Final Fantasy X is my favourite Final Fantasy. Final Fantasy X-2 is the Final Fantasy that got me interested in cosplay for the first time ever and it’s something of a comfort game to me. Plenty of people don’t like X-2 though, why’s that? And why is pineapple on pizza wrong? It’s simply wrong. I don’t care about the sweet and savoury combination, it’s not real and I won’t accept it as real. Did you know it was invented in Canada? But then they called it “Hawaiian”, you see. Because they knew they were wrong and they didn’t want people to think of Canada when they beheld this doughy monstrosity. I can’t blame them, I have to live here now. I would’ve started a “how dare you invent pineapple pizza” convention by now if this was a more well known fact. I prefer sushi anyway. Although if I’m perfectly honest, pizza is a lot more affordable so it’s more of a default isn’t it. And if anything, homemade pizza is fantastic. Homemade sushi takes a lot longer to make so that’s a problem when you’re busy or forget things easily. Like me, I forgot where I was going with this tangent but that’s ok, go order yourself some pizza. Or sushi, I’m not your boss.
Chapters
Intro: 0:00
The Party: 5:25
Ultimate Form: 12:24
Ultimate Ultimate Form: 15:44
Mini Games: 20:21
Music: 28:55
The Story: 35:20
– FFX: 35:45
– FFX-2: 1:00:30
Story Discussion: 1:09:09
Last Mission: 1:34:15
Final Thoughts: 1:40:27
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Hi! This video was stuck in limbo due to the usual Youtube shenanigans, sorry about that! In the meantime I did start up a second channel where I upload cut and edited game compilations from my streams (whenever I finish a game that is).
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So happy I finally got to see your retrospective!
FF-X is my favorite JRPG. It left quite an impression on much younger me, I am sure the wayback machine would show me making the shocked Pikachu face as Tidus started to fade, many memories still hang on with me today.
I enjoyed X-2 as a "guilty pleasure", the change in tone was always a bit jarring for me; so I learned to just enjoy it, as you said, more of a slice of life.
In summary: Always happy to find another Auron stan!
Great video Jinzee! FFX was the last FF game I really enjoyed. Never had an issue with the all female cast of X2, at the time I just thought it was an interesting change. Was a bit too short, and not as deep as X. As a teen I always had a problem understanding the full plot of FF games (which made for fun chats with mates trying to interpret and piece it together). Your analysis is very clear and thorough and true, I never realised how actually sad the themes of X are, but it's nice to have a happy ending, a dark souls take on FFX's storyline doesn't suit. The thing I always get from X's soundtrack aside form the sad tear jerky songs like zanarkand is a "summer memories" vibe (especially the besaid island theme). Anyway, great video, happy to have found your channel. Regards from Cyprus!
"And Auron is the best character in the game."
And that's when I remembered why you're one of my favourite youtubers.
Just watching (really just listening) a two hour video of a game I have never played or a franchise I have also never played
My two favourite anime back in the early 2000s were Neon Genesis Evangelion and Sailor Moon, therefore I loved FFX and X-2 more than any other FF games before or since. I don't think I need to explain further ;p
Can confirm Zanmato is the solution to life's issues.
I am a man who was in my early twenties when X-2 originally came out. I remember playing it on my couch when my roommate from Texas came down and sat next to me. He watched it for a time before he drawled, "So then, the point of this game is to get these gals new dresses?" I was a little embarrassed but I didn't stop playing and he didn't stop watching. So no, I don't think too girly is really a problem. What's the point of games if not to explore worlds different from your own?
Well now I wanna see The Bird Channel discuss the FFXIV story. Especially Emmett.
Awesome video. My favorite FF by one of my favorite YouTubers. I remember when x-2 came out and I was so excited, but I was pretty disappointed by it. It was 2003 so I hadn't seen a lot of trailers about it because no internet. I was also 14 so I was too young to appreciate it for what it was. I just wanted Yuna and Tidus back
Edit: Just realized 2003 was 20 years ago…so thanks for that
Did I watch 9+ minutes worth of ads to get Jinzee her revenue? You bet! I’ve still never found a FF game that I vibed with to completion, but I enjoyed X and X2 the most.
X is my favourite FF game too. I simply love it!
the best FFs IMO
Wakka is much more bearable after watching the Best Friends Play FFX.
I don’t know anything about final fantasy, but I’m invested
To anyone still not getting the laughing scene: try it! It's best in a big group. All start fake-laughing out loud. After about a minute, it's impossible to find anyone who's not actually laughing.
100th?!
Why am I just learning about the FFX2's magic mushrooms?
This video was entertaining in a very refreshing way. A woman who makes herself the butt of the joke with the old and eye strain joke (I laughed harder than I care to admit as someone who started wearing glasses recently after a lifetime of perfect vision).
I agree with many things and disagree with others but that's fine because it was a fun video. When this came up I thought "oh great another pretty girl does a playthrough of Final Fantasy X" and am grateful that I gave it a chance for she didn't act typical.
When X-2 came out the main complaint was it was influenced by top 40 pop and the story wasn't as good. While I semi-agreed I still had fun with this game. I think Yuna refusing to stop looking for a way to bring Titus back and the pain of his absence made the story okay and after playing both you wanted her pain to be relieved, you felt she deserved to be happy. If you play using that lens, X-2 becomes more interesting (seriously play it with that in the back of your mind you'll get something extra out of it).
Glad I gave you a chance and thank you for the laugh, as the 25th was the 1 year anniversary of my mother's death I really needed it and may your God walk with you.
Is it just me, or would people LOVE to hear you discuss Drakengard and Nier games? I can just imagine some of the creator and director dialog banter now…. You are putting in WHAT!? xD
X made me fall in love with video games and Japanese RPGs. X-2 gave me a female icon and main character in a major video game which inspired me. Its not a big deal to make a female strong lead main character in games today (well maybe a bit unfortunately) but back then it was absolutely out of the question especially with the marketing strategies. It was (maybe still is) a male driven industry.
This is probably the best dissection of these two games and their relationship to one another that I’ve seen on YouTube. It took two of my favorite games and flipped a bunch of preconceived notions in a way where I got to re-examine it and enjoy them on a whole new level. Thank you so much!
your statement saying ff14 dosent feel like a final fantasy is actually false , i'm a dire hard fan of the whole franchise and they tweaked the game so people could play the whole story solo , and i cant count the times i was reminiscing of older final fantasy throughout the game , (old ost remastered, old character , old bosses/enemies) trust me the ''final fantasy '' magic is present to the whole experience , you even have the gold saucer , the card game from ff8 and much more
Tidus: "People die, and Yuna dances."
Yuna (proceeds to breakdance on her head while on top of a geyser):
I can truly appreciate this video, I did not get the full story about how the characters came to be and all that jazz- A better understanding of certain things is enlightening. However, my fondness of FFX has dwindled over time. I am not a fan of the “romance“ between Yuna and Tidus
Very interesting points though – I do wish the voice acting in Final Fantasy X was a little better… I mean The voices are top notch. It’s just that some of Tidus‘s reactions are delayed to an annoying degree. Made it hard for me, too really believe he was invested in any of the emotion he was conveying
Like with Yuna’s awkward speech patterns it’s fine because she’s a soft-spoken female, but Tidus is a self-confident protagonist, and he was arguably, the only character whose voice acting was almost unbearably delayed 💔 mostly in game, most of the CG, cut scenes are fine but man, oh man, he is awkward to listen to sometimes…
But no, I completely agree with you 100%
Moore simply put, then you put it, I think the sequel is much more fun at the game, and as a standalone game, or a spin off even!
I wonder how many people would actually know about being able to speak to the faith before the end of the OG
That was very interesting — isn’t there a option to tell the Bahamut faith on the far plane no when he asked if you want to see Tidus again? I mean, there is there definitely is but ironically, I’ve never seen anyone choose that, but I have sworn that if I finish this game I will definitely pick “it’s better this way“ because I want to see what happens, and I don’t think Yuna should put such a burden on the fayth, I really don’t think it flatters her character to be so selfish
U look like a NPC
OMG it’s TEEDUS. His name is spoken in the game once. And then subsequently in the Dissidia games. Just say it correctly. It bothers me to NO END when people just want to pronounce names the way they see fit versus it’s actual pronunciation.