My FFXIV Endwalker Ending Reactions (i ugly cried)

[@SarahKey]

at long last the ffxiv endwalker series is complete thank you so much for your patience with this series i hope you enjoyed my journey

[@nathanielhollas8471]

Zenos showing up, as Shinryu, and being like "bro, I thought you were better than this, why isn't that thing dead yet?" shifted my entire perspective of him. He might be a psycho, but hes our psycho.

[@Noki_Kelevra]

He might be a sociopathic combatsexual but he's also the strongest supporter, the firmest believer our WoL ever had. Literally nobody ever held the WoL in as high esteem as Zenos did.

[@Barishakhet]

That line made me fall for him. Words of Affirmation are my love language and he basically called me a Bad Bitch and told me to kick her ass.

[@Minderz]

@@Noki_Kelevra Get yourself a supporter that believes in you the way Zenos believes in the Warrior of Light

[@peregrine5327]

It's my absolutely favorite moment for the character and his relationship with us. He arrives at the end of the universe to find us facing down the literal embodiment of the nihilistic rage and despair of thousands of worlds, trillions of dead souls, and he's genuinely just confused as to how we haven't kicked its ass yet.

[@Wogle]

No matter how many times I watch the scene with Metion remembering Hermes' speech in the Elpis flowers, I always tear up a little.

[@ThatsLeoYKnow]

Yeah, both that monologue from Hermes and actually the final words of Fandaniel messes me up every time.

[@pcdruid]

The thing that gets me the most with that scene is the way her eyes shake as she remembers her past... It shows such strong emotion.

[@Alissandre_Iskander]

Same. When she remembers and we hear that halted speech pattern again in that sweet little voice, I cried and was like "There's the Meteion I know."

[@lawxxx2008]

For me, that is the most touching scene 😭

[@Blazerage]

40:00 "The sorrow of a thousand thousand worlds weighs heavy. And yet you can walk on." There is nothing like Endwalker..

[@denshaotoko42]

Throughout Endwalker, you keep thinking "This is the Welcome to Endwalker point." And then you finally get to this, and you go, "Duh, Welcome to the REAL EndWALKER!" And it totally crushes you.

[@jessecox]

Forge Ahead :)

[@Driahva]

Emotional vampire always appears for the feast.

[@Driahva]

Though, that's also why I'm here.

[@bananagher7555]

My favorite part is Zenos looking at the most powerful entity in known existence, so strong the ancients couldn't find a way to fight against it, and just goes "Why isn't it dead yet? Whats wrong with you" My second favorite part was I was a smn going through this so when I fought zenos he was using primal powers against me, and I was throwing primal powers back against him.(For phase 1 at least).

[@ninjafoxgamesgeekery]

I kinda like the end of the fight for casters. You know a caster is spent and at the end of their reserves when they resort to a fist fight.

[@ShikenAegis]

@@ninjafoxgamesgeekery "I'm out of mana, but I'm not out of options."

[@peregrine5327]

@@ninjafoxgamesgeekery I cast PUNCH

[@psymar]

There's one line of npc dialogue in The Dead Ends that gets me every time, perhaps because there but for the grace of Hydaeltn goes the Warrior of Light. It's after the peacekeeper, before the portal; a soldier, javing just launched a bunch of missiles, exults "I did it, I killed them all!" Only to realize.. "I... killed them *all*..." and I can think of perhaps no fate more tragic.

[@BrightNeonBrilliancy]

THIIIIIIIS. This has stuck with me, even though it's such an easily missable moment.

[@0Fyrebrand0]

I always /slap that guy every time

[@devildante9]

That is the best part of that dungeon

[@TheThreadWeaver]

The rollercoaster of weeping, “I hate this”, all as you take screenshots… that’s the endwalker experience.

[@joshuarendleman7297]

"Ive cried all my tears" Somewhere Ishikawa sets down her tea glass and whispers "challenge accepted"

[@SarahKey]

she wants to see me suffer ;-; but i love her

[@SuperRamos619]

Im dying to know if shes working on another project! I hope she is.

[@RaideDuku]

@@SuperRamos619 She's was promoted to Writing Director once she finished the core Endwalker story (and she did write ALL of it. Every single of the 244649 words. That's more words then War and Peace). She now manages the writing team and does edits, but no longer directly contributes to the MSQ. She does apparently work on some of the sidequests, but that's it as far as actual writing goes.

[@rabid_si]

"I shall make you weep... when I have finished my tea..."

[@moira4707]

​@@RaideDuku Iirc, the bulk of her actual writing is an a yet undisclosed project, not unlike Maehiro before her

[@SPERMania]

Dont worry, you arent alone. We all went through this and had basically the same emotional roller coaster. I have never played a game like 14 that has made me feel the things ive felt. It is just a master class. The game has broke me more than once and touched me personally in ways i never though it would. It truly is a time.

[@warlock415]

No game, movie, book, tv show, no story in any media has hurt me like 14 has. And I love it all the more for it.

[@RyldsGirl]

Dudeeee it took me four months to not cry every time I heard Close in the Distance. I’m watching this and sobbing with you. When I first beat Endwalker it took me like an entire week to recover!

[@warlock415]

Did you hear the info about what character is singing Close in the Distance to you? I heard and broke all over again.

[@Blackwind_Legacy]

@@warlock415 no?! Who?!? Wait I need to get tissues.

[@warlock415]

@@Blackwind_Legacy Ardbert. "Through you we live..."

[@psymar]

The Walk is where it really hits home: For those we have lost. For those *we can yet save*.

[@unit9578]

A TEST OF YOUR REFLEXES!

[@Jackex]

I've seen something new for the first time ever. Failing a story fight

[@peregrine5327]

MINE FOR THE TAKING!

[@KnightLightXL]

"A flower. Yes. Upon your return, I will gift you a beautiful flower." that scene alone brought tears to my eyes, Endwalker was an end of a journey like no other for me, and I am glad I got to explore it with so many others, I am glad you got as much out of it as you did! May you ever walk in the light Sarah

[@SirMoribund]

my emotional vampiric heart is full

[@williamwall3403]

I love the environmental story telling with the music, with every sacrifice we build a musical tapestry that ends in the final song Close in the Distance.

[@nilzero5686]

It's okay to feel bad for Zenos. The entire story of the guy is someone who only enjoyed fighting encountering someone who made him actually feel feelings, then he spends all his life trying to create ways to fight the WoL until finally in endwalker he figures out he can help the WoL and ask. He dies as a result, but its the first time he actually feels true friendship and a sign that he may actually have been able to be a normal, compassionate human if he hadn't had the world's worst fascist upbringing

[@josephgregorowicz5135]

I don't think it was his upbringing, but his existence as a descendent of an Unsundered. If you remember, he mentions how he, like all WoL's, saw the starshower, the destruction of Amaurot, night after night. None of this was ever explained to him by Solus or Varis. I'm pretty sure part of what Emet-Selch said when confronting Meteion at the end was a hint at this, mentioning to Venat how he thought she may have factored in this outcome. Zenos was more than a man. We knew this from the moment we first met him. But we wouldnt understand the full extent until we learned more about Solus in ShB. Honestly, Emet-Selch procreating with one of the beings he referred to as a "malformed creature" may have created a being similar to us, a sundered being with the power of a convocation member. Someone who had these abilities yet who's soul was devoid of enough aether to be able to wield Dynamis. We really were their "mirror". Our relationship in a way is similar to Azem and Emet-Selch.

[@devildante9]

@@josephgregorowicz5135 You are forgetting that he got implanted an artificial echo with the eye thingy (one of the myriad plot points that was dully abandoned, god stormblood is so bad), he got pseudo ascian powers after that (being able to displace his soul and put it into other bodies and such). I imagine this is the reason he could see that stuff, but I agree that it is in part because he is Emet descendant.

[@Chonicle2]

When all hope fails never forget, Zenos believes in you

[@Calder90]

So glad to go on this journey with you! Interesting theory about the teleporter. Where does it come from? If you talk to Urianger at Revenant's Toll, he offers his thoughts: "I understand that, following thy clash with Zenos, the teleportation device thou had discarded fell to thee from on high. To return to thee in such a manner... I did confer with Wilfsunn and Bloewyda, yet they insist the device was possessed of no such capability. 'Twas a miracle befitting the nature of that place, where emotion becometh tangible reality. Whence, then, arose this timely wonder? Thine ardent wish...or another's fervent prayer?" Our best friend's dying prayer was to send us home. 😭😭

[@pokegamer1216]

It was recently confirmed that 'Close in the distance', played in Ultima Thule, is sang from Ardbert's perspective.

[@joshsun1446]

Wake up another Sarah Key crying over Graha video just dropped! Is her eye makeup gonna melt again this time we can’t waittt!!!!!!! Her pain fills my soul❤❤❤

[@Laterose15]

1:16:15 Fun fact: the Scions are mimicking their prayer positions from the Answers cutscene!

[@lampodra]

ah yesss, fresh FFXIV tears, emotional vampires unite! thank u for sharing Sarah :)

[@Barishakhet]

No matter how many times I watch this, I cry like a baby. It's nice to see people still gather at the end to cheer their friends on for the final fights. I've gone in twice to cheer for friends. I joked the entire time through mine and it kept me from ugly crying. But I still nearly drowned in tears.

[@polyrhythmz2620]

Ahh.. this sent me back. I was an absolute mess when i played this far from home during the pandemic. Everything felt extremely relevant to what i was going through. I'll always love this game and the devs for pulling this off. Thank you for the share.

[@FourtuneCookies]

Zenos has multiple moments in his monologues where I felt like he was talking directly to me. His final monologue truly made me realize why I can sometimes feel so disconnected with people and the world. The things that are popular with people (social media etc) are things I've never understood. While my in-game character found fulfillment, I am still trying to find what I want from life and to find my own fulfillment.

[@tmartx13]

I have played and watched this part of the story countless times. But it still makes me emotional every time. That’s how I know that Endwalker was peak. Loved the reaction btw.

[@rabid_si]

"This song fills me with such determination!" **Dives head first into the void** XD

[@warlock415]

We all ugly cried. We all cried out all our tears and then somehow found some more. (The noise that ripped out of me when I had to watch the twins dissolve was not human. ) We all broke, and then goddamn Emet snapped his fingers and summoned flowers and told us to put ourselves back together. ("My friends are back with me," I whispered. "I can do anything.") And then Tataru sprinting across half of Old Sharlayan just to keep her promise to be the first to welcome us back... she's the bestest best to ever best.

[@mr.mystere4999]

That's why you don't skip the credits in this one case. The music is perfectly aligned with the flashbacks, and there is a special part that plays when the flashbacks conclude normally which you do not hear if you skip it.

[@castoputa]

I was crying so much at that special song synch that I missed my own credit, after ten years of playing this masterpiece hehe

[@DanXaliberc]

Like an emotional vampire I was ready to watch you do this cause it took me back to when I played it how devastated I was!! Congrats on getting to the end!!

[@WeisseningBlitz]

*settles in for some good ol' XIV emotional vampirism, slurp slurp~*

[@ninjafoxgamesgeekery]

How has Jesse Cox not found this channel? I thought he was the Emotional Vampire King!

[@peregrine5327]

One of my favorite games is to check the comments to see if I got here before him.

[@serich]

What they managed to do with the SHB-EW arc to tie everything together was nothing short of a masterpiece. This is why I keep coming back to watch these reactions and sob every time. It's more than just a game, right? It's an experience, it's something that will stick with you, something that helps us understand and accept the impermanence of life and thus the importance of sharing stories, thoughts, feelings, to keep hope alive even in the face of despair. Sarah could have taken many more years to finally upload this and I still would've clicked on it right when I saw it. They guided the player through the game with such a huge effort in writing, music, scene direction, showed such passion in their work. The scene with Moenbryda's parents will always break me. Sometimes when I see Meteion tell the Scions to silence their song of oblivion, to replace their despair with hope, I wonder if those words weren't coming directly from the devs themselves, hoping for a better world, feeling a bit cynical but knowing that as long as we spread hope and compassion, and not despair, that a better tomorrow is possible. Knowing that it was only possible together, with the people you met along the way, or gamers who will never meet but all shared in this experience that touched us, that gave us a glimpse of hope when maybe some of us needed it the most.

[@Xagzan]

What is EW if not a prolonged series of ugly crying and ouch?

[@lego_pirate]

The music for the final dungeon is amazing. Musically, I feel that it captures the essence of the story: moving forward no matter what.

[@Timotheuster]

The second phase song, With Hearts Aligned, is my fav in the game for sure.

[@ma.dai.b]

Congratulations girl! I hope you loved it and continue to enjoy the game!

[@smallj900]

For real. The greatest game I’ve ever played in my life but…. Why does it want me to cry to death. Just uncontrollably. Really helps knowing you also just fell apart too 😢😊❤ Edit: DT reaction please

[@victisomega4248]

I always enjoy watching folks who enjoyed EW and its ending. I had a much different reaction, despite liking the very end, seeing the era come to a close. I especially appreciate it more now that I’ve been through Dawntrail.

[@brennanlable]

nothing like a good ultima thule reaction :') congrats on getting your video out!!

[@eirikastokes9652]

Every word on our hearts engraved. ❤️

[@OG_Fireflare]

Amazing Video! Both laughs and tears were shared in :,) May you ever walk in the light indeed!

[@DanielDavidAllenChannel]

Loved your playthrough. I cried every bit or more along with you even though I've played it through myself and watched a few others play through it. It's emotionally devastating every time.

[@HeteroHoly]

Been waiting a long time for this upload, glad to see it pop up. Hope you're doing well Sarah :)

[@fangikun1791]

Shadowbringer and Endwalker gotta be where I cried the most, Endwalker got me a lot in a very condensed amount of time though.

[@Kaslo25]

1:44:00 that final “welcome home” from Tataru got me bad on my initial playthrough

[@RedLightz_TV]

She was like my daughter that I adopted because of how sweet and thoughtful she was for me and when she stayed behind I was like “I promise I’ll be back. You can count on it.” So Hearing her say that, broke me as I was glad I kept my promsie

[@SuperMonkeyTurnip]

"I don't want anymore" @35:45 is such a real response. One of the biggest reasons I've stuck with this game franchise since FFIV, these stories know how to wreck you and make you love it.

[@LK.Cynric]

That was a wonderful video! Glad to finally close this chapter, again! Was a lot of fun watching it.

[@Iriscal]

We need a /wavelighter emote specifically for Close in the Distance.

[@omegagilgamesh]

Sarah starts doing the Irish Tap Dance emote as soon as she beats Zenos left me in stitches.

[@youiri65]

Here i am again, sharing the emotional pain of the player, and reveling at theirs as well... ah, us xiv players are such emotional vampires...

[@Catsamex]

Close in the Distance is way too strong

[@ezgeeky]

Everything about to finale of endwalker just reminds me why I love video games and why I’ll continue to play until the end of my days. Have yet to play FF 9,10,11,12 but this is hands down one of my favorite moments in the Final Fantasy.

[@Khelleyne]

How long have I waited for this moment!!!! God I love this game. I'm ready to put over another decade and more into FFXIV. I remember when I jumped into beta for 1.0....early 20's, full of ambition and expectations. I'm now in my mid 30's, got a couple gray hairs but my love for this game remain inviolate, invincible. Forge ahead warriors of light from all around the world, a new chapter in the tales of this star is just beginning!

[@SaintMarianne]

They could never make me hate you Zenos

[@ItsMiddie]

So happy to see your FF14 journey reach this climax! Has your journey been good? Has it been worthwhile? Did you find.. fulfillment? Forge ahead, Warrior of Light! More adventure awaits :D ♥ (And the Coxster will be here in 3.. 2.. 1..) Edit: In case no one has managed to tell you this entire time, you can spam keys on your keyboard for the Active Time Maneuvers. Waaaayy easier than clicking lol.

[@damiadwalker8464]

Did you realize xenos was talking to you as the player? Not your character. XD it's so good

[@banterlegends5347]

Reading the buffs makes the walk hit harder. The forced walk was from the Endwalker buff which says "Walking alone unto journey's end, the burden weighting heavy." I had friend in discord tell me to read it. I walked away from my PC. I ate cereal, laid on my bed and stared at my ceiling for hours comprehending the sense of loss. Even though I knew they'd come back cause DT trailers, I let the moment wash over me as if there was no confirmation. The emotional impact was worth it. when I left the Elpis cutscene my 4 friends and mentors were waiting for me to select them for the dungeon and I just popped like a dead lightbulb. Everything afterwards was sheer dissociation to prevent a total breakdown. these moments hit so hard you forget his is an mmorpg and not merely a story driven game

[@jasontoddred5794]

Awesome you’re video @SarahKey you did great job I enjoyed it 😊❤❤

[@Blackwind_Legacy]

Can you imagine if they let us choose if our PC died there after Zenos? With an option to have a new character (same gear, levels, etc.) start out the next story. Or maybe the npc's spend the story bringing us back somehow. Personally, when I played this back in the day, I was tired on a deeper level. I understood that pull to just slip away. I felt it would have been fitting for my PC in a way. Starting a new character would help to resolve the narrative issue of where do you go with a story after beating something as big as the avatar of despair all. I would to thank you for posting this. Its been a couple years since I've played through this. The last year hasn't been kind and that tiredness has returned. This was a reminder not to give in to despair. The events of this past year will not end my journey.

[@Rhelaza]

thank you for continuing your endwalker videos it was such a joy re-experiencing this expansion ;u; i too ugly cried lskdjflksdfj

[@Michael.Gallaher]

After years of putting it off, I finally started FF14 the other day for the very first time. X-Keepers should totally get into this game together.

[@xenorayy]

I was a hot mess when I played this for the first time, especially when she took away my kids...um....the twins. PEAK!

[@Driahva]

"We'll travel the lands, cross the seas, and take to the skies upon the eternal wind- and it will be marvellous! It will..."

[@Thonburger]

I've waited a while for this video. Thank you.

[@ravenmadd3895]

1:00:18 "I have someone to yell at." When I got to this part, I used the /slap emote on each of my comrades. Several times on G'raha.

[@whitemageoflight4485]

"we are disbanding the scions of the seventh dawn" always makes me cry

[@skylight6290]

Oh man, Hermes was so happy with Meteion in the end 1:46:10 😭

[@melody7207]

One of my friends is finishing Endwalker the same day this is uploaded, so I get to cry twice :D Fun fact: The song that plays after G'raha sacrifices himself was confirmed to be from Ardbert's perspective. Just in case you wanted to cry again :')

[@ShadowmancerLord]

After the twins you mean? And yeah I thought about that and realized... the part with all the memories was probably Ardbert bringing back all your greatest hits and reminding you that you aren't alone

[@RedLightz_TV]

Ahhh yes. THE WALK. The one time in this entire game that I broke down live with my friends on stream when I streamed it for them to see my reaction. All the hugs and smiles and love i got from them after a whole year of being with them was nothing like I have ever experienced in my life

[@archi4226]

47:25 i loved the voice acting on this part, you can really notice his anger

[@MacTaipan]

First time I have seen one of your videos. I think it's quite hard to make a character stand out visually in FFXIV, but you did a pretty good job, she looks great.

[@ninjafoxgamesgeekery]

Always night follows day The sun will shine again Walk on, never look back Through you, we live Tales of looooossss, and of fiiiiiire, and faaiiiiiiith

[@TheHairline]

omg I've been waiting for this upload. This game ruined me for WEEKS.

[@neku757]

I gotta say it.....me experiencing end walkers ending had me crying....ESPECIALLY the Ultima Thul theme "closing the distance" starts playing....i started crying.......SOOOOO HARD

[@omegagoober513]

It hits even harder now knowing it's being sung by Ardbert

[@neku757]

@@omegagoober513 faaaaaacts i still cant belive they confirmed this during the last Q&A!!!!

[@oliverurbanik9647]

@@neku757 No joke? He did?! .. Uff.... ..

[@psymar]

So first off you ought to record a reaction to a few specific meme videos, most notably Bunny Zenos. Secondly, you might enjoy watching other people play through -- if only to connect the dots you didn't know enough to connect the first time through. My favorite, perhaps, of "holy crap that DID happen I didn't even think about it much", is after defeating Zodiark and returning to the lunar surface. It's a moment that's sufficiently out of place that I completely and utterly forgot about it until a rewatch. Because right there on the moon, before even meeting the loporrits, with nobody else around, there's a creepy voice: "Ah... At last...". And if you go back and watch it, you will now recognize that voice

[@TheGrimiore]

Dont worry we all cried at stage, the journey, the dreams, the adventures, all finally came to end. Still remember when i farmed for her companion bird starling, low drop form the dungeon, not to mention answer during that time tugs at you and am gonna use it forever. Keep Walking, hero's!!

[@VincentOcyris]

Graha and the song got us all. It still breaks me when im being an emotional vampire.

[@CharTangTheBeardedGamer]

Gosh darn nearly 3 years later and the scene with emet still gets me.

[@ぺぷしかすぴ]

Although difficult to interpret, the joint battle with Zenos is the summit battle between those who want to end it all and those who want to live in the moment. In this light, it is the best performance as a challenge to the strongest Dunamis user.

[@ArtbyAna]

I full on ugly cried through all of this too, went through an entire box of tissues. And yet... it was such a good ending. So So So So SO good.

[@DustyLizard85]

didn't watch the video but I recently just finished Endwalker and I just want to say I totally get it. Damn was it good.

[@candykit5382]

Zenos is a great character, thats been his sole purpose and his obsession with you. As he was brought up by his horrible garlean family, he has no idea how to express himself to you other than with combat. To him that was the only way he could express himself. He also knew he could not stay, and so he gives his final farewell in a last challenge, but knowing you could just leave. No force, no emergency. And you know you can't let him live after all he's done. Also hes likely the one who saves you at the end and returns you to your friends. A fitting farewell for such a divisive character.

[@Bodrick_G]

40:00 was the first thing that actually got me, playing solo my first time. It was like a dam bursting.

[@ElderingLive]

Congratz on finishing the story, you only have the post patches to go and then there is nothing after that.. trust me on this one

[@karbonknight2278]

Yeah, I think I’m right there with you on that

[@RichyRitencio]

That's sad to read because it's true...

[@jobias514]

Emet-Selch is such chad. Gets unwillingly revived. Complains. Insults cosmic incarnation of existential grief by pointing out her ignorance. Snaps fingers. Flowers. Doesn't want your pity. Points out that even though you beat him, he's still right tho. Still wants you to do all the hard work of saving the planet. Implies how ignorant you are of your own world. Doesn't elaborate. Would rather die than owe anything to Hydaelyn. Peaces out.

[@canuckraven]

after all this time. it still hits me hard. this was their peak storytelling

[@DXDragon38]

Emotional Vampirea, rise up! 😅 Congratulations for finishing your walk to the end!

[@BrightNeonBrilliancy]

Our little lalas running to be the first to greet us home because OF COURSE THEY WOULD THE LITTLE CINNAMON ROLLS.

[@concordiaharmony2302]

So here's a fun fact for you ^^ That attack where she swings her arms over the arena is called Telomania Telo means a conclusion, an end, or a finale. Mania means to have delusions or fantasies. She literally hits with with a Final Fantasy

[@psymar]

1:26:30 "I think I literally ran into each one." okay so that one attack is unavoidable.

[@CrashB111]

Everyone's reaction when "Close in the Distance" starts playing with the full lyrics: "I'm hurt dog, don't ask me if I'm alright."

[@Crescent-Adam]

I was there live. What a ride it was 😭😭😭 as a FFXIV playthrough watcher (never played 😅), I absolutely LOVED the Meteion story arc. Hydaelyn became one of my favourite video game characters ever!!! On the other hand, really disliked the Zenos substory. I understand his function as a meta commentary/reflection of players but I still hated his implementation & thought it took away from the main story whenever he was involved. Anyways, loved watching your playthrough & reactions 😊

[@nediojon749]

I love the fight at the end as a Lala. LALA PUNCH!!

[@Diaily]

As someone who played all the old FF games knowing Endwalker was base on FF4 was the best move so much heart breaking moments in that game and using it in FF14 as a good send off to the Crystal ARC.

[@mactiger98]

My facourite part is that we killed the literal cause of the ancient apocalypse and could basically go have a party tight after, but then we fought Zenos, killed eachother 2-6 times and barely made it back. I love Zenos

[@leetwheat]

The ending of Endwalker, with them flying home always reminded me of the ending of StarFox 64 for some reason.

[@oubunaye]

Ah yes the infamous soundtrack being completed with each sacrifice and then the rp walk of emotions lol

[@DXAshram]

A fun thing to remember is that this xpac came out in 2020 during the pandemic. This was a fucking RIDE.