I remember first playing it calling him Tidus as she pronounced it as I thought they were going with a water theme of Tidus = Tides and Yuna = Luna given him the moon has an affect on the tides. When I found out that wasn’t the case I really thought they missed a trick there
Favorite FF piece of all time. It's so simple, but so deep and dear to me. It's the piece that made me want to learn to play the piano and also the first piece I learned fully. Nobuo Uematsu is a genius.
There is a version of To Zanarkand played on a Piano, Violin, and Cello. It is played by a group called Trifantasy Trio. If you are a fan of the song I'd highly recommend looking it up on TH-cam. It brings an entirely different depth to song and is by far my favorite version of the song.
When I first heard you were playing the FF games, I immediately thought “I hope Kasta plays FFX…this just seems like a game that would capture her heart.” It wouldn’t surprise me it this becomes your favorite FF game.
@alexs1640 7 was my first and it's also my favourite but it doesn't beat 10 by much 😋 The Remakes however are now my favourite FF games, especially Rebirth 👍
1. You don't have to equip your armor in every battle. Whatever you have equipped will stay on that character until you change it. That option is if you want to swap to a different armor mid battle. But you only have 1 piece per character so that's all that's showing. 2. What each ability does is shown at the top of the screen both in battles and in the menu. Haven't finished the video yet, so if you figured this out already disregard lol
This isn't just my favorite FF game but one of my favorite games all time. I hope you love it as much as the fans of it do. It is truly an amazing game with a beautiful story. I can't wait to go on this journey with you.
It's very respectable to see you playing the original version of the game, I think it'll make this experience that much more authentic and memorable. I can't wait to follow this journey!
This wasn't my first FF but it was the first I played as a brand new release. That intro with the gorgeous piano intro is embedded in my soul. You're such a gem for revisiting this in its original form. To think at the time I thought nothing could beat the graphics of FF9
I have to respect someone who goes for the OG 2002 version. I was 16 when this game came out, had made my way through the "golden age" of Squaresoft (FF VI -> IX, Chrono Trigger, ....) and this title left a mark that I will never forget. I don't think I was fully conscious of the fact that I was witnessing gaming history at the time.
Your excitement is so endearing. I can’t wait to watch this entire play through. This game rocked my world when it came out. The graphics were an absolute game changer, and the fact that they still hold up 20 years later is a testament to how ahead of their time they were. I think I’ve played this game more than anything other than Ocarina of Time.
I think you’re really going to love FFX. It has wonderful characters, great world building, incredible music and a cool twist on turn based combat. Just make sure to have some tissues handy. Like, a lot of tissues. Can’t wait to see the full journey!
So fun fact: Wakka is voiced by John Dimaggio. A prolific voice actor whos voiced Jake from Adventure Time and Bender from Futurama. Hes even voiced other Final Fantasy characters, like Heidegger from FF7R
James Arnold Taylor (tidus) also voiced obi wan Kenobi in clone wars, aswel as several other animated movies and shows by Disney, and several other prolific video games
Got goosebumps when this popped up on my feed. I remember waiting for FFX launch at midnight. It was a brutal December blizzard outside that night, the store was in the mall and we weren’t sure if the delivery man would make it in time and have to come back tomorrow. It was 1130pm at night and he came stumbling in with a bunch of boxes just for us with a smile on his face. We were all so grateful (about a hundred of us) we all pitched in to buy him a late night dinner. Went home and played it all night… and all day the next day. I hope you enjoy it every bit as much as I did. It is quintessential Final Fantasy.
Man, the early 2000's was such an exciting time. I know people say "oh, you're just getting old"... I genuinely think we're reaching a plateau in innovation and discovery.
Kasta has been one of my favorites for a year now because of how detail oriented she is and gets swept up in the experience. Whenever I watch a streamer, one of the first things I notice is whether or not they're paying attention to the details, because if they're not, they usually don't appreciate the story and the funny little exchanges between the characters that are part of the worldbuilding and character growth. I love that Kasta goes out of her way to catch all that and sometimes even finds things I missed.
The help at the top of the screen "raises strength and defence", Kasta: "What does Cheer do?" Never change 😂 When you start battles you already have armour and a weapon equipped, the change options are when you get other equipment with abilities that are useful in certain fights. Good thing you cannot have nothing equipped as you would have been taking them off. Don't worry you will get the hang of things as the game does ease you into it, but the manual is helpful going into more detail with what things do. Might be worth seeing if you can find a PDF of the English manual.
Does she eventually figure out that descriptions for everything are prominently displayed in the help banner, cuz I'm gonna be bald from tearing out hair soon 🤪
I am so jealous you get to experience this game for the first time. This was such a massive part of my childhood I just remember being snowed in and out of school for days and just going through this game with my uncle and having an amazing time with this. To this day this is still my favorite Final Fantasy, its been about 5 or 6 years so I think I'm overdue for a playthrough!
Ahhhhh! Really think you’ll love this game. From the music to the world and characters, to its aesthetics. It’s just great all around, and a really emotional journey.
So, just a tidbit: This was actually the first final fantasy game to return to using a true turn-based battle system since FF3 on the OG Nintendo. Final Fantasy 4-9 all used a system called "ATB" which is "Active Time Battles", and were cored around real-time action cooldowns. (Think FF7 remake, but without movement or "free" basic attacks). People colloquially still call the ATB system "turn-based" though, even though it's not technically true, because they both kinda look similar and have that "hurry up and wait" menu-based gameplay setup. FF10's battle system IS a true turn-based system though. It's called a "CTB - Conditional Turn Based" system. Which is an elevated form of a basic turn-based system, like Pokemon or Persona, but instead of just the enemy turn -> Player Turn -> Enemy Turn -> Player Turn format, EACH character/monster on the battlefield has there own spot on a turn order. The turn order can be manipulated, where characters can move their turns around, or push enemies' turns further down the order. It's really similar to the way Dungeons & Dragons' "initiative" system works. Anyway, 🌈THE MORE YOU KNOW 🌈
OMG YESSSS!! I am not only excited to watch you play this game, but excited for you and your first experience of it!! I hope you end up loving it as much as the FF community does Kasta :D Thank you so much for sharing your journey with us all!
I haven’t played FFX since I was a kid and I was considering doing a playthrough. But once I heard you were planning to play it, I decided, “nvm, the Kasta playthrough will be how I re-experience it.” Very excited for this!
What a tremendous intro monologue to this playthrough that you recorded. The fact that you're playing the PS2 version, fair play to you for that and doing your research. You really care about the experience not just for yourself, but for your audience. Also, what an announcement, that you'll be playing all the Final Fantasy games working your way backwards through them. Every Final Fantasy has 'something' about it that makes it special. The sign of a great franchise is that so many fans have their 'own' favourite, it's not like there's one clear game that everyone says is the best, you know? So I hope you enjoy the ride and we've all bought a ticket to be on that ride with you. Cheers and now let's enjoy FFX! ^_^
This is so nostalgic. I didn't play this when it came out but I was a teenager when I found it used at a game stop back in 08. I didn't give it much of a chance though because teen me did not have patience for turn based combat. I definitely feel differently now though. It's honestly become my favorite way to play jrpgs. Especially with my disability.
You tearing at up the opening made me tear up, too. FFX is the only FF that I'd consider among the best AND resonated with me as a personal favorite (yeah, I keep my "best" and "favorite" FF lists separate) in my 30+ years of playing FF games. It's truly a wonderful experience.
Man, I remember seeing the first images in magazines and then the day I inserted that disc for the first time at home. We were blown away by the graphics, the CGI, the combat, the music, everything. When this came out, it literally redefined the videogame experience of that time and for the first time in the series hearing the protagonists in the almost fully voiced and narrated experience was incredible. Enjoy your playthrough, this game is pure magic!
Kasta, the list on the right side of the screen in battle is just a list of upcoming turns for each character and opponent. So you can know who is going to get a turn and plan for it. It is NOT a selectable menu for which enemy to choose from. You are moving the cursor on the enemies themselves to choose which one to attack.
I absolutely loved this so much. I cried when I saw you boot up the game and the intro played. Literally brought me back to 2001 when I first played it at the age of 14. It touched me so much seeing you being so touched to tears by the beginning of the game. I so look forward to your complete play through of this game. Much love to you Kasta! Keep up the amazing work!
Love that people are getting back to these old gems, used to watch my parents play through this when I was a kid. Can't wait for the next episode. Also Tidus putting Leon to shame with those strong calves🤣 who could kick a blitzball better😆
This game brings back so many great memories! I logged in like triple digit hours for this game when I was younger during my middle school days lol; there is a lot to do still after beating the game. You are going to have a blast playing the original FFX on original hardware PS2!! I hope you are playing on a CRT TV because that’ll make playing FFX feel super authentic 2000’s gaming experience. Have a good one, Kasta!
I've never clicked on a video so fast. This was the first game that kept me awake for over 24 hours straight. It's also the first game that made me quit at a boss for months then come back and beat it first go lol.
Kasta, you’re in for an emotional roller coaster! Also, I ran through the comments and I can’t believe no one has said anything about how she picked the Expert Sphere Grid without realizing my it.
Thank the heavens. you're back on your Final fantasy arc ready to unravel one of the best story telling to this very day, you'll have a hell of a time and we're all here for it.
Just noticed that you've locked into the 'Expert' sphere grid! While it gives a lot more flexibility in how to build a character, the flexibility also makes it easy to 'deviate' from the original or 'canon' build of the character based on the Standard sphere grid. This does have the possibility of making certain characters underpowered if not built 'correctly' at certain parts of the game, but that's part of the fun isn't it? 😁Standard sphere grid is certainly easier for a first-time playthrough but the Expert grid shouldn't be able to keep an expert let's player down. Can't wait to see what you make of this leveling system!
Aaahhh 🥹 I’ve started following you from Anna’s channel and I’ve been loving watching all of your final fantasy videos. FFX means so much to me. It’s one of the first video games I ever remember my brothers playing and all the characters, soundtracks, even some of the lines are still so clear in my memory. I can’t wait to watch this - I hope you love it as much as I do 🥹❤️
Actually ridiculously excited for this one. Played the remaster myself last year, but have a lot of fond memories watching my dad play the OG way back.
Love your approach to these older games and the respect you give them. There are a few games I wish I could experience for the first time again. You're so lucky.
Oh I am soooooo so hype for this. I only just found your channel recently and have been binging your Reunion playthrough and it's been one of my fav series in ages, Im so excited to watch you playing my personal favourite 😄 enjoy!
I had so much fun watching you start this game. I enjoyed every minute of it. When you check abilities in the menu move your courser to the ability and read the top of the menu to see what they do. Also, whatever path you take try to fill every node without passing. Backtracking is costly. Overkill is a good thing, if I remember right, it improves drops. Good luck and enjoy!
This might be my 3rd favorite of the franchise. It's the first Final Fantasy to introduce voice acting. Don't worry about the weapon/armor menu in combat, that's for changing equipment, you're already equipped with those. Enjoy the journey!
Soooo excited for this! FFX was groundbreakingly beautiful when it came out. Also, wondering what Cheer does while the explanation is right there on the screen is killing me dead!
Been looking forward to this for ages. And to hear that 9 will be your next Final Fantasy, just awesome. Thank you. Also, the sport of Blitzball is cannon in the Star Wars universe.
FFX is literally one of my favorite final fantasy games ever! I’m so happy to see you play and experience this game to its fullest potential! I wish I could relive it and play it for the first time again but seeing your experience will fulfill that part of me. Also Yuna, Tidys and Lulu are some of my favorite characters in the game can’t wait for you to meet the rest of the cast! 💖☺️
What an incredible start for a new beginning... Especially for me.. who by the way never played.. Hopefully I will enjoy this play through.. Keep up the good content Maggie! 👍 Let's go!
Oh my goodness. This is the one. I remember my mom took my brother and me to Toys R' Us and let us pick one thing. We both went to the game aisle and he picked God of War. I literally just picked the cover that looked the prettiest and it was the one of a cute boy who looked like Aaron Carter standing in the ocean with a sword made of water. From then on, my life changed. This was the one that hooked me
I’ve waited a while for this ! Just a tip the armour that has been equipped is ALWAYS on your character you do not need to put it back on in each battle (you were actually taking it off). Judgy
love the choice kasta, the HD-Remaster loses so much of the feelings the characters show from the original ps2 versions. you cant be as immersed in it when youre constantly wondering why their eyes and expressions look so stiff and lifeless. gonna watch this entire playthrough just like your ff7 series! you're awesome!
This game is a rollercoaster of emotions and tied with FF IX for my favourite games ever. "Listen to my story, this may be our last chance", hearing that again made me all teary eyed and seeing you get emotional at the very start already tells me you're going to really love this game to bits and have a wild ride. Can't wait to see every part of your playthrough :)
LETS GOOO!! I really hope you enjoy one of the most beloved and greatest games of all time! So interested to see how it goes for you since it’s classic turn based m, unlike FF7R and XVI. FFX was also the first FF to be voice acted!
One of my favorite Final Fantasy games. That intro with them all sitting brought back so many memories. I'm glad you are getting to experience this. This is going to be awesome!
This franchise started with this game for me. A friend introduced this to me and its been a core memory ever since. Even when that friend is no longer a part of my life, this game and final fantasy as a whole still fills me with fond memories to this day
First played this on a demo disc when I was sick in hospital. Fave game of all time and super sentimental for me, really hyped to watch the play through and I hope you enjoy it in your own way ❤
Fun fact, Wakkas voice actor is also the voice of Heidegger in FF7 remake/rebirth. John Dimaggio (he also voiced Bender the robot in the cartoon Futurama).
Your desire and ability to understand the deceptively complex combat and leveling systems in this game is fantastic, and tells me I'm in the right place.
I think you are missing out not playing the HD remaster, the jagged edges here are rough! But glad you are enjoying this! it is an absolute amazing game!
Oh man, feeling pure joy from your reactions so far. Might have to start my own game and play along with you. This is my wife's favourite final fantasy. Mine is IX but this one is special to us. I'd play this this when my wife couldn't sleep. She'd fall asleep to the beautiful music.
You might discover this later in the video, but I'm pretty sure you keep re-equipping your armor in battles. I think that menu is only there if you wanted to switch your weapons or armor mid battle. You don't have any different stuff yet so that menu is useless right now.
as someone who is a long term Final Fantasy fan and been playing these games for a little over 20 years I just wanted to say a few things. One I just found your channel and after just watching this one video i love it and your energy already. Two Final Fantasy X is my favorite one of all time so I really love and respect/appriecate your decision to play this game how many of us first experienced it. Nowadays I feel there is too big a focus on graphics verses making good stories. Old games just have a certain charm to them. If after u play this I def reccomend playing the hd version just cause it makes u appriecate this game even more. I look forward to watching your whole FFX journey!!
Waiting to see if you will have the patience to dodge 200 consecutive lightning bolts in the thunder plains. Still to this day one of the most rage inducing side quest ever conceived in gaming. lol
Was excited when I saw this pop up on my TH-cam recommendations page this AM. I love your FF playthroughs! I did my last playthrough about four years ago now, and it's one of the few games where I made the effort to 100% it (and it IS an effort in some places.) Enjoy your journey through Spira!
you made the right choice; the remaster took away a lot of the emotion and expressions from the characters. it’s honestly night and day because whoever was in charge of the remaster did not not care how much damage they inflicted when they were “updating” the game. looking forward to your playthrough!
I’m New to the Channel but I just wanted too say I love you kasta and I beat Cancer ♋️ I’m so excited that I beat it and I’m gonna enjoy these 🔥 videos keep posting don’t stop the grind and Damn You’re really beautiful 🤩 #teamKasta I hope my Comment gets Heartded
I think Overkill gets you double the reward items after battle. Also, the top "help" bar in the menu tells you what "Cheer" does, you didn't have to click anything, just highlight it, it's a weird position but it's good to know to always keep looking at the top of the screen for the help info. Good job on figuring out the battle progression bar but I would still recommend looking at the manual for at least the battle system.
I felt so happy when I saw you were going to cover this game and that you've chose the original international version. This was my first final fantasy game and one I revisit every couple of years to spend time with familiar characters, a beautiful story, and great music. Thanks for allowing us to relive our first gameplay through your first gameplay of FFX. You're right that there is nothing like your first play through and seeing your reactions allowed me to remember my first playthrough - my age, my friends, what was going on in my life at that time. It's a beautiful thing and I agree with the other comments below. I'm going to have a hard time waiting for each new episode to come out!
Waiting for all the comments saying "iTs TEE-DA ActUalLy"
nah because it's actually Teedoos
I remember first playing it calling him Tidus as she pronounced it as I thought they were going with a water theme of Tidus = Tides and Yuna = Luna given him the moon has an affect on the tides. When I found out that wasn’t the case I really thought they missed a trick there
@@Wezt334 tbh no one ever pronounced it how the Japanese do. It took legit 20 years for me to finally come around to it lol
@@Wezt334same, so I don’t fault anyone for pronouncing it differently
nah. she said it right. i'll never call him tee-dus.
'To Zanarkand' the piano piece in the opening scene is enough to bring tears to the eyes of even the hardest warriors.
Just those first few notes man....
Nothing beats learning it on the piano to play for yourself :)
Favorite FF piece of all time. It's so simple, but so deep and dear to me. It's the piece that made me want to learn to play the piano and also the first piece I learned fully. Nobuo Uematsu is a genius.
@@Khozaithe opening to X2 is gorgeous as well. Which leads directly into my all time favorite game introduction.
There is a version of To Zanarkand played on a Piano, Violin, and Cello. It is played by a group called Trifantasy Trio. If you are a fan of the song I'd highly recommend looking it up on TH-cam. It brings an entirely different depth to song and is by far my favorite version of the song.
When I first heard you were playing the FF games, I immediately thought “I hope Kasta plays FFX…this just seems like a game that would capture her heart.”
It wouldn’t surprise me it this becomes your favorite FF game.
These episodes are not going to be uploaded fast enough. I can't express how monumental this game was for me growing up.
@@Nubbilicious best final fantasy ever (wish because it was the first I played xD)
@@_sacar yeah people's favorites are usually the first one they played. But FF7 (my first) and 10 are undisputed the best ever.
@@alexs1640 7 is also amazing
my first PS2 video game :)
@alexs1640 7 was my first and it's also my favourite but it doesn't beat 10 by much 😋 The Remakes however are now my favourite FF games, especially Rebirth 👍
1. You don't have to equip your armor in every battle. Whatever you have equipped will stay on that character until you change it. That option is if you want to swap to a different armor mid battle. But you only have 1 piece per character so that's all that's showing.
2. What each ability does is shown at the top of the screen both in battles and in the menu.
Haven't finished the video yet, so if you figured this out already disregard lol
Kasta, this is your story! Enjoy this absolute masterpiece!
This isn't just my favorite FF game but one of my favorite games all time. I hope you love it as much as the fans of it do. It is truly an amazing game with a beautiful story. I can't wait to go on this journey with you.
It's very respectable to see you playing the original version of the game, I think it'll make this experience that much more authentic and memorable. I can't wait to follow this journey!
This wasn't my first FF but it was the first I played as a brand new release. That intro with the gorgeous piano intro is embedded in my soul. You're such a gem for revisiting this in its original form. To think at the time I thought nothing could beat the graphics of FF9
20 years later, "To Zanarkand" still makes me tear up EVERYTIME I hear it. If Maggie was emotional the first time, just wait till we get to the end.
absolutely the same for me!
I have to respect someone who goes for the OG 2002 version. I was 16 when this game came out, had made my way through the "golden age" of Squaresoft (FF VI -> IX, Chrono Trigger, ....) and this title left a mark that I will never forget. I don't think I was fully conscious of the fact that I was witnessing gaming history at the time.
Me as well! It truely was a magical time.
I was 17. I'll never forget it. This was special.
I agree I'm gonna play chrono trigger on my ps1 emulator
Your excitement is so endearing. I can’t wait to watch this entire play through.
This game rocked my world when it came out. The graphics were an absolute game changer, and the fact that they still hold up 20 years later is a testament to how ahead of their time they were. I think I’ve played this game more than anything other than Ocarina of Time.
This is HUGE. Game changed my life. You’ll love the Sphere Grid, and the story is beautiful.
I think you’re really going to love FFX. It has wonderful characters, great world building, incredible music and a cool twist on turn based combat. Just make sure to have some tissues handy. Like, a lot of tissues. Can’t wait to see the full journey!
My favourite combat system in the series, so fluid
@@TheRealAhoy it’s really addictive and great for strategy minded people.
@@CuriousCorduroyYeah super addictive, especially when the game develops
the armor/weapons option in battle is for switching, so you already have armor at the start of the battle
Well this just delayed my bedtime by two hours.
I was gonna say!!
So fun fact: Wakka is voiced by John Dimaggio. A prolific voice actor whos voiced Jake from Adventure Time and Bender from Futurama. Hes even voiced other Final Fantasy characters, like Heidegger from FF7R
@@johnschaeffer7008 shit, I knew that voice was familiar
He's also the voice of Kimahri
"Bite my shiny metal ass"
James Arnold Taylor (tidus) also voiced obi wan Kenobi in clone wars, aswel as several other animated movies and shows by Disney, and several other prolific video games
Also Marcus Fenix in Gears of War.
Someone probably already said this but, this is the first Final Fantasy with voice acting.
Got goosebumps when this popped up on my feed. I remember waiting for FFX launch at midnight. It was a brutal December blizzard outside that night, the store was in the mall and we weren’t sure if the delivery man would make it in time and have to come back tomorrow. It was 1130pm at night and he came stumbling in with a bunch of boxes just for us with a smile on his face. We were all so grateful (about a hundred of us) we all pitched in to buy him a late night dinner. Went home and played it all night… and all day the next day. I hope you enjoy it every bit as much as I did. It is quintessential Final Fantasy.
Man, the early 2000's was such an exciting time.
I know people say "oh, you're just getting old"...
I genuinely think we're reaching a plateau in innovation and discovery.
15:54 Bless you BTW for listening to the whole radio broadcast, I think you're one of the only people I've seen do that. I love how thorough you are
Kasta has been one of my favorites for a year now because of how detail oriented she is and gets swept up in the experience. Whenever I watch a streamer, one of the first things I notice is whether or not they're paying attention to the details, because if they're not, they usually don't appreciate the story and the funny little exchanges between the characters that are part of the worldbuilding and character growth. I love that Kasta goes out of her way to catch all that and sometimes even finds things I missed.
The help at the top of the screen "raises strength and defence", Kasta: "What does Cheer do?" Never change 😂
When you start battles you already have armour and a weapon equipped, the change options are when you get other equipment with abilities that are useful in certain fights.
Good thing you cannot have nothing equipped as you would have been taking them off.
Don't worry you will get the hang of things as the game does ease you into it, but the manual is helpful going into more detail with what things do.
Might be worth seeing if you can find a PDF of the English manual.
Does she eventually figure out that descriptions for everything are prominently displayed in the help banner, cuz I'm gonna be bald from tearing out hair soon 🤪
@@BezoRazo I think it was near the end of ep6 that she finally notices what the extract abilities do so you may be totally bald by then 🤣
FFX already???!!! Let's goooooooo! ✨
I love your FF series plan! Been looking forward to this ride for ages and now it is here!
What's the series plan?
I am so jealous you get to experience this game for the first time. This was such a massive part of my childhood I just remember being snowed in and out of school for days and just going through this game with my uncle and having an amazing time with this. To this day this is still my favorite Final Fantasy, its been about 5 or 6 years so I think I'm overdue for a playthrough!
This was the DEFINITIVE Final Fantasy of MY childhood, hope you enjoy !
Ahhhhh! Really think you’ll love this game. From the music to the world and characters, to its aesthetics. It’s just great all around, and a really emotional journey.
The music in the intro has stolen my heart already 💛
@@KastaclysmIt's a much, much loved piece
So, just a tidbit: This was actually the first final fantasy game to return to using a true turn-based battle system since FF3 on the OG Nintendo. Final Fantasy 4-9 all used a system called "ATB" which is "Active Time Battles", and were cored around real-time action cooldowns. (Think FF7 remake, but without movement or "free" basic attacks). People colloquially still call the ATB system "turn-based" though, even though it's not technically true, because they both kinda look similar and have that "hurry up and wait" menu-based gameplay setup.
FF10's battle system IS a true turn-based system though. It's called a "CTB - Conditional Turn Based" system. Which is an elevated form of a basic turn-based system, like Pokemon or Persona, but instead of just the enemy turn -> Player Turn -> Enemy Turn -> Player Turn format, EACH character/monster on the battlefield has there own spot on a turn order. The turn order can be manipulated, where characters can move their turns around, or push enemies' turns further down the order. It's really similar to the way Dungeons & Dragons' "initiative" system works. Anyway, 🌈THE MORE YOU KNOW 🌈
I'm really enjoying these throwback playthroughs. So nostalgic. Love the story. Love the game. Love this channel.
OMG YESSSS!! I am not only excited to watch you play this game, but excited for you and your first experience of it!! I hope you end up loving it as much as the FF community does Kasta :D Thank you so much for sharing your journey with us all!
It's been fun watching you experience Final Fantasy. So excited to see you explore this one!
This is why I pay the internet!!! I'm gonna actually pause my TV shows to binge Maggie playing my favorite RPG of all time
I haven’t played FFX since I was a kid and I was considering doing a playthrough. But once I heard you were planning to play it, I decided, “nvm, the Kasta playthrough will be how I re-experience it.”
Very excited for this!
What a tremendous intro monologue to this playthrough that you recorded. The fact that you're playing the PS2 version, fair play to you for that and doing your research. You really care about the experience not just for yourself, but for your audience. Also, what an announcement, that you'll be playing all the Final Fantasy games working your way backwards through them. Every Final Fantasy has 'something' about it that makes it special. The sign of a great franchise is that so many fans have their 'own' favourite, it's not like there's one clear game that everyone says is the best, you know? So I hope you enjoy the ride and we've all bought a ticket to be on that ride with you. Cheers and now let's enjoy FFX! ^_^
This is so nostalgic. I didn't play this when it came out but I was a teenager when I found it used at a game stop back in 08. I didn't give it much of a chance though because teen me did not have patience for turn based combat. I definitely feel differently now though. It's honestly become my favorite way to play jrpgs. Especially with my disability.
So fun thing, Rikku's VA (Tara Strong) was Harley Quinn in Arkham City and Knight.
You tearing at up the opening made me tear up, too. FFX is the only FF that I'd consider among the best AND resonated with me as a personal favorite (yeah, I keep my "best" and "favorite" FF lists separate) in my 30+ years of playing FF games. It's truly a wonderful experience.
I don’t think I’ve ever been so happy to get a notification 🥲 one of my favourite games of all time- you’re going to love this 🙏💜
Man, I remember seeing the first images in magazines and then the day I inserted that disc for the first time at home.
We were blown away by the graphics, the CGI, the combat, the music, everything.
When this came out, it literally redefined the videogame experience of that time and for the first time in the series hearing the protagonists in the almost fully voiced and narrated experience was incredible. Enjoy your playthrough, this game is pure magic!
i still have the gameinformer with ffx in a box. its been beaten to hell but its still there lol
Kasta, the list on the right side of the screen in battle is just a list of upcoming turns for each character and opponent.
So you can know who is going to get a turn and plan for it. It is NOT a selectable menu for which enemy to choose from. You are moving the cursor on the enemies themselves to choose which one to attack.
I absolutely loved this so much. I cried when I saw you boot up the game and the intro played. Literally brought me back to 2001 when I first played it at the age of 14. It touched me so much seeing you being so touched to tears by the beginning of the game. I so look forward to your complete play through of this game. Much love to you Kasta! Keep up the amazing work!
Love that people are getting back to these old gems, used to watch my parents play through this when I was a kid. Can't wait for the next episode. Also Tidus putting Leon to shame with those strong calves🤣 who could kick a blitzball better😆
This game brings back so many great memories! I logged in like triple digit hours for this game when I was younger during my middle school days lol; there is a lot to do still after beating the game. You are going to have a blast playing the original FFX on original hardware PS2!! I hope you are playing on a CRT TV because that’ll make playing FFX feel super authentic 2000’s gaming experience. Have a good one, Kasta!
I've never clicked on a video so fast. This was the first game that kept me awake for over 24 hours straight. It's also the first game that made me quit at a boss for months then come back and beat it first go lol.
Kasta, you’re in for an emotional roller coaster!
Also, I ran through the comments and I can’t believe no one has said anything about how she picked the Expert Sphere Grid without realizing my it.
just noticed this as I have just arrived at the sphere grid tutorial portion of the vid. can’t wait to see how it plays out, lol. 🤞
Tip: Don’t skip activating nodes if you are missing the necessary sphere. You can always move later.
Soooooo many memories!!!
Thank you for this 🙂
Welcome to the FFX journey! Excited to see you experience this story. I'm all ready, and buckled up.
You're my favorite FF let's-player by far!
Thank the heavens. you're back on your Final fantasy arc ready to unravel one of the best story telling to this very day, you'll have a hell of a time and we're all here for it.
Just noticed that you've locked into the 'Expert' sphere grid! While it gives a lot more flexibility in how to build a character, the flexibility also makes it easy to 'deviate' from the original or 'canon' build of the character based on the Standard sphere grid. This does have the possibility of making certain characters underpowered if not built 'correctly' at certain parts of the game, but that's part of the fun isn't it? 😁Standard sphere grid is certainly easier for a first-time playthrough but the Expert grid shouldn't be able to keep an expert let's player down. Can't wait to see what you make of this leveling system!
I noticed the same thing and it will certainly make things "interesting" moving forward.
FFX will always hold a place in my heart. The OST is magic, enjoy your journey.
Got my wife to play this with me for my birthday. Couldn’t be more excited to watch this playthrough, I can’t get enough of this game
Looking forward to watching every upload.
Your TH-cam videos and twitch is what helps me through my days. Thank you!!!
Aaahhh 🥹 I’ve started following you from Anna’s channel and I’ve been loving watching all of your final fantasy videos.
FFX means so much to me. It’s one of the first video games I ever remember my brothers playing and all the characters, soundtracks, even some of the lines are still so clear in my memory.
I can’t wait to watch this - I hope you love it as much as I do 🥹❤️
Actually ridiculously excited for this one. Played the remaster myself last year, but have a lot of fond memories watching my dad play the OG way back.
Love your approach to these older games and the respect you give them. There are a few games I wish I could experience for the first time again. You're so lucky.
Yes!!!! I’ve been waiting for what seems like a millennium for you to play FFX. In my opinion it’s the second best FF game after 7
Oh I am soooooo so hype for this. I only just found your channel recently and have been binging your Reunion playthrough and it's been one of my fav series in ages, Im so excited to watch you playing my personal favourite 😄 enjoy!
I've been waiting for this since you mentioned you'd be playing it, so this one's for the algorithm
I had so much fun watching you start this game. I enjoyed every minute of it. When you check abilities in the menu move your courser to the ability and read the top of the menu to see what they do. Also, whatever path you take try to fill every node without passing. Backtracking is costly. Overkill is a good thing, if I remember right, it improves drops. Good luck and enjoy!
This might be my 3rd favorite of the franchise. It's the first Final Fantasy to introduce voice acting.
Don't worry about the weapon/armor menu in combat, that's for changing equipment, you're already equipped with those.
Enjoy the journey!
Soooo excited for this! FFX was groundbreakingly beautiful when it came out. Also, wondering what Cheer does while the explanation is right there on the screen is killing me dead!
Been looking forward to this for ages. And to hear that 9 will be your next Final Fantasy, just awesome. Thank you.
Also, the sport of Blitzball is cannon in the Star Wars universe.
FFX is literally one of my favorite final fantasy games ever! I’m so happy to see you play and experience this game to its fullest potential! I wish I could relive it and play it for the first time again but seeing your experience will fulfill that part of me. Also Yuna, Tidys and Lulu are some of my favorite characters in the game can’t wait for you to meet the rest of the cast! 💖☺️
Been waiting patiently Have fun Kasta!
What an incredible start for a new beginning... Especially for me.. who by the way never played.. Hopefully I will enjoy this play through.. Keep up the good content Maggie! 👍 Let's go!
Oh my goodness. This is the one. I remember my mom took my brother and me to Toys R' Us and let us pick one thing. We both went to the game aisle and he picked God of War. I literally just picked the cover that looked the prettiest and it was the one of a cute boy who looked like Aaron Carter standing in the ocean with a sword made of water. From then on, my life changed. This was the one that hooked me
I love watching you going on this journey. It really is the next best thing to re-experiencing these legendary games for the first time again.
This is going to be an amazing playthrough!
I’ve waited a while for this ! Just a tip the armour that has been equipped is ALWAYS on your character you do not need to put it back on in each battle (you were actually taking it off). Judgy
Yo let's go!!! Kasta's finally playing the best FF 😁
Sooooo excited to watch you play this game!!! This is my all time favorite. The opening music could bring a tear to my eye alone. Love your videos!!!
love the choice kasta, the HD-Remaster loses so much of the feelings the characters show from the original ps2 versions. you cant be as immersed in it when youre constantly wondering why their eyes and expressions look so stiff and lifeless. gonna watch this entire playthrough just like your ff7 series! you're awesome!
This is so no true man, but different strokes for different folks, I guess.
This game is a rollercoaster of emotions and tied with FF IX for my favourite games ever.
"Listen to my story, this may be our last chance", hearing that again made me all teary eyed and seeing you get emotional at the very start already tells me you're going to really love this game to bits and have a wild ride. Can't wait to see every part of your playthrough :)
LETS GOOO!! I really hope you enjoy one of the most beloved and greatest games of all time! So interested to see how it goes for you since it’s classic turn based m, unlike FF7R and XVI. FFX was also the first FF to be voice acted!
One of my favorite Final Fantasy games. That intro with them all sitting brought back so many memories. I'm glad you are getting to experience this. This is going to be awesome!
This notification has brought the biggest smile to my face. I can't wait to watch once I finish work. 😊
This franchise started with this game for me. A friend introduced this to me and its been a core memory ever since. Even when that friend is no longer a part of my life, this game and final fantasy as a whole still fills me with fond memories to this day
Oooo me and my friend were looking forward to your reaction to X ! your journey with the series has been SO interesting so far! After all.
Hope y'all love it! 💛
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The fact you're playing my top rated FF game which got me to the franchise on a ps2 which is what I played it on got my immediate sub goof job
Here we go!! This will be great. One of the best games ever.
“Listen to my story. This may be our last chance”
First played this on a demo disc when I was sick in hospital. Fave game of all time and super sentimental for me, really hyped to watch the play through and I hope you enjoy it in your own way ❤
Fun fact, Wakkas voice actor is also the voice of Heidegger in FF7 remake/rebirth. John Dimaggio (he also voiced Bender the robot in the cartoon Futurama).
Bacon Pancakes!
And the voice of Tidus is James Arnold Taylor, the voice of Obi Wan in Star Wars: Clone Wars and other media.
What the heck
Your desire and ability to understand the deceptively complex combat and leveling systems in this game is fantastic, and tells me I'm in the right place.
omg it’s started
FFX is my favorite of the series, so I am really excited to see your playthrough!
I think you are missing out not playing the HD remaster, the jagged edges here are rough! But glad you are enjoying this! it is an absolute amazing game!
YES
I'm so excited
Oh man, feeling pure joy from your reactions so far. Might have to start my own game and play along with you. This is my wife's favourite final fantasy. Mine is IX but this one is special to us. I'd play this this when my wife couldn't sleep. She'd fall asleep to the beautiful music.
You might discover this later in the video, but I'm pretty sure you keep re-equipping your armor in battles. I think that menu is only there if you wanted to switch your weapons or armor mid battle. You don't have any different stuff yet so that menu is useless right now.
as someone who is a long term Final Fantasy fan and been playing these games for a little over 20 years I just wanted to say a few things. One I just found your channel and after just watching this one video i love it and your energy already. Two Final Fantasy X is my favorite one of all time so I really love and respect/appriecate your decision to play this game how many of us first experienced it. Nowadays I feel there is too big a focus on graphics verses making good stories. Old games just have a certain charm to them. If after u play this I def reccomend playing the hd version just cause it makes u appriecate this game even more. I look forward to watching your whole FFX journey!!
Good choice. The remaster really butched the faces.
So hype about you playing this! This was the first Final Fantasy I played from beginning to end and my all time favorite. Hope you enjoy the journey.
Waiting to see if you will have the patience to dodge 200 consecutive lightning bolts in the thunder plains. Still to this day one of the most rage inducing side quest ever conceived in gaming. lol
Was excited when I saw this pop up on my TH-cam recommendations page this AM. I love your FF playthroughs! I did my last playthrough about four years ago now, and it's one of the few games where I made the effort to 100% it (and it IS an effort in some places.) Enjoy your journey through Spira!
you made the right choice; the remaster took away a lot of the emotion and expressions from the characters. it’s honestly night and day because whoever was in charge of the remaster did not not care how much damage they inflicted when they were “updating” the game.
looking forward to your playthrough!
OMG its here!!! The best story of any Final Fantasy!!! So ready to experience all these amazing characters with you! HYPED!!!!
I’m New to the Channel but I just wanted too say I love you kasta and I beat Cancer ♋️ I’m so excited that I beat it and I’m gonna enjoy these 🔥 videos keep posting don’t stop the grind and Damn You’re really beautiful 🤩 #teamKasta I hope my Comment gets Heartded
You're gonna love 10, it's truly an amazing game, hyped to follow along with you
I think Overkill gets you double the reward items after battle. Also, the top "help" bar in the menu tells you what "Cheer" does, you didn't have to click anything, just highlight it, it's a weird position but it's good to know to always keep looking at the top of the screen for the help info. Good job on figuring out the battle progression bar but I would still recommend looking at the manual for at least the battle system.
I felt so happy when I saw you were going to cover this game and that you've chose the original international version. This was my first final fantasy game and one I revisit every couple of years to spend time with familiar characters, a beautiful story, and great music. Thanks for allowing us to relive our first gameplay through your first gameplay of FFX. You're right that there is nothing like your first play through and seeing your reactions allowed me to remember my first playthrough - my age, my friends, what was going on in my life at that time. It's a beautiful thing and I agree with the other comments below. I'm going to have a hard time waiting for each new episode to come out!