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Final Fantasy X follows Tidus and summoner Yuna across Spira, using visible turn order, mid-battle party swaps, Sphere Grid growth, and aeons against a recurring catastrophe. This catalogue entry evaluates the recorded original-platform release, including its period-specific controls, presentation, content structure, hardware limits, and intended mode of play.
- AI score · out of 10
- 9.2 / 10
About this game
Final Fantasy X follows Tidus and summoner Yuna across Spira, using visible turn order, mid-battle party swaps, Sphere Grid growth, and aeons against a recurring catastrophe. Readable turn order, immediate party changes, and boss mechanics create clear strategy, while relationships, music, and worldbuilding deliver strong emotional momentum. Progress is fairly linear, some mini-games and late grinding consume time, and camera, lip sync, or scene controls show age. The main journey remains exceptional. This description covers the original ps2 release represented by this catalog entry and does not assume conveniences introduced by later ports. The assessment also treats period hardware limits, documented mechanics, original controls, and release-specific access as explicit evaluation boundaries.
Collected in series
Final Fantasy is a role-playing series created by Square in 1987, built around fantastical journeys, memorable characters and growing stronger together. Most numbered entries introduce their own world and cast. From crystals and magic to cities where machinery meets fantasy, each adventure offers a different view.
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Final Fantasy X follows Tidus and summoner Yuna across Spira, using visible turn order, mid-battle party swaps, Sphere Grid growth, and aeons against a recurring catastrophe.
Readable turn order, immediate party changes, and boss mechanics create clear strategy, while relationships, music, and worldbuilding deliver strong emotional momentum. Progress is fairly linear, some mini-games and late grinding consume time, and camera, lip sync, or scene controls show age. The main journey remains exceptional. Overall, its main strengths are Turn order, party swaps, and bosses create clear strategy; Characters, music, and worldbuilding deliver emotion. Its material limitations are Linear flow and time-consuming mini-games or grind; Aged camera, lip sync, and scene controls. This score covers the original platform release represented by this catalog record and excludes conveniences added by emulators or later ports. The conclusion also accounts for original hardware readability, input, and access conditions. Documented uncertainty remains explicit. The evidence supports this balance.
Strengths
- Turn order, party swaps, and bosses create clear strategy
- Characters, music, and worldbuilding deliver emotion
Weaknesses
- Linear flow and time-consuming mini-games or grind
- Aged camera, lip sync, and scene controls
Who it is for: Players who value turn order, party swaps, and bosses create clear strategy and can accept the original release's limits.
Play notes: Before playing, expect linear flow and time-consuming mini-games or grind and aged camera, lip sync, and scene controls; this assessment covers the recorded original-platform release.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Characters, music, and worldbuilding deliver emotion; Aged camera, lip sync, and scene controls. | Reviewed | 9.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Turn order, party swaps, and bosses create clear strategy; Linear flow and time-consuming mini-games or grind. | Reviewed | 9.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Characters, music, and worldbuilding deliver emotion; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone. | Reviewed | 9.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Judged on the original ps2 release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. Linear flow and time-consuming mini-games or grind. | Reviewed | 8.1 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Square Enix
- Publisher
- Square EnixSony Interactive
- Release date
- 2001
- Platforms
- PlayStation 2
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Role-Playing · Primary genre
- Tags
- Turn-based CombatThird PersonStory-drivenEpicSkill TreesSolo-friendlyExploration3D Graphics
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- PlayStation 2Worldwide2001
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