Originally posted by SeedRankLou
The new ATB system is chaos. And I love it. It's the best one they've ever done, hands down.

How aweful are the mini-games in this game? About as aweful as they've ever been. I liked some of them, I didn't like others, I wanted to through my PS2 out the window while playing others. No different than any other FF.

This game is genious for one simple reason. They made a good sequel, despite the bad hype that the game had before it was even released. A lot of sequels in the world don't live up to the first. This one so does. This

True dat, my friend. I actually was completely lost in the chaos of the first few FFX-2 battles, but I grew to really appreciate them. When I went back to replay FFX I actually found the battles way too easy, as every action could be planned out. FFX-2 adds a more realistic feel to the battles- you have to think fast like in a real battle, and plan a few turns ahead, and it can get your adrenaline going and really involve you in the game.

And yeah, the mini-games are not the greatest. But everyone has different preferences. Wihtout straying too far from FFX-2 but to use an example from say... FFVIII: I was the queen of triple triad and loved it to death; but there are seemingly millions out there who don't like it at all. It just comes down to personal preference.

It's hard to name any sequel- not just one to a game, mind you- that lives up to its predecessors. I also feel that this game has done a lot to disprove all the negative publicity surrounding it (and there was a lot). I've even found old posts of mine where I am rather dubious about a sequel. But I think Square-Enix did an excellent job making this game. They dared to stray from the (by now) somewhat routine, darker storyline of the teenagers/young adults who go on a quest to save the world and instead they made a game filled with warmth and humour, based on a heroine who goes on a quest motivated by her own desires, not the world around her. While it did take a little getting used to, in the end it was for me a wonderful change, and this does rank as one of my favorite FF's... even more so because I personally came to it with not the highest of expectations.

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