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Final Fantasy X HD Remaster – 70 Hours In

One month ago I did a retrospective on Final Fantasy X, one of my favorite games of all time. I felt that with the re-release of such an iconic game that it deserved attention and I, like many other fans of the game, could not wait to get my hands on this version and revisit the world of Spira that had taken so much of time over 10 years ago.

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Hellsvacancy3665d ago

I was LOVING it............but then stopped playing it once I got the airship, I've captured nearly all the fiends but the battle music every 5 seconds sent me crazy, I went back to DS2

Once i've platinumed DS2 (which will be today) and finished the Left Behind dlc for TLOU I shall go back and finish off FFX, doubt i'll get that platinum, too much work

Hellsvacancy3665d ago

Awesome, I missed one of Al Bhed books, i'll have to start a new game and playthrough most of it again to get that trophy, otherwise I would of gone for the plat on my first playthrough

youndamie3665d ago (Edited 3665d ago )

I just finished X with 80hrs, I got every trophy besides the lightning dodger and all celestial weapons. It's not worth breaking another controller lol

yellowgerbil3665d ago

I finally beat ff10 last night at 4am. Never been a fan of grinding, so never finished it my first 3 plays a decade ago. Now time to do 10_2

Transporter473665d ago

70 hours.. get on my level 150 hours here.

jjonez183665d ago (Edited 3665d ago )

176 and counting :) (I've put in even more than that on the ps2 version,but ukno trophies)
Currently stat maxing and getting all items.
When it comes to final fantasy games, I'm obsessive.

After I'm done with this save I'll probably go back and do a NSG or NSGNS run.

Transporter473664d ago

Nice. MY PS2 FFX was at 210 hours. I'm probably might reach that again depending on how long it takes me to plantium it. I got a few ones left i'm leaving the dodge lightning as the last one lol

aLucidMind3665d ago

I had to stop at Evrae >_< My highest leveled character was Tidus, who had just gotten Slow. No saves prior, so every time it casts Haste on itself I am pretty much dead. Pisses me off because I remember my last playthrough a few years back, I decimated him and I did nothing different.

SoulSercher6203665d ago

Are you talking about the flying one? If so you will have to use Haste on your party and VERY early. And time when to move the ship back and forth before certain attacks. It's how I beat it on the PS2 and PS3 version.

aLucidMind3664d ago

Yep, and that's the first thing I do every time. Every time it roared (taking its breath), I usually wound up backing off before it's next turn. My problem is it constantly wound up using its Swooping Scythe attack to close in and then petrifies my last guy.

@Scroggz.
Nope, don't have Chocobo Wings.

McScroggz3665d ago

Do you have a Chocobo Wing to cast Haste on the entire party? It's easy to neglect items, but one or two early on in the battle can be the difference between getting utterly destroyed and beating it relatively painlessly.

SoulSercher6203664d ago

Hmm if it helps any I made sure most or all my characters could use Overdrive before the fight and so can all my aeons. I make sure to always be able to fall back on those in a tight spot. It made my PS3 run soooo much easier.

Other things that may help:

-Slow DOES work on him until he uses Haste
-Believe it or not, it's actually safer fighting far away. Use Wakka's attacks and Lulu's magic (given their attacks are pretty powerful). Then only fight close when necessary
-Power Break works on him to soften physical attacks
-Al Bhed Potions are VERY helpful because it heals AND cures Poison, Silence, and Petrification

I hope any of this helps :)

user56695103665d ago

Why make a remastered of this and not remake earlier ff games startin with the 1st. I would gladly pay for a remake for ff1 and up using today tech. Ff1-8 with ff 13 and 15 gfx. But that sound like something we want. SE only give us half of what we want

porkChop3665d ago

A remaster is far faster than a remake. And older FF games were 2D, a remaster would not be enough.

user56695103665d ago

I hate remasters it no point and doing it. I want a remake of the 2d version in 3d. I loves the old ff games

aLucidMind3664d ago

Main reason for it is because remastering, say, FF7 into HD is will make it look ugly and so a remake is the only option. I've played FFX on my 1080p HDTV and it looks like crap, which is why many wanted a remastered version and why many HD collections are made.

This might put a fire under their ass to do a remake, however. Isn't this remaster selling fairly well better than any of the FF13s, or several of SE's games with few exceptions? Either way, I do agree. I would love a full remake of 7-9, but I personally would want them to stick with silent characters.

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Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster Joins Game Pass Tomorrow

The official Xbox Game Pass Twitter account announced that starting tomorrow Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster will be available on game pass.

Gaming4Life19811101d ago

I literally have this game on everything lol.

Abnor_Mal1101d ago

The game that got me into the Final Fantasy series, I actually stopped playing FF7 halfway through disc one back in 1997.

Teflon021101d ago

Personally the battle in this one legit make me fall asleep because they're so "do it the right way or no way". As a kid I loved it but as I'm older and play so much JRPGs. Definitely needed to be the ATB and not this one. But the story was something I loved

Kavorklestein1101d ago (Edited 1101d ago )

The game is actually live now.
I already unlocked an achievement on it and can I say: The grainy ass PS2 graphics still ended up looking great in HD. Of course, not leaps and bounds better, with old textures in some spots and old game design etc but it holds up beautifully and I'm excited for my 2nd ever playthrough. It has not lost it's charm for me personally.
And the Music! So good.

I wanna get better at blitz ball this time around tho

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Humble Store is running an RPG Sale

Right now, you can get a number of high-profile RPG games on PC for steep discounts. The deals include The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Game of the Year Edition, Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster, and Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom!

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Final Fantasy X Voted Best Final Fantasy by Japanese Fans in Massive Survey; Cloud Is Best Character

Japanese state TV NHK collaborated with Square Enix to hold a massive survey among nearly 500,000 fans, and the results are very interesting.

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MadLad1539d ago

Eh. Never could get into it for long.
12 is my personal favorite. Followed by 6, 9, and 7.

gold_drake1539d ago

not surprising, ff fans who like 6 and 12, usually dont like the rest i feel.

Spenok1539d ago

I grew up on the series (played every single one of them when they were new).

6 is easily my favorite, followed by 14, then 11, then 12 and so on down the list.

There isn't a single one I haven't loved in some way. But 8, and then 2 are at the bottom of my list.

AK911539d ago

What’s wrong with 6?

Sirk7x1539d ago

Love 6, hate 12 lol. 9 my favorite by far.

bouzebbal1538d ago (Edited 1538d ago )

I really don't inputs which one is my personal favorite because there are so many, but I know for a fact it's not 10,13 and 15..
Ff12, despite cheesy characters, was a great game and the freedom of movement really helped. The ps1 episodes come first, including the ff5 ff6 remasters.
I later on played ff1 remaster on psp and I loved it!! Så yeah, hard top pick one.

bangoskank1538d ago

Not true. XII, IX, and VI are my favorites as well but I still love some of the others, just not as much.

Army_of_Darkness1538d ago

FF7 is by far my favorite FF game, great times and great memories.. then comes
FF8, FF6, FFX, FF12 and finally FF9.

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SegaSaturn6691539d ago

12 doesn't feel like a FF game to me, but it's definitely a favourite rpg of mine.

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babadivad1539d ago

I put a metric ton of time in on 12 but I couldn't tell you what the story was about. I spent most of my time hunting bounties. By the time I finished the game I had no clue what was going on.

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RedDevils1539d ago (Edited 1539d ago )

12 is one of the worst. But 13 and 15 take the cake.

gold_drake1539d ago (Edited 1539d ago )

haha see, thats what i mean. theres, usually but not all the time, a pattern to final fantasy fans xD
i for one loath 12. i have no idea what the story was about, dont know any name for any city and only find Fran and Balthier great.
i love love love 7. dont like 2 at all. 6 and 9 are good but id rather play anything else tbh. 14 is good also but im no MMO person so i never got beyond the 3rd quest lol.

no hate, but ff fans are somewat predictable, based off on what they like xD in most cases.

ShinRon1538d ago

those are my top FF games but i have 6 at the top still.

SugarSoSweet1538d ago

12!!!?? is your favourite why? The characters are story was terrible..

DerfDerf1538d ago

I personally give the nod to 8 then 9, 7, 5

-Foxtrot1538d ago (Edited 1538d ago )

Final Fantasy V and XIV got better than FFVIII

Lightning, Orshvan Greystone and Noctis got a better ranking than Squall

Liberi Fatali didn't even make the music list...

Damn, I didn't think people still hated FFVIII...how sad.

Muzikguy1538d ago (Edited 1538d ago )

3 and 9 are my favorite. 12, 10, 8, 7, and 5 aren't bad either

I don't think I've played 6. I probably should sometime. I know I'd rather play an original not any of the remake versions.

VincentCastle1523d ago (Edited 1523d ago )

yes!
I love Final Fantasy 12. My favorite as well. Then followed by 9, 6, 7,14 and the others I like, but I can't quite put in a list.

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darkwalker1539d ago

I agree. It is the best of the Final Fantasy games because it had the perfect balance of game play and exploration, coupled with excellent graphics for its time, an amazing story and phenomenal music. The sphere grid was simple, innovative and engaging and the side quests were fun and challenging. Its definitely my favorite.

specialguest1539d ago

My top FF:
It's difficult to decide between FF7 and FF6, but I'm leaning more towards FF7. Then FF6 is a very close 2nd, followed by FF4. FF4 got me hooked on the RPG genre. The story, character development, and music got me hooked. Before FF4, I never cared for video game characters and their fate in a game.

littletad1538d ago

Have you tried 9? It hearkens back to the earlier games, including 6. That's my favorite. Then 10.

specialguest1538d ago

Haven't played 9 yet. I need to

Shiken1539d ago

Auron is the best character in Final Fantasy IMO.

Sirk7x1539d ago

FFX could have had a fantastic prequel following their initial journey.

Shiken1539d ago

Instead we got a Sailor Moon style sequel to revive Tidus, and a canon comic that shits all over him in the worst way possible taking place immediately after that.

But yes, following Braska, Auron, and Jecht in a prequel would have been awesome!

gold_drake1539d ago

my faves are 5, 7, 8, 10, 13-2.

MWH1538d ago

Looks like a puzzle combination.

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