I dont know how you guys can get "stuck" on Final Fantasy X. I owned Final Fantasy X. My three main characters were Tidus, Auron, and Wakka. Through the game I barely used any Magic or Aeons. I had the ultimate set up with all of my weapons and armor. Tidus Auron, and Wakka all had Alchemist, Auto-Potion, Auto-Pheonix, Auto-Protect, and Auto- Haste. I didnt need any HP, Str, or Def pluses on any of their equipment. All of them learned all of the strongest Magic spells like Holy, Ultima, and Flare. All of them new Cure, Cura, and Curaga along with all of the other spells. All of them new Mug. And with the Auto-Potions. I always had 99 Mega-Potions so everytime one of them uses auto-potion they all recieve 4000 HP whenever he gets hit. And I always had Mega-Pheonixes so "if" two of them die they both get revived with one turn with full HP.
My Favorite FF is VII because of the Magic system with the Materia. I dont know about you guys but I though that was the best magic system they came up with. I liked it because by the time I got to Junon I already have my lvl 2 spells and almost my lvl 3 spells. My favorite Materia was Added Effect. I played with that materia so much. Trying different combonations, seeing what would work best. I like Added Effect-Conatin best. You can Stop, Petrify, and Confuse them all at once.