How Similiar is X-2 to X?

[Carmilla]

Hey everyone.

I just beat Final Fantasy X for the first time and i enjoyed it immensely but i found the side quests to be way too hard and almost impossible to complete.

I gave up after hours on the butterfly, chocobo racing, and lightning dodging.
Not to mention trying to get 10 tonberrys.....

Anyways, how close is X-2 to X?
Are the side quests for the good items as tough and troublesome?
Is the sphere system the same?

I like the fact that theres only 3 characters instead of swapping useless characters, imo, like Kimhari and Rikku just so they can gain some AP...

Also, is there summoning in X-2 like in X?
The summons were by far my favorite part of part ten.
The fact that you could control them is beyond awesome.

[Ultima Shadow]

3 words: not at all.

It's pretty much a completely different game.

[Mirage]

All your summons died in FFX, they won't be revived in X-2.
The sphere grid is replaced with a job system.

[DeathKnight]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, RPGs are all 'bout the story, of course the fighting matters but it shouldn't rule what's special 'bout rpgs, and that's the strong storyline.

I love FFX-2 to death and if you though FFX's ending was too harsh on Yuna and you wanted it all to be resolved then get FFX-2 if you were satisfied with FFX's ending then don't. I personally love it. Here's a review from IGN which is better than anything these amateurs would tell you.

http://ps2.ign.com/articles/458/458474p1.html

[Markus. D]

the only relation is the scenery, graphics engine, skill animations, and characters transfered over

[Mirage]

I disapprove of being called an amateur by a person who has never ever conversed with me.
Gameplay, battling being included in that, is a very important aspect of RPGs for me. That aspect also happens to be the best part of FFx-2. No one in one's right mind would claim that FFX-2 had a deep story. Need I remind you that even if a "big gaming site" says something is good, that's still just the subjective opinion of the reviewer. Reviewers are humans, not machines. No human is completely objective.

[Tavrobel]

Hey everyone.

I just beat Final Fantasy X for the first time and i enjoyed it immensely but i found the side quests to be way too hard and almost impossible to complete.

I gave up after hours on the butterfly, chocobo racing, and lightning dodging.
Not to mention trying to get 10 tonberrys.....

Anyways, how close is X-2 to X?
Are the side quests for the good items as tough and troublesome?
Is the sphere system the same?

I like the fact that theres only 3 characters instead of swapping useless characters, imo, like Kimhari and Rikku just so they can gain some AP...

Also, is there summoning in X-2 like in X?
The summons were by far my favorite part of part ten.
The fact that you could control them is beyond awesome.

Hai2u
Sidequests require time and patience in FFX. Not so much in FFX-2, just luck, and some preparation. No more annoying monster catching.

No sphere grid, is replaced by a job system that lets you change in the middle of battle. Although both have to do with spheres.

Only three characters, no switching in or out, unless you get International, in which case, you can get most of the cast from FFX as playable (optional sidequest).

No summoning. No aeons. Well, for most of the game, there's no aeons, per se.

It's very different gameplay wise, especially the battle system is quick and not so thinking, which is ok, because once the get the Alchemist, the game has an ADQ == Alchemist Difficulty Quotient.
Take 100 and divide x*100 per Alchemist dressphere in inventory.

The storyline picks up where Eternal Calm picks up. While it picks up there, it is radically different. The atmosphere looks exactly the same, except in certain areas. If FFX == world under the oppression of religion (Japan in the past, except exchange religion with emperors), FFX-2 == modern Japan. The storyline in FFX-2 essentially leads nowhere, and the special ending isn't... well let's just say it leaves something be desired. However, the ending in FFX is not at all upbeat, unlike FFX-2.

Most battle animations and character animations are the same, except for a few. And unlike FFX, FFX-2 only has 11 major FMVs, all for purchase. FFX had 51, final movie cannot be purchased.

Of course, this is all opinion. One can only TELL you what is different and similar, and only you can decide whether or not it's the same. If you played the old FFs, as in before FFVII, you'll be rather alienated. Otherwise, you should be fine.

[Venom]

X-2 is like X minus the fun.

[DeathKnight]

I disapprove of being called an amateur by a person who has never ever conversed with me.
Gameplay, battling being included in that, is a very important aspect of RPGs for me. That aspect also happens to be the best part of FFx-2. No one in one's right mind would claim that FFX-2 had a deep story. Need I remind you that even if a "big gaming site" says something is good, that's still just the subjective opinion of the reviewer. Reviewers are humans, not machines. No human is completely objective.

But UNLIKE you and me those reviewers have been reviewing for decades now and know what's good and what's not for the most part That's part of the reason they get SO MANY people to sing up with them and visit their site. You ask anybody and they'd tell you that IGN is one of the best when it comes to reviewing.

And if you don't want to be labeled as an amateur then fine, but it still kinda applies to you and ALL of us since we're not LICENSED REVIEWERS

[Mirage]

I can bet you my left big toe none of the IGN reviewers went to game-reviewing-school.

[Tavrobel]

I can bet you my left big toe none of the IGN reviewers went to game-reviewing-school.

There's a such thing?

[Mirage]

No, that's my point. Anyone can become a game-reviewer at an online game site without any sort of qualifications. All you need is some examples of good reviews you've done in the past. There is no such thing as a "licensed reviewer". But sure, over time, the sites who has the most accurate reviewers naturally gain more respect points among gamers.

[Zeromus_X]

But UNLIKE you and me those reviewers have been reviewing for decades now and know what's good and what's not for the most part That's part of the reason they get SO MANY people to sing up with them and visit their site. You ask anybody and they'd tell you that IGN is one of the best when it comes to reviewing.

And if you don't want to be labeled as an amateur then fine, but it still kinda applies to you and ALL of us since we're not LICENSED REVIEWERS

Lmao.

Anyway, it'd just be best if you played it and see what you think. But do know that it's story will not be like X's. It pales in comparison to X's story, and you can pretty much tell the whole game was made in a relatively short period of time (as far as game development goes.) It was just made to milk X's popularity in the first place, so not really a surprise. Well, they gotta make money somehow, huh?

Now, where story shatters into a thousand pieces, gameplay is actually quite nice. It's ATB, unlike X's CTB, and there's a Job System of sorts. (Dress-Spheres.) And like Tavrobel said, you can switch jobs in battle. Actually, his whole post pretty much gives a good summary...

All I can think of for now.

[Tavrobel]

No, that's my point. Anyone can become a game-reviewer at an online game site without any sort of qualifications. All you need is some examples of good reviews you've done in the past. There is no such thing as a "licensed reviewer". But sure, over time, the sites who has the most accurate reviewers naturally gain more respect points among gamers.

What kind of a person doesn't know that professional review skool is teh 1337ne55?
I was being sarcastic, and agreeing with you, but it's hard to show off on the internet. Inflection and all that stuff.

[Mirage]

Yes, indeed.