So a friend told me to get the FF X HD Remaster as i wanted to play new games, and so i did, here are my thoughts on it so far
Okay, i just got to and failed my first Blitzball thing against the Goers, but this game is very "EH" so far, like, i genuinely do not know if i could continue playing it, but not out of difficulty, out of boredom XD Like i love the characters, the story so far, the settings, all the design, the music is fucking beautiful, those certain cutscenes with ALL the detail, like, i genuinely do like all of that!
But i have 3 huge downfalls right now, and all of them just lead to it being boring as fuck, firstly Blitzball, i dunno if that one was supposed to be extra tough, but that game seems entirely luck based, i have no idea how you're supposed to win it, but just watching some people swim around in a sphere for 10 minutes, really fucking boring!
The fighting, i really, REALLY do hate turn based battle systems, but this game, i was literally sitting there yesterday completely drugged up on pills, exhausted as fuck, barely awake, just trying to get to the next save point, and i still did just the same with the battles as i was when I'm awake! You just gotta press "x" 2 times to win, boom, done, there's no engagement or anything!
Then lastly, i know i will soon, but the total and utter lack of choice so far, I'm fine with the game controlling you for a bit, but I'm just REALLY bored of the game telling me where to go and having nothing to do about it now, i just want to explore!
Also, i think these are just two personal issues, but i literally ended up smiling yesterday due to all the shit the game is throwing at you, like, in the span of however long it is, the game has taught me fighting, the sphere grid thing (That i still do not understand), Blitzball, and so many things, and they're all so detailed and specific, that yes, never gonna remember it, no idea what I'm doing!
Also just switching out and levelling characters, i feel like i may be picking up more but I'm already fucked XD I just feel like there's no need for half of them, Tidus can do decent hits on stuff, Waka can hit the flying enemies, and Lulu can do the elementals, i love Yuna, not keen on the cat dude, but there's just no need for them, and if i switch them in, especially Yuna, they basically can do nothing, and especially nothing the other three can't do, so they just drag the party down!
I guess what i want from this game is engagement, as yeah, so far i just feel like someone who is sitting outside the game, spectating it and basically doing nothing, no control over where i go, there's no engagement in the battles, blitzball which i already really do not like, also yeah, some things have WAY too much detail, other things have no where near enough!
By the way, can you see weapon/armour stats? As it's just, i got a sword from an enemy, 2 of my other characters have new weapons, and all of them have new armour pieces, but i haven't swapped any of it out yet as yeah, i have no idea if it's better than the stuff i have or not haha