Point of the intro?

[gothic_fantasy]

Can someone please tell me what the purpose of the [terrible] intro was?
How did Leblanc manage to look just like Yuna? The other characters didn't change into someone else when they used dresspheres or garment grids. For example, (SPOILER)Yuna doesn't turn into an identical copy of Lenne when she becomes a songstress.
Why did Leblanc want to dress up as Yuna and sing anyway? She didn't even like her. I first thought it was to embarrass Yuna or something but everyone loved the "concert" (although I've never heard of a single song concert. only in Spira I suppose).
So what was the point?
It seems the only purpose was to show "Yuna's" transformation and singing a silly song (sorry to all those who actually liked it).
Personally I cringed when I saw it. It was shocking. I was almost embarrassed myself lol. :rolleyes2
It seems Square just insisted on having Yuna singing the song so they wrapped some lame plot line around it. In my opinion it would have been more convincing if it really was Yuna singing.
At least the 1000 Words scene had some purpose in the storyline, even if it was cheesy and farfetched like the rest of the game.
(again, apologies in advance to die hard fans of the game).
I don't hate X-2, I actually really enjoyed the gameplay but parts of it were just so ridiculous.

[Jessweeee♪]

I liked it n.n

I was with my brother when I first started playing, and we were both like
OMGWTFWHYSYUNASINGINGTHEYALLLOOKDIFFERENTYANDWHAT'SWITHTHECHARLIE'SANGELINTRO!

I didn't not like it. I just thought it was wierd o.o

[Tavrobel]

Intros are to introduce characters. If it doesn't shock you from being different from FFX, then you might have realized you're in for a very different game. The difference is would be that FFX-2 sucks, FFX doesn't.

[Little Blue]

Oh shush you!

X-2 is riddled with plot holes, and many of the things you mention fit squarely in that label.

The introduction, as Tavrobel states, I guess is largely there to illustrate how severely different the game is to FFX. Otherwise, it makes no sense in terms of story. Though I think (I can't remember if this is actually said in the game or if I'm imagining it) Leblanc said she did it because she wanted to feel the love that Spira had for Yuna. As for why it changed here whole appearance, plot hole

Also, I don't see what's so cheesy and farfetched about 1000 Words? Is it the fact that a four minute song (+graphical aids) managed to get two groups on the verge of war to become friends? That's also what I would call a plot hole, but then I'm no expert on group psychology

Parts of the game may be ridiculous, but, like you said gothic_fantasy, its a hell of a lot of fun to play

[Renmiri]

Methinks Leblanc did it for the money

She saw that Yuna was a celebrity, saw an opportunity to make tons of gil by impersonating Yuna and voila! Tons of gil to her syndicate's coffers.

They were stealing a garment Grid from Shinra, maybe one of Leblanc's men knew how to work it so it made her look like Yuna ?

[Namelessfengir]

C, the intro is to set the overall mood of the game
the fact that the garment grid makes leblanc look like yuna is because it's hers it's custom fitted. the spheres are overlaid on her body so if leblanc had her own garment grid and used the spheres they would take on a unique variation for her like how lined up all three girls have a different take on the spheres

[gothic_fantasy]

Methinks Leblanc did it for the money

You know you actually have a very good point there I never thought of it that way...

the fact that the garment grid makes leblanc look like yuna is because it's hers it's custom fitted. the spheres are overlaid on her body so if leblanc had her own garment grid and used the spheres they would take on a unique variation for her like how lined up all three girls have a different take on the spheres

Perhaps but I still think it would have been more convincing if it really was Yuna, seeing as though she already was getting pretty far in Spira Idols lol. But thank goodness it wasn't Rikku at least.

[Little Blue]

C, the intro is to set the overall mood of the game
the fact that the garment grid makes leblanc look like yuna is because it's hers it's custom fitted. the spheres are overlaid on her body so if leblanc had her own garment grid and used the spheres they would take on a unique variation for her like how lined up all three girls have a different take on the spheres

Given that all three girls can use the same grid at the same time, I somehow doubt that it can be customised to each girl or all three would end up looking like Yuna, or Rikku, or Paine...

[BG-57]

No doubt mercenary considerations influenced Leblanc's decision, but I think that in addition she's a diva and lives to show off in public. Giving a pop concert would be a natural progression for her. But people wouldn't flock to see her in concert as herself, but they sure would if they thought it was Yuna.

[Tallulah]

I never got how the public accepted that Yuna (or someone who appeared to be Yuna) transformed from revered vanquisher of Sin to singing sensation. That weirded me out from the word go...

Or maybe it's like Sister Act in reverse, when the quiet religious type has to masquerade as a pop star to stay undercover. :P

[Renmiri]

Well the entire Spira was undergoing a similar transformation from goody goody Yevon followers to "normal" people. Seeing their hero going through the same transformation made their own more acceptable.

[Jessweeee♪]

C, the intro is to set the overall mood of the game
the fact that the garment grid makes leblanc look like yuna is because it's hers it's custom fitted. the spheres are overlaid on her body so if leblanc had her own garment grid and used the spheres they would take on a unique variation for her like how lined up all three girls have a different take on the spheres

Given that all three girls can use the same grid at the same time, I somehow doubt that it can be customised to each girl or all three would end up looking like Yuna, or Rikku, or Paine...

If you're going to think like that, then you may as well question how one sphere can be used by two people at once, or how a garmet grid can be used by two at once, or how a ring can make you immune or even absorb fire, or why they eat but don't go to the bathroom, or how Wakka's able to style his hair, and you get it now, I'll just stop.

[Little Blue]

C, the intro is to set the overall mood of the game
the fact that the garment grid makes leblanc look like yuna is because it's hers it's custom fitted. the spheres are overlaid on her body so if leblanc had her own garment grid and used the spheres they would take on a unique variation for her like how lined up all three girls have a different take on the spheres

Given that all three girls can use the same grid at the same time, I somehow doubt that it can be customised to each girl or all three would end up looking like Yuna, or Rikku, or Paine...

If you're going to think like that, then you may as well question how one sphere can be used by two people at once, or how a garmet grid can be used by two at once, or how a ring can make you immune or even absorb fire, or why they eat but don't go to the bathroom, or how Wakka's able to style his hair, and you get it now, I'll just stop.

Of course. Its as pointless trying to assign reason to any of the things you mention as it is trying to explain garment grids. In the end they're just game mechanics which have no reason to be based in logic and reality, and thus should just be accepted as is without explanation until such mechanics becomes part of the story, which the garment grid is. Thus they become seperated from mechanics and enter a relm of facts where everything observed about them must be accounted for. His theory accurately describes the Leblanc incident, but fails to account for observed behaviours in battle. However, until a better theory is developed, I too will just stop now.

[Jessweeee♪]

What I meant was that it was just a game. How many other games, movies, or TV shows do you see with the same logic

[gothic_fantasy]

If Days of our Lives can get away with it...