that one scene from Final fantasy XVI but with "i need a hero" from Shrek 2

Wow... 1 million views, thank you guys

[@TheDreadlagg]

God the timing is really good

[@panchozari3820]

they do fit together very well

[@warriorshedge6772]

@@panchozari3820 soviet union: good.. Good, you get to keep your life another day.

[@eetdotcom]

at so many points in the fight, too, it alligns perfectly

[@tyrant103x9]

Godlike timing 👏

[@FrozenShadow007]

Really good, my ass, the timing is practically impeccable.

[@zoruasnivy]

The "fire in my blood" during the ifrit segment goes so damn hard

[@user-tn6zc3jm5h]

"larger than life" * changes into a bigger form* "When the mountains meet the heavens above" *two large opponents fighting* Never thought i would want to listening to a song from a comedy movie so much

[@ddddddd1228]

@@user-tn6zc3jm5hFun fact: the song is from the movie Footloose! It really found its second wind with Shrek. I hope a future movie uses it as well as this video does.

[@BenG6509]

@@ddddddd1228I frigging LOVE Footloose. My high school recently did a musical of Footloose. I was Coach Roger Dunbar

[@MalosiVA]

It goes so hard dude

[@JohnFloor]

@@ddddddd1228bullet train

[@enumaelish9193]

2:22 Every moment in human history led to that sync and it is beautiful.

[@Unk0wn_stalk3r]

Bloody hell now i see this lol

[@fanboy3376]

In anime, movies, and shows, the MC has plot armor because the writers deem it so. Game MCs have plot armor because they aren’t fighting alone.

[@Fedorah_Mccain]

​@fanboy3376 unless your name is Halo Reach... That's a good quote nonetheless

[@fanboy3376]

Thanks@@Fedorah_Mccain

[@Ramenko1]

Love this comment.

[@brettdallman3885]

In terms of QTE prompts, “Accept the truth” is pretty sweet. Up there with “Protect Earth” from Wonderful 101 and “End It” from Asura’s Wrath

[@anwenlokier2292]

Unlike the wonderful 101 remastered (yes, I have it), this game doesn't cost me a 50-inch TV and a ps4 controller

[@onion_____]

F for respect

[@iancomtois9832]

"Sora"

[@chronoxtreme2427]

aight, but WHY DOES THIS WORK SO WELL THO???

[@panchozari3820]

the magic of video editing

[@nocluewhatiam1189]

U have witness PERFECTION!

[@Nimoot]

This song works in any fight scene .... Literally any.

[@SteveRudzinski]

Because I Need a Hero goes perfectly with ANY action scene. Which is why it was put into Shrek 2, it was already shown to be a perfect action song BEFORE Shrek 2.

[@mattimusmattrime]

​@@SteveRudzinskiJohnny 5 is still the best usage.

[@HeWhoPwnsNoobs]

I cant dude, Im playing this game and every cinematic boss fight is enough to give me a heart attack of excitement and adrenaline and then you drop THIS MASTERPIECE?!

[@panchozari3820]

thanks for the love, i honestly didn't think i'd people would like it so mutch

[@theflashgordon193]

I'm playing it too. I did the fight against Titan yesterday and I had to pause. I can't believed how epic it was

[@Verg1l_0]

​@@theflashgordon193believe it or not it gets even better

[@m3lod552]

Bahamut

[@abc4781]

Then it's all ruined because the next five story quests will be busy work fetch and kill quests killing the pacing. 😂

[@starmaker9804]

I like how this song literally evolved from a giant gingerbread man towering down a castle to *literal gods & demons fighting against all odds!* 👏 (“Classic will always stay classic)

[@AnthraxPretzels]

A gingerbread man is also a fire eikon in a certain sense

[@mattmark94]

that song was already a classic before Shrek 2

[@starmaker9804]

@@mattmark94 Yeah I know, it was a song by Bonnie Tyler back in the day 👌

[@starmaker9804]

That it why I’m stating the classic, they both are in their own ways 👏

[@motojauntx]

If you really wanna take it back to the day with this song, watch Short Circuit 2, when Johnny 5 finally goes beast mode 🤖 But yeah it’s awesome here too (and in Shrek 2)

[@guren9193]

Dude really took: “more heat less foam” To heart

[@KingExalted]

The music fits so freaking well especially the build up to the Double Ifrit fight

[@panchozari3820]

that fight was the moment that gave me the idea for the video

[@itsme924]

Even the punches line up lmao

[@BluntMatcheteAstartes345fghew]

@@itsme924 and the lyric fits the punch fight in the final half of the video.

[@ChuckSneedly]

DOUBLE IFRIT ACROSS THE SKY! WHAT DOES IT MEAN?!

[@marhawkman303]

@@panchozari3820 hahaha. :D I hear it and think "Johnny 5 is alive!" 'cause yeah, that's the first movie I heard this song in. :p

[@MrBcardinal35]

Considering Leona Lewis was in FFXIII, this really isn't too far off from being canon

[@cumarcilmi2787]

What did he saaaaay????

[@Warbec]

​@@cumarcilmi2787The hobbits, the hobbits, the hobbits, the hobbits, to Isengard, to Isengard!

[@xentharas5629]

I knew, she sang the theme, but she was IN IT???

[@bazookajoe2307]

I don’t get it, are you say she was in shrek?

[@Darksaviour]

And Florence + the machine in XV

[@summer7603]

Why is this so timed well!? 2:40 That uppercut! That chorus! aaah!

[@MalosiVA]

LIKE A FIRE IN MY *BLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!*

[@alexandervictor4310]

MY GUYYY!!!!!!!!

[@TiredCoffee-Addict]

this gave me literal chills. It’s insane just how much this song fits with the scene. God, that was so well done

[@omensoffate]

Literal chills?

[@nobelissimos8719]

@@omensoffate Man needs to put on a sweater. Why's everyone always so "chills"?

[@just_a_random_tempura]

It was number 5, number 5 kill my brother

[@sudanemamimikiki1527]

I need a hero goes with any action scene

[@FinalRoxas013]

I both love and hate that this works so perfectly well

[@SkwurlOverlord]

I'm convinced game developers sometimes make their animations to "I Need a Hero" just for the heck of it

[@Shiirow]

every game requires a "I need a hero" moment somewhere.

[@severjanlici]

This moment at 2:11 where he starts moving towards Ifrit and the music goes like "Up where the mountains meet the heavens above" gave me shivers.

[@SharinganMaster24]

My god, the timing was absolutely impeccable!!! 10/10

[@hikikomoron]

Ok so obviously this song fits extremely well for this fight, but can we talk about how even lyrics wise this song fits FFXVI extremely well, especially the bridge where (FFXVI spoilers btw) it goes: Up where the mountains meet the heavens above (Bahamut/Titan lost) Out where the lightning splits the sea (Barnabas fight where Odin literally splits the sea) I could swear there is someone somewhere watching me (Ultima watching Clive throughout the whole game) Through the wind and the chill and the rain (Benedikta and her powers) And the storm and the flood (Cid and his powers) I can feel his approach like a fire in my blood (Ifrit's powers)

[@thefull9746]

Jesus. And all reference to water is just Leviathan the lost one

[@nocturnalcove9736]

Cid definitely held up a beatbox to play this in the background!

[@austinjones9276]

Anyone else get the chills/goosebumps when he said "You're not Ifrit, I am." ? Cause that is epic timing.

[@andresashura5550]

Clive is the best FF protagonist, I love him so much bro. Is unreal

[@charleschudley4661]

He's my new favorite too, such a great character.

[@zachorryy]

Cloud: Did you forget about me?

[@Fayklore]

@@zachorryy Technically Cloud is just who everyone thinks of when they think Final Fantasy cause of nostalgia. Not that he isn't a lot of peoples favorites, but yeah.

[@zachorryy]

@@Fayklore i imagine when they release the ff7 remake part 2 and the newer fans see what happened to aerith, he may get up there again. Then again the attention may go instead to sephiroth. Bias aside Sephiroth is still a much better antagonist than say Benedikta Harmon, Hugo Kupka, Empress Anabella.... The only antagonist that is of some interest at least for me in ff16 is Ultima but I still feel that he doesnt hold a candle to sephiroth.

[@DXFrost]

​@@zachorryyIF it still plays out that way. There's no guarantee at this point that Aerith still dies given all the other changes made

[@ZekeNigma]

"Please don't be raw" The steak:

[@irecordwithaphone1856]

Your choice to start the music with the drop of the blade is S tier. You clearly know what you're doing with editing. Really good eye/ear for this. It's not just that but this song and the part you picked works super well Cool idea + great execution you love to see it

[@Mozthx]

You don't know what you are talking about

[@irecordwithaphone1856]

@@Mozthx Weird comment to make. Yes I do, but I don't have to prove myself to some random dick online Not going to pretend I'm some editing god but I can recognize good choices when I see them. I think most people can it's not that crazy

[@zefellowbud5970]

@@Mozthxdoes he now?

[@cozzb1938]

@@Mozthx Enlighten us Einstein.

[@Mozthx]

​@@cozzb1938 nope smd

[@iaxacs3801]

"So were after midnight in my wildest fantasy" with Clive staring up at a roaring Ifirit is just perfection. Summarizes why its called Final Fantasy

[@remini255]

The muffin man has been working overtime

[@EnDianNeo]

That ending with "HERO!!!" cracked me up, but man the timing syncs up so much it's frightfully epic.

[@dantelion3394]

This is a freaking masterpiece. The timing is so spot on it's scary xD

[@opoderosoimperioteocratico4885]

0:51 *HIT IT!*

[@Tahkaullus01]

*HOW?! HOW DOES THIS WORK SO **_FUCKING_** WELL?!*

[@AgentQV]

Okay, this is now canon.

[@Rubior426]

canon background music for this fight, too well timed.

[@heyitsruby7257]

THE UPPERCUT? THE PLANTING OF THE SWORD INTO THE GROUND? WHY DOES IT FIT SO PERFECTLY??

[@Chief-vf6lf]

I accidentally found gold

[@Carlisho]

I need a Hero always works, no matter where you put it, love this song 😂

[@jbcatz5]

That’s not the name. Look at the track list on the soundtrack and tell me where I Need a Hero is.

[@Carlisho]

@@jbcatz5 bruh 💀

[@IcE-_-Kidd]

​@@jbcatz5you Ok My Guy?

[@luxen3863]

​@@jbcatz5 bruh it's in the title of the video

[@jbcatz5]

@luxen3863 Then the title is wrong. The artwork for the Bonnie Tyler single uses Holding Out for a Hero, and the Wikipedia article even says the song is erroneously called I Need a Hero

[@RedLightz_TV]

Never did I think something so perfect can exist for an already perfect scene in FF16 Bless the internet

[@cameronalt190]

I need a version with the full song now. I’m serious, the last half of the song matches CRAZY well with this fight’s ending.

[@xxcringe_lordxx1159]

2:11 Teostra, the infernal Emperor

[@The_pitbull536]

Oh god you are right that’s just Toaster cutscene from world

[@tibik.8407]

I was expecting a stunlocking roar and a charge that takes half of your HP bar...

[@parisgabrieldecosto122]

This is a complete and utter.... MASTERPIECE!!!

[@godsplayingfield]

the thing with this game is that basically all the Eikon scenes can be turned into hype music videos. all GREAT.

[@asmolboi3254]

2:28 - 2:31 Me and my best friend reunited after 10 years.

[@fulltimenpc]

What is scary about the edit is that it was not even edited. IT FITS PERFECTLY.

[@efrainalejandrocortesmonta8293]

I needed this and i didn't know it

[@panchozari3820]

i'm very glad to hear that!

[@eisenwill]

This has no right to go as hard as it does. I hate that I love it.

[@josephward2484]

The games really better than people give it credit for. Its cinematography is quite sublime

[@greggski3710]

Cutscenes in pivotal moments are insane. Too bad there's so many pacing issues, dull moments and basically no variety in gameplay.

[@kaijin713]

@@greggski3710I’ve never understood people who say this about the gameplay. I don’t think you guys are using abilities to their full potential, because pulling of combos can be crazy fun

[@greggski3710]

@@kaijin713 It's not about the combat. It's about everything else. There is no gameplay variety outside of combat.

[@greggski3710]

@@walkerman2001 How is there a variety? Combat, while is great, is the only way to express yourself in the game. There's nothing else besides the combat, cutscenes and going from point A to B. And I haven't experienced worse sidequests in a long time. I think they're even worse than in recent Assassin's Creed games. All sidequests I've played so far (I'm in the desert, so about halfway through the game) were like: talk to somebody, kill some monsters, pick something up or a mix of any of those 3 things.

[@walkerman2001]

@@greggski3710 For the sidequests, you’re boiling it down to what it isn’t is, I could say your favorite game is just “push a stick, press some buttons, win” and while that would be true it wouldn’t address any actual depth within, and read my earlier comment for what that depth is (especially in the slave girl quest from moore). With the combat, I love games that focus on one or two aspects and perfect those systems instead of putting a ton of random bloated systems and mini games that feel like wastes of time. There is not a single aspect of the 16’s gameplay that I could look at and say “that was unneeded” as I do with 99% of games especially modern ones.

[@davidjhileman5334]

When the GM decides that your character is the main protagonist in the campaign.

[@supergui0753]

Someone gives a masterpiece for this Oscar

[@AegixDrakan]

I have no context, and no idea why any of this seems to matter so much and be so weighty... But goddamn that song hits this so perfectly, and gives me literal chills and elevates the entire thing from Epic, to whatever is beyond Epic. :o

[@WiIhelmScream]

I... I got no words for this suspicious amount of perfect timing.

[@phengster1]

It’s so goddamn beautiful… from 2:10 onwards is just PURE CINEMA

[@longwlenguyen4214]

And 2:22 as well, it fit so much.

[@diblee]

I've never seen this sync so effortlessly with something. Absolutely perfect.

[@HotShotReborn]

I didn't think that fight could get more epic, but that definitely did it! Well done!

[@iamkurogane]

The mash up we didn't deserve but the one we needed. *Clive's voice* Thank you

[@xedalpha1]

I don't think there's ever been a prompt so epic yet so simple as 'press LT+RT to Accept the Truth'

[@panchozari3820]

personally i'm a fan of pressing "L1 - Even the odds"

[@bestwifman]

I didn’t realize I ever needed this in my life but now… I can’t imagine how I lived without it

[@pockylovingranger]

Did they know they were making a song that goes with EVERYTHING when they decided to remix this song???

[@optimaltt6070]

Clive: For five minutes.....COULD YOU STOP BEING HORNY FOR ULTIMA.... *turns to Barnabas* Clive: FOR *FIVE MINUTES*!

[@Shamshiro]

2:57 - A hero is born.

[@SubduedRadical]

A million vies? It WAS that good. Brilliant idea, and the transitions and changes in the music were perfectly matched to the scenes. Great job!

[@samy-bn5397]

Its a great work I’m so hyped

[@wickedraptor2651]

you picked the best version of the song too my lord

[@LevantineR1]

Clive has the swagger to make this work. Amazing.

[@bananasenpai]

That was beautiful! Especially when the music starts the moment the hand was laid on the shoulder. Man, what a thing of beauty this video is!

[@deoxi3207]

1:04 This song goes so well with this fucking scene what in the absolute fuck?

[@jason_vinh0519]

I'm dying over here why does it fit so well!!

[@MrPwner911]

The victory theme is the icing on this cake.

[@welovedogslug]

This is the single best FFXVI video in existence. Excellent work.

[@costadinover]

Soken really gave his all in this sequence. The way he sings "I need a hero" you can feel it.

[@zetton1374]

So brave of Soken to do the vocals for this track

[@Affekakao]

Music is Canon 😅

[@WaddleDee45]

I'm glad I have absolutely no idea of the context for what is going on because that is enhancing the experience.

[@Leonshearth]

This must be preserved, it's... art. Pure art.

[@denjeez]

The part where he transforms is just so badass

[@Galdr]

I don’t care how this spoils me; it showed up in my feed, I watched anyway and I’m impressed by the timing.

[@MirbyStudios]

the timing is legitimately too perfect like even the QTE parts are during perfect parts how

[@ArthurCallahan899]

Bruh I can’t stop smiling this is museum material

[@DarkSpartan4550]

I was so astonished by the perfect synchronization of the music and the gameplay. This is definitely a clip worth rewatching again.

[@XxXxXJerseyKidXxXxX]

whoever made this video, thank you

[@Ramenko1]

THIS WAS SO EPIC. AND I DON'T EVEN PLAY THIS GAME. AND I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT! BUT THIS WAS SO INCREDIBLE. THAT SYNC!!!

[@nemtudom5074]

2:30 I see the devs took inspiration from MGRR aswell lol

[@monogamousmatt546]

WE MAKIN' IT OUTTA ROSALITH WITH THIS ONE!

[@kreater120]

god, i cannot get enough of the victory music. It's so well made! Great edit btw

[@doomguydemonkiller]

Oooh I got the chills right here 1:22. It was perfect. Edit: all of it was perfect. Tbh it would be awesome if you made a music video using this song to highlight the best parts (mainly the boss fights) of Final Fantasy 16.

[@jc._.goated]

That part was underrated; sometimes I go back and watch this video for this part specifically

[@loginiman]

This is just perfection. The timing with the music is godly. When I listen to music playing games like this, this right here is what I want. And when I get it, that once perfect beat drop of the music with the game… Is a rush of adrenaline. This video is like that yet it doesn’t stop. Every beat and transition goes so perfectly with the game… I have a hard time expressing it with words on how I feel.

[@theberns3655]

SO GOOD! I WAS GRINNING LIKE AN IDIOT DURING THE WHOLE THING! 🤣🤣🤣

[@cacappjfgjhrbjhfhfh]

This... is... ¡¡EPIC!!

[@panchozari3820]

i'm glad you liked it

[@gurafegurafe3976]

This guy was playing and thinking "damn... this would sound really good with that shrek movie song", i don't know why, but i find the tought terribly funny

[@therookie7401]

This song has no right going this damn well in this scene. It is beautiful.

[@DustyMuffinRyuskeiKyruem]

I would've lost it if we heard the "HIT IT" L3+R3 Lb trigger what a masterpiece

[@lordpillows762]

Literally never played any FF game so I have absolutely no context on that whatsoever, but this was insane and I can already tell this is unironically 10 times more epic than the actual thing

[@Test-mq8ih]

Nah, the original version with Find the Flame still much better, doesn't mean I don't like this one though, and I'm already a fans of Leona Lewis since Final Fantasy 13 days, so yeah this one isn't bad as well

[@yugiohdude1232]

Find the Flame still clears by quite a bit but this is absolutely uncanny how well it fits on beat and thematically

[@farmboy27]

I came here expecting to laugh, instead adrenaline is coursing through me lol awesome job

[@chibiscuit7614]

This is absolute perfection. The timing is just soo good! As if I couldn't love this scene any more than I already did

[@Bizzarti]

Nah this should be illegal, this is a match made in heaven

[@abdullahnaeem7275]

beautiful man well made.

[@panchozari3820]

Thanks!

[@jonnnybravo4092]

The Up flux musical ques during the ifrits punches Quick time events are dead on.

[@slayerarken7044]

This is incredible, music is incredible. It can change the tone of anything and uplift anything!

[@Niijii802]

I have to say it is one of my favorite fights in the game but i really wish it was harder

[@shanebluesky7452]

They did the best thing hiring the dmc combat director ❤❤❤

[@Alucard-mj6yj]

Why does Clive's voice match this song so well wtf

[@DroptheBass9815]

He didn’t just have an idea for this video. He had a vision.

[@Chunkyloops]

Press L3 to accept your true self. When character development becomes a mechanic or button prompt.

[@shockman2178]

I got Chills and goosebumps all over once the main chorus began. Absolutely phenomenal work

[@nocturnallillith]

This is probably the second-best use of "Holding Out For a Hero" with a videogame I've seen. Considering the other one is the "Rescue your homies" ending of Saints Row 3, that's pretty high praise.

[@IamMcLovin69]

Check out Kratos rescuing Freyr to this song

[@ezzwizz5219]

link to video please, tq