The WhatsNext verdict
Final Fantasy X is an essential choice for players who want a character-led RPG with tactical turn-based combat, extraordinary music, and a genuinely moving ending. It is best suited to anyone willing to accept a tightly guided, highly cinematic journey.
What it does best
A pilgrimage story with devastating emotional payoff
Music that makes Spira unforgettable
A cast whose bonds carry the entire journey
Turn-based battles built around deliberate party choices
What might put you off
A heavily linear, cutscene-driven pilgrimage
Uneven dialogue and English voice acting
The setup
What you are walking into
Final Fantasy X is the tenth main installment in the FF series and the first title released on sixth-generation consoles. It was also the first game to feature fully three-dimensional areas rather than including pre-rendered backdrops, and the first to include voice acting. Final Fantasy X tells the story of a star blitzball player, Tidus, who journeys with a young and beautiful summoner named Yuna on her quest to save the world of Spira from an endless cycle of destruction wrought by the colossal menace Sin.
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