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‘Final Fantasy X’ Gives Players the Chance to Fail Spectacularly

Some games are difficult. Others boost your self-confidence, through victorious battles and epic narrative progress, only to then nonchalantly inform you, forty hours in, that you’re actually a horrible player, a complete failure, and that you’ve bungled everything up.

Final Fantasy X is like that.

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SpaceFox2733d ago

Love this game, but I always felt it was a bit on the easy side. There were some parts that made you have to stop and grind up a little bit, but overall it was a pretty smooth ride. I ended up going through the majority of the game with no sphere grid until I got to the part where you're split up. God I always dreaded that section of the game.

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Name Last Name2733d ago

I only failed at dodging the Lightning. I don't have the coordination for that.

ColonelHugh2732d ago (Edited 2732d ago )

I know exactly what you're talking about. When I first played Final Fantasy X, I completely forgot about the Sphere Grid because I was 12 and scatterbrained. Simply through using the best possible equipment for every area, I got to just before the wedding scene fairly easily. And then Evrae proceeded to beat the crap out of me over and over again.

The funny thing was, as an RPG lover, I had been "grinding" all along the journey, believing that I was getting stronger in doing so. After my friend pointed out my mistake, I learned how to level up and never had another problem with difficulty until Nemesis.

SpaceFox2731d ago

No way, I did the same thing man. I was like 9 or 10 when it came out and was still learning English, didn't pay attention to the tutorials or anything and just played through thinking it was all good and the game was supposed to be that hard! Haha I forgot how far I got, but I remember Sinspawn Gui being the hardest freakin challenge that I managed to actually overcome. Probably didn't get past the next boss without figuring out I had to level up lol. Maybe that's why I find the game so easy on a normal playthrough, that experience hardened me lol.

Kalebninja2733d ago

back when it originally came out i couldnt beat it at all, never got past Evrae. I'd try again now but that i dont have the patience to get that far back into the game.

SpaceFox2731d ago

Man I swear it's worth it. The game is just a good experience every time, especially with the HD remaster out now. Gotta let yourself get immersed into the story and the challenge. Evrae is a pain cause you can't really grind at that part if you get stuck, just prepare beforehand.

DethWish2733d ago

Getting past Seymour on Mt Gagazet with that party sounds like an accomplishment :)

SpaceFox2731d ago

Probably the hardest boss in the game. The adrenaline was real

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A Look Through the Absolute Best PS2 Games of All Time

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

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isarai215d ago

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

ApocalypseShadow215d ago

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

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

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

Cacabunga215d ago

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

are some of my all times favorites missing on that list

shinoff2183214d ago

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

CoNn3rB215d ago

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

Flawlessmic215d ago (Edited 215d ago )

The greatest console of all time !!!!

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

Ps2 was just banger after banger after banger.

It will always be my favourite.

sagapo214d ago

No Timesplitters in the list??

FinalFantasyFanatic214d ago

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

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20 Best Games of 2001

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

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mskaline295d ago

alot of great memories here : )

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FFX and FFX-2 Do Not Need a Sequel

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

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Snookies12345d ago (Edited 345d ago )

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

shinoff2183343d ago

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

-Foxtrot343d ago (Edited 343d ago )

Nope

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

It wasn't supposed to be taken seriously

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

Thank God anyway

It's better when each FF is a different Universe

Snookies12343d ago (Edited 343d ago )

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

CrimsonWing69343d ago

@Snookies12

I thought they said that was just a joke:

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

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

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

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

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

Name Last Name343d ago

@Snookies12 those are just easter eggs

-Foxtrot343d ago

@Snookies12

Easter eggs man nothing more

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

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

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Flawlessmic345d ago

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

JokerBoy129343d ago

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

shinoff2183343d ago

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

Abnor_Mal343d ago (Edited 343d ago )

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

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

Skip ahead to the 2:30 mark

Okay didn’t see others already said it

gold_drake345d ago

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

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

not sure what else there is to tell about Spira.

shinoff2183343d ago

Sorry for the spoiler if true

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

Name Last Name343d ago

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

shinoff2183343d ago

Thanks. That pretty much what I read.

dumahim343d ago

Is this article 22 years too late?

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