Goosebumps rippling up your arms. Hearing the Scions cry out their affirmations of their convictions in turn. The brass coming in, playing The Maker's Ruin. It was transcendental.
Endsinger is actually soft-enraging during that phase. Each new set of AoE deals more damage than the last one, ultimately this will result in one shot wipe if the party is really, like really slow to kill her.
I come back and watch this fight every few months. I'm a long time sufferer of depression and a multitude of mental health issues, and it never fails to hit me where it hurts. "We've been here before." Has become my motto when things get tough. Thank you thancred.
Anyone else notice how in phase 1 the tips of her feathers are black, but then at the start of phase 2 they are a blue grey and then finally, they are a pale blue in the cutscene when she is beaten.
I love the fact that I can wander around youtube looking for Endsinger theme videos, and find comment sections that are full of joy and people sharing stories of their reactions.
I just realized, from the same prayer scene back in the ARR opening, out of all the people they shown only Thancred and Yshtola made it this far. Everyone else is either dead or forced to be absent
Hey Y'Shtola tried TWICE to die. Teleporting into the Lifestream on two different planets. Though was pulled safely out of them. Thancred on the other hand with Y'Shtola's first teleport attempt was forced out onto the Dravanian Forelands, naked and afraid. To which he hunted and survived like a bigger badass than anyone realized. I mean he lost the ability to use Aether. While Y'Shtola became blind, and only sees through the power of Aether (even though such an ability is slowly killing her). And the reason she can read. It is because ink is infused with a little of Aether. All to preserve the text but gives people the ability to read the text.
@@Qardo I read somewhere a while back that the "slowly killing her" was a poor localization/translation, and that a more appropriate TL would be that the ability is just very taxing on her.
For a little bit of a bonus: Compare the original prayer cutscene from 1.0/ARR to this scene. Thancred and Y'shtola are in fact praying in the exact same way they did back then. (And G'raha is taking up Papalymo's staff prayer, as an added extra)
@@sparthyslaysstuff2405 Not to mention being temporarily possessed by an Ascian and having to watch as said Ascian nuked Garlemald and attacked his friends using his body
There is something incredibly satisfying watching Ifrit, Garuda and Titan being summoned on this fight, like a visual representation of just how far our journey has taken us that even the enemies that once started our fame now fight by our side.
Hate to burst your bubble, but the primals coming out after just a summoner's abilities being applied at their most optimum. Doesn't make it any less awesome.
@@CosmicLuma don't forget bahamut too, as if bahamut and louisoix forgot thier hatred each other and put it aside for the sake of the whole universe and begin a new begining
I know it sounds corny amd such, but the story of this expansion, especially right at the end, actually managed to help me battle through my own depression.
first time I saw this, I was healing and nearly caused a party wipe from not being able to see my screen because I was in tears. The phase and music transition was utterly beautiful.
Never in my 20+ years in gaming have I experienced something as close as to perfection as this game, I don't mind if the mechanics/controls are a bit outdated since everything else is absolutely incredible.
The designers of this fight did a phenomenal job, honestly. First time through this when phase 2 hit I immediately knew it was a burn down the boss phase without any guides or anyone needing to tell me. That's outstanding game design.
You know, something just dawned on me. Phase 2 is another callback to FF4. Just like in the fight with Zeromus, friends that the main character (Cecil in 4, the WoL here) rally their hope and strength to give the champions a second wind.
it's also a bit of a callback to the "End of an Era" cinematic that was played when 1.0 was shut down and 2.0 started, showing the Scions praying in their attempt to re-seal Bahamut, especially the way Thancred tightens his hands.
@@scotty110 honestly I think the end of an era was a call back to 4, with the praying. Yoshi P is a huge FF/DQ nerd and has played them since like the NES days. when he came on board he was surprised that a game named final fantasy didnt have all the regular staples of a final fantasy game. and this scene is a double reference to the beginning of XIV and also to 4, since this is the FF4 inspired expansion.
God this feels personal because YOU are the protagonist...not a fixed one like Noctus or Cloud YOU are the one who's getting the power of friendship from your friends. YOU are the one who's prevailing and fighting for the universe. I usually hate this whole trope in anime but Experiencing it first hand from a video game ?...Yeah maybe that deserves an exception.
Also considering everyone was in a situation where emotion dictates reality. Literally! The power of friendship isn't bull here, it's a legitimate strategy! XD
@@curemoonlight4509 I wonder how the Warrior of Light would've won against all the enemies if he didnt take his time to get good at what he does. That's what my statement was supposed to mean.
I know someone commented on another video for this battle that. In the first phase she’s throwing powerful attacks at you and does 2 oblivions, but in the 2nd phase she does 3 attacks that are repeating and not really powerful. Also the one attack where she swats her wings over and over. Looks like a child struggling to swim and prevent themselves from drowning, but it can also symbolize she’s failed and is scare. Especially after surviving 2 oblivions that should have killed us, but it’s also the love of our friends that protected us and the love of our tank to protect their comrades in battle. This battle I truly feel has alot of meaning and feelings. The song also is beautiful because with the lyrics it truly means through wings of hope we will stand tall and carry on through the darkest of times and we won’t give up and will be strong.
It's Thordan all over again. A massive attack that's supposed to be the finishing move gets tanked and the villain gets spooked into a panicked flailing. Further the song of oblivion is answered with our song of hope symbolized with the bright light pushing back the darkness.
Oh you’re right! I forgot she calls the LB3 Dynamis. Tank LB3 is the love and desire of the Tank to protect their comrades with shielding, so a DPS LB3 is the desire to destroy the threat to their comrades and the star; and Healer is the love and hope to keep the others alive, even pushing past the cost of avoiding death
I also love how well the lyrics match up to the attacks. Like when the lyrics say “on wings of hope you rise up through the night higher oh higher” it’s literally when she opens her wings to hit us with despair and is just attacking through it to stop her.
It is an ending of one tale. To open to being an Adventurer once again. No, longer some savior or God. To be...well normal explorer. Also, to tease Y'Shtola more.
With the help of true comrades, WoL shows that dynamis responds to Hope more than Despair. The universe itself wants to believe, and in that moment, WoL is its avatar. The literal Hope of the Universe.
Endsinger failed to realize one thing. The Warrior of Light and their friends have seen the world come close to falling into rule. Watched friends, family, and allies fall before their eyes. Even traveled to another world that was already on the brink of ruination. Yet through all the trials of hardship, pain, suffer, loss, and hopelessness. They came out on top and saw the one of the greatest and most terrifying powers at work, Hope. All give them the strength to push through and even saved WORLDS from destruction. I mean the Warrior of Light is also the Warrior of Darkness. The balance between the two. The chosen champion of Hydaelyn. Even come so far as to even best her in combat. A being of still limitless power. Even if she herself was dying. She passed on her gifts to the Warrior(s) and it is why in the end. Once the adventuring is done. The wars have settled. Peace has been achieved for a time. The old Warrior will lay down and pass on from the mortal coil. To be reborn anew. As a Godlike being to defend the Source and usher the souls of the fallen to be reborn. Even as centuries pass. Their mortal tales now as Legends and they will be seen as more like mythical gods than beings of flesh. To which maybe they will shape a new group of adventurers to end up being...Warriors of Light.
1:30 It feels like the whole of the worlds are praying for your success, and no matter what, you cannot lose. Because you *will not* lose! This is our world! Our home! Our people! And we will not yield to the tyranny of despair! For those we have lost, for those we can yet save, we will fight! And we will win.
This phase transition will forever be one of my favourite things of all time it’s beautifully done and the music comeing in is perfect what I would do to experience this for the first time everytime I did it I love it so much
my wife was so fucking excited when i finally got to this part in the story. i will not lie and that i had hype tears running down my face when i heard all of the scions, my friends, yell "light the way!" i had the biggest fucking grin on my face as the second half of the fight kicked in. i have never felt more driven to win a boss fight in any game i have ever played before then this one. follow this with the final fight with Zenos and my wife was so excited to talk to me about it all after i was finally finished. i fucking love this game and loved the feeling of finality when i finally finished it all.
If you focus the plot synopsis... "The hero travels to the edge of the universe in their magi-tech spaceship to battle the avatar of hopelessness and despair with the power of hope and friendship". Yet, this is so well it doesnt even register how silly it sounds.
FFXIV is one of the only pieces of media that I have ever seen to have put the first appearance of the “true enemy” near its freaking end and make it work. It could have went down as poorly as the final boss of FFXII, so it was a pretty bold choice that was potentially dangerous, but the team made it work by including Elpis and making it so darn good.
What you're saying applies more to FF9's Necron than FF12. We always knew from the beginning Vayne was the big bad, and Venat was shown pretty quickly in the story. The Undying wasn't some big reveal behind a curtain, it was just the big bads transforming into a stronger form.
I love your UI hidden. But, I have no idea how you could do it without the UIs activated? It’s much better to appreciate the visual aesthetic without UI, though
@@mjmpkung9333 Well, I more or less know the rotation by heart so I can hide my UI. Also I am not a healer so I don't need to look at party hp bars. I just mitigate the tank busters with rampart or Vengence and raidwides with reprisal, healing myself from time to time and everything else is just doing my rotation.
Any time I feel like the weight of the world is bearing down on me and there is no hope, I always come back to fight the Endsinger. In recent months, the pain and fear has been overwhelming, but *this fight*, this incredible story, reminds me to keep pushing forward no matter what.
the coolest feeling about the gameplay aspect of this fight for me when i first did it when you summoned the other players, my GF and i were in a party, both of us had cleared ultima ultimate at the time and the other 6 players who summoned in were also legends of some kind and everyone was all cheering and pogging in the chat it was so fun we dumpstered that fight and this phase really felt like the counterattack. it was really good. insanely memorable
The thing I really love about getting The Final Day is that there's usually someone who's about to finish Endwalker and there's people who always mark this fight as a cause for celebration.
I really love this fight.. not that I hate the boss, but on the contrary, I felt sadness and pity... the devs really did a phenomenal job to create The Endsinger (well, not just The Endsinger, but the whole Endwalker expansion). It made me feel that this isn't just about winning and stopping the end of the world, but also bringing hope to the lost. Her expression says it all. For the last boss to close one long chapter in our journey. I have no word but to praise everyone involved in creating this... masterpiece.
"we've been here before" from Thancred always hits a bit different.... Depression sucks a lot, and for a long time, and this fight and entire arc genuinely revitalizes me to keep going.
I've been waiting on a patch for this theme since release and I really have to point this out by now. I can't put on this track without sobbing like a baby. Yoshi-P, please fix!
The pure power that must've been flowing through our WoL's as the power of Dyanamis, and their friends prayers, flowed through them, must've been intense. This is hands down the best way to end this expansion, showing that hope will always triumph
I wish I could say FFXIV was a perfect game to play but it can be slow, there can be a lot of reading and it can be hard to follow. But it’s moments like these that make the journey so worth it.
I kinda didn't like those final MSQ missions, kinda predicted how it would play out. But uh. The start of the trial was fine, felt like the usual FF final boss. And then this happened. And oop there I go ugly crying for the entire duration of that second phase
While Endwalker is heavily influenced by FF4...did anyone notice Endsiger has super strong Emperor Mataeus vibes when his light half took over Heaven in FF2 (Dawn of Souls Soul of Rebirth on GBA and FF2 PSP expanded story with the characters who died helping Firion and co)?
@@phrogman459 Basically like Heaven Emperor Mataeus in FF2 lol. Necron in FF9 was just a no. At least Mataeus taking over Heaven falls in line with continuity as his dark half took over Hell.
Kinda fucked up when you think about. Faith and prayers were given to the warrior of light to accomplish their mission....faith and prayers summon down primals... eh eh ;D
I mean it's not fucked up, basically every OP being was a primal or a person that became a primal out of the prayers and aether imbued in them. Hydaelyn included, i think endwalker just breaks the whole "primals are bad" idea
@@ferrestist1678 primals by nature can be dangerous as large enough beings of aether will have an effect on their surroundings if I remember rightly however, the bunnies told us the ascians had been teaching flawed creation rituals to the beast tribes to enhance that danger really making it much more noticeable than it should have been for their size. So zodiark probably had to go, the rest just needed better summoning.
@@loomingdeath1758 That is explicitly denied by Venat/Hydaelyn when she tells us our aether can't be influenced by others in that way, so even in a "joking, not joking" manner, it's impossible
It's Dynamis. Endsinger's (the boss) strength literally comes of the power of "hatred, loneliness, hopelessness" which probably according to your standards is just as "lame"
![Thou Must Live, Die, And Know [LV87 MSQ CUTSCENE]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/SwTcMt6k8FQ/mqdefault.jpg)
The saddest part of this... I will never be able to experience this for the first time again...
Me too damn it’s so good. I sometimes just re do the fight just for this it’s perfect
Goosebumps rippling up your arms. Hearing the Scions cry out their affirmations of their convictions in turn. The brass coming in, playing The Maker's Ruin. It was transcendental.
@@oJaymeyI’ve done this (in the words of Urianger) MANY A TIME! It’s so damn good.
@@danjc9783 yes that is the perfect quote for it and from the fight no less it’s perfect
Yeah it hits diff with an entire party of ppl beating the shit out of her tears in their eyes. XD good memory.
Endsinger: *Throws her ultimate attack on the WoL*
WoL: CALL AN AMBULANCE!!!
*Music starts*
WoL: *But not for me.*
XD
This will be canon for me, from now on
Lol I was in one with a dude that looked like Godbert. He said that as soon as the second planet crashed down.
Endsinger: oh shit. This was my DPS check?!
Endsinger screwed up and failed her DPS check, triggered the WoL Enrage Timer.
Endsinger is actually soft-enraging during that phase. Each new set of AoE deals more damage than the last one, ultimately this will result in one shot wipe if the party is really, like really slow to kill her.
Damn you really have to deal very little damage for that to happen.
What would make that wipe worse is that the game literally gives you buffs to prevent that from happening
@@kaelyoshim5234 The fight also makes it extremely obvious that it's time to burn her down with everything you've got.
@@kaelyoshim5234 Congratulations on missing the joke entirely and making a serious deal out of a fun comment.
I come back and watch this fight every few months. I'm a long time sufferer of depression and a multitude of mental health issues, and it never fails to hit me where it hurts. "We've been here before." Has become my motto when things get tough. Thank you thancred.
I can 100% relate, friend. We forge ahead. :)
Thus do we know to never give up!
@@jderekwastakenfor hope *will* shine again!
I live for the moment, "song of hope" comes on.
It gives me life.
She dances on the wind.
Higher, oh higher
Ere our vows endure
And remain forever strong
Standing tall in the dark
Anyone else notice how in phase 1 the tips of her feathers are black, but then at the start of phase 2 they are a blue grey and then finally, they are a pale blue in the cutscene when she is beaten.
WHAT, oh my god I never noticed that is SO DAMN COOL, thank you holy shit
She is a creature of Dynamis after all.
All that strong positive emotion flooding the area would surely slowly change her.
One of my favorite details of this is the background. The light fighting off the dark. She's basically pushed into a hole and surrounded by light.
I love the fact that I can wander around youtube looking for Endsinger theme videos, and find comment sections that are full of joy and people sharing stories of their reactions.
I just realized, from the same prayer scene back in the ARR opening, out of all the people they shown only Thancred and Yshtola made it this far. Everyone else is either dead or forced to be absent
'Do not despair, you are not without allies!'
Hey Y'Shtola tried TWICE to die. Teleporting into the Lifestream on two different planets. Though was pulled safely out of them. Thancred on the other hand with Y'Shtola's first teleport attempt was forced out onto the Dravanian Forelands, naked and afraid. To which he hunted and survived like a bigger badass than anyone realized. I mean he lost the ability to use Aether. While Y'Shtola became blind, and only sees through the power of Aether (even though such an ability is slowly killing her). And the reason she can read. It is because ink is infused with a little of Aether. All to preserve the text but gives people the ability to read the text.
@@Qardo I read somewhere a while back that the "slowly killing her" was a poor localization/translation, and that a more appropriate TL would be that the ability is just very taxing on her.
For a little bit of a bonus: Compare the original prayer cutscene from 1.0/ARR to this scene. Thancred and Y'shtola are in fact praying in the exact same way they did back then. (And G'raha is taking up Papalymo's staff prayer, as an added extra)
Urianger was too busy looking for a new place for the Scions during the war, therefore he could not attend to the prayer scene.
"We've been here before..." Coming from Thancred, I feel that has a lot of meaning behind it.
Losing Minfilia and the having to part with Ryne on the First.
@@sparthyslaysstuff2405 Not to mention being temporarily possessed by an Ascian and having to watch as said Ascian nuked Garlemald and attacked his friends using his body
Perhaps it is also a reference to Metempsychosis. Reincarnation.
@@sparthyslaysstuff2405 I hope he gets to retire on the first
@@sparthyslaysstuff2405 and the death of Louisoix Leveilleur, who was his mentor and friend.
One of the few examples of the power of friendship being the coolest and most fitting card they could’ve played in the story.
When graha says “for hope will shine again” it really hits different qwq
its perfect because of his story in the shadowbringer expansion
@@MrFreshEnjoyer he spent 100 years working to see that hope could live
@@enlongjones2394even though he didn't intend to live to see it happen
There is something incredibly satisfying watching Ifrit, Garuda and Titan being summoned on this fight, like a visual representation of just how far our journey has taken us that even the enemies that once started our fame now fight by our side.
Hate to burst your bubble, but the primals coming out after just a summoner's abilities being applied at their most optimum. Doesn't make it any less awesome.
@@Eufrasi I know it is just Summoner abilities. I just also found it awesome and fitting.
When Phoenix comes out as well! It's as if Louisoix is fighting beside us 😭
It's why I main SMN.
@@CosmicLuma don't forget bahamut too, as if bahamut and louisoix forgot thier hatred each other and put it aside for the sake of the whole universe and begin a new begining
"What we saw... what I saw..."
I know it sounds corny amd such, but the story of this expansion, especially right at the end, actually managed to help me battle through my own depression.
I hope you're doing better these days!
Same here 😁
I'm so happy to hear that! I hope your better days continue on!
first time I saw this, I was healing and nearly caused a party wipe from not being able to see my screen because I was in tears. The phase and music transition was utterly beautiful.
lol i was crying when it first happened to me too!
Was in chat with friends and was literally screaming that I can't see the puddles because I was crying too hard.
Me as WoL: I'm not locked in here with you. YOU'RE LOCKED IN HERE WITH ME!!!
Never in my 20+ years in gaming have I experienced something as close as to perfection as this game, I don't mind if the mechanics/controls are a bit outdated since everything else is absolutely incredible.
The designers of this fight did a phenomenal job, honestly. First time through this when phase 2 hit I immediately knew it was a burn down the boss phase without any guides or anyone needing to tell me. That's outstanding game design.
Did anyone else get an end of an era vibe seeing them all pray 😭😭😭
For Y'shtola and Thancred, it's the exact same animation from End of an Era's cutscene, iirc :D
You know, something just dawned on me. Phase 2 is another callback to FF4. Just like in the fight with Zeromus, friends that the main character (Cecil in 4, the WoL here) rally their hope and strength to give the champions a second wind.
it's also a bit of a callback to the "End of an Era" cinematic that was played when 1.0 was shut down and 2.0 started, showing the Scions praying in their attempt to re-seal Bahamut, especially the way Thancred tightens his hands.
@@scotty110 that callback was deliberate
@@scotty110 honestly I think the end of an era was a call back to 4, with the praying. Yoshi P is a huge FF/DQ nerd and has played them since like the NES days. when he came on board he was surprised that a game named final fantasy didnt have all the regular staples of a final fantasy game. and this scene is a double reference to the beginning of XIV and also to 4, since this is the FF4 inspired expansion.
I cry. It's our theme, y'all. That's OUR theme.
Endsinger: wha-
Wol: my dear sweet child... *allow me to tell just how much you've fucked up*
Also the WoL to the rest of the party and the scions: "Look at what she needs to mimic a fraction of our power!"
God this feels personal because
YOU are the protagonist...not a fixed one like Noctus or Cloud
YOU are the one who's getting the power of friendship from your friends.
YOU are the one who's prevailing and fighting for the universe.
I usually hate this whole trope in anime but Experiencing it first hand from a video game ?...Yeah maybe that deserves an exception.
That's why it works for an rpg
Also considering everyone was in a situation where emotion dictates reality. Literally!
The power of friendship isn't bull here, it's a legitimate strategy! XD
Everyone identifies with the Warrior of Light but as soon as someone tells them their dps sucks they start crying :)
@@milojevicdavid9956 Because some people can't help but be nerds
@@curemoonlight4509 I wonder how the Warrior of Light would've won against all the enemies if he didnt take his time to get good at what he does. That's what my statement was supposed to mean.
I know someone commented on another video for this battle that. In the first phase she’s throwing powerful attacks at you and does 2 oblivions, but in the 2nd phase she does 3 attacks that are repeating and not really powerful. Also the one attack where she swats her wings over and over. Looks like a child struggling to swim and prevent themselves from drowning, but it can also symbolize she’s failed and is scare. Especially after surviving 2 oblivions that should have killed us, but it’s also the love of our friends that protected us and the love of our tank to protect their comrades in battle. This battle I truly feel has alot of meaning and feelings. The song also is beautiful because with the lyrics it truly means through wings of hope we will stand tall and carry on through the darkest of times and we won’t give up and will be strong.
It's Thordan all over again. A massive attack that's supposed to be the finishing move gets tanked and the villain gets spooked into a panicked flailing. Further the song of oblivion is answered with our song of hope symbolized with the bright light pushing back the darkness.
Also the light seems like its trying to consume her. Basically our burning passion ans hope is trying to break through her.
Oh you’re right! I forgot she calls the LB3 Dynamis. Tank LB3 is the love and desire of the Tank to protect their comrades with shielding, so a DPS LB3 is the desire to destroy the threat to their comrades and the star; and Healer is the love and hope to keep the others alive, even pushing past the cost of avoiding death
I also love how well the lyrics match up to the attacks.
Like when the lyrics say “on wings of hope you rise up through the night higher oh higher” it’s literally when she opens her wings to hit us with despair and is just attacking through it to stop her.
1:35 I started crying, after 10 long years the main story is done, thank you to Yoshi and the development team, for everything…
But it only the beginning
How can it be done when the Twelve are still alive? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
It is an ending of one tale. To open to being an Adventurer once again. No, longer some savior or God. To be...well normal explorer. Also, to tease Y'Shtola more.
Weeks later I can still only get to Urianger before getting teary eyes ;_;
It will take weeks to get past "Our song of hope" /cry
The thing that always breaks me is G’raha’s “For hope will shine again!”
MANY A TIME
It was nice being around the first time the Scions did that prayer and still being here when they did it for me.
This was such a classic JRPG final boss, it was perfect.
With the help of true comrades, WoL shows that dynamis responds to Hope more than Despair. The universe itself wants to believe, and in that moment, WoL is its avatar.
The literal Hope of the Universe.
Our song of hope is for Meteion, too.
We weren't there to kill her, we were there to save her.
And we did.
No one corrupts my precious baby bean without finding themselves in front of the business end of my scythe.
Not even she herself!
This moment is so emotional that even rewatching it once o week still making me cry
Endsinger failed to realize one thing. The Warrior of Light and their friends have seen the world come close to falling into rule. Watched friends, family, and allies fall before their eyes. Even traveled to another world that was already on the brink of ruination. Yet through all the trials of hardship, pain, suffer, loss, and hopelessness. They came out on top and saw the one of the greatest and most terrifying powers at work, Hope. All give them the strength to push through and even saved WORLDS from destruction.
I mean the Warrior of Light is also the Warrior of Darkness. The balance between the two. The chosen champion of Hydaelyn. Even come so far as to even best her in combat. A being of still limitless power. Even if she herself was dying. She passed on her gifts to the Warrior(s) and it is why in the end. Once the adventuring is done. The wars have settled. Peace has been achieved for a time. The old Warrior will lay down and pass on from the mortal coil. To be reborn anew. As a Godlike being to defend the Source and usher the souls of the fallen to be reborn. Even as centuries pass. Their mortal tales now as Legends and they will be seen as more like mythical gods than beings of flesh. To which maybe they will shape a new group of adventurers to end up being...Warriors of Light.
1:30
It feels like the whole of the worlds are praying for your success, and no matter what, you cannot lose. Because you *will not* lose! This is our world! Our home! Our people! And we will not yield to the tyranny of despair!
For those we have lost, for those we can yet save, we will fight! And we will win.
Great taste friendo, thank for the video. Now i can watch it on loop too :D
This phase transition will forever be one of my favourite things of all time it’s beautifully done and the music comeing in is perfect what I would do to experience this for the first time everytime I did it I love it so much
I liked the detail about the bright dynamis background light far overpowering the despair around endsinger
The only song that can get a dragoon to not die
As a DRG main, that meme always makes it all the more funny when the last ones standing are me and my warrior buddy.
Life stealing crits are great.
No other boss fight in my 31 years of life have ever mad me cry during until this one.
the Power of friendship is unstoppable birdie
Scions: "We shall kill the boss with the power of friendship!"
Me, a Machinist: "...and this gun I found" :D
this was an absolute amazing moment!
WoL: "GRAHA!"
G: *ears perk up
WoL: *"Play my theme music."*
G: *biggest grin, as he pulls a boom box out
Let's not forget that this entire trial is happening while we're traveling Twelve-knows how fast throughout the universe.
Travelling Twelve-knows where upon Zenos-Shinryu's back, no less.
my wife was so fucking excited when i finally got to this part in the story. i will not lie and that i had hype tears running down my face when i heard all of the scions, my friends, yell "light the way!" i had the biggest fucking grin on my face as the second half of the fight kicked in. i have never felt more driven to win a boss fight in any game i have ever played before then this one. follow this with the final fight with Zenos and my wife was so excited to talk to me about it all after i was finally finished. i fucking love this game and loved the feeling of finality when i finally finished it all.
I went through 2 boxes of tissue questing though Ultima Thule.
If you focus the plot synopsis... "The hero travels to the edge of the universe in their magi-tech spaceship to battle the avatar of hopelessness and despair with the power of hope and friendship". Yet, this is so well it doesnt even register how silly it sounds.
That's because the underlying theme of Endwalker is not silly at all: It's always the right thing to do to care and to hold onto hope.
FFXIV is one of the only pieces of media that I have ever seen to have put the first appearance of the “true enemy” near its freaking end and make it work.
It could have went down as poorly as the final boss of FFXII, so it was a pretty bold choice that was potentially dangerous, but the team made it work by including Elpis and making it so darn good.
What you're saying applies more to FF9's Necron than FF12.
We always knew from the beginning Vayne was the big bad, and Venat was shown pretty quickly in the story.
The Undying wasn't some big reveal behind a curtain, it was just the big bads transforming into a stronger form.
The cruel indifference of the universe when the indomitable spirit of mankind walks in.
The character voices lmao. "We've been here before" in background *woo*
Hey guys, do you prefer BGM videos with UI hidden or you wanna know how many are dying :D
I love your UI hidden. But, I have no idea how you could do it without the UIs activated? It’s much better to appreciate the visual aesthetic without UI, though
@@mjmpkung9333 Well, I more or less know the rotation by heart so I can hide my UI. Also I am not a healer so I don't need to look at party hp bars. I just mitigate the tank busters with rampart or Vengence and raidwides with reprisal, healing myself from time to time and everything else is just doing my rotation.
Did you have sound effects off too? It looks and sounds great, but hearing player voices but no sound effects was distracting
@@Queen_Zora I didn't know how to turn off the voices off party members. I was trying to figure out a way to hear bosses' voice only.
@@kaelyoshim5234 fair enough, I was mostly curious. I'm not sure how to do that either, unfortunately.
I know this is so cheesy but it honestly bring a tear to me eye. How absolutely perfect this is.
It couldn't be any other way, it's just cheesy enough
Any time I feel like the weight of the world is bearing down on me and there is no hope, I always come back to fight the Endsinger. In recent months, the pain and fear has been overwhelming, but *this fight*, this incredible story, reminds me to keep pushing forward no matter what.
The Maker's Ruin will never fail to give me strength and hope, and paired with Footfalls? Perfection
Here's a friendly reminder that, in this situation? She's not the boss. *_YOU ARE._*
Phase 1: We're fighting a losing battle
Phase 2: I'm not stuck here with you. YOU are stuck here with me.
the coolest feeling about the gameplay aspect of this fight for me when i first did it
when you summoned the other players, my GF and i were in a party, both of us had cleared ultima ultimate at the time and the other 6 players who summoned in were also legends of some kind and everyone was all cheering and pogging in the chat it was so fun
we dumpstered that fight and this phase really felt like the counterattack. it was really good. insanely memorable
Was literally bawling when the scene changed to our friends praying to bring us back.
"I won't stop praying until I know they're safe"
Probably one of the coolest video game moments ever
The Endanger actually did it. She forced the Warrior of Light into their second phase
"this can only end in decimation!"
Well yeah. Yours.
Nice mouse cursor in the middle on the screen video
This so much
The thing I really love about getting The Final Day is that there's usually someone who's about to finish Endwalker and there's people who always mark this fight as a cause for celebration.
WoL: "call an ambulance"
"But not for me."
I really love this fight.. not that I hate the boss, but on the contrary, I felt sadness and pity... the devs really did a phenomenal job to create The Endsinger (well, not just The Endsinger, but the whole Endwalker expansion). It made me feel that this isn't just about winning and stopping the end of the world, but also bringing hope to the lost. Her expression says it all. For the last boss to close one long chapter in our journey. I have no word but to praise everyone involved in creating this... masterpiece.
Best memories.
i'll say i sat with a satisfied smile
"we've been here before" from Thancred always hits a bit different....
Depression sucks a lot, and for a long time, and this fight and entire arc genuinely revitalizes me to keep going.
Master speech
When the seeming game over happened i went "do the ff4 ending, do it, do it, do it... YEEEEESSSSSSSSSS
To quote another comment:
"Hey Endsinger!"
*This kicks in*
"I didn't hear no bell."
I've been waiting on a patch for this theme since release and I really have to point this out by now. I can't put on this track without sobbing like a baby. Yoshi-P, please fix!
The pure power that must've been flowing through our WoL's as the power of Dyanamis, and their friends prayers, flowed through them, must've been intense. This is hands down the best way to end this expansion, showing that hope will always triumph
I wish I could say FFXIV was a perfect game to play but it can be slow, there can be a lot of reading and it can be hard to follow. But it’s moments like these that make the journey so worth it.
This is our enrage
If you had a screaming FemRoe wearing a slick red coat? I'm not sorry. 😁
All fights need a theme song
when people keep failing the 1st phase:
me: 1:38
So fucking weeby and anime…and I LOVED every second it!
The Bird of Hermes is my Name.
Eating my wings...
*To make me tame.*
Endsinger started hearing boss music.
You don't beat the WoL you survive the WoL... Or prolonged the WoL
WHAT IS THIS DEFIANCE?!
Her tears are no longer a mechanic in the fight.
Yours are.
Can Yoshi P top this!?!? This was insane.
Then Wuk Lamat shows up out of nowhere cuz wol just a side character now
I won't even be mad if they don't top this in 7.0
Someone have the JP version of it ?
Hold up were one them reapers an aura if so that might be me
Peak anime moment
I kinda didn't like those final MSQ missions, kinda predicted how it would play out. But uh. The start of the trial was fine, felt like the usual FF final boss. And then this happened. And oop there I go ugly crying for the entire duration of that second phase
Bro got upset about predicting missions 💀
The thumbnail makes her look like she has a lower half, I know it’s Zenos but still. 😆🤣
While Endwalker is heavily influenced by FF4...did anyone notice Endsiger has super strong Emperor Mataeus vibes when his light half took over Heaven in FF2 (Dawn of Souls Soul of Rebirth on GBA and FF2 PSP expanded story with the characters who died helping Firion and co)?
gives me FF9 final boss theme, out of left field and embodies a core aspect of life.
@@phrogman459 Basically like Heaven Emperor Mataeus in FF2 lol. Necron in FF9 was just a no. At least Mataeus taking over Heaven falls in line with continuity as his dark half took over Hell.
I loved the music so much, but damn matron was such an emo child lmao
Pwnage.
Kinda fucked up when you think about. Faith and prayers were given to the warrior of light to accomplish their mission....faith and prayers summon down primals... eh eh ;D
But those prayers are carried through dynamys in this case, not aether.
I mean it's not fucked up, basically every OP being was a primal or a person that became a primal out of the prayers and aether imbued in them. Hydaelyn included, i think endwalker just breaks the whole "primals are bad" idea
@@ferrestist1678 primals by nature can be dangerous as large enough beings of aether will have an effect on their surroundings if I remember rightly however, the bunnies told us the ascians had been teaching flawed creation rituals to the beast tribes to enhance that danger really making it much more noticeable than it should have been for their size. So zodiark probably had to go, the rest just needed better summoning.
@@ferrestist1678 well i mean XD think about it... that would also mean were primals ourselves in a joking manner but not joking.
@@loomingdeath1758 That is explicitly denied by Venat/Hydaelyn when she tells us our aether can't be influenced by others in that way, so even in a "joking, not joking" manner, it's impossible
_my dumb self accidentally disliking_
Love this, my guy
ah yes. the time where to power of frinedship saved the universe. totaly lame
It's Dynamis. Endsinger's (the boss) strength literally comes of the power of "hatred, loneliness, hopelessness" which probably according to your standards is just as "lame"
@@kaelyoshim5234 yes, it is lame
@@kaelyoshim5234I wouldn't worry about this guy. Their opinion can't tarnish the beauty this story holds.
ew english dub
You do know that the English dub is the original one?