Finally obtained and fully activated all celestial weapons

No one I know would be remotely interested in this accomplishment, so I have to brag to you all lol.

When I first played the game when it came out, I thought I’d never unlock them all, especially with lame mini games being the unlock mechanism. I didn’t think I could dodge 200 lightning bolts in a row or beat the chocobo trainer race.

After rebuying the game for my little PS Vita (there are dozens of us!) a few years ago, I decided I was going to dedicate myself to it. I found the secret crater that lightning hits regularly, put on some music, and started dodging. Got to 150 twice and lost it before finally getting to 200. I raced the chocobo trainer at least 50 times before finally getting a perfect run, where the balloons were where I needed them and I somehow dodged most of the birds. After those two, the butterfly game for the Saturn Sigil was easy, only took me a dozen or so tries.

Today, I finally got the Jupiter Sigil to show up as a prize in the blitzball league and played through the whole season in one sitting. It was the last one I needed, and I feel so accomplished.

Now I’m grinding in the Omega Ruins so I can scratch out enough Gil to bribe my way to Auto Haste and Auto Phoenix armor for everyone. Then it’s off to defeat Sin and finish the game, another feat that I’ve never done.

FFVII will always have a special place in my heart as the first FF game I played, but holy cannoli, I’ve put some serious hours into FFX. Still fun and bringing me joy all these years later.