Rumination Analysis on Final Fantasy X

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[@KegOfMeat]

How can you not like FFX’s soundtrack? It’s absolutely fantastic.

[@Sawngawkuh]

One thing that was rather distinctive in FFX was the presence of NPCs in various areas outside of towns and cities. Not a lot of JRPGs have people wandering about and having their own little scenes while you're journeying across a particular area with enemy encounters. They're usually just restricted to the safe zones, and every other location is desolate (barring the monsters). The only other games that have their worlds occupied in such a way are the Pokemon titles. I think this trait sort of builds on the "world" aspect you mentioned in the FFIX video. Where that game presents that feel through the developments and changes of its populaces, FFX presents it by making the people ever present throughout the bulk of the game. They're involved in this adventure almost as much as you are in a way.

[@yubbone]

The lack of even a single dislike on a video regarding such an opinion-polarizing entry in the series stands testament to the extremely thoughtful dissection of the game that's present here. I stumbled into this video and didn't think I'd watch it in its entirety, let alone 20 minutes of it; and yet the spot on & unbiased analysis coupled with the engaging manner of speaking motivated me to see it to its conclusion. Utter excellence.

[@zaatas]

I think you missed that a big theme of ff10 revolved around second chances. Auron getting another life to influence the next generation to get it right. Tidus changing what his father was unable to, being the second "dream", or chance. Jecht getting another chance to talk to his son and redeem himself. Yuna getting to live again towards the end after being condemned the entire game. Wakka getting to see what an ass he had been, and changing for the better. Lulu eventually healing from Chappu's death and getting another shot at love (at least its heavily hinted at in ff10, i know in the sequel its cemented) Kimrahi gets to reclaim his lost honor by winning the second fight with his brother. Rikku was a ff10 character, best I can do for her, lets be honest though, she was the weakest character, even lulu was better developed and lulu was an icequeen with a broken heart and belt fetish(poor wakka, he knew what a kink in her belt meant). I think the best Rikku had was some daddy issues that just get used for plot humor. Nothing really to do with my point, anyways. To top all this off at the very end the entire world gets another chance to be normal again when the cycle is stopped and sin is no more. While it seems like you could take the second chance theme and tie it to a lot of stories, the way death is handled in this universe really resonates with it I think. Auron to me is the ultimate embodiment of this, not even allowing a little thing like dying to deter him. Which is why I think he was the main character. He was the first person to say no more, and try to do something. He planted the seeds of change. While he failed at stopping the cycle in his first life, he triumphed his second time. He was dogged determination incarnate.

[@evad4you]

The last dungeon was weird, but it never struck me as weird for no reason. It's established throughout the game that exposure to Sin messes with people's minds, like a toxin, and you're literally inside him at this point. But I didn't even attribute it to that. Sin is the armor within which the dream of the fayth is forever being manifested by Yu Yevon, so it made sense to me that the warped facets of the dream and its component materials would be the insides of Sin. It is essentially a reality warping process. Jecht really is your last boss, even down to the music (whether you like the direction or not, personally I'm not a huge fan). Everything after that - Yu Yevon fleeing into the Aeons one by one until you can finally destroy him - isn't really the last the boss, it's just the story playing out. Maybe it should have been cut scenes. They could've tried to make Yu Yevon a real boss fight, but the plot hinges around the Final Summoning and Sin being the tools required to protect him, so there's nothing to justify him being a more difficult fight than Jecht was. His strength is invested in the dream and these recycling tools. Absolutely yes to Wakka's growth. Beyond the things you've pointed out, or systemic to them, even just his regard for Riku and the Al Bhed sees more growth than most of the characters, except perhaps Yuna.

[@TheJadeFist]

Kimari changes a bit, he warms up a tad, and earns the respect of those who mocked him, in it was kinda simple, but it was there.

[@GageReed]

I think you meant Kimahri, not Kimari.

[@ifandbut]

Wow...Watching this in 2018 and hearing you talk about not increasing your production values....god...how far you have come.

[@conspiracyguy4045]

Major upgrade visually same great commentary

[@conspiracyguy4045]

Best ffx review on KZbin

[@IQ2992]

"Sin actually goes around and smashes things!"

[@everythingBLUE]

If FFX wasn't the most well told stories in the series, I DO believe it was one of the most ambitious and mature stories ever told in video games.. It has its flaws for sure, but to me... FFX is art.

[@LordMalice6d9]

The voice actor you were thinking about who does Wakka's voice is John Dimaggio.

[@Lorerunner]

*tries to picture a red, blue, or green Tidus leaping at Sin*

[@quicksilvertongue3248]

This video is peak Archaengaia, back when he was this first version of himself. It's not his best video, but it's thick with the tropes that are most specific to himself.

[@michaelharipersad9882]

Excellent video. Its so refreshing to hear you speak so intensely and earnestly about this game and story. Keep it up :)

[@WarMomPT]

"The first one we're going to talk about is dodging lightning." *furrows eyebrows* Be right back, getting my popcorn for this 8D

[@061Hitachi]

I finished FFX on my PS2 in May and I thought it was better than anything released since 2012 until today. And this game will stay with me forever in my heart, it's just so special.

[@jamesgrey13]

I have nightmares of FFX's mini-games...

[@Soydrinker999]

nowhere near as bad as ff7's

[@BeyondTheBlack09]

It's John Dimaggio who you were thinking of, the chap who voiced Wakka. Very good voice actor, especially as Jake in Adventure Time.

[@Tomstaman]

FFX is personally my favourite. I really enjoyed the story (massively actually), the music in my opinion was excellent (althought its final fantasy so thats to be expected), the amount of characterisation the game includes has often been seen as a negative which i find percualliar becasue its what i feel the best part of the story (yes tidas isnt a badass, thats the point...). The battle system i also very much enjoyed simply because i had to think about my moves more rather than being rushed by the game or just spamming the most damage possible. Honestly its very hard for me to pick out anything that i really didnt like about the game (except the fucking baloon gae for the celestial weapon. That was BS, whoever thought of that should have been fired...blitzball at least was awsome).

[@BentDoorFrame]

the battle system really is traditional turn based combat perfected.

[@nickolaskaiser447]

i realize Im pretty randomly asking but do anybody know a good website to stream newly released movies online?

[@princeronald162]

@Nickolas Kaiser Flixportal :)

[@nickolaskaiser447]

@Prince Ronald thanks, I signed up and it seems like they got a lot of movies there =) Appreciate it !

[@princeronald162]

@Nickolas Kaiser no problem :D

[@SnackMuay]

You mentioned how you got the impression that people in spira must have kids young. I think that's pretty amazing since you never heard it explicitly stated, but there is a cut scene with tidus and Rikku in Guadosalaam where Rikku talks about how the people of spira sometimes get married early.

[@arvisjaggamar]

@1:19:08:"God, what would that be like?" Idk, but I was sobbing like a freakin baby during that moment. I mean seriously crying like a kid who scraped his knee. It was pathetic. I still get choked up just thinking about the scene.

[@mikeyvvagner842]

Wonderful, one of my new favorite channels

[@dawnoftruth1]

I agree with your opinion of the Thunder Plains challenge.

[@jpr7848]

I love to hear you talk, even when I disagree with you.

[@sakuragyoza]

It's not often that I can watch anyone at length without getting annoyed or bored, but I enjoyed this entire video! Really loved your thoughtful analysis, and you have a really wonderful voice! Going to check out some other videos - you should do a podcast, I would listen to you while I work! Also your game choices are awesome - I just got into Guild Wars 2 and have been wishing for this level of depth of discussion around the world/lore, would looooove for you to get into THAT game! lol

[@Anezka890]

Wow! Such a great in-depht analyses of Final Fantasy X story! Thank you very much for making me look at the story from another perspective!

[@emperorphil2547]

if you havent already explored podcasting in a mp3/mp4 form, you should/ i really enjoy your reviews

[@Ponaru]

Like you said the main draw of the story is how people react to the wolf, and how Ammy is the all powerful sun goddess and she acts...like a dog. It always cracks me up when you are talking to some spiritual being about world altering events and Ammy is laying there taking a nap or scratching a flea.

[@Imjustaguy123]

Archengeia, what you do is exactly what some people want, including me. I wouldn't stop watching if you changed things up, but I'm exactly that nerdy weird guy who would listen to you talk about a game I like for hours on end. Flashy cuts, graphics and shorter videos wouldn't give me more enjoyment from what you do, it's just great as it is.

[@HashSl1ng1ngSlasher]

holy crap, an hour and 40 minutes. Guess I'll be listening to this tomorrow! XD Glad you've come back Archengeia, you're the only person I can sit here and listen to for an hour and 40.

[@Threesixtyci]

Dodging lightning.... there is a crater in the game that always causes a lighting strike when you run over it.... that crater is how I do the lightning dodge.... as well as playing with the sound completely off.

[@superpe]

I never really understood the dislike for Tidus. If I remember right, Tidus was only like 16/17 and a blitz star, so acting rash, whinny, and dumb was all pretty understandable.

[@chrispratt3666]

Interesting to hear someone discuss my favorite FF at length. One thing I need to say is that I absolutely adore the music. Also the term for a fakeout you couldn't remember is "Red Herring." Edit: The laughing scene is so widely misinterpreted!

[@jamesjudo5]

Thank you for your review, your time and thought is very appreciated.

[@AUDIOPHILEpuma01]

I enjoyed this video. Like you said, FFX was my first FF ever. I enjoyed the vastness of it, as well as the overall graphical prowess shown at the time. I enjoy your work immensely, even though I never played any of the prior FF games I still watched your videos. I don't entirely agree that you should "increase" video production just for the simple reason of adding followers. Those who come here should do it for what you say, not for what you "wow" them with on screen. Great work, keep it up!

[@thing1thatiam]

I never got this in my sub box, and was waiting for this one for a long time! Thanks for your opinion, and great job!

[@TheSweetSpirit]

Running to him but instead through? The saddest part was the whistling at the end. Oh god the whistling ;c

[@kblargh]

You said a lot of good stuff throughout this review, but the one that's sticking out right now: LIGHTNING DODGING. Seriously, that face was priceless.

[@Draygera]

Damn man. Been missing these videos for awhile now. :/ Good Job.

[@keithjohnson8398]

I can agree Seymour did look a little "bland". I'm gonna say it's interesting you dislike those two specific effeminate and, arguably, "queer-readable" (using queer in a reclaimed context here) characters in the context of being the "badass (or higher level) enemy" (considering the theme of "appearances being deceiving" being arguably core to this game (e.g. Yevon as a source of faith and a passively violent institution)); while I will have to reevaluate Kuja, I got the feeling there was a purpose to the construction of Seymour's appearance and mannerisms. Going with gender conventions, he appears gentle, considerate, arguably wise and tempered in his manner (as if he has inherited the better qualities of his mother and father). By contrast, his ambitions and nature are arguably abrasive and rash. If we *sigh* take the former as "feminine" and the latter as "(hyper)masculine", one can interpret it as a parallel of the 1. feminine (or, more spec. "motherlike") nature and (hyper)masculine aggressive true nature of his character 2. the appearance and mannerisms of Seymour and his true nature and uglier secrets There's also the parallel of 3. the compassionate intent of saving Spira and distanced and oppressive nature of his "merciful genocide" 4. wanting to save the world and destroying it to "save it" Is he "badass"? If "badass" and "beefed up, scruffy, stoic, tacit, conventionally-(hyper)masculine imagery" are mutually exclusive, then he's not going to be. (Forgive me; I'm going to abandon gender conventions at this point. it's a concept, not a law of nature.) He is certainly a "menacing" villain and he certainly proves a great and powerful threat (especially as he acts with institution as a vehicle to enforce his ambitions), very capable of the ambitions he reveals (let's recall the Ronso genocide, murder of his father, and intentional allowance of the very preventable deaths of many Al-Bhed in a stage fight turned massacre). TL;DR: my argument is this: he's not supposed to be a typical "badass"; he's an ambitious, disarming, menacing, and subtle threat who can enforce his oppressive and violent ambitions by way of his political and religious affiliations and influence along with his agency afforded by his own privileged upbringing (being raised in an environment which affords him learning skillls of an accomplished magician and summoner). It is understood the death of his mother had significant impact on who he is as an adult and the ambitions he strives to materialize. He's the pleasant face and soothing voice of a groomed politician who makes preaches "morality" while subsequently abandoning it in relation to his own interests, and he's human. This is what makes him scary; he's a damaged soul in an adult's body with access to great physical power and influence (e.g., armies, weapons of great destruction, backing of Yevon institution and Guado community, backing of the Spirans as their Maester) and an unrelenting intent on ultimately widely-destructive ends, and this can be anyone. This can be any politician, president, school teacher, principle, preacher, pastor, CEO, supervisor, any person with power or influence, and we'd hardly even notice.

[@VersusFate]

This man definitely gets it.

[@Freyrin]

I enjoyed your point about tradition, and the comparison to earlier centuries. I know that by the time I was 16, I had lived in or traveled to more than a dozen countries. Five years later, I've seen even more. Despite that, I couldn't see myself having kids and doing something like leading a war against Sin. If only for the reason that society doesn't require me to do so anymore. It is hard to imagine there were kings and emperors our age or younger, while now we site in school or homes instead

[@cristoferht]

Great analysis on the story, man! I've never thought on the profound History of Spira, society, religion, and stuff from FFX. I probably focused so much on the irritating "this is my story" from Tidus that I couldn't enjoy the rest. Maybe I'll play this game one more time. :)

[@andrewlookin]

The man is back

[@JanisTreijs]

Loved the video and the game. Subscribed.

[@Hydra360ci]

Dodging lightning...is pretty insane, too. Though it's doable if you turn off the sound. and stay next to a certain crater.

[@MC-dt6zq]

Auron: Unfortunately no one can be told what an absolute sham Yevon, and the summoner's pilgrimage, is. You have to see it for yourself.

[@sylvn1988]

Another great video. I look forward to watching all your videos, high quality production or not =). I'm not sure if I should have saved this comment for the FFX-2 review but I have always wanted to know more about the story between Braska, Auron, and Jecht and their journey for the final summoning, that's why I have often wished that FFX-2 ,though being a sequel, would be the story that had happened leading up to FFX in the way that they did with Crisis Core for FFVII.

[@kinggoten]

Great review man I've played every FF uptill 13 and FFX was the last good one and is also my favorite but honestly it is really not for everyone and the Tidus character is a big part of that reason, it is my favorite FF game because of the combat system was in my opinion by far the best combat system square has done it was just so tactical compared to any other FF game other then FF tactics and thats a completely differant kind of game.

[@InTheMindOfDavid]

@50:00 During the Mushroom Rock Road Al Bhed/Crusaders Joint Operation, there are children amongst the Crusaders. Like 12-14yrs Old. So children being married and having kids at a young age would have to a definitive yes they did.

[@Lorerunner]

As someone already responded, yes without question a SNES and FFVI. If you ruled that out I would respond with CT (still SNES) again without hesitation. Past that I would have to think, admittedly.

[@lipeckih]

That must've been the most positive description of Wakka I've ever heard. And, when you put it like that, I agree with it. He is still a douche, but his gradual change is solidly executed. Seymour suffered greatly, and not only from his video\audio design - he triggered a whole bunch of 'villain signs' before we knew anything about him. He was made into a bad guy before he had done anything and we didn't even know why Tidus suspected him (aside from a possible bout of jealousy, of course).

[@xsamplexample]

those library rooms are soundproof, so you wont have to worry about ppl interrupting you or listening in.

[@macedos39]

I loved FF X, to me it was the last Final Fantasy published. Combat was fine, visuals great, voice acting so cool. I had a lot of fun and enjoyed almost all the story, almost... some parts felt not so good... but I could say that about every other FF.

[@Dotoku14]

An amazing review to my favorite game of all time! One thing I wanted to say real quick, regarding the talk of the children dying the most. That reminds me of a real emotional quote for, surprisingly enough, the FF7 AC E3 2004 trailer. "The planet weaves a cruel fate for men. Children are always the first to suffer..." That should have been in the FFX trailer somewhere.

[@BaileyCallis]

Kimahri was always one of my favorite characters in ffx. I adore his unflinching loyalty to Yuna and how he slowly crawled out of his shell of shame. His character design is so awesome!

[@IanCaronia]

If you like the idea of a cycle of destruction and how a society deals with it, I hope you get to play DRAGON'S DOGMA. It's one of those games where you get so much more from the story if you listen to a lot of the NPCs, go in for optional cutscenes from optional missions, and look up what happens if you choose otherwise. There's so much conjecture to be made on the cycle of "Dragon comes, destroys, chooses a hero and has epic battle once chosen "hero" is strong enough" it will keep you thinking

[@quicksilvertongue3248]

So you're saying this is a character you don't want to Seymour of?

[@malpercio123]

this game used to be a game that I did not enjoy. however I only played up to Macalania weeks twice before putting it down. going back to this game with the HD release was a wonderful decision. the game was wonderfully crafted with love. the story is very current and will for almost using the minimalist technique acquitted to ff4, wherein the story didn't give alt of lore but the game if packed full of cool lore to find yourself! for example, on the SS Liki and SS Winno luzzu is shipping sin spawn GUI (I'm assuming it's GUI only because you flight it during operation Mi'hen) and that is why sin attacked the boat on Luca! it's only slightly hunter but there is tons of stuff like this. game needs more optional life as you have said on many occasions. I believe ff 12 is the pinnacle for low and back story. I have high hopes for 7 and 15 and can't wait to continue watching your opinions, and comparing them to my own.

[@malpercio123]

I meant kilika where sin attacks en route from besaid

[@kevinrace3976]

The lightning was awful! I wasn't even happy when I finished it!

[@rustygear447]

Wonderful review! You go so much in-depth into the theme of the story, and the world of Spira. I'm sad that many players don't pay enough attention to see, and appreciate the masterfully made world of FFX, but to those who do, it's undoubtedly a masterpiece. It's an enlightened experience to journey through Spira, and reflect its culture to our society. I think it's a very subtle commentary to the Christian culture. People of Spira living their lives in fear of Sin is a subtle metaphor to the Christian belief that everyone is born with sin and must seek salvation to avoid going to hell. The game creator managed to craft this concept into its own culture and produce a great story out it; I find this so amazing and inspiring. Combine this with the awesome combat system as you mentioned, FFX is the best Final Fantasy for me.

[@rustygear447]

59:00 - I agree that Jetch is the one who set the events of FFX in motion, by telling Auron to take care of Tidus, and then summon them both into Spira years later. But I can not agree that he's the hero because he ended up conforming to the tradition and repeat the cycle. - I think Tidus is the hero for the fact that he's the one that manage to think of the true way to defeat Sin, which is to kill Yu Yevon. It's his rebellious nature that make him think out of the box and find an audacious plan to defeat Sin forever AND have Yuna live. Greedy bastard! - Yuna is also the hero for she is the one to decide to not sacrifice her friends and instead defeat Yunalesca and end the silly tradition. This is why i love FFX so much. The characters are tied in very well to the story. Not just the protagonist, but everyone matters in this game. They all help giving different perspective of the situation. Wakka and Lulu on the Yevon side; Rikku on the Al Bhed side; Yuna in the middle trying to reconcile the two; Kimahri indifferent; Auron the person who've seen both sides but still can't find the answer; and Tidus the fresh eyes unaffected by biases. it's just so beautifully put together...

[@LordMalice6d9]

+Seyha Leonhartz I guess I can see the Christian connection or a commentary on the concept of original sin, but Christianity did not at all occur to me personally when considering FFX's plot because the Christian concept of "original sin" was never originally an accepted Christian doctrine, it was introduced into it by Augustine of Hippo because of his mistranslations and misunderstanding of the Greek bible, but that's all theological. I think the FFX story too me is a commentary of International banking and the cycle of perpetual debt, where the people of the world in nearly every country on earth are perpetually and forever in a state of never ending debt. And it doesn't matter how much you try and how hard you work you will always be in debt to this usury based monetary system all because of a handful of psychotic and in my opinion satanic families i.e "The Religion of Yevon" in the case of FFX's world.

[@adjunctives]

Best rumination in your series. By far. Thanks!

[@adjunctives]

Please do 13 and 13-2. Maybe a two parter?

[@Flaris]

I have to say great job on this review. It did make me think deeper about the overall theme. Everything does make more sense when you consider the world these people were living in. Even Tidus makes sense for being needed for his role. I couldn't rank it in terms of my favorite FF games, because that's tough. But I enjoyed the story it told and at least how it originally ended.

[@quicksilvertongue3248]

I would absolutely love to try and fully explain our world to an alien or something. I'd omit what I regard as trivia, and all my explanation would be from my perspective, so there'd be some bias, but I'd be one of the better people to actually organize and deliver this gigantic infodump, for the sake of worldbuilding or the like.

[@DTiberius]

Just being an outside observer, I like that you describe Wakka as someone who questions then casts aside their religious faith because it was wrong. And I can definitely appreciate a chr like that.

[@nipplewort]

At last. The King is back.

[@quicksilvertongue3248]

Repetition wears us down! We're human beings; repetition wears us down....

[@Threesixtyci]

Jecht's the real final battle of FFX. Yevon is purely an interactive cutscene, and nothing more than that.

[@mattostovitz1098]

I agree with you on 99% of everything you said except Seymour's voice acting. I think his voice acting is perfect for his character. He is arrogant. He is cynical. His voice is sinister in the way "Him" from Powerpuff girls is utterly sinister. It conveys how insane he is because he believes that straight up murdering people is actually doing them a favor and in this way he sees himself as a God. Kefka was insane in a mad-man, insane psycho way akin to how a pyromaniac is insane. Seymour is insane in the way that a serial killer is insane. Cool, calm, calculating, nihilistic. And some of his monologues on death, for example, when he turns into Seymour Flux, is one of the single hardest boss fights in the game, and that form is intimidating as hell.

[@kazenna]

This isn't at ALL how Seymour comes off; have you not played FFX in years? He sounds like an absolute cringe goof

[@CrowsofAcheron]

I always thought the real last boss was Jecht Final Aeon.

[@totem91]

I never got the Onion Knight either. I tried for it 3 times. Eventually, I made Lu a weapon equivalent to the Onion Knight (Break Damage Limit, One MP Cost, Double Overdrive and I don't remember the fourth) by grinding through the arena.

[@sjnm4944]

I got the Onion Knight OK, it was Kimahri's weapon I never got since I could never get the hang of the butterfly hunting. I did what you did instead and made a substitute weapon for him.

[@kitsunebaba]

I have to say this was my first, and fave, final fantasy, and I have played a good portion of the others (well, started playing.) I find it the best combination of new style graphics, story telling, and gameplay, even if others excel more at one or the other. As someone who isn't particularly good at games, it was something I could actually finish without getting bored. It also didn't have cinematics in strange places like 12 did. They really picked out where to utilise them for the most impact.

[@keithfilibeck2390]

if you think Tidus didn't grow up, you didn't get it, he was willing to self-sacrifice, something he would never have done at the outset, he gradually grew up, a child would never have given his life like that.

[@RorytheRomulan]

Before watching this review, I agreed with you on every point I could think of that you also mentioned in the review. I also understand and agree with everything else. FFX is not a game I want to play again. I previously considered it the point in time where Square went wrong, but you illuminated the whole game premise and fleshed it out for me, and I appreciate that.

[@TheSp0rki]

you can win every blitzball game by using brother (can recruit him on the airship), he is faster than basically everyone you play against I believe other than the al bhed team and you can literally just run circles around the team than shoot without anyone around you

[@TypicallyUniqueOfficial]

I do think the voice acting in that game helped. I don't think I cut it short at all, I said for that type of game...it was appropriate. MGS3 was my favorite, and while it was a deep and interesting story...it doesn't make you feel like you are running around the world chasing after some villain to prevent the destruction of the world. MGS4 kinda did that though, but again being an action game where the game is told through the cutscenes...voice acting is appropriate.

[@Liquid_Fear]

Enjoyed the watch

[@possumverde]

Excellent review...I think I may actually put FFX a little higher on my own list of best FF's...though I'll never be able to stomach the no lose final battle...actually threw my controller down my first playthrough once I realized I couldn't die...One thing that still bugs me though is, if Tidus was basically an Aeon, why didn't Yu Yevon possess him as well?

[@passionate_kisses]

The analogue to Sin is basically the all mighty $ Your life revolves around it. The 1% is you trying to eek out their own existence. It ravages and occupies our complete existence.

[@WorthlessWinner]

1:30:00 The main problem i have with FFX is that there isn't enough of a reason to stop Seymore The dead seem perfectly happy on the farplane. Why not just kill everyone if the afterlife is such a nice place? I think the very explicit depiction of the afterlife was one of the most interesting and unfortunately also drama killing aspects of the story. Another huge problem is that you fight him too many times. He turns into Team Rocket by the end! He has a good motivation that isn't really explored as an idea, just fought with swords, and the fighting gets silly when you do it for the 4th time.

[@IHeart16Bit]

You uploaded a lot today! This will be a good day :)

[@evanwoodham6296]

Point taken that Lulu is in and of herself an unnecessary character. However, she and Chappu are important foreshadowing for Yuna and Tidus' fates. Her black dress is a symbol of mourning and is meant to contrast with Yuna's white robe, as Yuna is still in a state of innocence in regard to losing a S.O. Lulu and Chappus story is meant to provide motivations for what Tidus does later on in the story. Lulu allows the writers to build up the reasons ahead of time why Tidus would, at the end, take the hit instead of Yuna. The last quarter of the plot is extremely busy, and so exploring Tidus' motivations through analogy to Chappu early on makes for a better paced ending.

[@PolarBear1192]

Actually watched this while grinding in FFX lol, good video.

[@pcwildcat]

One downside of allowing party members to be switched mid combat (and requiring battle participation to earn XP) is that it encourages swapping just for the sake of getting XP for every party member. Some people (like me) will have a hard time resisting the urge to include every party member in every single little battle. It eventually becomes a drag.

[@supremeworld87]

That's a really good point

[@Esakosarara]

awesome review, man, as always xD.. but i want to say something: the "trippyland" at the end of the game makes sense to me, because.. you're inside of sinh and.. sinh is disappearing.. and i think they didn't go for the weird for weirdness thing with the last dungeon.. i agree it could have been better done, but i think it's weird because they wanted us to feel that as "alien" pd: imagine the insides of sinh were like "Monstro" in KH 1 ... THAT would have been terrible xD

[@garygrinkevich6971]

fuck 200 lighting strikes

[@progste]

FFX was the first final fantasy I ever played and I still love it to this day, I don't know why some people hate on it FFX-2 on the other hand... not even talking about FFXIII

[@thanevakarian9762]

Ffx has some of the best video game music hands down. Besaid? Servants of the mountain?!???

[@Flaris]

I also agree about blitzball. I really did enjoy that mini-game. For whatever reason it was a lot of fun at times and I wanted to create my awesome team. It does get to the point where you are unstoppable and you need to artificially limit yourself. With some work could have been as good as any sports game out there.

[@quicksilvertongue3248]

100-minute video: "That's Final Fantasy X in a nutshell.". I'd hate to see the squirrels....

[@Baardnick]

good reviews, bud. whats your favorite FF games? mine is 9, 7, 10.. thats like top 2 in a way.. cant decide between 9 and 7.. I gotta play 6 tho, havent played it. And what do you think about FF 12? I remember buying it when it came out in 06', I just played some hours, haven't played since to be honest.

[@aceacer2231]

Accurate review for the most part. About the last boss being lame, well it was intended i think because X-2 was planned from the beginning and if everything bad in this game ended with Yu-Yevon death or if any of the characters were to be killed in the last fight there won't be any point of doing a sequel isn't it? One the the endings of X-2 is having Tidus back. The whole story of FFX had to continue in FFX-2 to see the consequences of not having Sin around and it's why they made a boss i'd call a "cliffhanger" in order for the players to play X-2 to see if it was really a good thing to end the cycle. Well that's my theory lol About the laugh scene soooooooo many ppl are complaining about don't forger this, it's Yuna who asked Tidus to smile after she told him she learned to do it even when she was feeling sad and then she asked him to force a laugh. Then they forcefully laugh together. Remember what she said in that scene? She wanted her journey to be full of laughs because she knew - and Tidus didn't know at that point of course - that every laugh counts in a world where the next step you do can lead you to your death and for a summoner journeying means death at the end of the road. As for the true Hero, as much as i like Yuna and Tidus i'd go with Auron. Why? Think about it. After he realized his friends died for nothing he fought Yunaleska alone and even after his death he refused to go. He kept going to fulfill the promises he made to Ject - taking care of Tidus - and to Braska - taking care of Yuna. and to do so he waited 10 years in the faith world till Sin/Ject came and bring both him and Tidus back to Spira. All part of the plan Ject had when he became the Final Aeon i guess lol

[@DE235]

Really good vid looking forward to the next one. When are you going to do Sonic Adventure 1 and 2.

[@TheProtheans]

X is the first one I completed despite playing VII, VIII, IX as a child. Too late to go back now. I was lucky to even complete X first, could have been XIII instead.

[@wanabeguitarguy]

absolutely fantastic review

[@evanwoodham6296]

All of your frustrations with Tidus come from the English dubs. His tone is pitch perfect in the original Japanese. He's brash, impulsive, immature and emotional, but not an annoying baby

[@Fitscotgaymer]

So he clings to levity and the ridiculous because to him EVERYTHING is ridiculous and strange. So the most familiar thing to him would be his own personality (which is boisterous and irritating) and what he "knows" - so its fitting that he does something weird and irritating to cheer up Yuna.

[@desmondlong4044]

Love your videos man! Keep it up!

[@KNIGHTMAREMANIAC]

I was wondering if you enjoyed the Valkyrie Profile series at all Archengia. Have you played them or reviewed them previously?

[@alialmuhanna4938]

Regarding the comment at 27:30 & 28:42 I don't know if you've played MGSV Phantom Pain yet, but the Side Ops in that game feel basically the same as you said; the grind was the problem, they all felt the same, and they didn't add much to the gameplay or the enjoyment. They appear to be there simply to make you, the player, play the game for a lot longer by telling you that "you should do this in order to 100% the game".

[@alialmuhanna4938]

Of course, that's not to say MGSV wasn't a lot of fun, but … if I was recommending it to someone new to the MGS series, I'd say wait for a sale / price drop; never pay full price, and enjoy it for what it is.

[@SaberRexZealot]

I really hope the new Legend of Zelda doesn't follow this trend as I feel some next gen open world games have been doing.

[@Aussie27Legend]

Love this Arch, keep up the fantastic work :)