![]() ![]() Here are a couple of reasons why we have eternal love for the adventures of Tidus and co. We are not at home to irony around here we do not feel the need to distance ourselves form things we like out of insecurity that someone will judge us. Suddenly it was all, "Hironobu Sakaguchi took a back seat on this project" and "dodging lightning is stupid" and "the sphere grid is broken" and "that scene with Tidus and Yuna laughing is fucking creepy". The dizzying hype we experienced building up to its release held out for a while as we marvelled at the beauty Square Enix wrung from the then-new PlayStation 2, but crashed down bare months later. The same tides have affected Final Fantasy 10's reception. Final Fantasy 9 was a return to the old school stylings we all said we wanted, but has gone largely forgotten by everyone except me (it feels like). Final Fantasy 8 was going to be "four discs long with Resident Evil-style graphics", but its confused themes and unpopular magic system have rendered it something of a red-haired stepchild of the series despite its boldness. Final Fantasy 7 has gone from all-time classic to something to waggle your horn-rimmed glasses over while you talk up how good Final Fantasy 6 was. Popular consensus regarding the Final Fantasy series wavers with the ebb and flow of fashion. We run down the Square Enix classic's finest points in a celebration of the adventures of Tidus, Yuna, Lulu, Wakka, Kimahri, Auron and Rikku. ![]() Final Fantasy 10 is over ten years old and still one of our favourite modern RPGs. ![]()
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