This is a far cry from pretty much each and every mainline Final Fantasy game since its initial release, and before Final Fantasy X / X-2, it was Final Fantasy VII that held the crown of the most spiritual game in the series. What strikes me the most about Spira, is that it’s so heavily imbued with spirituality. To those unaware, both Final Fantasy X and X-2 take place in the world of Spira, a place full of wonder, beauty, and intrigue. Don’t get me wrong, I did find enjoyment to be had in Final Fantasy X-2, but, nowhere near as much as I pulled from its predecessor. Still, that’s what makes Final Fantasy such a memorable series. I would have been more than happy if the developer left things there, and whilst the latter half of (and the true ending to) Final Fantasy X-2 ties everything up nicely, it takes a lot of persevering to get to that point. It’s an unpopular stance, but come the end of Final Fantasy X, I thoroughly appreciated its bitter-sweet ending. The stark shift in tone from predecessor to sequel didn’t sit too well with me, and if anything, it all came off rather silly and over-the-top. Whilst I rather enjoyed Final Fantasy X, I couldn’t truly get on with Final Fantasy X-2 in the same way. Though, what is it that makes the Final Fantasy X series so appealing? Personally, I’m rather split, and to be brutally honest, I always have been. It’s not a bad idea on Square’s part, mind, I mean after all, the Final Fantasy X series has sold over 14 million copies that we know of so far, and even that’s going from a 2013 report. Since then, both games have been compiled together and (re)released a few times on varying platforms. Final Fantasy X and its immediate sequel both released on the exceptional PlayStation 2 back in 20 respectively. Safe to say, for folks such as myself, it’s a good time to be a fan of the long running series. That’s not to mention Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age arriving later this month.

So far, we’ve had World of Final Fantasy Maxima, Final Fantasy IX, Final Fantasy VII, and now, the Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster. When Square Enix announced that they were bringing over several of the legacy Final Fantasy games to the Xbox One, I almost had to pinch myself. Clever, no? Whatever the case, the point is, I’m a huge Final Fantasy fan. The reason for the change was simply because I bumped into two other CloudStrife Gamertags in the same day, and fancied something a bit different, yet somewhat familiar. It was CloudStrife 900 because of my love for Final Fantasy VII, my favorite JRPG of all time. Before Kaloudz, my Gamertag was CloudStrife 900.

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