Our A Realm Reborn Journey | FFXIV

[@TheBenolan]

Let's talk about the journey Garret's hair has been on... Nothing made the passage of time more real than seeing his day 1 hair.

[@chrisdiekrasse4420]

Right?

[@seekittycat]

"I want final fantasy hair" - Short hair Garrett who doesn't know

[@Stiganamatic]

Watching that hair evolve is exactly why I'm here

[@Bongaboi151]

A Hair Regrown.

[@Stephanie-zm7kk]

I'll admit, I totally he forgot he had short hair and couldn't recognize him.

[@TyrMcDohl]

One like = one misunderstood story element that we can laugh at in retrospect

[@firelinkgt4643]

Ah, good reminder that Kyle had an obsession with the moon since the start. First Ifrit jumping from the moon, to zenos eating it.

[@Jimm1621]

And the sailor moon theme being played by the random bard… With how that connected to their endwalker journey… You can’t make up that kind of thing

[@CasualCoreK]

12:41 Timely posting of this video, since Garrett is soon to go all the way from not knowing jack about Final Fantasy to knowing Jack, from Final Fantasy.

[@Tony_Chalmers]

I hate this. Take your like. (/s that made me burst out laughing, it was great)

[@alexpryor2398]

CHAOS!

[@iantaakalla8180]

If he ever plays Type 0, he will know another Jack from Final Fantasy.

[@ChakatSilverstreak]

Oh, wow. I don't think I've ever actually watched the earliest videos in this compilation; my introduction to you guys was the Coils of Bahamut video. So this is less a walk down memory lane for me, and more a reintroduction!

[@ChakatSilverstreak]

Speaking of Coils, any intention of going back and running them with level sync turned on? Or even MINE, like your Extreme Trial runs?

[@JennyCross]

The last video in this is actually the first one of yours I ever saw, because somehow it took the algorithm that long to realize I was an emotional vampire for this stuff. This was such a great trip down memory lane!

[@Nep_Draws]

Finally the GG FF14 Supercuts era, it's actually a big trend for games like Project Zomboid for people to compile everything in multihour supercut

[@Amovetv]

Behind-the-scenes: Had a few folks mention it to us over the past few months. But we didn't really have time to pull one together during all the EW finale streams. Perfect project for when only one of us can be here tinkering!

[@InvictusRed1911]

Supercuts era with Supercuts hairstyles. Excellent pun

[@Nep_Draws]

@@InvictusRed1911 Then knowing that Garrett wanted Anime Hair to then 2 years later get Emet-Selch hair is the great slow burn in history

[@madeline7108]

This is the kind of solo content I wasn’t expecting but am SO excited to see!

[@woulfsin]

Katie the real MVP for asking short hair Garrett if there are non-combat pets.

[@elara6969]

I remember watching that first ffxiv episode and now I'm realizing how long I've been watching GG

[@KMCA779]

hello fellow non-member longterm viewer

[@elara6969]

@@KMCA779 crippling debt is crippling

[@luckytanuki5449]

Man is it nice that even when one of you is off doing important life stuff like kyle is doing now, we still get the other here making stuff for us to enjoy. The duo content creation really was such a good idea on your guys part.

[@adjwindu70]

Seeing Garrett talk about this at the start of the vid knowing he is playing FF1 right now... amazing how things have changed for him.

[@ShiftyEdge]

😅

[@patyos2]

The Final Fantasy 1 Stream was hype lol

[@IrideaeSnowbloom]

The final fantasy pipeline

[@Sageharpuia0]

This is quite a trip going all the way back to the beginning coming right off the heels of Garrett beating FF1 last night.

[@ahorseofcourse7283]

As someone who routinely re-watches your videos, it's nice to have them all in a nice, bug, Garrett-curated chunk. Even your quote-unquote "filler" is full of quality and effort! Also, you guys have always had _immaculate_ hair.

[@Vee.Nomine]

" I wish I had final fantasy hair" ~ Garret *Years Later* Literally has Emet's Hair and would be a 1:1 cosplay minus the scowl lines. Congratulations, you love Final Fantasy so much to became it irl.

[@iantaakalla8180]

Honestly, if he had the attitude he had before playing FFXIV about FFXIV with his hair (but not to the extent of hating FFXIV, just off of really being used to WoW), he would probably be Emet-Selch, except for some reason the original world is Blizzard videogames.

[@InvictusRed1911]

6:17 spent 30 mins chilling in Limsa looking at glams. 😎 We gottem boys

[@BW-CZ]

Barely started and already doing endgame content, pro gamer move

[@Qemdoulum]

I can't describe how much that intro/outro stinger took me back, when I very first started watching (How FFXIV Won Us Over) it was one of the first things that stuck with me and dug into my head from the channel. Loved revisiting these.

[@tibor420]

Nice to see the two Walking Advertisements starting their journey :)

[@rudy_kagura]

So cool, that Garrett changed his perspective and played as a caster…. … … 😂😂😂

[@Amovetv]

The heart wants what the heart wants.

[@AVarghul]

@@Amovetv It wants the blackest night dopamine!

[@iantaakalla8180]

I mean, he plays Black Mage now. If he appreciates it after its gutting from Dawntrail, he likes Black Mage.

[@rjwojo1]

Even though I’ve watched all this live and probably went through the playlist 5 or 6 times now… I’m gonna be one of those that says, Thank u VERY much for putting this together for us Garrett and we look forward to this for EVERY expansion now (wink wink) 😬

[@MitkealStorean]

What a fun walk down memory lane! I had almost forgotten how it all started when i started watching way back when

[@eorzeanECM]

Wow.Garret....saw this and saw this 3+ hour video...feeling poorly today so...perfect opportunity to just relive y'alls journey. Strong work sir.

[@NakuruKouChannel]

OOOOOH YEAH BABY! THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT! time to marathon this again, from the start

[@marcieconrad9413]

3hr video on ARR?!? I am blessed! 😂❤

[@TrajanMoore]

Tanks, dont limit break (laughs in seat of sacrifice)

[@livingreverie5951]

And Alexander

[@GenosHK]

Wow, I happened across the channel today on my recommended videos but I didn't click the video for some reason. Then an hour later I was browsing reddit and someone mentioned Grinding Gear and it reminded me of the video, so I came back to watch. The whole time I kept thinking I recognized the voices but couldn't place them. I searched for some old mtg podcasts, but couldn't find the oh-so-familiar Garrett and Kyle combo that kept tickling my brain. Lo and behold "we had a starcraft podcast" STARCAST! Glad to sort that out, and happy to find a connection to something I enjoyed a decade ago in a completely unexpected way!

[@Amovetv]

Yooooooooooooooo! Welcome back!

[@danthefool21]

YES! Love long videos that I can listen to while I play FFXIV. Please do this for each expansion.

[@OfMelodies]

I've been chronically rewatching your content since the ARR days, so I absolutely love this. I vividly remember watching you guys first dip your toes in to the game and thinking "they have no idea how much greatness is in store for them" and now you guys have finally beaten Endwalker. This compilation captures the start of your genuine interest in the game so well and it's a joy to have it all in one video.

[@Dublin.655]

You weren't kidding last night, Garrett. This video is perfectly timed with the FF1 journey. I remember all these videos, good nostalgia trip (if you can call 2 years ago nostalgic)

[@rocken03]

Man what a journey! You guys are my favorite streamers for FFXIV and watching you guys to the end was great! Excited for new adventures and streams!

[@tholm891]

This video made me actually look at some of your previous stuff, and i think ive watched a lot of your videos when i was playing a ton of HotS

[@KelvinYong77]

At 45:55 the AOE marker, is actually WoL's Echo ability to have the foresight to see something about to happen before it happens.

[@silvernode]

Even though I was watching since the first FFXIV video, I realized after watching this how nice it is to see the progression all at once. There were a lot of things I forgot about and I hope another compilation is made like this one for the other expansions. GG

[@undecidedtoystore3003]

Cool lookback video! Haven't seen these early days videos (currently following your Endwalker vids), so I am excited to watch this while I work :) Thanks guys!

[@mr.mystere4999]

Man oh man does this video take me back to my first experiences with the game! I cannot believe I've been playing FFXIV for 5 years as of the end of this month!

[@yuntotoro]

For some reason the algorithm blesses me and recomended me your chanell since really early one. This video is a trip down memory lane

[@kfarc9687]

Ahh, memories. I think my first ever video of yours was the one about Yoshi-P's EW Media tour. Seing your journey again in an easier to simply listen form and with some commentary is apprieciated. GG

[@lyssalittlebear]

Time to dig in to a look back at history! I can't wait to watch this today.

[@aradow18]

thanks for compiling these all together. I was thinking of going back and looking for the start for you both and then this popped up. How great it is to see how you all started to where you are now. And that Garret was wary of DRK. I love it!

[@blacksunstudios1147]

*Looks at the video time* oh yeah. We eating tonight. I joined your journey around Jan 2023. I was part of that JoCat Reaction join train I think. I thought "huh these guys are pretty cool. I wanna watch more". Glad I got to watch your journey up until now.

[@DXDragon38]

Oh wow, this is nostalgic. Time to watch this once more!

[@CFHistory]

Its kinda funny watching this now and knowing how attached Garrett was to Toyo without knowing he could dye the fellas feathers

[@kaltoren]

I'd already watched all of your original videos, but i'm still impressed by this supercut. I like the editorial introductions to each part.

[@Kelenae]

Man i remember watching the first video when it first came out. Loved you guys ever since.

[@stevieblunder2656]

A Zoolander reference? Just take my damn like already, Garrett.

[@Amovetv]

I distinctly remember editing this bit.

[@AGrumpyWitch]

OMG this is a great idea!!! Thanks for putting this up!!

[@fluoritaceles3144]

Going to the beginning after witnessing the end (of main msq so far) is so nostalgic! I remember watching your first video and a few others that pop up back then, has it been that long? 😅 Anyway, thank you for the video compilation, definitely easier to locate and rewatch your earlier videos ❤

[@Belago03]

Found you two in that first video, and have been watching every week since. Its been great watching you two grow as players and as a channel. Keep up the good work.

[@PaulaVieira]

LMFAO @ the tank job quest conversation around 1:09:00 the heavensward quest line was unbelievable. Absolute shaggy dog story

[@rtqpcrxn]

This was a wonderful look backwards after finishing endwalker. Just lovely ❤

[@bees_elbows]

Its really fun being able to see the difference in prae before endwalker, in this video, and after.

[@p33j33-v9m]

the nostalgia, started watching you guys when you were still called nexus gaming news. keep up the good work

[@Goodman_Grey]

Awww yeesss. As a fan of longer form content I have been eating good between the MSQ&As, FF1, and this supercut. My compliments to the chef(s).

[@Final.Family]

*Smashes the Like button in the hopes the algorithm sweeps some new ppl in to enjoy your journey the way the rest of us have.*

[@seekittycat]

I knew when you guys embraced the cheesiness of the first ARR ending with delight and nostalgia, you guys are going to have a good time ☺️. Lots of my friends absolutely hated it and everytime FF goes silly they just skip to not die inside LOL. That was the vid when I knew I'll have a great time following you guys. FF can be deep, but it's sometimes just old school RPG cheesy fun!

[@SventFulgur]

This is awesome Garrett, thanks so much for this!

[@Selene467]

Absolutely love this. So much fun seeing how you got pulled into this beautiful world. Your journey has been so much fun to watch. thank you for sharing this insight into your early days in ffxiv.

[@dbslayer7]

Thank you for doing this. After walking the end its nice to go back to the beginning.

[@acehealer4212]

I started playing FFXIV earlier this year. This is my first MMO and I'm having a lot of fun. I really liked hearing you thoughts, especially how XIV compared to your experiences in other games!

[@josephchackon1717]

This was a nice surprise. Thanks for the vid. Really fills in that blank.

[@samyie3279]

Exactly what I didn’t know I wanted today, and likely rewatch this weekend. ❤

[@WackyXmand]

This is a fun watch since I only started watching you guys once you hit Shadowbringers. The Journey they've been on.

[@Eiensakura]

This would be a good listen while working, thanks!

[@Alissandre_Iskander]

What a pleasant surprise! Thanks for this!

[@GimmeTOKYO]

Love going back thru these videos again. Like I totally forgot y’all started during Shadowbringers and seeing old Summoner was crazy. 😮

[@JoshuaStingl]

So excited to get to watch this all again! :)

[@KabukiJava]

Thx for uploading this I started watching right as you guys went into shb it’s cool to see the start of the journey

[@seekittycat]

Cozy week continues with cozy vid ❤️. PIRATE CITY STAN SINCE ARR.

[@callowguru2611]

This is a cozy retrospective

[@FahneXIV]

All this video reminded me of is WE NEED KYLE TO FINISH DARK KNIGHT TO LEVEL 80 I wanna hear y’alls thoughts on the story of that job!!

[@KMCA779]

I'm working my way through it but coming from PLD it's been rough. I feel squishier and like I'm missing a bunch of stuff.... I can't wait to get Darkest Night

[@FahneXIV]

@@KMCA779 Blackest night absolutely fixes the feeling of squishiness, but what DRK lacks in some defenses it makes up for in raw DPS. Doing the rotation optimally can chunk most bosses, at least from what I’ve seen. Its a fun class!

[@JelaniWood]

I was SO excited back then to see Garrett playing after he said he never would and the second he said that I knew it was only a matter of time.

[@ponderingForever]

We appreciate you, Garrett 🙏

[@sleepysera]

OMG Garret with short hair, I kind of forgot about that 😮 It feels like you started ARR just a few months ago, not enough time for it to grow to its current length 😂

[@KPS2311]

"Ya gotta have blue hair!" Ugh the Homestarrunner reference yes! Did you guys watch the Savix animation of Endwalker yet??? You will not regret it.

[@Lutehammer]

I loved this. I've watched and rewatches these videos but this was the perfect time and way to rewatches and get nostalgic. My best friends and I plan on an msq redo with new characters and graphics this fall and I'm so excited after this. I've loved watching y'all's journey. I started watching during Stormblood when I also got to that place in my first playthrough and am so excited for all that comes next for you.

[@Veishan]

You guys rock!

[@akira-hr4tv]

Aaahhh watching this man run around with blue hair and a name like Tuna no crust, just to watch him get so attached that he can't change it.

[@adjwindu70]

41:01 wow. Now gshade is all but dead given the controversy with the creater getting on a power trip.

[@marzblood]

Kyle single handedly increasing the world population 😆 grats kyle.

[@Zikoro]

Eh! A fun to watch while I celebrate my 35th birthday! Man what really showed how long Garrett and Kyle has been playing this game was seeing Kyle do the Original Praetorium!

[@xantaplays]

Y'all read my mind as a few days ago, I made a private playlist of the MSQ videos so I can have them as I'm grinding or as background sounds. Now I can replace the ARR ones with this one. XD

[@Tenkuu-san]

In terms of lore, Minfilia had her own office because she was the leader. At the beginning of A Realm Reborn however, the office was not an instanced area and you could see other players. But because it became too crowded with other players, they turned it into an instanced area. And I'm really glad to hear that you both stayed attached to your character's appearance. I'm the same way, I've never felt comfortable changing anything major about my character. The one time I tried changing hair color with a hairstyle that had just come out, it didn't last for two weeks because I hated it. It felt like I was adopting a generic appearance just because it was popular at the time and my character didn't feel like herself with a different hair color. Even now, I've only truly changed her appearance on a permanent basis two times since creating her: first I went for a shorter haircut when I started Stormblood (also shared by Urianger in Shadowbringers), and then I "regrew" her hair for Endwalker. For Dawntrail, I am considering either changing back to a short hairstyle or perhaps going for a ponytail one. In a manner of speaking, Coils *is* essential to the MSQ in the sense that it is where Alisaie's growth as a character truly begins. The Alisaie we met in A Realm Reborn before Coils was angry and resentful, and finding out the truth about her grandfather helped her at least begin to discover her purpose, what she wanted to accomplish and how she wanted to fight. You have to be fair to Minfilia: there was nothing she could do against an Ascian to prevent her capture, but she still managed to protect Louisoix's staff from him. And you're right, Moenbryda was easily the best new character, topped by none since, and I also felt her loss keenly. The MSQ has kept her relevant in every single expansion since her death however, to the writers' credit, so that her work continues to have an immense impact on the story, and her close relationship with Urianger was the main reason he grew so much as a character and became so protective of his friends. Midgarsormr, however, for me in English was a joke, an unimpressive character who sounded like a massive troll, whereas Japanese Midgarsormr sounded both wise and concise, exactly what you'd expect of an elderly dragon. I have to admit, for me the base expansion of Heavensward was a bit of a disappointment. Having started playing with a sub in early March 2015, it was my first experience with a new expansion, and the vast majority of Ishgardians were just not interesting, much less sympathetic. Ishgard itself was dark, drab and cold, and the tour we got of it was more of a chore than anything. Then the beginning with the brothers felt not only slow but incredibly boring. Without the Scions, the entire story felt sluggish with odd pacing, and Estinien was an ass. Thankfully, getting Y'shtola back injected some life into the story but Nidhogg continued to be more sympathetic to me than any Ishgardian. Thordan and his knights were easily the worst part of the entire expansion: some random religious fanatic of an old man with his lackluster goons who didn't have any real personalities, and they all think they're more important than they actually are. To this day, I still hate that fight. The patches brought us back all of the Scions and finally got us out of Isghard for good. Really the only good parts in those patches were those involving the Warriors of Light of the First and the Scions. Xelphatol was a fascinating and original dungeon, really fun to get through, as was the Antitower. Generally speaking though, Heavensward simply ended up being underwhelming for me because of where the majority of it took place, and it wasn't just Ishgard: Sea of Clouds and the Churning Mists were frustrating maps to navigate and not much to look at either. Compare these to Elpis which has these beautiful sprawling floating islands.

[@silmerien6]

Wheee~!! 3hrs of podcast while working 🎉❤

[@Tolly7249]

Congratulations, Kyle! May you and your family be happy and healthy! 🍰🍰🍰

[@AmaranHonda]

it's funny to think by making these videos when you were doing the content, you also flash froze points of time in the game as well, such as Pre-6.1 changes to Castrum/Prae. Seeing 8 people doing Prae really took me back.

[@cj_skywalker]

All I can say is that I am glad you grew out your hair., Garrett. XD

[@IRCannonFodder]

Short haired Garret threw me for a bit. Like "Who is this imposter!"

[@wizonetd0822]

1:50:30 who would have thought Sailor Moon would be the thing to bring it full circle lol Kyle hearing a random bard practicing a sailor moon song and then during the Endwalker msq finale stream he wears a sailor moon shirt.

[@cj_skywalker]

My first experience with FFXIV was in 2009, when I was struggling through Wizard101. A great KZbinr called Naka Taleleei threw up a guide on Ifrit Extreme and I was hooked. ^_^ I joined in Shadowbringers when the free trial was still only up to Level 35 and stopped the story after you beat Titan. My first character didn't get far past Ifrit before I got bored and left, but now I am a loyal fan having put two Lalafells through Endwalker. (Yeah, I have issues with sticking with a character. Hopefully Dawntrail cures me of that. XD)

[@iantaakalla8180]

Final Fantasy 14 did not exist in 2009. I hope you meant 2019?

[@cj_skywalker]

Also, congrats to Kyle for having a third kid. Let's hope it's not a nightmare. My sister decided to castrate herself after having two girls. XD

[@EvanTheNinjaog]

i didnt know tht garrett and kyle switched wht roles they play

[@k2k4]

I find myself wanting to comment all sorts of advice to your past selves. I'm happy you kept going because I had a similar journey coming to ffxiv after playing classic wow and losing interest during classic BC. I never had anything against getting into ffxiv, i just didn't have time for 2 mmorpg games at the same time. It's been a heck of a journey though hasn't it.

[@dallasmiddleton7694]

I watched all these back in the day

[@Amovetv]

🫡

[@HaddaClu]

There's something about that NGN logo into soundbite that just works. I think it would be a fun easter egg to bring back now and then for the GG podcasts or vids.

[@Fr0zIII]

I just hope you'll do some react stream for the videos that are coming after that, because you reacting to your old theories is going to be banger !

[@lucalopez9604]

seeing nosaj in the video is giving me so much joy

[@Wickedstarhunter]

Weekend saved

[@crystalf1608]

Saving to listen while at work, but here’s a like and a positive comment for engagement until Sunday evening when the retail heck zone requires me to have some GG insanity to balance out the evening ❤

[@adelinefae]

I've only watched the first 1 1/2hrs so far, but this is very entertaining having just watched you guys finish up EW ❤

[@Someone-dv7hw]

1:55:00 oh yeah that... very believable now after tackling ff1 😂❤