Its just amazing!
Okay, so its 5 years old. Even though it has 5 years on its neck its arguably the best game that ever came to the PS2. Its got great graphics for a PS2 game even by todays standards and its an experience you wont forget.
Gameplay: The gameplay in this game is quiet simple. You run around as the main character Tidus (or whatever you name him) and when you encounter an enemy the screen fades away in some way and up comes the battleground. Here it is turnbased and you will be able to do lots of different attacks, special attacks, specials, magic and so on. Its not very fun when you have played it for a while though. Gets a bit boring. But the bosses makes up for that. The early bosses are real easy for a seasoned FFX player like me, but I remember when I started that they were real hard.
When you meet a boss it gets very interesting, since there are tactics to kill every boss. Sometimes the hard thing about a boss is to figure out the tactic that you need to use to kill him/her. Its really fun to fight a boss, and i always get nervous when it starts to go the wrong way. There are also some minigames in the game, and in them included a sport.
Since the gameplay can get boring sometimes but the bosses make up for that i give it 9/10.
Story: I dont usually take up this subject, but here i feel i must. This game is heavily relying on the story, so the game will not be as fun if you allready know how it ends. It will in fact be kinda booring if you know the hole game inside and out. Anyway, the story is great, and its about this guy Tidus, who is the starplayer of the Zanarkand Abes (sportrs team). You will watch a cinematic early in the game when he plays a match. I cant really rate the story can I? Even though i will :D. The story is great so 10/10.
Graphics: The graphics in this game are truly amazing for being so old. Its 5 years old and still, those graphics is what the PS2 games today look like.
The cinematics are eye-candy and look extremely good. They are a joy to watch and you will want them when you get into the game. Often the plot is continued in the cinematics. So, since the graphics are so great in a such early game i give it 10/10.
Sound: The sound is great, and it really gives you a feeling that the things in the game are real. The voice acting is also great considering the game is dubbed from japaneese. The sound is powerfull and clear. I give the sound 10/10.
Summary: This game is arguably the best game for the PS2, even one of the best RPGs of all time. If youre an RPG lover or at least is interested in RPG then this is the definite choice. I strongly reccomend this game to everyone out there, since I had so much fun with it. Currently im on my second playthrough. The first playthrough took me about 80 hrs to complete, so the game is long, really long. Its also worth mentioning that this was my first PS2 game.