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112. Final Fantasy X-2 - RyoCaliente
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2e4_XChGwA

Final Fantasy X is probably my favorite game in the franchise, and the intro to that game, had it been nominated, would have likely placed in the top 5. And its because Im such a fan of FFX that I hate this intro, which showed me from the start that FF X-2 was going to take this amazing world and characters the first game had built up and turn it into this Disney Channel rock concert.

Of course, theres nothing wrong with a more lighthearted tone. Yuna and friends had already saved the world, so why not let them have some fun? But that doesnt mean it makes any sense for someone who spent her entire life training to sacrifice her life to defeat Sin to suddenly become a pop music sensation. Was there even the slightest hint in FFX that Yuna always wanted to be a musician if not for her calling or that she even had any ability as a singer? And yes, I realize thats not actually Yuna on stage, but it seems clear from the crowd shes already an established pop star before this concert.

But regardless of whether or not this role makes any sense for Yuna, its still a crap intro. The song is dreadful, and it just keeps going on and on. Nothing else even happens in this intro other than a brief introduction to Rikku and Paine, without any meaningful character development. And the intro does nothing to advance the plot of the game. At most, it sets the tone as a sea change from FFX, and as I said before, I find this tone utterly obnoxious.

The one thing that shocks me going back and watching this intro again is that I somehow played this entire game through not just once, but two times just to get the good ending. And I can think of lots of better ways I could have spent that time.