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. (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. (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. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_Falls_Convention)
1870: – France declared war on Prussia, starting the Franco-Prussian War. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco-Prussian_War)
1947: – Burmese nationalist Aung San was assassinated. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aung_San)
1979: – Sandinista rebels overthrew the US-backed government of the Somoza family in Nicaragua. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandinista)
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