Johnny vs. Final Fantasy
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In today's episode, it's the beginning of a new Marathon, and one I've been wanting to do since forever. It's Final Fantasy. My first RPG series. My favorite RPG series. Let's get started.
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Your Uncle is basically Alolan Johnny.
LMAO
Frick your rIGHT-
Wait...WHAT?!? LOOOL!!!! 😆🤣😂
Who's Galarian Johnny then?
@@dukemon6163 Matt
That whole sponsored segment felt like a personal attack.
The "How many tabs do you have open on your browser right now' really hit home.
after the twitter jab i was ready to just accept the funny relatable bit but that tabs one was TOO far
what in the world are you talking about
@@charlie4christ536 That doesn't seem relevant to this discussion.
@@charlie4christ536 Jesse what the fuck are you talking about?
“Today, we’re starting off with Square one.”
Ok, that was pretty good.
I immediately thought of both Coldplay and Blackpink. ..."oh, SQUAREsoft yeah..."
@@ty_sylicus lo
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Oh I remember that show! I loved MathNet and wanted to be a mathematician when I grew up! :D
Been waiting for this for about 7 years
For what, final fantasy or to finally see the legendary Unkle
Hey at least you're not a Donkey Kong Country fan
Too bad I don't watch him anymore. He's 7 years too late.
@@megaman15ish So edgy
@@megaman15ish
Then why are you here?🤔
honey wake up, somecallmejohnny is doing final fantasy
Yeah, yeah, I'm up. I'm😴...up standing and...😪
I just want to see him play Ghosts n’ Goblins: Resurrection.
@@TheScribe1.0 Same
@@TheScribe1.0 ditto
For the last time I DON'T CARE HUSBAND
*Patiently waits for FFX*
See you inn 4 years buddy.
Y
FF8 here but same emotion
III, X and XIII. Those are the only three I've played. So I'll watch those the day they come out.
I'm waiting for when he gets to ff14, this game is what pushed me to try and beat all the mainline games
“How many tabs do you have open on your browser right now?” One Johnny. Yours. You get my undivided attention.
I only watch on my phone app or PS5, no tabs open. :(
The best Johnny VS’ are the ones where he covers games he’s passionate about.
So true and this one's going to be good.
@@finntownley2086 it’s why his sgb reviews of Metroid & sonic still hold up
@@finntownley2086 Thanks
Especially the ones he passionately hates
@@jonathanamalidosan5476 Must we mention Super Mario Sunshine
Not gonna lie “fiesta fantasy” sound pretty cool 😎
Pretty sure the first chord in FFIX Vamo Alla Flamenco played when he says that.
Sounds like it could be a Mario Party style game with Final Fantasy characters lol.
@@doodleboy565 it does
@@doodleboy565
Who would the Bowser equivalent be? Garland? x)
There's a challenge run for FF5 called the Four Job Fiesta, so we're halfway to Fiesta Fantasy already
Born too late to explore the world.
Born too early to explore the universe.
Born in time to witness Johnny review the Final Fantasy series.
I never thought this day would come
It's truly beautiful
There were those who thought this day would never come. What are they to say now? Lol
I never thought I would hear a man claiming to burn music from a CD to a cassette tape. Something about this doesn't sound right.
I still remember Johnny's older vids of when he ranked numerous themes from FFI to FFX, good times!
@@Maniac536 how about, "I KNEW JOHNNY WOULD DO THIS GAME!"
"Welcome to Cornellia."
"I like swords."
"Welcome to Cornellia."
"I like swords."
"Welcome to Cornellia."
"I like swords."
"Welcome to Cornellia."
"I like swords."
" Lisa needs bracelets. "
" Dental plan. "
" Lisa needs bracelets. "
" Dental plan. "
" Lisa needs bracelets. "
" Dental plan. "
@@jaretco6423 If we get rid of our dental plan......I'll have to pay for Lisa's braces!
PSI Rid. But how will Lisa get bracelets without Dental plan? LOL!
Only the real ones remember. Remember the tales... of the Armoire of Invincibility...
@@goranisacson2502 Thank you. Someone who actually knows what I'm talking about, I think.
It’s time for Johnny’s most ambitious marathon since Metal Gear Solid.
I wanna see him a TMNT marathon in the future
How long do you think this one will take him?
@@kryptonavenger2024 Probably around the combined length of both the metal gear & kingdom hearts marathons
None of which will be as long as the sonic 06 video
Kingdom Hearts says hi
The "spell charge" mechanic goes back farther than Dungeons and Dragons does. It's called Vancian magic, named for Jack Vance, an author whom I would not be surprised to hear was inspired by fiction yet older still.
''How many tabs do you have open on your browser right now?'' Johnny please, don't call me out like that
I currently have 26 Google Translate tabs.
Don't ask.
Johnny: "1987 my birth year".
My Brain: The birth of 87.
Oh, right, the birth. the birth of '87. The birth specifically performed in the year 1987. 1987's birth. [long pause]... That birth?
Mental illness
John realized that he said he was going to do final fantasy before dragon quest and the dragon quest marathon came to a screeching halt.
What Dragon Quest Marathon. He did that review as a favor for Ted.
@@smashmaster521 He's going to do a Dragon Quest Marathon at some point too I think. At least people were talking about it a long time before he even did that video on DQV.
I don't follow Johnny on social media or Patreon or whatever so I don't know where people got that information.
@@42Caio maybe from his live stream
He could even do a Dragon Quest marathon following Final Fantasy, maybe cover the ones before the one he covered on the DS, so yeah he could just do that and go on his merry way on something else to marathon before returning back to DQ.
Well it’s not a marathon if he doesn’t start with the first game in the series
Not gonna lie. I laughed way harder than I should have at that Fiesta Fantasy bit.
The best thing this game gave us is this glorious line:
“I, Garland, will knock you all down!”
That line is so awesome, it’s one of Garland’s purchasable lines in Dissidia NT.
Edit: I should clarify that there are NO microtransactions in Dissidia NT. The lines are bought with in-game currency, which are handed out at a decent enough pace.
Purchasable lines.....thats gross lol.
@@anthonyrubel4057 Dissidia NT in general is gross.
@@okagron I'm still pissed I paid full price for that game just for it to go free to play
Hopefully Dissidia gets a worthy sequel or reboot after FFXVI (geez I still can't believe the 16th numbered game is on the horizon and that's not including the sequels, prequels or spin-offs).
@@lynxfresh5214 itll be like five years before 16 comes at this point, by then maybe ps5s will actually be in stock
*waits for the 6 hour long XIV video probably after Endwalker is out*
> Implying Johnny's not gonna decide to divide it into 6+ videos, since Dawntrail's coming soon.
“How many tabs do you have in your browser?”
Me: I just closed everything since I’m done with school haha!
THIS.
I keep many tabs open at a time... don’t judge!
I only use one tab for UA-cam, rarely use 2 but never use more than that. Part of that is due to my PC being low-spec and on top of that I'm using Chrome which is very power intensive. I know I could use Firefox but to me Chrome has a lot more utilities than Firefox does so I use that instead, which I know isn't a good idea
@@hudde814 just use Microsoft edge, it is functionally better than chrome, look it up
I have 60 tabs on my phone
Johnny: Hey y'all I'm finally reviewing the final fant--
Everyone: *NOT SCIENTIFICALLY POSSIBLE*
To quote Cloud’s Smash 4 reveal
“Never thought I’d see the day...”
Actually FF2 was supposed to get a western release, but when the localization team saw how close it would be to the launch of the SNES, they said “Fuck this” and went straight to FF4
Mainline Games: Final Fantasy
Party Spinoff: Fiesta Fantasy
Kart Racer Spinoff: Fueled Fantasy
edit: Okay, so Chocobo GP got announced on the Switch. We officially have a Fueled Fantasy.
I would play the hell out of a ff cart racer
Airship game: Flying Fantasy
GeeboysGamesandMore Dancing Spinoff: Funky Fantasy
@@PlausiblyBryce Cooking spinoff: Frying Fantasy
@@PlausiblyBryce
horror game spin-off: frightening fantasy.
14:51 - 15:00
"This is 2020" ~ SomecallmeJohnny 2021
My thoughts exactly...
The day has come. Time for the longest marathon in this channel’s history. Pray for Johnny, he’s gonna need it
I see you couldn't convince Lewis to come on the journey so you got his non-Union Mexican equivalent
Is this the first time his uncle gets a pic on screen? I've heard his voice over on the SGB channel but this is the first time that I've seen what he looks like.
If memory serves, his uncle did get a pic on the thumbnail for another video.
He also has a Twitch channel. Was extremely chill
I believe he was in one of the toomanygames vlogs before
His face was also on the Game of Life thumbnail.
This makes me miss sgb. The lps with uncle were the best
"Nobuo Uematsu is my favorite video game composer of all time"
Dammit, Johnny, if I had 120 troll accounts I'd log into each and every one of them to give this video 120 extra likes.
Oh boy we’re going to be here for a while. I’ll go make a cup of coffee for this
“Yeah don’t make it too obvious.”
Puts Tiamat in the game...
OOPS!
And Bahamut.
And the Whole SomeCallmeJohnny fandom stood up in joy...
And they collectively: When are you going to play Chrono Cross?
First video and is nearly 40 minutes?
Holy shit this marathon is gonna be wild
Don't know who you are, but you have 1K subscribers, so yeah
@@zachatck6567 *Maybe he's the chosen one*
@@zachatck6567 *I think he is the chosen one*
Final Fantasy 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, maybe 10-2 are probably going to be some of his longest videos. There is so much he would have to talk about with those games.
I think Sonic 06 is finally going to be dethroned.
Imagine having Johnny as your art teacher in some type of alternate universe.
I get that magic missile is an actual spell in D&D, but the idea of having a spell named Nuke, is just hilarious to me
My ultimate spell
*a motherfucking nuclear warhead*
AKSUALLY,
A 'missile' is any object projected through the air.
@@straightupanarg6226 Well, if you want to get technical, "missile" requires some form of autonomous guidance. Units without such are referred to as a "rocket". :P
@@lordlundar In the general sense, a missile weapon is any projectile weapon, like bows and slings and guns. You're talking about a missile in the modern military sense, and I guess you're right there.
"Final Fantasy National Anthem"
I am unsure how to take this statement, but you aren't wrong. ...oh god, the tune is now stuck in my head!
I feel like Final Fantasy XVI will be out by the time Johnny finishes this marathon
Holy.shit, after 10 years of watching johnny i finally see his legendary "the mega cd combo unit" unkle
Imagine if Johnny gets through his FF marathon before ProJared does
But how much before clement finishes his. He is nearly done at this point so he might win.
I mean as long Johnny doesn't cheat on his wife and get nudes from fans he should finish long before projared
@@Ultimataco that was a lie
@@animegamer2458 I was making a joke, but the only lie is the cheating and that's just what the claims. Not my business if he did or not. But he did get nudes from fans, that part is 100% true
@@Ultimataco On a body positive 18+ tumblr page? Yes. What of it? No child was involved either.
Also, what does this have to do with Final Fantasy?
Wow, your uncle looks just like you, but with more hair.
Disappointed there isn’t a bob in his team because there is always a room for a bob
Shoot, you're right
This...is actually an eye opener and informative. I never knew the original NES Final Fantasy used DND rules regarding magic use.
Yeah, I came to FF in the 90s, and I didn't understand why Magic was so weird when I first played FF1 on an NES Emulator. Sometime later, as I learned more about Pen and Paper RPGs, it all clicked and made sense that they reverse-engineered D&Ds system.
Not entirely, but it's similar. But the influence is even clear in the bestiary and even the art. FF1 used so many D&D monsters. Not just monsters from mythology, but also monsters specifically created for D&D. It even ripped some of the monster art straight from D&D books.
@@andrejg4136 The reason rpgs are so important to Japan is even thou platformers and action games are technically most exciting, you could make the argument that there also more Frustrating. Rpgs makes it so you don't have to do a lot of complex move movement to get through intense battles. Cause lets face it Japan hates shooters, and sports games and I can see why.
Battle system was VERY MUCH taken from D&D. Honestly the whole vibe was. The Spell Charges are just a renamed Spell Slot. Monks/BB were difficult to level but oh my god they destroy everything in their path once they do. Really the only original character type was the Red Mage, and that was just a simplified Fighter/Cleric/Mage combo.
Did I just see Johnny holding a copy of *The Legend of Dragoon* just now? Don't tease me like that dude... 😗🥰
Same, but for Persona and Nocturne
You’re finally reviewing Final Fantasy games. This is going to be a loong journey!
1:55 Bruh, why does Johnny's uncle's hair remind me of a latino Sephiroth.
Fiesta Fantasy VII
Damn Johnny, that exercise is doing you wonders! I never thought you were too hefty, but looking back, it's night and day. I'm proud of you, man, keep it up!
"Today, we're starting off with... Square one."
I hated how clever that was.
It's not that clever though
Is it just me... Or is Johnny making more and more jokes ? Not that I'm complaining, this guy is always fun to watch and has been for years. Keep it up, Johnny...
... Or Tails Doll will come back for you !
your uncle literally looks like you in a wig lol
Nobuo uematsu is such a god like composer that he's jacksfilms favorite musician and he's literally never even touched a final fantasy game
3:27 ONE MORE GOD REJECTED!
I mean please play this one sometime. Or when the HD Remaster comes out.
I was the one who gave him the game indirectly during his time at Too Many Games 2019. I gave it to Ryan from Brainscratch Commentaries and said to him that that game was for Johnny. It was also the same game that I gave to Caddicarus during his time at Too Many Games 2018.
"Anything with 'F' would work"
First Fantasy
Fecond Fantasy
Firth Fantasy
Fantasy Fatics
Fucking Fantasy
@@philithegamer8265 you stole my joke I was going to say that.
Fantasy Fantasy
31:35
Johnny: "I'm glad spell charges is shot after this game"
Final Fantasy 3: 😗
Man, I just love the character designs here and I don’t know why. I even made little Perler bead guys for all 6 classes to display on my windowsill. Fun time
I’ve waited 3 million years for the day Johnny would go though the final fantasy series
Spell Charges work a fuck ton better in DnD where everything is a little bit more tailored to party strengths and weaknesses, and there isn't necessarily a combat encounter around every corner. In Final Fantasy 1 at the very least where you are fighting every 5 steps, it isn't a good use of a spell charge system.
As Count Dooku would say, "I've been looking forward to this"
A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.
2:25 IS THAT BABY JOHN?!!?!! My heart can’t!!! 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️
The game meant to be Squares last game that saved a company and became a franchise
The Final Fantasy
It was a “Final Fantasy” indeed.
I love the spell slots fite me Johnny, it let's me think I'm playing dnd when I have no games scheduled (or friends in general)
Also anyone that also likes the spell slots there's a randomizer for FF1 that also let's you fix the broken mechanics and add quality of life patches like health items at top of list and buy items in bulk!
As someone who loves tabletop RPGs, the D&D similarities hit me like a truck. Not just with magic users having spell slots but alot of the monster designs too. Sorcerers are just Mind Flayers with the names crossed out, that's why you keep dying to them so much!
"FF14 is a Money Guzzling Wildfire"
*Laughs in 2200 hours*
I may have a problem...
Free to lvl 60 so... >. >
One of the biggest reasons I don't play any RPGs or open world games that much, they never end and I get bored after 10-15 hours. I prefer compact, shorter games that stay fun the whole ride. Even Spider-Man PS4 got pretty tedious when 100% it and I freaking love that game. Still, a new Johnny VS-marathon and I'm ready for it!
Looking forward to which FF games Johnny recommends; I've been meaning to dive into this series.
Great video. I remember getting the Nintendo Power guide in the mail along with Super Mario 3 and Ninja Gaiden II. It certainly got me excited in the series. Do you only play the official releases of the series or do you play emulated versions? I have a suggestion when you get to Final Fantasy IV and VI again.
Finally I'm one step closer to the persona marathon. I just finished 10 like 2 months ago loved it made me cry
“How many tabs do you have in your browser?”
Per window, or across all four? -_(\
Same.
My guess is about 200.
Not to backseat game on you, but I want to help you avoid a mistake a lot of reviewers make when playing Final Fantasy II.
You do not need to make your allies hit themselves. Doing so will only increase HP, and HP is far less valuable than Evasion in FF2. Having your allies hit themselves will actually lower your Evasion.
I know I’m looking pretty far into the future here, and I’m sure you’re picking the SNES version for FF4, but in the chance you’re not. You going to look at one of the other 3DS, GBA, or PSP version of FF4? I’m starting it soonish, and I’m not too sure which to do
This ought to be fun. Personally, I began loving Final Fantasy again after playing XIV: A Realm Reborn. The game has some connections, be thematically or small details with the Tactics Advance, which I bloody loved as a kid. Since then, I'm nearly finishing the base game post-content and getting closer to jump into Heavensward. The game writing, character devepolement, music and even playerbase is so damn good. Nothin' beats the feeling of sitting in a campfire with a random player, emoting "sit" and havin' a small conversation about our characters. THIS little detail I love to death, and the game is filled with it. This made me seriously consider giving a go to the main line Final Fantasy games, but I'm so glad you did this. I don't think i could compromise to play such a vast number of games, and your perspective and opinion sure is good. So thanks, Johnny. For the gift of Final Fantasy reviews.
Also Paladin looks bloody pleasing in ARR.
Hi, year late for advice, but play 4, great game, good starting point.
I wrote a research paper on Nobuo Uematsu in high school, even though I have never played a single Final Fantasy game! The man is a legend!
Gosh Johnny is such a nice, chill youtuber
While I'm a bit late, I'll just say this: this game is pretty much a D&D game. (tiamat, mind flayers, bahumet all of that.)
Edit: he already said this at 30:24
This marathon was a long time coming
Hey Johnny, Fun Fact, did you know that Fighting Fantasy is still going strong today, & is even being handled by none other than TERRY PRATCHET'S DAUGHTER, RHIANNA PRATCHET!!!
Johnny is finally making Final Fantasy videos.
"The time has come"
UA-cam’s spend time making jokes the whole vid, but Johnny talks normally and adds a subtle joke, or drops edit and it’s 30x more effective at getting a laugh out of me.
Some channels who make jokes can be funny too
The most overdue set of reviews are finally coming. They're going to be fragmented over the course a year or more but it's finally beginning
I think going from creating music to game development makes sense actually, people who are artistically inclined tend to have talent in multiple types of art
"How many tabs do you have open right now?"
me: ...about 600...
"Yeeeah"
I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time! FF1 on the GBA was the first FF game I even beat, and I absolutely loved it. Then I beat FF2 and loved it even more. Can’t wait to see what you have to say about FF2 when you get to that video, and I’m bracing myself for the criticism lol
Hes actually gonna do the Final Fantasy series. What a brave soul💯
May the light of the crystals guide his brave soul on this journey across time and history.
Anyone else notice John’s physique? Man’s getting handsomer by every new review.
Good work, Johnny.
Good for him for getting in shape. He's leagues ahead of me in that regard.
"They got rig of spell charges in later games" *chuckles in FF3*
I'd point to 8 myself. That was WAY later.
Johnny: “How many tabs do you have open right now?”
Me watching this on my parents old IPad: “1”
With Johnny doing all of the FF games I can’t wait to see his review on 8 AND 13. I really hope Matt is in his final fantasy 13 review
I hope he doesn't recycle a lot of the stuff that reviewers sade when it first came out. It's been done to death at this point. As an avid fan of XIII, I hope he enjoys it at least
Good grief we’re gonna be in this marathon till 2023 if he’s doing all of them in a row
Still blows my mind that my dad, not the brightest crayon in the box, beat this game with a party not meant for beginners. He had 2 Fighters, a Red Mage and a White Mage. Still, he slogged through the game and made Chaos look like a clown, rarely getting a Game Over. Of course, we're also talking about a guy who beat Dragon Warrior 1 and 2 on the same system and Final Fantasy 4 (then released as 2) on the SNES. Amazing either way.
This is the start of a marathon for the ages.
FF1 holds up remarkably well. I think it speaks to the strength of the game's pacing and level design (in terms of progression and world design, not dungeons) that it still holds up as an enjoyable, if somewhat basic romp all these years later.
Really hoping Johnny gives FF2 a fair shake. It gets a reputation as being "grindy" due to the leveling system, but you really don't need your levels in any weapon or magic to get very high to have a decent time getting through the game. I know people love to point to "hitting yourself to get HP wtf" but like... if you go through the game you're gonna gain HP naturally. Because enemies will hit you. Honestly, the *equipment* system is way more obtuse and worth criticizing than the actual leveling system (evasion being king, heavy armor penalizing magic stats *and* evasion, etc... at least all the versions beyond the Wonderswan have the magic penalty for weapons and shields removed.).
I don't really care for JRPGs, but its clear how much effort you're going to put into this vs. series. Great job dude, can't wait to see more
I'm watching this in hope this marathon will make me care more about JRPGs.
@@k-leb4671
JRPGs
RPGs
What's the difference?
@@Antonio-is2cn J in JRPG means Japanese, so JRPGs are games from Japan that are RPGs
I was sitting here bored has hell and Johnny uploads it's like a gift
I'm thinking of watching as many videos on this channel to keep me from being bored for a while honestly
Damn, you're the spitting image of your uncle that's nuts.
Clement is almost done with his retrospective, Johnny needs to catch up big time
Projared needs to hurry. He's on 8 right now.
@@jaretco6423 he will be left behind
Well don't worry. Clement is working on getting new stuff so he's gonna be on hiatus from UA-cam for a LONG TIME!
6 - 10 were the golden age of the series imo. I think 1 - 3 and 15 are okay, 4 and 5 are good, and I actually really like 12 and 13, but none really left a massive impression on me like 6 - 10. I can’t speak for 11 or 14 since I never play online games with the exception of Monster Hunter lol.
Who's gonna finish first, Clement with his FF retrospective or John with his FF vs series? 😏
Clement by far.
Clement indeed. He didn't do FF14, and it's expansions.
Clement will finish first
One things for sure. Projared ain't gonna win. He's at 8 right now and still haven't reviewed it.
@31:32 You mention that spell charges was dropped after Final Fantasy 1. I just wanted to mention that Final Fantasy 3 on famicom brought spell charges back one more time. The remakes for FF3 drop the spell charges though the ps1 remake of FF1 still kept the spell charges I believe.
Finally
Wow
Wow
"Nobuo Uematsu is my favorite video game composer of all time" .. I couldn't agree more!
Can't wait for the the FF4 and FF5 reviews, those are my top 3 FF games along with FF9.
I also really enjoyed FF13, it's far better than what people make it seem.
15:27 I laughed so damn hard at a single word