Love this challenge, btw the reason the 2nd guard didn't use potion is because you stole from him- the guado stop auto healing when you "steal" their potions

Regarding the Rikku - Tidus thing, Tidus is canonically 17 years old, meaning two years her senior, so it's not weird, particularly since the game was aimed at a teenage audience. What's more weird is that people as young as them would be off saving the world from a giant monster, but, you know, JRPG.

I was dying to telepathically tell you to steal from the guards to stop them using auto potion 😂

Fun fact about Anima: in the original north American version (the one without the dark aeons or penance), Anima's Overdrive, Oblivion, only hit once for damage, rather than in this version where each punch of the Overdrive hits for separate damage numbers, leading to Anima actually being stronger in this version than in the base NA version.

There were a few fun ways to take care of those guados: - Use a petrify grenade to one shot both guados (guados are weak to stone status). Alternatively, you can hit them with wakka and his T.K.O - Steal from the guados (they stop using auto-potion once you steal their hi-potion)

Seymour always cycles between the elemental attacks (read their scan description) So you can just "null" the next elemental attack in the sequence

27:14 “I know he’s kinda stupid, but there’s something kinda hot about that. (…) maybe it’s because he wears little tiny short shorts.” you ate here fr

Fun Fact: Anima is not a dude, Anima is actually female.

Rikku is 15 and Tidus is 17. It's a 2 year age gap it's fine. Now, there are people who ship Rikku with AURON. THAT is concerning.

As far as rikku, I think only wakka and tidus didn’t know. Rikku basically discussed it with yuna and lulu, then Auron examines her and immediately knows who she is, then I’m guessing kimahri absolutely doesn’t care who joins lol And of the two who didn’t know, wakka would’ve been the only one I think would’ve questioned her joining.

What makes this challenge interesting is the fact that you're not using tactics from a no sphere grid challenge. That Seymour battle was clutch. I would have just used the Nul spells to prevent any damage since Seymour casts elemental spells in order, but now I learned that he's vulnerable to magic break.

Idk if you know this or are keeping it for a reveal in a later part, so a little spoiler warning I guess: Anima is actually a female summon because the fayth is Seymour's mother. Valefor, Shiva and the Magus Sisters are all female too and have female fayth. Btw, I absolutely love that KZfaq recommended this challenge run and your channel to me. Very excited to watch the next parts!

"Ehm.... it's got a little egg in the middle" Why did that crack me up so much 😂

I dont understand some of your story complaints. Even if you don't get the rikku scene with tidus (tidus is only 17 btw I think its a little weird, but the idea that two kids who would both be in high school together might have small crushes doesn't seem unrealistic) its easy to understand from context clues that lulu yuna and rikku went off to talk because yuna knows this is probably her cousin (or at least an al bhed who may know cid) and lulu is the only one in the party who knows yuna is half al bhed. Auron easily picks up on whats really going on from his worldly knowledge (We can say this because he only has to look at her eyes to connect the dots, he knows of al bhed eyes. Something that doesn't seem to be common knowledge based on how others interact with rikku as a guardian), and they all agree rikku can come because he approves of it. Its the same reason tidus was allowed to be a guardian. The only people who'd maybe not understand whats truly happening other than tidus (who actually is capable of inferring literally anything the player does, as you and him basically share the same knowledge) are wakka (who will go along with anything auron says) and kimahri (who doesn't care). We will find out later rikku's attempts to kidnap yuna were to protect her, something the entire party wouldn't have trouble understanding, except tidus who doesn't truly know much yet. Its not really that big of a deal, but I never felt this section of the game didn't make sense or was weirdly paced. Also its crazy (but shows skill) that you've never just stolen the guado potions evidently, I'd never even thought to beat them WITHOUT doing that.

on my first playthrough of this game on my switch and I LOVE it. furthest ive gotten in any FF game and I wanna play more of em... gotta beat this one first.

Cheer caps after 5 cheers (same with the other stat boosting abilities)

I don't know if you know this but if you can steal Seymour's guards items they won't be able to auto potion or rikuu can throw the petrify grenade to stone both in one move great video I just finished the first on earlier today

Dona was trying to bully Yuna off her journey. It's a thing of sacrifice. That little aside w/ Rikku wasv Rikku explaining to Yuna that they are cousins.

The big water ball is explained literally directly after you encounter it. And he isn't actually water, he's the same material as the video spheres

Really happy to see this series return! And with tighter editing this time. It is pretty weird that nobody questions Rikku joining the party, but I figure it's because Auron approves and the others all respect his authority. Also I figure Lulu probably knows about their family relationship. (Wakka seems to be clueless) Btw good to see I'm not the only one disturbed by the way Yuna says "Djose" 😆

I'm here for your commentary on the game tbh it's hilarious

im so gagged and gooped this challenge looks so fun omg always love to see people doing fun/alternate runs of FFX its my fave game ever

I did a less extreme version of this run many years ago when my brother had pirated the International version and modded(?) our PS2 to be able to play it (don't quote me on this; the whole thing was his idea and I don't really know what went into it). I basically ignored Kimahri and swapped Lulu/Yuna, Wakka/Tidus, and Auron/Rikku. Not all that challenging, but it was just for fun. No surprise, Yuna makes an absolute beast of a black mage with her agility in early game, and once you get Steal/Use, the game is pretty much broken, even with Auron's slow speed. I'm loving this take on the challenge. I was curious how it would work, so thanks for sharing it with us!

26:20 there’s absolutely no need to make Rikku and Tidus’ relationship sexual. It’s quite alright for them to have a flirty relationship without pursuing anything, and since one is 15 and the other is 17, they could actually go farther and it wouldn’t be a big deal. Again, no need to assume sexual intercourse, its quite possible to have an intimate relationship with boundaries.

You know when would be a great time to guard? Right before the big mana beam. Or Defend when Anima decides to beat you down with their bare hands. (You go for offense, but Defend command exists.) For the record, Haste+Anti-Element spells works wonders for cheap, as he cycles his magic. That means once set up nothing will kill you. Anit-Element is just good in general against enemies that use elemental magic.

I just watched part 1 last night, it's great you released part 2 now. Great work on the run, it seemed like it was getting easier until Seymour, there were so many close calls but you managed to get through. Again, I really like how you show the random encounters too. I remember in the old days I'd read about people doing FFX challenge runs on forums and everyone would chat, sometimes people would take pictures of their TV too, but it's so much nicer seeing videos of it, it really makes me want to play the game it was so much fun. I can't wait for the next part!

The date scene isn't gross. It's a 15 year old girl with a 17 year old boy. That's a pretty normal age gap for that age. And along with that, it was immediately talked about how rikku is Yunas cousin right before she joins.

I had no idea that snowmobile part you could end up talking to different characters, I always ended up with Lulu, which I also thought was weird in general, still learning new things about my favorite final fantasy lol.

Once again this editing is top notch and really makes it so much better then just a challenge run

Echoing another comment, Cheer and Focus cap at 5 stacks, and provide 5 Strength/Magic and 33.3% Physical/Magic damage reduction at full stacks, respectively.

the word you were looking for about Tidus is "Himbo" ;) love the series

Thanks for the upload! I’m loving the challenge run so far, you narrate perfectly too- just enough and not to much and well paced editing. Thank you again for the interesting FFX content 😊 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Ffx is my all time favourite game, I remember playing and getting Seymour for that one battle and I always wished he could be added to the party hahaha, Lulu was always my favourite so it’s cool to see her in a physical role 🤣

Yuna: “you’re al bhed? Do you know Cid?” Rikku: “he’s my father” Yuna: “he’s my uncle!😱” Never understood why it’s so hard for people to imagine that conversation. And the reason people reacted that way about Tidus, is because they know she’s into him. “Love is the death of duty”

I once signed Kyou to my team for no reason other than the fact I'd recently learned the Japanese for dinosaur was kyouryuu. It's the simple things in life.

That's really interesting! I actually never knew Seymour was susceptible to Magic Break, definitely utilizing that in my next playthrough for sure. Keep up the great work!!

The crater exploit is easier for dodging lighting, guaranteed lightning bolt whenever u step in crater

Yuna is a tank!

Rikku joins the party because Yuna is her cousin. There's basically an entire chapter of the story about it when they go talk to cid. You didn't pay attention to the story at all did you? They literally spoon feed it to you.

Not sure if you’re building up for a narrative reveal or if you have missed it, so let me put a spoiler warning here, because it feels like you missed a narrative beat: About Yuna asking Rikku to join the party for „no reason“: There actually is a fairly good reason. It‘s her cousin! It‘s the daughter of Cid. And Yuna‘s mother has told her that she should seek out her uncle, if she‘s ever in trouble. So, when her uncle‘s daughter shows up and tries to help her… it makes sense that she would allow her to tag along. That‘s what the two of them and Lulu talk about when they have their little secret talk that the player couldn‘t hear. Rikku revealed her identity to Yuna, and Yuna and Lulu then probably came to the agreement that it‘s a good thing to have this family member with them, since Yuna‘s uncle was somebody who was supposed to help her in times of crisis anyway.

Stonetouch is BAE, and I love the concept, keep up the good work

I was drinking water when I got to the part with Isaaru, and the lip smacking noise almost killed me!😂

The slurp sounds killed me! 😂

Mostly leaving this comment to build your engagement but to answer some of your questions from last vid and this one SPOILERS: The fiends in Luca are summoned by the guado because Seymour told them to so he could save the day. Rikku joins the party because she wants to help Yuna since they are cousins. During their chat on the moonflow I'm pretty sure they share that info with eachother since Yuna asks about Cid the last time they interact with al bhed too it stands to reason she would ask Rikku if she knows Cid and Cid is Rikkus father. Hope that clears some things up idk if you already knew and are just makin jokes. Loving the videos and the challenge run overall!

The 2nd fight with Seymour was memorable bcz I fucking hated that guy and I got another shot at killing him. Yunalesca was the first to make me ragequit from the game as a 10 year old who couldn't come up with a strat for the zombie status effect and not dying after every revive. Anima was just dope every time he was on the screen so much so that I wanted him as my summon. The intro music, rejecting the norm of spira and summoners, and the big boy monsters were a great time even though I never beat the game

setting wakka as the black mage was the right decision cosmetically, his casting animations go so hard

On the topic of lightning dodges, Shoop (RideZeShoopuf) on Twitch uses what she refers to as the "crater trick" and in around an hour, she was over 300 and it was running from 1 specific lightning tower to a crater and back again. On the topic of Anima, I wonder how many people here on KZfaq are triggered that you kept calling Anima "he" when it is Seymour's mother.

Focus is +1 Mag per use, stacks up to 5 times and can raise to up to 260 mag (255 normally being the cap), defensively it only stacks 5 times reducing damage by 1/15 per cast up to 5/15. Cheer is the same but for Str and Physical damage.

Cheer/focus/aim/etc. All max out after 5 casts. Also for the Seymour fight, if you steal from the guados, they lose their auto potion ability and can't heal every attack for 1000 hp.

Every time you say that something isn't explained you're wrong. You just haven't seen all the game has to offer.

I really want to try this challenge myself!! You are doing awesome!! Can’t wait for the endgame chapters 💪🏻💪🏻

New sub, love anything to do with FFX and started watching last night, time to continue ~

Loved this!!! I like your commentaries as well. Keep up the awesome work!!!

The guardo guards can be petrified and you can steal the potions from them to prevent auto-potion

Also, the "Tidus is annoying but hot" rant/sidebar was absolutely amazing 🤣🤣🤣

27:04 lol Tidus is a hot ass himbo and we love him for it

Stumbled upon this looking for a completely unrelated challenge for a different game and I'm glad I did. Gonna subscribe for more!

It's funny that Yuna, Tidus, and a lot of others can get Steal and Use before you get Rikku back.

I LOVE THE EDITING SO MUCH

Doing my due diligence and commenting about how happy i am to find a queer ffx content creator

There is actually a chance of surviving pain from Anima. Tho it is only around 1% I believe and the magic beam can be halved bei shell and further weakened by focus. Also u you can use all stat techs 5 times (cheer, focus, jinx etc.). After the 5.time they won't further increase your stats.This way it is actually possible to have 260 attack + magic attack and 260 defense + magic defense although you never see it in the stats menu.

YAAAAAAAAAAAS! I forgot who was supposed to be who? Can you put the swapped roles in the description for future vids please! Dona is and will always be that girl tho! And her himbo husband Barthello. She won!

26:40 But Tidus is 17 lol

Lol I love the bit dramatic babe 21:07 he's funny

Just in time for dinner! Excellent!

In the fight with Seymour you can steal from his guards and they will no longer use auto-potion

I got to ride with Lulu on Snowmobile ride, 10/10 wouldn't change it for anything

Loving this series! Here's hoping your channel takes off!

Loving the vids and the challenge and your hilarious commentary but I did want to mention that Anima is a she because SPOILERS….. It’s actually Seymour’s mother. You find this out when you go back to Baaj temple to acquire her aeon and you learn the whole backstory of when he was a kid and the two of them went on the pilgrimage and she offered to be his final aeon to defeat Sin but he never went through with it.

On enemies that use Auto-Potion, if you steal, they can no longer Auto-Potion.

if you steal the two guados in seymour battle you can bypass their autopotion ability

I always start the fight by stealing the potions from the guards so they can't heal

27:08 while i’m okay with the character of rikku, from a gameplay perspective she’s really fun, but definitely the weakest part of the storyline is her joining the party. it’s like that was the last scene they programmed or something and just wanted to get it done lol

Enjoying the videos on ffx thanks man

Loving this challenge so far! Both on your end and mine! Atm as speaking rn. Kimahri made it to Rikku’s Grid. Auron and Tidus have been going slowly through theirs. Wakka been benched lmao. But gonna use him when get the usual stone touch. As for Yuna and Lulu, they doing good. Loving the challenge variant on your end def! Very hyped to see how it’ll go from here on past Seymour!! I’ve yet to hit Rikku rn. At Mushroom Rock

9:17 I couldn’t stop laughing

Just subbed! Love the videos!

Cheer/Aim/Focus etc. only stacks 5 times. It is a waste of a turn to use it 6 times

About how Yuna pronounces Djose. It was weird to me, but the reason she says it like that is because she wants to use a happy and cheery tone. Its supposed to be playful because yuna tries to smile when she is sad.

This is seriously engaging.

Great series, looking forward to episode 3!

Maybe you've already heard from the other comments about how you can steal the guards potions which makes the fight a whole lot easier ❤

This is a great challenge thanks so much for keeping us updated lol

27:15 tidus isn’t super annoying he’s a plucky young man. we were all at one time tidus. he matures and becomes a better man than auron even

i did not know you could get anyone else on the bike other than lulu X'D with that usually you find out yuna and Riku are cousins way later X'D

"Tidus is really hot though" Bro, he's 17...

I have a question about the guado's! For the longest time I thought they stopped healing when you steal from them! That's at least what my dad taught me. . . Meanwhile I just used Kimari's stone breath and they were gone on turn one. . . Yes, I know, you're not using Overdrives in this challenge, but I still like to put it here, the fight gets trivial if you use stone attacks on them. I think you can get some stone weapons by farming Obelisks right after the disaster of the Machina war, if I am not wrong, I didn't play the game in a couple of years and know what I will do to correct that soon. See if there aren't obelisks that drop stone weapons for you to use on those two guado's and make your life so much easier. Even if they don't drop weapons directly, you should have Rikku (or Auron in that case) to steal from them and craft yourself a stone strike weapon, just so you can immediately delete those two Guado's and have your focus on Seymour immediately. Edit: I remembered that Rikku doesn't join until you're a bit further, but you still could farm for the drops either way. It will be painful, but stone guard and stone attack is very useful in this game. (The latter one not as much, aside from that one Seymour fight and a few random encounters, but yeah. It should work.)

Your videos are such a treat!

you do challenges like i do, rules are wildly loose haha loving your commentary though brother. why does wakka do that?

Uh… pretty sure the reason the 2nd Guado didn’t use Auto Potion because you used Rikku to steal his potions.

I’m kinda obsessed ❤❤❤

It's interesting because it creates a difficulty parabola. Eventually, everything will even out and it will play rather normal, but everything since Mi'hen highroad has been a huge spike. I'm wondering when you'll start to see the difficulty tilt back to normal.

Idk if someone has already mentioned this in the comments, but you can steal from the Guado Guardians so they stop using auto potion!

How is a 17-year old talking to Rikku gross?

tidus is hot because he's a himbo

I think Tidus is actually an ideal bf, at least to Yuna, especially as he develops through the story. But also it’s so awkward how you can say one flirty line to the girls toward the beginning and from then on they might end up hitting on him through the game and he’s just like giving nothing back lol. Like why did they do this.

You know you can steal the Hi-Potions from Seymour’s guards and they can’t use them anymore

Gatta only swaps with Luzzu if you tell him to go to the front lines twice lol

Stonetouch on the Guados

Love your channel and these videos for FFX, newly suscribed. I also love your type of humor btw, the memes are on point