LanguageSponge
Ex-Soldier
Hi everyone,
I've been playing Final Fantasy X HD in Japanese for the last month or so and just got to the Calm Lands at about 5 this morning (I couldn't sleep). Now, I have played FFX many times before but have never bothered trying to get the power-ups for Tidus or Lulu's Celestial Weapons because dodging thunder 200 times is just madness, and I thought that Chocobo Race annoyed so many people that I'd never come close to managing it. This time around though, I'm playing it in the original Japanese which is something I've wanted to do for over 10 years, and am actually doing well. So well in fact that my characters are more powerful on this playthrough after 25 hours of play than the last time I played it in English after just over 200 hours. I have no idea how or why that's even allowed to be possible. I must have been really bad at this when I was 11.
This playthrough has been one of many "firsts" for me. I had an Aeon (Ixion) hit Anima for 9999 damage in the fight with Seymour. I'd never done that before. I had Tidus hit Seymour for over 8000 damage in Macalania Temple, which I'd never done before either. I also finally used the Highbridge as a training point for the first time ever, managed to get Blitz Ace which I'd never done before, and I managed to get it before getting to the Highbridge. I beat the Chimerageist on my first try which is an achievement for me because I'd never beaten any of the Area Conquest monsters before either. But the big achievement, I imagine, is that I got the Sun Sigil within 45 minutes of first attempting it.
[FONT="][/FONT]http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps2/197344-final-fantasy-x/faqs/17803
I realise that damn race has annoyed lots of people before, so I thought I'd put that link here in the hope that it might help someone either now or in a month's time. I believe I'd still be racing now if I hadn't followed the tips in that guide.
Happy Racing,
LanguageSponge/Jack
I've been playing Final Fantasy X HD in Japanese for the last month or so and just got to the Calm Lands at about 5 this morning (I couldn't sleep). Now, I have played FFX many times before but have never bothered trying to get the power-ups for Tidus or Lulu's Celestial Weapons because dodging thunder 200 times is just madness, and I thought that Chocobo Race annoyed so many people that I'd never come close to managing it. This time around though, I'm playing it in the original Japanese which is something I've wanted to do for over 10 years, and am actually doing well. So well in fact that my characters are more powerful on this playthrough after 25 hours of play than the last time I played it in English after just over 200 hours. I have no idea how or why that's even allowed to be possible. I must have been really bad at this when I was 11.
This playthrough has been one of many "firsts" for me. I had an Aeon (Ixion) hit Anima for 9999 damage in the fight with Seymour. I'd never done that before. I had Tidus hit Seymour for over 8000 damage in Macalania Temple, which I'd never done before either. I also finally used the Highbridge as a training point for the first time ever, managed to get Blitz Ace which I'd never done before, and I managed to get it before getting to the Highbridge. I beat the Chimerageist on my first try which is an achievement for me because I'd never beaten any of the Area Conquest monsters before either. But the big achievement, I imagine, is that I got the Sun Sigil within 45 minutes of first attempting it.
[FONT="][/FONT]http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps2/197344-final-fantasy-x/faqs/17803
I realise that damn race has annoyed lots of people before, so I thought I'd put that link here in the hope that it might help someone either now or in a month's time. I believe I'd still be racing now if I hadn't followed the tips in that guide.
Happy Racing,
LanguageSponge/Jack