FFXIV OST The Twinning Theme ( A Long Fall )

IT'S OMEGA X CRYSTAL TOWER.
Video showing my first venture into one of the Level 80 dungeons, The Twinning. Have been hoping to hear this track since the Job Action trailer and send help I can't stop playing it.
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[@Glofibi]

Dad walks in: "Are ya Twinning, son?" Me:

[@espio30]

Playin dat astro i see

[@mereru9681]

I fucking snorted 😂

[@kasuscloud4805]

Atta boy, son.

[@yanastase]

FUCK YEAH FATHER

[@ZoraKurosagi]

this is just...perfect

[@DJFreeMason633]

0:23 From left to right, FFXIV character, FFXIV character, FFXIV character, Saints Row crossover

[@monsterfurby]

This is a severely underrated comment.

[@Finfy]

Perfect thank you

[@ideyakeeper]

I literally snorted when I read this. Well Done!

[@silverman824]

Legit cracked up here lol so accurate

[@claresaprama499]

There's always that one friend...

[@GENOSANDIEGO]

Newbie: "Hi! First time here. Any advice?" Me: "Turn the music up."

[@jonathanestacio9945]

Also Me " Well, we have a viera in the group as well so turn voices off as well" . :D

[@Zayindjejfj]

KILL THE EVERYTHING.

[@ignightroad]

Real talk, that's what my brother told me when we loaded in lol

[@kaitoudark1]

"Strap in! Because where we're going Marty, we don't need turn signals!"

[@numanuma250]

Same happened to me lol. This is easily top 3 of all the music in Shadowbringers

[@ikuiku2023]

🟦 🟥 🟩 🟩

[@Jarikraider]

Me: Plays WoW on & off for 15 years. *Sees party members all greet each other* Me: *Impossible.*

[@Kaid_Studios]

I played WoW from launch to Legion. I started FF14 last year and didn't realize how stark a difference the community is in FF. People are helpful and parties are way more patient with newcomers and people who have a harder time with mechanics. While later content can definitely be more difficult it feels way more accesible in terms of other players helpfulness.

[@Elfenastics]

I started ff14 2 weeks ago and i am too stunned by the community. The wow folks became so toxic that i had to go.

[@Kaid_Studios]

@@Elfenastics If you just started then you are in for a treat. The main scenario story is the best I've seen in an MMO. You actually feel like a part of the story.

[@jjkurtz03]

@@Elfenastics I started FF about 2.5 months ago. We had all gotten so tired of WoW and didn't even realize it. Walked into FF and was completely blown away by how much more consumer friendly the game is, and even more blown away by the community. I can't tell you how many times people stopped me in a dungeon while leveling to ask me if I was playing on controller or keyboard and offered to stick around after the dungeon to tell me about some tips and tricks for both, or the best places to find guides for rotations or general questions for each job. I'm so impressed by this game and community that I foresee myself playing it for some time to come.

[@BilliamTorpedo]

@@Kaid_Studios amen. I'm not really into mmo's that much anymore, mainly playing big story games like rdr2, mass effect and Nier, that kinda thing. Despite that, I'm definitely gonna run through NG+ after Endwalker. This game is just too sick

[@AmunRa1]

The patch note we all want to see: * The song 'A Long Fall' now continues to play during boss fights in The Twinning.

[@SunSlayerKD]

Not the last boss though

[@Ridley369]

It does play during boss fights.

[@daryljones9367]

Did this happen

[@blackmage567]

Tbh the banger remix for the bosses they put in is just fine anyway. The 3 themes that sound in this dungeon are killer

[@retr0307]

remove everything after "the song 'a long fall' continues to play" and leave it like that. infinitwinning

[@youngxehanortisback]

g’raha tia’s rave tower

[@genkurouno2849]

G'raha Tia's sandwiches but there's coke inside them

[@Sivrn-Val]

Nah, this is Cid's mixtape

[@ZXChris93]

@@Sivrn-Val fuck that's really accurate

[@YaeGalvus]

Haha 😂😂

[@mattwo7]

Is it located near King Koopa's Coney Island Disco Palace?

[@drucy.]

I love how most players have a fantasy look, and then there's a duck in a suit.

[@SolPhantasmagoria]

Welcome to Final Fantasy! One of the greatest characters, a man by the name of Godbert, is well known for his chiseled abs, and the only character to have used a Limit Break using a Goldsmithing Hammer.

[@nothanksnopenoname6403]

Don’t forget the frog suit!!!! 🐸

[@luismelendez5561]

Chad Identified

[@InsanityReborn]

@@SolPhantasmagoria While naked. He only ever performs it naked. Can't forget that part.

[@x_voxelle_x]

@Drucy To be fair, they're the one most prepared for this banger.

[@Sivrn-Val]

Cid just *had* to ensure his mixtape was a vital component.

[@mistamemewide]

Cid: “Want to hear my mixtape?” The Protagonist: “Well... I don’t know if it’ll be-“ The Song begins The Protagonist: “OH MAN TURN IT THE FUCK UP”

[@wsross3178]

Cid better release the full album

[@TheSlammurai]

Cid: Pass me the aux cord WoL: You better not play trash

[@ericbright1742]

Well, he had to show Nero up, after Nero programmed those big Allagan speakers on that one PvP map to non-stop blast the music we keep hearing. And no, he won't change it.

[@Feuerhamster]

Even Garleans can cast Firaja sometimes.

[@Dashuto]

This song adds 10% dps to everyone, they all jam their rotations as hard as possible to the beat every time.

[@elmondark]

Better than 4* food

[@neiloch]

Downside is when I play shooters while listening to this my aim is shit because i keep moving my mouse to the beat

[@iba8210]

Dashuno

[@chanceoneal2010]

Best dungeon for Dancer.

[@choco699]

Dashuto Bard going overcharge

[@Sorenthaz]

Soken: "Yo dawg I heard you like leitmotifs so I put a leitmotif in your leitmotif and then in another leitmotif so you can listen to Omega while listening to Alexander while listening to Crystal Tower."

[@HotRefuse]

I"m sure I would have laughed, but I had to look up leitmotif.

[@sam.246]

Holy shit lmao

[@Sllandre]

I don't really hear Alexander in here outside of the final boss theme.

[@codybaier]

The bass line is from Rise.

[@Owiion]

You're ABSOLUTELY RIGHT I like leitmotifs. Thank you for noticing.

[@jmrwacko]

“Wow, this expansion is so awesome, how could it get any better?” Soken:

[@ZombieSlayerTakashi]

Soken: Hold my Orchestrion

[@Talinthis]

Soken : hold my moonshine

[@TifaTakeuchi]

Soken: Hold my chicken tenders.

[@DeathMonkeyXL]

Soken: Hold my bath water

[@talimanwiz]

Soken : Yes I am surprised no1 wrote this yet

[@parroshkro3198]

If you read all the notes in the dungeon, it records how Biggs and Wedge attempt to save WoL after the eighth calamity. They first utilized the technology of the Allagan Empire (the crystal tower) to travel to in between other universe. Then they figured out Alexander's power so G'raha can travel back in time. And since it's such huge energy they are trying to transfer, this project was held until they find a way to combine Omega's power in travel between spaces. This project took three generations to complete and it was a hundred years after WoL's death. By then Cid and Nero were dead as well and these kids from Garlond Ironwork never met WoL in person and probably only heard about his/her legends in stories (the book written by Count Edmont). But they still decide to proceed with the project. All of these hardships they overcame, having G'raha carrying the last hope, so that you, the Warrior of Light, living in another universe, could be saved. For us players, raids and primal we defeated in 2.0 3.0 4.0, became the reason we are still alive and was able to save both worlds in 5.0....this design is so great. Every time when I think about this dungeon and what the music actually means I cry so hard.

[@Geesaroni]

I just started on my third run through the Shadowbringers questline, and realized that the reason why everything in the Crystarium is so safe and familiar (using the market board, having Feo to get our stuff, having the same currency) is not just because it's a game and we're supposed to accept it because it's a game. No, it is because the Exarch spent a ton of time and research making sure he got things exactly right when we arrive. Our secret bff catboy manipulated an entire national economy for a century so we wouldn't have to figure out exchange rates when we arrived.

[@icefox94]

@@Geesaroni i love him even more now, omg.

[@SirStrikeFreedom]

@@Geesaroni damn... Gotta love best boy huh

[@azadalamiq]

@@Geesaroni what i like is that, they used so much from 1.0 in shadowbringers bringing up the GOOD POTENTIAL 1.0 had that was lost due to a bad dev team. the crystarium, and the promo heros are the same ones used as the wod. the old intro we now see was early crystarium, and raptures concept being used as eulmore. Like shadowbringers was the game they WANTED to make, but just failed to deliver. Imo this exp did a lot of right even if some ppl do not like all the changes. hell my fav moment in this game was doung akidamina adnyder and seeing the final boss the first time. im siting there in gunbreaker in the leonheart glam. And im like I know you, I know what you can do. Proceeded to kill the boss blind with out issue. all the mechanics just lined up to what in knew of mob.

[@croumir]

@@azadalamiq "A bad dev team". Pretty sure the problem was more of a base design & technical limitations over a bad dev team as you say. To be honest, I'm pretty fed up to read ppl using over & over the term "dev" which point out the guy doing all the code & work. A project has to be created & validated, it is a whole compagny fault, not the dev team fault specifically.

[@iankittay]

I love this song so much that when the regular boss music starts in this dungeon it just makes me sad

[@sdh92588]

Agreed. Really wish they would stop reusing the old miniboss music. Especially when the dungeon's music is as good as this.

[@selectioncrescimento]

Whenever "To the Fore" plays i get sad.

[@simosgaming]

Lmao, they're just trying as to better at DPSing so we can go back and listen to the Twinning music.

[@Garzyan]

Same boat here. And as a warrior. It just want me to pull more xD too bad i cant hehe. And yea midboss theme ruins it :(

[@Sfan_TV]

The should have replaced or remixed the First and Second boss themes

[@Alnora]

Still coming to terms with the fact that a man in the hospital undergoing chemotherapy wrote one of the biggest bops in modern video gaming. Legend.

[@VexWerewolf]

If you were faced with the genuine prospect that the song you were writing might be your last, would you not try to make it your best?

[@ExtrnalSorce2]

@@VexWerewolf This sounds like an actual final fantasy quote

[@notilluminati1295]

@@ExtrnalSorce2 unironically this.

[@darshio8307]

​@@VexWerewolf You are absolutely right!

[@KelSunstar]

A travesty and great injustice that Shadowbringers didn't even get nominated for soundtrack of the year.

[@DuoSanguis]

Don't need a damn award when millions of subsrcibers twerk and headbang in your honor.

[@starshade7826]

Whatever organization is managing such awards has no credibility lol.

[@silverman824]

@@DuoSanguis Amen!

[@perrinlundy7162]

@Fire & Air As a fan of both, I really hope that XC1:DE gets either best music, or best RPG, these JRPGs really do need more attention!

[@blackmage567]

SHadowbringers is probably my #1 game of all time and in no small part its because of its soundtrack. Not a fan of the ultra processed vocals, that are in almost every track, but still.

[@protix9880]

if you ever feel useless, remember that there is always an option to turn off the game music

[@Veladus]

Am I the only one that likes to listen to podcasts and shit while grinding in MMOs? Admittedly, I probably wouldn't if I hadn't developed the habit playing MMOs with far inferior OSTs like EQ and WoW, but still...

[@lastnamefirstname6949]

@@Veladus yes while I'm leveling but if I want the "true" experience I turn that stuff off

[@weeds1336]

@@Veladus i do this when i do my 70 to 80 dungeons

[@shina6308]

But Thunderer though.

[@kuri_curry]

@@Veladus late response but same. You've practically heard the song 50 times over at the point of a grind anyway. Sometimes it's nice to chill to some podcasts or yt vids. Though I do turn the music up if I like the dungeon.

[@FlamedramonX]

final boss: Hi, my name is Tyc- Me: YOUR NAME IS ALEXANDER.

[@lindley9097]

Alexander "The First"

[@Darkmage1293]

"Your name is "I interrupted the jam and must DIE", sorry but I dont make the rules. "

[@branwellinnes]

@@Darkmage1293 Now to be fair, he adds in how own sick jam.

[@pikochuu]

HEY GUYS, TOGETHER! LETS SAY HIS NAME! A to the L to the E X ANDER

[@TheZiiFamily]

@@pikochuu RISE UP AND RASE THE IRON ROOF OFF

[@LunaBroeke]

I am currently 5 days into the game, not even close to Shadowbringers, but I just wanted to mention this is my #1 reason on why I wanted to start ffxiv

[@Outside998]

Have fun! The game has a lot of great music.

[@LunaBroeke]

So update on those visiting. I have now beaten Post Endwalker and have Black Mage, Red Mage & Warrior at Level 90, The Twinning is my favorite dungeon

[@777CrimsonChaos]

A DIRT-CHEAP TENDER COMES READY AND FRIED PREPARE YOUR DINNER I’M READY TO DINE THE SALT IS GATHERED GET READY TO DIE THE HUGE ONE’S GRILLING A WONDERFUL TIME

[@macabremage6374]

I CAN'T UNHEAR IT HELP **HELP**

[@500Arios]

God damn it what have you done?! I can’t unhear it either

[@MBOmnis]

Prepare your zipper*

[@kalekatsura5147]

@@macabremage6374 its even worse when you realize that in China, to get the black chocobo mount, you have to destroy a decent order of KFC.

[@djphat94]

These are now the proper lyrics thank you.

[@fawkes6352]

The lyrics of eScape are all about Omega's loneliness as they drift through space, far away from the world they call home, all for the sake of a mission that they won't see to completion for eons. Maybe that's why A Long Fall uses the same motif and lyrics. It isn't just because Garlond Ironworks found a way to replicate Omega's spatial power (using it in conjunction with Alexander's temporal power), it's also because the lyrics of eScape fit G'raha really well. He undertook a similar mission by jumping 300 years in the past, remaining lonely even as he fostered a community.

[@cezmark.]

Great comment

[@rolerroleris533]

I love how the game encourages the people who may be grinding to not quit when some of the party members are doing the content for the first time by giving everyone extra rewards. This just shows how some simple design decisions can encourage good behavior. There should be more of this in games.

[@ZexX0505]

I went from dreading new players in my dungeon runs in wow to actively praying I get new players in my roulettes so I can get my reroll for khloe’s journal, and extra tomes for my relic farms I love this game so much

[@moonmoon2479]

Still far too much fucking grinding. No excuse for that.

[@floydwilliams6009]

@@moonmoon2479 it's an mmo, still wayyy less grind than wow

[@dale7326]

Why you want to grind when the game doesn’t even ask you to do it? The content will be the same . Aside, EW has barely anything to grind right now.

[@RB-zr9qv]

hey buddy I need you to calm down ok may god give you some clarity in your head god

[@dangerouslysafe3]

The Twinning is such an amazing combination of the 3 raids that led up to Graha's return. The Crystal Tower as the introduction, A massive pool of aether that acts as a portal to a pocket dimension like Omega's, and lastly the reproduction of the technology that made up Alexander, all with the technology of the Garlond Ironworks littered around the place.

[@loverofpeoplez]

Final Fantasy XIV: SHADOW BANGERS

[@liviekumori]

Accurate

[@loverofpeoplez]

@@liviekumori Troo

[@futabagaming]

Shadowrbringers, more than anything, is about what it really means to be a hero. It isn't about saving the world, it isn't about how many damsels you save, how many gods you kill. It's about inspiring countless others, sowing seeds of hope for generations of tomorrow. The Twinning perfectly encapsulates this, and that's why it's my favorite dungeon. The WoLs tales, exploits, and good deeds, inspired others. Even in the worst timeline, Gra'Ha Tia, The Ironworks gang, inspired by you, your exploits, work so hard to make everything right. It took generations for this to take place. Over a hundred years. They use everything at their disposal. They reverse engineer unimaginably complex technology, they press on, all for the hope of tomorrow. It makes me very emotional. The Twinning is my favorite dungeon.

[@pentadunk]

Thats why i think the choice of lyrics to include in this song whas very intentional and clever. "Time Try, dare the dead tread ahead on a road that is borrowed design. Through the sum of their sons do they seek tomorrow. Tonight, witness then as the end shall begin what was final." Time, a very obvious but important aspect to the dungeon. the dead(the people from the doomed future with the eight umbral calamity) are treading ahead on a road of borrowed design(borrowed from omega, the crystal tower and alagans, alexander and the predecessors of the ironworks over time). Through the sum of the work done by their successors they're trying to create a new tomorrow(not to mention"tomorrow" is a recurring motif within shadowbringers) The last lyric gets a bit confusing but you cold say that the end of the doomed timeline began the future of our original timeline("final").

[@arisgremory6504]

@@pentadunk The final line is reference to the lies told to those of the First. The knowledge we share of the Primals of The Source.

[@specialnewb9821]

E n d w a l k e r

[@zamboozle3741]

They reverse engineered a god. They. Reverse. Engineered. A. God.

[@AshTreeDweller]

@@arisgremory6504 not quite, since it’s a remix of eScape which was a song written through the lens of Omega. Speaking on the arrogance of the Allagans. Also more to the fact that Omega is literally a starship.

[@Sylphsong14]

How long have i waited, for this, the banger of darkness

[@sairentoeko]

O.. Oh my..

[@IrideaeSnowbloom]

> look at cloud of darkness > apply size difference tag

[@ragnoseternum1511]

Those who jus speed through the dungeon. The reason why the theme is a mix of syrcus tower, omega and also alexander, is because biggs and wedge and of course the ironworks combined the ideas of omegas rift traveling , space and alexanders time manipulation using the crystal tower to circumnavigate the rift. My tears were shed while fighting the boss and i jus wanted to share it here as how soken who smartly made this track.

[@kiskili9577]

Don't forget they weaponized a tea kettle, probably with Gerolt's insight.

[@andljoy]

So basically , the built a TARDIS ? With a weaponised kettle ?

[@dbzfanexwarbrady]

@@andljoy - more like made the cristal tower a Delorian

[@jareddrake8656]

@@dbzfanexwarbrady Eh, I think the TARDIS is a better example. Time and Space. The delorian only does time.

[@redoctane13]

@@andljoy well Nero did tell Cid to stop holding back :X

[@aitorgonzalez4657]

A Realm Reborn: "Hmm. Nice soundtrack." Heavensward: "Oooh. Damn, Alexander is rockin'." Stormblood" "Hmm. Nice soundtrack." Shadowbringers: "NOTICE ME, SOKEN!!"

[@willm3856]

Before Meteor: "Forever neglected."

[@SkylineRiolu]

@@willm3856 this just made me burst out in laughter i don't know why.

[@Krescentwolf]

@@willm3856 Which is kind of a shame... Uematsu had some good tracks in the 1.0 era.

[@Alpacnologia]

SB's dungeon boss thteme was top tier

[@Goujiki]

Worst thing about FF14 = Heavensward fanboys. HW not that great, just stop talking about it already please.

[@danielporten8687]

lyrics: A drifting tender, Come ride, heroes, ride Her galleon severed Away with the tide The storm head gathers, Come ride, heroes, ride Illusions scattered Away with the tide Time Try, dare the dead tread ahead on a road that is borrowed design. Through the sum of their sons do they seek tomorrow. Tonight, witness then as the end shall begin what was final. Their lies, folding back, further back, ever back to primal.

[@ashathehacka2864]

Don’t think it’s “Come ride, heroes, ride” it sounds like “Connect the lines/line” which could mean them connecting the timelines so that WoL doesn’t die

[@TurntReynolds]

@@ashathehacka2864 confirmed the official lyrics are ride, heroes, ride

[@omegaipodmaniac]

Starting from “Time”, it all just sounds like incomprehensible gibberish. I genuinely cannot understand a single word being said there. It’s just noise.

[@yanastase]

I LIKE TENDERS

[@zeca7418]

wrong, this is in engrish, not english

[@ravenhellkite8124]

First run and I got the orchestrion scroll. I used up all my luck for the expansion.

[@Garzyan]

Do you need more luck xD ?

[@kinryuten]

I think I pulled this first try and the Magitek Predator mount first try on SB last day before ShB Early Access.

[@lordlundar]

Worth it!

[@jamesultima6144]

Happens to me ALL the time. I grt the best scrolls for every dungeon first run. Its madness. But no luck getting anything else haha

[@obololegal]

amazing how you can search for "that cool song from ffxiv" and this is the second result

[@RainerFenixhart]

Soken took off his weighted Gear when he composed this

[@segafan1316]

Somewhere, the Cloud of Darkness is headbanging to this

[@1jidion]

segafan13 cloud of darkness might make a return in shadowbringers, can’t spoil anything if you haven’t been the amh areng

[@xerxeschaoscore4828]

@@1jidion did i miss Something?

[@1jidion]

Xerxes Chaoscore are you done with expac?

[@xerxeschaoscore4828]

@@1jidion im finished Mainstory if you mean that yes 🤔

[@1jidion]

Xerxes Chaoscore do you remember the cs with ryne and thancred at the end? The world beyond the flood wall? It’s strikingly similar to ff3 before reviving the water crystal Edit: after leaving the floating continent

[@GmaerXQ]

I knew i had to find this once i heard it in the job trailer. But a canonical, lore-abiding reason for a Remix? Kudos.

[@FlippyMcGiantDad]

To prevent a calamity in a version of their past, the future version of Garlond Ironworks and their allies had to send someone back in time and across the rift, from the Source to the First Shard. Crystal Tower had the energy needed, so they used records of the WoL raiding in HW and SB to build the Tycoon, which has power over time travel like its original, Alexander, and likely has the power to access the Interdimensional Rift, like Omega does.

[@SH1NK1R01]

FlippyMcGiantDad even so they couldn’t control the towers mechanisms and didn’t have the time or resources to research it further. So graha’ tia who was awoken by them reopening the tower made the jump for them since he had full control of the tower. This shit is gold how that side quest tied in to this.

[@lanteanboy]

now I just wonder if lorewise, seeing as how we destroy the Tycoon, if the tower's Space-Time manipulation abilities still work.....

[@samellis1675]

@@lanteanboy I'd guess not - otherwise the next seven expansions are going to be us doing the same to every rejoined shard lmao.

[@jonathanprice8684]

@@samellis1675 Well, since the timeline that THIS tower came from is no longer around... there just has to be a new timeline for each of the other worlds. Harvest them like the Ascians harvest worlds!

[@KLGChaos]

As much as I love Uematsu, Soken really owned this expansion with his music.

[@Raiden777ify]

As much as I love Uematsu, with absolutely no disrespect to him, Soken has surpassed him, easily. I love Uematsu's stuff, but everything Soken makes is just incredible.

[@Telris86]

@@Raiden777ify I honestly dreaded the day that Uematsu would be no more. After discovering Soken that dread went away over time. He truly is amazing in his own way and both are masters in their craft.

[@lukedodson3441]

@@Raiden777ify sorry pal nah

[@blackhammer5035]

I would say Soken does pieces like this better than Uematsu, but given range of things Uematsu made over the decades from composing for a NES soundcard to international orchestras, you can't really surpass him, just rival some of his recent work.

[@DaRkLoRd-rc5yu]

@@Raiden777ify ff14 isn't the be all end all of ff. There's years of uematsu's work that is absolutely timeless. Not sure I've heard anything better than fisherman's horizon or dancing mad. Or battle on the bridge even. But it is fantastic even still, square really know how to find good composers. Yoko shimamura from kingdom hearts is phenominal as well.

[@lokishoi7382]

SE: Soken we need you to make a track that is cyrcus theme, but also alexander's theme BUT also Omega's theme. Soken: ...Sure

[@HCSR2]

Soken: Mhm, mhm, and what else?.. Oh, that's it?

[@Sllandre]

Still don't hear Alexander outside of the end boss.

[@EllisanLeonhardt]

@@Sllandre Its a bit of a stretch but part of the bass line is the same leitmotif as Rise.

[@Sllandre]

@@EllisanLeonhardt Wait... BY MENPHINA YOU'RE RIGHT.

[@Sirolfusable]

@@HCSR2 we want you to use a cartboard box as an instrument

[@Kikoou]

I came across this dungeon by accident, because I was being miserable and trying to find something to do after doing 5.5. My God, this dungeon gave me such a rush of adrenaline with the music and lore.

[@Rena-kc2pr]

Soken is certainly a Primal and we are all subjugated

[@Ridley369]

The Tempering, the glorious Tempering

[@user-dk9bh9bx2j]

* Insert vibing cat meme here *

[@TravTravYT]

you can tell who's really about this theme because the runtime's "most replayed" only gets higher the longer the song gets

[@Zazooku]

Took a hiatus form the game and returned yesterday after nearly 2 years. Jumping on roulete and I get this as my welcome back dungeon...... What a treat that was!

[@UltimateHakai]

I just got back into it as well after a long break good to be back

[@ncala]

Dark Knight Au Ra here. I don't need to use Grit when I come to this dungeon, the clap of my draconian ass-cheeks will call out every mob for miles around. Now if only the damn healer would get into the rhythm...

[@randomdude8544]

Demonic Ass-cheeks*

[@Skijaramaz]

@@randomdude8544 Nah, they're draconic.

[@Skijaramaz]

@@randomdude8544 I suppose I can see why you'd think that. I personally disagree, though. But to each their own.

[@randomdude8544]

@@Skijaramaz yeah

[@lekano443]

I am also a Dark Knight Au ra and I can relate.

[@snaffu1]

Almost 3 years later--this song is STILL one of the absolute best songs in the entire game--in a soundtrack full of absolute king shit bangers. Soken, you absolute legend.

[@ZesTofthelemon]

just crunched out three whole pages of homework to this. thank you square enix very cool

[@notsoanonymouself]

This is the reason I got Dancer up to 80. No other job can do this dungeon such justice.

[@toxiclunch]

Osu days

[@ArdentPrayer]

I can't believe this song came with a dungeon.

[@jaeusa160]

I believe this track is also known as "Brining Chicken Tenders to the Crystal Tower" That end boss of this dungeon though, those messages after the dungeon.

[@EyeOfTheDragonfly]

Okay this might be a little tinfoil hat, but... count the number of beats at the start. Soken, you madman.

[@MaskedHeroLucky]

Heh, nice.

[@sentientcircle9769]

BRUUUUUUUUUUH

[@sentientcircle9769]

That's lit

[@raija2359]

That's amazing

[@coolyeh1017]

Holy shit.

[@felixrockel3194]

Me: Okay, Soken can not compose something that is better than Syrcus Tower OST and O11 OST... Soken: Hold my matcha.

[@daxam2]

Soken: Hold my chicken

[@PanickedPixel]

Soken: Hold my otamatone.

[@xixjamesxix24]

Matcha.....Pfffft....Soken hit a fat line of cocaine before doin this! Its woooonderful!

[@jamestan5105]

Soken: Hold my saxiphone

[@NuiYabuko]

@@xixjamesxix24 The fact that creativity is associated with drug abuse is concerning.

[@x-train]

our prayers were answered and managed to summon the primal Soken

[@kumomeme7852]

We need Soken Extreme

[@thefastestlink5637]

@@kumomeme7852 Monument to Music (Extreme) "Time to BRING THE HOUSE DOWN!" Soken opens the battle by making himself invincible with the buff "Rock-Hard Solo", then attacks with a Barrage of AoEs, one after another, in a set of 5. after that, he tires out, leaving him open to attack. he then does more AoE's without the buff until he reaches a certain health threshold. that is when he gets onto the stage in the back of the arena. "Think anyone in your band can beat ME in a duel?" The tank must then Right Click the "Deluxe Guitar" next to the stage in the next 10 seconds otherwise it's a wipe via Soken's "Face Melt" attack. after He/She does, they are forced into an Active Time Maneuver: a Duel with Soken in Theatrythm Final Fantasy's BMS style, and the song is Rise. (E-Scape if it's the normal version). if the tank misses a note, they take damage. but if SOKEN misses a note, HE takes damage. if the tank dies, instant wipe. however, Soken will never miss a note unless the rest of the party interferes. how? by damaging various concert equipment to distract Soken. if a piece of equipment gets to 50% HP, soken gets a debuff that makes him miss every few notes for a few seconds. if a piece of equipment is completely destroyed, soken will completely lose focus on the duel and throw out a few AoEs, missing all the notes that pass while in this state. only issue is that waves of adds show up to fight the rest of the party, and they give a damage buff to Soken for each alive. once the song is over, whoever missed less notes gets the buff "You Rock!", giving them an buff to attack and defense. however, soken is not pleased the party lived... "HOW ARE YOUR FACES NOT MELTED YET!?" At this point Soken Gets Rock-Hard Solo again, but also gets the debuff "Melting Face", which steadily chips away at his HP, stacking with each aoe, until the end of the fight. now it's just a dodging battle, but any attacks that do hit also inflict Melting Face. once Soken's HP hits zero, his face literally melts off his skull and he is defeated. So, How did i do? I'm no game designer, so this design may suck in practice.

[@MegaErik1990]

@@thefastestlink5637 I would LOVE this fight XD

[@HyperfixationWizard]

The boss themes for dungeons and raids in this game are so fucking good HOLY SHIT.

[@nitemare3904]

you exactly know when shit is going down. The game is like: TREAT YO'SELF

[@whiteknight74648]

Me: I don't think they could make the Omega theme any better FF XIV SHB: Hold my Chicken Tenders.

[@Kagarth13]

Chicken tenders 2 : The Chickening

[@bigbossbernard]

you mean Alexander?

[@horaciohernandez2850]

You mean Syrcus Tower? YOU MEAN ALL OF THE ABOVE?!

[@Brendanj101]

The combined theme of Omega and Crystal tower, both who travel through dimensions, along with the final boss of Ironworks Alexander shows how much everyone in Ironworks tried everything to save us. These were also all the raids that Cid was a major part of, since Binding Coils, Rab and I think Dun Scaith were other people.

[@Krescentwolf]

Yup. Twinning is basically an Ironworks greatest hits track. Combining concepts they learned from Crystal Tower, Alexander, and Omega, pooling all that knowledge, and leaving it in the hands of their descendants. The message from Biggs III after you complete the dungeon is a heart shot. XD

[@marcusaurelius4777]

@@Krescentwolf What is the message? I think I skipped it by accident

[@Krescentwolf]

It's just a character talking about how they're sending off the exarch with all their hopes and such... but then its signed by 'Biggs, Third of his name, Eighteenth President of Garlond Ironworks.' The context there is kind of amazing.

[@ninetailedfox579121]

@@Krescentwolf If you think about it even further, if this is the 3rd generation of Biggs then that means there still a number of years until the calamity happens. This combined with the fact that the Exarch didn't disappear means that the calamity is still going to happen and all their efforts were for naught. My prediction is that something the Exarch did or will do will be the thing that sparks the calamity in the first place.

[@Krescentwolf]

The 8th Umbral Calamity wasn't a single moment like the 7th was with Bahamut. It started with Black Rose wiping out entire populations and essentially making the world go into a Mad Max Era where everyones killing everyone and most people are out for themselves. They mention over the course of the story that it took roughly 200 years after Black Rose dropped and Scions died before G'raha Tia was woken up along with the Crystal Tower. Where-upon he, Biggs III, and probably some other descendants working in the Garlond Ironworks put all the plans and research together to send G'raha and the Syrcus Tower back in time and to the First Shard. They missed the mark by about 100 years too, So G'raha Tia has been in the first for around that long.

[@ComputermasterDMC]

First time I ran this dungeon I thought my sound drivers crashed. And then the beat dropped.

[@wanderingpaladin4927]

"So, are you listening to Alexander or the Crystal Tower?" Yes.

[@shadowof30cm]

I started to FF14 after this video now im at the start of endwaşker what a journey. Love it

[@coldReactive]

A few things I like about this dungeon: * The opening cut-scene is 1 for 1 the same as the opening for the syrcus tower. (with the exception of zooming in on the initial mob group. * They threw in a segment of the syrcus tower theme into it. * The "Underworld" gives me flashbacks to the "Reactor 0" stage in Dirge of Cerberus underneath Midgar.

[@ReallyNotAGoose]

Coming back years later, this is still one of my favourite pieces of game music ever. Easily top 20. And it's not even my favourite piece in this dungeon! XIV is fucking stacked.

[@SaiyanGamer95]

This video was used for another video called "The Twinning.mp4". That's how I came here.

[@barakul5648]

Same XD

[@luicifiero]

Its the reason why i played the game in the first plac

[@FutureLombax]

Fanfest 2021 anyone?

[@SaiyanGamer95]

@@FutureLombax Yup.

[@jesusg1998]

this theme made me start playing this game ngl

[@Ridley369]

This is such a fucking fantastic melody, seriously. FFXIV's music is legendary beyond belief.

[@Garionica]

i think you mispelled "medley"

[@Silverhazey_]

@@Garionica no...he probably did mean melody lol.

[@aldrete9115]

@@Silverhazey_...but it is a medley

[@albertdiaz4710]

@@aldrete9115 Not quite. It's more of a leitmotif for Omega even if it has a bit of Crystal Tower. A medley tends to be considered more of a mashup even it really isn't entirely. Regardless, it has a melody and therefore the original comment makes sense and is correct.

[@Ridley369]

@@Garionica I meant "melody", just as written.

[@i.147]

I will never ever get tired of hearing FFIII music in FFXIV. Bless the Crystal Tower

[@RatchildUK]

Hell yea, 3 is one of Uematsu’s most underrated soundtracks.

[@i.147]

@@RatchildUK Still hoping for a re-arrangement of the the forbidden land Eureka theme from FF3 (since we never discovered the real Eureka under the CT in FFXIV)

[@Joeyfield0]

what is this song in III called so i can hear it?

[@Zephhi]

@@Joeyfield0 It's not, it's just the Crystal Tower theme I believe being adapted and that melody is also used in this

[@StabYourBrain]

"Hey there! First timer here! Anything i should know about this dungeon?" "Turn up the music" "what?" "Just do it"

[@Social8Hypnosis]

This totally happened on my first run.

[@tomasmurphy9888]

I managed to avoid spoilers about this dungeon and as I went through this my only thought was "Holy crap this is just a 'FFXIV Raids Greatest Hits' Dungeon! I love it!"

[@jaeusa160]

Did you grasp the significance of the final boss? It seems like it was an Ironworks attempt to achieve what the Exarch later achieved, a piece of their research into that field of science. It speaks to how bad things got that they tried to recreate something which was such a major threat, knowing the risks.

[@Brashgar]

@@jaeusa160 I don't think what the Exarch and the Ironworks did was seperate things. It was a collaboration, since the beacon bringing you to the First was of Ironworks make. What the Exarch did allowed to bring people across shards. What the Ironworks did allowed to bring the entire damn tower to the First. That's my take on it at least.

[@jaeusa160]

@@Brashgar They were all working toward that end, I was just expressing that the final boss of the dungeon is clearly PART of those efforts.

[@OmegaGamer04]

@@Brashgar Not to mention that they made it travel into time as well

[@aickavon]

The fact that they were inspired by the WoL’s travels didn’t hit me until this dungeon. I was like “You crazy sons of bitches! You actually did it!!”

[@mrbixbite]

Here are the lyrics if anyone was wondering: A drifting tender, Come ride, heroes, ride Her galleon severed Away with the tide The storm head gathers, Come ride, heroes, ride Illusions scattered Away with the tide Time Try, dare the dead tread ahead on a road that is borrowed design. Through the sum of their sons do they seek tomorrow. Tonight, witness then as the end shall begin what was final. Their lies, folding back, further back, ever back to primal.

[@FumiTheSillyGirl]

*A chicken tender

[@szymonidesomco4974]

They are going to the moon!

[@Kango234]

You called it.

[@mczwei2081]

First time I heard this song 4 month a go, made me considering playing FF-XIV... and so start my journey in Eorzea... from Shiva's oblivion, forward and back in the Alexander, gubal library jazzy cheesy, omega's eScape, and finally i reach twinning last night... what a journey!

[@Rafael1984]

I have seen this video so much, that I had to start playing FFXIV because of this. I tried playing XIV before, but got so overwhelmed at the beginning that i just give up. Now i will not stop until i reach this dungeon, i swear.

[@sexbroly]

How far did you get?

[@astuteanansi4935]

Omega, play dance music

[@takerukari]

Chicken Tenders! Come ready to fry! *jumps faster for chicken tenders*

[@stnason2641]

God now I want to mod my Alexa to respond to Omega haha

[@Sllandre]

For rift energy unnecessary it is?! Maximizing bug production. Hello world?!!

[@ElvenAngel]

Let's be honest the main reason we all replay this dungeon is the music...

[@DootyBooty]

If you just did the last current Endwalker dungeon and came back to listen to this, I'm here to represent you.

[@ThatGuy-tc6uv]

That bridge portion between eScape and Crystal Tower is just beautiful.

[@ultimateazure1125]

I don't think words can describe how badly I needed this song since I heard it in the Job Action Trailer. What a god tier track! Undoubtedly one of my favorite tracks in the (current) entirety of FFXIV's OST.

[@TheDimsh]

Do you happen to know the other song? The one that the video starts off with, it's obviously a version of the main theme, but which one is it, I've been looking all over and i cant find it ahhhhh

[@TheDimsh]

@@Raiven329 thanksss!!!

[@abrahamcanales8054]

Im with you. Id even play the job action trailer and fast forward to where WAR is just to hear the snippet of this song. Now i can listen to the whole thing!

[@weiren2033]

Same! I was so hyped during job action video and when I entered this duty I was like OMG IT'S THAT SONG JABXUBSBSXUXBS 😂

[@applepie4921]

@@TheDimsh man I'm searching for it I thought I'm crazy when I searched on the album and couldn't find it yet :"(

[@darulezlulez2625]

*Duty commenced* 💃🕺👯‍♀️

[@Sir.Strange]

godamn this song

[@Puunyamya]

Big pulls okay. This song increases my WHM drive tenfold!

[@yxyburke]

I only get adlocrits when I'm in here

[@TheOriginalSolicious]

You better believe that it ain’t only the Dancers dancing here

[@cattysplat]

I've seen this song attached to so many FF14 memes, it has transcended.

[@damocles7406]

"So how are we going to save the world?" "First? We JAM!"

[@wah-gb5xe]

over one thousand hours after i started playing this game… i finally ran this dungeon for the first time… father i’m twinning…

[@kumo34sans]

when i hear that first note me and the random groups be full sprinting to the end. glorious

[@RingoMejingjard]

When I see how dungeons in Shadowbringers are way above everything they done so far, I have insane expectation for Eden and Yohra Apocalypse raids !

[@elementsgarden2217]

way above everything? it's still the same linear corridors though.

[@SealedBaylor]

@@elementsgarden2217 I think they mean music-wise

[@elementsgarden2217]

@@SealedBaylor I like a lot of the older dungeon music too !

[@KiRAyylmao]

@@elementsgarden2217 when you have to run a dungeon over and over it becomes a linear corridor anyways once other people know it. See toto rak and whatever that gladiatorial looking one in 2.0 is

[@elementsgarden2217]

@@KiRAyylmao right that's what i said, it's nothing but the same linear dungeon "design"

[@OceanFragments]

It was eSCAPE + Rise + Syrcus Tower all along...it was always right there!

[@Bragdolius]

Has Soken buffed my DPS directly? The Answer is *Y E S*

[@DuoSanguis]

To this day i don't know why there isn't a Sokem insert in the Bard quests like there is for Yoshi-P in quests for plot Extremes.

[@ishgardiandad8250]

Keep in mind this is the same guy who made the soundtrack for Mario Hoops 3 on 3

[@remrem-gx3ml]

years later and im still coming back for more

[@EspyLacopa2]

The only thing better than this song. . .is the song for the last boss of this dungeon.

[@SniperKing-O]

The only Crystal Tower run I wouldn't mind doing over and over again just for the song.

[@Metaknightkirby2]

The number one argument for implementing an option to turn boss music off.

[@EdgeKisaragi]

Metaknightkirby2 nah locus is a jam too

[@guilegale8942]

LIGHT PARTY FULL PARTY ... LIGHT PARTY ... *FULL PARTY*

[@curio_sphere]

We started running this the other day at 1:35, so less than 30 minutes before we'd be kicked out by maintenance, let me tell you this is an amazing speedrun jam! My heart was racing the whole time, we tried greedy pulls and wiped, and ended making it out 2 minutes before server shutdown aha

[@reneeheinpold]

How xD Unless you are sitting and listening to the music, you can't fail a normal dungeon no less than wipe with 2 packs of mobs. That's more likely the healer problem as I read it

[@curio_sphere]

@@reneeheinpold I said greedy so tank grabbed 3 packs of heavy-hitting mobs, honestly we could've done it if some of the monsters didn't lose aggro on the tank and start attacking me (yes I was throwing Holy's left and right-terrible idea when the tank is rushing to the next pack)

[@Magnarmis]

@@curio_sphere ah, it was the tanks fault then. This is why I never move on before hitting all enemies twice.

[@auroninja]

Was spamming this dungeon coz I NEEDED the orchestrion roll for this theme, then finally gave in and bought it for 1.6mil on market. I just couldn't wait any longer. It needs to be on repeat in the house.

[@Xenitag0]

I'm a lucky man seems, got it on my 3rd run.

[@silverman824]

bought it for 18k lol

[@SniperKing-O]

*Automatically plays the meme in my head* Glorious~

[@SoranPryde]

I can imagine what Biggs the Third must have said to himself when he sent the Crystal Tower to the First and back in time with G'raha Tia in it "Warrior of Light, i have never met you and i do not know you. But if my grandfather had faith and hope that you would be the one person to save our past, present and future, then that is enough comfort to me, that all of this suffering and tears that we have endured for the last three generations was worth it. G'raha Tia, carry our hopes and dreams with you to the Warrior of Light. NOW GO!!" /smashes his fist on the big button to fire up the machinery to warp the Crystal Tower back in time and place.

[@TheOnlyGBeast]

they really outdid themselves with the shadowbringers OST, seriously

[@ViolentlyCumin]

This is a mashup of existing themes that I would never have thought to put together, and It's awesome

[@zantetsukenkidd]

YES, FINALLY I've been waiting for this since the job action trailer!

[@Himdidimdi]

same here \o/

[@1jidion]

Me three

[@jasumi2369]

That trailer was awesomeness at best and so here we are!

[@yamchayaku]

Thanks to BeneG, I whenever I hear this song, I can't help but think of Emet-Selch skating and doing Kickflips on G'raha Tia in Amaurot.

[@Raiden2480]

For me it's G'raha bouncing to the beat as he's dragged by emet selch 😂

[@yamchayaku]

@@Raiden2480 LMAO That too!

[@n-aera]

"through the sum of their sons they seek tomorrow" Oh soken you glorious bastard, he and the writing team of course

[@Maho.]

PAY ATTENTION MAD BANGERS ARE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW

[@Dharengo]

What sfx is 11?

[@matz3669]

@@Dharengo i only know sfx 6