Brace yourselves, Final Fantasy fans, for I have now spoken the good word about FINAL FANTASY 13. Come and join in the fun! - kzread.info/dash/bejne/oYCMt8alobGXo6Q.html

@bloodwindpvp4364

2 жыл бұрын

world building of ffx and strong points of past games like ff78 9 were gone soul of game was not as good and music story treat you like garbage quite the oposite of xenogears and in the end you finaly reconized omg really , what crap is that totaly stupit

@bloodwindpvp4364

2 жыл бұрын

i can tell you tons of stories better than FF X on game or anything else ,

@michaelcoffey1991

Жыл бұрын

Wife and I just found about the retro channel. Had to sub. Look forward to slowly seek out all the highlights of classic games we love here on the channel

@Spacecowboyy69

Жыл бұрын

just found the channel and looking forward to all the videos i have to watch, 13 has its hate and understandable but its also one of my favourites, just takes so long to actually open up, stills looks more next gen than half the next gen games out now though

@VenomEnraged

Жыл бұрын

FFX and FF8,FF9,FF6 the best Final Fantasy's of all time. With First place for FFX.

When people aren't sent to the far plane they eventually become fiends. It was very clearly explained in the game.

@jessl1934

2 жыл бұрын

...multiple times

@rexusthevaliant6311

2 жыл бұрын

I can't remember why auron was able to stay in the living realm without becoming a friend though. was it just a willpower thing?

@thealphareich

2 жыл бұрын

@@rexusthevaliant6311 Pretty much, he made a promise and had his own unfinished business to take care of. There's a couple times you see him struggling to not be sent but you wouldn't notice unless you already knew about his condition.

@AnotherGamingDude

2 жыл бұрын

People who die and don't accept their death becomes fiends, people who died and had strong will or unfinished businesses became unsent, they look alive but they are really death like auron, yunalesca and mika.

@energeez

Жыл бұрын

@@rexusthevaliant6311 think it had to do with jeht being sin

As someone who's father left when I was tiny kid, this game really spoke to me with the whole relationship between Titus and Sin

@bigshirley8658

Жыл бұрын

Except jecht left to save the world. Your daddy left for ciggeretes

@jine7123

Жыл бұрын

@@bigshirley8658 You're talking about yourself clearly, as you have no idea who he is ffs. Hope you got over your old man leaving you for the cigarettes.

@SkankyNugget

Жыл бұрын

@@jine7123 and how do you know big shirley's dad isnt a war hero? i hope you get over the fact that your dad is a giant whale

@Wonder7771

Жыл бұрын

@@bigshirley8658 There was no need for this lol

@LenDawg203

2 ай бұрын

​@@bigshirley8658 ruthless!

I see everyone talking about how great the story/characters/battle system is in FF10 but I think what truly makes it great is the musical score. If To Zanarkand doesn't make you feel anything then you must be dead inside.

@derpderpin1568

Жыл бұрын

To me it's the gameplay and sphere grid FAR FAR above everything else.

@DragonQueefs

Жыл бұрын

To Zanarkand makes me want to play the game all over again. Then I remember the Fayth wake up and Tidus goes away. And I get super sad.

@aa-tx7th

Жыл бұрын

nobuo uetmatsu will legit go down in history as our mozart or bethoven he is a once in a century genius and artist and deserves to be as honored as the best composers in history

@saintgeorgefloyd9488

Жыл бұрын

yeah zanarkand is my favorite game song, next to runescape :P

@KegOfMeat

Жыл бұрын

A Fleeting Dream and The Truth Revealed are also gorgeous tracks

I love that, in a way, the game foreshadows Tidus being an Aeon from the first couple of minutes. The only entities you're allowed to name freely in FFX are the Aeons, and he just so happens to be our first one. Cheeky :)

@HolidayAtHome

2 жыл бұрын

omg never saw it that way !

@8-bitromance43

2 жыл бұрын

Very clever observation, never thought of it like that either!

@DeusGamez

2 жыл бұрын

he is not really that much of Aeon, those beasts are basically revered figures from the past who worked along side yunalesca to end Yu Yevon's fanatical designs to crush all of spira and force everyone to embrace an eternal cycle of suffering until only his dream reality remains. the Zanarkand Tidus comes from is essentially that dream reality and everything within it is just fabricated hopes and dreams of those who became Fayth under Yu Yevon's cult but some of these Fayth grew tired of dreaming and wanted to rest in peace with those they lost to war in the Farplane and so they began to plot Yu Yevon's demise by bringing their ideal "champion" into the real world to destroy Sin and end their miserable dreary dreamscape. Yu Yevon ofc saw what they were plotting and to punish them he would purposely lose Sin so he could create a new one just to spite them an crush their hopes. and so they had to gamble one last time using Tidus as the catalyst to end Sin, Dream Zanarkand, and Yu Yevon. and this worked out for them perfectly because Jecht was a Sin who could be swayed to their favor and Tidus' link to him is precisely what they needed to bring down Sin an open the way to Yu Yevon's domain the "Tower of the Dead" located deep within Dream Zanarkand. Where the party will confront the man/parasitic undead thing he became and silence him forever.

@knox7945

2 жыл бұрын

I've heard about this from somewhere and it makes sense.

@cfc3924

2 жыл бұрын

This just blew my mind

I own this game on PS2, PS3, PS4 , and a physical copy on my Xbox. This game is legendary. Best story telling I’ve seen.

@aninfinitemindofmusicandreams

2 жыл бұрын

Had it on PS2 though as a kid I leaned more towards Kingdom Hearts and FFXII. Over the years I've come to truly understand and appreciate FFX and I recently bought the remaster for PS4. Love it now more than ever! Truly a legendary game.

@PhoenixDragon90

2 жыл бұрын

I have it on my vita Edit: And my PS2

@altnamealt

2 жыл бұрын

This but add my mac, on switch & my ps vita.

@AngelicSoulGamingAndAnime

2 жыл бұрын

I got it on ps2 ps3 ps4 and switch lite i did play outf ffx-2 but not the perfect ending i want to do it but it takes sometime since im also playing pokemon on the switch ( sword and shield ) i was with one of the 3 playstation at breskas final aeon i didnt have the items or celestial weapons i did beat seymour but compared to jecht he was childs play and i do know what to do with yu yevon but then you have to fight the aons i just hope they got zombie inflicted on them but i probalby wont be that lucky eheh

@Sexually_Vayne

2 жыл бұрын

I have all my physical copies still even my first copy for the PS2 I also have it on PS3 PS4 Vita Xbox and PC but PC is digital

One of the greatest games of all time. There is no debate to be had on this.

@lionheart7722

2 жыл бұрын

It is the best game of all time period

@joshvarga3591

2 жыл бұрын

This game came to me at a very formative time in my life when I was experiencing some difficult times with my own relationship with my father. No game will top the impact this one had on me.

@urbansamurai261

2 жыл бұрын

I hate linear titles but my god if you do a linear story this is the blueprint

@WuvPain

2 жыл бұрын

The feeling of seeing how good the graphics looked in the first few cutscenes blew my mind. FFX and FFXII were straight up epics of games back then when I was younger

@xMiketheManx

2 жыл бұрын

The combat was so amazing. I loved how you could add elemental effects to your weapons and it shows. I also loved the fact that summons were playable characters. The icing on the cake was that your summons level up and learn new moves just like all other characters in the party. The Sphere Grid was a welcomed addition as well. Everything just worked so good together.

FFX just gives me a vibe I can’t describe. The musical score, characters, combat. It’s literally a masterpiece.

@theadversary

Жыл бұрын

The Oceania-esqe setting was so unique too

@tjmethven2074

Жыл бұрын

The story makes me cry every time.

@Phoenix12157

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. For me also, it is the game that literally put me on the path of being a "Gamer". And i cannot repay that.

@growing.grounds4054

Жыл бұрын

@@tjmethven2074 me too. !

@zajebantungovic9176

Жыл бұрын

Simps

For a time in my life I didn't get overly emotionally involved in pretty much ANYTHING. As a child and early teen I was hyper emotional but in late teens to early 20's that just seemed to stop. THIS game actually opened up my closed off emotions with the scene where Tidus disappears and Yuna's confession of love. The way she composes herself after falling through him and you think she'll just lay there forever; then saying she loves him without looking at him. Heart breaking.

@NoctLightCloud

Жыл бұрын

In the Japanese version, she says "thank you" instead of "I love you" which imo would've fit her timid character and non-direct way of speaking even better.

@patrickcromwell7554

Жыл бұрын

@@NoctLightCloud I disagree. Her staying with her back turned so that Tidus can't see her, was exactly in character for her. Quiet, reserved and timid. It's not like she kept into his arms and shouted it. She whispered it so only he could hear her and even then it was after she finally pushes herself off the floor. She had her outburst and in the moment she fell through him. Also he was disappearing and she though she'd never see h again, so "I love you.". Fits even better. Beside WHY thank him? For making her fall in love then tearing that all away??

@blazingflameable

Жыл бұрын

@@patrickcromwell7554 To be fair, in Japanese culture thank you probably fits better. In the western version, I love you works much better.

@danielbrown001

Жыл бұрын

@@blazingflameable That’s where I think the localization team absolutely killed it with FFX. They had lots of limitations with trying to fit English dialogue into the Japanese timing without making it seem out-of-place to a Western audience. And all of this in 2001, a time when a fully-voice-acted game was completely new. Sure, there were some small awkward moments (“withYunabymyside”), but all-in-all, the core emotions were preserved and culturally translated with grace. I think it’s better to make slight dialogue changes but preserve the FEELING and EMOTION of the scene, rather than translate every word precisely. Yuna saying, “I love you,” in English was a perfect choice to create the same tear-jerking effect for Western audiences that the original dialogue did in Japanese for Japan.

@brooklynbred1460

Жыл бұрын

I've never played a FF game in my life but reading your review I'll try it.

19:55 This question was explained when Yuna performs the first Sending you witness after a Sin attack near the beginning of the game. Spirits which don’t get Sent eventually turn into the fiends you’ve spent the entire game fighting. Auron and Seymour just have the willpower to resist that devolution for a while.

@josephstigall7694

Жыл бұрын

its not so much as "resisting". You can see it when Jyscal Guado tries to come back to Spira from the Farplane. Its when someone dies but feels so strongly that their purpose isnt fulfilled yet that they don't turn into fiends. Auron's purpose was to fulfill the promise he made to Jecht to take care of Tidus. Seymours' purpose was to become sin. This is what keeps them alive.

@bob513993

Жыл бұрын

@@josephstigall7694 Their individual reasons are just that, individual. The root is resisting the change into becoming a fiend. Why they do it only matters to them as specific characters, not to the concept overall.

Tidus isn’t refusing to die he’s a memory brought to life by the fayth to fight sin he’s basically a summon he only exists in this time because the fayth will him to exist. It’s like he’s a xerox of the orginal tidus and gains new memories and experiences

@retrorebound8887

2 жыл бұрын

Gotcha, explaining him more like a "summon" has it click better for me.

@VitaEx

2 жыл бұрын

@@retrorebound8887 I always enjoy your videos man thanks for them!

@hairy-bastard

2 жыл бұрын

@@VitaEx good explanation, that's why I love the true ending if 10-2 so much. I am a sucker for good endings and 10 left me wanting more. So hyped for ,10-3 seeing as the rumors still go around and even te creators of 10 and 10-2 are still open to it and working on an story

@VitaEx

2 жыл бұрын

@@hairy-bastard absolutely x and x2 are undeniably two of my fav ff games I think I’ve bought them on 4 different systems lol

@nafkar89

2 жыл бұрын

So what you're saying is that he's indirectly an Isekai protagonist.

I heavily disagree that the sphere grid system is “drawn out” and leveling should happen “quietly in the background”,what I dislike the most about modern jrpgs is that I have no agency on my characters getting stronger,it’s just grinding to see a number go up,just get the number as high as the lvl gated content requires,that’s it, and at this point just get rid of leveling,it’s redundant and pointless,either involve the player in the process or get rid of it.

@vandalg282

Жыл бұрын

I agree to a point, the grid system is pretty fun, even if you have no idea how to work it, its build a character, and people love that. However, at some point, it is drawn out, and at some point grinding sphere's to make Tidus a caster, or Lulu a tank, is pointless.

@italianspiderman5012

Жыл бұрын

@@vandalg282 well,sure I can see how it can get tiresome, if you do the endgame stuff,but still,I would rather engage with the system than just grind to see a single number go up,very,very slowly,idk maybe there should be an option to auto fill the grid,but I’m just tired of games doing everything for me.

@GwieE

Жыл бұрын

@@vandalg282 it depends, if you choose the advanced grid you can make your characters become different classes pretty early in the game, imo this is by far one of the best skilling systems i have ever seen and this is not even my fave game in the series. what makes the sphere grid so awesome is that it becomes deeper the more you progress in the game and the more you play you understand a lot more of the mechanics of it. tbh you can easily finish the game without understanding almost half of the tools and mechanics the sphere grid has to offer

@vandalg282

Жыл бұрын

Initially its really fun early on, however, still drawn out end game, when you've already mastered your class. Even with advanced sphere grid, it takes 10+ hours to turn Lulu for example, into a tank/dps. Which is pointless of course, since everyone has a role. Ultimately you're gonna be chasing down certain powers you want on everyone (Haste, Cura, Regen, etc). So while fun, they could've just combined FF9 and FF8's stats boosting with either weapon or armor abilities.

@GwieE

Жыл бұрын

@@beurtalvarez and you can exactly do that, you even can beat the game without using the sphere grid at all

Ff10 arguably has one of the best stories in the entire catalog of jrpgs.

@themachine7534

2 жыл бұрын

Ff6, Ff7 ,8 or 9? .....

@SuperTrailerz

2 жыл бұрын

no question

@TheGprinziv

2 жыл бұрын

10 > 9 > 7 > 6 > 8 when it comes to story, imo. The older I get, the better 10 has aged, honestly. If you include graphics, sound, and gameplay, then 7 and 10 both drop a slot. 9 is still my overall favorite FF.

@themachine7534

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGprinziv cant beat 7 they just nailed it .

@MightyPinecone

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGprinziv interesting that you would say 9 is your favorite but 10 has the best story. I think 9 is arguably the best FF in the entire series, and 6 is my favorite.

I remember leveling up for hours and I would switch every character out and attack once then keep switching them out and using my main 3 so everyone got XP. Ah the good old days

@gnpvermillion9747

Жыл бұрын

I love this game lol. I’m pretty sure Tidus had every sphere filled on my old file to include all the other characters and his hits would do 99,999 damage lol.

@kevmasengale6903

Жыл бұрын

Every single battle

I played for the first time this year too (HD Remaster on Switch). Wow, just wow. Incredible experience and not just one of the best JRPG's I've ever played, but one of the best games period.

FFX is still probably my favorite game of all time. No game has compared to this experience when I was 11 years old, haha. I put 700 hours into my first playthrough and about 400 of that was blitzball.

@chasejackson7248

Жыл бұрын

5 min was enough for Mr, but the game is spectacular.

@arcanis17

Жыл бұрын

Brüderchen was such a beast at blitzball, he leveled so much faster than my other characters.

@InvntdXNEWROMAN

Жыл бұрын

@@arcanis17 my go to players to recruit were Wedge, Shaami and Brother.

@clashtwo5066

Жыл бұрын

Kyou and Miyu are some crazy early game picks for defense and catching, respectively. I know Keepa is GOAT, but lvl 99? oof

@reubensingh1430

Жыл бұрын

Great game still not finished it 😢

I've played all of the FFs excluding FF 1-5, and FFX is my favorite. The music, story, gameplay are all so good. The ending haunted me as a child. One of the few games that actually made me cry.

Easily a masterpiece I love this game so damn much

10 is a timeless masterpiece

FFX was immaculate, I remember playing itfor 3 days straight when it released. Near the end it was really challenging. There was so much to unlock, secret best weapons etc. The story was perfect, emotional, intriguing, deception. The graphics were INSANE for that time. Training too in omega ruins for sphere nodes, saving up 40 or so and then using them all, filling in blank nodes with the best spheres available. Just perfect, and if you dislike this game then I don't know what's wrong with you.

@Kaodusanya

Жыл бұрын

I was 10 when I played it. Fucking blew my tiny mind and I loved yuna......like no joke I had a freaking waifu before I knew what it meant.

@NoctLightCloud

Жыл бұрын

@@Kaodusanya I was also 10 when I first played it. Back then I hated Tidus but a few years later I replayed it and fell in love with him😂 This is how I learned to give games a 2nd chance.

@MrRayshon28

Жыл бұрын

@@Kaodusanya I was 10 as well! Thought I had a better chance with Rikku, so she was my pick😂

@clashtwo5066

Жыл бұрын

@@Kaodusanya ❤️

@BatLB

2 ай бұрын

​@@Kaodusanyathats how I felt with Rinoa couple years earlier.

I played this game back when I was around 10-12 and it changed the way I viewed games largely. I beat it in every conceivable way, and I believe I was near FC. This game is incredible

This is still one of my favorite ff games of all time. I guess I can relate to the story more than others.

This game brings me back to my childhood, watching my older brother play just being completely enthralled with the gameplay. It's been 5+ years since we've seen in each other and all the memories come flooding back when I see stuff like this.

@Wetothecrib

7 ай бұрын

Yup I used to love watching my older brother play video games !!!! I have a very similar memories like you! Dope to hear

This dude just seems like he likes to rush through games and I 100 percent loved every minute of FFX and was glad they took their time to make things as beautiful as possible

@NoctLightCloud

Жыл бұрын

most youtubers rush through games. Last week, I noticed a KZreadr who claimed to be "the biggest FF7 fan" (won't mention his name) to not even know basic things that even I get, and I'm not even THAT deep into the games' lores.

@chaddon7685

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, most of the negative comments seemed related to having to use brain power and face complexity.

@blazingflameable

Жыл бұрын

That's all gaming seems to be anymore, especially for streamers. That's why 16 is probably going to suck, they're trying to appeal to "new audiences" which consist of people who have a half second attention span and can't stand to play out a story.

@NoctLightCloud

Жыл бұрын

@@blazingflameable You seriously can't be thinking that an entire new generation of people consists of only limited attention span-people? Cause my 90s gen was just as dumb (if not even dumber), in their defense.

@blazingflameable

Жыл бұрын

@@NoctLightCloud of course not an entire generation of people. But it's undeniable that the trend in entertainment, videos, games, etc, is moving towards stuff that grabs attention immediately. Videos don't get watched if people's attention isn't gotten within like the first 5 seconds for example. And books, especially e-books, hardly ever do large page counts. Instead they release more books with less pages each.

Good to see you play such an epic title. Problem is though, this game isn't designed to be rushed through and I kind of feel like you're not letting it hit the way it is supposed to. 30 hours or so is incredibly short for this game, to really enjoy it.

Absolutely love this game and has one of the greatest OST's ever IMO.

@Gael-xp4fk

2 жыл бұрын

The ffx opening ost is simply majestic

@aaronquinn6626

2 жыл бұрын

I still listen to hymn of the fayth regularly, unrivaled OST

@DarkKnight896

2 жыл бұрын

@@aaronquinn6626 Great song, I can listen to Besaid Island, Wandering Flame, Via Purifico and so many others on repeat and never tire of them.

@aaronquinn6626

2 жыл бұрын

@@DarkKnight896 so true

@omegaweapon116

2 жыл бұрын

The great thing is the entire soundtrack is on Spotify as well as a lot of other FF OSTs

I just got chills when you opened the case and showed the booklet. So many memories of playing this game.

Just replayed this with my husband. You can hit the triangle button (on playstation) to guard during fights. If you switch in every single party member in every single fight, and at least have them guard, then switch them back out if you want, then every single party member will get AP at the end of the fight and level up. Doing this throughout the whole game as much as possible made it so that nearly every single boss fight was a walk in the park. Yes, there was one or two, like the Yunalesca fight, where there are specific mechanics that caused an issue, but as long as you know when each phase happens, and you have a particular strategy to deal with it, then it's not that hard to handle. The biggest frustrations we had were actually with chocobo racing and lightning dodging.

This deserves a replay with an updated review my dude!

This is becoming a top tier retro channel. Keep it up. Up there with metal Jesus

@retrorebound8887

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@residentevilclone

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao I know MJR is popular bbuuuutt… matty > jesus. MJR makes shallow no effort content. And his whole squad (sans Lewin) are absolute buffoons.

@BurnoutsAndBourbon

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, loving these FF throwbacks

@no5544

2 жыл бұрын

@@residentevilclone just using him as an example because mjr is the top of the retro scene. I like matty’s style though. This channel has a lot of room to grow. I can see this becoming bigger than his main channel

@DownUFO

2 жыл бұрын

I feel like MJR makes videos primarily for people who like buying oldschool games more than playing them

I wish you'd gotten to play this game on PS2 when it released. The pc modes you used did you no favors, & had you played the game in it's "real" time they would've been the last thing would've wanted. In it's day, FF 10's quality & feature set was so far beyond anything to come before it that "pushing thru" was the last thing on anybody's mind. For most of us, playing this game was an act of pure joy, & as sad as the ending was, the fact that the game was over was the saddest thing of all.

I own this on almost everything. Played originally at release on PS2 and was blown away. Great gameplay and touching deep story. Yeah those puzzles were a bit long in the tooth though but it was definitely worth it. Highly recommended. 👍🏻

I was playing this game in my barracks while deployed to Iraq in 2003 along with Kingdom hearts. It helped soften the blow of the situation with it's magic and fantasy. Of course incoming rockets and mortars or QRF would ruin a good part of it. Never beat it but surely will in the future.

@joakim1462

Жыл бұрын

Wow 👏👍

@sativaknight9358

Жыл бұрын

U have to butha

Man, this game was my entire childhood. I've been wanting to go back for nostalgia but I'm scared that it just won't feel the same after so many years and it might ruin the love I have for the game

@SaintJoseph911

2 жыл бұрын

I had the same fear. Went back and replayed it. It was still magic. Yes it's outdated if you compare it to modern games. But it's a game from early 2000 so you have to make some exceptions. Didn't change how I felt like a kid all over again replaying it

@kagetaz8534

2 жыл бұрын

I felt the same way when I went back to it. I didn’t lose my love for it at all. I noticed more things, both good and bad, but replaying it gave me a newfound appreciation and love for what it is.

@redjakOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

My condolances. It's cool if you had fun, and it if it made you play better FF games afterwards.

@fawkkyutuu8851

2 жыл бұрын

FFX holds up just as great as 2001 , there's nothing to fear trust me It's still one of the best especially the battle system. 2001 was such an extremely strong landmark year , my favorite gaming year ever behind 1998.

@siegedoyle

2 жыл бұрын

There's stuff you'll find out you missed as a kid like I did. I was 11 or 12 when I got this and I played this at 32 years old and it was still amazing.

The ending alone is enough for me to recommend the game.

This has been my favorite game since I was 12 years old (2003). I loved everything about it. The story was absolutely magnificent, the characters were relatable and memorable, the combat was solid at that time, boss battles were incredible, and the music was absolutely perfect. I still listen to the music every single day. Wandering Flame, Phantoms, Servants of the Mountain, and Final Battle being my favorites……..but every single song was a masterpiece.

I think your main problem being the time of this game (How long you spend in menus, the amount of cutscenes) is down to most jprgs not being for people who just want to play a game. You're meant to take your time with this game and savor every moment of it. It's not meant to be rushed through.

I've not played anything that beats the story in this game, it's a true masterpiece that I can play time and time again. I just fucking love this game might buy the PS2 original and frame it for my office.

The sphere grid was the best part, and this is coming from someone who thought this at 11 years old, and it tells you at the beginning of the game what happens to the unsent. They eventually turn to fiends.

After recently replaying it I've definitely come to enjoy this games story so much more than before. How much interaction that takes place between the characters is also fantastic. Each town or city you visit seeing your companions scattered around gathering info or being amazed by the attraction or species they come across 👌 the wisdom that's shared in and outside of combat by Auron and Lulu is another touch I appreciated. Combat holds up it's basic turn based stuff but it feels refreshing to play these days so i probably enjoyed it more than i should have. Only thing i dislike about this game is the sphere grid being a bit too much rather than every character having their own (personal issue) and the random encounters is something I'm glad didn't stick in today's Jrpg's

@Walamonga1313

2 жыл бұрын

This combat is better than ATB FF imo. But still gets outshined by Trails games (to be fair, those came out later)

@NoctLightCloud

Жыл бұрын

agree, the random encounters are the only super annoying thing about this game

Have you ever played The Legend of Dragoon back from the ol' PS1 transitioning to PS2 days? I'd love to hear your thoughts on that game whether it's something you played back in the day, picked up years later, or will be going through a first attempt. There's a huge niche fanbase behind it still to this day

@zukoher

Жыл бұрын

Love that game!!!

@boredctrl8717

Жыл бұрын

Best PS1 rpg ever!

We gotta get a video on Final Fantasy XII that one is personally my favorite Final Fantasy ever, the Story is very Dark and just so great IMO

@gamer2101

2 жыл бұрын

I never played that game. Everyone says it’s good. I am gonna look into playing it.

@DecimatedSoul

2 жыл бұрын

@Chris M the Story is incredibly great as well IMO I couldnt recommend it enough, and don't even get me started on the Esper Hunting my God those are truly some incredible Boss fights

@RedSoulful

2 жыл бұрын

IMO, the 3rd best FF right after FFX and FFVII. Being a semi-open world is a huge plus and the story is great but I didn't like the final of the game (I don't like the final boss)

Nice video, thanks for sharing. The opening is where Sin attack's dream Zanarkand in the modern age. Jecht transported Tidus & Auron from there to Spira. Dream Zanarkand was a well concealed city protected by Sin. I heard it was near the Baaj temple & difficult to access, in fact Auron said to Tidus that only Jecht can actually transport people there. So I think it's impossible to access, especially with a invincible guardian killing anyone who goes near it.

X is a masterpiece. Got me addicted to the FF franchise.

Such nostalgia for me. One of the first games I played with my little bro. We played the hum of the fayth at his funeral when he died young. Hits me deep every time. 😢

This game is in my top 3 for sure. I think you’re right about it being a product of its time. Playing this as a kid I had never played a game with the amount of detail, depth and emotion. The music, the graphics, the cutscenes, the story. It left a mark on me! I got all the secret aeons and characters unique weapons. Looking up guides on my dial up internet and keeping them in folders. I remember the monotony of traversing the large landscapes and getting pulled into a fight every 10 metres (the plains part) but you somehow have more patience and awe playing this in the early 2000’s where you don’t have hundreds of other games under your belt to compare it to.

@professorbaxtercarelessdre1075

2 жыл бұрын

yeah i remember honestly even back when this first came out sometimes i just didn't have time to level up or wander as much as needed, this game can be a bit tedious sometimes, but i still love it of course, it just takes a good chunk of time and energy

Love the retro content you’ve been putting out recently. I have to disagree on the battle system critiques though, I’ve always rated it as top tier. My only disappointment is the move away from turn based in later entries.

Fantastic video as always. I must be the only person who absolutely loves Blitzball, and loved putting together my ultimate team. Nothing like shutting out teams 10-0 lol.

7:05 there was always an option to set the Aeon animations to "Short", even in the PS2 version

One of my top 5 games ever. I LOVE it

An interesting thing about Tidus was that the foreshadow in the very first scene you play ffx. Remember you are allowed to name Tidus whatever you wanted? That was the same for the Aeon. Yup, Tidus is A SUMMON. Dream Zanarkand is the place where all of the Aeon's faith rest until calling for action.

@Eddie2P

2 жыл бұрын

cool puzzle piece bro

@shreks2tilted681

2 жыл бұрын

you just blew my mind

@inforelatedtv

9 күн бұрын

Can you name most characters in some FF titles though?

I’ve replayed this game literally dozens of time and love it every time.

One of my all time fav games, and fantasy stories. Best childhood memories playing this game. Everything about this game just hit: music, game play, graphics, story, characters even the side quest sports game of under water soccer was GOLD.

I wish I could play it for the first time again.. such a iconic game

I think your mistake was jumping away from the PS2 version for fast-forward. Not only did that open the FFX-2 can of worms, but it opens up the possibilities of you hearing the worse "remastered" version of the OST, the crappier character faces, losing your immersion because you have to KZread cutscenes, and missing out on some of the nuance of the story. This is the kind of game you want to take your time with, not rush.

The Battle system and the superbosses were really fun for me. I also enjoyed customizing the equipment and beating penance with my own strategy. The amount of dark eons available makes it one of the best in the franchise for me :) Dark Yojimbo farming was just fantastic xD

I played X for the first time a couple months ago and I was surprised how much I loved it. I was worried I would get over the older graphics and technology but it holds up very good. I really enjoyed the story, it's one of my favourite games now.

I love the opinions on the games you haven’t played yet. Makes the content feel so fresh.

The day one cyberpunk lover hadn’t played this FFX before. Explains his AMAZING taste and opinions of games.

the destruction sphere puzzles in the cloister of trails always felt rewarding even to this day when i sometimes forget how to do one i feel rewarded for getting them again

I had really great memories with this game. I did not like all the missable manuals and the insane requirements for some of the best weapons, but outside of that, I really loved it. Great characters, great character progression, great battle system, great lore and world building and intrigue, and great music.

It's always fascinating to me when people whine about parts of a game being "difficult" that I did when I was a single-digit age without issue

@TheRabidDeer

2 жыл бұрын

For real. I don't remember this game being too difficult. Maybe I just overleveled or something

@dombagarut2188

Жыл бұрын

For me its kinda hard tho cuz i can't read English that day..

@Centrioless

Жыл бұрын

Many FF fans dont play other turn-based games, thus they dont really knw whats considered as a difficult game

@Ashamedofmypast

Жыл бұрын

The issue is kids don't recall howany added hours of grinding etc they did compared to a player who pucks it up and plays with more expediency due to being an adult witlimited free time in an age where the medium caters far more to respecting player time.

I would love to see a remake of this game, in my mind i would love to see it like the final fantasy VII remake. FFX and FFX-2 is the first final fantasy games that I've played when i was young and this game has a place in my heart ♥️

@NoctLightCloud

Жыл бұрын

imo it's still good. I'd rather have a remake of ff6, ff4, and ff8 first, then ff10 maybe. Imo the dragoons and magitechs and old dragons and dungeons deserve a pretty reimagining and revitalization, and ff10 is still gorgeous as it is. (Also, the OG PS2 game still has prettier CGI facial animations than the HD Remasters imo. They can't really do that game justice yet.)

@kara-mari9909

Жыл бұрын

I don't think a game really needs a remake unless the gameplay is severely outdated and borderline unplayable, especially with how it still manages to stand the test of time so far, but just having the option for an incredibly polished version of the game wouldn't hurt for the freshies

lol love the commentary. ya the yunalesca fight made me put it down for the last month. i grinded there so fast, but it just pisses me off to NO END like i am about to go all the way back and get everyones overdrive and come back i went in without it but i feel i need it.

I’m jealous that you get to experience this for the first time now. This was what being 12 was about when I was a kid! Favorite game of all time!!

Ended up being my all time favorite battle system would be really cool if they implement some kind of party switching like this into ff7R 2

@robdiquattro5590

2 жыл бұрын

If you’re itching for more, The Lord of The Rings: the third age straight ripped this battle system!

@fearlesscheshirecat1411

2 жыл бұрын

@@robdiquattro5590 I absolutely love The Third Age. These two games were such a massive part of my childhood.

@SeanIsCrazy

2 жыл бұрын

There's also Lost Odyssey. It uses the same battle system as well.

@robdiquattro5590

2 жыл бұрын

@@SeanIsCrazy Are you thinking of a different game? Lost odyssey is wonderful, but I remember it being a traditional turn based with a timed ring attack, not conditional with a weighted move-set

I played this game when it came out when I was 17 years old. Legendary. Masterpiece.

Just played through this game fully again for the third time, loved it just as much. My wife had never seen the entire story before so it was fun to share that with her. I ended up getting all the Aeons and most of the celestial weapons, some of them were just too much trouble. I couldn't be bothered to grind through all the Blitzball and monster hunting...

Keep up the great work on the channel 🏆

I have a few questions for this review. 1) You mention you dislike the fact that you game over if the current party is down. Does this bother you because if a party member is alive you could swap? In other jrpgs you also get a game over if the current party is down. I don't get Steiner back once Zidane and the good characters died. 2) The short animation for summons was also on the EU version. This is not a new feature for the remaster versions. I couldn't find info on which versions has this though. 3) You find the story complicated. I actually think it's more straight forward then most. Convulated with the dream zanarkand and stuff, i agree there. Also the "refusing to die"-state could be explained better 4) Did you suggest the game is too hard? Imho it's one of the easiest. Maybe you were rushing too much? Most enemies have a designated party member for fighting it. Those giants can be armor broken if i remember correctly 5) About that cutscene movie part... that is really unfortunate. In the footage for this video with the youtube search it shows dansg08's video, which probably everyone gets as the first entry since at least... idk. It shows up easily and it features only the FFX cutscenes not FFX-2. Still bad that you got this spoiler just because someone lumped the cutscenes together.

Played this game into the ground on ps2 when it came out, my Yuna was my strongest character because I had armor that allowed me to gain triple exp, and she had damage limit break as well. Eventually she completely finished the sphere grid and would smack people for 99999 with her staff it was great

The music, the story, the gameplay, incredible! I play the ost all the time and often think of the characters

Wow you discovered a new game can't wait to play it thanx for putting me on.

Actually Tidus and Yuna never confessed their feelings at all at Macalania. Yuna simply began crying partly due to all the plot revelations, Tidus comforts her and they kiss. In fact, Yuna never got to confess her feelings to Tidus at all. In the original Japanese version, Yuna only formally thanks him at the end. Thats the entire reason for X-2's existence, Yuna sees the sphere with a man that looks like Tidus, and sets out to see if its really him, so she can tell him how she really feels.

It’s been many years, but I’m pretty sure that version of semore he heals himself so if you cast zombie on him every time he heals he takes damage. It turns a really hard boss to super easy. I think it called zombie anyway.

Awesome review, looking forward to the X-2 review whenever that will be.

Just started playing this game like a week ago I haven't finished it yet. I am absolutely loving it, one of the best games I've played ever

@ 18:50 sin destroys kilika not besaid

Strange. I started playing FFX a few days ago for the First time. Loving it so far! I've just got to the fight against Maester Seymour.

@jaydubayu59

2 жыл бұрын

You're probably not playing on a bugged PC copy on 4x speed. I imagine that colors the entire experience.

@playgenix1834

2 жыл бұрын

​@@jaydubayu59 Yeah, I'm playing the one on Xbox Gamepass but definitely going to pick up a physical copy for the PS4 to add to the collection. 😋

@SaintJoseph911

2 жыл бұрын

Stick with it, it only gets better!

@giiotm8272

2 жыл бұрын

Greatest game ever made… enjoy it. take your time.

@Eddie2P

2 жыл бұрын

ahem...just remember to keep aeon overdrives in your back pocket...ahem....

such a fan of this channel!!

Always brings a tear to my eye . Lat time I played was 10 years ago, I just got it back for emulator and man I missed this masterpiece. What a game , storytelling , character development , soundtrack, ambience, and multiple other things . The cinematics for the time ware next level. I still remember playing this on days of from school or holidays .If they ever remake this or make a final fantasy x3 I'm here for it .

man this era of gaming was so much fun!!!

this game helped me through a tough time. And it's the first final fantasy i played that had voice acting. It's not perfect by Any stretch of the imagination. But it's still 100% one of my favorite video games of all time.

@professorbaxtercarelessdre1075

2 жыл бұрын

i've not played all the final fantasy games myself but this is in the top 5, i think i like IV better as a story, would love an HD remake of it on modern consoles, though without the FF7 remake treatment where they totally change the story

Great video!! You’ll find X-2 is EXTREMELY different. I played this when it first came out. It was my first “real” RPG (I had also played Golden Sun) and I was blown away by the cutscenes. Love the game for the story and I literally cried at the end 😂 But I don’t think I’ll ever replay it as I’ll just be disappointed

Congratulations ! It's a great achievement (especially in my experience at the time)

In the PS2 era you have no idea how many players grind for a 100% in this game and I was one of them and I even flexed my playtime that I broke the 99 hours of gameplay. Good ol days XD

Full disclaimer this is my favorite game of all time. Been playing it on and off for 21 years. Although it’s hard to hear anyone be critical of something that I love so much, I found it difficult to argue with any of your criticisms. I was too young to realize many of the issues when I first fell in love with the game & now my love for the game allows to me ignore those issues. You nailed this, great job!

@Walamonga1313

2 жыл бұрын

Something can be incredible and still have flaws. I dislike the sphere grid, the endgame optional content and the cloisters. But I still love FFX

1st video of yours, but I really liked it. I liked and subscribed!

Oh shit, I didn't know Mr Matty had this channel as well. Subbed! 🤓

FFX means a lot to me. I started playing it when I was a kid like 7 yo, and my parents just divorced. After that, my father left us behind and I never see him again for YEARS. So I identified myself to Tidus and his relation with his father like "I hate you for what you did To us but you know you still are my old man, and I cannot wait to see you and tell you how much I hate you, but deep in my heart, all I want is To see you". I never had the courage To finish the game because I felt like finishing the game means going ahead in my life, leave all this stuff behind and move forward. I have full stats on my characters, 99 999 damages etc, but I just mess around in Spira, doing side quests, just not doing the final boss battle To finish the game. I am 25 now and I just finished the game 2 weeks ago. I spared an afternoon and said To myself ok man let's just get thru this and move forward. It was really hard for me (not the fights, I had maxed stats, the bosses are Really easy with my characters at full stats), and I cryed at the end. Man this game helped me SOOOO much to escape the sadness of my childhood. And it's only now, almost 20 years later that I had the courage To finish it. And btw, you did not talk about the OST, but some of them are pure masterpieces (wandering flame I feel U). I still use to put ffx ost in background when I work. Final Fantasy X, my favorite off all time 💖

@-AnGeLuS-

Жыл бұрын

Man, it really meant alot to you. Loved to read this. For me it was a special 3 years until I finished it.

@TrevorFosterTheFosterDojo

Жыл бұрын

That is incredible to hear man. Games are THE medium to cope with this crazy life we are in!

@ninponighthawk

Жыл бұрын

I cannot sympathize with your experience as my father was always around but in that very distant "I don't want to be here" way. Turns out he and my mom were never happy and stayed together simply for the families sake. The high five at the ended literally emotionally broke me down to a sobbing mess. To this day I make it a point to play and finish the game every year. This game is one of very few that have made me actually cry and it hold an easy number 1 spot for me followed closely by The Last of Us.

Pinning a couple of corrections for clarity sakes: 1) Turbo mode is the same here as it is in Trails. Combat animations/exploration are sped up, not the story beats. There was no "rushing" involved especially since this took me a month to chip through and I produced a 30+ minute video on the game. 2) Active Time Battle - Not action turn based. I am unsure where I read that, but still falls on me! Also, not the first to go turn based. Apologies for that. 3) Kilika is destroyed and not Besaid, I double checked my notes and misread this one during the recording. Hope you all still manage to enjoy the video.

@kenno99999

2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love this game but fml the cloister of trials have always been a ballache xD blitzball once you understand it abit more and know how to cheese it abit at the beginning it's great xD

@shaneswanson6415

2 жыл бұрын

Cutting your wrists might be a better use of your time!?

@silentobserver4425

2 жыл бұрын

I love you Matty I really do, your Definitely a man of culture. Yet when I see this is the first time you played a particular classic it simply is unfathomable to me. A man of your caliber of understanding of great games, well better late than never!

@cfworthy

2 жыл бұрын

4) When a spirit does not go to the farplanes, whether willfully or lack of a sending, it risks becoming a fiend.

@larrycupitt3957

2 жыл бұрын

Customizing armor is really important for late game

Just hits different, I’m proud of you 🥲

One of the best I remember watching my brother playing he was calling me every time there was a scene ! This FF is magical !

IMO FFX tops FFVII as the best game in the series (and I've played almost every FF game). The beautiful scenarios, the amazing OST, the cutscenes and the story merge so well that it becomes one of the most immersive experiences that I ever had in front of a console.

Remember getting a Playstation magazine back then with a demo of Final Fantasy X. Loved the demo, but never actually played the full game. But will have to at some point

broooooo this intro got me! ahaha its to true i did the same thing you did dropped it off like it was the end

You missed a lot of points in the narrative and story. This is very difficult to like because you know you're dealing with a cult classic, yet at the same time are trying to zoom through it at 4x speed.

@SuperHoldenC

2 жыл бұрын

He's a mortal being with a finite lifespan

@jejo63660

2 жыл бұрын

@@SuperHoldenC ^ I don’t find this argument persuasive when one of mattys favorite games is persona 5 royal, a game whose *main story* takes over 100 hours to beat (compared to ~45 for ffx)

@retrorebound8887

2 жыл бұрын

That's unfair to suggest considering the 2/4x speed only applied to combat. It's the same thing as Trails where combat is sped up (when you want) and the story sections are as they always have been.

@call-me-potato

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think you understand my point. I think it's clear you played the game for content sake, and not to enjoy it. And that's fine considering your profession. But it's clear that the 4x speed out of combat somehow translated to you not grasping some of the finer mechanics of the game. Where do people go when they're killed and not sent? It's mentioned multiple times that they become fiends, particularly when they die with negative feelings. Auron, Seymour, and the rest of the folks who are "dead" but alive are present for certain reasons. This game has some pretty rich narrative, themes, and plot points and it seems very little of them stuck with you.

@call-me-potato

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not trying to gate keep and say "the only way to enjoy the game is to play it fully with 100% of your time and attention otherwise you're not gonna enjoy it fully", but I think my feedback is still fair. Playing a game at 4x speed will never let you enjoy the intricacies of it, the same way you don't chug down fine wine. This game means a lot to people, and you mentioned that a few times, and as someone this game means a lot to, I think it deserves better. You're not playing a sonic game...

greatest game of all time. the story is the best. delivery is meh! but what they tell is fuckin DEEP, especially when you compare this story to our very own here on earth. war, religion with blind belief, famine, depression, rebellion. it covers it all. there is a reason i have bought this game on 7 different consoles, the same with RE4. its just great.

I used to own a manual way back in the early 2000's that shown you how to 100% game - all chests secrets ect, so I completely finished this game twice through, my only complete without the manual was the remastered ps4 version, and I loved it, but don't have the patience to do it again

That commercial brought back memories. I love that trailer!