And so... The Complete Unabridged Timeline of Final Fantasy VIII has concluded! Thank you so much to everyone who has watched all the way through! ~Darryl
Not a problem. Thanks for Uploading these Marvelous History Videos of *Final Fantasy VIII* throughout the years. I Absolutely Love this Game SO much from my Childhood Years. I could NEVER bring myself to hate this. 😄😁👍🏻👌🏻
As a lifelong fan of FFVIII this series was such a delight. There’s plenty of stuff I either forgot or never quite pieced together until I saw this trilogy, most especially the lore bits about Hyne. Often times the best lore bits in games are the most elusive ones!
First of all... I want to commend You on this massive project of an unabridged timeline of my favorite Final Fantasy installment. Watching it brought back many fond memories; especially those of my Mother whom I lost December 2nd of last year. I remember back in August of 1999 my Mother buying me FF8 after just looking at it at a Target. This title was also the beginning of me going to college so I truly gravitated to the young characters and grew as they grew in the game; to the point where I felt like I was part of their experiences. Although I played FFVII before VIII (it was my introduction to the franchise), I never truly finished the game. I would watch my cousin play it and ultimately beat it. But FF8...man...it was the first FF I played through. I felt when Squall was unraveling. I fell in Love with Rinoa and Her free spirit. And the addition of "Eyes on Me" during the end scene broke me. It was the first video game that made me cry. I truly thought Squall was completely separated from those whom he realized he truly Loved; especially Rinoa. But I think it was the flashback/timetravel of Laguna and Raine that really got me and how he never got to say goodbye to Her. At the time I thought Ellone had given him the chance via Her ability but didn't realize that he was reminiscing at her gravesite. After finishing this game, it left me wanting to create a story so character driven that folks would Feel each and every moment. ThANKH You for this series of videos. It truly helped me relive some of my most precious childhood transitioning to young adult moments. And ThANKH You so much for including a lot of the lore either buried deep in the game or found only in Ultimanias. It truly added a lot of meat to parts of the story that had to be cut. As far as the next unabridged timeline? I think Final Fantasy XII would be interesting; especially with how much of the lore was in the description of the monsters and items and not in the playable story. And of course it's wider Ivalice connection to Tactics & Vagrant Story. But if that's a toooo large of an undertaking, maybe FF9 perhaps.. Great job🙏🏻
Only 12 minutes in but I need to commend you on how on point your character analysis of Seifer is. Not many seem to be able or willing to look deeper than the first impression we get from him and it's truly a shame. He is my favorite FF character and you truly did him justice :)
This was just a fantastic journey, it made me so happy to dive so deep into the game that Introduced me to final fantasy, and perhaps my first love for a game.
FF8 was my favourite game growing up as a socially awkwardteen. I resonated with Squall. You have done this game great justice, and it was a pleasure listening to this series!
This series was awesome! I've played FF8 so many times, and even I learned a thing or two. As for the future of this series, I'd love to see a timeline of FF6 or FF9, but regardless of the next one you cover, I'mma watch it!
I always thought Seifer had such a tragic story. He was just a kid who wanted to be important to be important to someone. I always loved the way the story brings all the characters together at the start/end
Wow, what an incredible series! I'd forgotten most of the story in the 20 or so years since release, so it's been a fun, detailed, and delightful way of reliving the experience. Thanks so much for making this, and I hope you're able to do these deep dives for other titles in the series, too.
Really enjoyed the series! I would choose FF9, because it’s a game I found very hard to get in to when I was younger and I reckon a lot of people have missed out on it.
Thank you and your team so much for all the hard work and long hours put in on this timeline series! I very much enjoyed the journey and gained a newfound appreciation for Final Fantasy VIII's story as I'd never been able to sequence all of the events in my own mind, I learned a lot from it.
I think it's time for people to know the full timeline of Final Fantasy IX. There is SO MUCH MORE going on behind the scenes. And then there's X's entire backstory! Holy Hannibal Lecter, that stuff is nuts! But if I had to pick.....Let's go IX.
This series did a lot for me. I was so young when i beat FF8, many of the elements covered here were missed on me - thank you! Personally, I'd love to see a similar breakdown of FF9, FF Tactics, or FFXII. Although, I think one on FFXVI, XIII, or VI would do pretty well.
Amazing series! I especially loved all the extra info from the Ultimania. I'd love to see FF9 next, though any of the entries with this sort of treatment would be awesome!
This was a phenomenal ride! Cannot commend and thank the final fantasy union team enough!! If this is the quality we get you can do all the FFs and I’ll watch every single one
FF8 had an unfortunate placement between 7 & 9 - the future and the past of the series, respectively. The story is one of the main reasons it still manages to hold its own among the PS1 releases. Thanks for the video!
@@JosephHandibode Don’t think you get to like Squall (ALL of my character development is in the first two disks) Leonhart, and hate Zidane Tribal for being a “bad” character
After watching this series, I feel so strongly about FF8 deserving a remake. It’s similar to FF7 in the sense that a lot of this information isn’t given to you in the game. Or at least, not without really digging around. I think it could benefit from a remake where they incorporate all this lore and information. Like I literally thought Ultimecia being the main villain was kinda random, but with all her back story it makes so much sense. The same with Cid knowing Squalls destiny and the decisions he makes towards him.
Oh my gosh! I never thought of Irvine's panic attack that way before! It never occurred to me, regardless of the many times I've played the game. It just never clicked, that he still remembered edea as his matron when taking the shot!
The easy answer is FF VII compilation, just to know what's there to know outside of the remake. My actual answer is FF6 with all the heroes and plotlines to follow it's bound to be a fun story.
I want to share my gratitude for all the hard work you’ve put into such a wonderful and well put together project. I watched each video, one after another with amazing anticipation. I love FF and although I have played and beaten many, just like an old book it’s nice to revisit the story but with these videos I got to rattle up nostalgia and long felt feelings from days past. Replaying these games are always fun but now because of your hard work and dedication I am able to come revisit these stories like an audio book. You paced the video well, left in what was needed, gave greater context to the important story lines and moments, this wasn’t spoon fed but served as a 5 course meal. Thank you! I look forward to more content when you’re able.
I shudder to even consider what kind of effort would be required for this. But if you're up for a challenge, a complete unabridged timeline of FFXI would be phenomenal!
Man, I never realized how much I forgot about this game. And I've played through it at least 3 full times. Thank you all for this, just having it all laid out clearly is such a godsend.
X isn’t fascinating. You just think it is. This is the legit X timeline of important things. 1,000 years ago the 2 super powers clashed. One of them was destined to win by their power, so the other crested Sin and and a Dream Zanarkand so they would never fade away. Whioe this was happening Lenne and Shuyin died. This would lead to things 1,000 years later. Zaon gave his life to become Paragon, the first ever Final Aeon, and Yunalesca died and was unsent, Paragon killed Sin, Sin became Paragon as the new Sin, Yevon was founded. 3 more times in history Sin is killed by summoners. Otherwise the world is at a constant standstill for a Millennia. At some point in time the Crusaders are created. THAT’S IT. Like truly nothing in the backstory of this game happens major at all for 1,000 years, all the stuff in the world that matters starts with Braska’s journey or Seymour’s pilgrimage. Whichever came first. And unless they ever give us FF X-0 we have seen in video all we are ever gonna see if Braska’s journey. Some stuff obviously happens after the eternal calm as well. So you want a multi part video on a war, 1,000 years of terror where again, NOTHING HAPPENS and then the 12 or so years from Braska’s journey to the conclusion of X-2
Next time line suggestion for the game that got me into the series. FF6! This series has gotten me wanting to play FF8 again. While not my favorite, it had a charm to it that I always liked. I guess I never really got the full depth of the story and lore of this game before this series. Very well done.
This series was definitely one of my favorites. FFVIII is one of my favorite games and this series really tied everything together in such a brilliant way. Thank you for making this series 😊
Great series, i think people would enjoy seeing more like this. Personally I would love to see an unabridged timeline of FFX/X-2 from the Machina War to the thousand years under the tyranny of Sin to the Eternal Calm. I think another good series to do would be one covering the history of Ivalice as it spans across several games including Vagrant Story which im including considering its ties to Ivalice
This was wonderful Darryl, congratulations. I gotta admit FF8 is a game that I don’t like at all and have always seen it as the black sheep of the mainline saga but this video made me see the world, characters and events of the game in a new light. I can only hope Square will fix the many issues plaguing it in a future rerelease. I absolutely adore this channel and wish you all the best in the world.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you for doing these videos. When I have financial stability, I will be helping through donation or patreon. This is my favorite FF and I love these videos.
I would love to see more of these timeline videos for other ff titles. Sometimes i just want to relive the story even when i dont have time to play. I love this channel for that reason
Wow ! What an incredible journey that these series was ! Im truly amazed ! Always deeply loved FFVIII and felt it was underrated. Thank you a lot for all your work ! It was amazing ! Would love to watch a similar series about FFIX lore next ^^. Oh and have a good year !
This whole series was awesome and I appreciate it, I would love to see this done for Final Fantasy IX as a lot of people who casually played that game probably didn't understand the lore a great deal without side-questing.
I had no idea ultimecia had such a backstory! I wish they had made that more clear in the game because I always thought she was an antagonist with no real substance. Now I can understand her motives a little better.
I absolutely loved this series. I would love to see this done for the other games as well. Edit: wrote this before the end of the video. I would love to see this done for 7, there is so much story outside the main game that it would be amazing to bring it all together in one series.
First off, This video was amazing, I love ff8 and feel it's definitely an underrated Gem. I would love to see a sequel for this game one day showing the events leading up to Ultimecia's rise. (I also secretly want to see more of Squall and Rinoa's Relationship, we got to see it begin, a little bit of it, and that's about it, and I want more). To answer your question, I would love to see a video of FF4's complete timeline. There's so much lore that informs the game and leads to it's sequels. FF5 is also interesting as well, but I wonder if you would include or exclude the OVA in the timeline.
Thank you for the video King. It’s been magnificent to hear it from the beginning. Currently making my way through the 2006 DS version of FF3 and I’ll be playing 8 when I’m done now.
Final Fantasy V could be an interesting story to go through, since it's not as well known to the English-speaking world as the ones past VII, and it has some interesting twists and turns in its history. I could see it being a four parter, between the Dawn Warriors, Bartz's World, Galuf's World, and The Whole World, though the videos would probably not be quite as long as in this one.
I loved this series. FFVIII is my first and favorite Final Fantasy. I first played it when it released as an angsty teenager so angsty teenage protagonists really spoke to me. If you do more videos in this style and personally I hope you do, I would love to see FFVII given the unabridged treatment.
This series was incredible. Makes me really wish we could get a tv series of this game’s story! As for future installments, the timelines of 6, 9, and 13 have always been the most interesting to me (outside of 8, of course!). I just request you don’t do 7 next. Its timeline has been explored over and over again both in and out of the games. I’m ready to dive into something different.
I don't think you will read this but... Thank you for making this man... seeing that ending cutscene while Ellone's BGM playing in the background somehow made me teared up... It reminds me of the simpler times in life... I played FF8 most of my time back at the Elementary School and Junior High and although I don't really like the Junction system... I was captivated by the graphics and story telling... so much so that I started learning english just to understand how to read the Gamefaqs walkthrough for this game... If FF8 really going to get remake treatment like FF7 did... I hope Square does it well.... Again... thank you
Thank you so much for making this video series. I could never get into FF8 and this allowed me to really experience the story in a deeper way than I ever would have been able to by playing it and putting together the lore bits because I just wasn't that interested in the game. This was far more enjoyable and easy to understand, and I'm glad you went into such detail about the past bits before diving into the main game. As for the next one, my favorite game in the series is Tactics but I'm positive that FFXI would make for a much more interesting lore series, and there is far, far more story to unpack!
This was absolutely fantastic, and revealed a great deal of the lore that I had missed on my many playthroughs of the game. Personally, I'd most love to see something similar done for the FFXIII timeline. Most of the other games are fairly straightforward in their history and storytelling, where XIII is more difficult to follow.
You should really consider combing all parts of this series into a single, audio-book style offering. I throughly enjoyed listening to each one as I drove around town for work as they would come out.
I really enjoyed this series of videos and hope you continue doing these. It might be a big undertaking but I would love to see an unabridged timeline of FFXI next, or at least some point in the future. Thanks
Wow, that was a blast of a series! Big thank you for making this. After so many years, I finally got all the story intricacies. I'm not a native English speaker and I played FF VIII all those years ago when it came out, it was an exciting story about not a typical main character, who I didn't understand but intuitively loved (almost 37 old and now I get him), living in militarized school and falling in love with a kinda irritating girl. I loved the sci-fi meets magic world again (FFVII and VIII were my first FFs and jRPGs), but I didn't understand the whole political side of the story, why chase this girl Ellone and the time travel thing. This was a much more convoluted story than FFVII for me but I loved it and finished the game like 5 or 6 times through the years. This series brought the memories back and I finally understand what I missed in the story. I need to play this game again now. I really would like for S-E to remake this game. I feel the presentation of the original could be better to sell this world and lore. Whenever I played the game, it felt like it's all about really some small city-states fighting each other (only Esthar felt bigger, like proper country) with armies of only hundreds of soldiers. Worldmap felt empty. But now I can play it again and have this series in my head and go full appreciation. Thank You, happy new year all
Also now after these videos, Ultimecia being Rinoa doesn't need to be canon in my head, but I would love it if they play with it that she might be in the remake.
Absolutely fantastic work! I’ve loved and enjoyed all four parts and the amount of research and dedication you did is truly commendable! Personally, I’d love to see the timeline of Lightning FF13 trilogy. But that’s three entire games so it’s A LOT to deal with. I’d also love a timeline of FF12 which is so rich in its history.
Final Fantasy Tactics! Even though it feels like a small game, the game has so much lore and history within the game it's easily as big as any of the numbered entries.
Loved this series and excited to see what you do next! 7 is my fav and I'm interested in the new world lore they added in the remake/rebirth games but since that is still ongoing i would think games like 9, 10, or 13 would have some of the more interesting content that isn't explored as often
This was a great series, thank you for making it. FF8 really impacted me when I first played it, as confusing as it is (I don't think it explains itself very well, so I really appreciate it being all laid out like this), and it's always stuck with me. I'd love to see something similar for FF12, which is also one that really stuck with me but might not be presented as clearly as it could; plus the world of Ivalice is so intriguing and could use more exploration. I'd suggest FF10 as well, but you've already made so many videos on it that it might be re-treading old ground (not that I'd complain about more FF10 content).
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And so... The Complete Unabridged Timeline of Final Fantasy VIII has concluded! Thank you so much to everyone who has watched all the way through! ~Darryl
The last few have been fantastic. Looking forward to this.
Thank you for releasing it now, made my Christmas love these videos you made about ff viii
Not a problem. Thanks for Uploading these Marvelous History Videos of *Final Fantasy VIII* throughout the years. I Absolutely Love this Game SO much from my Childhood Years. I could NEVER bring myself to hate this. 😄😁👍🏻👌🏻
I absolutely love the videos for FF8. I look forward to anything you release next!
@MitchellKeymon-mu7gf Same here. I'm also looking forward to see what FinalFantasyUnion is going to release soon next time! 😄😁
As a lifelong fan of FFVIII this series was such a delight.
There’s plenty of stuff I either forgot or never quite pieced together until I saw this trilogy, most especially the lore bits about Hyne.
Often times the best lore bits in games are the most elusive ones!
0:57 “not be afraid, find their way, and never look back.” I see what you did there. Bravo.
Yeah, out of everything, the OST is my favorite part of this game, I think.
Technically, Rinoa's SeeD contract is never broken. Squall even acknowledges it. It's one of their cuter romance bits.
First of all...
I want to commend You on this massive project of an unabridged timeline of my favorite Final Fantasy installment. Watching it brought back many fond memories; especially those of my Mother whom I lost December 2nd of last year. I remember back in August of 1999 my Mother buying me FF8 after just looking at it at a Target. This title was also the beginning of me going to college so I truly gravitated to the young characters and grew as they grew in the game; to the point where I felt like I was part of their experiences.
Although I played FFVII before VIII (it was my introduction to the franchise), I never truly finished the game. I would watch my cousin play it and ultimately beat it.
But FF8...man...it was the first FF I played through. I felt when Squall was unraveling. I fell in Love with Rinoa and Her free spirit. And the addition of "Eyes on Me" during the end scene broke me. It was the first video game that made me cry. I truly thought Squall was completely separated from those whom he realized he truly Loved; especially Rinoa.
But I think it was the flashback/timetravel of Laguna and Raine that really got me and how he never got to say goodbye to Her. At the time I thought Ellone had given him the chance via Her ability but didn't realize that he was reminiscing at her gravesite.
After finishing this game, it left me wanting to create a story so character driven that folks would Feel each and every moment.
ThANKH You for this series of videos. It truly helped me relive some of my most precious childhood transitioning to young adult moments.
And ThANKH You so much for including a lot of the lore either buried deep in the game or found only in Ultimanias. It truly added a lot of meat to parts of the story that had to be cut.
As far as the next unabridged timeline?
I think Final Fantasy XII would be interesting; especially with how much of the lore was in the description of the monsters and items and not in the playable story. And of course it's wider Ivalice connection to Tactics & Vagrant Story.
But if that's a toooo large of an undertaking, maybe FF9 perhaps..
Great job🙏🏻
Nice to see someone as passionate, if not even more passionate about FF8 than me 😊
Exactly! Well Said! 😄😁👍🏻👌🏻
This and Lightning Returns are my favorite games, X/X-2 a good follow up
@@philipcroxell1848 Mine too dude! I Absolutely Love Caius Ballad as one of THE Best Epic FF Villains there is from *Final Fantasy XIII* franchise!
This was SO damn good, I binged-watched ALL the parts, back to back! Hopefully, you'll continue this for future games!
I love how when Laguna and Raine show their rings at the end, its the SEED salute
Only 12 minutes in but I need to commend you on how on point your character analysis of Seifer is. Not many seem to be able or willing to look deeper than the first impression we get from him and it's truly a shame. He is my favorite FF character and you truly did him justice :)
I would love to see you guys do fftactics or ff9 timeline next. 😊😊😊
A tactics timeline would be amazing.
This was just a fantastic journey, it made me so happy to dive so deep into the game that Introduced me to final fantasy, and perhaps my first love for a game.
I LUV EVERYTHING ABOUT FF8. Thanks, i'll be watching it tonight with a bier ❤
FF8 was my favourite game growing up as a socially awkwardteen. I resonated with Squall.
You have done this game great justice, and it was a pleasure listening to this series!
You still are socially awkward I bet
This series was awesome! I've played FF8 so many times, and even I learned a thing or two. As for the future of this series, I'd love to see a timeline of FF6 or FF9, but regardless of the next one you cover, I'mma watch it!
I always thought Seifer had such a tragic story. He was just a kid who wanted to be important to be important to someone.
I always loved the way the story brings all the characters together at the start/end
Woohoo the finale is here, A fantastic end to a already amazing week. Keep up the great work FFU.
Wow, what an incredible series! I'd forgotten most of the story in the 20 or so years since release, so it's been a fun, detailed, and delightful way of reliving the experience. Thanks so much for making this, and I hope you're able to do these deep dives for other titles in the series, too.
This series filled in a lot of the blanks left by the game's editing phase.
Thanks so much for all the work you put into it!
FF8 is such an underrated masterpiece. thank you for this series, I truly enjoyed it.
Great work on the video. 😊
Really enjoyed the series! I would choose FF9, because it’s a game I found very hard to get in to when I was younger and I reckon a lot of people have missed out on it.
Thank you and your team so much for all the hard work and long hours put in on this timeline series! I very much enjoyed the journey and gained a newfound appreciation for Final Fantasy VIII's story as I'd never been able to sequence all of the events in my own mind, I learned a lot from it.
Thank you so much for the series ff8 has been my hyperfixiation for almost a decade. Loved learning so much of this underrated masterpiece!❤❤❤
I think it's time for people to know the full timeline of Final Fantasy IX. There is SO MUCH MORE going on behind the scenes. And then there's X's entire backstory! Holy Hannibal Lecter, that stuff is nuts! But if I had to pick.....Let's go IX.
X doesn’t have as much as you think. Not even close
I appreciate all the content creators who keep the mystic of my favorite FF game alive. Thank you
What a perfect treat for this to drop when I'm working a late Friday shift 😋 Thanks so much!
This series did a lot for me. I was so young when i beat FF8, many of the elements covered here were missed on me - thank you!
Personally, I'd love to see a similar breakdown of FF9, FF Tactics, or FFXII. Although, I think one on FFXVI, XIII, or VI would do pretty well.
thank you, this was my first ff game growing up and I played this game multiple times, there is so much I didnt know. best video series ever
This series of videos have more weight that an entire new playthrough of FINAL FANTASY VIII.
Brilliant writing. 👏 👏 👏
This effort has completely re-contextualized this game. Quite a rare feat. Utmost respect.
Can't wait to watch all of these episodes back to back.
The most comprehensive explanation of FF8 story I've ever witnessed. Thank you! I'm impressed.
This whole series has been incredible! Thank you guys for everything you do!!
Amazing series! I especially loved all the extra info from the Ultimania. I'd love to see FF9 next, though any of the entries with this sort of treatment would be awesome!
This was a phenomenal ride! Cannot commend and thank the final fantasy union team enough!! If this is the quality we get you can do all the FFs and I’ll watch every single one
FF8 had an unfortunate placement between 7 & 9 - the future and the past of the series, respectively. The story is one of the main reasons it still manages to hold its own among the PS1 releases. Thanks for the video!
And Liberi Fatali is absolute 🔥
ff9 wasnt that good. sorry overuse of status effects and crap main character destroy it for me. ff9 and ff12 had worst main characters ..
That would mean something if it got revisionist hate but the vast majority of hate it got was upon release.
I was there.
I love it though.
@@JosephHandibode
Don’t think you get to like Squall (ALL of my character development is in the first two disks) Leonhart, and hate Zidane Tribal for being a “bad” character
After watching this series, I feel so strongly about FF8 deserving a remake. It’s similar to FF7 in the sense that a lot of this information isn’t given to you in the game. Or at least, not without really digging around. I think it could benefit from a remake where they incorporate all this lore and information. Like I literally thought Ultimecia being the main villain was kinda random, but with all her back story it makes so much sense. The same with Cid knowing Squalls destiny and the decisions he makes towards him.
Brilliant!
Thank you so much for the support!
This was a beautiful journey. Thank you very much for your work and for make me relive my favourite game from childhood. Keep up the good work!
Easily picked the best ff game to start with. Do six next!
Yes! I've been looking forward to this one so much! Thank you!
Oh my gosh! I never thought of Irvine's panic attack that way before! It never occurred to me, regardless of the many times I've played the game. It just never clicked, that he still remembered edea as his matron when taking the shot!
The easy answer is FF VII compilation, just to know what's there to know outside of the remake.
My actual answer is FF6 with all the heroes and plotlines to follow it's bound to be a fun story.
I want to share my gratitude for all the hard work you’ve put into such a wonderful and well put together project.
I watched each video, one after another with amazing anticipation. I love FF and although I have played and beaten many, just like an old book it’s nice to revisit the story but with these videos I got to rattle up nostalgia and long felt feelings from days past.
Replaying these games are always fun but now because of your hard work and dedication I am able to come revisit these stories like an audio book.
You paced the video well, left in what was needed, gave greater context to the important story lines and moments, this wasn’t spoon fed but served as a 5 course meal. Thank you! I look forward to more content when you’re able.
This is the first video about Final Fantasy 8 that made me interested in the game. I'm going to give it a try this weekend!
I understand what happens in FF8 sooooo much better now! Thank you for all your hard work🎉
As for the next timeline, 9, 12/Tactics, or 13.
I shudder to even consider what kind of effort would be required for this. But if you're up for a challenge, a complete unabridged timeline of FFXI would be phenomenal!
Man, I never realized how much I forgot about this game. And I've played through it at least 3 full times. Thank you all for this, just having it all laid out clearly is such a godsend.
"After the establishment of Garden, things had not quite gone to plan for Cid."
Nothing ever goes to plan for anyone called Cid.
Thank you for your hard work!
I'm torn between FFX lore or FFIX lore. Both would be extremely fascinating
X isn’t fascinating. You just think it is.
This is the legit X timeline of important things.
1,000 years ago the 2 super powers clashed. One of them was destined to win by their power, so the other crested Sin and and a Dream Zanarkand so they would never fade away. Whioe this was happening Lenne and Shuyin died. This would lead to things 1,000 years later. Zaon gave his life to become Paragon, the first ever Final Aeon, and Yunalesca died and was unsent, Paragon killed Sin, Sin became Paragon as the new Sin, Yevon was founded.
3 more times in history Sin is killed by summoners. Otherwise the world is at a constant standstill for a Millennia. At some point in time the Crusaders are created.
THAT’S IT. Like truly nothing in the backstory of this game happens major at all for 1,000 years, all the stuff in the world that matters starts with Braska’s journey or Seymour’s pilgrimage. Whichever came first. And unless they ever give us FF X-0 we have seen in video all we are ever gonna see if Braska’s journey. Some stuff obviously happens after the eternal calm as well. So you want a multi part video on a war, 1,000 years of terror where again, NOTHING HAPPENS and then the 12 or so years from Braska’s journey to the conclusion of X-2
Next time line suggestion for the game that got me into the series. FF6! This series has gotten me wanting to play FF8 again. While not my favorite, it had a charm to it that I always liked. I guess I never really got the full depth of the story and lore of this game before this series. Very well done.
This series was definitely one of my favorites.
FFVIII is one of my favorite games and this series really tied everything together in such a brilliant way.
Thank you for making this series 😊
Great series, i think people would enjoy seeing more like this. Personally I would love to see an unabridged timeline of FFX/X-2 from the Machina War to the thousand years under the tyranny of Sin to the Eternal Calm. I think another good series to do would be one covering the history of Ivalice as it spans across several games including Vagrant Story which im including considering its ties to Ivalice
This was wonderful Darryl, congratulations. I gotta admit FF8 is a game that I don’t like at all and have always seen it as the black sheep of the mainline saga but this video made me see the world, characters and events of the game in a new light. I can only hope Square will fix the many issues plaguing it in a future rerelease.
I absolutely adore this channel and wish you all the best in the world.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you for doing these videos. When I have financial stability, I will be helping through donation or patreon. This is my favorite FF and I love these videos.
Amazing project and incredible work. Thank you for covering FF8 with such passion.
I always loved this one, way more than 7, and you're explanation made me think its even better. Thank you.
Coincidentally replaying 8 for the first time in years as you were releasing these was a real treat. Love your work. ❤ Thank you for this.
This has been hands down the BEST series I've ever seen on YT. Thank you so much!
I would love to see more of these timeline videos for other ff titles. Sometimes i just want to relive the story even when i dont have time to play. I love this channel for that reason
Wow ! What an incredible journey that these series was ! Im truly amazed ! Always deeply loved FFVIII and felt it was underrated. Thank you a lot for all your work ! It was amazing !
Would love to watch a similar series about FFIX lore next ^^.
Oh and have a good year !
This whole series was awesome and I appreciate it, I would love to see this done for Final Fantasy IX as a lot of people who casually played that game probably didn't understand the lore a great deal without side-questing.
I had no idea ultimecia had such a backstory! I wish they had made that more clear in the game because I always thought she was an antagonist with no real substance. Now I can understand her motives a little better.
Hearing the whole story and actually making sense, is a wonderful thing. The whole timeline of 4 would be wonderful to hear.
This was an incredible series, just wow, not only for nostalgia but I learned so much. Thank you
I've been waiting for this one ❤
I absolutely loved this series. I would love to see this done for the other games as well.
Edit: wrote this before the end of the video.
I would love to see this done for 7, there is so much story outside the main game that it would be amazing to bring it all together in one series.
Thank you for this. It’s been a rough year. These video bring me back to a simpler time. Thank you mate
First off,
This video was amazing, I love ff8 and feel it's definitely an underrated Gem. I would love to see a sequel for this game one day showing the events leading up to Ultimecia's rise. (I also secretly want to see more of Squall and Rinoa's Relationship, we got to see it begin, a little bit of it, and that's about it, and I want more).
To answer your question, I would love to see a video of FF4's complete timeline. There's so much lore that informs the game and leads to it's sequels. FF5 is also interesting as well, but I wonder if you would include or exclude the OVA in the timeline.
Wow that has been a ride, what a great and in-deph series this has been. Thanks for your hard work, it really was a pleasure to watch!
Thank you for the video King. It’s been magnificent to hear it from the beginning. Currently making my way through the 2006 DS version of FF3 and I’ll be playing 8 when I’m done now.
Love the whole series of your videos about FF8. I think FF9 would be great to see next.
Final Fantasy V could be an interesting story to go through, since it's not as well known to the English-speaking world as the ones past VII, and it has some interesting twists and turns in its history. I could see it being a four parter, between the Dawn Warriors, Bartz's World, Galuf's World, and The Whole World, though the videos would probably not be quite as long as in this one.
I loved this series. FFVIII is my first and favorite Final Fantasy. I first played it when it released as an angsty teenager so angsty teenage protagonists really spoke to me. If you do more videos in this style and personally I hope you do, I would love to see FFVII given the unabridged treatment.
This series was incredible. Makes me really wish we could get a tv series of this game’s story! As for future installments, the timelines of 6, 9, and 13 have always been the most interesting to me (outside of 8, of course!). I just request you don’t do 7 next. Its timeline has been explored over and over again both in and out of the games. I’m ready to dive into something different.
I don't think you will read this but...
Thank you for making this man... seeing that ending cutscene while Ellone's BGM playing in the background somehow made me teared up... It reminds me of the simpler times in life...
I played FF8 most of my time back at the Elementary School and Junior High and although I don't really like the Junction system... I was captivated by the graphics and story telling... so much so that I started learning english just to understand how to read the Gamefaqs walkthrough for this game...
If FF8 really going to get remake treatment like FF7 did... I hope Square does it well....
Again... thank you
13 series would be an amazing next video of this type. There's so much the game doesn't tell you unless you dig through all the intel
Thank you so much for making this video series. I could never get into FF8 and this allowed me to really experience the story in a deeper way than I ever would have been able to by playing it and putting together the lore bits because I just wasn't that interested in the game. This was far more enjoyable and easy to understand, and I'm glad you went into such detail about the past bits before diving into the main game.
As for the next one, my favorite game in the series is Tactics but I'm positive that FFXI would make for a much more interesting lore series, and there is far, far more story to unpack!
I would love to see the time line for either 9, 10 or the whole of ivalice (tactics, vagrant and 12)
This was absolutely fantastic, and revealed a great deal of the lore that I had missed on my many playthroughs of the game.
Personally, I'd most love to see something similar done for the FFXIII timeline. Most of the other games are fairly straightforward in their history and storytelling, where XIII is more difficult to follow.
You should really consider combing all parts of this series into a single, audio-book style offering. I throughly enjoyed listening to each one as I drove around town for work as they would come out.
This series has been a trip down memory lane. Thanks for the great videos
Thank you for making this video series. This is my favorite game of all time!
I really enjoyed this series of videos and hope you continue doing these. It might be a big undertaking but I would love to see an unabridged timeline of FFXI next, or at least some point in the future.
Thanks
Damn. This was so cool. Thank you for this.
And I guess I'd like FFX's timeline next
To comment yet again, this video series is definitely something I will return to in the future, whenever I am itching for an FF8-flavored fix.
Wow, that was a blast of a series! Big thank you for making this. After so many years, I finally got all the story intricacies. I'm not a native English speaker and I played FF VIII all those years ago when it came out, it was an exciting story about not a typical main character, who I didn't understand but intuitively loved (almost 37 old and now I get him), living in militarized school and falling in love with a kinda irritating girl. I loved the sci-fi meets magic world again (FFVII and VIII were my first FFs and jRPGs), but I didn't understand the whole political side of the story, why chase this girl Ellone and the time travel thing. This was a much more convoluted story than FFVII for me but I loved it and finished the game like 5 or 6 times through the years. This series brought the memories back and I finally understand what I missed in the story. I need to play this game again now. I really would like for S-E to remake this game. I feel the presentation of the original could be better to sell this world and lore. Whenever I played the game, it felt like it's all about really some small city-states fighting each other (only Esthar felt bigger, like proper country) with armies of only hundreds of soldiers. Worldmap felt empty. But now I can play it again and have this series in my head and go full appreciation. Thank You, happy new year all
Also now after these videos, Ultimecia being Rinoa doesn't need to be canon in my head, but I would love it if they play with it that she might be in the remake.
This series was simply amazing!! Thank you for all your hard work. I throw my vote for Final Fantasy Tactics to be next.
Absolutely fantastic work! I’ve loved and enjoyed all four parts and the amount of research and dedication you did is truly commendable! Personally, I’d love to see the timeline of Lightning FF13 trilogy. But that’s three entire games so it’s A LOT to deal with. I’d also love a timeline of FF12 which is so rich in its history.
Final Fantasy Tactics! Even though it feels like a small game, the game has so much lore and history within the game it's easily as big as any of the numbered entries.
These videos have given me much more appreciation for FFVIII thank you so much 😁
I jumped up and down when I saw this was live. What an amazing series. Can't wait for your next game unabridged. 7, 10 would be my votes
Wonderful series, thank you! Brought back wonderful childhood memories.
What a phenomenal series this was. One of these for Final Fantasy Tactics would be awesome!
thank you beyond measure!!
truly great and high quality content.
keep up the good work.
wish you well.
Yeah FF8 is even better now that i understand the story completely. How about doing the very first final fantasy next?
I think final fantasy 10 could really lend itself well to this series
Team FFU unrivalled in long form FF content! Love it. Also I will always vote for IX for the next video as you know 😂
Loved this series and excited to see what you do next! 7 is my fav and I'm interested in the new world lore they added in the remake/rebirth games but since that is still ongoing i would think games like 9, 10, or 13 would have some of the more interesting content that isn't explored as often
This was a great series, thank you for making it. FF8 really impacted me when I first played it, as confusing as it is (I don't think it explains itself very well, so I really appreciate it being all laid out like this), and it's always stuck with me.
I'd love to see something similar for FF12, which is also one that really stuck with me but might not be presented as clearly as it could; plus the world of Ivalice is so intriguing and could use more exploration. I'd suggest FF10 as well, but you've already made so many videos on it that it might be re-treading old ground (not that I'd complain about more FF10 content).