I'm sure there are many people out there that love the FF games as much as I. I recently came across this information, and seeing as how nobody seems to have a clue about it, I felt I should post.

Latest from Gamepro:

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Final Fantasy X-2 Plot Details
The buzz on Final Fantasy X-2 never seems to simmer down around here�although the U.S. release is still a ways off, the first real sequel in the Final Fantasy series is looking hotter and hotter every time we lay eyes upon it. Square's been promising us that the game will be far different from the last one, and they proved it with an update to the official Japanese site that (finally) outlines what's so new about the new title.
The opening plot of FFX-2 works something like this: It's two years after the end of FFX, Sin is right and truly defeated, and the world of Spira has entered an age of "eternal calm," free of the millennial armageddons it used to experience. The world's in a state of fervent reconstruction and restoration�nobody believes the wayward teachings of Yevon anymore, so Spira's populace have finally begun to embrace both the people of Al Bhed and the use of modern technology. Yuna, though, is experiencing a touch of post-trauma depression. Although Spira loves her to bits and she's happy with the current peace, she can't help but feel that something's missing in her life, somehow.
Thanks to Aniki (Rikku's brother) and his cool airship, you'll have access to all of Spira from the beginning of the game. Kind of like the second half of FFVI, actually.
Into this picture enters Rikku, who pays a visit to Yuna at her home on Besaid Island. Rikku's got an ancient sphere with her�a magical one that shows images of Tidus, her old flame that "went away" at the end of FFX. These spheres, buried here and there across the landscape, are receptacles of knowledge that were hidden away by the Yevon temples because they held the truth behind Spira's history. Many of Spira's young adventurers are taking up sphere hunting as a steady job, searching for them in caves, old temples and other likely places. Hoping to find some sort of clue about what happened to Tidus, Yuna forms a sphere-hunting group�the Kamome (Seagull) Clan�and sets off on a new quest.

Yuna's clan will have one rather unfair advantage over all the other sphere hunters�you'll have an airship, the Celsius, right off the bat in FFX-2. Since you can access any point in Spira from the start of the game, the plot will use an episodic or mission-based format to advance the story instead of leading you by a leash around the game world. When you start out, you'll have a few leads on where to find new spheres; once you follow through with them, you'll uncover more missions (sphere-hunting quests) and episodes (plot points and non-sphere-related jobs). Exactly which missions you gain access to depends on what order you follow your leads�there's an Active Link system that opens up new mission choices based on where you decide to go first�and not all the missions will be available all the time, meaning that no two FFX-2 games will be alike. Hmm. Certainly beats the extreme linearity of the original.

Final Fantasy X-2 comes out next March in Japan and probably sometime later in 2003 over here. As always, you'll be the first to know when Square releases more information on this fine title. Assuming you're smart enough to read GamePro.com, that is. I'm sure you are.

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Some have been dreading this new game. Even more dread the end of great FF games as recently Enix, and Square have merged. We can only hope....

you read gamepro??? you poor soul. gamepro is for children.

Ha, nice try. Fortunately enough I don't read gamepro, I got this from another forum with a person on it that does read gamepro. Thanks anyways.

oooo, good save.

To be honest, Enix has been more consistent than Square the last few years. Illusion of Gaia is about a million times better than SaGa Frontier...

I'm surprised people haven't taken more liking to this topic *sniffs armpit*

Maybe it's just that they're obsessed with Metroid at the moment..

Ilove FF!

yep

can't say I like FF more than I like Metroid, though.

i love the FF series if it makes u feel better. played them all loved them all. ffx was a tad disopointing at parts but looking back its a piece of art overall. ive seen several previews of ffx2 and what can i say, it looks crap...it hurts to say that! it looks exactly the same except a few new chars, im sure it will get better though. role on 11 though, internet! thats what makes a brilliant game better, it will be infinite and is one of my gaming dreams, how sad does that sound :P i think ff8 was the best, it was just so deep, i know that lots of peeps disagree though, even fans of the series (Rhinoa is soooo fine!)

ya i heard of this a long time ago, and the end of the game (the real end from the international version) of ffx kinda left it open for a sequel.

I dont know why they are making a sequal. they never have before. no FF7 2. no FF(number here) 2.

if you saw the ffx international ending you would know why there is a sequel.