Raubahn slicing Teledji in half is one of my fav moments 10/10 👏👏

@graysroksan

3 жыл бұрын

I giggled 🤭

@familiarstranger2080

3 жыл бұрын

turning Teledji Adeleji into Teledji and Adeleji

@vjmtz

3 жыл бұрын

You should see Rich's reaction to that. Esp when Raubhan losses his arm and everyone is shocked. He's like " no one gave a shit about Teledji getting sliced in half, but Raubhan loosing an arm, everyone's like "Wtf!"

@jaeusa160

3 жыл бұрын

As a Lalafell player myself, I was very happy to see that traitor get what he deserved. We only accept conspiring against the tallfolk, not other Lalafells!

@CrystalPrelude

3 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing this scene for my own character. I screamed and cheered. It had been a long time since I wanted a character dead. Was very... cathartic.

He gave FFXIV a chance, watched the cutscenes and read the dialogue, and it will repay him threefold from here on out. I'm excited for him!

@wolfspledge1762

3 жыл бұрын

@@AnimeMemes sure he'll make 30k, but only after spending 50k

@asch7983

3 жыл бұрын

@@AnimeMemes he legit made 30k on his first day streaming, he show the stats

@AoyagiMei

3 жыл бұрын

@@AnimeMemes Honestly you could even see it as his way of paying back to his community for all the support he's been getting.

@DBTHEPLUG

3 жыл бұрын

@@wolfspledge1762 L

@wolfspledge1762

3 жыл бұрын

@@DBTHEPLUG L what?

his comments about Alphi being a redditor and his mods (crystal braves) taking over Alphi's subreddit is hilarious

@andrewlong9799

3 жыл бұрын

Alphi has a subreddit?

@seekittycat

3 жыл бұрын

Ofc he does he's an angry Redditor who thinks he is best mod

@Xadaj127

3 жыл бұрын

Too true.

@akinasgreatest01

3 жыл бұрын

Its funny because its true

@ahmadmalik3549

3 жыл бұрын

So relatable

The fact that this is just the beginning of the story makes me really look forward to asmon clearing all the content at his own pace. What a ride

@StealthMaster5k

3 жыл бұрын

The buildup to Shadowbringers starts as far back as ARR its insane

@laylaminrir

3 жыл бұрын

So glad he didn't buy a boost cause we get to see his sprout journey and all the friends he made along the way :') (also some of the dialogues I myself skipped when I was going through ARR lol)

@bops4589

3 жыл бұрын

@@laylaminrir where were the heals …..?????

@SuperRamos619

3 жыл бұрын

@@StealthMaster5k the foundation for every expansion begins in ARR. The Dravanian threat, the Ala Mihgans and Domans, you can start to see the thinning aether that will eventually lead to the 8th umbral Calamity, and the crystal tower. It's all in ARR.

@notsogoodgamer3115

3 жыл бұрын

Can't wait for him to do storm blood ngl

Seeing my own character in the midst of this George R.R. Martin-esque drama made the experience all the more intriguing and eye-widening. Games don't always succeed pulling you in like that. But XIV does for sure.

@Dwaeynne

3 жыл бұрын

@@ExceedProduction Totally. Really It's iconic for the benchmark. But somehow i had other/lower expectations just because it's an mmo. XIV sets a good example for immersive mmo world building through narration.

@john_7000

3 жыл бұрын

There is so many games pull off those mature themes not just ff14

@budakbaongsiah

3 жыл бұрын

Eh. FFT and Suikoden 2 seem to do this better.

@yahhah3027

3 жыл бұрын

@@john_7000 Did he say only ff14 does it?

@Dwaeynne

3 жыл бұрын

@@john_7000 Which game has your favorite unexpectedly mature story arch? :)

To an interesting note guys. The devs of FFXIV said that they were inspired by the red wedding of GoT on the events of 2.55. Is no surprice, they even call this ingame the bloody banquet

@MiloKuroshiro

3 жыл бұрын

Heavensward is a throwback to more classic examples of Dark Fantasy and has a lot of GoT on it for this reason

@spiritas5372

3 жыл бұрын

Mission accomplished

@john_7000

3 жыл бұрын

@@MiloKuroshiro yup heavensward always remind me if game of thrones

@larisstone4054

3 жыл бұрын

That makes sense.

@budakbaongsiah

3 жыл бұрын

-Still too JRPG- Still too little ASoIaF and too cartoonish to me.

"It's always a lalafell, isn't it?" THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU!

@tylorhobbs8920

3 жыл бұрын

Now now. Sometimes it's a Garlean instead. Difference is, Garleans monologue for an hour then stab you in the front, Lalafells stab you in the back, but if they start to monologue, odds are good some NPC will get them for you.

@lynchmob72

3 жыл бұрын

Asmongold: "Lalafell are the most evil race in the world." Me: laughs in shantotto

@NinjapowerMS

3 жыл бұрын

They waddle around like penguins then proceed to stab you in the back

@resdamalos

3 жыл бұрын

As a Lalafell player, I can confirm, it's always a Lalafell. Except when it's an Ascian.

@evilphemt

3 жыл бұрын

@@resdamalos imagine an ascian in a lalafell body. The true devil. Lucifer incarnate.

That little lilt of happy realization in his voice when he read the word "Heavensward"... It hit him that he finally made it, I'm so happy for him!

I feel like when you start in Ul’dah this finale has much more feels to it, ngl…

@keybladesrus

3 жыл бұрын

Considering how much more prominent Nanamo and Raubahn are than Gridania or Limsa's leaders, it really does feel like Ul'dah is the "intended" starting city.

@yahhah3027

3 жыл бұрын

@@keybladesrus I believe new game plus starts you in Ul’dah

@darkfigrt2

3 жыл бұрын

@@yahhah3027 nah it starts with the city the player started in

@krodmandoon3479

3 жыл бұрын

It's because of the Great Wall from the end of 1.0

@pascalheinrich3990

3 жыл бұрын

It May be but I hate Uldah and in my opinion it is the least liked city

Damn...... Alphinaud got humbled so good from his lost that he went through puberty and became a man in a instant with his deeper voice on Heavenward ._.

@evilphemt

3 жыл бұрын

And the very first thing he does in ishgard is being arrested as heretic by the inquisition. NOBODY EXPECTS THE ISHGARDIAN INQUISITION.

@blushingralseiuwu2222

3 жыл бұрын

@@evilphemt Seems better than WoL killing temple knights with obviously heretical power right of the bat, after promising he won't make any trouble lmao.

@ProsecutorValentine

3 жыл бұрын

@@blushingralseiuwu2222 *laugh in dark knight*

@The_Remage

2 жыл бұрын

I still miss ARR Alphinaud because of the VA being much better in ARR. God bless Sam Riegel

@SaveMeXenu

2 жыл бұрын

@@The_Remage Listen man, I like Sam Riegel too, but if you think his performance in this was good... I don't even know what to say. The voice acting for most characters in ARR is of laughable quality. It gets better in Heavensward onward, but ARR's is genuinely awful.

Seeing Asmon's reaction to Urianger speaking to Elidibus >>>>>

@Lordoftheapes79

3 жыл бұрын

What amazes me is the number of people that TOTALLY forgot about this by the end of Heavensward 😂

@evilphemt

3 жыл бұрын

Urianger has this little hobby of scheming and do things whithout explain to his friend what the hell is doing.

@EndanDrachon

3 жыл бұрын

@@evilphemt Shadowbringers Spoilers I mean, to be fair, in Shadowbringers he was more keeping someone else's secret, which I feel doesn't really count since it wasn't his secret to tell.

@huntermccaskill3938

3 жыл бұрын

@@EndanDrachon . . . . . . . . . It legit took me at least halfway through Stormblood to forgive him, and then he's just plain hiding stuff all the time I really hope he's learned his lesson by now

@unknownsample4801

3 жыл бұрын

HW Spoilers But at least he was working with Elidibus to spy on them and get information

I remember doing this for the first time over a year and a half ago. So many great memories. ARR honestly gets too much bad rep even though the story towards the end of it really picks up and leads into this grand finale.

@Lordoftheapes79

3 жыл бұрын

I think a lot of ARRs quality is lost when saying "it's the worst part" is said, which is technically true. The reality is, "the worst part" set the standard at great 😂

@neek01

3 жыл бұрын

It honestly pisses me off sometimes, people calling ARR garbage and best skipped asap so you can get to heavensward. ARR legit has a better story than any of the MMOs on the market right now, yet the "veterans" who probably skipped the story themselves because it was too slow for their ADHD brain shit on it

@brandoncovey1904

3 жыл бұрын

The thing is it is slow. It isn't bad by any means. It is like a movie in a way. Slow and boring at the start, then picks up at the middle or end and really picks up on sequels. Which is the case here

@j3y445

3 жыл бұрын

@@Lordoftheapes79 that’s probably it. The standard should be ARR for mmos which is saying something because it’s definitely weak towards the beginning. However I gotta say that because it takes it’s sweet time, you really get a good sense of Eorzea before HW. It can practically be called the worlds longest tutorial.

@thatonedude675

3 жыл бұрын

It’s more of a game of telephone where truth was it built itself up and (especially pre HW), had extended grind in multiple areas, but then people heard that and started shortening it to “it gets better” and then just kept going and going to here we are with people going “IT SUCKS.”

And he said he doesnt care about the story. Not even first expansion and hes already hooked Cant wait to see his heavensward reactions

@inhuahua1

3 жыл бұрын

He literally read and ALL dialogue. Amazing. , even sometimes i skip or blank when reading some of the dialogue. 🤣

@gmoddude12

3 жыл бұрын

i actually think him streaming and getting into the game more than he thought helped on that and now he looks actually hooked on it which is great

@ActionAbe1

3 жыл бұрын

@@ghosti79 definitly. im wondering if his opinion on alphi changes. he improves a lot starting in HW

@depressedonion5610

3 жыл бұрын

I just finished heavensward and I am fairly certain he will fucking love it. All the instanced content was the best I’ve ever seen!

@muuhnkin4611

3 жыл бұрын

@@ActionAbe1 tbh I don't like him at all, he's the most annoying character of main cast xD Alise is the better twin, by far

Pipin, the lalafell to make Asmon have a change of heart.

@88Zuke

3 жыл бұрын

Well, he is Raubahn's son

@carolyn888

3 жыл бұрын

Pipin is best Lala

@Amphidsf

3 жыл бұрын

@@carolyn888 I stand that there are only two good Lalafels. Nanamo and Pipin

@nightsong89

3 жыл бұрын

@@Amphidsf Papashan as well who will show up in the Heavensward story.

@Amphidsf

3 жыл бұрын

@@nightsong89 Right. Three good Lalafels

The red flags with Wilred and having that foreshadowing come full circle when his body turned up was a real moment for me. He might have just been a minor NPC, but the kid really seemed to be turning his life around after the little incident at Little Ala Mhigo, and I was totally pulling for him. Good kid, sorely missed.

I've been looking forward to your reaction to the first 'It is recommended that you set aside sufficient time to view these cutscenes...' sequence 😅

@MrKoalahxd

3 жыл бұрын

there's more?!?!? :D

@icewolf6062

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrKoalahxd yep. The longest cutscenes come at the end of one and beginning of the next expansions. So.. ARR> Heavensward> Stormblood> Shadowbringers. As well as major plot points usually at the endings. There’s a few longer than normal ones. He’ll have plenty of long cutscenes to experience. And his fans that decide to view his streams.

@shybandit521

3 жыл бұрын

First and also the longest

@prinniapuff

3 жыл бұрын

Whenever these prompts come up I get very nervous for my favorite characters.

@ArchieGamez

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrKoalahxd Yep every expansion has this but its still shorter than ARR ending, i dunno i could be wrong for Endwalker XD

Kudos to the editors. The way his eyes light up when he reads "Heavensward" and the video ends on that note - fucking amazing.

I love how he became speechless when Uriangier was shown.

@GEMINIVice1

3 жыл бұрын

…at least 10 solid seconds of silence, followed by immediate denial

@valdris86

3 жыл бұрын

He gave Urianger a lot of respect after Moenbryda

@0verDDoS

3 жыл бұрын

uberdanger pog

@GEMINIVice1

2 жыл бұрын

@@Archris17 …smh

@Archris17

2 жыл бұрын

@@GEMINIVice1 What? It's not like he reads these comments.

alphinaud actually has the best character development I enjoyed watching him grow out of his ARR phase he’s precious

@huntermccaskill3938

3 жыл бұрын

All his development started here though; up until this point, you can't fault anyone for not liking him But there really are 2 Alphi's: the pre-teen "I can do ALL the things" and the Shadow "I may not do ALL the things, but I can give heart to what I CAN do" Though I have to say, as much as he works as a good leader, he doesn't do it for me as an emotional crux of the story

@narius_jaden215

3 жыл бұрын

@@huntermccaskill3938 Alphinaud to me is probably in the top 5 best characters in the story. His development is absolutely golden. Without him I feel like the story's heart wouldn't have grown so large. His payoff in shadowbringers alone is enormous.

@Edenville

3 жыл бұрын

@@huntermccaskill3938 ofc even after getting to shadowbringers there might be people who still can’t bring themselves to like him but that doesn’t take away from the fact that he got probably the biggest character development and I’m someone who was annoyed with him at first and I misjudged alisaie’s character too but now they are my favorite characters

@Boyzby

2 жыл бұрын

I actually forgot how much of a little shit he was, after him being pretty good for like 6 years, or whenever Heavensward came out.

@ephemispriest8069

2 жыл бұрын

worst character

The good thing back then was: you literally had no idea who survived since nobody in this Game has a Plot Armor.

@scoobiusmaximus9508

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately that is less true these days.

@Tioko

3 жыл бұрын

@@NaohMkS Oh my gosh, Moenbryda was the Ned Stark of FFXIV 😲

@SleepyFen

3 жыл бұрын

@@scoobiusmaximus9508 I mean, you can say that, but heartbreaks are most effective if they're rare and unsuspected. You'll automatically grow less attached to characters if you're constantly suspecting any one of them could die at any time. Just because we don't see characters falling left and right doesn't mean YoshiP doesn't have something up his sleeve.

@ryujin8754

3 жыл бұрын

@@SleepyFen Can you imagine if they kill the "poster child" in Endwalker? God, that would definitely be the end for some (or rather, many) people.

@DantoriusD

3 жыл бұрын

@@ryujin8754 if they had the Balls i immagine that could happen. It would even fit perfectly into the Story if they Kill the Player Character.

It is truly amazing to see how much Asmon not only enjoyed the story but the characters. He mocked the game for so long, he only cared for y'shtola at first. Now he even felt bad for Nanamo a Lalafell. This is how you know a game has an amazing story when it grabs a skeptic this much.

@charleskulvet4911

3 жыл бұрын

He likes Pipin too, lol

@bonkbong5692

2 жыл бұрын

For real man thinking how she really cared about her people and shit

Man, Asmongold's journey through the story is more enjoyable for me than my own the first time. What an entertainer, honestly Asmon is 1 in a million no matter how you see it.

@wobblysauce

3 жыл бұрын

That it is... haven't played FF, and am enjoying this a lot.

@toreckytee9116

3 жыл бұрын

That's because you don't have to eat it lol

@LiveLXStudios

3 жыл бұрын

Eh... more like one in a thousand

@anglerfishtanking

3 жыл бұрын

I'm liking it a lot more too and I'm retaining a lot more information than I did when I played it on my own. It's so cool. It's like a story recap for me. I'll probably do the same when I'm done with Heavensward and then he gets through it too.

@JamieBarrington

Жыл бұрын

Being able to see it through his eyes is just as fun as experiencing for the first time solo.

“Well there’s no aoe cap in the game let’s do it” underated comment

@UltaFlame

3 жыл бұрын

There's a limit but it's hugemongous. Like 70 or something

@33link333

3 жыл бұрын

@@UltaFlame Likely more of an engine limitation more then a gameplay one.

What is funny reagrding Yugiri is that her 'masked appearance' was just to hide the fact they didn't have correct Au'Ra models when she showed up. Her model is just modified Miqo'te model at the start

The fact that he openly likes Pipin makes my heart happy. He is one of- if not *the* best lala in the game

@Archris17

2 жыл бұрын

"All guns, open fire! _Let no-one say we neglected to knock!"_ It was at that moment I confirmed what I had been suspecting since Papalymo: That apart from 'adorable cinnamon roll who must be protected at all costs' and 'pure evil potato scumball', there was a third type of Lalafell... 'I am three and a half feet of CONDENSED BADASS!'

@MillieBoBilly

2 жыл бұрын

@@Archris17 Right?! He is my favorite character. True to my heart It's so upsetting his birth father sold him to the Colosseum to pay for his bar tab :(

It’s time to embrace the pain that is XIV‘s story at times. Heavensward will have its own „pain“ moments :D

@TheChesnutCafe

3 жыл бұрын

A smile better suits a hero

@aydenmartin8914

3 жыл бұрын

@George NAGGA FLOYD dont be an absolute weirdo wtf

@fernandozavaletabustos205

3 жыл бұрын

The pain train has just started!

@lv2279

3 жыл бұрын

@George NAGGA FLOYD what the fuck dude

@SleepyFen

3 жыл бұрын

I really hope he will take the time to listen to and/or read the lyrics of Dragonsong when the time comes.

This twist got everyone it seems too. I remember seeing an article prior to this saying that it seems like it was setting up for "us to stride triumphantly into Ishgard" for Heavensward.

@mikelemmer3473

3 жыл бұрын

That wouldn't have been nearly as powerful as this. Disgraced, exiled, protected by a few true friends, and fleeing to an apathetic city with its own problems in the hopes of grasping a shred of redemption.

@roetheboat1

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikelemmer3473 I actually think it's a brilliant way to handle power creep. Yes, the WoL is really strong. But even if we could just massacre our way out of the situation, it would have just made everything worse. So instead we find ourselves almost alone after having lost the majority of our companions, and needing to go to an isolated nation where nearly no one knows about us.

Props to the editing. The second best thing to experiencing XIV is watching someone experience it for the first time and the editing for this series has really captured that feeling

33:45 I like how his face lights up when the 'cut in two' moment happens.

Now i wonder if Asmon really "doesn't care" about story in MMO's or he is just indifferent to bad storytelling.

@Jafes2011

3 жыл бұрын

He's used to playing WOW lmao

@ftran789

3 жыл бұрын

He always cared about the story, just don't really take it that seriously, lots of time just use the tropes to define what's going on in the scene which usually breaks the immersion. In the end he is still ur mmorpg enjoyer.

@doyouevenpraise189

3 жыл бұрын

he is into good storytelling, for example he actually likes The Witcher 3 even when he dont really like or play many SinglePlayer games specially story focus games.

@SRFAA

3 жыл бұрын

He definitely cares about stories. One of the complaints that he has about WoW is the storytelling.

@SilverKnight16

3 жыл бұрын

@@ftran789 To be fair, his tropes are spot on. I would have never thought of ARR Alphanaud as "the Redditor" but the comparison made total sense.

This ending is what finally drew me into FFXIV. I powered through ARR but this part of the story was so engrossing, changed it all for me.

Back when I finished ARR, my thoughts "Traitors, traitors everywhere."

@osamasan

3 жыл бұрын

Yep I even hated the grand companies as well for walking away

@galaxyvulture6649

3 жыл бұрын

@@osamasan Ikr especially after helping them so much so u would think they wouldn't do the scions like that

@khinzaw77

3 жыл бұрын

@@galaxyvulture6649 On the other hand, if they helped them it would likely mean war with Ul'dah while a new Garlean Emperor chomping at the bit to conquer Eorzea had just been crowned.

@galaxyvulture6649

3 жыл бұрын

@@khinzaw77 To be fair if the player died in uldan or something happened then all of them would be screwed regardless since the player kills primals like every wednesday. I'd especially side with the mc especially after what they do in heavensward.

@khinzaw77

3 жыл бұрын

@@galaxyvulture6649 But Heavensward hasn't happened yet so obviously they don't have all that information. Also, while the WoL is powerful, they can't fight off the entire Garlean army on their own, which is why dividing Eorzea with a war between city states would be a stupid move. They could only retreat and hope that the WoL and Scions would make it out alive.

God I love the ending cut there, “Their eyes fixed hea…. *he smirks* Heavensward”

Oh no, Haurchefant's already growing on him

The princess' death scene was surprisingly graphic(if not disturbing) It's impressive they pulled it off even without blood. Her face is practically ingrained into my head

Since asmon calls ishgard "Isengard", someone should edit a video of him entering ishgard with lord of the rings soundtrack.

@Kravenrogue

3 жыл бұрын

Isengaard Theme would be better

@z0ro_62

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrys_stone8716 i mean he took tataru there

@hisnotsolonely2961

3 жыл бұрын

The pope dude who got possessed by the ascians is kinda theoden

@saintgeekSG

3 жыл бұрын

tf? Why is my link being deleted? At least warn be before deleting it and tell me why...

@gabrielefried3853

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrys_stone8716 LOL 😂 That was a very funny song!

I do not even play the game, but seeing Asmon playing it with so much joy and following the story is just awesome. THIS is how to tell a good story - SHOW don't TELL. Peace 🥰

@thunderballz74

3 жыл бұрын

Gandalf: "Agreed".

The ending of 2.55 was such an eye opener for me. Until that point, the story had been interesting,. more so than most other MMOs I had played. But that ending and introduction into Heavensward was such a gut punch. Since then, I've been anticipating the story as it releases.

The fact that Asmongold felt so betrayed by Uberdanger makes me smile. He cares

@zerombr

2 жыл бұрын

yeah that was a real blue screen of death

@Archris17

2 жыл бұрын

Like, everything else had a build-up and on top of all the betrayals and scheming, you immediately assume, "Oh fuck, Urianger has betrayed us too!" You never stop to think that this, coming out of no-where like it does, is actually the START of another plotline, rather than just a part of the current theme of betrayal! It's only after the fact that you look back and go, "Holy shit, he was a double agent for us all along!" God I cannot WAIT for him to see the rest of the story. I don't really care for Asmongold himself, but seeing someone's reactions to the story is just so damn pure and lovely!

My Skyrim mentality would kick in if all the guards came to fight me like "Hell yeah come here you walking xp bags".

I love asmons nicknames for all the characters. Dorito, george soros, redditor! Lmaooo

@lonefish8128

3 жыл бұрын

Horsefart is the best.

@seekittycat

3 жыл бұрын

Uberdanger is so perfect

@silentkiller2481

3 жыл бұрын

@@lonefish8128 no one can ever beat Milfina

@kzpylj7729

3 жыл бұрын

Can't recall what he calls papalymo. Anyone know?

@Nothing03178

3 жыл бұрын

forgot uberdanger

Only three more expansions to go! Let’s see the 10,000 gifted subs 😂😂

@MugiwarasNakama

3 жыл бұрын

He only needs to clear Heavensward and get to level 70 to unlock the first ultimate. He is going to clear an ultimate.

@marcelrerock2925

3 жыл бұрын

i finished 3 exp in 3 weeks so?xD as if its that hard :')

@tsukigann2236

3 жыл бұрын

@@MugiwarasNakama Heavensward and Stormblood, not just be lvl 70. And doing O8S to unlock the first ultimate. We'll see if he can beat the first ultimate after it. It's just funny how it pass Alexander Ultimate to One ultimate ^^

@EnuoAkatsuki

3 жыл бұрын

@@MugiwarasNakama heavensward and stormblood, on his current pace oh dear...

@LorberryDux

3 жыл бұрын

@@MugiwarasNakama You also have to clear the Savage raid that was current at the time of release, so it's actually Stormblood/4.0 and O8S that he has to clear.

49:36 Y'mhitra is her sister. She's also the "job coach" for Summoner quests.

I love that you could see the moment his mind broke when Urianger came out of the shadows.

FYI , The Voice of Aymeric is Blake Ritson who is an actor in the Adventure and Drama series "Da Vinci's Demons".

@TheInsaneEraser

3 жыл бұрын

His VA is so PERFECT for the role, he hits those articulations needed for someone in Amyerics position, diplomatic but also fucking sarcastic, those little hints of, my words are not how I feel sort of thing. Like with that scene with Adaleji, you can hear the fact he KNOWS something is fucked, but he has to stay a diplomat.

I love how invested he is in these characters, especially after saying the story isn't of interest to him.

This part after ARR is what had me hooked to the story, was waiting a long time to see his reaction to this!

"It's always a Lalafell, isn't it?" Yes, yes it is. Just you wait and see, Zodiark is a Lala.

@StellarJay77

3 жыл бұрын

Bet. Of course Zodiark is a Lala. That's why Ascians don't possess Lala's

49:00 Thancred used to be an adventurer, like yourself, until he took an arrow to the knee.

Really can't blame Kan-E and Merlwyb for leaving. If they'd stepped in it would would started a war. Also: If you go to Mor Dhona, you can talk to the crystal braves and brass blades there. They're all terrified of you.

@MellowFungus

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, people seem to forget they are political leaders of city states...

@Auurify

3 жыл бұрын

I feel that's the reason why Merlwyb basically lets out her frustration in that particular scene. She really wants to step in but fully knows it's just going to make things worse for everyone.

@evanulven8249

3 жыл бұрын

@@Auurify Though that probably is why the guards finally remembered to step in at that point. Because Merlwyb would be perfectly happy to strip off her coat, empty both barrels into the braves and dare everyone else to come have a go if they think they're hard enough. Kan-E is the real dangerous one though, since she'd skip past all the shouting and go right to the Blood Lily.

@Draeckon

3 жыл бұрын

@@evanulven8249 I really wish Kan-E got more play in the story. Nanamo and Raubahn take up most of the screen time between the two of them, especially in SB (which I can understand for Raubahn given his connection to Ala Mhigo), while Merlwyb has the next highest. Kan-E meanwhile just doesn't get to do much which is a real shame, because you know she's a powerhouse in her own right, as we get to see much later on in a more recent Duty. But at least you get to hang out with her for a little while in HW...

The moment Raubahn unbind Asmongold and tell him to clear his infamous, bromance level gone even further than I though.

His reaction to Urianger at The end was exactly the same as mine. Urianger Gaming indeed

I really want to try FF14 because of asmon

@kharnael

3 жыл бұрын

Go for it, it's great

@TheCuboneSwordsman

3 жыл бұрын

As a 4 year vet I can confirm its definitely worth it

@stormblade3408

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheCuboneSwordsman Worth what haha? Its free!

@Eleian-

3 жыл бұрын

Thats a valid reason! I Tried it cause of Rich playin. :) enjoy yourself and have fun!

@Azmodan514

3 жыл бұрын

@@darielchang5302 Spotted the dumb WoW fanboy...

It was actually pretty funny. He kept saying “I’m so ready for heavens ward. I’m ready for this ending”. The whole time I was thinking, you’re not ready for this. Welcome to HW bud. Now you’ll get to see everything drastically improve. It wasn’t like a RR was bad, just compared to everything else it looks like crap. It only gets better from here.

I recently started Heavensward, and at the nanamo's death I jokingly said to my friend in VC "and then she got poisoned" seconds before it actually happened, causing my friend saying "ah you are there" confusing me for about 2 seconds before Nanamo's eyes widen.

The dude calling out "Mimir!" in the chat while Brennan was talking is my soulmate. I spent 30 minutes wracking my brain trying to figure out where I'd heard his voice before before I found out it was Mimir from GoW.

@osamasan

3 жыл бұрын

I knew he was mimir since he said ay xD From experience omg I love mimir

@mb2001

3 ай бұрын

Oh, it is!

Asmon's reactions to all of this are so great. You can really tell he's invested in the story.

Thank you for posting these types of videos as I'm working and can't always sit and watch his stream! I really appreciate these videos so much!

This is one of the stories in FF14 that I'm sure Asmongold will never forget. I still feel betrayed after finishing this story 3 years ago.

as some who started a few days before asmon and have already reached Storm blood I know asomon will come to love Alphy like I have. I hated his ass at first he was annoying to me but the story really made me like him especially in heavansword. I cant wait to see his change in attitude towards him and Tataru

@optmystic722

3 жыл бұрын

You can tell alphy is going to be one of the best because of the amazing character development.

@alexanderjakubowski5673

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly man. IDK if it was intentional to make you hate him in the beginning, but either way it's very clever. I find myself actually caring about him as a character now.

@Kermthefrog

3 жыл бұрын

Alphy became my favourite character because of Heavensward

@pluna3382

3 жыл бұрын

@@alexanderjakubowski5673 It's very much intentional. Alphy admits himself that he was stroking his own ego and using people to play himself as the diplomatic savior of Eorzea. Good writers know that the best characters are ones where there is actual growth and you truly empathize with them to succeed. Even more so are the characters that you automatically hate with a passion and not because the story tells you to for cliches. So its not at all surprising to find characters with hate-able personality transform into a redeemed character ends up being one of the favorites for audiences.

Reminder that this is still free content and that he still has not got to the paid content yet xD

@PurpleAlzir

3 жыл бұрын

@@RavenL1337 That is because with the pre-order you don't get the entire thing until Endwalker releases. This is because they don't charge for it until the expansion comes out to make it less of a headache if people refund/cancel pre-order.

I been subbed to FFXIV for 8 years and watching you play through the msq has been a joy.

46:42 lmoa his reactions XD

And now the game truly begins...

I think his reaction to uberdanger was the most shaken he was by any of the twists lol bless its actually really wholesome seeing him care about the story like I did I just wonder when he will cry

Love this game actually makes you feel like part of the story, with WoW It like I'm paying to be an extra in a bad movie

Last time I was this early Asmon still thought cat girls were gross

Enjoy heavensward my boy don't forget make sure you pack a few extra jackets...

At 1:15:12 is when you know he is completely invested in the story. That seemingly crazy plot twist was nuts and his reaction was so good, he couldn’t comprehend it

Glad someone cared for poor Wilred

_Uberdanger finally living up to his name_

No wonders why thancred sounds so badass and fancy, its voiced by taliesin jaffe

@alayaph

3 жыл бұрын

For now. The voice actor roster changes in HW. (And in ARR Sam Riegal is Alphinaud, and Urianger is Gideon Emery. Then when you meet Ardbert, he's voiced by Gendry from Game of Thrones: Joe Dempsie)

Wow, I can't believe you'd kill the Sultana like that Asmon

Maaaaan, that *one* point in Heavensward is really gonna hit our boy hard.

@oreoicecream1829

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know what this is cause i haven't played ff14 i got spoiled on shadowbringer y'shlota but I'm still hype for it anyway

@KasTheStars

3 жыл бұрын

Yeeeeeeppp

it's really heartwarming to see how engaged you are with the story. there's TONS of content to look forward to that just gets better and better.

Seriously, Uberdanger is THE best name he could have used

And welcome to Alphinaud's character development. He'll be nice after this. Mostly.

Something to keep in mind with this ending was that you had to wait several months from this ending until the actual release of Heavensward. It is such a gutpunch of a patch because up until this point the story is very tame with relatively few twists and no real major character deaths. Even Moenbryda was only around for literally one patch, so it was kinda hard to become too attached. If you played at the time, you didnt find out the fate for some of these characters for over a year. Its also kinda crazy how much advanced planning and groundwork FFSXIV has for its story. There are hints for Stormblood being dropped all over ARR, .....the expansion AFTER Heavensward. When 2.0 had launched, it was directly stated that the story had already been completely penned through 4.0

I've never seen a story more intense in an MMO, and I'm on the edge of my seat which is rare in any story game. holy crap

One thing I didn't realize until the "tea party" with the three leaders, the 3 main nations are all lead by women. It was a kinda cool realization

@MrProg-ey3tl

3 жыл бұрын

3 waifus you can simp for!

@KMCA779

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrProg-ey3tl I dunno, I can't simp for the Admiral's new voice. Her original voice and willingness not to let villains monologue were the 2 things I liked about her.

No one: Absolutely no one: *Tataru says literally anything* Asmon: Awwwwww

Watching Az react to this brings back memories of my first play through. So many crazy unforeseen twists. My mind was blown. When has WoW ever did that? At least not to the extent of being a gut punch.

After watching the HW video I was sooo hyped to see your reaction to the ARR ending.

Asmons reaction to the post credits is amazing, it’s the same feeling I got when I went through

One misconception about the WoL. Yes we are quite skilled, but us slaying primals is more so that we are immune to corruption. We certainly are not the strongest in the world. And others can handle primals if sufficient measures are taken.

@keybladesrus

3 жыл бұрын

Yup. WoL straight gets their ass beat on multiple occasions. Not to mention, we and the Scions depend on our relations with various world leaders a lot. Slaughtering every perceived enemy would not end well politically.

@fernandozavaletabustos205

3 жыл бұрын

I like that there are actually some stakes and losses in this game. Beign the chosen one does not exepmt you for getting you ass whopped, one way or another.

@LordOdio

3 жыл бұрын

@@keybladesrus yea WoD could easily kill you at any point it's nutty

@ItachiYGO

3 жыл бұрын

by the time shadowbringers starts the WoL is legitimately one of the strongest beings in the realms. so much so that enemies aren't even considering primals a threat to him/her anymore. remember "Zenos" dialogue with Yotsuyu's bro towards the end of Stormblood. something like "forgive me but wont a single primal get easily dispatched by the warrior of light?" and Zenos is like "yeah..thats the point". (and yes gameplay wise you gank tsukuyomi with 7 other people, but story wise you beat her 1 on 1 with very little effort) Generally when the WoL loses its seen as a very big deal in the story. and when he's in a group with pretty much any other character he's always clearly treated as the most powerful in the group. (the last quest in Stormblood is literaly people trying to survive long enough for the WoL to get to the battlefield, indicating there is canonicaly a very big divide in power level between your character and the rest of the main cast)

@yuyutaizezetai7079

3 жыл бұрын

@@ItachiYGO I wanted to avoid spoilers... But when you get stripped of your blessing, that is to enable you to keep growing. It is an unecesary strain on hydalen and also holding you back. Over the course of hw, that is when you start to really build your own power. By the time of SB you are a bit better or on par with other masters.(think of the class quests) and by the time of shb you are leaving them in the dust. They feel they need to strive to catch up to you. But back in Arr... You are just pretty strong. It's like moving from the 70th percentile to the 99th.

Apparently the reason why Minfilia is so useless is because she's a miner; in the dialogue with her foster mother it mentioned that she likes to mine in earnest.

That smile at that very last second when he read Heavensward. You can't buy that feeling that is some excitement and happiness right there and it's awesome to see.

Asmon calling Alphy "You little bitch" perfectly sums up my feelings at that point in the story too.

@soksocks

3 жыл бұрын

@George NAGGA FLOYD calm down there buckaroo

@hentaiconnoisseur2413

3 жыл бұрын

@George NAGGA FLOYDholy shit you're creepy

Amazing content Asmon! Very chill and fun, I stopped playing WoW years ago, my wife was more stuck in the game, however after seeing you create a hype wave for ff14, we have both been playing it together for a week now and are re-living when we met in WoW 5 years ago, it's been amazing, thanks for everything Asmon you're a good dude

@mrtomfox

3 жыл бұрын

Legit wholesome. Happy for you dude.

@LavaFountain

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrtomfox thank you

@MrZackb69

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrtomfox dude fell for one of the many cat girls lol.

The pain of running MSQ as a WHM. "I can esuna this I know it!😭😭😭"

Man watching the videos has been so much fun. Thanks for the uploads.

This is it bois, STORMBLOOD TODAY!

@TheRandomshenanigan

3 жыл бұрын

SHADOWBRINGERS TOMORROW BOIS

@Lordoftheapes79

3 жыл бұрын

Um....what?

@marcelrerock2925

3 жыл бұрын

endwalker yesterday bois

@avioracrown6967

3 жыл бұрын

Let's gooo Shadowlands

@fernandozavaletabustos205

3 жыл бұрын

Let's go Runescape Classic!

46:42 we completely got him

Asmon actually looks healthier as well as genuinely happier since he stopped WoW and picked up 14. Glad to see he's enjoying the story.

@Bronimin

2 жыл бұрын

T levels must have fallen down the toilet, his baldness is slowing down too

So many twist and turn! Love the reaction

I think one of the best small parts of this sequence is: you leave ARR not only the same way you came in (well except Pipin; but especially if you chose an Ul'dahn class lol) .. but ALSO in almost exactly the same company. The twins were with you in the opening scenes with the tutorial merchant: they were the pair that he says aren't much for conversation in the seat across from you as you sail into or take the choco cart into your starting city.

"Watch this, chat. You can actually pinpoint the second when his heart rips in half." - 19:04

@jaeusa160

3 жыл бұрын

I know it's around 7 years ago, but too soon. Too soon, Executus. I was so freaking sad. :(

Congratulations on finishing the tutorial! Welcome to FFXIV!

The best part about this moment is that many others that recently quit WOW are also approaching or just finish this part as well. So they are able to relate to him experiencing something they also have is the biggest joy for a lot of his viewers.

The end of ARR has to be one of the craziest rides I've had in video game. Nothing in the mmo genre even compares to the build up to the last hour or so of ARR then finally going through the cutscenes and watching your friends disappear as your forced into exile. There are so many twists, turns, backstabs, fake outs, and other genuinely crazy things that happened in that last sequence of cutscenes.