The Nintendo Switch has been fantastic for nostalgic types like me, and for indie lovers too, because it lets you enjoy smaller or more familiar games at any time, without eating into the brand new, big screen gaming experiences of your evenings and weekends.

The portable system is packed with '80s and '90s delights but, over the last week, I've been riding a wave of titles resurrected from the early 2000s; the golden age of PlayStation 2 adventures.

I'd already replayed the previously Sony-exclusive Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy IX on Switch (the eighth entry, unfortunately, appears to have fallen off the face of the Earth), but Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster is a different kind of experience.

While the older PS1 games are still fun, they've not aged gracefully in the visuals department owing to their mix of 2D and 3D graphics designed for CRT televisions. But 2001's FFX, while still being almost 20 years old, looks wonderful in HD. It's an interesting and emotional tale — if you can excuse the baffling introduction and dated voicework — wrapped in a smart and streamlined take on the traditional turn-based RPG. Its sequel, also included in the Switch package, is more experimental but shines just as brightly in its remastered format.