I named my Shiva 'cheese toasties' so when he says "They have Shiva?" he says "They have 'cheese toasties'?" instead LOL

I'm very busy at the moment but I will be watching this one later when I get the time. I just wanted to leave a comment.

Looking good! I can't wait to play it again on PC. I'm impressed with the medium settings too. Have you noticed any stuttering? I know many complain about stuttering in Remake that's still not fixed, but I haven't noticed any in my playthrough of it. I have pretty much the same PC specs as you, a bit older CPU. CPU Intel 16 Core i7-13700K GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Motherboard GIGABYTE Z790 AERO G RAM G.Skill Trident DDR5 64GB I should be able to play on Ultra too 😁

Such a good video! Thank you for showing all the settings, and watching those cutscenes so good!

No FSR, no buy

thanks for this! using the max settings, did you also set the minimum and maximum resolution to 100% and still manage to get 120 fps?

Nvidia Game, nvidia pay for exclusivite performance only with their gpus,ok no problem,i have Radeon gpu,i'm wait for finished exclusivite,maybe 1 year,and the game wiill has fsr,or maybe never has fsr the game,but i will play with losses scaling ,tomorrow,if GOD want it, thanks for you video

This game is a huge step up from base release back in Feb 2024. Probably the BEST way to play this game. I wish i could have gotten more in-depth with this sort of video but with the timeframe for embargo + working full time, it was difficult to add more. So i show off the best parts of my current playthrough on PC!

Some tidbits: * Leon comes from his last name "Squall Leonhart" * The bit with Quistis in the beginning is Quistis making fun of how predictable Squall is by guessing what he's going to say. * Enemies level with you, so I wouldn't recommend grinding levels. The most effective "grindy" thing would be drawing high quantities of spells to junction-boost your stats with, but that can also take some of the fun out of the game (since endlessly drawing isn't fun, and you can break the game a little too easily by doing that). * I'd say this is the first Nomura game, and where the Kingdom Hearts-esque weirdness of FF starts to form. The story goes that the main Final Fantasy creator, Sakaguchi, let his two second-in-commands to take full control of FF8 (Nomura and Kitase), but Nomura went so wild and weird with it that Sakaguchi got freaked out and decided they needed to reign everything back in and go back to full traditional with FF9.

Wow, I'm surprised you're doing this before 9, not that I'm complaining. 9 is more "normal", crowd-pleasing, perhaps tight, and universally likeable (things that I would not be surprised if something like Pixar would do), while 8 is more weird, and swing-for-the-fences (and sometimes miss in a puzzling way) creatively ambitious, in my opinion, and I personally prefer its sometimes more artful choices and subtleties. One thing I'd strongly recommend (that most people miss and end up having complaints with the storytelling due to this): There are some fairly significant lore hints and details hidden in the menus that is worth periodically checking out as you discover more places/people/terms. I think it's under Tutorial -> Information or something. More stuff gets added over time. If you don't read them, some plot points can feel like they're coming out of nowhere, which is a somewhat common criticism.

GFs will have abilities that amplify specific stats by X% as well as junctioning magic slots. You'll only ever have 3 characters at a time so you can cluster your GFs into 3 groups that cover all the core junction slots and stat boosts. In the menu, you can swap junctioned magic and GFs all together between characters. As a character uses those GFs their affinity with them will increase making the summon time shorter and I think, more powerful? Don't quote me on the power boost though. Also you can find GFs from boss when you draw from magic from them. Specific boss fights have GFs associated with them you won't want to miss it; since it will limit your junctioning options over the game if you do.

best FF game. the spider tank on the beach cutscene is still one of my all time favorites from any game.

FFX might be my all-time favourite, but this was my first ever FF game, so it holds a special place in my heart 😍

A rule of thumb is just have 3 characters draw then you can always transfer the magic to other party members, i used to draw for every single party member then realised i could just swap and move around magic with others lol

This was my first FF game i am only 5 years older then you so i was in awe when i saw this game i feel this game was my first real grown up game lol

Junctioning is way simpler than it seems at first. Take your time and don't push your own level as much as other Final Fantasy titles would "suggest" that you do. Enemies scale to you. So you have to use Junctions to become stronger, not the levels.

His name is Squall Leonhart, that’s where the Leon nickname comes from.

The Yu Yevon battle is a great final test of strategy at the end. If you try to just brute force it, you won't make much progress because of it's auto healing. The zombie strategy you used is by far the best one available, but indeed casting reflect is the common one most find on their first playthrough. There's a third great strategy that most first time playthroughs don't find is to use Kimarhi's overdrive to cast doom (or use a candlestick of life item on it), since the doom counter is only three turns for Yu Yevon. So once doom is inflicted, you just continue to pass your turn until Yu Yevon has three of it's own turns and then it immediately dies (and you can die because all your characters have infinite auto life).

Congratulations, this is one of my favorites in the series. So glad you enjoyed the game. Since you are a fan of FF7 and FFX, there are several connections between the two worlds fans have noticed over the years. This is especially true after FF7 Rebirth being the most recent example. The song solo Aerith has in the Gold Saucer shows the Lifestream creating images of Jessie, Biggs, and Wedge as Aerith remembers. This is the exactly how the Farplane works except she's dancing. However, Aerith's dance is very similar to Yuna's sending dance which is also connections to sending souls. In FFX-2 There is a character named Shinra who recognizes the Farplane has enormous energy potential and could be used to power the cities of Spira's future. This was directly include by the FFX-2 creators to connect the worlds in a spiritual sense. There is also an easter egg of the FFX-2 character of Shinra as an adult in FF7 remake or rebirth in an old photograph of Shinra scientists. There are other connections but those were the big ones I remembered. It's not really confirmed by the creators but some fans speculate it's the same world. Also if you do watch the Eternal Calm and FFX-2 ending, you should watch all the endings for FFx-2. I think each one works as a good conclusion.

I usually post this at the start of someone's playthrough, but I apparently didn't on yours. Here's the lyrics to Jecht's theme song, Otherworld: Go now, if you want it An otherworld awaits you Don't you give up on it You bite the hand that feeds you All alone, cold fields you wander Memories of it, cloud your sight Fills your dreams, disturbs your slumber Lost your way, a fallen knight Hold now, aim is steady An otherworld awaits you One thousand years, you ready? The otherworld, it takes you Go into the sand, and the dust, and the sky Go now, there's no better plan than to do or to die Free me, pray to the fayth, in the face of the light Feed me, fill me with sin, and get ready to fight You know you will, you know you will You know, you know, you know You know that you will You know, you know, you know You know that you will You know you will Fight, fight, fight Fight, fight, fight Fight, fight, fight Fight, fight, fight Hope dies and you wander The otherworld, it makes you Dreams, they rip asunder The otherworld, it hates you Free now, ride up on it Up to the heights, it takes you Go now, if you want it An otherworld awaits you

Omg, I had no idea you could cheeze the Yu Yevon fight like that.

Congratulations on completing FFX. I am really pleased with you. So what is your future plans, such as optional content? There are Dark Aeons to explore too.

Welcome back Kiza, hope you had a lovely Christmas break. Looking forward to finishing this story with you!

The fight with Jecht is very difficult! This ending breaks me everytime, no matter how many times I've seen it 😭😭 I know you said you will maybe play FF9 next but will you be playing FF X-2 in the future? FF X-2 is a bit cheesy but it also gives a nice ending to the full FFX story. Personally I've had a break from FF games for a while now. I've been playing Stellar Blade and Black Myth Wukong, both was good action combat games with beautiful worlds and a decent story. With BMW it's easier to follow the story if you know the myth about Wukong and the journey to the west story. In both games I was missing the character development and interaction I'm used to from FF games though. Then I played Ghost of Tsushima, I've had this on my list of games to play for a long time and I finally did. This was an amazing game! wWhat a beautiful world and great story. During Christmas I've been re-playing an old favorite, Mass Effect Legendary Edition again. I'm still playing Mass Effect now since it's 3 games, but I will be wrapping it up in time for FF7 Rebirth release on PC 😄 If you have played Ghost of Tsushima and Mass Effect 1-3 (or Legendary Edition) you know what I mean, if not I can highly recommend them ☺

14/8/9/16/7/10 and 10-2/13/12 , i guess if i was gonna place them, 15 i disliked, glad you completed it though X=2 is fun though bit cheesey but i think its good for what it is especially a few certain parts xxxx

I'll just copy this part of a comment I left elsewhere: "This story, after 24 years, still manages to convey all of what this pilgrimage was about. A pilgrimage full of joy, just as Yuna wanted it, full of love, friendship and trust. A pilgrimage full of growth, from Tidus evolving into the responsible hero he was supposed to become, to Wakka overcoming his prejudices, from Kimahri becoming a strong and wise Ronso to Yuna's resolve to save Spira even after abandoning the precepts, paralleling the growth Braska, Auron and Jecht experienced ten years before. But most of all, a pilgrimage full of loss. Wakka having to say goodbye to his new brother only a year after Chappu, Rikku having her Home taken away from her, Kimahri seeing all the Ronso erased by Seymour. And of course, Yuna and Tidus separating in this finale, which still makes me cry every single time, even after the dozens of times I played the game through the years. We spent the whole game worrying about Yuna and the final summoning, and when we find a solution to that, it's Tidus that has to go." Really enjoyed this playthrough, Kiza! Looking forward to seeing your reaction to the Eternal Calm short film and, why not, X-2.

Some people were upset that Tidius didn't say "I love you" back but in Japanese Yuna never said it. 😅 she said "thank you". Japanese people rarely use the phrase I love you, in their language it sounds to grandious. 😄 So her Thank you means a lot.

Man congrats on completing a top 3 game of all time for me. It influenced the book series I wrote/am writing, and still hits me. Thanks for sharing your experience I enjoyed being here a lot. If you’re looking for another fantastic game/series in between or after FF games I HIGHLY recommend the Mass Effect games. Another great story series. But I’m glad you enjoyed this one.

Well, it's that time. Let me get my tissues* again 😢 *again, for sleeping, you pervs 🤣 Commenting as I go: - That Seymour theme is soooooo good! Great job on that fight - Those Behemoth Kings and Malboros are soooo annoying! Glad you decided to just skip the 🤣 - That Jecht fight was quite good. Only three tries? That's a good record - The aeons 😭😭😭😭 I suggest you go back to the footage and read the help bar when you're fighting each of them, if you want to cry more 😢 - Yeah that Yu Yevon fight is very cheesy 🤣 - Aaaaand there we go. Crying again. 😭😭😭 - 1:41:26. That piano. That piano opens the waterworks. Every. Single. Time. So beautiful. So sad. I'll leave a more general review in another comment.

crying again for the millionth time. GGz pal, thanks for doing my fave FF justice!

Just want to thank you all for following me on this incredible journey with Final Fantasy X. It is now in my top 3 FF games ive played so far and i am sad it is over 🤍😭

1:11:30 no, he does not summon Sin, he summons Dream Zanarkand using Sin as an armor. Remember the dream Tidus had on Gagazet with the fayth? You're blitzing through this! Let's go to the end!

Nice job, you did it, you took down Sin (well first part of it) 😄 Older FF games do require a bit of grinding, or maybe even a lot of grinding 😂 You now understand why some older FF fans think FF15 and FF16 is too easy and therefor not as good (of course there's other things they don't like too, like action combat, story or lack of story, some of the silliness most older FF games have and so on). Personally I enjoy both new and old FF games, but too much grinding can get boring in the long run. I don't mind it at all in these older FF games but I wouldn't want all new FF games to be like this. A bit more exploration in the new FF games I wouldn't mind. This is just my opinion, others might feel different about it.

Nice job :) quick thing about about the summons, that you seem to have missed. When you use a summons special (like impulse for bahamut), the fight order changes. And you lose a turn.

Long note! Hope they've been helpful. In this area coming up I would HIGHLY recommend spending an hour just grinding and leveling up. You have 2 minor bosses and one major boss coming up. A few notes as I watch: Auron's arm is in the sling like that as a gesture of what was lost. Ronin/Samurai used to do it. It's a symbol of shame. Those who shamed themselves would hide on arm to show dishonor or having lost their master/leader. I don't know the nuances but his arm is fine. It's a gesture to his journey with Braska. You did well on the Yunalesca fight. People struggle with dealing with the zombie effects because healing just breaks. Getting into armor crafting for specific bosses help, but you also need to know what's coming. If you ever do another play through you'll do that. The name of items come from the effects on them so keeping every different named item is kinda pointless. In the endgame you end up selling everything except 4 slot weapons and customizing everything but the armor/weapon names don't matter. Celestial weapons also have a "hidden" stat of ignoring some defense stat, can't remember off hand which one. But that's part of what makes them stupid good. Just make sure you unlocked both the sigil AND the crest for each weapon or they don't do much to help you. Looks like you did though cuz you're breaking the 9999 damage limit. Yuna didn't say anything to Cid, he's crying because she's his niece, his sisters daughter. His sister is gone and all that's left of her is Yuna who he expected to die as a summoner and now she's not. His sister now lives on in Yuna after he thought he would lose her. The Point of No Return is when you walk towards a giant pillar that falls from the sky. There's a save sphere just before that so just make sure to drop a save that you recognize there. Things like Underdogs Secret that say "There seems to be some use for this" are used for Rikku's overdrive (may want to look up a mix list, that's not really cheating cuz there's just sooooo many) and weapon/armor customization. Clarification point: Remember the fayth in gagazet? Yu Yevon is the one using them to perform the summoning. Then he possesses the final aeon and takes time to build an armor around himself that takes the form of Sin. That takes time and the time that takes is known as the calm. Once he has the armor, Yu Yevon guides sin to attack population centers to keep the dream Zanarkand he's constantly summoning safe. Sin is NOT the summoning. Dream Zanarkand is. As for how much is left, the next episode is definitely the end so long as you don't throw in the towel for a fairly difficult boss. Do another round of grinding and you should be all set my man! You're almost there, good luck!

So this was a tough time... so i split the video into chapters!

Another great episode! The plot thickens 😄 and more boss fight to come 😂

1:16:00 Auron attacked at the end of the fight because he was berserked. Berserk increases a character's strength, but you lose control over them in the process. Kind of like Confuse, except that they won't attack allies with berserk. Also, there is a fight once you continue on (after a few scenes) so this is the point where you might want to go back out and get your overdrives up, like I mentioned in my comment from the last episode.

Hi my friend. I am from the UK and if you ever come down, please hit me up. I have a Platinum Trophy on FFX. I recommend that you look up Omega Ruins when you get back on the Airship through navigation. You can really level up too. Searching for these coordinates x = 74.101 and y = 36.099. You can also get a no encounter weapon too by a fiend called ghost located "Caverns of the Stolen Faith. I this information somewhat helpful.

Happy New Year, Friends! First youtube upload of the year - we're getting so close to the end ✨✨

Greetings Kiza. I hope you are well. I have been watching your KZbin channel for a while now. Please continue to do the good work and happy new year to you.

Happy New Year! You think Final Fantasy games are sad....? No way....I'm saying as I'm sobbing watching your playthrough lol

The stories of Final Fantasy are so captivating. Also I love your commentary. Even there are sad moments I hope that you eventually do end up playing more of them (particularly 8 since it's one of my favourites)