The most interesting thing about the resolution to Annabelle's story is that you learn that she isn't possessed or mind-controlled: she's just a horrible person. She murdered her family, her citizens, anyone in the way of her perceived nobility, and uses the memory of Clive and especially Joshua as both justification and a source of pity, even after being the direct cause of their suffering and supposed death. Then the consequences of her actions finally catch up to her and she has nowhere to run, no plots to fall back on, no one to blame except herself. When she is directly confronted by Joshua, the one person she can't lie or justify to and who seems ready to give her a chance, she has a mental breakdown and avoids taking responsibility for her actions in the most selfish way possible.
@Plasmacat1 Жыл бұрын
It's also super funny because she has been obsessed with bloodline and it's importance. She actually did end up birthing the literal child of fate with Clive. What a dumbass.
@Rigtinn Жыл бұрын
Precisely. I am happy she is gone. I sure as hell won't miss her, and I'm certain that Clive won't either.
@BubbleTea033 Жыл бұрын
@@Rigtinn Even though there is a brief moment of silence, none of her children grieve for her. Somewhat telling of her legacy.
@Rigtinn Жыл бұрын
@@BubbleTea033 EXACTLY! I honestly think that even if she tried to truly change for the better.....someone would have already sniped her out of pure hatred for what she did. Hilarious given that I was onto her antics from the start of the game. Would've been crazy had she been a final boss. But, she was powerless in the end. Nobility is empty without purpose and without a cause greater than oneself. It was all her that caused that bloodshed. And hell, I am a big fan of Dion. He got his wish to strike at Ultima. Bonus part is that he was a well written gay character. I hope we have more in the future. 😌 Although, he may be hard to top after that BADASS boss battle!!!!! SUPREMELY EPIC!!!!! Yelled in my home with hype when I first played it! 😆👍
@jacks1678 Жыл бұрын
I thought she had some of Ultima's influence in her? Hard to say how much or how long, but there are a couple things that make me think so. First, she thought Joshua was a shadow monster. Second, she saw Olivier disintegrate into shiny blue particles but didn't question it. Also, when she brought him to negotiate with Kupka, the toy was glowing blue. Seems like she was being manipulated by the boy. Not sure if the emperor suffered Ultima's influence too. Maybe he became more cruel in his own?
@berk6413 Жыл бұрын
The entire Dion/Twinside subplot all the way to the Bahamut fight, and its aftermath, is peak Final Fantasy. Phenomenal
@warm-heartedreaction6191 Жыл бұрын
the whole section clive vs anabella is incredible VA
@mako3197 Жыл бұрын
Before the game was released I was wondering what kind of person/character would be worthy of Bahamut? How could they come up with a battle that could encapsulate Bahamut's strength and legacy? How could they believably explain Ifrit besting him? They nailed it all. Dion is a character definitely deserving of Bahamut and you needed both Ifrit and Phoenix to only subdue him.
@berk6413 Жыл бұрын
@@mako3197 I was absolutely impressed with how they handled Dion in this game. The parallels with Clive were intense, and dude was done so dirty: both manipulated by Ultima and Annabella into killing the family closest to them, and tragically pitted against each other in the greatest spectacle of a boss fight in video game history. On top of his admirable loyalty to his kingdom, his people, and his allies, Dion subverted my expectations of what kind of side character I thought he would be. Stellar character
@mako3197 Жыл бұрын
@@berk6413 And Dion as a person is not overwhelmed or trivialised as Bahamut's counterpart. You see that in the affection he holds for people he loves. From the trailers I wondered if Bahamut's dominant would be corrupted or buckle under pressure, but Dion had a backbone. Conflicted Prince of Light and commander of the dragoons. Multilayered and overall really well done...and with very limited screen time.
@solidwisdom8749 Жыл бұрын
Yeah its very epic but too bad its more similar to dmc than ff.
@MrMetalforever5 Жыл бұрын
The most hype thing about the Bahamut fight was discovering that Bahamut is, in fact, nearly as powerful as Donald Duck.
@starrynight4602 Жыл бұрын
Ngl i think bahamut is stronger 🗿
@TLiebCNV Жыл бұрын
Yeah I noticed that too
@GuyWithAnAmazingHat Жыл бұрын
Bahamut's Zettaflare powered by the crystal lost to Clive + Joshua while Donald Duck just straight up one shot the main antagonist with his own power, Donald's own MP and magic stat alone is equivalent to Bahamut + crystal.
@ComicCrossing Жыл бұрын
I know its a joke but if we get technical I dont think all Zettaflares are created equal. A lvl 50 casting a Flare vs a Lv 1000 casting a Flare will be different. Donalds Zettaflare was incredibly powerful but Bahamuts wouldve destroyed the world.
@MrMetalforever5 Жыл бұрын
@@ComicCrossing Only way to confirm is if Prince Dion makes an appearance in Kingdom Hearts 4, which I would unironically love to see.
@modernberzerker92 Жыл бұрын
Anabella: "How is it that YOU survived and Joshua is dead!?" Clive: "The fuck are you talking about? Do you not see or hear the giant Phoenix outside the window fighting Bahamut RIGHT NOW!?!?" Anabella: *dial-up noises*
@ProjectIceman Жыл бұрын
To be fair, I would be scared to look out the window of a giant dragon was out there to kill me LOL
@modernberzerker92 Жыл бұрын
@@ProjectIceman Maybe just a pea- *BLASTED*
@sentientmustache836011 ай бұрын
@@ProjectIceman “But there haven’t been dragons ‘round these parts for over a thousand ye- OH FUCK THERE ARE!”
@PalebloodSky Жыл бұрын
The cutscene with Dion killing his father is easily the best in the game in my opinion. The voice acting is incredible.
@Yvanne Жыл бұрын
I... Dion...
@michaelkaminski7432 Жыл бұрын
Clive telling Annabella off was also a stupendous scene.
@magicalhermitcrab5912 Жыл бұрын
@@michaelkaminski7432 I'd been waiting so long for it, and it payed off SO well. Clive deserved so much better than her, and so did Joshua.
@lockekappa500 Жыл бұрын
Dion's monologue, especially the delivery on those last two sentences. Absolutely incredible. Top 5 monologues in gaming.
@Yvanne Жыл бұрын
@@lockekappa500 His VA work in the finale is also amazing.
@eysan90 Жыл бұрын
This fight is just unbelievable on so many levels. Even a big budget movie would struggle to be this epic. The fact that they did this in a video game at this level of quality and detail is insane
@mikev8746 Жыл бұрын
Unbelievable on which levels exactly? I found it top tier but not thaaaat insane
@hikarinopower8090 Жыл бұрын
@@mikev8746this game is dope but people are dick riding it like it’s the second coming of Christ
@rajabuta Жыл бұрын
Even a movie won't feel as epic. Simply due to the fact that you play the game instead of just watching it
@kasavaman007 Жыл бұрын
@@rajabutanon gamers or casuals wont understand this
@nimzgaz7049 Жыл бұрын
I agree, gameplay, story and cinematic combined in this game is doing a great job. That fight was insane.
@MuraCasardis Жыл бұрын
2:03:00 Ben Starr's performance was always peak, but that whole speech really hit me. The way he mixes both anger and anguish in his voice
@mikerelf Жыл бұрын
I absolutely love this growl he adds when Clive is truly angry at someone. His performance was amazing through the whole game in general ^^
@ianbyrd4934 Жыл бұрын
After he finished his sentence I legit was like “preach it, brother!”
@sedlyholmes37226 ай бұрын
I love how jill and Joshua ws shocked when Anabella pulls a knife to her neck while clive was like "do it bittccc"
@jasonsekiguchi458 Жыл бұрын
I love how Clive's voice kinda reverts back to his younger days when it comes to Joshua's safety. Even though he knows his little bro is a big boy now, he's still his little bro. And ofc he can't forget the trauma of having lost him once before. Such great voice acting, really nailing Clive's mentality as a big brother. And their reunion after the fight hit so hard. Wow.
@Rigtinn Жыл бұрын
I love the voice acting in this game. Hearing it in Japanese doesn't hit for me. It's honestly how I felt about the anime Gurren Lagann. Incredible anime both dubbed and subbed. But I'm strictly dubbed for it because of how epic the voice acting is! Clive is probably my favorite Final Fantasy main hero.
@hwanniggles187 Жыл бұрын
@@Rigtinnthats funny because it was intended to have the game be English first, than have other languages translate from English, including JP
@Rigtinn Жыл бұрын
@@hwanniggles187 Makes sense. And clearly it shows.
@ComicCrossing Жыл бұрын
The Zettaflare moment is the coolest shit Ive seen in the game so far
@onegloba2425 Жыл бұрын
REAL, i was STANDING UP when i saw Zettaflare😭☠️😭☠️
@pious83 Жыл бұрын
It really reminded me of Asura's Wrath!
@ariseharbinger4799 Жыл бұрын
The game made my jaws drop several times
@Darkwarp1994 Жыл бұрын
Fun fact that bit were risen ifrit colliding with the zettaflare and going through it was a reference to final fantasy 14 though the move was terraflare in that one
@NeroLucifarious Жыл бұрын
Finally. Someone to match donald duck in power.
@RottenPieceof Жыл бұрын
That fucking irony with Anabella was absolute gold. She thought Joshua was dead? Here’s the Phoenix right in front of her. She thought Clive never awakened? Here, for the first time, Clive transforms into Ifrit without any effort whatsoever. Damn. She must’ve been 👁️👄👁️
@ApexGale3 ай бұрын
She wanted political power? Homegirl had not one, not two, but THREE Dominant children living in her home.
@RottenPieceof3 ай бұрын
@@ApexGale To be fair, Clive wasn't awakened. Jill wasn't Anabella's daughter. So, she's only left with Joshua
@ApexGale3 ай бұрын
@@RottenPieceof But if she hadn't betrayed them and had just treated them all kindly as a mother should, she would have ended up being the ruler of arguably the most powerful territory. That's the irony of her situation - that her greed got the better of her and if she had just been humble she could have gotten everything she'd wanted. Instead she ended up with nothing - her two sons and her ward disliked her and her new son was a stillborn corpse puppeteered by an uncaring hive mind.
@SomnusShinra Жыл бұрын
2:30:18 My god... Max once again like in dmc 5 when he fought Vergil with Nero has the perfect timing in gameplay and music. Amazing...
@tcsess Жыл бұрын
Facts dude
@gehtdichnichtsan2418 Жыл бұрын
Funnily enough, the game has some form of dynamic music operator installed, that tries to match the hype with the music and feeds the right strings of music into each other.
@Scottakovic10 ай бұрын
That was pretty cool.
@DairuTV Жыл бұрын
When I was playing this part I was thinking to myself "I hope the game isn't trying to make us feel sorry for this woman. I'm literally ROOTING for her demise." The only disappointing thing about her dying is that WE didn't get to do it 💯
@Rigtinn Жыл бұрын
Took the words right out of my mouth. But, at least she was spooked the hell out. Boo, b**ch lol! 🤣
@DairuTV Жыл бұрын
@@Rigtinn lmao facts! 🤣🤣
@tontj Жыл бұрын
As much as I want this to happen, I think story wise it doesn't make sense for Clive or Joshua to end their own mother. Joshua cannot do it because deep down he still care for his mother. Clive will not do it because even though he despise her, he still has his honor and will never let himself become "kinslayer" Jill doing the blow will make us feel good as the player, but imagine what will the other Rostfield brothers think of her. So yeah Annabella doing that to herself, although it is anti-climatic but it is actually the best to happen story wise. Her story needs to end there and that trauma and shock that leads to the breakdown is satisfying. Although I am pretty sure everybody will be okay if Torgal smack her neck like he did in Benedicta fight. No one can say no to the good boi. 😁
@oriongold395 Жыл бұрын
At the very least, we don't have to waste the effort. She's not worthy of our blade.
@stespin Жыл бұрын
This has to be the single best boss fight I've personally ever experienced in 30 years of playing videogames. The variety of the phases, the cutscenes, the music going higher and higher... This game is amazing.
@pious83 Жыл бұрын
It's like the Alexander vs. Bahamut fight in FF9. But you actually got to control it.
@Blitzuru Жыл бұрын
Yeah, when I first played it I was speechless for a while. Insane
@fattmusiek545211 ай бұрын
That’s rad that it was so impactful for you. That’s the beauty of FINAL FANTASY ❤
@colinnixon77396 ай бұрын
Bayonetta has about 10 boss fights that are like this 😂😂😂 If we talking epic and not just a cutscene fest
@Vayne_Solidor3 ай бұрын
@@colinnixon7739Lmao you obviously never played FF16. This is pure gameplay blending in with some cutscenes.
@andresashura5550 Жыл бұрын
Max looks like he is about to cry when Clive and Joshua fuse lmaoooo
@spiraljumper74 Жыл бұрын
That whole sequence is just peak “TWO BROTHERS!” content. My wife was watching me play through it and we were both getting teary eyed and she’s like, “this is like Fullmetal Alchemist all over again,” and I’m like “holy shit it’s exactly like FMA all over again.” In terms of emotion, not plot.
@ninboy01 Жыл бұрын
Two bros combing their mecha to battle in space? That’s Gurren Lagann.
@spiraljumper74 Жыл бұрын
@@ninboy01 True, unfortunately she ain’t seen Gurren Lagann. I’ve tried, but it’s not for her.
@kingdomsoul896810 ай бұрын
@@spiraljumper74you have a good wife
@ItsSauIGoodman9 ай бұрын
He did, as did I.
@ThoseCrazyBuckleys Жыл бұрын
Zettaflare hits so hard it made the video get reuploaded
@Freezerburn137 Жыл бұрын
Chadflare was too strong
@erikpinillo4432 Жыл бұрын
Donald Duck would be proud
@Plasmacat1 Жыл бұрын
It's Donald's fault
@SET24K Жыл бұрын
Yah I was like wtf
@dannysandoval8296 Жыл бұрын
Donald duck? What are you guys 5? LMAO GTFO 😂
@bradcook1537 Жыл бұрын
Just watching Max's reactions during the Barnabas' bare ass scene was hilarious
@muneebshamsi929 Жыл бұрын
Aww man Clive saying "I am a sheild of Rosaria and I will do my duty" then he walks straight into the Bahamut's attack is the coolest flex and the best moment of the game so far!!! woo hoo CLIVE, CLIVE, CLIVE, CLIVE!!! 🥰😍🤩😘 The world doesn't deserve people like Joshua ... ever forgiving even till the bitter end...he is is god damn too nice... perhaps an angel ... the atrocities that darn woman did... and yet he calls her mother and try to save her... you are too good Joshua ... too good!!!
@muneebshamsi92911 ай бұрын
@@fattmusiek5452 spoiler alert you said was :p
@BeccaVinesz Жыл бұрын
The soundtrack in this fight is a love letter to classical music style because holy shit Soken you didn't needed to go this hard
@Plasmacat1 Жыл бұрын
I have never been left with my mouth open like an idiot during a boss fight, I couldn't help but chuckle when it ended. Videogamey AF, I love it. This will go as one of the best moments in the franchise for sure.
@mikenicosia6355 Жыл бұрын
The whole 'Fire in the Sky' sequence gave me huge FF9 vibes. Being on rooftops, getting the scope of the city, reminded me so much of the Bahamut vs Alexander cutscene. Love this game
@Dzzy123 Жыл бұрын
There are so many FF9 parallels in this game. I love it.
@wood1066 Жыл бұрын
Clive is now officially the most badass FF protagonist.
@dlvarcade9729 Жыл бұрын
100%
@masasam3 Жыл бұрын
Yup, gotta love the new onion knight.
@echoscreen666 Жыл бұрын
for the founder
@kaylangarbutt3372 Жыл бұрын
By the founder
@narius_jaden215 Жыл бұрын
There are some protagonists i'm more attached to but for badassery alone he lands in my top 3. Then his character brought him up to 2nd for me.
@TXIIILightning Жыл бұрын
The Sequence with Bahamut was a love letter to FF14, not necessarily FF7. Look up the Binding Coils and Ultimate Bahamut fights. Everything from being shielded by the Phoenix, the phoenix using Rebirth on you, the Phoenix staggering Bahamut, and then the final sequence with the beam to Bahamut being pierced was shot for shot what happened in the "Flames of Truth" trailer.
@melaniebiberger2191 Жыл бұрын
True i think the Bahamut in space was a nod to several previous bahamuts. Because i think he attacks from space in several games but the fight as a whole is definetly a nod to FF14
@WinkleAbiding Жыл бұрын
Can't blame the guy he is a huge FF7 fan and I don't think he ever even made it thru Heavensward. While I get him seeing the references as FF7 AC, it is definitely moreso referencing 14
@Tom-gp2uo Жыл бұрын
unfortunately he’s one of those people that is so ff7 brained that everything has to be compared or a reference to it. At least Max isn’t one of the toxic cocky fans, but there’s far too many of them. Rebirth come release and be a solid 5/10 game, and they’ll still have far more interest in it than this, and argue it’s a better game.
@Nic_Ryuu Жыл бұрын
Considering FF14 is also kinda a love letter to previous FF series, Max is not exactly wrong either~ I'm not into MMOs and I'm in the same boat as him with seeing a number of AC references Although, a better way to put it is that it is both a reference to FF7 and FF14
@Tom-gp2uo Жыл бұрын
@@Nic_Ryuu FF14 is absolutely a love letter t0 the whole series with a ton of references and nods to many directly, it’s just that scene in question is 100% a reference to 14 in this instance. For example, so many references in EW are meant to be direct FF4 nods more than anything.
@tinybee7780 Жыл бұрын
This entire section as well as the lead up to it was spectacular. They definitely did not cut back on the budget they used in this fight. The nod to Flames of Truth at the end was such an amazing tribute for those who did the Coils of Bahamut questline in FFXIV.
@Eversoul12 Жыл бұрын
They really should have spread the budget out better, cause the rest of the game feels pretty underbaked
@DarthDookieMan Жыл бұрын
This game didn’t seem under budget at all. It is only undercooked from a perspective of design philosophy. The lackluster RPG mechanics for example, that seem to be put in just because they “had to” in a sense, instead of it fitting in the game.
@yomi_jeremy3964 Жыл бұрын
@@Eversoul12agree. I haven’t beaten the game yet, but after the second or third big fight, I knew the rest of the game was going to follow the same structure. I’d have to get through all the boring stuff to reach the epic stuff.
@blackpow3r Жыл бұрын
They did Bahamut justice as the poster of Final Fantasy franchise! Any newcomer to the series will know who the most iconic character across Final Fantasy is with this fight! Dion is also a great character and worthy of being the dominant of Bahamut! This was a spectacle to say the least and all that did not even kill, but only subdued Bahamut! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@Xenmaru0011 ай бұрын
the fact that he goes through all the Flares too had me going "FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUUUUUUCK!" Megaflare? Standard. Bahumut. its what he does. The fact that it was very Final Fantasy 9 Bahumut made me grin. Giga Flare? Ok he went Neo. That's pretty fuckin nasty, we're getting FF7 up in this bitch. TERAFLARE?! Oh we getting Bahumut ZERO now?! And then he fucking goes full on *ZETTAFLARE* and i legit was just...done. Like, just done. not in the "i cant do this" way but in the "that's it. this is too awesome. brain cannot compute." way.
@blackpow3r11 ай бұрын
@@Xenmaru00 That was sick. I think the only one he skipped was Exaflare lol.
@fubuki72 Жыл бұрын
The flame shield of clive protecting Joshua and jill is so well damn done. I had even more goosebumps after the beatiful VA work
@Joseph_Siri Жыл бұрын
Nobody ever notices that when leaving the city, Joshua actually picks up Goetz at the plaza when flying away. Love that small detail. 2:47:10
@madjoe8622 Жыл бұрын
nice catch
@blackpow3r Жыл бұрын
👀👀👀
@viralshark3 ай бұрын
Oh nice! I've seen some people wonder about how Goetz gets back to the hideaway, good to see confirmation of it.
@angellilica45121 күн бұрын
Oh good catch.
@maharghjoshi228 Жыл бұрын
I just cant get enough of clive's voice That voice actor is going nuts in there 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@DrCoomer_1 Жыл бұрын
FFXVI has shown just how incredible gaming can be at its peak
@alexandergoldstein4908 Жыл бұрын
Woolie and Pat have said that ff16 is a gateway drug to getting into ff14 and the bahamut fight encapsulates that completely. The last push against the Zetaflare is actually a reference to a cinematic from ff14s first raid and the ARR trailer. Though that could have very well have taken inspiration from Advent Children
@madjoe8622 Жыл бұрын
The FF1 theme they used there (2:01:45), brought tears to my eyes. I played that game 33 years ago.
@Eggs_Benedict352 Жыл бұрын
Thank god i wasn't the only one who noticed i literally just did this fight like 15 minutes ago and i'm still feeling it
@GreatistheWorld8 ай бұрын
Baldur’s gate has some really good Voice-Actor-Ass Voice Acting all round but I’m deeply impressed with all the FF16 performances. As acting and as characters, they’re so consistent and cohesive with the world, just beautiful work. FF7R’s goofball side quest dialogue feels like a distant memory here
@galaxy_kitten95 Жыл бұрын
For myself, fighting against Bahamut was the second boss where I literally sat there and teared up over how spectacular it was, especially when Clive and Joshua joined together. The visuals, the music, the variety of phases was quite the experience to behold. That’s some DBZ shit and I loved every minute of it!
@tanhongyi7180 Жыл бұрын
@2:51:39 Max's reaction : What in the world did I just watch? 😆 I loved how the Rosaria brothers proved Annabelle how wrong she was. She bemoaned Joshua for not having the strength and Clive not worthy to be blessed, and yet both brothers showed otherwise respective to her stereotypes in their fight against Bahamut, one with the strength to fight and one worthy to be an Eikon of Fire in his own right.
@wafflnator2057 Жыл бұрын
Bro this game is brilliant. Debate the details, but this is just an incredible experience.
@unpingouinsurlabanquise4574 Жыл бұрын
A lot of lows but some of the highest highs. What a rollercoaster of a game.
@GuyWithAnAmazingHat Жыл бұрын
Bahamut is straight up DBZ with brother Kamehameha, Fusion, fighting Beerus in space and finishing Bahamut with a Dragon Fist just like how Louisoix defeated Bahamut in ARR It is also the classic Japanese rivalry colours of red and white, with Ifrit + Phoenix looking like the melee based Justice Gundam and his backpack, while Bahamut looks like Freedom Gundam with his laser and DRAGOON(bits) spam along with the same particle and light effects of Strike Freedom's Wings of Light.
@nworder4life Жыл бұрын
Yea DBZ and Gundam immediately popped into my mind.
@danieljesus5987 Жыл бұрын
I thought it was OG db when Goku dragon fisted King Piccollo
@balvionstormhoof9540 Жыл бұрын
At 2:34:15 where he said its a reference to Advent Children. This part here as actually a reference to Final Fantasy 14 where an old man (forgot the name) pierced Bahamut after using Terraflare
@Tojeaux_ Жыл бұрын
Yeah this is a reference to the Flames of Truth cutscene where Louisoux defeats Bahamut after teleporting the heroes away (And also becoming the Primal Phoenix in the process)
@Carlisho Жыл бұрын
Bro nobody remembers that charging the L2+Square ability with Ifrit makes you invincible, you are suppose to use it to tank all the big AOE attacks 😂
@Iam3DHomer Жыл бұрын
I love when Godzilla and Mothra use the fusion dance to defeat King Ghidorah.
@mmo4754 Жыл бұрын
That white dragon fight was the first time I've seen this game and thought "That looks like a lot of fun". Also, Ultima is such a cool looking villain. I can't get enough of seeing him. He's just neat to look at
@VeralionRawr Жыл бұрын
Anabella so evil she turned Dion gay.
@jamesdeadlocked6664 Жыл бұрын
The whole Bahamut Boss Fight was OP including the soundtrack. And then Ifrit Risen vs Bahamut in space and Bahamut has the power to destroy the world with Zettaflare.
@Rigtinn Жыл бұрын
Probably DBZ and Asura's Wrath levels of batshit insanity lol. I want more!! 🤣
@bax974 Жыл бұрын
I was literally about to scream in my car seeing Ifrit Risen
@roxtechs Жыл бұрын
Kinda surprised it took them 16 mainline games to fuse Summons Together. Like wow and that fight bro.
@Xenmaru0011 ай бұрын
Ifrit and Garuda do it in the Eden Raid series, they fuse into Raktapaksa, which looks actually a bit similar to Ifrit Risen.
@Shigatsu- Жыл бұрын
Phoenix’s theme goes so hard , I love it so much dude 💚
@ChthonicRemains Жыл бұрын
You know what's really sad about Anabella? She called Dion's biological mom a whore who would sell her son for gil, but instead of being the loving mother he never really had, she chose to be even more ruthless and conniving. Dion deserved so much better because all his life, he's been at the mercy of people who take advantage of his kindness.
@fattmusiek545211 ай бұрын
I agree- Dion is now forever a beloved character in the series because of these traits.
@arkeenmoore3431 Жыл бұрын
2:29:49 Does anyone else feel like the music and the attack are synced up the very moment Max was about to dodge? Either way, that stood out to me. This Boss fight is so amazing!
@madjoe8622 Жыл бұрын
I can't stop to watch that fight. The music, all the phases, the drama with the mother, that's the best part of the game. I also agree that the removing of the blur is a game changer. It looks a lot better without the blur.
@robertatoso40619 ай бұрын
Dion is so amazing and well written, but my heart aches for him because he really had a tragic life. But he had Terence that loved and supported him through it all: I cannot imagine if he hadn’t had him😢
@ThetrueHeero Жыл бұрын
I just got done with this fight. I still have goosebumps from it 😂
@jasonsekiguchi458 Жыл бұрын
Random female NPC chatter: "Come and taste my peaches, they're sweet as nectar!"
@jasonsekiguchi458 Жыл бұрын
Lol when Clive found Anabella, I was like, "Oho, hey BITCH. It's been a while." I was so ready to dish out some cold hard vengeance. She's basically the Cersei of FF XVI. Man, the way Clive just walked up to that beam blast by Bahamut just before priming to tank it was so badass. Never would've expected a whole SPACE BATTLE between Ifrit Risen and Super Bahamut (idk if that's the official name or not, just felt right with the gold). And the MUSIC. Holy fuck.
@carltasticdrew9633 Жыл бұрын
I would say Anabella is a lot worse than Cersei.
@Xenmaru0011 ай бұрын
So i havent played much past this part, so i'm REALLY hoping that at some point soon, Josh and Clive just sit there for a second and have the following conversation. "...brother. About that...fight...against Bahamut." "Yes. I know." "...we went to _space_ Brother. Above the world...amongst the stars." "...That we did." "...do you think anyone will believe us, Brother?" "Not in the fucking slightest."
@augusmnyt Жыл бұрын
This and Titan Lost are feats of gaming. Some of the most cool boss fights in history.
@Narutou01 Жыл бұрын
Since Zetaflare can destroy the world, does that mean Donald Duck is officially a planet buster?
@thegamewin100 Жыл бұрын
Yes
@kevinabbottlane1814 Жыл бұрын
Ifrit Risen VS Bahamut probably my favorite boss and my favorite track in the game. I want to hear those violins at the game. 100/10 Peak gameplay there.
@YungRoronoa_YT Жыл бұрын
When he said "kinslayer" I was like BURN IT ALL DION
@hkoizumi3134 Жыл бұрын
that zetaflare ending was homage to Louisoix final blow to the Bahamut in FF14, I almost teared up seeing that.
@jowaynenicholson4056 Жыл бұрын
I think what Ultama did was do an experiment on the bahamut guy to test out what the "Consciousness" is. This whole session wasamazing. Love to seeing kaiju battles like this, cant wait for the next vid
@GamerNurseGale Жыл бұрын
I thought the fight with Titan Lost was something. But the events leading to the Bahamut fight, and the causes. This is the best part of the game that I have played through 😁
@Yvanne Жыл бұрын
Sanbreque and Dion's entire arc could've easily been the entire game. It was so awesome
@The_Claymores Жыл бұрын
I love when Ultima says consciousness
@Keeli129 Жыл бұрын
Watching Max is such a joy. Love the combs of skills he puts together, can not wait to see what he does with some of the later skills
@TacoLex Жыл бұрын
Donald Duck is now looking for a fight
@RenardIIDX Жыл бұрын
Man the moment Anabelle killed herself I was like "thank. fucking. god." Even though I would have loved to kill her by my own hands, goddangit.
@legendaryseph940611 ай бұрын
Dion really is an all around tragic character, even at the end they give us a slight speck of hope that maybe dion would come back with the tomes side quest and be able to truly grieve, and yet he dies instead, not to mention him accidentally killing his father which he loves very much as is obvious with how he acts
@Diego-eb9we11 ай бұрын
02:34:00 this is a directly reference to FFXIV when Louisoix defeat Bahamut, 1x1 scene.
@codbdup88 Жыл бұрын
I love how there’s a thematic reason bahamut is the only eikon you don’t fight in human or partial form!
@Maxxximilian90 Жыл бұрын
This might be my favorite boss battle of all time with Titan and Ultima up there
@natediaz1863 Жыл бұрын
I wouldnt expect Clive or Joshua to kill Annabella, but i can definitely see Jill doing it. Should have ice cubed her off the tower.
@VashimuXIV Жыл бұрын
Glad to see this is back, again I think this is the best fight in the game.
@burtwonk Жыл бұрын
Yeah I mean it’s alright, but let’s be honest it doesn’t compare to roller coaster shooter mini game in gold saucer 😂
@VashimuXIV Жыл бұрын
@@burtwonk Shit you make a good point
@rleeton1 Жыл бұрын
@@burtwonkson of a bitch, I might not want hear it but you're right
@mopspear10 ай бұрын
I have never seen SUCH SPECTACLE in a game or movie before.
@SuperZechs Жыл бұрын
My first time going through. Every time they switched to a cutscene with Bahamut, I was waiting for the Zettaflare. They had to do it after Donald Duck invented it
@samk522 Жыл бұрын
I'm really not sure what Max wants from the sidequest dialogue. The scene with Otto at the end of the star ruby quest is one of the best in the game. Even the most mundane quests almost always have SOME sort of twist or interesting detail. The bandit quest at the beginning of this part, for instance. They're way more tightly crafted than most MMO chores. Besides, FFVIIR had you chasing cats.
@Plasmacat1 Жыл бұрын
Some folks don't like chatty chatty games and since most side quests are super miserable I get it can be too much. It's felt more because of how badly distributed they are. The Hideaway stuff should be main quest especially the ones for Jill, Torgal, Joshua, etc.
@paulsurratt2005 Жыл бұрын
FF7R has 25 side quests total and are paced in a decent manner. FF16 has 76 side quests that outnumber the main quest and are poorly placed and honestly redundant. How many quests do you need to drive home the point that bearers are treated like shit? or how many quests do you need to lead you to the same scorpions youve been fighting the whole game. The whataboutisms between the 2 games isnt even comparable. FF7R is way less egregious and doesnt destroy the pacing like these quests do
@zueszues9715 Жыл бұрын
This Dev team has many great strong point , but Also has some weak point Sadly
@samk522 Жыл бұрын
@@Plasmacat1 But you don't HAVE to do the sidequests and hunts just because they open up. If you want the pace of the main story to pick up, you can always save side stuff for later and keep the main quest moving.
@rleeton1 Жыл бұрын
They get particularly good in the 3rd act when they become more about unifying and strengthening various the towns communities across the world, building new settlements and rebuilding government
@Jojo-nq3bp Жыл бұрын
destroying the gigaflare orbs had me sweating heavy
@greenedge2055 Жыл бұрын
Everything about this part of the game was glorious. The Bahamut fight was the best moment in the game and finally getting to watch Anabella unravel was the cherry on top. All the FF14 references were a bonus.
@ArcherWillows Жыл бұрын
I love how Bahamut coked up on mothercrystals is just barely around the power of Donald Duck.
@WinkleAbiding Жыл бұрын
Except that Donald died after casting Zettaflare, meanwhile here Dion lives. Bahamut more powerful for sure
@yohanthefate7331 Жыл бұрын
This is both a reference to advent children and a reference to the secret ending of the opening for final fantasy xiv that was left unexplained unless you do the mortal coil raids. In the opening, your character rep gets teleported out right before bahamut was going to burn that world so you dont know what happens unless you see whats left of bahumat in those raids. You find out the old man who saved your ass, louisoux, instead of dying goes super saiyan as a final sacrifice, powers through bahumats tetraflare to dragon punch him through the gut. And its the same glowing animation where he hit him as with this ifrit fight
@lovehawks2814 Жыл бұрын
When the hell did Final Fantasy XVI become my favorite kaiju movie? 🤯
@Rhin0beak Жыл бұрын
You are a giant fire demon fused with the Phoenix fighting a roided up laser dragon in space. This game is so cool
@Kalin5513 Жыл бұрын
Glad to see the video back up! I knew as soon as it went down, the Barnabas/Ultima scene was gonna get hit. "Mother" had a little bit too much booby.
@Xenmaru0011 ай бұрын
when she showed up, i legit went "ok you're new. Also *damn* you're hot." And then he goes "mother" and i'm like "...WHY IS YOUR MOM *THAT* HOT?!"
@danteespinoza8119 Жыл бұрын
Hands down that sequence its amazing
@Jraice Жыл бұрын
Already watched the other version! Yeah... That Barnabas scene... 😅 The definition of awkward. 100% would be the scene that Mom walks in on.
@zudjr3256 Жыл бұрын
Still don’t understand why it gets flagged when there’s no nudity
@dylanmalone14 Жыл бұрын
I swear the dev team was playing Asura’s Wrath this whole time and forgot about Final Fantasy until someone reminded them
@seandeviller1464 Жыл бұрын
Max's face after all that story cutscene after bahaumut, "Oh man, brain hurty." Lol
@_XVIII_ Жыл бұрын
Dionald Duck
@itsyaboijordan415 Жыл бұрын
I already said this before the original video was taken down so I’ll say it again. That Bahumut alone just makes this game of the year for me. Also I kinda wish Dion was a party member so we can at least see him action more other than him being Bahumut.
@rere_bunny Жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same. Uff how I wish we could play as Dion, using his spear and Bahamut powers. That would be so fun.
@Eversoul12 Жыл бұрын
one 20 minute scene in an otherwise mediocre game makes it goty? ok....
@Kostanovi Жыл бұрын
@@Eversoul12dude the whole game is filled with epic moments like this. It's just that this boss fight puts to shame 99% of games and their boss fights.
@JinSeiryuu Жыл бұрын
2:04:57 THE BAHAMUT BOSS FIGHT IS ABSOLUTELY GODLIKE!!!!!!! 🌟🤩🌟
@grandimations730911 ай бұрын
42:57 *breathes in Xenoblade* 👀
@TheRandomperson1016 Жыл бұрын
At 2:29:50 the energy ball thingies and the dash at the end were perfectly in sync to the music.
@SMNtheNight Жыл бұрын
When I reached *that* fight, it was peak video gaming fever dream. The set, the characters, the visuals, the music, the intensity. It was like everything I'd ever dared to hope and dream a video game could be as a kid while playing on SNES with pixel Final Fantasy all the way until today. Thank you, CBU3!! 😭
@Rigtinn Жыл бұрын
The Behamut battle is in my opinion the PLATINUM STANDARD in terms of boss battles! Anyone who would see that battle without any context would've thought it was the final battle of the game. Also.....ITS NOT EVEN THE FINAL BATTLE!! LIKE......WHAT!!!?? Such an amazing game!
@vance4172 Жыл бұрын
Max doin the lip bite during combos shows how good it feels lol
@KrankyKaiju Жыл бұрын
A mother so heinous, putting even wicked step mother to shame. Also this is Cinderalla, not me projecting
@ivarandresosorio6461 Жыл бұрын
After Titan i was like "how the f*ck they gonna top that?!" Then comes Bahamut and blows that fight out of the water, now I can't wait to se what's up with Odin, and how the final fight against Ultima is going to go, one thing you can't deny is this FF has the most over the top kick ass boss fights ever.
@TheM00ndawg Жыл бұрын
the music is an interesting choice when you get real deep into those bossfights. can't say it matches the action very well.
@colinnixon77396 ай бұрын
80 percent of the boss fights is a cutscene. It looks amazing.
@NuclearToxinify Жыл бұрын
I love everything about this fight, the references, swapping between brothers for different phases, the team-up moves, and just the sheer spectacule! So hype!
@agustinuszheng588 Жыл бұрын
2:12:07 Play one of panzer dragoon series, guys. 2:22:52 Garuda Phoenix Shining Sword Breaker (Crush Gear Turbo) 2:26:30 Omnislash Ver.5 of FF7 Advent Children 2:29:12 MakuuHouidan (Hellzone Grenade). Nowhere to run 2:31:46 Readying Teraflare. Keep attacking to break stance/incanted omen attack 2:33:30 Zettaflare, and it is Donald Duck! And you're going to make me shout "VOLTEKKA!!!" 2:34:00 - 2:34:15 RYUUUUKEEEEEEEN!!!! (Goku's Dragon Fist / Ultraman rises)
@AICW Жыл бұрын
Can't believe I had to scroll this far down to find a Panzer Dragoon reference. Phoenix vs. Bahamut was basically the final boss battle of Panzer Dragoon Zwei on steroids.
@Xenmaru0011 ай бұрын
So something i just realized watching this. *both* of Anabella's sons ended up being splattered with the blood of their Fathers, before they died.
@BeowulfCav Жыл бұрын
This is the best fight in the game. Bahamut always the best.
@RyanBounedara Жыл бұрын
Final Fantasy's Red Wedding. Loved every bit of this segment.
@ragna6410 Жыл бұрын
Awesome He reached THAT FIGHT. Bahamut is my all time favorite Eikon in all of Final Fantasy.
@adhirg Жыл бұрын
the whole bahamut fight was fucking spectacular and the music took it to a-whole-nother level. the soundtrack gave me emotions, and I clapped! I clapped when my cold dead heart felt the flicker of flame and I clapped again when I fired off a Level 4 Megaflare for the first time! I, uh, I won’t tell you what happened the first time I casted Gigaflare though.