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    Quote Originally Posted by charliepanayi View Post
    One is the best game in the series, the other is definitely not and is like an even poorer version of Charlie's Angels.
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    Anyways I like them both but I can sit through VIII a lot longer then I can with X-2. I'm making a list,

    Characters - Okay well we got 6 to 3 here. That's just main characters at end game. VIII had Kiros, Ward, Laguna, Seifer, and Edea playable too. So its 11 to 3. Now about the design of the characters. FFVIII had a lot of different looks, to me it seemed a lot of the characters were VERY different. As in VIII not everyone fought with the same weapons. They had different color clothes and ranged from being in the cold to casural. Sure the jacket Squalls wearing could be hot in the sun for a while but it dosen't compare to Rikku's barely dressed outfit in Mt. Gagazat.

    X-2 had a triad of very upbeat funny and powerfuly different characters. You got yuna, which is ex-summoner turned pop star. Rikku which is not to be confused with Kingdom Hearts Riku, that is a follower of Yuna turned into a sphere hunter. Then Paine, who is a new character, who is a EX-something-or-whatever turned sphere hunter. I have to say the characters were awesome in battle.

    Story - Well when I think of X-2 I first remind myself of X. So VIII is a little on edge as it stands alone. With X-2 many people found that skipping the scenes was the only torable way to play the game. The talking YEAH I GET IT, was good. VIII is still classic and it didn't need voice actors, although some would find it hard to know if Squall is thinking or speaking, or something is speaking to him? From my opinion and a lot of my friends VIII had a very amazing storyline. I'm sure a lot of people would say VIII's > X-2's.

    Games - I won't ever forget triple triad and how to play it. I first played FF8 with 10 of my friends. When we wern't all together, me and my other final fantasy die hard fan would play Triple Triad. Its fun, and it allows you to think about moves before it happens. I even joined a site online to play triple triad with other gamers around the world. Now on to X-2, Sphere break was very thought out, but for someone who sucked at math, there was just not enough time to master it. I have my lady luck dress sphere only because someone on this site made a clever caculator. Sadly, sphere break wasn't the only game inside a game to play. Should I even mention what they did to blitz ball? No.

    Ability system - No contest here. X-2 beats VIII's all to hell. I love the job system cause it makes you feel like you got the best set up, Warrior, White mage, something else... when everybody else has the same set up. Still its nice to know that you have limits but a lot of options. Also who wants to draw 300-600 magic for all characters?

    World - Well this might upset some, although I think I may have already upseted some. I HATE X, XI, XII, XIII :@ I need a world map, I need to feel like I'm traveling the world instead of just seeing a bit of it. Sure the areas are nicer but I noticed a lot more fans back when 9 came out then I do since 10 came out. 10 was a mid way point. It had a badass battle system and a cheap experience in a world. "This is my story... Damn it gameover! You messed my story up" Anyways yeah I like to explore things other then dungeons towns and what ever. I like to have a airship and cruise around thinking of what to do. So in my opinion, VIII is better. Trains and cars are just that cool.
    Last edited by Saber; 07-02-2010 at 12:30 AM.
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