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    So what is the story ? Is this game worth finishing ? I am not into it yet, and I just do not want to waste my time. My first post , I have been observing these forums for a while though. I just decided to join today.

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    Welcome Ted Rocket!

    They story is somewhat lighthearted. Yuna is trying to find Tidus. However, the gameplay BLOWS AWAY the story and is probably the best of the PS2 FFs. After you get to about chapter 2 or 3, the battle are so quick and intense.

    This is my favorite game of the PS2 era. Which is a shame because it gets such a bad rap on these forums. There are SO MANY things to discover in this game. If you wanna buy it you can probably get it new at Best Buy for $12.

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    Scarmiglione thank you. I guess I will hook the old system up and rush to the store then. I love this series, I was not sure about this game though. Thx.

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    Yeah the gameplays fun though I prefer FF12. If you are just playing for plot just go look up the different endings on youtube. Honestly the plot leading up to the end is just terrible. The endings are okay I guess if you didn't like FF10's ending.

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    Eh...it depends. The whole game is pretty much sidequests, so though there is a nice story, you don't see much of it.

    Gameplay is super neat, though. Even if you are running errands half of the time.

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    The plot ranges from pretty stupid to absolutely ridiculous. If you're looking for another fantasy epic like FFX, don't bother with this game. Story wise, FFX-2 is actually more like a Dragon Quest game than a FF game in that far more effort is put into the various side stories that run parallel to the main narrative rather then the main narrative itself. Most of them are actually rather amusing, even more so considering that you get to directly influence their outcome. It's an approach to story-telling that you won't find in any of the other games in the series, so it's probably worth checking out just for that.

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    The game has a great deal of replay value.

    The amount of customization is monumental, and there are also varying endings.

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    Despite everyones remarks on this game, and even some reviews comments that it is a "dress up extravaganza" I found the game to be very entertaining. Like final fantasys before it, it does something different, and I thought that the mission based gameplay made for a jump in and jump out at your leisure kind of game. I'd def. recommend it
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jessweeee♪ View Post
    Eh...it depends. The whole game is pretty much sidequests, so though there is a nice story, you don't see much of it.

    Gameplay is super neat, though. Even if you are running errands half of the time.
    I agree. I also really liked the fast battle mode of the game.

    If you're looking for a deep storyline and stuff like that, this is not a game for you. The game is lighthearted and pretty fun, though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Breine View Post
    I agree. I also really liked the fast battle mode of the game.

    If you're looking for a deep storyline and stuff like that, this is not a game for you. The game is lighthearted and pretty fun, though.
    And going along with the refuting the "bad story" argument. In X, you've already saved the world from Sin. Can't exactly kill Sin again in X-2...

    This is when you get to see the beauty of non-linear gameplay. You can try to speed through the game, or do every mission possible. Each mission has little stories and puzzles to solve.

    Have you played this game yet, Ted Rocket?

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    I think it's worth it, if not for anything other than completion. It has a nice story and the dresspheres are interesting, it's just really easy to miss certain things in the game because it's so nonlinear.

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    I thought it was quite easy but I don't regret buying and playing it.
    Like said earliar there is a bunch of side quests and recaps.
    Also the battle system and dresspheres are sweeeet.
    So, yes play ittt.

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    if you like good looking well toned young ladies(but still legal) dressing up and kicking the crap out of their enemies then yes
    as mentioned before the gameplay is awesome and the intense battles make it great
    there are some dark and gritty parts to the story but the silly bits overshadow them

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    I'd say the game is far more worth exploring to find every little tidbit of interesting lore/storyline part that you can :]! (It's amazing but Optional... If you want more of the "dark and gritty parts" you'll almost have to do some explorination!)

    As for beating it 100%... maybe if you're into fanservice.


    The gameplay is as good as you make it... and assuming you don't use those items that break the games limits (Catnip etc) it can be extremely fun !

    The major flaw with the gameplay on a completion scale is that the ub3r items are -way- cakewalk to come across.

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    I just played it for completion of ffs but its a good game and yeah its not that bad and it is cool with the dresspheres and i think its overall a good game.
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