Which Version of Final Fantasy X & X-2 Should You Play? - All FFX/X-2 Ports Reviewed & Compared 

There's more comments on Xbox enhancements than I imagined so let me clear that up. YES, the HD Remaster IS Xbox One X Enhanced as it runs at a 4K. This wasn't something actually 100% confirmed until recently (some physical copies did not have the enhancement label and the game was not on Microsoft's list of enhanced games until recently) & I frankly underestimated peoples interest in whether or not a game was enhanced. I'll be sure to rectify this in the future. For all intents & purposes, Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age is enhanced & I'll be sure to include this in the port review of the game.

I like the faces in PS2 the most. I have it on ps3, ps4, and Switch.

Thank you for this! It's rare to find port reviews that have actually seem like they've done the proper research into it. It's so great knowing what the tiny differences and features between them are, not just a technical breakdown of the graphics. These videos are an absolute Godsend, considering I am starting a new series on Final Fantasy. You're saving me so much time and making the videos look the best they can, so thank you!

Fun fact! The English voice actor for Wakka in FFX is John DiMaggio, who also plays Bender in Futurama and Jake in Adventure Time!

Welcome to 2021, where people actually don't care bout the cutscenes and rather skip them to move on with the story lol. Man in my days on the PS2 era, we were just craving for all that sheer graphical quality and gorgious CG. It was a new revolunary experience for the new hardware and it was sheer eye candy to us.

If every developer in Final Fantasy history told me it was pronounced Tee-dus I would still pronounce it Tie-dus.

I had never played the ps2 version but as soon as I saw the faces on the HD version I knew there was something not right about it

Great review of all systems - very informative. The ps2 version will always be the classic best, but I do love that I can enjoy this game on the move now with switch! Feels like I get to relive a little of my childhood!

Sometimes I forget why I subscribed to someone but after seeing the sheer amount of info and research you did I can see why I did.

I really dislike how much more child-like Tidus'es face became in the hd version. It goes as far as altering his design since its quite drastic, he looks a lot more anime and younger where as in the ps2 version Tidus had more personality and more maturity in his face. Big deal-breaker for me.

very straightforward and thorough, great review of each version dude thanks a bunch

After sinking 60 hours into the switch version without even noticing, I can't ever imagine playing the game anywhere else. Played in handheld mode probably 90% of the time. Just call me Tidus, because it was an absolute dream!

Very thoughful and well documented analysis. I enjoyed it. As a sidenote, these games are rendered at 4K on Xbox One X.

This makes me feel a lot better about re-buying this for my XBone. Reading comments on Microsoft's store made it sound like that version was based on phone port or something. So good to have ACCURATE info. Thanks! Feeling really nostalgic for this game lately and you've been a huge help.

The lack of skipping cutscenes can be a drag in some parts of this game. As much as I really love the characters and combat in this game it can get a bit annoying having to listen to so much dialogue that isn't really needed to hear, read on repeat playthroughs. Yes characters even those little screen time npcs, enviroments, lore is key to a good rpg but on repeat runs it can be a bit of a pain in the ass to see them again and not skip or speed through them. I'm one of those guys who likes to repeat games even rpgs with certain builds or low level runs and see how far I can get without having to grind or use strong/counter items. This is a great video, thanks for mentioning all these details to us. I prefer the PC version with the mod but I don't always get the luxury of playing at home alot these days. I do wish the Switch version ran a lil better, it looks like a good port regardless but OUCH that price even on Digital is a bit much since I've replayed this so many times on ps2 and PC. But I do strongly recommend this game to first timers of Final Fantasy or people who just got into FF. Have fun ladies and gentlemen.

I can't stress how much I appreciate it when people look at and inform people how good/bad a game may be on other systems comparatively. Cuz not everyone is a PC gamer (i.e. me) so while it's nice that the PC version is *"best"* it's also nice hearing how well the other versions stack up too.

Tidus look more adult and ps2 version, i like that more.

Art Chief Tetsuya Takahashi. His last game with Square before Monolithsoft. You can definitely see his touch in the game based on his earlier work, but especially his later 3D work with Xenoblade.

Just found your channel about an hour ago. I am glad I did! ^_^

Hell ya, great review, you da man Austin!

Played it years ago on the PS2 and it's probably my favorite game on the PS2. Tried the HD remaster on Steam later and i had no issues with it except i prefer the character models from the PS2 but the new things like the speedup feature makes up for it. GG Square :)

Been doing my homework on this game since it came out on the Switch recently, and this is the extremely informative video I was really needing. Great work!

I love the PS2 models, HD ports make them look like they used The Sims 4 to create them.

Great video, I definitely appreciate the comparisons between versions and it would definitly help in making a decision which one to buy. But the faces... I really can't get over how some of them changed. I'm just glad the PS2 version is still available and that I can at least play it in higher resolution on the pc. Still sad to know that there is no definitive version of the game and there'll probably never be. (you could've added a Seymour face comparison, he also looks noticably worse in the remaster versions)

Ps2 version for life. Auron looks 50 in the remasters! Dude's only 35!!

pc with a ps2-face mod would be the perfect FFX. not on the field, but the non video cutscenes thou.

Never got the PS4 version since I had heard about the music problem. Thanks for sharing that it was patched. I'm interested now

Great review, I ended up buying the Switch version and as most that I agree that having the boosters wouldn't hurt the game I'm very happy with the experience I'm having in this version. I play both docked and undocked and honestly I have nothing to complain about.

The original PS2 version of Final Fantasy X was meant for CRT TV sets. If you want the original version on a modern TV set, use a component cable.

The ps2 is still relevant, and even though the resolution is low compared to new stuff, the art design of a lot of those classic games still holds up.

Thank you for making the video so good, with so much information. I really loved it.

Amazing, videos. Thank you very much for all this work!

I've never understood though how they couldn't make the new model faces have the same characteristics as the original. Tidus looks like a bloodshot version of himself after 3 bad face lifts

Tidas looked more like a real person the in PS2 version. In the remastered, he looks waaayyyyy more CGI unnecessarily. I hated it. It was literally all i could focus on. Since hes the MAIN character.

Thanks for making this video! I've been thinking about getting this game on Xbox but I know what ports can be like too. The issues you pointed out sounds like it wont bother me and might have been fixed by now anyway, even if it hasn't, it still wont bother me... Boy am I going to lose so much time when I finally buy both FFVII and FFX remaster... and I guess I'll try FFX-2 but I could never get into it for some reason... Anyway, thanks for the insightful video!

Good stuff my dude, thanks for this.

Which version should you buy? All of them

I have the physical copy for ps vita and I think it's pretty good.

Keep up the comparisons! Take your time!

Thought you did a good job of showcasing things that a lot of us would be interested in. Thanks! I actually hav a PS2 that I bought back around 2004-2005 but never got this game. It still works but I need to get some good composite to HDMI for my modern TV. Plus I have a switch so I'll probably just get it for that. I loved FF VII and FF IX back in the day so I should probably take this game for a spin.

OHHHHH I WAS WONDERING WHY TIDUS’ FACE LOOKED WEIRD IN THE REMASTER 😂😂😂

I got it day one back in the day on PS2. Loved it. Then I got the Vita version, and intended to play it, but it got shelved. Now I'm playing it on the Switch, and I'm finally going to play through it. I gotta say that I still think it's impressive to have on the Vita. I love that kick ass Sony handheld. If only 30 million more people agreed with me. Who knows how many more amazing Sony games we would have gotten on there?

Best review I have see of this game! Well done. I like the PC version for modifiers and content. But the Switch is nice for playing on the go.

I have the physical released version for my Switch and I just love that version. I had to download the second part though. I also gotten the game when it came out for my PlayStation 2. But I never bother getting the 2nd part of the game back then. But now that I have the full entire version for my Switch I prefer only that version. Which reminds me I need to get back to that game. Hopefully sometime today I will go back to that game.

It's weird they wouldn't include the boosters, the switch version of FF9 has tons. I don't necessarily care to have the game on ezmode or anything but it is nice to be able to skip some of the more grind-y parts of these often long games. I don't have as much time to play games as I did when I was 16 lol.

I never played the original release and only recently finished the remaster on PC, I never knew that the models were different but wow, Tidus has a much more realistic face in the original version. I can see why fans of the original game weren't happy with this change.

What software do you use to produce and edit your videos? Excellent work!

the music in this game made me cry. it's so beautiful and they have such deep backstories to them. road to zanarkand while the text displays: "listen to my story.. this may be our last chance" and via purifico being a prison where people were sent to die. I've never seen such depth associated with a soundtrack in a videogame before.

When I was a kid I quit playing the story mode for FFX about 3/4 of the way through and just kept playing Blitzball. I was the only one that seemed to like Blitzball.

4:14 PS2 Tidus looks so much realer

PS2 version emulated on PC all day. The original faces look amazing, snappy menus, no crop on FMV’s, and it doesn’t have those annoying loading icons between cutscenes that totally kill immersion.

For those who live in North America, including myself, the HD Remaster versions of Final Fantasy X offer you a choice between the Standard Sphere Grid and the Expert Sphere Grid. The former is the only option in the original PS2 version.

I ordered my Switch copy online to get the Asian version, that way both X and X2 are on one cartridge rather than one as a download. Your review was really great, loved all the FF videos

Tidus goes from a believable, shockingly realistic face to a uncanny valley doll face.

Wow, this is a great comparison video with no real spoilers. I actually might give FFX a try now :)

12:00 Don't worry, I noticed that "you know" reference.

i still cry a lot in a FFX playthrough even after i played it like 20times

Boy PS2 FFX Is OG and Legendary Game! If somebody still play FFX till now *You are a Legend of Spira*

i have it on switch. i never played before but it's fun being portable. and it doesn't look like an old game because it has some futures that makes you feel it's a modern as like touch screen functions, select soundtrack style (original or alternate). i guess i'm playing latest version on switch and it worth the price because it's like 4 games in one package.

in hd remaster you can not skip cut scene but the game gives you a feature where you can fast forward those scene by 2x/4x

Can you please do a video similar to this but with Chrono Trigger?

One of the main things that has kept me from playing the HD versions is that being used to the original NTSC PS2 version, I don't like that some of the backtracking has been screwed with by putting super hard optional bosses in the way. The updated graphics don't really bother me that much, though I do prefer the older music for the most part.

I still get chills from the music. I love this game so much. I wish for 10-3 soooo much. They need to make one but not where sin comes back. A new direction would be cool. Or a prequel too where you get to play as yunas dad.

It’s be over 20years and I had forgot about the sphere grid to build your player they were crazy big

I rememenber when i got the game i was 6 and my family could't believe it when they saw how beautiful the game was lmao it was in 2001 this became my favorite game but damn i was too young for playing it :D

I own the VIta, ps2, ps3, ps4, and switch versions.. By far of those listed the PS4 looks the best hands down.. switch and ps3 are close but the switch edges out the ps3 a little.. I still prefer playing it on CRT TV though on the ps2

these videos should be watched before you start playing any game! thanks very much for this!

I have the Vita version and I really like it. I'm not much of a stickler for detail, so it works out for me.

Tidus' face is singlehandedly the reason why I always go back for my PS2 disc whenever I feel the urge to replay this masterpiece

I have the Vita Version...which i love the most

THANKS FOR MAKING THIS

I owned the original PS2 FFX International since 2002 and now had the PS3, PS4, Vita, and recently the Switch. For hardcore fan like I do and bought all the copies for each consoles, I'd say it's a matter of gameplay and style. For instance, the common team I used on my initial PS2 is Yuna, Tidus, and Wakka because Tidus and Wakka does a lot of damage on their overdrives and Yuna summon aeons. On my PS3 and PS4, I tried those characters I don't usually used as my main. For instance, Kimahri, Lulu, and Wakka for PS3, Auron, Rikku, Yuna on Vita, Tidus, Kimahri, Auron on PS4, and my switch main is Tidus, Yuna, and Wakka again just like my old PS2 team. For me, if the remaster graphics is looks good on you, then go for PC or PS4 even. (Or XBoneX, I don't own one.) But Switch, you can have it on the go or play docked and the graphics and draw distance is much better than PS2 era. Switch wins 1000% of all argument. Goodbye! EDIT: Yes I don't use Lulu much on my team. Magics is much better on Yuna. The only good magic Lulu has is she have a weapon the has 1mp cost, double cast and double power which is useless and long animation compared to combos of Tidus, Wakka, and Rikku using Quickshot.

So is the ps2 version the definitive port to play for the first time?

"It begins"

Was shocked to hear the voices of Mugen and Kurosaki Ichigo in there lol

I’m playing through it for the first time on ps2, when I was a kid older friends of mine had it, I played it back then, thought it was ok, didn’t play it again for like 11 or 12 years and now I actually really like it. I’m about 20 hours 50 minutes in

Remastered Tidus face looks like he hasn’t slept in a month.

Everyone that sits through "Will" should get the "Defeat Penance" trophy for free

Great Video! I still have the PS2 version and I bought the Switch Version, and I really like way the PS2 emulation looks on my steamdeck. I am really impressed with how well it held up, especially when compared to the Switch Version. I am one of the few people that really enjoy blitzball and the deck is my preferred way to play. I guess I'll have to use the Switch to play X-2. I still haven't played it to this day. I did rent the game one time, from blockbuster.

Amazing video. Congrats and thanks! It probably requires a lot of hard work to pull off and for that we are thankful. Keep up with the great content

PS2 faces looked better, Tidus's eyes always took me out of every cutscene

One thing I did like in the PS4 version is that you can choose between the remastered soundtrack and the original one. I went with the original soundtrack. It was actually Final Fantasy X that made me want a PS2. I remember when I first saw the game how blown away I was.

i have been studying japanese for 3 years so dual audio is a must for me. PC is an easy choice. plus the project X mod also lets characters that dont participate in battle still get sphere grid points which cuts down on grinding.

Some sites are reporting the game hits 4k on Xbox One X

Real quick about the bit on International with the language options, since I'm a bit familiar with this: Final Fantasy X International in Japan only had English voices, regardless of which language you chose. In fact, the Japanese text chat has been re-translated back to Japanese and no longer reflects the Japanese voice dialogue. This is incredibly obvious if you use an un-dub patch on this version and are playing with Japanese voices, as the Japanese text will be a complete mismatch to the voiced dialogue (for the most part). This is not the case with the PS3, PS4, PC, and so-on and so-forth versions of this game, where the Japanese text once again matches the Japanese dialogue.

Originally started and played FFX on PS2 as a child now I am 25 years old Playing the HD REMASTER version on my PS4 Pro. And I’m LOVING IT! Got like 170 hours in so far

subbed, this video was extremely well made man, you really did it justice and I really enjoyed my time watching this.

Auto save for PC was made because the game had a Square Enix DRM. They removed the DRM but kept the autosave feature.

The BEST version is (if you own a legit copy so no legal issues), grab the ps2 ISO and download the PS2 PC emulator. If you have a good graphics card, crank up all the graphic settings. Crystal clear graphics, AA, etc..looks amazing and almost like a remaster in and of it self ..and its the original so no compromises for the purists.... Playing it now in fact :)

Titus is really the only character who’s face distracts me while playing on my Switch. It’s softer and younger looking, less angular. But his EYES. They make him look less jaded because they’re almost... doe-eyed, and it’s pretty unusual for a guy to have that developed of a lash-line. Like, give him eyeliner if you want, go for it, but this is just an odd, weird level of lashiness. I also love Lulu’s corset being more detailed; dealing with chronic back pain, I had to wear hot and bulky back braces (like five inches thick and $450), but one day I saw some photo with Lulu and it hit me. I’ve been making use of corsetry ever since! You can actually stealth them under certain clothes so no one realizes something is up! I don’t have to not go out because I’d be in a huge life vest of a back brace or deal with people staring. I’ll always be fond of her character for making me think, “Oh that’s actually an option,” and she shouldn’t have to walk around in-game with her corset all fuzzy and poorly rendered by today’s standards.

Just picked this up for the PS5. Can't wait!

The best games ever released on the PS2 are FFX, Kingdom Hearts 2 and Tony Hawk 3.

The original looks more real

I never noticed a change in the faces until I watched this video.

Sad about the PS3 audio, but great info. Good work.

No tests on an Xbox One X? heard it's 4k ad 60fps but not sure.

PS2 ALWAYS! I'm playing remaster in PC and the characters' look is too hard and plastic. Their faces are emotionless. I don't like it. PS3? It's a CARTOON version. In PS2 version, all emotions are perfectly visible.

great effort god bless you

X is everywhere now; we should all be so grateful. Plenty of platforms for liking.

Think people like the original faces more because of the nostalgia engine rather than the actual ps2 graphic engine