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@JohnnyOMalley22

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you have a very happy birthday, Jared.

@elextrano7597

2 жыл бұрын

4:07 Victory for spanish speakers

@juststatedtheobvious9633

2 жыл бұрын

Love the video. Grandia made the turn order visible first.

@TslilTapiro

2 жыл бұрын

can you make a full version of "Ass and Tidus"? please?

@adamrilkoff574

2 жыл бұрын

I gotta thank you Jared, every one of your retrospectives has completely validated why I shouldn't ever play a Final Fantasy game. It's SMT, Monster hunter & Souls RPGs from now on!

Tidus is a summon, which is why you can name him at the start of the game. It's the biggest foreshadow that no one ever points out.

@sethwood6501

2 жыл бұрын

holy shit...

@patsg1146

2 жыл бұрын

Man, that's... so true!

@stacetheface47

2 жыл бұрын

Very sharp, I never caught that.

@sabrakt

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure Square really meant it like that, but it's still a great way to look at it.

@marby6154

2 жыл бұрын

WAT

"I'm gonna do my best to go by the canonical pronunciation.... So Tiddies here" died.

@TheCrustiCroc

2 жыл бұрын

LMAO

@furiousbrayj

2 жыл бұрын

Same 😂

@jar768jake

2 жыл бұрын

I've never laughed so hard in my life!

@LunaP1

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@logansaxby7224

2 жыл бұрын

Got me too bro still rolling 😂🙃😂

"The laughing is forced and cringey... *because it's supposed to be.* " THANK YOU.

@jermainezinnerman7450

2 жыл бұрын

So if it's supposed to be why do people get so uptight when you call the scene those exact things?

@intrinsicallylast5246

2 жыл бұрын

​@@jermainezinnerman7450 Because that's not the argument. I don't care if its' meme'd. That's fine. Memes' don't even need context in this way. My problem comes in when its' looked at *without* contextualizing it whatsoever for the sake of a review or a narrative of the game. It is/was *often* reviewed with that scene being used to point towards the voice acting *itself* being bad or cringey without contextualizing that it was deliberate. Again, I have no problem with the memes' or even if they just straight up hated the voice acting but it's was *often* pointed to to almost an exclusion of being an example of bad VA without context to fit that narrative.

@Xfushion2

2 жыл бұрын

Even the characters in-game basically acknowledge that the laugh is fake and awkward but they are doing it out of fun, basically Yuna pretends to smile when she feels sad and tells Tidus to do the same, only that they together scaled it to a fake laugh. Honestly I don't get why people criticize this game for the voice acting, specially on that scene. Even the sped up dialogue is not the voice actors fault, it's either from the translator that didn't provided them shorter lines to fit the small time frame or the audio mix guy that sped it up in such unclean manner. The only valid voice acting criticism I can think of is Seymour's voice I personally like it but it's pretty divisive, some fans like it and others don't.

@nahuel3433

2 жыл бұрын

@@jermainezinnerman7450 Because the meme isn't that the laugh is awkward on purpose and that's funny. The meme is "lmao what were the voice actors thinking, they can't act"

@ElFreakinCid

2 жыл бұрын

@@jermainezinnerman7450 Because people call it those things without examining the context. They look at the moment on its own, ignore that Yuna does it too, and use it to artificially fuel their hatred of Tidus or the game itself. That and/or they use it as limp-dicked "proof" that FF should never have gotten voice acting or that James Arnold Taylor (ie. literally Michael J. Fox's voice double who's also done work for Disney and been Ratchet's voice ever since the first Ratchet and Clank game) can't act to save his life.

The biggest thing about the laughing scene in FFX is that *the characters literally start laughing at themselves normally right afterwards because of how silly they're being*. I really don't get how people can miss that.

@Phillylove100

Жыл бұрын

It’s deliberate. They know the truth but lie about it anyway.

@msnoodles1

Жыл бұрын

I think some people simply do not like to do critical thinking lol

@ZeroX7649

Жыл бұрын

​​@@msnoodles1 Just because it's supposed to sound bad doesn't preclude it from being made fun of for being bad. That's why people enjoy bad movies. It absolutely deserves all the laughter and mockery it gets.

@olathianwhiskey416

Жыл бұрын

@@ZeroX7649 what?

@ximienlundquist8487

Жыл бұрын

they keep making fun of it because they’re embarrassed that they were wrong the first time so they double down.

We actually first hear Tidus's name spoken verbally by Waka in Kingdom Hearts 1. I remember being so dumbfounded by it and thinking it was just Waka's accent lol.

@SuzakuMurkrow198

2 жыл бұрын

Selphie says Tidus like that in KH2 as well, at this point I just take it as an either or situation, I'll stick to Tide-us

@Deoxys_Used_Mimic

2 жыл бұрын

@@SuzakuMurkrow198 It’s almost like people forget that Dissidia exists. Why are you fools referring to Kingdom Hearts when you have a dedicated Final Fantasy Spin-off to reference??? Hell, World of Final Fantasy says “Tee-dus.” C’mon.

@RandomBlackGamer

2 жыл бұрын

@@Deoxys_Used_Mimic Nobody forgot Dissidia. Jarod mentioned that Tidus' name was 1st said verbally in that particular game. Which it wasn't. So its actually the opposite. People tend to forget that it was said years before Dissidia or the PSP were even a thing.

@extra4542

2 жыл бұрын

Somebody actually does call him Tie-dus in KH1 or KH2, I think 1, and I remember thinking well which name is it??

@SuzakuMurkrow198

2 жыл бұрын

@@Deoxys_Used_Mimic also KH2 came out 3 years before Dissidia, and btw Dissidia is also a spin off

"You never need Kimahri as a backup" Actually, I always take him down Yuna's path so he can use cure while fighting Evrae while Yuna is kidnapped.

@chaotix67

2 жыл бұрын

Of all the times I've replayed the game, I never thought to do that...that's genius! Now I can use him for something! XD

@berenmccormack8767

2 жыл бұрын

Big Brain™️

@sahtiryyppy

2 жыл бұрын

Having 2 characters with esuna really helps, in case one of them gets hit with a bad breath or something.

@bradhedgehog12

2 жыл бұрын

Good one Viola. But I couldn’t remember what part I used for Kimahri.

@badradish2116

2 жыл бұрын

rikku's speed and items fills this niche fine.

Since I was mostly alone growing up, this game made me feel like I had a family and friends. It will always have a special place in my heart.

@michaelstringfellow6754

2 жыл бұрын

This game is so special to so many people. I feel you.

@umbrascitor2079

Жыл бұрын

Same happened for me with FFVI.

@manuelroccini531

Ай бұрын

Same for me with FFIX

X is so immersive that it's hard to play because it gives me crushing nostalgia.

As a film student, I can appreciate what you did with the “can’t unsee it” both about the game and the meta conversation

@ja1799

2 жыл бұрын

Wow is the first thing they teach you in film school how to be pretentious?

@edgarlomeli11

2 жыл бұрын

*goes to film school once* getting mad film school vibes from this

@woogha

2 жыл бұрын

Fancy seeing you here. KZread sent me from your newest video to this one. Good work Loremaster.

@hillbillypowpow

2 жыл бұрын

@@ja1799 LMAO

@AlexFantasy88

2 жыл бұрын

I needed this today. Awesome work

I'm surprised you didn't go into Tidus's relationship with Jecht as the game progresses. It's a big part of his character, and the ways his travels help him grow and reach a place where he can at least face his father instead of blindly hating him... it was really something.

@harleys593

2 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised he didn't rail about how you HAVE to level khimari or you get soft locked into grinding halfway through the game.

@parissmith5727

2 жыл бұрын

Was a major reveal when Tidus faced facts on the Farplane and realized he blamed Jecht for his mother's lack of attention and love. Jecht was a better parent than Tidus' mom, though his drinking problem and ego made it hard for him to connect. It's a shame Jecht didn't realize how much he screwed up until he had been journeying in Spira and kicked the bottle.

@blackoblivian

2 жыл бұрын

@@harleys593 where?

@Doyleman777

2 жыл бұрын

@@blackoblivian Mt. Gagazet against Biron and Yenke

@Nighteyes019

2 жыл бұрын

@harley, this is not true. The fight scales to your level as to avoid getting soft locked. I have played ffx multiple times and never leveled kimahri due to how useless he is. And even then, the fights weren’t a face roll but not hard either.

I actually always understood the laugh scene as Tidus being deliberate. He was in a bad mood, and Yuna was trying to cheer him up with some advice, but because Tidus is a bit immature and didn't know what to do, he sort of did the letter but not the spirit. Similar to how when I was a kid and was told to take a deep breath while annoyed, I would do it really fast and exaggeratedly as a sort of "Okay, fine, I'll do what you said but this is stupid and I'm not taking it seriously". So he's laughing badly *on purpose* from an in-story perspective, and Yuna decides to try to keep cheering him up by joining in as well as demonstrate how silly he sounds. Later in the scene they both start actually laughing, if I recall, and it is very natural sounding.

@Isaac-gh5ku

Жыл бұрын

That... actually make sense. No wonder why Tidus look like he never laugh before in his life eventhough he can laugh normally later on. And I thought it was an issue from game developers and voice actors at the time.

@RikiJasmin

Жыл бұрын

The people who mock this scene know this but they make fun of it anyway

@granite_planet

Жыл бұрын

Tidus was acting a bit immaturely but Yuna also put him on the spot. She'd had a lot of practice smiling in the face of sorrow, and while her advice isn't _bad_ it's a lot to ask from someone who's just learned his father has turned into a mass-murdering beast. So Tidus takes the piss out of Yuna by forcing out the most unnatural laugh. And doesn't stop even when asked. :D I think his voice actor does a great job too - you can hear the frustration and tension slowly relieve while he's screwing around with the stupid laugh. Yuna's advice worked! :)

@ZeroX7649

Жыл бұрын

​@@RikiJasmin Just because it supposed to be bad doesn't exclude it from actually being bad.

@olathianwhiskey416

Жыл бұрын

@@ZeroX7649 what?

This kind of battle system, turn-based with a bar for turn orders and different moves affecting it differently is also a staple of the Kiseki series of JRPGs, also known as the Legend of Heroes: Trails (or just Trails), in the west. Mayhaps check it out sometimes? The series really deserves more recognition here in the west.

@42Mrgreenman

2 жыл бұрын

I think the first one to do it was Grandia back in 2000. I really like the way it's implemented there as a slider bar with character icons that move along it, because a shortcoming of the system is that it is too predictable with static turn order. With character's ATB gauge moving along the same line and the fact that ANY hit will delay action depending on several other factors AND the battlefield is treated like an actual field where it takes time to close distance before and after an attack, it makes it much less formulaic and always has you asking yourself, "Will this hit hard enough to give another party member a turn before we get smacked again?" and praying that your distance estimation on the time slider is on point. The only downside was the movement was AI controlled which could get a bit wonky, but I still feel it's the best implementation of such a system...

@Madwofl

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking about this too. 👍

@InsidiousOne

2 жыл бұрын

It can also be seen in Heroes of Might and Magic series since 90's

@FFXfever

2 жыл бұрын

CBT has found its way to alot of modern games now. Games like Neptunia, Octopath Traveller, Digimon rpg, SMT Devil Survivor, and many more used it. Its so common infact that by the time Octopath came out, it felt a bit outdated cause everyone else had tried new things with it now.

@HappyLittleWorker

2 жыл бұрын

@@Gameboy_9917 That's a lie lol

Love it or hate it we can all agree "Road to Zanarkand" is beautiful

@blanchfor

2 жыл бұрын

Yea I love that theme, it’s so impactful

@truefenriz

2 жыл бұрын

It is definitely an iconic track. That said, I can't unhear the laugh remix of it that James Arnold Taylor legit responded to. XD

@brianlinden3042

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm surprised he never mentioned it while discussing the music. "Suteki da ne" is a good song and all, but "To Zanarkand" is the single best piece of Final Fantasy music not from FF6.

@SuperPlaytendo

2 жыл бұрын

True dat.

@velvetbutterfly

2 жыл бұрын

First time I heard people call it that. People always say "To Zanarkand" And my iTunes-bought album simply titled it "Zanarkand"

Holy shit. “Ass and Tidus” just brought me back to sophomore year of high school on newgrounds. Thank you for that.

@GmodPlusWoW

2 жыл бұрын

It gave me flashbacks to Angry Joe, since he had an "ass and tiddies" bit in some of his earlier reviews.

@austins.2495

2 жыл бұрын

I remember that clip on Newgrounds, it was from Chappelle’s Show

@battlemageazulio1019

2 жыл бұрын

It definitely amused me a lot more than it probably should have. xD

@gavinclark6891

2 жыл бұрын

that was gold

How does/did ANYONE not realize that the "laughing scene" is intentional? How?! It's literally one of the top 5 most touching scenes.

@ZeroX7649

Жыл бұрын

Just because something is supposed to be bad doesn't exclude it from being made fun of for being bad.

@olathianwhiskey416

Жыл бұрын

@@ZeroX7649 what?

@107Pedro

Жыл бұрын

​@DickVonPounDatSnatch I just imagined a friend of yours having a panic attack, and you going, "just because it's supposed to be bad, doesn't exclude it for being made fun for being bad"

@ZeroX7649

Жыл бұрын

@@107Pedro I'd laugh. "Enjoy your panic attack." I don't befriend weak people.

@107Pedro

Жыл бұрын

@@ZeroX7649 hahahahahahaha sure kid, you're going to be the strongest im the kindergarden tomorrow lol

Seymour is also a good villian as his mother gave up herself to be his Aeon to help her son, but in the end he didnt need an aeon he needed his mom. Even she admits that was her mistake when you get her aeon. It is an interesting aspect to the world

@557deadpool

2 жыл бұрын

tf he is? he was utterly pointless to the story, he has no menace especially since you kick his ass 3 or 4 times throughout the game, and his mere existence ruins the concept of death in Spira

@parissmith5727

2 жыл бұрын

@@557deadpool Seymour is threatening because he's insane, yet charismatic and highly regarded by all of Spira. Seymour was apparently an excellent teacher, someone who didn't ride the coattails of his family, and was a highly gifted mage from childhood. Guy's got mommy issues so strong that he killed his own father, which is like a bad ending version of how Tidus resolves his family drama. Seymour's solution for "easing the pain of Spira" and ending the cycle of violence is to obliterate all life, and he's so charismatic that he might've been able to usurp all power in Bevelle and convince the world it was a good idea. He was such a manipulator that even Tidus buys into his "pretend you didn't see/ hear it" line, which is completely the opposite of how Tidus behaves the entire game. Imagine being the one person listening to Seymour and saying "he's advocating for genocide, can't you see!" And the masses have bought so hard into Seymour's deific status as "Savior of Yevon" that no one questions willingly sacrificing themselves to Sin. It's messed up! Also, unless I missed something, isn't Seymour able to remain in Spira the same way Auron does?

@557deadpool

2 жыл бұрын

@@parissmith5727 I don't have time rn to respond other than to say, everything you said is full of shit

@parissmith5727

2 жыл бұрын

@@557deadpool Lol no. The only thing that's debatable is that Seymour would've turned on Michen, but Seymour killed Mika at Bevelle and obliterated his guard, so...

@557deadpool

2 жыл бұрын

@@parissmith5727 Seymour is highly regarded in Spira.....so? He's not charismatic in the very least and all that extra bs like him being a teacher clearly came from the Ultimanium since none of that is mentioned in the game. And even then, just because everyone, including the main cast is a fucking moron (something that is prevalent throughout the game) doesn't mean that Seymour is threatening or has any power. Especially since the people are already too brainwashed into their religion to criticize their leaders. But here's the thing, even if i agreed with what you say, she's still not threatening to any fucking degree. His plan is absolutely asinine (say what you will about Thanos, at least his insane plan was somewhat understandable especially when you consider his past), he literally doesn't do anything of note besides maybe destroy the Ronso which he still fails at, you effortlessly kick his ass in every single fight (which is the biggest issue), and his existence basically makes death meaningless since it's not nearly as bad as people think. In comparison, Sephiroth is also famous as being the greatest Soldier in the world. He's also done more to warrant him being a threat. He kills President Shinra, we see his strength when they show what he did to the Zolom, he fucks with the cast and gets away multiple times, kills a main character, takes over Cloud's mind to get the Black Materia, almost killed Tifa and Zack, destroyed Nibelheim, and i could go on and on. Mind you, I don't like Sephiroth either but he's a much better villain overall than Seymour who's as threatening as Dr. fucking Wily.

I will never stop laughing that Seymour's final plan is, in essence, "I will become sin and kill everyone to stop sin from killing everyone."

@AnakinTheWeird

2 жыл бұрын

of all the things mass effect 3 could have taken from this game...

@darkpyro786

2 жыл бұрын

The best thing about Seymour is that he isn't even the final boss and becomes more of a nuisance (like team rocket from pokemon) than anything, and that his final fight is after the endgame weapons become available. I killed that mf in two hits lmaooo, actin like he ain't just fodder at that point

@HumorousLOL

2 жыл бұрын

That's because Seymour was lying. Obviously. He just wanted an excuse to kill everyone.

@AuronFAnatic

2 жыл бұрын

@@darkpyro786 I remember I got grind happy in the omega ruins and I one shot Seymour's final form... With Rikku. She had maxed strength.

@spyrochrisgaming

2 жыл бұрын

His plan is to control Sin and destroy as many people as possible. He even says that he has "all the time in the world" to learn how to do so. He never wanted to stop Sin from killing people. The opposite, in fact.

The “Tee-dus” pronunciation is because it’s derived from “tida”, the Okinawan word for the sun (to contrast Yuna’s moon theming). But I didn’t know that when I was a kid, so he’s still Tie-dus to me forever since that’s how I assumed it was pronounced.

@daoyang223

2 жыл бұрын

Tidus to me since the game has a lot of Ocean themes. Tides (as in waves), Tide-us. Americans took it differently than the Japanese and I think that's beautiful how it worked so well. I like Japan's meaning more as it connects Tidus to Yuna and it's romantic.

@PiedraDeIjada

2 жыл бұрын

But this is actually a good example on how the pronunciation of a name can be influenced by where you live / the language you speak. I'm German and due to german pronunciation rules I always pronounced it as as Teedus.

@jpdlpokedigi10

2 жыл бұрын

I honestly always assumed it was "Teedus" cause of my native language which pronounces i like ee

@johnrose1641

2 жыл бұрын

Guess they went with a good name choice since it works on two different levels: one more metaphorical and one more immediately obvious.

@BBoy4040

2 жыл бұрын

It will always be "Tie-dus" to me, just sounds cooler for an otherwise uncool character.

It is interesting going back to games you played as a kid when you're older. A lot of the themes you don't really connect with as a kid because you've experienced so little at that time suddenly mean a hell of a lot more to you later in life as those themes become more and more relatable. I legit shed a tear at the end of the game which really wasn't something I expected when I sat down to finally beat it for the first time.

Thank you for defending the laughing scene, nobody understands it and it drives me crazy. I felt like it was the first scene where they start to fall in love with each other, despite being literal worlds apart, they have this deep connection and understanding with each other.

@SquadOfSquids

2 жыл бұрын

Not to mention a lot of the folks who dunk on it clearly aren't aware that the awkward and forced laughter soon after becomes very genuine laughter

@ralphiecifaretto8961

Жыл бұрын

Just because that's what they were going for doesn't make it a pleasure to watch and listen to.

@robertbryant4669

Жыл бұрын

@@ralphiecifaretto8961 It's not supposed to be "a pleasure" to watch, unless you're the kind of person who derives pleasure from watching people suffer.

@ralphiecifaretto8961

Жыл бұрын

@@robertbryant4669 you must play video games for different reasons than I do.

Jared: "Each one of them is useful, likeable, and tied to the story." Me: "HA!" Jared: "Except for Kimahri." Me: "There we go."

@AlexanderMartinez-kd7cz

2 жыл бұрын

Until you do challenge runs, doing ability nodes only/no overdrives/no items in battle and kimahri is my lord and savior.

@littlekuribohimposte

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, only Chrono Trigger has a 100% usable party

@freezingcathedral

2 жыл бұрын

but... kimarhi was the perfect 2 slot to apply effects.

@sora8711

2 жыл бұрын

@@littlekuribohimposte Kimahri is great though, Auron's gimmick is his weapon has Pierce, if Kimahri has Pierce he is like Auron, even more so if you sent him down Auron path in Sphere Grid. 2 Hard hitters Or, the Wakka path for Accuracy and then he takes out flying enemies just like Wakka does. Kimahri is the Blue Mage of the group.

@Msoulwing

2 жыл бұрын

@@sora8711 A Blue Mage/Dragoon hybrid who can only use Blue Magic and Jump as an Overdrive.

Thank you so much ProJared for being one of the few youtubers to actually get the laughing scene correct. It always irritates me when people point it out to say how bad the voice acting was, but leaves out the context it was.

@TheDumontShow

2 жыл бұрын

i always thought they should have at least resynced the voiceovers. that's why it seems bad. i want a modder one day to resync every voiceover in the game. i know it would make a difference

@luisoncpp

Жыл бұрын

@@TheDumontShow I played the game in PS3 and I didn't find it odd, I wonder if they resynced the voice overs there.

@hvhs01

Жыл бұрын

It's not about the context though, the scene goes on too long and I like many do not like Tidus voice actor. His voice throughout the game is irritating and the laugh and it's length makes it more insufferable. It's not that it's forced, it's just bad and could have been done far better.

@hellogoodbyeandallinbetween

Жыл бұрын

@@hvhs01 if it's the voice acting in general that they don't like, why do people single out that scene as their main example? I understand if people don't like it but surely there are others scenes that they also wouldn't enjoy for that reason

@hvhs01

Жыл бұрын

@@hellogoodbyeandallinbetween I and many others dislike not only Tidus as a character but also the voice acting in the entire game. Remember, this is supposed to be a good looking, star athlete that the audience is supposed to connect with. How can you connect with with this person when they act and sound like a 4 year old? Most people I know that have played this game like the game but not most of the characters. The battle system is good, the sphere grid is meh but whatever. People don't like Tidus, Wakka, Rikku and Seymour as characters, and also take issue with their voice acting. This scene just accentuates their dislike of that voice acting regardless of the context. We have had to listen to this whining infant constantly moan on and on and on, and when we get here, we just want him to go away with no care for the underlying meaning of the scene. Just remember, Yuna told him to try laughing, he didn't start on his own accord, she told him to, and then even she says he should stop. The scene only gains its' meaning when SHE joins in.

I disagree that the characters dont really experience growth or change. Lulu: goes from being cold and standoffish and angry about wakka refusing to let go of chappu and not trusting tidus also because of chappu to the wise big sister/mentor role for both yuna and rikku as well as being the only one to make sure tidus actually knows whats going on most of the time. She also comes to terms with chappus death and gets with wakka. Rikku goes from being afraid of lightning and being the typical childish one of the group to taking charge and trying to find a way to prevent yunas sacrifice, as well as forgiving wakka for his racism. Amd if you follow the natural path of her sphere grid she ends up in lulus grid, mastering the magic she fears. Kimahri goes from a silent guardian to speajing to the group more. As well as standing up to the tribe he left in shame and taking down his bullies. Wakka you bring up in the video, but he learns that blindly following religion solves nothing and learns to accept chappus death as well as get over his hatred of al bhed Auron changes the least outside of our perception of him as we learn his motives. Hes theres to make tidus and yuna learn what they need to to succeed where he failed in life. But like wakka, in his youth he went from blindly following yevon to openly criticising the maesters in public and challenging yunalesca after braskas and jechts needless sacrifice. Yuna goes from a soft spoken girl following in her fathers footsteps to a young woman with an unbreakable conviction willing to allow herself to be ostracized by the nation shes fighting for and even still journeying to defeat sin after being made a public enemy. Tidus changes the most, going from an actual crybaby throwing selfish tantrums to someone that is willing to throw his life away for the sake of yuna and a whole world he doesnt even belong to.

Tidus is deffs the main character. He follows the Hero's Journey. Yuna is practically the wizard element and the catalyst for him to confront the lie he tells himself about hating his father. She's the Gandalf to Tidus's Frodo. imo

15:51 This should totally be a "User has donated 69 bits" Twitch alert.

@Primarina341

2 жыл бұрын

69 dollars i think. 69 bits would get annoying so fast

@Kay_Sea251

2 жыл бұрын

69 bits could just be once. 69 dollars could be the whole song.

@monster25man

2 жыл бұрын

YES tho so it doesn't get annoying, how about the $69.69 dontation?

@AlfonsoSRT

2 жыл бұрын

NCS! You're the reason I'm even familiar with this game! I'll never forget your LP!

@db_524

2 жыл бұрын

Noice. Also yeah, Tim I agree with you on that.

SPOILER Further proof of Tidus being an Aeon, Tidus and the Aeons are the only beings in the game that can be named by the player

@nekotorin

2 жыл бұрын

Well Tidus is a dream of the Fayth. And Aeons are dreams of the Fayth...

@tortoiseknight8438

2 жыл бұрын

Holy shit I actually never made the connection about the being named by the player thing. Neat.

@realsucka

2 жыл бұрын

@@nekotorin I guess it's less "further proof" and more like "a cool consistency"

@Arc_ride

2 жыл бұрын

That's actually a neat detail if it was intentional

@Shannara360

2 жыл бұрын

This comment blew my mind. I sat there and just kinda nodded when I read it, then I thought about it and went, "WAIT A MINUTE!"

Thank you for addressing the laughing scene. As much as that scene has become a bit of a meme, it's nice to see someone point out how brilliant that scene actually is. Also in the Japanese version, Tidus' laugh sounds like a crow cawing.

Man I just discovered your channel. Your videos are amazing. Great laughs, nostalgia and well informed! Amazing work!!

My favorite line in the whole game is when they do the awkward speedup while Tidus is telling his father he hates him. "Ihateyou." "I know, son."

@CaptainDCap

2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: All these weird jarring things aren't present in the PAL version. I was super confused when he brought up the freeze-frame cuts and the speed-ups in the audio.

@CatalystOfFire

2 жыл бұрын

@@CaptainDCap that is super weird! Maybe a difference in refresh rates changed the speed?

@shadowtheimpure

2 жыл бұрын

@@CatalystOfFire Since the PAL runs at 50hz, they were able to save some space on the cutscenes. As a result, they didn't run up against the space limitations of the disc.

@huckmart2017

2 жыл бұрын

I hate you. But i want to hate you.......... WithYunaByMySide

@Roninkinx

2 жыл бұрын

@@CaptainDCap that’s because PAL got the international version with patches fixes etc

When’s the “Ass and Tidus” song going to be up on Spotify, iTunes and other digital retailers?

@trulypatrice

2 жыл бұрын

I need it as a ringtone, asap, lol

@thelaughingrouge

2 жыл бұрын

10/10 Would buy.

@akiradkcn

2 жыл бұрын

Nice

@redlion145

2 жыл бұрын

Square deserves it, after making that pronunciation canon. Can't even sue, it's legitimate parody.

@Velnore

2 жыл бұрын

I'll just wait for final fantasy xii video, he'll release the second song titled "Ashe ass".

By far one of the greatest games I’ve ever played and the first game to make me cry, never forget this game🥲

The fact that Jared referenced LOTR: The Third Age makes me unreasonably happy. I admit I'm biased as hell due to being a LOTR geek, but I freakin love that game and felt like nobody remembered it.

@benfozzard9540

2 жыл бұрын

I've just come to the end of an FFX play-through and just picked up LOTR TTA after watching this, not touched it since I was very young and never finished it!

@darkberserker94

2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love that game, remember playing it when i was little and never defeated the 2 mumakils at the end of the game until a lot of years later when I replayed the game

@TSR1776

2 жыл бұрын

Third Age is lowkey the best LOTR game. That or BFME2

@propheinx2250

2 жыл бұрын

@@benfozzard9540 every time you unlock the ability to play as a villain character, it's important you do so asap.

@achaudhari101

2 жыл бұрын

@Prophein X What do you mean complete the Evil Mode ASAP?

Jared, you handled the explanation of the laughing scene so well. I’ve heard that laugh countless times without ever knowing why it was happening, and your commentary on it nearly brought me to tears. Absolutely amazing job covering this game and the rest of the series. I can’t wait for more

@marcvaldelara

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, never understood the hate for it. It was supposed to be like that. The voice actors knew that.

@JesusRamirez-vs9bd

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah the voice actors nailed what that scene was suppose to convey. In retrospect, it's honestly uplifting to see two people, one who knows nothing and one who knows too much, laugh rather than be consumed by fear.

@LordPichuPal

2 жыл бұрын

I've always known about the context that she tells him "try laughing" and then he does that, but I never caught on to the undertones of why it was so awkward sounding or that it's intentional. I always thought it was just like that because Tidus isn't used to laughing or something, so he didn't know how to naturally do it. This explanation makes way more sense about it than I ever realized.

@greylithwolf

2 жыл бұрын

@@marcvaldelara not only did they know it, but James Arnold Taylor actually made a video himself to defend it. It baffles me that people use it as an example of bad voice acting.

@Dannwond

2 жыл бұрын

I was 12 at most when I first played FFX and even I could understand the scene, people are just dumb.

Experiencing this game for the first time at 15 yrs old was one of the best feelings ever.

This was my first ever Final Fantasy game back in the day and I loved playing it. I also as a kid struggled with the puzzles in the temples

@BankaiFever

4 ай бұрын

Same. I was butthurt when I clicked on my brother’s save file and he had Anima and Yojimbo and I didn’t. Then again I was 8 lol this game was tough at the time

I remember my best friend being extremely frustrated by the lightning strike thing. He had OCD so it was really hard for him to not 100% the game. I offered to give it a shot and managed to do it for him, and I became his hero. This is bittersweet for me because he passed years ago.

"The laughing scene in ffx is one of the best moments" THANK YOU. I have always hated seeing people take that scene out of context and laugh at it, it is one of my favorite scenes in the game.

@mysticmind4563

2 жыл бұрын

That tends to happen with alot of moments. Alex Jones, Eminem lyrics, alot mature eated games in the 90s. Even if they're known for the wrong reasons, at least they're known outside of fanbase.

@alexstach8667

2 жыл бұрын

Especially since Tidus and Yuna start laughning normally right after that scene.

@HallyVee

2 жыл бұрын

Even the context of attempting to make a stupid sounding laugh would not make it any less embarrassingly terrible.

@time4manmode945

2 жыл бұрын

That laugh scene is the equivalent of fate zero's "people die when they are killed" a good scene taken out of context, Tales of symphonia has a very similar story BTW wakka is the same voice as bender from futurama

@alanzapreservationtheythem2861

2 жыл бұрын

@@mysticmind4563 to be fair Alex Jones and Eminem lyrics are just as funny in context as they are out, the only difference is the context makes you lose some hope in humanity

Idk, I took Kimahri down Tidus' path and ran a "time control" party. Between Haste, Slow, Delay attack, and quick hit on two characters, 90% of the enemies in the entire game could do absolutely nothing.

@xipetotek8216

2 жыл бұрын

You know what you’re doing 👍

@MrKennethb83

2 жыл бұрын

I took riku down tiedus. Speed all those speed nodes !!!so stupid fast.

@TheDumontShow

2 жыл бұрын

Kimahri doesn't become useful unitl a thrid of the game. and his ultimate weapon was really good. that's what i loved about this game though. you could get him off his side of the grid (which is the best levelling up system in any RPG)

@brandonlozier4404

2 жыл бұрын

I never leveled kimahri until having rikku apart of the team. Then only leveled him down rikkus path to learn steal. Being so under leveled his fight with the ronsos is straight broken and you can steal 2 or 3 level breaks.

Thank you for explaining why the Tidus laughing scene is actually so important. If I recall correctly, Tidus' voice actor James Arnold Taylor once explained in his podcast as well that it is _supposed_ to be awkward and that's why the laughing sounds so bad.

Loved how you made your transitions from Jared-to the game with the same transitions as in the cutscenes

“I try to focus on a scene and all of a sudden there’s just an ass shot, *song portion*. This is thanks to very competent voice acting”

Pro tip: dont bother worrying about levelling everyone up during the story. Theres plenty options available in the meta game to get insane amounts of levels in a short space of time.

@ghostwar_yt4819

2 жыл бұрын

I used to spend hours just making sure each character used a turn in each fight, untill I learned about the monster arena

@firstlast4688

2 жыл бұрын

Meta game?

@SamoIsKing

2 жыл бұрын

@@firstlast4688 between getting the airship and the final boss.

@firstlast4688

2 жыл бұрын

@@SamoIsKing so end game? Ive never seen some use “meta game.”

@u.a.perfectace7786

2 жыл бұрын

It's been a while since i completed X but shouldn't you keep your party levels near each other? Not like grinding to an extreme amount like you would in the monster arena but just enough. IRRC, the game does split your party up during the story. Like you are kinda screwed if your only strong character is Tidus and you are fighting Evere Altana a weak Wakka and Rikku. Also that Seymore fight on Mount Gigazette. >.

"yuna is the main character" is such an iamverydeep take. in the context of the world of spira then on the very surface she is the main character, but at the core tidus is the reason the cycle is broken and its his sacrifice that saves everyone. its not just simply an artistic perspective change, he is the main character. this is driven home especially when he takes the quote back from yuna and says: "i know its selfish, but this is my story"

@Al-ji4gd

Жыл бұрын

Well said. I always say the same thing.

@xMaGuSx888

7 ай бұрын

It was a very edgelord take by him. It's Tidus' story. Even if all he was, was Yuna's guardian and didn't save the world himself and just aided her, it's still his story and his point of view. Add in the fact that Tidus IS the very reason the cycle gets broken, his direct connection to Jecht/Sin, and the fact none of this happens without him, and it's even dumber take.

So glad to see another amazing review. This makes me REALLY want to play this again, Lighting and all. Thanks Projared!

Jared: "I'm gonna do my best to go with the canonical pronunciation." (Seconds Later) "So Tiddies here..."

@ricki399

2 жыл бұрын

that was the joke you didn't need to explain.

@SeanGA1

2 жыл бұрын

Or how he pronounces Auron as "Or On"

@birdloaf2117

2 жыл бұрын

Oh well ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I did it anyway

@LunaP1

2 жыл бұрын

That broke me.🤣🤣🤣

@firstlast4688

2 жыл бұрын

@@ricki399 calm down kiddo

Fun fact: when Jared was capturing footage for the lightning dodges, he made it to 68. Just 1 more and we might have had another joke in the video.

@garretthedden5743

2 жыл бұрын

"NO THAT WAS GUNNA BE THE SEX NUMBER" -Jared 2021

@iamryan9234

2 жыл бұрын

The last thing he needs right now is another sex joke.

@GameGod77

2 жыл бұрын

The freak out from missing it was funny in its own way tho.

@daoyang223

2 жыл бұрын

@@iamryan9234 He is vindicated. Those sex jokes are always hilarious

@MrLachapell

2 жыл бұрын

Another overused and stale joke*

I laughed way too hard at "Ass and Tidus" 😂🤣 Also the first time I heard the opening song was totally out of context so when I heard it, I was like "who die-oh...."

Blitzball was super fun for what it is, I've made several files just to have different Blitzball teams and gotten several teams to lvl 90+ each lol, definitely one of the better Final Fantasy mini games. I feel like you glossed over the skill system a bit, you can pre plan your players skillset to work against the enemy team. If they have low hp, you can stack drain tackles on your blockers, if they have low endurance stats(so you know they'll try to pass rather than break through), use your defenders with high block. There's a lot more to it once you get into it. Plus the League rewards are SUPER good for progression, lots of very rare items.

@garuelx8627

2 жыл бұрын

When I learned how to play blitzball, I figured out that Ronso players are bottom tier because they are the slowest and speed is a defining factor in blitzing. Whenever I played against the Fangs, I was like "K, easy win." The Guado and Al Bhed teams however made me sweat.

Absolutely love how you used the cross-fade transition. I noticed it before you made your point and i thought "huh, that was an odd editing choice." Then when you finally made the point about it, your brilliance in editing struck. Fantastic job Jerd.

FFX was so good, even my best friend who only played sports games, was interested in watching me play.

@parissmith5727

2 жыл бұрын

My sister was like that too. My sister and I never got along growing up, and she resents my family for doing everything in the world for her, but we bonded over FFX back in '01. She used to sit in my room for hours to watch me play.

@maxspecs

2 жыл бұрын

Blitzball is a damn good sport.

@biscariot1074

2 жыл бұрын

Now that's an achievement. My FIFA addicted friends wouldn't play a game like FFX if their lives were dependent on it.

You did the transition between clips and now I can’t unsee it

I cry everytime when you find the message from jecht where he tries to apologize for his behaviour. Especially the "stop, crying" part, tears me up.

Thank you so much for clarifying the laughing scene. It makes me so mad to see people making fun of it and saying the voice acting is bad, when actually they just don't understand what it is about.

I LOVED this battle system. It was quick, tactical, and fun. I wish it made another appearance in the series later on.

@agitpolat1061

2 жыл бұрын

I know it's not the same Series, but Dragon Quest 11 has the same System actually.

@sarafontanini7051

2 жыл бұрын

GOTTA MAKE EVERYTHING A CHARACTER ACTION GAME I GUESS, GODDAMN IT FF15

@thatgirlinamask8699

2 жыл бұрын

Octopath Traveller also has a very very similar system

@klop4228

2 жыл бұрын

Pokémon: Legends Arceus is looking like it has a similar system. Not quite the same, of course, but fairly similar. Though it's not out yet, so who knows?

@CaptainDCap

2 жыл бұрын

@@thatgirlinamask8699 Yeah...but literally everything else about Octopath sucks giant donkey nuts, soooo....

The “ass & Tidus” part was hilarious 😂

These quality reviews you put out are well worth coming back to over the years

Jared mentioning Lord Of The Rings: The Third Age gave me instant nostalgia for that game, I played that so much on the Xbox!

@davidg.8031

2 жыл бұрын

He has mentioned it, and since it's basically a FF clone, he must do a video on it

@happy_camper

2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite games from back then, so underrated!

@Mathadar

2 жыл бұрын

Classic

This got me to start replaying FFX and I found that the game was a lot brisker then I remember. I'm already at calm lands which previously felt super far into the game, which I suppose is a testament for how memorable these locations are. Thunder plains is only like 3 zones, but its become almost iconic, and I could name every location after 10 years without playing it.

@carlycrays2831

2 жыл бұрын

I swear I remember not reaching the High Planes for dozens of hours when I was little. And then I replayed the game last year and I realized it had only been, like, 15 hours.

@propheinx2250

2 жыл бұрын

You ever wonder if Tidus actually loves Yuna? Or is he a summon and she's a summoner? Could he even tell her no?

@TheDumontShow

2 жыл бұрын

the game is always pushing you forward all the time...until you get the airship. it has to be most accessible game in the entire series. i feel like anybody can get through it if you put the time in it. but at the same time, it isn't an easy game. there are times the game will hand you your ass if you don't pay attention. my only gripe with the game today (and Square dropped the ball heavily) was redoing the voiceover. at least sync the voiceovers. they could have done that for the remaster. hated when they changed the soundtrack. this is the reason i never play the PS3 version

@filipzawistowski7049

2 жыл бұрын

I get that feeling whenever I play games I played as a child. I remember locations from FF7 and FFX (specifically) seeming to take days when I was younger, and now they're over in about an hour.

Appreciate the Besaid BGM shout out! I still get a sorta drifting happiness in my soul when I hear it. I am not the biggest 10 fan, but that song I still cycle into my playlists for its chill aura.

I've watched this at least 5 times. It's so good. I'll never not love this video. Easily one of my favorite ProJared videos.

I never understood the issue with the laugh scene. I always, even as a kid, knew the context. They are living in a dark and gloomy world, the constant cloud of enviable death is permanently there. They are faking a laugh like how people fake a smile. Do it long enough and you might actually laugh/smile genuinely. It's SUPPOSED to be bad. They are forcing out these dorky laughs, and eventually they laugh for real cause it helps relieve some of the anxiety and pain they are suffering with. I love that scene. And FYI it's just as "bad" in the Japanese sub too lol

@PissedGrunty

2 жыл бұрын

Its "bad" because people use it to attack the game, aimed at people who never played it. If you don't know the context of the season, you only see the cringey delivery.

@ItsmeInternetStranger

2 жыл бұрын

There's an argument to be made that something being bad on purpose doesn't make it not bad. That said, it's a tiny scene in a massive game so anyone who actually uses it to speak about the game as a whole is wrong off the bat.

@thaxsom

2 жыл бұрын

@@ItsmeInternetStranger that’s an argument that can’t be made with this scene though. It’s not some “so bad it’s good” movie. The scene is literally forcing themselves to laugh to help get through tough times. If it sounds bad or “cringey” that means the VAs did a good job with their delivery. Whether or not you LIKE the scene is a separate matter.

@ItsmeInternetStranger

2 жыл бұрын

@@thaxsom Like, if I annoy you, and I'm trying to be annoying, does that make me not annoying? The scene is trying to be uncomfortable to watch. It succeeds. It's uncomfortable to watch. There's a reason they made it that way, and that's fine, but that doesn't change that the scene is uncomfortable to watch.

@mexiwolf009

2 жыл бұрын

According to James Arnold Taylor (Tidus voice actor), he said the laughing scene was suppose to sound like that. It’s suppose to be a forced laugh and that’s what he did.

Blitzball is 100% controllable you just have to switch from Auto to manual and you can control them all. Very weird Jared didnt do the research to figure that out

@MortimerZabi

2 жыл бұрын

Even when controlled manually it was a boring mess though.

@hendrycksputt7165

2 жыл бұрын

@mortimer Zabi I believe he meant auto formations.

@maxspecs

2 жыл бұрын

One 2 hour stream of Blitzball is not nearly enough. There’s enough there for a game of its own… But I respect Jared even giving it that much, dude is busy.

@darkberserker94

2 жыл бұрын

Still you could only control them on attack, not on defense (which he points out)

@brettt141

2 жыл бұрын

You can control characters on defense

I just rewatched this video and only *just* realized that you were doing the fade transition since the beginning of the video.

Tee-dus was also the name used by Tidus' VA in interviews in the "Making of" Disc with some releases of the game

I miss the "perfectly fitting nonsense/10" ratings you used to give, so I'll try it myself......... I give it a "sphere grid/10". It's an absolutely fantastic game, but it requires a large amount of dedication to fully experience it.

I also just wanted to say your Final Fantasy Reviews are the best I've seen! Please keep up the great work friend!

My first playthrough, I ended up speccing Lulu in such a way that she had an EXTREMELY high dodge rate. She was dodging about 95% of all physical attacks, despite being one of the slower characters. I don't know how this even happened.

@volixwriting887

2 жыл бұрын

Her evasion is stupid high on her path, it's actually really funny

"To Zanarkand" has been used so much as a sad meme song that I almost didn't notice it was being used over the intro because, you know, it's the intro piece.

Hot take: The cross fading in the cutscenes is my favorite part of the presentation and gives the world a dreamy, ethereal feel.

@robdiquattro5590

2 жыл бұрын

Ya I always took it as a representation of a photographic memory. Since the whole game, and most the characters are just that.

@robdiquattro5590

2 жыл бұрын

Lil Ronso becomes a little more interesting in the international sphere grid. I ignored his stats and led him on a weird path gaining hastega and dispel earlier than intended. Made a couple Seymour fights significantly easier

@ttvCarn

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, I love it too. The cutscene direction in this game is excellent, I don't care if its technically "wrong" to crossfade all the time. For me in this instance it just works.

@TheGamersState

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly yeah, I saw it all the time and I thought it was awesome!

@Walamonga1313

2 жыл бұрын

@@robdiquattro5590 I'm playing remastered atm and yeah so far Khimari is a beast in this version with the expert sphere grid

I really appreciated your view on my all time favorite game. You really explained what makes this game truly amazing. This game was my life for years. I can still go back to it and feel those same emotions i felt as a kid. I found your channel (again) because after more than 15 years i was finally able to give FF IX a go and so i stumbled on your channel again. (IX is among my favorite games now btw)

dude the fadeouts KILLED ME. Funnily enough i was already laughing at the first one of yours because it was just an absurd editing choice but then that stuff got really meta.

I remember watching a behind the scenes interview with the voice actor for Tidus. He pronounced his name as Teedus and my brain, in denial, thought "He pronounced his own characters name wrong".

Glad you addressed the laughing scene, I hate how everyone bashes the game because of it when it's supposed to be weird and awkward. That's the point

@CrashSable

2 жыл бұрын

No, we bash it because it went too far, lasted too long, and forces the two together in a horribly unsatisfying way. We all get what it's supposed to show us - we still hate it. Stop explaining it to us as if we didn't get it or will suddenly start enjoying it 20 years later. It is awful and always will be. We deserve better than what they did to us there.

@alezarde211

2 жыл бұрын

@@CrashSable Jesus dude did that scene kill your family or something

@mysticmind4563

2 жыл бұрын

@@CrashSable A bit overkill but, yeah making intentional awkward moments especially dragged out one is still off putting. It can be taken with a grain of salt, but it's not gonna be recieved nicely.

26:43 damn... I haven't even played the game and I still teared up a little...

this is hands down one of your best videos I've seen my dude, very well done!!

The "Ass and Titus" bit made me laugh way harder than it should have lol

@TJDious

2 жыл бұрын

You never go ass to Tidus

@godislove102887

2 жыл бұрын

"Ass, Ass, Ass, TIDUS!" by ProJared.....life is now complete, eh? 8D

@mysticmind4563

2 жыл бұрын

Nice that someone can take a stupid song and make it work in comedy.

In defense of Kimahri, you get to make interesting choices in his sphere grid from the start, whereas everyone else's is pretty linear for 80 percent of the game

@michaeldagadagn307

2 жыл бұрын

Kimahri is essentially the Blue Mage with his sphere grid right smack dab in the center. This allows him to be another unit that is a reasonable substitute for any of the other party members that you choose him to be. I made him my second LuLu just because it seemed practical at the time and helped with his solo boss fight against his Ronso rivals.

@frederiksrum945

2 жыл бұрын

yeah, when he said Kimahri wasn't as useful as the other party members. Like you can make him whatever you feel like in that run your doing of the game, especially with the expert sphere grid. Though he can absorb skills from monsters to use as his overdrive, i found most of them kind underwhelming in power.

@kaynex1039

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think "Which character do I want Kimahri to be a worse version of?" is an interesting question haha.

@TheCbjunkie

2 жыл бұрын

Ultima by thunder plains if played smart

@joluoto

2 жыл бұрын

The problem is you don't need a second Tidus or Auron or Yuna etc. The battle system is built around you oneshotting every enemy with the right character. There is really no need for a spare.

I'm a video editor, when you did that still frame cross fade I was like "Why would he use that transition?" And them BAM you hit me with it. IT ALWAYS BUGGED ME! You've awoken a demon from it's slumber.

You caught me off guard so much by calling him tiddys that I just burst out laughing. Thank you jared

When you started making these I hadn't played any final fantasy, now I've played them all and this is the first video in the series I'm watching after beating the game lol

@harrisonosirrah

2 жыл бұрын

What was your favorite?

@SpecialJess2

2 жыл бұрын

He is the reason I played my first ff it was I think 2 and it's ds remake

@Felipe-oe5su

2 жыл бұрын

@@harrisonosirrah X for the story and XII for the battle system

The whole meme with Tidus laughing is so stupid to me. That part is meant to be silly to make Yuna feel better. I never understood why the internet focuses so much on that when there are so many other stupid parts in the game. Like when he attempts to start "eating" on the Al Bhed ship.

@JazGalaxy

2 жыл бұрын

I think you’re missing the point. The voice acting in FFX is bad and that scene just gets used as the “case in point” demonstration of how bad it is. Nobody is not understanding the MEANING of the scene. It’s like “Jill: the master of unlocking”. There is probably a way a good voice actor could have said that line and it wouldn’t be a travesty. But what we got become comedy gold because of how bad it is.

@freebaker

2 жыл бұрын

@@JazGalaxy Don't blame the voice actors. They did exactly as they were told.

@TheGrowlerCatB2BGame

2 жыл бұрын

@@JazGalaxy One problem with that: The voice acting is great. You are comparing RE1 voice acting to FFX. There is no comparison. I never once heard anyone complain about the voice acting personally or on KZread until apparently now from you.

@Narding5566

2 жыл бұрын

@@JazGalaxy i think its u who is missing the point. Played FFX twice and im pretty sure voice acting is the last thing im goong to complain about this game. You, like everyone else, based the overall VA with that scene alone. Stop pretending u know how the voice actong overall and play the game.

@Junebug89

2 жыл бұрын

@@JazGalaxy You are the one missing the point, I am afraid. The voice acting in this game is totally fine. That part sounds cringey because it is *meant* to sound cringey. The issue is that the scene is regularly used to give people (seemingly like you!) the impression that the games voice acting is bad when it's just not.

To Zanarkand is such an incredibly moving piece. It always has such a grip on me.

love that this game is getting the appreciation it deserves today :D absolutely my favorite game of all time 💕

@michaelstringfellow6754

2 жыл бұрын

Same

Let me tell you, when I saw the intro cutscene of the destruction of Zanarkand at the blitzball tournament in the intro, It blew my 4 year old mind at how good it looks. Always will be one of my fondest video game memories. (Also To Zanarkand is one of the most beautiful songs ever made imo).

Final Fantasy X is my absolute favorite. It used to be VII when I was younger, but now, the personal story of Tidus and Yuna just tugs on my hearstrings every time. Add on all the great points ProJ mentioned (plus that opening piano song, "To Zanarkand", which is literal perfection), and I just can't praise it enough. Plus, the fact that I enjoyed blitzball didn't hurt either XD.

@serge2cool

2 жыл бұрын

Blitzball is pretty lit once you get past the unfair start... Fucking BOTTA! Shit player lol

@xipetotek8216

2 жыл бұрын

X has been my favorite since the day it came out. I don’t like blitzball at all though

@serge2cool

2 жыл бұрын

@@xipetotek8216 I'd say give it a whirl on a fresh playthrough and eke it thru the beginning bit and it should grip you. If you've done wakkas stuff with Blitz already, then it's still offers nice rewards for a fresh run from my experience (like return spheres and wakka's attack reels)

@m4rcin847

2 жыл бұрын

Not my favorite FF but definitely the best combat system in the series.

@muchluck7981

2 жыл бұрын

@@xipetotek8216 I played so much Blitzball it was not funny. I really enjoyed that minigame so much

This just gave me the push I needed to try and finish it after getting stuck a couple years ago shortly before the halfway point! Finally excited again to continue!

I also liked how the opening cutscene is right in the middle of the game, and when you actually reach that point, the exact same cutscene plays again. It's a signal that you've reached the turning point in the story, that you've essentially finished the prologue and everything afterwards is new. It's also the return of "To Zanarkand", which plays once each at the beginning, middle and very end of the game; it's literally the first and last song that plays. I remember that when I first beat FFX, I sat and watched "The End" for like 30 minutes as To Zanarkand plays on repeat.

"...except for Kimahri." Ouch. I mean it's true, but ouch.

@Dewani90

2 жыл бұрын

*uses Kimahri as a second healer while eating instant soup* Me: the guy isn't that bad.

@dreday247

2 жыл бұрын

Didn't realize it when I played it but Jared is TOTALLY right. I always used him as a tank for the game, but that's really Auron, sooooo....

@parissmith5727

2 жыл бұрын

He's a lot more fun with expert sphere grid. Story wise, I guess people don't delve too deeply into how he's a huge bro for helping Auron by honoring his promise to Braska.

The laughing scene explanation is basically my explanation on the "Who else will I have Ice cream with?" Line from Kingdom Heart Days. Context is important, and it's a powerful line if you know what that means to the characters. Out of context it's silly, but in context, it hits you right in the feels.

@Edagui97

2 жыл бұрын

It's still kind of funny that a year of friendship is purely based around eating ice cream after work. Just imagine a couple of 40 something white collar workers in a similar situation. "Johnny, no! Who am I now gonna be cracking open cold ones with? Also, did you finish the report for this quarter or do I have to do it?" I take it back, that's probably most after work friendships.

@1337ijs

2 жыл бұрын

YES, THANK YOU! Like, this moment being meme'd, or used as an example of how the VA quality has aged poorly, just infuriates me! It's SUPPOSED to sound awkward and stilted because it's two young people in a terrible situation just trying to cope, and coping by making fun of the trope of forcibly showing strength or joy past the point of sense in the face of intense bleakness and adversity (which pretty readily describes Spira as a whole, frankly) so no one worries about you. It's a clever deconstruction of an age-old character trait, that Yuna then flips the script on AGAIN right after by encouraging a more genuine alternative.

@LetterheadStudios

2 жыл бұрын

Someone else who appreciates the ice cream line! That cutscene wrecked me.

@kiryn5977

2 жыл бұрын

@@Edagui97 I think you're still removing a lot of the context from Roxas and Xion's friendship (and their friendship w/ Axel) by just reducing it down to "after work friends", as they're not exactly in a comparable and casual situation to what we would experience irl w/ our own after work friends, but....whatever floats your boat, I guess.

@Yurikon3

2 жыл бұрын

Out of all awkward KH dialoques, that is propably one of the best lines while having that KH-flair on it.

You know those songs you heard literally everywhere at one point but never could find the name of? My jaw dropped when I heard the title music.

I was *not ready* for the song at 15:51 😂 Love that it was also the closing remark hahahaha.

This was the first Final Fantasy I ever played and knowing we got to see your view of Tidus story is something I live for.

@dwinters6291

2 жыл бұрын

You mean Yuna's story

You’ve really outdone yourself. Not only have you dissected and interpreted the story and characters masterfully, you injected more warmth and admiration into your analysis than in any other review besides FFs 1 and 6. You nailed it sir. Keep up the good work.

@WinteryRob

2 жыл бұрын

It's good. But I'll always enjoy Spoony's rage of it.

Man, I hopped off of KZread a while back when your drama was circulating around. I'm so glad you're doing well for yourself. Have a good one!

Good stuff! Looking forward to seeing what you've done with Final Fantasy XI

“Once you get to the end you just want to keep playing” - exactly why I’ve never “beaten” this game. I play up until the final save sphere, grind until I’m bored and then set the game aside until I’m ready to start it all over again…..which now that I say it seems incredibly ironic given FFX’s story and me literally not letting the dream of the Fayth end for myself

@JohnDoe-bo6nv

2 жыл бұрын

I've done this for not only both red dead, but I do so in gta, just time traveling to different periods in that particular character's life. In red dead, I hear a lot of people do this, but there are many instances in games I'm sure.

@Eddie2P

2 жыл бұрын

end of the game is penance for me

I will always love FFX's battle system. Being able to plan a strategy at my leisure is the best thing for an rpg.

@purplatypus7405

2 жыл бұрын

I personally think FF 10 has the best battle system in the whole series. I wish my other favorite FF8 could be remade with this style of combat

@ddjsoyenby

2 жыл бұрын

same.

@parissmith5727

2 жыл бұрын

I like it too. The turn-based, non ATB games are more strategic while also being cozier.

Small note of interpretation, but the Laughing scene in context is basically Tidus' way of saying "Screw you, universe!" in response to his terrible dad being Sin among some other bad-mood stuff going on at the time.

Fun fact: Wakka has the same voice as Bender and now you’ll never unhear it.