Quote Originally Posted by Karifean View Post
I disagree with Tidus here. While I agree that much of the storyline, specifically the pilgrimage, would largely go unchanged, the entire Jecht, Yevon and Dream Zanarkand plotline would be unconnected to the main characters. The story of DZ is a very important part of FFX and this is where Tidus shines, as well as (IMO) fully taking over as the main protagonist after the pilgrimage is over.

I really don't see how X-2 fits in here. I get what you mean with XIII and XIII-2, but X-2? The game gives you 6 different jobs pretty much right off the bat and you consistently get more - and all of them are viable options to face the encounters you're given. Also, I don't think XII is really that good in this aspect.
Well, without Tidus in X, there isn't a whole lot of reason to have the Dream Zanarkand storyarc. Sin/Jecht would just be a final boss in the same sense as Kuja was; just a guy who they needed to kill, and at the end redeems himself before death, somehow. And it would be through Auron instead of through Tidus.

And the reason that X-2 fits is really for the second half of the game, where you're pretty much required to go Dark Knight/Dark Knight/Alchemist, Mascot/Mascot/Mascot, or White Mage/Dark Knight/Mascot. You can't just throw a random party together and win with a good enough strategy, like you can with the other Final Fantasies. Unless you're drastically overlevelled, a party you just throw together randomly won't work, no matter the strategy you use.