In my last post, I talked about picking up a copy of the game from a friend at church. I've been playing the tar out of X since then and have completed everything except a few Dark Aeons and Pennance. I'm trudging through the grind to get my Luck stat boosted (Greater Sphere for 2x Luck Spheres, then Earth Eater three times for the 6x Fortune Spheres needed to activate the Luck Spheres). It's a lot of grinding, but it's going to be necessary to continue.
So far, I've taken down Dark Valefor, Ixion, Ifrit, and Shiva. I've tried both Yojimbo and Bahamut, but even with maxed stats, they still evaded my attacks (hence the need for boosting luck). I'm determined to at least make it to Pennance, but we'll have to see if I bore of the Greater Sphere/Earth Eater grind over and over and over again...
Beyond that, the only thing I haven't accomplished is getting Wakka's Celestial Weapon fully powered. I like Blitzball, but it gets tiring playing the ton of games required to get the different reels. I have a Break Damage Limit weapon for him as it is, so he's not completely useless.
If I decide to go trophy hunting and go for the platinum, I've only got a few left. The first being Wakka's Attack Reels. I've also got to max out the sphere grid for one, and then all characters. My main team of Yuna, Rikku and Titus are close to being there already and if I wanted to waste time grinding out easy spheres (MP, Accuracy or Evasion) I could do it fairly quickly. I also have the one in Remium Temple to get 5 chests and win the race. Then there is the beat Pennance trophy. Off the top of my head, that's all I have left. So close!
I'll stick with X for a while longer before moving on to X-2.
