The ULTIMATE Recap of Final Fantasy XV (RECAPitation)

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 16 чер 2020
  • An in-depth plot summary of Final Fantasy XV explaining everything that happened.
    Subscribe for more simple but thorough story recaps of your favorite games!
    Edit: Lifetime Sales is over 10M now!
    ▶ Final Fantasy Series RECAPitation playlist:
    • Final Fantasy Series: ...
    💲 Check the price of Final Fantasy XV on AMAZON! amzn.to/3iYNu2B
    🍙 Save money on imported collectibles! bit.ly/3KPYk7w
    Support the channel!
    ▶ Subscribe to the UA-cam Enclave! bit.ly/3xoKG4Y
    ❤ Become a Patreon Champion! goo.gl/q0t0KF
    🛒 Channel Merch! oni-black-mage.creator-spring...
    Social Media!
    🔈Discord: / discord
    🐤Twitter: / oniblackmage
    ▶UA-cam: / oniblackmage
    DISCLAIMER: This video and description contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission.
    #FinalFantasyXV #FF15 #OniBlackMage
  • Ігри

КОМЕНТАРІ • 755

  • @quatre5555
    @quatre5555 4 роки тому +1107

    took 5 dlc, a movie, an anime and a full recap/telling just to understand wtf happened in the base game.

    • @chrisalbertzone
      @chrisalbertzone 4 роки тому +49

      Lol the movie and anime could’ve been used to make noctid and Luna dlc

    • @Soulsnatcher89
      @Soulsnatcher89 3 роки тому +101

      Don't forget unreleased dlc that would have given us a true ending since Bahamut was the real villain

    • @wolfstyle8945
      @wolfstyle8945 3 роки тому +1

      Soulsnatcher89 how was Bahamut the real villain?

    • @Soulsnatcher89
      @Soulsnatcher89 3 роки тому +41

      @@wolfstyle8945 Bahamut orchestrated the events of Ardyn's life to not be chosen by the crystal like he was supposed to, leading to Noctis eventually becoming king. I forget the reasoning but he manipulated everyone. The final cancelled DLC was supposed to be Noctis, Ardyn, Lunafraya and Arenea vs Bahamut but as we know that never came to fruition

    • @CaptainCJ97
      @CaptainCJ97 3 роки тому +11

      I could never understood how they thought that was ok

  • @GPN007a
    @GPN007a 4 роки тому +982

    Ardyn is like one of the most justified antagonists ever in FF

    • @watyhu99
      @watyhu99 4 роки тому +88

      They did a great job expanding on his character with the final version of the game and dlc

    • @notavailable8201
      @notavailable8201 4 роки тому +134

      @@watyhu99 Yeah I felt bad for him... He never had a choice for his own fate just shoved into the role of the villain just for being what most would consider a Saint traveling and helping people in need fuck those immortal beings wish you could of delt with them as well. Noctis and Luna didn't deserve their fate either like Ardyn they were victims as well shit hits you deep doesn't it?

    • @Shorkshire
      @Shorkshire 4 роки тому +47

      He absolutely got fucked and toyed with from beginning to end. Dude was totally justified in being "evil" and even at the end he got fucked. Jesus, poor guy

    • @yugifrolife
      @yugifrolife 4 роки тому +46

      All of this!!!!
      I was pissed by the end of the game and found out that the star scourge was just a virus. So you're telling me the gods and the almighty Crystal couldn't purify the entire planet?! Especially during Ardyn's time when there were more gods!?!?
      Screw the Astrals. Especially screw Bahamut!!! Worthless lizard!! The Crystal. Somnus. And the first Oracle!!🤬🤬🤬🤬
      Of all the uncountable years they have existed, they couldn't have thought of a better plan!? 😑😒

    • @SetoShadowVT
      @SetoShadowVT 4 роки тому +38

      @@yugifrolife Especially when you find out in the novel that is essentially Episode Luna and Noctis it was revealed Bahamut orchestrated everything. Everyone gets a happy end but still.

  • @Iasleepful
    @Iasleepful 4 роки тому +228

    I always cry at the end of 15 after playing all the dlc. Those guys were truly family.

  • @CelestialReturner
    @CelestialReturner 4 роки тому +288

    *"Would you like to purchase this DLC to know what happens?"*

    • @ericgarcia4618
      @ericgarcia4618 3 роки тому +3

      Square enix always finds ways to fuck up such a great idea

    • @yunusm.3522
      @yunusm.3522 2 роки тому +8

      "You can trust me"

    • @taras9206
      @taras9206 2 роки тому +8

      @@yunusm.3522 ok I belive you

    • @Dragonk116
      @Dragonk116 2 роки тому +2

      And an anime.... And a movie....

  • @OniBlackMage
    @OniBlackMage  4 роки тому +283

    Since I know it will be asked, YES I included relevant information from the anime and movie, YES the character DLCs are include, and NO I did not include the alternate endings or the events in the book (which are mainly non-canon anyway). Final Fantasy XV is one of my favorite in the series, as it arguably has done the best job of really fleshing the main cast and antagonist in such depth, that no other Final Fantasy comes close to how believably written this crew is (almost every RPG just focuses on just the main character for development, and everyone else maybe gets a sidequest or mini-arc). You FEEL the theme of Bonds. The theme of Fate is nicely handled here too, as so many times, the concept is approached as 'breaking free' of fate, and here, so many try and fail to thwart fate, mere pawns to its inevitability. Also, Hajime Tabata is at the helm of this one, so you can guess what will happen to the main character... Stellar art design, robust music (old and new tracks), and tight combat are all so well done. To be supported for 3 years after release with content is impressive too.
    Next RECAPitation will be: Shin Megami Tensei: Persona

    • @sideshowkrill4693
      @sideshowkrill4693 4 роки тому +27

      FFXV gets too much hate...I think the tone and atmosphere works so well

    • @Riku5690.
      @Riku5690. 4 роки тому +8

      OOOHHHH CRAP PERSONAS NEXT!!!! Will you be doing the main line shin megami tensei games as well or just gonna do the persona games for now?

    • @ML-yn9yu
      @ML-yn9yu 4 роки тому +19

      Oh you poor poor poor soul. If you think the this was one of the best ones for casting.. This game has so many holes, even with the DLC. Luna's arc was basically hacked away because it was too brutal, why wasnt there more on the starscourge, how did the empire manage to "kill" Shiva only to have her comeback? More info on Solheim? Why didnt Gladious ever comment that his dad died? Not to mention the whole afterlife aspect that was still left in from FFXIII-versus but not fully explained.
      It was clear that this game was unfinished as they had to scramble and patch up the story afterwards. Also, character development should never..ever.. be relegated to DLC.. without it the side characters were just the smart guy, strong guy and the funny guy and nothing more. I think this was just a training game for FF7 remake.

    • @Lakefront_Khan
      @Lakefront_Khan 4 роки тому +2

      Why is there such a difference in audio quality between your videos?

    • @mikemiken1963
      @mikemiken1963 4 роки тому +23

      @@ML-yn9yu "Oh you poor poor poor soul"
      Way to sound like a condescending dick with only single syllable words.

  • @JustinianLucisCaelum
    @JustinianLucisCaelum 4 роки тому +130

    : Ardyn is Noctis' "ancestral uncle".
    Lion King feels.

    • @kermitwithamustache3885
      @kermitwithamustache3885 4 роки тому

      Can’t unsee it now

    • @thedude3065
      @thedude3065 3 роки тому +1

      well like lion king Shakesphere's Hamlet was a big inspiration for the premise

    • @dracorex426
      @dracorex426 3 роки тому

      Specifically his great great great great great great great great great great great granduncle.

    • @JustinianLucisCaelum
      @JustinianLucisCaelum 2 роки тому

      : Or Cousins, one hundred and thirteenth removed. Hahah.

  • @JuFated
    @JuFated 3 роки тому +171

    Listening to this, I finally see that ff15's story is actually really compelling. On paper.
    Save for some under utilized characters like Luna and Aranea, the story is actually really solid and msot of the characters great. The failings of the execution and pacing bogged it down though. I get that it's msotly due to the development hell and many changes in plans and directors but it still honestly saddens me.

    • @sionan7937
      @sionan7937 2 роки тому +8

      I feel like if it were handled better it would have been considered one of the greats. The story was phenomenal. The game was just handled in a not-great manner. I didn't hate it, but I'm sad it wasn't as good as it couldve been.

    • @mrhamburgler480
      @mrhamburgler480 Рік тому +1

      I think we were lucky as FF fans to get what we got lol, which looking back was pretty good all things aside. Every FF has its quirks, pros, and cons I feel

  • @SyaitanBDO
    @SyaitanBDO 4 роки тому +271

    "Off my chair, jester. The king sits there." One of my favourite line from the franchise. Ardyn is indeed the most interesting FF villain. Thanks for doing this Oni!

    • @jjcoola998
      @jjcoola998 3 роки тому +9

      When you’re fifteen and don’t know Kefka

    • @geektothebones6180
      @geektothebones6180 3 роки тому +14

      @@jjcoola998 kelfa is just a knock off joker he's the most iver rated villan in ff games ardyn actually is crazy while and treating while giving him a deep backstory and ardyn actually accomplished his goal.

    • @jackbutler6606
      @jackbutler6606 3 роки тому +3

      @@geektothebones6180... So did Kefka though?

    • @snoozingoriginal4263
      @snoozingoriginal4263 3 роки тому +9

      @@jjcoola998 kefka is literally just fantasy joker lol

    • @madmatt6454
      @madmatt6454 2 роки тому

      @@snoozingoriginal4263 ardyn is poor man's kefka

  • @spiceracktcg542
    @spiceracktcg542 4 роки тому +225

    Hype, please do the .hack series a lot of interesting lore

    • @WatcherPrime
      @WatcherPrime 4 роки тому +8

      You mad man, Oni needs to eat, you know!

    • @splashdanger6801
      @splashdanger6801 4 роки тому +1

      Forgot about that one.

    • @Shaceish
      @Shaceish 4 роки тому +3

      As cool as that would be problem is if you want a full recap you gotta get into a lot of the animes and omvs to even start the recap of the games...

    • @FishBoneD14
      @FishBoneD14 4 роки тому +1

      Maybe too much

    • @Parietal-Polymath
      @Parietal-Polymath 4 роки тому

      Completely agree

  • @shadow19121
    @shadow19121 4 роки тому +210

    God......that was a depressing story.

    • @Shorkshire
      @Shorkshire 4 роки тому +41

      Exactly why it's my favorite FF title. And it would've gotten rave reviews if it wasn't released with chunks removed. Ugh. At least it's an amazing game NOW.
      Man it really is depressing af. Better than lame happily ever after endings though

    • @eddiealva9751
      @eddiealva9751 4 роки тому +17

      I literally almost cried at the end it’s too damn tragic man

    • @duo1666
      @duo1666 4 роки тому +35

      @@Shorkshire I mean, it really wasnt that great a story.
      FF games in general: Gods - Here is your fate. Mortals - Nope
      FFXV: Gods - Here is your fate. Mortals - Alright, guess i have no other choice.

    • @devildavin
      @devildavin 4 роки тому +19

      and its why i say this "FF15 is a great bro trip when you hunt monsters have a camp out with your best friends and supe up your awesome car just to drive it into depression-ville"

    • @luminocuratoria1335
      @luminocuratoria1335 4 роки тому +9

      It really made me teared up in the end. I may not like the game, but the lore is 100% mastahpeece

  • @grandmasterdave766
    @grandmasterdave766 4 роки тому +159

    This was my first final fantasy game I actually really enjoyed the game

    • @stephaniehavoksen1761
      @stephaniehavoksen1761 4 роки тому +18

      Same actually, I got royal edition and really loved it

    • @jacen884
      @jacen884 4 роки тому +17

      It's a good game, it's just kinda sad that the original story got scrapped because the new story had to get explained from a bunch of movies, anime, and dlc (that wasn't even fully released).

    • @wiseguy240Winston
      @wiseguy240Winston 4 роки тому +8

      @@jacen884 Because they tried to separate it from final fantasy XIII which it was a part of.

    • @KenjiAsakura09
      @KenjiAsakura09 4 роки тому +3

      @@wiseguy240Winston the good old title, Final Fantasy Versus 13

    • @patricio0913
      @patricio0913 4 роки тому

      Me too.I liked the hack and slash gameplay of it since I am not a fan of turn-based game.No offense but it hit me so much.And the ending is so sad.

  • @mikemiken1963
    @mikemiken1963 4 роки тому +87

    "Descending into the dismal depths of the deadly dungeon"
    Nice.

  • @HotDogBunss
    @HotDogBunss 4 роки тому +48

    "Gilgamesh cut him down to size with a humiliation"
    I live for these

  • @unskillfulmaster
    @unskillfulmaster 4 роки тому +95

    holy sh- can you believe its already been 4 years since this game came out, almost feels like yesterday

    • @ashenphoenix6869
      @ashenphoenix6869 3 роки тому +1

      god dang

    • @Dragonk116
      @Dragonk116 2 роки тому

      That's because square is taking forever to release final fantasy 16 lamo.

  • @TheBatmanMan1
    @TheBatmanMan1 4 роки тому +66

    Glad to hear you’ll be including all relevant information-which I assume includes explaining the dlc episodes in chronological order.
    While I really did enjoy this game, I always thought that it could have been so much better but suffered due to poor execution as far as the presentation of the story. The main game alone felt like a book that had had full chapters torn out of it, and upon playing the DLC episodes as they were released, I found out where those chapters went... it still bugs me that there isn’t an option to just play the game start to finish with all of the DLC episodes just naturally woven in. Having to go back to the main menus and into a DLC menus for each individual chapter completely shatters any immersion that there could have been. For that reason, I imagine watching one of your recapitation videos with it all laid out in order would be a great way to really get a sense of how the story flows.

    • @ML-yn9yu
      @ML-yn9yu 4 роки тому +4

      Even with the DLC baked in, there were still some glaring issues with the story. The game worked, until you turned on your brain.

    • @DarkDyllon
      @DarkDyllon 4 роки тому +5

      You can thank the director of the game for that, he's a fucking mess.
      He literally at 1 point demanded to change FF15 into a musical themes game instead because he enjoyed a musical.
      no doubt this also played an huge role in why they decided to chop the story into bits and pieces.

  • @daistellae
    @daistellae 3 роки тому +34

    48:43
    Just a small correction, they didn't chose him for that after he became corrupted. He was BORN to be corrupted.
    And great video! I can just imagine how much time it took you to do this. 💕 Thank you!

  • @ry2950
    @ry2950 4 роки тому +14

    The story is actually really good when all put together. Square made the mistake of splicing too much into DLC, one of the most important events into a Movie, and additional character development into an anime rather than just giving one complete package right off the bat.
    I think this game has an undeserved negative stigma because its initial release was missing so much. Hopefully, they learn from this and make the next entry as complete as possible.
    Although I can safely say now that this game is deserving of the Final Fantasy title.

  • @serialchiller2380
    @serialchiller2380 4 роки тому +256

    ffxv was a damn good story told damn poorly. a very bittersweet game in many ways.

    • @jamesh3790
      @jamesh3790 3 роки тому +17

      One of the worst games I've ever played. Couldn't disagree more. Plays terribly.

    • @najmultra941
      @najmultra941 3 роки тому +4

      @@jamesh3790 Agreed

    • @zCasanova
      @zCasanova 3 роки тому +7

      @@najmultra941 double agreed - squandered potential and disappointing after waiting 10 years for it to drop

    • @finalfrontier001
      @finalfrontier001 3 роки тому +21

      i think it was one of the best games just poorly layed out. Game wise was better than most games.

    • @eccle4369
      @eccle4369 3 роки тому +3

      The game was so boring, I kept on stopping playing in the middle of the game. Now I know what the game was about, thanks to Oni.

  • @deadpoolrockz6410
    @deadpoolrockz6410 4 роки тому +84

    I love FFXV, regardless of the hell it went through during it's development cycle. The bonds and personality the main cast of 4 have is great, the setting is rather nice, and the antagonist is pretty interesting as he achieve everything he wanted by the end of the game, making it a step up to Kefka who had his godhood stolen in the final act. Main complaint though is of course the "love story" between Noctis and Lunafreya as is wasn't fleshed out and their supposed separation at a young age didn't really make it worthwhile. I also am aware of the canceled DLC, now Light Novel titled "The Dawn Of The Future", has saddened most for it not coming out in game form; however, I'm honestly fine with it not being made into a full fledge game as I find those alternate stories to be made solely for the people who can't handle the sad ending of FFXV. Sad ending doesn't make it a terrible ending, you know. If it were possible, the content could've been altered and used for a FFXV sequel, but since it was production hell just to make this initial game, a continuation probably would've made developers too scared to take on the task. Ah well, I'm content with what we got and hopefully others agree.

    • @bckwoulds
      @bckwoulds Рік тому

      same, its one of my fav games of all time

  • @creamacgameplaysandmore
    @creamacgameplaysandmore 3 роки тому +6

    I don't care what some people say...i know it's not the game square promised us but i love the fucking lore. i just love the world of ff xv and it's characters. It will always be my favourite game of all time. I'm not saying that the game is perfect coz it's definitely not...there are way better games but when i play ffxv i absolutely love it.

  • @patricknorris9334
    @patricknorris9334 4 роки тому +93

    Honestly, I wish I would of waited to play this game. I got it soon after release and 100 percented the damn thing only to feel that the story was full of holes(didn't watch the anime movie and no dlc at that time). With all of the extra content it makes one hell of a game, but releasing it as a mess of a story isn't excusable for a game in development for that long. The game is a gem now but got totally ruined for me. Now, I'm definitely waiting for all the ff7 remake bs to come out before I play it...even if it will be several years from now.

    • @taylorleigh494
      @taylorleigh494 4 роки тому +7

      I feel the same. Bought it midnight at release, whereas my sister played it within the last 6 months and I'd say she had a much more cohesive experience. Frustrating, but I still enjoyed it for what it was.

    • @sider222
      @sider222 4 роки тому +9

      same here bro. I thought the game was so incomprehensible that I just auto-piloted through the story to see the ending. Then I gave up during the solo weaponless chapter because I was tired of of all this nonsense. Here I am again, the game suddenly sounds like a perfectly cohesive story.

    • @bruticus0875
      @bruticus0875 3 роки тому +1

      agree

    • @pedropereira6888
      @pedropereira6888 2 роки тому +3

      Probabily a good call by you. At least FF16 will come out in the meantime to keep you entertained and so far FF7R is awesome

    • @timcox5541
      @timcox5541 2 роки тому +1

      What was hard to understand? Noct was the true king, crystal protects world from monster, bad guy uses crystal to infest world with monsters noct must sacrifice himself to restore crystals power. Personally I think it was one of the easier stories to understand.

  • @Extrastagecomic
    @Extrastagecomic 4 роки тому +14

    Can i say that your craftsmanship with the editing and piecing up together was Fantastically successful !
    Fking well done, especially the dlc episode placements.
    You rock Oni!
    Thanks for the epic vid!

  • @FletcherReedsRandomness
    @FletcherReedsRandomness 4 роки тому +179

    Episode Gladiolus in a nutshell:
    “I’m Gilgamesh”
    “No you’re not”
    *swoosh*
    “I win”
    “Cup Noodles”
    *repeat for as long as your sanity can handle*

    • @SetoShadowVT
      @SetoShadowVT 4 роки тому +4

      Ah, a Just a Pancake reference

    • @OddOtter707
      @OddOtter707 4 роки тому +2

      The only one i haven't beaten yet.. Combat is droll in it.

  • @mugen1813
    @mugen1813 4 роки тому +36

    When you break the story down like this it actually seems good

    • @itsdioandn
      @itsdioandn 4 роки тому +8

      That's the thing right, when I played it, it was so jumpy and I just didn't feel it. Recapped like this, I finally can see why it is a Final Fantasy story

    • @ChiconyCZ
      @ChiconyCZ 4 роки тому +6

      The issue is imo it was shattered to pieces + the fully open world with sidequests did not help. Otherwise the backstory is so unbelievably rich if you are interested in learning more. There's the anime series, the movie, the game itself, then the DLCs for various characters and parts of the story. I also love the Astrals (especially Ifrit + Shiva) who had actual meaning in this game, they were not just a battleforce.
      Not saying the game is perfect, I would change some things, about the storytelling / gameplay / sidequests / summon system for example. But the game is very good in some aspects aswell. Overall I liked it.

    • @locke103
      @locke103 4 роки тому

      i almost wanna play it now. some of the narrative really seemed enticing.

    • @matthewmelange
      @matthewmelange 4 роки тому

      The downside is though that you have to watch an anime & movie to understand what's going on.
      Otherwise you just get betrothed princess dies, feel bad except you still got your friends who you don't really know.

  • @protosoul14
    @protosoul14 4 роки тому +19

    Recapitation sounds like chopping someone's head off and sticking it back on

  • @yarh79
    @yarh79 4 роки тому +35

    Man the story is full of lore, complete and with nice FF references here and there. Why people say it was bad?
    The characters were mostly good with exception of few ones whom felt lacking more backstory such as Gladio, Lunafreya, Aranea
    And while the game mechanics and battle system aren't really good and was distancing completely from regular FF games I think it was ok for the most part.
    Not the best FF clearly but also doesn't deserve all the hate it took all these years just because some players didn't find what they wanted here. It's just a good game with great story, astounding visuals and fantastic soundtrack

    • @elevate07
      @elevate07 4 роки тому +20

      A lot of story was chopped up into outside DLC and books. So if you didn't have them, which no one did on release, then the story becomes a disjointed mess

    • @DarkDyllon
      @DarkDyllon 4 роки тому +10

      Because i never played the DLCs (i had the royal or gold or whatever it was called edition on Xbone, just never bothered)
      Then we cut to the movie ... to the anime (without actually seeing them you're just lost)
      Just overal the story felt lackluster which is contributed in multiple ways, FF15 was FF13 versus before but got cancelled (FF13 versus looked super interesting, unfortunately it never came to pass and we got FF15)
      The battle system was boring, with the exception of lunafreya's brother (2nd fight when he's consumed by darkness) it's literally hold a button to win (and occasionally teleport away to regen your HP while if you have 99 potions you got 99 revives)
      The traveling although it looked nice overal became really dull, you don't get full control over your car, you get to say which road it'll drive on ... fun
      after a certain point it becomes a linear point and the marketing was about it's grand scale open world (granted in the final chapter you can return to the past and do sidequests but that's a lame way of doing it)
      Just overal a lackluster experience and that's amplified once you haven't watched the anime/movie or played the DLCs.
      Ardyn actually becomes likeable after his DLC (only seen it through here) it makes sense how he turned into how he is in the game ... unfortunately you don't know till the DLC dropped and if you played it.

    • @vincenthammons-kd9du
      @vincenthammons-kd9du 4 роки тому +2

      they made magic completely useless and not worth getting because it was a pain, the games was press circle and that is it

    • @despain8726
      @despain8726 4 роки тому +1

      It’s bad Because the original game doesn’t have all that more etc

    • @matthewmelange
      @matthewmelange 4 роки тому +5

      "Why people say it was bad?"
      Because the game has absolutely nothing in terms of a coherent story. A princess dies who we the player have no real understanding of other than she was supposed to marry Noctis and we the audience don't really understand the relationship between Noctis and the other characters other than 'he's friends with them.' Like the camping & food cooking mechanic could've been used to explore that but instead it's just here's high resolution video game food, enjoy!

  • @iteigellis8425
    @iteigellis8425 3 роки тому +5

    When you put it all together, this cohesively Final fantasy 15, is a really good story. FF 15 story was told as poorly as 13 was. This was a great story but nothing will beat the sadness of type-0, I still mourn. 😭😭😭

    • @wiseguy240Winston
      @wiseguy240Winston 3 роки тому +4

      Na 13's story was told better, at least I didn't have to watch a movie and anime with ff13 for it's important plot and character backgrounds.

  • @elliothough7238
    @elliothough7238 3 роки тому +15

    Dont lie we all cried or felt broken at the end.

  • @AngerG
    @AngerG 4 роки тому +75

    I've honestly waited YEARS for this and I'm glad to have finally witnessed it. Cus sometimes I didn't understand what the hell was happening in this story.

    • @moonscar119
      @moonscar119 4 роки тому +7

      SAME... GREAT BREAKDOWN. I MAYBE UNDERSTOOD 50% OF WHAT HAPPENED AFTER LIKE 5 PLAYTHROUGHS LOL.... playing the DLC's i thought i had it all down, but i only had about 90% of it lol

    • @adamgray1753
      @adamgray1753 4 роки тому +4

      Maybe this is why Final Fantasy XV has been widely considered to be a complete failure in every way possible, @@moonscar119. At least that is what have heard about Final Fantasy XV for a long time now.

    • @r.daneel.90
      @r.daneel.90 4 роки тому +4

      @@adamgray1753 the majority of players played the game at launch. That's the problem with FF, it was launched uncompleted

    • @ChampsMusic
      @ChampsMusic 4 роки тому +2

      I only played it a year ago but same ! I really wanted a nice explaination of everything that's happening as I was lost a lot.

    • @adamgray1753
      @adamgray1753 4 роки тому

      Oh ok, @@r.daneel.90. That makes sense. I am probably going to buy FFXV off of Steam... the next time it is on sale. lol

  • @djcarlo
    @djcarlo 4 роки тому +24

    Great job!

  • @DarkMageCimson
    @DarkMageCimson 4 роки тому +3

    This was such an amazing video! Thanks for the hard work and retelling this story. I never played the DLCs, but I may now. They really do tell the whole tale.

  • @mrdarkstar3756
    @mrdarkstar3756 4 роки тому +30

    I just have to say this is a very underrated game, replaying it as the Royal Edition and it's fixed so many of my gripes the 1st time through. It's not perfect by a long shot but the world building and central characters carry it well.

    • @jellosapiens7261
      @jellosapiens7261 4 роки тому +5

      I feel like a lot of people hate it cause it wasn't Versus XIII. They built it up so much in their head that nothing could ever live up to it.

    • @mrdarkstar3756
      @mrdarkstar3756 4 роки тому +3

      @@jellosapiens7261 good point the tone is very different from what Versus was pitched as. I may have been one but when I played it on release I just remember feeling like the game was hastily put together and released unfinished, which turned out true when DLC started dropping.

    • @jellosapiens7261
      @jellosapiens7261 4 роки тому +3

      @@mrdarkstar3756 I liked it the first time for its strengths despite recognizing its flaws, and replaying with the added cutscenes and DLC has really been a joy. Shame it couldn't've released in a better state

    • @ML-yn9yu
      @ML-yn9yu 4 роки тому +1

      @@jellosapiens7261 thats not why it was hated. The game works, until you turn your brain on after that, it falls apart.

  • @davidhiwa3449
    @davidhiwa3449 4 роки тому +1

    I’ve been waiting for this one! Always look forward to your videos

  • @voxnocturne
    @voxnocturne 4 роки тому +19

    I couldn't quite get into the game when this was released, and thus, was unable to grasp the full scale of the narrative. Watching it unfold here though, I realize how expansive, layered and tragic it really is. I finally understand this beautiful yet sad tale of betrayal, revenge, destiny & friendship.

  • @effies7713
    @effies7713 3 роки тому

    Beautifully done! Thank you for clearing up so many questions I had. Off to play this again !

  • @crazydave2k2
    @crazydave2k2 4 роки тому +1

    Been waiting for this one! Thank you!

  • @brandonguimarey
    @brandonguimarey 4 роки тому +1

    So dope, totally watched the whole thing and subscribed to you.

  • @davidwhitney947
    @davidwhitney947 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks for this. This is excellent work. I will listen to it multiple times.

  • @berongkun
    @berongkun 2 роки тому

    This is simple, easy to understand and very cohesive. Well done and thank you!

  • @ACarey89
    @ACarey89 4 роки тому +6

    Thanks Oni! I have been secretly waiting and hoping that FFXV would get a recap! Love this game and love your work!

  • @hksrb25s16
    @hksrb25s16 4 роки тому +7

    I really enjoy playing Final Fantasy XV, it was a very memorable game.

  • @TQz_
    @TQz_ 4 роки тому +4

    I really love this game, and watching this reminds me of the good times. Thanks for the video.
    I see you didn't include Royal Edition events in Insomnia, but other than that spot on!

  • @kuboshi1393
    @kuboshi1393 4 роки тому +2

    Great job, loved it!!

  • @WALKUREX
    @WALKUREX 4 роки тому +2

    Love your content. Keep it up. Much love from Vancouver

  • @keybladexemnas8439
    @keybladexemnas8439 3 роки тому +20

    Man this was my first final fantasy experience and I gotta say I've seen the first 6 games played, the ff7 remake part 1, and played ff14. and I LOVE this one the most it has something the others just don't have

    • @capt.bellamy
      @capt.bellamy 3 роки тому +5

      Yep sadly other think its terrible but I love this game

    • @zekelage3031
      @zekelage3031 2 роки тому +1

      I realize you made this comment over a year ago but you also might enjoy FF9. It’s pretty old and obviously not nearly as advanced. But the gameplay and story made it my favorite FF game and even my favorite game in general of all time. It’s on steam if you’re interested.

    • @xxcoopcoopxx
      @xxcoopcoopxx Рік тому

      FF7 is the only experience.
      It's an experience because it was the first to have animated scenes for summoning summons. These are what made FF7 unique among the rest because the technology caught up to the imagination.
      There has not been anything since the addition of animated scenes for summoning the forces of light and dark to your aide. Which means, there has been no experience to be had.
      Plain and simply, you missed out. You'll never know what it was like to experience a six legged horse coming from the Moon to kill your foe. You'll experience the imitations, which have zero originality, making the audience lesser for the experience.

  • @davidthebatman6673
    @davidthebatman6673 2 роки тому

    Very nicely put together.

  • @NesanikaMV
    @NesanikaMV 2 роки тому

    Dude I cannot believe I finished this game and never knew any of this. This was much needed! As always, fantastic work!

  • @refohc
    @refohc 4 роки тому

    Great video, made a very unclear story easy to understand and straight to the point, when I played this I never caught all these details and after this the story seems more interesting, great job thanks for the excellent explanation

  • @TajMahalGaming
    @TajMahalGaming 4 роки тому +1

    Hands down one of the best videos I have ever watched.

  • @madambutterfly1997
    @madambutterfly1997 4 роки тому +1

    I couldn't tell you how many years I've waited for this video

  • @dubhudz
    @dubhudz 4 роки тому +2

    i played this game at launch and felt it was missing too much. i haven't replayed it since, but very glad you did this one so i can see how the episodes sorted out the gaps. makes me wish i had waited for all the content to be released. perhaps i'll give it another go. thanks oni!

  • @muckypup-riot
    @muckypup-riot 4 роки тому +3

    Amazing as always, makes me wanna play again.

  • @christopherthomas2808
    @christopherthomas2808 4 роки тому +2

    I really enjoyed that thanks.

  • @OnyxSkiesXIX
    @OnyxSkiesXIX 3 роки тому +5

    Excellent video! I played XV at launch and haven’t played any of the DLC and I can’t help but feel it is the most frustrating Final Fantasy ever. The ending was incredibly emotional and the characters were fantastic, but the delivery of the story left so much to be desired in the vanilla release. Just imagine if this game had all the open world fluff removed and told this great story in a more direct manner... this could have been one of the greatest games in the series. This video definitely makes me appreciate the game a lot more though. It almost makes me want to replay it!

  • @ricardoarevalo6946
    @ricardoarevalo6946 3 роки тому

    Amazing. Thank you for this awesome RECAPitation.

  • @rickylewis9313
    @rickylewis9313 4 роки тому +1

    Omg I have been waiting on this dude

  • @eddiealva9751
    @eddiealva9751 4 роки тому +1

    Amazing video. I stopped playing after episode prompto so glad I know what happened with ignite and ardyn. Love you for this.

  • @crashsoul02
    @crashsoul02 3 роки тому

    Many thanks! Now it's all clear to me!

  • @bloopertanooki415
    @bloopertanooki415 4 роки тому +5

    Ardyn had no choice... poor man :(
    The real villains of this story are Somnus and Bahamut!

  • @emwbjr
    @emwbjr 7 місяців тому +1

    Those subtle jabs and one liners. 17:15

  • @NabeshinX
    @NabeshinX 4 роки тому

    Thank you so much for making this video

  • @nancevv2546
    @nancevv2546 4 роки тому +2

    Whoa there, thanku, i really need this...

  • @massashimuka
    @massashimuka 4 роки тому +2

    woahhh that was sooo good!!!!

  • @emodefreako
    @emodefreako 3 роки тому +1

    the fact that i finished the game without properly understanding the story well... this video was so well done thanks

  • @geneglenn5119
    @geneglenn5119 4 роки тому +3

    Love the series you have been doing. Would love to see you do rogue galaxy. Great game that isn't well known. Story is amazing

  • @CryptoJosh88
    @CryptoJosh88 Рік тому

    Very good thanks black mage 🧙‍♂️ 🍻💯

  • @Geezusmusic
    @Geezusmusic 2 роки тому

    Thank you for doing this

  • @Garchomp4LiFee
    @Garchomp4LiFee 4 роки тому +1

    Great video. Missed the Cerberus + Core and 3 King fights. (My favorite additions to Royal version)

  • @stefans5832
    @stefans5832 2 роки тому

    Just replayed this game, what a great one. Really terrific gameplay- story was a bit confusing though, thanks for the vid!

  • @reddie1705
    @reddie1705 2 роки тому +1

    came here for a watch to remind myself of the beauty of this game before rebirth, I'm so excited, this ending broke my heart and stomped the shards into dust especially when Noct appeared on the logo and it revealed that Luna was shown from the beginning, as the goddess on the title.

  • @GymBooty
    @GymBooty 4 роки тому +11

    I actually really enjoyed this entry in the franchise!

  • @jonahsahn
    @jonahsahn 3 роки тому +4

    So... I played and finished this the week before it came out (live in NYC) and never played any of the DLC. I can't believe Square Enix didn't finish this game before putting it out. Seeing this storyline... it's like 60% of what I just watched was NOT in the vanilla release.

  • @r.daneel.90
    @r.daneel.90 4 роки тому +2

    I've done translating your video to spanish.
    Great work!

  • @braydenbanks4228
    @braydenbanks4228 4 роки тому

    I always get a little teary with this story.

  • @stephencheng4700
    @stephencheng4700 4 роки тому +13

    "Okay. I believe you."

  • @WalkingwithDidi
    @WalkingwithDidi Рік тому

    Thank you so much for this! Such an amazing summary! I just watch Kingsglaive and I really wanted to play this game but I really have no time. The movie was so good and I want to know more about Noctis, Lunafreya and Nyx.

  • @LilHoneyTea
    @LilHoneyTea 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you for this. I just finished the story today with Ardyn’s dlc (I know the books have story as well as comrade but I will eventually look into this since I know it is mostly not canon.) I feel like the main cast was well done and tie with a nice bow. - I will say though I feel like there was a missing piece (I only know it because I went with it when doing the main story) was who ended hurting Ravus- such as Ardyn became Noct and hurting him, and that’s how Noct found him almost dead. - but just detail, other than that, this recap is amazing! Thank you a lot! ✨

  • @littlebandito36
    @littlebandito36 4 роки тому

    Great vid man

  • @caymancombatclub
    @caymancombatclub Рік тому +1

    I appreciate you using Battle at the Big Bridge (:

  • @kikusama
    @kikusama 2 роки тому +4

    I loved playing the game! The characters are so likable and their bro-bffness is felt. It was just enjoyable. The Storyline was simple, but it was so pretty

  • @pushsharto8096
    @pushsharto8096 4 роки тому +3

    I really love FFXV. It was great for me. Thanks for the Video

  • @Yintii
    @Yintii 4 роки тому +3

    Thanks for finally making a FF15 recapitation! I literally just recommended this 2 months ago! Thanks for all you do!

  • @furelise38
    @furelise38 3 роки тому +1

    Damn that was good. Thanks man! My pc can't play this game. I can only watch it from reviews.

  • @treekwilliams3053
    @treekwilliams3053 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you for this

  • @madambutterfly1997
    @madambutterfly1997 4 роки тому +7

    It's funny how they have the Silhouettes of the old King's watching the fight and then you have to collect the weapons of the Old Kings and they reduce the number so significantly since technically there are a hundred and thirteen not counting noctis but I realize that animating and modeling 113 Kings would have been too much work and they will already delayed by like a decade

  • @wesleywhitley8105
    @wesleywhitley8105 2 роки тому

    I gotta replay this game dude especially with all the updates and everything

  • @muammarraihan9351
    @muammarraihan9351 4 роки тому +1

    Wow why I've never crossed this channel before, hello your new subscribers here

  • @strawhatrore2072
    @strawhatrore2072 4 роки тому +1

    For future games I would recommend chucking the letters DLC in the bottom right or something, while you are describing events that were not part of the original game.
    I'm guessing it is going to become a more common thing

  • @wardog456
    @wardog456 4 роки тому +10

    No cindy picture for the ending?

  • @usvidragonslayer3091
    @usvidragonslayer3091 4 роки тому

    Nice video!

  • @Soms
    @Soms 4 роки тому +5

    Easily my second favorite final fantasy soundtrack and narrative in my opinion. IX has my favorite for both.
    Also, keep up the stellar work on the recapitations.

  • @JetFalco
    @JetFalco 4 роки тому +10

    Man, I always get so emotional when I hear the story of FFXV. Now that you've lined up all the main story elements from the entire thing, it might've just become my second favorite game of all time.
    If everyone who disliked it took a second to realize that it's no longer meant to be a simple game, but a multimedia experience spanning across the game, OVAs, DLC, movies, anime, and other various readings, prequels, and sidestories, I just hope they realize it's a massive juggernaut of hit and must-have heavy story. Not only on the consumer's opinion, but also their souls.
    Thanks for this. I'm choking on my own lore-tears rn. Final Fantasy XV is the full-fledged RPG experience that should never be overlooked, and never be forgotten.

  • @vagueshade8197
    @vagueshade8197 8 місяців тому

    Thank you so much for giving me a chance to be nostalgic. FF15 was the first game of the series I've played and to be honest, I enjoyed it.

  • @UNKNWN96
    @UNKNWN96 2 роки тому +4

    This story is absolutely beautiful, Ardyn’s really broke my heart to hear all that he’s gone through. All the side characters really do have awesome stories as well, I wish we would’ve gotten more episodes with more side characters to do deeper dives into their stories too!

  • @christopherdavidson8028
    @christopherdavidson8028 4 роки тому +46

    This video is a better story experience than playing the game and that's not good.

    • @ML-yn9yu
      @ML-yn9yu 4 роки тому +3

      Someone say it.

    • @ChimeraGames
      @ChimeraGames 4 роки тому +4

      Truer words have never been spoken

    • @Akramarth
      @Akramarth 4 роки тому +2

      I totally agree.

    • @r.daneel.90
      @r.daneel.90 4 роки тому

      "playing the game at launch"

    • @gilium5039
      @gilium5039 3 роки тому +1

      I don't know why, i don't understand anything from tge game. This video explains the story much more better than the game.

  • @Ravi9A
    @Ravi9A 3 роки тому

    Whoa this is actually great.

  • @EvanTomiko
    @EvanTomiko 3 роки тому +3

    I drove miles with Regalia. Really enjoyed this game.

  • @SuikodenGR
    @SuikodenGR 4 роки тому +3

    Never played this game since I didn't have time to own a PS4 (with college, FFXIV was my game)
    But this is an amazing video and even though I heard the pros and cons of this game, seeing the video at least made me understand the lore behind it.
    Thank you for this 🙂

  • @tristanj649
    @tristanj649 4 роки тому +1

    I would really like a part 2

    • @capt.bellamy
      @capt.bellamy 3 роки тому

      I mean the story is finished so i dont know how it can be continued from that ending

  • @mazzucac
    @mazzucac 2 роки тому

    I would love to see a short video where you go over the book sequel, Dawn of the Future.