 Matthew Walker of Cheat Code Central wrote that Tidus told his father he hated him in the climax, but later appreciated him.Kotaku also noted that despite Tidus being a victim of child abuse due to Jecht's misbehaviour, the two characters developed in the story, making up in the end.According to Walker, the game's final scene was intended to give hope that Tidus was alive; Walker found the ending (where Sin's defeat makes Tidus disappear) sad.