Yuna started the journey prepared to sacrifice her life. She lived, but in turn lost something even greater. Just sad. Heart-breaking. I love this game.
@@rythmjc3 I'd like to think Tidus did exist a thousand years ago. The fayth constructed everything they remember of Zanarkand, so who knows, maybe the origin of Tidus' image and personality was once alive as a Zanarkand citizen.
That audio drama doesn't exist to me, even if it was included with the HD remaster. I am glad they included that episode of how Yuna became part of the Gullwings.
@@NickIsMe171Shuyin looks almost identical, he really existed and was a blitzball player it is very likely that based on their memories of the latter, tidus was formed
The clap between Tidus and Jecht at the 4:00 is the breaking point for me. I cry every time. Much like Tidus' story, my dad sometimes felt scary and distant in my childhood. Now as an adult I understand how much he sacrificed to support me. He really did do his best. Now in my 30's and he in his 60's, my dad is my best friend. That clap symbolizes so much in the relationship between fathers and sons and the "passing of the torch". Men aren't always the best at verbalizing their feelings, but those high-fives and pats-on-the-backs are our way of saying "I love you. I'm proud of you. You did good."
Spot on. You nailed it. That clap was the best part of the ending for me. It says everything that needed to be said between Tidus and Jecht. Kudos to you for recognizing your dad, I feel like too many people nowadays just let anger consume them.
Yeah, that single moment is so profoundly effective. It's a really beautiful example of how to pack a big dose of emotional content into something small and understated. It would have been so easy for them to accidentally fall into the trap of making something overwrought and less powerful, but they nailed it.
Honestly the scene that broke me wasn't the hug or yuna saying she loved him, no it was when she was whistling to the sea hoping despite everything that tidus would come back to her that small scene is what broke me.
it's because he said "use that if we get separated, then i'll come running." She's trying to get him back even though she knows that he faded with the dream of the fayth. Definitely hit me too.
***** There are so many tearjerker moments in this (the music on its own is enough) but yes the ending just takes it to a whole new level. The amount of expression and emotion they pulled off in this ending is astounding
I agree. The whole ending got to me but it was something about that moment where she is whistling just made me fall apart. I remember the first time I saw it the thought hit me "He said if she ever needed him to just whistle and he'll be there, and she's just whistling her heart out...and he's never going to be there." It makes me cry every time.
Yes I'm excited for it. Might actually be the first real Final Fantasy game since FFX lol. Emphasis on "might". Square Enix has been disastrous for the franchise that Square Soft built :/
I’m 35 and every time I hear this music or watch this ending I remember the 16 year old me sitting in front of that tv, watching the ending and crying so hard. It just moves me on another level.
I am a 33 years old guy and you have just described me. It is so sad and beautiful. An incredible one of a kind masterpiece! I don't know any game comparable this. One of the best stories I know and it was done just perfectly. FFX forever.
Saddest ending of all time. The only FF relationship I ever believed. The best story they ever told. FFX is one of the best video game stories of all time.
HorusHeresy1982 I cannot watch this without crying. It’s awful enough by itself but then they drove a KNIFE through your heart with the whistle scene!!
@@Bahammed Like this i feel i agree on, it's not only about personal experiences. It's more than the way it proposes life on you etc. Man this is a fucking roller coaster
A long time ago, my dad gave away my PS2 before I could finish Final Fantasy X. I swore to myself I would never look up the ending to the game because I knew some day I would play it again. When the HD Remaster came out, I was so grateful for my patience because I could now relive the fantasy all over again and watch the ending I waited so long for. When Yuna passed through Tidus and fell to the floor, my brother let out the hugest fucking fart and I was so fucking pissed off he ruin the moment.
I’m 33 and every time I watch this final I remember the 16/17 year old me sitting front tv playing this.. I keep crying same hard as the first time i saw... Such a beautiful and tragic ending. One of the best game ever.
@@vilheim9508 If not, I would watch the game plays :)
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Saddest moment to see Yuna whistling Tidus, hoping he appears as said in his promise. "If we ever get separated, just whistle and I'll come running." Best FF i think.
I played final fantasy for decades. Ffx is the best for me hands down. A few years ago Japan surveyed more than half a million gamers and they voted ffx as the best game in the series
I have played all the main line FF games except XI and XIV. This one was the greatest in terms of the story of all of them. It was just perfection all the way through.
This ending made me cry like a baby the first time I played it on my PS2. It still brings a tear or two to my eyes all these years later. Yes, I'm a guy, and proud of having feelings.
Viral This coming from the guy who calls the main character and one of the main reasons the ending's sad "Tight ass". Don't get me wrong, I don't mind jokes. I just don't like unfunny ones.
Garrus -Vakarian I don't see the logic, Tight ass is just a joke involving how pronouncing Tidus sounds like, STD has nothing to do with my nickname's sound. If it bothers you, just ignore it. After all, I wouldn't bother making jokes about characters in this game if I didn't care for it. Also, how I used to see this game back when I was young, and now that I'm 27, has nothing to do with each other. It's a beloved game for me and a little joke doesn't demean its value. Not every joke is made for everyone, after all, it's just unfunny to you.
I was a 30 year old Guy, and remember being so moved and crying so hard at the end. To this day just hearing the "To Zanarkind" music starts me crying. Year 2023, my 18 year old is really into video games with a good story. I've recommended this, and now we're playing it through together. I wondered whether it was just me who found it so emotional, so I did a youtube search and wound up here. Looking at the comments, it's nice to see I am among so many friends who experienced it as I did. I hope, reliving this vicariously though the eyes of my child that they find it as beautiful as I did. Wish us luck :)
As a teen I remember trying to not cry to much because I was an edgy hyper independent teen with too much emotions suppressed...this ending actually hurt me like physical pain cuz I didn't wanted my parents to see me as a mess cuz it was dinner after 😂 More than a decade later I cry a river everytime as an adult, and it's a relief now, not painful x)
Well its been 11 months... How'd it go? Did your kid have the same reaction and emotions we did? Did he find it mesmerizing as we did? I need to know!!
Same bro. It dosen't matter how many things i will play this game would be first in my heart . I told my friend if she call them ugly or shit like that i would block her forever
you really dont want to visit spira in reality ... its your decision ... you dont want, that roy and sakika are a pair in young age ... so accept the truth :)
Its about to be 18 years since I first saw this ending and seeing Yuna run to Tidus only to fall through him then stand up and say "I love you" still hurts my soul.
@@WhiteBoyGamer point was that they changed it to I love you... because in are culture people would be confused if at such a moment all she had said was thank you. while in their culture thank you ment a lot more.
Culture is likely the reason for the difference in translation. But in my opinion the original version of Yuna saying thank you is because she want to let Tidus know that she appreciates the relationship and memories they have and she want Tidus to left peacefully while she will keep on living with those beautiful memories..
What gets me about this scene is that, for all of her life, Yuna has been raised and lived with a sole focus on other people. She is expected to die for others. She does everything with the expectation that she will literally sacrifice her life for the benefit of other people. She has never asked for anything for herself, really. And yet, with Titus' help, she is able to break the cycle of sacrifice. She has done something that saves herself, and all future summoners from needing to make this terrible sacrifice. And, for the first time, she asks for something. She asks for Tidus. And the answer is no.
Yuna doesn't see Tidus when he stand next her because she's looking at the sun. Rikku cope the situation trying to bargain that they'll see each other again. Tidus looks at Wakka when he says Goodbye. Kimahri and Lulu stand by as if Lulu knew what would happen and tried to warn Wakka that Tidus wasn't his dead brother.
This game changed my whole life. I can not explain how much it means to me. It holds a place in my heart & always will, thank you Square for telling the greatest story ever told🖤🖤
@@UncleButterworth for me it's also the greatest ever made. That's what you call having an opinion. There is no single game, movie, anime, book whatever that made me feel the same thing than ffx did
It really is a modern day odyssey. I come back to it again and again. Sometimes I’ll remember a scene or a moment plying it, and for a brief moment I’m 13 again.
yeah FF8 had a happy ending even though the main game storyline is pretty depressing, and I thought that ending was still one of the greatest. @@TheSoxfan815
I honestly have mixed feelings about FFX but this ending is one of the best endings I've ever seen. Narratively and thematically it's beautiful, and the direction in this final cutscene is perfect: Yuna sending Sin and the Aeons in slow motion, the musical symmetry between the start and ending of the game, how the theme of Zanarkand is intertwined throughout. That shot of Tidus against the sheer blue sky as pyreflies spring up around him is a defining image from the whole series.
I think the saddest part is that at first, Tidus tries to stay strong and take his leave without any fuss --- but then Yuna runs to him, and unable to touch him she utters that simple "I love you." When he turns around, his expression suddenly becomes vulnerable and sad, as if he's realizing just how much he's losing by saying goodbye. But in the end, he's okay with it if it means not only saving the world, but letting Yuna have a chance to finally live her life.
@@supremeoverlorde2109 I've been obsessed with this game forever and have seen this scene a million times (and the Japanese version maybe once or twice), but never realized he was supposed to be weeping there! It's so clear in the Japanese ending. I'm even more dead now x-x. Didn't know their parting could possibly get more emotional, lol.
To tell you the truth, everything about Tidus' character was far more relatable and tragic to me than Yuna's character. The whole time he speaks to himself about going home....longing for a place he'll never return to or see again. And then later, seeing him confirm to himself he has to let it go all the while still keeping a positive outlook for Yuna is the quality of a true champ. Tidus is truly an exceptional character. Moreso today imo than I had ever thought of him over 20 years ago.
Im 37. I played this game when I was 16. And everytime I want to feel human again, i come here. To remind me that I could cry back then. I am still a human.
I just played ff8 again. From last playing it around 99-00. I now get the ending, brilliant twist to the game. Which makes it more appealing now than it did 20 years ago, it was always in my top 2 or 3, but I think, maybe it's number 1 (Witcher 3 is close by)
Dude I'm also 28 and have tripped up by this ending for over a week. I'm also wondering what this game has to my life. Goddamn COVID is not making the real world a great escape lol
I was still in high school when I finished this game. Now I'm running my own company, engaged, and expecting a baby soon. But man, this scene still gets to me every time. Time to buy the remastered version and play it again.
Do it. Get your fiance to watch you play/consult so she can enjoy the narrative side with you. Even my BF has recently stopped to watch me play and get invested in the story a bit. This isn't a soulless shoot-em-up or a game that's just about killing time, it has as much depth and artistic value as a good movie or novel and could be a nice experience to share. If there is any kind of game worth making you partner indulge you it's one like this lol!
Little Wolf Taima Totally agree. Made her watch my quick play through. She got invested with the story as well and the ending made her cry. One of the best (if not the best) Final Fantasy story ever. =) Didn't bother telling her about the sequel, don't want to ruin this perfect ending for her.
From the Tidus and Jecht cutscene to killing all your aeons to this heartbreaking ending scene… all in one stretch…holy shit what an emotional rollercoster!! I dunno how 15 year old me took it 😭 Best game ever
I'm with you, Genji-san. After all the bitter blood between him and his dad through much of the game, it was nice see they made peace with each other, and themselves. This was probably one of the most emotionally charged endings in the Final Fantasy series.
That clap between Jecht and Tidus, man ... That is a killer heart-strings moment. That and the "Never forget them" sequence are among the best video game moments of all time IMHO. Such a positive, accepting view of transience and death. Just beautiful. I first played this game when I was in 6th grade. And have played it many times through since then. It is among my favorites, and definitely the best FF IMHO in terms of emotional, character-driven story telling. I believe this game helped me process so many things about death and acceptance in my life, and for that I am eternally grateful.
I finished FFX the first time when I was about 15 or 16, and I already started crying as the final battles with all the Aeons began. I'd never cried that hard and that long for any movie/game/book like that before, nor have I after. Beautiful story.
I always rewatch this cause I hardly feel like crying to anything irl. I still don't but it gets me well up ish. Just checking if my tear ducts are not clogged up or something. Its this, FF9 Bahamut attacks alexandria scenes, Cowboy Beebops ending and Edward going berserk at teh end of FMA : Brotherhood.
I know it was cringe at some moments, but dear god...this game brought me to the Final Fantasy universe. So grateful. And especially as a teenager, I thought Tidus and Yuna's love story was a pure as it got. And you know what? It still is to this day.
The whistle part at 4:23 got to me the most. The fact that Tidus taught Yuna how to whistle at the time when they were happy - and now Tidus is gone, and Yuna's constantly trying to whistle again in memory of him - it all comes together. :(
I really don't know what's the most painful thing to watch: - Yuna running into Tidus' arms, Tidus trying to catch her and her literally walking through him - Tidus' reaction when she says I love you or - When he backhugs her, when they both try to feel each other's presence for one last time Y'know I'm the type of person who thinks about what the characters think, how they feel in different cutscenes and wow there's just so many things untold between Tidus and Yuna in this scene: the fact that they both won't ever see each other again how they feel about it, the fact that even though Tidus knew their love would be impossible he tried his hardest to make it work and he realises here that they've reached its end, and just... LOOK AT THEM FOR GOD'S SAKE!! PS: If you want not to cry, just stay focused on Wakka's face at the beginning. It helps. Just a little, but it helps.
The part where she says "dream that have faded" and they run all those memories trought the screen with that beautiful yet melancholic soundtrack allways hits my heart I dont know wht
I always burst in tears and emotions for Yuna and Tidus, the moment she fell while trying to hold him back always get my eyes wet, this is the most beautiful and also saddest love story in the world of videogames, I feel poor for the kids nowadays, they only know about guns and magics, not like the good old time of ffx and PS2 ;.;
Yes I may be 14 and growing up with all these consoles but this is my favorite game of all time. For the first time in 7 years I finally finished it. I always get teary when tidus hugs Yuna and the music just makes it perfect. I would rather Final Fantasy X over any game
I remember how i spent hours crying playing and rewatching this. It's like every word was written in me cause i never forgot them, and im crying so much again as a 31 y/o. Pieces of my heart belong to this story. And forever will.
I just finihsed playing, and when Yuna said I love you. It kills me. best ff played so far. many years ago, Ive seen my cousin playing this. and in 2015, i played it, and the games story and love line between tidus and yuna is just way incredible.
What a masterpiece. Forever my favourite final fantasy and the game that officially made me fall in love with videogames. I'll never forget their love story.. never.
"The people and the friends that we have lost...or the dreams that have faded" After the whole gaming experience, it was the most heartbreaking line I had ever read, books and movies included
The ending really highlights Tidus' amazing character development. I've completed this game about once a year since its release (sad, I know) and the ending never loses its potency. Such a tear jerker.
The timing of when I played this game was incredibly convenient for me. My grandfather was in the hospital for two months straight. He was dying of cancer. After he passed, all I could think about was Yuna's last message in her speech: "The people and the friends that we have lost, or the dreams that have faded, never forget them." Every time I come back to this heartbreaking ending, I just cry whenever I hear her say that.
Wow. I remember staring at the The End screen, listening to To Zanarkand, and bawling my eyes out for hours, the first time I played this game. It's truly magical. Definitely one of, if not the BEST Final Fantasy. I'm so glad I played this game.
This game is a masterpiece and nothing compares to it. Incredible, it should be more known. It's already well known but it deserves way more. This game was ahead it's time. Truly a masterpiece.
At the very end when Yuna remembers everything that happened, and then says "never forget them". Gahh i was a plate of soup and that part always gets me
Wow man, im speechless. so many emotion now when im watch this video. here my little story about. Im finish this game when im about 13 y/o, and i still have my father. during that time honestly im still a kid and i didnt really feel anything, i just feel like nothing when i watch that moment, except a little sad when the end of game coz its so sad and romantic. but i dont really understand about the meaning of tidus and jecht claping hand moment. Now its already 12 years passed. my hero (my father always be my hero, my real hero) already passed away 7 years ago. suddenly i found this video without any intention, when im see other final fantasy movie. and then now, when i see tidus and jecht claping hand moment. its feel so deep. coz we never know how important people that we loved until they leaving us. my father always be my hero. he strugle to raise me and make our family can get a comfortable life (our family is middle-upper class and honestly i have a very good life when im still kids and thanks god until now), even after he fell down in next year (1 year after i finish my FF X game, im already 14) coz hypertension and stroke. my turn to take care of him. and after he enduring it for long time, when 2007 my hero already rest forever and he can really rest and leaving his tiring job and businnes that make him exhausted.. once again im feel so deep of emotion when i see this again, its bring back so many memories when im still kid and my father still healty and we all happy altough my father already busy deep down his job and businnes. i realized that tidus moment so hardly is the moment that everybody who already have their father deceased dreamed and wanted. coz like i already said, ~that we never know how important people that we loved until they leaving us.~ thanks for video uploader, and for square, for giving all of us, especially me a beautifull ansd classy arts, like FF collection, Mana series, and many more i cannot tell you one by one. You giving such a fine arts that's so beautifull, romantic and full of good and nostalgic memories for us. sorry if my story taking so many space. ~best regard from Jakarta~
That scene at 2:12 when Tidus is walking away from the party is in my opinion fucking epic. I'm always thinking there : "That is the man who killed Sin without a single one sacrifice, who destroyed the fate of summoner and rescued a whole world." Tidus is sure badass at the end i think. :D
I mean you have to be kidding right? He killed sin KNOWING he would disappear from Yuna and the rest, knowing it was the end. He still did it for the people of spira and so that yuna didnt have to die. Come on, if that aint the biggest sacrifice i dont know what is.
The line “or the dreams that have faded never forget them” hurts because Tidus and Yuna had dreams to see his Zanarkand. They had dreamed to defeat sin without sacrificing anyone. Not only was he a dream that faded but all the dreams of their future together faded as well. This story was so well put together and beautiful 😢
I wish we heard Wakka, or even the other party members, talk more about Tidus in X-2 and how it affected them. It seemed to be only Yuna who really mentioned him
I'm 18 years old and I swear I have never cried as much in my life as I did at this ending. Holy shit. I cried for the whole day. My favourite game ever.
Her 'or the dreams that have faded' line said in that declining tone really broke me apart. It's as if her 'dream' are not the goals, aspirations in life, etc, but a reference to Tidus (dream of the fayth. sorry for putting it too much.
FeltLuckyMe Or when she's whistling out into the distance and the heartbreaking look on her face as Tidus doesn't come back running. "If we ever get separated, just whistle and I'll come running"
I know this has probably been said before but in the game, pyreflies were supposed to represent spirits of those departed, those dead. And @2:36 when that single pyrefly flies in front of Yuna's face, I always imagined it was because a little piece of her died when she realized that this was goodbye
Honestly the last words she speaks hits me hard now with the pandemic and all the people that have died and the lives that were lost. Hopefully we can rebuild society again like they did
I have been watching this video again and again throughout all these years, giving me the flash back for the first time I am playing the game in 20 years back. Unforgettable stories...
My favorite game of all time. I remember it so fondly it feels just like yesterday I was 9 years old playing this on my PS2 without a care in the world. Final Fantasy X was my introduction into RPGs. Final Fantasy X helped me to understand what love was when I needed it most. Final Fantasy X is my favorite game of all time and I will continue to come back to it every few years until I die. Listen to my story, this may be our last chance…
Everytime I see Yuna phase through him, gives me chills. And the music just so good. Using the same note or progression as the opening Zanarkand theme, give a nice throwback to the memories and builds it all together
