Final Fantasy

Final Fantasy is a video game series created by Square-Enix. The games are categorized as RPG games (role playing games) and the series is arguably one of the most popular in the world.

The game began on on the Super Nintendo with the original Final Fantasy. The game was developed by the company then known as Squaresoft (they later merged with Enix to become Square-Enix), who was nearing bankruptcy, and this would be their last game (hence the name). Surprisingly, the game did very well, enough to bring Squaresoft out of bankruptcy and bring on a sequel.

Presently, the series has twelve main installments, as well as numerous "side" games (Final Fantasy Tactics; Chocobo Racing; etc.). Though they are 'sequels', each installment of the series is independant from one another -- that is, the plots and characters are different in every game.

Final Fantasy X

Final Fantasy X is the first installment to grace the Playstation 2, and the first Final Fantasy to feature voice-acting. It swept everyone away with its then-amazing graphics and interesting storyline, and became a Playstation 2 Greatest Hits game.

The story revolves around Tidus, a young seventeen year old boy who is the star player of his Blitzball team. However, during a match, a dangerous creature called Sin attacked his city and destroyed everything. Tidus wakes up to find himself thrown one thousand years in the future.

There he finds out that his beloved city has been nothing but rubble for one thousand years, and that Sin was still attacking and killing and destroying. Summoners go on pilgrimmages to obtain powerful aeons (sort of like a mythological creature) from temples in hopes of defeating Sin in a final battle, but many perish. Tidus finds himself as the guardian of one particular young and beautiful summoner, Yuna.

The story becomes more complicated as Tidus learns of a strange connection he has with Sin, and he must decide how to cope with that. As well, he begins to fall in love with Yuna, but the two know they can't be because Yuna's death is coming near ...