The JRPG that proved turn-based combat could destroy a continent's gaming habits.
means A 2001 PlayStation 2 role-playing game where a kid named Tidus and a summoner named Yuna journey to defeat an ocean monster killing their world, pioneering voice acting and real-time cutscenes in the Final Fantasy series.
from Developed by Square (pre-merger with Enix) as the tenth mainline Final Fantasy, released during the PS2's golden hour when Japanese studios owned gaming. The X marking it as the tenth entry became the game's actual name, a bold move that somehow stuck.
sin final boss — A mile-long city-devouring whale-island hybrid that regenerates unless you destroy its organs in sequence
tidus yuna romance — A bittersweet love story where one character is technically already dead and fading