FFX-2 Quick RantFollow

I'm glad I'm addicted to FFXI, cause I might have wasted my money if I weren't =P

It definitly appeals to a girl audience...i dont like the "Charlie's Angels" theme either. I too was disappointed

Now that there is a thread ranting about thid game, I might ad well join in because I have had a few thnigs to say about this for a LONG time:

First, I absolutly must express my outrage at the "outfits" Yuna, and especially "clown whor3" Rikku, wear. I know it sounds tripe, but it does nothing other then promote the image of women as eye candy. Canti's post re-affirms this ("The three main characters are ditsy, slutty, morronic, annoying, and extremely shallow.")

In addition I fully hope, along with Canti, that Enix has poisoned Squaresoft. If that's the case I have no idea why Square sold out into this merger.

/rant off

I hated the whole charlies angels aspect of the game, but other than that... I thought it's a great game. Been playing it for about 30hrs now I think. Don't look at is as a "sequal" but more like an "additional story". Like seriously, without givng any spoilers,... how were they meant to expand on a storyline after an ending like that. Though I might eat my words later on in the game :/

Yeah I see you point... they are played alittle too "ditsy" but if you had played FFX, you would have known that well Yuna was really restrained in her emotions, that is why in this one she's more open with her emotions because of the whole, no need to worry about Sin and the pressures of being a High Summoner.

I dunno the game for me as a guy and how it portrays the females in the game, I really don't take that much notice. Most FF players that have played all the other games don't really play for the sex appeal of the characters... though I know some girls that think Squal/Tidus were "hot", for the players it's more about the storyline and the leveling up than how the characters look and act. There's also people out there that play FF games alot that hate characters that are ditsy or just plan stupid.

Play the game for what it is, not what you wanted it to be :)

have you noticed sionce squaresoft wen square-enix (apart from FFXI) most of there games have been really unsuccesful *cough* unlimited saga*cough*

I will admit, there appears to be barely a storyline for the game, but you definitely did not play long enough.

In reality the story is actually well done. It may seem scarce and brief, but keep in mind the story doesn't actually revolve around Yuna in this game. We all know it starts out in her quest to find someone, but this opens a can of worms, just like how Tidus' quest started.

Yuna's little dance or whatever you called it has a deep meaning to the rest of the game, as does the Songstress Dress Sphere. Later on in the game, since this isn't really a spoiler, there's another scene where she sings, and if you did any research on the game before playing or if you saw a video preview you've probably already heard of the song, 1000 Words. The song in English is IMHO amazing, and the video was equally incredible. Kudos to Jade, the artist, and Squaresoft-Enix for that.

Yes, pretty much all the story you will see in the game is at the beginning and whenever you go to a hotspot, but remember this story doesn't revolve around Yuna. If you DO want more Yuna action, that's when you explore the rest of Spira between chapters.

Collecting the Crimson Spheres is also vital to unlocking the mysteries in the story. Also, the choice that Yuna had to make about which group to side with has an effect on your game. Not only will it affect future events, but the completion percentage you see whenever you save the game. The game has three endings, and in order to get the best one you have to pick the right group.

You will probably be playing this game through several times unless you follow a walkthrough, and even then you must complete the game at least twice before you can get all of the items. The group you pick at the beginning has that much of an impact on the rest of the game, where you will be locked out of some events and yet opened to others.

At least see the game through once, and if you still don't like it, well, I can't help you much with that, but I hope you'll give it a try.

And my two cents about the Charlie's Angels thing... I didn't mind Yuna EXCEPT when she imitated Rikku, I didn't mind Rikku because she was being the natural ditz that we've all grown to love :P, and I thought Paine was great EXCEPT when she was acting way too girly (doing weak little high-5's with the girls for example). Now Brother... that is the MOST annoying character ever. He's ugly, he's annoying, his voice is awful, he needs way more clothes... ugh...

Well Rikku seems to whine a lot more than I remember in FFX. I know in X-2 she keeps saying, "Uh oh," "Can we get out of here?" "I don't like this..." "Snakes? SNAKES!!!" (which was so funny the first time you hear it)...

Paine never scared me, she always struck me as cool and confident, and yet you still knew she was a woman. Just when she was doing those cheerleader jumps and high-5's that you start to see her image go straight down the drain.

Oh, and all of my friends are so annoyed by the way Paine stands in a battle in her Warrior Dress Sphere. "WTH is her back to the monsters? Is she retarded?" They do have a point...

There actually is another FF movie comming out. Not 100% sure if it will be in America yet, but I hope so.

I rented X-2 for poops and giggles... I felt like I was turning gay. When I went back to blockbuster I could only conclude that the only gayer thing i could have rented was the Britney Spears game. Perhaps with this line of logic Grand Theft Auto should put in a sub game of Dance Dance Revolution just to turn it's fans off or give them something to laugh at.