I sang in the Final Fantasy concert with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra a few years back. This song was so powerful on stage..

To anyone who has worked on FFXI, I bow in humility to you. You have my sincerest gratitude for contributing to such a true and unique experience for me to spend my early 20's in. FFXIに取り組んだことのある人には、謙虚に敬意を表します。私が20代前半を過ごすために、このような真のユニークな体験を想像してくれたことに心から感謝しています Please excuse the Google translate :#

I will not lie, when I heard this in concert, live, at Distant Worlds, I broke down and cried. So many years, so many memories, and in my opinion, this song encompasses all that is, and ever will be, Final Fantasy.

We never forget you FFXI

There will never be an MMO with such beautiful stories, soundtracks, communities, teamwork, and careful developers like this game EVER again. This experience will happen only once. And I'm glad this game was in my life, because this game really taught me a lot of my social skills. I never cry, but this game's memories itself can bring a strong tear.

the feelings are coming back......

People "coming here from Aphmau", the name "Aphmau" actually originates from FFXI's Aht Urhgan expansion... she's even in this video, lol. :|

This was the greatest quest reward I've ever received. Four years after I retired from this wonderful game, this song can bring me to tears. Every memory, from my first time logging in and being lost in how to even leave the town. To my first kill, my first friend, the list continues for years. Thank you FFXI for being as wonderful as you have been. /cheer

I always listen to the final fantasy songs because they're so calming.

Seas invite in the evening sun To light the somber abyss Clouds dance up with the heavens’ stars Chanting an air of joyous bliss Water fades back blue to jade Guiding young rainbows high Flowers bloom in to red and whites Quenching our hearts as they run dry Angels chained by a beast locked in slumber Sin washed away by the swift flow of time I may know the answers Journeys over snow and sand What twist of fate has brought us To tread upon this land? Blessed by light and the burden of shadows Souls abide to an endless desire I may know the answers Though one question I still hear What twist of fate has brought us To roads that run so near? Distant worlds together, miracles from realms beyond The lifelight burns inside me to sing to you this song To sing with you this song To sing to you your song lyics

Man ffxi... never had a game hold a place in my heart ever. The community, adventures, struggles, success, friends etc etc etc. Strange that I actually feel almost heartbreak for a video game. I loved it. Not the way people love things like pizza or Ferraris. I love it like a person. Always have and always will. I love you FFXI thank you for the wonderful memories I still think of to this day so many years later. ❤

I still consider Chains of Promathia and this song the peak of the FF series.

Am I the only one that wants them to redo FF11 with FF14 graphics o.o???? shit i'll take that old school combat system as long as it has the epic story

the graphics in FFXIV are a lot better than FFXI but FFXI's story-line is ALOT better WHY DOES THIS GAME HAVE TO BE SO AWESOME!!

The fucking feels are KILLING me right now

I don't play XI but This song has always given me the chills

Played many other games,but still FFxi in my heart forever. Hello Shiva players

going to buy myself this game for Christmas. thanks santa.

I played this game for many years, and it was truly some of the best times of my life. Unlike any other MMO I've ever played, the relationships I forged therein were real, visceral, meaningful, and lasting. While I've sadly lost contact with many of those I cared for, some of my best friends came out of Vana'diel and live on to this day. Listening to this music brings tears to my eyes - the nostalgia of past adventures, my friends, and the love for a game unlike any other. "I may know the answers, Though one question I still hear. What twist in fate has brought us To roads that run so near?"

2020 and I still love this song. And making miss the game

I'm not going to say I came from Aphmau. I'm just going to say I came from a wonderful channel that's creators have a deep appreciation for the game. Sorry for any disrespect her fanbase may have caused but, I on behalf of my fellow fanboys and fangirls say we deeply appreciate this franchise and how it's inspired a generation of people. P.s. Sorry again and hope you have a wonderful Day 8D

I don't think any game will ever compare to this one. The memories are just so unique!

ya know...i've never played 11, but from hearing the stories from past players of this game made me wish so badly that i could play in it's prime...and when i heard that it only holds a couple people left...it left me in tears, but the stories i've heard gave me such imagination about the experiences of mine that'll never happen...but you know what? im not going to worry. Because i've played a game that's completely different in every way but one. Destiny, i'll never forget the people i've met, the rivals i've made, those painful metas that i dead so, the raids i did....god i wish i could restart. because the best feeling in the world for a gamer is when you first start without knowing a darn thing...when u take your first steps in a world with that feeling that you're gonna do great things...and i'll never forget those times i made on my own...maybe someday i'll get that legend of a game known as FFXI....a kid can only dream

This video made me regret that I never finished the storylines for those expansions. I really enjoyed the trip down memory lane though, naming the zones from the various cutscenes. Thank you for uploading this (especially the parts from Summerfest, it always filled me with so much joy).

Great video! The first time I played FFXI was amazing. 2005-2013 I couldn't put it down. Miss all of the friends I made on there. Still talk to 2 of them and I love them very much for being part of my life for all those years.

Guys, if you are coming here from Aphmau or the video that I made, PLEASE stop commenting "WHO CAME FROM APHMAU". This is very annoying to all the Final Fantasy fans who come back here for nostalgia. Also, commenting that either this singer or Jason sang it better is also very insulting. Please just enjoy the song and I'm sure everyone would appreciate that. As for the creator of this video, I appreciate you making this video. The clips fit the music really well! Sorry for all this spam in the comments of your video, this just came to my attention since many people were messaging me about this. (I'm also going to be changing the link in my description if this continues, so please do all of us a favor and stop, thanks!)

5:22 That Princess Mononoke styled ending shot is just spot on.

I love and hate this game at the same time. As it took my mother away from me when I was younger. Her being addicted to it. But I also loved to play with her. Running around never knowing what I was doing. She even took the time to get me to a level where I could go anywhere without dying. She always made sure I had everything cute. I never know how to feel about this game. But this song always brings back the fun memorys. I watched her complet the quests to get this song. I always come back to this song now and again.

I miss playing this game so manny nice people and manny friends made over the 12years of playing FFXI I love and miss the final fantasy community ❤️💯

Chains of Promathia is to this day one of the best Final Fantasy storylines ever put out in my opinion. The story was great, the build up was amazing, the fights were challenging and it's what a true expansion to a game should be.

I never got into ff11 years back. I get the feeling I missed one hell of an experience.

This is so nostalgic beceause my sister would always play final fantasy and i wouls always watcher while eating popcorn and drinking juice. This makes me so happy.

THIS Song Triggers So many great memories, I enjoyed the 5 years I played FFXI great game and for the most p art a great community.

Wow.. What i wouldnt do/give to hear this song live.. *sigh* Oh how i wish.. This song is one of the most beautiful songs i have heard in a *very long* time!.

I will always love Final Fantasy 11 played for over 10 yrs like JuanMiguel said I wish they can remaster 11 Online because I will play it again 10 yr + to come

Thank you for creating this AMV. It's excellent, and it makes me cry each time I watch it.

Really cool. Makes me wish I could go back to 2004ish and feel it again for the first time.

I love this song!!!! I was interested in the full version after hearing a smaller version, and I'm glad I was!

I miss Vana'diel so much, all the memories left behind in that world are unforgettable. Maybe I'll go back to it again someday and finish what I couldn't do that one day.

Just wow. This video brought back so many memories. I played that game for so many years, made lots of friends on there. Makes me wish for old times.

There is a good reason why this song became the flagship song for the FF music concerts. Always makes me weep, all the memories, both good and sad. I "ported" my character to ffxiv, but she still hums this song when travelling through Eorzea, looking for a way home. Thanks for the upload!

2023. Almost 2024...still love this song and listen to it annually

Havnt played FFXI since 2013 but god this song brings back so many happy memories

Those of us who were there from the early days will always remember. Vana'diel is, was and always will be our world...and this song is our anthem.

even as someone who’s never played FFXI (I wasn’t even born when it came out lmao), this video, this song, and these comments are bringing me to tears. I’ve been interested in the FF franchise for so long now, and just recently I finished my first ever playthrough of an FF game (FFX, it was an incredible experience

I played this game for a full decade from NA beta to SoA. I made real friends that lasted and remain even today. I also made enemies with certain players that lasted a long time. I had real life relationships from the game, fell in love, fell out of love more times than I can count. From betrayals to raptures of joy when I won against impossible odds with my closest friends, this was the one game for me. I had thousands of hours logged on multiple characters. It was an experience that I know I'll never have again. It was the only game that I really felt like I was really engaged in the world. I had a turbulent gaming experience with ffxi as far as relationships go, but I really will never forget the experience. It was a powerful world and an awesome storyline. I'll never forget the time I spent in this world. More than that though, I'll never forget the thousands of people I met, whom I never would have otherwise from around the world. Even for just an instant, we came together and kicked butt. I could write a hundred pages with all the stories I experienced in the game and out of the game. FFXI is the best game I have ever played and will ever play and it can't ever happen again. I've played other mmo's but they're empty and disconnected compared to FFXI's community. I really feel like ffxi was a world I went to, I guess kind of like Narnia was for the children of The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe, it's sad to say say farewell, but eventually we all must move on. I'm sort of done with all gaming now, but FFXI will always be a part of me and my life. A time when I was free from the shackles of everyday life to explore and wonder about a magical world. When someone asks me to think of a happy place/time I will always think back to Vanadiel and my journey :) For me at least gaming actually added something to my life and I don't regret a moment of it. I had a life outside of it ya, but FFXI was my main hobby and it lead to a lot of great experiences in and out of it. It was my one link to normality in an otherwise chaotic life full of trouble and problems beyond my control. For me it wasn't really gaming, nor was it a waste; it was an interconnected mess of great times and deep relationships. A fountain of relationships really, both romantic and non-romantic. It was adventure, defeat....oh gosh the defeats lol, and an avenue to meet people from all over the world. I really can't say enough about my experience with ffxi, but I guess I'll wrap it up here. FFXI friends are friends forever!

Man, Making me miss the game so much! I loved this MMO..so many good friends.

This is so beautiful, it's left me speechless.

I remember my brother getting this game back in AOL times and 21 years later..this song still gives me goosebumps. “Angels chained..by a beast locked in slumber” is still one of my favorite song lyrics to this day..and that part of the song is almost magical to me as it feels it has pierced my soul.

Ahhhhhh... This brings back so much memories of the time I spent on FFXI. Great job on this video, you did such a fantastic job on matching the music with the scenes! It certainly made my eyes a little watery! Ahhh my eyes are sweating!

My favourite of all the Final Fantasy OST. The most evocative capturing of the otherworldly feels. It's like a home you've never visited before yet bond so deeply with. Breathtaking.

I was fortunate enough to hear this at the San Francisco Symphony on July 15. I knew what to expect for most of the songs, but this was the song that blew me away. It literally made me wish I had played Final Fantasy XI because I felt I missed out on something special.

Came back to Enjoy this song, seems to never get old. The nostalgia is very real right now. But man has Final Fantasy come a long way.

I always come back to this song and cry manly tears.

It's true. I'm a returning player (was only gone for a year or so, collectively) and they all seem to think I don't know a damn thing. I may be behind, but dang! Beautiful video. It got me really choked up, especially just seeing Ulmia singing to the sea. Happy coincidence that you chose Tavnazia and Aht Urghan scenes for Distant Worlds, partly for their geographic distance, but also partly because Aht Urghan's inaction was blamed for Tavnazia's fall.

Oh how I miss Vana'diel. But it just isn't the same world I fell in love with years and years ago.

Crying 😭 I will never forget you Vana’Diel

I'm so thankful I was able to play FFXI in it's peak years (2005-2014). Nothing before or after has come close to Vana'diel. The community, the world, it was a truly special experience and holds a place in my heart that will never fade.

This gives me chills.

I can't believe the same person making those amazing Rich highlights uploaded this fantastic song to KZfaq!

I haven’t heard this song in over 15 years, nor have I hummed it to myself in that amount of time. I had completely forgotten about this song. Today, at around 8 pm, I randomly woke up from a nap with the melody from the chorus stuck in my head. I went crazy trying to search where the song was from, eventually going through all the games in my library one by one and asking myself “is it from this game? Is it from this one?” Finally, I came across FFXIV in my digital library and thought to myself “wait, this song is probably from FFXIV!” I began to go through all the FFXIV songs and expansion packs one by one looking for the song… Then I realized…wait… is it actually from FFXI?!? Then I immediately realized it was Distant Worlds. Crazy how this song came up from the recesses of my mind for no reason on a random day after not having heard it for nearly two decades….

The "Distant Worlds" symphony at the Sydney Opera House was great. This ST is so touching. 2:37 when the choral backing comes in - just magical!

I was just listening to a playlist of calm video game musics when I found that beautiful song. Never played Final Fantasy, but the OSTs are AWESOME.

I listen to this when I'm sad and its amazing

I can't not cry when I hear this song..It's so beautiful and it reminds me how amazing FFXI was..♥

I come here every year and I'm crying 😭

Not afraid to admit this makes me cry everytime. Great memories from playing FFXI. Phoenix Server - Sanctus. Mithra Bard & Paladin.

OMG AND IT HAS THE SEVOND PORTION!!!!!! THANK YOOOOUUUUU SO DAMNED MUCH!!!!!!

This is the best piece from Susan Calloway's career, sadly I can't get the same chills over Dragonsong and Answers.

So many hours spent in Vanadiel. The fuckin' nostalgia. RIP Lakshmi.

The good ol' days...this video brings back some good memories. There is a new expansion set to release in 2013. For those who wish to return, now would be a good time.

Awesome! And I love the song it goes very well with the scenery

AAAAAAAA I LOVE Final fantasy so much is such a pretty game and the sound track is divine I love it so much I cry every time I listen to distant worlds is amazing

I'll always remember the in-game version of that song playing, as a mule mithra (which oddly enough became my main later), on top of a tombstone (I think it was near King Rampere's tomb or something). One of the best atmosphere song in there. Ahh the memories !

The feels coming back to this game! The feels are coming back! Hello tears...

I have listened to this song so much and my best friend asked me to sing this at her wedding next week. I hope I can do it justice

THIS WAS THE FUCKING BEST GAME EVER

I haven't played any of the FF games, (which I've heard are amazing) and I did learn about FF through Aphmau (which is ironic, because her name originated FROM FF), but I just have to applaud (virtually, I'll do it on the other side of the screen. xD) the creator of this video. You did an amazing job. This was absolutely beautiful. Her voice is amazing, and the images go perfectly with the.... sound.. of the song. I just realized I'm about 8 years late to see this video, but whatever. xD

FFXI, the game and the friends I made there - forever. I love this video.

I am unable to not be on the very verge of tears when I hear this, much like "One Last Time."

Greatest game of all time, I feel for the ones who never played this masterpiece.

this video is awesome, i love it ♥ very good job!

This is so beautiful😍😍😍😍

People need to keep posting their character and server on their comments, this is a beautiful song and well worth the struggles of completing CoP, it may have lost it's challenge now but back then you knew you had accomplished something. Tidis - Cerberus (formerly of Hades)

Treasures of Aht Urghan, and all exspansions now really have amazing depth. The game is completely different, but still just as amazing as before.

You sure this isn't an official video you were hired to make? God Damn, the timing of the song with some of the clips really hits hard in the emotions. I never played FFXI...but after this now I kind of want to.

brings back alllllll the memories

OML I FINALLY I FOUND THIS AGAIN

Very nice well put together

Havent touched my FFXI account in 2 years as well but I remember all of this this song still gives me chills had so many awsome memories with this game I hope they get FFXIV to this point story wise

I really hope that FFXIV Dawntrail plays this song at the end of Echoes of Vana'diel...

Im so glad I get to be apart of this game. Please bring back ffx11 like it was day 1.

Vana'diel is as real to me as planet earth, everytime i see a video or hear some music, i feel like a refugee in another world.

This brings back a lot of memories for when I use to play. Totally miss everyone in the game and the game itself. My favorite MMO by far. Thanks for the vid., very beautiful.

ill never forget my time in vana'diel, those memories are ingrained in my heart, good friends, tales of grandeur. this song reminds me of all its moments, good and bad, ill see you all in Hydaelyn and that our time is just as memorable ~A phoenix galka

This is gorgeous

This is beautiful!

The graphics for FFXI are very underrated. For a game that came out in 2002, it's glorious. I miss FFXI, but there's no going back. I'm just glad to see Vana'diel is still beautiful and I look forward to exploring Eorzea.

Being it and online game since 2002, it has beautiful scenes ingame, i mean there were so many details. Its my very 1st online mmo game and i used to spend alot of time going through the cities just to see stuff and do nothing lol. This video reminded me that and got chills :)

This is the only game ost that can make me cry on spot