I played it as a kid when it first came out and loved it. I got pretty far but ended up getting stuck in one of the sewer/temple looking dungeons and could not beat one of the bosses there.

I replayed it some a few years ago when the X/X-2 remaster bundle released, and the combat was just as fun as i remembered. I really loved that combat system with the costumes and stuff, and even the fiend recruitment part of it is cool too.

I think it has always just had a bad rep because it was so different gameplay wise as a follow up to one of the most successful and beloved FF games ever. It's a ton of fun if you just take it for what it is though IMO

Also LMAO at the Rikku comment. Im pretty sure my brother did the same in the first game when you find her in the forest area and that cutscene with her removing all her gear plays

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