Current Events > Who else consider FFX their game?

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You know, the one you fired up day in day out in the summer holidays, for hours and hours. The one where you looked up split infinity's FAQ and pored over it to grind for the best equipment and earn stupid amounts of money for no particular reason. Thousands of hours on your save file.

I was maybe 15 or 16 when I got it on platinum (I think it was called that, the case had a silver border) on sale. I had never played a JRPG before, never mind a turn-based one. I remember being distinctly disappointed when I found out that everyone just stood there and attacked in some kind of order, and battle was like a separate part of the game you went into each time.

But in those days you didn't just stop playing a game you didn't like. Mum and dad buy your games, and you get one at a time. So I kept playing. Years later I had a save file with maybe 1500 on it and another two or three save files with a collective 2000 on it.

Despite all this I never beat Nemesis or Penance. I didn't get all of the celestial weapons. I got to a point where I had a dream team of 4 characters who had absolutely insane gear but nothing that was specifically good for any end-game bosses. IIRC they had armour with auto-haste, auto-protect, auto-phoenix, auto-regen, ribbon.

I bought it again on switch for 60 because I am an absolute clown. It was like saying hi to an old friend.

Now, time for a spicy opinion. Lulu is the most consistently underrated party member and I will die on this hill.

I liked 9 better but 10 is ok too!

I never could bring myself to grind for all the bonus content, either in the PS2 version or the updated versions with the new stuff. I did used to do a lot of Blitzball when I was young though.

6/10 game IMO

PerseusRad posted...

I never could bring myself to grind for all the bonus content, either in the PS2 version or the updated versions with the new stuff. I did used to do a lot of Blitzball when I was young though.

I kind of hated blitzball. I took it far enough to unlimit Wakka's celestial weapon because it was easy enough, but I couldn't be bothered or see the reason to go any further than that.

My top 5 FF.
But definitely far from my top 10 of all games lol.

It's good, but to me it's a once and done game. Probably would have replayed it more if it have the cutscene skip and newgame+

My main file had over 200 hours. Looking back that definitely was a long time grinding and playing blitzball.

I did it enough on PS2 to beat Nemesis.

Got the HD version and made a "perfect" sphere grid by deleting all of the non +4 nodes, replacing them with the exact amount to 255 every stat and 999 MP for all characters, and replace the rest with HP. Got all the celestial weapons, filled all characters' grids, and custom made some ultimate shields. Took that loadout into Penance and beat it.

After all that, I don't know if I'll go back, though I've considered doing it with a randomizer.

Lulu... as an actual character maybe a bit underrated. As a party member? Nah. Especially not late game. Late game it's Tidus/Wakka/Rikku or bust (with the occasional Yuna for summon strats).

FFX is probably the best FF overall. It also has this kind of emotional nostalgia/resonance to it.

Though FFXII for me has the best gameplay and environments. It felt quite groundbreaking.

Both would make my top 10-15 games of all time.

pinky0926 posted...

You know, the one you fired up day in day out in the summer holidays, for hours and hours. The one where you looked up split infinity's FAQ and pored over it to grind for the best equipment and earn stupid amounts of money for no particular reason. Thousands of hours on your save file.

me with ff8

I still think it's funny i spent more time in FFVIII than other FF games.
It's bad yes, but it was pretty fun.

split infinity was the MVP

Its one of my favorite FFs but I got stuck on Braska's final aeon and never finished it.