FFX-2. I'm in Chapter 4 right now.
FFX-2's job system is very cool, and I admit playing dressup is kind of fun even if most of the outfits are really fanservicy. The battle system proper is pretty neat, a decent implement of ATB but being ATB is still nothing spectacular. One thing I definitely like is that it quantifies charge times into something you can see on the screen. Not being able to transfer skillsets sucks, but jobs being changeable in-battle helps numb that. I'm using a Trainer/DK/Berserker right now. DK's Death is soooo good, Trainer heals, and Berserker I'm still trying to figure out somewhat. Another beef I have with the battle system is that it's too easy, although Dark Ixion challenged me more than most things have so far. I'm having fun with the battle system, not doing too many sidequests, mostly just job related things.
Chapter 4 seems...lol. Man, the world is being threatened by a giant weapon. You know guys, I think I'll dance. Man this is such a great plan thanks Brother.
The rest of the plot ranges from "Wait, did the people who made this game PLAY FFX?" when you watch Yuna scenes where she is portrayed as a petulant, selfish bitch as well portraying Rikku as incredibly immature when she was merely chipper in FFX to WOW DID THEY JUST REALLY DO THAT?! Brother is just so bad. Why is his only defining character trait hitting on his cousin? Why is he creepy stalker obsessed with her? WHY THE FUCK DID HE JUST DANCE?! Put on a shirt, dude. The only good thing I can say about Brother is that, unlike the failures of XS3 (as well as Mewt, looking bad on the worst character contest), everyone on the boat mocks him for being pathetic. They don't mock him for hitting on his cousin though, which leads me back to my conclusion that the people who wrote this never played FFX so maybe they didn't know they were related? ...but this game is so tasteless that I doubt that. I just have no idea how you'd think to yourself after playing FFX that a game starring the main female character and filling it with incest and lesbian innuendo and skankiness could possibly improve the story.
Leblanc is just mentally scarring. Her outfit is gravity defying in order to maximize skankitude. How does that outfit even work, does she tape her clothes to her boobs? Only real way that could work. God that outfit is tacky. It has lots of cloth! Just not in places that it NEEDS IT. She's an annoying bitch throughout the game, but the scene where you have to give her a back massage is just "...". First, you have to watch her pathetically seduce generic bishie #306 and be all puppy love like, and then............................................................. you have to give her a back massage where she makes lesbian sex noises every time you do things right. And you can't go on with the game without doing things correctly. Seriously, why?! WHY?!
Compared to the sheer insultiness that is Brother and Leblanc, the fact that our PCs look like prostitutes is kind of benign. Rikku, fighting monsters in a bathing suit is a bad idea. Paine, belts aren't adequate protection from the elements. And Yuna, seriously, what the fuck is up with that shirt? Paine has finally had character development but she's still a pretty bad attempt at a Auron/Lulu mix.
I <3 Baralai though. He's SO KAWAII!!
I am having fun with this game, the battle system is neat and seeing what kinds of FFX-spitting stuff they come up with next is amusing in a trainwreck way. Good show.