I wanted to give a proper farewell to Endwalker in my own way. (Plus I just wanted an excuse to work on a GMV again.)
Beware MAJOR spoilers for Endwalker (and the rest of the game.)
▼ Music Used ▼
Close in the Distance (Orchestral Arranged Cover) – Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker by @mikeyoneil : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdYCUYio5P4
Final Fantasy XIV – Close in the Distance (Epic Metal Cover) by @SkarProductions : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Putu3w6-Qb8
FFXIV – Close in the Distance (with 1000 Singers from the community) by @AlexMoukalaMusic : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmsVf97xB00
Original Song by Masayoshi Soken & Jason Charles Miller
▼ Special Thanks ▼
The Square Enix Team and the poor souls I dragged through the Endsinger trial at like 3am to get footage of that one cutscene.
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I started this project like 3 days ago with the hope that the looming maintenance and downtime would light the fire in me that I needed to actually get it finished. I was, in fact, recording footage in game right until it went down for maintenance.
I hope ya'll enjoy it while we wait for Dawntrail together. <3
It's downright criminal this doesn't have more views. You did a terrific job with this, perfectly captured the feelings of endwalker and how it affected so many of us. Thank you for making this.
man this feels like the perfect Farewel, I'm so hyped for Dawntrail but I'm really gonna miss endwalker
"Go forth and seek. . .adventure." To the edge and back from the end of creation. A living legacy, blessed by a bygone people. A soul favored by the gods, destined to change everything they touch. And humble adventurer with nothing but a dream. That's who we are. Let's step into the next chapter with pride and the wonder we felt in those first days.
I don't know what it is with the FFXIV community. Why they are always trying and succeeding in making me cry. This was very well done, it moved me and made me shed yet more tears. Forward unto Dawn my comrades.
Catching this mere hours before setting off to the new world… May you all walk in the light.
Onto a new land, a new world, for a struggle for the throne, and a glittering city of gold, they came….
i'm not crying i'm not crying
I'm crying, we're all crying
What that not a tear my eyes are sweating cause of the heat and the humidity in the atmosphere thats interacting with…..shut up 🥹
Thank you. At least I think that's what i've written, can't see through the tears. 1hr45min to go.
Farwell endwalker i will never forget you
I'm ugly crying. This is so good. I hope it gets all the views it deserves.
This is sooo good! 😀
This is very good – keep up the good work!
This was a beautiful send-off for Endwalker. It was exactly what I needed before starting this next leg of our journey.
Beautiful.
watching this while i await my 1300 queue
Holy SHIT dude, this is great
Crying rn.
I got a shiver over my body at one point @.@ this so awesome your vid
and i am crying now T-T
This is incredible. It perfectly captures the feelings of Endwalker and what the story has meant to me and so many others. Thank you for making this sendoff, the last cutscene with Graha makes me so hype to boot up the game later today!
The best story told in a final fantasy game. And once of the best stories told in general.
So few stories have brought to tears as many times as this game has.
Here's to a new saga.
Here's to a new adventure! 🍺
Ah, this is powerful! T_T <3
Beautiful video!
I wish we could have shown Zenos what friendship truly means, given that he kept calling us his friend over and over again. I believe a part of him was practically begging us to help him. Instead, we only give him what he wanted, but never what he truly needed. Kinda sad…
One of the most beautiful things I’ve seen someone make for this game, thank you for posting ❤
Endwalker was just ok to me. Good, yes, great, no. Not compared to the greatness of Shadowbringers. Dawntrail has not been good at all yet. Like Stormblood bad.
Wow, love how you mixed all these songs together!!