The fact that the fabled City of Gold, a utopia land of eternal life and beauty, is hidden behind a mass grave of children conceived to save their civilization is so profoundly upsetting
@trustytrestАй бұрын
It's as upsetting as it is thematically fitting, given how utopias tend to be in this game.
@ElZamo92Ай бұрын
Well… SPOILERS….. That “utopia” was just another mass grave…
@ViniciusGsoАй бұрын
@@ElZamo92 Living Memories was just a big and decorated mausoleum
@RayonNXAАй бұрын
And the fact that your comment doesn’t even cover the upsetting truth of said Utopia says a lot about how deeply dark it all is.
@guilhermecardoso2365Ай бұрын
Almost as if it was foreshadowing for the true nature of the "golden city", maybe 🤔🤔🤔
@DuskEalainАй бұрын
I will never forget sending my FFXIV buddies one simple DM: "I was not prepared for the dead baby cave."
@xcetraxАй бұрын
Dead baby jail*
@FrozenSolid90Ай бұрын
It is rather typical FFXIV to just suddenly dump "Dead Baby Cave" on the players. Though that doesn't make it hit any less harder.
@scrumdrew9482Ай бұрын
i like to call it the DBD, Dead Baby Dungeon
@TheBonkleFoxАй бұрын
When i went to the new world I didn't expect to be hit with the themes of eugenics, genocide, and euthanasia.
@Lyu-PhyАй бұрын
FFXIV is not holding back with very dark topics and I like it.
@MissLilianaeАй бұрын
Starts as a dungeon theme Becomes a defining moment theme.
@izzieskye5699Ай бұрын
I just love when they mix their lore into the music. ❤ This tune became so empowering and emotional.
@lisamueller7026Ай бұрын
Walking up to the very last boss seeing the golden pyramid amongst all the muted purples brought me to tears.
@yamchayakuАй бұрын
I know that moment you're talking about too
@genecronАй бұрын
"Of course you knew..."
@itsOasusАй бұрын
@@genecron 😭😭😭😭
@DieHardDarkKnightАй бұрын
"What an expac, huh?" "Captain, it's only the level 95 dungeon"
@cherrydragon3120Ай бұрын
I was the very same. The music, the final boss of the dungeon and the visuals.... i was like: "BRUH this is like.... halfway!? What the fuck is going on in this expansion!! This is AWSOME
@writershard5065Ай бұрын
I just love how I was like "Damn that was a cute expansion, I enjoyed it" and then "Oh wait this is only Zone 3"
@BunnychanFarabeeАй бұрын
@@cherrydragon3120 This track really does have that "final dungeon" feel.
@dimitriosgladio059Ай бұрын
@@BunnychanFarabeeyeah it kinda does, I guess it is the final dungeon for the first arc in Dawntrail too
@MegabigfoxАй бұрын
But...we are almost done with the rite of succession, and we found the golden city.
@Guran.MАй бұрын
Depressing as all hell when you realize that a Mass Grave is hiding another Mass Grave... WHAT THE FUCK SQUARE?!?
@DarkNova50Ай бұрын
Remember when Dawntrail was being marketed as the "fun beach episode" expansion?
@RichterfanReborn89Ай бұрын
Should any of this be a surprise? We've been given warcrimes , genocide and more handed out like it was candy for how many expansions now ? Or as Yoshi-p would say ; Making the mother of all omelettes here jack , can't fret over every Eugenics program...😂😂😂
@TerminallyNerdyАй бұрын
.... I DID NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT THAT HOLY SHIT.
@KrealityАй бұрын
One for babies and another one for adults. It is really depressing for a self-proclaimed vacation expansion.
@machinaexcarneАй бұрын
That's Final Fantasy to you. Things are bound to get existential at some point. And they will become even more existential and fundamental. And I sure as all hells am ready for it.
@OsyrisCorleoneАй бұрын
“Who am I.. What is my path.. Why was I born..”
@MonosEx25 күн бұрын
Not many realise that Zoral Ja finally expresses what was really corroding him from inside in that fleeting moment of weakness, it's so pitiful even Wuk Lamat has to bring him back to reality to fight like he wanted
@LastMinWinАй бұрын
I can't stop thinking about the mamool ja mother in Tuliyolal tossing her kid into the air and catching them and just how much that means for them. that simple joy of family.
@kyronmckinneyАй бұрын
And I'm uncontrollably crying again
@koko-hh2bqАй бұрын
To think those poor babies were being killed back in the tribe just because they weren't "blessed siblings" is genuinely upsetting lore for me
@LastMinWinАй бұрын
@@koko-hh2bq it wasn't that they were being killed, it was that only one out of 100 blessed siblings ever hatch live, and survive. most die in the egg. so they take those eggs with unhatched children to the watery grave.
@pll3827Ай бұрын
@@LastMinWin Yeah, and the reason why they buried all of them there was to prevent their souls from turning into vengeful spirits since the place is 'blessed' somewhat. Considering you still fight some undead near the start, it wasn't wholly successful.
@LastMinWinАй бұрын
@@pll3827 itreallywasnt u_U;; the situation for the mamool ja was genuinely desperate.
@Sakura1kitsuneАй бұрын
I think the song that plays here is one of my personal favorites from the expansion so far. It also fits the theming of the dungeon really well.
@bloodyninja2411Ай бұрын
Because of the sadness
@hewholaughsoutloadАй бұрын
Ah yes, when Dawntrail became Traumatrail. This dungeon was an experience
@pokemondude4528 күн бұрын
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="93">1:33</a> when this part dropped during the time Zoraal Ja was already losing his senses after absorbing the souls, and the camera pan to Wuk giving him this look of pity, just not being able to bear seeing how far her brother had fallen. That part really hit hard.
@MonosEx25 күн бұрын
it pains me that most people don't realise what's actually happening in the scene and are only mocking Wuk Lamat for "pointing the obvious" when she's trying to bring back Zoraal Ja to reality for their fight
@DarksaviourАй бұрын
THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE TO BE A FUN SUMMER VACATION. No one said anything about a cave full of dead babies!
@JCTheAllStarАй бұрын
"It's been three years since my brother left us..." I can imagine a lot of us probably figured out the Head of Reason was gone, but was I the only one who hoped he was still alive and would finally talk to us when the contest was over?
@drummermg131Ай бұрын
Gosh, this song did play during that, didn’t it…. That had me actually crying a little for w/e reason. Felt like finding out a dear friend had suddenly passed.
@ValvadrixАй бұрын
I suspected after so many consecutive scenes of him being "asleep", but had some hope as well.
@drummermg131Ай бұрын
@@Valvadrix I hardly ever pick up on stuff others say they knew was coming or had long suspected, so it def hit me. 😅
@neoshinsei4073Ай бұрын
man, I was in total shock. I can't imagine what it must feel like... this is even worst than loosing a twin. It's litteraly a part of himself. Having your dead brother near you CONSTANTLY may be some next level torture. Gulool Ja Ja is such a chad
@drummermg131Ай бұрын
@@neoshinsei4073 right???? That part!!!
@TheDarkFableАй бұрын
One thing I want to note is as I went through this dungeon, after we got past the dead baby cave into the Yok Hoy quarry, I took notice that the gear we were getting was recolours of the Ronka set from Shadowbringers and that a lot of the enemies were from the Qitana Ravel. I thought it was just a neat coincidence then I did the Tender Valley.....these world designers are sneaky
@dreamllusion8390Ай бұрын
Also, this is the second map where we can hear a woman singing in a day theme. Ppl didn't LA HEE to this... Add the ppl we meet at Twine (in shb) and these in Sheshenewezi springs were certainly not there randomly as well. I am starting to think Norvrandt had some bits of the "new world" in it.
@Lyu-PhyАй бұрын
The funny part about that is, that it's actually the other way around lorewise, Qitana Ravel is a " split copy" of the sources Tender Valley and Skydeep Cenote, as the Source is the origin. Which makes it just more awesome and the worldbuilding connects. It could be that we may encounter a few more of these similarities in the future, so I am intrigued.
@TheDarkFableАй бұрын
@@Lyu-Phy well that depends which is older I guess
@dreamllusion8390Ай бұрын
@@TheDarkFable the source has to be older than it's reflection.... but woth time distortion, the other way around is also possible
@woljay9362Ай бұрын
“parallel worlds” Also I forgot their name but there was a Milala that said they came from a place(Conde Petie) where it was custom to greet with “Lali-ho!” and they weren’t from Kholusia.
@SuperSnivMattАй бұрын
This theme being a somewhat reoccurring track in MSQ is great but god it really puts in mind how insane the Blessed Siblings being selectively bred in a hope of just surviving, nonetheless being exceptional above the already exceptional. Individuals can’t marry their loves as they have to marry for the sake of blending tribes, try for children, birth, and they die for countless times. And if one lives, they just get put through a trial by fire because they didn’t die before their first breaths just to hopefully prove their ancestor’s points. It’s so much more than “that sucks for those dead babies” it effected everyone so much
@BunnychanFarabeeАй бұрын
Honestly, I never expected FFXIV to ever tackle something as fucked up as eugenics, let alone in the "vacation" expansion.
@trustytrestАй бұрын
@@BunnychanFarabee It's even worse since back in ARR, the Mamool Ja were treated as jokes for their culture's huge focus on breeding. Then we learn their culture is that way here and it saps the humor out of a lot of those old scenes.
@joshuayung5158Ай бұрын
@@BunnychanFarabeestormblood handled the topic of collaborators, occupation, and cultural erasure more deeply than most historical and wartorn settings. Its definitely within their capability to go hard on uncomfortable subjects with a lot of grey morality.
@YoukoZukiАй бұрын
There is also a side quest after the final feat, in which you helped a father nearly lost his mind in grief after realizing their babies were sacrificed for nothing.
@MistaHoward26 күн бұрын
It's a shame that none of this is given a focus in the MSQ, we spend about 20 minutes on it, it's brushed under the rug in a ridiculous way, then off to the next theme park attraction for Wuk Lamat.
@TechnoapocАй бұрын
This one's official name is "Lost in the Deep". It's an amazing piece of music given what we know about the place.
@zeehero7280Ай бұрын
Spoiler: the dead babies song. explains why it sounds so sad.
@kyleb7047Ай бұрын
I need this Orchestra 📜 in game.
@arandomyoutuber8244Ай бұрын
It drops from the dungeon itself afaik
@dragonmangames2523Ай бұрын
"Lost In The Deep" IS THIS WHY I'M HEARING SAVATHÛN'S SONG HIDDEN IN HERE?!
@MaggieBerАй бұрын
ty for the title, time to farm that dungeon so i can now cry in my house... fc house.. appartment.. inn.. EVERWHERE!!!
@XehnasАй бұрын
I loved when they used this right as we see Zoraal Ja out of his mind barely holding in all the souls he has devoured in a mad attempt to succeed his father. I really think we needed a Villian like him, ultimately one who was short sighted beyond comparison. Gaius, Thordan, Zenos, Emet and even Metieon resolved to do grand yet horrible and understandable things. Zarool Ja could have at any time stopped his decent into madness. He could have sought more help in the contest, he could have had more trust worthy allies, he could have accepted his loss to Lamat, he could have tried to walk a new path, not based in conquest, he could have used his half of power to rule Alexandria to force Sphen to listen to talks about a peaceful resolution. At every moment his pride and short-sightedness cost him. I hope this doesn't become a running trend for villains, but honestly it was a refreshing villain for the lot we faced. And honestly Sphene felt more like a consequence of his choices rather than a true villain, like Eren's mother said.
@narius_jaden21528 күн бұрын
A running trend? I feel like you're worrying too much, sir :P XIV has had a stable of amazing and diverse villainous mentalities xP. Sure, the ones you listed had grand ambitions, but I'd say they were all sufficiently different enough in many ways. I'm very excited for the future of XIV.
@Xehnas27 күн бұрын
@@narius_jaden215 Im not really worried about it, just saying I wouldn't want that to become the new norm. And yes I love all the villians motive up till now and it gave great range. The reason I am saying Zarool Ja was a nice counterpoint to that is that he was so incredibly short-sighted and basically was his own worst enemy the entire way through his story.
@jeremykrueger7071Ай бұрын
It's amazing how simply changing a established theme to a minor key changes the whole mood. Simple but affective
@0shawhat27 күн бұрын
What was the established theme? Also didn't know this song is in a minor key!! Makes sense now thematically
@gloss975Ай бұрын
songs perfect because it’s so mysterious and it transitions well into the futuristic and sci fi looking setting we don’t know about yet
@Kortexx611Ай бұрын
The melody that kicks in at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="68">1:08</a> has to be one of Soken's best. This song is fucking incredible, this dungeon was a huge highlight of the expac for me.
@terrancenightingale1749Ай бұрын
It sounds like a lullaby for children never born.
@VForceWaveАй бұрын
I really wish this was the motif for dawntrail and not that annoying one we got. Takes me out of whatever song the game is playing when I hear "tAkE a BiTE!!!11" this song is mindblowing and is incredibly catchy.
@ZephhiАй бұрын
@@VForceWaveKinda true tbh
@fleurilaАй бұрын
It’s literally one of this game‘s leitmotifs reused - again. Slightly altered, of course. Soken does this in nearly every piece he creates for this game. Not sure why, it gets boring after a while.
@VForceWaveАй бұрын
@@Zephhi I feel like this expansion's start could've been the best X.0 ever with what they had, but for some ungodly reason they invested into exclusively the worst parts possible. The skeleton of a 10/10 is here but oh my god the final product story-wise, character-wise, and theme-wise (phase 2 of trial 3 is a terrible song) its all just downright rotten The content itself is peak though, best ever
@AirDurАй бұрын
Knowing there's thousands of childs resting here gave me chill. I felt not comfortable during this dungeon and this feeling will surely persist. This music is borh gracious and terrifying.
@Moshrocaffxiv27 күн бұрын
"Of course you knew..." I had already guessed by this point in the story, but I liked Gulool Ja Ja so much that I was still holding out hope. I really would have loved to meet the Head of Reason, even just once.
@MegaDarkness50006 күн бұрын
The fact they gave him a voice for past cutsceans to keep it a secret during the lead up was a smart choice
@debatinghealerАй бұрын
When this plays in the cutscene after the succession when gulool ja ja tells everyone something and the strings come in it fits so fucking well
@OuchXXIАй бұрын
This part was pretty heavy in the story, up until this point it was all Wuk shenanigans and then they pull a heavy gut punch with just how bad things have been for the mamool ja people. When you see all those canisters in the opening cinematic and that haunting melody hits, this place sticks with you, long after it's over.
@cherrydragon3120Ай бұрын
Not to mentione that the dungeon itself is fucking beautifull too. The empty, haunting halls of forgotten ruins. The entrance area to the golden City. Its such a damn good duty. By far one of my favorites in the game
@ItsPawsitivityАй бұрын
It makes me so nauseous and heartbroken every time I run this dungeon 😭 it’s awful what the Mamool Ja had to go through, and it feels so solemn. I suppose that’s the intent, but damn 😢
@miss_kasАй бұрын
I was so glad I chose to do this with NPCs the first time because my eyes watered so much in the first part that I couldn't see properly
@ItsPawsitivityАй бұрын
@@miss_kas I ran it with friends the first time and we all just kinda stopped and gasped at the same time 😭 I knew it was a tomb but the amount of urns and the realization was heavy
@MaggieBerАй бұрын
the use of that music after the dungeon, in one of the cutscene, crushed me (still does...and its been hours!!!)
@MegaMustafa1234Ай бұрын
i know which one sadly
@zeblithАй бұрын
And all it took in that scene was one word, "would". The second I heard that I started sobbing. 😭
@MaggieBerАй бұрын
@@zeblith i swear i just hear the song and tears come up (and its been days, now!!) and they also used it later before one of the trial and i really felt bad for that boss .. like omg let me help them!!
@loreofmetal5604Ай бұрын
where was this again?
@MaggieBerАй бұрын
@@loreofmetal5604 " 3 years " is as far as i willl say to avoid spoilers :)
@HaminmypocketАй бұрын
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="68">1:08</a> is a lullaby for those below <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="95">1:35</a> is the requiem from those left above
@natebroadus8474Ай бұрын
Dawntrail has been my favorite expansion for music, and I never thought I'd say that after Endwalker and Shadowbringers.
@bladewolf39Ай бұрын
Soken absolutely knocked it out of the park with this expansion. He and the other composers definitely took a lot more creative liberties with this expac and Im loving each track.
@arxzcmАй бұрын
The entire Mamook arc was so unsettling and depressing. Even now that I've finished the MSQ, whenever I go back to the Mamook, I'm just filled with sadness.
@H0ttabychАй бұрын
At least, they can grow Sharlayan grass now. I bet some of that must be really good stuff.
@shinmaxrebo117713 күн бұрын
Rhys Darby you have failed to mention the dead baby dungeon in the Turalism itinerary
@ArtForSwansАй бұрын
I didn't think anything could make me go "dude, what the fuck?" after the horrific transformation sequences of Shadowbringers but this part of the story did it.
@aaronwoods-lee7700Ай бұрын
This piece is masterfully done. All the pain and sadness that revolves around this place is beautifully displayed in this works. The tone, the tempo, the key, and the way it is performed as a whole is absolute perfection.
@kyleb7047Ай бұрын
Just did this dungeon. Incredible OST. Another favorite for me 😁 Final boss was wild though, wow.
@paragon359Ай бұрын
Holy fuck I did not expect it and I loved it to bits
@kyleb7047Ай бұрын
@paragon359 Yeah, easily one of my favorites this expansion. It reminds me somewhat of Amaurot.
@zeehero7280Ай бұрын
@@paragon359 it also smash you to bits so feeling must be mutual
@Krysta1RoseАй бұрын
On the note of the final boss. The use of Titan Maximum's skeleton from E4S was actually genius. I love huge bosses
@kalina5076Ай бұрын
I LOVE E4S!!!!!!!
@TheLeopardLynxАй бұрын
Hearing it play in a cutscene after the dungeon hurt me so, so bad. Even hearing it now has me emotional all over again, fuck lol. Definitely my favorite dungeon theme in this expansion (so far).
@sennakaАй бұрын
I now know what you mean. That *did* hurt, didn't expect that...!
@Alissandre_IskanderАй бұрын
That dungeon with this song... I was glad I did this with the trust system. I had to stop a couple times.... this dungeon messed me up.
@ChrisBabaganooshАй бұрын
The official song of "holy shit that is a LOT of dead babies."
@gwenpomidor7492Ай бұрын
My fave music so far of Dawntrail. So beautiful and so sad! That opening shot of the dungeon punched me in the throat
@sennakaАй бұрын
Absolute same. We'd been told what was down there but to actually see it was shocking and sad.
@Naoto-kun1085Ай бұрын
One of my favorites by far!
@Clawthorne8 күн бұрын
This. This is the theme of Dawntrail. Not the end credits smile song. Not the boat trailer song. This. A theme of mystery, discovery and fabled beauty. But with undertones of deep sorrow, loneliness, and being lost. _"If we are 'blessed', it is only because we yet live."_
@zamboozle3741Ай бұрын
ah yes, the traditional expac level 95 "emotional trauma" dungeon
@NiyaKouya28 күн бұрын
What do you mean? For HW the trauma/PTSD dungeon was lv57...
@Everlarke15 күн бұрын
From Shadowbringers onward, technically
@283leisАй бұрын
reaching the last third of this dungeon was this expansion's Zodiark moment. "WAIT WHAT?! We're here already?!"
@Zero-ds9ws22 күн бұрын
'What do you mean it's the level 83 trial?' 'What do you mean it's the level 95 dungeon?'
@283leis21 күн бұрын
@@Zero-ds9ws i literally thought this would be the 99 dungeon.
@xenorayyАй бұрын
This dungeon is my favourite this expansion, one of the most beautiful tracks and that walk up the corridor to reveal the golden city in the distance, I was in pure awe and filled with excitement.
@AkamehamehaАй бұрын
exact same
@dadigg4820Ай бұрын
Same to me man, at that time where we walked up stairs and saw the golden gate gives me chills
@cherrydragon3120Ай бұрын
Me too. My jaw was open half the time. It was so good. 😊😊
@QhaineАй бұрын
Excellent and personally for me, this was one of the top three best tracks of the entire album. Very fitting, has a haunting sadness to the vibes and brings home the sheer gravity of the place-- the way the camera shows you the vases at the very beginning hits like a truck-- I remember whispering to myself "My dear God-- so so so many"
@NiyaKouya28 күн бұрын
Yup... The CS before the dungeon that revealed the story behind blessed siblings already mentioned that it has been hundreds per generation, but seeing that one pool already being filled with tons of urns... I was on voice chat with friends and could only say something like "THAT many in there, and there's several other pools..."
@drummermg131Ай бұрын
So, so many emotions while listening to this song. It just goes so many places and hits so many notes (metaphorically). As others have mentioned, it truly addresses two big revelations found in this dungeon: the countless urns and the entrance to the golden city.
@GrayaldАй бұрын
This instantly became one of my favorite pieces of music in the game. Enchanting. Haunting. Mysterious.
@lisamueller7026Ай бұрын
It reminds me of a dark lullaby.
@stiriannАй бұрын
this dungeon and the reveal about the blessed siblings in general was truly the highlight of the entire msq. incredible
@ForgiveMyMadnessАй бұрын
This music has me in a chokehold. You can hear vibes of music from The Tempest here, it feels ancient and mystical, horrifically sad, but hopeful at the same time. Absolutely beautiful. Easily my favourite so far (not completed msq yet).
@ChibiNinjaVTАй бұрын
When you stop to think about the amount of pain that happened over some vain dream of blessed siblings. All those pots are DEAD CHILDREN, not to mention the agony the women must have gone through to keep churning out babies in the hopes that JUST ONE of them would be blessed...
@SoranPrydeАй бұрын
Bakool Ja Ja was an arsehole in the 1st half of the story, but when you get to this part, you realise that underneath all that bravado and nastiness is a child in pain. Pain from knowing that he was "produced" to be a living god for his people and that dozens if not hundreds of his siblings died in infancy as the "failures". Survivor's guilt in other words.
@ChibiNinjaVTАй бұрын
@@SoranPryde For real, I choked up when Wuk Lamat asked him what he wanted and he just said through pained words "I want it to END."
@jacobkern2060Ай бұрын
@@SoranPryde From what they said, for every one of them that made it to birth, a hundred twins don't.
@cherrydragon3120Ай бұрын
Bakool ja ja was indeed such an asshole i wanted to end him so badly. 😮💨 i feel a bit guilty for wanting that now knowing his story. Dude had so much pressure on him, so much hopes and dreams to fullfill, so much sacrifice to "justify" and he failed. Even after all the nasty things he did.
@dumbsterdivesАй бұрын
@@ChibiNinjaVTi just got through this part today. his voice actor killed it in that scene, i could feel the pain in every word.
@dendenpower8618Ай бұрын
Hearing this theme for the first time tonight and for the events that followed... The impact it has, the serenity of it, it's absolutely perfect.
@stormwings3236Ай бұрын
If I have a cents for a horrible pot related revelation I would got 2 cents, which is weird because it happened twice IN A WEEK
@fleeplayTVАй бұрын
Add 3 cents when you realize the small pots sound like children
@jangouni1619Ай бұрын
Mushoku?
@stinkmeaner19Ай бұрын
@@jangouni1619elden ring
@sharkgirlingАй бұрын
this weirds fleshs guy
@MarkusZawodowiecАй бұрын
This songs hits harder, once you know whats in there
@MegabigfoxАй бұрын
Tiny ja in those jars.
@MarkusZawodowiecАй бұрын
@@Megabigfox Tiny Ja forever
@FrozenSolid90Ай бұрын
After the story around Mamook, I kind of wished we could bring Bakool with us for the rest of the expansion.
@Loispealz34Ай бұрын
Okay so... This whole temple gave me ronkan vibes unlike anything else. Which is kinda neat. Also the later reveals imply that our adventure in the first took place in the first's equivalent of Tural. Even more neat. And the fact that the Mamool 'ja have been, for centuries, enduring selective breeding practices just to get a singular 2 headed mamool'jaa for hundreds of dead children is heart-breaking. No wonder so many of them sell themselves as mercenaries across the Salt. That kind of existence is hell. And the fact that the solution is as simple as "Use seeds that will grow in this otherwise inhospitable, but fertile environment". This whole area solidified how much Tural needs leaders like Koana and Wuk Lamatt. Also it made me like Bakol ja ja
@GbrByАй бұрын
The thing about the first is wildly incorrect. Lakeland is where mor dhona is, Il Mheg is where Coerthas is, Kholusia is where La Noscea is, Ahm Araeng is where Thanalsn is and Rak’Tika is where the Black Shroud is. Point being Shadowbringers zones 1-5 are the Firsts equivalent of the ARR regions with Il Mheg being the only difference in that it isn’t snowy
@cherrydragon3120Ай бұрын
Dude the qitana ravel gear from the shop, the ronkan armor from the dungeon, the ronkan golems... the inca/aztec architecture.... I knew instantly this was related somehow to the ronkan empire in the first. I just didnt really exactly know how. But damn i knew there was NO coincidence that so much was the same.
@cherrydragon3120Ай бұрын
@@GbrByyou can even see it somewhat on the world map. The shape of eulmore and kholusia on the map is similar to vylbrand/la noscea
@TheNatix26Ай бұрын
@@GbrBy Not a real difference, back then, in 1.0, Coerthas wasn't snowy, and the north part of Il Mheg really look like Coerthas 1.0
@SoranPrydeАй бұрын
@@GbrBy actually later on in Shaaloani, you encounter the Source's equivalent of the trolley boys in the First
@HalvoPlaysАй бұрын
let me tell you, when i saw there was gonna be another cave crawl dungeon in the trailer i said something along the lines of "i want to like cave dungeons but they're so one tone. i really hope they spice it up." hoo boy... the story... the atmosphere and the music. I still can't put into words how it made me feel the first time but good god. hell of a mid-way dungeon i'd say lol
@jjc101Ай бұрын
Running up that incline after the second boss was such an awe inspiring scene. With duty support NPC's the timing was just right that the music managed to crecendo right as the pyramid came into view and it was amazing.
@MissLilianaeАй бұрын
@@jjc1017:30 in the video has a similar feel.
@cherrydragon3120Ай бұрын
First time i went in here i had my jaw drop to the floor. The feels, emotion, music and visuals are just amazing.
@ZiriOАй бұрын
@@HalvoPlays you really had to go and invoke the monkey's paw, didn't you
@HalvoPlaysАй бұрын
@@ZiriO lol yeah
@Sol_00007Ай бұрын
I got Xenoblade 2 vibes the first time I ran this dungeon. Definitely my favorite dungeon in this game.
@dimitriosgladio059Ай бұрын
Glad I wasn’t the only one, definitely would feel right at home in Xenoblade 2
@MarakamiSGАй бұрын
I love how unapologetically Xenoblade this expansion has been. I love it.
@HCSR2Ай бұрын
Paradise will never be purchased by the willful infliction of suffering.
@AschenteiАй бұрын
My fav dungeon so far, they are COOKING on the music
@abdyorozco4092Ай бұрын
The sound track to a monument of sin, of pain and ironically of hope for more for the mamool ja no matter the toll.
@Lyn685Ай бұрын
So mysterious. A fitting theme for the path to the golden city
@Kreynor8125 күн бұрын
Wasn’t expecting to find some of the best DT comments in the comment section of KZfaq. Must be the power of music bringing together people touched by it.
@kathleentwidle3519Ай бұрын
Stunning piece of music too. When I got to this dungeon in almost immediately became my favorite. And know that no dungeon has contested The Burn for me in a very long time. But here we are. Skydeep Cenote contesting 1st place for me musically
@vitorlourencolemosdasilva218 күн бұрын
The song of a mass grave that hides another mass grave. The song of a man that lost his brother and need to pass his torch to others The song of a lost man who desperately seeks to validate his own existence
@RhonndelАй бұрын
My saddest moment this expansion was actually when Bakool Ja Ja lost the fight and then was actually cast out by his father. Especially knowing it was not only his pride that driven him, but a lot of fkin expectations. Hope to see my boy more during the expansion.
@YoukoZukiАй бұрын
Survivial's guilt + extreme expectation from his people + being revered as a god-like being in his culture create a inflated-ego Bakool Ja Ja who is reckless and willing to do everything to get the end results, even though he would've likely had no problem to overcome feats in a normal and fair way, like some NPCs telling you, considering he has both strength and wisdom. When he lost to Wuk, someone who he deemed to the the least-threatening contender, he finally faced a reality check. Everything about him was about him winning: winning so that his dead siblings' death won't be in vain, winning so that he can bring his people to outside of the seemingly inhospitable forest, winning so that there will be no more blessed siblings. Then he failed. The shock made him bawling and running like a baby. When he faced his father and told him his failure, you would expect him getting angry and attacking his father for insulting him. Nope, he just quietly accepted being kicked out and left. When he was brooding in the Skydeep entrance, his mother revealed that he cried among his dead siblings everytime something bad happened. You no longer saw a haughty and scheming cartoonish villain. It was just Bakool Ja Ja being himself, when the shackle of having to win at all cost was no longer on his shoulder. He even realizes his actions were wrong and didn't expect forgiveness, and threw away his pride if there was any left to asked Wuk to help his people. Because even after everything horrible he did, he did for his people's future. It is not an excuse for him to do those horrible things against other Claimants, but it shows that he has an another side which you can sympathize with.
@trustytrestАй бұрын
@@YoukoZuki Funny how they gave a lot of the same traits to Zoraal Ja as well, dialed up to 11 with his rampage over everything.
@Zero-ds9ws22 күн бұрын
@@trustytrest It's funny, Zoraal Ja has the worst traits of all the other claimants combined, exacerbated because of the weight of expectation and surrounding himself with yes men.
@marheeАй бұрын
I'm crying everytime this plays it's so beautiful
@voistar5387Ай бұрын
Just did this dungeon, liked the song before this moment, but damn. That final section of the dungeon's visuals combined with this song was just breathtaking. And the cutscene with the "reveal" afterwards was also so atmospheric with this in the background.
@frei757Ай бұрын
Running throught this dungeon for the first time as a tank... and make everyone wait 3 whole minutes before pulling the last pack because of the SHOCK of seeing the city. Damn. This game is pure gold ! and get me started on the music !
@madinalley1666Ай бұрын
I've had this song stuck in my head on and off ever since the first time I heard it, thank you for so diligently uploading the OST for us all.
@cherrydragon3120Ай бұрын
I had that too. I've been humming it alot
@amisusuАй бұрын
I fell in love with this song. gosh its listening to it, such sadness and sorrow. sigh
@sennakaАй бұрын
This has to be my favorite piece. It's so lovely. Ethereal yet....so somber. My WHM regrets disturbing the ones at rest there.
@jjc101Ай бұрын
I love Yak T'el. I love its environments. I love its people. I love it's musical theme and I especially love this dungeon variant of it. It's so sad and magestic which makes sense as you first play through but coming back to it after the end of the MSQ hits emotionally on another level.
@cherrydragon3120Ай бұрын
Man i shud finish the MSQ then... now i am curious AF
@pointemassАй бұрын
There's something about having to pass through the graveyard of unborn children to reach the golden city only to find out that it's the simulacra of those who should have been put to rest a long, long time ago... It hits in such a distinct way from our visit to the First or even the Thirteenth.
@vykyrАй бұрын
Thank you for posting this, I needed this song. Something about it hit me and I just had to sit for a minute in the dungeon and listen to it.
@ArtyMartyDАй бұрын
You can hear bits of Qitana Ravel in this. And Ronkan design themes throughout the dungeon... Interesting
@toddhicken8730Ай бұрын
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="95">1:35</a> at this point is when I came out of the stairway after the 2nd boss and saw the massive gold gateway. Talk about perfect timing!
@uvi-Ай бұрын
Same on this video at 7:28 c:
@SPERManiaАй бұрын
Absolutely love this song, the way it helped set the tone and mood in multiple cutscenes just man, Soken don't miss.
@IntrepimidАй бұрын
This song just has that deeply haunting melancholy tone that works so well given the lore. They nailed it.
@seboulolАй бұрын
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="95">1:35</a> That part is so beautiful, best track of the expansion!
@MonosEx13 күн бұрын
Kudos to the writing team for making me sympathize with a throw away random race that was introduced in a random ARR dungeon
@Max58183Ай бұрын
What a dungeon theme. I was so surprised and amazed when I was running it for the 1st time. How the dungeon transitioned from a children graveyard to Yok Huy long abandoned quarry and, at last, to an alien-like technology with purple/golden glow. The dungeon was the first time Dawntrail story took a REALLY serious turn after the somewhat relaxing (from WoL perspective, at least) 90-95 level adventure. And the music nails it just right. And when, later in the story, we discover more information about people behind said super advanced technology, it make the said melody even more somber. Damn...
@abysswalker1282Ай бұрын
Man... can't say i didn't felt quite sad running this dungeon with this music in the background and the knowledge of what's inside all those pots scattered around, i really wasn't expecting that...
@RoyalCrustleАй бұрын
Gotta be my favorite theme from the expansion so far. Beautiful but haunting.
@cherrydragon3120Ай бұрын
I fricking love it
@beskarsilverАй бұрын
I finished this dungeon last night at 2am with trusts, going down to find the the supposed location of the City. What an atmospheric journey with this music playing in the background. Soon as i heard this, I needed to obtain the music scroll .. and it dropped!
@cherrydragon3120Ай бұрын
I neeed it ):
@lisamueller7026Ай бұрын
I literally could not heal the last boss due to the tears rolling down my face. This music is perfection.
@cherrydragon3120Ай бұрын
You need better teammates that dont need as much healing then so you can continue to feel emotions 😊
@zodzechtАй бұрын
Ultima Thule got me bad enough, the places and themes in dawntrail had me bawling on more than one occasion, I dunno how much more my fragile heart can take
@RiftimmortalАй бұрын
In a word, Haunting. Simultaneously beautiful and horrific.
@youngphoenix647Ай бұрын
ahh yet again ffxiv got me hooked on another beautiful song 10/10
@Dastan117Ай бұрын
This summer vacation got dark so quickly...
@cherrydragon3120Ай бұрын
Fuck the summer vacation. It hasn't been a vacation from the start. We're medling with politic affairs and fighting beasts left, right and center. Not to mention the BS bakool ja ja was putting us trough. Yes we took a bit of a backseat during all this as the warrior of light. (Cuz appearently nobody in Tural knows we are the most powerfull individual on the planet but whatever) But we still been fighting with some stakes involved. I barely can call that a vacation
@KillerViper8Ай бұрын
@cherrydragon3120 this. It never was a vacation LOL Not to mention, and this is just a personal gripe, but later on during a certain part. We suddenly lose battle IQ and stand around doing nothing like we haven't saved the star multiple times over. I know it's to tell a story and animations are a thing but I hate when it makes our character look incompetent.
@Dastan117Ай бұрын
I...I was joking.
@NumPadАй бұрын
@@cherrydragon3120 Imagine the MSQ being a single quest of “/frolic in the waters at the beach of Tuliyollal 1,000 times.” At the end of the day it’s still a video game. Players need challenging content to do and an engaging story to follow. Granted, this so-called “low stakes vacation” turned into another “Gotta save the world” situation way too quickly, but it was bound to happen some time.
@justaman381Ай бұрын
@@Dastan117 People too serious to correct casual thing.
@leedarnell8977Ай бұрын
The moment that the golden gate was revealed to me, the music hit the climax and it truly brought tears to my eyes. It was beautiful.
@bloodyninja2411Ай бұрын
All the sadness to discover something magical and mysterious at the end
@lunacarolinerosewood-crow5760Ай бұрын
The music makes me think of the Sending from FFX and it makes me wish we had that animation so we could do something similar in here...
@Myda-1Ай бұрын
Favorite dungeon and favorite music I ascended listening to this.
@xenodee027Ай бұрын
Im loving DT they're really on point with the music as always ❤
@LightKeyDarkBladeАй бұрын
This music is very different from the usual but it's very fitting. I like this approach of using very different music styles for the dungeons. Though there's no way I can correctly guess who arranged this. I think it's either Saya Yasaki or Daiki Ishikawa.
@MissLilianaeАй бұрын
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="450">7:30</a> so well timed I just choked up.
@zanagiАй бұрын
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="93">1:33</a> best part in the game is when this part of the music comes out
@trimackАй бұрын
Listening to this piece while bakool jaja bears his soul to you sold it for me. 10/10 face turn.
@Lyu-PhyАй бұрын
God Dawntrail is peak. This is literally the point halfway through where you wonder, what in the seven hells will still happen?! Not to mention the tragic backstory of the Mamool Ja, Bakool etc.
@fihf56Ай бұрын
Hands down the best piece of music in this expansion, that first dungeon run I had was almost in a trance-like state.
@cherrydragon3120Ай бұрын
For me too
@ShanaAbeeАй бұрын
And there they was... everyone that said " enjoy ypur vacation addon LOL" GO! GO ON I DARE YOU! play this story and say it again!
@hollyjollypacaАй бұрын
This dungeon took me forever. Cause I couldn’t stop going to the edge and looking at all the urns….and just taking everything in. This music only made it sooooo much more memorable and heartbreaking
@RandomGhostDragonАй бұрын
They could have went the horror route for this. But they didnt. They instead encapsulated just how *disturbing* this mass children grave is in such a *beautiful* way. The song sounds like a *lullaby* sometimes, and i dont know whether i should be depressed, or horrified. Say what you want about dawntrail, but this one dungeon saves me most of it.
@sergel02Ай бұрын
This theme and moment really elevated the whole expansion for me and it kept going up from there. It house is the best OST IMO of an expansion.
@heartlaciesАй бұрын
This piece brings me to tears. It's just... beautiful.
@empyreal84Ай бұрын
I need the 10 hour version! It's so beautiful, epic and sad at the same time
@alioness-w-noregrets747116 күн бұрын
I love the vocal parts of this song. They give me chills
@jhinkadaj58Ай бұрын
Theme of a people doing everything they can to escape their misery.
@edeonsaint9938Ай бұрын
This dungeon should be named Xibalbá to be perfect.
@Michael-qk7csАй бұрын
Miquiztlioztotl would be more apt considering all of the Aztec influences. I agree, though. It would've hit much harder.
@alexmetaverseАй бұрын
@@Michael-qk7cs yak tel is mostly mayan however. With cenotes and xibruc pibil and all of thay
@cherrydragon3120Ай бұрын
What does it mean tho
@edeonsaint9938Ай бұрын
@@cherrydragon3120 Maya underworld. It means something like "Place of fright".