FINAL FANTASY X|X-2 HD Remaster

Those who played the original Final Fantasy X or X-2 will find that not much changed in this new installment.

Anyone who is getting ready to purchase Final Fantasy X|X-2 HD Remaster should note that it's a collection. Those who want the to maybe reduce the physical size of their collection could look at this as a way of replacing a few discs and boxes with a single PS3 or Vita game. On the other hand, all of hte benefits of this game merely come from the fact that Final Fantasy X was one of the greatest Japanese RPGs of the modern era.

What's New in this Version

Essentially as a result there's nothing new in this version. Instead, the game is an HD reworking of the original two. Certainly fans will like to have a look at Yuna in all the new footage, but a few people have balked at the current designs. There was an image circulating in cyberspace showing the extent of these changes. Some footage in the cut scenes was actually modified for the sake of making it more suited to high definition televisions.

Interestingly while Naora Yusuke, Toriyama Motomu, Kobayashi Masaki and Matsuda Toshitaka were all onboard with the project they did not do much of the remastering work. Pan Feng from the Virtuos studio headquarters in Shanghai actually made the majority of the changes. As a result fans might actually note that the art is a little different. In some ways it's better, and might suggest that Virtuos could be going onto better things. Unfortunately they've developed a reputation for only working with licensed film properties, and this might be the way of changing some people's opinion of the firm.

Roleplaying Power

This is an RPG that even spurned an audio drama. Some people suggest that there might be a second sequel to X that could come around as a result of these new storylines. Gamers that want to play this game are primarily interested in the story, and they might look less to the game play as a result. Either way it should be noted that playing it is essentially like playing an anime.