X-2’s game play is centered around a mission-based system. Player’s are given the world map of Spira in which to travel. Yes, you can go anywhere at any time, unless you’ve trigged a story event, but that’s relatively rare. The game points you in the right direction with “Hot Spots”, which advance the story, while any other area could feature a side-quest that’s not directly related to progression, but can feature additional side-story information. To help with the extreme lack of linearity in Final Fantasy X-2, the game is divided in to Chapters, 5 to be exact. This helps a bit, but not much truly happens until Chapter 3, and by then, you’re almost done.