For 1000 years, the world of Spira was held in the grip of terror as the great monster Sin punished its Citizens for using the forbidden machina (machines) in the great machina wars. To combat Sin, powerful summoners would make a pilgrimage to Zanarkand, the ruins of what was once the greatest city in Spira. Able to call and control the devastating manifestations of the Fayth, holy souls imprisoned in statues by ancient Yevon rites, aeon's, into battle. These summoners would sacrifice their lives and the life of a chosen guardian of the summoner to defeat Sin for a temporary period of time called "The Calm". Unfortunately, The Calm would end and Sin would eventually return, forcing a new summoner and his or her guardian to forfeit their lives to bring peace to Spira once again. This cycle of life and death continued in Spira for untold generations, until one summoner stood against the teachings of Yevon and sought a new mean by which to defeat Sin -- permanently. That summoner's name was Yuna and along with her guardians, she went against the order of Yevon and fought enemies on all sides. In a last ditch effort, Yuna and her guardians took on Sin and defeated it forever bringing forth a time which would be henceforth referred to as the "Eternal Calm". Although peace would finally last forever, Yuna was forced to say goodbye to someone whom she cared for very much. The young man named Tidus whom had been a dream of the Fayth, summoned by the great summoned by the great summoner, he who clads the aeon's into the unholy armor called Sin, Yu Yevon. When the Fayth were defeated during the attack on Sin, their dream faded, and with it, Tidus. Yuna thought the love of her life had vanished alongside the last remaining traces of Sin. But two years later, Yuna's cousin Rikku appeared in her hometown, Besaid Village and delivered a sphere found by Kimahri, Yuna's former guardian. This sphere contained images of a young man who resembled Tidus so closely that Yuna was compelled to leave Besaid and begin a new search for more spheres that might to lead her closer to the truth. This is Yuna's story.

The first Final Fantasy game to continue a storyline from a previous Final Fantasy game, 'Final Fantasy X (2001) (VG)'. However, despite being the twelfth game released in sequence and being labeled "X-2", the game is not considered Final Fantasy XII, as it is a spin-off of a previous game.

Rikku:
Dr. P is in the house!


Paine:
Stop that!

(English version)
Vocalist: Jade Villalon (as Jade from SWEETBOX)
Composer: Kazuhiro Hara
Lyricist: Kenn Kato
English Adaptation: Brian Gray
Arranger: In-wonder
Vocal Recording Engineer: Geo
Artist Management: Heiko Schmidt (Paramedia GmbH), Heiko Grupe(Paramedia GmbH)
Recording Engineers: Kaoru Akimoto, Yoshinori Waraya, Shigeki Kashii
Mixing Engineer: Naoki Yamada
Assistant Engineer: Masahiro Kawata
Recording Studio: avex studio
Mixing Studio: Warner Music Recording Studio
Licensed From: rhythm zone/AVEX Inc.