It's not the game that rents itself out for prostitution. It is a symbol of what the maker did when they were making this game. They relied on their hardcore fans to give them a profit margin that would have been similar to a normal FF game. Then they used pop-culture and indulged the people that are not hard core about FF, but rather, the general public, whose wiles and wishes follow that of a smaller head than that which encases the brain. Applies to males only. who knows what a girl will think, so I can really judge why girls play this game anyway, other than the fact that the game was also had a feminine feeling to it, despite its OBVIOUS entrails to male libidos.

They sold themselves out to prostitution. where one man wanted to tell a sotry, it inadvertantly became a societal phenomenon. The people who were this man's disciples took what he wanted to do, and made it a mockery, by exploiting the fact they could make alot and lots of money from this game, regardless of game quality. In a way I commend them, because well... it worked. Hard core fans did buy this game. It also attracted people who never even enjoyed FF before, and gave them a mirror of what they could easily find on the internet, only in game form fashion. It's really a shame that in a feminine game, that women are portrayed as tools of the public, do be done with and have no private life, and they only way to get around is either to be famous, or a complete whore.

The hot springs scene? The J-Pop concert, where she changes on screen and she's glowing without any clothes on? At least TV shows can use sex responisbly, to teach a lesson that sex has consequences. The fact that the dressphere changes look like a Sailor Moon change? Soft-core is written all over this game. Rikku wears very little, and she actually wears the most clothes in Lady Luck form, which is NOT something that is supposed to be non-erotic (which is sad, really, if your character doesn't wear enough, and she wears the most when shes in a dress that is like erotica, what do YOU think the reaction of gamers everywhere will be?).
(SPOILER)Male reaction: OMG SHES NOT WEARING ANYTHING! FREQUENT J***ING OFF..
Female reaction: NO WAI SHE LOOKS SO BEAUTIFUL I WISH I COULD BE LIKE HER.

Non-idiotic reaction: wtf d1d t3hy 4***in do to thsi agme? ftw th15 si n07 1337 a1 a77.

Are you serious? I actually have to play this crap to figure out what's going on after FFX? I can't just assume Yuna moves on/reunites with Tidus because of her memories? She has to save the world again from some idiot whos been dead for the past 1000 years? Also another male led around by his hormones. Story of our lives, right? No one wants to hear about that. We want to THINK. The ever increasing human desire to THINK and find out, and to philosphize about something we can't control. Why are we here? Play the game and find out, not "OMG I'M GONNA STAY STUCK IN THE PAST AND BECAUSE IF I CAN DO ANYTHING I CAN SAVE THE PEOPLE I LOVE FROM DEATH". Death is the most important part of life. Everything no longer a silver lining with death, the most emotional, the most tormenting. Now it's played like a tool to use at our whims, that we can do whatever we want just we feel like it. Life does not work that way.

I wouldn't go as far as to say that I hate this game, because its predecessor has too many good spots, that this games faults are somehow covered up by the good things from FFX. It's the makers of the game that I feel are idiots, and believe me, I will never look at another FF game the same ever again. But as far as FFs go, this one shouldn't even be in my CD casings. Why I keep it is because I know I'm not going to make a profit from selling this. Net loss of $40, because of the strategy guide, even if I could sell the game for $20. Video game stores don't buy back Strategy Guide, even if its close to mint condition like mine are.

EDIT: Oops, I accidentally posted after your post, Leeza. Tell me if something obsencely inappropriate, and I'll get rid of it. My apologies in advance.