"Of course it takes place in a school, it's always in a school" Out of every single Final Fantasy game Connor could've played, he played the single one that takes place in a school

Everyone is praising Connor for beating the game in one run but dear god I have such a level of respect for editors who have probably lost their mind editing those 36hrs of vods

Hey dude. Thank you for the shout out man. I'm really glad the guides have helped you out ⭐

Absolutely love seeing Mousey having a nostalgia trip while Connor is perpetually confused about everything, game mechanics included.

Him wanting to play a jrpg and actually want to watch cutscenes is some of the best character development i have ever seen.

Mousey "If GF has HP-J, put that shiz on you" Connor "Talk to me like a normal person and someone who doesn't play Final Fantasy" Best clip I ever seen.

54:03 this is an historical moment right here. we need to treasure this sentence forever in some kind of supercut of all the times Connor has talked about how he hates cutscenes, and put this piece of orange flavoured icing, right at the end for all eternity. just let the words sink in for a moment ''let me enjoy the cutscene, i wanna watch the cutscene'' yup, its real, that actually happened.

This man knows how to spend 36 hours

Just ten minutes in, I already have to give the editor props. You've perfectly captured (with excellent comedic timing) the chaos of someone with little to no JRPG experience trying and failing to comprehend exceptionally convoluted JRPG mechanics

Respect to Connor for sacrificing 36 hours of his life andhis mental health just so he can complete his first Final Fantasy game, props for the dedication.

Respect to Connor for completing FF8 and the editing team for editing 3 days worth of content into a 1hr and 30 min video. I hope that the next FF you complete is FF9.

Gotta respect bro’s first Final Fantasy game being arguably the most complicated one in terms of the leveling and stat systems. 😂

Who would've thought that FF8 of all things would cause monke to change his stance on Story based RPGs. He even wants to play another older FF game now

Can we take a moment to give props the editor who went through hours of menuing ❤

Connor: Plays FFVIII. Me: Oh, you definitely should have played that closer to releas... Connor: I was 3 when this came out. Me: Oh. Well now I feel old.

I respect mouse for loving FF8 and even more putting Connor through this.

i love the emotional blackmail mouse puts connor through....and how he caves every time. definitely a forever kind love

Connor not skipping cut scenes is a true character growth moment

Mudan is crazy, the first 30 minutes of this video is 12hrs of footage worth of content and he even added corrections when Connor got the story/characters wrong. Mudan is a true madman

dang, props to the editor(s) who compressed 36 hours of content to 1 hour of entertainment

I am not a huge fan of FF 8, but watching Connor play it was super fun. I certainly wouldn't have the patience to beat the whole game in one sitting. And it being a very important game to Mousey's childhood is very wholesome.

Never would’ve thought he went FFVIII first lol. Amazing game but, I would’ve expected VI, VII, or X.

Connor had to contain himself to not skip 36 hours of cutscenes. It's like they say: What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

Eathel: you think I'd ever play FFX on my own free will? Dude thats what p***y does to a man. Conner: **plays FFVIII**

The man actually did it, now.. if I may be so bold. FF9 maybe..?

If I get a dollar for every time Connor exhales loudly, I'll be rich in an instant.

Honestly im happy to see 8 was the one he actually played, everyone is always 9, 9, 9 ,9 ,9 or 7 so its actually a nice change of pace to see 8. Game is convoluted as hell but man if I don't love it for that

Editor or editors definitely deserve some recognition and love for being able to sit through 36 hours of content and stuff it into a well done 1 & 1/2 hour of MONKE & Rat.

Fun fact: Seifer is called Cifer in the German version because Seifer means... soaper if you translate it literally to German. lol

Been waiting for this one! Couldnt watch the whole stream because of the time difference and me working in shifts so this is a treat for me, as all your videos are keep up the great content!

man this edit just caters well to my short attention span lmao. the zoom ins and the inserted memes are well timed it keeps me focused on the video, good job editor hahah ❤❤

FF8 was my first FF game, I hated it when I first saw the game case, but the intro cutscene hooked me so hard. Still my favorite to this day; definitely not a bad pick for first FF :3

Major props to Connor for actually completing this game and the editing team for having to edit 3 days of content into a 1½ long video. That's insane.

I just can't get enough of FF8 X) thanks for playing it Connor!

Connor made me want to play this game again. I still didn't come out of the Garden and am amassing a huge collection of Triple Triad cards for 3 hours.

thanks to these streams i got confinced to play my first FF too, bought FF10 for 2 pounds on ps2, I'm gonna be playing it on my vacation back home in poland

This is my favourite final fantasy and enjoyed watching you both going through it...I know I'm going to return to this video a lot 🎉

Mouse comparing the level of difficulty of this FF with pokemon feels like comparing UNO with poker.

I hope he plays 10 at some point, it’s always been a favorite of mine.

This was absolutely wonderful. The story is definitely confusing on a first playthrough but I think Connor picked it up pretty well, especially since he was playing on stream! The systems are a little unintuitive, but seeing a newbie pick it up with a little help has been great. Tbh, FF8's style and spectacle is still a hard ask to beat, even now. Everything still looks and feels awesome (the literal meaning of the word). So glad this was your intro to the series. Am surprised there was no mention of Squall/Monke's fursona being one of the final bosses, but it's forgiveable.

Connor: We're the terrorist! I think! **Shouting from afar** Barret: "ECO"-TERRORIST! 😎 😂😂😂

8 is for sure my favorite. I’m thrilled he played it

Wow. What a wild and hilarious ride. I would love to see him continue FFXVI but maybe when more viewers know which side quests to pressure him into doing lmao

Final Fantasy IX next please =) It's my favorit. I also really love VIII and enjoyed this video a lot, thank you!!!

As someone who just beat FF VIII (wanting to play it before XVI), the Junctioning system isn't actually too difficult, it's just not explained well. In short, magic is more or less an item in this game - you use it like you would a potion, a phoenix down, etc. However, it's unique in that it can be connected to anyone of your stats - HP, Attack, defense, etc. So by connecting said spell to one of these stats, you're boosting that stat - some spells are optional for certain stats (i.e. elemental spells and the big damage dealers - flare, holy, etc. - for attack). It's important to note that your ability to boost a stat is dependent on the GF you have equipped - don't have a guardian force w/ HP-J as an ability, you can't buff HP. It's also dependent on what spells you have, of course. So magic in this game is like any sort of item you'd get to boost said stats - weapon, armor, etc. But you can also use said magic in battle, which means if I have 99 fire junctioned to my Attack, then if I use a fire spell in battle, I'm slightly debuffing my attack, because now I have 98 fire. However, why worry about casting one fire, when I could just spam the attack button and do insane amounts of damage? (Not always the case, since elemental affinities do matter, but still). Not to mention the difference between 98 fire and 99 fire isn't terrible, and you can always farm magic early on. You will rarely if ever farm for levels in this game, but, if you want to be OP, you are most certainly farming for magic at some point in this game. This means that low level runs of this game are not only easy, but almost ideal, at least in the early game. Enemies scale with your level. However, you have TWO ways to boost your stats - leveling up, and junctioning. So by ignoring the former and prioritizing the latter, you can technically have thousands of HP, a ridiculous attack stat, and elemental immunities before you reach double digit levels.

As someone who has never played final fantasy and has never seen anything about it and knows nothing about it I am so glad this is how I am introduced to the game

2nd channel has been posting bangers after bangers, loving it

this was my first final fantasy game as a kid an man did it change the course of my gaming life, so cool to see another person experience it for the first time in 2023.

This might be my favourite CDawg video so far. Would love to see you tackle 7 next, but really whatever one mousewants to backseat on would be good

i was the entire video laughing non stop. But i cant believe that i couldnt stop crying with the end

BRO I LOVE CONNOR EVEN MORE MAN, WHENEVER IM PLAYING SOME GAME HE MIRACULOUSLY POSTS ABOUT THE SAME GAME

I’ve played some 7 crisis core, 7R, 12, and finished 15 and almost through with 16. Absolutely so much fun to watch this and learn more about the older ff games!

The edits are fire!

this game boosted my reading from Fischer Price to college graduate, best rpg ever made

I'm so glad ff8 is getting some more love from people

At last.... The man who once hated cutscenes in game is now playing a game with thousand cutscenes.... Proud of connor, for sure

loved it! my fav besides 14 is 9 so i would say maybe play 9 next. It has many characters with super fun personalities where you could rly do some great va work

Title redemption, noice. Watched the 4 vods, will still watch this, 100% worth it.

What an amazing video. Would love to see more Final Fantasy content~ Maybe 10 next?

This game is like throughout the entirety, a chore but- towards the ending as you get invested in the story and the credits roll it becomes the most beautiful thing ever.

This FF is the 1st FF that I played fully, 100% completion and multiple times. Love this game so much, shape my teenage edgy phase. Love squall and his broody attitude. The CG in the game is mind blowing at that time, CG then gameplay without any cut is unheard of at that time, feels magical. Thanks for reminding me of that feeling.

FF8 the first FF game I played and it’s my favourite game ever!! That song brings so much gushy nostalgia 😍😍😍

24:22 i recognize that anotic dance music anywhere, mudan is on that disco elysium grind.

Mousy at 34:00 or so when conner asks if he is dead and Ironmouse says "No.... or are you?" love it xD

WAS WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT TO HAPPEN LETS GOO

The thumbnails never miss!

That stream was so fricking amazing, too bad i couldnt watch most of it, i remember i was watching on my phone around 6 am at work when he was fighting last boss.

I'd love to see you tackle ff9 next!!!

I heard Conner say on stream that he wanted to play every FF now in a similar fashion to how he did this stream. I thought he was joking but he seemed quite serious. All I know is that I would fucking giga nut if he played through 14's MSQ. I think Conner would actually enjoy the game, what with the community shenanigans and the combat once he gets more abilities.

FF8 being the only final fantasy I actually played back in the day, since then I've only finished 15, I was surprised to see this the one that Connor ended up playing but not that surprised given Mouse asking him to play it previously. Good to see it featured here when all I heard about it back in the day was how terrible it was, more glad to see that the reputation has somewhat shifted but I know it hasn't really. Good game, I didn't get that ending or see any cutscenes when I played so seeing that ending also made me somewhat emotional too and given what I know about stories like this these days... even more so; it's such a teen fantasy 90s Japan game but the way it just keeps going is awesome and different... ahh. Thanks for playing through looking forward to the ff16 one but I might hold off on that til i play it.

omega weapon is such a painful fight bro and that ending was so hyped up

I’m saving this and will watch it after I complete FF8.

you should definitely play more and I'd recommend 7 for obvious reasons

8 was one of my favorites when I was a kid, 4 is also pretty good.

MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORE! I NEED MORE CONNORFANTASY!

Leon is a true megachad.

The disco elysium music almost made me spit out my drink. I wasnt expecting that

This was wild. I'll never play most of the FF's, but it's nice to have a nibble here and there. Thanks for sharing you two! Read the Eureka 7 manga. It's only 6 volumes. The show is wonderful but too long imo. There were a ton of shared story beats between this, Evangelion, E7, and hundreds of other media. But I have my top favs

FF8 was my favorite and I'm glad you finally played it. FF10 is pretty popular but it might be too beginner-friendly for you. FF12 is severely underrated but might take much longer than 2 days to complete on stream.

Bless the editors.

I laughed every time mouse lost her mind in laughter when the system confused connor. XD

Ngl i love mudans little subtitles of random connor quotes

props to the guy that edited 40 hours into 1 and a half

This makes me just want to see how they remake this

I love how the editors used the rave song from Disco Elysium when I know for a fact that there is no way Conner could possibly make it through that game

SEEDAWGVA I BELIEVE CONNOR IS A SEED. Great work for the editing team please keep up the work and continue entertaining us with your dea- ffunny humour (connor and mousey too good work)

This editing is fucking amazing

Awesome vid! Would love to see more FF with mouse 🤙

I kinda want to see him play FFXV to have the road trip with the bois!

"it's always a fuckin' school" ironically the only ff game that starts in a school

ff8 is probably one of the better jrpg to start on due to the power scaling of the enemies. you dont really run into situations where you have to grind

Oh will you look at that Conner's ACTUAL first JRPG! LET'S GOOOOOOOOO!

i just finished the game today and i never knew that you could hold down the button for when you wanna max out your stocks from drawing

Connor: "It's always in a school!" Me trying to remember: "Isn't this the only mainline FF that starts in a school?"

i remember kids in school talking about this game. i have finally seen it via connor, and i still have no fkn idea what is going on, or why people were so enamored with it.

I nowadays usually don't dare to commit to it but it's kinda nice to still be able to experience a game this way

Now we wait for him to keep playing FFXVI

this game a little goofy and jank but i like it’s weird rules, other than the draw mechanic that’s too much pain. congrats on finishing you’re first FF! hope y’all play more.

ive literally never heard 8 be called the best one but im glad u enjoyed

Man after watching this I am convinced of the dream theory about this game