Does anyone else WANT to play FFX2, but just...CAN'T?

[D. Knight Dietrich]

I have always wanted to play through FFX2, ever since I got the PS2 version. But by God, I just can't. The game simply annoys me too much. The story is dumb, and while I love the girls, Rikku and Yuna just act so stupid and...girly. Most of the game is actually just bad mini-games and side quests, which I personally never cared for. It's a shame too, because I think this game may have some of the best job and battle systems in any FF game, but they only make up a fraction of the game. The rest of it is just so darn hard to sit through. Even worse is that you basically need a walkthrough to get a decent completion percentage and the good ending, which also requires doing the stupid minigames.

I really want to play and like FFX2, but I just can't. Does anyone else feel this way?

[TrowGundam]

I liked it, especially the class system. Then again I've always preferred the FF with Class Systems.

[Anime Profile Pic]

Ill Play it for achievements

[leqesai]

I agree it is really hard to play. But once you get to the creature arena everything is right with the world. Totally worth sitting through a few hours of cringe-worthy story and dialogue.

[Cat Daddy]

i would sooner watch my sister being slammed than be forced to play ffx2 again

seriously it was like they took EVERYTHING from ffx...........then just took a massive crap on it and tried on purpose to ruin EVERYTHING which made ffx so damn magical to begin with

3 moody girls
crap battle system
talking about periods and babies
dull as dishwater world now events have changed

seriously wtf?

[EnglishRosie]

Originally posted by Cat Daddy:

3 moody girls
crap battle system
talking about periods and babies
dull as dishwater world now events have changed

seriously wtf?

It's kind of a personal opinion people have, I guess, but I didn't think the battle system was bad at all. The ATB system in X-2 was remarkably decent, especially given how it was in later games (looking at you, XIII and XIII-2).

Rikku and Yuna are far from "moody", and they never once mention periods or pregnancy. The world has plenty going on, including multiple distinctive groups who fight over their beliefs.

But then again you likely got five minutes in and quit, because you got distracted thinking about someone sleeping with your sister.

[Doge Vandire]

just pick a waifu and enjoy senpai

[Nyagger]

Originally posted by Immortal God-Emperor Trump:

just pick a waifu and enjoy senpai

>Trump supporter
>"waifu"
>using "senpai" instead of fam outside of the 4chins :^)

mah niqqa

[D. Knight Dietrich]

Originally posted by Cat Daddy:

i would sooner watch my sister being slammed than be forced to play ffx2 again

seriously it was like they took EVERYTHING from ffx...........then just took a massive crap on it and tried on purpose to ruin EVERYTHING which made ffx so damn magical to begin with

3 moody girls
crap battle system
talking about periods and babies
dull as dishwater world now events have changed

seriously wtf?

Originally posted by EnglishRosie:

Originally posted by Cat Daddy:

3 moody girls
crap battle system
talking about periods and babies
dull as dishwater world now events have changed

seriously wtf?

It's kind of a personal opinion people have, I guess, but I didn't think the battle system was bad at all. The ATB system in X-2 was remarkably decent, especially given how it was in later games (looking at you, XIII and XIII-2).

Rikku and Yuna are far from "moody", and they never once mention periods or pregnancy. The world has plenty going on, including multiple distinctive groups who fight over their beliefs.

But then again you likely got five minutes in and quit, because you got distracted thinking about someone sleeping with your sister.

Damn.

[Ruzan]

Originally posted by Immortal God-Emperor Trump:

just pick a waifu and enjoy senpai

I love you, my pol brethren support you.

[EnglishRosie]

Originally posted by Cat Daddy:

Originally posted by EnglishRosie:

It's kind of a personal opinion people have, I guess, but I didn't think the battle system was bad at all. The ATB system in X-2 was remarkably decent, especially given how it was in later games (looking at you, XIII and XIII-2).

Rikku and Yuna are far from "moody", and they never once mention periods or pregnancy. The world has plenty going on, including multiple distinctive groups who fight over their beliefs.

But then again you likely got five minutes in and quit, because you got distracted thinking about someone sleeping with your sister.

you clearly never finished the game

they talk about babies several times. The main time is when they see Wakka and they go on and ON about him having a baby with lulu.........then again with the whole 'did the baby kick' crap when they see lulu..........then AGAIN with the whole crappy wakka dungeon story which just ends when you meet a brick wall

saying x2 has a decent battle system and then saying 13 etc was good as well is like saying ' i spent £200 to go see a boxing match....which ended after round 2' a game like 13 which is just a 80hour tutorial ISNT a good battle system. Part 2 was no better and part 3 with lightening returns...........seriously....wtf.....fire someone for that one

You also dont think lesbian pain is moody? miss emo the 1st who just mopes about the enter game, makes it clear as day she doesnt like guys, has 0 character growth or interactions between anyone. I mean why doesnt wakka say anything like 'who the hell is this emo loser' when Yuna/Rikku arrive with her for the 1st time. Same with other characters. Its like Pain just appeared with NO story or anything to her and she has almost no interactions between any characters aside from that guy who uses the walking stick..............which went............no were

Yeah, no, I finished the game twice over. They DEFINITELY never once mention periods, and the baby subplot is way WAY more about Wakka than any of the women in the story. XIII's battle system is nothing like X-2's, if you press the same button over and over on X-2 you're getting your arse handed to you past the tutorial chapter.

What would be wrong with Paine being a lesbian if she was? She never expresses attraction to anyone, and she has a hell of a lot of backstory, did you sleep through all of the stuff about the Den of Woe, or were you too busy trying to get ~sexy screenshots~ to pay attention to the story? Paine has a decent amount of character depth, and her past is made pretty damn clear if you actually bothered to notice any of it, especially the crimson spheres.

She's decidedly not mopey- given this is a game that came after TIDUS, who spends the first part of FFX doing nothing but complaining that he's cold and hungry, I'm surprised you're bothered by "mopey" characters anyway. She's reserved, but she isn't miserable, and her colder personality and sarcasm are a nice contrast to Rikku's hyperactivity and how Yuna gets caught up in it.

And the stuff with Nooj, Baralai and Gippal did most certainly not go nowhere, Shuyin was possessing one of the three EVERY time he made an appearence and probably only got out because their group visited that cave in the first place.

[MorningLightMountain]

Originally posted by Cat Daddy:

3 moody girls
crap battle system
talking about periods and babies
dull as dishwater world now events have changed

I'm curious did you just look at the game see that the protagonists are female and think instead of writing criticism which is representative of the negative aspects of the game I'll just make up some random stereotypical comments.

[Charllize]

Originally posted by Cat Daddy:

i would sooner watch my sister being slammed than be forced to play ffx2 again

seriously it was like they took EVERYTHING from ffx...........then just took a massive crap on it and tried on purpose to ruin EVERYTHING which made ffx so damn magical to begin with

3 moody girls
crap battle system
talking about periods and babies
dull as dishwater world now events have changed

seriously wtf?

You again about same and same over and over?..jeez

[DatGuyDom]

You and Cat Daddy literally stole the words from my mouth. Just completed FFX yesterday since starting the game years ago on the PS2 and it was amazing. The main side and villain characters, their interactions with each other, the locations, the lore of the world, the plot twists and the ending all great in my eyes.

Like you said, I really wanted to play and enjoy this game especially after watching the Eternal Calm cutscene but I just can't bring myself to push on.

- I thought the game was going to be Yuna's journey (from the beginning) as she first joins the Gullwing and begins her transformation into the new person she has become whilst investigating this Tidus look alike. WRONG. There's a huge time gap with some character development on Yuna's part behind the scenes and a quick few sentences to explain it all... I can already tell this isn't going to pull me in.
- On top of that, the main characters are just not interesting to me (strangely Yuna and Rikku don't even remind me of their FFX counterparts, they seem very different and Pain is nearly a mute I mean at least Auron had words of wisdom) and the story isn't hitting on much so far.
- The battle system is okay (it takes some getting used to) but why would you replace the three-dimensional characters from FFX with generic enemies as party members? It's FF13-2 all over again, I'd rather you shove in new main characters than fight with fiends/brother(the oddball).

[benTong8]

Simple Tips:
- Don't play it right after X
- Don't play it thinking it's X

I won't even try to give you reasons to play it because judging by your post and the succeeding posts, your mind is already set. Just think of those 2 things above and play it when you plan to give it a chance. It's in your library now anyway if you bought the game.

[DatGuyDom]

Originally posted by NoobOfTheDay:

Simple Tips:
- Don't play it right after X
- Don't play it thinking it's X

I won't even try to give you reasons to play it because judging by your post and the succeeding posts, your mind is already set. Just think of those 2 things above and play it when you plan to give it a chance. It's in your library now anyway if you bought the game.

You are pretty much correct when you mention my mind being set. I'm sure the story and characters have their better moments but FFX2 just feels like an entirely different game that appeals to a different audience with a FFX coat of paint over it and I don't fit that target audience.