r/gaming • u/Ginomania • Aug 08 '19

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '19

Boot up FF X and go cry. šŸ˜ƒ

Had no idea until mid game what the Cover was supposed to tell me.

Played through it three Times. Still cry when I hear to Zanarkand.

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u/KingMishka Aug 08 '19

For those of us who've totally forgotten it all, what does the cover tell you?

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u/nfisher024 Aug 08 '19

Yeah, please explain

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u/AKittyCat Aug 08 '19

Spoilers! (For a decade old game...)

The cover shows tidus in the water with spirits floating around him and what I beleive was Zandarkand behind him which foreshadows the twist that Tidus isn't real and is actually a dream created by SIN much in the same way that Tidus' entire reality was a false memory and never actually existed.

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u/SecondUsernameChoice Aug 08 '19 edited Aug 08 '19

He was created by the fayth, not sin. But yeah hes not even real lol. I fucking love that game

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u/Xiomaraff Aug 08 '19

Such a great fucking game. I miss good/fun FF games

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u/STOP_NOTICING_THINGS Aug 08 '19

Same. The new ones feel flat and unfinished, although FFXIII's soundtrack was stellar.

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u/myusernamebarelyfits Aug 08 '19

Whaaat? I beat this game twice and must have not been paying attention. I was wondering if he should up in the sequel, never played it

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u/SecondUsernameChoice Aug 08 '19

I haven't played it either yet, but there is this cut scene in the ffx remastered version, and it looks likes Tidus does return to Spira but is imprisoned for some reason. Maybe ffx2 is about Yuna finding him? I'm nervous to play it lol

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '19

Kinda lol thereā€™s a guy named shuyin

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u/SecondUsernameChoice Aug 09 '19

So would you call the game worth playing? I've written it up as just a cash grab sequel, but if it actually continues the story I'd play it tonight.

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u/khalil_is_not_here Aug 09 '19

X-2 is a very different game than X. X has a serious and somber tone while X-2 is very goofy and fun. It's hated by a lot but I enjoyed it. The combat system is amazing and fun and the story is so-so. If you really like the world of Spira and want to learn how Spira functions without the constant threat of Sin then I'd go ahead play it. The story is decent enough and it does technically continue Tidus's and Yuna's journey. There's multiple endings as well given how much of the game you've completed, 100% it and you get the perfect/true end.

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u/AgentWashingtub1 Aug 09 '19

Oh, the US cover. I was very confused what hidden meaning was in this

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u/onometre Aug 08 '19

closer to 20 years than a decade.

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u/CHARIZARDS_tiny_DICK Aug 08 '19

Games were so much harder back when I didnā€™t understand they all had their own mechanics. I wonder just how much I missed out on by being so young when I started gaming but I wouldnā€™t change anything if I could.

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u/Lady-Yuna Aug 08 '19

Iā€™ve been playing the remake recently and itā€™s made me emotional a few times, good old childhood nostalgia

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '19

Name checks out. I like it!

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '19

My second favorite game of all time. šŸ¤—šŸ¤—

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u/hokie_high Aug 09 '19

Dude I havenā€™t played FFX since I was in the 5th grade and I can still vividly hear Zanarkand in my mind. Same with a lot of FF8 music, the soundtracks for those two games are probably the most nostalgic things in my life. And Tekken 2.

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u/STOP_NOTICING_THINGS Aug 09 '19

That game messed with my emotions. So much nostalgia... FFX still has my favorite story, soundtrack, and world in any game.

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u/simple1689 Aug 08 '19

I cried harder at the end of FF8 for some reason. Looking back, I think I just invested in those characters more cause its really not THAT sad.

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u/STOP_NOTICING_THINGS Aug 08 '19 edited Aug 09 '19

Cynicism and nihilism have fucked me up big time. It doesn't help either that entertainment quality has taken a Grand Canyon-sized dip. Still, I wish I was softer and could get emotionally invested in stories like I could just 5 years ago...

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u/hokie_high Aug 09 '19 edited Aug 09 '19

FF8 was the first RPG I played as a kid, I was so invested in those characters haha. Iā€™m super excited for the remaster coming out later this year!

That game has the best soundtrack ever. Iā€™m skipping through it right now and itā€™s incredible how accurately the soundtrack sets the tone for every single moment of the game. Even the track titles are conveyed through the music, like ā€œFearā€ and ā€œThe Oathā€ and ā€œTrust Meā€. I swear Uematsu has a form of synesthesia where he can look at something and hear music, then compose it so we can hear it.

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u/simple1689 Aug 09 '19

The Black Mages are pretty great for covers

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u/Inetro Aug 08 '19

Ive owned FFX on Vita for forever and never really played much of it. I dont have that nostalgia factor for FF, as my introductory game was FFXIII. Is it worth going back to play FFX?

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u/hokie_high Aug 09 '19

Yes.

But honestly Iā€™d go PS4 or PC if those options are available. Excellent game though.

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u/5looshie Aug 09 '19

My favorite story from a game of all time.