The Story of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn

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[@TheExploringSeries]

The follow-up to this video covering the events prior to the first expansion is available here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6bNqaxpqtxmpJo

[@drakshakun8721]

BRO. You NEED to do this for the whole game. You are excellent with pacing, and leaving out useless details. This was a 10/10 video. Much appreciated and keep up the good work.

[@PackinForSuperbowl]

agreed

[@leeroyjenkins6324]

Yes please

[@GamerGunslinger]

Definitely

[@ventusvero4484]

As someone who just returned, this was great, even if it doesn't account for MSQ stuff from this point to before Heavensward. I watched this, knowing I wanted a refresher. However I was confused to find in Heavensward all the Scions missing. Just know, viewers, there is a lot of goings on between where this leaves off, and where Heavensward picks up. A whole lot, the entire 'Crystal Braves' arc, so to speak that is A Realm Awoken, Through the Maelstrom, Defenders of Eorzea, Dreams of Ice, and Before the Fall (all base FF14 ARR quests that lead to Heavensward).

[@PeninaChan]

Yes! Please make one of these for each expansion!

[@ynnubllik]

To reiterate the last comment from two years ago by drakshakun, I would love to see you follow up with the other expansions that has come out since. I found your channel because of the SCP stuff, but this video is the one I keep coming back to watch. I love FF14 and I love your format for story telling. I hope you hear us out and continue with this series. Regardless, thank you for the great content. This and your other videos as well! Cheers!

[@fresh1714]

This!!!!

[@CoziPeach]

Agreed i think i've watched this one 2 or 3 times

[@BaldingSasquatch]

Please stop giving money to people on the internet it's incredibly stupid.

[@gasperskrt5896]

0:00 Episode 1 39:30 Episode 2 1:20:02 Episode 3 1:52:13 Episode 4 2:17:59 Episode 5 2:41:57 Episode 6 3:15:25 Episode 7

[@justhuss3305]

this should be pinned or included in the description, thx!

[@vintagehype]

@@justhuss3305f🎉 gc

[@tainc]

This clearly took an enormous amount of time and effort, and _greatly_ increased my enjoyment of the game. Thanks so much!

[@360Fov]

You're awesome for donating, I bet seeing this made his day. I've just finished ARR, I started in 2013 🤣🤣 it's been on and off to say the least...most of the time I've had a loose grasp at best, but watching this video is enhancing the game massively and going into Heavensward I'll be invested in characters and able to get much more out of it.

[@blu9016]

Same here. Just started heavenward a few weeks ago. Started ARR on day one. Watching this video is like reliving the early days and remembering how we got to heavenward in the first place.

[@SuperFluidFerroFluid]

It is literally only 4 hours of ingame footage with minimal editing and a story being told while the videoclips roll in the back ground... Not at all enourmous if you ask me. He gets my like for the originality, and genuinity in the Story telling itself.

[@tylerjones954]

@@SuperFluidFerroFluid Lol bro idk how to tell you this but it takes an enormous amount of work to write, plan, and create a nearly 4 hour video. Including gathering and editing together the relevant clips. Don't be a hater

[@malachiholder1222]

​@Neo show me something like this you have ever done, not including you talking ish to others online. I'll save you the time it's hard dum ass.

[@mikeyoukami]

This is really awesome work. I'm a slow player with a full time job and only just finished ARR and felt I've forgotten much of the story to date. I really respect and appreciate this.

[@AnviThirteen]

Explora the Explorer. I love it. Thanks for making sense of all the cutscenes I skipped in efforts to catch up to my friends.

[@csbrown101]

A perfect opportunity was missed though.....instead of Dora the explorer....Explora DeLora! It would have been magnificent! Still great though. This is a wonderful find.

[@dylanbarkdoll7947]

I'd love it if you put a heavensward story recap together and honestly just keep it up through the rest of the game, I'm sure creating this series and compilation was a huge undertaking but its very well done.

[@MrJo0ntee]

I understand that this is not an easy task to do, but could we start a partition for you to make the rest of the story? Becouse this is so well made and should have gotten more attention. Hopefully more people can find this video, im sure glad I did.

[@RelemZidin]

DDUDE DOO IT this is a massive money trove right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Orphioux]

Hi, Sure glad I did, I am Dad.

[@excal7808]

THERE'S MORE?

[@Gtrbang300]

Yy

[@Snowy123]

More please

[@yun115242]

You dont know how much I appreciate this. Probably the best story summary of ff14 here on youtube.

[@AnguishedDead]

Last time I was this early, Ishgard hadn't left the Eorzean Alliance yet.

[@vowel2]

Please continue this for Heavenward and onwards. Your efforts are very appreciated and loved as can be seen in the comments. This is EASILY the best story video for ARR out there. And considering ARR was almost 10 years ago, that's saying something. A lot of content has been made for this game and yours is the best for story, and we're clamouring for more!

[@Hellrider70]

😊😊

[@delta3039]

I really really appreciate these as someone going through the game right now and wanting to recap myself before moving into the next expansion, hope you continue!

[@BigPuffDaddy]

I can't wait to see more. Please continue this series! It's surprisingly difficult to find high quality summaries like this for anything past ARR

[@andrewolivetreemixing]

Here’s another request for the rest of the story please. It doesn’t even need to be as thorough as this video. This is crazy good.

[@dylan4125]

I can't wait until you cover storm blood & shadow bringers

[@84jesterx]

will he?

[@Mysticyde]

Thank you for uploading this. I was so impatient leveling I skipped the cut scenes. I really appreciate these.

[@Kravenrogue]

I Could Never do that... In any game I can't enjoy The game If I dont understand The Lore/Narrative

[@admiralcenno787]

Yea same tbh I watched the cutscenes but skipped the text chats, but luckily they have game+ where u can replay the story with your maxed characters later on

[@cossetta]

I can't imagine the work you put into this, but I really really hope you continue to do more, this is a masterclass video

[@MisforMature]

This is such an excellent recap I cannot praise it enough: told like a journal, pepper in cut scenes, show some gameplay, and narrate the whole time. Truly incredible stuff. I hope one day we can do Heavensward to current! Genuinely some of the best FFXIV work on YT

[@malpercio123]

No pressure to continue this series but truly this was amazingly put together. Well done sir, you should be proud

[@dnnu]

Id absolutely love for you to continue this project. It is amazing how much effort you put into this. Your voice is also perfect or narration!

[@zachwithnok]

This is so great, thank you. I'm watching this as a supplement to the story while I play through it. Some of the text scenes are so long and I get tired and skip through some parts. I watch this to help fill me in on any bits that I got too tired to sit through and it has helped my experience greatly.

[@rodneyispro]

Sameee!

[@adrianmontero1611]

bro sameeee

[@99geckoenthusiast43]

Oooooooooooo.b. Ooooooooooooooooookoooi the the

[@SentienceGeneration]

Sameeee

[@ayojunya]

Just like me fr

[@rainbowbw95]

This helps me a lot!! I'm playing and watching this in chunks as I go bc the recap helps me understand the story better. I have a really hard time reading the dialogue and will read the same bubble 10 times and just not understand what they're saying bc the way they talk. This is my life saver lol

[@LunasFamilymember]

SAME

[@Dylynnstime]

I ran through ARR really fast and skipped alot of early cutscenes and this is an amazing recap. Really reminded me how good the story is when you aren't running fetch quests for hours.

[@coolpumas1000000]

Honestly this video showed me that everyone’s first story is always slightly different from everyone else especially with everyone starting in different areas.

[@AlexSage91]

Yes the classes do offer a bit of twist and side story. IF you truly want to know everything you have to do every class :D. This becomes less of an issue as the grand companies kind of fall off in later expansions losing a bit for their flavor and more contained main story.

[@marks2807]

For most part your path to joining the scions is different. After that point the main story merges for everyone.

[@blu9016]

the intro here is the same intro I had. I wondered if the intro was the same for all after seeing this as I recall it was different for everyone.

[@cameronpearce5943]

I hope we get the rest of the story :D

[@tchoythao1730]

Playeth thine game

[@tchoythao1730]

Endwalker expansion coming out

[@hideokojima902]

@@tchoythao1730 what if i skipped arr? this is why i have this vid saved lol

[@tchoythao1730]

@@hideokojima902 skippers aren’t tippers. Think is the children Jimmy.

[@jonathansoko1085]

@@tchoythao1730 Most people cant get through this story as its presented in the game so poorly. Even people that did, still need to watch a recap because of how poor its delivered. Also not everyone wants to play an mmo, they just are interested in hearing the story.

[@caliklepto1316]

man there are some cool interesting moments.. broken between "can't tell you until you go slay this" or "hm I don't know, ask this person, hmm i don't know either, go ask someone else AGAIN" and "i don't know if your worthy, go fetch some food from across the world for literally NO REASON OH MY GOD WHY WOULD THEY DO THIS IM GOING CRAZY!!! " ahem excuse the last bit lol

[@CardTiger]

Started playing this a weeks ago. Imo one of the best stories in any MMO. Probably one of my favorite games ever!

[@TehOneh]

Best story in all of final fantasy too imo

[@mr.inhuman7932]

My happiness is immeasurable and my day is saved!

[@crunkers_]

This helped me understand the story as someone who has dislexia and adhd. A lot of the dialouge in this game can be obtuse or seemingly minor, and its hard to know what parts matter and what parts do not. That said I love this game and the way this video is paced makes me love the story too.

[@Sassy_Witch]

Nah thats a fact. The dialoge in the game is legit mind mumbling

[@WastelandH]

So true. I don't have dislexia or AdHd and still can't stand this game sometimes. Kudos to you for staying commited and so glad you can enjoy the story. Also, great video!

[@blackosprey2219]

I'm seriously hoping Heavensward is as good as people say, because between how obtuse the dialogue is, and how often most quests are needless wastes of time in the middle of serious crises, I cannot immerse myself in the main story at all.

[@Enlyien]

This was an awesome find to watch. It’s been so long since I played through ARR, it’s a great recap before we get Endwalker. :)))

[@RockRidX]

This really helped me remember the story. Seriously thank you so much.

[@mreboric8406]

What this doesn't convey is the music thats with you. Just imagine you have rows of magical flying invisible people with instruments following you everywhere and playing you the perfect song for the moment.

[@jamesbrincefield9879]

For real. As much as I love the music in video games, I forget 90% of them as soon as I move on to a new game. I’ll never forget the Ul’dah and Limsa Lominsa themes though and I haven’t even played the game since the Heavensward days.

[@Vamp6776]

I hope you continue on to do the rest of the expansions as well. Thanks a lot for the video!

[@shanners86]

This is amazing thanks for putting the time into this, good time too with people flooding to FF now. Tried to find a good detailed version of events and wasn’t one available, only high level, then searched again recently and this popped up. Cheers dude and please do each expansion as it’s own video also!

[@antsalberta7526]

I clicked on this not realizing who the creator was. Then my mind was blown and I immediately binged the whole thing! I love the scp videos and realize you have a fantastic ability to tell a story.

[@Bankai90]

Cmon man FF is exploding in popularity right now! So sad there really isn't more from you on FFXIV. This is fantastic

[@SkitzSkitzVids]

As someone just getting into the series. I very much appreciate this.

[@Kravenrogue]

This game (FF14) Have a Lot of references of Past games, but The Lore/Story/Narrative Have nothing with The Other games Every Final Fantasy game is like a New Lore and Universe, but using some familiar creatures, Weapons, classes etc But they dont follow The same "rule", not even How Magic functions or The "Gods"

[@mongoslade5248]

Glad I just woke up.

[@TemberGundam]

Dude this work is nuts, the amount of time and effort you put in has me watching this all day long reliving my ARR days, and reminding me of so much story I have forgotten!

[@cynreiusacari3163]

Glad I stayed awake, thanks for the upload!

[@ebthepurple]

I had so many issues reading as much as they wanted me to do. The heavy written out accents also made it hard. This was exactly what I needed.

[@blackosprey2219]

I started completely skipping through the dialogue in ARR because so much of it was wild goose chases and wastes of time, so this vid is an excellent way to get some context on what I was actually doing during the main scenario.

[@ReallyGoodandKind]

Bruuuuuuh. It’s okay I didn’t want to sleep tonight anyway. I have bad dreams

[@YellowPeej]

BABE WAKE UP, FINAL FANTASY LORE VIDEO JUST DROPPED

[@jasonbarry3301]

She’s not there. She left you for another man. I know this might be a lot to take in but you need to accept that she’s never going to see this sweet sweet lore video T-T

[@YellowPeej]

@@jasonbarry3301 my lesbian lover is off with a man... oh, I shall never date a bisexual again!

[@forgottenson100]

God damn this post made me laugh.

[@DayshiftPat]

@@jasonbarry3301 no I’ve been with her since the beginning why wud she doo dis to meeeeeeeeee 😩😩😩😩

[@MyraAmherst2018]

Towards the end (when you have -26:50 left) all I could think of was Ezra and Kanan dressing up like stormtroopers in Star Wars Rebels lmao

[@ciboria1]

I can only imagine the amount of time a series like this must take; but I do hope you release one featuring the patches at some point. I apologise if this makes you feel bad in any way.

[@peramene_]

posting to add one voice to the pile of encouraging you to keep going with this project

[@Shiina42]

Really loved the work you put into this! I hope you continue on to do the other portions! Keep up the good work!

[@jamieyoung7514]

I’ve tried to get through ARR a couple of times but this last time I clicked through 99% of the dialogue boxes just to push my way through. So i know i missed a lot of stuff. This is an excellent recap - thank you!!!

[@cahillcomics918]

AKA TES just plays through final fantasy 14 while talkin bout the lore and we all eat it up

[@jonez214]

I'm really looking forward to more of these videos

[@tsulong]

Excellent!! I'm hoping you continue forward through the rest of the game, it's really cool to be able to revisit the story in this way

[@comradecameron3726]

Listening through all of these I feel like I’m missing something. Or many somethings.

[@calamaty2007]

Don't worry. This is the kind of game that sets up plot points that don't get resolved till expansions later.

[@Jmerithew87]

This is the foundation that the 3 expansions (Heavensward, Stormblood, and Shadowbringers) build on. The upcoming expansion, Endwalker, will be the conclusion to this story. The game will be starting a new overarching story in 6.1.

[@calamaty2007]

@@Jmerithew87 I hope we go to a new continent for post Endwalker. There are unexplored continents in the setting.

[@TarossBlackburn]

@@calamaty2007 At least Old Sharlayan, Thavnair and the moon.

[@MyraAmherst2018]

@@Jmerithew87 ok I'm literally at 47:13 in the game rn. After I'm done with this and start the next expansion will it continue this story or do I have to wait for Endwalker to come out?

[@NirvanaFreak0872]

This must have a taken a million years. As someone who skipped all this, I thought it might be nice to see what I missed, and you did an awesome job getting me up to speed.

[@kalandarkclaw8892]

This was done just recently. You can tell due to the fact there are Vieria in some of the clips.

[@fuzzymunchkin608]

Thank you for making some of the best informative videos about some of my favorite things. Listen to the scp stuff at work ALL the time.

[@saturnz13]

Just recently started playing, I’m happy to see new content on my latest obsession

[@Shannonios]

Watched the entire thing start to finish, LOVED this. Please do all the expansions!!

[@x3MiiNTY]

Dude this was so succinct and I appreciate it so much. Literally the best one on KZbin. I really hope you have a Heavensward, Stormblood and Shadowbringers one coming along. No other videos are this detailed. Thankyou so much

[@ThisCommentDoesNotExist]

Love this! Will there be a Heavensward , Stormblood and Shadowbringers recap?

[@zelestial1681]

Being in Shadowbringers now, I now realize how absolutely GRATING the OG voice cast was 😅. Absolutely enjoyable video. I hope you cover the expansions as well

[@ColossalGosu]

This is amazing work. Great job, really. Can't imagine the work behind this video. I really hope one day you will cover all the expansions and perhaps some jobs. I would watch them all. Great job!

[@XLBMummyX]

Cant wait for the rest of the story. This sucks that I'm listening at work cause its gotten me in the mood to catch up on the amazing story.

[@GhostSilva]

Amazing, I hope you'll do the other expansion

[@karlklein2263]

As someone who played through ARR back in the day and forgotten most of it by now, this is great

[@seankarl8414]

I just started playing last week, absolutely loving it :)

[@LoneFenrir]

I would love if you continued this series. Ive been going along ARR alongside this video and the extra side lore and explaination of events brings so much of a greater understanding that would of went over my head otherwise. Being able to have this level of quality for heavensward would be very much appreciated! Please say its possible

[@MRedwood82]

This was amazing! Just came back to the game after not playing since 2014 and this is a perfect recap of everything come before to get caught up. Fantastic work! ❤️

[@DaniPotatoArt]

Awesome job on this series. Your hard work is appreciated.

[@xSHIELDBREAKERx82]

Herein I commit the chronicle of the Traveler, Shepherd to the Stars in the dark. Though the world be sundered and our souls set adrift, where you walk, my dearest friend, fate shall surely follow. For yours is the Fourteenth Seat - the Seat of Azem.

[@ameliuslantea1789]

Had to chuckle when i saw this because i just started playing FFXIV a few days ago 😄 Perfect timing xD 🌌👍

[@meili4790]

I love your videos and XIV but had no idea that you made a video on it! This is such an unexpected and welcome surprise, I hope you've enjoyed your adventures through the realm and would love to see more of this!

[@amorhumanity]

Wow... this was great! Watching as I go into Heavensward, & am in awe of the quality of this production. It's beyond my wildest expectations & exactly what I needed to have while crafting/gathering to keep me up to speed.

[@Dreadina]

I'm returning after 3 years and this video helped me more than you can imagine! Amazingly done, I love all the work you've put into this, I cannot wait to watch future videos of the expansionsa

[@SuperCatPrincess]

I have been binge playing FFXIV lately (I just started) and I didn't know this video existed until I put on the SCP videos to go to sleep and I woke up and he was talking about it and I thought I was dreaming at first because I've been dreaming about the game lately but nope it was real

[@Zullala]

This is so well done! Honestly I needed this because I forgot a lot of the story and needed some help. Wow I certainly found it! This is awesome!

[@logeymusic]

I was looking for a detailed (alot of overviews are very light on details) before Endwalker came in and this is perfect. Thanks for this!

[@jessebarrett5942]

Thanks, this was a big help since I felt like I missed a lot of things, really let me engage with the game better. Love your work mate :)

[@francoisturgeon1176]

was tired but was not able to sleep . I searched for something for a complete story and i fell asleep to your voice lol :) thx !! it's a compliment it's not bad thing :) hope u do heavensward

[@komeeetta97]

awesome video, super appreciated. adhd makes it SO hard to read dialogue boxes and concentrate on unvoiced cutscenes, so this was a godsent. i'd love to see the rest of the story summarised by you as well!

[@BS-id7rq]

I have ADHD as well and completely agree. It's difficult to read so much text in-between battles.

[@gabrielfury1336]

Holy moly I can't imagine the time and effort it took to make this! Just wow! I'm in total awe. Amazing! Thank you so much!

[@NumaNooms]

This was a really well done walk though of ARR!! It was perfect kind of refresher I was looking for in the story!

[@Secunda90]

This was a very entertaining retelling of the story. Way back when I started playing the game I just skipped my way through ARR to quickly catch up with my friends, so this video was 5/5. I would love to have more videos of Explora's adventure!

[@danielvallah150]

Playing the game, watching this...perfection.

[@gamingtime3150]

Me too ,, i wish he continue the story to endwalker because i know i will be lost after A Realm Reborn :D

[@Mordred1337]

towards the end you really hear the exhaustion of "go there, come back, then talk to that guy, go there" quests...

[@sleepyhead8395]

Very nice! Played through this all and never picked up on a lot of it, very thorough! Hope you continue with the expansion stories :)

[@MakoTenseii]

I skipped most of the dialogue cuz there was too much nothing dialogue to bother with. so this is helpful

[@akkathor]

AMAZING!!!!! Keep up the good work! looking forward to see the rest of the story!

[@Ed-eq3co]

This is the best series out there that goes over the story. Hoping you do the expansions also. Really awesome work!

[@BrianaBird3]

Hi, I truly enjoyed your deep dive into Final Fantasy XIV, and I really hope you can continue at some point. I loved these videos, and find myself missing them often. I wish you well.

[@GreenGranados]

Absolutely loved this video and can't wait to start the second one. A wonderful video series if you feel like picking it back up. A monumental task but it's incredibly well done! Thank you!

[@Masterthe3rd]

Please continue this series

[@whodat8048]

I just listened to about 15-20 minutes of this so far. I'm saving the rest for work on Monday. You also got a Sub. Thank you for making my work a bit more bearable🤘

[@trashbeen]

Thank you for this! Subscribing and hoping for the rest of the story till 5.5! Good job!

[@Avieni1]

This is genuinely an incredible video. Really appreciate your work! thank you so much I really hope we see more of this soon.

[@kogdanetdeneg]

I confess I may have skipped a few cutscenes during my ARR playthrough. So glad this exists right before I start the HW questline.

[@devandrew9979]

Thank you so much for this. I just subbed again after a four-year hiatus. Def needed a recap!

[@StygrTheSorcerer]

I absolutely need more of this. Hope you continue.

[@revanjagergaming8714]

Dude fantastic video, thanks for this I'm playing through the game now and I'm already lost. This really helped great work.

[@Funnykid1191]

This has to be one one the hardest stories to understand