(Important Note: Spoilers for those who haven't completed FFX)
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Release Dates
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Statistics
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- 19 February 2004
- 13 March 2003
- 18 November 2003 |
Title: Final Fantasy X-2
Developer: Square-Enix
Publisher: Square-Enix
Platform: Playstation 2
Disc(s): One
Genre: RPG
Players: 1
Our Rating: 7/10 |
FFX-2 starts two years after the events of FFX. Sin is defeated and the
world is a better place, but is it? Two seperate groups, the Youth League
and New Yevon have taken their rivalry too far and are causing trouble in
Spira. Meanwhile, Yuna has been living peacefully in Besaid. However she
is troubled and restless. Then one day, Kimahri finds a Sphere in Mt. Gagazet
and Yuna believes that the imprisoned man featured in the Sphere is him!
Yuna is given a new hope and sets out with Rikku and the 'Gullwings' disguised
as Sphere Hunters to find out if it really is him.
Along her journey across Spira, Yuna tries to make peace between the Youth
League and New Yevon, but it doesn't turn out very well...
Causing more disturbance is the Guado and the Ronso, almost at war with
each other for Seymour Guado's actions. Only Kimahri and Yuna are trying
to stop the fighting, but will they succeed? As Yuna, Rikku and Paine, (a
new character who joins the Gullwings) collect Spheres to help them bring
a new calm to Spira, a new group of Sphere Hunters try to stop them, LeBlanc,
Logos and Ormi. As Spira slowly spirals into doom once again, a new enemy
appears, Vegnagun... Will Spira ever stop fighting with itself?
Review - By FFFreak
Plot - 6/10
Graphics - 9/10
Music - 6/10
Battle System - 8/10
Gameplay - 7/10
Difficulty - 6/10
Overall - 7/10
Plot - 6/10
The story is really quite weak, it pretty much ended in FFX. It's all
about Yuna, Rikku and Paine travelling around Spira collecting Spheres
and trying to find him while they're at it. Also bringing peace
to Spira, helping out everyone you meet and going up against a huge machine
at the end comes into the story.
It's mostly loads of small mini-games, building up little sections of
story and gradually ending them. There isn't really a 'main' plot, it's
lots of small stories about Spira, mostly about ending a couple of loose
ends.
The opening makes a change, but is very confusing, as it only explains
what really happened quite a while later and even then you might miss
the explanation...
All of the playable characters are female, which makes an interesting
change, but it doesn't make up for the weak story. The alternate endings
make an interesting change as well.
Graphics - 9/10
The graphics for FFX-2 are still excellent. There is more emotion on
the characters faces in the cut-scenes and the FMVs are fantastic.
Most of the backgrounds and character graphics are taken from FFX, so
there isn't much change. Yuna, Rikku, Kilika Port, and the odd secret
area are about the only things that got a makeover.
There are completely new places, of course, but there are still too many
places and people taken directly from FFX.
Music - 6/10
Sadly the music didn't do too well in FFX-2. They went for a slightly
tacky style that at first sounds interesting, but then becomes very annoying.
The theme for the Celsius is one example. The songs that Yuna sings, (1000
Words and Real Emotion) are an interesting change, (particularly as they
are sung) but they are only pop songs.
Overall, the music isn't very good... Better luck next time Square...
Battle System - 8/10
FFX-2 has gone for a Active battle system, with a few changes. You only
have three party member, however they have made up for this with 'Dresspheres'.
Dressspheres are basically different clothes that change the 'class' of
a party member. The basics are Warrior, Theif and Gunner. As you travel
across Spira, you get more like Black Mage, Trainer, or Dark Knight.
You can change between Dresspheres on any turn of that character, then
you watch them 'change' into the new Dressphere, (this can be switched
to 'Short' or 'Off') and battle as something else.
They are no Overdrives or Summons, but they have 'Special Dresspheres'
instead, which are stronger. Each party member has one of her own which
only she can use.
The battle system is all about speed, selecting the command and attacking
as quickly as possible. A party member's Dressphere and previous commend
determine how long the 'Time Gauge' takes to fill.
Attacking quickly one after another, (or all at once) means you get combos.
Each combo increases the attack power of that attack, causing more damage,
the effects are not permanent.
An interesting battle system, sure to keep you entertained, but it can
get tiring fighting a particularly hard boss and it taking ages, as you
don't have really good Summons or Overdrives to eliminate it...
Gameplay - 7/10
The gameplay is really quite good. However it can take just a few hours
to complete without doing all the sidequests and mini-games, it takes
hours and hours trying to get the game 100% complete.
All the small mini-games keep you hooked, but the story probably won't.
Very enjoyable and extremely re-playable when you're trying to get it
100% complete.
Difficulty - 6/10
Completing the main story of FFX-2 is not hard at all. However when you're
trying to complete it including all the 'Episode Completes' etc, it can
become very difficult and irritating...
Overall - 7/10
Overall I think Square didn't think the story through properly and put
some effort into the music. They made some interesting changes, but it's
not really enough...
If you have finished FFX, I would recommend you play this game just to
find out what happens, but you may be disappointed.
(By FFFreak)
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