LEVEL 83 MSQ SPOILERS
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In this video we go to the moon and I lose my shit seeing our new old friend again and complete the first trial which was.. so freaking wild
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What a ride. Personally, the bit until right after the trial felt almost more of an extension of the 5.x patches than part of the expansion proper haha… I remember Yoshi-p saying that people would be scratching their heads going "but it's only level 83!" and while I knew that they'd have some kind of twist for us, I STILL went all "HUH???? THIS EARLY??"
I remember Yoshi P. saying the first trial would surprise us, and me thinking 'what could he possibly mean, is it not The Magus Sisters or Anima?' And he was right. I was certainly surprised. Although I feel like I shoulda been able to guess, since we knew already we'd be facing The Final Days like the Ancients did, and also how they averted it. Or, postponed it rather. Still a shock though. Subverted my expectations in a really good way.
Got in here before everyone else, most unexpected. I was waiting for this reaction since the beginning, love how hard you flipped out. I started cackling when I got to this part. XD Having Zodiark's death start the final days was so blindsiding.
But will you survive to see the end?
Yeah…. Thancred is still my best boy, but Hythlodaeus is definitely nipping his heels
I love watching people get to this point. Forex:
Friend: Let me guess, we'll come back later when he gets freed and we have to fight him then.
Me: I'm not saying yes, but I'm also not NOT saying yes.
Friend: Got it, killing a god later.
TEN MINUTES LATER
Friend: WHAT THE ACTUAL —
Me: Hi! It's later! Let's do this!
"Have faith, and all will be well."
Take those words to heart, Tenacious. The wild ride has only just started.
Me: starts watching the vid
Bree: HYTHLODAEUS!?
Me: smash the like button
7:18 I love how here you tell Hythlodaeus what Emet-Selch did and he's like "Ha, sounds just like him," but when you tell Emet-Selch later he gets outraged because he "would never do something like that." xD
Everyone: "WHAT" x200
Fandaniel: "YOU BET YER SWEET BIPPY I DID"
I will never forget that feeling of "wait, what, how, huh? I'm only level 83, what are you doing here!?"
Zodiarc = titania = susano KEKL
Ah, finally the part I've been waiting for!
The Zenos bodyswap scene and this part were my absolute favorite moments of this expansion, if probably not the entire game. Many chills were had, and screams outed. I think none of us will ever forget that feeling of "HOW ARE WE FIGHTING ZODIARK AT LVL 83?!" hahah.
(My personal and admittedly very controversial opinion is that it sadly goes a bit downhill from here, but still a very strong expansion nonetheless.)
I love how the Quest objectives change
Ride the lustrous dog
DEFEAT ZODIARK
Zodiark being the Disc One Boss…. after 10 years… is just a perfect way to screw with expectations and really make us wonder “What happens next?”
PS: An immortal being who lives on the moon and calls himself “The Watcher”? Stan Lee and Jack Kirby would like a credit, please.
Level 83 by the way
The one silver lining to the fact that you were spoiled is that it did not give you the context by which the future encounter would occur.
It's still crap and not okay. But at the very least, the story is complicated and winding enough that you were still allowed to follow the journey and be surprised by the circumstances to come.
Fandaniel's final words are very interesting to come back to. Endwalker has a lot of moments for you to revisit, and I'm sure editing these videos has given you a lot of "Aha!" moments. It even plays the nighttime music for a certain area to come!
I loved reactions to Shadowbringers, but holy hell is Endwalker even more entertaining.
It's like a constant stream of "Wait WHAT" with me thinking "Oh, you think this is mindblowing? Just wait … "
I was like: "By this time in shadowbringers we met the fey and goign to fight Titania..a nice introduction boss to the expansion.mbut here..mat level freeking 83 we are fighting GOD HIMSELF! What else will therr be if they fire thr big main boss at the begining?!"
19:00 yeah that's about the right reaction lmao
As you said youre already done and just slow with videos… how did you survive Elpis? xD
But yeah i was the same, the moment we had that one shade being different i screamed "hythlodeaús!!!" lol
I loved how Fandaniel was like "yeah ik you two are about to have some fun but actually….." xD
Hope you're enjoying it as much as you did SHB.
My favorite part was every single time you thought someone was Hyth <3
Oh yes, this is where I became fully enamored with endwalker.
Can't wait to cry again watching someone else play through the MSQ every episode lol.
Man, I absolutely cannot wait to see the magnifiscent and astonishing emotional breakdown that will happen when [spoiler] and you get to [spoiler] to [spoiler] with [spoiler], [spoiler], and [spoiler].
Playing with your name in the middle of the screen, never understood that
To be honest, to concept of "oh, I thought this character was going to be the Final Boss, only to have the battle at the begging /midpoint of the story", its a classic Final Fantasy trope.
Not complaining, just pointing it out.
THE GREAT CATACLYSM FAITHFULLY RECREATED
I just love the escalation here in prior expansions the magus sisters and anima WOULD have been trials but the stakes are so high in endwalker that trial level threats are mere dungeon bosses. its a cool bit of storytelling
Hmm, never noticed this before, but Bree is on my server. May have to drop by and /wave sometime.
There's a lot of parts I rewatch from streamers for all the emotion that happens in the MSQ, and then there's parts I watch solely for entertainment value. The first trial reveal is one of the latter lol. The reactions are so excellent.
If you are freaking out at level 83 meeting hythlodeous, i wonder how you react on level 87
Man, she is so happy to see Hythlodaeus.
Can't wait to see her react to the rest of this expansion.