Welcome to the debut episode of Critical Hits, a spinoff series of Games Witticism where we take an in-depth look at specific games or mechanics and concepts within games. For our first episode, I'm joined by guest co-host Mike to talk about what is arguably one of the weirdest and most fascinating games in Square-Enix's extensive JRPG library: Final Fantasy X-2. We discuss the circumstances that led to its creation, how both FFX games laid the groundwork for Square's current design philosophy, the conflicting narrative elements within X-2 itself, and much more.