Originally posted by aeris2001x2
i never said i didnt like it. and in britain all i got was GOOD press. i like it...i just expected more. and no, i didnt expect no one else 2 like it because i didnt. i,m not that blind.
Really? Then you might want to better word what you say because you are coming across rather anti-FFX-2. And the game got quite a bit of bad press in the US.

i expected the ff hardcore to use it as further proof of the so called ff downfall since ff6/7. i expected the mainstream to destroy it for charlie angel scenes etc
First of all....what's wrong with the "Charlie's Angel's" scenes? Second....trust me when I say that I am a part of this "ff hardcore" as you put it. And ff has not in the slightest gone on this downfall of which you speak. The games continue to be at least as good if not better than their predecessor ever since FF1. FFVIII was better than FFVII in many many ways. FFIX was sub-par with FFVIII. FFX blew FFVIII out of the water. And FFX-2 improved in many many ways on FFX. And I am being very objective when I say these things. Obviously the graphics have gotten better, but that comes with hardware progression. Square's ability in story telling, character design, character interaction, environments, plot twists, and so much more have continued to improve from each game to the next. Whether you like or dislike these certain aspects is irrelevant to the thought and skill put behind them, which is what is relevant. Square can't please everyone. The character interaction in FFX-2 is the best it has ever been. Square took a pre-existingly good environment and made it better. They took a story that was more or less over and continued it flawlessly. The plot twist in this game was breathtaking to say the least (Bahamut). Opinion of something and skill put into something are two different thing. For example, I say that FFX blew FFVIII out of the water, but I still like FFVIII better. Another, I didn't like the CTB in FFX. Doesn't mean it was bad, there was a lot of craft put into that whole system and it worked very well, I just didn't like it. Square's skills have only improved over the years.


b) if i want a real time game or pseudo rpg game i,ll go 2 grandia, devil may cry, metal gear solid, legacy of kain etc when u destroy the turn based combat systerm u cease 2 be an ff in my eyes. imho i think zelda is where the realtime rpg should stay.
Well that blows your credulity. FF's have always had ATBs, just weak ones (and when I say always I mean at least the 6 before FFX, my memory is fuzzy on the ones earlier than that). FFX is the only one to have the CTB. It was good for a game, but I'm glad they undid that.

yes, there r LOTS of good sequels, but few better then the original. compared to ffx i thought this fell flat.
That's your opinion, which you are entitled to. But from what you say, it sounds to me that you complain about this game because you like other games, which is not fair. That's like saying you are unhappy with Sausage Pizza because you like Pepperoni Pizza. It's not that the Sausage Pizza tastes bad, it's that the Pepperoni Pizza tastes good, sticking with what you like and not accepting new things. You can like both you know, it's not going to make you any less of a person. You don't like things in FFX-2 because they are different than in FFX or in other games. You shouldn't compare FFs, they are all different and should stay out of the realm of comparison. If I were to compare any game FFVIII they would mostly all fall short. However, they are all good games, and none of them fall short, because they are in the context of themselves, not the series. And if you don't like Square changing things well you better get used to it, because they always have and they always will, that's what they do. That's one thing that makes this line of games exciting, it's always something new.