Im 37. I played this game when I was 16. And everytime I want to feel human again, i come here. To remind me that I could cry back then. I am still a human.
I just played ff8 again. From last playing it around 99-00. I now get the ending, brilliant twist to the game. Which makes it more appealing now than it did 20 years ago, it was always in my top 2 or 3, but I think, maybe it's number 1 (Witcher 3 is close by)
I feel like this scene showed how much Tidus matured through the game. He wasn't whining about the situation, like he did through out, but accepted it. Which just makes it sadder.
Ghost Askren's in the Japanese version you could hear him sob more clearly after Yuna passed right through him though, which fits the whole cry baby thing more and brings more emotion to the scene. I wish they kept that in the English version.
I first played this game when I was eleven and I thought Tidus was a brat. I'm 28 now and watching this 17-year-old boy grow up as fast as he did and square up to his own death... It hits differently.
Yuna started the journey prepared to sacrifice her life. She lived, but in turn lost something even greater. Just sad. Heart-breaking. I love this game.
@@rythmjc3 I'd like to think Tidus did exist a thousand years ago. The fayth constructed everything they remember of Zanarkand, so who knows, maybe the origin of Tidus' image and personality was once alive as a Zanarkand citizen.
That audio drama doesn't exist to me, even if it was included with the HD remaster. I am glad they included that episode of how Yuna became part of the Gullwings.
@@NickIsMe171Shuyin looks almost identical, he really existed and was a blitzball player it is very likely that based on their memories of the latter, tidus was formed
Honestly the scene that broke me wasn't the hug or yuna saying she loved him, no it was when she was whistling to the sea hoping despite everything that tidus would come back to her that small scene is what broke me.
it's because he said "use that if we get separated, then i'll come running." She's trying to get him back even though she knows that he faded with the dream of the fayth. Definitely hit me too.
***** There are so many tearjerker moments in this (the music on its own is enough) but yes the ending just takes it to a whole new level. The amount of expression and emotion they pulled off in this ending is astounding
I agree. The whole ending got to me but it was something about that moment where she is whistling just made me fall apart. I remember the first time I saw it the thought hit me "He said if she ever needed him to just whistle and he'll be there, and she's just whistling her heart out...and he's never going to be there." It makes me cry every time.
One little detail I've loved about this ending is when Tidus hugs Yuna, you can see her close her eyes as if she's doing everything to preserve this single moment in her mind before it's lost forever. Beautiful ending!
Exactly!! The way you can see them savor it all too briefly - that part kills me every time. Especially with the music reaching such an emotional peak. Ruins me.
Yes I'm excited for it. Might actually be the first real Final Fantasy game since FFX lol. Emphasis on "might". Square Enix has been disastrous for the franchise that Square Soft built :/
Saddest ending of all time. The only FF relationship I ever believed. The best story they ever told. FFX is one of the best video game stories of all time.
HorusHeresy1982 I cannot watch this without crying. It’s awful enough by itself but then they drove a KNIFE through your heart with the whistle scene!!
@@Bahammed Like this i feel i agree on, it's not only about personal experiences. It's more than the way it proposes life on you etc. Man this is a fucking roller coaster
Saddest moment to see Yuna whistling Tidus, hoping he appears as said in his promise. "If we ever get separated, just whistle and I'll come running." Best FF i think.
I played final fantasy for decades. Ffx is the best for me hands down. A few years ago Japan surveyed more than half a million gamers and they voted ffx as the best game in the series
I have played all the main line FF games except XI and XIV. This one was the greatest in terms of the story of all of them. It was just perfection all the way through.
“I’m sorry I couldn’t show you Zanarkand...” THOSE WORDS. Those words alone will always stick with me. It’s all he wanted was to show Yuna HIS Zanarkand. And the fact he accepted he couldn’t, and just accepted what his fate was, right there in that moment.....just, why?! 😭
The entire storyline is brilliant. Tidus as a character, from the very start of the game, was the positive guy that wanted to fight to live against all odds. Yuna on the contrary, was the one that was fighting knowing she would die, and she was ready to accept that fate. Therefore, at the end, it is incredibly well written the irony that their roles were reversed.
I’m 35 and every time I hear this music or watch this ending I remember the 16 year old me sitting in front of that tv, watching the ending and crying so hard. It just moves me on another level.
I am a 33 years old guy and you have just described me. It is so sad and beautiful. An incredible one of a kind masterpiece! I don't know any game comparable this. One of the best stories I know and it was done just perfectly. FFX forever.
A long time ago, my dad gave away my PS2 before I could finish Final Fantasy X. I swore to myself I would never look up the ending to the game because I knew some day I would play it again. When the HD Remaster came out, I was so grateful for my patience because I could now relive the fantasy all over again and watch the ending I waited so long for. When Yuna passed through Tidus and fell to the floor, my brother let out the hugest fucking fart and I was so fucking pissed off he ruin the moment.
The clap between Tidus and Jecht at the 4:00 is the breaking point for me. I cry every time. Much like Tidus' story, my dad sometimes felt scary and distant in my childhood. Now as an adult I understand how much he sacrificed to support me. He really did do his best. Now in my 30's and he in his 60's, my dad is my best friend. That clap symbolizes so much in the relationship between fathers and sons and the "passing of the torch". Men aren't always the best at verbalizing their feelings, but those high-fives and pats-on-the-backs are our way of saying "I love you. I'm proud of you. You did good."
Spot on. You nailed it. That clap was the best part of the ending for me. It says everything that needed to be said between Tidus and Jecht. Kudos to you for recognizing your dad, I feel like too many people nowadays just let anger consume them.
Yeah, that single moment is so profoundly effective. It's a really beautiful example of how to pack a big dose of emotional content into something small and understated. It would have been so easy for them to accidentally fall into the trap of making something overwrought and less powerful, but they nailed it.
What truly was heartbreaking was Tidus was willing to defeat Sin completely, even after knowing that Sin’s death would erase Dream Zanarkand along with all of its inhabitants, including himself. Tidus was willing to sacrifice his own life to break The Spiral of Death, just to save Yuna. When it dawned on the entire group that Tidus was fading I couldn’t stop crying no matter how hard I tried.
@@thepotatoofheaven I think that "goodbye" was directed to all of them, and he did give Wakka and Rikku a sad look. He probably didn't want them to watch him fade away and felt it best to just say goodbye and get out of there. When you think about it it's a really fucked up thing Tidus experienced at the end of the game, he wasn't just facing death, he was facing the fact that he never actually existed and was going to vanish completely.
@@jonbradley4044 Dream Zanarkand people did exist. they were normal people in every aspect, they just had a different life source. once that life source vanished, they vanished aswell, simple.
@@jonbradley4044 if tidus was going to vanish completely he wouldn't of saw braska, auron & more importantly jecht (who is also a dream person from zanarkand) on the other side when he made the jump, they did physically exist like any real person.
Dude I'm also 28 and have tripped up by this ending for over a week. I'm also wondering what this game has to my life. Goddamn COVID is not making the real world a great escape lol
Same bro. It dosen't matter how many things i will play this game would be first in my heart . I told my friend if she call them ugly or shit like that i would block her forever
you really dont want to visit spira in reality ... its your decision ... you dont want, that roy and sakika are a pair in young age ... so accept the truth :)
I’m 33 and every time I watch this final I remember the 16/17 year old me sitting front tv playing this.. I keep crying same hard as the first time i saw... Such a beautiful and tragic ending. One of the best game ever.
I think the saddest part is that at first, Tidus tries to stay strong and take his leave without any fuss --- but then Yuna runs to him, and unable to touch him she utters that simple "I love you." When he turns around, his expression suddenly becomes vulnerable and sad, as if he's realizing just how much he's losing by saying goodbye. But in the end, he's okay with it if it means not only saving the world, but letting Yuna have a chance to finally live her life.
@@supremeoverlorde2109 I've been obsessed with this game forever and have seen this scene a million times (and the Japanese version maybe once or twice), but never realized he was supposed to be weeping there! It's so clear in the Japanese ending. I'm even more dead now x-x. Didn't know their parting could possibly get more emotional, lol.
To tell you the truth, everything about Tidus' character was far more relatable and tragic to me than Yuna's character. The whole time he speaks to himself about going home....longing for a place he'll never return to or see again. And then later, seeing him confirm to himself he has to let it go all the while still keeping a positive outlook for Yuna is the quality of a true champ. Tidus is truly an exceptional character. Moreso today imo than I had ever thought of him over 20 years ago.
What gets me about this scene is that, for all of her life, Yuna has been raised and lived with a sole focus on other people. She is expected to die for others. She does everything with the expectation that she will literally sacrifice her life for the benefit of other people. She has never asked for anything for herself, really. And yet, with Titus' help, she is able to break the cycle of sacrifice. She has done something that saves herself, and all future summoners from needing to make this terrible sacrifice. And, for the first time, she asks for something. She asks for Tidus. And the answer is no.
Yuna doesn't see Tidus when he stand next her because she's looking at the sun. Rikku cope the situation trying to bargain that they'll see each other again. Tidus looks at Wakka when he says Goodbye. Kimahri and Lulu stand by as if Lulu knew what would happen and tried to warn Wakka that Tidus wasn't his dead brother.
The most heart-wrenching part about this ending was that HE DIDN'T DIE. Tidus FADED. That's a WHOOOOOOOLE other level of tearing my heart out. I'm done.
yeah FF8 had a happy ending even though the main game storyline is pretty depressing, and I thought that ending was still one of the greatest. @@TheSoxfan815
I was a 30 year old Guy, and remember being so moved and crying so hard at the end. To this day just hearing the "To Zanarkind" music starts me crying. Year 2023, my 18 year old is really into video games with a good story. I've recommended this, and now we're playing it through together. I wondered whether it was just me who found it so emotional, so I did a youtube search and wound up here. Looking at the comments, it's nice to see I am among so many friends who experienced it as I did. I hope, reliving this vicariously though the eyes of my child that they find it as beautiful as I did. Wish us luck :)
As a teen I remember trying to not cry to much because I was an edgy hyper independent teen with too much emotions suppressed...this ending actually hurt me like physical pain cuz I didn't wanted my parents to see me as a mess cuz it was dinner after 😂 More than a decade later I cry a river everytime as an adult, and it's a relief now, not painful x)
Well its been 11 months... How'd it go? Did your kid have the same reaction and emotions we did? Did he find it mesmerizing as we did? I need to know!!
This ending made me cry like a baby the first time I played it on my PS2. It still brings a tear or two to my eyes all these years later. Yes, I'm a guy, and proud of having feelings.
Viral This coming from the guy who calls the main character and one of the main reasons the ending's sad "Tight ass". Don't get me wrong, I don't mind jokes. I just don't like unfunny ones.
Garrus -Vakarian I don't see the logic, Tight ass is just a joke involving how pronouncing Tidus sounds like, STD has nothing to do with my nickname's sound. If it bothers you, just ignore it. After all, I wouldn't bother making jokes about characters in this game if I didn't care for it. Also, how I used to see this game back when I was young, and now that I'm 27, has nothing to do with each other. It's a beloved game for me and a little joke doesn't demean its value. Not every joke is made for everyone, after all, it's just unfunny to you.
Its about to be 18 years since I first saw this ending and seeing Yuna run to Tidus only to fall through him then stand up and say "I love you" still hurts my soul.
@@WhiteBoyGamer point was that they changed it to I love you... because in are culture people would be confused if at such a moment all she had said was thank you. while in their culture thank you ment a lot more.
Culture is likely the reason for the difference in translation. But in my opinion the original version of Yuna saying thank you is because she want to let Tidus know that she appreciates the relationship and memories they have and she want Tidus to left peacefully while she will keep on living with those beautiful memories..
I'm with you, Genji-san. After all the bitter blood between him and his dad through much of the game, it was nice see they made peace with each other, and themselves. This was probably one of the most emotionally charged endings in the Final Fantasy series.
This game changed my whole life. I can not explain how much it means to me. It holds a place in my heart & always will, thank you Square for telling the greatest story ever told🖤🖤
@@UncleButterworth for me it's also the greatest ever made. That's what you call having an opinion. There is no single game, movie, anime, book whatever that made me feel the same thing than ffx did
It really is a modern day odyssey. I come back to it again and again. Sometimes I’ll remember a scene or a moment plying it, and for a brief moment I’m 13 again.
I honestly have mixed feelings about FFX but this ending is one of the best endings I've ever seen. Narratively and thematically it's beautiful, and the direction in this final cutscene is perfect: Yuna sending Sin and the Aeons in slow motion, the musical symmetry between the start and ending of the game, how the theme of Zanarkand is intertwined throughout. That shot of Tidus against the sheer blue sky as pyreflies spring up around him is a defining image from the whole series.
One of the best stories I have ever experienced in my life. I played this game when I was a kid, I am 33 now and every time I hear the theme song kick in, it takes me right back to all these amazing and adventurous memories.
I played this for the first time the year it came out and cried like a baby when it ended. I'm in my 60s now--and I still cry like a baby when I finish this awesome game.
Hello, can someone please tell me what's going on. I couldn't afford the game or the console back then. What's the story, why he has to leave and why is he a spirit here & can't take her with him? My girls wana know why is he so damn good looking 10 years ago ....like Kpop stars? LOL
Mr 888 it’s a long story so I’ll give you the short version. I’m skipping over a lot with this. Tidus(the blonde guy) is seemingly sent a thousand years into the future. He and the other characters has to take Yuna on a journey to get a summon to defeat a monster called Sin who has been destroying the world for a thousand years. After he’s defeated he comes back to life 10 years after his defeat. Tidus found a way to beat Sin for good. It turns out that the summon they wanted to get was the cause for sin coming back all the time. The summon is made from the power of thousands of people who are in a coma-like state. They’ve existed for a long time. In this state of theirs, they’re dreaming. Once Sin is defeated they’ll wake up and everything they dreamed will disappear. Turns out Tidus was part of their dream but was forced out of it and he thought he was transported a thousand year into the future. Once Sin was defeated for good the sleeping people woke up and Tidus started to disappear from existence.
@@nina99165 OMG........yes. Thank you. At least now I know the basic of it. Cos I was like why some ending or whatever he can hold her hand, then others he's hologram and can't feel shit. LOL. Thanks heaps. And the girls still wana know how come he's so damn good looking. I said he's digitally drawn out as Japanese Korean Kpop star that got a all year tan like a Brazilian. LOL
I always rewatch this cause I hardly feel like crying to anything irl. I still don't but it gets me well up ish. Just checking if my tear ducts are not clogged up or something. Its this, FF9 Bahamut attacks alexandria scenes, Cowboy Beebops ending and Edward going berserk at teh end of FMA : Brotherhood.
I know it was cringe at some moments, but dear god...this game brought me to the Final Fantasy universe. So grateful. And especially as a teenager, I thought Tidus and Yuna's love story was a pure as it got. And you know what? It still is to this day.
I was still in high school when I finished this game. Now I'm running my own company, engaged, and expecting a baby soon. But man, this scene still gets to me every time. Time to buy the remastered version and play it again.
Do it. Get your fiance to watch you play/consult so she can enjoy the narrative side with you. Even my BF has recently stopped to watch me play and get invested in the story a bit. This isn't a soulless shoot-em-up or a game that's just about killing time, it has as much depth and artistic value as a good movie or novel and could be a nice experience to share. If there is any kind of game worth making you partner indulge you it's one like this lol!
Little Wolf Taima Totally agree. Made her watch my quick play through. She got invested with the story as well and the ending made her cry. One of the best (if not the best) Final Fantasy story ever. =) Didn't bother telling her about the sequel, don't want to ruin this perfect ending for her.
I really don't know what's the most painful thing to watch: - Yuna running into Tidus' arms, Tidus trying to catch her and her literally walking through him - Tidus' reaction when she says I love you or - When he backhugs her, when they both try to feel each other's presence for one last time Y'know I'm the type of person who thinks about what the characters think, how they feel in different cutscenes and wow there's just so many things untold between Tidus and Yuna in this scene: the fact that they both won't ever see each other again how they feel about it, the fact that even though Tidus knew their love would be impossible he tried his hardest to make it work and he realises here that they've reached its end, and just... LOOK AT THEM FOR GOD'S SAKE!! PS: If you want not to cry, just stay focused on Wakka's face at the beginning. It helps. Just a little, but it helps.
The part where she says "dream that have faded" and they run all those memories trought the screen with that beautiful yet melancholic soundtrack allways hits my heart I dont know wht
Psychoghost I remember playing this game like it was yesterday. I actually cried myself to sleep and talked out my depression that this game gave me. haha
@@MyWatchIsEnded This was a sad ending. I remember putting the joypad down after 78 playing hours and turning everything off. Then silence...silence. Sin was defeated and destroyed. Spira was free. The eternal calm descended. But at a terrible price. Yes, the cost was high. Tidus's story was over. Poor Yuna...separated forever from the one she loved. It was indeed the end. I went to bed. There was a calm that night. Then the sun rose that morning, and I realised it was time to move on...
One of the saddest Final Fantasy endings... You know what make it even sadder ? When you think about it, it's also the last Final Fantasy ending ... Following Tidus and Auron, the video game company which give us 18 years of wonderful games that will stay forever in memory and nostalgia... Squaresoft ... died one year later ... This farewell between Tidus and Yuna is also a farewell of one of the most regretted talented company to us, final fantasy fans and the clap between Tidus and Jecht probably the last message to us "hey ! We shared good times, right ?...". Yuna couldn't have been more right when she says "Everyone has lost something precious..."
hey I never really saw it in that way. I totally agree with this. Maybe they made a conscious decision to make it as emotional as this knowing they wouldnt be around as were going in new directions who knows. One thing for sure is this game and its ending will stay with me for the rest of my life and I will never forget it
Mohamed Mokhles final fantasy isnt dead lol...I think you missed the point of the comment and took it out of context. I like X-2, 11,12 13, and 14 but in storytelling I'm sorry they did go worse after X (not counting 13). 12 has the best gameplay of them all with gambits. The online games are both awesome but the stories aren't really that great. 12 was the worst story post FFX imo
Out of curiosity why is everyone saying they're sad? I know at that moment it was probably saddening but the comments saying she was whistling but he'll never return confuses me if at the very end it shows him rising from the water. Even though it's ambiguous, one should still be able to tell that he must still be alive and coming back in some way.
***** The writing and the music was what went away after 10. These are two fundamental aspects of any game or story and without them a game simply feels... empty. No coincidence that Sakaguchi, the series creator, and Uematsu, the great composer, left shortly after FFX. When they left, there went the masterpiece of a series that was Final Fantasy. And all we were left with were cheap imitations, shadows and dust to remind us of better times and better works of art.
From the Tidus and Jecht cutscene to killing all your aeons to this heartbreaking ending scene… all in one stretch…holy shit what an emotional rollercoster!! I dunno how 15 year old me took it 😭 Best game ever
That clap between Jecht and Tidus, man ... That is a killer heart-strings moment. That and the "Never forget them" sequence are among the best video game moments of all time IMHO. Such a positive, accepting view of transience and death. Just beautiful. I first played this game when I was in 6th grade. And have played it many times through since then. It is among my favorites, and definitely the best FF IMHO in terms of emotional, character-driven story telling. I believe this game helped me process so many things about death and acceptance in my life, and for that I am eternally grateful.
I finished FFX the first time when I was about 15 or 16, and I already started crying as the final battles with all the Aeons began. I'd never cried that hard and that long for any movie/game/book like that before, nor have I after. Beautiful story.
The timing of when I played this game was incredibly convenient for me. My grandfather was in the hospital for two months straight. He was dying of cancer. After he passed, all I could think about was Yuna's last message in her speech: "The people and the friends that we have lost, or the dreams that have faded, never forget them." Every time I come back to this heartbreaking ending, I just cry whenever I hear her say that.
Please excuse this rant. First, I enjoyed FF7. I liked it a lot. But I admit I am biased in favor of FFX, my rant is about my gripe with people downplaying FFX. Some people complained that FFX was too convoluted a story, and that's fine up until they start fanboying about FF7. Really? Sephiroth = Very well built-up character. Develops God complex and apex predator mindset after discovering his origins. Almost rightfully so considering his talent and dominance Sin = A force of nature essentially considered to be Heaven's wrath and judgment on humanity's mistakes. Tidus/Jecht Relationship > Cloud/Sephiroth While Cloud's relationship with Sephiroth goes from hero worship to vengeance/justice, Tidus is Jecht's son. Jecht is introduced from the very start. Remember the sports announcer that hero worships Jecht? Tidus is inevitably compared to Jecht his whole life, even in Spira. Tidus's story arc revolves around coming to terms with his father and becoming satisfied with himself. Tidus/Yuna Tidus is literally the dream that pushes Yuna forward. He is (literally) the dream that pushes Spira to new tomorrow, and his growth (and eventual death) marks the release from the cycle of death and of sin. The sins of those who came before: Jecht, ancient Bevelle, ancient Zanarkand, etc. Yuna is a half Al Bhed summoner from Bevelle. She is the amalgamation of change. Instead of a Zanarkand summoner, a Bevelle summoner. Instead of a complete rejection of machina or Al Bhed, she accepts it. The both of them are internally and externally the signs of change. The both of them are the world's strength. Tidus an outward strength born from within (dreams) and Yuna an inner strength born from the outside (her love and consideration of all people of Spira). FFX is far more dependent on emotions. It's somber and melancholic from start to finish. FF7 was actiony and less emotional in the beginning. It then builds a lot and very heavily as the game progresses.
@@shinzurc5908 they really need to just shut up arguing that its the best final fantasy. they didn't even know that "your first final fantasy is YOUR best final fantasy". they just disagree when someone said that they like ff6/ff10, etc.
What a masterpiece. Forever my favourite final fantasy and the game that officially made me fall in love with videogames. I'll never forget their love story.. never.
6:36 it's actually incredible how between the characters showed during yuna's speech there is also Seymour, meaning that after all he was an important person in her journey. Really a nice touch.
A year late but in opera omnia she tells seymour he is very dear to her. Im not a fan of seymour and dont particularly want a love triangle but i always felt they could do a bit more with him in the game. On the other hand hes creepy and has stupid hair so idk
@@KOTEBANAROT I highly doubt there will be a love triangle since they flat out killed him , I'm guessing they see him in the spirit realm if he just got revived it'd lose the effect of his death
Seymour's idea of an eternal calm was to completely destroy spira and its inhabitants. It's a good idea, if your mom sacrificed her life in front of your eyes, forgot why.
I think it bears remembering that before showing how nihilistic he had become due to repeated abuse and trauma and loss, Yuna did actually have a crush on him. She admired him. Was genuinely interested in him. And he seemed to repay that, to the extent he was able. It always struck me that in their wedding scene, he doesn't look like an evil person getting off on being cruel to the hero, he looks genuinely hopeful in that little smile he gives her. And despite the inherent grossness of the situation, the kiss he gives her is soft. It's important to remember that Seymour was also a victim of and broken by the very cycle that Yuna was trying to destrpy. Not to mention his father's zealotry and bigotry and his mother's despair. That doesn't mean his actions are justified, just that it's important to remember everything isn't always so clear cut.
Seriously, I cried the very first time in my career of 20 years playing video games while watching this ending. As an adult. But I guess it catches you the most when you played the whole game, when you witnessed all the moments of hope, anger and desperation, and you took every hopeful moment for a glimmer of hope for a good ending of Tidus, Yuna and the entire group... The scene at 2:49 is hard to take. Finally, at the end, Yuna tells Tidus these three short words, while he stands with his back to her, crying about the fact that just happened moments ago. I`m still getting goosebumps while watching this. The game reflects the finiteness of excistence perfectly in the form of Tidus and Auron as well. It just touches you and you`re starting to think a little different about the real life as well...
Andy Faulkner Yeah i like that because shes knows he gave up his existence for her and Spira. Its also why Auron stop by him before he is sent and says "its been long enough".
shuyin1984 First time I cried too in my years of gaming. My friend and I in high school beat this game together back when it came out and swore to each other not to use guides or look stuff up online. Man, we were not prepared for this ending and cried together and had to hold each other. Thank goodness I had her there and wasn't alone!
shuyin1984 I couldn´t never play the game never to the end unfortunaly :/ .. But can you pls tell me why tidus die ? ( or what happend to him) I thought yuna have to die after they defeat sin ..
I always burst in tears and emotions for Yuna and Tidus, the moment she fell while trying to hold him back always get my eyes wet, this is the most beautiful and also saddest love story in the world of videogames, I feel poor for the kids nowadays, they only know about guns and magics, not like the good old time of ffx and PS2 ;.;
Yes I may be 14 and growing up with all these consoles but this is my favorite game of all time. For the first time in 7 years I finally finished it. I always get teary when tidus hugs Yuna and the music just makes it perfect. I would rather Final Fantasy X over any game
Seeing that FF7 finally got a remake 23 years after the original's launch despite getting a remaster recently, I hope that FFX can receive the same treatment and get a remake in, says, 2025 ?
The whistle part at 4:23 got to me the most. The fact that Tidus taught Yuna how to whistle at the time when they were happy - and now Tidus is gone, and Yuna's constantly trying to whistle again in memory of him - it all comes together. :(
The ending really highlights Tidus' amazing character development. I've completed this game about once a year since its release (sad, I know) and the ending never loses its potency. Such a tear jerker.
Thank you to every one who worked on this game and gave us this masterpiece. I’m in my 30s now. This is some of my best memories growing up. I don’t really play video games that much anymore unfortunately. But this was such an epic game and storyline growing up. I remember ugly crying when I finished the game and got to see this ending. Final Fantasy X and Silent hill 1 & 2 were the best.
At the very end when Yuna remembers everything that happened, and then says "never forget them". Gahh i was a plate of soup and that part always gets me
Honestly, I kinda wish ffx-2 did not exist, mostly because of the ending to the original game, its perfect how it is, and it honestly left a permanent impression in me when I was still a child. Just like ff7 Aeris should stay dead, FFX should honestly stay as a single story. Now, this is not me hating on ffx-2 here, I simply think the original ending to the story, was far better then how it was altered in the sequel. Even the ending to FF13, should have stopped were it stopped, we do not need a happily ever after in every damn game, hell, most of the games in the FF series, have sad endings in one way or another, and honestly, they leave a better impression on the player, in most of these games, we end up caring for the characters we follow, it feels like the sequels are mostly just there to force a happy ending on the player. Sure, in the end it is square-enix property and franchise, they can do what they want, but it still feels like they do not think we can handle a sad ending. Ranty rant rant ;/ Sorry.
Bazzaman911 The gameplay is fine, its how they decided to change the original ending that gives me issues. It does not help that the story and characters in x2, is just........Urgh...
Yuna looks insanely beautiful around 6:39. I think she's the prettiest female character in the FF franchise. This is game is one of my absolute favourites; a part of a my childhood. Buying the PS Vita Slim just to play the HD remaster was worth every penny!
braveheart20121 I think the same as you. Yuna in this game is so beautifully attractive. Everything from her face, hair, mannerisms, and clothes just makes her such a gorgeous creature and really sets her apart from all the others in my opinion. I forget FFX-2 ever even happened, she doesn't look the same there and I'm not just talking about her outfit, her face even looks different.
+franmicgom Yes, and her resolve and selflessness also adds to her beauty. I wish that X-2 didn't even exist. FFX should remain as a masterpiece just by itself.
braveheart20121 Yes, she is beautiful inside and out. Her personality is really cute as well. That's why I kind of look at FFX as a standalone game, which it is. I look at X-2 as fanservice, nothing more. X-2 was butchered by Square Enix. Then again Square Enix has butchered the whole franchise of Final Fantasy, most notably the writing has suffered in the franchise since Square merged with Enix.
+braveheart20121 For me aerith is the most attractive female in the final fantasy universe. Have you seen her in advent children... I wanted to cry she was that beautiful.
"The people and the friends that we have lost...or the dreams that have faded" After the whole gaming experience, it was the most heartbreaking line I had ever read, books and movies included
I just finihsed playing, and when Yuna said I love you. It kills me. best ff played so far. many years ago, Ive seen my cousin playing this. and in 2015, i played it, and the games story and love line between tidus and yuna is just way incredible.
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This wasn’t recommended to you, you searched it to cry again. “See, you’re crying again.”
Damb You Jecht
I wanted to cry a bit. Makes me feel human.
true...
Your right i did
Yes u got me haha
Im 37. I played this game when I was 16. And everytime I want to feel human again, i come here. To remind me that I could cry back then. I am still a human.
Me too. Me too❤
35 and previously 15. Magic still works for the most beautiful ending and music ever!
I just played ff8 again. From last playing it around 99-00. I now get the ending, brilliant twist to the game. Which makes it more appealing now than it did 20 years ago, it was always in my top 2 or 3, but I think, maybe it's number 1 (Witcher 3 is close by)
33, one day we shall join our family in Zarnakand
I feel like this scene showed how much Tidus matured through the game. He wasn't whining about the situation, like he did through out, but accepted it. Which just makes it sadder.
Ghost Askren's in the Japanese version you could hear him sob more clearly after Yuna passed right through him though, which fits the whole cry baby thing more and brings more emotion to the scene. I wish they kept that in the English version.
I first played this game when I was eleven and I thought Tidus was a brat. I'm 28 now and watching this 17-year-old boy grow up as fast as he did and square up to his own death... It hits differently.
@@jacklarus Dude we're here together, you dont have to do it on your own
@@jacklarus He didnt die though.
@@bigboss6145 Death, critical existence failure, whatever.
Yuna started the journey prepared to sacrifice her life. She lived, but in turn lost something even greater. Just sad. Heart-breaking. I love this game.
Lost someone who made a huge impact to Spira's history but never existed in the first place, such legendary story
@@rythmjc3 I'd like to think Tidus did exist a thousand years ago. The fayth constructed everything they remember of Zanarkand, so who knows, maybe the origin of Tidus' image and personality was once alive as a Zanarkand citizen.
@@NickIsMe171 he existed, but his existence was temporary. He served the purpose he was created to do
That audio drama doesn't exist to me, even if it was included with the HD remaster. I am glad they included that episode of how Yuna became part of the Gullwings.
@@NickIsMe171Shuyin looks almost identical, he really existed and was a blitzball player it is very likely that based on their memories of the latter, tidus was formed
"The people and the friends that we have lost, or the dreams that have faded, never forget them. "
-Yuna
Yea, its even sadder for Yuna when she said that because Tidus literally a "Dream that have faded"
Wow you had to go there huh? I was already emotional from the first part of this video! And I get to see this quote...thanks. 😭😭😭
@@tweewin cuddles and Tissues for all it seems 😭😭😭
This is so 2020 😭❤
I think this is one of my favourite quotes in the series
Honestly the scene that broke me wasn't the hug or yuna saying she loved him, no it was when she was whistling to the sea hoping despite everything that tidus would come back to her that small scene is what broke me.
for me its yunas first first silent headshake when she realizes what is happening.
Same I got so sad, I knew they were going to bring back the whistle and I just bawled at this part 😭
#truth
"And the dreams that have faded" plus the montage and Suteki Da Ne. If you ever loved someone you can't resist that.
it's because he said "use that if we get separated, then i'll come running." She's trying to get him back even though she knows that he faded with the dream of the fayth. Definitely hit me too.
The scene where Yuna is whistling always gets me.
"If we ever get separated, just whistle and I'll come running."
As great as that is, her speech makes me cry the most :'(
***** There are so many tearjerker moments in this (the music on its own is enough) but yes the ending just takes it to a whole new level. The amount of expression and emotion they pulled off in this ending is astounding
I agree. The whole ending got to me but it was something about that moment where she is whistling just made me fall apart. I remember the first time I saw it the thought hit me "He said if she ever needed him to just whistle and he'll be there, and she's just whistling her heart out...and he's never going to be there." It makes me cry every time.
BloodTearFantasy then they brought him back which made a mockery of what you felt imo
*****
The entire story of FFX-2, assuming that's what you're referring to, was a mockery of the original storyline all together if you ask me.
One little detail I've loved about this ending is when Tidus hugs Yuna, you can see her close her eyes as if she's doing everything to preserve this single moment in her mind before it's lost forever. Beautiful ending!
Exactly!! The way you can see them savor it all too briefly - that part kills me every time. Especially with the music reaching such an emotional peak. Ruins me.
why did I torture myself by looking up this scene?
Did the same today. I just love crying to myself apparently... :/
I come here every couple of years to make myself depressed and satisfied to see her whistle. You can really feel her pain and desire.
"dream that have faded,never forget them"...............I believe thats the reason
Because you love this ending even if it's sad
Because there's a catharsis in the beauty of heartache that makes life feel more real and full
There will never be a game as epic as this
Link Up TV | Music ff7 remake
Toronto Original Just an opinion but: FFX > FFVII
mikhailPOL FF7 was great. But FFX just trumps it in: Story, writing, graphics, character development, overall presentation.
Yes I'm excited for it. Might actually be the first real Final Fantasy game since FFX lol. Emphasis on "might". Square Enix has been disastrous for the franchise that Square Soft built :/
+Link Up TV | Music I agree.
Everytime I see Yuna running through Tidus and falling down I am dying inside :(
Same here ; (
@@kwing-yuiwong6482 ever. since the first playthrough
Tidus doesn't say, "I don't want to go! I don't want to go! Yuna please...", while clinging onto Yuna...
That part always hits me right in the feels. T____T
And the head shake :(
After over 20 years, there will never be a game like this again. Untouchable. My favorite game ever made. Nothing can ever come close to this. Ever.
Back when Final Fantasy still knew how to cut the damn onions.
who put all these onion knights on my desk?!
Nah, Zack’s death. Always fuckin gets me.
You're right, FFXV's ending isn't sad to me
tmma1869 I was so disappointed with ffxv....
I only like the FFXV squad bond there.. The story isn't that sad.
Saddest ending of all time. The only FF relationship I ever believed. The best story they ever told. FFX is one of the best video game stories of all time.
HorusHeresy1982 I cannot watch this without crying. It’s awful enough by itself but then they drove a KNIFE through your heart with the whistle scene!!
I cry every time no matter how many times I watch it.
Not just stories but one of the greatest and most influential video games of all time
@@Bahammed Like this i feel i agree on, it's not only about personal experiences. It's more than the way it proposes life on you etc. Man this is a fucking roller coaster
AND THEN THE MADE x-2.
Saddest moment to see Yuna whistling Tidus, hoping he appears as said in his promise.
"If we ever get separated, just whistle and I'll come running."
Best FF i think.
Damn straight.
I die inside everytime I finish this game. The sequel didn't help
Dang, you're making me cry again
I played final fantasy for decades. Ffx is the best for me hands down. A few years ago Japan surveyed more than half a million gamers and they voted ffx as the best game in the series
I have played all the main line FF games except XI and XIV. This one was the greatest in terms of the story of all of them. It was just perfection all the way through.
“I’m sorry I couldn’t show you Zanarkand...”
THOSE WORDS. Those words alone will always stick with me. It’s all he wanted was to show Yuna HIS Zanarkand. And the fact he accepted he couldn’t, and just accepted what his fate was, right there in that moment.....just, why?! 😭
Yeah, and the saddest thing is that this ost is called To Zanarkand, how ironic…
Wow what epic moment in gaming history absolute treasure…
The entire storyline is brilliant. Tidus as a character, from the very start of the game, was the positive guy that wanted to fight to live against all odds. Yuna on the contrary, was the one that was fighting knowing she would die, and she was ready to accept that fate. Therefore, at the end, it is incredibly well written the irony that their roles were reversed.
Theseus , son of Poseidon and pushed over a cliff given a sword to defeat a beast inside a maze.
Theseus defeated Sinis along the way to the main capital who bended pines and made people fly away by the wind.
I’m 35 and every time I hear this music or watch this ending I remember the 16 year old me sitting in front of that tv, watching the ending and crying so hard. It just moves me on another level.
This was exactly 16 year old me just 10 minutes ago
Same.. And I remember my mom calling for dinner 5 minutes after ending, but Mom, I’m not hungry at all 🥺.
我知道,我懂,i am 50,我懂那種最初的感動
*That day real men shedded tears*
35 now and being 16 then, staying up late for the summer to play FFX. To this day holds great meaning to my life.
I am a 33 years old guy and you have just described me. It is so sad and beautiful. An incredible one of a kind masterpiece! I don't know any game comparable this. One of the best stories I know and it was done just perfectly. FFX forever.
Welp now I can cry in high quality
Lmao
XD
fantastic!! XDDD
reading this while crying, awesome !
i didnt cry but, glad my basketball teammates arent around to see me lookin emotional to this XD
A long time ago, my dad gave away my PS2 before I could finish Final Fantasy X. I swore to myself I would never look up the ending to the game because I knew some day I would play it again. When the HD Remaster came out, I was so grateful for my patience because I could now relive the fantasy all over again and watch the ending I waited so long for. When Yuna passed through Tidus and fell to the floor, my brother let out the hugest fucking fart and I was so fucking pissed off he ruin the moment.
@destinyawaitsx3 Sorry that happened but that made me laugh my ass off. Oh man.
Lol! That's what brothers do.
LOL 😂
Big rip for u my g. I feel so bad for u
LMFAO
The clap between Tidus and Jecht at the 4:00 is the breaking point for me. I cry every time. Much like Tidus' story, my dad sometimes felt scary and distant in my childhood. Now as an adult I understand how much he sacrificed to support me. He really did do his best. Now in my 30's and he in his 60's, my dad is my best friend. That clap symbolizes so much in the relationship between fathers and sons and the "passing of the torch". Men aren't always the best at verbalizing their feelings, but those high-fives and pats-on-the-backs are our way of saying "I love you. I'm proud of you. You did good."
Spot on. You nailed it. That clap was the best part of the ending for me. It says everything that needed to be said between Tidus and Jecht. Kudos to you for recognizing your dad, I feel like too many people nowadays just let anger consume them.
Yeah, that single moment is so profoundly effective. It's a really beautiful example of how to pack a big dose of emotional content into something small and understated. It would have been so easy for them to accidentally fall into the trap of making something overwrought and less powerful, but they nailed it.
The fact that Waka is in pain to loose Tidus as he's loosing a little brother a second time, really breaks me down.
At least this time, he got to stand by his side to see him off
What truly was heartbreaking was Tidus was willing to defeat Sin completely, even after knowing that Sin’s death would erase Dream Zanarkand along with all of its inhabitants, including himself. Tidus was willing to sacrifice his own life to break The Spiral of Death, just to save Yuna. When it dawned on the entire group that Tidus was fading I couldn’t stop crying no matter how hard I tried.
It felt a little weird tidus didn't say bye to the rest of his friends
@@thepotatoofheaven I think that "goodbye" was directed to all of them, and he did give Wakka and Rikku a sad look.
He probably didn't want them to watch him fade away and felt it best to just say goodbye and get out of there. When you think about it it's a really fucked up thing Tidus experienced at the end of the game, he wasn't just facing death, he was facing the fact that he never actually existed and was going to vanish completely.
@@jonbradley4044 Dream Zanarkand people did exist. they were normal people in every aspect, they just had a different life source. once that life source vanished, they vanished aswell, simple.
@@aggerktm Yeah that's the best way to explain the similarities with Shuyin.
@@jonbradley4044 if tidus was going to vanish completely he wouldn't of saw braska, auron & more importantly jecht (who is also a dream person from zanarkand) on the other side when he made the jump, they did physically exist like any real person.
22 years later and I still get just as emotional about this ending. Truly one of the greats in gaming
I'm a 28 year old man sitting in my living room on a weeknight ugly crying in my boxers and dress socks. What has this game done to my life.
I'm making someone play through the game at the moment. Looked up this scene well in advanced so I could squeeze out all my tears beforehand
Dude I'm also 28 and have tripped up by this ending for over a week. I'm also wondering what this game has to my life. Goddamn COVID is not making the real world a great escape lol
Bro pretty much same. Played this game again for the first time in 20 years and it got me good the 2nd time around. Way more than before.
Facts!
I'm 30 and doing the same thing. Hahahahaha
“I’m sorry I couldn’t show you Zanarkand” gets me every time💔
how can i turn back time and play this game again without remembering anything
+Brian MacLeod will that turn back time?
Dante Cassar Nah, but it might reset your memory.
+Brian MacLeod nah i dont want to cause a problem for nostalgia
pharmacy got some pill that will reset you if you want
Just.....just hit your head real hard.....
"Wipes my tears in HD Remastered"
I can see my reflection in your HD tears. T_T
@@AirIUnderwater never seen or played the game and I am already heartbroken. Just imagine if I played it and seen it all the way through
@@sonofjesus1464 Get the game. Play it. Cry so many tears.
@@vilheim9508 I might if I had time XD
@@vilheim9508 If not, I would watch the game plays :)
My all time favourite game. Never gets old!
Mate
Literally my fave game everything about it the gameplay the story the sound tracks omg
ME TOO DEAR
Same bro. It dosen't matter how many things i will play this game would be first in my heart . I told my friend if she call them ugly or shit like that i would block her forever
you really dont want to visit spira in reality
...
its your decision
...
you dont want, that roy and sakika are a pair in young age
...
so accept the truth :)
without the score in the background, the ending scene would never be as fabulous as ever. Honestly one of my favourite compositions ever
So agree with you! The music during the speech just makes it that more emotional.
Nobuo Uematsu is a god
The Beethoven of video games
I’m 33 and every time I watch this final I remember the 16/17 year old me sitting front tv playing this.. I keep crying same hard as the first time i saw... Such a beautiful and tragic ending. One of the best game ever.
1 hour ago? OMG! we're in 2024😭
i'm 33 also and i feel you brother. that game is a masterpiece
There is nothing wrong in crying it shows your more man then those pride assholes and that your a real man real men cry they always have
Dude.
Same.
2024, no game has maded like this
Grieving the fact that you can’t be with someone you love - the saddest thing in life
So true there's no pain greater than losing the love of your life.
@@softan I know how you feel, I didn't find the love of my life until I was 39 only for her to die weeks later, murdered.
@@SelphieTheNutter Sorry for you loss 😞 bless your soul.
This is true
@@brunovieira4630 so it was meant to be u have a cursed shlong.
I think the saddest part is that at first, Tidus tries to stay strong and take his leave without any fuss --- but then Yuna runs to him, and unable to touch him she utters that simple "I love you." When he turns around, his expression suddenly becomes vulnerable and sad, as if he's realizing just how much he's losing by saying goodbye. But in the end, he's okay with it if it means not only saving the world, but letting Yuna have a chance to finally live her life.
I thought I was crying enough and now you're here cutting even more onions :C
When Tidus turns around she can't see him and Yuna stare at the dusk of the sun. He has turned to the other side because Tidus is the sun.
Maybe it's only me, but after Yuna fell down, I could hear Tidus sobbing a bit. Probably that amplified his sadness even further.
@@Imballinst Yeah, he does cry in that scene, so it isn't just you! It's actually a bit more apparent that he's crying in the Japanese version.
@@supremeoverlorde2109 I've been obsessed with this game forever and have seen this scene a million times (and the Japanese version maybe once or twice), but never realized he was supposed to be weeping there! It's so clear in the Japanese ending. I'm even more dead now x-x. Didn't know their parting could possibly get more emotional, lol.
"Would you say I become a hero?"
- Zack Fair
"Dont forget them"
- Yuna
I think Im going to cry so hard 🥺
Hero you not be but can be seen as one if do something for other but not want annything back as favor
WHY DO YOU HAVE TO BRING ZACK INTO THE EQUATION LIKE MY HEART ISN'T ALREADY BLEEDING !!! XD lol sorry
“What can I say... You guys are the best”
-Noctis
This "Never forget them " part is when my heart shatters into pieces
Gaaaayyyyyy
Matthew Etter how is this gay u dumb fuck
actually, in the Japanese version, it is " please never forget them."
Same...
Paul Delvaux I'm crying like a baby when watching this
So fucking tragic. Until the very end, Yuna forces herself to smile to spare those around her. The greatest hero of all time.
For fucking real though. She lost damn near everything, and still puts on a brave face.
Part of why she's my favorite protagonist/deuteragonist.
To tell you the truth, everything about Tidus' character was far more relatable and tragic to me than Yuna's character. The whole time he speaks to himself about going home....longing for a place he'll never return to or see again. And then later, seeing him confirm to himself he has to let it go all the while still keeping a positive outlook for Yuna is the quality of a true champ.
Tidus is truly an exceptional character. Moreso today imo than I had ever thought of him over 20 years ago.
They get happy ending in ff X-2
Yuna was willing to give her life, she deserved the World and she couldn't have him (before X2). It was depressing, she truly deserved everything.
What gets me about this scene is that, for all of her life, Yuna has been raised and lived with a sole focus on other people. She is expected to die for others. She does everything with the expectation that she will literally sacrifice her life for the benefit of other people. She has never asked for anything for herself, really. And yet, with Titus' help, she is able to break the cycle of sacrifice. She has done something that saves herself, and all future summoners from needing to make this terrible sacrifice. And, for the first time, she asks for something. She asks for Tidus. And the answer is no.
Yuna doesn't see Tidus when he stand next her because she's looking at the sun.
Rikku cope the situation trying to bargain that they'll see each other again. Tidus looks at Wakka when he says Goodbye.
Kimahri and Lulu stand by as if Lulu knew what would happen and tried to warn Wakka that Tidus wasn't his dead brother.
For me the saddest part of FFX is the fact that this is the last FF game with the squaresoft name on it.
I believe Clerith is the saddest couple for all FF series
@@leahjanulgue7200 well the remake aerith might not die, i hopeee
Leah Janulgue nooooo it will always be cloud n tifa 😩
@@leahjanulgue7200 zerith was sad too, they did not even get to say goodbye😢😭
Nicole Leah Kingdom Hearts came after this and it had Squaresoft on it.
The most heart-wrenching part about this ending was that HE DIDN'T DIE. Tidus FADED. That's a WHOOOOOOOLE other level of tearing my heart out. I'm done.
I know right. And he accepted his fate in the end. He accepted the fact that he's just a dream momentarily given corporeal body.
But how did he come back... At the end of this vid and if u complete x-2 perfect to 100% u get a good ending with Tidus coming back
@@txotidus1982 Fanservice
@@txotidus1982 purely fanservice, because they faded like everyone who dream on the old Zanarkand.
@@magkliarn But Rikku is just the one who's gonna break the seriousness with her joyful waving goodbye lol
How come the saddest most bittersweet endings, are also the freaking most brilliant endings.
because they invoke emotion, and make us feel as though we can relate to their pain. ToT
Because they are the more realistic.
Happy endings are too generic, predictable and artificial.
Because its realistic and relatable.
Closer to truth
yeah FF8 had a happy ending even though the main game storyline is pretty depressing, and I thought that ending was still one of the greatest. @@TheSoxfan815
I was a 30 year old Guy, and remember being so moved and crying so hard at the end. To this day just hearing the "To Zanarkind" music starts me crying. Year 2023, my 18 year old is really into video games with a good story. I've recommended this, and now we're playing it through together. I wondered whether it was just me who found it so emotional, so I did a youtube search and wound up here. Looking at the comments, it's nice to see I am among so many friends who experienced it as I did. I hope, reliving this vicariously though the eyes of my child that they find it as beautiful as I did. Wish us luck :)
Did he like it?
My son Is 15 and he ended the game Just today... He liked a lot the game, but I don't know if he have cried like I did...
As a teen I remember trying to not cry to much because I was an edgy hyper independent teen with too much emotions suppressed...this ending actually hurt me like physical pain cuz I didn't wanted my parents to see me as a mess cuz it was dinner after 😂
More than a decade later I cry a river everytime as an adult, and it's a relief now, not painful x)
Well its been 11 months... How'd it go? Did your kid have the same reaction and emotions we did? Did he find it mesmerizing as we did? I need to know!!
This ending made me cry like a baby the first time I played it on my PS2. It still brings a tear or two to my eyes all these years later.
Yes, I'm a guy, and proud of having feelings.
+Viral Dont be afraid man. It had the same effect on me. And even to this day as a grown adult, it still does it to me.
Garrus -Vakarian One should be pretty soulless to not find this ending touching, specially after all you go through together.
Poor little Tight ass :
Viral
This coming from the guy who calls the main character and one of the main reasons the ending's sad "Tight ass". Don't get me wrong, I don't mind jokes. I just don't like unfunny ones.
Viral
Btw going on your logic, can I call you "STD"?
Garrus -Vakarian I don't see the logic, Tight ass is just a joke involving how pronouncing Tidus sounds like, STD has nothing to do with my nickname's sound. If it bothers you, just ignore it.
After all, I wouldn't bother making jokes about characters in this game if I didn't care for it. Also, how I used to see this game back when I was young, and now that I'm 27, has nothing to do with each other. It's a beloved game for me and a little joke doesn't demean its value.
Not every joke is made for everyone, after all, it's just unfunny to you.
Never forget that Cabriolet21 came online.
XD
You ruin it 😄😄
Wtf is that ??
Dominik Römer LOL XD
STOP LMAO
Its about to be 18 years since I first saw this ending and seeing Yuna run to Tidus only to fall through him then stand up and say "I love you" still hurts my soul.
just a little fun fact in the original japanese version she says thank you instead of i love you
@@WhiteBoyGamer Because the culture is different. You don't openly in public says I love you...Her thank you through ment I love you.
@@WhiteBoyGamer point was that they changed it to I love you... because in are culture people would be confused if at such a moment all she had said was thank you. while in their culture thank you ment a lot more.
Culture is likely the reason for the difference in translation. But in my opinion the original version of Yuna saying thank you is because she want to let Tidus know that she appreciates the relationship and memories they have and she want Tidus to left peacefully while she will keep on living with those beautiful memories..
Happy 20th birthday, FFX. You still make me sob every single time.
When Tidus high fives his dad. That's when I started to cry.
A crisp high five; a satisfying and cathartic ending to the Tidus/Jecht relationship story line.
My God. Those Japanese know how to spin a yarn.
Genji Shimada best part
Genji Shimada I started. dying after Yuna told Titus she loves him and that painful expression on his face. The tears just started coming...
I'm with you, Genji-san. After all the bitter blood between him and his dad through much of the game, it was nice see they made peace with each other, and themselves. This was probably one of the most emotionally charged endings in the Final Fantasy series.
This game changed my whole life. I can not explain how much it means to me. It holds a place in my heart & always will, thank you Square for telling the greatest story ever told🖤🖤
younevergottobloom this game this story ling and the characters affected me to such a degree. I loved everything about this story every single thing
"greatest story ever told" lol ok
It's nice and bittersweet, but don't praise it like that.
@@UncleButterworth for me it's also the greatest ever made. That's what you call having an opinion. There is no single game, movie, anime, book whatever that made me feel the same thing than ffx did
Same here
It really is a modern day odyssey. I come back to it again and again. Sometimes I’ll remember a scene or a moment plying it, and for a brief moment I’m 13 again.
I honestly have mixed feelings about FFX but this ending is one of the best endings I've ever seen. Narratively and thematically it's beautiful, and the direction in this final cutscene is perfect: Yuna sending Sin and the Aeons in slow motion, the musical symmetry between the start and ending of the game, how the theme of Zanarkand is intertwined throughout. That shot of Tidus against the sheer blue sky as pyreflies spring up around him is a defining image from the whole series.
One of the best stories I have ever experienced in my life. I played this game when I was a kid, I am 33 now and every time I hear the theme song kick in, it takes me right back to all these amazing and adventurous memories.
It really is great. I'm 32. Played this at around age 13 or 14 I wanna say. It's stuck with me through the years. Very memorable game.
And I love the music so much.
I played this for the first time the year it came out and cried like a baby when it ended. I'm in my 60s now--and I still cry like a baby when I finish this awesome game.
My first final fantasy game ever played. Me and my husband cried like a bunch of damn babies. 😭😭
Hello, can someone please tell me what's going on. I couldn't afford the game or the console back then. What's the story, why he has to leave and why is he a spirit here & can't take her with him? My girls wana know why is he so damn good looking 10 years ago ....like Kpop stars? LOL
Mr 888 it’s a long story so I’ll give you the short version. I’m skipping over a lot with this. Tidus(the blonde guy) is seemingly sent a thousand years into the future. He and the other characters has to take Yuna on a journey to get a summon to defeat a monster called Sin who has been destroying the world for a thousand years. After he’s defeated he comes back to life 10 years after his defeat. Tidus found a way to beat Sin for good. It turns out that the summon they wanted to get was the cause for sin coming back all the time. The summon is made from the power of thousands of people who are in a coma-like state. They’ve existed for a long time. In this state of theirs, they’re dreaming. Once Sin is defeated they’ll wake up and everything they dreamed will disappear. Turns out Tidus was part of their dream but was forced out of it and he thought he was transported a thousand year into the future. Once Sin was defeated for good the sleeping people woke up and Tidus started to disappear from existence.
@@mr8883 you can watch the whole game as a movie on youtube. Type Ffx hd remaster full movie.
@@nina99165 OMG........yes. Thank you. At least now I know the basic of it. Cos I was like why some ending or whatever he can hold her hand, then others he's hologram and can't feel shit. LOL. Thanks heaps.
And the girls still wana know how come he's so damn good looking. I said he's digitally drawn out as Japanese Korean Kpop star that got a all year tan like a Brazilian. LOL
Wow, it’s cool people experience this game for the first time still 👍🏻😜 FF6-FF10 is truly amazing games all of them!
6:59 Sniff... Cabriolet21 is now online.
lmao
Pulled the emergency brake on the feels train with that one
jajajajjajaja i couldnt stop laughing jajajajajaj
this comment, i can't.... I don't know whether to cry or laugh now, thanks.
literally went from crying to laughing super hard in an instant
Cabriolet21 I won't scatter your sorrow to the hearless sea... I will always be with you.
Everytime I watch this ending: “You’ll cry. You’re gonna cry. You always cry. See? You’re crying”
I always rewatch this cause I hardly feel like crying to anything irl. I still don't but it gets me well up ish. Just checking if my tear ducts are not clogged up or something. Its this, FF9 Bahamut attacks alexandria scenes, Cowboy Beebops ending and Edward going berserk at teh end of FMA : Brotherhood.
I know it was cringe at some moments, but dear god...this game brought me to the Final Fantasy universe. So grateful. And especially as a teenager, I thought Tidus and Yuna's love story was a pure as it got. And you know what? It still is to this day.
I was still in high school when I finished this game. Now I'm running my own company, engaged, and expecting a baby soon. But man, this scene still gets to me every time. Time to buy the remastered version and play it again.
+Ram Blake What's your company? o_o
+Ram Blake This comment. Giving me all the feels. ;-;
Do it. Get your fiance to watch you play/consult so she can enjoy the narrative side with you. Even my BF has recently stopped to watch me play and get invested in the story a bit. This isn't a soulless shoot-em-up or a game that's just about killing time, it has as much depth and artistic value as a good movie or novel and could be a nice experience to share. If there is any kind of game worth making you partner indulge you it's one like this lol!
Little Wolf Taima
Totally agree. Made her watch my quick play through. She got invested with the story as well and the ending made her cry. One of the best (if not the best) Final Fantasy story ever. =)
Didn't bother telling her about the sequel, don't want to ruin this perfect ending for her.
@@meowsandstuff Running his company of drunk friends, apparently.
My favorite part is when Cabriolet got online. Great way to end this epic tale.
Amen! -.-
LMAO
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Sure but better where it when there standing "Cabriolet21 has left the party".
FFX is the definition for the title itself: Final Fantasy - a fantasy that will fade away someday, but forever stay in our heart.
So right @Toyzit...
My heart BROKE into a thousand pieces during this, I don't think a game ever made me cry this hard...
I really don't know what's the most painful thing to watch:
- Yuna running into Tidus' arms, Tidus trying to catch her and her literally walking through him
- Tidus' reaction when she says I love you or
- When he backhugs her, when they both try to feel each other's presence for one last time
Y'know I'm the type of person who thinks about what the characters think, how they feel in different cutscenes and wow there's just so many things untold between Tidus and Yuna in this scene: the fact that they both won't ever see each other again how they feel about it, the fact that even though Tidus knew their love would be impossible he tried his hardest to make it work and he realises here that they've reached its end, and just... LOOK AT THEM FOR GOD'S SAKE!!
PS: If you want not to cry, just stay focused on Wakka's face at the beginning. It helps. Just a little, but it helps.
2:29 Tidus knows he is about to die, and he is scared...
@@maurodv8220 7:00 always gets me.
The part where she says "dream that have faded" and they run all those memories trought the screen with that beautiful yet melancholic soundtrack allways hits my heart
I dont know wht
Definetely Wakka crying at 3:50
You forgot about the next scene on the docks where she’s whistling in vain for Tidus to come back to her 😢🥺😭😭😭😭
the first ff game I ever played, this ending just destroys me
This was my first Final Fantasy as well. It was awesome but I never got to finish it.
Intersetingly it was the first final fantasy game I played but not the first one I owned.
Psychoghost I remember playing this game like it was yesterday. I actually cried myself to sleep and talked out my depression that this game gave me. haha
First I ever played also friend and what's so crazy theyll never be able to recreate or make anything close to this master piece
@@MyWatchIsEnded This was a sad ending. I remember putting the joypad down after 78 playing hours and turning everything off. Then silence...silence. Sin was defeated and destroyed. Spira was free. The eternal calm descended. But at a terrible price. Yes, the cost was high. Tidus's story was over. Poor Yuna...separated forever from the one she loved.
It was indeed the end. I went to bed. There was a calm that night.
Then the sun rose that morning, and I realised it was time to move on...
One of the saddest Final Fantasy endings...
You know what make it even sadder ? When you think about it, it's also the last Final Fantasy ending ... Following Tidus and Auron, the video game company which give us 18 years of wonderful games that will stay forever in memory and nostalgia... Squaresoft ... died one year later ... This farewell between Tidus and Yuna is also a farewell of one of the most regretted talented company to us, final fantasy fans and the clap between Tidus and Jecht probably the last message to us "hey ! We shared good times, right ?...". Yuna couldn't have been more right when she says "Everyone has lost something precious..."
hey I never really saw it in that way. I totally agree with this. Maybe they made a conscious decision to make it as emotional as this knowing they wouldnt be around as were going in new directions who knows. One thing for sure is this game and its ending will stay with me for the rest of my life and I will never forget it
And here I was hoping to have ONE Sqaure video without fan " FINAL FANTASY IS DEAD BWAHHHH" drama
Mohamed Mokhles final fantasy isnt dead lol...I think you missed the point of the comment and took it out of context. I like X-2, 11,12 13, and 14 but in storytelling I'm sorry they did go worse after X (not counting 13). 12 has the best gameplay of them all with gambits. The online games are both awesome but the stories aren't really that great. 12 was the worst story post FFX imo
Out of curiosity why is everyone saying they're sad? I know at that moment it was probably saddening but the comments saying she was whistling but he'll never return confuses me if at the very end it shows him rising from the water. Even though it's ambiguous, one should still be able to tell that he must still be alive and coming back in some way.
***** The writing and the music was what went away after 10. These are two fundamental aspects of any game or story and without them a game simply feels... empty.
No coincidence that Sakaguchi, the series creator, and Uematsu, the great composer, left shortly after FFX. When they left, there went the masterpiece of a series that was Final Fantasy. And all we were left with were cheap imitations, shadows and dust to remind us of better times and better works of art.
From the Tidus and Jecht cutscene to killing all your aeons to this heartbreaking ending scene… all in one stretch…holy shit what an emotional rollercoster!! I dunno how 15 year old me took it 😭
Best game ever
This is a masterpiece. There will never be another game like this story. It’s heart wrenching.
That clap between Jecht and Tidus, man ... That is a killer heart-strings moment. That and the "Never forget them" sequence are among the best video game moments of all time IMHO. Such a positive, accepting view of transience and death. Just beautiful.
I first played this game when I was in 6th grade. And have played it many times through since then. It is among my favorites, and definitely the best FF IMHO in terms of emotional, character-driven story telling. I believe this game helped me process so many things about death and acceptance in my life, and for that I am eternally grateful.
You could almost imagine Jecht saying, "Ya did good, kid."
I finished this game fifteen years ago... Why do I still cry everytime I watch the ending?!
SAME!
Me too, the feels bro the fuckin feels
I finished FFX the first time when I was about 15 or 16, and I already started crying as the final battles with all the Aeons began. I'd never cried that hard and that long for any movie/game/book like that before, nor have I after. Beautiful story.
This is one of the most beautiful stories ever told
Seeing Wakka shattered at 3:51 when he realizes he lost another brother. . .
:(
When people say hugs aren't as intimate as kisses I just show them this and say
BULLSHHHHHIIIIITTT
What's even sadder in this scene is that Tidus wasn't able to physically touch Yuna when they hugged.T_T
The timing of when I played this game was incredibly convenient for me. My grandfather was in the hospital for two months straight. He was dying of cancer. After he passed, all I could think about was Yuna's last message in her speech: "The people and the friends that we have lost, or the dreams that have faded, never forget them." Every time I come back to this heartbreaking ending, I just cry whenever I hear her say that.
Aw man. I’m sorry for your loss.
The Flashback when Yuna remembers the kiss with Tidus at Macalania that’s where it gets me.... best game ever played
I think the most moving part was when Cabriolet21 came online
Jajajajajaj you made my day!
Once Tidus left the true chad comes in: Cabriolet21
Lol you triggered so many people
Please excuse this rant.
First, I enjoyed FF7. I liked it a lot. But I admit I am biased in favor of FFX, my rant is about my gripe with people downplaying FFX.
Some people complained that FFX was too convoluted a story, and that's fine up until they start fanboying about FF7. Really?
Sephiroth = Very well built-up character. Develops God complex and apex predator mindset after discovering his origins. Almost rightfully so considering his talent and dominance
Sin = A force of nature essentially considered to be Heaven's wrath and judgment on humanity's mistakes.
Tidus/Jecht Relationship > Cloud/Sephiroth
While Cloud's relationship with Sephiroth goes from hero worship to vengeance/justice, Tidus is Jecht's son. Jecht is introduced from the very start. Remember the sports announcer that hero worships Jecht? Tidus is inevitably compared to Jecht his whole life, even in Spira. Tidus's story arc revolves around coming to terms with his father and becoming satisfied with himself.
Tidus/Yuna
Tidus is literally the dream that pushes Yuna forward. He is (literally) the dream that pushes Spira to new tomorrow, and his growth (and eventual death) marks the release from the cycle of death and of sin. The sins of those who came before: Jecht, ancient Bevelle, ancient Zanarkand, etc.
Yuna is a half Al Bhed summoner from Bevelle. She is the amalgamation of change. Instead of a Zanarkand summoner, a Bevelle summoner. Instead of a complete rejection of machina or Al Bhed, she accepts it. The both of them are internally and externally the signs of change.
The both of them are the world's strength. Tidus an outward strength born from within (dreams) and Yuna an inner strength born from the outside (her love and consideration of all people of Spira).
FFX is far more dependent on emotions. It's somber and melancholic from start to finish. FF7 was actiony and less emotional in the beginning. It then builds a lot and very heavily as the game progresses.
WOrds right out of my mouth.
@@BlueAmerican26 gameplay man.
well most of the ff7 fanbase is toxic that they only treat ff7 as the only final fantasy
@@dccxxvii_ Just as i thought!!!
@@shinzurc5908 they really need to just shut up arguing that its the best final fantasy. they didn't even know that "your first final fantasy is YOUR best final fantasy". they just disagree when someone said that they like ff6/ff10, etc.
What a masterpiece. Forever my favourite final fantasy and the game that officially made me fall in love with videogames. I'll never forget their love story.. never.
The forbidden love story and ending of Titanic can't touch this game.
FFX has the best ending for me, and Titanic came second.
@DeadMemes NeedToStayDead Hush child
What a perfect ending. If only I could re-experience it for the 1st time.
At 3:50 before Tidus jumps that group shot you can see how gutted Wakka is man that still breaks my heart 15 years later
never in my life did I see him cry like that....must hug the big adorable bastard
It’s like losing Chappu all over again
Only because with tidus he finally wins a blitzball match
@@lucabruca9644 Not on my playthrough he doesn't.
@@jaffacalling53 you are unluky bro
6:36 it's actually incredible how between the characters showed during yuna's speech there is also Seymour, meaning that after all he was an important person in her journey. Really a nice touch.
A year late but in opera omnia she tells seymour he is very dear to her. Im not a fan of seymour and dont particularly want a love triangle but i always felt they could do a bit more with him in the game. On the other hand hes creepy and has stupid hair so idk
Even if he wasn't a positive aspect of her life, he was a huge part of her journey so it makes sense that she'd remember him
@@KOTEBANAROT I highly doubt there will be a love triangle since they flat out killed him , I'm guessing they see him in the spirit realm if he just got revived it'd lose the effect of his death
Seymour's idea of an eternal calm was to completely destroy spira and its inhabitants. It's a good idea, if your mom sacrificed her life in front of your eyes, forgot why.
I think it bears remembering that before showing how nihilistic he had become due to repeated abuse and trauma and loss, Yuna did actually have a crush on him. She admired him. Was genuinely interested in him. And he seemed to repay that, to the extent he was able. It always struck me that in their wedding scene, he doesn't look like an evil person getting off on being cruel to the hero, he looks genuinely hopeful in that little smile he gives her. And despite the inherent grossness of the situation, the kiss he gives her is soft. It's important to remember that Seymour was also a victim of and broken by the very cycle that Yuna was trying to destrpy. Not to mention his father's zealotry and bigotry and his mother's despair. That doesn't mean his actions are justified, just that it's important to remember everything isn't always so clear cut.
Seriously, I cried the very first time in my career of 20 years playing video games while watching this ending. As an adult. But I guess it catches you the most when you played the whole game, when you witnessed all the moments of hope, anger and desperation, and you took every hopeful moment for a glimmer of hope for a good ending of Tidus, Yuna and the entire group...
The scene at 2:49 is hard to take. Finally, at the end, Yuna tells Tidus these three short words, while he stands with his back to her, crying about the fact that just happened moments ago. I`m still getting goosebumps while watching this.
The game reflects the finiteness of excistence perfectly in the form of Tidus and Auron as well. It just touches you and you`re starting to think a little different about the real life as well...
it looks so realistic too when yuna stands back up lol, i couldnt believe it
Andy Faulkner Yeah i like that because shes knows he gave up his existence for her and Spira. Its also why Auron stop by him before he is sent and says "its been long enough".
shuyin1984 First time I cried too in my years of gaming. My friend and I in high school beat this game together back when it came out and swore to each other not to use guides or look stuff up online. Man, we were not prepared for this ending and cried together and had to hold each other. Thank goodness I had her there and wasn't alone!
Nobuo Uematsu = genius in video game creation! 👏
shuyin1984 I couldn´t never play the game never to the end unfortunaly :/ ..
But can you pls tell me why tidus die ? ( or what happend to him)
I thought yuna have to die after they defeat sin ..
I remember crying so hard when cabriolet21 came online. Best part of the game.
In all seriousness, probably the most well-executed ending I've ever witnessed in a game.
I always burst in tears and emotions for Yuna and Tidus, the moment she fell while trying to hold him back always get my eyes wet, this is the most beautiful and also saddest love story in the world of videogames, I feel poor for the kids nowadays, they only know about guns and magics, not like the good old time of ffx and PS2 ;.;
well said clifford
Yes I may be 14 and growing up with all these consoles but this is my favorite game of all time. For the first time in 7 years I finally finished it. I always get teary when tidus hugs Yuna and the music just makes it perfect. I would rather Final Fantasy X over any game
Clifford D. Lewis If you think this is the saddest love story; you should play 999. Definitely agree with the most beautiful one tho
No game will ever be as beautiful and impactfull as FFX. Gosh, what a masterpiece!
Seeing that FF7 finally got a remake 23 years after the original's launch despite getting a remaster recently, I hope that FFX can receive the same treatment and get a remake in, says, 2025 ?
This game changed my life.
Joshua A Freytes Martinez mine too 😭
Me too 😩
The whistle part at 4:23 got to me the most. The fact that Tidus taught Yuna how to whistle at the time when they were happy - and now Tidus is gone, and Yuna's constantly trying to whistle again in memory of him - it all comes together. :(
No she's whistling for him to come back. He said if we should ever get separated just whistle I'll come running , promise.
That's ever sadder
+cuttinlemonz STOP IT!! I CAN'T STOP CRYING NOW!!! :'(
"And the dreams that have faded " this line hits hard bro
The ending really highlights Tidus' amazing character development. I've completed this game about once a year since its release (sad, I know) and the ending never loses its potency. Such a tear jerker.
2019, 35 years old and I m still crying a river watching this.
2021 you will cry again
@@sallmmaan I did.
@@matthewg.8698 such good ending never get old
It’s 2019 and it still hits the feels
Thank you to every one who worked on this game and gave us this masterpiece. I’m in my 30s now. This is some of my best memories growing up. I don’t really play video games that much anymore unfortunately. But this was such an epic game and storyline growing up. I remember ugly crying when I finished the game and got to see this ending. Final Fantasy X and Silent hill 1 & 2 were the best.
At the very end when Yuna remembers everything that happened, and then says "never forget them". Gahh i was a plate of soup and that part always gets me
_Because_ major throwback clips and then put a memorable line will destroy you. ;u;
A plate of soup...I never heard that expression. Is it because soup tends to spill so it's kind of like you're crying? Genius! Thank you
Yes man that always hits me i dont know why
"strong female character" in gaming? You can have Abby. I'll take Yuna.
One of the top tier waifus.
Along Tifa
@@solgaleooflight8703 Among Aerith
No love for Lightning?
@@slayeddreamer3820 much love.....but yuna my fav 🤙🤙🤙
Honestly, I kinda wish ffx-2 did not exist, mostly because of the ending to the original game, its perfect how it is, and it honestly left a permanent impression in me when I was still a child.
Just like ff7 Aeris should stay dead, FFX should honestly stay as a single story.
Now, this is not me hating on ffx-2 here, I simply think the original ending to the story, was far better then how it was altered in the sequel.
Even the ending to FF13, should have stopped were it stopped, we do not need a happily ever after in every damn game, hell, most of the games in the FF series, have sad endings in one way or another, and honestly, they leave a better impression on the player, in most of these games, we end up caring for the characters we follow, it feels like the sequels are mostly just there to force a happy ending on the player.
Sure, in the end it is square-enix property and franchise, they can do what they want, but it still feels like they do not think we can handle a sad ending.
Ranty rant rant ;/
Sorry.
Kinda agree, I felt like the main story by itself would be way better without adding final fantasy x-2 to it
DecoyBlackMage i agree to
DecoyBlackMage I rant about that all the time. FFX-2 tarnished the greatest ending ever
DecoyBlackMage i must say the gameplay in ffx-2 was far more exciting and fun though.
Bazzaman911 The gameplay is fine, its how they decided to change the original ending that gives me issues.
It does not help that the story and characters in x2, is just........Urgh...
Rikku saying “We’re gonna see you again….?” at 2:10 kills me every single time. It’s so falsely optimistic and they all know it. So good
thats up there with "You're a bad liar... you know?" in an earlier scene for me
Yuna looks insanely beautiful around 6:39. I think she's the prettiest female character in the FF franchise. This is game is one of my absolute favourites; a part of a my childhood. Buying the PS Vita Slim just to play the HD remaster was worth every penny!
braveheart20121 I think the same as you. Yuna in this game is so beautifully attractive. Everything from her face, hair, mannerisms, and clothes just makes her such a gorgeous creature and really sets her apart from all the others in my opinion.
I forget FFX-2 ever even happened, she doesn't look the same there and I'm not just talking about her outfit, her face even looks different.
+franmicgom Yes, and her resolve and selflessness also adds to her beauty. I wish that X-2 didn't even exist. FFX should remain as a masterpiece just by itself.
braveheart20121 Yes, she is beautiful inside and out. Her personality is really cute as well. That's why I kind of look at FFX as a standalone game, which it is.
I look at X-2 as fanservice, nothing more. X-2 was butchered by Square Enix. Then again Square Enix has butchered the whole franchise of Final Fantasy, most notably the writing has suffered in the franchise since Square merged with Enix.
+braveheart20121 For me aerith is the most attractive female in the final fantasy universe. Have you seen her in advent children... I wanted to cry she was that beautiful.
+braveheart20121 Yuna's heterochromia is beautiful
"The people and the friends that we have lost...or the dreams that have faded"
After the whole gaming experience, it was the most heartbreaking line I had ever read, books and movies included
I just finihsed playing, and when Yuna said I love you. It kills me.
best ff played so far.
many years ago, Ive seen my cousin playing this.
and in 2015, i played it, and the games story and love line between tidus
and yuna is just way incredible.
in the Japanese Version she sais "arrigato" which i think is much more emotional.
+KeunT4e arrigato means "thank you", right?
+Lena / meeresträne Yes. Although technically it is "arigato"
+Aynessa Valerion omg, ok sorry for that mistake! lol
+Dallin Nguyen just think about it and you will get the idea. +arigato has a far more deeper meaning than just "thank you"
Today 16 years later and i have tears in my eyes. This is the sadest end of All final fantasy games.
If this scene doesn’t break your heart, you’re lying.
I haven't watched this in over 10 years....dropping tears like it's the first time.
As the years go by, FFX’s ending always makes me cry. This is a truly “MASTERPIECE”.
Who's watching year 2024. Still same heartache and same feeling. This is always makes me cry.