History YMMV / FinalFantasyX

** The game's only mandatory blitzball match will indisputably be [[EarlyGameHell the hardest one you'll ever play]]. The Luca Goers are superior to the Besaid Aurochs in every way save for Tidus and Wakka, and you only get one of them at a time. You have no time to practice beforehand, just a tutorial for the controls, so first-time players will barely understand how to play anyway. Winning pretty much requires the player to use Tidus to score a goal in the first half of the match and then playing keep away to run out the clock. If players get the Jecht Shot beforehand, they'll have a much easier time, thankfully, but the difficulty of the match is enough to where some people thought it was supposed to be unwinnable.

** Cultural differences are a major factor in why Western and Japanese audiences have very different views on Tidus and Jecht. In the East, hating your father is a big deal, because of the value placed on the Confucian ideals of [[HonorThyParent filial piety]]: loyalty to one's family and ''particularly'' to one's parents is valued above all else, even if they are bad parents. For the same reason, parental abuse is not discussed as openly, since it's not the place of outsiders to get involved in someone else's family affairs. Tidus openly speaking ill of Jecht and how he was mistreated is a scathing indictment of how poisonous these values can be, and how damaging it can be to a family to let these problems go unaddressed. In America, it's completely different. A phase when teenagers resent or "hate" their parents is so common it's practically considered a normal part of child development, and therefore Tidus talking about how he "hates his Dad" is not taken as seriously, and is often dismissed as whinging from an angsty kid with [[WellDoneSonGuy "daddy issues"]]. Meanwhile, Jecht is viewed as a MemeticBadass (especially by male fans) who rightly calls Tidus out for being a scrawny, wimpy crybaby.

** This goes as far as the Church of Yevon and TheReveal that [[spoiler:they're continuing the cycle willingly out of fatalistic defeatism, and in order to keep power for themselves]]. Both Japanese and western audiances can agree this is a bad thing, but the difference is that many in the West likely see Yevon as [[CrystalDragonJesus an analog of Christianity]]. Therefore the revelation [[spoiler:that they are a CorruptChurch]] can come off as a CaptainObvious reveal because [[spoiler: Christianity as a whole, and organized religion in particular, is almost always portrayed as cruel, deceptive, and hypocritical in mainstream Western media]]. But the truth is that Yevon has ''far'' more [[UsefulNotes/{{Shinto}} Shintoist]] and [[UsefulNotes/{{Buddhism}} Buddhist]] philosophy going on, and serves as a {{Deconstruction}} of the idea of EternalRecurrence and infinitely persisting cycles of destruction and decay, which are central to a lot of eastern religions. To Japan, the idea of refusing to accept the inevitable and breaking the cycle is truly revolutionary, and in defiance of a lot of commonly-held ideas there, making the point where [[spoiler:Tidus and the group betray the Church to end the cycle]] all the more poignant to Japanese players.

** You haven't seen a RuleThirtyFour thread on 4chan until you've seen someone request Tidus and Jecht.

* UglyCute: When spotted head-on, Sin's face has a pug-like (if pugs were covered in eyes) CatSmile which is slightly adorable.

* ValuesResonance: On a flip of the above, though he is still a BaseBreakingCharacter, increasing discussion and criticism of [[MachoMasochism toxic masculinity]] in the years following the game's release have made Tidus more relatable to Western players, as well for [[https://femhype.wordpress.com/2015/10/13/tidus-video-games-answer-to-toxic-masculinity/ subverting the stereotype of men not being allowed to show emotion other than anger]]. Meanwhile, with emotional and mental health awareness on the rise, it's being recognized that even if he didn't ''physically'' hurt Tidus (as far as is known), Jecht's manner of parenting was still emotionally abusive, which is just as harmful and something a child would struggle with well into adulthood. The game is, in UsefulNotes/TheNewTens and beyond, seen as having been a bit ahead of its time in being willing to discuss the concept so frankly.

** Most endgame parties will end up having Tidus, Wakka, and/or Rikku, if not just all three. Tidus' Blitz Ace/Slice and Dice and Wakka's Attack Reels are two of the most damaging Overdrives in the game beyond what other characters can acquire, making them your best source of DPS, and Rikku's Mix lets her grant the party powerful buffs and fully heal them, making her the best support character.
Tidus, Wakka and Rikku are also the only party members who can fight underwater, so using them for the whole game is a good way to make sure they aren't underpowered when the game suddenly [[CharacterSelectForcing forces you to use them,]] like against [[OptionalBoss Geosgaeno]] or [[{{Superboss}} Shinryu]]. Fourth place goes to Yuna, as her aeons are invaluable as meat shields against some of the games most devastating attacks your party otherwise cannot survive (such as Dark Anima's Oblivion, or the Dark Magus Sister's Delta Attack). Fifth place goes to Auron, whose Tornado Overdrive is good against groups of enemies and his Celestial Weapon comes with First Strike and Counter-Attack, and since Tidus and Wakka's Celestial Weapons have Evade & Counter, this creates an entire party that will counter enemy hits with an attack of their own.

** Most endgame parties will end up having Tidus, Wakka, and/or Rikku, if not just all three. Tidus' Blitz Ace/Slice and Dice and Wakka's Attack Reels are two of the most damaging Overdrives in the game beyond what other characters can acquire, making them your best source of DPS, and Rikku's Mix lets her grant the party powerful buffs and fully heal them, making her the best support character. Fourth place goes to Yuna, as her aeons are invaluable as meat shields against some of the games most devastating attacks your party otherwise cannot survive (such as Dark Anima's Oblivion, or the Dark Magus Sister's Delta Attack). Fifth place goes to Auron, whose Tornado Overdrive is good against groups of enemies and his Celestial Weapon comes with First Strike and Counter-Attack, and since Tidus and Wakka's Celestial Weapons have Evade & Counter, this creates an entire party that will counter enemy hits with an attack of their own. Tidus, Wakka and Rikku are also the only party members who can fight underwater, so using them for the whole game is a good way to make sure they aren't underpowered when the game suddenly [[CharacterSelectForcing forces you to use them,]] like against [[OptionalBoss Geosgaeno]] or [[{{Superboss}} Shinryu]].