Second time ever.

It’s just been done
I’d wanted it for a long time; definitely my last one for this game 🥲

Long ago, when i was a wee preteen lad my brother got me this game, it was before i learned enough english in school and from games to grasp every mechanic. That did not stop me from loving this game, mastering blitzball, but as i played and it become more and more difficult i finally found a hill i couldnt overcome, no matter how much i grinded. The 3rd seymour fight, i grinded and grinded, moved along the sphere grid, kept moving and trying and failing

Eventually a mate of mine also bought it for his ps2, and i was there when he got the instructions for the sphere grid, where he was told how to activate sphere notes and use the spheres on the sphere grid instead of just moving along it....

So i grinded again, used spheres and was finally able to take the fucker down, the rest of the game was challenging for me cause i was woefully underleveled.

And thats how i almost played my first playthrough with no sphere grid

Whoops

Just wondered what people generally consider a good time to beat the entire game without using exploits or skipping cutscenes.

Currently at Bikanel a shade over 11 hours after annihilating Seymour with Kimahri using Firaga for 4,500 damage.

For reference, I'm on the Standard Grid.