is this the worst final fantasy game?

[Ultima Shadow]

I agree 100%.

Me to.

[Michiru]

Yeah too bad ffx-2 was a look at my boobies bounce final fantasy to rake in all the young males

Ah, the endless argument that Final Fantasy X-2 is aired for young horny males, how I love this, well, here's my argument. Square, like any other company, make products for money. They really don't care if you enjoy them or not, as long does good in sales, they really could care less, Final Fantasy IX is one example of this, Did poor in sales, but is still liked by many people. Final Fantasy VII, hailed the greatest RPG ever, was really nothing more then a pawn just to make money, and fanboys who think Square made it because they care for fans are wrong in that aspect, which is true in many ways.

[SeeDRankLou]

If your personal taste leads you to think of this as a good FF game, congratulations--but it's not.

Don't say that as if it's fact, because frankly it's not. Neither is the notion that it is an awesome game very worthy of the title Final Fantasy. It's all just opinion. It's great that you have that opinion, I have one that's rather opposite (as you may have read earlier). Neither of us (or anyone else) are right or wrong. And really, the only thing that makes a game worthy of the title Final Fantasy is Square making Final Fantasy the title of the game.

Square has the right to make a sequel if they want. They're a business, and they made quite a bit of money on this game. If anything, they've learned that making a sequel isn't that bad of a notion.

[Auron_Kotetsu]

And really, the only thing that makes a game worthy of the title Final Fantasy is Square making Final Fantasy the title of the game.

Bzzt. Wrong. If FF was a fledgling title series that had yet to establish itself as a certain brand of game, then yes, I'd agree with you 100% on this point. But we're now 10 games in, and each one has been a play experience of a certain sort (again, I'm not counting X-2, for aforementioned reasons, nor XI, because it's not really a FF game) that is similar to those that came before.

To draw a comparison, let's take another big-name iconic title. Suppose (and pardon me if this is getting too geeky) Marvel comics decided to put out a comic book entiled The New X-Men in which the characters were all high-schoolers with superpowers, whose interactions never went beyond an Archie kind of scale. Would it be an X-men book? There's a point at which a title takes on its own personality, and it is then the responsibility of its producers to remain loyal to that personality (which Square didn't), or risk alienating fans (which they have).

Nobody had better bother me about going off-topic with the comic book thing. It's called an analogy; I was making a point.

[01chapmanh]

Ahhhh, thats rich, FFXI - 'Not really an FF game'. What the hell are you talking about!!! Its got the title, its an RPG, and its really really really good. It has every right to be. And why are you not including X-2. It has the best ATB system, and the graphics are amazing. It does lack the deep story of the other FF's, but its a sequel. You should try making a better storyline to a sequel to FFX, i bet it wont be half as good. some of you guys just need to wake up and realize its just a game thats fun to play. And just because it wasn't quite as good as the others, don't go degrading it, cos sum of us actually loved the game.

[Meatwad]

i think it is pretty bad line up

[Squall and Rinoa]

What I absolutely love about these type of threads is that there is one made about each Final Fantasy title somewhere down the line. I have news for any of you. Not all people share your opinion.

I could anger MANY people and say that Final Fantasy 7 was the worst Final Fantasy ever, and to me it is, but - not all people share my opinion. Why? I don't know why people like the game.

It's just like 8. 8 is my favorite, but a LOT of people don't like it. That's fine really. I'm not too concerned about what others think about something I like, you know?

In terms of this being the worst title? I doubt it by far. Honestly, I judged the game too quickly, before I bought it, I thought the characters looked like trashy sluts. In a sense, I still do XD, but the fact of the matter is, the game is better than I had expected. Sorry to burst anyone's bubble, but that's how I feel.

Thus is the beauty of personal opinion. In everyone's mind, each game sucks to a certain degree, but why should X 2 be the one to be the worst? I highly doubt there are feasible reasons.

[aeris2001x2]

[QUOTE=Squall and Rinoa]What I absolutely love about these type of threads is that there is one made about each Final Fantasy title somewhere down the line. I have news for any of you. Not all people share your opinion.

QUOTE]

i dont recall anyone ever saying ffI,ffIV or ffVI were the worst. i personally think those who hate ffVII r crazy but i also cant see a reason why ffI ffIV ffVI would ever be called the worst either. on the other hand ffVIII,IX,X get lots. personally i think the only ff of crapness is ffII...* gets smacked by eoff members sick of anti ffII rantings*

[Ultima Shadow]

Well, FFX2 is the worst FF I have played trough... I never finiched FFII and haven't played FFIII yet.

[SeeDRankLou]

There's a point at which a title takes on its own personality, and it is then the responsibility of its producers to remain loyal to that personality (which Square didn't), or risk alienating fans (which they have).

In making Final Fantasy games, Square has always changed something about each new game, always. And now that they change things that you don't like, suddenly it's not worthy. Psht. I remember when they made FFVIII and how everyone was complaining about the junction system and how the story was in large part a love story and how they focused mostly on just Squall and Rinoa, and that was an awesome game. And no one complained about FFX straying from the norm in so many ways it's not funny. FFX just changed in ways that a lot of people liked. FFVII had it's fair share of changes as well, and we all love that game. FFIX is basically the emodiment of the FF "personality," and quite a few people don't like that game. One of the basic characteristics of Final Fantasy games is that there is something fundamentally different about every game. That's how this series is so good and has stayed popular for so long, they don't give us the same thing over and over garnished with different characters and settings. Don't expect them to stop straying from the norm because they always will, in varying ways and degrees. There is a basic--very basic--commonality among all of these games, and as long as that is present (which it always has been), Square can put Final Fantasy on any game they wish, and it is so. FFXI is quite the Final Fantasy game. And I can think of several games that Square hasn't put Final Fantasy on that would be good to the series.

And even if you don't count FFX-2 and FFXI, there are still 13 or 14 games in the series. Don't forget Final Fantasy Tactics for the PS1. And there were some Gameboy games called Final Fantasy Legends, and there were at least two of them, if not three or four.

And if I haven't stayed on topic I will now....FFX-2 rocks!!!

[omnislasher]

I've found that if there's one thing that ff games are good with, its pure emotion. and this game is no exception. Me and my friends who have played this game agree that yunapalooza is the most emotionally charged part of the game, and may be the best part. I havent gotten the perfect ending yet, but I plan to pretty soon. I'm just hoping that all this work will pay off.... IT BETTER!

[Dark_Cloud_FF7]

id say it whould b ffx-2 even people say ffx is better
ffx-2 the lvl up thing is like on crack

[ForgottenAngel]

I wouldn't call it the WORST FF ever, tho Yuna's Hotpants Adventure (as it has....affectionatly...been called on other forums) won't be winning the award for best FF anytime soon. It really had a lot of good things about it like....ermm, gimme a minute...well, I did like the battle system, the graphics were great, and I loved the perfect ending.

Unfortunatly its bad story, HORRIFIC music and overall lack of origianlity make it a pretty face in the crowd and nothing more.
I'd say play it if you've played X, then sell the damn thing while it's still worth something. It may be an FF, but by no means did it measure up.

[square_is_the_best]

X-2 is my favorite FF. No joke.

A lot of you say that X-2 strays from the norm. Just what is this norm? Sorry, but I missed that memo.

It also seems to me that people hate FFs that are different from their favorite FFs. They will insult every FF that is not their favorite. And they seem to expect another FF that is exactly the same. But thats just boring. What exactly do you people want?

Every FF sets its own standard but people can still have favorites.

[aeris2001x2]

no i just wanted the game to retain a ffX feel as a true sequal should.

anyone i think the game is crap 4 RATIONAL reasons. i want each ff 2 be different and could,nt care less how much it changes. i only ask 4 QUALITY.

still it is a very fun game. i would,nt have got 100% it it was not entertaining. and no its not the worst...