Watching one of the strongest most reliable people in all of Eorzea, who has always stared down the apocalypse itself without flinching for the sake of everyone else, break down like this... I don't know how they could've made it hit any harder. Full respect.
Do you know why he speaks like that? As a child he had no friends and so he read books -ALLLLLLL THE TIME-. So the books he had were written in old Eorzean so he picked up their way of speaking due to him not being able to speak with anyone else. This was how he lived until Moenbryda found him and befriended him.
Natsuko Ishikawa is a godsdamned mad-lass. That woman is absolutely masterful at weaponizing emotion. Who else in the MMO space knows how to sling weapons-grade "feels" as proficiently as she does?
Apparently, it had this very cutscene that was responsible for the expansion to be delayed for two weeks: Yoshida wanted it to be perfect. And he and his team certainly didnt miss their mark: every reaction on this had been the same :)
Shadowbringers and endwalker are designed to make even the most rugged player cry..... and there is no shame in it cause thats the power of really good story telling.
I remember that during an interview about this, Ishikawa and Yoshida stated something along the lines of this was the hardest scene to make and voice. Yoshida insisted it be perfect and thus, we have Feelswalker.
This scene absolutely destroyed me. It came out of nowhere and hit me harder than any other scene in the game. I was ugly sobbing so hard I had to take a break haha
This was a payoff nearly a decade in the making. When Moenbryda sacrificed herself it was meant to be an emotional moment. None of us could have expected this payoff 4 expansions later.
In all fairness. I do not ever recall crying during my time playing WoW. FF14. My feelings are currently in the ICU for the trauma they sustained during the last two expansions.
@@Qardo indeed. FF14 hits hard on a personal level - everyone has dealt with the themes presented in this game. WoW on the other hand is about - like Asmon put it: big sweaty hairy man hitting other big sweaty hairy man. Nothing more :D
God, that song is so bad and the audio director INSIST in using it on every. single. sad. moment. Like, Soken and his team composed over 500 tracks, but no, they same song every time. I wouldn't even mind it so much if the song was at least good.
Endwalker is designed by professionals for the sole purpose of hurting the player at the most vulnerable.
Watching one of the strongest most reliable people in all of Eorzea, who has always stared down the apocalypse itself without flinching for the sake of everyone else, break down like this... I don't know how they could've made it hit any harder. Full respect.
My favorite part is how Urianger steadily drops the LARP-speak the more emotional he gets. Poor guy needed this.
Do you know why he speaks like that? As a child he had no friends and so he read books -ALLLLLLL THE TIME-. So the books he had were written in old Eorzean so he picked up their way of speaking due to him not being able to speak with anyone else. This was how he lived until Moenbryda found him and befriended him.
the emotional reunion no one expected but everyone needed
Endwalker really be saying "How'd you like running around with rabbits for 30 minutes? How bout we just casually drop the best scene ever right now?"
Oof if only it was just 30 minutes. Was more like an hour of pain. But the payoff of this scene was worth it in the end.
Endwalker is Ishikawa-san popping out from behind a bush every half hour and punching you in the feels.
Natsuko Ishikawa is a godsdamned mad-lass. That woman is absolutely masterful at weaponizing emotion. Who else in the MMO space knows how to sling weapons-grade "feels" as proficiently as she does?
When Urianger stutters you know shit is getting real
Apparently, it had this very cutscene that was responsible for the expansion to be delayed for two weeks: Yoshida wanted it to be perfect. And he and his team certainly didnt miss their mark: every reaction on this had been the same :)
its the one before the final dungeon with the 2 guys, not this one
@@veiregor Pretty sure it was this one...
@@markup6394 no it was the other one with the speech what to do in the future
I ugly sobbed and had to take a break after this scene
Every time I re-experience this expansion through different streamers, I cry anew, over and over again.
This scene broke me (among many others) it was beautiful and among other parts of this game helped me overcome certain stuff I was going thru.
Man, those dialogues are great and those lines will always stay in my heart, and more I think about them, then more I like to use them
Shadowbringers and endwalker are designed to make even the most rugged player cry..... and there is no shame in it cause thats the power of really good story telling.
I remember that during an interview about this, Ishikawa and Yoshida stated something along the lines of this was the hardest scene to make and voice. Yoshida insisted it be perfect and thus, we have Feelswalker.
This scene absolutely destroyed me. It came out of nowhere and hit me harder than any other scene in the game. I was ugly sobbing so hard I had to take a break haha
This is the cutscene that made me cry.
My eyes...jeez they burn...damn you ninja's.
This was a payoff nearly a decade in the making. When Moenbryda sacrificed herself it was meant to be an emotional moment. None of us could have expected this payoff 4 expansions later.
This stupid weeb game... is for adults. WoW is for children.
In all fairness. I do not ever recall crying during my time playing WoW. FF14. My feelings are currently in the ICU for the trauma they sustained during the last two expansions.
@@Qardo indeed. FF14 hits hard on a personal level - everyone has dealt with the themes presented in this game.
WoW on the other hand is about - like Asmon put it: big sweaty hairy man hitting other big sweaty hairy man. Nothing more :D
God, that song is so bad and the audio director INSIST in using it on every. single. sad. moment. Like, Soken and his team composed over 500 tracks, but no, they same song every time. I wouldn't even mind it so much if the song was at least good.