A ritualistic parade after dark, that begins with the leader phasing through a wall like nurarihyon, delivering a speech berating the public for gathering to worship a literal monster, unceremoniously executing a head of state in the middle of it when he dared to question her, then summoning eldritch abominations for a sparagmos-like sacrificial mauling of the one person who tried to stop her, followed by cultists engaging in ecstatic dancing as they ritually chant a meaningless nonce phrase that's an anagram of the word "love" and the phrase "succession of witches", while their murderous leader is perched atop a golden throne, glowing in the firelight from fireworks being set off at random throughout the city, a terrorist who was supposed to have been executed grinning proudly at her side. This is a horror set piece full of allusions to hyakki yagyou, the night parade of a hundred monsters. I didn't understand all those references the first time I played the game - when I was roughly the same age as the main characters, but I definitely do now!

these graphics aged so well.

Purchased mine for £160 uk

btw im strangley attracted to da dancers

ff8 is like parasite eve but like i cry alot and wish i had more ff ....

當初這段非常震撼，我最愛的FF音樂

3:47 Despite PS1 era FF cutscenes being "silent", I could legit hear Rinoa's cry there.

Watching the some of those segments without Squall and Irvive felt weird, lol Especially the part where Irvine attempt to snipe Edea. Lol @ the bullet appearing out of nowhere XD

Ich wollte immer lieber Cifer sein, weil ich mir dachte dass ihn Edea sicher mal drüber lassen würde, als Lohn für seine Dienste

For spoiler context, these are cutscenes from FF8 for an assassination attempt made by the main character on the sorceress Edea during a festival on a parade float which she travels on through the city and trying to ambush her float beneath an overpass area to shoot her (which fails and end up having to fight her)

when i play ff8 ~ and saw this at the first time!! i have to save exit and reply to save it!! that entrance music of this parade was epic!!

i think this song and dark messenger are best boss theme!!!

We brought you, we made you, we taught you, we'll exterminate you

Non of you young fuckers and bitches can dance or are better than this...Ok STFU and sit down and learn

Those dancers were goin' in tho

Scary..when we want to shoot the sorceress.

OG

Please Square Enix give Final Fantasy 8 The Final Fantasy 7 Remake treatment! I want to see Ultimecia in HD Glory!

He died during the parade and the rest is only a dream/fantasy.

Always nice to see old videos of favourite games.

Ok, so this is my fav FF and all... and I've not played it in forever but... Is this really a parade with only a single float?! Like, I loved this mission! All the parts, the intertwining group storylines as each did their jobs, the visuals, and even the botched climax when Edea blocks the bullet... But a single float Parade?! What is everyone doing when it passes? Are they still going crazy and cheering? To an empty street?

Did anyone else realize that the whole game is kind of a "blink and you'll miss it" time loop? I didn't realize it until I beat it recently.

And now imagine Sephirot and Edea would work together... The whole universe were so fucked up :D

It's 2021. I'm old but still watching this. Fave FF ever.

The music gives me chills still 15 years later

...no worries, it's just a flesh wound...

Those dancers know how to move

Always undecided on my favourite final fantasy between 10 and 8.. but after watching this scene again nothing beats this game! REMASTER IT FOR FUCKS SAKE

solid

This scene has always stuck with me. I would go so far to say it’s one of the greatest scenes in the series.

this is utada line. there were about 1000 people. awesome

My record is 200 WPM Jk my record is 110 WPM

Golden era of gaming

I always thought that wizard bitch was fine af

The dictator has overthrown... The empress have risen.

you should have gone with i5 750

Most bad ass evil queen ever

I never knew that this dance was inspired by Michael Jackson thriller dance

Awesome scene, one if my favourites.

Imagine watching this as a kid in 1999

This scene alone proves this is the best final fantasy ever made

I have too this CPU

I always found that parade somehow disgusting. As a kid, I hated it because of what it represented, the megalomonia of a city of bad people wanted to rule the world. But still, I was fascinated by those dancers and the dance

What flash should I buy ?

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we going to fuck up her prade cart

with ssd internet explorer 8 is in fire

real men drive manual like squall

She borrowed Michael Jackson's dancers for the parade. I saw the invoice and receipt

Wanna have your mind blown? Listen carefully to Manuel de Falla's Danza del Fuego and then come back to this video:)