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Final Fantasy X-2 Retrospective - Opening the "Sequel" Pandora's Box
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Sorry for the wait. So, Final Fantasy X-2. The first ever Final Fantasy direct sequel. I hope. Please don't correct me by saying there was some obscure New Zealand only follow-up to Final Fantasy 5 or something. Final Fantasy 10-2 would kick off the series tradition of following up every single numbered entry with a direct sequel. But how did that turn out? How did X-2 fare? How would it say the groundwork for Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIV, & Final Fantasy XV to do the same? (Maybe even Final Fantasy XVI too, but y'know, I can't exactly tell the future.)
Find out all of that and more in this video. Were also covering the uhh... Subpar ...
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Final Fantasy X Retrospective - A Fan Favorite (With a Bad Port)Final Fantasy X Retrospective - A Fan Favorite (With a Bad Port)
Final Fantasy X Retrospective - A Fan Favorite (With a Bad Port)
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Look, don't ask me about the order I'm tackling the Final Fantasy Series in, I don't understand it either. So Final Fantasy X. It sure is a beloved entry into Square Enix's long running series. But what makes it so beloved? A lot of people claim it's their favorite Final Fantasy game, but what does that mean? What's the difference between a favorite Final Fantasy and the "best" Final Fantasy? D...
Yakuza 0 Retrospective - The Definition of a Perfect PrequelYakuza 0 Retrospective - The Definition of a Perfect Prequel
Yakuza 0 Retrospective - The Definition of a Perfect Prequel
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Get the Tweets at: SpBrando Hello my fellow enjoyers of video games and video game accessories. I come to you today to speak about a game that many of you have probably heard of. The Yakuza series, or I guess as it's known nowadays, the Like a Dragon series probably needs no introduction. Toshihiro Nagoshi and the Ryu Ga Gotoku studio's games have been on a lot of people's radar for...
Nier Automata Retrospective - 6 Years Later, Still One of a KindNier Automata Retrospective - 6 Years Later, Still One of a Kind
Nier Automata Retrospective - 6 Years Later, Still One of a Kind
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Get the Tweets at: SpBrando So, you could say this video has been a long time coming. Maybe even the longest time coming. A lot of people have asked when I was going to return to NieR content. My last NieR Replicant video was about a year and a bit ago, and my NieR Reincarnation video was shortly before that. Plus, this marks about the one year anniversary since I transitioned to lo...
Binary Domain Retrospective - The Yakuza (Like a Dragon) Team's Weird ExperimentBinary Domain Retrospective - The Yakuza (Like a Dragon) Team's Weird Experiment
Binary Domain Retrospective - The Yakuza (Like a Dragon) Team's Weird Experiment
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Alright, so the Yakuza, Like a Dragon, Ryu Ga Gotoku, whatever you wanna call it, series is popping off in 2022. You got Like a Dragon Ishin, Like a Dragon The Man Who Erased his name, Like a Dragon 8. Yeah, you could say there's a lot to look forward to. I mean, with Yakuza 7 and the Judgement series getting rave reviews, there's not doubt in my mind that the Yakuza Series is one of Sega's fla...
Zone of the Enders 2 Retrospective - That OTHER Hideo Kojima SeriesZone of the Enders 2 Retrospective - That OTHER Hideo Kojima Series
Zone of the Enders 2 Retrospective - That OTHER Hideo Kojima Series
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The Tweets At: SpBrando So Metal Gear Solid right (Metal Gear Rising included), fantastic series. Not a miss on there. Well, there was another Hideo Kojima series out there, and I'm not talking about Death Stranding or Castlevania Lords of Shadow. Zone of the Enders was a series that was cancelled well before it's time. If you want to know the truth about what went down here, It's t...
Final Fantasy XV Retrospective - A Royal EffortFinal Fantasy XV Retrospective - A Royal Effort
Final Fantasy XV Retrospective - A Royal Effort
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The Tweets At: SpBrando Uhh... How long is this video..? I can explain. So this is the last game in the Fabula Nova Crystalis trilogy... Quadrilogy thing. What started off as a spin off of the Final Fantasy XIII series, the game that was formerly known as Final Fantasy Versus XIII would transform into Final Fantasy XV. Final Fantasy 15 had a weird launch, it was pretty clearly unfin...
Metal Gear Rising Revengeance Retrospective - Standing Here, I RealizeMetal Gear Rising Revengeance Retrospective - Standing Here, I Realize
Metal Gear Rising Revengeance Retrospective - Standing Here, I Realize
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The Tweets at: SpBrando We... We gotta talk about this game. Look, I'll be the first to say I have no idea what's going on. This game's popularity just exploded in the past year... Then it exploded AGAIN in just the past few months. Why? I don't really know. Was it the STANDING HERE I REALIZE meme? I mean, Metal Gear Rising Revengeance has always been about memes. The lovechild of H...
Final Fantasy Type 0 Retrospective: A Matter of ExpectationsFinal Fantasy Type 0 Retrospective: A Matter of Expectations
Final Fantasy Type 0 Retrospective: A Matter of Expectations
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Grab AtlasVPN Special deal for 82% OFF get.atlasvpn.com/BrandoSP ! (Note: I meant to say I've probably played the most Versions of Final Fantasy Type 0 HD) Okay, so you know all about Fabula Nova Crystallis, that all encompassing vortex that once had Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIV AND Final Fantasy XV in it's clutches, but what do you know about Type-0? Type Zero? The PSP game that got p...
Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin - Basically Nioh 3Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin - Basically Nioh 3
Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin - Basically Nioh 3
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The Tweets at: SpBrando Yeah so new Final Fantasy game by Team Ninja dropped this week, Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin. I think you all know this one, Ol' Jack Garland and chaosposting have basically become a touchstone of internet interaction since the game was revealed. Being made by Team Ninja, who made the Nioh series, it's pretty much the closest thing to Nioh 3 righ...
A Retrospective of EVERY Berserk Game - 3 Hidden Gems?A Retrospective of EVERY Berserk Game - 3 Hidden Gems?
A Retrospective of EVERY Berserk Game - 3 Hidden Gems?
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Get the Tweets at: SpBrando Okay, let me pull you away from Elden Ring for just one second. Yeah I know, I've been smashing Elden Ring hard for the past week too, but it's time to talk about the manga that inspired Elden Ring. You may have heard of Berserk. You may not have heard of Berserk's games. They're not very popular. Kentaro Miura's masterpiece Berserk is a series near and d...
Lightning Returns Final Fantasy XIII Retrospective - Just a Matter of TimeLightning Returns Final Fantasy XIII Retrospective - Just a Matter of Time
Lightning Returns Final Fantasy XIII Retrospective - Just a Matter of Time
Просмотров 370 тыс.2 года назад
The Tweets at: SpBrando The First Video at: ruclips.net/video/Y0kw7CorRrc/видео.html So here we are. The finale of the Final Fantasy XIII series. Lightning Returns was simultaneously the worst part, but also maybe the definitive end of a controversial era for Square Enix. So whats up with Lightning Returns? Or as some call it, Final Fantasy XIII-3 (13-3 for the ones who wanna save t...
Final Fantasy XIII-2 Retrospective - A Rare Chance at RedemptionFinal Fantasy XIII-2 Retrospective - A Rare Chance at Redemption
Final Fantasy XIII-2 Retrospective - A Rare Chance at Redemption
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So we're back with the second entry in the Final Fantasy 13 Trilogy, Final Fantasy 13-2. Now I hear you. I hear what you're saying. "BrandoSP, you promised the Final Fantasy XIII-2 video was gonna be way shorter than the Final Fantasy XIII one". Yeah, I know, I did. Similarly to how I didn't expect to be able to talk a full hour about FFXIII, I didn't expect FFXIII-2 was gonna get the same trea...
Final Fantasy XIII Retrospective - A Game Fighting Fate Against ItselfFinal Fantasy XIII Retrospective - A Game Fighting Fate Against Itself
Final Fantasy XIII Retrospective - A Game Fighting Fate Against Itself
Просмотров 828 тыс.2 года назад
Ok, well, yeah this video is really long. It wasn't always! I just ended up having a lot to say, or rather, a lot I thought needed to be said. Final Fantasy XIII is definitely on the top of a "Top 10 controversial Final Fantasy Games" list, and I think it's time to establish two key things. (ALSO since this video is adjective long, I'm using the RUclips chapter thing for the first time. Give it...
Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars Review - Has Yoko Taro Done It Again?Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars Review - Has Yoko Taro Done It Again?
Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars Review - Has Yoko Taro Done It Again?
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You knew this was coming. NieR and Drakengard developer Yoko Taro is back with the boys Yosuke Saito, Keiichi Okabe and Kimihiko Fujisaka to create a tabletop RPG based entirely on cards. So... Uhh... Is it good? Well, that's kind of a tricky question. I played through it. More than once. You might say twice even. So I think I can give you the answer. It's obviously not a yes or no answer. Are ...

Комментарии

  • @ihaveaplan.ijustneedmoney.9777
    @ihaveaplan.ijustneedmoney.9777 День назад

    I like how the thumbnail has bent over Kaine in the corner just for measure. 😂

  • @Ongaliman
    @Ongaliman День назад

    Side Content NEVER existed. It was just a fever dream. I wished that all copies of that abomination were destroyed. Preferebly in 供養, so that even spirit of it couldn't return. I never was so disturbed by the content of thing I was supposed to love. And I freaking love Grimdark Fantasy. Couldn't they leave us with at least one Happy Ending in the whole franchise?? I actually loved the perfect ending, as for me it was actually thematically connected to FFX. Dreams that become true and real people who become just a dream. Spiritual world that is connected to the human realm. It also have parallels with some mythological concepts that I like and am writing a reasearch paper on, so I'm quite biased.

  • @peplo101
    @peplo101 2 дня назад

    I enjoyed playing FF13 and have never got into another FF enough to finish:)

  • @playahsan
    @playahsan 2 дня назад

    Sorry ThBrando but I coined the term "It's not GTA, it's Shenmue" back when I played the OG Yakuza 1 back on PS2. Source is: trust me bro (it's true, tho).

  • @Jehuty66
    @Jehuty66 2 дня назад

    Oh man i remember this game having some sort of effect on me :D

  • @redcomn
    @redcomn 2 дня назад

    I almost thought there’s a horror of rhythm game when that flower came up

  • @hcook1023
    @hcook1023 2 дня назад

    What I hate the most at least in the orginal release, all I played, was the kack of any real connect for Luna and Noctis compiled by Iris being literally there for years

  • @hcook1023
    @hcook1023 2 дня назад

    I beat the entire game when it released then never picked it up again, even though it's apparently a lot better now I just don't care almost like all these RPGs getting DLC sequels a year or more after release like FF16 and Tales of Arise

  • @hcook1023
    @hcook1023 2 дня назад

    I followed a guide for every second and still ended at 99%, ruined my experience

  • @hcook1023
    @hcook1023 2 дня назад

    The only benefit of the book is Tidus can get with Rikku a girl I liked more than Yuna in both games

  • @hcook1023
    @hcook1023 2 дня назад

    Honestly learning about the novel ruined tphe ending for me Get me a remake of 6 or 9 before a sequel to 10, or a new game 16 was awesome

  • @hcook1023
    @hcook1023 2 дня назад

    Lol the Sin in the audiobook is the inspiration for Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker "Somehow Sin has returned"

  • @hcook1023
    @hcook1023 2 дня назад

    I played the remastered games going straight from X to X-2 was so jarring I basically restarted it after the opening because I was stuck in a WTF mode

  • @hcook1023
    @hcook1023 3 дня назад

    Honestly I only finish about 10 games a year but those are mostly RPGs that take a lot of time but a smaller one like 13 I remeber beating in about 50ish hours, so it isn't much more than a couple action games That's far below Skyrim or Persona

  • @hcook1023
    @hcook1023 3 дня назад

    Final Fantasy 7 Remake is a spiritual sequel to Final Fantasy 13 🤯 I can totally see it now though, I thought they learned from 15's bad gameplay but now that I see it it's 13 polished modern mechanics

  • @hcook1023
    @hcook1023 3 дня назад

    "Farron" means Thunder, it makes sense on how she got Lightning as a nickname from Claire But how did I go 14 years without knowing this?😂

  • @hcook1023
    @hcook1023 3 дня назад

    Come on man I just bought Persona 4 Golden so thats a small spoiler 😂

  • @hcook1023
    @hcook1023 3 дня назад

    From what I remember Sarah and Lightning were implied to be orphans and Lighting was the protector and provider not so much a sister, her personality pretty understandable

  • @hcook1023
    @hcook1023 3 дня назад

    Lol I had the Sunleth Waterscape sketch happen to me too but i didn't have headphones on, I wasstraight up asked if I was gay

  • @hcook1023
    @hcook1023 3 дня назад

    I think a big problem is they changed too much in one game

  • @hcook1023
    @hcook1023 3 дня назад

    I loved how everybody leveled up at once the same amount in many RPGs I spend half the fights in larties I hate to level up somebody underleveled

  • @hcook1023
    @hcook1023 3 дня назад

    Honestly I loved the Cystarium as an upgrade tree if they just had more paths and ability to look ahead, not overly complicated abut cool

  • @hcook1023
    @hcook1023 3 дня назад

    To me FF13 feels like the end of an era, just the feel starts to change into the 2010's or maybe I was getting older. The shear pleasure I got as a kid has subsided some like Final Fantasy 7 Remake was a spark of life into my favorite hobby for me but recently its only been Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Stellar Blade (which feels like Ps3/360 era)

  • @hcook1023
    @hcook1023 3 дня назад

    It's so wierd to think I'm now in a different analytic group

  • @CosmicHorrors
    @CosmicHorrors 5 дней назад

    I won the match against the goers on my third playthrough lol wasnt easy

  • @AvaaSlays_Swiftie
    @AvaaSlays_Swiftie 5 дней назад

    When are the other chapters coming?!

  • @splurg123
    @splurg123 5 дней назад

    I think I played about 45 minutes of this game. 12 was my first entry into the franchise and I'd loved the open world exploration and the (optional) interactivity of combat. 13 with it's linear world (so far as I experienced) and optimal autobattle felt like playing a overlong quick react cutscene.

  • @GarnetBlazeAnimator
    @GarnetBlazeAnimator 6 дней назад

    Never have I ever been so worried about a fictional character's mental health in my life. I'm glad I got to experience it even though it was very emotionally turbulent.

  • @thatrandomguycommenting1261
    @thatrandomguycommenting1261 6 дней назад

    Radical woke kids- "dudes just dont like girl lead roles in anything" 2b - am i a joke to you?

  • @joshelderkin9592
    @joshelderkin9592 6 дней назад

    The sleep system is akin to real life by the sounds of it, youre gonna bond more when camping but youll sleep better in that 5 star hotel

  • @joshelderkin9592
    @joshelderkin9592 6 дней назад

    The sun sets at 4 pm in japan... can somebody please tell them they control the clock maybe in winter its dark by like 430 here but thats winter theyre not at a weird enough latitude for that to be the problem theyre just setting there clocks for then sun to rise at 3am why would anybody want that

  • @michaelkarlsson5966
    @michaelkarlsson5966 6 дней назад

    Thanks for this! :) I seriously struggle to understand, still!, what people have against the XIII games. If you look back on the previous games in FF, everyone of the games have been different and has the FF develop over the years. FFXIII trilogy carries on the that tradition. Sure everything in these games aren't perfect but no other game is perfect either. So, I like these games no matter what others feel about them!

  • @taherzeed5766
    @taherzeed5766 7 дней назад

    I am just wondering if Nier was just an android How did he get old?

  • @OscarFinn
    @OscarFinn 8 дней назад

    I played this to platinum when locked down with the big C, and it became one of my all time favourite gaming experiences. That "Holy Fuuuu.....!!!!!!!" Moment when the story clicks with you and it doesn't let go until long after completing the game and deleting it to make space for the next game is truly a rare experience in any media. It's the kinda of game when you meet someone else who completed it you'll just mention the game and won't even need words as you both know the journey and where it brought you to.

  • @sopranophantomista
    @sopranophantomista 8 дней назад

    My favourite tidbit about this game is that when it initially released, the entire dev team were given a few days to beat it so that their save data could be uses as reinforcements for the true credits. If that's not wholesome, I don't know what is. 😊

  • @coal9205
    @coal9205 8 дней назад

    11:34 i just want everyone to know how fucking insane this is imo The seeds of destruction, the WATCHERS. are SO POWERFUL that they can transend into completely different universes that do not connect to their own. The watchers are a multi-universal, multi-dimensional EXISTENTIAL THREAT.

  • @RbDaP
    @RbDaP 9 дней назад

    the underwear thing is to prevent FF:LR to go further in the japanese version of PG system than they wanted to - same reason they changed Bayo and Pyra/Mythra in Smash Ult nah I dig the ending, it's so anime it hurts SO GOOD

  • @VulpineSol
    @VulpineSol 9 дней назад

    KeyMon?... Monkey!! I found Rikku's line to make sense, only playing in English. We hear a voice from the shadows asking us for the password. My mind wasn't thinking about monkey and issaru, the voice asking for the password is literally Issaru's. I thought she was just confirming the voice Yuna and Rikku could recognize to the player. I've heard the password take several times, but yet to see a video speak about the sound of the voice sounding like Issaru's voice as opposed to issaru sounding like saru. 🦊

  • @jakathann
    @jakathann 10 дней назад

    I NEED a Sora Riku Kairi game eventually.

  • @GX-105D
    @GX-105D 10 дней назад

    it's funny how everyone hated on this game because it was linear, well duh, it's final fantasy, THEY'RE ALL LINEAR, which says a lot of what kind of rpgs gamers were thirsting for at the time, which was open world rpgs, only reason it got the hate it got, people wanted the 3 tomb raiders, god of war, far cry primal type rpgs

  • @alumlovescake
    @alumlovescake 10 дней назад

    This game is depression and missed potential incarnate

  • @safruddinaly5822
    @safruddinaly5822 10 дней назад

    Miss your video hope you're healthy today been a long period of time since your last video

  • @thescrubsepian
    @thescrubsepian 11 дней назад

    I did the 100% on this game and never gone back. This video popped up cause I looked at some ffx guides.

  • @juliangallegos7627
    @juliangallegos7627 11 дней назад

    FFXIV was the least/greatest, linear/nonlinear, shittiest masterpiece, of a beautiful clusterfuck- that I ever played!

  • @AstralWolf86
    @AstralWolf86 11 дней назад

    wtf i actually thought you where the Nostalgia Critic as you sound a lot like him.

  • @Xlino
    @Xlino 12 дней назад

    Bro where you at?

  • @RLAjabs
    @RLAjabs 13 дней назад

    i truly think 15 isn't a good game. you might find glimpses of potential here and there, but i don't think you can consider it any higher than a 6/10. the more time passes, the more i think transitioning to action combat has been and will be a colossal detriment to the IP and Squenix overall. FF should never feel like a Devil May Cry clone - FF was THE standard setter, not the trend chaser. FF7R should have been the IP's only real venture into action combat thus far, imo. The other issue is the stories. 13 and 15 both felt like wannabe FF12 stories. That's 20 years of mainline single player Final Fantasy that, to me, feels like degenerating copies of itself. I'm hoping that the recent announcement of departing from Sony exclusivity means we get mainline Final Fantasies on PC on day one. I haven't been able to play 16 yet, but to be honest my expectations aren't that high. I just think FF needs to go back to it's roots, or even double down and try to incorporate some Dnd/BG3 type of play.

  • @alabenmed4661
    @alabenmed4661 13 дней назад

    Bro I finished the game with eight and jack what are you talking about They are the best

  • @arisrayden
    @arisrayden 13 дней назад

    i liked the original a lot initially but my taste for it soured hard after beating the story for the first time. i am a completionist at heart so after beating the story i went back and redid dungeons to farm the drops. well i didn't do this for very long because i had other things to do with my life that were less repetitive with a much much much higher chance for any sort of progress....