FFX-2 What does completion do and should I worry over it.

[ripjaw345]

Playing through 10-2 and just got done with the mushroom rock section in chapter 1. I was following a guide for completion but realized I was missing 0.2% (which I can't find out what I missed). I could start from scratch as I'm not too far, but it's rather discouraging that I'm 2 hours in and already messed up. Does completion only effect the ending and or should I fuss over it obsessively?

[Hinnyuu]

There's several endings.

It's possible to get 100% in one game, and that will unlock a special cutscene after the ending (which will by definition be the "good" ending).

But you don't need 100% to get a "good" ending. What ending you get depends on certain actions taken during the story, not completion % (though of course certain actions will automatically give % or make you miss out, depending).

Note that there's more than 100% available; however the extra % beyond 100 are only available on a second playthrough using the New Game Plus option - without spoiling too much there's one big decision in the middle of the game that sends you down one of two paths. One of them allows you to get 100% in one game, the other does not. In New Game Plus you can take the respective other path and get % beyond 100 (though it won't display more once you get to 100).

Rather than raw %, what matters most is certain things you do (or don't do). Those will translate into % by virtue of how the system works, but there's no real "threshold values" you need to worry about.

If you want to check what you've missed, use the FFX-2 save viewer website[rngeoff.com] - it allows you to upload your savegame file and will tell you what you have and what you missed.

Whether or not you want to restart is up to you. Even with a guide it's easy to miss little things and screw yourself out of 100%. Lots of different save files can help with backing up. But IMO at least the 100% cutscene you get is pretty minor and very short. It's nothing huge. Heck, the cutscene for getting 100% on the Creature Creator is a lot cooler (though that requires two playthroughs, it can't be done in one).

Just hope that what you missed isn't one of the more essential things to get Episode Complete in an area (tied to item rewards at the end) or related to the ending (though IIRC that's not until Chapter 2). If you just miss a couple minor things here and there it won't be 100% but you'll get the rewards and the ending. All you miss out on is the 20 seconds or so of the extra cutscene.

But since you're still in Chapter 1, if you do want to see everything then it's better to restart now rather than later ;)

[Casurin]

I would say - if you like the game so far why not just keep playing WITHOUT a guide for now and then grab a NG+ to get the 100% ?

[ripjaw345]

Автор сообщения: Casurin

I would say - if you like the game so far why not just keep playing WITHOUT a guide for now and then grab a NG+ to get the 100% ?

I was using a minimalist guide that points out those opportunities, but doesn’t tell me anything else about the game. At least that was the original plan lol.

[Hinnyuu]

Controversial opinion: I always found X-2 more fun *with* a guide. It's an absolute nightmare to figure out on your own. A minimalist guide sounds like a perfect idea if you want to see everything. Though as I said - even with a guide it's easy to overlook tiny things, and there's a bunch of tiny things in X-2 ;)

[Tyrone Biggums]

i think X-2 story is kind of whatever but the game itself was very fun for me the job system was cool i liked how they went back to ATB combat and it had massive replay value due to multiple endings and things you can and will miss if your playing without a guide of some sort

when i was 15 i played this game so much to the point i could narrate the entire game but now we have the internet and i cant remember what i did 5 minutes ago