Final Fantasy X is the tenth installment in the Final Fantasy
role-playing game series, and the first game of the series to be
released on the PlayStation 2. Introduced in 2001, it was once among
the top twenty best-selling console games of all time, and has sold in
excess of 7.93 million copies worldwide. Set in the fantasy world of
Spira, the game's story centers around a group of adventurers and
their quest to defeat a rampaging force known as "Sin." The game is
significant in the Final Fantasy series in that it marks the
transition from entirely pre-rendered backdrops to fully
three-dimensional areas with the PlayStation 2’s robust graphical
capabilities. Additionally, it is the first in the series to feature a
wide range of realistic facial expressions, as well as other
technological developments in graphical effects, such as variance in
lighting and shadow from one section of a character's clothing to the
next. Final Fantasy X is also the first in the series to feature
voice-over actors, as well as the first to spawn a direct sequel,
Final Fantasy X-2. (More...)
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Today's selected anniversaries:
711:
– Roderic and the Visigoths in Iberia were defeated in the Battle of
Guadalete by Moorish Umayyad invaders led by Tariq ibn-Ziyad.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roderic)
1553:
– Lady Jane Grey was replaced by Mary I of England (pictured) as Queen
of England after holding that title for just nine days.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_I_of_England)
1848:
– The two-day Women's Rights Convention opened in Seneca Falls, New
York, United States.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_Falls_Convention)
1870:
– France declared war on Prussia, starting the Franco-Prussian War.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco-Prussian_War)
1947:
– Burmese nationalist Aung San was assassinated.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aung_San)
1979:
– Sandinista rebels overthrew the US-backed government of the Somoza
family in Nicaragua.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandinista)
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Wikiquote of the day:
"Truth is never ugly when one can find in it what one needs." -- Edgar
Degas
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http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Edgar_Degas)