Shadowbringers Ending Reactions! We made it!

[@IceAokiji303]

"Do you honestly believe half your number would sacrifice themselves to save the other?" Yes actually that was a popular strategy in the fourth Savage fight of the Alexander raids for one mechanic.

[@Full_of_Tarkus]

Let's not forget the 'goodbye world' strat for the fourth savage alphascape fight too 😂

[@SmoothAsFelt]

Never forget the great gobbue wall

[@necroxisz]

You originally see Ardbert coming back into the Crystarium and think, "He's finally gotten his heroes' welcome." And then the camera pans and it's so. much. better.

[@Braigwen]

And his axe is clean in that last scene. He's finally forgiven himself.

[@1LuvMLPFiM]

@@Braigwen Forgiven Warrior

[@wawalim5010]

all ardbert cared for was to be with his friends

[@Sieglass]

Couple things of note, in Emet's final moments he no longer slouches when standing. He doesn't have the weight of reviving his people on his shoulders anymore. Ardbert at the scene with him walking towards his friends finally has his axe cleaned after so long of it being bloodied.

[@jackjohnson8305]

They just used the basic Ascian body model and slapped Emet's head on it its not as important as you are insinuating

[@Sieglass]

@@jackjohnson8305 In a game where they pay attention to detail? No, I do not believe so. If that were the case they could have left Ardbert's axe the same too but chose not to.

[@jackjohnson8305]

@@Sieglass They do pay attention to detail and the axe part is true but his posture? you literally have no source or proof for what you are saying about that part, just cuz they pay attention to detail doesn't mean that they do that with every single thing in the game.

[@whyarealltaken]

@@jackjohnson8305 it's headcannon for sure but it's in that realm of plausible and no Not character breaking so I don't mind these.

[@WillyShakespeare]

@@jackjohnson8305 I mean just before that they had an entire cutscene detailing how Emet had the weight of his world rests on his shoulders all while hunched and laggardly walking across Amaurot. I'd say given the visual metaphor, it fits it to a T.

[@MrDoot-hj2ir]

Natsuko Ishikawa is the best thing that happened to this franchise. Her writing is beyond perfection and I can't wait to see what she did with Endwalker. She, YoshiP and Soken are like the Holy Trinity of this game.

[@eddy3550]

Pray.

[@squidlump]

Don’t discount koji fox!

[@chibielemental]

Koji is not just the lead localiser he is also one of the two lore writers.

[@KoujiTamino]

@@chibielemental Localization lead, lore writer, lyricist and sings on several tracks. He's definitely a big part of what makes the game so great as well.

[@GhostMan407]

direction, music, and now story. with these three hero’s i wonder what’ll happen next

[@Aikrehn]

Man, the final act of Shadowbringers is some of the best Final Fantasy has ever been. Then you realize it's just one expansion of an mmo and it's ever crazier. The Dev team deserves every bit of the praise they get.

[@tenjenk]

I look forward to finding more about the "terminus" creatures we saw like at 37:05. based on the dungeon they appear at, and help usher in, the end of days and are something entirely distinct from sineaters and voidsent, seemingly entirely beyond the bounds of the elemental balance. We only know at the point of this video that creation magic was going haywire due to a force incomprehensible even to the Amoratians (in itself very worrying), and these things were purposefully shaping themselves from Amorath's deepest fears.

[@Carsu12]

@@tenjenk wonder if that will be answered in Endwalker, or will be a hook for future expansions. Like Omega

[@thedingus6924]

It’s always a treat getting to see people’s reaction to the whole final stretch of Shadowbringers. Thanks for sharing it and letting some of us relive it again.

[@Pompadourius]

G'raha quoting Answers with the "those who walk before may lead those who walk after" line during the epilogue is a lesser realized part of those final cutscenes that still hits me.

[@izumolee6714]

Emet had every opportunity to kill you & the Scions but he never did. It can be interpret in many ways but i believe he was testing us to see if we were worthy of continuing the Ancients legacy. In the final battle he just knocked out the other Scions cause it was alway the Warrior of Light that interested him the most & it was up to us to prove to him we deserve to live. He has been carrying this burden for an eternity always having the weight of it all upon him (as you can tell by his posture) but when we defeat him that weight is lifted off him. Emet has so many layers to him as a character which is why he resonated so well with a lot of the FF14 player base. Also don't worry about your reactions & ugly crying we all did the same when we first experienced this emotional rollercoaster. However it is not over yet the feels train has yet to arrive at its destination so buckle up you haven't seen anything yet :D

[@cyphi474]

Because unlike Moenbryda, we had proper time with Emet-Selch. Obviously instinct dictates not to trust Ascian(for Scions and player aswell), so there was always gap between you. He saved Y'shtola from Lifestream(again..), even if he didnt have to and even if you should be thankfull for this good deed, you look at it with suspicion instead. Real tragedy is, if things were different, you and Emet-Selch could be friends. But you were both walking paths that were destined to clash.

[@SCDarkSoul]

@@cyphi474 Not just if things were different. But in another time, in another life, the two of you WERE friends once upon a time.

[@randomstreamer2868]

Émet was suicidal, the poor guy wanted to die for millennia now as he was suffering from survival guilt. More than bring everything back to what they were, Émet wanted the struggle to end the most. Unlike the other Ascians, Émet did give a chance to many civilizations to prove themselves. While all of them failed in his eyes, we have to admit that him giving a chance for "lesser beings" once was already a miracle. This happening again and again is even more surprising as he raised many nations in order to invoke as many Calamities. Émet had the gun to put an end to the whole Rejoining thing the moment the WoL set foot on the First. While he didn't pull the shot himself, we as the WoL merely took the gun from Emet's hands and then shoot him. More than that, Émet was also swayed to end everything when he took into account the main antagonist of 5.3 . They, who lost their own sense of self for the sake of others , deserved to die by the end of their hero albeit without knowing it.

[@cyphi474]

@@randomstreamer2868 I think he just realized what he fought for is long gone. Because even if Rejoining succeeded, they wouldnt be able to restore everything and everyone as it was. He couldnt step back from his road, but deep inside he knew its all futille. Thats why are his last words "Remember us", its admiting that.

[@Reycied]

The first time I ran Amaurot, it legitimately scared me. Maybe because I've had nightmares that seemed similar. But the endless city burning, the downfall of a once-great civilization...its biblical apocalypse was truly striking in its presentation. Ishikawa's script, Soken's music, and the tireless work of the design team combined to make an incredible cocktail of despair, sadness and resolve.

[@jeremywright9511]

When I was younger I used to always have nightmares about being in a burning city and hearing people run and scream or outright vanishing into dust. Pretty frightening. I wonder how common that sort of thing is.

[@omegagilgamesh]

"Biblical apocalypse" is quite apropos, apparently. I'm told the whole dungeon is littered with biblical references.

[@1LuvMLPFiM]

Plot Twist: We are also Ancients but shattered reflections.

[@MemoryOfDarkSky]

What a fantastic journey. You can only playthrough this game for the first time once. But watching reactions like this help me relive those moments.

[@DrakeyC]

The best villains are ones where you not only find them sympathetic and understandable, but you get to like them and could even agree with them. As Emet says earlier in Shadowbringers, it's moral relativism - it's a clash of ideologies, both you and him trying to preserve your races. And from that, you know that he is as righteous and determined as you, and just like you, he will not back down. I easily get why so many players love him, he's a fantastic character.

[@dec222]

Bree: "I've been through enough!" Ishikawa: "Gonna have to disagree with you on that..."

[@1LuvMLPFiM]

Ishikawa: "This isn't even my final form!"

[@ianharac5153]

19:26 "Why would you DO that????" Welcome to FF14, where we pay 12.95 a month (or so, depending on sub plan, I guess..) to have Square Enix REACH INTO OUR CHEST AND PULL OUR HEART OUT AND STOMP ON IT! 47:30 "Champions from beyond the rift... heed my call!" This is what Duty Finder looks like in-universe. :)

[@akinasgreatest01]

I always saw it as 5.3 confirming how the duty finder worked considering the lore explained there

[@michaelcarter4313]

[This video has a lot of very loud and obnoxious reactions and crying] Ah yes, everything I could have hoped for.

[@ettibbet5493]

Popcorn time

[@Silvist]

Feelbringers isn't over yet lol. Good thing you're named "Tenacious" for a reason :D Can't wait to see more of your reactions!

[@revanxiii4976]

When you realized that the light beams were the other WoL coming to fight Hades, that was literally my same reaction 😭 keep up the awesome work!!

[@ninboy01]

I think the summoners of Hydaelyn were fed up with sacrificing their loved ones for the promise that “life will return to normal”, with Zodiark demanding/requiring more and more.

[@alexandermorton3512]

At 1:07:06 near the bottom left corner of the screen screen by the rock you can see Urianger literally washed up on the shore lol

[@tenjenk]

the dialogue choice to Ryne was such a well timed punch to the gut. Us carrying on his legacy to others.

[@SirBeanTheJust]

Ahhhh, I love this video so much. I've watched dozens of these reaction videos and yours got me sobbing with you like I experienced it for the first time again. 😭 Small little thing it took me THIS LONG to notice: When you're getting the history lesson from Emet-Selch about the Qitana Ravel murals and he drops the big reveal, he said a line about why he knows so much. "We Ascians know because it is our history. Our story." It didn't seem as impactful as the rest of... well, everything else he said, but it's so cool that we flipped that line on him in the end.

[@riamesque]

Your reactions are incredible. It's always fun to crywatch 5.0 with someone.

[@Wyrd-Oh]

All the little gut punches in the ending make it so worthwhile, from the Haurchie line to calling G'raha by name

[@hkoizumi3134]

I love the ending where a random boy asks how you are so strong and where you are really from. That was basically a foreshadowing of what's to come. And when WOL motions to keep a secret, it was a message from Ishikawa that it will be a secret for now. I love her subtle insert of her in the story.

[@monztor]

Emet's "LOOK AT ME" was so compelling, that while I was listening to your reactions while reading up something on my other screen, I turned so fast to look at him xD

[@RockR277]

Man this expansion did such a good job turning the ascians from Saturday morning cartoon villains into characters with motives you can understand.

[@Sable_Crow]

Glad to see this up, your playthrough has been really enjoyable to watch. Looking forward to your future content.

[@TarundiMC]

I've watched these scenes a half dozen times, and I still cry every time. It's a good time I work from home!

[@laxxboy20]

"This video has a lot of very loud and obnoxious reactions and crying" Good. That's why we're here :)

[@insertwittytitlehere]

It's been a blast watching your Shadowbringers series, looking forward to the videos for the next few patches as well!

[@lorospact]

Almost everyone I have ever watched or listened to going through this part always stops at that moment where we can take a fallen friend's words to comfort us, and use them to comfort another. And that's why they did it - because we remember and hold those moments close. And yes - a smile better suits a hero.

[@MrBest-wy5sl]

Gotta love the Exarch making the duty finder canon xD

[@kamitorings]

this is why i tell people this game is absolute perfection. this. been nice seeing your journey, pretty cool.

[@aurion123]

Truly did yours and our hearts weep a storm. The Shadowbringers experience is one that you can never really be prepared for. Keep it up and journey forth

[@jankentrexpalalay8879]

Man SHADOWBRINGERS hits so hard I still can't get over the cut scenes even though I've finished the expansion last year. I still get teary eyed and super hype every time I watch other players play through the game. Also, it's not over yet. Post SHB doesn't fall short from perfection. :)

[@killer114188t]

Woah! _That just hit me!_ The two debating Amouratines are foreshadowing the issues between Eorzea and Sharlayan! :O

[@RPGManoWar]

I just wanna hug you because I was balling my eyes out too. I managed to hold on right up until "Remember that we once lived." And then I just broke and Ardbert had me screaming "oh come on game!"

[@theeternalshade2981]

@58:29 - "Do not look at me so. A smile better suits a hero."

[@artuno1207]

1:07:04 it's a real blink and you miss it moment, but you actually see Urianger over on the left, floating facedown in the water.

[@omegagilgamesh]

Being a Hyur with maxed out height, when I finally got a sense of scale to these "giants," as Thancred put it, I was like, "...is this what being a Lalatato is like?"

[@wingedangel81]

46:00 Seeing your reaction to the ax just reminds me of the chills I felt at the exact moment!

[@XenoVT]

Another brain explosion for ya, alot of things point to Y’sholta being split from Hythlodeus, the think motion and the laugh with their hand close to their face

[@Carsu12]

For the moment I thought they share the uber cute emote where she taps her chin 3 times

[@daevien71]

Just found you via youtube deciding I haven't had enough time watching people react to this ending. Instantly became hooked once I saw the dialog choices you made (forgiving Uriange, or imo the big one where you say "What, all by myself?" to Ardbert, which to me shows a humble understanding of what it means to be who you are in this game). Sooo many peeps go for the "You know I can!" option, which isn't bad by any means but (since I see future vids showing you've been past 5.3) the option you chose is just perfect for this world, story and game, and who you specifically are. I'm gonna def try to catch you when you stream! Also feels good seeing myself not be the only one that cried during the end cuz holy shit man.

[@VervaraRozthan]

Don't mind me crying over here. Lovely playthrough, Tenacious

[@ryandean5941]

The cinematics before and after you fight Emet are as epic as it gets in video games. This game is a masterpiece.

[@LK.Cynric]

One day I will watch the ending of 5.0 and or 5.3 and not cry but it's not today either. What a wild ride it was watching your journey. Glad I watched this videos even though I can't watch it. Live. Thanks for helping me cheer up! Also I case anyone missed it, you can see Urianger washed up in the bottom left after Graha speaks about the mountain.

[@TiduLimar]

Didn't dare save that one for work with the 2 week vacation and so highly interesting part of the whole series! Thank you so much!

[@leonidasdraconic]

No matter how many times I see this ending, every time I hear Emet give his goodbye, every time I see Ardbert walking back to his friends, axe unbloodied, it makes my heart well up with emotion. Bree, thank you for sharing your adventures with us. Finding your channel has been a blessing. 💖💕

[@nathanaelthomas7816]

Thank you for sharing this journey with us! These scenes and music still make me tear up every time I see them.

[@starofaetherius]

I know I'm a year late, but there's a SUPER important detail people often don't pick up on because of the many heavy-handed uses of metaphor in the dialogue of this game, so if this helps even 1 person I will be happy. "Offering up a portion of the planets living energies" is a euphamism for sacrificing the newly born people and races that Hydaelyns followers wanted to protect and pass on the mantle of stewardship to, before the sundering even. The races we play as, which were born after the second sacrifice that brought new life to the Star. Her followers didn't "not want to bring back" the people who were sacrificed, they didn't want to sacrifice the lives of people who Zodiark's followers saw as lesser. They saw it as an unfair trade, and wanted to hold the new people's lives as equal to their own. Hydaelyn was more or less created to protect us.

[@ThaNinjazTube]

I'll never find anyone's crying obnoxious.

[@kevenmonge1390]

I lost it when our WoL spoke through Ardbert: This is our future, our story. And Emet he’s such a good antagonist, love that guy…but I also miss him. Back on Friday, I finished The Seat of Sacrifice and I loved that trial battle that I did it more than once lol

[@mageofvoid4282]

i swear i have seen this ending a dozen times and I bawl like a fucking child every time

[@aelinskyfiregaming]

I have to say, your reaction was everything I'd hoped it would be and more. This has been a wonderful journey to follow, and I can't wait til you go through all the patch content (on here anyway 😉). I rarely get to join the streams, so these updates are always a blessing. Enjoy my smol friend 💕

[@saulmadrid9950]

Yeah, you thought the reveal of your reflection in the 1st was a doosey, one more piece of info will be revealed to you, when you confront the last of the Unsundered. Keep that moment in your mind, the brief vision Emet sees before your battle with him. That'll be when the Archbishop's question in HW is answered.

[@kkplx]

"...and tell me why that does not make me happy?" lovely reaction, thank you for sharing.

[@ZhaneX24]

Loving these reactions! The ending of Shadowbringers is always an absolute rollercoaster of emotions that's great to see people go through! Can't wait to see what you think of where the story goes from here, especially once you hit 5.3... Also hoping that you might do reactions for the Eden Raid series? It's great to see Ryne's specific story get continued.

[@WonderBlubber]

My first time through the ending of 5.0, I was screaming at my monitor in pure HYPE. Now when I rewatch it, I react just like you did here, lol

[@redcloud16]

CRYING!!! The journey...marvelous! I love this game so much. You've arrived at the End, and yet....its like a new Beginning....youve still a bit left to experience, I cant wait! :)

[@maxkid6446]

remember us remember that we once lived: emet selch last words

[@RyanConti]

I loved watching every second of this!! I am so glad that you had such a great time with the story :) Onto even more adventures! o/

[@KuroudoAkabane]

One of the best moments in gaming history for sure

[@SierusD]

Your tears at "Stand tall" on Tomorrow and Tomorrow got me too! ;3;

[@Varrizwatches]

Fith! Also very proud of you!! :) Been watching you since heavensward so very proud that you got here ^^

[@wingedparagon4448]

Did you notice Urianger washed up ashore in the bottom left before it buts to the Crysterium? I found that as funny as Alphinaud. XD

[@Pina-Azwel]

"This video has a lot of very loud and obnoxious reactions and crying" Confused Obi-Wan: That's... Why I'm here...

[@BioMatic2]

Creating a moment that makes you cry, because it evokes some emotion related with sadness, is already impressive. But creating a moment that makes you cry, out of a rush excitment or overwhelmed by a variety of emotions, is something else. Im a sucker for the anime moment where Opening start playing and with everything that was happening, the moment the main theme started playing i became a mess of tears. This game just keeps getting better and better. ps: as a totally straight i also will punch Urianger if he ever puts that mask on. His face is a gift to the world.

[@HonestPhil]

I teared up all over again. glad you had fun as well.

[@TheRedKnaveLP]

I ended up subbing the journey has been fantastic.

[@ShutterSnapped]

It's not often you can beat the expansion and have it seem like the best of the best for the game and most of the players will respond: "YOU AINT SEEN NOTHING YET". Can't wait for 5.3

[@jaesaces]

Now on to further feels with the rest of Shadowbringers!

[@NCamico]

Man, the last couple of hours of Shadowbringers is just mic drop after mic drop and I love seeing people's reactions, even years after release.

[@BrokenRazorButterfly]

Love seeing the gears turn on the realiziations of amaurot

[@GetterRay]

I didn't cry after Emet died but for weeks and months afterwards that scene haunted me. Its something that just gets sadder and more emotional the more time you have to think about it. Truly the best villain of all time.

[@syndillucian]

When I think back to the beginnings of FFXIV.. of 1.0 and the missteps then. When I think of the months we waited for our world to be "Reborn" and all the amazing work that Yoshi-P, Soken and the rest of the dev teams did. To bring us to this point in time and space... My heart soars and my faith in the amazing storytelling we have YET to live through! And my mind wanders and wonders, when this story arc is completed, Where will WE go from here and now?? What adventures wait for us in the future?

[@lumaj1147]

Bwahhhhh Bree it's Your time to... as you say, Staaaaaahp! X) Your reaction, and the game, make me cry so much! And I'm at work dangit!

[@timeshade]

Thank you for sharing your journey.

[@jeffarthur8125]

oh boy the next few days are gonna be a fun ride. this was just the first hill of this feels coaster.

[@aaronrauschhuber3483]

That moment of realization was hilarious!

[@The_SilverMane]

I'm subbing for this reaction alone because I had very much the same reaction, just with less crying, lol. God this was beyond fantastic and the cutscene before The Dying Gasp is in my opinion the best cutscene of the series. Not just the game, the series.

[@SuperLoop7209]

I have been gaming since I was around 7 years old. I’m 37 now, so I’ve been a gamer for three decades now. Nothing I have ever played, no matter how amazing they were, has ever come even remotely close to this conclusion. This was the closest a game can get to perfection in the way the story moves. Edit for additional comment. Chai-Nuzz and Dulia-Chai is the kind of love that we all seek. I adore them.

[@PetarBladeStrok]

I love Emet so much. I feel so bad for poor Amaurotines/Ascians. In Amaurot we see that they were kind and gentle giants. ::'(

[@Iainus240]

When Ardbert says "For those who walk before, may lead those who walk after". Did anyone else get that reference?

[@skyekingdom0]

at the end Emet finally isn't slouching because because he's finally free of his burdens :(

[@ministabber4927]

The tears have just begun...get that tissue box ready for what comes next

[@RockR277]

I didn't even pay attention to the location names the first few times in this dungeon. It's such a neat way to deliver his monologue and I completely missed it.

[@tashikat9040]

I stopped watching these for a few weeks and now I've powered through Il Mheg to this in a day or so. FFXIV did something not a lot of games managed to do with this finale. From the Crown of the Immaculate onward, I had no idea what was gonna happen. It was an entirely new feeling to be near the end of a video game, an MMO of all things, and be so shellshocked by the story twists that I just kind of passively absorbed it instead of being more proactive. I felt like what the WoL and Scions felt; shocked, lost, confused, angry, depressed. When Amaurot appeared, the look on my face was like yours. When I started piecing together the little clues and hints dropped by citizens, before Hythlodaeus' conversation, I was excited. When I puzzled together everything including what my old new friend said, I actually screamed. Then the final dungeon happens, and the trial, and it's just an extraordinary set of moments and storytelling that I was left speechless and reeling for a bit. When I made it from the First back to the Source (I'd spent the entire 5.0 journey exclusively in the First. Semi RP I guess) I didn't just teleport to the rising stones. I walked out into the overworld, mounted, and rode back. I needed time to absorb and deal with what just happened. And it's not over yet. I mean, yeah you still got 5.1-5.3 to wrap up some story stuff, but what I mean is that we still have a few revelations left. Amaurot gave us about 80% of the story of what happened during the endtimes and how it ended up where we are now. The last 20% though? That shit is going to be very important.

[@erlandir9121]

This is what we call an Art. I also had reactions like you but with much more crying lol.

[@robikkupegasus7039]

'Remember....Remember us!' Yes, Emet, I will...I will. ;w;

[@Aventurine4lyfe]

What's interesting the "good to see you awake graha tia" only shows up on the original playthrough, if you go to the inn and replay the scene that option no longer exists

[@cute_cu4995]

Press the yellow box when selecting a cutscene in the inn and you'll see it

[@myoumyou90]

Congratulations Bree...now for another feels that will surely break your heart, the Post ShB.

[@basedclaypot4535]

Told you you weren't ready, Bree. Loved the vid.

[@Mnkeys]

Rewatching this hits different early in the morning when you didn't get sleep, I don't think I've had such casual tears in a while😭

[@dec222]

I honestly could have sat there talking to Hytholodaeus for hours. I love them.

[@castoputa]

I ugly cried right alongside you live when you did this!! You are sensational and I love knowing that you will be Endwalking right alongside us! ❤️

[@TheAzureFlame]

Ah yes the best part of the main ShB. I, however, have a special favorite in the stinger, or as I like to call "The change in management" scene. "We shall gorge upon their strength and then, my friend, our contest shall begin anew!"

[@bezarregaming]

This expansion was nothing but a feels coaster for me, I don't think I've teared up so much in any other game, it is so good. I cannot wait for the new expansion to come out. A Funny thing I also noticed is you're on the same data center that I am on. =D

[@Tackleberry61]

lmao that look of disappointment and "I..I'm back HERE?!" lol That made me laugh. Thank you! Anyways, your reaction was one of best I've seen. I cannot watch someone cry without crying myself. So yeah, I cried too. lol

[@DrollLondon]

The best. Thanks for the great playthrough.

[@250590317]

The reason you were able to understand the ancients and they were able to understand you is probably also a reference to the tale of Babel, until the tower was built, everyone spoke in one language, but once the magnificent tower was finished it was stroke down by divine intervention and sent all that once United into dissent with everyone speaking a new language no one else were able to understand.

[@arelyndis2796]

Nice getting this uploaded. *foot tapping lessens* ...but what about 5.1-5.55......... *foot tapping intensifies!* Just playing, enjoyed the series! Thanks for sharing!