The Hunter and The Hunted - Final Fantasy XVI (Part 3)

[@jessecox]

I’m so happy this got up, youtube was fightin’ me on this one. Thank you for watching 😊

[@DrNinjaMcAwesome]

Just woken up. Ready for more FF and I see this. Love you Jesse. Keep 'em coming.

[@Enderlinkpawnu]

KZbin being naughty smh

[@melindabrown3840]

I'm happy you're happy Jesse. Keep fighting the good fight 💪💖

[@abby5934]

Thank you for fighting youtube out, I'm enjoying this series a lot! 💙

[@greencastellan7700]

I'm at the same area as this video ends xD It's nice to watch and also do the same journey. This game has been amazing ;w; I don't want it to end

[@nouvadevor9518]

Everytime Clive is talking I expect his next line to be "I've never asked for this"

[@adjwindu70]

Is that the same VA as ardbert? I never noticed

[@nouvadevor9518]

@@adjwindu70 don't know, the reference was the infamous quote from Adam Jensen. Both have the same voice style.

[@Toksyuryel]

@@adjwindu70 It's not

[@ahsunk6537]

Really like how they're handling the story so far! In other games, the whole revenge plot, Clive being Ifrit twist, and who the hooded man is, are stories that could have been very drawn out and lost their gravity as a result. Plus I like that despite everything Clive has gone through, he still expresses emotions other than rage or being focused solely on revenge. Man let himself be vulnerable with Jill

[@MrV1r00zz]

Exactly! actually seeing him have a range of ACTUAL emotions having his moments of hard boy vibes to crying about being more or less "broken" around her its just so perfect!

[@CozyRozzy]

I wholeheartedly agree, except for one thing: Benedicta should flat out have not died or died far later. It's supposed to show the corruption of the Odin Dominate, but the only time the poor girl was happy was with Cid. They could have pulled off the same thing, but have her die much later. At least that could have her character growth come into full fruition/payoff, hopefully have a satisfying end, and should could have been happy again for once. The rest of her life just seemed to be pain and entrapment. They set up all that character growth and threw it all away. Becoming a prevelent trope again and it's honestly driving me up the wall.

[@CastorGaming]

You know ... I really missed watching Jesse just roam around and having an absolute blast. I remember watching the Witcher 2 and Skyrim playthroughs forever ago, and this takes me back. Loving the playthrough, Jesse!

[@oplawlz]

Man, the writing in this game is so far above an beyond. So rare to have a video game with writers that actually understand how real humans talk to each other, and with the ability to reflect individual personalities.

[@KikoKay-Kay]

Yeah. I was very suprised when they dropped the brooding act on Clive. Cause thats the trope, the broody revenger anime arcetype. But no, Clive is actually a pretty sensetive dude all things considered, if with problems. It just makes him so much more human. And the same with all the other characters obviously. Benedicta and Cid's relationship to start has a lot of nuance. Its a joy to see. It really feels that the M rating is not just for the situations, but the more hard hitting subject matter and characterization too.

[@LeoDominius]

Some simple NPC lines have stuck with me just because how colorful the language is. It makes me want to work on my vocabulary.

[@travismattingly1414]

Jesse rocking into Eastpool with almost none of the basic abilities mastered is absolutely hilarious. Everyone else I've seen focuses on those first, but Jesse is the kinda man that sees big number abilities and has to have them. And I respect that.

[@admiralredcoat]

I love that the area music for Rosaria is the song the soldiers were singing, basically their national anthem.

[@themig292003]

2:39:05 "Ok, So I found the cemetery"....And missed the chest in the ruins. "This is the Jesse Cox method"

[@25Dzone]

Honestly don't think I could ever watch anyone else but Jesse play a Final Fantasy game - love the detail, love the speculation and love the searching around for loot. It's almost more fun than playing FF16 myself - I can't wait for part 4!!

[@pedrostormrage]

1:17:10 Let 👏 Clive 👏 and 👏 Gav 👏 hug 👏. Cid said Gav likes Clive, Gav helped Clive track the other Dominant of Fire, and now Clive has even saved Gav's life (hugs are overdue at this point).

[@ormoffat]

Jesse these have been getting me through a slow work week! Thanks for all your hard work and fighting KZbin to get this up for us!

[@Elischannel4stuff]

This is so good! Love experiencing this story with Jesse and the community.

[@SurrealNirvana]

I had a sneaking suspicion that this dominant of fire was somehow Clive's deceased, but like a phoenix reborn, brother.

[@nanoflower1]

That was my thought as I posted on a previous video. That said I've since been disavowed of that belief thanks to a recommended video title on the right hand side of the screen that showed up when I was watching a previous video. I don't know the details since I didn't watch the video but it clearly suggested what is going on.

[@clarehidalgo]

@@nanoflower1 Joshua didn't have a body left behind after the fight by movie logic he had to have lived. Why where people like disavowing ya for being trope savvy?

[@AngeloidAstra]

I have to say it's so nice that you're playing this off stream - I feel like this could be a difficult game to really take your time with with Twitch chat yelling "STALL" in the background every time you wander off to explore or do a sidequest or read some lore. Love your takes and all the FF knowledge you bring into the game.

[@j0kerclash289]

By the way Jesse, the blood sword and the other sword are the weapons that the first and second warriors of light wield, thats why they look so final fantasy :3

[@WD_Gaster66]

Braveheart is clearly from FF1 cause of the description, and the Blood Sword is from FF4 right? What with the mention of "flames of rebellion"?

[@j0kerclash289]

@@WD_Gaster66 the blood sword first appears in ff2, wielded by Firion

[@WD_Gaster66]

@@j0kerclash289 Oh yeah of course, totally switched them up in my brain for some brain!

[@Pienimusta]

Jesse is really spoiling us with these +3 hour videos.

[@JeiCorsair]

Even as someone who has only played a handful of FF games, I love watching you geek out over lore and connections to previous entries.

[@crit-c4637]

The actor for Saul Ty in BSG is Michael Hogan. He doesn't have any credits for FF16. As to who voiced the Bloodaxe Mercenary, I can't find that out because the vast majority of the cast is just listed as "Voice" and only the main characters have the character name listed.

[@cyradus]

3:38:56 He did not stop and notice the scarecrows are old school FF Black Mages.....haha

[@muja_bunny]

Jesse yelling "Oh Moogle!" at 45:25 is me whenever I see a moogle too

[@Devo14218]

As soon as she called him “your grace” in the last episode, I knew it. I thought you did too…

[@ericbright1742]

Garrett and Kyle of Grinding Gear were screaming "What is the one thing the Phoenix is all about? Rebirth! There's no way that's the last we've seen of Joshua."

[@DarksideGmss0513]

That's what I was saying too. I was thinking there's no way Joshua's dead because that's the whole sthick of the Phoenix.

[@mcihay246]

​@@DarksideGmss0513I feel that the main takeaway is... Even if Joshua weren't dead, what's moreso important is the feelings Clive has to go through not knowing this fact.

[@jdstearman]

I realize that it's 2 months later, but we kind of saw Joshua be reborn when he was the phoenix. I guess I took it to mean that it was a one time per incarnation thing, and that a second rebirth was impossible. Kind of like an "ace-up-the-sleeve" kind of move, which in Joshua's case seemed to have failed.

[@fargonotic]

calling it now: the mysterious dominant is actually clives brother that has actually survived (still timetraveling or somehow communing with clive through their shared phoenix-powers from the future)

[@Owltoppus]

Same thought and if it really is that little shit, I will mod this game as soon as it comes for pc and make sure ifrit gets to turn his human Body to a pulp. How dare you make me feel feelings!

[@TheSilverOrn]

Why do these come out during my workday? MUST. DO.WERRRRRRRK... BUT I WANNA WATCH THE LOOTINGS! THE STORY GOES ON! Can't wait to watch this responsibly during calls about TPS reports and on my lunch break.

[@Blunderbuss09]

Also I haven't played every FF game but JESUS CHRIST Clive has to have one of the shittiest lives of a FF protagonist so far. Hearing his voice breaking at the end there was so tragic. I want Joshua to still be alive or reborn just so he can have some happiness again.

[@bigandyclark]

cloud: "hold my beer"

[@Blunderbuss09]

@@bigandyclark I thought of Cloud, but he seemed to have a pretty okay life with a loving mother until the Nibelheim Incident. The amount of time from that until FF7 starts is a few years. Poor Clive got shit on by his own mum every day his whole life before he got enslaved for *13* years. I think Clive wins.

[@alenezi989a3]

I'm trying to think if any FF protagonist had it worst, but nothing comes to mind, I think Clive wins.

[@ThisIsntAYoutuber]

Terra (FF6) comes close. She’s lived most of her life under mind control, and was forced to fight while being pulled around by several commanders, including a psychotic clown. That said, Clive definitely takes the number one spot. Holy crap.

[@makomarquis]

I am so hyped every time a new entry into this playthrough is released. I'm not a huge FF fan, but this story has been great, and your playthrough has been very entertaining. Great stuff Jesse.

[@PhantomBanger]

Genuinely surprised it didn't hit Jesse about Joshua until that moment. We're normally on the same wavelength when it comes to predicting plots and I was sure for a while! God I love this game. Loving watching this as me and Jesse play these kinds of games pretty much exactly the same way, been missing seeing that

[@scubastevewa8580]

This is the most compelling KZbin, but then again I'm one of the ones from the old LP days. Loving the game so far Jesse!

[@Tyfonen]

I have no clue about the story in Final Fantasy, but to me the Phoenix is the symbol of rebirth. Not very suprised if Joshua isn’t dead.

[@technicalsupport6016]

same, no idea about final fantasy, but 2 min before Jesse said it was Joshua got it...proud of my self for that.

[@astrayscot]

The Phoenix is the symbol of rebirth, not just to you, but to the rest of the world as well.

[@clarehidalgo]

Also Joshua is an alternate spelling of Yeshua aka Jesus

[@stviz87]

​@@clarehidalgoJesus is my favorite zombie

[@starwarsgeek501]

Damn, Jesse, the turnaround on these are lightning-fast! Good work, I can't wait to watch!

[@thegrowingdarkness1377]

Watching jesse play lore heavy games feels very nostalgic, like im back with my mates sitting on the floor playin ff7, suikoden, chrono trigger, breath of fire and the likes

[@Dortz666]

What I liked to notice early was Cid using a fire crystal to light his cigars compared to the others Dominants that were using their own aether

[@vault29a]

Yeah bc hes dying already.

[@GoTheJutsu]

So I wonder if Clives power to absorb (?) other Eikon's powers somehow maybe prevents the Crystal's Curse from catching up to him?

[@MaggiMe]

I am not that good at these types of games and even less at finishing them. I love watching Jessie play, getting to see the whole story is awesome as well as his reactions.

[@fawkespryde9183]

Watching Jesse play this tickles my inner lore nerd and loot goblin. On one hand, I love seeing him read over every little bit of information found and going over conspiracy theories. But on the other hand, watching him run off the paths for loot makes me cackle. God, I love me some shinies hidden in a random bush at the corner of the map protected by giant enemies

[@matthewmacomber6278]

Can't wait for the video where Jesse notices you can check the details of Eikon abilities to see what Upgrading/Mastery them does and realized Mastering doesn't always make something stronger. 😅

[@MagicCardboardBox]

43:50 what a great moment, called it was Joshua the moment we first saw him, why else have a hood, right? But how was he in the past? Lotta questions... Haven't finished the video yet, just had to comment

[@elfaroncarnot]

Jesse's playthrough. Best playthrough.

[@misterspotlessmind]

Jesse, may I suggest using your abilities more often? Especially since you've got Garuda too. Will probably make fights faster. And for elite enemies, you can use them while their stagger gauge isn't close to emptying, that way you're not sitting on unused resources and they won't be on cooldown when they actually stagger.

[@ArcNine9Angel]

Be a better idea in addition to use Garuda's to build the multiplier up before Phoenix, right?

[@Arctic.Sirius]

Say Jesse, can you move the camera a smidge down so that we can see the tailend of the boss healthbars? Once it disappears behind your camera it becomes a guessing came for me :x

[@DmitriSolomon]

3:00:00 Before every battle, Clive lifts a sash covered in seals. "Do any of these mean we don't have to fight?"

[@alenezi989a3]

Right the "seal" thing is just weird it's like mechanic they implemented but forgot to use. You get the seal but it doesn't do anything and you don't use it. If unlocks special chests or vendors or vendors sell you special materials when you have it or maybe a hunting board in the area, it's so weird.

[@SebastianBeresniewicz]

Thanks!

[@jessecox]

no, thank YOU.

[@tinybee7780]

It's the little things, but I really appreciate Jesse slowing down and taking the time to hear what the npcs have to say. 2:30:37 Yup, that actually happened at least Jesse realizes it sooner rather than later 😂 3:16:30 I wish the devs should've really made these easier to find and access. These are challenging, but they also give you a taste of what to expect from the Eikon's abilities.

[@GlodChip]

This episode should have been called "A Dominant of Ice and Fire".

[@KyleCorbeau]

2:39:05 O.O I'm genuinely surprised Jesse's loot senses didn't see that chest on the right as he was sprinting by.

[@pietroswim7528]

Jesse's Moogle Voice gives me so much joy :)

[@Nedread]

Pause @ 1:32:56 .. is that a Buster Sword wedged in the Gigas' club?

[@picaludica]

The story and gravitas in this game make me weep all the more for what FFXII could have been. I still LOVE FFXII - I love the Ivalice universe in general - but man, if Matsuno had been given free rein the way Yoshi-P seems to have... What a masterpiece it could have been! FFXVI is ticking all the right boxes for me in terms of storytelling and emotional engagement. I am *invested* in these characters and this universe, this game has made me *care*. I still can't afford a PS5 at this point, but if/when I have the opportunity to play FFXVI, I definitely will. This is shaping up to be one of my favourite entries in the franchise.

[@LordAleco]

I’d love to see more lore! Jesse I understand you’re trying to keep things moving but please read more of the entries, it’s super interesting.

[@BusWindow]

Nektar voice is 100% on point.

[@NewCitrus]

I'm not sure how you put out videos so quickly, Jesse. Thank you, but remember to take care of yourself too.❤❤❤

[@fernandozavaletabustos205]

Thank you for continuing this great Let's Play!

[@Owl90]

It's really great to see your improvement in combat. Thank you for putting in the effort for the quality content!

[@RhinForti]

Gotta laugh, gotta love you Jesse. Jesse: *gets xp gain item, states "Oh, I'll use this when I do an offscreen xp run", proceeds to not equip the item for xp run 5 minutes later as expresses disappointment in xp gain.* Also Jesse: "Does Torgal gain levels from being in battle, or do I actively use him in battle? I just don't know and want to know..." *meanwhile tool tip answering his questions is on screen in front of him* God bless you, Jesse XD

[@kytten]

i love the sidequests in this game. It's very much "Here's like, 2, 3 little bits and bobs, ok, now go do a little more of the main story and you'll get a few more, shoo shoo." Also, speaking of the main story? WHAT THE ACTUAL F- Wow it's a lot. So much a lot.

[@bigpoulet3667]

Every time the battle theme starts I'm SO SURE it's the FF8 battle theme

[@KyleCorbeau]

42:43 I'm almost entirely convinced it's time travel of some kind now because then who else was Original Hood guy!?

[@CanisMythson]

It looks like what you wanna do when you pull them down with the geruda thing is follow up with one of the Geruda attacks, which do extra will damage, to get them into full stagger quickly.

[@ericbright1742]

1:00:38 Made me crack up so hard. Makes me think though, since this is a Medieval European setting, Moogles shouldn't have a New York accent. They should have a York accent. /s, of course.

[@abby5934]

I was thinking, about the crystal thing that Jesse was talking about around 2:55:00 or so, it makes a lot of sense, but it also raises the question, why is it that the blight doesn't reach inside the ruins of the fallen, it's so interesting!

[@cyradus]

The story is really well done in that you are figuring shit out along with Clive. Master work on the story. Game of the Year candidate for sure.

[@chelsicampbell7739]

The maps remind me so much of 12s. Not super corridor like but not too much dead open empty space. Good in between to make it feel large yet not overwhelming. Even if some stuff is more linear in what ya do there's still what feels like loads of room to breath.

[@BK2207]

52:00 - couple lifegoals right there. On the case of Joshua, maybe his death send him lost in space and time until he was able to come back before the event of his death. Anyway, this seems like a classic japan antagonist trope - the nice & weak turned into a well-intentioned extremist.

[@crosscutsart]

2:30:00 since you said you knew about the monster hunt thing I will go ahead and say this I had the same thing happen to one of those monsters when it was almost dead. I was so mad since I had used almost all my potions.

[@yate0128]

I'm so glad you're plalythis so fast im DYING to know everything

[@Mad1Cow]

Hey Jesse, I know I'm a bit late on this (sorry been trying to play the game myself and come back and watch yours). The replay levels section is mostly there for if you miss items or so you can get achievements. So far I've found you don't need to grind levels in this game and as you say, it's better to fight mobs in the overworld than it is to go back and redo old content at lower levels.

[@animefarm2482]

Also appreciate the bit of realism that they put in, for example when Jill is casting a spell to help and the enemy dies . The spell still cast not just a sudden stop

[@Blunderbuss09]

I wonder if the game is going to explain how society controls Bearers; like why don't they just toast their master and run away? How do they capture deserters without huge casualties? Have there not been Bearer uprisings? In Dragon Age mages are also enslaved but they're controlled by Templars who have the ability to negate magic, and also brainwash them with religious dogma, use magical trackers, and keep them so sheltered and feeble that they can't function in society or in the wilderness. And a large plot of the 2nd game proves that this still was not enough to prevent a war. So hopefully FF16 fleshes this out a little more.

[@travislyonsgary]

Yeah the brand seems to be implied to have some effect on them but its been unclear in what that means

[@vault29a]

​@@travislyonsgarybrand is suicide squad's neckbrace.

[@timslack7568]

With Jesse being a huge deep diving lore nerd finding things that most would oversee, I cant believe he was shocked by the reveal. They didnt really hint at it but it was just one of those things where you kinda know they were gonna go that route, now the rest of the equation of why he showed up is still up in the air

[@jsmth99]

3:47:00 "Clive is Clive". You are so much nicer than me. I went "You fucking plank of wood!" 😂

[@terraglade]

As a dragoon main in XIV, seeing them in another game always gets me hype ...even if they get rekt moments later XD

[@BusWindow]

I never realized until now just how much the Wivre's moveset resembles the Nargacuga

[@adjwindu70]

42:17 👨‍🍳 you could almost see the smoke from the cooking

[@Cinderbloom]

Also, Jesse. Can we please in one of the future episodes get like. A bonus, separate mini episode, of like 30 minutes where you just read the law, because I am -FROTHING- at the mouth for you not reading all the new entries I WANT TO KNOW MORE AAA

[@mikintosh6111]

Fighting to stay 1 step ahead of jessie so I can watch his playthrough.

[@DahjerCanaan]

Titan: "EARTH!" Clive: "FIRE!" Benedikta: "WIND!" ????: "WATER!" ????: "HEART!" With our powers combined!

[@tennenyt5311]

I definitely also thought it was Clive. I thought it was a young Clive from an alternate timeline trying to stop things or get revenge on the Clive of this timeline or some weird thing like that lol. I've never played or watched an FF game before but that was where my mind was going

[@Archaon6044]

40:30 at this point my theory is that the other Dominant killed Joshua, but Clive has the ability to be a Dominant, but isn't one naturally (unless the Phoenix passed him over because he already had Ifrit). Clive's apparent ability to drain the Eikon from a Dominant (presumably something he gets from the Gift of The Phoenix) means he echoed/mirrored Ifirit the first time, and accidentally primed himself and summoned Ifrit directly, something he shouldn't be able to do. It Clive a Red Mage?

[@Archaon6044]

42:18 I'll shut up now

[@GradietPanda12345]

Jessie put this play through until a playlist. Thanks

[@StevenHouse-d4b]

I'd just like to point out that the Hideout at this point has access to THREE dominants and at least one (possibly two) of the remaining dominants in the world is already dead. If you ignore the mass devastation that would occur, their little enclave could probably take over the continent.

[@Rumcake256]

Jesse I'm so damn happy that you're playing this game and playing so much of it. I don't have a PS5 and have no interest in getting one, but I HAD to see this game. It not releasing on PC is a damn tragedy, so I'm ecstatic that someone who likes playing games the way I do is playing one. Puns and silly jokes, included! Love you, man. omfg the running back and forth between the crafter and the vendor was so relatable! oh my god the chocobo keeper is so nice. I love her

[@Nedread]

I'm wondering how Martelle managed to get to Lostwing all by herself. We saw what the Greatwood was like in terms of wild life (not including the lizard or Waloeders) when Cid, Torgal, and Clive went through it. She's a Bearer yeah, she can use magic. But good lord.

[@RendMaim]

Biggest complaint ive had so far is that Megalocrabs dont drop enough useless shit to fill up your inventory

[@richterrichterson1584]

aww yiss fully expected there to be a short break between episodes as they're so long

[@Uldihaa]

"For the moment. I have a feeling we'll be replacing these soon." Me, well pass this point: The weapon, yes. But I had to find a chest at a guard tower to get something to replace the belt. Still haven't found a better wrist though.

[@DameonStarflame]

I will say I'm amazed Cid gave Clive his weapon back after his meltdown (end of Part 2 of Jesse's playthrough). Dude could have easily used it to kill himself. Either Cid has an extremely good judge of peoples' characters enough to know Clive wouldn't do it himself, or he was gambling.

[@storytsunami]

Only at the 4 min. mark as I write this so I might find out later in the video, but my current guess is the mysterious hooded man is going to be Joshua, but a different version of him. Joshua's the only other one we've seen with similar powers and his Eikon WAS a Phoinex, which are known for their ability to rebirth. Not to mention the man seems younger than Clive. With how crazy FF stories can get I'm expecting anything! *Spoilers below:* updating my comment at the 42. Min. mark. I FREAKIN' KNEW IT. OF COURSE it's Joshua. Only thing that makes sense.

[@Patte-chan]

Chest missed at 2:39:06😐

[@maureliuswolf]

I’m sure you have already figured this out, but for those who are playing, mastering Eikon abilities at this point is practically useless. It just allows you to assign them to a different Eikon. Also, you can learn this and so much more by pressing Triangle on any ability in the menu.

[@KecalMilenium]

I was screaming the the monitor when Jesse finally stumbled on my theory, seconds before the reveal.

[@Sith9890]

Jesse asking how Torgal's leveling works multiple times while the tooltip explaining how it works is on screen is some peak Jesse behavior lol

[@RufusOmega]

"You're just in the way" says Jesse, as he goes very much out of his way to massacre every defenceless creature he can find.

[@nanoflower1]

The question I would ask is can you lure something like the Bighorn back up to where the Imperial guards are and have it attack them?

[@nanoflower1]

Apparently not both because it seems enemies won't fight each other and because they limit the areas that enemies will move within.

[@pedrostormrage]

2:01:38 "I don't care what your orders are, Branded - you keep that sword in it sheath" Translation: I don't care how handsome you are; you keep it in your pants 😂 2:04:15 "You haven't pulled that sword from its scabbard in days. Come on, come inside..." "I'll be happy to show you how well I wield my blade...after my shift's over" Holy crap, I can't believe they basically made the joke I was thinking about 👌

[@iamnibee]

thanks for the long videos of the playthrough Jesse... However I do miss the "You got Coxed" end song

[@christianstonecipher1547]

@1:06:48 "Oh yeah there are people out doing their thing ... during the day, of course they'd be out." I'd say it makes a bit less sense to see regular people calmly walking about when like 50 meters away there were ~10 giant angry monsters attacking someone. Like, sure, a world barren of people would lack a certain set dressing, but the fact that nobody seemed to care when someone was screaming for help not even a full minute ago makes the world feel more gamey and less immersive. I mean just think, if someone were attacked by say wolves IRL, would you expect people nearby to calmly continue what they were doing and not be hit by a massive fight or flight reaction?

[@MrV1r00zz]

JESSE HOW DARE YOU HIT A CHOCOBO! UNSUB!! xD also got damn this game is so freaking heavy at times i LOVEEEEE clives range of emotions he goes from a brooding "whatever sure i'll do it" to crying and really shows she have become a broken man throughout the years it is so freaking amazing!

[@Cat_Sidhe]

They MUST have taken inspiration from Type-0 with the crystal curse thing. Grasping at any straw that anyone working on FF hasn't forgotten about that game.

[@howell2010]

I too, have called them "Guy Shall" greens for the entirety of the time I've known the word "Gysahl" "Gee Sal" would have never crossed my mind.

[@matthewhostetter8974]

The Braveheart is the Warrior of Light's sword from FF1 and the Bloodsword is based off of Firion's model of it from FF2.