Final Fantasy X-2 begins as Yuna, Rikku and Paine recover Yuna's stolen kleidungsstück Grid from the Leblanc Syndicate in the first of several encounters in which they vie for spheres. The game is punctuated Von a narration of Yuna addressing Tidus, as though she is recounting the events of the game to him as they occur in a style reminiscent of Tidus' own narration in Final Fantasy X. Although Yuna's quest is to find clues that may lead her to Tidus, much of the storyline of the game follows the clash of the factions that have established themselves in the time since the coming of the Eternal Calm...

Final Fantasy X begins late in the story, with the main character, Tidus, waiting with his allies outside the ruined city of Zanarkand. From this in medias res beginning, Tidus proceeds to narrate the series of events leading up to his present situation, and this extended flashback sequence spans most of the game's storyline. It begins in an unruined Zanarkand, a high-tech metropolis and Tidus' Home city, where he is a renowned star, sterne of the fictional underwater sport blitzball. When Zanarkand is suddenly attacked Von Sin during a blitzball game, Tidus — along with his long-time mentor, Auron...