first voice acted FF game and it kind of showed, unfortunately. A lot of moments when the dialog was not in sync with the mouth movements, but that seems fair since this was Square Enix's first attempt. The voice actors are all very competent in their delivery and I don't mind any of the casting choices. The battle sequences are in the classic turn based style, which I miss very much. Can't stand Final Fantasy games trying to be an ARPG. The game's roots are in turn based action and I will never know whey they changed after 10. The soundtrack, I think, is some of Nobuo Uematsu's greatest work. Basically every track is catchy and sets the appropriate mood for the scene. The scope of the game really shows with the right song to accompany it. Lots of great tracks with Sutaki da ne, being a real power house. My only gripe with the game is that there is no traditional experience points to level. After every battle you get a some battle points and when you get enough you can add new spheres to the sphere grid. What is the sphere grid? It is basically a multi-directional grid that has nodes which can be filled with an appropriate sphere. Some nodes are health, agility, MP, or learning new abilities. The problem is that you will wish you could grind and get all your stats up, but maybe you only will have access to some MP and agility nodes. You get spheres after battles too, which are generally determined by your enemies you defeat. The best spheres (ability spheres which unlock new moves) are the rarest and only drop from certain monsters in certain areas. Once you find one, it is best to sit for a while and stack up as much as you can. You will always have tons of other spheres to spare, but it will seem you are always short on ability spheres. After a while you get used to the leveling system, so it is not even that awful just different and unfair sometimes. This game was amazing when it came out and is still amazing today. You can pick up the HD remaster on PS3 which comes with X-2 (fun game as well). The game really shines after a slight graphical face lift and breaths new life into the game. Pick it up for cheap either way. Always a great game.

Before I review Final Fantasy X, I'll give you a short history of my gaming life: The first RPG I ever played was Kingdom Hearts. I got a PlayStation 2 for Christmas of 2004. I loved Kingdom Hearts, but I liked Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando way more (of course, as a kid, all I wanted to do was blow stuff up). Well this was before I discovered you could actually get off of Destiny Islands in Kingdom Hearts, and then I really began to like it. After I finished the game, I played through it again...at least 2 or three more times...and in 2009, I realized that there were two more games I was missing out on, Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories and Kingdom Hearts II. I quickly got to GameStop, bought these games (used, as back then $25 for a game was a lot of money), and played them...and loved them, and played through them multiple times as well (with some of the first Kingdom Hearts as well). At this time, Kingdom Hearts was my favorite series, and the greatest thing ever in my gaming "career". Well I finally learned about the Final Fantasy series, by playing Final Fantasy (I). I quickly fell in love with it as well, even though it was only in 2D! Then I decided I'd buy Final Fantasy I & II (Origins), IV and Chrono Trigger (Chronicles), V and VI (Anthology), VII, VIII, IX, X, X-2, XII, and Chrono Cross (along with a PlayStation [1] to save wear and tear on my already very old PlayStation 2). Every cent I spent on those games has been worth it. Now for the actual review of Final Fantasy X! Out of all of those games that I bought above...Final Fantasy X took the cake, and before I knew it I was playing it quite often, and I was drawn into the world of Spira. In fact, I was liking the Final Fantasy series, as a whole, better than Kingdom Hearts (Kingdom Hearts IS Final Fantasy and Disney), and this became my favorite game of all time. Something I'd noticed different from the previous Final Fantasies was that they all had a very similar battle system and leveling up system, and the game elements were all very similar. Final Fantasy X broke a lot of those barriers, and improved the game in so many ways (unfortunately, I view these as improvements, but some people view them as unimprovements). Before I list these changes, I'll list the Pros and Cons of this game, and you can decide for yourself if these changes are Pros or Cons. Pros: Beautiful in-game graphics (trumps all of the games before it) Very beautiful FMVs (Full-Motion-Videos) GREAT soundtrack Great voice acting (some people think it's cheesy/mediocre but I had no problem with it) Great gameplay; this is the 2nd strongest point about this game, and the gameplay is extremely fun The BEST part about this game? That would be the story. If you removed the story, you might as well throw away the game. Not saying the rest of the game isn't good, it's just that the story is SO good that you won't have the full experience without it. Cons: As good as the in-game graphics are, sometimes the PS2 will slow down slightly in order to display them all The FMVs are superb, but if you happen to have a scratch where the FMV is on the disc, prepare to wait a long time. Fortunately the game has an auto-skip feature where the FMV will skip if it can't play completely; some games do not have this and you have to start over. To some people, the soundtrack may get repetitive (namely the battle sequences) The voice acting is great, but some parts are kind of cheesy The gameplay is really fun, but for some maybe even repetitive, and if you are not a fan of RPGs, the gameplay may seem "boring" to you if you're into FPSs The story is superb, but if you don't like the inability to skip cutscnes, or if you think... **********!!!!!!!!!!SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!!!********** ...that sad endings are bad endings, then don't play this game. Especially if you don't want to cry in front of whoever might be around you. **********!!!!!!!!!!SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!!!********** Ok, now for some changes from the original series in this game: In this game, there is no real "world map". Towards the end of the game, you do, however, control an airship, and can select any town/village/location you would like to visit. Much faster than the world map, in my opinion. However, to some, this makes the game seem more "linear". To be honest, I actually LIKE the linearity of it; I know EXACTLY where I'm going at ALL times, exactly what I have to do, etc. This way I don't have to fight 1,000 monsters (in this game, fiends) just to find my way to some small town that I didn't know in what 0.01% of the map it was in. In this game, all of the towns are connected, either by walking, boat rides, or "shoopuf" rides. Also, in this game, there is a red arrow that directs you to the location you need to arrive at to complete your goal; this makes things much easier for the casual gamer. However, this game is NOT just for casual gamers. Next, the battle system is completely different. In Final Fantasy I-III, you have the Traditional Turn-Based Battle, where everybody selects their commands, and then everybody gets one turn; one turn per person until you either lose or win. As simple as the concept is, it's surprisingly fun. Then, in Final Fantasy IV-IX, you have the Active Time Battle, where you have to wait for your bar to fill before you can carry out actions. This was great as well. Then, in Final Fantasy X, you use the Conditional Turn-Based Battle. In a lot of ways, it's like the Traditional Turn-Based Battle, but this time it's not just one turn per person. Basically, in the upper right hand corner, you can see a "turn window" that predicts turn order; players with higher agility values get more turns. This by itself may not sound very fun, but here's the fun part; depending on what action you use, you will change the turn order. For example, if you use an item instead of attack, you may see your icon move up a bit. This means that your next turn will come sooner than if you had attacked, and makes rescuing your party members easier than in previous games. Or if you cast hastega, which is haste on your entire party, you should see everybody's turn slots move up, and this means that everybody will get their turns sooner for the rest of battle. This makes for some very strategic battles, and is...very very fun, and irresistible. Another advantage of this over the Active Time Battle is that you don't have to wait for a bar to fill; when it's your turn, you select your command, you immediately perform it. That simple. Another HUGE difference is the leveling up system. Not including Final Fantasy II, in the previous games, when you got enough experience points, you earned a level up, and your stats bumped up accordingly. That's fine, but this game takes leveling up to a whole new level. Instead of getting "level-ups" you get "Sphere Levels" which tells you how many times you can move on the sphere grid. Every character starts at their own place on the sphere grid, and they have a pre-defined route they can choose to follow; or, by earning sphere "keys" they can unlock locks on the sphere grid, and choose their own path. This allows for a lot of customization. Along the sphere grid, there are "nodes" that have different upgrades; for example, one node might have +1 agility, and another might have +1 strength. Every character's route on the sphere grid is different, so if you choose to complete your character's route, you get to choose how you want your character to level up next. As I was saying before, you get sphere levels, and these allow you to move around the grid, and any node that is touching the node you are currently at, you can choose to get that ability by placing a sphere there; there are 5 sphere types, power spheres (raise strength, defense, and HP), mana spheres (raise magic power, magic defense, and MP), agility spheres (raise agility, accuracy, and evasion), ability spheres (learn abilities), and fortune spheres (raise luck). There are also other special spheres you can use to obtain level ups that are too far away. Another difference in this game is the ability to switch out your characters at will during battle. In the games before, you had to wait until the battle was over to switch out your characters, but in this game, at any party member's turn, you can press the L1 button and select an available party member to switch out for. They are immediately able to perform actions (however, if you go from a high agility character to a low agility character, you may see they have less turns in the turn window). Another difference in this game over the previous ones, is that instead of calling "summons" (in this game, "aeons") to deal a bit of damage and then leave, the aeons fight for you (everybody else leaves), and you can control them, until you either dismiss them, you win the battle, or the aeon runs out of HP. In this game, the aeon doesn't recover HP until you do something that restores the entire party's HP, like resting at a hotel, or touching a save point. Which is... Another difference in this game is that the save points don't just let you save, they also completely restore your HP and MP. This way you don't have to use 100 potions to restore your party's HP to maximum right before a boss. Also, you can usually hit one save sphere (or the option to save) at least once every half hour, if not much more than that, unlike in Final Fantasy VII where you have to keep playing and playing to find your next save point. Another difference in this game is that status ailments, including death, do not stay with you after the battle is over. For example, in many previous games, if you were poisoned, you would have to recover your party member ASAP or they would die. Same in this game, but if you win the battle, you won't be poisoned any more. Or if you die, you'll have 1 HP instead of 0, making restoring HP easier. Instead of a Phoenix Down AND several potions or cures, just several potions or cures. Another difference in this game is that you can have individual party members flee from the battle; this way if the remaining characters die, you won't lose the game. Well, I believe that covers most of this game. Here's some reasons why you may NOT want to buy this game: If you don't like the Final Fantasy series, in general If you don't like RPGs, in general If a few errors in voice acting or facial expressions annoy you If taking 40+ hours to complete the game is too long for you If you are not a Japanese Role-Playing-Game fan, this game is DEFINITELY NOT for you If the inability to skip cutscenes annoys you so much that you wouldn't want to play it If you don't like to customize your own leveling up, and you'll spend probably at LEAST 2 hours doing it Here's some reasons you might want to play the game: If you DO like the Final Fantasy series, in general If you DO like RPGs, in general If you like somewhat good voice acting If you don't mind the 40+ hour main quest, with that doubled or more to complete all of the side quests, with a high replay value If you ARE into JRPGs, this game is DEFINITELY for you. If you like really good storyline, this game is for you If you like customizing your character's level ups Summary: This is, in my opinion, the greatest game ever created (not the most fun, the greatest). I like enjoying 40+ hour games, with a lot of story in between, and I like the high replay value. I like the new battle system, the new leveling system, the lack of a true world map, and the linearity of the game. Also, if you like this game, there is a sequel, Final Fantasy X-2 , and although not quite as fun as this game, it's still fun, and with a great storyline. I'd also like to point out, that some people say they don't like this game, some people say they are wrong, etc. Well everybody has a different taste, style, and opinion, so if, as I said, the above reasons for not playing fit you, then don't play or buy this game. If, however, the reasons for playing it fit you, then DEFINITELY buy this game, as you may find it to be one of the better, if not best games you've ever played. Thanks for reading my review, and I hope it helps you with making decisions on buying this game! EDIT: I've played this game through twice already, I'm playing through it again now, and am planning on another playthrough a bit later. That's about 90+ hours for the first two times, another 40+ hours for this time, and I'm planning on a 100% completion next time, which will take at LEAST 80+ hours, for a total of 210+ hours. That's a LOT of gameplay.

This game is one of the best RPG games that you will be able to pick up. The graphics on this game are absolutely phenominal, bright, clear and crisp. The music isnt too bad either. This game has a really good storyline, much better than the one for FF12. Also, the battle system is very easy to use, you can bring in and out characters as you wish, in order to keep them from dying andto make surer everyone gets exp. On the negative side, I do not like the level up system of this game. I like that in FF12 you can level up like normal, you know what level you are at, and all of your stats change with each level up. With this game, you have to choose your priorities and pick what level up you want if you want to increase your speed, luck, magic ect. This part I absolutely hate, I want that done for me. I am thankful that the license system from FF12 was not used in this game as that was a real nightmare (Come on dont make me get a wepons license, I wanna just pick up and ax and just start hacking, I dont want to wait to be allowed to use it!) The story line in this game is great, I'm not going to go into details on it, becuase I am only about 1/2 way through the game, so I really dont know it, wiki it if you want. The one thing I liked about FF12 that i dont about FF10 is that in 12 you can skip the cutscenes.. I know, the fanboys are going to get mad that i wanna skip the story, vut sometimes I have stuff to do and I am stuck in the middle of a 15 minute cutscene.. Please, WTF! Lastly the characters in this game are absolutely awesome. I think it is unfortunate that Tidus, who is the main character in this one is such a whiney baby. Go figure, the main character is the crappiest character in the game! Lulu & Yuna are fantastic sorcerers, youw ill be using them constantly, but dont even think of using their attack, Wakka is kind of annoying, but his dark and sleep spells are necessary, and his "rulebreaker" (poison weapon) is fantastic. Auron and Khimari are great especially for breaking through armored creatures). Really, I have become spoiled I use Lulu for everything since her black magic attacks are more powerful than anyone else's crummy weapons... My only complaint about Yuna, while her healing spells are a real savior, I wish the Guardians were stronger, I would rather use Lulu than a guardian. Definately go out and buy this game, you will love it. It is addictive and you will spend hours on it. Pick up the strat. guide, you will definately need it as this game is massive. Great Game!

I know its been years since this game has been out, but not everyone has bought it, so here it goes. When i played the game, for some reason i had my skeptics about it. I had rented it one time and felt in love with it so bad that i got it for christmas. I would daydream about this game sometimes when i was at school, now that i look back i must have been one weird girl in love with a video game character. It's bascially about this Famous blitzball player (he'll narrate the whole game for you) who's performing that night. A mysterious monster comes and tears his home, Zanarkand, taking him 1000 years into the future where his world no longer exists but only in the state of ruins. You get to meet and explore this new world called Spira, plus their strict religion. Painfully, Tidus, the character you control has to watch what he says around people or he may get punched in the face and be chased down. He'll meet a summoner who feels its her destiny to follow in her father's footsteps and protect spira from the same mosnter, Sin who attacked Tidus' home. You will travel with her and her guardians by foot to Zanarkand What I like about the game is that there are many intelligent races such as the Ronso, Albhed, Hypello, Guado etc. And at some points you will be pulled into the middle of some of their personal wars against each other. bascially drama. The Albhed has a language you can try and learn. You can pick up Albhed Primers i believe and it'll help you understand what they are saying. The battle system is smart, because to the right of the screen i believe is a little window showing who's turn it will be next, plus it will also show you what would happen or how many turns you'll be ahead or away depending on what option you do. like for example, if you want to cast fire, it may knock up or down your next character's turn. it just depends on what you do. Another reason why it's smart is becuase all of your characters can earn credit at once. i believe you have 7 people. so instead of taking 3 and leveling them up 3 at a time, every single one of your characters can be in a single battle at once. so this really saves time. however only three can fight but the rest of the members stand in the back, all you have to do is call them and they will come. Instead of playing Cards like you would in the past Final fantasy games, you'll get to play Blitzball. sometimes i would play 4 to 5 games a day. You can easily get hooked onto it. the music in this game is above average the graphics are gorgeous the dialouge is great Worth buying What I liked about the

I don't have too much to add to what the pro's and other players have said about the technical aspects of this great game, but here are a few details that may have been overlooked or that you may be interested in. I admit that I was lukewarm about the main character and about Blitzball for the first few hours of play...but at a certain point it 'clicked' and came together for me. I identified with all but the main character, who seemed a bit young and immature -- which, it turns out, is precisely in character for him! My points: 1. Character and story development are phenomenal. There is a reason why there are only seven main player characters -- they each have fully developed personalities and backstories. If you muscle and 'walkthrough' your way in a mere 30 hours, you will have missed all of the RPG/story elements that make this as memorable as FF7 (which I consider to be the pinnacle of console storytelling). Each character has his/her turn-ons and hang-ups but none of them is two-dimensional about it. 2. The sphere system is an innovative way of giving players a great deal of control over how the characters develop, and how they use their level-ups. My wife and I both played this game, and we were surprised at how differently our Kimari's turned out. Mine was strong on magic (and almost useless with his spear), whereas hers turned out to be the second-toughest hitter but lackluster with magic! 3. Blitzball can be addictive. For the first 50 hours of game play I swore that this annoying, difficult-to-control mini-game would not waste a single moment of my precious gaming time. But once I saw that the characters grew in stats and level (though the system is nowhere near as sophisticated as the main game), I was hooked. In my wanderings, I was lucky to have recruited a powerful female winger who practically carried the team to victory during the first four tourneys...so don't write it off unless you absolutely can't stand sports-management type games. Between the tourneys and the league, this mini-game could have another 20~30 hours in store for me! Conclusion: If you have $50 to buy a new game, then you should consider spending just $20 for this gem and saving the other $30 for the next installment (when it comes down in price, hehe). FFX averages a 60-hour journey without getting into the side games, which comes to about 33 cents per hour of play. You could certainly do much worse!

FF X is very fun. I just bought this game and I am addicted already. The only thing is that I can't seem to skip the the cut scenes, but I do enjoy the story line. I think it's awesome I can summon pets, with Yuna. I enjoy the fighting style of the game. I like that I can select from commands, to cast spells. Also, the fights seem to last for a minute, or 2, which makes it more fun. But the boss battles can last awhile, but I like it that way. The story line is very deep and long. If a person were to record all the Cut scenes, it make a nice long movie. I can ride chickens, play blitz ball. Though I think blitz ball is ok. I would rather fight in battle. The graphics. I have to agree look great for the ps 2, for this game. The camera is full view, which I also enjoy, as I am a fan of full view camera angles in video games. I like I can play girl and guy characters. There is even an animal character who fights in battle as Yuna's guardian. I think Lulu is cool to, as she cast black mage spells. I think there are 6 characters to chose from in battles. I'm, trying to remember, but I think it's awesome, that I can select from different characters to fight with. The screen will break, before a monster battle. I don't mind though, just stating it's on this game, like it was in FF X-2. The puzzles are a little confusing for me, but I can use game cheats. This is mostly a fight game, but there are some puzzles to figure out. I will soon be going to the next sphere puzzle room. I looked on youtube. I see this game has very good reviews and I can see why. I also bought the game for my kid for Christmas as she is a fan of RP games, like me. I really think she will enjoy this game, as I did. Very fun, very entertaining game. I am also a fan of FF XII, and FF XI, but FF X is not an online game, no monthly charge and I would rate the best, for not being an online game. I found another FF favorite.

I first got this game for Christmas back when it first came out. I wanted it so bad and was so happy to open this along with a brand new PS2. Sadly the game got broke and i wasn't able to buy a new one. I finally bought myself another PS2 and decided to order this game off of amazon.com. The story is about a young man named Tidus. He is a famous blitzball player in the city of Zanarkand. During the amazing cutscene in the beginning, Zanarkand is attacked and Tidus and his guardian Auron are the only ones that survive. Tidus is sucked into a light and sent to a strange world called Spira. Anyways the story continues on his quest to find out why he is there, and what his purpose is. he meets up with a few characters. (I believe it is one of the best cast of characters of pretty much any FF game out there, maybe aside from FF9.) Yes this game has the typical RPG story. (Save the world, fall in love with the main female protagonist.) But this story is told in a fresh new way and makes it feel new and exciting. I found myself actually shedding a tear during some scenes. (Call me a baby if you want.) The voice acting is very good actually despite some flaws here and there. I think they are some of the best in a PS2 game. I didn't really find any of the characters annoying. They all had a part of the story, and there were no "filler" characters I guess you would call them. You know, characters that are just there and don't really have a point to the story. (I am talking to you, Yuffie.) Anyways, this game is different in the way that you don't actually level up. You boost your characters using the Sphere Grid. This I think was another interesting feature to the series. It makes boosting your characters up fun. You can later get access to every character's areas so the characters can all learn whatever you want. This comes later in the game though. At first you really have to keep them in the same area and can only learn certain abilities. With the exception of Yuna who is the only one who can summon the aeons. I really enjoy this game and I recommend it for old and new fans alike.

Sinceramente nunca pensé encontrar este producto a este precio, por alguna razón es el único final fantasy que no he terminado (quitando los online) de la saga principal, solo me queda jugarlo y tal vez pedir la versión internacional de play 2, ya se que hay muchas versiones hd, pero jugarlo como originalmente estuvo concebido sera siempre la mejor opción. Es cierto es greates hits y la parte trasera del disco ya no es azul, pero viene con manual y funciona perfectamente, todo excelente, sin contratiempos la entrega.

Produto veio certinho e bem embalado. Funcionou perfeitamente.

A classic RPG that brings back many childhood memories. I'm currently replaying the game with my little sister, who's really enjoying it. The soundtrack is amazing, I just love everything.

me encanta el juego simplemente recomiendo al vendedor y aquellosque quieran probarlo en la consola donde salio (ya existe el remaster pero por la nostalgia de jugarlo en el ps2) el modo de combate y los graficos que tiene son hermosos de lo mejor que llegue a ver en PS2

Não recomendo. Três jogos dos cinco que comprei veio nesse estado.