You know, I actually kind of liked Final Fantasy X more than Final Fantasy XII.
I did really like some things about Final Fantasy XII, though. It was neat that there were lots of places you could explore, and lots of side quests and things to do. But Final Fantasy XII was very lonely. One of my favourite things about role playing games is the characters. And Final Fantasy XII didn't have much character development and there weren't many NPCs to talk to. It felt kind of like a dungeon crawling type of game.
While Final Fantasy X was a little more linear, it did have lots of places to explore and lots of things to do. And I liked the story, and there was lots of time spent with warm people rather than just exploring. The characters in Final Fantasy X aren't some of my favourite characters in Final Fantasy, but it was nice that they were warm and vibrant and and you got to learn and be around them a lot. It didn't feel lonely.
Things like this are what put such a smile on my face when I'm playing RPGs. But Final Fantasy XII... didn't have much of that. So I was a little bit disappointed.
I'd love having both Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy XII for Steam, though! I do like Final Fantasy X a lot more than Final Fantasy XIII.