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I’m fully convinced the steam remaster is broken. I am not the best at games and I have been in awe at your ability to breeze through fights that I struggled with in other games. I remember blazing through the game and thought it was easy on the PS2. I’m blown away at your play through - I don’t remember enemies spamming attacks or struggling to heal like you did. I watch your streams bc I enjoy watching you play the games I also loved playing. It’s even cathartic watching you get annoyed and frustrated at the same points I did. This wasn’t that. This was watching you play a broken game. It’s miserable for everyone. I don’t do horror so I will be back after Silent Hill. I hope you come back to the rest of the FF series.
You don't have to apologize for not finishing the game. While I am disappointed that you're dropping the game, you shouldn't have to deal with the issues that were going on with this version of the game.
Respect 100% I always say this: FF 10 was my first in the series and i loved it. Felt like the game for me. Then i tried FF 12 and i didn't like it at first so i went back to 10. Then i came across its sequel and i hated so f'ing much that i went back to FF 12, which is now my favorite Final Fantasy to date and i haven't touched FF 10 since. That's how much damage FF X-2 did to me. So yeah! Respect!!!
Rex, can you please react to Yuna's song later in the game? it's called 1000 words. I know you quit today, (totally get it)but it's an incredible scene i'm sure the chat was lookin forward to.
Rex i feel you on this game, i cant tell you how many times i played this game, stopped, went back, stopped, went back and finally beat the game to never play this again. The mechanics and design feel like the player is constantly at a disadvantage (and even while grinding and ap farming for hours) it sometimes hardly makes a difference. Its a hard pill to swallow; it's an aquired taste for gamers. It's hit or miss. I played it once, beat it once, and havent touched this game since. Its one of those man. Every time i see people mention 100%ing the game, i pray for them and their sanity. No idea what the developers thought about this one.
The whole 2 attackers and a healer is just a base line for people to get accustomed to the battle system. Gradually, the player could start branching out, using skills, etc and mix things up. Honestly, I didn't use healer that often when I played. 3 attackers can usually bum rush enemies.
You gave it an honest try and didn’t work out. That okay! Play something that’ll genuinely put you in a good mood. You were a little under leveled (probably from skipping some content in Chapter 1 and 2) but even then the battles shouldn’t have been that intense. Could be something wrong with the Steam version. All in all it was good run all things considered.
The thunder plains mini game made me throw a tantrum lol. Definitely a good game though. Worth seeing through to the end. Tuna has good closure and character development.
It has to be said, you ARE just bad at the game. But that's to be expected of anyone playing something for the first time, especially when there happen to be mechanics not fully explained in the game itself. However, there are things I noticed while watching you play, and even in this video, that have severely hindered my ability to trust your opinion on the game. To start, I will be the one to say it, you can pause the game.....just pause it and take a second to think out what you need to if it helps. Or since you have the "wait" function on just go into a menu and reassess what's going on at that moment, if that's too frustrating of a means to get that semblance of a true turn based battle system but looking for and implementing a mod isn't...I don't know what to say to that. Regarding the statements that you don't NEED to grind since the game is pretty easy, that is due to how the game is setup expecting you to visit the other areas in a chapter which is why the chests are restocked in the first place. But if you're going to actively ignore going to those places while also just turning off encounters all together at times, I don't know what else you should expect other than fights you aren't prepared for. On top of that you have made some pretty confusing decisions that have led to a game over, such as just with your last stream on Gagazet. You had an injured Yuna and a poisoned Paine, neither of which were taken care of in between battles, then when you do get into a battle you opt into having Paine use assault before dealing with either of those issues. Even in the fight with Ifrit at the end you could've tried to get Paine into her special dressphere since you weren't having luck with getting the other two back up. With that said however, I still believe that parts of those situations are completely up to still getting a grasp on the game as a whole, but as I mentioned at the start that does NOT mean the game is bad just because you failed to adjust to the game. Now, I apologize in advance if this comes off as rude or potentially belittling, however this next bit was a larger reason as to having lost interest in continuing with watching your playthrough and tonality is obviously lost in text. The moment where you fought against Bahamut and questioned "Why is the music so sad?" Obviously people forget things, it happens, but I don't think it's very common to forget crucial story elements of a game that you had played just a handful of months ago and even touted as one of your "favorite stories." The criticisms on the story don't hold weight with me due to both that and the lack of effort to actually go out and explore the game itself. You do mention in a stream that you need to finish the game so you can move on to other games, that's a bit of a red flag to me in regards to an earnest attempt to engage with what you're about to play. To me it felt less like "I'm here to check out the contents of the game" and more along the lines of "I'm only here to make content on this game."
I didn't watch his stream but why would you play an RPG designed with random encounters but then disable the encounters? The entirety of the game is designed around the level of your group being boosted by the encounters you face while clearing a zone. Disabling encounters is asking to get stomped. Clearing an area and fighting those fights is not "grinding". Grinding is intentionally staying in an area longer than the game intends to artificially boost your levels. If he did disable encounters it is without a doubt the reason he was unable to finish the game. When the game came out you couldn't disable the encounters and as far as I'm concerned if youre able to now on the Steam version it shouldn't allow you to... otherwise you kind of deserve to get trounced.
@@Shifft-This The remaster edition has extra settings that allow you to increase or disable the encounter rate, and in all fairness the default rates can be a bit much at times. But given how quickly you can clear fights out in X-2 they aren't that big of a deal really. He didn't have them off at all times just to be clear, but it was a regular thing, and I don't entirely see that as a problem if you've already out leveled the zone you are in.
It’s the steam version you’re on. Just super unfortunate but I also had zero interest in watching a playthrough so I’m sorry in that respect. Was looking forward to your final thoughts but I completely understand.
And I only say this because I’ve seen multiple of your streams and you’re no slouch. I fully believe if I could beat that game on ps2, you would just roll through the game with ease.
@@CooleyDee3rdVII all the way to X-2 are easy games in their original states, more akin to Pokemon. You needed to simply attack cure and know some basic status effects. Repeat. Starting with XII, you needed to really dive into systems just to beat the games. I'd argue the modern FF's are far harder in terms of gameplay, VII remake for example needs you to be on the ball far more and not just because it's partially action. Every game nowadays has been influenced by the Souls games even subtly.
i feel like this is a common complaint for the remastered version. They really did tweak it in a weird way even on the PS editions for the monster encounters and they spike in locations with the turn system either skipping or pushing enemy turns. It seems like the steam version is the one that is having the most trouble especially with the crashing on top of it. I'm someone who likes to grind, and i was even trouble in some sections of this version of the game, but no where near what you've been experiencing. that's unfortunate really, its understandable if you want to quit it all together or even just put it down and come back to it. It can be super frustrating, and sometimes its just better to leave it alone for a while, your no slouch to completing games either. for now its best to play games your enjoying and have fun, if you ever want to come back you've got a support group waiting to help
Honestly the first time i see complaint about difficulty in the remastered version. All blind playthrough i've seen was always smooth sure there are some death but not to a extend where its considered hard
I defeated Dark Ifrit by using Yuna's special dressphere and spamming him with ice damage. It's sad to know you're quitting the game when your streams are the reason I tried it in the first place. But I understand your point of view and it's okay. Still looking forward to your future streams.
It's okay if you don't want to keep going with it. The story is usually the easiest part. Also, this game is designed for multiple playthroughs and hours upon hours of grinding. So, I don't blame you for wanting to not deal with that. I do hope you come back to it as there is some great parts to this game. I do agree the combat is not really one of them. Especially for me I was like. Why isn't like 10's I loved that combat style.
The difficulty level really seemed crazy in your playthrough. I played it when I was a kid, and while I didn't understand the combat that well, I managed to come to the last boss, where I hit a wall. There are some memorable moments that were still to come. One option could be instead of playing the game, watching a cutscene compilation? But whatever you feel is best for you😊.
So sorry you couldn't get through the game. I've always found it a lot of fun, and I don't stick to a particular set up - as you say, the fun is in the variety of dresspheres and switching between them for different situations. Dark Knight is AMAZING, though! And the Mascots. I was interested in watching this series after FFVIII - joining your streams is both a timing issue and the fact that I don't use Twitch. But if a game isn't working for you, for whatever reason, you shouldn't feel you HAVE to play it.
I still say that you are underleveled I went on RUclips and looked at a t a friend's walkthrough exactly where you quit and they were 53% through the game 43 hours into the game and level 45 dress speres trainer berserker and dark knight just comparing
Man, I get it, and I really do appreciate this video to explain it properly, and I never doubted that you gave it a fair chance, since I didn't even think you would do it with the hate you saw of the game before, so thanks for giving it a try
Thank you for the kind comment. I've already posted multiple highlight videos so if I do another video on FFX-2, it'll be because I'm giving it a second chance. I actually wanted to do the same with Inquisition. I have a feeling I would agree with you about how it's aged. I'm super nervous about Veilguard but that's mainly because I don't want BioWare (as a company) to be in jeopardy if it flops and, even if BioWare survives, I'm nervous poor sales of Veilguard might put DA on ice. I'm still going to play it Day 1 though! Hopefully it'll be another Silent Hill 2 situation where ppl have low expectations but the game comes out and blows everyone away!
@@RexSterlingLive Of course, as I've said before, I can't make it to every stream since I'm in The Netherlands and everything, but honestly, I do love your content as a streamer, even if I don't always agree with your. Your content is genuine and I love how much you give to just enjoy the game and ahve fun with it, both Final Fantasy and beyond, so I will keep supporting you where I can. And I do totally get that, it's just that there's some moments that I'm sure you would be surprised by and enjoy, but the choice is yours, I just figured I'd ask. And I totally understand where you're coming from, though I will say that replaying some of Inquisition gives me a new appreciation for what we've seen so far of Veilguard and made me more optimistic about it than I already was. But as always, I might not be there right away with the streams, to have my own experience, but I will totally be watching the VOD either way. I'd say, just enjoy it, and have that worry be secondary. And I just wanted you to know that you're doing great, no matter what the numbers might say, no matter if you had to give up on FFX-2, even if you have hot takes, lol. You're doing great. Also, thanks for replying to my comment as usual, I appreciate it
I cheesed the heck out of 10-2 I spammed their special forms till the end of the game It was absurd considering I was like 90-something percent complete with the game. I had a hard time believing people easily played through it. This was back on the PS2, never touched the game since.
I really feel for you playing this game. It's definitely one that you have to strategize for, but it also seems like there's something wrong with steams version. I'm definitely in the group of people that never really had that much trouble with it- that shit was crazy… Granted the last few times I've played I get stuck in the château LeBlanc boss battle. That's probably a sign. I just need to get good but I'm really sorry you won't get to experience the rest of this game because it definitely gets better from the silliness. It is in the beginning.
@@Gdg195 it's not trash that's an overstatement. It's different from it's predecessor because it has to be! It's goofy because it has to be-if it wasn't then it would be more like the audio drama which no one liked
@@brieezy.I disagree. The audio drama was trash, agreed. But they could have done a more lighthearted story in a much, much better way than X-2. There’s no reason Brother needs to be an incestuous goober the entire time, for example. Yuna also feels out of character from the beginning. It would have been fine to have her gradually change through the course of the game, but it felt immediately disconnected from FFX.
I don't blame you in the slightest. It's this version of the game. VII all the way to X-2 are easy games in their original states, more akin to Pokemon. You needed to simply attack cure and know some basic status effects. Repeat. And buy the latest weapons in shop, fill out their abilities, consistently. Done. Starting with XII, you needed to really dive into systems just to beat the games. The hard stuff was only ever in side activities, it was simple but great game design, it gave the series broad appeal. I'd argue the modern FF's are far harder in terms of gameplay, VII remake for example needs you to be on the ball far more the OG and not just because it's partially action. Every game nowadays has been influenced by the Souls games even subtly. It's kind of disrespectful to the original devs how they rebalance stuff like this to appeal to more modern mentality. FF should feel like a not taxing vacation. Its a big part of the appeal to me. It's never been a snobby "get gud" series, part of the appeal was getting overpowered due to finding secrets in the world and levelling masses of enemies. And there was multiple playstyles to achieve all that, all as good as each other.
FFX-2’s story felt like a fanfiction spin-off of FFX’s. I rank FFX as one of the top stories in gaming all time. Whereas FFX-2 is a below-average 4/10 story, so it just doesn’t hold up
I almost did the same. I couldn't handle the last boss in Via Infinito. And there were so much things I missed on 100% completion even with a guide (the guide wasn't very good). I just rushed the final boss which was extremely easy after I hit max level from Via Infinito.
Games are meant to be fun. I never quit a game before ffx, but that turn based combat was so slow and after barely beating Seymour on Mt. Gagazet, I did not want to go back and grind for yunalesca, nor did I want to watch yuna's long speech everytime I died. So I quit and watched the story on youtube. Best gaming decision I ever made. If it is more frustrating than the enjoying, I am glad you quit because you are right there are many other games and stories you could spend your precious time on.
This is one of the prime reasons FFX was far far superior to FFX-2. I still enjoyed FFX-2 but yea I much prefer traditional turn based battles and FFX is a masterpiece where FFX-2 is more of a side game. At least you got to experience the original FFX and finished it. It was the one that mattered.
If your not having fun then stop playing it. I have not played it on Steam. I played the original PS2 version. And I don't know what people are talking about the game is not that easy even back then and while the battle system is cool and the best part of the game it can also be frustrating at times. I never 100% cleared the game because of how obnoxious it is to do and the game robbed me of it and I the official guide to the game too. Sounds like the new version got tweaked somehow to be even more obnoxious. So yeah if its stressing you out this much just stop playing. Charlies Angel's shouldn't be that stressful lol
FF X-2 never felt right to me. I don't like the tonal change in relation to its predecessor. I get why some people like this game, but sometimes it's just not for everyone. I would really like to see the full playthrough of Silent Hill 2 Remake. But whatever you do, im lurking in the dark and trying my best to support your chanels!
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I’m fully convinced the steam remaster is broken. I am not the best at games and I have been in awe at your ability to breeze through fights that I struggled with in other games. I remember blazing through the game and thought it was easy on the PS2. I’m blown away at your play through - I don’t remember enemies spamming attacks or struggling to heal like you did.
I watch your streams bc I enjoy watching you play the games I also loved playing. It’s even cathartic watching you get annoyed and frustrated at the same points I did. This wasn’t that. This was watching you play a broken game. It’s miserable for everyone.
I don’t do horror so I will be back after Silent Hill. I hope you come back to the rest of the FF series.
My man can't handle the battle system, downloads a broken mod to try and get around it and it breaks his game. 😂😂
You don't have to apologize for not finishing the game. While I am disappointed that you're dropping the game, you shouldn't have to deal with the issues that were going on with this version of the game.
Respect 100%
I always say this: FF 10 was my first in the series and i loved it. Felt like the game for me. Then i tried FF 12 and i didn't like it at first so i went back to 10. Then i came across its sequel and i hated so f'ing much that i went back to FF 12, which is now my favorite Final Fantasy to date and i haven't touched FF 10 since.
That's how much damage FF X-2 did to me. So yeah! Respect!!!
Rex, can you please react to Yuna's song later in the game? it's called 1000 words. I know you quit today, (totally get it)but it's an incredible scene i'm sure the chat was lookin forward to.
1000 Words and Memories of Lightwaves were the best tracks of the game, but it was because they widely relied on your memories of FFX.
Rex i feel you on this game, i cant tell you how many times i played this game, stopped, went back, stopped, went back and finally beat the game to never play this again. The mechanics and design feel like the player is constantly at a disadvantage (and even while grinding and ap farming for hours) it sometimes hardly makes a difference. Its a hard pill to swallow; it's an aquired taste for gamers. It's hit or miss. I played it once, beat it once, and havent touched this game since. Its one of those man. Every time i see people mention 100%ing the game, i pray for them and their sanity. No idea what the developers thought about this one.
I really don't want to sound like a "reddit elitist", but seriously, if I can 100% it at 14, you can beat it
Dude, you at 14 had a lot of extra time on your hands.
this is not the same game. something is wrong with the steam version.
The whole 2 attackers and a healer is just a base line for people to get accustomed to the battle system. Gradually, the player could start branching out, using skills, etc and mix things up. Honestly, I didn't use healer that often when I played. 3 attackers can usually bum rush enemies.
You gave it an honest try and didn’t work out. That okay! Play something that’ll genuinely put you in a good mood. You were a little under leveled (probably from skipping some content in Chapter 1 and 2) but even then the battles shouldn’t have been that intense. Could be something wrong with the Steam version.
All in all it was good run all things considered.
The thunder plains mini game made me throw a tantrum lol. Definitely a good game though. Worth seeing through to the end. Tuna has good closure and character development.
Love how auto correct changes her name to Tuna lmao.
It has to be said, you ARE just bad at the game. But that's to be expected of anyone playing something for the first time, especially when there happen to be mechanics not fully explained in the game itself. However, there are things I noticed while watching you play, and even in this video, that have severely hindered my ability to trust your opinion on the game. To start, I will be the one to say it, you can pause the game.....just pause it and take a second to think out what you need to if it helps. Or since you have the "wait" function on just go into a menu and reassess what's going on at that moment, if that's too frustrating of a means to get that semblance of a true turn based battle system but looking for and implementing a mod isn't...I don't know what to say to that. Regarding the statements that you don't NEED to grind since the game is pretty easy, that is due to how the game is setup expecting you to visit the other areas in a chapter which is why the chests are restocked in the first place. But if you're going to actively ignore going to those places while also just turning off encounters all together at times, I don't know what else you should expect other than fights you aren't prepared for. On top of that you have made some pretty confusing decisions that have led to a game over, such as just with your last stream on Gagazet. You had an injured Yuna and a poisoned Paine, neither of which were taken care of in between battles, then when you do get into a battle you opt into having Paine use assault before dealing with either of those issues. Even in the fight with Ifrit at the end you could've tried to get Paine into her special dressphere since you weren't having luck with getting the other two back up. With that said however, I still believe that parts of those situations are completely up to still getting a grasp on the game as a whole, but as I mentioned at the start that does NOT mean the game is bad just because you failed to adjust to the game.
Now, I apologize in advance if this comes off as rude or potentially belittling, however this next bit was a larger reason as to having lost interest in continuing with watching your playthrough and tonality is obviously lost in text. The moment where you fought against Bahamut and questioned "Why is the music so sad?" Obviously people forget things, it happens, but I don't think it's very common to forget crucial story elements of a game that you had played just a handful of months ago and even touted as one of your "favorite stories." The criticisms on the story don't hold weight with me due to both that and the lack of effort to actually go out and explore the game itself. You do mention in a stream that you need to finish the game so you can move on to other games, that's a bit of a red flag to me in regards to an earnest attempt to engage with what you're about to play. To me it felt less like "I'm here to check out the contents of the game" and more along the lines of "I'm only here to make content on this game."
I didn't watch his stream but why would you play an RPG designed with random encounters but then disable the encounters? The entirety of the game is designed around the level of your group being boosted by the encounters you face while clearing a zone. Disabling encounters is asking to get stomped. Clearing an area and fighting those fights is not "grinding". Grinding is intentionally staying in an area longer than the game intends to artificially boost your levels.
If he did disable encounters it is without a doubt the reason he was unable to finish the game. When the game came out you couldn't disable the encounters and as far as I'm concerned if youre able to now on the Steam version it shouldn't allow you to... otherwise you kind of deserve to get trounced.
@@Shifft-This The remaster edition has extra settings that allow you to increase or disable the encounter rate, and in all fairness the default rates can be a bit much at times. But given how quickly you can clear fights out in X-2 they aren't that big of a deal really. He didn't have them off at all times just to be clear, but it was a regular thing, and I don't entirely see that as a problem if you've already out leveled the zone you are in.
It’s the steam version you’re on. Just super unfortunate but I also had zero interest in watching a playthrough so I’m sorry in that respect. Was looking forward to your final thoughts but I completely understand.
And I only say this because I’ve seen multiple of your streams and you’re no slouch. I fully believe if I could beat that game on ps2, you would just roll through the game with ease.
@@CooleyDee3rdVII all the way to X-2 are easy games in their original states, more akin to Pokemon. You needed to simply attack cure and know some basic status effects. Repeat.
Starting with XII, you needed to really dive into systems just to beat the games.
I'd argue the modern FF's are far harder in terms of gameplay, VII remake for example needs you to be on the ball far more and not just because it's partially action.
Every game nowadays has been influenced by the Souls games even subtly.
i feel like this is a common complaint for the remastered version. They really did tweak it in a weird way even on the PS editions for the monster encounters and they spike in locations with the turn system either skipping or pushing enemy turns. It seems like the steam version is the one that is having the most trouble especially with the crashing on top of it.
I'm someone who likes to grind, and i was even trouble in some sections of this version of the game, but no where near what you've been experiencing.
that's unfortunate really, its understandable if you want to quit it all together or even just put it down and come back to it. It can be super frustrating, and sometimes its just better to leave it alone for a while, your no slouch to completing games either.
for now its best to play games your enjoying and have fun, if you ever want to come back you've got a support group waiting to help
Is it that bad for the usual ps2 version?. Cause if it isn't. I'm just gonna pull out my old PS2 copy and use a emulator lol.
Honestly the first time i see complaint about difficulty in the remastered version. All blind playthrough i've seen was always smooth sure there are some death but not to a extend where its considered hard
Play the Persona games man!!
They're an insane ride of absolute fun, you won't regret it at all
It's clearly the version of the game. The enemy encounters were cranked up to max.
Brother and Leblanc with her noojie woojie nonsense had ruined the game
Did he choose Hard difficulty at the start of the game?
He is underleveled he was about to start chapter 4 in his 20s the game was basically over because it only has 5 chapters
You were near the end of the game in your 20s
Don't you think it was strange being 37% through the story when chapter 5 is the end
I defeated Dark Ifrit by using Yuna's special dressphere and spamming him with ice damage. It's sad to know you're quitting the game when your streams are the reason I tried it in the first place. But I understand your point of view and it's okay. Still looking forward to your future streams.
Come on man I beat this game at 13 years old lol
And if you worried about items and how long it takes to use. Get 2 alchemists and and a dark knight alchemists will reduce the use of the items by 80%
Will you at least watch the key scenes in a RUclips video? There’s one in chapter 5 ya should see, and maybe see the endings
I'll only watch cutscenes or endings if I beat the game.
It's okay if you don't want to keep going with it. The story is usually the easiest part. Also, this game is designed for multiple playthroughs and hours upon hours of grinding. So, I don't blame you for wanting to not deal with that. I do hope you come back to it as there is some great parts to this game. I do agree the combat is not really one of them. Especially for me I was like. Why isn't like 10's I loved that combat style.
o wow - yeah, do what you gotta do Rex. totally understandable. time to move on.
i also got stuck in the very beginning of FF12, and i quit also haha.
Lmao I’m sorry bud it’s alright you gave it a try and maybe it wasn’t for you and it isn’t for anyone now let’s play legend of dragoons baby
only chapter 4 and 5 left so close I recommend level 35-40 not sure what level you were
Black Knight trio spamming darkness can get you to the credits at lvl 49.
The difficulty level really seemed crazy in your playthrough. I played it when I was a kid, and while I didn't understand the combat that well, I managed to come to the last boss, where I hit a wall. There are some memorable moments that were still to come. One option could be instead of playing the game, watching a cutscene compilation? But whatever you feel is best for you😊.
Oh thank god I wasn't the only one struggling. I've felt like it was just me the entire time! I was hoping to get back to it soon though!
I was thinking that it looked pretty bad. Would love to see you play FF tactics or Saga Frontier!
BRO SAGA FRONTIER IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE GAMES EVER - I LOVE THAT MESSY FLAWED GAME 😭
@@RexSterlingLive Play it dude!
When one door closes another door opens silent hill 2 is waiting
So sorry you couldn't get through the game. I've always found it a lot of fun, and I don't stick to a particular set up - as you say, the fun is in the variety of dresspheres and switching between them for different situations. Dark Knight is AMAZING, though! And the Mascots. I was interested in watching this series after FFVIII - joining your streams is both a timing issue and the fact that I don't use Twitch. But if a game isn't working for you, for whatever reason, you shouldn't feel you HAVE to play it.
I still say that you are underleveled I went on RUclips and looked at a t a friend's walkthrough exactly where you quit and they were 53% through the game 43 hours into the game and level 45 dress speres trainer berserker and dark knight just comparing
Man, I get it, and I really do appreciate this video to explain it properly, and I never doubted that you gave it a fair chance, since I didn't even think you would do it with the hate you saw of the game before, so thanks for giving it a try
Thank you for the kind comment. I've already posted multiple highlight videos so if I do another video on FFX-2, it'll be because I'm giving it a second chance. I actually wanted to do the same with Inquisition. I have a feeling I would agree with you about how it's aged. I'm super nervous about Veilguard but that's mainly because I don't want BioWare (as a company) to be in jeopardy if it flops and, even if BioWare survives, I'm nervous poor sales of Veilguard might put DA on ice. I'm still going to play it Day 1 though! Hopefully it'll be another Silent Hill 2 situation where ppl have low expectations but the game comes out and blows everyone away!
@@RexSterlingLive Of course, as I've said before, I can't make it to every stream since I'm in The Netherlands and everything, but honestly, I do love your content as a streamer, even if I don't always agree with your. Your content is genuine and I love how much you give to just enjoy the game and ahve fun with it, both Final Fantasy and beyond, so I will keep supporting you where I can.
And I do totally get that, it's just that there's some moments that I'm sure you would be surprised by and enjoy, but the choice is yours, I just figured I'd ask.
And I totally understand where you're coming from, though I will say that replaying some of Inquisition gives me a new appreciation for what we've seen so far of Veilguard and made me more optimistic about it than I already was.
But as always, I might not be there right away with the streams, to have my own experience, but I will totally be watching the VOD either way.
I'd say, just enjoy it, and have that worry be secondary.
And I just wanted you to know that you're doing great, no matter what the numbers might say, no matter if you had to give up on FFX-2, even if you have hot takes, lol. You're doing great.
Also, thanks for replying to my comment as usual, I appreciate it
I cheesed the heck out of 10-2
I spammed their special forms till the end of the game
It was absurd considering I was like 90-something percent complete with the game.
I had a hard time believing people easily played through it. This was back on the PS2, never touched the game since.
at least you could watch the later cutscenes and the ending maybe?
I don't remember this game being difficult at all, and I played the original in 04 or whatever...but it still sucked and I'd never play it again.
I really feel for you playing this game. It's definitely one that you have to strategize for, but it also seems like there's something wrong with steams version. I'm definitely in the group of people that never really had that much trouble with it- that shit was crazy…
Granted the last few times I've played I get stuck in the château LeBlanc boss battle. That's probably a sign. I just need to get good but I'm really sorry you won't get to experience the rest of this game because it definitely gets better from the silliness. It is in the beginning.
nah the game is trash period.
@@Gdg195 it's not trash that's an overstatement. It's different from it's predecessor because it has to be! It's goofy because it has to be-if it wasn't then it would be more like the audio drama which no one liked
@@brieezy.I disagree. The audio drama was trash, agreed. But they could have done a more lighthearted story in a much, much better way than X-2. There’s no reason Brother needs to be an incestuous goober the entire time, for example. Yuna also feels out of character from the beginning. It would have been fine to have her gradually change through the course of the game, but it felt immediately disconnected from FFX.
Even cheat mode hp, I died from a faceless void silver enemy. Means you are going to a wrong path or thinking that you are overpowered.
Defiantly a rough run through. But glad you’re putting your honest opinion out! Sorry Rex but can’t wait for the next game!
I don't blame you in the slightest. It's this version of the game.
VII all the way to X-2 are easy games in their original states, more akin to Pokemon. You needed to simply attack cure and know some basic status effects. Repeat. And buy the latest weapons in shop, fill out their abilities, consistently. Done.
Starting with XII, you needed to really dive into systems just to beat the games.
The hard stuff was only ever in side activities, it was simple but great game design, it gave the series broad appeal.
I'd argue the modern FF's are far harder in terms of gameplay, VII remake for example needs you to be on the ball far more the OG and not just because it's partially action.
Every game nowadays has been influenced by the Souls games even subtly.
It's kind of disrespectful to the original devs how they rebalance stuff like this to appeal to more modern mentality.
FF should feel like a not taxing vacation. Its a big part of the appeal to me. It's never been a snobby "get gud" series, part of the appeal was getting overpowered due to finding secrets in the world and levelling masses of enemies. And there was multiple playstyles to achieve all that, all as good as each other.
I recently Beat FFX-1 and boy was that hard I didn’t think it could get any harder than that
DQ3 will be amazing. Shouldn’t be frustrating combat-wise unless you take a jester as one of your party members.
FFX-2’s story felt like a fanfiction spin-off of FFX’s. I rank FFX as one of the top stories in gaming all time. Whereas FFX-2 is a below-average 4/10 story, so it just doesn’t hold up
I almost did the same. I couldn't handle the last boss in Via Infinito. And there were so much things I missed on 100% completion even with a guide (the guide wasn't very good).
I just rushed the final boss which was extremely easy after I hit max level from Via Infinito.
Games are meant to be fun. I never quit a game before ffx, but that turn based combat was so slow and after barely beating Seymour on Mt. Gagazet, I did not want to go back and grind for yunalesca, nor did I want to watch yuna's long speech everytime I died. So I quit and watched the story on youtube. Best gaming decision I ever made. If it is more frustrating than the enjoying, I am glad you quit because you are right there are many other games and stories you could spend your precious time on.
I wonder if 10-2 on steam is using a more difficult international version like 10 remaster. I feel like ff5 has the best job system in final fantasy.
I do have advice for beating ifrit equip a garment grid that gives everyone fire eater problems solved since ifrit is fire
This is one of the prime reasons FFX was far far superior to FFX-2.
I still enjoyed FFX-2 but yea I much prefer traditional turn based battles and FFX is a masterpiece where FFX-2 is more of a side game.
At least you got to experience the original FFX and finished it. It was the one that mattered.
you should play Legend of legaia. its underrrated Jrpg. im sure youll love it.
The battle system that changed from X-2 to XII is abysmal. In my opinion, FFXII has the best battle system in all of Final Fantasy
Appreciate the thankyou. Its said like bloom its german bluhm
you made it passed the intro?
Respect bro. Thanks for the effort!
Play metaphor instead. So worth it bro
If your not having fun then stop playing it. I have not played it on Steam. I played the original PS2 version. And I don't know what people are talking about the game is not that easy even back then and while the battle system is cool and the best part of the game it can also be frustrating at times. I never 100% cleared the game because of how obnoxious it is to do and the game robbed me of it and I the official guide to the game too.
Sounds like the new version got tweaked somehow to be even more obnoxious. So yeah if its stressing you out this much just stop playing. Charlies Angel's shouldn't be that stressful lol
The last line got me 🤣
Thats rough
It’s not hard it’s super easy but it’s really bad
Rex please stream silent hill tonight that would be awesome if you did 👍
Maybe the accessories you were using were rubbish
Bad game is bad
Play some good Atlus game like Metaphor brother
its almost as bad as crisis core
FF X-2 never felt right to me. I don't like the tonal change in relation to its predecessor.
I get why some people like this game, but sometimes it's just not for everyone.
I would really like to see the full playthrough of Silent Hill 2 Remake.
But whatever you do, im lurking in the dark and trying my best to support your chanels!
its so stupid true the hell are they thinking
That game is one big pile of 💩
Hate being that guy, but I TOLD YOU!!! This game is ass lol
My man can't handle the battle system, downloads a broken mod to try and get around it and it breaks his game. 😂😂