Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster Reviews
Overall it's a very solid packaged. Both games are fantastic in their own way and still hold up. The feature upgrades available in Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy IX are nowhere to be found when they would have been most welcome. Considering the upcoming Final Fantasy XII remaster also contains these features makes this package stand out all the more. It is also a steep price point. Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster may include two full games, but charging $80 seems a little ridiculous. Despite this it still comes highly recommended. Maybe just wait for a sale first.
Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster is still the timeless JRPG we all know and love, but the launch price and the lack of new content makes it hard to recommend this new version over the older ones.
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Worth returning to if you didn't visit last year
With a clean, gorgeous new look, the Final Fantasy X games are good enough to hold up despite a number of surface elements not really aging well.
They may be close to 20 years old now, but these Final Fantasy games still have charm.
If you did not like the games back in the 2000s, nothing has changed. But if you can take the cheese along with the odd boring minigame and puzzle – this is probably the quintessential Final Fantasy RPG. It would be a sin to miss out.
All of this leaves us feeling that Square Enix could have done more with the Final Fantasy X and X-2 Remaster. If you own a Nintendo Switch and have never played these games, they're well worth considering. For everyone, else however, there's little reason to dive back in to the world of Spira.
A pair of great JRPGs now remastered for a new era
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster is largely the same collection it has been for the past decade. The included games are still excellent, offering two excellent RPG experiences, and the newly added speed-up and cheat features are welcome additions for players who have already revisited them multiple times. However, at its core, this is still a fairly straightforward native Switch 2 release, and there's little reason to rush out and buy it if you already own a previous version of the collection.
Anyone that played and loved them way back when, this is the definitive version of both, and makes reliving the journey through Spira extra special; they are worth replaying all over again.
Square Enix is not likely to ever make Final Fantasy games like X or X-2. They were the last of their kind that had involvement from Hironobu Sakaguchi, and his mark has been missing since his departure from the company. Xbox One is blessed to have one of the best versions to play what might have been the artistic highpoint for the Japanese RPG juggernaut. These hold up very well, and will keep a Final Fantasy neophyte's attention, should they look past some short comings like low-detail NPCs and some minor plot holes.
undefined.In a lot of ways, Final Fantasy X-2 could be considered the superior title to Final Fantasy X. The battle system has more variety, the tone is more upbeat and fun, but without the context of the events that occur in the first game, the story just won't make a lot of sense. I definitely recommend exploring Spira during what should be the eternal calm, but not until after you've actually defeated Sin.
Final Fantasy X HD Remaster is an excellent port of a classic JRPG that mostly holds up today. Playing it portably helps accommodate the length, but certain scenes really do deserve to be seen on a big screen; this remains one of the most visually-stunning Final Fantasy games.
If you can get past all of these artifacts of 2001-era game design, however, there's an enormous amount of virtue within both games.
Both games still hold up well today, and, at the very least, Final Fantasy X alone can make this compilation worth the purchase, especially now it is portable on Nintendo Switch. Although this edition of Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster isn't as graphically impressive as other ports and is missing the PC boosters, it remains a highlight of the franchise and shouldn't go missed. Unskippable cut-scenes in this day and age is a huge negative, though!
Both titles come with some drawbacks, but both are extremely important RPGs. Being important isn't always enough to say something is good, though, and, fortunately, both FFX and FFX-2 are superb. For fans new and old, there's likely something you've never gotten see before. Even if you've seen it all, though, why not journey back in. It's just as lovely as you remember it being.
Even with their linear nature, the gameplay of these games is the high point in the series, offering loads of customizability and the ability to plan out the next move. Use your own strengths or reduce weaknesses - anything is possible. Unfortunately, the characters never really bond, at least not in a way that truly binds them together - not even thematically.
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster on Switch 2 finally gives Nintendo players the quality-of-life features previously exclusive to the PC version, including speed-up options and the ability to disable random encounters, while also delivering crisp 4K visuals in docked mode.
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster on Switch 2 is the most complete way to experience one of gaming's most beloved sagas, even if the lack of save transfer from the original Switch version is a real sting for returning fans.
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Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster is a great package with two fun titles from the franchise. FFX is one of the best classic games in the series and closes the more traditional era perfectly, while X-2, despite its weak narrative and strange premise, offers one of the most interesting and engaging combat systems in the series. The new Switch 2 version leaves something to be desired, but this is the best way to experience them on Nintendo's hybrid console if you haven't already bought the Switch 1 version.
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