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<blockquote data-quote="guivre" data-source="post: 4605173" data-attributes="member: 72477">X really doesn't get nearly enough credit.&nbsp; Between the raging arguments between the &quot;16 bit Final Fantasy games were so much better&quot; elitists and those whose first FF game was VII (some of the former category in here too, they just think it's cooler to like VI or IV or whatever) it gets lost in the shuffle.Having played every Final Fantasy, including XI, X is really my favorite. Right now I consider it the peak of what Square has been able to do with the series. The story was well paced, immersive, and intriguing.&nbsp; The characters were like-able and well thought out. The graphics and music were fantastic. The gameplay was dead on: from the basic mechanics to the side quests and blitzball it was just really well implemented. If I had to pick one console RPG as my favorite X would be it. But really there are a host of them that should be played: the entire FF series (almost entire), Earth Bound, the Breath of Fire series, Xeno Gears, the Dragon Warrior series (VIII was cell shaded goodness), Mass Effect.. it's hard to stop listing them.PC RPGS are a different beast and Fallouts 1 and 2 pretty much own the market IMO. Torment is good,&nbsp; Baldur's Gate, Pool of Radiance (everyone should play at least one Gold Box game), Arcanum... same problem here, it's difficult to choose just one.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="guivre, post: 4605173, member: 72477"] X really doesn't get nearly enough credit. Between the raging arguments between the "16 bit Final Fantasy games were so much better" elitists and those whose first FF game was VII (some of the former category in here too, they just think it's cooler to like VI or IV or whatever) it gets lost in the shuffle. Having played every Final Fantasy, including XI, X is really my favorite. Right now I consider it the peak of what Square has been able to do with the series. The story was well paced, immersive, and intriguing. The characters were like-able and well thought out. The graphics and music were fantastic. The gameplay was dead on: from the basic mechanics to the side quests and blitzball it was just really well implemented. If I had to pick one console RPG as my favorite X would be it. But really there are a host of them that should be played: the entire FF series (almost entire), Earth Bound, the Breath of Fire series, Xeno Gears, the Dragon Warrior series (VIII was cell shaded goodness), Mass Effect.. it's hard to stop listing them. PC RPGS are a different beast and Fallouts 1 and 2 pretty much own the market IMO. Torment is good, Baldur's Gate, Pool of Radiance (everyone should play at least one Gold Box game), Arcanum... same problem here, it's difficult to choose just one. [/QUOTE]

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