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So here's the thing that makes Castrum Fulminis hit so hard. That's not Gosetsu. He's alive and well, so it's not his ghost. That's Yotsuyu's idea of him. She envisions everything good about herself as him. The man she shot. The man that kept her alive. And that inner voice is strong enough to hold back Zenos.

Fun fact btw: The english VO for Susano is actually Timothy Watson. You know him better as Urianger uwu

@Riplee86

2 жыл бұрын

And Y'shotla voices our Lady of Bliss!

@jvdach4652

2 жыл бұрын

Why hire new VA when you can repurpose old ones

@Valdora76

2 жыл бұрын

@@Riplee86 Y'shtola also voices another boss, but we can't talk about that one yet 😉

@Sovek86

2 жыл бұрын

@@misslethal2355 she didnt.... did she?

@Valdora76

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sovek86 she did

Garrett: "I love moons..." Me, COMPLETELY unable to help myself: "That's no moon..."

A couple fun facts about the Tsukuyomi fight. 1) The bunny ears are due to Japanese Folklore. While the west has the Man in the Moon, the Japanese have the Rabbit in the Moon. 2) Her ex fight is still one of the harder ones to do, even unsynced, because she has several one shot mechanics. Also a very fun fight.

@skyeagain5174

2 жыл бұрын

Also makes her craftable weapons worth a lot, which is nice

@stevespain6445

2 жыл бұрын

It's a little thing, but it was this fight when I went "Oh yeah, it's an opium pipe!"

@ohnospacey

Жыл бұрын

Another point is the 'feathers' of her dress/kimono. They're not feathers, they're petals of the red spider lily. She mentions it in her lines in the trial, and it symbolizes death. She views herself as a harbinger of death, in my mind.

Susano was the first fight in the game where, when I finished, went back and queued for it over and over because it was just that fun. I don't know if you guys noticed, but the Susano arena has some amazingly cool effects! During the part where Susano first erupts from the water, the rain around you freezes mid air! And when he finally swings his sword down he cracks the arena into two parts. Then once he comes back out from the water the rain continues to pour but much more violently this time. It was so awesome seeing how the terrain itself changed based on the actions of the boss.

Stormblood is where the battle content and Soken's style started to shine, I love the trials and the music 😀

@eredkaiser

2 жыл бұрын

Sunrise is still one of my favorite trial themes today.

@Keldiur

2 жыл бұрын

Personally, I think he started to shine in HW with Trial Music. Save for probably Limitless Blue, its atmospheric first time but forgettable from there I find.

I really hope that when you guys make the decision to start shadowbringers that you'll put out like a short announcement video or something with the date of when you officially started I would absolutely love to catch you guys beginning the shadow bringers journey and I'm sure a lot of other people would like that as well

@Sephalia

2 жыл бұрын

Join their discord! They announce their livestreams and videos there.

During the tribe quests for the snakes, where you help rebuild the big bridge, there's actually a bit where they discuss they need unique bedding because they can't just lie down. So that's something.

@pillarsofsnow7940

2 жыл бұрын

Yah, they sleep on rock donuts with a torso hanger

@gmoddude12

2 жыл бұрын

also im pretty sure they are supposed to be floating and not literally sitting on their tails so that point he made seems a little well weird XD

@tjl9458

2 жыл бұрын

Even when you go and visit them during the MSQ, the leader you talk to is lying down so you get to see their beds. It's just an easy thing to miss. Them on the tips of their tails is basically just them standing up straight. When they relax they have a very different pose. But, doing their tribal quests you really learn a lot about their culture (like how they take care of their scales, for example).

@katarh

2 жыл бұрын

@@gmoddude12 Knowing that they're likely descendants of Allagan experiments, them being able to float makes sense. EW spoiler buried: And later on, knowing just WHO was inspiring those Allagan experiments and what they did in another time and place, having a pathogenetic snake lady that uses wind aether to float? Yeah, would totally track with the wacky stuff they liked to do in Elpis.

@gmoddude12

2 жыл бұрын

@@katarh yub in fact looking at the part of the story in the spoiler you added floating with Wind magick seems pretty normal and tame XD

One thing to remember, is that this game is HUGE. A lot of the time shit that makes NO SENSE when you first encounter it will have some sort of world building backstory or reason behind it no one has explained to you yet. The snake people balancing act bugging you? I agree to a certain extent, but it is not like they just slapped floating snakes on the screen and called it a day. Doing the Tribal quests for them is good XP for alt jobs, but also a lot of world building you won't get on the MSQ beaten path. They really did put thought into the tribal culture, practices and day to day life from the perspective of someone with a snake's body.

@SapphireDragon357

2 жыл бұрын

Also, they're not just "snake people". They're lamia. They don't have to follow the physics of snakes, being more modeled after mythical creatures.

@TheSylvirr

2 жыл бұрын

@@SapphireDragon357 If they were Naga, it'd be a little different, but I actually *do* think Lamia have a different body structure-ish than Naga besides 'snek people'.

Garrett gushing about the story having not set foot in Shadowbringers yet, not even the prepatches. Oh man. Ohhhhh man. This guy is going to lose his mind.

@reyennarhel2505

2 жыл бұрын

He's definitely gonna have an "i didn't know an MMO could DO this!" moment. Also once they finish it all and realize how even the tiniest ARR detail mattered....gonna be goood

@VaporeonEnjoyer1

Жыл бұрын

@@reyennarhel2505 EW Zone 5 ending is the biggest pay off I've ever experienced in a game.

@reyennarhel2505

Жыл бұрын

@@VaporeonEnjoyer1 YES! And that's saying something considering how well EVERYTHING pays off in this game

cape westwind no longer exists as a trial. much improved solo instance

@pillarsofsnow7940

2 жыл бұрын

And the Ultima Weapon has replaced it

@Kujar3Player

2 жыл бұрын

THat's why it's grayed out and kinda "broken" on the list. It only exists as a memory there now.

@klabence

2 жыл бұрын

They changed Steps of Faith to that graphic as well.

@Celis.C

2 жыл бұрын

@@klabence It gets removed as a trial soon, so still checks out :)

@Keldiur

2 жыл бұрын

@@Celis.C omg no. Im one of those crazy people who liked Steps, especially at its launch. Now though, there is simply no risk of losing, no point in using Cannons and the adds are eh. I will miss it and wish old content was still playable just so people could play these ideas that are different compared to the standard format of story trials.

I definitely get where Garret is coming from on Emanation. And, it sort of holds up a bit of a theory of mine. Kyle enjoyed it much more (and he was playing a dps job). A tank in Emanation is just blah. You really don't do anything. The healers have a mechanic to deal with. The dps have a mechanic to deal with. (sometimes they intertwine) ...but for Tanks it's just a generic run of the mill fight and you don't have anything that special to do. The only positioning you are doing is to stay out of the DPS mechanic. Off tank is even more boring on that one. You could eat a sandwich and not miss anything.

@Keldiur

2 жыл бұрын

The further you get, the more mechanics they add to make up for the fact you have more than one tank outside of dungeons. But like, the first trials and ARs and even some 8 man raids the other tank is there for severe screw ups. I think outside of extremes, Stormblood trials are the worst offender.

@orsonsnow1228

2 жыл бұрын

@@Keldiur Absolutely true. I prefer the vuln stacks that require a well timed provoke and shirk on tanks. Emanation is so mundane you can solo the Extreme version on a Warrior if you are decked out and about 10 levels over.

@84elmer

2 жыл бұрын

That is a take I didn't think of, but you might be on to something, I still think it's one of the best themed fight in the game, but if it's such a boring slog for the tank than I can understand his dislike to some point.

Regarding the Ananta barely touching the ground with the tip of their tails, my headcanon is that, since the tribal quest reveal their are capable of goldbending, they actually control their jewelry to float and stand higher than everyone else as instinctual intimidation method. Also, Lakshimi is a snake lady. Its just that she wear a big skirt, floats, and have a pretty human face. If you pay attention to the parts where she show off skin, you can see blue scales in her torso.

@gmoddude12

2 жыл бұрын

i feel like the whole ananta part of stormblood is one of the areas where atleast garrett just didn pay attention to much considering how his whole thing with that fight was very surface as in its just a pretty lady, the music was very predictable despite it fitting perfectly with the theme and it just being a cave despite the actual arena looking pretty nice those do feel pretty surface level when there is alot more behind that whole story part

@gmoddude12

2 жыл бұрын

also....how did he dislike the emanation music for being predictable but like thornmarch music ? thats literally moogles in music form XD

@Boyzby

2 жыл бұрын

@@gmoddude12 Also, why does "predictable" automatically make it bad? They're just not allowed sitars for Lakshmi because it's appropriate? What is his logic?

@gmoddude12

2 жыл бұрын

@@Boyzby if anything unpredictable usual ff14 Music while often times great like the dragon fight would just not feel right in a setting like the lakshmi fight

@obviouslykaleb7998

2 жыл бұрын

@@Boyzby because predictable gets boring. every time there's a desert, there's sitars. every time there's a forest, it's always a mellow tune with maybe some violins. every time there's a giant dragon, there's an all-male chorus with a backup symphony. you can hear like 5 songs of any of these types and have just about heard them all. he's coming off the heels of the final steps of faith; _THE_ fight with the unpredictable soundtrack. _THE_ fight that bucks the quo and says "you get a somber piece instead of action music," at least for the first third of it. compared to Dragonsong and its' placement, or even 50% of the trial music before it, sitars in a desert-snake fight is as predictable as dogs in a pound. "predictable" is bad because the devs have shown that they can do "unpredictable" well, and quite often. edit: I'm of the mindset that her music is the best in .0 stormblood anyways, at least for a casual listen. but these guys have not listened casually to the soundtracks yet, and have only barely gotten thru the patch content.

You said the music and story are a big part of why you continue playing the game, you will be in for such a treat with shadowbringers and endwalker! Can't wait to see you playing it!

@sennaka

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, there's a ShB trial that I can't wait to see their take on.

@reyennarhel2505

2 жыл бұрын

@@sennaka oooh i wanna know which one lol

@tyrusdalet

2 жыл бұрын

@@reyennarhel2505 I know I definitely want to see them do SoS

@XtrmPlays

2 жыл бұрын

I cannot wait to see where they think the trials in the future land. I think those upper tiers are going to get very full.

@Mad-Slick

2 жыл бұрын

@@sennaka It is def one of the two I am thinking of. Is it MSQ or patch content?

"It's epic and sad at the same time" - You are in are in for a whole feast as you continue!

14:18 The moment Kyle brought up Thornmarch, Garrett knew he’d won.

You got me to rly think about why I like Lakshmi so much still... and I realized that for me it comes down to 2 things. 1) this (with Tsukyomi and a few others) is among the most fun fights to get in roulette as healer - to watch newbies die. That moment you just casually glance down the party list, see a buff missing and gravitate towards the swiftcast button because you know what's coming for them xD And unlike a lot of the other fights where you watch newbies die it's less healers-go-god-mode and more relaxing raise-handouts which can be nice from time to time. 2) Nest (a Raid Group that has super entertaining YT videos) totally turned this fight into PvP and it's hilarious.

They definitely need to do the extreme of shinryu 🙂

@Ladywizard

2 жыл бұрын

EX Yotsuyu is going to be friendship ender

@firedrake110

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ladywizard that fight had me ready to throttle my friends lol

@Reldan

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. In many cases the elements they seem to find lacking are simply reserved for the EX to give it some extra oomph.

@craigfunk3453

2 жыл бұрын

@@firedrake110 i loved it and then I burned out HARD. 3 days of release...and I had 99 clears of the EX and the mount drop. I still haven't recovered from the burn out except for the BLU run for Nightbloom

"Epic but Sad" - I will remember this. Tsukiyomi's fight is even better than you give it credit for. The visual of making her a bunny comes from Japanese myths. Where we in the west see a man's face on the moon, Japan sees a bunny beating a mortar and pestle, thus making rabbits associated with the moon. Tsukuyomi is the goddess of the moon, of I'm not mistaken. This is why, in Sailor Moon, the lead characters name in Japan is Usagi - which means rabbit. Also, in the music, you missed that the theme from Doma is in the Wayward Daughter portion. This has so many levels of feeling for me, because that theme was first used in Final Fantasy 6 - and there was a tragedy connected with it - but also following the ad phase, not only did Gosetsu defend her, but Heien was ready to have her as a daughter of Doma had she not regained her memories. Yes, this is top tier epic and I loved the Suzanoo fight. In the EX version, only the tanks will be able to enjoy that sword phase though.

@Irisfantasies

2 жыл бұрын

that if you run it unsynced haha if its unsynced then we fight on who gets to hold the sword xd (this is only for doggo farming tho)

Makes me a little sad that Garrett doesn't like the snake ladies, they are my favorite tribe

@LukeGarou

2 жыл бұрын

Big same! As much as I agree that Lakshmi herself is eeeeeeh, even though her music is rad.

@tibowmew

2 жыл бұрын

I like the tribal quests a lot, but the animation also bothers the heck out of me 🤷🏾‍♀️

The biggest thing I like to point out for Susano is that being the Kojin's primal, he has the move where he captures a party member and switches them around. You know, a classic /shell game/.

The character design of Tsukuyomi is not random. Everything on it is based on the moon/nightbloom theme. The black/white colours represents the light/dark phasing of the moon, the shredded right side and the flowering left side of her dress are both in the shape of the nightbloom flower. The rabbit ears are also moon adjacent due to Asian cultures see the pattern on the moon face as a rabbit.

The thing i love about your discussions is that you guys root for the other side's point.

Awww I *loved* the concept of Emanation. What's not to love about dying to Bollywood dance music? it's not the best trial, true. And the mechanics are meh? And I have to agree with the snakes on the tips of their tails, HOW. It's definitely one I'm not mad at when I find it in Roulette, though.

Finally! Can’t wait to edit this comment later over a flabbergastingly odd choice! Edit : "She's not a snake" And Rama wasn't a slyph.

Appreciate your “wall discussions”. I tried to watch your live streams during these fights and thoroughly enjoying your journey. Thank you

Every time I hear the music in the add phase of the 4.3 trial and see that mechanic it just makes me tear up, even still. One of the greatest for sure.

I have been here since arr and you guys are getting better and better, from editing to making every second relevant. As from today, you guys are for me the best content creators for ffxiv KZread, period Edit: by the way, for all that matters, legacy 1.0 player here

if you don’t feel your heart race when shinreu pulls you in to the sky and the music kicks up check your pulse cause you are dead.

i really like you guys weighed in on the arena shape/look - most are the same but it is nice to notice when there's effort put in to make it a little different so the players dont get bored

GAH! Your bard in the Shinryu fight stole my glam!!! I thought I was the only one to actually use Amon's hat... I had the biggest floofiest feather in all the lands...

I cant wait for you to do Shinryu EX. Its easily the most exciting and craziest trial in the game imo.

I see you guys being huge. Wonderful voices, interesting conversations. It's fun going back through this content with you both. Keep it up!

@Amovetv

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

Great video guys! These trials were (mostly) FIRE, and your discussion and review of each is so insightful!

So many who don’t read the title. MSQ trials! Lovely video as always. Spoiling us with top tier content!

I'm always glad to see these videos show up on Wednesdays. That last trial is still my favorite fight in the whole game and it's music has been in my favorites playlist for years now

If you’re looking for a revisit to fights, you’ll appreciate the Ultimates, which are in universe essentially fan-fiction of fights that are crazy difficult. 20ish minute fights that are the most mechanically difficult fights with a couple narrative surprises that really make it feel like you are participating in gripping story being told by the worlds most enthralling minstrel.

@DominicFalcon

2 жыл бұрын

Nice try, Wandering Minstrel.

@sleepysera

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think that would count as a revisit of a fight, since ultimates are their own thing after all, but yeah, I'm looking forward to them seeing expanded versions of fights in due time. Both extremes, savages and ultimates.

Thinking about the battles you have ahead of you, I can't help but think just how crowded that Epic section is gonna become.

SR is probably one of the best designed trials the game has to offer. Thordan starting out calm and collected, every swing of the sword graceful, but the moment you survive his judgement and he realises just how the strong the Warrior of Light truly is, he begins panicking and all of a sudden his precise attacks turn into wild desperate swings. Its such great design that can so easily be overlooked.

The way that I always remember the electric charge mechanic is the old saying, "opposites attract".

Regarding music, I'd like to give a special shoutout to the Stormblood battle theme for being one of the best general battle themes, ever.

@aswinfeb

2 жыл бұрын

Triumph FTW

@Chopin124

2 жыл бұрын

yaaaaaas

Something cool about the Susano fight is that during the first phase its drizzling rain, in the 2nd phase with the giant sword the rain is suspended in mid air and in the 3rd phase its full on lightning storm pouring rain.

My favorite thing a about these two excellent dudes, is that they aren't always just agreeing with each other.

I have to say I was really looking forward to this one. Thank you, and enjoy the rest of the story

20:46 Nice ‘Extra Terrorestrial Alien Encounter’ with the beloved Tim Curry reference. Loved that attraction.

@ChrisMajors

2 жыл бұрын

That's actually Command and Conquer, isn't it?

@ArmageddonEvil

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisMajors Red Alert 3 to be exact.

That intro GG guys, great vid!!

Funny how you bring up how "Worm's Tail" had that climactic section with the StB motif because I was so uninterested in the expansion's music until that part of the Shinryu theme started. Something about how that felt like such a final moment in the game brought tears to my eyes.

Also don’t worry about not calling the fights by their Duty Name. The duty names are literally just where the fight takes place, mostly. In Japan and other localizations, they’re officially just named “Boss Name Battle”

I am glad to have been your co-tank for Tsukiyomi Garret! Nice to be on the top of the list in fights... so far!

As always love you discussing the finer points of these as you hash it out. Getting pumped for Shadowbringers videos!

Aesthetic preferences beside, Tsukuyomi's design and mechanics are an encapsulation of her entire story arc. She's got the darkness of night as well as the pure light of the moon.

Couldn't agree more. The Tsukuyomi fight is one of my favorite fights ever!

Garrett killed me with that Emanation take! I feel insulted for having it one of my faves! I thought it was visually unique and Beauty's Wicked Wiles was just 👩‍🍳💕 +1 Vote on Shinryu Extreme, Tsukoyomi Extreme (moon mechanic overload!)

@Amovetv

2 жыл бұрын

Love what you love! And Kyle's here for you.

For magnetic mechanics, all you have to remember is opposites attract. Then you just decide where to repel or attract to avoid whatever damage possibilities there are (AoEs or damaging perimeter).

Soooo if y'all want to see Final Steps of Faith AND Singularity Reactor with updated graphics, look up footage of the latest Ultimate fight, Dragonsong Reprise. All ultimates are basically marathon mashups of like 4 past bosses in one giant fight, and DSR has been the best so far, from a visual, storytelling, and mechanical perspective.

Lol'd at "Chikita Banana Logo" dig. you guys have great bants this video S tier content

Good wall guys. Tsukuyomi popped into my head when y'all first said your wall rankings would not consider story. Going forward this will continue to be hard to do 😉

The Wyrm's Tail is still, hands down, my favorite trial track in the entire game. That choral declaration is second to none, imo.

@arathain2

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. It's the hero's journey in song form.

@Salt_Mage

2 жыл бұрын

I think a certain EW song at the end is my current facorite due to representing everything that has come before

so excited to see you guys react to the post sb and pre shb patch content, some of my favorite in the whole game!

1:39 - They really go right back to the classic 2D final fantasy where you're on a platform with 4 tiny people fighting a Giant non-moving sprite haha Great to see how the composition translated to this alt genre

"A Sucker for moons" you're gonna love a certain red boi who sings of tacos. big, fat, tacos.

I love seeing people this hyped for the story before they've even touched Shadowbringers.

My personal nickname for "Emanation", earned while farming the Extreme for the mount with my FC, was "Marshmallow Hell" and it is WELL EARNED.

Who would think of the Chiquita banana logo on the spot as a posterchild for something mid? I found that incredibly smart.

Yo that's a solid tier list. Excited for what's to come

I'm froth and foaming at the the mouth to see the boys come back to this wall when they eventually catch up to current content. :D

My favorite expansion is next and I'm so excited to see your guys reaction! Get hyped!

Wayward Daughter is beyond amazing music. I had a multi month long obsession with it when this fight came out. Beeeeautiful.

Hearing you guys gush about the story by far is making me all the more excited for you to reach Shadowbringers. 😆

0:17 Oh damn. Just those few notes of the Tsukuyomi fight gave me full body goosebumps. 14:20 Garrett wins that one hands down. Critical damage to Kyle.

cant wait for you to hear close in the distance!

You guys are going to LOVE Shinryu Ex. We farmed the crap out of it for the doggos, and it never got old no matter how often we did it.

Need to go and do the new Porta Decumana. Is the new Ultima fight. They changed the fight and new players particularly dps now get to use their first dps LB3 there. And yes, the Steps of Faith is going to be changed into a solo duty.

Having finished the game, Tsukuyomi is still in my top 3 fights ever.

"epic and sad at the same time" I'm going to come back to these words at the ends of each of the next two expansions

There is one part of Beauty's Wicked Wiles that just reminded of of Aha's Take on Me haha

The Tsukuyomi trial is where the game really starts revving up their storytelling and music engines post-Stormblood, and it never stops after that. I am so hype for the next few weeks :)

I agree, the Heavensward music is just the best. I purposely go to Foundation to sit there and listen when I'm in a queue.

I'm so EXCITED for them to see the 5.0 finale trial. Hurry up and enjoy yourselves!

Ohhhhhhhh, i love me some Shinryu EX, i have to catch you guys doing it, that one is such fun. Over all your lists are a very fun watch every time.

editing is soooo good

*commence frantic typing* It's fascinating how different our experiences can be: Upon doing it for the first time, Enmanation was my absolute favorite trial 1) The music is a singable bop--and it fits the location perfectly, you don't want to be surprised by something coming sonically out of left field, I think, but how a soundtrack can heighten a fight. But the surprise, the interesting thing for me, we don't have a lot of other songs quite like it on the soundtrack, and that's what I LOVE about FF14--if I put a playlist of boss music on, I can get a ton of different genres, including this bollywood-adjacent number. 2) I think tanking this fight is perhaps more boring than healing it or dpsing it, so I can see why maybe Garrett didn't connect to it mechanically as much as Kyle, as a healer this was more of a dance-coordination than I was used to, so it was the beginning of challenges of the "I need to heal and also not stand in the group" variety 3) The aesthetics of the arena and aoes were very pretty--though I will concede the cave/skybox being nothing special It's a Banger for me :D

@zacharydavis3579

2 жыл бұрын

Also, I have to see the freaking Limitless Blue above Lakshmi. That's just pain. 😭😭😭

It's the WALL. OF. TRIALSSSS! (echo effect as required)

I had to do Tsukuyomi's extreme 99 times because my luck with mount drops was horrible. Even after that, I still love that fight and will do it anytime someone wants. Music, visuals, and mechanics all just came together perfectly.

Fun little fact during the susanoo fight when he goes to phase 2 all rain drops in the air stop in place and only start falling again when he fully swings it down.

Having done both dozens of times, Nidhogg is a fight I always enjoy. Tsukiyomi is a fight I absolutely love every single time. I've gone in to do it solo at 80 countless times (retried multiple times every patch in Shadowbringers with new gear until I finally was able to solo have enough self-heal as DRK to beat it with max echo)

you got my like with just that opening 😂

I have a feeling that when they do the Stormblood trial series wall, Jade Stoa might get knocked down a few pegs from their initial reaction because of how much of a momentum killer the air phase ends up being when you're farming.

Man, I've only ever done Castrum the one time during MSQ. Now I feel like I need to revisit it, because in my mind nothing beats fighting Nidhogg.

Lakshmi should get bonus points because she just wants to hug everyone. Shinryu was an optional super boss from FF5. He can use all the signature moves of all the classic FF summons Ifrit's Hellfire Ramuh's Judgement Bolt Shiva's Diamond Dust Leviathan's Tidal Wave

tfw anything that goes in the left column is cancelled by the devs. You are changing the world in beautiful ways.

Stormblood is definitely the point where I feel it gets really hard to judge trial design outside of the Extreme because the gap really widens in terms of how much of the fight you're seeing in normal mode (with a couple glaring exceptions). Susano EX has a rhythm to it that you miss out on without the full thunder mechanic and Tsukuyomi EX has one of the most fun dances in an EX. And Shinryu... well, you'll see, 😂

I notice that the WALL doesn't include the HW trial series (the triad!)... are you planning on having them on a separate list, along the raids?

@TheGerrok

2 жыл бұрын

They only include the dungeons that the MSQ requires you to go through iirc.

Nightbloom is my absolute favorite trial music in the game

Are you guys going to make another MSQ vacation video after this one? I think that would be a fun video for Stormboood. Great vid as always.

Haha the beginning of the Tsukiyomi fight segment. Remember when Garrett said FFXIV was ugly? Pepperidge Farm remembers.

Something you guys may not know about Japanese Culture. Tsukyomi is the Goddess of the Moon in Japanese Culture,, hence all the moon imagery. I don't know enough Japanese to confirm this, but (Yo)Tsuyu and Tsukyomi are both words that play off each other and moon imagery (the Tsu character I believe is moon), so the fight has an even deeper meaning there. On top of all that, there is a legend in Chinese and Japanese that a giant rabbit lives on the dark side of the moon, no joke. Look at Tsukyomi's ears. They're elongated like a rabbit specifically because of that, to make reference to that. So, for all the things you appreciated about the fight, there is a lot more culturally incorporated into it if you're Japanese.

Shadowbringers is rubbing its hands, hiding behind a tree

By the way! "Wayward Daughter" also incorporate the Yanxia theme, and connects Yotsuyu to Doma. This just makes the theme even sader considering the name of the song.