/vr/ - Retro Games

>>10760414
It isn't my favorite Final Fantasy game, but it's good.
It has a really pleasant atmosphere, lovely music, and memorable characters, all underpinned by very solid gameplay. If you like other Final Fantasy games it's worth a playthrough. You're sure to fall in love with at least one aspect of the game.

If the voice acting bothers you, trying playing an undubbed version. I can't guarantee it will be the secret sauce that makes the game click for you but the Japanese voices are much better in my opinion. I particularly prefer Yuna's Japanese voice; it feels like warm waves washing over your toes on the beach.

>>10687420
The combat is very well designed. It's a really refined turn-based system. The simple ability to swap equipment and characters in and out instantly mid-battle makes the combat tactical, rewarding players who plan well and think outside the box. Because you have access to your entire arsenal and squad at a moment's notice, you're encouraged to experiment with all kinds of strategies and raise a balanced team. Interesting decisions abound both in and out of combat.
The main character raising system is the Sphere Grid, which is essentially a giant board game. Rather than traditional level ups, every time a character collects enough experience you move them one space forward or four spaces backward on the board. Passing new spaces permanently power-ups that character. For example, they could get more HP, or an entire new ability. The system starts out fairly simple and gradually becomes intricate as you progress. Eventually you become able to teleport characters over long distances and even add new spaces to the grid.
The Sphere Grid is an interesting and challenging minigame in itself, but what's really great about it is that it lets you develop characters in any direction at all. Lulu starts out as a Black Mage, but with some clever movement you can turn her into a White Mage, Thief, Fighter, whatever you want. Towards the end of the game you can customize everyone to your hearts' content, but at the start they all have defined roles, so unlike FF7 and FF8 they never feel like clones of each other.
The characters are perhaps the main draw. The three main girls (Yuna, Rikku, Lulu) are perpetual favorites among FF fans and arguments about which is the best rage on to this day. Auron, the mentor character, is also one of the coolest guys in the series.
As with all FF games the art and music are fantastic. The soundtrack is full of great songs. Here's one of them:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfuOyyDcl8g

FFX is a flawed gem. It's well worth playing.