Rob has made me want to play games that I've previous played and disliked. The way he narrates it makes it feel like a totally different game than I played. And he does so without lying or exaggerating the details.
Don't even need a remaster, it is already perfect. Just re-release it for modern consoles. I might need to get my PS3 fixed. I still have the original disc.
I doubt the New Generation gamers will appreciate this game... Mind you this game is hard especially when you are trying to do the "Chain" damage... Hahahaha nowadays players get irritated picking up loots
I love watching you enjoy yourself playing a videogame, I love watching you get murdery while not enjoying a videogame so much, but OMG you really shine when writing and delivering something like this.
Everyone loved (and still loves) the old friday features format, but we all have to agree that now that the team has a little bit more time to work on friday videos, they are becoming better and better every week. This one was as brilliant as the game it portrays, Nath’s on last week was so deep and filled with references from other art forms, Rosie’s and Ash’s entries were so relatable. Access is the dream team of UA-cam, by far my favorite channel and the perfect entertainment source for everyone that loves games.
I wish this was true, but it's slightly incorrect. It's part of the Ivalice alliance of games, however Yasumi Matsuno has stated that it specifically does not take place in Ivalice, and is not part of the world of FFT and the others
You're partly correct, FF XIV's Ivalice content is absolutely not canon to the rest of those games, though it's still quite a treat for fans nevertheless
@@gregtiwald Prior to 2011, he had said that it was in ivalice (a view supported by a good bit of evidence.) It wasn't until he left Square Enix that he apparently changed his mind. Since Square has the rights to the Ivalice setting and he's expressed interest in developing a VS sequel, that change of mind likely had more to do with rights ownership than his true initial intentions.
Guess you haven't watched one of the episodes where Rob and Dave train to beat some Pro FIFA players 2 or 3 years ago. Trust me, look for it and enjoy. ;)
So glad you spoke up about this truly amazing game! Still an all time favorite of mine, and I've always been baffled at how it wasn't a huge success when it came out. Just ahead of its time, I suppose.
Biggest regret is having never finished this game, did experience it all watching my dad though so it's still one of of my favourite games ever it's that good!
This is such beautiful storytelling from Rob that it brought a tear to my eye, even though I've never played this game. The best channel on UA-cam by far!
This video has been very timely. For the past few days, ever since the announcement that the PS store for PS3, PSP, and PS Vita are closing mid year this year, I've been thinking whether or not to buy a digital copy of this game for PSVita before they disappear.
I remember getting this game when I was like 12. Played it for about 2-3 hrs and quit due to frustration. Started it up out of boredom 6 months later and everything just clicked. I would set my alarm to go off two hours early just play this game some more before school.
Don't you just love it when Rob and Nath remind us that they're brilliant writers? I just need Rob to do a video about Jade Cocoon now, to satisfy a very particular bit of 90s nostalgia itchiness that I have.
I was one of those plebs that fell early in the game, lol. It wasn't totally what I was expecting, and it was hard, and so I played it for a bit but then dropped it and started another project. Found my very pristine copy today and it got me looking the game up again here and viola, here I am! Great video, maybe I should try it again sometime.
Ahh the good old PlayStation magazines. I live in Greece and we had the Greek versions here and I remember I had magazines from ps1 to ps3 era before they shut down due to financial problems. Good old times 😞
One of the best and most unique pioneers, it was an amazing journey playing it on the PS1 without having internet to find help. I had to figure out everything on my own, it was really hard and frustrating, I had to start from the beginning many times when I got stuck, but it was absolutely worth it. Nice review mate😁✌️
I’m surprised so many people familiar with this title I literally did everything in this game from building the strongest weapons to defeating all the extra bosses one of the best titles square came out with and the ended lefty plenty room for a sequel I would love to see them revisit this IP. Me and Rob got a lot of similar tastes in games I salute you.
in a way they did... Final Fantasy Tactics, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, and Final Fantasy XII. I would love to see a refinement of the system and style of the game, but the aesthetic lives on in the other titles set in Ivalice.
One my favorite games that I played over and over again. Even when you beat the game initially you still didn't explore all Lea Monde! I believe it was a 125% is when it was fully explored...plus you fought some tough bosses in those extra rooms!
Rob, I seriously love the way you look at games and the way you play them. Following your thinking has made me enjoy games even more than I used to. Thanks
Thank you for giving this amazing game the love it deserves! Yes, I played it back in the day, and I'll say it's probably in my top 10 favorites. But those cutscenes! That direction! That dialogue! I've never seen anything like it since. To me, this game might have the best presentation of all time; a bold statement, I know, but if you've played the game you know what I mean!
My favourite Access video so far. I actually got emotional at the end. I've had this on my shelf since it launched, and I just bought the PS One classic on Vita and PS3 two nights ago. I'd love an option to play it on my PS5. It's an incredible game. Truly unique, as Rob says.
Dude i can't believe you really cover one of my favorite game ever. It is a very difficult game but god i love the difficult curve in this game. Thank you my dude. (Bananas against dragons how that it never occurred to me) lol
PS1 was the best era for RPGs, so many experimentation and variety, the golden age of Square when they made masterpieces every year. Compared to nowadays when most RPGs are the sameish Action RPGs with minimal differences between them.
Beautiful game. I put a lot of hours into it that left me with unforgettable memories. I still have the music for the Undercity and listen to it sometimes. I also still remember the sword I had for dark-affinity enemies: it was called "Indulgence".
OK so i know i'll immediately get the "the graphics haven't aged well" comments but in all honesty this art style still looks gorgeous today, no other PS1 game looked this phenomenal 😊
This is the best looking 3D game on the PS1 in my opinion. Yes the texture have aged, yes there is the classic PS1 deformation of the models and textures... But the design of it all is stunning. The city, the buildings, the characters and enemies. Great work. It's brillant.
It may have technically aged, because it's a twenty year old game, of course modern games are going to have better graphics... but because the art design is so strong I still count it among the best-looking games I've played.
DUDE!!! I'M sooooo happy to hear and see that there are others like me that absolutely adore this game!! I not one of those that went full in-depth and made every weapon from Damascus, but I had a pretty damn good set for my level of play. Heck by my 4th okay through I didn't need Ashley to equip weapons he was so powerful.. But damn, WHAT A GAME! WHAT AN EXPERIENCE! I get chills thinking about it 😊 I love this game!!!
Finally!! Some recognition for my favourite RPG of all time. I really hope the PS5 (when I can get one) will allow backward compatability so I can stream the hell out of this. I try to play it every year since that first time I bought it and every time I am enthralled with everything that you noted in your exposition. A master class in gaming.
Loved this game, it has a steep learning curve at the beginning the first time I played it I got frustrated and stopped playing it for days. Then came back to it and started to understand how it all worked being a more satisfying game overall. We definitely won't see nothing like it again.
Ps1s finest, from the intro where seamless transition from cut scene to boss battle, years ahead of its time, hands down ps1s best game...need a remake!!
That game was amazing for it’s time. I was so young to understand how amazing it was when I was playing it for the first time and now I see the beauty of it.
Great job Rob, I love that you developed some much time and attention to a PS1 game that no longer makes Sony money and would be easy to ignore. Your appreciation is worthy of this great game.
Haven't played it yet but picked it up a couple years back because of how you've talked about it on videos. Hopefully one day I'll get chance to enjoy it!
Glad to see you back Rob, really miss those friday features. Thank you for all the wonderful memories! Ps1 was the best era for rpgs, so many classics!
You make me feel like I missed put never really digging into this game years ago. My teenage self just couldn't get into the slow-moving combat and dry dialog. Such a shame. Looking back, the game seems quite cool.
I watched this video weeks ago, but I had to come back just to say that it was one of the most thoughtful and well-written scripts I've ever seen on UA-cam. It truly amazed me.
It is the game of my life. I completed it at least 50 times and there are still secrets in her (as I finished it in my youth times with little to no access to the internet I didn't even know about the secret weapons). I love it with all my heart. I got all sorts of stuff related to it, even did myself a Blood Sin tattoo on my back and bought figures in this year. I will love it until my last breath.
Rob-you are one of the best storytellers on UA-cam and an excellent salesman....you are very underrated imo.
I completely agree.
Rob is the man
Rob has made me want to play games that I've previous played and disliked.
The way he narrates it makes it feel like a totally different game than I played. And he does so without lying or exaggerating the details.
Sir...whitelight may have a word or two about that! But ya Rob is great.
Agreed, Rob is the main reason I follow this channel if I'm honest.
Now this NEEDS a remake. One of the best intros in gaming imo 👌
this, or a re-release or even a remaster.
No remake please, just remaster will be more than enough 👍
Don't even need a remaster, it is already perfect. Just re-release it for modern consoles.
I might need to get my PS3 fixed. I still have the original disc.
Hmm... A remake or a remaster?.... But it definitely does need something to bring it back into focus again. Game was SOLID!
@@koloth5139 The only thing I need is instant weapon swap.
I absolutely love this game. I remember building my beast of a hammer in this, it decimated everything it hit.
Good old Facebuster 2000™
Yes, I miss my BEASTHAMMER of kill all.
This game is a masterpiece and it needs a remaster on PS4/PS5.
if they seriously just remaster it to modern graphics without touching any other thing I'd lose my mind with glee.
Bundled along with a remaster of Parasite Eve.
@@DaneTheDane It makes more sense if they bundle with FF Tactics and FF XII since they are in the same universe.
@@thepuppetmaster9284 FF Tactics will be released on 2023
I doubt the New Generation gamers will appreciate this game... Mind you this game is hard especially when you are trying to do the "Chain" damage... Hahahaha nowadays players get irritated picking up loots
I love watching you enjoy yourself playing a videogame, I love watching you get murdery while not enjoying a videogame so much, but OMG you really shine when writing and delivering something like this.
Yes. My favorite game of all time.
And damn, that strategy guide looks nice
Just like my mother-in-law: Difficult to handle at first and requiring a steep learning curve, but once mastered, she is a delight.
The passion in your writing blows me away every single time, Rob. Goddamn I love this channel!
This game will always hold a place in my childhood. I played this for hours upon hours
Everyone loved (and still loves) the old friday features format, but we all have to agree that now that the team has a little bit more time to work on friday videos, they are becoming better and better every week.
This one was as brilliant as the game it portrays, Nath’s on last week was so deep and filled with references from other art forms, Rosie’s and Ash’s entries were so relatable.
Access is the dream team of UA-cam, by far my favorite channel and the perfect entertainment source for everyone that loves games.
Poor dave not getting mentioned
NOOOO, I love Dave, he is the boss. I assure you that I am a proud member of the Dave Nation.
0:01 - 0:05 I used to have that magazine. Looking at that cover brings back memories.
Fun fact: this is actually set in the world of Ivalice, which is the same world in which Final Fantasy Tactics, FFXII, and FFXIV all take place.
I wish this was true, but it's slightly incorrect. It's part of the Ivalice alliance of games, however Yasumi Matsuno has stated that it specifically does not take place in Ivalice, and is not part of the world of FFT and the others
You're partly correct, FF XIV's Ivalice content is absolutely not canon to the rest of those games, though it's still quite a treat for fans nevertheless
@@gregtiwald Prior to 2011, he had said that it was in ivalice (a view supported by a good bit of evidence.) It wasn't until he left Square Enix that he apparently changed his mind. Since Square has the rights to the Ivalice setting and he's expressed interest in developing a VS sequel, that change of mind likely had more to do with rights ownership than his true initial intentions.
So, it’s definitely canon now that dragons are weak to bananas.
0:22 that's gotta be the most physical activity I've seen Rob do in all my years of watching :))
Guess you haven't watched one of the episodes where Rob and Dave train to beat some Pro FIFA players 2 or 3 years ago. Trust me, look for it and enjoy. ;)
His running form is almost too perfect XD
I feel like he got the idea from a Sam raimi Spider-Man movie
So glad you spoke up about this truly amazing game! Still an all time favorite of mine, and I've always been baffled at how it wasn't a huge success when it came out. Just ahead of its time, I suppose.
And what shall we call this creation?
Pearson's Banapple 🍌 🍏 ⚔
Biggest regret is having never finished this game, did experience it all watching my dad though so it's still one of of my favourite games ever it's that good!
I never thought I’d hear the phrase “Smoke with taut buttocks” I’m down XD XD
This is such beautiful storytelling from Rob that it brought a tear to my eye, even though I've never played this game. The best channel on UA-cam by far!
This video has been very timely. For the past few days, ever since the announcement that the PS store for PS3, PSP, and PS Vita are closing mid year this year, I've been thinking whether or not to buy a digital copy of this game for PSVita before they disappear.
Get whatever games you can out of the Store now or you will definitely regret it once it's too late.
Played it back in the day and still have my copy!
One of the greats! Played it years after it was released (on my PS2), and was blown away. Glad to own a copy! Tough as nails though.
I remember getting this game when I was like 12. Played it for about 2-3 hrs and quit due to frustration.
Started it up out of boredom 6 months later and everything just clicked. I would set my alarm to go off two hours early just play this game some more before school.
Don't you just love it when Rob and Nath remind us that they're brilliant writers?
I just need Rob to do a video about Jade Cocoon now, to satisfy a very particular bit of 90s nostalgia itchiness that I have.
What a game jade cocoon was/is!
Cheers to you for covering this absolute masterpiece of storytelling and hardcore D&D-like ROGs
Well done Rob. So impressed with this video I bought this game on the ps3 store. Have never played it. Thanks for the inspiration.
Yes rob love this 😀 thank you, need a remaster/remake
I was one of those plebs that fell early in the game, lol. It wasn't totally what I was expecting, and it was hard, and so I played it for a bit but then dropped it and started another project. Found my very pristine copy today and it got me looking the game up again here and viola, here I am! Great video, maybe I should try it again sometime.
Wrapping an apple with a banana peel...the explanation of the weapon system we always needed.
Thought he was going to say "now the apple has a blonde wig" on that part
He forgot to say combining apple and banana might end up being an orange LOL
One of my all time favourites. A lot of mechanics to master but just so much fun.
Ahh the good old PlayStation magazines. I live in Greece and we had the Greek versions here and I remember I had magazines from ps1 to ps3 era before they shut down due to financial problems. Good old times 😞
One thing i remember about this game is how amazing the music and the sound effects were
Rob is a master storyteller
That was beautiful, Rob! What a video. OMG!
Yasumi Matsuno and co were firing on all cylinders with this one. Great video!
"God I miss strategy guides." Amen to that sir.
If i remember rightly my highest chain was 114 on the dummy......yes i love this one to.
One of the best and most unique pioneers, it was an amazing journey playing it on the PS1 without having internet to find help. I had to figure out everything on my own, it was really hard and frustrating, I had to start from the beginning many times when I got stuck, but it was absolutely worth it.
Nice review mate😁✌️
Absolutely classic game I remember losing so many hours back then to games such as this, FFVII and Jade Cocoon.
Literally my favorite game from my childhood
I’m surprised so many people familiar with this title I literally did everything in this game from building the strongest weapons to defeating all the extra bosses one of the best titles square came out with and the ended lefty plenty room for a sequel I would love to see them revisit this IP. Me and Rob got a lot of similar tastes in games I salute you.
in a way they did... Final Fantasy Tactics, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, and Final Fantasy XII. I would love to see a refinement of the system and style of the game, but the aesthetic lives on in the other titles set in Ivalice.
I will watch anything containing even a sentence from Rob Pearson
One my favorite games that I played over and over again. Even when you beat the game initially you still didn't explore all Lea Monde! I believe it was a 125% is when it was fully explored...plus you fought some tough bosses in those extra rooms!
Rob, I seriously love the way you look at games and the way you play them. Following your thinking has made me enjoy games even more than I used to. Thanks
Thank you for giving this amazing game the love it deserves! Yes, I played it back in the day, and I'll say it's probably in my top 10 favorites. But those cutscenes! That direction! That dialogue! I've never seen anything like it since. To me, this game might have the best presentation of all time; a bold statement, I know, but if you've played the game you know what I mean!
My favourite Access video so far. I actually got emotional at the end. I've had this on my shelf since it launched, and I just bought the PS One classic on Vita and PS3 two nights ago. I'd love an option to play it on my PS5. It's an incredible game. Truly unique, as Rob says.
I loved this game so much that I got the Rood Inverse tattooed to my back. Rob, this video is an exquisite celebration of its wonder!
Please remaster this masterpiece of art!
Remake !
I remember when I played this game while I was a teen. Amazing game and a real hidden gem and one of a kind. They don't make them like this anymore.
I love hearing opinions from the team about games they’re very passionate about! 2021’s videos have been amazing so far! 😋
Robs writing skills and delivery are top notch.
Great video. Any love for Legend of Dragoon out there? That was a great game
This game has to be one of the most rewarding when you eventually learn how it works. Complete masterpiece.
Beautiful! You did this game justice!
Dude i can't believe you really cover one of my favorite game ever. It is a very difficult game but god i love the difficult curve in this game. Thank you my dude. (Bananas against dragons how that it never occurred to me) lol
PS1 was the best era for RPGs, so many experimentation and variety, the golden age of Square when they made masterpieces every year. Compared to nowadays when most RPGs are the sameish Action RPGs with minimal differences between them.
I went on and on about this game as a kid. Not a single friend of mine had ever played it.
Thanks Rob. Now I have a yearning for this... thinking of the levels I have never ever finished...
Beautiful game. I put a lot of hours into it that left me with unforgettable memories. I still have the music for the Undercity and listen to it sometimes. I also still remember the sword I had for dark-affinity enemies: it was called "Indulgence".
OK so i know i'll immediately get the "the graphics haven't aged well" comments but in all honesty this art style still looks gorgeous today, no other PS1 game looked this phenomenal 😊
This is the best looking 3D game on the PS1 in my opinion. Yes the texture have aged, yes there is the classic PS1 deformation of the models and textures... But the design of it all is stunning. The city, the buildings, the characters and enemies. Great work. It's brillant.
@@AxLWake Yeah, it still looks so good 😊
It may have technically aged, because it's a twenty year old game, of course modern games are going to have better graphics... but because the art design is so strong I still count it among the best-looking games I've played.
Ashley Riot: Fei Fong Wong: Cloud Strife
These are are the best characters that mold me to become a gamer.
My first Playstation Game bought in a Market in Morocco together with the Ps One what a blessed day i will never forget!!!
DUDE!!!
I'M sooooo happy to hear and see that there are others like me that absolutely adore this game!!
I not one of those that went full in-depth and made every weapon from Damascus, but I had a pretty damn good set for my level of play. Heck by my 4th okay through I didn't need Ashley to equip weapons he was so powerful..
But damn, WHAT A GAME! WHAT AN EXPERIENCE!
I get chills thinking about it 😊
I love this game!!!
One of the coolest games i’ve played on ps1… very unique☺️👌🏻 hope to get a remake of this
I didn't know how much I need a GIF of Rob running
Would love a remake of this game😍
Finally!! Some recognition for my favourite RPG of all time. I really hope the PS5 (when I can get one) will allow backward compatability so I can stream the hell out of this. I try to play it every year since that first time I bought it and every time I am enthralled with everything that you noted in your exposition. A master class in gaming.
Please do an access d&d campaign. I think we all need to hear Rob be a DM
Oh, yes. Rob would immediately sell you on the setting of the game
I really didn't like this game ~15 years ago, but I have a feeling I'm gonna love it as a grumpy old man.
Loved this game, it has a steep learning curve at the beginning the first time I played it I got frustrated and stopped playing it for days. Then came back to it and started to understand how it all worked being a more satisfying game overall. We definitely won't see nothing like it again.
Thank you for perfectly articulating what makes this one of my favorite games of all time.
Just played this last month on my phone. One of the best games ive ever played. Hope they do a remake of this game.
Best writer on UA-cam. Love these videos and love PlayStation Access!
Don't now if Ps access reads these. But such an amazing talent and narrator/actor
Ps1s finest, from the intro where seamless transition from cut scene to boss battle, years ahead of its time, hands down ps1s best game...need a remake!!
I'm so glad to see this game get a love letter. What a gem
That game was amazing for it’s time. I was so young to understand how amazing it was when I was playing it for the first time and now I see the beauty of it.
Great job Rob,
I love that you developed some much time and attention to a PS1 game that no longer makes Sony money and would be easy to ignore. Your appreciation is worthy of this great game.
this was an incredible episode. I'm honestly super impressed and I love the new format for this. well done
This is in my top 3 from my childhood.
Great video. Very well put together
We need a remaster/remake of this one, it would be amazing
Haven't played it yet but picked it up a couple years back because of how you've talked about it on videos. Hopefully one day I'll get chance to enjoy it!
After 21 years, still my favourite game. Nothing comes close..... would love a remake on PS5.
I wish I had a job that could evoke that kind of emotion in me. You guys have the most amazing jobs.
Glad to see you back Rob, really miss those friday features. Thank you for all the wonderful memories! Ps1 was the best era for rpgs, so many classics!
You make me feel like I missed put never really digging into this game years ago.
My teenage self just couldn't get into the slow-moving combat and dry dialog. Such a shame. Looking back, the game seems quite cool.
This is my first true Souls like. Such an ambience, also no guides here it was 2000, but these games were made to be beaten if you got into them.
Wow, how I love the music in the workshops... 😌
Only just caught this, top notch form on the sprinting Rob.
The apple, banana analogy had me dead lolz
I watched this video weeks ago, but I had to come back just to say that it was one of the most thoughtful and well-written scripts I've ever seen on UA-cam. It truly amazed me.
I'm already playing Rime just so I can watch the last weeks video from you and Now you release this.
It's absolutely time to play this masterpiece.
Damn, those cutscene phrase bubbles - the lines emerge in my mind before they appear on screen...
Rob, such a poet. Love it
Rob makes the best videos on PlayStation Access hands down.
4:30 everytime I heard this BGM, it feels like I'm crafting my Blade irl 😄
It is the game of my life. I completed it at least 50 times and there are still secrets in her (as I finished it in my youth times with little to no access to the internet I didn't even know about the secret weapons). I love it with all my heart. I got all sorts of stuff related to it, even did myself a Blood Sin tattoo on my back and bought figures in this year. I will love it until my last breath.
Ha, I read that same article and came to the same conclusion! Such a unique classic that deserves some kind of update!
The battle, items and upgrade systems here borrows some elements from the Front Mission series which you should absolutely check out 😀