#5
Final Fantasy X
9.5/10
There always seems to be a different Final Fantasy game highest on my list. And it usually comes down between three different ones. X, IX, and XII. It's because they all do different things well that I love that it's hard to decide which one is best. I guess I just choose whatever I'm feeling I like the most that year. And this year it's Final Fantasy X.
This was the first Final Fantasy game I had ever played. I found the plot really interesting and different. Tidus was a likable and fun protagonist. And the World of Spira is probably one of the most unique and memorable video game worlds I’ve experienced.
The combat system still remains my favorite turn-based system in any game. With different actions affecting the order of turns it allows the player to adapt to each situation accordingly. Many of the games bosses especially later on in the story can be pretty challenging and you need to a good amount of planning and preparation beforehand to defeat them. The summoning system is a nice change from the previous games as well allowing you to command them instead of watching a cut-scene of an attack. it is still arguably the best system to this day. I also like the sphere grid system of leveling which eventually allows each character to learn almost every ability.
The only negative i'd list is the lack of skippable cut-scenes. somehow even the modern versions of this game do not have that feature which i find bizarre as having to watch the same cutscene after losing to a difficult boss is annoying.
The game also has one of the best soundtracks imo. All three composers who worked on this game did a stellar job, And as the last mainline game Nobuo Uematsu worked on he went out with bang.
