X takes a minimalist approach to equipment: You get a weapon and a gauntlet, and both come with attributes that a worn 'Accessory' previously would. This is emphasized by enemy specialization you are supposed to Attack Its Weak Point, and other attacks typically result in Cherry Tapping at best. More importantly, you can swap out any of your characters mid-battle since the guardians always travel together, there's no need for characters to split up or spend the game cooling their heels in an airship.

The turn order is displayed in a corner, giving players as much time as they want to ponder their next action. X departs from Active Time Battles in favor of a Combatant Cooldown System it is the last Turn-Based Combat system in the franchise. X is very much a ' class'-based game ( White Mage, Samurai, Thief, etc.) until the end, when they break out and invade each others' Grids, which is more reminiscent of Pokémon 'TMs' than shared abilities. Along the way, they activate nodes that award new skills or stat increases. Characters navigate a skill tree (Sphere Grid) by consuming Ability Points won in battle. X split from previous games in almost every way. Finding himself smitten with a young summoner named Yuna and hoping to find a way back home, Tidus agrees to become one of her guardians and accompany her on her pilgrimage across Spira a journey which ends in the holy ruins of Zanarkand. Only one method exists to defend against it: A ritual which allows a ' summoner' to temporarily destroy Sin and grant the world a period of respite from its wrath (the 'Calm') before its inevitable return. Tidus soon learns of Sin, an invincible aquatic Goliath which attacked Zanarkand and now terrorizes Spira, bringing destruction without reason and keeping them locked in the dark ages.

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