Final Fantasy X is a must-have for anyone, not just rpg lovers. With its intense storyline and innovative gameplay, FFX is definitely worth the twenty dollars (or however much it costs).

PROS:
Very innovative battles
So many different skills and magics to learn
7 playable teammates, each with their very own unique personalities
Amazing graphics (for it's time)
Over 80 hours of gameplay
Very high replay value
Many unique fiends to fight
Very many secrets to discover
Beautiful soundtrack
Real voice acting

CONS:
(Can't think of any)

Overall, if you have a PS2, buy this game. You won't regret it.

I first purchased this game in 2002 when it came out. I paid around $49 for the thing. And I don't regret one dime I spent!

This was not my first Final Fantasy, but I had had a hard time getting into some of the PS1 installments of the series for the simple fact that...you had to READ TONS AND TONS OF DIALOGUE! (ugh!)

So the first cool thing about this game is the fact that...yay! They talk!

While a few reviews have said that it is laughable at times...and it is true, but It's more of how the audio was placed into the game and the timing of what is said. Not the actually acting itself.

I read another review that said that the FMV's are SOOO LOONNNGGGG and take up SOOO MUCH time. Yeah...if all you do is follow the story line scene after scene! The WHOLE POINT of ALL the Final Fantasy series is to go beyond the story and level up,do the side quests, and find special items and what not. Which can be difficult and annoying...and CHALLENGING. (But isn't that why we play video games in the first place?)


Anyway, this game is incredibly detailed. Can last forever with literally thousands of secrets to unveil, items &weapons to find, and new creatures to see!

The characters and story line are engaging and by the time you've finished the game....you've spent a good amount of time with those guys and find yourself crying at the end when it's over!

This is such an enjoyable game and I'm not sure how many times I've taken it out to replay certain parts or the whole thing over again.

The FMV scenes are beautiful, but regular gameplay is still incredible detailed!

As far as the soundtrack goes there are only two songs that I absolutely despise in the and that's the Chocobo song and 'Victorious' song they play at the end of a battle. (they use higher notes so it drives me nuts!) But I love the game and often find myself humming along to the beats as I'm going along...haha.


I LOVE this game and I'm so happy that they made a sequel to it (a more lighthearted, but just as fun sequel!)

I highly recommend you try it out, and now that it's a Greatest Hit and less than half the price I paid for....it's well worth it.

This is one of the most engaging RPGs I've ever encountered. To be fair, I've more or less stopped gaming since I played it a few years ago, but I have tried subsequent Final Fantasy titles and none of them have interested me at all. I'm also not somebody who cares about online play.

The story, the battle system, the side quests and the graphics (for a PS2 title) are all supreme. One of those titles I wish I could forget and experience all over again.

I was overjoyed when X2 came out, but that was before I played it of course. Once again, they've completely failed to come out with a sequel that's either worthy of or really connected to the previous title (see Final Fantasy Tactics, another standalone work of genius).

You know I really liked ff#12 but take my advice don't buy this game I mean you don't even get to move the guy you are playing as and the only time you get to move around is when you are swimming. the part I am stuck on is ok i am swimming in the water and then theese whales start atacking me ok i deafeat them and then it just takes back to swimming and there is NO way I can go back on dry land.

This game was literally the first time I actually started to become emotional in playing a video game. The storytelling is absolutely brilliant - the conclusion so well done and wondrous, it clearly outshines anything a live action movie could ever hope to do.

The game's pacing and character development allow you to empathize with all of the characters, particularly Yuna and Tidus. All the characters are brilliantly woven and serve their purpose.

However, the endless battles can get annoying, along with the constant item hunting/searching.

You will not forget this game. It will stick in your mind and you will remember the ending for quite some time.

Final Fantasy 10 is lets face it a bad 50 hour long movie. since I am still mad I WASTED 20 DOLLARS ON THIS GAME!!!!! Im not even going to give it a decent review. I mean the voice acting of this game is just sooooo terrible. Tidus voice sounds like hes eleven years old. The story is long and dull if you liked FF 1-9 AVOID FF 10

Ha! i laugh at gamers who have played this game or those who have played this game but never had the chance to finish it, and still give it a bad review. I have played many Final Fantasy games, basically thats my personal franchise i have been into ever since. We'll yet it is more of a movie, let me say this really clear "IT"S THE BEST MOVIE YOU"LL NEVER SEE" this game has perfect voice acting, more like every voice actor fits that character from young Tidus, to creepy Seymour, you'll fall into the story as it goes, and makes you wanting more of each character and how they all react to thier main goal, the animation is great pushing the PS2 to its great boundaries of rending true graphics on the ps2 like God or war, if not better! i liked Final Fantasy 7, and yet even this game made me think twice after that, and im still in a debate towards which one i personally like more, but again for all who say this game is more cinamatic, let me say, what game isn't now these days?, kinds like this game started it, but not really. Nough said.. go rent it, buy it, whatever, but this game is good in anyway, and i never wanted to play it until my cousin forced me to think twice. Thanks Rigo =)

esta bien el juego, tiene mucha variedad de opciones, el juego en si solo para sacarle el final es corto, pero si quieres saber todo sus trucos y cosas ocultas se tardaran mucho.

Ok first off let me get one thing cleared up for all of you "playas". i've read alot of reviews about people crying over how the game is to much like a movie "ohhhhhhhhh the cutscenes are to long ooooooooooooowaaaa". These people have oviesly never played any of the xenasaga games. that those games are like movies man let met tell ya "but they are still aswome" ok not that that is taken care of lets jump into the review

This was my first Final Fantasy game to tell the trught. later that year i was about to get 7 8 and 9 so i had no ideal what to expect. that was the first time iv'e ever really played an RPg game. I've never before seen a game with some much storyline it blew my away man. first i'm gonna tell ya what i just loooooove about this game

1. The graphics totatly rock my sockas. all the envierments are nice and luch. when they show a FMV it totaly blows you away everything is so clear.

2 Like i said before the storyline rocks. it reminds me a lot of "Shogun". like it's about this guy who gets stranded in the futre but it dosent look like the futre it lookes like the past. and he is trying to find his way home. then like he gets involced with these people as they try and save the world. That is just the meat and potatos of the game.

now i've got to tell yw what i didn't like about the game

1. the music waswnt taht good i thank. there where a few really good songs but over all i've heard alot better game music

2. this is the one that really bugs me. i don't like the leving up system cause there is no levling up. when you win a battle you get sphere points and you can upgrade your character on this like huge chpere grid. i just don't like htat man but it doese work.

ok i'm done

I have yet to finish this game, but from my hours of gameplay thus far, I can already make some evaluations of the game.

First of all, I am a fan of the battle system and method of learning new abilities and improving stats. I like how you are able to switch out characters immediately during battles. I find the red arrow on the map helpful when trying to delay story progression in order to find items and explore the area.

Despite these enjoyable features, I do find many things I dislike with this installment of final fantasy. For one, I dislike the characters- immensely. Yuna is the cliche, innocent, kind, beautiful character- similar to Aeris or Rinoa, but much more annoying and unlikable. Her lines and mannerisms are aggravating (and I am sure I am not the only one disgusted by the benevolent caress she gives Valefor when summoning!) Tidus is also quite aggravating- but he at least has his moments of humorous stupidity. I also find Wakka's Jamaican-like accent a little unsuitable for his character. The most likable character is Lulu, though her cleavage is quite alarming.

Final Fantasy X seems focused on the plot and the massive amounts of cutscreens are done wonderfully, yet leave me longing for more gameplay time.

For all this, I have to say Final Fantasy X ranks as the lowest Final Fantasy game I have played thus far (though I am led to believe that FF X-2 is even worse!)

After games such as FFVII and FFIX, FFX remains a woefully inadequate successor of the FF title.

Final Fantasy X was released on the PS2 seven years ago and to this day it still doesn't disappoint me. In fact, this was my first Final Fantasy so its very special to me. This game influenced me to buy all the previous Fantasies and of course the ones after it up to FFXII.

Plot: This is probably the backbone of any Final Fantasy ever created. Every previous game before FFX has amazing stories and this installment definitely doesn't disappoint. You start the story as Tidus, a rising star in the fictional underwater sport of blitzball. From there you travel into several places, some vast and some small, but each place in this world has its own purpose. The character development in the story is also awesome and each character has its own use, although I must say that Rikku and Auron are my ultimate favorites :)

Graphics: Well any Final Fantasy veteran should know that every recent installment is graphically better than the previous one and FFX definitely delivers. Facial expressions on the characters are now installed (like lips moving) since the characters are now voiced! Can I get a hallelujah??? Now the voice-acting is kinda goofy at times but meh.

Music: Pshh...I feel like I dont even have to cover this part since Nobuo Uematsu is composing the music, but lets just leave it as awesome, okay?

Gameplay: Okay the new CTB-system of FFX is probably the weakest point of the game. Why?? I feel like it gives the game a slower feel than the ATB-system but it is more strategical. The sphere grid takes the place of the usual leveling system in usual RPG's and it is definitely the most innovative thing Square has ever come up with in their games. It's fresh and unique, and its probably one of the best things in the game. It is kinda complicated at times but when you get it, you get it.

Difficulty: If you play just the linear game, then I'd say its pretty easy. If you do the numerous sidequests in the game and the optional places (like the Omega Ruins) then you better start training hard. :)

Overall this is a great game to play. I really liked it and I recommend it 100%.

Final Fantasy X is third on my final fantasy favourites list. To this day I will pick this game back up and play through to the end. Great game overall. The story is what makes this game one of the best. There are a few too many cut scenes, but the overall game is worth the intrusion. Trust me, at the end of the game you will be ready to sit back and watch the rest of the story unfold. One small problem is the hoops you have to jump through to get everyone's ultimate weapons. If I wasn't an avid gamer, I would have burned the game and stomped the ashes into the ground. Most of the sidequests were entertaining. I especially liked blitzball, although I know most people played it the bare minimum.

Overall a great game that will be remembered for a long time.

It's a great game but I miss that ability to revisit past location after your character has grown more powerful. Still had a great time. To much effort on character voices than on actual game play. Jody Bissoon

I never realy liked turn based RPG. But when I bought Final fantasy 10 it changed my mind for ever. In the first place I did not enjoy TB(rpg)'s is for the single reason that the gameplay was way to slow and never really kept my intrest. But what makes FF10 an exepction is it's simple but complex battle system almost never ruined the pace. And with the additon of voice acting and a story like no other made it better then the rest. Therefore, FF10 should be your game of choice when it comes to TB(rpg).

Though all games in this series seems to be a hit, the Final Fantasy series is Hit and Miss with me. This is one of the Hits for me. If you like traditional J-RPGs you will love this one. I found myself lost for many hours at a time in this universe. The main story arch is engrossing and there are also plenty of fun side quests along the journey.

For years now Final Fantasy games have been providing the gaming world with countless hours of gaming with the remarkable series. And with the exception of Final Fantasy VII, this may be the best one yet.

This game introduces voice actors to the game, which provides a very pleasant change. The graphics are also far beyond any game created to that point. The movie scenes in particular are simply brilliant as demonstrated by the scene of Tidus and Yuna in the water which may be the most stunning display of digital art that has ever been seen.

But once you get past the look of the game you'll find yourself immersed in an intricate story line. It centers around the journey to defeat a monster named Sin and restore peace to the world of Spira. Each character has a distinct personality and early on creates a feeling of care for each one. Underneath the main plot lies a beautiful love story centered around the main character, Tidus, and the summoner, Yuna.

This game introduces a different way of getting stronger in battle with the Sphere Grid. The characters gain experience in battle to get sphere levels which allow the characters to move around the grid. Also various spheres are found in battle which activate the different nodes on the grid.

The Limit Break or Overdrive is also different in this game. a characters Overdriva gauge is charged by whichever mode the character is set in, whether it be by taking damage, dealing damage, defeating a monster, and many others.

Overall, this game is magnificent and will have you hooked from the first time you play it. This game easily stretches into 50 hours of gameplay, and will have wanting to replay it again and again.

I was never really into RPG's before I decided to "try" Final Fantasy X. 306 hours of gameplay later, I'd say it was a pretty good purchase. No other game I've ever played, except for maybe the original Metal Gear Solid for PS1, has captivated me to the point that this game did. I've played all the GTA games, Resident Evil 4, KOTOR, all the Halo games, Gears of War, Bioshock, Oblivion, World of Warcraft, Call of Duty 4, Ninja Gaiden, God of War, Final Fantasy VII, VIII, X-2, and XII, etc. Nothing I've ever played sucked my life away like this game. I don't usually write reviews for anything, but this game deserved special attention. Buy this game. Just don't flunk out of school, or lose your job, or get in a traffic accident by falling asleep at the wheel, because you've been up all night trying to get the sigil to Lulu's ultimate weapon. I have a PS3, a 360, and an Alienware pc. This game blows away every game I've ever played. Period.

This is yet another fantastic game created by squaresoft for our entertainment. As long as you are able to get around some of the main characters faults ie) complaining and whining. The story and gameplay are a blast as well as the new skill ... orb ... thing is a lot of fun to learn to use. The cinematics are "FINAL FANTASY" amazing ofcourse. Otherwise it would not be FINAL FANTASY

Fourth Best RPG Game on the Sony Playstation I've ever played. Top RPG's in my opinion in order.
First: Xenogears
Second:Final Fantasy VII
Third: Xenosaga III
Fourth:Final Fantasy X
Fifth: Final Fantasy XII

This is a great game. I beat it and it was very challenging with a gripping story line. 5/5.

The experienced Final Fantasy gamer knows what to expect with FFX. Those unfamiliar with it should find it intuitive and engaging, just slow at times. Personally, I can only play this game for short periods of time and would not replay it.

I found this game to be very fun and entertaining for several hours. It has great graphics and a cool battle theme. If you are looking for a fun rpg to play for hours on end this is the game. The only complaint I have on the game is the mini-game it makes you play part way through. I found the mini-game extremely hard and boring.

One of the best Final Fantasy games out there (there are more bad ones than good). I still like VIII more, though. X is good if you've got lots of time to kill completing this 100%.

This game is the first full-fledged RPG I've ever played (and consequently first Final Fantasy played also), and it's AMAZING!!! Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, about this game, from the storyline, to the music, to the leveling up system, is awesome.

Absolutely a must-buy for RPG enthusiasts. The gameplay is exciting and makes you think. The graphics are phenomenal. I would highly recommend this game.

Final Fantasy X was a great game... so long as you can ignore Tidus's continual whining and his obsession with his 'story.'

It sets you into an interesting plot and puts faction against faction in an exciting story which rivals many of the stories of previous Final Fantasy's. It was also the first Final Fantasy to include talking so it added something new to the whole series.

The character models were beautiful as well along with the music and the story was filled with a large selection of mini games to choose from. Generally it was a solid game and still would be fun to engage in today.

Definitely worth playing if you haven't already.

I loved the little mini puzzles within this game and I can play this again and again. the graphics are amazing; just what I've come to expect from the makers of Final Fantasy!

This game is absolutely stunning. The graphics are amazing. The music is fantastic and fits it perfectly. You can relate to the characters and they along with the voice acting are done so well they make you care about them. The story is great and feels epic the whole way through. When you feel like taking a break form the story there is blitz ball and chocobo racing. I seriously can't see a single imperfection in this game. Well actually I can, the sequel/side story they made called X-2 was terrible, don't buy that. Go buy Final Fantasy X, not X-2, please god don't get them confused, this game is amazing and the best Final Fantasy of all time, and X-2 is well.....crap.

...like I've said many a time...bad regional artwork...

The simplest word to explain this game is...wow! For a Final Fantasy to have so much depth and great battles (turn base beats FF12's system any day) this is the best FF on PS2.

The characters work together so well and the summonings (AKA aeons, GF's, Eidolons, Espers etc...) are the best to be in a game because not only can you level them up, but you can actually choose what they do such as doing a regular attack instead of doing one massive attack and disappearing to there little summoning paradise. The levelling up system is also very good and is known as the sphere grid system. Although most characters have their own parameters and limited to learning specific abilities for masters you can teach one character every ability under the sun (except summoning which is restricted to one character) and you can switch between characters during battle. THINK OF THE POSSIBILITIES!!!

Some people have said that the side quests are a down side to the game. I disagree completely, although there is no exact plot based storyline there are many things to do (some of the secret bosses are so hard you'll spend hours training until you can take off 99,999 in every hit...I know that's 90,000 more than usual you can take off isn't that great?) as well as many secret collecting quests and one of the most addictive mini game ever (ever heard of blitz ball?) where you buy and transfer players to great the ultimate underwater ball masters.

Now I know, I know these games aren't as great as the PSone titles, but this game is definetely worth getting if you have money and a weirdly large amount of spare time.

Argh...As much as it hurts to say, I felt this game was the end of the venerable Final Fantasy series (thankfully XII revived the series somewhat). Where the previous games encourage exploration with loads of optional areas and scads of sidequests ( i.e. the elemental Dragons in VI, The big materia, WEAPON, and Chocobo raising in VII).

There are a great many things wrong with this alleged "game".
Just to fire a few off, there's the irritating, unlikeable protagonist, his irritating, unlikeable cohorts, the one cool character in the game is also absent for quite awhile, and then there's the lame point A to point B 'exploration'. This game is essentially a long walk from one end of the world to the other, with plenty of those wonderful random battles in between. I never felt involved with the character, and I never had much of a reason to care about them.

In addition, there are the puzzles. Now, the FF series has had a few really magnificent puzzles (Shinra mansion, cough, cough) These puzzles are in fact less puzzling and more frustrating as you...pick up orbs...and place them in slots! Wow! For 1979 that would be groundbreaking, for the 21st century, it's shameful.

On the plus side, the graphics are pretty. Unfortunately the character designs are sub par, and the non-main characters have about as mych detail as the German soldiers in Medal of Honor for the PS1.

The music is mostly pretty good, with "Zanarkand", the opening theme, being pretty much the high point.

I never bothered finishing this game. It felt like a big waste of my time, and if time is precious to you, don't waste 40 hours on this. Not quite money well spent.

THE BAHAMUT IT IS!!! Since when did you have to spend Sphere Levels to gain stat boosts across a map!? I don't even think Final Fantasy XII has this, and we all know how Star Wars-ish that game is(in a good way). Listen, this is a very good game, in fact the turn-based system harkens to Mega Man X: Command Mission if you look at the sidebar on the right side of the battle screen close enough, but it would've been another really good Final Fantasy title IF IT WASN'T FOR THE LEVEL UP MAP!!! And yes, I enjoy taking summons' names in vain to piss off fanboys. :3

I have enjoyed playing this game. I haven't played many games on the Playstation 2 because of work but this game is fun. The characters have such interesting personalities. The graphics are great. I recommend highly.

This was the Final Fantasy game I have played. (I have played through XII) It has a balance of romance, action, and suspense that is needed to make a game. It is not bloody but still has dramatic death scenes. It is very kid friendly and also adults would love it too.

I'm into my 3rd decade playing video games. I started with role playing games (in fact, I started with Final Fantasy - no number after that; I mean the original). I picked this up as I was getting tired of action games. Graphics are pretty nice, and the story line is decent. However, I find that once I hit the 80 hour mark, and still haven't finished, it's getting awfully stale. And you'll find three of the most inane, stupid, and poorly programmed mini-games ever created in this single title. The most annoying is the Chocobo races - how this horrible crud wormed its way into this title, I'll never know. It looks like it was programmed by junior college kids as a term project; it's completely unplayable, unenjoyable, and gets in the way of a mostly fine game. Stupid chocobos.
Second place has to go to the just as silly, just as unplayable and unenjoyable capture the blue butterlies mini-game. And third place goes to dodging lightning bolts 200 times, consecutively. That's right, you mess up just ONCE, you start all over. If I had known I needed to complete these stupid mini-games to level up my characters, I would never have bothered this title and moved on to a sequel, or another RPG altogether. I swear, I've had more fun painting - it's certainly less painful.

I must say though, this game did succeed in one thing; it rekindled my interest in action games! So, if you like to be infuriated by a game for redundancy, idiotic mini-games, by all means buy this title.

What a waste of time. I absolutely hated how the game switches to a movie format ALL THE TIME with me having nothing to do but sit there and watch and if i want to watch a movie i will rent one. I finally just thought "I hate this".