The Blitzball Crowd In Final Fantasy X Is The Staff That Made Final Fantasy IX
There has been a secret easter egg hiding in Final Fantasy X for almost twenty years that has only just come to light.
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There has been a secret easter egg hiding in Final Fantasy X for almost twenty years that has only just come to light, as the Blitzball crowd is actually the development team who worked on Final Fantasy IX.
The development of Final Fantasy games has often overlapped, which has led to teams working on games for different console generations. This was the case with Final Fantasy IX and Final Fantasy X. Final Fantasy IX was released for the original PlayStation in the year 2000, where it received critical and commercial success, becoming one of the most beloved games on the system. Final Fantasy X was released for the PlayStation 2 the following year and it managed to become even more successful than its predecessor. If there is one Final Fantasy game that can compete with Final Fantasy VII for the title of the most popular entry in the series, it’s Final Fantasy X.
Today marks the 20th anniversary of Final Fantasy IX and Square Enix is releasing a series of developer interviews to mark the occasion. The first interview included Kazuhiko Aoki, who worked as an event designer on the game. Aoki discussed one of his fondest memories of working on the game, which included being asked to record something for the upcoming Final Fantasy X.
There were about 300 people at the party celebrating FFIX’s completion. It was developed by a team divided between Japan and Hawaii, so about 1/3 of the faces there I had never seen before…I was surprised all over again at how many people were involved in the project.
I’m incredibly happy that FFIX is loved by so many people; that’s been a huge motivator and confidence booster when facing jobs I’ve had since. I think that’s true not only for me, but also the many creators who worked on FFIX as well. It would be nice to celebrate the game’s 20th anniversary with everyone who was at the post-launch party.
Near the end of that party, there was a moment when the sound effect team went up on the venue’s stage. “In FFX, there’s going to be this thing called Blitzball, and there will be a scene with the spectators cheering. We’d love if you would all be willing to help with that!” they said. And I thought “…Oh, they’ve already started working on X.” Just when I thought things were finished, they had already begun a new FF. It really hit me being there, this is how the FF series continues on forever.
Blitzball is an underwater sport that is played in the world of Spira. The aim is to kick or throw the blitzball into the enemy goal while avoiding the other members of the team. One of the first cutscenes in Final Fantasy X involves Tidus playing in a Blitzball match, which includes a roaring crowd. It’s likely this scene that involved the cheering from the Final Fantasy IX staff.
The jump from Final Fantasy IX to Final Fantasy X represented a lot of different things, both from a storytelling and technical standpoint. The two games are loved by fans for very different reasons, and it’s awesome to learn that the developers of Final Fantasy IX had a part in helping to build Final Fantasy X.
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