A start for alternate softwares, though other resources available this is just a first to come to mind: https://www.alternative.to/

Hadn’t run through X since original launch, but was it the first FF with active battles? No more turn based? Or was it 12 that more-or-less abandoned turn based battles? (Never played 11)

Aaaaaand even after having played through a few tunes before randomly deciding it’s time to warn you about a loud limit, while limiting the volume.

Campaign took me about 12-14 hours with lots of exploring and reading in-game lore. I’m sure anyone can beat it faster but frankly I slowed my pace as the world in the game is absolutely facinating. Matrix type thing, end of the world and all humanity kind of stuff. I highly recommend giving this game a playthrough if you can, especially at this price. If you go into it with zero expectations and have no idea what your getting into, then you’ll have a great time. Listen to everyone’s story, and keep interacting with the “persons” you meet. You’ll get even more out of them.

I probably watched 4 lets-play type runs of the game before playing myself, and I still cried at then end. “This is it? This is how their Earth is now?!” I loved the story, couldn’t get enough of it, and each watch of lets-plays and even my own playthrough… kept catching stuff. What a wonderful and horrific way to bring mankind’s story to an end.

This is from Hand Tool Resue on youtube, if anyone is curious. Can’t remember which video though.