Final Fantasy Mystic Quest - ProJared

[@xavierhughes5522]

"Despite all evidence of the contrary, they do have electricity discovered by now" Well at least we know this game still inherited Final Fantasy's iconic trait of never knowing what its fucking time period is.

[@reveriestyx2133]

I always thought the series took place in a medieval time period, with hints and points of technology because of higher world intellect and magic. Then again I never played anything from the franchise other than 3 (or whatever it is), so what do I know?

[@Blahander]

Hey, if Naruto can get away with handheld video game consoles...

[@phoenixrising8294]

Blahander I liked Ninja Council

[@AtlasBlizzard]

In a world where magic and spirits exist, civilization will grow differently.

[@tafua_a]

I think it doesn't really take place in a time period. It's a fantasy game in a fantasy world with its own rules.

[@marissavaneck1358]

The reason cure is his weakness is that it *over* heals him. Get this, though: Phoebe's cure actually does outright heal him, because it does so much damage it overflows *twice* and goes from heal to damage to healing again. In theory if Phoebe were weaker she'd hurt him with it too. This game...this game was a thing.

[@WillieManga]

Huh? I thought it was because the Dark King was, like, undead, or something. I mean, I don't remember the Dark King saying he was a zombie, but it would have made sense. The holy magic from cure would damage the undead, so I would accept it if he said something like "it took ages for this moment to come, but even in death, I have lived to see it!" But no. I checked, and this was indeed a glitch. And Benjamin (the hero) is capable of this too. As if this game wasn't already easy enough!

[@DoctorWhoKage]

@@WillieManga I always thought that it was because he was sorta like the Forsworn Briarhearts from The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim. In their case, though, if you sneak up on 'em, and take their "Briar Hearts" out, they'd die. I guess they're also undead.

[@gurvmlk]

So in other words, it's just a glitch?

[@goranconstant9540]

Wow

[@thecommoner6854]

@@DoctorWhoKage i read this whole thread in spiffing Britt

[@BlueMareen]

14:36 "Basically she ruins everything, says woops, and then leaves. Yeah I know how you feel buddy." F

[@user-yz1gp5dm6n]

Aged like wine.

[@FloreyXE]

foreshadowing

[@WillieManga]

I'm not sure what you mean. But I will say that describes the coronavirus sit-ee-ation quite well.

[@0Synergy]

@@WillieManga Alot of false allegations that nearly ruined his career

[@Marcelelias11]

F

[@smokerxluffy]

Played it as a kid and ironically enough the meter was too confusing for me so I switched it to numbers because that made more sense :V

[@hazmatter0634]

Ok that's hilarious

[@IamCoalfoot]

When a game tries to hide numbers behind meters and stuff, I want my numbers. >:(

[@RanOutOfSpac]

Yeaaah, meters are only useful in games where you have little time to let your eyes leave the action. Like Fighting games, or anything that isn't turn based lmao.

[@killmepls7865]

Yeah like who the fuck wants a meter for a jrpg instead of accurate numbers?

[@sylvierose2799]

@@RanOutOfSpac this so much

[@trentinbarnhart8345]

Nintendo: The lost levels is way to hard for Americans! Let's give them something easier. Square Soft: Final Fantasy is way to hard for Americans! Let's give them something easier. Capcom: Enjoy DMC 3 douchebags!

[@ScatterbrainPete]

That's a funny way to describe Ghosts 'n Goblins.

[@brayanargandonaflorentino548]

FromSoftware: enjoy the Dark Souls series you bunch of crybabies!

[@Distophic]

The dmc3 example makes more sense than the examples people have replied with because it's still on point of the USA getting a game with its difficulty changed from the original release.

[@ezekielbaskerville2710]

Well, by 2011 they knew we can take difficult...

[@joelgonzalez5732]

Nintendo did it right Super Mario The Lost Levels was so hard

[@Gensolink]

Me : Stupid square did you think we were dumb ? Dev : Nah that was Pasuzu

[@joeferniany2509]

Has Square not seen Conan the Barbarian? Sword is for rug.

[@ShudowWolf]

Joe Ferniany I thought this was common knowledge. Is Japan dumb? Do I have to make a Japan-only game that comes with a strategy guide for the game that is in an established series because everyone there doesn't know that sword is clearly for rug, and not for enemy?

[@joeferniany2509]

Seriously, Japan is in no position to think we're too dumb to understand JRPGs if they can't even understand that sword is for rug.

[@ShudowWolf]

You're right. I might have to do it.

[@emissarygorz3842]

Joe Ferniany I would argue, but I only speak to sailors.

[@nickwilson2816]

Oh god damnit. That haunts me again. I sliced a rug up with a katana one time.

[@alanfennell4833]

Hey Jared, I am re-watching a lot of your videos as a show of support. Stay strong, brutha! Also, I love the music in Mystic Quest!

[@ZeeBeeZB]

This video was recommended to me as well!

[@raze667]

#Metoo! Wait... that joke might be in poor taste.

[@Hornetog9vp]

@@raze667 nah the only poor thing here is all these false accusations.

[@playoffl36ron8]

@@Hornetog9vp social engineering at it's finest

[@fluffyninja3467]

Yes! As much support as we can give!

[@thelaughingman4791]

I loved Mystic Quest as a child, it was my first RPG and it served it's purpose of introducing the concepts to me. You might think it was condescending to an American audience, and maybe it was, but as a childs first rpg it was perfect.

[@redmck5528]

Yeaah that's the problem though. It's only good as babby's first JRPG To anyone else it's absolute drivel, and considering this wasn't specifically created with kids in mind, it's well.. Bad.

[@bombtails]

So i'm not the only one that played that game as a child. Also, the soundtracks were really good.

[@BikeHelmetMk2]

Agreed. My brother had gotten FF3 (6). I tried to play it, but with poor reading skills (I was 4 or 5?) I found it really challenging and not fun. Mystic Quest was absolutely PERFECT. I enjoyed it so much! After that I got into FF2, and eventually FF3. Games like this are probably one of the main reasons I learned to read when I did, and got so very good at all these games. :P It was the perfect introduction for a young newbie gamer. These days there aren't many introduction games out there.

[@niallreid7664]

The Laughing Man I would argue that the Pokemon franchise is the best series for kids unfamiliar with RPGs. Easy and accessible enough that kids can get behind it and catch their favourite Pokemon. However, if you want to go deeper, the depth and the stats are there. Mystic Quest is outright insulting. I agree with Jared, it would just make other RPGs intimidating by comparison.

[@peelslowly28]

The Laughing Man As an American while do I find it insulting that square soft made a game stupidly simple for us cuz they thought we were incompetent, I am always reminded what stupidity the American consumers have done in the past and now

[@scrapyarddragon]

wohoo, time to rewatch and comment on old videos to help bump the system up a bit. yay? I'm going to go with yay. Stay strong amigo.

[@Lukan11111]

yeeaaah double the views on all his videos :D

[@NoSleep_23]

The Flamerus Rex sounds like something I would come up with when I was around 5-6 years old

[@theguy3851]

5 Year old me would've said Flamasaurus rex

[@alistairblaire6001]

I played this when I was like 9 and it did what it was designed to do. It was my first RPG experience and the reason why I went on to play FF4, FF6, and Chrono Trigger.

[@kentknightofcaelin4537]

It doesn't seem to be a bad game for a 9 year old tbh.

[@coalcreekdefense8106]

Same here. I did play FF4 first and fell absolutely in love with it, but I was too dumb to strategize, so I never got past the second Scarmiglione fight before having to bring it back to Blockbuster. This one was more approachable, and the overworld monster sprites felt so much better than random encounters. I actually wish that bit had caught on.

[@Mr.Atari2600]

Japan: USA: Final Fantasy = Final Fantasy Final Fantasy 2 Final Fantasy 3 Final Fantasy 4 = Final Fantasy 2 Final Fantasy 5 Final Fantasy 6 = Final Fantasy 3 Final Fantasy 7 = Final Fantasy 7

[@MegaAnimazing]

+Genesis Does What Nintendoes!!! you got that from AVGN didn't you?

[@CapnShades]

+Genesis Does What Nintendoes!!! Well, THAT makes sense.

[@GeaForce]

+Genesis Does What Nintendoes!!! To add insult to injury, the FF2 released on USA was an skimmed version of the japanese FFIV with easier enemies and dungeons... So I guess they didn't actually learned their lesson from this game.

[@Mr.Atari2600]

Gea Force It's funny that USA pretty much invented Video Gaming but though Japan gets the better shit.

[@Evnyofdeath]

+Genesis Does What Nintendoes!!! Given how long the localization process takes compared to development for NES/SNES games, it's understandable why they only localized a few games. By the time FF1 released in the US Japan was already on 2. By the time they got around to starting localization of a new FF Japan was on 4, so they decided to localize 4 and simply call it 2. By the time they got to FF7 Square had switched to Sony consoles. Square decided to stop renaming the games for international release at the same time.

[@chaosinc.382]

"Japan didn't think too highly of us." Was this before or after the bomb?

[@jennyinutil2018]

after actually lol.

[@supermansuperman3047]

Who Would've guessed that one? Oh man, no one saw that comin after we dropped A NUCLEAR BOMB THAT DESTROYED 2 CITIES AND KILLED MILLIONS OF PEOPLE. Go. 'murica!

[@8BitPinkiePie]

well to be fair they did take on Pearl Harbor before we dropped the bomb

[@garry3632]

''We'' No, you don't dropped anything, you moron.

[@chaosinc.382]

"you moron". Says the guy incapable of using proper grammar. Also it was a joke. Damn.

[@slashingkatie7872]

Funny thing was a few years later SMRPG came along and did the "gateway RPG" thing way better.

[@joeganbogan270]

Chrono Trigger did it best though

[@wiegraf37]

Joseph Donnelly I think FF4 did a good job at introducing kids to the genre as well.

[@joeganbogan270]

wiegraf37 It did a decent job, but was a bit too difficult. Chrono Trigger has the best mix of challenge and leniency

[@wiegraf37]

Joseph Donnelly Really? Maybe its been too long since I last played it, but I thought FF4 was pretty comfortable.

[@joeganbogan270]

+wiegraf37 While the SNES original (and PlayStation/GBA/PSP remake) is pretty comfortable, most who'd use it for that now would most likely use the 3D version, which is insanely difficult compared to the original

[@justinmontana3710]

2:24 that moment of realization is still my favorite Jared reaction

[@Zorixas]

The most memorable aspect I loved about this game was the battle music. Still one of my favorite battle music of any game to this day.

[@WinstonSmith685]

The entire soundtrack to this game slapped to be fair. Graphics were poor and the gameplay was monotonous and repetitive but the music was awesome.

[@PokeDude011]

Tommy Wiseau's Final Fantasy

[@elephystry]

Oh hai Mark.

[@NiraSader]

I did not progräm it, I did naht

[@PokeDude011]

I cast football.

[@gooey4347]

Tommy is my best friend...

[@elephystry]

What is wrong with you? Just kidding.

[@TrapMusicNow]

As a child, this game was mad awesome.

[@uberarms]

This

[@TheXBladeist]

Childhood in a nutshell.

[@Vivion9]

Uberarms, you don't put capitals after a comma

[@117Orton]

No he was talking to that uberarms guy but you're totally right man

[@jaredqwerty]

this game is awful yet mad awesome at the same time. the sound track is killer.

[@ChaosKnightMatthew]

Mystic Quest is still fun to play. Once back when I was a kid playing it I did a full playthrough on the original cart 100% in under 24 hours, played without turning it off since the save battery was dead and with limited breaks.

[@TonyTheTGR]

ACTUALLY!! The first "Final Fantasy" game released in Europe was Seiken Densetsu, known in the US as Final Fantasy Adventure. Which THERE, was renamed to "Final Fantasy Mystic Quest." Why? Because fuck us all, that's why.

[@TonyTheTGR]

FWIW, FFA is AMAZING; and establishes a LOT of the now-typical JRPG cliches. Which are so, for a reason. Because the game behind it is surprisingly solid, and a lot of them attempt the same level of richness (YMMV) by *simply* copycatting the plot. It also established stuff (spin attacks, tapping walls to see if they're destructible, using tools/weapons certain ways for navigation) that later became staples in Zelda games, like LttP and Link's Awakening. I DO recommend checking that one out.

[@larsliljeberg3970]

Tony TheTGR Wtf you talking about?,using tools/weapons to check walls for extra-ways ect,and spin attack and so on,was all established in "The legend of Zelda" for NES,wich came out "1986" and Mystic qest came out "1992" on the NEXT console GENERATION,so obviously Zelda came first,and established all those things wich is actually commen-knowledge if to everyone who lived thourgh that timeline up until now and every reporter ever admins that ZELDA did it all first not final fantasy infact the "first" final fantsay game came out 1year AFTER Zelda was released,so if the mechanics are similar,or remind you of Zelda than it certaintly is so,because FF copyed the mechanics from Zelda not the other way around. edit: also even Links awakening was released 1 YEAR before Mystic qest came out,again if anything theiy copyed shit from awekening not the other way around,also "a Link to the past" ALSO came out 1year and 6months before Mystic qest came out in the USA,and even 2years before its Japan release, so yea Pretty much confirmed: YOU KNOW NOTHING and you been wrong on all these statements,Mystic qest did not lay the ground work for those games,ZELDA did,and not Zelda stole from Mystic qest,but Mystic qest stole from ZELDA. next time you write a comment research shit before you talk.

[@TonyTheTGR]

That IS the one, indeed. And it's still just fine. Granted, it's a trope of tropes... but only because it was the game that invented them all!

[@SuperThrasher88]

In europe seiken densetsu was called only Mystic Quest and final fantasy Mystic Quest was called Mystic Quest Legend.

[@st.haborym]

Yeah but that's not actually a FF game, that's a Mana game.

[@TreWilder]

Day two of my ProJared Re-Marathon. I have not stopped dancing to the opening theme yet, and don't plan on it.

[@Tailstraw_xD]

Let's do this

[@gabrielpianolad2462]

The opening theme won't be used anymore :(

[@javiers5599]

Gabriell Povess I'm sure there's plenty of songs Jared can use in its place and as long as he's back I'm satisfied

[@gabrielpianolad2462]

@@javiers5599 Yeah

[@Madadader]

@@gabrielpianolad2462 When did he say his theme wont be used anymore?

[@DrDolan2000]

"Don't worry, I'll help" "Okay, you win!" But... we weren't fighting

[@ArcaneAzmadi]

He skipped a bit of the dialogue. She's reluctant to go initially until you show her the Tree Wither you got from the old man you helped in the forest to convince her the forest is dying.

[@Doreai]

Projared: "I'm now convinced he is a wanted criminal." Me: "You say that like it's a bad thing, Mr. 'High Seas Trader Drug Lord'." :P

[@ginamolina820]

Doreai That’s different, because reasons.

[@Zerox392]

I don't even need to watch the rest, the first 15 seconds summed it up perfectly.

[@Zerox392]

If anything, this game may not be the best quality, but the MUSIC, oh man, the music. The Boss battle theme

[@Yamisaru]

***** well the game iss mad old........and on nintendo. so i dont complain. lol

[@AzureProxy]

Yamisaru Are you trying to say that old games are bad?

[@tracexl]

***** TOTALLY agree. I still jam out to that soundtrack sometimes playing other games. I did enjoy the game, but yeah, it's Final Fantasy for Dummies (tm) though.

[@Zerox392]

Shawn Jackson Also, Fireburg City. I used to get to fireburg city just for the music and walk around as long as I wanted :D

[@erikasakura7721]

"It creates the Rainbow Road... Mario kart joke" I mean, how do you get in Ganon's tower in OOT?

[@schwarzerritter5724]

You might have found another thing Ocarina of Time ripped off.

[@AlbertFingernoodle959]

Schwarzer Ritter 1. That is not a rip off 2. I can’t really think of anything OOT has ripped off

[@nevrikx]

Also rainbow bridges have been a thing since Norse Mythology and is a generic enough idea that people wouldn't consider it "stealing" to use the idea

[@WillieManga]

This predates Ocarina of Time.

[@matthewhyman2208]

IMMACULATE

[@andrewdale3879]

If you kill everything in all the world and zones then the player character ends up out leveling the traveling companion. Plus another thing that was not mentioned was the way the save was different. Could save anywhere.

[@isenokami7810]

Putting it that way kind of reminds me of Final Fantasy XIII. Just in that one aspect though, since, at least for me, the battles in XIII are where all the fun is in that game, compared to the slog Mystic Quest battles are. Still, hallway means limited enemies, so…yeah, go out of your way to kill everything.

[@LiluDallasMultipass]

You asked us to watch your vids. Here we go. Redemption arc.

[@andyshouldbewriting]

Mystic Quest alongside A Link to the Past were my first games. Even though it's easy and hated, as a child it was my perfect introduction to RPG gaming. For all its faults, the music just sends me back so thank you for suffering through it 😂

[@GTSN38]

This guy is full of shite. The game was decent for it's time. It wasn't great by no means, but there weren't too many rpgs at the time of it's release. I'd rate it slightly over mediocre. I really enjoyed this game because it was graphically superior to the 8 bit games, there were a few 8 bit games that were way better in the story and game play.

[@andyshouldbewriting]

@@GTSN38 My takeaway is that it was my gateway into RPGs as a child. The comment wasn't meant to be that deep.

[@GTSN38]

@@andyshouldbewriting I hate when people rag on a decent game.

[@andyshouldbewriting]

@@GTSN38 I should've put 'suffering' in quotation marks. I was replying through the lense of what he was saying in the video. This game is the reason I like gaming. I still own my copy and I still recommend it as an introduction to RPGs to people who can get it.

[@Jukkaimaru]

I bet DarkSydePhil would still struggle with this game.

[@icouldntthinkofaname7773]

Jukkaimaru he would even fail to beat the behemoth and say its a bug

[@JoeyJ0J0]

Jukkaimaru wow fucking bullshit how was it supposed to know the bosses weakness, whatever man

[@dmas7749]

@I couldnt think of a name "he would even fail to beat the behemoth" X.X

[@Toomanymareeps]

To be fair that first Behemoth fight is the hardest fight in the game. Mostly because your strategy is "attack" and if you miss enough, you lose.

[@dmas7749]

***** Tell me about it. I died TWICE the first time I played it.

[@chironthecuddley6144]

The game was pretty bad, but I do have to admit that there is a few good songs in the soundtrack.

[@RandalfElVikingo]

The boss theme is one of the best in RPG history.

[@TrueTrickster2016]

Not the best in history but its pretty good

[@babithehuman2505]

Yeah, like, what does he means by "the soundtrack is ok"? It's really rad, easily the best thing in the game, lol

[@ryandewhirst1579]

@@RandalfElVikingo Secret of Mana Boss music😱

[@RandalfElVikingo]

@@ryandewhirst1579 I like it, but it's not in my Top 10, I like more the Final Boss music from that game . I have to admit that the Boss theme is a lot different from a lot of music up to that point.

[@agustinacegarra7804]

I have just moved house and projared videos are really helping me to cope with the stress. Just awesome work.

[@YBPaladin]

You know, this would be a great moblie rpg

[@Slimurgical]

YBPaladin If it had thought in the battles and less hand-holding, then yeah, I would agree :D

[@insaincaldo]

YBPaladin I'm sorry a great what now, tell me where in the world have you come up with the delusions that such a thing exists, or that a game like this would on any platform be considered great.

[@YBPaladin]

boop

[@YBPaladin]

Chris East Mobile games are usually on the simple side, especially RPGs. It would be nice to have a simple mobile RPG that doesn't go all happy with the mirco transactions. Dragon Quest 1 is a good example of what I mean

[@insaincaldo]

I do see your point, mine was exactly the micro transactions and the limitations. It is really hard to make an rpg in any form that don't have to be huge. There have to be some mobile games out there that made it without just dumb repetitive stuff, but you know exaggeration to make a point.

[@Diddy64wii]

He was right : Final Fantasy Mystic Quest was the first Final Fantasy game we got in Europe... ...except it didn't even have "Final Fantasy" in the title. It was released under the name "Mystic Quest Legend". Oh, and by the way : "Final Fantasy Adventure" on Game Boy was called "Mystic Quest". That's just brilliant. The European titles make this series more confusing than it already is.

[@Tailikku1]

even stranger: The GB Mystic Quest was remade nearly 10 years later... as Sword of Mana. Yep, it's the prequel to the classic Secret of Mana

[@3faltigeralexandro]

THe GB Mystic Quest was completely different from the SNES version. It was a a good game and you can see the similarities to later titles (like Secret of Evermore) in the gameplay.

[@ZanathKariashi]

+Christian Beier It wasn't. The Super Nintendo version is actually Secret of Mana 2, while the real Secret of Mana (called Mystic Quest outside of japan) on the gameboy was the first game of the series. Secret of Evermore was an unrelated game using a similar style, while the Final Fantasy Legends 1 through 3 for GB were actual Secret of Mana spin off games, but using a different style and not directly related to the main-plot and only occasionally referencing events.

[@gaspardsavoureux8680]

Je pensais pas te trouver ici lol

[@Protoman85]

Aw I thought the music was the best part of the game

[@Shan0a]

Pretty much was to be honest, some kick ass tunes in there.

[@gurvmlk]

Best soundtrack in the entire Final Fantasy series, if you ask me.

[@DJOmnimaga]

I agree. I wish they did a remake that expanded the game to a full FF game similar to the others and with difficulty settings, the ability to change our characters and to level up the second character, but with both the original music and remade as options.

[@gurvmlk]

***** Weirdly, not leveling up the additional party members is one thing I like about Mystic Quest. By having them start stronger, then being surpassed by time they depart, you're given a solid sense of how much more powerful the hero is becoming along the journey.

[@funhow123]

I would only say the boss music because I played it on ff theaterthm

[@purpledeadzombie5484]

Because of you, Jared, I began playing old, retro games. I entered a beautiful world of Retro gaming because of you. Stay strong, my friend.❤️

[@MC96-]

"The Bone Dungeon" is also the name of my basement

[@aggron5946]

Its the name of what's under my pants🙃

[@VNCstudios]

Aggron your ass?

[@thenerdmaster9381]

Woooooooooowwwww dude

[@timbonaventure3999]

I would like this, but it's at 69

[@DkViking1]

I wonder what’s going on in that basement. 🤔

[@bappojujubes981]

16:08 The knight isn't headless, he's holding it in his hand!

[@WillieManga]

Same applies to the Sleepy Hollow version. But still, where's the horse's head? Probably in Jack Woltz's bed.

[@insensitive919]

🤷‍♂️

[@robgomes7116]

Pazuzu: The Bird Pimp I'm disappointed we didn't see more of him in other FF games

[@valentinom.4292]

He's a mithological demon from Sumer.

[@moonman375]

"japan didnt think too highly of us". >forward to 2018 when pokemon let's go is announced as an "entry level" pokemon game. As if pokemon games werent on entry level difficulty to begin with

[@Seth_Hezekiah]

Pokemon is NOT entry level. There is so much bullshit going on these days its nice to have a stop-gap

[@jacobmonks3722]

Pokemon is so simple it literally became popular because of 6-8 year olds who never played videogames before. And that was Gen 1, the jankiest and most esoteric generation even to this day. Pokemon has only become simpler in its explanations and tutorials since then. That's not to bash Pokemon. I still love it, even if I don't find it as engaging as Final Fantasy 6 or Paper Mario.

[@otaking3582]

@@Seth_Hezekiah Said no one ever

[@justinfrost7970]

There is some strategy to pokemon but you can literally one shot the elite four with an eevee if you really wanted to

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

@@otaking3582 Say that about the mutiplayer again?

[@SoloJona]

Stay strong Jared. We're here for you

[@samirjohnson4524]

Jona G all of us

[@flamesofhell6449]

As an RPG fanatic I think FFMQ is fun and unique. The music is rockin!🤘 I like the jumping and how the weapons have other uses then just damage.

[@allenyates3469]

Totally. This game rules.

[@combatrobot1443]

Mystic Quest's OST was spectacular. The game overall was garbage, but the soundtrack is exceptionally kickass.

[@xxKrazyKxx]

13 down. Dude mystic quest. Is it sad that I couldn't beat this as a kid. Maybe Square was right.

[@rosheafan]

You didn't beat it because you didn't want to play it.

[@matthewhyman2208]

Maybe you fell asleep and a younger sibling played

[@xxKrazyKxx]

@@matthewhyman2208 nope. I am the youngest of my siblings.

[@Manobaru]

11:42 - "Every single time, you join up with a partner they're better than you! ALWAYS!" 13:02 - ProJered level 24, Tristan level 23 ...yup

[@thequesa6650]

He probably leveled up while Tristan Was constantly lvl 23

[@8BitPinkiePie]

your party memeber doesn't get any experience when they're with you

[@tylerchenoweth5017]

Manobaru Maybe Projared had leveled up after he got Tristram?

[@SlasherLink119]

Damn, I didn't notice that...I was really excited for him when he caught up to the one girl at level 31, but Phoebe was immediately 34 while he was 31...xD...

[@The_Big_Jay]

Maybe he's under leveled because he says himself, he avoids combat because it wasn't fun

[@madmonkey642]

Dude so I always heard of you but never really watched your videos. Now after hearing your side of the story I want to support you and Ive found that I love your videos. Keep up the good work

[@thomascloutier376]

I do have to say, I loved this game when I was a kid. Keep in mind I was like 5 and it was adequate for me

[@Lemunde]

Mystic Quest was one of my favorite games on the SNES. There, I said it.

[@dylanger1015]

"I Avoid all the enemies" "All the teammates are higher levels then me" You don't say..

[@WillieManga]

But that still doesn't explain how Kaeli is a higher level. I kinda get it in terms of gameplay, so that you don't need to grind, but on a story level, it's absurd as hell. It's possible that when Projared says that he avoided enemies, it means he didn't grind because there was no incentive to. If he still ended up killing some of the enemies, he should at least be on a similar level to his ally.

[@dylanger1015]

@@WillieManga true, but on a better note this was 3 years ago and you are probably right...

[@Ranylyn]

Serious answer: It's actually got nothing to do with the number of enemies you fight and EVERYTHING to do with the game balance. Ally characters *don't level up from battle.* This means that, when they join you, they join at the recommended target level for the time they *leave,* in order to keep them relevant and helpful the entire time you have them. This means that they're INTENDED to be a higher level than you when they join by *design.* Here's a point form list: - Kaeli joins at the start of the game at level 3, while you're level 1. If you fight every enemy in the Level Forest, you're still level 2 by the time she leaves. You actively need to leave the area to respawn enemies to GRIND to catch up with her before she leaves. - Tristam joins immediately afterwards at level 7, because he's going to be along for the entire bone dungeon. The bone dungeon gives decent experience compared to the Level Forest, so even avoiding avoidable fights gets you reasonably caught up to Tristam. - Shortly afterwards, Phoebe joins at Level 15. This is because you're going to have her for three zones, two of which are multilevel dungeons like the Bone Dungeon was. She probably would have only been 11-12 if you only had her for the Cave and not the Pyramid. - Next up, Reuben joins at 23, and you have him for a similar period of time as Phoebe. Again, you really don't get to do a bunch of solo combat between Phoebe and Reuben. - Tristam joins at around Reuben's level since he's a filler ally you barely have for half a zone. - Kaeli jumps up to 30 because you're going to have her for the longest stretch of the game. She also joins with a Giant's Axe, which you don't have until a ways into this segment. - Reuben joins again at like 32 or 34 or something for a single zone you're likely to gain a few levels in. - Phoebe joins at 36 for the endgame (The hard level cap you can reach if you grind is like 41-42, IIRC?) You get the idea. When I was younger I used to experiment with how much grind it would take to be on par with an ally when they join, and it made the game take, no joke, something silly like 10x longer to get through, since lower level enemies give less experience and all that. Grinding to 7 in the level forest before losing Kaeli because Tristam is coming up alone took somewhere in the vein of 45 minutes of leaving the map to reset the enemies to fight them again. The player was never intended to be on par with the allies until the end of their segment on the team, and even then, a few of them may have been slightly too high. Hope this clears it up!

[@decastar3010]

Light Crystal: Dark King was resurrected... Hero: AW COME ON!!!

[@RadimuxCisco]

¯\_ (-_-)_/¯

[@austinbrugger5591]

Kaeli has got to be a sayian. That's why she gets so much more powerful than you after she gets horribly injured.

[@Ratciclefan]

IT MAKES ALL SENSE! :O

[@masonasaro2118]

That CAN'T be it. She's not named after a vegetable!

[@GarbaggioGoblino]

"Give me money, also have like 50 bombs for free lmao" -me, but with a different letter at the end

[@b.d.1112]

You deserve more likes than you have for this comment.

[@Alter_Dan_K]

This was probably the first game in my life I got addicted to. I wouldn't stop playing it till I finished it. Now me 25 years old, I still miss it.

[@Sonicbladez]

One of THE games of my childhood. It was so simple and so good back then. :)

[@lordofbanana6869]

I always have to laugh a little when i see "Jared Knabenbauer" because im german and "Knabenbauer" literally means "boyfarmer" xD There are few things that sound gayer that boyfarmer

[@DeathknightDragon]

+Lord of Banana I mean, it could potentially be worse.

[@araeobskvrae]

+Fish J.J. Fish Well, this would be Jared Knabenficker

[@bumbum6311]

wrong eher wäre es boy Farmer also a young boy thats a Farmer

[@psychsoma]

Now remember he did a video (two if you count the censored version) all about dicks in video games.

[@WillieManga]

Jared might have more material in his next Comment Hate pannel.

[@LchanOtakudom]

Watching through Jared’s videos again, remembering why I loved them so much and laughing like a maniac!

[@shawnfields2369]

Same here. I'm sorry Jared. I've never been happier to have been wrong about Jared, and that everyone defending him was right. I should've be defending Jared instead of buying into the BS. But I'm glad Jared can forgive people like me who reacted foolishly. And we'll be patiently waiting for your next video, Jared!

[@CarolinaMoraes]

that's so funny, i think i played this game when i was a little kid, and i didn't remember the name, but at the moment when you start telling the story, everything comes to my mind. Yeah this game was really easy, but in my memory was fun to play.

[@duwanglover3424]

Same

[@Domarius64]

+Carolina Moraes Myself and my 2 brothers played this game when we were young, we have fond memories of it too. We had no idea it was overly easy. We completed it I think in one or two weekends, hiring from the video store. The music has always stayed with us. And I guess we fell for the whole "let's make it easy for those dumb western kids" because we thought it was pretty good. I guess I could tell the graphics were simpler than other stuff (even Super Mario Land, one of the first SNES games) but it somehow had its own charm.

[@marshagrimminger4161]

I love watching your Final Fantasy videos especially since my favorite game was also FF VI. I actually enjoyed Mystic Quest as a kid and played it with my 5 year old son today. He loved the music and the fact that you could avoid bad guys if you wanted to.

[@paddotk]

It was quite easy, but still a cool game. I really liked it. Plus, some great music.

[@dexthegamer3234]

same

[@Nunubotz2]

same

[@Reanchi]

i have fond memories of playing this with my brother in the ye old "pass the controller" style

[@zeroline19]

Reanchi lmao you remind of my old days too with my brother but instead we were playing digimon. used to watch him explore the game and drooled myself like an idiot seeing those big-ass digimon bosses.

[@scottydu81]

This game is a simple, mindless, guilty pleasure of mine. Every criticism is spot on and i love it anyway. Except one thing- the music is AWESOME

[@fubukifangirl]

The game does not suck. It was perfect for a 10 year old girl to play when she wanted to take a break from Legend of Zelda: ALthP and wanted a simple, yet fun game to play.

[@NoobixCube]

Zero exploration or freedom? So this was way ahead of its time in terms of FF games. It took until FFX for Square to take away free travel over the world map, in favour of point to point travel.

[@scottydu81]

Remarkably, this game has a more open world than FFX. In that, you select where you want to go from a list.

[@rpglansp4851]

wrong, final fantasy 8 had free-ish world exploration.

[@YouaNumbahOneRacist]

+QuestFinder421 Where does 8 come into this comparison? X is 10, VIII is 8.

[@AFTimeLord]

I'm glad we're all giving Jared support after his return and response to what's happened. I just hope he can return to make more content, and that this ordeal hasn't made him jaded towards his KZbin audience.

[@stevenseufert2520]

What happened?

[@Morgil27]

Final boss defeated by cure. Hey, it's just like FFX!

[@imveryangryitsnotbutter]

The final boss of FFX is Jecht, and you can't hurt him with healing.

[@foxgun8090]

No. The final boss is Yu Yevon and he is inside Sin and you can kill him with healing and doom.

[@imveryangryitsnotbutter]

The final enemy you fight is Yu Yevon, but Yu Yevon is not the final boss. Jecht is the final boss, but he is not the final enemy you fight.

[@foxgun8090]

Jecht is listed as boss while Yu Yevon is listed as final boss and the game ends after Yu Yevon so that makes Yu Yevon the final boss in the game.

[@imveryangryitsnotbutter]

"Yu Yevon is listed as the final boss" According to who?

[@hylianmudkip6953]

16:17 not sure if Mario kart joke, or reference to Ocarina of Time

[@james.housego]

mario kart. (btw I know that this is a joke)

[@pointyyou]

+Redheadedgamer nah its mario of time kart

[@james.housego]

+Pointyyou ! 😂😂

[@1110-q5f]

Both

[@williamwashburn7665]

ocarina of time was on the N64

[@Hylianhero1987]

Being home due to a broken back, I always find my way back to these videos. From the first time I saw the first video, I was hooked. If im relaxing or cleaning or doing anything with my aquariums, I have Projared on in the background. It's just something about the way he talks about the games is a comforting feeling and helps me relax. Ive been subed for years, and will continue to. Keep it up man.

[@totalwartimelapses6359]

So the whole "partner is always stronger" thing can be explained by the fact that your partner often stays for an entire region, meaning their initial high level becomes mediocre by the beginning of the 3rd dungeon, this is obviously by design since they didn't want the player to worry about partner levelling up, for example Reuben does need those 1040 hit points to survive the Hydra's fire attacks, and his morning star needs to be that strong to deal proper damage to those bosses Though this doesn't always make sense, like Phoebe in the final dungeon being completely stronger than you in everything except maybe melee

[@SlitherLament]

My marathon of rewatching, liking, and commenting on every Jared video continues. Video 13

[@Sad-Lesbian]

The intro gave me such a huge nostalgia kick. Reminds me of back in the day when I first found Jared

[@hpalpha7323]

I enjoyed mystic quest, it's really barebones but it felt good

[@bludj992]

Summon Night: SwordCraft Story 1 (GBA). play it. you won't regret it

[@PrinnyDood-fk6jo]

i agree SN: SCS is awesome (and sadly we'll never get 3 in English) ,

[@queenofbel4270]

Blu Dj Yes, the Swordcraft Story games are great!

[@ZenoDLC]

+Keiji Dsaver Now if only Nintendo would release the third one in English Already...

[@zzzmeta4555]

Fun fact. There is this flash RPG, which was ported to steam called Crystal Story. The four playable characters in that game are named after the Mystic Quest Party Members

[@dnalorh.2153]

Son:Mom, can we get Final Fantasy? Mom:We have Final Fantasy at home. Final Fantasy at home:

[@slayer-5625]

I mean it is final fantasy?

[@wangbot47]

I actually love Mystic Quest, even if it was made for condescending reasons

[@InstinctKnight]

+Peter Kolev Nostalgia blinds weak minds

[@DarkwingD]

+InstinctKnight Both of you are idiots.

[@InstinctKnight]

Linky-poo It's true though

[@GryphonIsAwesome]

+Linky-poo Mark and InstinctKnight, or Peter and InstinctKnight?

[@nitehawk86]

This game was bad, but it did have kickass music.

[@chrisservos4772]

which tbh is expected in a square game.

[@tonykoslowski5010]

+MrMcPsycho The prequels weren't THAT bad.

[@scorpionsapprentice3248]

+nitehawk86 I completely agree. this was the first rpg I have played and the behemoth battle is too luck based. also why would any player use scale over figure for the hp system.

[@coreywelton8659]

Stay strong, Jared. You still have plenty of fans behind you. I can't wait to see what new videos you have for us

[@ddwkc]

I actually played this way later in life around PS2 era and I love it. The soundtrack is great and gameplay being easy and super simplistic were actually a bonus as anyone can finish this in one day and not 20+ hours. The story was simplistic, but classic charming.

[@SirSpoofy]

2:16 Man it feels good to go back to these videos. I almost forgot how funny they are.

[@thrlmxcnswrdsmn]

Mystic Quest was great as for me. I cracked that sucker's box open when I was just a kid and loved every moment of it because -- you guessed it-- I was a naive kid. I didn't know any better, in fact, I had no idea what the hell RPGs were until I beat this thing. I loved every moment though, the rocking soundtrack, the weird special effects from spells, it was really interesting to see for a kid still in elementary school. Maybe the target audience wasn't for RPG fanatics at all, but newcomers to the genre? It worked for me, and brought me into the fandom.

[@memberofchat2825]

i deactivated ad block just to support you jared

[@memberofchat2825]

@@Lexicon1020 yeah

[@memberofchat2825]

@@Lexicon1020 would it help if after i finish all his videos, i play the entire play list on repeat on another tab?

[@memberofchat2825]

@@Lexicon1020 cool, then i'll do that

[@tefnutofhoney2832]

I didnt disable adblock. But im on mobile, so i dont have it.

[@neogeothomas8127]

15:38 ...Wait, this was a Final Fantasy game? I forgot.

[@Crazy_Dialga]

Auto battling party members? **Persona 3 PTSD flashbacks** "Marin Karin!"

[@johneduchene6532]

Or Yukari with fucking dia when nobody needs it.

[@blazingbbq4800]

"Mitsuru, I'm dying- "get marin karin'd"

[@jonathanwarrdddedcxddeecec4787]

This doesn't look too bad. Like a nice RPG for beginners

[@patrickramseyart]

I'm watching your videos while I do my college art homework. Glad to have you back, man.

[@jpfoland01]

I was one of the noobs who needed the hand holding. This was my first jrpg ever, got it when I was around 8, and without the streamlined level of gameplay I probably never would have picked up later jrpg games, since I'm not a fan of static, turn-based fighting anyway, and especially since that Ice Golem boss took me forever to beat since I didn't really get the concept of grinding back then. I completely agree with the dialogue critique, but this game was a big help to get me into rpgs in general.

[@ZorotheGallade]

Wait...a volcanic city...with a neon-signed Hotel in the middle.. ...Hotland, is that you?

[@gabrielna2346]

I never thought about that and fucking died reading this

[@doktawhawee9870]

Underfags...

[@user-lc7je8tp3u]

Y'know, I never thought I'd say this, but it's quite a nice change of pace to see idiots use their brains for once and actually connect the thing they worship to a very specific, non-general thing that actually makes sense for once. ... wait a minute, GOD FUCKING DAMN IT, HOTLAND HAS AN LED SIGN, NOT NEON, YOU IDIOT, YOU HAD ONE JOB, UNDERTALE FANS, *ONE JOB*

[@ZorotheGallade]

Nᴀɴᴏᴍᴇɴ The MTT resort has a neon sign.

[@user-lc7je8tp3u]

ZorotheGallade Yes, but that's located directly _outside_ Hotland, it isn't actually in and/or surrounded by Hotland like, for example, Alphys' lab is; if Alphys' lab had a big, obvious neon sign like hotel in Fireburg does, your comparison would've been somewhat valid, still somewhat weak considering Alphys' lab isn't even a hotel to begin with, but still somewhat valid nonetheless. The MTT resort, on the other hand, exists in it's own separate area; it is not seen connected to any other part of Hotland aside from the entrance, which, once again, exists in it's own separate area in it's own separate screen. It has absolutely no relation or similarity to the one in Fireburg whatsoever; it is not surrounded by lava, not in a village/town, and not even the same type of landscape.

[@worsethanbuzzfeed6353]

“She ruins everything, says ‘whoops’ and then leaves. I know how that feels buddy” Damn that comment did not age well

[@KyoMao]

This is one of the videos I watched of yours before everything went to shit. I wasn't like a big fan, but I did watch you occasionally and appreciated your work. I'm glad to see you survive the bullshit of the internet and pressed forward.

[@killiandw]

I actually really like this game. It was the game that introduced me to JRPG

[@Corrderio]

It also still has one of the best soundtracks in the series to. I love rock in battles.

[@skyblade7438]

12:06 Literally the entire plot of Devil May Cry V in a nuthsell.

[@YassineTorchani-dc2cm]

How

[@renereyes2648]

I tried the original Final Fantasy when I was 7 and while I liked the setting i never got around to completing it then a few years later my neighbor let me borrow Mystic Quest and loved it especially the music. After that I rechallenged FF1 2 aka 4 and then 3 aka 6 and was hooked.

[@cyradus]

I read in magazines back in the day that this was not dumbed down becaust Japanese developers thought we were "dumb" but that the game was catered towards younger players to get them into the genre.

[@Ricky-cy4is]

Call me crazy, but this is starting bear an uncanny resemblance to another bear-bones, over-simplified, cliched JRPG. (looks at Quest 64) Hmmmm, coincidence?

[@JaelinBezel]

Final Fantasy Mystic Quest 64

[@ronaldamber8865]

+Cody Hines final fantasy mystic quest hydlide super virtual.

[@VengefulNonsense]

+Oliver Moore NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[@JaelinBezel]

I just Realized the Original post was making a JonTron reference. Specifically that time when he compared Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis to Superman 64.

[@OtioseFanatic]

maybe... exept that in quest64 it's possible to die. at least until you get magic barrier.

[@wruzicka78]

True story... I HATED RPG's with a passion when I was a kid. Then someone I knew gave me this game to play... I enjoyed it. And I wanted more. Then they gave me Final Fantasy III(VI) and I was hooked on RPG's... so shit on it all you like, and it probably deserves it, but it holds a place in my heart because it DID turn me onto RPG's. And in my opinion FFXIII is the worst Final Fantasy... I got 10 hours in and lost all interest. Everyone says it gets good around hour 40 or some shit... but thats 4 days worth of gaming I can spend on better things.

[@CrasherX2000]

I haven’t played 13 Why do people call it bad?

[@scarletnight4554]

@@CrasherX2000 it's too linear, I think people hate the story, yeah I'm not sure, I myself went for the Platinum trophy, and got it in a little over 100 hours

[@leadpaintchips9461]

@@CrasherX2000 Personally, I never got past like 15 hours into the game. In a franchise where exploration and characters were the main drive, both of them sucked. It had less exploration than 10, and worse characters than 1(when 1's characters were literally without personalities).

[@Sircreepington9th]

William Ruzicka I think Chrono Trigger would be a good game to start out on. I did when I started getting SNES games last year. The combat, story, characters, and settings are all amazing. It turned me from a "turn based is boring" gamer to one that loves turn based JRPGs.

[@mikicerise6250]

FFXIII is too complicated for Americans.

[@KingPrisman]

Jokes on you, the PS3 doesn't have an A button!

[@pathogenofdecay]

The Dark -Lord- King is just Palpatine. "It was I who allowed the Alliance to know the location of the shield generator."

[@Yeldibus]

Kinda unfair how you downplayed the amazing OST, that is honestly better than most ANY other Final Fantasy game.

[@lordvader7716]

Stay strong man we are still here with you!

[@Jacen355]

I think this game might have been good for younger players back in the day. Kids that are trying to get into more difficult games, but aren't quite ready for lots of stat decisions. Or important money decisions. Also, positivity for ProJared!

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

Jacen355 I agree. I expect Squaresoft made Mystic Quest for children, as that’s what they thought most American gamers were as both the NES & SNES were advertised as childrens’ toys.

[@VGGBrayden]

Jared: [Hates how everyone is higher leveled than the protagonist] Also Jared: [Avoids a lot of the battles]

[@theseriousaccount]

Yeah imagine being under leveled in MYSTIC QUEST! 🤣

[@hawkssuns08]

This game was my first RPG, so I have good memories with it. Great music.

[@jonathankozenko]

The music was epic

[@hawkssuns08]

Jonathan Kozenko That Lava Dome.

[@jonathankozenko]

Lava Dome was awesome - but my favorites might be the Ice Cavern, the Temple theme (used in multiple locales), the mountain theme, Doom Castle and especially the final battle - that was as complex as Zeromas and about comparible to The One Winged Angel. But yes, the Lava Dome is also an all time favorite.

[@hawkssuns08]

Fun thing I did to take full advantage of listening to the Ice Cavern (My fav in the game) was to take out every enemy in there and the Pyramid, just so I had an excuse to listen to the theme more. To me, the battles were fun back when I was little, so I didn't care. XD

[@joaquinferrer9]

thats something he didnt tell but battle themes boss and final boss themes where truly epic... its probably the best part of the game