Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster

[Stealth]

At least its not as bad as the VI remake

 

[kamikki]

How can people not like blitzball

 

[Azuardo]

How can people not like blitzball

Love it! Would love an online version.

 

[Fin]

Errrrghh I hate Blitzball. Not only do I loathe sports and sports games to begin with, the game mechanics have too many random factors for it to be anything but frustrating to me. Especially since the RNG always seems to play in the computer's favor and not my own. Even when I have a clear advantage it's just my luck for a character to miss a shot :[

 

[APZonerunner]

How can people not like blitzball

I have to be honest and say the first time I played FFX I had no damn idea what was going on in that game. I learned in later playthroughs, but I can only imagine others suffered the same.

It's fairly fun, but it's no Triple Triad or Tetra Master. Let's be real.

 

[Fin]

Got to Kilika Temple so far. The character models aren't as bad as I thought they would be, but Tidus's eyes are a scary neon KH-like blue especially in darker scenes. Whyyyy.

Also it's interesting comparing the original cast with the dub. I think they sound pretty similar except for Yuna, who is notably more cheerful-sounding in Japanese

I wonder why they aren't doing the twin pack release in English. Saved me a ton of money, two Vita games for $60 is a great deal and buying them separately is silly when you get both games with the PS3 edition.

 

[Azuardo]

I wonder why they aren't doing the twin pack release in English. Saved me a ton of money, two Vita games for $60 is a great deal and buying them separately is silly when you get both games with the PS3 edition.

I know that in Europe (is it the same for NA?), they are bundling an FFX-2 download code with every copy of FFX on Vita. So FFX Vita is a physical release, and every single copy comes with an FFX-2 code. FFX-2 Vita cannot be bought physically. Not sure if that's the same in NA.

 

[Fin]

I don't think that's the case here, but considering how crazy expensive memory is for the Vita, and especially that my sister and I both have Vitas and separate PSN accounts (and similar taste in games), I'd prefer physical copies. I know a lot of people are going the all-digital route though.

Just would've been nice if they gave us more options.

Anyway, I just got to the Blitzball tournament and man, Seymour's voice is so much better in Japanese; he sounded like Him from The Powerpuff Girls in English lol. Part of me will miss making fun of it.

 

[TRI Mike]

As far as I'm concerned. X-2 is also downloadable in NA, you just get X in physical form.

 

[Fin]

The goddamn chocobo race isn't any easier. So far I've been trying for about 6 hours and I'm stuck on a 0:0:4 time and I'm ready to cry. Whoever designed this and thought adding a luck/random factor was a good idea should be ashamed of themselves. Even though the butterfly catch is annoying at least it's doable.

But I have to get all the celestial weapons for a platinum trophy...

Edit: after several more hours of attempts I DID IT!!! My cats bolted out of the room 'cause I started screaming. I can't believe that was only worth a bronze trophy but SUN SIGIL FUCK YEAH
Next stop Mt. Gagazet...

 

[APZonerunner]

Random luck in things like that in games - nightmare. Always fun to watch speed runs for that very reason!

Reading Fin's posts, I can tell immediately I will never, ever get a Platinum trophy in FFX. No matter how much I love that game. I can't be dealing with it.

 

[TRI Mike]

I'd definitely love to plat X and X-2. We'll see, we'll see.

 

[Fin]

So far the only celestial weapons I still need are Wakka's and Lulu's... For Wakka it's more of a matter of hiring decent players and having patience... And Lulu's... well, that's on par with the Sun Sigil for me. I have terrible reflexes so I keep messing up and starting over. Even dodging one bolt is hard sometimes... I never even use Lulu :l

Also, I need to defeat Dark Valefor to get back into Besaid and my ass is getting kicked. I feel like I've been fighting nothing but Cactaurs for hours w/Triple AP and I still suck.

Platinum is not impossible though!! I'm keeping my hopes up.

 

[APZonerunner]

Hrm. Then again, maybe on Vita, I'll give it a go... try to grind Platinum out. But it'll be painful!

 

[TRI Mike]

Dodging the thunderbolts was actually very easy for me. I seem to remember a huge flash in the screen before one of them hits.

 

[Ariana]

For some reason, I could never be bothered to dodge the thunderbolts for Lulu's ultimate weapon. I don't think I got any of them in my original playthrough. Then my PS2 broke, so I never got the chance to play the game over again. Looks like this time, I'm playing the game "right"!

 

[Death Penalty]

I never got Lulu's Celestial Weapon. I dodged 198 bolts. I choked at 199. I never looked back.

It's the single most infuriating gaming experience I've ever had.

 

[Joshua]

So... PS3 or Vita version for X|X-2 Remaster? Agh why couldn't SE do cross-buy?

I'm seriously torn on this. I want the ability to see and play on the big screen, but I think the longevity of the Vita (I'll play it as long as it supports PS4 Remote Play) coupled with the handheld/on-the-go properties make it that much more superior.

I could also go with option #3 - instead of paying 39.99 for one now, I wait for the inevitable sale or price drop to 19.99 and buy both then, utilizing cross-save to its fullest

 

[Joshua]

Since we’re revisiting Final Fantasy X and X-2, which were released about 10 years ago, the series’ scenario writer Kazushige Nojima and character designer Tetsuya Nomura had a discussion and thought that the HD Remaster release would be a good opportunity for them to include this additional story episode [and expand upon the univese a little further].

But the audio episode’s inclusion wasn’t because we have any plans to develop a Final Fantasy X-3.

Oh? So Square Enix un-concluded a mostly concluded story for the sheer fun of it? For the fans, folks.