Close In The Distance From FFXIV Made Me Cry So Hard



Hey, you wanna see how hard I can cry? You should have seen me when I was finishing up this area in Final Fantasy 14… Oh man… XD

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33 thoughts on “Close In The Distance From FFXIV Made Me Cry So Hard”

  1. I don't think I've heard of anyone who hasn't cried at this part of Endwalker. It even got to ME, and I rarely cry.

    FFXIV is truly a phenomenal game with fantastic storytelling.

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  2. I haven't reached Endwalker yet so I can't watch this, but I have to at the very least leave a like here for now, because I allready know that this will be great and I'm looking forward to the day where I'll be able to come back to this and listen to it without spoilers.

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  3. I'm not sure if you'll read this. I still watch your videos after all this time. I used to frequent your stream often, you even gave me a shoutout for my mom one time when I was going threw a tough time taking care of her. Back on Valentines day this year, the inevitable happened and she's not hurting anymore. I've been busy with a lot of things myself, including a move across the country to be closer to family. I'm a Vtuber now, and that's a lot of fun! Final Fantasy 14 has helped me with a lot of tough times in the past few years, from finding great friends to just having another world to escape to. And I'm so glad to see you enjoying the tales that I also enjoy immensely. Tales of Loss, and Fire, and Flame. Keep on keepin' on Jerod, and I'll keep watching and cheering.

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  4. Every time I hear Close in the Distance, it all comes back. Not just the events from Endwalker, but my entire experience from FFXIV. The friends I've made while playing, and the friends that have passed. The depth and breadth of my adventures, and how far I've come as a person in these last 10 years. It's an immediate emotional response, and a gentle reminder that I still have so much farther to go. Beautiful song

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  5. Close in the Distance hits a special spot for me since all of Shadowbringers and then all of Endwalker had actually gotten me to develop a deep bond with my character thanks to them adding more agency to our WoLs in dialogue and whatnot, even though she'd developed into a way different person than I am.
    So everything that happened in Ultima Thule just hit me so, so, so hard as I thought about what she'd be going through during the last stretch.

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  6. I remember when this was playing before I had to do a duty, and instead of queueing, I just sat there listening to this because it's so good, then I decided to queue and I had to wait 15 minutes to get a pop but I didn't care since the song slaps.

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  7. its so weird. While i was playing it didn't really hit me at all. I was like "its a banger" but nothing really emotional. Listening to it alone with the context just a memory…now i cry. Well not cry, but that proto chest wrench you get before actually crying. like…dry sobbing or something

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  8. “If you need a push, I’ll be right there behind you!”

    “Do not despair…you are not without allies!”

    “Such victories are rarely won without sacrifice”

    “Save your tears for the morrow. You may have ample cause to shed them be they for joy or despair”

    “I won’t stop praying until I know they’re safe…”

    “Let’s finish this!”

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  9. That delayed drop during the first "Tales of loss…." at 2:37 is what I live for.
    I discovered the official orchestral version earlier this week, from the FFXIV Orchestral Rearrangement Album Vol 3. Also a great version.

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  10. this song hit me hard not just from my experiences in XIV to lead to where we were in endwalker, but the journey I took personally to get there along the way. The choices i've made in life and the hardships that followed. Endwalker really hit me while I was at my lowest and helped me walk on and never look back.

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