FFX-2 vs. Classic FFs

[Wuggly Blight]

Im backing that FF-X2 is ONE of the worst things Square came up with. (There is others, Mystic Quest anyone?) It was pretty lazy on Squares part, only changing a few NPC's and Background art. Most of the FFX series fan base seem to be new to the Final Fantasy series and have only played the newer games. I dont think X2 is even in the same league as the classics, especially when you consider the reguard its held in by most peoples as "a turd" while the good old 2d ones are still winning people over a decade after there release (Graphics isnt everything ya know)

[Ballistix Man]

ffx-2 and ffvii ac are cool part two games

Advent Children is a movie. Im afraid to ask what type of gaming you do.

[NeoCracker]

Hey man, I actually enjoyed Mystic Quest, not great by any means but still a fun play through. X-2 is the second worst in the series. VIII is just a little bit worse, but I degress from my point.

[Dark Rikku]

Dude you guys I just asked for your oppions for oldschool FF versus Final Fantasy X-2. But I totally agree with you a Physcotic, and thank you Zidane. Lol!

[DJZen]

You ever think that maybe, just maybe, Square needed more income?

*falls over laughing*

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Okay, so if it's nothing more than an effortless cash-in attempt, why did they completely change the battle system, add in completely new areas, monsters, expensive FMVs, characters, abilities, and levelling system? It's virtually a brand new game. It's cool if you don't like it, but at least diss it in a way that makes sense.

P.S. Of course they did it for money. They're Square. When have they ever NOT done something for money?

[Zeromus_X]

Gameplay was fun. Story less than superb (and verily so compared to FFX.) Made for money. Succeeded, it seems.

[Dell]

okay why can't u people just admit the fact that certian people like certian games if they don't like the games you do just live with it adn don't strt arguing with them over which one is best

Agreed. Everyone have its own taste. we couldn't ask them to change that because it's natural.
I like some games and hate some games: overall FF I've played:

FFVII - My favourite, I like it.
FFVIII - Not too much, too serious.
FFIX - Non-human make their move, I like it.
FFX - Didn't like the storyline but the MIDI is the best.
FFX-2 - I like it for some reason and hate it for some reason:
I hate it because it have lack of character, no summons and the battle's easy.
I like their DS job, their storyline and alternative ending.
FF Sequel making is Square choice, we don't have the right, just be happy that we can play FF they created.
We shouldn't be arguing because all FF games is the greatest.
I'm a FFVII fanboy and second generation fan but I don't hate first generation game, I want to play it if I have the chance.

[DeathKnight]

Gameplay was fun. Story less than superb (and verily so compared to FFX.) Made for money. Succeeded, it seems.

Just like FFVII

[Ballistix Man]

Just like FFVII

No.
FF7 had a good and complex (if you look into it) sotry.
Some of the series best gameplay and unlike X-2 didnt suck

[DJZen]

No.
FF7 had a good and complex (if you look into it) sotry.
Some of the series best gameplay and unlike X-2 didnt suck

If FFVII wasn't made for money, why wasn't it given away for free?

[Ballistix Man]

If FFVII wasn't made for money, why wasn't it given away for free?

Huh. I never said it wasnt made for money.

[Rengori]

All the FF's were made for money. In fact, FFI is what made Square able to survive, and FFII so on just leeched off brand name recognition.

[Heartless Soul]

Somebody keeps mentioning that X-2 was made simply for cash of X's success. Well, what do you call VII's recent movies? Were they made because Square Enix loves their fans and cares about them so much that they'll make anything to please them? Oh wait, that's in Japan, not the West. As far as I'm concerned, we're second to them. The day they care about what we Americans isn't happening soon, Seriously IT'S ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT MONEY. FFVII, that's hailed as the best RPG in existence was made for money. Kingdom Hearts, while created by a director who wanted to make a child fantasy come true, WAS MADE FOR MONEY. X and X-2 are no different.

People complain about the obsessive people that worship X-2 and dismiss anybody that likes it as a obsessive fanboy that only plays it because it shows the girls half-naked, you know, despite that only two main characters that reveal anything are Rikku and Yuna. I also hate that if one likes X-2 or thought it was a good game, sometimes, it means that we ''haven't played any other FF games'' or we have poor tastes. Not everybody is going to like X-2, but there are lots of people that dislike it and are not rambling ''BlARgh!!! X-2 sux!!111''.

[DJZen]

Heartless Soul is right, people are quick to be judgemental about games and people who enjoy them. However, I feel it's demonstratable that not all people who enjoy FFX-2 are idiot fanboys or just like it for the bewbz. That's not to say that those people aren't out there, but many people aren't willing to give FFX-2 a real chance. I've been into the series for a LONG time now, and FFX-2 is every bit a FF game, probably even more so than FFX.