Dion is my guy, big fan of the character and portrayal. This was just the result of being pushed to the limit emotionally. He was devastated when he saw the result of the battle.
Lets just take the UCOB fight from FF14 and crank it up in graphics and add a rail shooter in the middle and put the golden bahamut phase as a separate battle in SPACE
@@sLasHeRxXx07 ngl, I pitty kupka, the guy just wants a happy life with Benedikta, without knowing damn well what she had done behind him. He wants to be happy but blind to the truth, ignorant to the very end which only sought destruction, that's why his eikon is the titant
@@sLasHeRxXx07I wouldn't say he was a meat head, at least not the entire time. But by the end he was robbed of his hands, his power, and his pride. So I understand being a bit Gung-ho and desperate.
For all you newcomers and non ff fans here, allow me to explain the significance of “zettaflare” so you may understand why us veterans are loosing our shit over this fight. This spell is the absolute strongest spell in, not just final fantasy, but the entire square enix multiverse. It is one QUADRILLION times stronger then “teraflare” (yes, this is an actual canon estimation). To put this into perspective, “teraflare” is what Bahamut used to wipe out the original ff14 universe and “zettaflare” is two whole tiers stronger than that. This is a spell that is destructive on a universal scale. This spell is so absurdly powerful that it cannot be used under normal circumstances and prior to this game, there have only ever been two characters in all of square enix who were able to pull it off. The first one was Airy from bravely default and the second was Donald Duck from kingdom hearts 3, making Bahamut the official third. In Airy’s case, she could only use it after being powered up by an eldritch god who, at that point, had already devoured several thousand alternate universes to obtain that level of power. Here in Bahamut’s case, he used it only after absorbing a crystal that has been storing several thousand years worth of aether in it. Donald is the only exception to this rule (the power of Disney hit different i guess), however he immediately died after casting it so take that as you will… The spell has existed in the the series for a while now but was treated like an myth, something nobody thought possible to achieve until now. The fact that this is the first time it’s been ever been used in final fantasy, and by Bahamut no less, truly makes this fight a glorious spectacle to behold.
For reference on this, if every human being on Earth suddenly exploded with the intensity of the entire global nuclear arsenal detonated in one location, you still wouldn’t have enough energy for even 10% of Zetaflare.
Unfortunately that's incorrect. Bahamut in the 1.0 version of Final Fantasy 14 used it first, and then they shut the servers down and rebooted the MMO.
I agree with everyone when they say this fight was incredible, but can I point out how hard Clive and Joshua reuniting hit me? Right in the feels man...
I actually cried when they hugged. Not even a certain character death in an earlier section of the game made me feel that impact. But them hugging after almost seeing each other so many times before felt so earned and I teared up hard. It felt like a true catharsis for Clive. He finally protected Joshua as the thing he thought he killed him with before. It was the first time his Ifrit transformation took no effort. All for his brother who he loves so much. He needed that hug.
@@HunterAdkins861something I appreciate both Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy XVI for doing, is portraying siblings as not rivals, but friends. We've seen the mortal enemy bit done over and over but I'm so glad Lightning and Serah, and Clive and Joshua exist.
"It'll be dark, more realistic fantasy, we watched a lot of Game of Thrones to get inspiration for this game" YEAH CUZ I REMEMBER THE ONE TIME JON SNOW AND DAENERYS DRAGON BALL FUSIONED TO FIGHT THE NIGHT KING AND HIS DRAGON IN SPACE
@@Leonhart_93 That´s right, but I think that is what "inspired" does mean, doesn´t it? Also there is way darker (and way better) grim dark fantasy than SoIaF. Malazan, Prince of Nothing, Berserk, First Law...just to name a few ;)
I'm late... but I just finished this fight (got the game for Christmas...) and yea. That wall of fire... Like, I was expecting something awesome after fighting Titan. But once that fire wall went up it was like the gloves coming off. And then it just goes up from there. Absolutely mind blowingly cool.
Fuck final fantasy This is the best boss roster ever I have been doing all hunts and sidequests And not have not had a single boss that is D tier let alone E or F
Nah, no shot. I would be very hard pressed to think of any other boss fight on par with this one. I can think of a few that are about 2/3 as epic, but none exactly the same, with a 30 minute spectacle.,
@@AndrewSmith00000007GOW older boss fights were so much more impressive, I know many people will disagree with me but Ragnarok was really underwhelming
@@313nash_I liked GOW 4, mainly because of the story, but Ragnarok was a huge letdown to me. I was excited for Ragnarok because of 4, but after playing Ragnarok, I’m not excited at all for the next GOW game.
To think Dion was one of the most noble and kindhearted characters in the game, but when he lost control of his powers he really went apeshit. The poor guy must've been suffering so much deep inside.
I just finished this an hour ago and I really truly feel this is the best boss fight in any game I've ever played, I can't stop thinking about it 😭 Every single time I think this game has shown its whole hand, it finds a way raise the bar again. It's just incredible.
I just noticed the Ultima leitmotif at the beginning when Annabella is talking to Clive. They basically told us that Ultima was involved in this scene right at the beginning.
This is the best bloody boss battle in video game history. From the many phases to Clive & Joshua teaming up, Golden Bahamut making his apperance and showing us a flare even more powerful than Teraflare. (And used by Donald Duck in KHIII) The insanely epic music. Fighting in godsdamned space, the Eikon fusion that's clearly a callback to Ifrit and Garuda in FFXIV plus a whole slew of other FF references such as the Louisoix finish from FFXIV and FF7's Omnislash. EVERYTHING about this fight is perfect.
The only thing I didn't like was the last arena. Just a black background, the cosmos could be reflected more vividly. I liked the staging of the fight with the Titan more, but this fight turned out to be very close.
This whole spectacle feels like a final boss. genuinely one of the coolest boss fights I’ve seen and played and there’s also the titan fight that was incredible too. This game is the shit
I have not recovered from this I am still stunned and oh my god the last phase music, I have been dying for the whole thing since the trailer first played it.
This boss fight had me in absolute tears at the end. I lost count of the amount of times I muttered “I’m fighting a fucking dragon… in SPACE!!!” under my breath while giggling like a madman. I felt like I ascended to a different plane fr. If this game doesn’t win game of the year I don’t know what will. Fucking phenomenal! This needs to be displayed in a museum fr.
I’m 35 and I’m even had tears a little because of how good and massive battles this game offers to you. Square Enix just made such a great game and now I’m really doubt they’ll make any better. This is both good and bad but I’m glad I live in time like this. Thank you Square Enix.
Same. Tbh I'm wondering how they will make FF17, and I'm not hopeful because in terms of dark fantasy setting, music, and characters, I doubt they can do better than FF16. They will inevitably have to cut these things down in quality to improve other things such as zones and gameplay.
The way you burst through Bahamut to finish him off is also exactly how Louisoix takes down Bahamut, as the Phoenix as well lol. Even the slow descent into frame with the wings covering him is straight out of the ARR cinematic. The whole fight I was picturing yoshi p talking to the team and telling them "reference FF14 as much as you possibly can".
The whole fight in the last phase is basically a "What if Louisoix could actually stand toe-to-toe with Bahamut instead of having a single shot?" And I freaking loved it.
This was the biggest “hold my beer” moment in the game. I remember when my husband (who was behind me in progress) fought Kupka and he came to find me and just said “fuck” with really wide eyes. I had completed Bahamut already so I told him “oh no, just wait”. A few days later I heard him downstairs playing this fight and screaming like a fangirl at a Taylor Swift concert 😂😂😂😂 Dion is such a phenomenal character.
So, another thing i noticed, you can actually see fear on Clive/Ifrit's face when Zettaflare starts to be cast. When it shows his face as Joshua says "He would burn the world..." You can see Ifrit's jaw quiver and him shake a tiny bit. The biggest look of "are you fucking kidding me?" Ever.
47:12 Is no one going to question that Ultima is using the naked form of Barnabas's mother to motivate him? Not only is Odin's dominant a simp with mother issues, but he also has a Oedepus complex. God, I feel that most of the conflicts of ff16 happen because of broken people simping.
We have Benedikta, Hugo, Barnabas and the emperor so yeah that’s most of the games conflicts being done by people with broken brains. Still a great gam though.
Highest flare bahamut ever went before 16 was Exaflare (and while not give a name, most of the lasers after the 1st cinematic evasion of the Ifrit Risen battle are just Exaflares, and Celestial Foundry just fires off flares of every kind from Mega to Exa)
I thought the Titan boss battle was sick, but when I got to the Bahamut fight, I was simple speechless. And the reunion and merging of the Phoenix and Ifrit was epicness.
So, don't get me wrong, this year, RE4 Remake was a 10/10 for me. Dead Space's remake was also fantastic. Hogwars Legacy was well done (but surrounded by controversy). Diablo is a disappointment because blizzard, but a good game. Jedi survivor was pure fun... and Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, is a genuinely AMAZING game. But, so far, FF16 truly feels like the only game worthy of the GOTY title so far. This wasnt just a game, it was a fucking experience. The gameplay always feeling fresh. The music. The incredible voice acting from the ENTIRE cast. The story with actually incredible stakes and amazing writing. The music! Some of the best written characters, unique boss fights, Dog Combos, Unique set pieces, amazing graphics! AND THE FUCKING MUSIC! 10/10, but, game journalists are still going to give it to breath of the wild, because thats how they be.
Also, this is the only time I feel like I've willingly said "We need an FF16 part 2". Imagine a 3-4 character story adventure in the future where you get to choose different dominants and switch between them, each with their own fully unique set ups. Not sure how it would work with the ending, but they need to keep the "you are the summon, and do RAD SHIT boss battles" that this game has introduced.
I love that they finally painted out the summons the way we all imagined them as kids playing ff, these boss battles really did every one of them justice, don’t get me started on the soundtracks as well 😮💨
The fact they fought on th sanbreque flower Dion dad kept giving him , as a battle Field to me is so fucking dope chefs kiss* to it all from Clive finally transforming without struggle to protect his brother with the same power he thought he killed him with to everything to Dion and his dad this part of the game was just EPIC
I had to pause after defeating Bahamut in the first part. Clive and Joshua uniting had me in tears, I’m just overwhelmed with a feeling of “wtf did I just play”
Hardly. FFXV Bahamut is still stronger. Though he couldn't cast Zettaflare, his Teraflare was enough to destroy the whole FFXV universe. This Bahamut is sure strong AF but XV one is unparalleled.
@user-sm6gn3nl6o that bahamut wasn't destroying the universe, just all life on the planet so it could start over.(not even the planet itself. Just all surface life) And it needed to charge up over the course of 115 generations to gain the power to do so.
I just finished this fight and damn…. I loving these Godzilla fights so much. The music, action, sounds, everything. The voice actors are really good too. This dude just wont stop too 😭
I had thought the Titan fight was epic, but this...out of this world. Playing back and forth between Ifrit and Phoenix, and later combining their powers. The music score, the battle scenes...my heart was racing so fast. This fight tops it for me. Even after the fight ends and Clive reunites with his brother, I shed a tear (or several). This is a game of epic proportions. Thoroughly enjoying every minute.
This Boss fight was a truly amazing experience, I really didn't think there would be another boss fight in the game that is comparable with Titan and in my opinion this one is even better.
a Teraflare in Cannon of Final Fantasy can annihilate an entire Civilization on the planet the highest Bahamut ability before 16 was Exaflare by Bahamut Fury, which is 1 million times stronger than Teraflare keep in mind a single Teraflare annihilated the entire civilization, even Bahamut Fury had to destroy a moon and use it as a base to charge up Exaflare. A Zetaflare is 1 billion times stronger than Teraflare which means this Bahamut has surpassed any Bahamut in a franchise because a billion times Teraflare is literally like you destroy a whole galaxy before a Bahamut it was a Donald from KH that uses Zetaflare and it completely drain all of his strength
Exaflare was also used by FF14's Bahamut, but to be fair that was in an Ultimate-which by design is an embellished retelling. FF14 still has my favorite Bahamut design-feels very Godzilla, which is also why I like this Ifrit so much-but there's no doubt this is the strongest Bahamut we've ever had
Honestly i‘ve never seen boss fights like in this game anywhere else. Not even GoW can measure up to the sheer ridiculousness of FF16! The game might be average apart from them but the kaiju fights alone make it worthwhile for me. Also glad I‘m playing it in japanese, meets the anime vibe even better.
The moment the Eikons fuse. The music. The entire battle from beginning to end. Imagining what Dion was feeling while he fought. The brothers embrace. I'm 41, and this brought me to tears. What an incredible journey this game has been.
I will never get over how this incarnation of Bahamut is one of only two beings in the *entire* lore, spanning across decades of story, capable of casting Zettaflare. The other one is Donald Duck.
Just finished this and I’m speechless.. I’m so excited for the Odin fight and whatever comes after Update: Odin fight was the worst out of all the Eikons, cool soundtrack though. Final boss felt similar to Bahamut but was cool when he started using all the elements
Tbf you're fighting Barnabas more than Odin, which makes sense given how strong of a Dominant Barnabas really is. That dude beat Clive twice and in fact nearly killed Clive the first time they fought. Plus his Ultimate Zantetsuken MUST be stopped or it will kill you.
@@vincenthammons-kd9du Bahamut here was the strongest creature in the game, for sure. But an incredibly synergizing pairing of Ifrit and Phoenix proved to be a match.
Bahamat is derived as a strong opponent which forced the ememies to attain their full potential as ifrit demolished his movements referred to the fusion with joshua over the dragon which defeated him once in for all. This was a great feat as their attacks were well defined to inspect the power depicted with a particular force hidden in the two personas fighting bahamut.
This whole thing was so nuts lol. Fighting super charged bahamut, in space, as ifrit and Phoenix fused was pretty hardcore. Edit: how could Odin even top this? Edit 2: Odin did in fact, not top this lol
this fight was one of the best. and Dion was easily one of my favorite characters. so compelling and you just hated to see him go. also - can hollywood take note and see how to write a good character…that just happens to be in love with a dude and it isn’t his entire personality or a major plot point. like cmon now.
First. I thought Titan was the best boss fight I've played in YEARS, until this boss fight. Also, holy shit, Part 2 made me so happy. Fucking Phoenix's theme from the start kicking in, and the fact that it is JUST PANZER DRAGOON
Alright ladies and gentlemen. It’s currently 10:41pm on 01/01/2024. I have made the absolutely horrible mistake of deciding I need to know just how many hit points Bahamut has. Yes. That means that every time you see a small number flash up on the screen for maybe half a second, I am taking on the task of adding all of those numbers up for whatever insanely massive number it turns out to be. I will check back with you guys later, as this particular video I’m commenting on will effectively be my guide to overanalyzing this fight. Wish me luck.
The amazing thing here is that this AWESOME boss fight spawns out of nowhere because it is from a character you thought it was (and remains) your ally, it's just he loses his shit, amazing.
It really rings true because you also lost your (Clive) shit at the beginning of game causing you to act as Ifrit out of your control. Really makes you feel for Dion and just wanna end it and save him.
The game has its little flaws like itemizations and exploration, but this fight alone is goty worthy. Not sure if there's a better fight in video game history that exist.
24:08 Even Clive and Joshua fused decided to do a omnislash. The last time someone did in this style was Jack Garland. Every time i see someone doing this means they are Cloud fanboys
Cringe take period omnislash is a cloud move. They are using his move if they are using a variation of it. You thought you did something but racked up an L typical of the button masher clan.
Absolute chills of that transition of bahamut and phoenix flying past the clouds and singers saying "Spread your wings and fly! Away!" Goodness me. Tears every time.
Its honestly fucked up how ultima controlled everyone and everything so smoothly. Even for those that knew of his existance and his control could not stop the fact he manipulated them. Dion knew of the change thay crept in his kingdom...and at this point knew of Ultima....even upon revealing himself ultima still managed to manipulate him....pushing his emotion to the brink and causing this fucking epic fight lol Ultima knew exactly how to control and manipulate each dominate no matter what. For Dion and Clive it was their mental and emotional states....kinships and loyalties. Hugo was love and power....a desire to be constantly stronger and to have a lover of depth. Benedicta and Odin (cant spell his name XD) was power and bonds of relationships. Her ties in hugo...cid...one might say "her sisters" as well. Along with a profound attachment for the bond of mother and child...family.... Joshua was his protective nature and eagerness for knowledge. Seeling to always know more of his world and enemies while trying desperately to protect he lost once already. Unfortunately as we dont see yerribly much with Jill or Cid one can only assume they might fall into one of the respective slots with the others. I honestly place an assumption of Jill in a similar catergory of Dion and Clive. And Cid with Joshua.
Hands down officially my favorite rendition of bahamut. Not to say the reat are bad at all. This one just goes the distance especially taking into account how eikon/dominants work in this game. Dion was a amazing character.
notice how she says “it’s you” solid chance she doesn’t even bother to remember clive’s name. has been what, 18 years since she more or less sold him into slavery
I genuinely never thought I’d say this, but Clive and Joshua combined are leagues more powerful than Donald Duck and ZETTAFLARE? Does anyone actually understand how POWERFUL these dudes are in that form, we have entered full on anime shit and I’m so here for it 😂😂
FFXVI critics: The gameplay is just a bunch of menial sidequests with action combat that lead up to big movie cutscene boss fights where you just spam buttons! The movie cutscene boss fights where you just spam buttons:
Crazy to think that Dion is actually one of the only Eikon Dominant’s pure of heart and yet his boss fight goes so extra and beyond
Dion is GOATed in my eyes! Great character and even greater boss fight.
Poor dude was loosing his mind here. Really didn’t deserve what Ultima did to him.
He’s always been extra sweetie 💅🏼
Dion is my guy, big fan of the character and portrayal. This was just the result of being pushed to the limit emotionally. He was devastated when he saw the result of the battle.
Bahamut Gays lol
Developers : "so how over the top do you want this boss battle to be?"
Director : "Yes."
Lets just take the UCOB fight from FF14 and crank it up in graphics and add a rail shooter in the middle and put the golden bahamut phase as a separate battle in SPACE
hahaha
Square: Get Nomora on the phone.
And it’s not even the final boss
I love how Annabella is a spitting example of "every child deserved a parent, but not every parent deserved a child"
"Son of a whooore!" Hugo's not wrong😅
@@sLasHeRxXx07 ngl, I pitty kupka, the guy just wants a happy life with Benedikta, without knowing damn well what she had done behind him. He wants to be happy but blind to the truth, ignorant to the very end which only sought destruction, that's why his eikon is the titant
@@durandal9956 thought Kupka was calm and cool at the beginning. Turns out he was just a meathead
@@sLasHeRxXx07 the ultimate cuck
@@sLasHeRxXx07I wouldn't say he was a meat head, at least not the entire time. But by the end he was robbed of his hands, his power, and his pride. So I understand being a bit Gung-ho and desperate.
For all you newcomers and non ff fans here, allow me to explain the significance of “zettaflare” so you may understand why us veterans are loosing our shit over this fight.
This spell is the absolute strongest spell in, not just final fantasy, but the entire square enix multiverse. It is one QUADRILLION times stronger then “teraflare” (yes, this is an actual canon estimation). To put this into perspective, “teraflare” is what Bahamut used to wipe out the original ff14 universe and “zettaflare” is two whole tiers stronger than that. This is a spell that is destructive on a universal scale.
This spell is so absurdly powerful that it cannot be used under normal circumstances and prior to this game, there have only ever been two characters in all of square enix who were able to pull it off. The first one was Airy from bravely default and the second was Donald Duck from kingdom hearts 3, making Bahamut the official third.
In Airy’s case, she could only use it after being powered up by an eldritch god who, at that point, had already devoured several thousand alternate universes to obtain that level of power. Here in Bahamut’s case, he used it only after absorbing a crystal that has been storing several thousand years worth of aether in it. Donald is the only exception to this rule (the power of Disney hit different i guess), however he immediately died after casting it so take that as you will…
The spell has existed in the the series for a while now but was treated like an myth, something nobody thought possible to achieve until now. The fact that this is the first time it’s been ever been used in final fantasy, and by Bahamut no less, truly makes this fight a glorious spectacle to behold.
Thanks for the explanation. I’m a big ff fan but actually didn’t know the lore behind that . Never played 14 or completed kingdom hearts
For reference on this, if every human being on Earth suddenly exploded with the intensity of the entire global nuclear arsenal detonated in one location, you still wouldn’t have enough energy for even 10% of Zetaflare.
Not only that, but this Zettaflare came from a Bahamut that's been souped up by aether from the Mothercrystal.
Unfortunately that's incorrect. Bahamut in the 1.0 version of Final Fantasy 14 used it first, and then they shut the servers down and rebooted the MMO.
Upon Bahamut's casting of zetaflare the users playstation should blow up
I agree with everyone when they say this fight was incredible, but can I point out how hard Clive and Joshua reuniting hit me? Right in the feels man...
I actually cried when they hugged. Not even a certain character death in an earlier section of the game made me feel that impact. But them hugging after almost seeing each other so many times before felt so earned and I teared up hard. It felt like a true catharsis for Clive. He finally protected Joshua as the thing he thought he killed him with before. It was the first time his Ifrit transformation took no effort. All for his brother who he loves so much. He needed that hug.
@@HunterAdkins861 couldn't have said it better my friend.
Clive is so full of love that whenever something good happens in his shit life you just get happy for him
@@HunterAdkins861something I appreciate both Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy XVI for doing, is portraying siblings as not rivals, but friends. We've seen the mortal enemy bit done over and over but I'm so glad Lightning and Serah, and Clive and Joshua exist.
Yeah and the reunion with ambrosia fucking got me too!
When this ended I was completely speechless... I think this may be the best boss fight I've ever played!!
i liked titan better but this was cool also
@@vincenthammons-kd9du Oh, both were amazing both in scale and spectacle :)
Haha the debate will be titan and this lol, my favorite was titan but this definitely it still one of the best boss fights ever.
This battle was epic AF
Man between this and Titan I was blown away they went full DBZ on this and he dragon fisted him literally that was insane as fuck
"It'll be dark, more realistic fantasy, we watched a lot of Game of Thrones to get inspiration for this game" YEAH CUZ I REMEMBER THE ONE TIME JON SNOW AND DAENERYS DRAGON BALL FUSIONED TO FIGHT THE NIGHT KING AND HIS DRAGON IN SPACE
The mom is out of Game of Thrones at least.
It's not as cynical and nihilistic as Game of Thrones, it was the best decision to get inspired by that but not too much.
@@Leonhart_93 It is inspired by Song of Ice and Fire if any and not this shitty non canon show.
@@FelixS. I suppose. It's still much darker all around, while FFXVI gives that feeling only sometimes.
@@Leonhart_93 That´s right, but I think that is what "inspired" does mean, doesn´t it? Also there is way darker (and way better) grim dark fantasy than SoIaF. Malazan, Prince of Nothing, Berserk, First Law...just to name a few ;)
I never thought we'd end up fighting Bahamut in space. That boss battle was amazing
That was bahamut zero right there lol
@@Eriqzzzz Combined with Bahamut SIN from Advent Children and Bahamut from FF14
Finally. A Bahamut that eclipses Donald Duck.
Nomura’s gonna make Donald transform into Bahamut, I swear.
@@aguywithgames3135wait better yet soras gonna learn all of the organization 13 members abilities
LoL funny
@@aguywithgames3135pls no
But Still Donald did It first
The way Clive walked up to the giga flare and transformed without asking ifrit for help was epic af
I'm late... but I just finished this fight (got the game for Christmas...) and yea. That wall of fire... Like, I was expecting something awesome after fighting Titan. But once that fire wall went up it was like the gloves coming off. And then it just goes up from there.
Absolutely mind blowingly cool.
Someone who played FF7/R, 8, 9, X, 12, 13, I gotta say 16 is hands-down the best final fantasy boss combat ever.
u just not rpg enjoyer i guess?
@@DollRyougiNah this game is just that good😂
@@DollRyougi didn't say I didn't like the older FF boss fights, I said it is better than the rest. Learn to read
@@s7aceman127i can say it is just fit perfectly for this game. Like it fit rpg with previous ff
Fuck final fantasy
This is the best boss roster ever
I have been doing all hunts and sidequests
And not have not had a single boss that is D tier let alone E or F
It's crazy how the theme at 6:40 is used in every Eikon fight and yet it still fits this scene so perfectly
Bruh, I frozed in spectacle when I experienced that the first time indeed
In literally any other game, this would have been the final boss fight. Hell, this is more than most games do for the final boss!
Nah, no shot. I would be very hard pressed to think of any other boss fight on par with this one. I can think of a few that are about 2/3 as epic, but none exactly the same, with a 30 minute spectacle.,
Ya and I’m so disappointed with GOW Regnarok Odin fight. That was so anticlimax
@@AndrewSmith00000007GOW older boss fights were so much more impressive, I know many people will disagree with me but Ragnarok was really underwhelming
@@AndrewSmith00000007I think maybe because they still made it for ps4 so I’m sure they had to limit what they could do for the boss fights
@@313nash_I liked GOW 4, mainly because of the story, but Ragnarok was a huge letdown to me. I was excited for Ragnarok because of 4, but after playing Ragnarok, I’m not excited at all for the next GOW game.
That Zettaflare attack was so huge it made bahamut looks so small next to it, that attack wouldve actually burn the world
More like wipe out the entire solar system.
Ifrit Risen said :" NO mean..... NO! "
The fact that it took Clive going Ifrit Risen just to match Bahamut shows you how strong the latter is...
To think Dion was one of the most noble and kindhearted characters in the game, but when he lost control of his powers he really went apeshit. The poor guy must've been suffering so much deep inside.
Killing your own father does tend to anger people lol.
@@RavusNox-z5i Even worse, he never meant to kill his father, only the little brat that was really Ultima in disguise...
He was clearly under the influence of Ultima, they even show it in the cutscene
Ultima was controlling him. It was shown in the cut scenes.
“How can we hope to match such power?”
“By trusting in our own”
God DAMN
I just finished this an hour ago and I really truly feel this is the best boss fight in any game I've ever played, I can't stop thinking about it 😭 Every single time I think this game has shown its whole hand, it finds a way raise the bar again. It's just incredible.
And the fact that titan is also just as good?
Apeshit video game.
I loved it. But titan was a smidge better for me. Also just in the post bahumat stage of the game. Looking at Odin now!
I finished it last night and I am still thinking about it this morning lmao. feel you
Tell the truth, before you fought bahamut you thought titan was the best boss fight in gaming history
I got similar some similar feelings I had when I did the Xemnas fight in Kingdom Hearts 2. Especially the whole sequence where you control Phoenix
That shot of bahaumut and the brothers together before the Zettaflare has to be one of the coolest shots of gaming history
Dion going overboard to the degree that he'd melt a continent out of grief is truly the greatest representation I could ask for. Love it.
representation of what
@@popey747i think that he was adressing the fact that Dion is gay.
@nerostark4320 i dont think a colossal act of terrorism scaling to nationwide genocide is a very good representation of being Gay lol...
@@nerostark4320 that'd be pretty stupid but yeah that's probably what he means
Not out of grief, Ultima made him go berserk just like he did with Clive at the start of the game
22:49 when Phoenix rises above Ifrit. That crescendo of the choir. Just hit me like a freight train. So POWEFUL.
I just noticed the Ultima leitmotif at the beginning when Annabella is talking to Clive. They basically told us that Ultima was involved in this scene right at the beginning.
1 plus 1 is 2
@@RavanaMusebullshit
@@RavanaMuseincendies reference?
In my opinion this is the best boss fight in video game history especially when they go in space
Just fought it last night. Im speechless! Could the brothers have been reunited in a more epic way?! That was BADASS!
Jubileus from Bayonetta
Just beat him tonight and WOW SO MUCH FLARE PUN INTENDED THIS SHIT WAS EPIC AS FUCK
@@danielgeronimo5538 Bayonetta is a joke, to even mention that shit here lol
Vergil in DMC 5 is also a candidate.
This battle was so fantastic that after I finished playing it, I came to UA-cam to watch it again. I just couldn't have enough of this.
Same....I'm a 30 years plus gamer and i don't recall the last time i had goosebumps fighting a boss...one word :EPIC
LOLLL me tooooooooooo. It was so amazing.
This is the best bloody boss battle in video game history.
From the many phases to Clive & Joshua teaming up, Golden Bahamut making his apperance and showing us a flare even more powerful than Teraflare. (And used by Donald Duck in KHIII)
The insanely epic music. Fighting in godsdamned space, the Eikon fusion that's clearly a callback to Ifrit and Garuda in FFXIV plus a whole slew of other FF references such as the Louisoix finish from FFXIV and FF7's Omnislash. EVERYTHING about this fight is perfect.
Fun fact Zettaflare in Kingdom Hearts 3 Donald uses it :) an isn't golden Bahumut Fury or different?
The only thing I didn't like was the last arena. Just a black background, the cosmos could be reflected more vividly. I liked the staging of the fight with the Titan more, but this fight turned out to be very close.
All the fighting, directing and cinematography is basically anime 101. You can find all that on daily basis . And I'm not talking about Dragonball
@@Obsidian-Nebula Facts
@@Obsidian-Nebula but can you play those?
This will go down as one of the best boss fights in gaming history.
This whole spectacle feels like a final boss. genuinely one of the coolest boss fights I’ve seen and played and there’s also the titan fight that was incredible too. This game is the shit
My favorite boss fight ever and I been playing games since the NES. Absolutely ridiculous in good way.
I have not recovered from this I am still stunned and oh my god the last phase music, I have been dying for the whole thing since the trailer first played it.
This boss fight had me in absolute tears at the end. I lost count of the amount of times I muttered “I’m fighting a fucking dragon… in SPACE!!!” under my breath while giggling like a madman. I felt like I ascended to a different plane fr. If this game doesn’t win game of the year I don’t know what will. Fucking phenomenal! This needs to be displayed in a museum fr.
Asura's Wrath did the same thing, and barely gets a mention...
This is one of the best 47 minute sequences in gaming history.
I’m 35 and I’m even had tears a little because of how good and massive battles this game offers to you. Square Enix just made such a great game and now I’m really doubt they’ll make any better. This is both good and bad but I’m glad I live in time like this. Thank you Square Enix.
Same age. Same feels..
Same. Tbh I'm wondering how they will make FF17, and I'm not hopeful because in terms of dark fantasy setting, music, and characters, I doubt they can do better than FF16. They will inevitably have to cut these things down in quality to improve other things such as zones and gameplay.
That Teraflare was ripped straight out of ffxiv down to the neurolink/Joshua shield and I had the biggest grin on my face when I played through it
The way you burst through Bahamut to finish him off is also exactly how Louisoix takes down Bahamut, as the Phoenix as well lol. Even the slow descent into frame with the wings covering him is straight out of the ARR cinematic. The whole fight I was picturing yoshi p talking to the team and telling them "reference FF14 as much as you possibly can".
The whole fight in the last phase is basically a "What if Louisoix could actually stand toe-to-toe with Bahamut instead of having a single shot?"
And I freaking loved it.
Not just that, but he does the multi-hitting Akh Morns (Mortal Coil), and the megaflare dives too!
The facts that the Ifrit vs Phoenix music reprises while you take control of Phoenix to fight Bahamut is just perfection.
The music was such a nice touch to the many forms of the fight.
I like how grounded this game started then 30 hours later I'm having a DBZ kaiju battle in outer space, what a ride
Me to my fiance: Let me just do this boss fight real quick and then we can leave. Shouldnt be more than 10 minutes.
Me 1 hour later: Almost done!
This was the biggest “hold my beer” moment in the game. I remember when my husband (who was behind me in progress) fought Kupka and he came to find me and just said “fuck” with really wide eyes. I had completed Bahamut already so I told him “oh no, just wait”. A few days later I heard him downstairs playing this fight and screaming like a fangirl at a Taylor Swift concert 😂😂😂😂 Dion is such a phenomenal character.
Literally one of the most beautiful fights ever.
So, another thing i noticed, you can actually see fear on Clive/Ifrit's face when Zettaflare starts to be cast.
When it shows his face as Joshua says "He would burn the world..." You can see Ifrit's jaw quiver and him shake a tiny bit. The biggest look of "are you fucking kidding me?" Ever.
47:12 Is no one going to question that Ultima is using the naked form of Barnabas's mother to motivate him? Not only is Odin's dominant a simp with mother issues, but he also has a Oedepus complex.
God, I feel that most of the conflicts of ff16 happen because of broken people simping.
Not gonna lie the mother was hot.🤣
We have Benedikta, Hugo, Barnabas and the emperor so yeah that’s most of the games conflicts being done by people with broken brains. Still a great gam though.
Favorite fight in the whole game hands down. Not only do we get the reunion but we also see them fight along side each other.
29:32 Zetta Flair. That's definitely 100x more powerful than megaflair .
Trillions of times
Imagine the kind of power a Brontoflare will have.
Donald duck uses it in Kingdomhearts 3
Highest flare bahamut ever went before 16 was Exaflare (and while not give a name, most of the lasers after the 1st cinematic evasion of the Ifrit Risen battle are just Exaflares, and Celestial Foundry just fires off flares of every kind from Mega to Exa)
@@craigfunk3453 Donald duck used Zetta Flare in Kingdom hearts 3 :)
Just did this fight today and oh my goodness this is without a doubt one of the best bosses of all time
23:53
This is where phase 3 starts and the best part of the song kicks in, you're welcome.
Had to take a 2 day break from the game after this boss. It was too intense
I literally had to stop playing after this sequence it was so epic and took a lot out of me too.
Glad im not the only one that had to take a break. I was screaming that whole fight. It was exhausting.
this was me after the titan boss fight
I thought the Titan boss battle was sick, but when I got to the Bahamut fight, I was simple speechless. And the reunion and merging of the Phoenix and Ifrit was epicness.
Just finished it today! Can’t stop re watching these boss fights though … nothing like it! Perfection.
So, don't get me wrong, this year, RE4 Remake was a 10/10 for me. Dead Space's remake was also fantastic. Hogwars Legacy was well done (but surrounded by controversy). Diablo is a disappointment because blizzard, but a good game. Jedi survivor was pure fun... and Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, is a genuinely AMAZING game.
But, so far, FF16 truly feels like the only game worthy of the GOTY title so far.
This wasnt just a game, it was a fucking experience. The gameplay always feeling fresh. The music. The incredible voice acting from the ENTIRE cast. The story with actually incredible stakes and amazing writing. The music! Some of the best written characters, unique boss fights, Dog Combos, Unique set pieces, amazing graphics! AND THE FUCKING MUSIC!
10/10, but, game journalists are still going to give it to breath of the wild, because thats how they be.
Also, this is the only time I feel like I've willingly said "We need an FF16 part 2".
Imagine a 3-4 character story adventure in the future where you get to choose different dominants and switch between them, each with their own fully unique set ups. Not sure how it would work with the ending, but they need to keep the "you are the summon, and do RAD SHIT boss battles" that this game has introduced.
I love that they finally painted out the summons the way we all imagined them as kids playing ff, these boss battles really did every one of them justice, don’t get me started on the soundtracks as well 😮💨
The fact they fought on th sanbreque flower Dion dad kept giving him , as a battle Field to me is so fucking dope chefs kiss* to it all from Clive finally transforming without struggle to protect his brother with the same power he thought he killed him with to everything to Dion and his dad this part of the game was just EPIC
I had to pause after defeating Bahamut in the first part. Clive and Joshua uniting had me in tears, I’m just overwhelmed with a feeling of “wtf did I just play”
The most powerful Bahamut in Final Fantasy series
Hardly. FFXV Bahamut is still stronger. Though he couldn't cast Zettaflare, his Teraflare was enough to destroy the whole FFXV universe. This Bahamut is sure strong AF but XV one is unparalleled.
@@КонстантинПаршуков-о6бcan you imagine if XV bahamut could bust out Zettaflare
@user-sm6gn3nl6o that bahamut wasn't destroying the universe, just all life on the planet so it could start over.(not even the planet itself. Just all surface life) And it needed to charge up over the course of 115 generations to gain the power to do so.
@@КонстантинПаршуков-о6бu trippin
@@davidforde2507 Eden in FFVIII still can explode whole Galaxy! :-)
30:11
They Really pull Louisoix Leveilleur Move in the end
Man Literally become Phoenix and stab Bahamut In the chest before he Completed the calamity
This is what a boss fight should be like a big struggle
I just finished this fight and damn…. I loving these Godzilla fights so much. The music, action, sounds, everything. The voice actors are really good too.
This dude just wont stop too 😭
Where can I find the GOD tier song at 23:00 ? I can't find it anywhere!
Full OST album will b officially release in July, so be patient
@@Test-mq8ih Didn't know that, Thanks.
I had thought the Titan fight was epic, but this...out of this world. Playing back and forth between Ifrit and Phoenix, and later combining their powers. The music score, the battle scenes...my heart was racing so fast. This fight tops it for me. Even after the fight ends and Clive reunites with his brother, I shed a tear (or several). This is a game of epic proportions. Thoroughly enjoying every minute.
This just might be the best boss battle in gaming history
man. Golden Bahamut gave me flashbacks lmao
also the defeat cutscene is eerily similar to how Louisoix defeated Bahamut from xiv haha
This Boss fight was a truly amazing experience, I really didn't think there would be another boss fight in the game that is comparable with Titan and in my opinion this one is even better.
Dion is an incredible character and this fight was the best I've ever experienced in a game.
a Teraflare in Cannon of Final Fantasy can annihilate an entire Civilization on the planet
the highest Bahamut ability before 16 was Exaflare by Bahamut Fury, which is 1 million times stronger than Teraflare keep in mind a single Teraflare annihilated the entire civilization, even Bahamut Fury had to destroy a moon and use it as a base to charge up Exaflare.
A Zetaflare is 1 billion times stronger than Teraflare which means this Bahamut has surpassed any Bahamut in a franchise because a billion times Teraflare is literally like you destroy a whole galaxy
before a Bahamut it was a Donald from KH that uses Zetaflare and it completely drain all of his strength
Exaflare was also used by FF14's Bahamut, but to be fair that was in an Ultimate-which by design is an embellished retelling.
FF14 still has my favorite Bahamut design-feels very Godzilla, which is also why I like this Ifrit so much-but there's no doubt this is the strongest Bahamut we've ever had
This is the most exemplary video for the genre of "movies as games" I've ever seen. Super epic
Clive when Bahamut is too far: shit, can't reach him. *accepts the hit*
Clive when Joshua is about to get hit: *jumps higher than ever*
Honestly i‘ve never seen boss fights like in this game anywhere else. Not even GoW can measure up to the sheer ridiculousness of FF16! The game might be average apart from them but the kaiju fights alone make it worthwhile for me. Also glad I‘m playing it in japanese, meets the anime vibe even better.
One of the best fights in ff history
The moment the Eikons fuse. The music. The entire battle from beginning to end. Imagining what Dion was feeling while he fought. The brothers embrace. I'm 41, and this brought me to tears. What an incredible journey this game has been.
I will never get over how this incarnation of Bahamut is one of only two beings in the *entire* lore, spanning across decades of story, capable of casting Zettaflare.
The other one is Donald Duck.
Just finished this and I’m speechless.. I’m so excited for the Odin fight and whatever comes after
Update: Odin fight was the worst out of all the Eikons, cool soundtrack though. Final boss felt similar to Bahamut but was cool when he started using all the elements
Wait until you fight him in the new game+. It's a war of attrition.
Tbf you're fighting Barnabas more than Odin, which makes sense given how strong of a Dominant Barnabas really is. That dude beat Clive twice and in fact nearly killed Clive the first time they fought. Plus his Ultimate Zantetsuken MUST be stopped or it will kill you.
@cameraredeye3115 I know I died to it when I was playing the game.
22:50 the music hit so hard I feel it inside 😵💫
Love the music during Phoenix fights so much. Hypest chorus I've heard in my life
A Bahamut that surpasses Bahamut Prime, Niddhog, Hraevelsgr and Midgardsormr.
but ifirit is stronger then all of them :D
@@vincenthammons-kd9duIncorrect. Ifrit alone would have gotten destroyed.
And yet all fall before the Lalafell Dancer Warrior of Light who does a bit of botany on the side.
@@evanczthehunter57 nah
@@vincenthammons-kd9du Bahamut here was the strongest creature in the game, for sure. But an incredibly synergizing pairing of Ifrit and Phoenix proved to be a match.
Bahamat is derived as a strong opponent which forced the ememies to attain their full potential as ifrit demolished his movements referred to the fusion with joshua over the dragon which defeated him once in for all. This was a great feat as their attacks were well defined to inspect the power depicted with a particular force hidden in the two personas fighting bahamut.
Just finished this fight I love the spectacle of these fights. It's my goty locked in nothing is gonna be better for me this year.
23:03 Dante from DMC4 "HAH! Check it out! Its got wings!"
Welcome back for your daily best final fantasy fight ever watch!
".. & I will do my duty!"
*badass walk straight into gigaflare; tanks it transforming into Ifrit*
That's some top tier shit
i just finished it and i was like damn this fight is sick already before the fight started lol
This whole thing was so nuts lol. Fighting super charged bahamut, in space, as ifrit and Phoenix fused was pretty hardcore.
Edit: how could Odin even top this?
Edit 2: Odin did in fact, not top this lol
0:42 Even when in fear for her life she still had an acid tongue. The moment I knew there was no redemption arc coming for her.
this fight was one of the best. and Dion was easily one of my favorite characters. so compelling and you just hated to see him go. also - can hollywood take note and see how to write a good character…that just happens to be in love with a dude and it isn’t his entire personality or a major plot point. like cmon now.
29:35
Donald Duck: _You dare approach my level?_
Is that Kingdom Hearts 3 reference?
@@christianbertvillote3265 You’re damn right it is.
-Seriously tho, why’d they give the duck the power to kill gods.-
So does this mean Donald Duck has the power to destroy the entire world? Because that's what Zettaflare was going to do
@@kingofdragons7 He could have, we were lucky his target was in the sky.
Might’ve destroyed the world faster than even the Heartless could’ve.
Except that with this one you can actually take it very seriously, it's not an overstatement.
First. I thought Titan was the best boss fight I've played in YEARS, until this boss fight. Also, holy shit, Part 2 made me so happy. Fucking Phoenix's theme from the start kicking in, and the fact that it is JUST PANZER DRAGOON
And then Ifrit Risen... FUCKING RAD
Alright ladies and gentlemen. It’s currently 10:41pm on 01/01/2024. I have made the absolutely horrible mistake of deciding I need to know just how many hit points Bahamut has.
Yes. That means that every time you see a small number flash up on the screen for maybe half a second, I am taking on the task of adding all of those numbers up for whatever insanely massive number it turns out to be. I will check back with you guys later, as this particular video I’m commenting on will effectively be my guide to overanalyzing this fight.
Wish me luck.
I love the part where the singing starts and Joshua says “your highest ! Stop this !” Then he says “think of your people”
Was Ultima the kid the entire time, or did he shank the kid then took his place at some point offscreen?
Ultima using this child as the undead puppet to control the the holy empire from within.
It was a normal child once but Ultima took his soul at one point not further specified.
The amazing thing here is that this AWESOME boss fight spawns out of nowhere because it is from a character you thought it was (and remains) your ally, it's just he loses his shit, amazing.
It really rings true because you also lost your (Clive) shit at the beginning of game causing you to act as Ifrit out of your control. Really makes you feel for Dion and just wanna end it and save him.
An absolutely fantastic mind blowing battle!!!!!!!
The game has its little flaws like itemizations and exploration, but this fight alone is goty worthy. Not sure if there's a better fight in video game history that exist.
The moment that game developer can't decide who should be mc lol
except from the final battle this Bahamut battle is out of the world.
Literally
24:08 Even Clive and Joshua fused decided to do a omnislash. The last time someone did in this style was Jack Garland. Every time i see someone doing this means they are Cloud fanboys
Bit of a stretch to call a few zips across the screen an Omnislash. Sure it has the huge overhead slam at the end but it’s just not enough.
@@aguywithgames3135at best it could be called an Omni-fist. Its all enhanced high speed punches really
Cringe take period omnislash is a cloud move. They are using his move if they are using a variation of it. You thought you did something but racked up an L typical of the button masher clan.
This game gives me a mix of Bayonetta, God of War 3, and Dragon Ball experience. Best gaming experience. I feel I am a kid again.
hell throw asura's wrath in there too cuz it reminded me of that as well
The Eikon fighting kinda reminds me of Asuras wrath. lol
God damn these boss fights in this game are so unbelievably wild.
Mechanically you could say a few things about it being rather simple, but good fucking god they took some lessons from Ashuras Wrath for spectacle.
Absolute chills of that transition of bahamut and phoenix flying past the clouds and singers saying "Spread your wings and fly! Away!" Goodness me. Tears every time.
Its honestly fucked up how ultima controlled everyone and everything so smoothly.
Even for those that knew of his existance and his control could not stop the fact he manipulated them.
Dion knew of the change thay crept in his kingdom...and at this point knew of Ultima....even upon revealing himself ultima still managed to manipulate him....pushing his emotion to the brink and causing this fucking epic fight lol
Ultima knew exactly how to control and manipulate each dominate no matter what.
For Dion and Clive it was their mental and emotional states....kinships and loyalties.
Hugo was love and power....a desire to be constantly stronger and to have a lover of depth.
Benedicta and Odin (cant spell his name XD) was power and bonds of relationships. Her ties in hugo...cid...one might say "her sisters" as well. Along with a profound attachment for the bond of mother and child...family....
Joshua was his protective nature and eagerness for knowledge. Seeling to always know more of his world and enemies while trying desperately to protect he lost once already.
Unfortunately as we dont see yerribly much with Jill or Cid one can only assume they might fall into one of the respective slots with the others. I honestly place an assumption of Jill in a similar catergory of Dion and Clive. And Cid with Joshua.
Hands down officially my favorite rendition of bahamut. Not to say the reat are bad at all. This one just goes the distance especially taking into account how eikon/dominants work in this game. Dion was a amazing character.
notice how she says “it’s you”
solid chance she doesn’t even bother to remember clive’s name. has been what, 18 years since she more or less sold him into slavery
I genuinely never thought I’d say this, but Clive and Joshua combined are leagues more powerful than Donald Duck and ZETTAFLARE? Does anyone actually understand how POWERFUL these dudes are in that form, we have entered full on anime shit and I’m so here for it 😂😂
Dam screw titan lost fighting Bahamut in space with music that actually fits is where it's at
FFXVI critics: The gameplay is just a bunch of menial sidequests with action combat that lead up to big movie cutscene boss fights where you just spam buttons! The movie cutscene boss fights where you just spam buttons: