FFX had:
Great VA Work (save for Yuna... *shudder*)
Great Summon System (I loved controlling them.)
Great cut-scenes
Great music
Great plot (Only if you haven't played Phantasy Star II).
Great ending (Not as good as FFIX's. But still pretty good)
A "love story" that seemed tacked on at the last minute
Worst characters ever (Yuna especially
)
What FFX Didn't have:
Good, original plot
Interesting characters (save for Auron and Tidus)
It reminds me a lot of FFVIII, what it lacked in plot, it made up for it with great gameplay (Junction System = Pure, utter genius), characters, music, etc. Only in FFX's case, take away the great characters bit. An RPG can be fun to play through a few times after you beat it. One reason is to get to know the characters better. With FFX, it doesn't matter. It just feels like your going from Point A to Point B the whole game. Wait, that's ALL you do! Let me explore a bit dammit!
FFVIII had a much better love story than FFX's "love story", as that was the theme of the game. With FFVIII, you could see Rinoa was having an impact on Squall's personality and everything overtime. You could tell he was changing from the cold hearted guy from before. He even admitted to falling for her, after the Eyes on Me scene in the Ragnarok. FFX... it was was just there. Here's the scene:
Yuna and Tidus are talking in the water place (can't remember the name)
Yuna starts crying
Tidus grabs her and kisses her
Yuna is all of a sudden in love with him
It was just a "What the hell was THAT?!" moment. It just didn't feel right. Seemed to out of place. Here, you're part of this dark, gritty adventure, with people dying all the time (due to Sin attacking), and then this so called "love story" kicks in. I guess Square was trying to help liven the mood a bit. It didn't work.
Great VA Work (save for Yuna... *shudder*)
Great Summon System (I loved controlling them.)
Great cut-scenes
Great music
Great plot (Only if you haven't played Phantasy Star II).
Great ending (Not as good as FFIX's. But still pretty good)
A "love story" that seemed tacked on at the last minute
Worst characters ever (Yuna especially
)What FFX Didn't have:
Good, original plot
Interesting characters (save for Auron and Tidus)
It reminds me a lot of FFVIII, what it lacked in plot, it made up for it with great gameplay (Junction System = Pure, utter genius), characters, music, etc. Only in FFX's case, take away the great characters bit. An RPG can be fun to play through a few times after you beat it. One reason is to get to know the characters better. With FFX, it doesn't matter. It just feels like your going from Point A to Point B the whole game. Wait, that's ALL you do! Let me explore a bit dammit!
FFVIII had a much better love story than FFX's "love story", as that was the theme of the game. With FFVIII, you could see Rinoa was having an impact on Squall's personality and everything overtime. You could tell he was changing from the cold hearted guy from before. He even admitted to falling for her, after the Eyes on Me scene in the Ragnarok. FFX... it was was just there. Here's the scene:
Yuna and Tidus are talking in the water place (can't remember the name)
Yuna starts crying
Tidus grabs her and kisses her
Yuna is all of a sudden in love with him
It was just a "What the hell was THAT?!" moment. It just didn't feel right. Seemed to out of place. Here, you're part of this dark, gritty adventure, with people dying all the time (due to Sin attacking), and then this so called "love story" kicks in. I guess Square was trying to help liven the mood a bit. It didn't work.
Since I can't skip the FMV/ cutscenes, I am forced to watch it... actually, I can always leave for a coffee and come back, but I wouldn't be surprised if the FMV was still going by the time I got back 
