Set in the world of Spira, Final Fantasy X features star blitzball player Tidus on a fish-out-of-water journey from his home town of Zanarkand as he tries to make sense of a new and unfamiliar world, 1000 years away from the life he’s known. But it is also definitely a product of its time. The scale and ideas behind Final Fantasy X are still phenomenal today, that much is clear, and the remaster has done a fantastic job of boosting the vision behind the game. It represented a significant technological leap forward for the games industry as hardware and software alike finally started keeping pace with directorial vision. Gaming was thriving, and so was Final Fantasy.įinal Fantasy X marked the first time that the franchise was rendered in full-3D, lacking the pre-rendered backdrops of past titles. It was the age of Max Payne, Jak and Daxter and Devil May Cry, of the genre-defining Metal Gear Solid 2 and the ground-breaking Grand Theft Auto III.

In 2001, gaming was entering a boom period, with a host of now long-running franchises entering the collective conscious. When reviewing any port or remaster, it’s important to consider that the game is a direct result of its context and place in history.

It was the Switch version that I recently found myself playing, and it had me thinking - in 2019, is Final Fantasy X still one of the best games of all time?

Originally released for PlayStation 3 and PS Vita in 2013, this bundle has now been ported to PlayStation 4, Windows PC, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. Final Fantasy X is often spoken of in the same breath as the phrase, ‘the best game of all time.’ Released in 2001, it was the first Final Fantasy title to receive a sequel, and both games have since been remastered for new audiences in the Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster bundle.

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