So as I have been journeying through FFXIV I of course have reached the end of the 3.3 MSQ. This Story arc has culminated into something amazing and let me just say⊠It was brilliant!
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I've always believed that the FFXIV journey is twofold. First it's the journey of the characters through Eorzea and all their triumphs and defeats, that's the external story. Then there is the internal journey of the player, who, through excellent story telling, visuals and epic music, is forced to confront the same moral and emotional dilemmas of the characters, is forced to hear, feel and think.
I find it interesting that this video came before any 3.0 ending video. I'm guessing this was just THAT good, huh?
Was fun watching you go through this.
Was happy to tank the duty and trial for ya. 3.3 is a good chapter of Heavensward.
Can we just appreciate how properly he fulfilled a Dragoon's job of tanking the floor?
The motivation of Estinien and Nidhogg are the similar and rooted in loss, and it is a "STOCK HERO MOTIVATION". The difference is how they approach it and how far they are willing to go for it.
9:00 EE-ZZA-LAY (ysayle) đ€Ł
Keep it.
My Favorite as well!! Amazing Story! Love Dragons!
In the incoming expansions, X.0 MSQ showed half of the stories, where post-expansion MSQ played later halves. So, spoilers, spoilers. If you feel the story is not set right at some point, there is lots to be revealed later. And, always emotional damage.
The graphics updates make the cutscenes so much more impactful too, as if they needed it!
To me, Haurchefant and Ysayle showing up to help us pull the eyes out always felt like they were there to say 'You already lost so much, so many people died in and for this war. We don't want for you to have to mourn another comrades loss.' and this is what brings me to tears every time. Truly a beautiful story.
5:06 Don't give them any ideas, or we'll see a crossover.
Please do a complete recap/assessment of 3.0 Heavensward! I loved your ARR video!
Anybody worried about the chasm? We're good, right?
Yep…definitely can't blame Nidhogg for being mad. We certainly had to deal with him since he was causing so many issues, but I love a villain that I can sympathize with.
I will always hold the opinion that Ysayle's death was bad writing. her just floating there out of breath to get blown up made no sense. if the writers wanted her to die there they should have had her fly in front of Cid's ship so that she died protecting us. instead they just had her sit there. so I will always say Ysayle's death was meaningless, and that they thought of the scene where the eyes get pulled first and then just killed Ysayle off without thinking about how or why she died other than for that scene.
I never liked ysayle, but when I got to her death scene I remember being very confused and thinking "why did she just let herself die? well alright, I guess she's dead now."
Thus the Song of Vengeance grows silent and a new song starts to swell, one of hope and rebirth.
For a perspective of how long this war has been waging.
It started in the years ~570-580s of Sixth Astral Era.
There were almost no hyur on the land of Eorzea.
There was no Gridania. Even Gelmorra was yet to be founded.
There was no Belah'dia, Ul'dah and Sil'dih weren't even in the project.
There was no Limsa Lominsa – Vylbrand's coast wouldn't be settled by Roegadyn for another ~150-200 years.
Garlemald wouldn't be a republic for another 350 years.
When we talk about Thousand Year War – start of it was closer to the war of the Magi and fall of Amdapor, Mhach and Nym than it was to current day events.
Dragonsong war is ANCIENT. We are talking of times between Middle Ages and modern day. Sins of the Fathers don't cover how long it was. Even for Viera who live over hundred and fifty years or so, this war happened several generations ago. It's jus mind-boggling how long ago that war has happened.
When you stop and think about it – then it feels like yes, Dragons are truly eternal if for them this long is nothing!
I am not going to say anything about history of the dragons since it's a good long time until we will see it and be able to talk about it. But wow.
Also, what's interesting – Encyclopaedia Eorzea volume 1 (that covers basic lore up to Heavensward – Volume 2 covers lore about regions seen in Stormblood and Volume 3 covers Shadowbringers and Endwalker) show 7 dragons of the First Brood on a single art – and it's interesting that all 7 have different and distinct look on the artwork even though we never see Ratatoskr in game.
I do think of myself as a hero. Regardless of what Nidhogg went through, he is in the wrong. Not only do the people he tries to pubish have nothing to do with what happened.. But revenge cycles are wrong in the first place. Unaliving people is wrong.
Also he's just a shade who should not exist.
I think it's important to emphasize the desire to save Estinien. After losing Haurchefant and Ysayle, and after especially what you discovered with Minfilia in the Antitower, Alphinaud became resolved that he would save Estinien, and the WoL supports him. It isn't just a battle to end the cycle of vengeance, it's a vow to stop yet another of your companions from being lost to the Dragonsong War. Matoya chided Alphinaud for his naiveté at the time, but he still allows himself a bit of idealism here and won't give up on his friend.