The laughing scene is so heartbreaking when you understand the context. This guy just found out his father is a world destroying monster, he's trapped in a foreign land he can never leave, and the world he knew was decimated a thousand years ago. Then this girl who knows that her quest ends in her death, knows that everywhere she goes she's seeing it for the last time, knows that she will never see the peace she's going to bring, and that even with all that sacrifice, the threat will come back. Ultimately even her death is a temporary measure. So what do they do? They make themselves laugh. Even when there's nothing to laugh about. Even when it feels like everything is falling apart around them, one of the most well defended places in the world was just attacked. Nothing and nowhere is safe until they complete their journey. So they laugh. Because in the face of impossible odds and unending suffering, you have to stay positive.
I don't think he finds out about any of that until you get to Zanarkand. He's kinda tone deaf in that scene since he doesn't even know that Yuna is going off to die.
@Dangerous_Leon this scene happens right after they leave Luca which is where Auron joins the party, and tells Tidus that Sin is Jecht and that it came to Luca to see him play. And yes Tidus doesn't know that Yuna will die on the pilgrimage, he learns that later in Home. But she knows it.
@@Dangerous_Leonwhen they get to Zanarkand, thwts when he learns that he and the world he knew where entirely just a dream. Though it is suggested that he had figured it out along the way as he tells Bahamut's faythe that he had felt that was the case as he learned more of how the faythe work. Even if he doesnt know any of this we have to realize that by Luka, he has already come to grasp that he is likely never going back and he will always be an outsider to the people of this new strange land.
It's frustrating how many people hold onto the idea of the laughing scene so horrible that it somehow ruins the whole game. It makes me sad the reputation it got from just this scene, out of context, puts a stigma on the whole thing.
I don't care what people think about the famous laughing scene, I loved it and felt the warmth of young teens just trying to live their lives and find happiness.
I say "Tide-us" because of all the water/ocean imagery. Dude swims for a living, gets thrown into the sea multiple times, hell the cover of the box has him on a beach. Tide-us just made sense.
Expedition 33 coming out next year uses almost exactly it, including the ability to see the turn order of your part and the enemies. It features a new mechanic of live reactions during the fight, so it has a nice evolution on it while still keep the core of how 10 plays.
FFX's world, lore and general aesthetic made me feel a sense of immersion that I've never experienced in any other game since then. Playing through it, I remember being completely absorbed in the world of Spira. I wanted to know everything there was to know. There's just something about it which grabs you by the hand and pulls you into a dreamlike story.
💯. Saddest thing was never knowing this was the last piece of greatness of the genre. Who could have ever guessed?! Turn based RPGs were on fire and they threw it away.
FFX was the last great FF in my opinion. It felt open world but with a linear aspect which allowed you to explore the environments. Open world games these days feel empty and hollow.
It's unique. I wish that FF, and maybe the next one will, would turn to something that doesn't feel as medieval. I love FF12, but I always miss the atmosphere and world of Spira. Even if the game is linear, the world is incredible. And because of the choice to make things linear and static, there is a TON of detail in every area.
Christmas 2001 I got my first video game. No more demos, or having to return a borrowed game from Blockbuster...a game I could call my own. That game was Final Fantasy X
FFX and Kingdom Hearts have my favorite video game music. I used to sit in my dark room with nothing but the light of the tv screen and listen to macalania forest and other area music
I think most people who actually enjoy the FFX story agree that the laughing scene is a great bonding moment with Tidus and Yuna. I can kinda understand why people just find it cringy (As it's definitely meant to be awkward), but it feels so obvious what it represents in the story. Anyways, great video, I learned a lot :D
As someone who listens to a lot of content at work, Iove these long form videos. I'd even love a kind of supercut of facts or evolution videos hours in length!
I just got the eShop Switch Sale Notice and picked up X/X-2 HD. It's about time since I last picked up the game and am looking forward towards Exploring Spira and becoming a Blitzball Star again.
This is me letting you know in the comments how much I love this format. You accompanied me to the gym today, and your voice is so calm and serene and the subject matter is on point. So here is 1 vote for you to do more videos like this!
Luca was another segment of the game where battle was different, like in zanarkand. It played the dame music in and out of battle, no victory poses or quips. Very fitting considering everything in Luca was going to hell in a hand basket following the blitzball cup.
I always felt that Gagazet should have done this too, I despise the break in the music every time a battle comes upon me in the ascent towards Seymour flux. I'd love a mod to change the music scripting in that area for that reason
@@khrisbreezy3628 whole heartedly agree. It's a shame they didn't do it with gagazet. Though that being said, we didn't know how dire the situation was in gagazet until we got to the peak.
People give too much crap about the laughing scene without its proper context in the scene. Does it sound cringe? A bit yes. But the idea behind why they do it is deep.
Oh, it's been awhile since we got a video like this. These types are my favorite. I've learned so many cool things through your videos, and it's especially nice to get these tidbits that don't easily fit into a larger topic. I don't have any strong feelings about the length. In a way, it can be nicer for them to be shorter, since the format means there's less of a reason to actually sit down and watch it. But on the other hand...I often end up watching multiple at once, especially if I'm watching while working or eating, so ultimately it makes no difference. Whichever feels better to make to make, then, as I'd love to see more of these kinds of videos!
I don’t think the laughter scene is jarring. It’s totally reasonable for young adults navigating an existential crisis to try and focus on any levity and positivity that they can, knowing it was all they had before their near inevitable deaths.
I’m watching a content creator that’s new to the series play FFX and it’s an incredible playthrough. The timing of this is amazing, paired with her videos
@@alfredojayne669 spot on. It's like I get to experience the emotions of a first time playthrough without being able to have my own first time playthrough again. She's fairly intuitive with a lot of it. I do wish she'd try Haste more lololol
The CTB.... my favorite battle system in all Final Fantasy period !!! 😎😎😎 The thing i want to know is why we didn't get Leviathan instead of Valefore.... Ifrit/Shiva Ixion/???? There's one Element missing there...
In a sense Leviathan was added in the game just not as a Aeon (a bit of a missed opportunity but maybe it was because they didn't think about it or there just wasn't enough space for it 😢) but if you look at Tidus's Brotherhood sword very closely you can kind of see Leviathan's face on the hilt, also the sword looks like it's made out of water so perhaps that was intentional
What?! The Steam version has fast forward. There's also a mod that is ridiculously easy to install that allows 8x speed and cutscene skip. Not to mention mods for textures, restore original Tidus and Yuna PS2 models and difficulty changes.
Absolutely perfect video. The way you presented these facts in chronological order like how the game unfolded will not go unnoticed. Brilliant fact-sharing, story-making, and community-sharing stuff right here,
I mean it can be acted as intended and still be bad, it's true though that the game is overly criticized for the voice acting when most scenes are really good. I don't think the laughing scene is particulalry good but it's also not terrible
All of these years later and there was a couple of new facts I learned about Final Fantasy 10. This is still the best game in the series and not only am I grateful for the life lessons this game taught me, but also the friends I made and having the chance to meet James Arnold Taylor and Hedy Burress and seeing them so admired by my dedication to spreading the beauty of Final Fantasy 10
Very interesting. I do like these types of behind the scenes/development and would like to see the same for other games. I never noticed that about the timeline bar (the turn order bar) with the pink ticks. I always noticed the color but never realized that it actually meant something. haha very interesting
Knowing this game has a connection with the number 17 and even that the main characters are 17 hits me hard. That’s been my favorite number for quite some time and when I turned 17 I thought for sure Sir Auron would walk through a time portal and escort me back to Spira lol but in all seriousness I learned a lot from this and it made me even more connected to this story and all that could have been. What a world!
I wish they fixed the horrible pregame menus of blitzball in the remaster. It was the main part that turned me off blitzball :(. I like the game otherwise.
I absolutely enjoy a long video about my favorite game ever. The amount of details, lore and characterization in this game is part of what I'm makes it a masterpiece.
When I heard that Titus holds the Buster Sword upside down, I imagined him using a reverse-grip. There's no way he'd have the strength for that, haha. But using it as a club is pretty hilarioua
I see the Forced Laughter scene as kinda like that part in Ted where there’s a thunderstorm so Ted and his boy sing the Thunder Buddies song to give them the confidence to stand up to the storm. If you look at the song and how “forced” and plot disrupting it feels to just have that shoehorned in there suddenly it has the same “vibe” as Yuna and Tidus awkwardly fake laughing at Sin. It’s an inevitable unstoppable force of nature that has the whole world gripped in a state of fear. They’re using a childish method of facing their fear, might as well be singing a fake nursery rhyme that Seth McFarlplane just thought up and decided to improvise with Mark Whataburger and that’s why it feels so nonsequitur. The fake laughing is their thunder buddies song
Fun fact about Steam version of X/X2, they still haven't nor will ever fix the bug that randomly bricks the entire game and will not allow it to even boot again, leaving it totally unplayable.
Steam version is also the only one to include the gameplay mods. console version of 10 and 10-2 do not have speed up mods. 1-9 and 12 all include this feature but 10 is the only one on console lacking it.
Aye that steam version is a bit of a mess, on my last pc I had to download a 3rd party patch for the launcher to work and then I had to open x-2 and then exit and then load X.
I was 10 and never played FF series before. Wasn't sure about the game at first but once I got going man this game left such a mark on my childhood. I beat 15 and 16 and now have Rebirth. So glad I choose it at the holy gamestop.
So happy to see the appreciation for the laughing scene. I've long said those that criticize it have zero emotional intelligence. You have Yuna who knows, one way or another, she will die from the pilgrimage. Then you have Tidus who just learned Sin is his father and finally comes to the conclusion he is never going home. Knowing all this, Yuna still tries to cheer him up. She wants those around her to be happy, regardless circumstances. That's why she is doing this: to bring happiness. It's meant to be silly, clunky and forced. The scene is one of my FF favorites, incredibly heartwarming sweet, showing us Yuna's true character.
I've always interpreted Tidus as being the fayth trying to recreate Shuyin. But since his pyrefly is missing because its in the Den of Woe, the recreation isn't quite 100% accurate, but it is close. Kind of like how we remember the basics of a person's features but might miss the finer details.
Really great video! Love the deep dive! As a wrestling fan its always cool when 2 of my favorite things are intertwined, The New Day in FF14 gear was amazing and Xavier Woods is a big FF fan! Also Imma need that signed copy of FFX. Hope to see similar videos for other FFs soon!
Regarding the secret aeon, there are lots of hints within the game itself that an aeon, and a cloister, were cut. Not the least is that there are 6 puzzles in Yunalesca's ruins, but only 5 aeons. It's also odd that there's an aeon for every element except water, and that the aesthetic of Bevelle (waterfalls and fountains) was not matched at all by its cloister (computers and technology). There has been speculation that Bahamut's cloister was originally in either Zanarkand or Mt. Gagazet, and that the missing water Aeon (presumably Leviathan) was going to be gained in Bevelle.
Not only is wrestling huge in Japan, during the PS2 era Square published at least 3 wrestling games: All-Star Pro Wrestling 1 & 2, as well as a futuristic robot wrestling rock show tv-collab called Heavy Metal Thunder.
This is undoubtedly my absolute favorite FF game. Though VIII VII, VI and IV have strong followers, the story of X, and especially the lore that you had to deduce, make it my favorite.
Still one of the greatest games ever! Still as good as it was all those years ago when a young me had saved up his pocket money and went and got my copy!
The Tidus and Yuna laughing scene feels like some bizarre bubble of societal autism. The context is incredibly clear, it's forced fake laughing because everyone is depressed, only Tidus doesn't understand Yuna is going to her death, so he alone starts a dumb joke of forced laughing to cheer her up. Such a silly action in the face of Yuna's sacrifice actually made her laugh and it successfully cheered her up a bit, then both Tidus and Yuna laugh for real. And yet the accusation is it's bad voice acting and they can't do laughs? how could that narrative possibly have been spread, it's sickeningly obvious what's going on and yet a lot of people are oblivious to it to very extreme levels, I can't even begin to comprehend how people can interpret it any differently to the way it is.
Dansg08's video on tick speed and the CTB system is absolutely incredible. It's such a deliciously complex system beneath the surface, and his video is a treat to watch for any hardcore FFX fans!
I'll add to fact 19 that i'm pretty sure that there's additional changes to the PAL release of FFX, the 4th and last PS2 release. When I tried to read a guide about the crests and sigils, their names didn't match those of my PAL-F disc! It gets complicated sometimes, I wish someone would make a neat table comparing all versions.
The laughing scene is fine. It is awkward. Wakka, Lulu, and the rest look on at Tidus and Yuna like they're crazy. They're being silly, obnoxious, and cringe to let out their inner strife. The forced laughter then transitions into real, natural laughter. It works. It was never played straight as legitimate laughter.
@@toomuchmoneyalan5481 Tidus is derived from the Okinawan language where "tiida" means "Sun" ("yuna" in Okinawan means "night"). It's transcriped as ティーダ (Tīda) in Japanese, which is phonetic, so there's no ambiguity about the pronunciation: [ˈti:da]
Funny how they were going to have Auron actually be Jecht. When I saw the main characters in EGM before the game came out I theorized that Auron and Jecht were going to be the same person. The only basis on this was the fact that they were the same age. lol
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The laughing scene is so heartbreaking when you understand the context. This guy just found out his father is a world destroying monster, he's trapped in a foreign land he can never leave, and the world he knew was decimated a thousand years ago. Then this girl who knows that her quest ends in her death, knows that everywhere she goes she's seeing it for the last time, knows that she will never see the peace she's going to bring, and that even with all that sacrifice, the threat will come back. Ultimately even her death is a temporary measure.
So what do they do? They make themselves laugh. Even when there's nothing to laugh about. Even when it feels like everything is falling apart around them, one of the most well defended places in the world was just attacked. Nothing and nowhere is safe until they complete their journey. So they laugh. Because in the face of impossible odds and unending suffering, you have to stay positive.
I don't think he finds out about any of that until you get to Zanarkand. He's kinda tone deaf in that scene since he doesn't even know that Yuna is going off to die.
@Dangerous_Leon this scene happens right after they leave Luca which is where Auron joins the party, and tells Tidus that Sin is Jecht and that it came to Luca to see him play. And yes Tidus doesn't know that Yuna will die on the pilgrimage, he learns that later in Home. But she knows it.
@@Dangerous_Leonwhen they get to Zanarkand, thwts when he learns that he and the world he knew where entirely just a dream. Though it is suggested that he had figured it out along the way as he tells Bahamut's faythe that he had felt that was the case as he learned more of how the faythe work. Even if he doesnt know any of this we have to realize that by Luka, he has already come to grasp that he is likely never going back and he will always be an outsider to the people of this new strange land.
It's frustrating how many people hold onto the idea of the laughing scene so horrible that it somehow ruins the whole game. It makes me sad the reputation it got from just this scene, out of context, puts a stigma on the whole thing.
Only people who have seen the memes and not played the game does not get that scene
I don't care what people think about the famous laughing scene, I loved it and felt the warmth of young teens just trying to live their lives and find happiness.
its probably the most misunderstood scene in gaming.
Absolutely @@serenity8839
Smiling through the pain @@serenity8839
Absolutely agree
I agree. After all if you force a laugh in an awkward moment the laugh is awkward and not a real laugh.
I say "Tide-us" because of all the water/ocean imagery. Dude swims for a living, gets thrown into the sea multiple times, hell the cover of the box has him on a beach. Tide-us just made sense.
I honestly love FFX's battle system, and I wish more games would use it.
A Lord of the Ring game for PS2 ripped it off 1:1
@enoyna1001 and that might be the best LotR game on console
Octopath is the closest I’ve found so far, albeit I don’t play too many turn based games anymore
Expedition 33 coming out next year uses almost exactly it, including the ability to see the turn order of your part and the enemies. It features a new mechanic of live reactions during the fight, so it has a nice evolution on it while still keep the core of how 10 plays.
@@enoyna1001please tell me the name of that game
FFX's world, lore and general aesthetic made me feel a sense of immersion that I've never experienced in any other game since then. Playing through it, I remember being completely absorbed in the world of Spira. I wanted to know everything there was to know.
There's just something about it which grabs you by the hand and pulls you into a dreamlike story.
💯.
Saddest thing was never knowing this was the last piece of greatness of the genre.
Who could have ever guessed?! Turn based RPGs were on fire and they threw it away.
FFX was the last great FF in my opinion. It felt open world but with a linear aspect which allowed you to explore the environments. Open world games these days feel empty and hollow.
@@TheParasitick1 Fully controlled summons with a tactical, yet fluid turn-based system? Perfection.
It's unique. I wish that FF, and maybe the next one will, would turn to something that doesn't feel as medieval. I love FF12, but I always miss the atmosphere and world of Spira. Even if the game is linear, the world is incredible. And because of the choice to make things linear and static, there is a TON of detail in every area.
My love for Final Fantasy X is immense
Christmas 2001 I got my first video game. No more demos, or having to return a borrowed game from Blockbuster...a game I could call my own. That game was Final Fantasy X
FFX and Kingdom Hearts have my favorite video game music. I used to sit in my dark room with nothing but the light of the tv screen and listen to macalania forest and other area music
I think most people who actually enjoy the FFX story agree that the laughing scene is a great bonding moment with Tidus and Yuna. I can kinda understand why people just find it cringy (As it's definitely meant to be awkward), but it feels so obvious what it represents in the story.
Anyways, great video, I learned a lot :D
CTBB is the peak of turn-based combat in FF. System is so damn good.
Yeah they had to do it. If you level too high in 9 the system breaks because everything is too fast.
As someone who listens to a lot of content at work, Iove these long form videos. I'd even love a kind of supercut of facts or evolution videos hours in length!
I see FFX, I click.
Everytime
100%
same here lol
Yup lol
The chocobo race ( with the balloons ) is a crime against gaming
I hate the fact that it is heavily luck based. I've never been able to get that stupid trophy.
Skill issue
Skill issue, I got the 0"00"00 score on my 2nd try ON PC. Git gud.
@barbarachrisman8574 you get used to it. I've gotten 0:00 on the first try and it sucks cuz it doesn't count
Dude, nothing like the lightning in the desert though
I just got the eShop Switch Sale Notice and picked up X/X-2 HD. It's about time since I last picked up the game and am looking forward towards Exploring Spira and becoming a Blitzball Star again.
finished one for the first time few months ago, gunna start X2 but iduhno its hard to get into. and the mechanics are different .
Completed this game for the first time two weeks ago. Definitely my favorite in the series.
This is me letting you know in the comments how much I love this format. You accompanied me to the gym today, and your voice is so calm and serene and the subject matter is on point. So here is 1 vote for you to do more videos like this!
Luca was another segment of the game where battle was different, like in zanarkand. It played the dame music in and out of battle, no victory poses or quips. Very fitting considering everything in Luca was going to hell in a hand basket following the blitzball cup.
I always felt that Gagazet should have done this too, I despise the break in the music every time a battle comes upon me in the ascent towards Seymour flux. I'd love a mod to change the music scripting in that area for that reason
@@khrisbreezy3628 whole heartedly agree. It's a shame they didn't do it with gagazet. Though that being said, we didn't know how dire the situation was in gagazet until we got to the peak.
People give too much crap about the laughing scene without its proper context in the scene. Does it sound cringe? A bit yes. But the idea behind why they do it is deep.
We, as people, always like to make things seem bigger than what they really, truly are.
I'm just so happy when I see this RUclips channel post more about these two games. These two games will always have a Special place in my heart.
Ive been think about replaying X lately then this popped up must be a sign 😊
Watching a girl on RUclips that’s new to the series sparked me to play it again, her playthrough is amazing
Or Siri is listening to
Oh, it's been awhile since we got a video like this. These types are my favorite. I've learned so many cool things through your videos, and it's especially nice to get these tidbits that don't easily fit into a larger topic.
I don't have any strong feelings about the length. In a way, it can be nicer for them to be shorter, since the format means there's less of a reason to actually sit down and watch it. But on the other hand...I often end up watching multiple at once, especially if I'm watching while working or eating, so ultimately it makes no difference. Whichever feels better to make to make, then, as I'd love to see more of these kinds of videos!
I love having longer chuckier videos for listening material in the background during work.
I don’t think the laughter scene is jarring. It’s totally reasonable for young adults navigating an existential crisis to try and focus on any levity and positivity that they can, knowing it was all they had before their near inevitable deaths.
This video is gold. This channel hands down has the best Final Fantasy content on RUclips 👏
I’m watching a content creator that’s new to the series play FFX and it’s an incredible playthrough. The timing of this is amazing, paired with her videos
I'm loving Kasta's play through as well lol
@@ryanfromthecarwash haha crazy you knew exactly who I was talking about 😂
@@TrvisXXIII lol she's great! I also watched so much FFX content that it suggested her.
Also a huge fan of Kastas and thought of her when you mentioned this lol. It’s like playing the game for the first time watching her
@@alfredojayne669 spot on. It's like I get to experience the emotions of a first time playthrough without being able to have my own first time playthrough again. She's fairly intuitive with a lot of it. I do wish she'd try Haste more lololol
The CTB.... my favorite battle system in all Final Fantasy period !!! 😎😎😎 The thing i want to know is why we didn't get Leviathan instead of Valefore.... Ifrit/Shiva Ixion/???? There's one Element missing there...
In a sense Leviathan was added in the game just not as a Aeon (a bit of a missed opportunity but maybe it was because they didn't think about it or there just wasn't enough space for it 😢) but if you look at Tidus's Brotherhood sword very closely you can kind of see Leviathan's face on the hilt, also the sword looks like it's made out of water so perhaps that was intentional
Maybe because of Sin, Leviathan being water bound 🤷
Sin is Leviathan after eating a steady diet of Wheaties and MURDER.
@@canisblack why is this so true? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I wish they would fix the FFX remaster on PC or update the console versions with the speed booster.
Cutscene skip
Whats wrong with the PC remaster? Cant recall any problems, played it 4months ago.
I'm still exploring why the games launcher is so laggy, I can't play it until I figure it out 😢
What?! The Steam version has fast forward. There's also a mod that is ridiculously easy to install that allows 8x speed and cutscene skip. Not to mention mods for textures, restore original Tidus and Yuna PS2 models and difficulty changes.
Absolutely perfect video. The way you presented these facts in chronological order like how the game unfolded will not go unnoticed. Brilliant fact-sharing, story-making, and community-sharing stuff right here,
not realising that tidus and yunas laughter is a forced laughter, a completely fake one to endure hardship is beyond me.
My assumption is they were just skipping through it and the fake laugh jarred their attention back to the game
Or that the vast majority of the player base was around 14 at the time. The games 20 years old.
I mean it can be acted as intended and still be bad, it's true though that the game is overly criticized for the voice acting when most scenes are really good.
I don't think the laughing scene is particulalry good but it's also not terrible
FF10 is one of the best of all time, always glad to hear more about it. Great video, thanks for making it.
All of these years later and there was a couple of new facts I learned about Final Fantasy 10. This is still the best game in the series and not only am I grateful for the life lessons this game taught me, but also the friends I made and having the chance to meet James Arnold Taylor and Hedy Burress and seeing them so admired by my dedication to spreading the beauty of Final Fantasy 10
26:01 You said competitions instead of compositions, this has been your daily dose of self consciousness
...how am I just learning Lt. Broccoli did three voices in FFX NOW?!
This game is what made me a Final Fantasy fan for life ❤ I pray this game gets the 7 remakes treatment so badly.
“A Fleeting Dream” is hands down my favorite song of the final fantasy series.
I'll never get tired of FFX and its world 💙
Very interesting. I do like these types of behind the scenes/development and would like to see the same for other games. I never noticed that about the timeline bar (the turn order bar) with the pink ticks. I always noticed the color but never realized that it actually meant something. haha very interesting
Thank you for this video. Brings back such good memories of playing and watching my uncle play FFX.
Great content :)
Knowing this game has a connection with the number 17 and even that the main characters are 17 hits me hard. That’s been my favorite number for quite some time and when I turned 17 I thought for sure Sir Auron would walk through a time portal and escort me back to Spira lol but in all seriousness I learned a lot from this and it made me even more connected to this story and all that could have been. What a world!
Blitzball is my favorite mini game of all... really wish we got a full Blitzball game on its own
I wish they fixed the horrible pregame menus of blitzball in the remaster.
It was the main part that turned me off blitzball :(.
I like the game otherwise.
I wanna be a blitzball when i grow up!
I had loved certain aspects of this gane so much, I'd named my puppy "Tidus!"
I named 3 lambs after YRP
Very insightful video! When the facts are interesting I really dont mind the length of the vid. Keep up the good work
I absolutely enjoy a long video about my favorite game ever. The amount of details, lore and characterization in this game is part of what I'm makes it a masterpiece.
It was perfect. Perfect!
FFX is always going to be my favorite and you guys uploaded a fantastic video. Thank you so much!
When I heard that Titus holds the Buster Sword upside down, I imagined him using a reverse-grip. There's no way he'd have the strength for that, haha. But using it as a club is pretty hilarioua
I see the Forced Laughter scene as kinda like that part in Ted where there’s a thunderstorm so Ted and his boy sing the Thunder Buddies song to give them the confidence to stand up to the storm.
If you look at the song and how “forced” and plot disrupting it feels to just have that shoehorned in there suddenly it has the same “vibe” as Yuna and Tidus awkwardly fake laughing at Sin.
It’s an inevitable unstoppable force of nature that has the whole world gripped in a state of fear.
They’re using a childish method of facing their fear, might as well be singing a fake nursery rhyme that Seth McFarlplane just thought up and decided to improvise with Mark Whataburger and that’s why it feels so nonsequitur.
The fake laughing is their thunder buddies song
Fun fact about Steam version of X/X2, they still haven't nor will ever fix the bug that randomly bricks the entire game and will not allow it to even boot again, leaving it totally unplayable.
Steam version is also the only one to include the gameplay mods. console version of 10 and 10-2 do not have speed up mods. 1-9 and 12 all include this feature but 10 is the only one on console lacking it.
Aye that steam version is a bit of a mess, on my last pc I had to download a 3rd party patch for the launcher to work and then I had to open x-2 and then exit and then load X.
I've played through both a few times on steam and have not had this issue.
Do you know what causes it?
@@jamesromesburg3733 wish I did, maybe I could find a fix but theres very little anywhere about it, guess I'll never get to finish X
Technically Lightning used both Cloud's costume and buster sword in lightning returns.
Absolutely loved the longer format
Masashi Hamauzu will always be my favorite composer because of the SaGa Frontier 2 OST.
I can't wait until the remaster is finally released
@@dreezy2085 me too!
Probably one of the best FF storylines imo.
I was 10 and never played FF series before. Wasn't sure about the game at first but once I got going man this game left such a mark on my childhood. I beat 15 and 16 and now have Rebirth. So glad I choose it at the holy gamestop.
So happy to see the appreciation for the laughing scene. I've long said those that criticize it have zero emotional intelligence. You have Yuna who knows, one way or another, she will die from the pilgrimage. Then you have Tidus who just learned Sin is his father and finally comes to the conclusion he is never going home.
Knowing all this, Yuna still tries to cheer him up. She wants those around her to be happy, regardless circumstances. That's why she is doing this: to bring happiness.
It's meant to be silly, clunky and forced. The scene is one of my FF favorites, incredibly heartwarming sweet, showing us Yuna's true character.
its amazing to know that the developers played Everquest, i remember playing it back in 2000, best times of life
It be interesting to see the concept of 17 be realized today.
Sounds like the perfect concept for Final Fantasy XVII.
I've always interpreted Tidus as being the fayth trying to recreate Shuyin. But since his pyrefly is missing because its in the Den of Woe, the recreation isn't quite 100% accurate, but it is close. Kind of like how we remember the basics of a person's features but might miss the finer details.
Really great video! Love the deep dive! As a wrestling fan its always cool when 2 of my favorite things are intertwined, The New Day in FF14 gear was amazing and Xavier Woods is a big FF fan! Also Imma need that signed copy of FFX. Hope to see similar videos for other FFs soon!
Did Jack Fletcher say what celebrities they had lined up to play Tidus and Yuna or no?
Titus: its over Father, I have the high ground!
Jecht: you underestimate Sin’s Power…..
Regarding the secret aeon, there are lots of hints within the game itself that an aeon, and a cloister, were cut. Not the least is that there are 6 puzzles in Yunalesca's ruins, but only 5 aeons. It's also odd that there's an aeon for every element except water, and that the aesthetic of Bevelle (waterfalls and fountains) was not matched at all by its cloister (computers and technology). There has been speculation that Bahamut's cloister was originally in either Zanarkand or Mt. Gagazet, and that the missing water Aeon (presumably Leviathan) was going to be gained in Bevelle.
Buster Sword appeared in Tactics before IX and XII
It's crazy how much lore there is In a single ff
Not only is wrestling huge in Japan, during the PS2 era Square published at least 3 wrestling games: All-Star Pro Wrestling 1 & 2, as well as a futuristic robot wrestling rock show tv-collab called Heavy Metal Thunder.
I love long-form content. I can't always watch it in one view but love long form
This is undoubtedly my absolute favorite FF game. Though VIII VII, VI and IV have strong followers, the story of X, and especially the lore that you had to deduce, make it my favorite.
Still one of the greatest games ever! Still as good as it was all those years ago when a young me had saved up his pocket money and went and got my copy!
X will forever be my favorite Final Fantasy ❤
Loved the longer form. Keep it up!
I never even considered who Oaka's sister was. Her being a summoner, who didn't come back, makes me wonder if it could be Belgemine
As a hardcore FFX fan, I was surprised to see a couple of facts in here I did not already know. Fantasy video.
People who don’t understand the laughing scene are the same type of people who can’t read social cues.
great video! thanks for the work on this.
I remember playing the Final Fantasy titles that never hit the states on emulation and feeling like I broke the world. An amazing time and feeling.
The CTB system of this game reminds me of FF Tactics. The turn system is similar and even has a turn list.
I saw FFX and I had to click. I was pleasantly surprised and learned some new things. Great video as always yall.
My favorite game in the franchise.
Please do one on FF VIII. Thanks for this one, it's impressive.
Of all the wrestlers to pick out Spike Dudley and The Hurricane haha brilliant
Definitely an awesome video with a lot of information that I didn’t know about.
Love the long format.
The Tidus and Yuna laughing scene feels like some bizarre bubble of societal autism.
The context is incredibly clear, it's forced fake laughing because everyone is depressed, only Tidus doesn't understand Yuna is going to her death, so he alone starts a dumb joke of forced laughing to cheer her up.
Such a silly action in the face of Yuna's sacrifice actually made her laugh and it successfully cheered her up a bit, then both Tidus and Yuna laugh for real.
And yet the accusation is it's bad voice acting and they can't do laughs? how could that narrative possibly have been spread, it's sickeningly obvious what's going on and yet a lot of people are oblivious to it to very extreme levels, I can't even begin to comprehend how people can interpret it any differently to the way it is.
MORE OF THESE TYPES OF VIDS, PLEASE 💖💖💖
Dansg08's video on tick speed and the CTB system is absolutely incredible. It's such a deliciously complex system beneath the surface, and his video is a treat to watch for any hardcore FFX fans!
Whoa - I actually didn’t know most of these facts. Thanks!
Please keep making videos about FFX in the future❤️
When I first played the game, I thought Tidus was a time traveler, only to slowly realize what is going on, everything with Sin, etc. 😂🙆🏾♂️
This is my favorite type of video!
I'll add to fact 19 that i'm pretty sure that there's additional changes to the PAL release of FFX, the 4th and last PS2 release. When I tried to read a guide about the crests and sigils, their names didn't match those of my PAL-F disc! It gets complicated sometimes, I wish someone would make a neat table comparing all versions.
My only regret with this is that i didnt play it til O8. I was mainly playing sports and action games on ps2 from O2. I should have got this back then
The laughing scene is fine. It is awkward. Wakka, Lulu, and the rest look on at Tidus and Yuna like they're crazy. They're being silly, obnoxious, and cringe to let out their inner strife. The forced laughter then transitions into real, natural laughter. It works. It was never played straight as legitimate laughter.
Tidus(Tee-dus)
Nah Tie-dus
Since you can rename him, I renamed him Tideus to make the oceanic tie canon for me, as I imagine many have.
@@lin1130 that’s pretty cool but it’s still pronounced as “Tee-dus”
@@toomuchmoneyalan5481 Tidus is derived from the Okinawan language where "tiida" means "Sun" ("yuna" in Okinawan means "night"). It's transcriped as ティーダ (Tīda) in Japanese, which is phonetic, so there's no ambiguity about the pronunciation: [ˈti:da]
I read the thumbnail text as "Incredible Fax Facts."
Who else is excited for Expedition 33? The story send to have some inspirations from the original "17" storyline of FFX.
Heh, did not realise early Yuna concept was essentially what Lunafreya became in 15
Loved this vid!
FF is the greatest video game franchise ever created
Amazing job, would love one for xii, xiii and xiv
The play online segmate reminds me of ff13 lighting returns
Final Fantasy X: Another Story
Eternal Calm: Final Fantasy X-2 Prologue
This smells like Nomura!
Funny how they were going to have Auron actually be Jecht. When I saw the main characters in EGM before the game came out I theorized that Auron and Jecht were going to be the same person. The only basis on this was the fact that they were the same age. lol