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Indeed

On one hand you could get something amazing that respects the source material. On the other, you could get something like this…

It's not a JRPG if we didn't, after all.

Symbolism

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wasn't that final fantasy 3 boss name?

​@@valentds That's Cloud of Darkness (Kurayami no Kumo)

Still, this Final Boss is thematically fitting. Look up in other comments, you'll see why.

it's a reference of final fantasy 4 final boss, and even that you could've imagined before seeing it. everyone was mental controlled

@@valentds It's not a reference. Just a reusing of the same trope. They thought it was cool apparently. Actually it's stupid. If they want to convey a message or express a narrative theme there are plenty of ways to do it without resorting to such bullshit.

As long as the will to listen to the Necron theme continues, you will receive comments. He is eternal

It's just that good of a theme.

1:38 is what your talking about

Considering that Final Fantasy IX has a ton of references to previous titles strewn across the game, i believe you might be onto something here....

Not to mention that both Neo Exdeath and Necron both have Grand Cross in their movesets.

has ff14 had any ff9 references? I don't think so right?

@@jewii3824It's had a lot of smaller references, but never a full raid series or anything like that. But some things off the top of my head would be Gigi the little black mage automaton, two really good Ozma fights (and a mount), music used in some subtle ways (go listen to the Weeping City theme, it's the FF9 battle theme remixed), a Zidane outfit, the list goes on but it's all small things. I would love for it to get the kind of love 3-6 and 12 got in XIV.

@@keeria1304right, I completely forgot about those

Dawntrail has tons already it'll be ff9 focused for sure​@@jewii3824

It's honestly so weird but endlessly fascinating to see how often nihilism is percieved as being an inherently evil or destructive mindset, and is so frequently used for villains. I mean, it can work like that, for sure - when nihilism is taken in the wrong direction. But it is absolutely doable to be a nihilist and not be a monster. I mean, I'm a nihilist. I don't think our universe has any intrinsic purpose built into it. I don't think life carries built-in, univrsal, intrinsic value. No grand plan, no cosmic purpose, no list of instructions. Just a freak accident and a life I didn't ask for but have anyway. And I like it like that. I can see how it might be distressing for someone to settle on this mindset, but I find it liberating, in a way. If there isn't an intrinsic purpose or meaning to this universe or this life, then that means I can decide for myself what I WANT my purpose to be in my life. I can define myself and put personal value where I wish without worrying about breaking some nebulous, poorly written existential rules. It doesn't matter to me if the things I do are objectively pointless. Humans have never been any good with objectivity anyway. I didn't ask to be here, but here I am. Might as well have fun while I'm around, y'know? So from where I stand, as a nihilist, villains who use their own nihilism as an excuse to try and end everything and everyone else are just kind of silly. Like, Necron, Kefka, Fandaniel, you little bitches, brew a coffee and take up a hobby.

@@Skijaramaz "If there isn't an intrinsic purpose or meaning to this universe or this life, then that means I can decide for myself what I WANT my purpose to be in my life. I can define myself and put personal value where I wish without worrying about breaking some nebulous, poorly written existential rules." But what would Sartre say about all that?

​@@SkijaramazHello, former Social Sciences Teacher here. Your viewpoint doesn't actually align with nihilism. It aligns with existentialism, which many consider to be the opposite of nihilism. Under nihilism, nothing can be attributed to having meaning in the way you describe this. Nihilism is true and utter lack of meaning in all things. Wandering through life aimlessly with no moral values or belief in any moral repercussions for any actions as all things are inherently meaningless and cannot be given any meaning by yourself or anything else. Existentialism, which I personally subscribe to as well like yourself, is a more optimistic view on the universe. Under existentialism, we can attribute meaning to all things. If there is no inherent value, then there can be attributed value to all things by all those who live with the ability to assign such value. Therefore, value is more flexible than it is worthless under existentialism. I like that you found yourself falling into this viewpoint as well. It shows deep thought on the matter of nihilism and displays good usage of the Socratic method in your own mind. It definitely displays good emotional intelligence on your part, good work discovering this on your own.

@@LucidNyteikr people don’t actually know what nihilism is

Squaresoft = Enix > Square Enix

@@budakbaongsiah they did the fusion wrong like obese gotenks

​@@valentdsHAHA

FF5 and I think FF Tactics too, based on FF14.

Rondo of Blood too before Persona 2

Persona 2 fan huge W

funny that Necron, the character that uses grand cross, is arguably the worst part of ff9 lol. dude just came out of nowhere without any foreshadowing. to be fair this is not the first ff games to use the "final boss comes out of nowhere" trope. Cloud of Darkness in ff3, Zeromus from ff4, and Neo-exdeath in ff5 (kinda, still same character technically).

@@jewii3824 hes a metaphor. İf you searcing for a real bs look for persona 4 final boss.

...did you not check the date of the video?

I know, right? It feels like most SB horror games feel like they were cobbled together in an afternoon. This one looks like the guys who made it actually tried Honestly though, I can't wait to see how Ctel handles the actual levels since we had to abort early due to connection issues.

kujas one was, this one is mid though i cant help but be reminded of queen every time it starts with we will rock you

@@AzurezeroArt The intro to Kuja's theme is good, the rest is too upbeat. This is a far more fitting final boss theme that represents the inevitability of death and the desperate struggle on the part of the characters to stop Necron.

Kinda need to go into the side story for that. There's a side story where you find out daggers real name, and in that side story, it is stated that the summoners of madain sari believed that eidolons are given life based on legends

Most definitely. It makes a lot of thematic sense for the embodiment of death and nothingness to serve as the ultimate adversary for our party (and Kuja, for that matter) but giving it a voice and very humanoid design feels...off. It really feels like it needs to be more unfathomable and nebulous to sell the dire situation the characters are in; essentially facing complete entropy. How exactly is that to be accomplished while still being visually appealing? I couldn't tell you.

He's always seemed like that artistic representation of death to me. Blue skin like an oxygen-deprived corpse Bizarre face full of holes Giant halo- and wing-like structures implying he's some kind of angel of death