I was shocked to finally find the truth behind Warframes. And then I was shocked to find a character creation screen after ~50 hours into the game. Now I have over 3k hours. I still think back at this was a WTF experience, even compared to the other games I've played
Played this game so many times but never got this far insane how well the story is told and the fact de basically said all of the things you just done were a tutorial
@@Capitan_Captain I'd look at the story as something divided into acts rather than "the tutorial ends when you unlock all the features", otherwise we'd have to push when it happens after every gameplay update. The Railjack? Yeah, you gotta have that before you end the tutorial. The Necramech? Yeah, that too. The Drifter and Tennokai? You know it. How many weeks of farming would the "end of the tutorial" take?
So far into the game and you finally hit the character creation along with a incredible story reveal. Even after I had burned out with Warframe I still love seeing peoples first time experiencing this wonderous moment, it still touches the heart. When I unlocked the orbiters music player I had this theme set on repeat, as nothing else seemed to fit as the core theme.
This moment is my favorite moment narratively, if I get to work on a film adaptation of this game this moment will always be most important in the entire thing.
I absolutely love how protective of this plot point veteran players are to new players. I played Warframe off and on from 2014 to now, only last year did I experience this, what i now consider to be the greatest narrative moment in all my years of gaming. This elevated Warframe from a simple looter shooter with moblie gaming design to something truly special My friends have all experienced this and more but never once did they spoil this for me, always saying "you just gotta play more" or "yeah, but there's more" but they never said WHAT. And now I'm so thankful for that. i need to get back into Warframe to experience War Within, but I've been distracted. I think it's time to stop being distracted...
Every quests will get spoiled for new players, yet second dream was such a pivotal moment that the entire community old and new effectively gate keep the moment so new players can see the beauty of the moment. God i love this community
If I had to pick one live service/free game to fill that slot and take up more time then any other it will ALWAYS be Warframe for me. I obviously go through periods of boredom like any other game but I always come back. I'm so excited to see where Warframe's story goes in the future and I'm excited to watch anyone else experience it all for the first time.
Marco's reaction at 06:30 is what keeps veterans of this game bringing new players in. I've told three of my closest friends "Just play through until Second Dream--if it doesn't get you by then, you are free to uninstall." I watched my best friend of nearly 15 years melt in his chair on camera at 3:00AM, when we reached this point. When he recovered, I simply said "Thank you" and disconnected from the Discord call. This story has so many moments, many which are especially meaningful to myself and my best friend--we both studied East Asian Culture at university--the Tenno ways are a parallel to Wu Xing, as I'm sure many others have already said, but Second Dream is only the first step on the greater journey on offer here. Thank you for sharing your story. Welcome to the rest of Warframe, Marco. See you on the battlefield, Tenno.
As a new player myself, I got to Saturn and did only a few of the early quests on my playstation account, found it difficult solo and only came back when fortuna was released (which I found out only recently should've been played much later) Then started on my pc account back in 2020 and got to saturn again, and couldn't get into it. Many times did a veteran of the game tell me time and time again to atleast get to Uranus because that's where the quests start getting really good, I was getting burnt out and had to leave it there. I came back after getting heavily burnt out of another game and decided to pick up where I left off, found some new veterans of the game to help me with builds and such, and then I also collapsed after playing this mission, war within aswell. I stopped the grind at the worst time twice and couldn't believe it.
"Dream not of what you are, but of what you want to be" - without exaggeration, i'm crying every time i'm experiencing The Second Dream through the lens of someone else's first playthrough. It's so powerful, it hits like a truck and then proceeds to carry you through the highway of time. And the story just keeps giving after that, it doesn't stop. I wish someone did a life-action, or at least an animated short out of the stories from this game. It wouldn't hit nearly as hard as after playing the game yourself, of course, but it would still be glorious.
The height of the Orokin Empire, smaller resistance groups against their atrocities like the one Atlas crushed are sort of BEGGING for a Netflix adaptation ^^
Try to imagine playing for nearly 2 years before this quest was even in the game spending all that time thinking you just in some kind of power armor and then you play this quest. Very few game moments will ever shock, elate, and move me better then this.
Yeah I agree, as good as it is for newer players to get to the big reveals in the game a few dozen hours in, playing for years before getting this bomb dropped on you was truly something else
I was using Valkyr for this quest when it first came out, immediately slapped the Scar sigil on her right shoulder as soon as I got it. Haven't taken it off her eight years later.
this was my comment. played this for years then this dropped. was absolutely unbelievable. it is one thing if you come into the game now lucky enought o have literally zero spoilers but having building for years up in ur mind ur basically just a space ninja robot to have this deep of shit dropped on u. it would be like the starwars universe started as 5 seasons of luke on the farm and bartering with jawa's and then only after you have invested years into this character as a poor farm boy on some desert planet then comes all the jedi shit after that. sure star wars is great but imagine if you already had that built up before hand. its really hard to describe the feeling this had on me. its not just great story telling it is something different when you had this background in the game long before the story ever existed.
Lotus flowers, from something ugly comes something new and beautiful. A metaphor to truly embrace the warframe story from the early and rough start of this game a decade ago to it blooming today and being a brilliantly profound, exceptionally emotional. If games are compared to flowers then the artistic philosophy etched in these leaves are sure never to fade with the passing of the ages.
I love watching people discover The Second Dream because in some tiny way, I relive my own feelings experiencing it for the first time. When Marco started playing Warframe, I hoped that he would stay with it to play the quests. Digital Extremes made something truly special. I'm beyond delighted to see another Tenno take that emotional journey that so many of us already have. For a free-to-play looter shooter, The Second Dream took Warframe to a height that few others have been able to barely touch. Does hearing the "This is what you are" motif make me tear up? You bet your forma it does, Tenno!
This song is SO fucking important to me, and the fact that that instrumental plays EVERY TIME you go back there always feels special. There's always some purpose to it even when you're just going in to look at the room, I would sometimes go in there just to hear he song and it would just envelop me entirely. It's such a special song. As for the song itself, in the vocal version I always like to note the lone woman's voice echoed in this call-and-response by a chorus of children. They never sing at the same time as her, they're separated from her but they hear her. It's like you said, the Tenno, sequestered in these pods, all alone but connected. She calls out to them at the start of the game when she wakes you from your slumber, and then when this quest happens, the Tenno can finally call back. It's so special.
I love getting the tile set seeing the cradle just laying there but i do wonder did the other tenno in the other pods just die through out time maybe from the stalker or are we just the last in that pod group to wake up
I think in canon, among all the acting Tenno, only one has awakened, though of course from a gameplay persepctive that is not the case.@@shanedaley6236
"What IS all this??" It's Warframe, going harder in every way than a free game has any business doing. Giving you the character creator after like 100 hours of gameplay is such a ridiculously mind-blowing moment. PLaying or watching this quest still moves me, even after dozens of times.
I personally also found the Second Dream to be mindblowing, but the Sacrifice is my favorite because of a single quote which also relates to taking away someone's pain. That single quote I will never forget.
@@bthsr7113 They didn't need to with dialogue, that line was the only thing I could think of at the final moment of Whispers in the Walls. Such a beautiful moment.
@@bthsr7113 I mean, yeah, that's... the point? That's the beauty of it, that we are helping Loid see the love Albrecht could never adequately express to him?
It's so hard to put into words the feeling the Second Dream evoked on its release. Players like me were casually farming missions for actual literal YEARS without a care in the world, with all the previous lore acting more as set dressing than a cohesive story. With The Second Dream, DE literally changed the game. From this moment forward, people expected more out of Warframe, with answers to questions we didn't even know we had bubbling up from deep below the game we all assumed was so simplistic. This is the moment that turned Warframe from a fun space shooter to something worth taking seriously as a piece of dramatic storytelling, as well as the first step to creating one of the most interesting combat systems games have to offer.
The Second Dream is when I became convinced that this game is going to hold a special place in my heart. The music, the story, the lore, it all just keeps me coming back.
It's been so long since I seen this moment. This was such a massive deal in 2015 that it still hits me hard in the feels when I see it. I started Warframe back in 2013 just after the card mod system was implanted and quickly played 100 hours and bought into the game with a founders pack. Warframe back then was pretty straight forward with so much mystery in the setting, we always wanted to know more, speculated about what the warframes were, what the tenno are, who the lotus is, and then after two years... This... this incredible story mission dropped. It really cemented that warframe wasn't just your average live service grind-a-thon, it had a heart, and it wanted to show it to you. Even with all the faults the game has, there is these incredible moments burred deep within it, underneath all the game systems and side modes. Even though I don't to play it much anymore, the experiences i had with it was well worth the $150 I paid to it back in 2013, happy in knowing I helped DE keep the lights on so they can give us these fantastic moments.
When I saw "musical let's play" I imagined that he would focus entirely on the song that played during the main moment rather than the game changing event that's just occured
Man I remember me and my friends playing this back in the day. This was the point where Warframe turned from just another free to play title to a triple A game. Still my favorite quest in the game.
Its... hard to describe this quest on release. This mission was released approximately 2 years after I've started. Two years passed and I thought I was playing suits of armor. Two years passed, and I was greeted with a customization screen. This was such a huge moment 1000 hours in.
What other game can just hit you with a character creation screen dozens or even hundreds hours in, right? I remember just playing this game for the grind and art style and then BOOM suddenly there is a story. Playing through these quests as they came out was such an experience. I mean, it still is, but nowadays i expect my mind to be blown away.
I've been playing Warframe since closed beta, nothing gives me quite the same level of pride as the way that this random community of strangers playing the same video game from all over the world work together to do their best not to spoil the game's story for anyone who takes it up.
The fact it just plays whenever you walk in is just lovely. Sometimes when doing a few missions or whatever you can just sit there and listen whenever you need it and it’s just such a lovely piece to be able to experience it whenever it’s just beautiful in a way I cannot describe
6:31 THE BUGS UGH, I wish they fixed it... Congratulations on finishing the tutorial! This is the seminal point for the game's cinematic main story quests. The next quests on the line will just keep getting better.
Warframe has absolutely fantastic music direction. It fits with the context of what's going on so well. This mission is case in point. The music, the gameplay and the atmosphere all fit together perfectly. I had a similar reaction to yours. I just sat speechless for a good amount of time, logged out of the game and spent the rest of the day trying to collect my thoughts. It's one of the most profound moments in gaming history.
12:20 It's amazing to hear you commentate on the music I've loved for years. I was there when the Second Dream quest first released, sitting in voice chat playing through that pivotal moment with friends, being amazed at how incredible Warframe's first "cinematic quest" was, and laughing at all the bugs Warframe has right after a new update. I imagined that the music in the transference room was special because of the memories and how amazing that quest was back in 2015. It was such a huge turning point for Warframe, all wrapped up in an important time period in my life. But this song is special for more than just my own experience. It's amazing hearing you explain how meaningful the song was to you, in a completely different time and place in your life. It makes me feel like there's real value in the entertainment we enjoy the most. I find so many people who dismiss the meaning and power of video games, or even of art in general. I've been struggling with disappointment and a feeling of isolation because I've had a hard time finding people, especially men, who can express themselves and enjoy the finer points of incredible art. So many people either don't care or refuse to accept how profound and meaningful entertainment can be. It's refreshing and profound to hear someone else who understands and appreciates the meaning and power behind art. It feels calming to know someone else sees and appreciates the same things I do. I love your reaction at 6:25, when you finally realize what the game just did. I've helped dozens of people get past the early game of Warframe, and experience that same moment of realization. Paraphrasing the words of SkillUp, It's an incredible masterstroke scored with one of the most powerful pieces of video game music ever. One of the best questing experience ever. Here's an amazing bug, that was still in the game the last time I played: Go into the transference room and let the music start. Then open up the menu and select arsenal or navigation. The music will play in your entire ship until you select a mission or walk back through the music trigger in the transference room door. If I'm tweaking my loadout, I'll use that "bug" to enjoy this music when I'm messing around in the orbiter.
Bro your reflections connected with my feelings on this revelation and song so deeply. I completely agree about the parallels. It feels like the Tenno is a representation of how there is something deeper and more beautiful and sacred in all of us. And the revelation that one experiences when they discover there is more to who they really are and it’s more spiritual and beautiful than they could have imagined. I think it’s part of why this story connects with people on a level they cannot describe. It truly is a masterstroke.
THIS , this is were Warframe truly began , telling incredible stories. Every other major quest is compared to the peek , of years of creation that is the second dream. But what is yet to come is incredible in it's own way. And i love every one of the quests , each tells a story, each for a different person but in a way, also for all of us. This is what you are ,from now to whatever Warframe takes you through. Keep enjoying tenno!
Welcome to the real game. Fr tho this is one of the most powerful moments I've ever had in a game. All this time you're begining to wonder what you are, who you are, from the start you're just thrown into it with minimal information and 100 hours in just blindsided by a character creator. Just like all the happy chemicals. DE is amazing about telling you just enough to draw you in deeper. Its fantastic, this grand story of very literal self discovery. Uplifting and dark in all the right ways.
1:51 is my favorite scene in gaming once that hand touches your Warframe and see the void pulse bring it back to life. With the fantastic music. It brings tears to my eyes.
Always nice to see someone finish the prologue This is what you are as a song and the second dream are just so special and it's nice to see that it still holds up for what it is and what it means
The story of this game hits so hard for those who played this game over the years. This is not only about the character inside of the game but also about the player. You are tenno, you wield the power of warframe just like the operator. The game itself is your second dream.
...and you've only scratched the surface, Tenno. You have a loooooong road ahead with even more awesome moments. Enjoy all of them. We'll be watching. 👍🥰
Bro. That is EXACTLY how I felt after my first playthrough. That quest, when it dropped, was what cemented my love for this game and company. I just sat in awe for at least an hour. I’m so happy you enjoyed it brother. Can’t wait to see you get to the others.
This was the moment that turned Warframe from a fun game into one of my top 5 favorite games - single handedly. When that character creation screen popped in with the music after all that prior buildup, there's no going back from that moment. I think we all Tenno pretty much had the same experience you had. It'll forever be my favorite moment in gaming.
This is What You Are will pretty much always be the best song in Warframe, though there are tons of contenders. Throughout the game as you have seen they use This is What You Are as a lemotiff all the time. my favorite version of the song is the one that plays after the Lotus leaves, where it gains an extra section at the end. The song begins as normal, with a motherly voice singing, calling for her children to follow, followed by a chorus of children, guided by her, connected, whole, and in sync. But the new version adds a second half where it plays the first part where the mother sings again, but without her voice, she's gone. What follows is another chorus of children, disorganized, out of sync, and lost.
There's something so emotional about Second Dream for me. Both the song and the storyline. I can't really explain it, but it never fails to make me tear up. It was such a wonderful experience.
This was one of the most poignant moments I've experienced in a vid game ... and this in a game that is primarily a looter/shooter. The Warframe devs are very talented game designers.
I've always felt that the song shows the taps into the spiritual but also kind of collapses it. To me, it says that I don't really need to worry about all that--I am this; whatever masks I may wear, I am some definite entity and the song recognizes that without demanding that I learn to drop the mask. It is an unconditional affirmation of identity. When I hear it, I feel similarly inspired. Same goes for the "Dream" line from the first cutscene. Thinking about them helps me to focus on what I'm doing rather than worrying about what people are thinking of me. I know who I am; I know who I want to be.
December 2nd 2015. To see you doing the same reaction as i did brings back the shock and awe I felt almost 10 years ago. Thanks for that. Still playing it to this day. I might have took some break but I didn't stop loving this game.
Still one of THEE greatest video-game reveals of all time to me! I remember it was like 2am when I got the reveal and just silently freaking out (so I didn’t wake anyone, ironically). The music that plays just transcends the whole quest experience. Gosh I love this game!
This is the pinnacle warframe moment. Its the point where you become so invested in the game. Where all the storytelling comes together. The visual spectacle, the audio.
i am so exited for him to do the main story quests they are all so good. You should do it in prep for warframe 1999 because that quest is gonna be crazy!
Making the connection of the life breathing notes in the song to taking pain away and your words about your father, is such a profoundly aware link to the plot of The Sacrifice and what the Tenno do for the Warframe's tortured mind. You've completed TS by the time I made this comment so you also know its plot but that was surprising to hear from someone; to make such a connection before seeing the story.
I played The Second Dream when it was first released. The great thing about it there were no teasers or leaks of what the contents of the second dream were. Before the second dream, the game was no more interesting than a few Left 4 Dead missions. So when this character creation screen came and this amazing piece by Keith Power, it was truly mindblowing. Dialogue choices, character creation, and your RPG tree felt like a whole new dimension added to the game. I'm glad to say the game will have more of these epic moments, though the second dream is hard to beat. I think the music really sells the moment, not sure if Warframe would be as great without Keith Power, as Star Citizen is without Pedro Camacho.
@@MarcoMeatball WHAT?! Oh no I have missed those livestreams! I do hope you enjoyed how it ended, and looking forward to you playing "The New War", the conclusion to this narrative arc.
oh man, watching this quest again almost made me cry. When this happened, and we knew nothing about who the warframes really were, literally all the community was having the same reaction as you, it was really an incredible moment.
After hearing this segment 13:25 - 16:00 ohhhh, now I really really want to hear you talk about The Sacrifice (The third main story quest). I won't say more yet to avoid spoiling, but afterward you might want to look back on these words.
This was so exciting to watch live. Looking forward to seeing more as you progress the story, there are some incredible moments that build on this scene going forward.
Welcome Tenno. This song is equal parts lullaby, anthem, and hymn. To move forward we forgive and seek forgiveness for Margulis betrayed us but in her sacrifice we can earn our own sovereignty.
So glad you had a great experience with this, and didn't really get spoiled, and made it far enough into the game, since it can definitly be rough around the edges at times. I was also happy to see such a nice cut version of the VOD, so I didn't have to find the most impactful moments myself, as I only rarely watch full streams.
This is how I fell in love with Warframe and see it more than just a mindless looter shooter. One of the most memorable experience in all of recent gaming history.
Even to this day easily the master stroke of this whole game's story, the first time the game brought me to tears because of how powerful the moment was
Thank you Marco for playing Warframe. I'm a long time fan of the game, I've been playing since even before the second dream update. I was around 15 years old when the Tenno reveal happened. Just like you, I get very emotional whenever I listen to this theme. Thank you for giving me a second chance to relive the experience through your eyes, it's like sharing something you care about with a friend who's actually on your same wavelength 💜
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Here is the full playthrough if you missed it:
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Unspoken golden rule of warframe. You DO NOT spoil the second dream. The most important quest in Warframe. This community is so good.
One of gaming's best-kept secrets.
NEVER spoil The Second Dream!
don't spoil 2nd dream to new players.. don't do transference in front of them 👍
to get a character creation screen after so many hours into the game was so crazy!!!
I was shocked to finally find the truth behind Warframes.
And then I was shocked to find a character creation screen after ~50 hours into the game.
Now I have over 3k hours. I still think back at this was a WTF experience, even compared to the other games I've played
Agreed I was so confused for the longest time
It took me forever to connect ten zero = tenno
The tutorial is over, here's your character.
Played this game so many times but never got this far insane how well the story is told and the fact de basically said all of the things you just done were a tutorial
This has to be one of the most "congratulations, you have completed the tutorial" moments of all time.
Nope still another few hours before the end of the tutorial
The war within or the sacrifice?
@@jeyanraxkkon1091 the war within, there you learn what you still need as a tenno.
@@Capitan_Captain I'd look at the story as something divided into acts rather than "the tutorial ends when you unlock all the features", otherwise we'd have to push when it happens after every gameplay update. The Railjack? Yeah, you gotta have that before you end the tutorial. The Necramech? Yeah, that too. The Drifter and Tennokai? You know it.
How many weeks of farming would the "end of the tutorial" take?
@@cdgonepotatoes4219 it wasn't literal lol it's just a kind of joke, considering that the game has a shit ton of content to play.
I can't stop thinking about this.
I hope you really enjoyed it!! Sorry the stream was being such a pain at the start but it was worth staying up at 4 AM for me lol
Honestly one of the best moments in gaming history. Treasure it.
So far into the game and you finally hit the character creation along with a incredible story reveal. Even after I had burned out with Warframe I still love seeing peoples first time experiencing this wonderous moment, it still touches the heart. When I unlocked the orbiters music player I had this theme set on repeat, as nothing else seemed to fit as the core theme.
This was one of my top 10 favorite moments in video games! so happy you got to experience this as well!
This moment is my favorite moment narratively, if I get to work on a film adaptation of this game this moment will always be most important in the entire thing.
I absolutely love how protective of this plot point veteran players are to new players. I played Warframe off and on from 2014 to now, only last year did I experience this, what i now consider to be the greatest narrative moment in all my years of gaming. This elevated Warframe from a simple looter shooter with moblie gaming design to something truly special
My friends have all experienced this and more but never once did they spoil this for me, always saying "you just gotta play more" or "yeah, but there's more" but they never said WHAT. And now I'm so thankful for that.
i need to get back into Warframe to experience War Within, but I've been distracted. I think it's time to stop being distracted...
Oh dude anyone who spoils this moment is evil.
There are some precious experiences in life you can encounter only once.
I hope you enjoy what’s next on you Warframe path :)
Every quests will get spoiled for new players, yet second dream was such a pivotal moment that the entire community old and new effectively gate keep the moment so new players can see the beauty of the moment. God i love this community
If I had to pick one live service/free game to fill that slot and take up more time then any other it will ALWAYS be Warframe for me. I obviously go through periods of boredom like any other game but I always come back. I'm so excited to see where Warframe's story goes in the future and I'm excited to watch anyone else experience it all for the first time.
Marco's reaction at 06:30 is what keeps veterans of this game bringing new players in. I've told three of my closest friends "Just play through until Second Dream--if it doesn't get you by then, you are free to uninstall." I watched my best friend of nearly 15 years melt in his chair on camera at 3:00AM, when we reached this point. When he recovered, I simply said "Thank you" and disconnected from the Discord call.
This story has so many moments, many which are especially meaningful to myself and my best friend--we both studied East Asian Culture at university--the Tenno ways are a parallel to Wu Xing, as I'm sure many others have already said, but Second Dream is only the first step on the greater journey on offer here. Thank you for sharing your story.
Welcome to the rest of Warframe, Marco. See you on the battlefield, Tenno.
As a new player myself, I got to Saturn and did only a few of the early quests on my playstation account, found it difficult solo and only came back when fortuna was released (which I found out only recently should've been played much later)
Then started on my pc account back in 2020 and got to saturn again, and couldn't get into it.
Many times did a veteran of the game tell me time and time again to atleast get to Uranus because that's where the quests start getting really good, I was getting burnt out and had to leave it there.
I came back after getting heavily burnt out of another game and decided to pick up where I left off, found some new veterans of the game to help me with builds and such, and then I also collapsed after playing this mission, war within aswell. I stopped the grind at the worst time twice and couldn't believe it.
@@RhepliWarframe is a weird game. The story is fucking god tier, but the grind makes you feel like you're playing a completely different game 😅.
What are the Wu Xing?
"Dream not of what you are, but of what you want to be" - without exaggeration, i'm crying every time i'm experiencing The Second Dream through the lens of someone else's first playthrough. It's so powerful, it hits like a truck and then proceeds to carry you through the highway of time. And the story just keeps giving after that, it doesn't stop. I wish someone did a life-action, or at least an animated short out of the stories from this game. It wouldn't hit nearly as hard as after playing the game yourself, of course, but it would still be glorious.
The height of the Orokin Empire, smaller resistance groups against their atrocities like the one Atlas crushed are sort of BEGGING for a Netflix adaptation ^^
Try to imagine playing for nearly 2 years before this quest was even in the game spending all that time thinking you just in some kind of power armor and then you play this quest. Very few game moments will ever shock, elate, and move me better then this.
Didnt register for me until character creation
Yeah I agree, as good as it is for newer players to get to the big reveals in the game a few dozen hours in, playing for years before getting this bomb dropped on you was truly something else
I started playing in 2018 so I didn’t get to experience it like this but I know how it feels from the years of buildup for the new war at least
I was using Valkyr for this quest when it first came out, immediately slapped the Scar sigil on her right shoulder as soon as I got it. Haven't taken it off her eight years later.
this was my comment. played this for years then this dropped. was absolutely unbelievable. it is one thing if you come into the game now lucky enought o have literally zero spoilers but having building for years up in ur mind ur basically just a space ninja robot to have this deep of shit dropped on u.
it would be like the starwars universe started as 5 seasons of luke on the farm and bartering with jawa's and then only after you have invested years into this character as a poor farm boy on some desert planet then comes all the jedi shit after that. sure star wars is great but imagine if you already had that built up before hand.
its really hard to describe the feeling this had on me. its not just great story telling it is something different when you had this background in the game long before the story ever existed.
Hearing your commentary at 14:00 + makes me sure that you are absoutly goong to cry in The Sacrifice, specially to take away his pain
I know i will cry watching Marco's Sacrifice video whenever it comes out
Absolutely. The Sacrifice will emotionally obliterate him in the most beautiful way.
Lotus flowers, from something ugly comes something new and beautiful. A metaphor to truly embrace the warframe story from the early and rough start of this game a decade ago to it blooming today and being a brilliantly profound, exceptionally emotional. If games are compared to flowers then the artistic philosophy etched in these leaves are sure never to fade with the passing of the ages.
To take away his pain... now i am curios to how you will react to another very increadible muscal piece inside of Warframe
That was what I immediately thought of
@@The_Vent_Goblinhe heard the music already just needs to experience the story
funny how we can tell which song you're referring to without pointing it out.
@@Someone-lg6di OMG... I hope he doesn't cry by the end of the quest. Because this can be taken very seriously.
If you like Second Dream you're probably really going to enjoy it's follow up quest: "The War Within"
I love watching people discover The Second Dream because in some tiny way, I relive my own feelings experiencing it for the first time. When Marco started playing Warframe, I hoped that he would stay with it to play the quests. Digital Extremes made something truly special. I'm beyond delighted to see another Tenno take that emotional journey that so many of us already have. For a free-to-play looter shooter, The Second Dream took Warframe to a height that few others have been able to barely touch. Does hearing the "This is what you are" motif make me tear up? You bet your forma it does, Tenno!
This song is SO fucking important to me, and the fact that that instrumental plays EVERY TIME you go back there always feels special. There's always some purpose to it even when you're just going in to look at the room, I would sometimes go in there just to hear he song and it would just envelop me entirely. It's such a special song. As for the song itself, in the vocal version I always like to note the lone woman's voice echoed in this call-and-response by a chorus of children. They never sing at the same time as her, they're separated from her but they hear her. It's like you said, the Tenno, sequestered in these pods, all alone but connected. She calls out to them at the start of the game when she wakes you from your slumber, and then when this quest happens, the Tenno can finally call back. It's so special.
What node takes you back there?
I still remember playing this for the first time and legitimately crying, be proud, the true warframe begins now.
I love getting the tile set seeing the cradle just laying there but i do wonder did the other tenno in the other pods just die through out time maybe from the stalker or are we just the last in that pod group to wake up
I think in canon, among all the acting Tenno, only one has awakened, though of course from a gameplay persepctive that is not the case.@@shanedaley6236
06:23 - Congratulations, you've completed the tutorial. Now you truly are one of us. Welcome, Tenno.
"What IS all this??"
It's Warframe, going harder in every way than a free game has any business doing.
Giving you the character creator after like 100 hours of gameplay is such a ridiculously mind-blowing moment. PLaying or watching this quest still moves me, even after dozens of times.
@MarcoMeatball another imposter. Fun times.
I personally also found the Second Dream to be mindblowing, but the Sacrifice is my favorite because of a single quote which also relates to taking away someone's pain. That single quote I will never forget.
I really thought they were going to call back to that at the end of the latest quest. But no.
@@bthsr7113 They didn't need to with dialogue, that line was the only thing I could think of at the final moment of Whispers in the Walls. Such a beautiful moment.
@@sitchreapotere1073 No, it was clearly the relationship we were cleaning up after.
@@bthsr7113 I mean, yeah, that's... the point? That's the beauty of it, that we are helping Loid see the love Albrecht could never adequately express to him?
"We Accept this Memory, and move beyond its reach." - My favorite variation of the quote/sacrifice quest.
Welcome to the game tenno, there is still much left to learn and do. Remember, we all lift together.
It's so hard to put into words the feeling the Second Dream evoked on its release. Players like me were casually farming missions for actual literal YEARS without a care in the world, with all the previous lore acting more as set dressing than a cohesive story. With The Second Dream, DE literally changed the game. From this moment forward, people expected more out of Warframe, with answers to questions we didn't even know we had bubbling up from deep below the game we all assumed was so simplistic. This is the moment that turned Warframe from a fun space shooter to something worth taking seriously as a piece of dramatic storytelling, as well as the first step to creating one of the most interesting combat systems games have to offer.
This is what you are, literally!
The Second Dream is when I became convinced that this game is going to hold a special place in my heart. The music, the story, the lore, it all just keeps me coming back.
It's been so long since I seen this moment. This was such a massive deal in 2015 that it still hits me hard in the feels when I see it.
I started Warframe back in 2013 just after the card mod system was implanted and quickly played 100 hours and bought into the game with a founders pack. Warframe back then was pretty straight forward with so much mystery in the setting, we always wanted to know more, speculated about what the warframes were, what the tenno are, who the lotus is, and then after two years... This... this incredible story mission dropped.
It really cemented that warframe wasn't just your average live service grind-a-thon, it had a heart, and it wanted to show it to you. Even with all the faults the game has, there is these incredible moments burred deep within it, underneath all the game systems and side modes.
Even though I don't to play it much anymore, the experiences i had with it was well worth the $150 I paid to it back in 2013, happy in knowing I helped DE keep the lights on so they can give us these fantastic moments.
Beautiful to read! And thanks for the donation - helps a lot. Means a lot.
@@MarcoMeatball Love your content man. Keep up the good work
When I saw "musical let's play" I imagined that he would focus entirely on the song that played during the main moment rather than the game changing event that's just occured
I used to go to the somatic link room and just chill there listening to the music. Has been one of my favourite pieces for a long time.
That feel when the 100+ hour character creation screen hits you.
Glad you got to experience this bro. Glad you're awake now.
Man I remember me and my friends playing this back in the day. This was the point where Warframe turned from just another free to play title to a triple A game. Still my favorite quest in the game.
Everytime i hear this music i'm crying,i can't resist.The tenno's history is so heartbreaking.
Its... hard to describe this quest on release. This mission was released approximately 2 years after I've started. Two years passed and I thought I was playing suits of armor. Two years passed, and I was greeted with a customization screen. This was such a huge moment 1000 hours in.
Most games start you at the character creator screen, this one makes you find yourself in more ways than one.
What other game can just hit you with a character creation screen dozens or even hundreds hours in, right? I remember just playing this game for the grind and art style and then BOOM suddenly there is a story. Playing through these quests as they came out was such an experience. I mean, it still is, but nowadays i expect my mind to be blown away.
I've been playing Warframe since closed beta, nothing gives me quite the same level of pride as the way that this random community of strangers playing the same video game from all over the world work together to do their best not to spoil the game's story for anyone who takes it up.
This was a great moment, and I never get tired of people experiencing it for the first time. Thank you for sharing such a beautiful story!
The fact it just plays whenever you walk in is just lovely. Sometimes when doing a few missions or whatever you can just sit there and listen whenever you need it and it’s just such a lovely piece to be able to experience it whenever it’s just beautiful in a way I cannot describe
I still get chills when I see the operator reveal
6:31 THE BUGS UGH, I wish they fixed it...
Congratulations on finishing the tutorial! This is the seminal point for the game's cinematic main story quests. The next quests on the line will just keep getting better.
Warframe has absolutely fantastic music direction. It fits with the context of what's going on so well. This mission is case in point. The music, the gameplay and the atmosphere all fit together perfectly. I had a similar reaction to yours. I just sat speechless for a good amount of time, logged out of the game and spent the rest of the day trying to collect my thoughts. It's one of the most profound moments in gaming history.
This is always one of the most sacred moments to ever experience in Warframe.
Welcome to the real game, Marco! _This_ is what you are. The Operator, the mind. The Warframe, the body. Both in harmony, making a Tenno whole.
12:20 It's amazing to hear you commentate on the music I've loved for years. I was there when the Second Dream quest first released, sitting in voice chat playing through that pivotal moment with friends, being amazed at how incredible Warframe's first "cinematic quest" was, and laughing at all the bugs Warframe has right after a new update. I imagined that the music in the transference room was special because of the memories and how amazing that quest was back in 2015. It was such a huge turning point for Warframe, all wrapped up in an important time period in my life. But this song is special for more than just my own experience. It's amazing hearing you explain how meaningful the song was to you, in a completely different time and place in your life. It makes me feel like there's real value in the entertainment we enjoy the most.
I find so many people who dismiss the meaning and power of video games, or even of art in general. I've been struggling with disappointment and a feeling of isolation because I've had a hard time finding people, especially men, who can express themselves and enjoy the finer points of incredible art. So many people either don't care or refuse to accept how profound and meaningful entertainment can be. It's refreshing and profound to hear someone else who understands and appreciates the meaning and power behind art. It feels calming to know someone else sees and appreciates the same things I do.
I love your reaction at 6:25, when you finally realize what the game just did. I've helped dozens of people get past the early game of Warframe, and experience that same moment of realization. Paraphrasing the words of SkillUp, It's an incredible masterstroke scored with one of the most powerful pieces of video game music ever. One of the best questing experience ever.
Here's an amazing bug, that was still in the game the last time I played: Go into the transference room and let the music start. Then open up the menu and select arsenal or navigation. The music will play in your entire ship until you select a mission or walk back through the music trigger in the transference room door. If I'm tweaking my loadout, I'll use that "bug" to enjoy this music when I'm messing around in the orbiter.
"To take away his pain"
Dude, holy shit dude thoes who know, know.
I had like 600 hours when they threw that character customization screen on me. Probably one of my most memorable moments in gaming
Still get goosebumps whenever a new a Tenno finishes the Second Dream. ❤
Bro your reflections connected with my feelings on this revelation and song so deeply. I completely agree about the parallels. It feels like the Tenno is a representation of how there is something deeper and more beautiful and sacred in all of us. And the revelation that one experiences when they discover there is more to who they really are and it’s more spiritual and beautiful than they could have imagined. I think it’s part of why this story connects with people on a level they cannot describe. It truly is a masterstroke.
THIS , this is were Warframe truly began , telling incredible stories. Every other major quest is compared to the peek , of years of creation that is the second dream. But what is yet to come is incredible in it's own way. And i love every one of the quests , each tells a story, each for a different person but in a way, also for all of us. This is what you are ,from now to whatever Warframe takes you through. Keep enjoying tenno!
Welcome to the real game. Fr tho this is one of the most powerful moments I've ever had in a game. All this time you're begining to wonder what you are, who you are, from the start you're just thrown into it with minimal information and 100 hours in just blindsided by a character creator. Just like all the happy chemicals.
DE is amazing about telling you just enough to draw you in deeper. Its fantastic, this grand story of very literal self discovery. Uplifting and dark in all the right ways.
I remember sitting in that room just for the music. It's great to see someone else enjoy it like I did back then
1:51 is my favorite scene in gaming once that hand touches your Warframe and see the void pulse bring it back to life. With the fantastic music. It brings tears to my eyes.
Really heartwarming seeing someone enjoying this content like you. Good video, hope to see you reacting to more of this game.
Congratulations on completing the tutorial!!!
Congrats on waking up Tenno
Congratulations on finishing the tutorial and reaching character creation!
I can't wait to see your reaction to what is yet to come.
Always nice to see someone finish the prologue
This is what you are as a song and the second dream are just so special and it's nice to see that it still holds up for what it is and what it means
The story of this game hits so hard for those who played this game over the years. This is not only about the character inside of the game but also about the player. You are tenno, you wield the power of warframe just like the operator. The game itself is your second dream.
...and you've only scratched the surface, Tenno. You have a loooooong road ahead with even more awesome moments. Enjoy all of them. We'll be watching. 👍🥰
The broken war is one of the best heavy blade sword in the game plus the Tatu so i have been told I'm also a knew player and really
Enjoying the game
brooo such a nostalgia...
And, this is the reason why 'This is what you are' makes me emotional everytime.
"To take away the pain"....
Bro. That is EXACTLY how I felt after my first playthrough. That quest, when it dropped, was what cemented my love for this game and company. I just sat in awe for at least an hour. I’m so happy you enjoyed it brother. Can’t wait to see you get to the others.
Look at the joy, child-like wonder, and emotions on this man's face, then recall these two words. Free. Game.
nahhhhh i missed it! happy to see you make it to a big mile stone
This was the moment that turned Warframe from a fun game into one of my top 5 favorite games - single handedly. When that character creation screen popped in with the music after all that prior buildup, there's no going back from that moment. I think we all Tenno pretty much had the same experience you had. It'll forever be my favorite moment in gaming.
This is What You Are will pretty much always be the best song in Warframe, though there are tons of contenders.
Throughout the game as you have seen they use This is What You Are as a lemotiff all the time. my favorite version of the song is the one that plays after the Lotus leaves, where it gains an extra section at the end. The song begins as normal, with a motherly voice singing, calling for her children to follow, followed by a chorus of children, guided by her, connected, whole, and in sync. But the new version adds a second half where it plays the first part where the mother sings again, but without her voice, she's gone. What follows is another chorus of children, disorganized, out of sync, and lost.
I told you, I knew you would love it!
There's something so emotional about Second Dream for me. Both the song and the storyline. I can't really explain it, but it never fails to make me tear up. It was such a wonderful experience.
Daaaaaaamn. After New War one of the dialogue options at 8:00 get a hell of a new meaning.
This was one of the most poignant moments I've experienced in a vid game ... and this in a game that is primarily a looter/shooter. The Warframe devs are very talented game designers.
And now, welcome to the character creation screen!
I've always felt that the song shows the taps into the spiritual but also kind of collapses it. To me, it says that I don't really need to worry about all that--I am this; whatever masks I may wear, I am some definite entity and the song recognizes that without demanding that I learn to drop the mask. It is an unconditional affirmation of identity.
When I hear it, I feel similarly inspired. Same goes for the "Dream" line from the first cutscene. Thinking about them helps me to focus on what I'm doing rather than worrying about what people are thinking of me. I know who I am; I know who I want to be.
December 2nd 2015. To see you doing the same reaction as i did brings back the shock and awe I felt almost 10 years ago. Thanks for that. Still playing it to this day. I might have took some break but I didn't stop loving this game.
Still one of THEE greatest video-game reveals of all time to me! I remember it was like 2am when I got the reveal and just silently freaking out (so I didn’t wake anyone, ironically). The music that plays just transcends the whole quest experience. Gosh I love this game!
Getting hit with the character creation screen 50 hours in is truly peak warframe
This is the pinnacle warframe moment. Its the point where you become so invested in the game. Where all the storytelling comes together. The visual spectacle, the audio.
i am so exited for him to do the main story quests they are all so good. You should do it in prep for warframe 1999 because that quest is gonna be crazy!
Making the connection of the life breathing notes in the song to taking pain away and your words about your father, is such a profoundly aware link to the plot of The Sacrifice and what the Tenno do for the Warframe's tortured mind.
You've completed TS by the time I made this comment so you also know its plot but that was surprising to hear from someone; to make such a connection before seeing the story.
The War Within nears
I cannot wait for marco to get to "The Sacrifice"!
I played The Second Dream when it was first released. The great thing about it there were no teasers or leaks of what the contents of the second dream were. Before the second dream, the game was no more interesting than a few Left 4 Dead missions. So when this character creation screen came and this amazing piece by Keith Power, it was truly mindblowing. Dialogue choices, character creation, and your RPG tree felt like a whole new dimension added to the game. I'm glad to say the game will have more of these epic moments, though the second dream is hard to beat. I think the music really sells the moment, not sure if Warframe would be as great without Keith Power, as Star Citizen is without Pedro Camacho.
I can't wait till you complete "The Sacrifice"
Did it!
@@MarcoMeatball WHAT?! Oh no I have missed those livestreams! I do hope you enjoyed how it ended, and looking forward to you playing "The New War", the conclusion to this narrative arc.
I'll have to go check your Vods =)
Probaly upload schedule
sorry i meant the music not the gameplay
oh man, watching this quest again almost made me cry. When this happened, and we knew nothing about who the warframes really were, literally all the community was having the same reaction as you, it was really an incredible moment.
After hearing this segment 13:25 - 16:00 ohhhh, now I really really want to hear you talk about The Sacrifice (The third main story quest). I won't say more yet to avoid spoiling, but afterward you might want to look back on these words.
This was so exciting to watch live. Looking forward to seeing more as you progress the story, there are some incredible moments that build on this scene going forward.
Gets me everytime. Ugh, I've never been hit this hard by a reveal...truly the narrative tipping point that made Warframe what it would become...
Welcome Tenno. This song is equal parts lullaby, anthem, and hymn. To move forward we forgive and seek forgiveness for Margulis betrayed us but in her sacrifice we can earn our own sovereignty.
So glad you had a great experience with this, and didn't really get spoiled, and made it far enough into the game, since it can definitly be rough around the edges at times.
I was also happy to see such a nice cut version of the VOD, so I didn't have to find the most impactful moments myself, as I only rarely watch full streams.
I had the same reaction as you when I unlocked my Tenno for the first time! This quest is unforgettable and I always replay it!
So glad you enjoyed this quest. Can't wait to see more quest reactions. The sacrifice is pretty incredible also
Still one of the coolest moments in the game, and one we hide so new players may have that shock and joy.
I never thought I'd see you play warframe or give such a deep impactful take at the end that actually made me lay down and think
Wow, this makes me looking foward to you playing [The Sacrifice] quest even more.
Its funny to realize the name of the Tenno is just a nickname that got shortened
They were the children of the Ten-Zero void ship
The Ten-0
The Tenno
This is how I fell in love with Warframe and see it more than just a mindless looter shooter. One of the most memorable experience in all of recent gaming history.
Even to this day easily the master stroke of this whole game's story, the first time the game brought me to tears because of how powerful the moment was
Just wait, you’re only getting started, there’s still a war to fight before it truly begins. The War Within.
One of my favourite cinematics in video games ever. And that song is just.... Beautiful.
Thank you Marco for playing Warframe.
I'm a long time fan of the game, I've been playing since even before the second dream update. I was around 15 years old when the Tenno reveal happened. Just like you, I get very emotional whenever I listen to this theme. Thank you for giving me a second chance to relive the experience through your eyes, it's like sharing something you care about with a friend who's actually on your same wavelength 💜
I waited 5 years for character creation.
i played this mission five years ago today. i’m still not over it!! and the story only gets better here on out!!!