Originally posted by Ragnarok the Red
Final Fantasy X: Yes, I know, it actually technically came aout at the very end of 2001, but that's only because Square moved back the release date a couple of weeks to capitalize on the tail-end of the holiday rush, the intro screen's copyright is even for 2002 as it was supposed to see release January. Anyway, the series is dumbed down even further by total removal of the overworld map, making it even more streamlined. They go back to the yuppie character designs and personalities that helped make 8 so terrible, and the sphere grid levelling up system was just as annoying as it was innovative. The combat was pretty good, which instantly makes it better than VIII was, but the story was hackneyed and I just couldn't get into it, and the blitzball was just retarded. And had such high hopes for the game after they'd rebounded so well with IX. Oh well...
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