Fall of the Lich King Ending - Remastered vs Original comparison

Here is a comparison with the original cinematic made in 2008. While recreating it, our focus was aimed at the details, such as updating the lighting while still trying to maintain the same feeling as the original, among other things such as conveying the proper emotion in the facial expressions.
We hope you enjoyed this remaster. More content to come in the future.
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[@LegendofHalo]

"Father, is it over?" "No son. There will be another raid next Tuesday."

[@ombre1904]

LUL

[@xXChamphomieXx]

How original

[@kuroakuma4459]

And the Tuesday after that. Until they get that horse of your's.

[@Saphyreable]

LOL that was epic :'D

[@venarius5872]

like, at least be aware of the update of the game before you copy this comment from another video? raid resets are on Wednesday now.

[@brianc4632]

King Terenas Menethil II: “There must always be a Lich King.” Sylvanas: “I’m gonna do what’s called a pro gamer move.”

[@user-uh1fs5xx5j]

Sylvanas did nothing wrong ™

[@SilenceStabber]

Probably an image of Ner'zhul... Arthas was just a host

[@Kamikaze-ir2jo]

@@user-uh1fs5xx5j Fuck Sylvanas

[@salamander-ud7ng]

OKAY WE GET IT, THERE'S LITERALLY THE SAME COMMENT ON EVERY FUCKING LICH KING RELATED VIDEO, IT'S JUST CRINGEWORTHY AT THIS POINT, STAHP

[@user-uh1fs5xx5j]

@@Kamikaze-ir2jo I'm trying but she won't answer my calls

[@Magictrickslol]

shout out to whoever did the particle effects, that freeze over looks tiiight.

[@takanuvabosconovitch6072]

yeah thats the wild magic

[@takanuvabosconovitch6072]

3:25

[@PivotalYT]

Mage That would be @dedrich . he works with magic indeed!

[@thecaw35]

Here you can even see the grief and sadness in Terenas' eyes, as Arthas was dying and died. As one wise man said "No parent should have to bury their child."

[@olegap92]

For Rohan!

[@Altair312]

But Arthas buried Terenas first???

[@olegap92]

@@Altair312 actually he unburied him by defiling his tomb :D

[@robocap1]

In peace sons buries thier fathers , in war fathers buries their sons.

[@pierrelhommet1118]

He was strong in life. His spirit will find its way to the floors of your fathers.

[@Adam-vp4oe]

This makes me realize, I would totally watch animated WoW films. Like Pixar style animation not cartoon... well actually I’d watch cartoon also.

[@michaelplurad4879]

Adam only problem is that to do them well, it would be ridiculously expensive and time consuming. And we all know Blizzard loves to cut corners...

[@Mefyx013]

A wow film exist but they didn't got a good money account so they didn't do more. The wow film is on netflix

[@allemongo]

@@Mefyx013 That was live action with shitty CGI. OP is talking about fully animated. Like LoLs Arcane. But that took 6 years to develop so i don't see it happening.

[@christianyaerger1751]

The nuance of the facial expressions really made this for me.

[@bananerna2601]

”Father, is it over?” ”Lul, no? I still didn’t get invincible”

[@zytha2890]

See I loved that mount Till I saw the frost wyrm Now that mount is all I can think about

[@Ashilean]

My dumb ass was so used to post-Mists in game cinematics that I didn't grasp just how much had been improved the first time I watched the remaster. But damn, being able to appreciate it fully this is so impressive. Wonderful job!

[@FatalHog]

Even during mists, they improved a ton, just compare the animation of garrosh at the start of the expac when you are sent to pandaria, then at the end when he defiles the vale.

[@mtu16justice35]

Arthas' lip is quivering in the remaster before he begins to talk. That...hurts. That's a gut punch to the feels. He was scared and overwhelmed with guilt in those last moments. This was one of the most emotional moments in the history of the franchise, made infinitely better by this remaster.

[@Professor_Vince]

Arthas: I see...Only darkness for me... King Terenas: That's the new shaders, my son...

[@Dremag_Gaming]

😆

[@Ezio999Auditore]

Ufff that’s a 10/10

[@tink5488]

As Wrath of the Lich King is my favorite expansion, so many memories and lore emotions. Whenever I hear this music it brings me back a decade, to my weekly raiding of ICC. You've done an amazing job, stepping into the shoes that Blizzard left behind when they were assimilated into Activision's ranks. Thank you for bringing a classic piece and making it timeless, very well done.

[@Aliveee24]

As repeated before,this is how REMASTERED SHOULD LOOKS LIKE!!!

[@Enderized]

This is such an amazing work. My most loved cinematic- the new looks really are damn good and still gives the original feeling. Well done! Hope to see more of those quality animations of any sorts-

[@xLoLRaven]

When comparing side by side, it really stood out to me just how STILL Bovar was in the old edition. There was so much more nuance to your updated version of him.

[@totalrko]

I like that you can see part of Tirion through Terenas' Body

[@Magictrickslol]

Ya'll are wizards. For real.

[@iregretdyeingmyeyebrows5645]

That was beautifully remastered

[@bobby6009]

Amaziiiing remaster thank you for putting so much into this it can feel the emotion of the characters

[@vinegar3617]

I appreciate how the remastered cutscene has a more muted, darker color palette

[@vorvanjguy3470]

Ooh Terenas' fingers no longer look like sausages! Yay!

[@hotarushidosha]

Flipping amazing work, so much more is captured and portayed with what you guys did.

[@buynaad3048]

wow That's so good. Everyone who made this one deserve great gratitude. Back then I have always wanted that characters had facial expressions. And you did it. Thank you.

[@SirThompshire]

Blessed content

[@gombospatrik]

I'm fascinated by your rework. Thank you.

[@argentur]

This is great job, bro! I'm really impressed!!! c:

[@SrChr778]

The facial expressions, you nailed that one. So out of all the remasters I've seen, this one's a winner.

[@xanth0sSkaios]

Love the lighting done on the helm. The use of shadows really makes it more ominous- almost like it were alive.

[@KhataarFelMataar]

The end of Arthas marked the end of the game series for me. Edit: Make love, not war****

[@uwish2600]

Good for you dude.

[@rodrikofharlaw6848]

@@uwish2600 Why do people feel the need to leave dumb passive aggressive comments like this?

[@grey_blue2513]

@@rodrikofharlaw6848 Because deep inside he agrees but could not help himself get over his wow addiction

[@salamander-ud7ng]

@@rodrikofharlaw6848 why can't you ignore those baits and keep scrolling

[@rodrikofharlaw6848]

@@salamander-ud7ng I was about to but I had to know. And even before I posted I knew someone would "hurrr why not just ignore it"

[@Aernath]

Remaster has proper acting with every detail, more visible in the comparison, very well done!

[@AkaiAzul]

2:28 You forgot to have Tirion shake his head as he said “No old friend.” A small detail that adds a bit of humanity. It’s honestly a natural reaction when reminded of a heinous option to consider.

[@Empire_Earth]

instead he does another head movement that in my opinion seems natural to a more like disagreement and upsetting reaction to bolvar's request.

[@Elurin]

Also, imo, the symbol of Tyr's hand on Ashbringer should be slightly glowing, as it is in the original, but other than those two points, everything else is a far improvement.

[@darth_yoda]

It still amazes me so damn much how great this is!

[@lordshennington2756]

Damn that quality! Brought back memories of those first feelings when seeing this scene. You sir just got yourself a subscriber!

[@renegade1234576]

Bolvar says "You have your own destiny to fulfill..." *gets one shot by gul'dan*

[@MyViolador]

Also. "I must be forgoten "and gets a return in shadowlands

[@lorefreak94]

Obviously not forgotten enough. Sylvan as found out about him. But I spose you could argue that without the death knights of bolvar beside us we would have fallen in legion so he had to come forward and reveal himself.

[@wiktoria3420]

this is so so beautiful, great job

[@Pajur_]

Facial animations & Bolvar animations are the best of your awesome work. GG

[@ReganousTheGrey]

Wow great work!

[@sofbou9376]

Your job is incredible

[@BingBangPoe]

The expressions are on point. Great job!

[@LoganSearles]

God, your remastered looks so Much better!

[@UnklSam39]

AMAZING! my only, gripe, if you will, is that the shoulder effects on Tirion's armor looked better on the older model. Well done.

[@danielandrade4296]

"Now, GO! Leave this place, and never return!" Until you bring your next alt to try to get Invincible and x-mog hunt.

[@Saphyreable]

ROFL!!!! that killed me :D :D :D

[@lamorfati1302]

Really good! Congratulations omg

[@Trashloot]

I really appreciate the side by side because my dumb brain can't appreciate all the effort otherwise. You see, my brain automatically upscales to old cutscene to HD because of how much i love it. So yeah great work. You are truly a master of your craft :D.

[@georg63100]

Real nice revision =)

[@jamajnasoares5702]

Now I get why. In Bolvar`s case (as a much simpler model than the others by obvious reasons) round eyes on him made him more childish than the original. That said, all glorious.

[@Sprosnyelf]

Nice Remastered !

[@geekygengar5467]

I never want to see the original again. I only want the remastered.

[@Bu3nny]

You say that, like u clear the icecrown weekly

[@abruskabrus3677]

@@Bu3nny Maybe he do.

[@FeyBoDie]

Bun Bun Well Invincible is a nice mount to farm

[@geekygengar5467]

@@Bu3nny No, I'm just nostalgic about WotLK and I remember playing when this scene was first premiered. Sometimes I would watch it because it's a good memory. *shrug*

[@Bu3nny]

@@geekygengar5467 hmm... Totally agree

[@godlygamer911]

My only complaint with Bolvar is that continuity between the zoom in and zoom out, that you would only notice in this side-by-side

[@bryant8307]

if wow looked like this, I would still be playing it

[@lokjhlugg2523]

You did great justice

[@phoebs69]

Wowww, the remastered version is so much better. Nice work

[@GladerDev]

You are talented!

[@eSpace-fr]

Very good job ! Bravo

[@Heruagarwaen]

Wait, I didn't know you could "reforge" cinematics.

[@judicatorhurayth1927]

Heruagarwaen Their can! cause is not over date like Starcraft (1998)

[@EnderGoku9001]

Wan Muaz Hurayth SC2-CODM-SWB2 to be fair, an edit over time wouldn't hurt for starcraft. Meanwhile *cough*

[@judicatorhurayth1927]

EnderGoku9001 well their don’t have the idea of remake the video it will take one year so.. if warcraft it just edit the 3D

[@GlaciatedProductions]

adding the lightning at 1:16 really added to that famous line.

[@jag4225]

Now this is a reforged.

[@CrazyNinjaMike]

Great job. Way better

[@slevinlaine]

Damn the expression of his face. Well done!!!!

[@danielisaksson8968]

Jävla kunglig remastered

[@konohake]

honest opinion you might give Ikedit a run for his money as far as making it look more organic with the charecters movment and reaction and no... im not saying that bash him... it's just something i think his remestes lags where you took it to a count with that said... this is a solid 10/10 as far as still maintaining the art theme and yet making feel fresh well done sir. well done indeed:)

[@wrestlingjesus2893]

3:24 - THIS IS WHAT YOU CAME FOR

[@kristiyangrigorov5232]

I came for Arthas

[@felipesanzana7239]

I came for arthas

[@matypt21]

I came for Arthas

[@theriazon]

I also came for Arthas

[@MrPato1905]

These old-school days ... Impossible to remaster these days and feelings..

[@kerimaltuncu8152]

Brilliant

[@lionsinofprideescanor8709]

And then Bolvar got his ass kicked and his Lich King crown got shattered lol

[@krivjeto]

It is not his.This was the prison of the lich king,now he is free. I won't even wonder if he is the one who gave sylvanas this idea. Just like he made sure,that ilidan will bring an end to kill'jaeden..... Never underestimate Ner'zull in warcraft lore this is the only character who never get's outsmarted.

[@Dremag_Gaming]

"No one must know what has happened here..." Yeah... About that... 😏

[@dazo1864]

Both are really fucking good, the absolute best cut Blizzard ever made.

[@clenapetra6836]

Well hot damn this is amazing.

[@raymondluca7779]

"Father, is it over?" "No son. There will never be a WOW killer"

[@Zatheris76]

i still hold the original idea was arthus was the hero holding the spirits at bay, that why he asked was it over, he was happy to be dying

[@Ravedarkmoon]

Bulvar's face in the original: thats a nice future boss Bulvar's face in the remaster: Scawy boss, i hope i'll never have to face him.

[@balbuceorecords4886]

REEEEEEEEEEDFOOOOOOORGEEEEEEED

[@piotrmyszka7596]

magnifique, olśniewające

[@EmperorLie]

Blizz hire this guy plz we need cool shit ok? Damn thats Arthas in his like wow im speechless

[@baxerious2406]

Place the crown upon my head TV.

[@GamerKim]

This cutscene should be after the opening of Icecrown Citadel! Blizzard needs to see this!

[@katiepersons6575]

"Tell them only that the Lich King is dead and that Warcraft died with him."

[@rdsasuke1]

That is the most tired old reposted joke regarding this. Props for being the most basic of basic bitches

[@orang3096]

Back View yeah yeah keep bitching about “reposted jokes” no one cares.

[@AkaiAzul]

Back View She’s not entirely wrong, though.

[@Grillepainohyeah]

Wow... What a perfect work :) GG What software do you use for your 3Ds assemblies? WoW model viewer ? Blender ? Thanks for your work !

[@thecommentguy9380]

I'm still puzzled how Bolvar managed to sneak up to the throne undetected

[@varsuz8747]

was he not hanging ontop of Arthas throne ?

[@arjanwow]

Arthas put him there during/after torturing him

[@AkhshamiKsyAksKhaos]

All abandoned...the boy that lost his soul to the blade...of the damned...Frostmourne...

[@Christian_Bagger]

One of the best villains ever!

[@botchie]

“their must always be-(thunder)-a Lich King.”

[@orly2663]

Pog

[@renatomarino9800]

Dude bolvar looks amazing

[@Al-L.]

There were such a good times, now - It's gone...

[@Not_A_Friend0777]

This is the reforge look like

[@alexskiing4life]

so much better omg

[@dimaprost4152]

Let’s go back please

[@No_OneV]

I approve

[@zrblank]

"Father..is it over?" "No son, Corona virus infected another 200k this week"

[@Ezio999Auditore]

???

[@Empire_Earth]

Bolvar gives me a secret evil man look, like he has evil plans in the remastered

[@renevil2105]

Him becoming evil over time would made more sense than Sylvannas somehow considered "evil" for trying to keep her people going.

[@dance5982]

With so low graphics quality i never notice that king Terenas has shaved eyebrows

[@Diemofoxx]

Noice, noice...

[@razzorlink5955]

"Leave this place and never return." I would... if Arthas dropped that fucking mount. >:(

[@Serd1337]

Goood

[@AlekMadeDis]

No, my son. Refound is coming

[@Prince_Arthas.]

My favorite hero in warcraft Arthas

[@FifinatorKlon]

Did you know that Ozzy Ozbourne is the Prince of Darkness again ever since Arthas died?

[@williamcrooksii9139]

Hey I havent played wow in years but I do kinda keep up. How was sylvanis able to destroy the helment so easy? Guessing was the old gods power?

[@mattia_rider]

A cartoon and a film

[@calendil]

Way better than War 3 Refunded Arthas vs Illidan cinematic