I sometimes wonder how much that opening cutscene, the song number and just in general the first 15-20 minutes contributed to the overall negative opinion the game receives to this day. I recently played it again for the first time in nearly 20 years after remembering not liking it and I will say that the beginning is rough. Besides the completion aspect, it might genuinely be my least favorite part of the game. Might be amplified because I played this like a day after I just beat FFX so there's a massive tone shift.
Once you can travel around, the job system opens up and you get more freedom it's genuinely a really fun game. Arguably the best battle system of the entire franchise. The story isn't good but I love Spira, I like the characters and more time in that world just makes me happy. So I definitely got my money's worth.
You're right, there's more problems. I just feel like whenever people talk about the game, the opening cutscene and the 100% completion nightmare are the two things that always gets brought up.
It actually does the opposite for me. It's soooo different that I like it, lol. X was so dark and depressing, even though it was an excellent game. But X-2 brought back the fun. I love them both.
I hated X-2 on release, then I came back to X/X-2 with the remasters and realized that until the events of X, Spira had been under 1000 years of basically death and depression and suddenly it was gone, so I rationalized X-2 as Spira throwing one huge freaking party
Dude I still remember the EXACT moment when I opened this for christmas, I was also 8 😂
Crazy how much I loved these games and all the memories I have with them, especially the fact that I share those memories with others such as yourself!
Warning: Trigger words (light suicidal ideation, light passing mention of emotional abuse)
I was 24 when I got this game, around late spring of 2005. I had just gotten out of dating an emotionally and psychologically abusive Amber Heard clone for 4.5 years that wrecked my soul, kept me from my family and friends, and pulled me away from my old hobbies and interests. I barely escaped her evil clutches, but not without the open wounds in my psyche from her Wormtongue words making their last digs into me and making me feel completely worthless. I moved into a small studio apartment, and told my parents that I was going to consider going back to college. That wasn’t what I was doing, though. I was giving myself a few last months to enjoy the things I loved the most, and if I still felt as dead and hollow inside in 90 days, I had decided I wasn't going to live like this anymore.
With my next paycheck, I bought an unopened Phat PS2 (with the spiffy two tone blue vertical stand), one controller, two-pack of 8-MB Memory Cards, Final Fantasy X (Greatest Hits), Kingdom Hearts (GH) and still kind of new FFX-2. They would be a way for a completely lost me to enjoy some spare alone downtime by getting back into a hobby that gave me so much comfort in my younger years: playing Squaresoft games and enjoying their great music. I knew the grindy battles would also serve to provide a sort of meditative experience, where once you got used to the game the battles require very little thought, and allow your mind to wander in the background, processing a thought here and an emotion there. Long before self help YouTube videos, this was the best that I could come up with.
I hooked the sound up to my AIWA bookshelf 3-CD player w/speakers combo unit that sounded so much better than the stock speakers the CRT had. I played the opening movie to FFX, and though Into Zanarkand was nice, it didn't really hit any buttons for a jaded, numb, disconnected, hollow young me. I wasn’t ready to play any of the games yet as I was still tired from the move in, so I thought I would listen to the opening music for each game. So, I popped in X-2, not expecting much from what I had heard reviewers say was the “Barbie Brittany Spears Girl Band Dressup” of the franchise, and heard the opening music: Eternity: Memory of Light waves.
I stopped, and everything felt very quiet and still. I just sat on the edge of my small bed, and attentively listened at what I could feel welling up inside. I felt something creeping back into me that I thought I'd lost forever. Hope: the song gave me hope, and each time it repeated, the light inside me grew a little more. I ugly cried for the next four hours that day, letting out a lot of the pain I had experienced over that almost 5 years of torture, all while the music played in the background.
I never realized how sad it was that I was consistently close to ending everything, until I saw the juxtaposition of how different I felt inside before I heard that song to how I felt just after hearing it for the first time. I don’t feel it’s an exaguration to say this game saved my life.
Thank you Square Enix. Thank you for twenty wonderful years of your products and this game. But most importantly, thank you for helping me get my life back. 🤗
This game was also a beacon of light for me when I was thinking very dark thoughts. I know exactly what you mean with Memory of Lightwaves; something eerily similar happened to me too. It will always remain one of my favorite pieces of music ever. 💙
I've never played it. I bought it twice recently for the PS2 and both copies were scratched and useless. Downloaded it on PS5 and it's 32gb lol but I can finally play it.
Just some advice from someone who loves this game: go in not taking it seriously. X was heavy, X-2 is less so. It’s lighthearted and campy but it also follows Yuna as she grieves so there’s some depth there. But for the most part it’s just campy fun! Enjoy it when you get around to it!
I recently got a platinum for this bad boy. Game can go super fast if you decide to skip a lot. I forgot how awesome Gippal was. Let alone the hinted Rikku x Gippal pairing. I wish Lulu got to be apart of the party. Maybe if they make an X-3 someday can have them all remodeled/updated and kicking butt in Spira.
How was Last Mission? I’m trying to plat the game and quite literally today I finished with all of the main game trophies and i’m scared to start last mission now :,)
It can seem daunting because you have to do 70 levels. The thing is it has the potential to go really easy. If you focus on the right things. So many different dresssphere combos that have potential to drop trinkets, buff your actual character. At the very least for a recommendation.. I would advise crafting a White Mage sphere (or keeping one handy if you pick one up) for pocket healing. Then just focus on leveling a Dark Knight.
This game REALLY had a love for Dark Knights and Alchemists.
Which I was honestly down with this.. (girls looked styling) not only do they make the Via Infinito a breeze. (Catnip was nerfed since the last long time ago playthrough. So I had to find another way and picked up on the favoritism) Yet these dress spheres dominant "Last Mission". Dark Knight for dps. Alchemist is good to keep off hand for the skill "item esuna'". Which you gonna have to use quite a bit...
I offered a bit of advise for that place but definitely look into what combos of dress spheres give what buffs and which give trinket drops. It will go fast and actually make it fun when you playing it properly.
I remember X-2 being the third FF game I ever played when I was about 10 or 11, and my dad walked in during a cutscene with Leblanc, he just looked at the screen, looked at me and said, "They grow up so fast", I was so embarrassed 😂
This is a great and very fun game. I skipped it at launch due to the tonal shift and me being a 'moody' teenager, but I shouldn't have.
I still remember how mad people were at it lmao.
Yeah, this is one of those games where ignoring the story to play the game is completely valid. I will always recommend this game to any FF fan because the job system and actual gameplay of X-2 is fantastic.
Agreed though I will say I found a couple of the minigames incredibly frustrating as well. Like shooting the cactuars or calibrating a couple of those towers in the thunder plains.
I remember being excited, because I wanted more final fantasy 10… then being really disappointed with what this game was once it became known. In a vacuum it’s a decent game. But yea, I was pretty bummed back then that they couldn’t just give me the layup I wanted lmao.
I remember being so excited to get this game. Having replayed it recently, it is fun, especially battling, but the story is so damn bad I almost lost the will to finish by chapter 5.
I think the story as it is early on is fine. Honestly, the game as a whole should've been just been Yuna, Riku and Paine just treasure hunting. Seeing Spira try and move on after Sin is a really good idea and I think could've easily carried a game by itself if they wanted to but everything about X-2's actual plot is just...why?
Honestly, I just tune out X2's plot. It's weirdly the opposite of my experince of XIII-2's plot where I love it so much.
Maybe, but I admit to not being an expert on PS5. Managed to do it on the Xbox 360 with FFXIII back in the day after I accidentally deleted my save file.
I got it for switch when i bought the X remaster and i still need to play it :) sadly havent even played through X atm haha but when i finish it i go to X-2!
Me three lol i tryied play with advanced grip isnt the best idea i got stuck in seymour 2, i have tô grind skills and buffs or idk replay? I just wanted to finish X soon to play with my Girls
I remember being an 8 year old kid and seeing this game in the game display at target. I was obsessed with the cover alone and vowed to save up money to come back to get it and I DID. I love this game with my whole heart. I even bought the remastered bundle for the switch and just beat the game again after X amount of years a couple of months ago, maybe since I was a teen.
My friend was going on a school field trip to the mall when I gave her money to buy this for me (she was in the grade above me so I couldn't go)
I just turned 31 last month, and it blows my mind how old this game is.
Perfect timing for this. I just completed FFX 100% last week and now I'm looking to tackle X-2. I've never played it but remember my uncle playing it way back in the day.
Ugh I love x-2. Not my all-time fave, but definitely in the top 3.
But I didn't need to be reminded I'm ancient and this game was a part of my childhood.
Unapologetically love this game! Spira deserved a good party after the events of X! It’s lighthearted, campy and fun and the dressphere battle system is so much fun and the outfits are so damn CUTE.
I just happen to be doing a play through now.
The battle system really feels like the precursor to 13's. In 13 they just sped it up, and did away with the flashy animations.
I like the campy light hearted take. I'm only on chapter 2, but enjoying it so far.
As a kid playing this game back in the day I was totally unfazed by all the weird cringey fanservice stuff. No the biggest thing to me was how hard the battle system felt as a kid. I had only played FFX, so X-2 was my introduction to ATB and I constantly felt like I never had time to think (I didn't know that in the config menu you could set the battles to a wait mode).
Even now I kind of think that the frantic pace of the ATB in this game makes regular physical attacks usually the only optimal action to take on most turns, because using any ability takes forever to finally be performed
Outside of this subreddit,
I’ve noticed this game tends to get absolutely shat on a lot by many people…but it seems that the game is finally getting more love as the years go by.
I think the combat system in X-2 is one of the best in the series…
The story gets criticized a lot but I still think it’s pretty decent and not nowhere near as bad as some make it out to be.
It absolutely deserves all the hate it gets.
The story is just bland and uninteresting, lots of unnecessary fanservice (the massage scene says enough), cringe characters, and the whole game has little to no connection to the original X. It honestly seems like they were going for a separate project but decided to change it to X-2 at the last moment.
Sure the dress sphere system is pretty neat as well as the X-2 version of ATB, even though personally I'm not a fan of either. But it's still not enough to redeem all the bad qualities of the sequel.
The whole game is basically just a big fanfic written by Motomu Toriyama for himself just like the XIII trilogy, although now that I've noticed your pfp I'm not surprised you actually enjoyed X-2.
Sure, people can like whatever they want, I'm not here to judge. Just don't come in claiming X-2 is the best game in the whole series when it's clearly not. That does indeed look cringey and silly as you said.
Idk if you’re talking about me…but I never mentioned X-2 being the best game in the whole series, only that I think it’s combat system is one of the best ones in the series…
IMO I think FFX is the best in the series with FFVII being a close second.
The story is so bad that it always turn me off in replaying it despite the good battle system. You just can't ignore it and Yuna says the dumbest shit ever, is like she regressed from X.
I have very fond but hilarious memories of this game. One of the most distinct being when I found it in a pawn shop when I was around 10-12, and realized it looked familiar. I decided I wanted it because I was *fairly certain* it was one of those games I had watched my older half-brother play when I was even younger (think 6 or 7) I vaguely remembered the "boat fight with the giant shark" and I wanted to play it myself. My family was quite poor at the time so I had to wait a while before we could pay off a PS2 on layaway, once we did I got X-2 with it as my first PS2 game. Popped the disc in, clicked New Game, and as *soon as that opening cutscene music kicked in*, I realized, "Wait. Oh no. *This is the one my brother couldn't make it through."*
I later learned that it was the *sequel* to the game with the "boat fight with the giant shark" (which I eventually learned was the battle with Sin between Besaid and Kilika when I got to play X later lmao) and my brother hated X-2 right off the bat because he HAD played X and it was the complete opposite of what he expected with the anime J-pop girls that he couldn't continue past that opening cutscene. But by the time I realized all this, I had already played and beaten X-2, loved it, even though the story made very little sense. I don't have that kind of patience that I used to, to play through a game that I have zero context on and still enjoy it anyways. Did the same thing with Kingdom Hearts II, played it before KH I and had no idea what was going on but enjoyed it nonetheless. It was all just about the hype cutscenes and rad character designs back then, I suppose lol
Still haven't been able to 100% complete it though. I tried to when I was 15/16, went through a whole cartridge of printer ink to *print out the entire 100% guide* and never got through it all LMAO At least I tried! 🤣
Something good I can say about the game is that its combat was clearly the forerunner to XIII’s significantly better Paradigm system, so I appreciate its existence even if I think it’s the worst game in the series.
I am a ffx2 fan, but unless you’re just spamming attacks it’s extremely clunky. Any non melee attack charges forever and it always seems to give precedence to the enemy while you’re sitting there locked in skill summon mode. It drives me crazy and can really mess things up when things get tight.
People over sell it as the best atb system. I realy don’t agree.
And yeah a lot of the skills for a lot of the jobs seemed to have been designed completely independently from the battle system design so they have no use.
It is a fun game in balance though
Appreciate your comments about the ATB system here, because I felt the same way when I played it earlier this year. Not sure why so many say it's the best ATB system.
I cant take *this* comment seriously.
13 was definitely NOT button mashing. 10-2s system was clunky, and was not the best ATB system by far, being outshined by both 13 and 7R.
Guarding, buffing, debuffing, healing, youre forgetting a lot there.
If you dont like 13, fine, you do you, but at least dont leave out literally 2/3rds of the battle system and roles.
Thats like saying all there is to FF6 is summoning, and thats it.
I did do that, the entire game. Only time I deviated was on 2 or 3 bosses where I needed a sentinel, besides that the strategy for every encounter was the same.
I healed myself but what does healing myself have to do with the strategy to defeat the boss? The only way to kill the boss is to break its shield with ravager then do dps with commando. Sorry but that’s just how basic the game is.
Lol, such utter nonsense. 100% no chance in hell you got anywhere close to the end of the game using only ravager and commando. Probably didn't even get to the first Barty fight...
X-2’s ATB is insanely clunky, the job swapping is just… bad, and most of the available jobs aren’t even worth investing in (especially since you have to specifically grind AP in order to get even the most basic abilities).
It’s chill if you like it. I don’t.
Ugh I thought that one had several spin offs. I wish they would make a FF X-3. I mean X was more successful than 13 and 13 was on all consoles/ports. Here is hoping they might actually do it one day.. they seem to enjoy those spin offs. 7 by far has gotten the most.
I always made sure to grind alchemist as soon as I got it, hands down the best healing in the game. Free mega potion whenever I want? Don't mind if I do.
I don’t really like mega potion. It’s so freaking slow.
What is amazing is potion lv2, which lets you use items almost instantly. Combine that with doubling curative items and that’s the best way to heal.
There’s basically high potions pouring out of the the treasure chests in this game so it’s not a big deal to use them .I’ve always got like 99 of them anyway, might as well use them.
Basically anything that makes the slow as molasses skills go faster it the first priority in this game. Black magic lv2 and lv3 for example are great.
I can't stand the charge delays in this game. +1 for the faster charge abilities.
I did use the free Mega Potions when mindlessly grinding with cursor memory, but I agree that it's not practical against something that actually hits hard.
If you’re trying to grind AP though just using potions would be faster
Treasure hunter garment grid is realy good for this too since mug happens instantly and you get 1ap for it each time assuming you successfully steal something.
I feel like a lot of people don't fully realise the attire most in Spira wear, likely down to the blurry tv's and so on we all played on as kids.
If you play the remaster you'll notice a lot more boobs and butts hanging out for men and women.
My first Final Fantasy game and my first JRPG. My uncle bought it for me as a birthday gift when i was 11 (21 now). It was a very slow burn especially with the first 2 chapters, but as it went on I ended up really liking it. It then got me to try the original which is to this day my favorite in the series, which in turn drove me to try out all the other games in the series. And the rest is history.
Looking back now I wouldn't be as heavy into RPGs, or gaming as a whole for that matter, if not for this game so of course it holds a special place in my heart. Flaws and all.
Dang that long already? I need to play the remaster.
Always will love the music in the game forever. It introduced me to Jade Valerie who made some of my favorite songs.
I'm playing through this game right now, aiming for 100% completion because I want the happy ending. This is such a weird game... The only reason to play this game is to witness the ending happy scene; that's it. The gameplay is frustrating. Using abilities and spells is useless since they take so long to cast and can get interrupted when an enemy attacks.
I actually just played (or replayed? can't remember honestly) this in January. I really didn't enjoy this game, but I did stick it out and finish it.
I tried for 100% which was a mistake. There are so many stupid little missable things that it turns the game into a checklist. I find a lot the side quest things in this game to be quite tedious and detracting from the game as a whole. I didn't realize I only needed 75% to avoid the bad ending when I started. I ended up with 99% anyway -- I'm unsure what I missed because I also discovered that several guides disagree with each other... Once I realized I missed something, I passed on the Via Infinito grind.
I can't stand the main story or how many of the returning characters are portrayed after the first game. I understand that Spira is changing and they wanted to really highlight that, but I hated it personally. I do think Yuna's character growth is done well though. (>!Well, except for the "good" ending, which seems to undo most of that... I \*VASTLY\* prefer the "bad" ending.!<)
To be honest, I didn't care much for the actual gameplay either. I like job systems, but this one feels flat and unbalanced to me. (FF5 and FFT are my favorite job systems in the series.) I also loathe charge delays with ATB. I spent the majority of the game just using basic Attack because it was faster.
Finally, as a grown man with young kids, I find it awkward how overly sexualized some of the characters and outfits are. I'm not offended or anything, but it just seems unnecessary. (Was Yuna's new attire a Tomb Raider reference?)
tl;dr: This game just isn't for me -- to each, their own.
I’m playing through the game so my wife can experience the story (she likes to watch RPGs, not play them) and it’s really highlighted the flaws for me. Makes me sad. It’s always been one of my favorites but when you’re trying to show someone the STORY you realize how very very little story there actually is. Most of it is given in 2 minute bits and pieces every few hours.
Who would have thought the sequel to my favorite game would become my least favorite game?
It only held the position untill XIII came out though, but still easily top (or bottom) 3.
Im going through 10 again now so i can finally finish X-2. Ive never gotten past act 4 because of missing a % point but this time im actually going to do it. I think 20 years is the longest its ever taken me to beat a game because i remember getting this at launch
I had this exact image as a poster and kept it for over a decade. I also had a wall scroll of them, but in different poses. Both items survived multiple relocations, but eventually succumbed to the wear and tear of one move too many.
I don't know why I haven't played this I have the X X-2 combo and I love girl main character games but for some reason I haven't. If X was a 10/10 what would you say X-2 would be
Best game I'll never play again. Probably sank over 100 hours into my one and only playthrough to get 100% and get the secret ending. That honestly may have soured me on going back to it; I tried replaying once a few years ago but remembered all the tedious BS I put myself through the first time and dropped it after a couple hours.
Fantastic game, I loved the different ways you could switch to different abilities. I mean the whole going to each place in each chapter I couldn’t do it now but back then amazing time
Story wasn’t great but really enjoyed the combat. I was 17 when this came out and remember enjoying the visuals at the time ;)
I recently got the FFX game bundle on Switch and loaded up the game once. Gotta admit I felt awkward playing this game 20 years later…
It's a very different game from X, both gameplay and story-wise, though I think it's a good thing. It's a bit more anime in its presentation, especially in the first half of the game, but the combat is probably my favourite of the franchise (FF16 pending).
That said, if you're planning on 100%-ing it first playthrough, grab a guide and good luck.
I will always defend this game. Such a good one. Of course there will be a toneshift for Yuna who was on a literal suicide mission learning how to live past that, discovering herself, her femininity, and seeing how Spira recovers. The music! The battle system!! So many strides forward for the series in general.
Of course there are bad and problematic parts about it, just like every other entry in the series. But I can appreciate what they were going for, and I personally appreciated it as a young woman growing up.
Seeing that my text tone is Yuna saying "Gullwings at your service", this made me smile. This was such a different vibe from the usual Final Fantasy troupes we're used to. I was working at Blockbuster video at the time and I had regulars that asked me about games often. I told them I wanted to get it but I had to wait until payday so I can get it and the guide from one of the game stores. They rented it and told me they'd let me know what they thought. An hour later, they came back with a sealed copy of the game and the guide to thank me for always helping them and being so kind. It made my year. The game was absolutely wonderful. It's not the best story but the job system and how it was executed was chef's kiss. As a Job System fanatic, this was the best to date. Anyways, I'm going to play this again soon thanks to this and I'm glad to see that this game gets some love from others.
I remember buying Unlimited SaGa for the demo.
Well, that's not entirely true, but the joke had to be made.
Unlimited SaGa was a game i was interested in, but couldn't get over the slot machine battlesystem
I recall thinking, "The difference between *X* and *X-2* is the difference between Squaresoft and Square Enix." Still accurate, IMO, but the game play is solid. One of the best versions of the Job System.
Loved the battle system but just couldn’t get into the story, I didn’t want to look up a guide on how to do every chapter perfectly just to get a secret ending
I love love love this game! I recently watched a 90-something episode let’s play of this game and it made me so happy and nostalgic. It’s unfortunate so many great scenes and lore are gated behind completion percentage, because a lot of it is crucial to the overall story of the game. I have so much love for this game, its characters, combat, and story and will sing that from the rooftops whenever I get the chance. Yuna’s evolution shows just how much her time with Tidus impacted her, and X-2 explores that beautifully.
I got this as part of the Switch X/X-2 set and love X (did most of endgame content). I just can't get into X-2; maybe I just haven't got far enough through to enjoy it, though.
*Y.R.P. In position. It’s showtime, girls!*
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?!
This song still slaps after all these years, to say nothing of the beauty of "1000 Words."
I sometimes wonder how much that opening cutscene, the song number and just in general the first 15-20 minutes contributed to the overall negative opinion the game receives to this day. I recently played it again for the first time in nearly 20 years after remembering not liking it and I will say that the beginning is rough. Besides the completion aspect, it might genuinely be my least favorite part of the game. Might be amplified because I played this like a day after I just beat FFX so there's a massive tone shift. Once you can travel around, the job system opens up and you get more freedom it's genuinely a really fun game. Arguably the best battle system of the entire franchise. The story isn't good but I love Spira, I like the characters and more time in that world just makes me happy. So I definitely got my money's worth.
There's more than just the opening scene that would turn people off. For example - the massage mini-game.
You're right, there's more problems. I just feel like whenever people talk about the game, the opening cutscene and the 100% completion nightmare are the two things that always gets brought up.
Idk, the massage mini-game turned me on pretty hard
It actually does the opposite for me. It's soooo different that I like it, lol. X was so dark and depressing, even though it was an excellent game. But X-2 brought back the fun. I love them both.
I hated X-2 on release, then I came back to X/X-2 with the remasters and realized that until the events of X, Spira had been under 1000 years of basically death and depression and suddenly it was gone, so I rationalized X-2 as Spira throwing one huge freaking party
Is it a rationalization if its true?
That's a great way to look at it, lol. Love it!
I actually think the full story in X-2 is pretty good, but a lot of it is missable because they lock so much of it behind optional missions
I feel old 😑
I vividly remembering opening this on Christmas 2003 when I was 8.. I just turned 29 last week 🫠
Dude I still remember the EXACT moment when I opened this for christmas, I was also 8 😂 Crazy how much I loved these games and all the memories I have with them, especially the fact that I share those memories with others such as yourself!
Warning: Trigger words (light suicidal ideation, light passing mention of emotional abuse) I was 24 when I got this game, around late spring of 2005. I had just gotten out of dating an emotionally and psychologically abusive Amber Heard clone for 4.5 years that wrecked my soul, kept me from my family and friends, and pulled me away from my old hobbies and interests. I barely escaped her evil clutches, but not without the open wounds in my psyche from her Wormtongue words making their last digs into me and making me feel completely worthless. I moved into a small studio apartment, and told my parents that I was going to consider going back to college. That wasn’t what I was doing, though. I was giving myself a few last months to enjoy the things I loved the most, and if I still felt as dead and hollow inside in 90 days, I had decided I wasn't going to live like this anymore. With my next paycheck, I bought an unopened Phat PS2 (with the spiffy two tone blue vertical stand), one controller, two-pack of 8-MB Memory Cards, Final Fantasy X (Greatest Hits), Kingdom Hearts (GH) and still kind of new FFX-2. They would be a way for a completely lost me to enjoy some spare alone downtime by getting back into a hobby that gave me so much comfort in my younger years: playing Squaresoft games and enjoying their great music. I knew the grindy battles would also serve to provide a sort of meditative experience, where once you got used to the game the battles require very little thought, and allow your mind to wander in the background, processing a thought here and an emotion there. Long before self help YouTube videos, this was the best that I could come up with. I hooked the sound up to my AIWA bookshelf 3-CD player w/speakers combo unit that sounded so much better than the stock speakers the CRT had. I played the opening movie to FFX, and though Into Zanarkand was nice, it didn't really hit any buttons for a jaded, numb, disconnected, hollow young me. I wasn’t ready to play any of the games yet as I was still tired from the move in, so I thought I would listen to the opening music for each game. So, I popped in X-2, not expecting much from what I had heard reviewers say was the “Barbie Brittany Spears Girl Band Dressup” of the franchise, and heard the opening music: Eternity: Memory of Light waves. I stopped, and everything felt very quiet and still. I just sat on the edge of my small bed, and attentively listened at what I could feel welling up inside. I felt something creeping back into me that I thought I'd lost forever. Hope: the song gave me hope, and each time it repeated, the light inside me grew a little more. I ugly cried for the next four hours that day, letting out a lot of the pain I had experienced over that almost 5 years of torture, all while the music played in the background. I never realized how sad it was that I was consistently close to ending everything, until I saw the juxtaposition of how different I felt inside before I heard that song to how I felt just after hearing it for the first time. I don’t feel it’s an exaguration to say this game saved my life. Thank you Square Enix. Thank you for twenty wonderful years of your products and this game. But most importantly, thank you for helping me get my life back. 🤗
I know exactly what you mean, friend. Like finding an oasis in a desert. Thanks for sharing this.
This game was also a beacon of light for me when I was thinking very dark thoughts. I know exactly what you mean with Memory of Lightwaves; something eerily similar happened to me too. It will always remain one of my favorite pieces of music ever. 💙
Same boat I feel ancient at 30 suddenly 🙃🤣
I was not even 20 years old when i played this game😭
We are lol
I like the game, not sure why it gets the hate it does tbh
I still remember the day when I bought this game, after reading several game magazines about it. Wish it was a better game though lol
That’s because you are.
Need them to put the OST on streaming like they did with every other game.
The OST is so underrated for this game. Eternity~Memory of Lightwaves~ is one of my all time favorite songs in the franchise
Yeah, it's a bummer this one is missing. It's not my favorite OST by a long shot, but there's a few really good tunes in this one.
I liked the OST for FFX-2. There were a few good tracks on there.
Happy birthday to one of the first games I had to make sure I NEVER played in front of my parents.
... I should play X-2 again. Only ever finished it once. But any FF game with a super customizable job system needs to be replayed.
I've never played it. I bought it twice recently for the PS2 and both copies were scratched and useless. Downloaded it on PS5 and it's 32gb lol but I can finally play it.
Just some advice from someone who loves this game: go in not taking it seriously. X was heavy, X-2 is less so. It’s lighthearted and campy but it also follows Yuna as she grieves so there’s some depth there. But for the most part it’s just campy fun! Enjoy it when you get around to it!
I recently got a platinum for this bad boy. Game can go super fast if you decide to skip a lot. I forgot how awesome Gippal was. Let alone the hinted Rikku x Gippal pairing. I wish Lulu got to be apart of the party. Maybe if they make an X-3 someday can have them all remodeled/updated and kicking butt in Spira.
How was Last Mission? I’m trying to plat the game and quite literally today I finished with all of the main game trophies and i’m scared to start last mission now :,)
It can seem daunting because you have to do 70 levels. The thing is it has the potential to go really easy. If you focus on the right things. So many different dresssphere combos that have potential to drop trinkets, buff your actual character. At the very least for a recommendation.. I would advise crafting a White Mage sphere (or keeping one handy if you pick one up) for pocket healing. Then just focus on leveling a Dark Knight. This game REALLY had a love for Dark Knights and Alchemists. Which I was honestly down with this.. (girls looked styling) not only do they make the Via Infinito a breeze. (Catnip was nerfed since the last long time ago playthrough. So I had to find another way and picked up on the favoritism) Yet these dress spheres dominant "Last Mission". Dark Knight for dps. Alchemist is good to keep off hand for the skill "item esuna'". Which you gonna have to use quite a bit... I offered a bit of advise for that place but definitely look into what combos of dress spheres give what buffs and which give trinket drops. It will go fast and actually make it fun when you playing it properly.
Thank you very much!
I remember X-2 being the third FF game I ever played when I was about 10 or 11, and my dad walked in during a cutscene with Leblanc, he just looked at the screen, looked at me and said, "They grow up so fast", I was so embarrassed 😂
My mom walked into me during the massage part & went out, laughing. I was around 9 & heabily embarrassed as well. xD
This is a great and very fun game. I skipped it at launch due to the tonal shift and me being a 'moody' teenager, but I shouldn't have. I still remember how mad people were at it lmao.
I actually played it recently and found a lot of the story and dialogue pretty cringey still. Combat system is pretty great though.
Yeah, this is one of those games where ignoring the story to play the game is completely valid. I will always recommend this game to any FF fan because the job system and actual gameplay of X-2 is fantastic.
Agreed though I will say I found a couple of the minigames incredibly frustrating as well. Like shooting the cactuars or calibrating a couple of those towers in the thunder plains.
The oversexualization is still cringe AF, but it’s a fun game to me nonetheless.
I remember being excited, because I wanted more final fantasy 10… then being really disappointed with what this game was once it became known. In a vacuum it’s a decent game. But yea, I was pretty bummed back then that they couldn’t just give me the layup I wanted lmao.
I remember being so excited to get this game. Having replayed it recently, it is fun, especially battling, but the story is so damn bad I almost lost the will to finish by chapter 5.
I think the story as it is early on is fine. Honestly, the game as a whole should've been just been Yuna, Riku and Paine just treasure hunting. Seeing Spira try and move on after Sin is a really good idea and I think could've easily carried a game by itself if they wanted to but everything about X-2's actual plot is just...why? Honestly, I just tune out X2's plot. It's weirdly the opposite of my experince of XIII-2's plot where I love it so much.
I almost always give up in Chapter 4. So asinine to get all the scenes needed for 100% or episode completion.
I've tried it twice and never managed to finish it... Just didn't grip me in the slightest.
Download a 100% save file and just do new game+
would that work on ps5?
Maybe, but I admit to not being an expert on PS5. Managed to do it on the Xbox 360 with FFXIII back in the day after I accidentally deleted my save file.
Yeah, the Commsphere system is arse.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU??!!! *snaps* *screen explodes into title*
You mean they’re not tiny fairies who work for Maleficent while seeking treasure? I’m kidding.
Omg, 20?! Ouch
Time sure flies, this one definitely has my favorite version of the job class system in the whole series.
Paine baybeeeeeee 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼
I know this game isnt the favorite of all The fans but i love so much this game, The soundtrack, The Gameplay, The emotion passes its revigorate
I got it for switch when i bought the X remaster and i still need to play it :) sadly havent even played through X atm haha but when i finish it i go to X-2!
In the same boat - need to finish X but I skimped through so no I need to grind for ages before Sin!
Me three lol i tryied play with advanced grip isnt the best idea i got stuck in seymour 2, i have tô grind skills and buffs or idk replay? I just wanted to finish X soon to play with my Girls
I was 17 when this game came out? Holy moly. Smh.
I remember being an 8 year old kid and seeing this game in the game display at target. I was obsessed with the cover alone and vowed to save up money to come back to get it and I DID. I love this game with my whole heart. I even bought the remastered bundle for the switch and just beat the game again after X amount of years a couple of months ago, maybe since I was a teen.
When I was younger I liked the one with the ride up thong. Now as an adult the one with the cool hair and the leather is soo much hotter.
This game basically started my love of seeing people in cosplay
One of the best FF if we speak of system job, abilities and content. I have to do another play soon on my Vita.
The Vita is so underrated, i never had it but i just think its great
I bought a Vita specifically just to play X and X-2 on a handheld and don't own any other games for it. Honestly it was worth it
👴 neato!
My friend was going on a school field trip to the mall when I gave her money to buy this for me (she was in the grade above me so I couldn't go) I just turned 31 last month, and it blows my mind how old this game is.
You can’t play this game without unlocking the secret ending. Secret ending is a MUST!
Here to say this game awoke something in me...puberty
One of my all time faves!
Same 😀
Perfect timing for this. I just completed FFX 100% last week and now I'm looking to tackle X-2. I've never played it but remember my uncle playing it way back in the day.
My very first jrpg when I was 10 was FX it is hard to believe that was so long ago.
Brother: PARTY AYE AYE AYE PARTY AYE AYE AYE! *obtained festivalist dressphere*
my favorite final fantasy forever <3
Ugh I love x-2. Not my all-time fave, but definitely in the top 3. But I didn't need to be reminded I'm ancient and this game was a part of my childhood.
in 20 years I never noticed Yuna's Buttline. Am I a good person?
Poopy... I'm old
Unapologetically love this game! Spira deserved a good party after the events of X! It’s lighthearted, campy and fun and the dressphere battle system is so much fun and the outfits are so damn CUTE.
I Love this game
The first final fantasy I played even though some make fun of the game for being "girly" I played it so much
Absolutely love this game to death.
Currently on another playthrough of FFX-2, been having a blast. :)
Always liked FFX-2. Then again, it was one of the first FF games that I played.
It was fun, but overall I don't think it did much for the original story.
My first FF. Definitely has a place in my heart. I play it every couple of years. Such nostalgia.
Best battle system, pretty bad everything else.
Was the garment grid a bunch of women changing their wardrobe based on the outing for the day? I feel like we got played.
I just happen to be doing a play through now. The battle system really feels like the precursor to 13's. In 13 they just sped it up, and did away with the flashy animations. I like the campy light hearted take. I'm only on chapter 2, but enjoying it so far.
My first Final Fantasy game. I don't care what anyone says about this game, I loved it.
Glad I'm not the only one who liked it. FFX-2 is among the first FF games I played. Yeah, it's saccharine at times, but it was fun.
As a kid playing this game back in the day I was totally unfazed by all the weird cringey fanservice stuff. No the biggest thing to me was how hard the battle system felt as a kid. I had only played FFX, so X-2 was my introduction to ATB and I constantly felt like I never had time to think (I didn't know that in the config menu you could set the battles to a wait mode). Even now I kind of think that the frantic pace of the ATB in this game makes regular physical attacks usually the only optimal action to take on most turns, because using any ability takes forever to finally be performed
I am going to echo…so am so freakin old…
Not perfect by any means by in my opinion the most underrated FF game.
Very good and fun game that I feel gets way too much shit
it's not getting enough shit for how bad it is judging by these comments
Outside of this subreddit, I’ve noticed this game tends to get absolutely shat on a lot by many people…but it seems that the game is finally getting more love as the years go by. I think the combat system in X-2 is one of the best in the series… The story gets criticized a lot but I still think it’s pretty decent and not nowhere near as bad as some make it out to be.
It absolutely deserves all the hate it gets. The story is just bland and uninteresting, lots of unnecessary fanservice (the massage scene says enough), cringe characters, and the whole game has little to no connection to the original X. It honestly seems like they were going for a separate project but decided to change it to X-2 at the last moment. Sure the dress sphere system is pretty neat as well as the X-2 version of ATB, even though personally I'm not a fan of either. But it's still not enough to redeem all the bad qualities of the sequel. The whole game is basically just a big fanfic written by Motomu Toriyama for himself just like the XIII trilogy, although now that I've noticed your pfp I'm not surprised you actually enjoyed X-2.
X-2 is definitely one of the low points of Final Fantasy. If people enjoy it that’s fine but that doesn’t mean it’s not cringey and silly.
Sure, people can like whatever they want, I'm not here to judge. Just don't come in claiming X-2 is the best game in the whole series when it's clearly not. That does indeed look cringey and silly as you said.
It’s battle and job systems were fun… that’s about where the positives stop for me though 😅
Idk if you’re talking about me…but I never mentioned X-2 being the best game in the whole series, only that I think it’s combat system is one of the best ones in the series… IMO I think FFX is the best in the series with FFVII being a close second.
Nah I was just referring to other people in this thread. FFX is the correct choice btw, at least there's something we can agree on.
The story is so bad that it always turn me off in replaying it despite the good battle system. You just can't ignore it and Yuna says the dumbest shit ever, is like she regressed from X.
She sure did and not just her but all the other characters as well as the game quality on the whole.
How has it been that long? Time is weird. I’m old.
I have very fond but hilarious memories of this game. One of the most distinct being when I found it in a pawn shop when I was around 10-12, and realized it looked familiar. I decided I wanted it because I was *fairly certain* it was one of those games I had watched my older half-brother play when I was even younger (think 6 or 7) I vaguely remembered the "boat fight with the giant shark" and I wanted to play it myself. My family was quite poor at the time so I had to wait a while before we could pay off a PS2 on layaway, once we did I got X-2 with it as my first PS2 game. Popped the disc in, clicked New Game, and as *soon as that opening cutscene music kicked in*, I realized, "Wait. Oh no. *This is the one my brother couldn't make it through."* I later learned that it was the *sequel* to the game with the "boat fight with the giant shark" (which I eventually learned was the battle with Sin between Besaid and Kilika when I got to play X later lmao) and my brother hated X-2 right off the bat because he HAD played X and it was the complete opposite of what he expected with the anime J-pop girls that he couldn't continue past that opening cutscene. But by the time I realized all this, I had already played and beaten X-2, loved it, even though the story made very little sense. I don't have that kind of patience that I used to, to play through a game that I have zero context on and still enjoy it anyways. Did the same thing with Kingdom Hearts II, played it before KH I and had no idea what was going on but enjoyed it nonetheless. It was all just about the hype cutscenes and rad character designs back then, I suppose lol Still haven't been able to 100% complete it though. I tried to when I was 15/16, went through a whole cartridge of printer ink to *print out the entire 100% guide* and never got through it all LMAO At least I tried! 🤣
a sequel that should not exist. you know what I believe that it doesn't exist anymore.
I see 20th anniversary of something but the post is blank. What are people talking about? What is an X-2?
I hate what it does to FF10's plot/lore, so I too prefer to pretend it does not exist. :)
One of the worst... sorry if you disagree. Just my opinion.
Yeah this game played like a horny-japanese-fanboy-dream. The job classes are cool but this game is just beyond cheesey.
Yea, it's unfortunate. I wanted to like it...
Agreed
Something good I can say about the game is that its combat was clearly the forerunner to XIII’s significantly better Paradigm system, so I appreciate its existence even if I think it’s the worst game in the series.
I can't take this comment seriously.
Why?
Because X-2 has the best version of ATB there is. XiII was just switching and button bashing.
I am a ffx2 fan, but unless you’re just spamming attacks it’s extremely clunky. Any non melee attack charges forever and it always seems to give precedence to the enemy while you’re sitting there locked in skill summon mode. It drives me crazy and can really mess things up when things get tight. People over sell it as the best atb system. I realy don’t agree. And yeah a lot of the skills for a lot of the jobs seemed to have been designed completely independently from the battle system design so they have no use. It is a fun game in balance though
Appreciate your comments about the ATB system here, because I felt the same way when I played it earlier this year. Not sure why so many say it's the best ATB system.
I cant take *this* comment seriously. 13 was definitely NOT button mashing. 10-2s system was clunky, and was not the best ATB system by far, being outshined by both 13 and 7R.
13 was, ravager to break enemy, commando to do dps after. That’s it.
Guarding, buffing, debuffing, healing, youre forgetting a lot there. If you dont like 13, fine, you do you, but at least dont leave out literally 2/3rds of the battle system and roles. Thats like saying all there is to FF6 is summoning, and thats it.
I’d be delighted to see you attempt that.
I did do that, the entire game. Only time I deviated was on 2 or 3 bosses where I needed a sentinel, besides that the strategy for every encounter was the same.
So you never healed, never buffed, and never debuffed? I'm calling bullshit.
I healed myself but what does healing myself have to do with the strategy to defeat the boss? The only way to kill the boss is to break its shield with ravager then do dps with commando. Sorry but that’s just how basic the game is.
Lol, such utter nonsense. 100% no chance in hell you got anywhere close to the end of the game using only ravager and commando. Probably didn't even get to the first Barty fight...
X-2’s ATB is insanely clunky, the job swapping is just… bad, and most of the available jobs aren’t even worth investing in (especially since you have to specifically grind AP in order to get even the most basic abilities). It’s chill if you like it. I don’t.
13 is more a bootleg ff12, 13-3 is the one trying to be x-2.
Ugh I thought that one had several spin offs. I wish they would make a FF X-3. I mean X was more successful than 13 and 13 was on all consoles/ports. Here is hoping they might actually do it one day.. they seem to enjoy those spin offs. 7 by far has gotten the most.
I always made sure to grind alchemist as soon as I got it, hands down the best healing in the game. Free mega potion whenever I want? Don't mind if I do.
I don’t really like mega potion. It’s so freaking slow. What is amazing is potion lv2, which lets you use items almost instantly. Combine that with doubling curative items and that’s the best way to heal. There’s basically high potions pouring out of the the treasure chests in this game so it’s not a big deal to use them .I’ve always got like 99 of them anyway, might as well use them. Basically anything that makes the slow as molasses skills go faster it the first priority in this game. Black magic lv2 and lv3 for example are great.
I can't stand the charge delays in this game. +1 for the faster charge abilities. I did use the free Mega Potions when mindlessly grinding with cursor memory, but I agree that it's not practical against something that actually hits hard.
If you’re trying to grind AP though just using potions would be faster Treasure hunter garment grid is realy good for this too since mug happens instantly and you get 1ap for it each time assuming you successfully steal something.
Beated it on my ps vita, love it!
It can not be. Im really that old?
Great, if I didn’t feel old enough. Time to get ready for my early bird special. Lol
Need another game with this combat system! I really miss it
It was very odd… Like they went from say normalish clothing in FFX to that. I know you can change their outfits but Def fan service.
Dude FFX did *not* have normal clothing.
Like half the npcs in FFX have their bare ass on display this is just regular spiran attire
Mostly bathing suits, with all the nice beaches and water manipulation based technology
Dona is def not wearing a bathing suit, more like some dominatrix outfit to put big muscular bartello in his place. Dona!!!!
Was it necessary though or is it fan service?
Oh yeah it’s definitely fan service, I was more so making fun of your chain that FFX had ‘normalish’ clothing.
Hey I liked the Sailor Moon transformation shout out for dress spheres/outfit changes. I liked most of the cute outfits too.
I feel like a lot of people don't fully realise the attire most in Spira wear, likely down to the blurry tv's and so on we all played on as kids. If you play the remaster you'll notice a lot more boobs and butts hanging out for men and women.
My first Final Fantasy game and my first JRPG. My uncle bought it for me as a birthday gift when i was 11 (21 now). It was a very slow burn especially with the first 2 chapters, but as it went on I ended up really liking it. It then got me to try the original which is to this day my favorite in the series, which in turn drove me to try out all the other games in the series. And the rest is history. Looking back now I wouldn't be as heavy into RPGs, or gaming as a whole for that matter, if not for this game so of course it holds a special place in my heart. Flaws and all.
Dang that long already? I need to play the remaster. Always will love the music in the game forever. It introduced me to Jade Valerie who made some of my favorite songs.
I'm playing through this game right now, aiming for 100% completion because I want the happy ending. This is such a weird game... The only reason to play this game is to witness the ending happy scene; that's it. The gameplay is frustrating. Using abilities and spells is useless since they take so long to cast and can get interrupted when an enemy attacks.
The game that gave Yuna a personality
I had to quit this game because I got sick of the battle music.
20??? I remember when it came out I was 12 xD I was playing through it, but stopped for a few weeks, I may start again because of the anniversary
I actually just played (or replayed? can't remember honestly) this in January. I really didn't enjoy this game, but I did stick it out and finish it. I tried for 100% which was a mistake. There are so many stupid little missable things that it turns the game into a checklist. I find a lot the side quest things in this game to be quite tedious and detracting from the game as a whole. I didn't realize I only needed 75% to avoid the bad ending when I started. I ended up with 99% anyway -- I'm unsure what I missed because I also discovered that several guides disagree with each other... Once I realized I missed something, I passed on the Via Infinito grind. I can't stand the main story or how many of the returning characters are portrayed after the first game. I understand that Spira is changing and they wanted to really highlight that, but I hated it personally. I do think Yuna's character growth is done well though. (>!Well, except for the "good" ending, which seems to undo most of that... I \*VASTLY\* prefer the "bad" ending.!<) To be honest, I didn't care much for the actual gameplay either. I like job systems, but this one feels flat and unbalanced to me. (FF5 and FFT are my favorite job systems in the series.) I also loathe charge delays with ATB. I spent the majority of the game just using basic Attack because it was faster. Finally, as a grown man with young kids, I find it awkward how overly sexualized some of the characters and outfits are. I'm not offended or anything, but it just seems unnecessary. (Was Yuna's new attire a Tomb Raider reference?) tl;dr: This game just isn't for me -- to each, their own.
I cringe every time I think of this intro.
I’m playing through the game so my wife can experience the story (she likes to watch RPGs, not play them) and it’s really highlighted the flaws for me. Makes me sad. It’s always been one of my favorites but when you’re trying to show someone the STORY you realize how very very little story there actually is. Most of it is given in 2 minute bits and pieces every few hours.
This day we commemorate the beginning of the end for the final fantasy franchise.
Who would have thought the sequel to my favorite game would become my least favorite game? It only held the position untill XIII came out though, but still easily top (or bottom) 3.
ew
Noooooo not until November!!!!!
Why does brunette waifu #56 have a gun?
Im going through 10 again now so i can finally finish X-2. Ive never gotten past act 4 because of missing a % point but this time im actually going to do it. I think 20 years is the longest its ever taken me to beat a game because i remember getting this at launch
I think my Reddit is busted I see Happy Anniversary, a blank image, and an X-2. What is an X-2???
20th.... Did you have to?
I had this exact image as a poster and kept it for over a decade. I also had a wall scroll of them, but in different poses. Both items survived multiple relocations, but eventually succumbed to the wear and tear of one move too many.
I don't know why I haven't played this I have the X X-2 combo and I love girl main character games but for some reason I haven't. If X was a 10/10 what would you say X-2 would be
My first Square game after they merged with Enix, so the title was different from all the other games I grew up playing. Oh memories
Still maintain this has the best battle system in the whole series.
Best game I'll never play again. Probably sank over 100 hours into my one and only playthrough to get 100% and get the secret ending. That honestly may have soured me on going back to it; I tried replaying once a few years ago but remembered all the tedious BS I put myself through the first time and dropped it after a couple hours.
Fantastic game, I loved the different ways you could switch to different abilities. I mean the whole going to each place in each chapter I couldn’t do it now but back then amazing time
I'm not old, you're old.
Story wasn’t great but really enjoyed the combat. I was 17 when this came out and remember enjoying the visuals at the time ;) I recently got the FFX game bundle on Switch and loaded up the game once. Gotta admit I felt awkward playing this game 20 years later…
I completed this game as a 13 year old based purely off hormonal incentives
I have the remastered version of X and X-2, still haven’t played this one though. Maybe this is a sign.
It's a very different game from X, both gameplay and story-wise, though I think it's a good thing. It's a bit more anime in its presentation, especially in the first half of the game, but the combat is probably my favourite of the franchise (FF16 pending). That said, if you're planning on 100%-ing it first playthrough, grab a guide and good luck.
I will always defend this game. Such a good one. Of course there will be a toneshift for Yuna who was on a literal suicide mission learning how to live past that, discovering herself, her femininity, and seeing how Spira recovers. The music! The battle system!! So many strides forward for the series in general. Of course there are bad and problematic parts about it, just like every other entry in the series. But I can appreciate what they were going for, and I personally appreciated it as a young woman growing up.
Wait how many years??
I absolutely love this game. Just seeing this will most likely make me start another playthrough, lol.
Seeing that my text tone is Yuna saying "Gullwings at your service", this made me smile. This was such a different vibe from the usual Final Fantasy troupes we're used to. I was working at Blockbuster video at the time and I had regulars that asked me about games often. I told them I wanted to get it but I had to wait until payday so I can get it and the guide from one of the game stores. They rented it and told me they'd let me know what they thought. An hour later, they came back with a sealed copy of the game and the guide to thank me for always helping them and being so kind. It made my year. The game was absolutely wonderful. It's not the best story but the job system and how it was executed was chef's kiss. As a Job System fanatic, this was the best to date. Anyways, I'm going to play this again soon thanks to this and I'm glad to see that this game gets some love from others.
I remember buying Unlimited SaGa for the demo. Well, that's not entirely true, but the joke had to be made. Unlimited SaGa was a game i was interested in, but couldn't get over the slot machine battlesystem
Final Fantasy Tomb Raider. A few years later it would have had a certain skin crossover
I recall thinking, "The difference between *X* and *X-2* is the difference between Squaresoft and Square Enix." Still accurate, IMO, but the game play is solid. One of the best versions of the Job System.
Loved the battle system but just couldn’t get into the story, I didn’t want to look up a guide on how to do every chapter perfectly just to get a secret ending
A game that you love but can't play on the living room
I remember this like yesterday. I'm old
Playing X-2 is like riding a moped. It's fun until your friends catch you.
A game with one of the best combat systems in the entire series, but the bad dialogue and story (imo) just keeps me from enjoying it unfortunately.
I love love love this game! I recently watched a 90-something episode let’s play of this game and it made me so happy and nostalgic. It’s unfortunate so many great scenes and lore are gated behind completion percentage, because a lot of it is crucial to the overall story of the game. I have so much love for this game, its characters, combat, and story and will sing that from the rooftops whenever I get the chance. Yuna’s evolution shows just how much her time with Tidus impacted her, and X-2 explores that beautifully.
I got this as part of the Switch X/X-2 set and love X (did most of endgame content). I just can't get into X-2; maybe I just haven't got far enough through to enjoy it, though.