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Rated Teen 13+ Teen 13+
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Developed By
Square Enix
Release Date
11/18/2003

Game Added
4/22/2007
Last Update
7/5/2007 12:47:54 PM

 

 

 

 

 

   
Final Fantasy X-2  

.: Final Fantasy X-2

It has been two years since the events in Final Fantasy X and Yuna has left her home to join Rikku and Paine as Sphere Hunters. Yuna found a Movie Sphere of whom she believes is Titus (her lover boy from X) and seeks out to find out where it came from and if it is really him.

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My name is Ebi Furya. Review Done By: Ebi Furya
Review Written For: PlayStation 2
Score: 9

Final Fantasy X-2 is the only game in the series that is a direct sequel to a previous game. Final Fantasy VII has spin-off games, but nothing that continues the main story line (so far). The game stars Yuna and Rikku from Final Fantasy X and introduces Paine. It has been two years since the events in Final Fantasy X and Yuna has left her home to join Rikku and Paine as Sphere Hunters. Yuna found a Movie Sphere of whom she believes is Titus (her lover boy from X) and seeks out to find out where it came from and if it is really him.

With Final Fantasy X-2, the Class System makes a huge return with the invention of "Dresspheres". By equipping a character with a Dressphere, they can learn various abilities for that Class as well as gain attribute bonuses. This is very similar to the Class system of Final Fantasy III, Final Fantasy V and Final Fantasy Tactics.

Graphicly, the game is very similar to Final Fantasy X. In fact, if you've played through X, you will be very familiar with 90% of the world...you are still in Spira after all. There are a lot of improvements to the graphics, especially with the facial animations. The lips move very nicely with the voices.

The sound is unlike any other Final Fantasy game before. It's a lot more "fun" and light-hearted...and just downright hard to describe. It's still a great soundtrack that fits the attitudes of the feminine trio.

Through your adventures, you run into a lot of familiar faces from Final Fantasy X and you can really see how much the world has changed. Machina is no longer seen as a bad thing and there is now a Machine Faction that is building Machines. (I think the only difference is that Machina uses magic to run while Machines don't...but I'm not completely sure). There is also New Yevon, who is trying to remove the bad image that Yevon gave them, and the Youth League, who is trying to restore Spira. These three groups of people all have their own beliefs and follow their own ways, which leads to conflicts that Yuna and crew must deal with.

The Battle System returns to the Active Time Battle (ATB) but it is no longer a fight between two straight lines (you on one side and the enemy on the other). Your group and the enemies have a lot more freedom to move around the Battle (although you can't control where they move to). It creates a chaotic battle at times, but you get used to it after you've been through a few of them. In the new system, you can "Chain" attacks together with your characters and the higher the Chain (successive attacks on a single enemy) the more damage you deal.

I think Final Fantasy X-2 is a good game, but not a great one. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed playing it...I just liked X better. While there is nothing wrong with it, it did seem there was too much "Girl Power" going on at times. Even thought the interactions with the characters did lead to some comical moments. Yuna even says a bad word! :-P Well...not that bad...she was just copying Rikku.

   

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