Final Fantasy X - ProJared 

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"I'm gonna do my best to go by the canonical pronunciation.... So Tiddies here" died.

Tidus is a summon, which is why you can name him at the start of the game. It's the biggest foreshadow that no one ever points out.

"The laughing is forced and cringey... *because it's supposed to be.* " THANK YOU.

The biggest thing about the laughing scene in FFX is that *the characters literally start laughing at themselves normally right afterwards because of how silly they're being*. I really don't get how people can miss that.

We actually first hear Tidus's name spoken verbally by Waka in Kingdom Hearts 1. I remember being so dumbfounded by it and thinking it was just Waka's accent lol.

I'm surprised you didn't go into Tidus's relationship with Jecht as the game progresses. It's a big part of his character, and the ways his travels help him grow and reach a place where he can at least face his father instead of blindly hating him... it was really something.

Since I was mostly alone growing up, this game made me feel like I had a family and friends. It will always have a special place in my heart.

I actually always understood the laugh scene as Tidus being deliberate. He was in a bad mood, and Yuna was trying to cheer him up with some advice, but because Tidus is a bit immature and didn't know what to do, he sort of did the letter but not the spirit. Similar to how when I was a kid and was told to take a deep breath while annoyed, I would do it really fast and exaggeratedly as a sort of "Okay, fine, I'll do what you said but this is stupid and I'm not taking it seriously". So he's laughing badly *on purpose* from an in-story perspective, and Yuna decides to try to keep cheering him up by joining in as well as demonstrate how silly he sounds. Later in the scene they both start actually laughing, if I recall, and it is very natural sounding.

Holy shit. “Ass and Tidus” just brought me back to sophomore year of high school on newgrounds. Thank you for that.

"You never need Kimahri as a backup" Actually, I always take him down Yuna's path so he can use cure while fighting Evrae while Yuna is kidnapped.

This kind of battle system, turn-based with a bar for turn orders and different moves affecting it differently is also a staple of the Kiseki series of JRPGs, also known as the Legend of Heroes: Trails (or just Trails), in the west. Mayhaps check it out sometimes? The series really deserves more recognition here in the west.

How does/did ANYONE not realize that the "laughing scene" is intentional? How?! It's literally one of the top 5 most touching scenes.

The “Tee-dus” pronunciation is because it’s derived from “tida”, the Okinawan word for the sun (to contrast Yuna’s moon theming). But I didn’t know that when I was a kid, so he’s still Tie-dus to me forever since that’s how I assumed it was pronounced.

When’s the “Ass and Tidus” song going to be up on Spotify, iTunes and other digital retailers?

X is so immersive that it's hard to play because it gives me crushing nostalgia.

Seymour is also a good villian as his mother gave up herself to be his Aeon to help her son, but in the end he didnt need an aeon he needed his mom. Even she admits that was her mistake when you get her aeon. It is an interesting aspect to the world

4:33 "But I'm gonna gonna do my best to go by the canonical pronouciation." *"SO TIDDIES HERE-"*

Love it or hate it we can all agree "Road to Zanarkand" is beautiful

Thank you for defending the laughing scene, nobody understands it and it drives me crazy. I felt like it was the first scene where they start to fall in love with each other, despite being literal worlds apart, they have this deep connection and understanding with each other.

It is interesting going back to games you played as a kid when you're older. A lot of the themes you don't really connect with as a kid because you've experienced so little at that time suddenly mean a hell of a lot more to you later in life as those themes become more and more relatable. I legit shed a tear at the end of the game which really wasn't something I expected when I sat down to finally beat it for the first time.

I will never stop laughing that Seymour's final plan is, in essence, "I will become sin and kill everyone to stop sin from killing everyone."

As a film student, I can appreciate what you did with the “can’t unsee it” both about the game and the meta conversation

The fact that Jared referenced LOTR: The Third Age makes me unreasonably happy. I admit I'm biased as hell due to being a LOTR geek, but I freakin love that game and felt like nobody remembered it.

Tidus is deffs the main character. He follows the Hero's Journey. Yuna is practically the wizard element and the catalyst for him to confront the lie he tells himself about hating his father. She's the Gandalf to Tidus's Frodo. imo

Jared: "Each one of them is useful, likeable, and tied to the story." Me: "HA!" Jared: "Except for Kimahri." Me: "There we go."

Thank you so much ProJared for being one of the few youtubers to actually get the laughing scene correct. It always irritates me when people point it out to say how bad the voice acting was, but leaves out the context it was.

"yuna is the main character" is such an iamverydeep take. in the context of the world of spira then on the very surface she is the main character, but at the core tidus is the reason the cycle is broken and its his sacrifice that saves everyone. its not just simply an artistic perspective change, he is the main character. this is driven home especially when he takes the quote back from yuna and says: "i know its selfish, but this is my story"

The “ass & Tidus” part was hilarious 😂

Jared, you handled the explanation of the laughing scene so well. I’ve heard that laugh countless times without ever knowing why it was happening, and your commentary on it nearly brought me to tears. Absolutely amazing job covering this game and the rest of the series. I can’t wait for more

SPOILER Further proof of Tidus being an Aeon, Tidus and the Aeons are the only beings in the game that can be named by the player

Man I just discovered your channel. Your videos are amazing. Great laughs, nostalgia and well informed! Amazing work!!

Thank you for explaining why the Tidus laughing scene is actually so important. If I recall correctly, Tidus' voice actor James Arnold Taylor once explained in his podcast as well that it is _supposed_ to be awkward and that's why the laughing sounds so bad.

My favorite line in the whole game is when they do the awkward speedup while Tidus is telling his father he hates him. "Ihateyou." "I know, son."

15:51 This should totally be a "User has donated 69 bits" Twitch alert.

Thank you for addressing the laughing scene. As much as that scene has become a bit of a meme, it's nice to see someone point out how brilliant that scene actually is. Also in the Japanese version, Tidus' laugh sounds like a crow cawing.

Blitzball is 100% controllable you just have to switch from Auto to manual and you can control them all. Very weird Jared didnt do the research to figure that out

Idk, I took Kimahri down Tidus' path and ran a "time control" party. Between Haste, Slow, Delay attack, and quick hit on two characters, 90% of the enemies in the entire game could do absolutely nothing.

"The laughing scene in ffx is one of the best moments" THANK YOU. I have always hated seeing people take that scene out of context and laugh at it, it is one of my favorite scenes in the game.

I remember my best friend being extremely frustrated by the lightning strike thing. He had OCD so it was really hard for him to not 100% the game. I offered to give it a shot and managed to do it for him, and I became his hero. This is bittersweet for me because he passed years ago.

By far one of the greatest games I’ve ever played and the first game to make me cry, never forget this game🥲

Jared: "I'm gonna do my best to go with the canonical pronunciation." (Seconds Later) "So Tiddies here..."

Experiencing this game for the first time at 15 yrs old was one of the best feelings ever.

This was my first ever Final Fantasy game back in the day and I loved playing it. I also as a kid struggled with the puzzles in the temples

Loved how you made your transitions from Jared-to the game with the same transitions as in the cutscenes

“I try to focus on a scene and all of a sudden there’s just an ass shot, *song portion*. This is thanks to very competent voice acting”

Fun fact: when Jared was capturing footage for the lightning dodges, he made it to 68. Just 1 more and we might have had another joke in the video.

I cry everytime when you find the message from jecht where he tries to apologize for his behaviour. Especially the "stop, crying" part, tears me up.

I laughed way too hard at "Ass and Tidus" 😂🤣 Also the first time I heard the opening song was totally out of context so when I heard it, I was like "who die-oh...."

Thank you so much for clarifying the laughing scene. It makes me so mad to see people making fun of it and saying the voice acting is bad, when actually they just don't understand what it is about.

Tee-dus was also the name used by Tidus' VA in interviews in the "Making of" Disc with some releases of the game

26:43 damn... I haven't even played the game and I still teared up a little...

So glad to see another amazing review. This makes me REALLY want to play this again, Lighting and all. Thanks Projared!

Absolutely love how you used the cross-fade transition. I noticed it before you made your point and i thought "huh, that was an odd editing choice." Then when you finally made the point about it, your brilliance in editing struck. Fantastic job Jerd.

Jared mentioning Lord Of The Rings: The Third Age gave me instant nostalgia for that game, I played that so much on the Xbox!

Blitzball was super fun for what it is, I've made several files just to have different Blitzball teams and gotten several teams to lvl 90+ each lol, definitely one of the better Final Fantasy mini games. I feel like you glossed over the skill system a bit, you can pre plan your players skillset to work against the enemy team. If they have low hp, you can stack drain tackles on your blockers, if they have low endurance stats(so you know they'll try to pass rather than break through), use your defenders with high block. There's a lot more to it once you get into it. Plus the League rewards are SUPER good for progression, lots of very rare items.

You did the transition between clips and now I can’t unsee it

The "Ass and Titus" bit made me laugh way harder than it should have lol

I LOVED this battle system. It was quick, tactical, and fun. I wish it made another appearance in the series later on.

Appreciate the Besaid BGM shout out! I still get a sorta drifting happiness in my soul when I hear it. I am not the biggest 10 fan, but that song I still cycle into my playlists for its chill aura.

Suteki Da Ne is one of my favorite pieces off music ever. I especially love all the different variations in X-2 as well. God Uematsu is a genius and such a cornerstone of my own musicianship. Great video as always Jared!

Pro tip: dont bother worrying about levelling everyone up during the story. Theres plenty options available in the meta game to get insane amounts of levels in a short space of time.

I never understood the issue with the laugh scene. I always, even as a kid, knew the context. They are living in a dark and gloomy world, the constant cloud of enviable death is permanently there. They are faking a laugh like how people fake a smile. Do it long enough and you might actually laugh/smile genuinely. It's SUPPOSED to be bad. They are forcing out these dorky laughs, and eventually they laugh for real cause it helps relieve some of the anxiety and pain they are suffering with. I love that scene. And FYI it's just as "bad" in the Japanese sub too lol

These quality reviews you put out are well worth coming back to over the years

I also just wanted to say your Final Fantasy Reviews are the best I've seen! Please keep up the great work friend!

FFX was so good, even my best friend who only played sports games, was interested in watching me play.

Hot take: The cross fading in the cutscenes is my favorite part of the presentation and gives the world a dreamy, ethereal feel.

I really appreciated your view on my all time favorite game. You really explained what makes this game truly amazing. This game was my life for years. I can still go back to it and feel those same emotions i felt as a kid. I found your channel (again) because after more than 15 years i was finally able to give FF IX a go and so i stumbled on your channel again. (IX is among my favorite games now btw)

My first playthrough, I ended up speccing Lulu in such a way that she had an EXTREMELY high dodge rate. She was dodging about 95% of all physical attacks, despite being one of the slower characters. I don't know how this even happened.

"To Zanarkand" has been used so much as a sad meme song that I almost didn't notice it was being used over the intro because, you know, it's the intro piece.

Let me tell you, when I saw the intro cutscene of the destruction of Zanarkand at the blitzball tournament in the intro, It blew my 4 year old mind at how good it looks. Always will be one of my fondest video game memories. (Also To Zanarkand is one of the most beautiful songs ever made imo).

I've watched this at least 5 times. It's so good. I'll never not love this video. Easily one of my favorite ProJared videos.

I disagree that the characters dont really experience growth or change. Lulu: goes from being cold and standoffish and angry about wakka refusing to let go of chappu and not trusting tidus also because of chappu to the wise big sister/mentor role for both yuna and rikku as well as being the only one to make sure tidus actually knows whats going on most of the time. She also comes to terms with chappus death and gets with wakka. Rikku goes from being afraid of lightning and being the typical childish one of the group to taking charge and trying to find a way to prevent yunas sacrifice, as well as forgiving wakka for his racism. Amd if you follow the natural path of her sphere grid she ends up in lulus grid, mastering the magic she fears. Kimahri goes from a silent guardian to speajing to the group more. As well as standing up to the tribe he left in shame and taking down his bullies. Wakka you bring up in the video, but he learns that blindly following religion solves nothing and learns to accept chappus death as well as get over his hatred of al bhed Auron changes the least outside of our perception of him as we learn his motives. Hes theres to make tidus and yuna learn what they need to to succeed where he failed in life. But like wakka, in his youth he went from blindly following yevon to openly criticising the maesters in public and challenging yunalesca after braskas and jechts needless sacrifice. Yuna goes from a soft spoken girl following in her fathers footsteps to a young woman with an unbreakable conviction willing to allow herself to be ostracized by the nation shes fighting for and even still journeying to defeat sin after being made a public enemy. Tidus changes the most, going from an actual crybaby throwing selfish tantrums to someone that is willing to throw his life away for the sake of yuna and a whole world he doesnt even belong to.

I remember watching a behind the scenes interview with the voice actor for Tidus. He pronounced his name as Teedus and my brain, in denial, thought "He pronounced his own characters name wrong".

This got me to start replaying FFX and I found that the game was a lot brisker then I remember. I'm already at calm lands which previously felt super far into the game, which I suppose is a testament for how memorable these locations are. Thunder plains is only like 3 zones, but its become almost iconic, and I could name every location after 10 years without playing it.

I'm sorry but how is there not multiple comments talking about the editing of jared cross-fading into the review. I deadass laughed every other time when I saw it and was like "DAMN IT ITS ALL I CAN SEE" lol Also loved the views and explanations in this ^_^

To Zanarkand is such an incredibly moving piece. It always has such a grip on me.

I miss the "perfectly fitting nonsense/10" ratings you used to give, so I'll try it myself......... I give it a "sphere grid/10". It's an absolutely fantastic game, but it requires a large amount of dedication to fully experience it.

"...except for Kimahri." Ouch. I mean it's true, but ouch.

dude the fadeouts KILLED ME. Funnily enough i was already laughing at the first one of yours because it was just an absurd editing choice but then that stuff got really meta.

Small note of interpretation, but the Laughing scene in context is basically Tidus' way of saying "Screw you, universe!" in response to his terrible dad being Sin among some other bad-mood stuff going on at the time.

Final Fantasy X is my absolute favorite. It used to be VII when I was younger, but now, the personal story of Tidus and Yuna just tugs on my hearstrings every time. Add on all the great points ProJ mentioned (plus that opening piano song, "To Zanarkand", which is literal perfection), and I just can't praise it enough. Plus, the fact that I enjoyed blitzball didn't hurt either XD.

In defense of Kimahri, you get to make interesting choices in his sphere grid from the start, whereas everyone else's is pretty linear for 80 percent of the game

You caught me off guard so much by calling him tiddys that I just burst out laughing. Thank you jared

Good stuff! Looking forward to seeing what you've done with Final Fantasy XI

The laughing scene explanation is basically my explanation on the "Who else will I have Ice cream with?" Line from Kingdom Heart Days. Context is important, and it's a powerful line if you know what that means to the characters. Out of context it's silly, but in context, it hits you right in the feels.

Glad you addressed the laughing scene, I hate how everyone bashes the game because of it when it's supposed to be weird and awkward. That's the point

Fun fact: Wakka has the same voice as Bender and now you’ll never unhear it.

I also liked how the opening cutscene is right in the middle of the game, and when you actually reach that point, the exact same cutscene plays again. It's a signal that you've reached the turning point in the story, that you've essentially finished the prologue and everything afterwards is new. It's also the return of "To Zanarkand", which plays once each at the beginning, middle and very end of the game; it's literally the first and last song that plays. I remember that when I first beat FFX, I sat and watched "The End" for like 30 minutes as To Zanarkand plays on repeat.

When you started making these I hadn't played any final fantasy, now I've played them all and this is the first video in the series I'm watching after beating the game lol

This was the first Final Fantasy I ever played and knowing we got to see your view of Tidus story is something I live for.

I was *not ready* for the song at 15:51 😂 Love that it was also the closing remark hahahaha.

this is hands down one of your best videos I've seen my dude, very well done!!

The whole meme with Tidus laughing is so stupid to me. That part is meant to be silly to make Yuna feel better. I never understood why the internet focuses so much on that when there are so many other stupid parts in the game. Like when he attempts to start "eating" on the Al Bhed ship.

I will always love how Pro Jared is always funny and original in his main channel reviews, you can really see the effort he puts into every video.

This just gave me the push I needed to try and finish it after getting stuck a couple years ago shortly before the halfway point! Finally excited again to continue!

29:12 That cross fade really tickled me for some reason. I burst out laughing.

Jared's transitions after he speaks is in the style of FFX when it freezes before transitioning

"Your going to notice it all the time" Goes back and see's he did that transition from the start

I just rewatched this video and only *just* realized that you were doing the fade transition since the beginning of the video.