why is 10-2 considered bad?

[Steadmoh190]

i have never played these just baught the remastered yesterday, but what i wanna know is why part 2 is considered bad?

[Friendly]

I guess because it is very different from 10, but still set in the same world as 10. Personally I quite like it but it is a bit weird the first time playing through I guess.

[SenMithrarin85]

Because Yuna goes from being a stoic priestess to a hotpants wearing popstar lol. Its a huge change of character.

That and x-2 is just a mini game compilation with cutscenes in between. There's not that much content outside of them. watching videos for 90% of chapter 4? Right....

[Steadmoh190]

Originally posted by SenMithrarin85:

Because Yuna goes from being a stoic priestess to a hotpants wearing popstar lol. Its a huge change of character.

That and x-2 is just a mini game compilation with cutscenes in between. There's not that much content outside of them. watching videos for 90% of chapter 4? Right....

i dunno i havent played any of them i only started 10 the first part yestderday. but what i wanna know does the story carry over from 1 or is it a completly seperate story?

[SylveonLover]

Originally posted by Steadmoh190:

Originally posted by SenMithrarin85:

Because Yuna goes from being a stoic priestess to a hotpants wearing popstar lol. Its a huge change of character.

That and x-2 is just a mini game compilation with cutscenes in between. There's not that much content outside of them. watching videos for 90% of chapter 4? Right....

i dunno i havent played any of them i only started 10 the first part yestderday. but what i wanna know does the story carry over from 1 or is it a completly seperate story?

It´s the same story.

[SenMithrarin85]

Originally posted by Steadmoh190:

Originally posted by SenMithrarin85:

Because Yuna goes from being a stoic priestess to a hotpants wearing popstar lol. Its a huge change of character.

That and x-2 is just a mini game compilation with cutscenes in between. There's not that much content outside of them. watching videos for 90% of chapter 4? Right....

i dunno i havent played any of them i only started 10 the first part yestderday. but what i wanna know does the story carry over from 1 or is it a completly seperate story?

It has elements of continuity from the 1st. It has its own story for the most part.

[ShinkuTear]

Peoples issues with 10-2 is that, with the entire main cast being female, YRP actually seem to act more "girly" or stereotypical "girly" which can be a bad thing for some.

The world isn't as gloomy or serious business as it was in 10, but some people preferred that seriousness, or thought that 10-2 might have handled the mood shift poorly, or something.

Dresspheres/class changing even mid-battle gets some dislike, some people think the animations for it are poor/silly/whatever... It can be compared to stuff like Magical Girl show transformations, like Sailor Moon.

Personally? I rate 10-2 among one of the best FF games I have played, I like some of changes compared to 10, like Yuna being more silly/cheery, the world not locked in terror of Sin, a class change system, and active time battles.

If you can give the game enough chance to get past the "bad" parts and get to the "good" you might like the game. What counts as "bad" for you might be different from "bad" for me though.

[Ashcarr]

I love X-2. In fact, I'm playing through X-2 again before I play through X again. The job system is fun and this game sports the best version of ATB they've ever implemented in a FF title, even if the game is extremely simple. Sure, there are a lot of groan inducing moments, but it's a fun game that doesn't take itself too seriously.

[rstaffjr]

I agree with what ShinkuTear said. It was likely considered bad for the fact that it was so different and "girly". While the story continues from X, it seems it can get a bit dorky, especially the parts involving LeBlanc. If you can look past the dorky parts of the story, you will be able to really enjoy it. I also agree that I think it was one of the best Final Fantasy games that I have played, if only for the combat parts. I personally like dressspheres options since it gives you many different fighting styles.

[DRUNK_CANADIAN]

very VERY bad story.

The gameplay I'd argue is quite good but the story is a stark contrast from FFX.....FFX-2 is like a long run-out joke with heavy "overly Japanese" elements to it.....that being said...its still better than FFXIII

[Grad]

The story is pretty garbage in comparison, and Yuna is very different person. Don't know what Square Enix was thinking when they changed her face and hair so drastically.

Though the combat and Sphere Arena thing is absolutely amazeballs. I am still in chapter 2 and the girls are already like lvl 55 because of the arena. It's nuts. Crazy. FUN! The combat and leveling system is the only consolation of a fairly weak story. It's interesting, don't get me wrong, but it's super cliche and cheesy.

[Zavi ☯]

Storywise and character-wise it's pretty bad. I'd say the gameplay is pretty decent though.

[Steadmoh190]

ok thank you guys for your input, yh was just curios coz people saying final fantasy 10 is their favriote and was wondering why 10-2 was considered bad.

[Ryacchi]

Originally posted by SenMithrarin85:

That and x-2 is just a mini game compilation with cutscenes in between.

This is the primary reason I gave up on the game. I wasn't enjoying it and never found much of a reason to soldier on.

As for the combat system, my first impression was that it was really quite good. But after a while it started to feel a bit sloppily executed, especially when trying to cast spells.

And as to the "girly" feel... the only people I've ever really seen call it girly are people who are trying to defend it by putting words in the critic's mouth. And as much as I would like to like Paine, she is just a horrible addition.