I never thought of X as all that great, and never realized it was held so high amongst fans until joining this board. Liked it alright at the time of release but, as stated above, I though it was just mediocre with a very annoying main character. Really enjoy the sphere grid! I played XII about a year after it's release and after hearing terrible things about it, yet I think it's an awesome game and it kept me so much more interested than X. Guess that's a good thing about Final Fantasy games....they have something for everyone. FF2 might be my least liked of the main series, but I still like it for what it is, and there is always something good about all of them.