Final Fantasy X-2

Final Fantasy VII
$23.99
Title says it all. It is the best game of all time for RPG fans. It is one a great game, its storyline is incredible, The open-ended feature is what I look for in any RPG, and it was one of Final Fantasy's great downfalls when it stopped using that feature in FFX on. It's also one of the harder games I have played. It is unfortunate, but today most games they produce are extremely easy, even on hard mode. This game is at a great level for me, because I can beat it without putting much time into running around for random encounters and leveling up, and it's not easy like that, but it can be done.

Final Fantasy X
$19.99
i've had this game since it came out long ago but writin a review about it now seen some rude people writin bad about the game, i love this game even the blizball was a great side game if u want to take a break from the levelin up or side quest. it takes a bite to learn but like they say practice practice, thats how all games r u need to get use to it, the endin was sad but they made 10-2 which wasnt all that great to me i really didnt like that game but i got to see the happy endin i wanted in final fantasy 10 ^_^ so they had some cool ablitys but i didnt need all them most of the time , final fantasy has some great graphics even now they r still beautiful and breath takin. people that give bad reviews on this game dont seem to be real RPG gamers if u was u would now its all about the levelin in a game on a scale 1-10 i give this a game a 10 it was extremely fun and i've played it over many times and i rarely do it i loved playin the blizball it was so fun ^_^ well thats it really i love the story of this game it was beautiful

Final Fantasy XI Online: The Vana'diel Collection 2008
$14.99
Well this game is not what i would call exactly an easy game. It is chalked full of missions quests enemies to kill and general wonders. The game is beautifully detailed and some of the hard to reach area's are a visual wonder. As an mmorpg ffxi gives you basically a open world to explore with probably over 100 maps that are richly detailed and time consuming to explore. This game can easily take away countless hours of your time without you knowing the time past.

Gameplay

Gameplay is based on cooperation. It is very rare that an individual can go out on their own and complete tasks. Most of the game requires a minimum of another person or a group of 6-18 ppl to complete. As the game progresses and you get further along in xp and lvls the high end tasks require multiple uninterrupted hours with 12 or more members. Usually the rewards are totally random and you are not garanteed anything. Most of the high end items drop maybe once and everyone there wants it so its a toss up on who gets the item which usually is rewarded to the person that plays the game the most and helps out the most. If you are a person with limited time to play its hard to get rewarded correctly.

Controls

On the xbox i would not recommend playing this game without a usb keyboard. Tried it once and it was horrible trying to type without it. Once you have a keyboard the game plays well and is perfectly detailed. Without a keyboard you will be completely miserable so dont do it to yourself.

Graphics

Simply stunning! You see the sun rise and set. The moon rise and set. Ocean waves crash at your feet as you run in the sand. Ghosts haunt you in mines. Tornados touch down in the deserts. Lightning strikes in the backround. You get the idea.

Replayablility

Its end game there is always something to do. Many hours can be spent just doing one thing. You will spend hundreds of hours getting one character to max level with full caped xp traits.

Price

12.95 a month with an extra 1 per character you make past the main.

Value

Once you dish out the money for the game and pay for the keyboard its still below an average xbox game. It pays for itself over time. If you play it a lot and dont mind the monthly fee then it can keep ya home instead of going to the movies etc.

True to past ff games

Yes and no! It has the ffxi feel with jobs you can play like blackmage whitemage Warrior. It makes you feel that you must work as a team like true ff games. Missions are very in depth and have a long backstory. It falls behind on some things like summoning. The pets are while pretty not as we have seen in the past. Weaponskills or limit breaks are pretty eh. Most of the time you wont realize you activated a weaponskill they are that unnoticable. Limit breaks or 2 hours are what they are called do exactly what they say. Take 2 hours to get a new one. Each job has a different 2 hour some are ok like redmage gets chainspell which allows it to cast spells over and over again with no cool off time or casting time. Some are terrible where for example samurai gets to do 3 weaponskills at a time instead of one.

Anyway i give this game a 4/5 for fun because when you first start there is nothing like it the game is just amazing. The point off is for it limiting you to have to party.

Overall i give it a 3 since it is a bit old you have to pay for it a month and it gets really tiresome doing the 3-4 hour events on a regular basis.

Final Fantasy X-2
$14.99
First off, I want to say that I have been a fan of Final Fantasy for many years, and love the varying direction of the different games. I love the organic aspects of Final Fantasy and even the hyper-modern, slick metal themes of some of the games. I could not, however, understand or get into this game. I tried. I really, really tried. I put hours into this game, and simply stopped before reaching the end, here's why;

1. The first indication that the game is going in the wrong direction is the absolutely ridiculous opening scene. Pink, frilly bubblegum love pop concert nonsense. Yuna used to be a deep character, battling her own inner demons and choices. Now she has been reduced to short shorts, lace, duel guns and catch-phrases with NOTHING to show for it.

2. The story-line sucks. The game functions as one mass of mini side-quests that the majority of which are REQUIRED to do to receive a "perfect score". I am the type of gamer that likes completing nearly all side-quests and getting most all items to give the game a "complete" feel. But this is absolutely ridiculous. You can fail to get a perfect ending by missing the chance to talk to ONE NPC character and executing one small action. And since the game works in "chapters", once you miss it, THERE IS NO GOING BACK. This proved to be the biggest, most frustrating flaw of this sucky game. I literally slaved away, with guide in hand to follow every small sub-plot-line and action to get the perfect ending, only to find, four chapters in, that I had missed a small "0.2%" completion action. Thus, the rest of the game is ruined and rendered "incomplete". I hate this game. I really....really hate this game.

3. By starting on an airship and having access to EVERY major place, it strips the ability to feel like you're moving through a story, or being drawn into a story. Not that the game has much of a story-line. Chapter 4 is spent WITHOUT the ability to choose where you want to go, and you have to watch these tedious, vapid "commsphere" movies to get small completion points. I really can't even mention everything that I hate about this game, because it's almost everything except the combat and graphics. If you enjoyed FFX, DO NOT play this game, it will ruin your vision of Yuna, and Spira.