- Milestone role-playing game.
- High polygon, motion-captured characters.
- Camera automatically adjusts to character movement.
- Voiceovers for the first time in the series.
- Rotate characters in and out at any time.
- Also available: Official Strategy Guide.
Product Description
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Final Fantasy X is the first title in this landmark RPG series
to be released for the PlayStation 2. The main characters are
Tidus, a star of blitzball (a hugely popular sport in the Final
Fantasy universe) and Yuna, who has learned the art of summoning
and controlling aeons, powerful spirits of yore. These two people
of different backgrounds must work together as they journey
through the world of Spira. This instalment of Final Fantasy has
a distinctly Asian influence, bringing a fresh feel to the
characters, music, settings, and story.
Features include voice-overs for the first time in the series
(utilising the "Facial Motion System"), high polygon,
motion-captured player characters designed by Tetusya Nomura, and
a camera that automatically adjusts its perspective to correspond
with the movements of the characters, a feature now possible due
to the title now being largely polygonal.
.co.uk Review
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Each instalment of the Final Fantasy series has featured strong
storytelling, characterisation, strategic combat, fun mini-games
and hours upon hours of captivating gameplay, and the 10th title
in the series is no exception. This is the first time Final
Fantasy has appeared on the PlayStation 2, and it takes full
advantage of the console's increased technical capabilities.
The story this time concerns Tidus, a blond-haired star of a
sport called Blitzball. While he is playing in a match, Tidus'
city is attacked by an evil force called Sin, and everything is
destroyed save Tidus and his guardian Auran. The adventure begins
as they are somehow transported to another world. From here on,
it's standard Final Fantasy gameplay: fight battles, manage
experience points, learn new powers and recruit a motley crew of
non-playing characters to join your quest.
The graphics, however, take things to a new level. They are
amazing not only for their realism, but also for their
imaginative art and design. The world these heroes inhabit is
breathtakingly beautiful, flowing and full of inventive
surprises. You haven't lived until you've surfed cables high in
the air, or ridden a graceful airship through the clouds. There
are stunning effects on display when you use magic in combat,
summoning gigantic monsters, fire-columns and more to devastate
your foes.
One new element is voice acting. The innovation yields
predictably mixed results: it's wonderful to have spoken dialogue
rather than subtitles, but as with most games translated from
Japanese, the acting is mediocre and sometimes unintentionally
hilarious. Still, the game's new graphics engine and solid
gameplay are sure to please fans of the series waiting to see
what Square has in store for them. While Final Fantasy X doesn't
offer much innovation, it also doesn't disappoint. And
fortunately, with Final Fantasy XI already in development, the
title is still a misnomer. --Andrew S Bub
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Manufacturer's Description
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Final Fantasy X immerses the player into the world of Spira, a
mythical land where technology has been shunned in favour of the
inhabitants' main obsessions, the Yevon faith and Blitzball (an
underwater fusion of water polo and martial arts).
Spira is under constant threat from a mysterious evil entity
known as "Sin". This sinister force periodically returns to cause
havoc and devastation causing utter panic and terror for Spira's
inhabitants. Only the "last Summoning" (a power only possessed by
Summoners) can ultimately defeat Sin.
Throughout Final Fantasy X, you must control the actions of
multiple characters whose destinies are inextricably linked. The
lead character Tidus (the star player of the Zanark and Abes
Blitzball team) is sucked into the Sin entity when it attacks
Zanarkand during a major Blitzball game, and the epic tale
begins...
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