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I just finally got the mount from here today. Imagine my surprise seeing the song posted here now! Time to listen to what Jesse thinks =)
Love to hear something different from FF14.
Honestly, this is one song that I have been waiting for them to release the official lyrics for but they still have yet to do it. Song is definitely a bop and (to me at least) never got stale when I was learning this fight (unlike the first phase where I got sick of Embers eventually lol)
i like this boss alot, just finished my static's reclears a couple weeks ago. this song certainly sets the frantic mood.
Listen to FFXIV "Forged in Crimson".
This is certainly more of an ambience song. It doesn't stand out too much on its own, but, like you said, it sets the mood of voices in your head, it has some ethereal quality. So it perfectly fits the character that you're fighting. And the throwbacks to Embers do that as well.
Its interesting to think about, I didn't consider until watching your reaction that the song is the way it is probably as a good backtrack for players to think to. Or rather, it keeps a consistent flow as good accompaniment to the players solving how to survive the insane patterns. Good video!
To answer your questions: if the raid is a multiple of four (like this one, the eight circle), the savage version has a second phase, which is essentially a new fight and often has a new song.
Alexander had a lot of songs because Alexander wasn't just a single fight or just two phases of a fight. Alexander was the whole raid series, everything was directly related to Alexander.
When you mentioned because of the repetition of the song you kind of shut it off almost whilst doing the fight- I have done this fight multiple, multiple times, and yet this is the first time I feel like I've 'listened' to the song, which sounds so odd but you're right. You are focusing so hard it almost calms you as you go from mechanic to mechanic, it's that same rhythm, same beat, that same lull that it feels like it glides you through almost?
Such a weird point I picked up on but damn dude, you hit that one on the damn head o.o
IMO this is probably the most evil sounding boss theme in the entire game. Which would make sense considering how unnerving the boss looks. Looking like FF14's take on a Resident Evil boss.
After having wiped on the first phase of this fight like maybe 600 times it felt good to hear this one, it was like a mark of progress. I don't care if it's like Mall Goth music I love it cause it's a song that not everyone in the game gets to hear in game.
"White Stone Black" i believe has to do with Auracite (White Stone) being black (Black Auracite) and is refering to the "Heart of Sabik" which goes into the lore of the game back from A Realm reborn days, and was the core of the ultima weapon, other then that there is no other lore yet on it.
As for the boss fight itself, the music is perfect cause thats one of the hardest fights introduced for a savage in a long time, need something i can zone out to rather then a sonf like "Scream" where i wanna sing along.
Nah, Ima say it, this does not touch Embers. At all.
It does fit the heavily lovecraftian theme of the boss, but if I'm honest White Stone Black is very far from my favorite savage exclusive song, let alone the game in general.
"I can never understand Soken's use of vocals…"
I think in many cases it's very purposeful, it's like he's using it more as an instrument than actual vocals. Though if you do manage to catch the lyrics they are pretty onpoint with theming and story- but at simple face value I like the dynamic they add to the music.
I think this might be one of my favorites of your reaction videos recently, it was really nice just clearly hearing your thoughts as they were coming through. I don't watch every single video, but your approach to the commentary in this one in particular just stood out to me somehow.
You mentioned that Alexander was 5 songs, but those were actually spread out over multiple fights in an entire block of encounters. There are indeed more songs associated with this block, and you've even listened to some of them! In addition to Embers and White Stone Black, both Scream and Hic Svnt Leones are part of this same series.
From kiling gods, to killing angels while having some Devil May Cry music playing in the background. (Jackpot)
3:10 actually, the 4th level boss IS the vampire with sword. That's why we love your channel.
And let's meet another day. New raid songs are also awesome.
This is one of the songs that not very many players have even heard. This fight ONLY happens in P8S, and not in the Normal/Story Mode version of the raid, so most players will never hear this song unless they happen on a video such as this or they buy the Orchestrion Roll off the Marketboard randomly.
Considering this stuff tends to come in 12s, such as omega and Alexander… What will 9-12 be like?
Reminds me of "The Prodigy".
I was super disappointed with the P8S themes. Both of them. Muted, quiet and boring.
Man, there's a LOT of FF14 songs.
When I was playing this boss with the group it's exactly the drums that got to me. They're literally what sold the deal, and going again and again against that boss every time those drums kicked behind was really empowering for some reason, never got bored of it.
I think the same about the way the song is written, aka simple, repetitive & just tension. It is a really difficult fight and you need to focus so much on what's going on that an epic, overloaded music would have rendered people crazy lmao. And yeah, the fight is months old and some people I know/follow still struggle with it. It really packs a punch