Final Fantasy X review
Test: Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD, even more beautifulWe can say what we want HD ports, some are better than others. This was the case for that of Final Fantasy X and X-2 on PS3 and Vita last year. A year later, the PS4 receives its own version, with small additional tweaks.
PS4 version
Arriving on PS4, Final Fantasy X / X-2 still benefits from a new visual refinement. Yes, a sort of Remastered version of a Remastered version. More than ten years after their release, the two titles still manage to surprise us with the beauty of their plans, thanks to an artistic direction that hits the bull's eye. It's beautiful, it's fluid and loading times have been reduced. On the other hand, as often with HD / Remaster versions of old games, the animations have aged and it is not impossible that you start to laugh in front of certain cutscenes, not really helped by an English dubbing as painful as 'mandatory. Nevertheless, tasting two very good J-RPGs without having itchy eyes remains a great pleasure.
Small addition of class: the possibility of listening to original or rearranged music, and especially to switch from one to the other in full part via the options. Too bad we still can not pass the cutscenes on FFX, but the cross-save allows you to resume the game via a PS3 or Vita backup, which is already it. For more information on the gameplay, the content or the scenario, I invite you to read the rest of the test written by my colleague Sylhas on the occasion of the release of the PS3 / Vita version, even if the images and videos are those of the PS4 versions
Even if I don't doubt for a second that the majority of you have already tasted the pleasures of Final Fantasy X and X-2, a slight screenplay reminder never hurts. Tidus, a young blitzball star, watches with horror the destruction of Zanarkand. Inspired by the dreadful Sin, a devastating entity, he leaps a thousand years into the future and crosses paths with invoker Yuna and his protectors. She is about to go on a pilgrimage to definitively annihilate Sin and bring the Eternal Felicity to the kingdom of Spira. The events of Final Fantasy X-2 take place two years later and stage three heroines: Yuna, Rikku and Payne, become hunters of spheres.
A VERY SUCCESSFUL LIFTING
The introduction of Final Fantasy X is enough to convince of the visual quality of this remake. The textures are finer and smoother and the graphic effects more convincing. The work done on the characters is completely satisfactory, even if the most picky people may notice the lack of expressiveness of certain faces. The cutscenes, however, are still superb. The interface has also been revised and is more modern and refined. But the developers did not stop at the graphic aspect of the title since the soundtrack was also remastered. Rather skeptical at first, I was quickly won over by the changes to the game's music, which now include more current sounds. In short, Square Enix has done a great job.A GAMEPLAY THAT DIDN'T TAKE A WRINKLE
It is often said that good playability is characterized among other things by its timelessness. Final Fantasy X is the perfect example. The CTB system brings a strategic side to combat, while the window on the right of the screen, indicating the order in which the characters will play, allows you to anticipate the actions of enemies and prepare your own. What about the system of evolution of heroes, the famous sphere, which is still emulated today. The gameplay of Final Fantasy X-2 is not to be outdone and always provides as much fun. More dynamic than its predecessor, it is also more varied, thanks to the famous vêtisphères, which are very reminiscent of the jobs of Final Fantasy V. Even ten years later, Final Fantasy X and X-2 do not have to be ashamed in the face of current tenors , far from there. The gaming experience is intact and still as enjoyable.NEW CONTENT
Let's break the space of a few lines the rave enthusiasm of the previous paragraphs by evoking the biggest disappointment of this remake: the extra thirty minutes. It is in fact only a purely audio journal integrated into the credits, which narrates events taking place two years after the end of FF X-2. No cutscenes or cutscenes therefore, rather an opening towards a possible third episode. However, players will have plenty to do with a mode never seen before in Europe, the Creature Create. Reminiscent somewhat of the FFX training center, this mode allows you to capture monsters and make them evolve via objects, accessories and arena confrontations. You will unlock ends for each creature, knowing that there are more than a hundred and that the developers have some surprises in store for us ...And let's not forget the Last Mission of FFX-2, which will give you a completely different experience since it is like a dungeon crawler. You control one of the main characters and must reach the top of an 80-story tower, filled with more powerful creatures and bosses. It's up to you to intelligently manage your equipment, your capacities and your movements (which are done turn by turn and from box to box) to climb one by one the levels until you get the ultimate reward! In the end, this compilation offers several tens of hours of additional play, which come to perfect an already dantesque lifespan. Pure happiness to (re) discover without hesitation!
The notes
+ Positive points
A truly successful graphic facelift
Always effective and enjoyable gameplay
Dozens and dozens of additional hours of play, thanks to Creature Create and the Last Mission of FF X-2
Cross-save with PS3 and Vita versions
The choice between rearranged music and original music, in full
Negative points
A cross buy would have been perfect
The 30-minute audio diary, which doesn't do much
We would have liked to have had Japanese voices
With Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster, Square Enix gives us an almost perfect remake as the graphic makeover turns out to be successful and the content consequent. An adventure that I invite you to (re) live, otherwise you will miss a J-RPG monster.
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