I Never Understood Why Tidus Kept Believing That He Could Return To Zanarkand.

[Crimson]

He was a sports celebrity in Denial. You see this stuff on the news everyday.

[Mirage]

I think he just hoped for the Fayth to be able to continue their summoning.

[Sparks Electric]

I think he meant that he wanted to go back to his old life as it was in Zanarkand before Sin came along and blew it to kingdom come. He wanted to escape to something he knew and felt safe in, not this new strange world where you were never safe and everyone is dismal.

[Lenne11120]

Sometimes people don't know what is going on around them and they just concentrate on what they want to do Ti dus wanted to go to Zanarkand so he didn't let anyone get in the way of his hope......cept Yuna!!!

[Goldenboko]

Denial it's kind of a human element. Imagine if suddenly you where thrown in his world, it'd be difficult accepting that this is the only reality.

[champagne supernova]

And he didn't realise he was living in a dream. All he knew was that he was at Zanarkand, got spat out somewhere else (where he met Rikku) and then got spat out in Besaid. So, people telling him Zanarkand is all ruins makes no sense to him, because he was just there. And I don't believe Auron tells him that Zanarkand is destroyed. So, in his mind, Zanarkand will still be fine (albeit slightly damaged), and he can return there and restart his life.

[Skyblade]

Maechan was the only one who really mentioned the war between Zanarkand and Bevelle in X, it was discussed a lot more in X-2.

After the events in Zanarkand, fly back to Gagazet and Maechan should be there at the base of the mountain. He will tell you of the war if you listen a couple times.

[Masamunemaster]

I thought the war was mentioned by lulu the first time you go to the calm lands