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Final Fantasy X-2 - Hype, Dress-Up, Bender

Posted by simoniker on from the suicide-booths-sadly-missing dept.

Thanks to 1UP for its illustrated primer to Final Fantasy X-2, illustrating the PS2 RPG sequel that debuts in the U.S. on Tuesday. Advance press reviews vary somewhat, but fan reviews of the import version have been overwhelmingly favorable, with the GameFAQs messageboards also harboring a handy pre-release guide to "give you a feel of how the game is played". 1UP illustrates the 'dress-up' angle of FFX-2 well with their expose of "the new Job system and the costumes it entails", showcasing the Cher-like variety of outfits Yuna, Rikku, and Paine wear, and finally, Futurama fans may rejoice, because Bender himself, John Di Maggio returns in FFX-2 as the voice of Wakka. Update: 11/16 15:48 GMT by S : GameSpy has just added their own review of the game, giving it 3/5 ("It's not quite what you may be expecting.")

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  1. Hm, quality of opinions by lvdrproject · · Score: 2, Flamebait
    Really, i hate to sound like a prick here, but the GameFAQs forum is the least-intelligent forum i have ever had the displeasure of viewing. I mean, this goes far below the quality of anime fora, where fat kids sit around trying to act Japanese by saying things like 'KAWAII ^___^;;;;' and 'GOMEN'.

    This is a forum that has only a few subjects. The type of threads you find on GameFAQs include:

    'POLL: HWO MANY OF U HAEV BETAEN THIS GAME?????//'

    'I HAEV $35.72 WIHCH GAME SHULD I BUY MGS2 OR FFX?????/11'

    'WUT GAME SI BETTAR FFX OR FF7&??1!'

    'FF7 SEQUAL ON NGAGE TRU EOR NOT???????????????/'

    You get the idea. Some people might not realise it, but there are a lot of sub-cultures, even sub-cultures of sub-cultures. Basically, the sub-culture of GameFAQs breaks down like this (broadest to most specific): video games -> console games -> RPGs -> popular RPGs. It's kind of like the whole MTV scene, except with video games. These people like ANYTHING that the big companies put out. Final Fantasy series especially.

    I'm not going to lie and say i haven't enjoyed almost every FF game i've ever played, but these people are what normal people call 'fan boys', in the highest sense of the word. So, really, don't take much stock in what the people on GameFAQs say. When FFX-8 comes out and it's got Mickey Mouse and Britney Spears as the lead characters, you can expect the same rave reviews from the GameFAQs crowd that Square games always get.

    Yeah.... Heh. I really sound like an ass, and i'll probably get modded down as a troll or flamebait, but somebody had to say it.

    As for me, i reckon i don't expect too much out of it. I'm not one of the people in 'the scene' that take every single chance they can get to insult the game, but i've gathered sufficient evidence to form an expectation of the game. The opening FMV was retarded, i thought; the story doesn't make any sense; and the soundtrack is horrible. FFX didn't have as great of a soundtrack as older FF games did (and Nobuo's work on FFX was, for the most part, pretty mediocre), but it was still pretty damned good. I can't think of a single song on the FFX-2 soundtrack i can honestly say i like. :/