Scimitar Action │ Final Fantasy 1 #3 │ ProJared Plays!

[@Moxx3]

Gather 'round children... let me tell you the epic tale of the 4 heroes: Peebs the mighty; Jerd the adequate; Ian the savior; and Joof... who was also there.

[@raefinoh1172]

You mean Joof the blind man who stabs people in the throat 8 times and also burns/electrocutes/freezes/sleepifys people with magic.

[@dreadpiratedan4664]

Comrade Smittmitt yeah joof can be terrifying sometimes

[@thatgamingauthor]

"You're ineffective, Joof. That happens. I hear there's a pill for that." Man, I totally busted up laughing. I am absolutely loving this series!

[@FinalMasterM]

In today's episode: Ian still getting some crits, Joof starts to pull his weight, sorta, and Peeb and Jerd need glasses.

[@NinjaPaperMario]

When Jared was talking about the low numbers, it reminded me my biggest compliment to the first 2 Paper Mario games. By the end of the game, one of the strongest attacks is 10 damage. It being my first RPG (or at least first RPG I've played that I knew was an RPG), it's a great first RPG.

[@DarkVaati13]

Temper - Does not work at all. Saber - Does not work at all. Dispel/Xfer - Does not work unless the target is the party. Lock - Always misses. Lock 2 - Instead of decreasing Enemy Evade% by 20, increases Evade by 20.

[@jeremyabbott4537]

Gotta love unpatched FF1. Worse than the Focus Energy glitch in Pokemon Red/Blue, which cuts your Crit rate to extremely low.

[@DarkVaati13]

yeah Temper is worthless in the original NES version. So many bugs that ruin usability. Those spells, the Monk's (Fixable) 0 defense glitch, Thief being useless, and spells having fixed damage/healing totals so Intelligence is a worthless stat. Still fun as hell.

[@zayaannashrid1374]

Lmao, omg is all that true? Then Black mages can only be offensive and White mages can only heal?

[@DarkVaati13]

Not really. How I worded my last comment was off. Most of the defense spells are really good (namely Invisible which saves my ass countless times in Red Mage solo runs), but the status spells suck major. The only spells worth getting are the offense spells on BM (with the exception of Haste) and healing, defense, Exit, and Kill undead spells on WM. Thats why Red Mages ALMOST outstrip Black Mages. Also the fact that most late game Black Magic spells are worthless. They're mostly instant death spells that a majority of enemies in the Chaos Temple and bosses are immune to.

[@darylpowell401]

This is actually why the GBA version is my favorite since it fixed the int stat, which is STILL broken in the PS1 version of the game.

[@kenziemckeever1605]

Staying up all night watching KZbin videos? I need some SLEP.

[@TheToasterbox]

Too bad you will immediately wake up after casting it

[@Galiaverse]

"Fun episode! Now I'm gonna leave a comment!" *Missed!*

[@janrafaelyrigoyen7433]

XD

[@TheTKWStudios]

Damnit, now I can't unsee the Oddeye doing that derpy shocked face.

[@katt-the-pig]

I can't see it. Someone needs to draw that.

[@DarkProFox]

TheTKWStudios Same. And when I do see it, I always hear the sound Jared made just after

[@dwanedibly8129]

TheTKWStudios You say that like it's a bad thing.

[@badplus0176]

Same here man lol

[@CherryBomb_Games]

*surprised Pikachu face*

[@Polarthief]

13:30 Jared, this is why I LOVE the Paper Mario series (at least 64/TYD), because you start at 10 HP. The final boss of the first game has 99 HP. 100% agree with you about the triple digits being ridiculous right away; I much prefer the low-power/low-HP RPGs like Paper Mario, SMRPG, and older FFs.

[@battlemageazulio1019]

Is it weird that I can just imagine Ian going all like "FOOOOOORE~!!" with his hammer whenever he crits? xD

[@Moonbeam143]

I never want to meet Joof in a dark ally.

[@9oomtar]

Moonbeam because you'd be just as blind as he is? Or because he'll try to stab you eight times in the throat?

[@Moonbeam143]

Michael Cirasole Both.

[@Moonbeam143]

HicksZ34 Who just so happens to know how to burn you magaclly, too.

[@boxtank5288]

Yeah, just ask ol' Scurvy John what happens when you run into Joof, oh what's that? You can't because his throat was turned into swiss? Exactly...

[@theguy3851]

Joof the ripper

[@timmer919hep]

"Ok ye go me. Take me ship." Well...that escalated quickly...

[@chaoticwarrior12]

"I just wanted you to stop bothering the townspeople and leave... but ok." Lol

[@richiegargonzola]

Man that lightning magic was LIT.... ok I'll sit down now

[@andreakoupal]

I just wanted to say thank you for playing this for us. This is a very nostalgic game for me, and I never thought someone could make it fun to watch over KZbin due to the repetitive nature of it. Your narration is great. Thank you.

[@RoninCatholic]

"Kyzoku" is a space-saving abbreviation of "Kaizoku", which is Japanese for "Pirate". Bikke's crew were called Kaizoku in the Japanese version while the overworld pirates were called Pairatsu. The NES translation is the only one to reverse these mutually instead of making the overworld pirates another, different English synonym.

[@BottledPoe]

Jared talking about the low numbers reminds me a lot of old school runescape, you start out with 10hp hitting 1s so when you hit that first 2 its a big deal haha

[@Kralex121]

If One Piece taught me anything it's that Kaizoku means pirate/pirates. Still reading Kyzoku made me laugh.

[@FinalMasterM]

You are correct, looking back on the abbreviations they had to use for a lot of names, items, locations, etc back when programming limitations were a thing, you see a lot of silly examples.

[@josek998]

Was about to say the same thing when i watched it

[@Wolfram47]

EDIT: Kazoku also means family. In one of the songs the voice actors sing together, some of the lyrics go, "Oretachi wa family, never be hitori" meaning; we are all family, (you'll) never be alone. That's why I think Luffy get's extremely annoyed at anyone who betrays their own crewmate/nakama/comrade, because to him, it's like a family :P

[@Kralex121]

Steven Long I don't know about that, but could it be that you mean Kazoku? Because I know that that means family.

[@StevenUlyssesPerhero]

Was going to comment this. I learned the word "Kaizoku" through Super Sentai. Let's go, let's Gokaiger!

[@XellosNi]

Meanwhile, 10 damage is a huge deal in Paper Mario.

[@trevordelepine7708]

“Joof! What’d you do?! Stab him 8 times in the throat?!” I forgot how much the narration makes me laugh on these

[@eggabooha1212]

Seriously, I am loving this play through. Jared seems to be having real fun, and therefore it makes a super fun to watch.

[@pious83]

Strange that FF9, my personal favourite, paid homage and reference to most of the previous (non-futuristic) Final Fantasy games. In particular Garland from this game, but in no Bikke reference? You would have thought him ideal given Zidane's thief origins at the beginning of the game.

[@earlthepirate5806]

Pirats are really underrated, not even FF X had pirates

[@jeremyabbott4537]

I honestly thought the Al Behd were going to be future pirates, since your first encounter was at sea.

[@sandbakk77]

My favorite through the entire franchise so far is Faris from FFV. And she's... drumroll, please... a pirate. ;-)

[@Zelkiiro]

"Bikke" is very close to "Baku" though...

[@squarefan80]

that was one of FF9s selling points, thats why the tagline was 'The Crystal Returns,' as things were going back to the FF origins; crystals of power tied to the elements, the distinctive class system that was absent from previous games, black mages as heartless killing machines. Garnet even had a white mage robe in one of the first cutscenes.

[@AoiLucine]

Ahh, Jared, I really hope you continue this series! I really do love seeing people play through the old final fantasies, and your comments and anecdotes are really interesting!

[@trinehart100]

Hello Jared! This series made me start my own adventure! Only ever played the GBA versions of the NES games.

[@luminislucario6332]

trinehart100 you may want to play the ps1 remake it has better graphics spell animations and is pretty much just better as far as I can tell maybe the nes version has something I've the ps1 version but I dought it

[@williantozzi5951]

Does the PS1 version run on your 3DS? :(

[@luminislucario6332]

They probaly ported the remake to the 3ds I'm not sure though

[@zephyromega3077]

nope. 3 and 4 are available on the DS, which plays on the 3ds, but not 1 or 2. Shame, really.

[@notgeorgemiller]

there is a japan only 3ds remake that was bundled with final fantasy explorers.

[@alex_-yz9to]

fun fact in the gba translation bikke says instead of "you got nerves" he says :"you got some cannonballs of steel to face me!" .... wow

[@the_slime_cat]

Also applies to PSP/Mobile version

[@CherryBomb_Games]

Good ol GBA ports.

[@the_slime_cat]

@@CherryBomb_Games yeah

[@bobbyman0330]

Please keep this series going until you beat the game, Jared! I am a long time Final Fantasy fan, and for some reason, I love watching people play the different games in the series. Who better to watch someone play through the entire game of Final Fantasy 1 then you?

[@HoodedMenace]

I've never dropped everything else I'm doing so fast! Love this game and this series.

[@VectorLog]

Jared you should write a new bestiary and make it a pdf for download! it would be cool!

[@zidanetribal1406]

Darkcode ninja try the bestiary on the Chocopedia. ;)

[@brianallen1678]

Keep playing this please! So much nostalgia, and I don't have the time to play. Thanks Jared!!

[@darkeimp555]

I was wondering if you'd say anything about the number scale, I was thinking it too back in the first episode. It's been so long since I've seen anything with low numbers that I was caught off guard when you were like "whoa, 9 damage!" and I was like huh?? lol But I agree, after a certain point big numbers just don't seem so big. I always felt like FF9 had the best balance with it, enough for you to feel like your characters were growing and feel accomplished when they started doing high damage, as well as enemies that felt tough without seeming totally artificially inflated with high damage stats. Guess that's why they say "all things in moderation" haha.

[@helfire14]

"Would you quit looking at Peebs? He's not even that good looking, leave him alone" #Savage #unwarrantedburn #pbjgetoverhere #dankhashtags

[@SMSGomez]

8-Bit Theater was so good

[@danioshea]

"King Steve's kick-ass bridge"

[@Zylo1111]

Sword-chucks, yo!

[@Bryanneo1]

I like swords

[@EricN73158]

The FOREST IMPS

[@MugenSniperGeek]

boatduken

[@KHitsuga]

Yes! More Final Fantasy! Loving it my dude, and keep on putting those Pirates in their place!

[@thatoneguy4452]

Having played the other FF games first, it always surprises me how quickly you get the boat and airship in this game.

[@johnappleton3364]

Any shot of FFIV getting the same love you're giving this one? Always been my favorite. Regardless, keep up the good work, Jared!

[@mistake8325]

This series is weirdly entertaining. Just watching Jared sharing his childhood memories and experiences with the game.

[@Lolzoman]

You're completely right about the extra digit. that's why one extra power in paper mario feels so damn good.

[@John-bj1zx]

I had the same thought when he talked about it, I think the max HP is 50 in PM, makes hard hits mean a fuck load more. Speaking of Paper Mario, maybe Jared will play it someday on the channel, I'd watch the shit out of it.

[@redlion145]

Jared, I'm watching this series while I wait for my copy of the FF Pixel Remasters to arrive. Your joy while playing reminds me of my own experience with this game. Cheers.

[@fatfalcon2798]

4:34 I usually go for the ogres/peninsula of power for grinding cash, as long as you got fir2 and harm2 you're ret-2-go

[@crosshinder9723]

Please keep playing games like this! I love binge watching your rpg playlists

[@SwordsmanOrion]

Every time I would play FFI, I would always grind for hours around Elf town until I was level 10 because of how scary the Marsh Cave was. That's the first place in the game where it gets really serious. I would grind so much so I could afford all those insanely overpriced level 4 spells as well.

[@Baby_boodle]

I'm pretty sure you mentioned it in the last video, but I just wanted to say that I prefer this version of Final Fantasy 1 as well. I didn't play it when I was very young, and it came out before I was born. Yet, it still has an inherent charm that makes it fun to play on a quiet chilly day inside with some ramen noodles. It's got that old glow-of-your-TV calm, if that makes any sense.

[@Atharkas]

Oh, I used to grind on the kyzokus near elfland. Best way to gain money in the inner sea!

[@blatantarrogancex5378]

i love that you showcase these old games. also you are my favourite character on dice camera action.

[@IbunWest]

While I also prefer smaller numbers to larger ones; I'd argue that it's the ability to recover HP a lot easier that negates some of the tension from taking a huge hit. For me numbers are just numbers. Whether I get hit for 50 or 50,000 what matters is what percentage of my health is removed. That's why I like the way Pokemon does it. It doesn't tell you how much exact damage you did to your opponent, it just shows how much of their health bar you removed.

[@lazyKong64]

This is such a great time. Kadoodling here on this blah feeling day, watchin' some ProJared.

[@rikkuster]

Loving this series btw, Jared. Keep it up!

[@dedalus167]

Hope you play this game until the end, because it's very entertaining. Thank you, Jared

[@139nene]

When is the DLC out for this game?

[@ultimateninjaboi]

So, the green pirates you fight in town are Pirates, and the blue ones you find out at sea are now called "Buccaneers." in the original, Japanese, the green "Pirates," were called "Kaizoku," or "sea bandits." (ie, Japanese for Pirate.) the blue "Kyzoku" were called "Pairētsu," or "Pirates," as a loan-word. in english, the green guys were given the name "Pirate," and the blue were given the shortened "Kyzoku," seemingly swapping the names during translation. this is presumably because both words basically mean the same thing, just different languages, and the blue guys were called "Pairētsu," as a more exotic-sounding name, compared to the more common, local term "Kaizoku." so, in English, to keep the same "exotic," naming, the terms were swapped, giving the foreign, Japanese term to the blue guys, and the more local "Pirates," to the green. for anyone interested. x3

[@Jonk_]

I gotta say i love the black mage, mostly because he reminds me of my favourite FF character but his little victory dance is great.

[@terrycoyle6864]

It's gotten to where I can see the likenesses in the sprites. Jared's bangs and Ian's unimpressed expression in particular

[@natemo82]

the sailing song reminds me of "Feels So Good" by Chuck Mangione

[@earlthepirate5806]

yay Jared would you Play FF2 on the NES?

[@thunderguyer]

Earlthepirate Why would he EVER play FF2 on the NES? Of the 3 NES versions if FF games,only 3 is not 100% outdated

[@dorrancedurden3025]

then after 2 he can complete 8... GTFO... do 3 then 5 then chrono trigger

[@PichuLover]

3 is the first I played and the best.

[@earlthepirate5806]

woa chill, besides FF2 letsplay would be a bit more original but you can't understand that or do you?

[@randallkincaid-shatto5934]

Earlthepirate I've never made it far in 2. I would spend hours beating up my own guys to get stronger, then I would walk too far in the wrong direction and get destroyed.

[@wesleybutlerjr1339]

I agree with you about the life totals in newer games.

[@firedrake110]

Haven't noticed any comments on it, so I'm hesitant to speak up on the topic since it may be for one of the remakes rather than the original, but I recall saving and doing a hard reset in corneria makes it so when you leave town by boat, the first encounter each time will be a kyzoku. Something about the static origin point for the RNG table and all that

[@Bardivislak]

Watching and liking as many videos I can to support my boi: Video 3.

[@deadlysnakeman]

I seriously hope you complete this series.

[@yeti9254]

really enjoyed the joke at 21:10, jared. Well done. c:

[@ShinAk1raSama]

23:11 - Kyzoku is the ''corrupted'' way to spell ''Kaizoku'', which means ''Pirate'' in Japanese. ''Kaizoku'' literally translates to ''Sea Robber'', though. :3

[@Troglodite89]

Jared... i love this series... please keep up with it as long as you are able... thank you TuT

[@DriftyG]

Yess!

[@KEEFZILLA]

Driftwood Gaming I AM FROM THE FUTURE AND IM HERE TO SAY YESNT

[@RedSalamander]

I agree on the HP thing Jared was talking about. I prefer when RPGs use relatively low numbers for their games because it's just easier to track them. It's part of the reason why I like Fire Emblem and the older Paper Mario games: simple math gives a better sense of the impact of each battle and makes it easier to plan your battles. Once you get beyond 5 digits (or even just at 5 digits), you may risk seeing the big numbers and asking "Um, okay, is 86753 damage good?"

[@magnadracomon]

JOOOOOF!! XD I absolutely adore watching you play games, and I'll be honest I've always loved the Final Fantasy franchise... even if I'VE NEVER PLAYED ANY OF THEM. Well except 14, but idk if that counts really. But, even if I've never played any of them, I know a lot of the more iconic music, namely ff3, ff7 and ff10's main battle music. I'm thinking of starting a ff1 playthrough with the PSP version at some point (the NES version looks to not have aged that well in my eyes).

[@TheCoolerDrilis]

I like how his White Mage is his star player so far, meanwhile mine's gotten like 5 empty level ups up to level 19.

[@AsheNightly]

The comment about the numbers is interesting. Maybe because I played Disgaea and the like, I always found higher numbers more appealing. That being said, my favorite game is FFXI Online, and your HP and stats are actually kinda similar to this, where you begin with low double digits for HP, though the stats are more like, 5~7 starting out.

[@itsallfunky4591]

Nah, for me higher numbers are trivial. That said, what I like it's the best of both worlds. When you level up your stats exponentially increase, so in the end you have high as fuck numbers and at the begining you were struggling with the lowest.

[@Iinneus]

I don't know, it's weird... I think of games like Paper Mario and how fascinated I was the first time I saw it where you start with 10 HP and being able to hit an enemy for _two_ points of damage was a huge deal, but then other games where you do 9999 and hit the damage cap actually feels disappointing knowing that you cannot possibly deal anymore damage. It's kind of weird how knowing you've peaked takes away some of the fun; for me, at least! It kind of turns into "Well, I'm already at peak performance, so there's no reason to question strategy anymore. Just wait until they die." On sort of a more random, non-RPG note, Sonic Unleashed's scoring system had six digits and you needed 150,000 points to get an S Rank in early stages and 200,000 points for later stages. It was easy to wrap my head around that! I could easily look at my score and see, say, 136,400 and immediately know that that wasn't enough. ...But then in Sonic Colors, they rose it to seven digits and once I was getting scores like 1098740, my brain completely tuned it out and I didn't even read the numbers anymore. I just defaulted to looking at the rank and not having any sort of idea what kind of score I should be aiming for.

[@blah5847]

Damn it I always find myself bingeing on your videos and then having to wait for the email showing the next video is up.

[@gamingnavi]

Hah, the moment of realization when Jared realizes the pirates have beards

[@TheDoctor35]

Please do the full game pro!! Loving the nostalgia along with you. I only got to play the psone version.

[@matthewschmitt4421]

Ian is still the god damn man! Keep it up dude!

[@crimsonninja5935]

Samantha Schmitt I've not seen such bravery!

[@Terashi]

You sure that hammer of his is made of wood and not pwn?

[@boxtank5288]

TerashiOfSnagem Yeah that mage is swole, Like I thought they couldn't lift an Elven Sword or Mithril Shield, but a Mallet for crushing skulls works well apparantly.

[@KittStargazer]

16:16 Joof might secretly be a Tonberry in disguise Jared! Be careful!

[@noahwellman9103]

"Kyzoku" or "Kaizoku" in Japanese means "ocean person," in other words, pirate.

[@thesuperbslidewhistler312]

Ocean Man, take me by the hand to the land that I understand

[@tsukinoakuma]

I hope between episodes, he gets enough gold to get all the important Level 2 spells. Also, I believe Ice does more damage than the other two elemental spells, but it's still a single target.

[@callak_9974]

@20:45 The scimitar isn't useless, with the 1 more attack since it has a higher hit rate than the rapier with 10 instead of 5. That being said, could save your money and buy something else in the next town.

[@freedantheeternal]

Okay, Jared, I get the argument about how smaller numbers on RPG health pools seems more powerful/impactful, but the fact is the bigger numbers are easier to balance because there's more range that things can be adjusted. That's why later games have bigger numbers, plain and simple.

[@sashajanre1664]

13:40 - I dunno, if I'm at 350 and the boss keeps hitting for 60 - 100 I'm anxious. (Hello beginning of FFIX) but I get his point. But I never felt a buffer. I always felt the pressure at the beginning of games.

[@grimtsun]

6:25 nice one Jared

[@ZtotheMills]

I agree wholeheartedly about the low numbers for health an damage values. big numbers should mean something. the exaggerated values carry no impact when you're used to seeing everything with 2-3 zeroes as the end.

[@ProfessorLink64]

Hey Jared, I know you're not gonna respond to this or anything. I just want to say in case you do see it, I've restarted re-watching a bunch of your older videos and your wonder series, and it's been a great time! As you said in your intro, I'm having a wonderful time, and I truly hope you are too (or at least doing the best you can!).

[@trevordelepine7708]

Zeddy hoping we have the old Jared back soon enough.

[@ProfessorLink64]

@@trevordelepine7708 Agreed, I held out hope that things would improve, and here we are! I'm hoping we get him back soon, but he doesn't force it or anything.

[@trevordelepine7708]

Zeddy the 42min video was enough to tell us “he’s not going away”, I’m patient enough, I can wait, when he’s got new content I’ll watch it.

[@rumelismorende8177]

Jerd's inaccuracy reminds me a lot of Diath and his many missed dagger throws.

[@dylanmcguffey5096]

You're not the WORST Light Warriors, you're just the Lite Light Warriors. Thats why your damage output is so...well...light.

[@lajyo]

Yeah, that's what I like about dnd as well, the low numbers. It really adds to the weight of the hits in combat. My dwarf cleric has like 80 hit points at level 6 right now, and I'm stoked about it because I'm the tank, you know?

[@nickersonfitzgerald3063]

Jared, I'm down to watch you play all the way through this game haha

[@favorablechange6958]

I'm actually really enjoying this 'hopeful' playthrough

[@PatrickZysk]

I agree on the triple digit impact thing. That's why Superstar Saga is such a good game. the early game is so much more tense when you're losing a third of your hp to a guy that does 4 damage.

[@parttimesaint3165]

Jared nailed it with the low number stuff. This is why I don't play 4E D&D.

[@PolarPhantom]

Good ol hipster Jared. "I like small numbers cause they feel bigger!"

[@jojozanzabar]

I just beat breath of the wild, and I started playing this game. It's such a good nostalgic time!

[@edwinangkasa7840]

Wow, I commend you for being able to put up with all those misses man. I would've thrown my controller across the room if my party misses that many times in a row.

[@Killagoose77]

I remember playing FF1 for the first time and making a group based off the 8-bit theater crew. Had a pretty fun time with that one, even though the healing capabilities of that squad are terrible.

[@Terashi]

Jared, trust me, you're going to want both Temper and, at level 4, Haste. They're both good spells, but casting both of them on one person can turn that person into a powerhouse. I'm pretty sure Jared can learn both Temper and Haste as well after his class change into Ninja, but that's if you're class changing everyone, as the required quest is optional.

[@Terashi]

So apparently Temper's bugged in the NES version and doesn't do anything. Welp. >.>

[@alexvezos1930]

i think i might start playing along with you, it looks fun!

[@malaisia4146]

When the boat is sailing forward, it kind of look like an UFO 😂

[@zkamuiz]

Jared I think the best example of impact of dmg with low hp would be your nuzlocke series

[@ArsonBjork]

Nice, I get to do a double of this today. One sec, don't start. Gonne need to get a new beer first... Okay go!

[@shady4091]

lmao, can't unsee that Odd Eye mouth now.

[@Tam-Ezrac]

Funny thing is i am actually am playing a final fantasy when he uploaded the first video

[@Neefew]

Hey Jared. I hope you continue doing this series no matter the views it gets because it's really cool and it would be a shame if you just stopped playing it halfway through

[@AeroQC]

Kyzoku is derived from the Japanese word Kaizoku. Kaizoku is literally Pirate in Japanese, which is why the word pops up an insane amount in 'One Piece' (a Japanese anime about pirates, for those who don't know).

[@slayer7160]

I am having a good time please keep going and finish this playthrew

[@jefallecker]

Normallyboring Same, this series is awesome!

[@Othaur]

I wonder if he will show off the peninsula of power.