Was X-2 Necessary? (Warning, unmarked spoilers)

[Azure Chrysanthemum]

Having just finished Final Fantasy X, I have come to feel that X-2 should not exist. The ending, in my opinion, was so perfectly executed there really was no need for a sequel. You see Tidus vanish after Yuna admits her love for him, then at the end you see him swiming upwards, happily and eagerly.

I see this as the best way to end the series. It hints that Tidus made it back to Yuna, but leaves it completely open to your imagination. I don't think we need a game that involves three scantily clad young women changing clothes in the middle of the battle to resolve this already great ending.

Any thoughts?

[DocFrance]

FFX-2 was necessary for Square to milk whatever profit it could out of FFX.

[Mo-Nercy]

FF7: Advent Children is necessary either. FF7 had a good ending.

But as mentioned before, Square likes money. It's not a bad thing.

[Malock]

No offence or anything but I don't think that FFx-2 is Necessary...I don't know why but they have never Made a Final Fantasy like that before. :chop:

[Psychotic]

After finishing FFX, I would have been inclined to agree with you, but now I own FFX-2, I don't, as now I have more FF-goodness to play

Plot-wise, the answer would be yes and no. It is interesting to see what has happened to Spira since, and what all the different minor characters and groups are doing, but I still think it should have been left with (SPOILER)Yuna's speech in Luca and then the end of FFX shouldn't have included (SPOILER)Tidus swimming towards the surface as then there wouldn't be any unanswered questions involving that.
Probably

[Xander]

I don't think FFX-2 was "necessary" as such, they could have left FFX as it was, and a lot of people would have been happy with that ending.

But personally I wanted a sweet romantic happy ending, so I'm glad that they made FFX-2. I don't think the story was over, although it could have been, I'm glad they decided to carry it on.

Also I loved FFX so I'm not complaining about having a similar game to play, I'm glad they decided to make it, I think it's going to be fun and won't ruin how FFX was.

FFX's ending was okay as it was but...too sad, and I want to see them back together, hopeless romantic that I am so..yeah. They made a sequel, it's all good, play it if you want to, and those who don't like it can always just ignore it.

As for Square wanting money, most people in this world do things for money, do you think fast food restaurants feed us out of the kindness of their hearts? No, they want our money, but we still eat there. I don't think Square wanting money is an important issue *shrug*

[Kahless]

I don't think tidus swims to the surface in the american version. X-2 is pretty experimental in a lot of ways which may be their hidden agenda for making it. Some of it was brill and if they would have taken just a little more time on it it could have been great.

[Azure Chrysanthemum]

I have the American version. After the credits it shows him swim to the surface.

[SeeDRankLou]

Originally posted by Behold the Void
I don't think we need a game that involves three scantily clad young women changing clothes in the middle of the battle to resolve this already great ending.

You shouldn't judge the game by the clothing the girls are wearing. You did see what a lot of the girls in FFX were wearing didn't you? It's not much different in this game. Anyway....The Matrix: Reloaded and Revolutions were not a necessary addition to The Matrix, but they were still a very nice addition. Scream 2 and 3 were not a necessary addition to Scream, but they continued the story very well (at least Scream 3 did). When a writer leaves the end of the story open-ended, he/she can either leave it to the reader's imagination, or he/she can make a sequel. Square-Enix chose this time to make a sequel, especially with the success of the first one, which is usually the driving force for a sequel, which is why I'm surprised they didn't make some kind of sequel to FF7 sooner. Having played FFX-2, I have to say this it's a wonderful addition to the story, not to mention that it's really really fun. No, it's not necessary, but they again most sequels usually aren't. Not necessary, but good.

Originally posted by Malock
I don't know why but they have never Made a Final Fantasy like that before.

It's called experimenting, which is what Square does. And it was a successful experiment by the way.

[Big D]

If they never tried anything new, then they'd have died of unoriginality long ago.

Sure, FFX had a great ending, with just the right balance of victory, loss, closure and questions... but theres' no harm in creating a sequel, either. It's a chance for a completely different kind of story, and a way to continue the development of people, places and ideas from the first game.

[Azure Chrysanthemum]

Of course Lulu isn't in the party, which is a shame as she was by far the best character in the game, in my opinion. I wished they'd gone more into her.

[Go powerful women]

I don't know about the rest of you but I thought the ending sucked for FX. I know that people like openended endings so that you can imagine what happens next. I did. For about a year and a half. It ticked me off. I know that the guns, scanty clothing, and new characters Spoiler: and no tidus! You square jerks *****. Scared some people. Once you get into the game you can see that it is a good sequel and get excited. Except for the embarressing dialogue and characters. Many a time i buried my head in my hands. But like the saying goes, Never judge a game by it's cover. If you want my opinion, Ihave played it and it is good.

Dude i love the samurai, trainer, dark knight, and lady luck spheres. Lady luck has a double exp ability.

[Black Waltz No3]

FFX-2 is simply a corperate cash in. With no plot, nothing that we have began to expect from the FF series... I just hope FFXII is better. If it isn't then I'm afraid I'll give up on the series for good.

[DMKA]

I like FFX-2 cause its so...different. I've only got one of the endings though so I need to see them all (namely the 100% one) to place my judgement on it. But the one thing I have decided hands down is that FFX-2 has the best battle system IMO.

As far as being "necessary", the answer is ummm...no, I don't think so, but who gives a crap, most sequels arn't "necessary".

I think too many people are afraid of seeing something different for a change *sigh*.

[Big D]

Originally posted by Black Waltz No3
FFX-2 is simply a corperate cash in. With no plot, nothing that we have began to expect from the FF series... I just hope FFXII is better. If it isn't then I'm afraid I'll give up on the series for good.

Obviously FFXII is going to be different. X-2 is a break from tradition, since it's a sequel - set in a world that's already established and developed - and primarily an action game, with a few RPG elements. X was an epic fantasy, with a large cast and a sense of exploration and discovery throughout the journey, elements common to every other FF. There's just no need and no way to bring all of that into a direct sequel, so it plainly wasn't what they were aiming for. What were they supposed to do, invent new cities, a whole new cast starting from scratch, and a whole new epic quest to save the world from a completely new evil? The point of a sequel is that it continues where the last story left off. In this case, Yuna's story picks up again, focussing on her activities. As for it having "no plot"... there is a plot, the fact that you don't like the plot has no effect on its existence