FF will ALWAYS be turn-based.
I'm looking forward to FFX-2 as well - it should be quite different. I haven't played FFX yet (finally getting a PS2 though, so I'll soon be able to
), but from what I've read FFX-2 is going to be a bit of a different approach to the general feel.
The page I got this from isn't working, but here's the google cache of the article I read....
Quote:
E3 2003: Judging from the crowd around Square's booth, a throng of eager gamers waiting for a chance to play FFX-2, it's clear that those early misgivings about the Girls Gone Wild direction of the game have been replaced by delighted gasps of approval. And why not? FFX-2 is just as compelling as any other Final Fantasy, with a quick, slick, and raucous battle system. The story has all the melodrama you want, but with a nice dose of light-hearted humor. And the presentation is just fantastic. I've been trying to hammer this point home for months, but I'll say it again: This game is everything you want from a Final Fantasy, with a creamy slice of cheescake to boot. I can't wait.
Previous E3 impression by D. F. Smith, Gamers.com
E3 2003: Final Fantasy X-2 cheerfully flips the bird towards any kind of reverence for its fabled name and most dedicated followers. This is the best possible direction its creators could have taken. Where is it written, after all, that Final Fantasy should have to take itself so seriously? Why not cut loose and have a little fun with it? Or for that matter, a whole lot of fun -- guns, giant robots, outlandish costumes, bouncing pop music, lots of skin, and enough lesbian innuendo to send the FHM/Maxim set into their locked bedrooms for hours of getting to know themselves better. There will undoubtedly be resistance to the themes and style of this sequel, but I expect it will serve only to amuse the more open-minded.
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There's a little comething to wet your lips - there's more to the article of course, so here's a link in case the page ever comes back up:
http://www.gamers.com/game/1260108