The entire world itself actively rejects technological or human development. However, as fitting with a game that has such a Japanese understanding of the world, Final Fantasy X's primary doctrine is one of Shinto, and of a traditionalist understanding of the faith, in which people are expected to have a deep respect for and reverence of nature. On the one hand it exudes a genuine sense of spirituality, especially for more eastern religious philosophies - adherents of both Hindu and Buddhist faiths will find a connection with the narrative's inner messages. There are plenty more of them - one of the strengths of the game is that it's an open enough experience that it will mean different things to different people, but here are a couple of examples on how you read through some of the game's greater themes.Īs a note, it would be impossible to write this piece without some spoilers, so while I'll try to keep them down for the few people out there that might be interested in the game but haven't played it in some form before, I am going to assume that your are at least familiar with how the game generally flows.įinal Fantasy X is both a narrative of deep respect for religion, and a narrative that is deeply critical of religion. So, rather than do another redundant review, I've instead decided to pull together a piece that looks briefly at some of the deeper themes of Final Fantasy X. But the core narrative itself is one of the strongest and deepest across all Final Fantasy games (and, indeed, all games). It's reasonable enough to hit out at the voice acting, which is almost universally terrible and came at a time before the creatives at game companies really understood how to implement and direct voice actors effectively. With that said, one of the things that has always surprised me about Final Fantasy X is how critical people tend to be of its narrative.

I'm not quite sure how many times I've actually played Final Fantasy X through since my first run on the PlayStation 2, but it's surely more than a half dozen now.Īnyhow, I've already reviewed the game's HD remaster on the PlayStation 3 and Vita, and it is effectively the same game on the PlayStation 4, so yet another review would be redundant. With the recent re-release of Final Fantasy X on the PlayStation 4, I've had an excuse to play the game yet again.

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