Okay Blitzball is stupid and nonsensical

[Queen HawlSera]

Is there a code or mod that will just let me auto win the first tournament match?

[blindfaith88]

I don't like Blitzball, but it's not a broken mini game. I've played through this game a dozen-ish times across the original game and the remastered versions and I've only lost the first game on three of those playthroughs.

Sphere shot work fine as far as I've noticed and take up less hp. I let the players move on auto which is annoying but less stressful to me than manually trying to navigate (for me anyway).

Personally I think the first game balances difficulty with the the ability to win to make it extremely satifying the beat the Goers--even though I beat them more times than I lose to them.

Also, I think it's kind of strange that it's so important to you to have the trophy for Wakka but not care if it's earned or cheated for it. Isn't part of the satifaction actually earning that small scene in game?

[Mr.Scientist]

OCD enough to do anything to get the trophy but apparantly not OCD enough to learn jecht shot.....?

[DantesMayCry]

Originally posted by Purple HawlSera Who Is Female:

Is there a code or mod that will just let me auto win the first tournament match?

Dude you can win the first match. I literally was so mad that I couldn't, but I kept on trying and did win! well when Tidus left. Its better to go manual A because the auto screws you up and always pass it to Tidus if you can because his SH is high.( Also be nice to do the Ject Shot which I DID ONCE!) When Wakka is in basically give it to him as well lol

[Yagami1211]

I won when Tidus left. Wakka scored with a random shoot.

[Vashe]

You're just bad, I always win this match 2-0. One goal with Tidus' jecht shot (almost guaranteed goal), one goal with Wakka's venom shot. (without using the "cheat" by staying behind the goal)

Easy win

ps: Always use manual... and pass/shot (press X) when there is no one (or max 1) to block you (no "red arrow" in your circle).

[Humble]

Originally posted by Cosgar:

I think a lot of people hate Blitzball because of their first impression. You have to face the Goers with 0 practice, with the crappiest team, (Letty is pretty good later) with the odds against you, and the controls set to auto by default. The only real way to win is to exploit the AI with the goal trick or general keepaway. None of that is fun and I doubt anyone really played after except to get Wakka's celestial weapon.
It's almost as bad as how the card game is presented and not explained properly in IX. Hell, even to this day, I still don't get it.

I agree with this one, I keep reload to get Jechet shot again and again when first time he should learn, then this first time playing game is very hard and for storywise, I had to win, so I keep reload lot, but after first game won (for main story), normal bilzball is so much fun after that, whatever win or loss beside of storyline game.

[Queen HawlSera]

Originally posted by Ghin:

Originally posted by Purple HawlSera Who Is Female:

I didn't, I still did the tutorial.. not my fault the mini-game is fundementally broken and Tidus' stats are only decent in an easy to fail QTE you only get one shot at

Why didn't you just load and do it again? That is your fault.

Because at the time of doing it I didn't ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ know and I didn't feel like redoing EVERYTHING just for another shot at a mini-game that sucks

[Queen HawlSera]

Originally posted by Marcycle:

Originally posted by Purple HawlSera Who Is Female:

Don't care, I STILL want Wakka to have the trophy for story purposes, little OCD that way.

Sooo...be OCD and learn how to play the game and beat the odds. It's not clearly broken since MANY of us have beaten the first game. It's tough, but not impossible.

Everyone keeps telling me to use the Jecht Shot that I don't have because how the ♥♥♥♥ was I supposed to know that QTE did ANYTHING, let alone teach me a move that was essential to this poorly thought out mini game. But I found an autowin script lol

[KashimTr]

Hey guys, blitz is not that hard. Just manual control your character, pass alot and you win even without Jecht shot. This minigame is quite good actually. Read ingame manual.

[Catnipz0r]

The movement system feels horribly aged, it's unprecise, and the game keeps cheating by not letting me use an action when I press the button, instead it waits and let the other team encircle my player lel. Plus the whole match is played in a 2D space even though the playfield is inside a ball?

I felt like the first games after the tournament were actually much worse. All my players have such low stats, they cant even pass the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ball. The enemies can also simply grab the ball and swim across the field all the way to the goal, with my team's AI just swimming behind them, unable to do anything. Or they decide to swim in circles while the enemy scores...

[Ghin]

Originally posted by Catnipz0r:

The movement system feels horribly aged, it's unprecise, and the game keeps cheating by not letting me use an action when I press the button, instead it waits and let the other team encircle my player lel. Plus the whole match is played in a 2D space even though the playfield is inside a ball?

I felt like the first games after the tournament were actually much worse. All my players have such low stats, they cant even pass the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ball. The enemies can also simply grab the ball and swim across the field all the way to the goal, with my team's AI just swimming behind them, unable to do anything. Or they decide to swim in circles while the enemy scores...

You have to press Z on keyboard to shoot/pass before encounters.

[MrGareBear]

Originally posted by Purple HawlSera Who Is Female:

Originally posted by Marcycle:

Sooo...be OCD and learn how to play the game and beat the odds. It's not clearly broken since MANY of us have beaten the first game. It's tough, but not impossible.

Everyone keeps telling me to use the Jecht Shot that I don't have because how the ♥♥♥♥ was I supposed to know that QTE did ANYTHING, let alone teach me a move that was essential to this poorly thought out mini game. But I found an autowin script lol

If you were really OCD you would of learned Jecht shot and kept retrying until you learned it. It is your fault for thinking it was not important, while coming to the forums and whining about how you want Wakka to win. You do not really need the skill to win but, you have to try harder to win. Sooo... get off the forums, quit crying, and start practicing. "You can't do it kid." - Jecht

[Friskyrum]

Lmao you need a mod just to finish the story mission for blitzball? Damn how these kids suck then clamor to the easy way out. Beat it my first try with the Jecht Shot, not that hard.

[Carnasid]

Originally posted by RB:

Sphere Shot generally will out perform Jecht Shot anyway. In the second half, set Tidus's mark on one of the Goer's defenders, and once you get the ball, set formation to Mark, wait for him to swim over, pass the ball, break that one sad lonely Goer, and sphere shot to victory.

Quoting my own post because you don't need Jecht Shot to win, OP didn't have Jecht Shot, and everyone keeps saying "use Jecht Shot!"

But seriously, to anyone new to Blitzball, setting marks strategically during the halftime break can drastically make up for any shortcomings of your team.
Just don't forget to set the mode back to Normal once you score otherwise your opponents will have a chance at an easy goal.

[Vashe]

Originally posted by Purple HawlSera Who Is Female:

Originally posted by Ghin:

Why didn't you just load and do it again? That is your fault.

Because at the time of doing it I didn't ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ know and I didn't feel like redoing EVERYTHING just for another shot at a mini-game that sucks

That's why there is an "auto save" feature after every screen loading