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Final Fantasy X: One of the Best RPGs in History

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The first time the hymn played, it didn’t feel like part of the game at all. It was heavier than music, heavier than notes. I watched Yuna walk over the water to send the dead, her arms shining goodbye in slow motion, and the hymn felt like it seeped right up from my ribs instead of the speakers. I stayed there, staring at the screen, like the sound was being sucked out of my chest from somewhere deep I didn’t know could hurt. I remember the power off-screen, the credits spelling out, and the melody still floating. That night, it followed me, reminding me of the stillness after the call, the moment when everything changed, and there was no second chance waiting to load. Final Fantasy X never aimed for victory, even if most players who buy cheap PS4 games think so. It aimed for repetition. It tells you the same battle has haunted this planet for generations, and winning never brings rest—only the same footprints back to the same chilled shore. That pattern—Sin, the pilgrimage, the fin...