Torgals howl with Jill crying always gets me. I hope this wins GOTY or at the very least some awards especially for voice acting.

@TheShadowslayer1000

9 ай бұрын

Sadly I think Baldurs gate is getting Goty. But I swear Ben Starr better get best voice actor and this game better bet best action and best soundtrack

@sten360

9 ай бұрын

@@TheShadowslayer1000 Not sure why "sadly", as BG3 absolutely deserves it, but yeah it's a shame XVI has to compete with it because I want them to get some recognition for their excellent work as well. Let's hope for some awards in other categories.

@TheShadowslayer1000

9 ай бұрын

@@sten360 more sadly cause I was hoping FF16 would get it. Baldurs gate is a great game.

@soku330

9 ай бұрын

What about tears of the kingdom?

@OrangeBox93

9 ай бұрын

​@@soku330People keep weirdly excluding totk from goty talk. Makes no sense

Dion's final line, "I ask not for acceptance, only forgiveness" will forever be one of the most tragic in the FF series.

I’m glad I’m not the only one who thought “I love you, and all you guys!” during the goodbye cutscene

@SarahKey

9 ай бұрын

Xenoblade brain rot!!! 💫

No matter how many new people I watch react to the ending, it still guts me every time. INCREDIBLE storytelling.

with all the hints throughout the game, I truly believe clive wrote the book and joshua died.

@Evilriku13

3 ай бұрын

Couldn't they have like both survived?

@TifaLckhart

3 ай бұрын

@@Evilriku13 how would Joshua survived. Clive blew the place up right after

@ChainsawGutsFuck

2 ай бұрын

@@TifaLckhart He was the phoenix, after all... Clive might have somehow used that power to bring him back. (I personally think Joshua sacrificed himself)

@JoeNose8

26 күн бұрын

@@TifaLckhart BECAUSE I SAID SO, GOSH DANGIT 😭

Incredible final fight. That final fantasy line and Clive’s speech at the end was wonderful. ❤️‍🔥

@specialnewb9821

9 ай бұрын

I think in Japanese, the line is something about Ultima's fantasy i.e. the Ultimate fantasy, i.e the Final Fantasy.

What a sad ending, I literally cried Final Fantasy 16

Aw thanks Sarah! We love these KZread videos! Seeing your reactions clipped down to the best parts is always wholesome!

“I’m just glad they didn’t kill Torgal. I love him” me too Sarah, me too. Ending was so sad cause everything happened so quickly 😭

I’m so happy we got to see your reaction to the end of the game, I don’t often cry at movies or games but this one got to me. Take all the time you need to rest and decompress after this juggernaut, I look forward to seeing what you have in store for us next!

Man. I have watched this ending 4 times, and each time it still gets me.

The fact that ads apparently started playing right at the end according to chat….bruh, Twitch’s timing is crazy for that one. 😂

Awwwww, I understand completely, Sarah. Take all the time you need to recharge! ❤❤❤

Thank you for the video and every other piece of content you've ever made, Sarah! You've made such a positive impact on my life and many others over the years. Please look after yourself, your health is always more important than anything else, and hopefully you'll find a new spark of inspiration and energy soon

@SarahKey

9 ай бұрын

Appreciate this so much 💖

Hey Sarah. Dont feel bad.. being burned out is not great, and i hope you find your spark again❤.. And i hope you getting well again soon. This is such an incredible game, and ill maybe got a few short ones (If you are back in the groof again ofcourse) First set your time on recovery and recharge again. Much love Ray.

If it's any consolation...this game broke me too when I played it a few months ago. Best game I've ever played. Watching this made me cry over the ending again. I still haven't recovered from it.

I beaten this game aroound the time it came out and I still cant get over this ending so tragic.....this story and characters were writen masterfully 😢

The screech at 39:11 gives me chills every time. Clive has truly embodied the phoenix, with Joshua's help, and it shows.

"Enough, Clive." That's the line that got me.

17:07 if anyone has played Final Fantasy XV the music is like a violin version of the music when Noct and Luna are on the throne at the end its too beautiful

I've lost count how many times Sarah has said "LET THEM KISS" during a playthrough. It's become a catch phrase. At least this game delivered. As for the having a little brother thing… yeah. The end is kind of soul crushing.

I finally beat the game so I could watch this & man when I was watching the final scene I didn't cry but did feel bad. But when I watched it again here, a tear went down my face when Torgal howled which was heart breaking. I guess when I am so focused & on edge after a boss fight, some stuff in cut scene after a boss fight won't hit me until later because I tend to stay alert so it just blows pass me. This game ending hurt much more than the Zack scene. I Can't wait for the DLC for this game because they were cooking too hard with this game & not just cut scene wise but combat wise as well.

I saved this video 9 months ago. Just watched today and still cried... A lot 😅😢😢😢😢

I felt the same with the ending. I prefer having a full answered ending aswell. But yeah tears again 😢

no matter how terrible the night, dawn will always come dont forget. top notch editing btw. thanks for the video

So about the ending, I would like to add something. I think Clive and Joshua both lived. When Clive absorbed Ultima he gained Ultima's powers. Being that Ultima is a God who creates life I think its safe to assume Clive could have done the same thing so bringing someone back to life is not so far out of the realm. Also, maybe I was looking too hard or just wanted it to happen but it seemed like when Clive used the powers of the Phoenix to clean the blood and close the wound on Joshua there was a mixture of Ultima's blue power mixing with the Flames of the Phoenix. So I think Joshua got revived. Onto Clive's survival, his hand turned to stone due to the curse however for magik to stop existing would mean the end for the curse as well so when Clive tried to use the last bit of magik he could not because magik was being erased. So, either his hand turned back to normal or he just lost a hand. Finally I think the red light in the sky dying meant it was also the end of magik in Valisthea...Now you ready for this because this one is one hell of a stretch so Im just throwing an idea out there. Dion survived as well. How? because his knight dragoons do not take fall damage when they launch themselves 9999 miles in the air and come crashing down so Dion being the literally dragon that he is and the leader I believe it would not be out of the norm for him to be immune to fall damage. Plus we never saw him turn to stone and being that magik no longer exist then as long as the curse didn't completely take him over he might have survived. I loved this FF and its my GOTY 2023. Unless Spider-Man 2...

@mathiasknsgaardkristensen3396

9 ай бұрын

It's one of those things we'll never have a definitive answer to. It's left ambiguous on purpose to allow the player to draw up their own conclusions. I can see why you would draw that conclusion, and it's a very valid take to believe they somehow survived. Personally, I think it makes perfect sense for both Clive and Joshua to die during the final part of the game. The game plays around with the ideas of heritage and titles (Cid being passed down as an 'idea' as much as an actual moniker) so I could see Loresman Harpocrates writing 'Final Fantasy' in Joshuas name to honor Clive's memory as they all knew how much he meant to him, and how he would have wanted him to be remembered as a hero. Furthermore, while Ultima could do a lot of things, we don't know whether he could actually 'ressurect' in the truest sense of the word. He seemed very fearful of the blight and death in general. Clive and Joshua also talk about how even the Phoenix cannot truly ressurect but only recover from heavy injuries (I believe it's during the first foray into Waloed). The way I read the final scene is a window into the future of Valisthea - There is peace and flowers, life and humanity managed to survive and bounce back. There is no more magic or eikons to fight over and stigmatize, and all the suffering and strife is consigned to fairy tales that seem too incredible to have happened without embellishment. It's everything that Clive, Joshua, Cid, and the people at the hideout wanted - but it's not what we the viewer might have wanted.

@DBShinobi13

9 ай бұрын

@@mathiasknsgaardkristensen3396 I agree with everything you said 100% and that is why I started off with I think because it is open and I was probably looking to hard when Clive cleaned off Josh with the flames. The mixture of blue with the feathers falling down upon him looking like a phoenix down. I just wanted him to live, did he? Well its open so. The biggest confirmation we have is that the name is under Josh so that doesn’t necessarily mean he survived. Clive said during one of the side quest he would like to put the sword down and pick the pen up. We are getting two DLC and though I doubt its going to give us answers for the ending it might hint more or, maybe we will see something about Leviathan.

@Sneedmeister

8 ай бұрын

both of them living would completely undermine the entire story and their character progression. why would anyone give a single fuck about the story at all if there are no consequences? people die, get over it. stop coping; they're both dead and they deserve to be dead because their deaths are the pinnacle of their story. Jote is using Joshuas alias to write his memoirs like many people have done before. i understand being upset, but going "no no no they're both still alive" is stepping firmly into fanfic territory. Do you really think the writers would shit on their own story by removing all pathos? Why would you even want Joshua and Clives story to be undermined by doing a "gotcha" with their deaths? What could you even do with their story after this point that would even be interesting at all? Them bonding and dying IS the story.

@DBShinobi13

8 ай бұрын

@@Sneedmeister so aggressive. I see youve been enjoying the Symbiote suit as well. Spider-Man 2 will probably win game of the year. Besides that I think at the very least Clive did survive because again if magic was erased that means the curse would stop existing as well. We never see Clive fully turn to stone. You have good points though and Im glad to read them. Game on!

Having a young brother that i hold close to my heart seeing what happened to Joshua made me actually tear up.....

I’m glad I’m not going through my post-game depression alone. I thought FF15 was depressing but I got another punch in the face by Square Einx. I sincerely hope they decide to do multiple endings with DLCs because this ending made me cry waterfalls.

I got post game depression too. I have to wait until FF7 remake .

Best part of the highlight reel: "Hope you're ready to see what a God gamer looks li--*bonk*" 😂❤

aww..i loved this game so much!!!

40:51 STANDING HERE THE WAY AHEAD'S BECOMING CLEAR ALL ACROSS THESE NEW FRONTIERS IN MY HANDS I HOLD THE ONES I LOVE WALK FOWARD THROUGH COLD DAWN ALL WAYS TO NEW HORIIIIIIIZOOOOOOONS!!!

hey sarah, do you ever plan to stream the dlcs, or have you played them already?

Needed a happy ending but nope a stab in the heart.

@Sneedmeister

8 ай бұрын

It WAS a happy ending; Clive and Joshua accomplished their goals and saved the people they loved. They won, they did what they wanted to do.

I both hate and love these kinds of endings, but im the same when it comes to an ending that doesnt really show exacly how it goes for everyone makes me so mad and stressed :D still, I wish they could release this game on pc so more can play it. Loved the game.

Clive hears the voices of the people close to him, Dion and Clive barely know each other, Benedicta also could care less.

I think there are many of us who agree with you. The ending struck me so hard

泣き疲れました！ もう少しだけ笑って終わりたかったです。笑

Clive is alive, too much to write explaining why but he lives and he finished Joshua book

I feel the same as you with endings, Sarah. Control is a fantastic game with a very interesting world, but I ultimately have a negative opinion about it as a game overall because it had no real closure, much like Returnal and Quantum Break.

What a sad ending, I literally cried when Joshua died too

@Sneedmeister

8 ай бұрын

It was sad but also Happy because Clive and Joshua got to save the people they loved.

Who is to say Jill didn't have a child ... The author of the book could very well be them. Though a certain side quest and a DLC on the way gives more weight to who the author actually is

@ZombieAmarth

9 ай бұрын

It's the combined efforts of the group that hoard knowledge and the undying.

@jeggitv

9 ай бұрын

I'm fairly certain Clive survived and wrote the story himself. There are a few things that point to this being the case, but the main one is the quest line involving Harpocrates. He tells Clive to write his story after everything is over. This could have just been a little thing they said for no reason, but I highly doubt that. I see it as foreshadowing. I think Clive survived (you only really see him pass out) and went on to write his story using his brother's name as a tribute to him.

@Sneedmeister

8 ай бұрын

@@jeggitv so you don't think a random line in a random side quest is a "throw away line" but you DO think that clive literally turning to stone on the beach and the light dimming on Metia was......what exactly? They made the music sad and gave tons of visual cues to show Clive was dead, and you want to ignore all of that because some random side quest?

@dave_the_slick8584

4 ай бұрын

​@@Sneedmeisterhis hand turned, but that was it

@LowIntSpecimen

3 ай бұрын

​@Sneedmeister 1. The petrification doesn't even reach his forearm and slows down considerably during the cutscene 2. The lyrics of Moongazing are about a lover's return 3. Only Clive knew the "Final Fantasy" line, which the book is named 4. *Someone* had to write that damn book, and even if Joshua revived he got cooked in that firestorm Clive started 5. Clive's entire character arc is about *not* sacrificing himself, several characters tell him this and for him to die at the end completely invalidates his arc

This game destroyed me so royally I couldn't even turn on the PS5 for a week. There is DLC coming though, two in fact, but we're hoping one of them details Leviathan. I guess the main writer or someone specifically said it's intentionally open ended to the point where everyone is right and no one is wrong with their theories lol That frustrates me to absolutely NO end lol But I had to find comfort in knowing that, in the end, however many hundreds or thousands of years later, mankind survived and found its way without magic so no one died in vain. It's truly a bittersweet ending, for sure. Hopefully the next FF game will have a more solid ending that isn't so open lol Think the first time I played an FF game that had an open ending that royally ticked me off was FF7. The way it ended with that flash of Aerith and BOOM. Credits. No clue if the main party survived, no clue if Kalm survived and poor little Marlene survived. Nada. We just knew the planet survived with the 500 year flash forward post credit scene. OOOOHHHHHH I was fuming for months. Then AC came out and gave us an answer lol

“Whoaaaaa…Space!”

So how i took the ending as, somehow joshua got off the floaty island and survived then was able to write ‘Final Fantasy’ before his real passing. Now so far out in the future in generations all the cast has passed and we see the reincarnations of Clive, Joshua & Torgal, with in this life they have a happy loving mother. Where’s jill? Idfk, i still would’ve loved the ending where they’re all back together after defeating ultima ~

One trope that I will never get tired of is the main character talking shit to the main villain, breaking down exactly why they suck so hard, and deconstructing their entire motivation and all of their rationalizations.

My theory is that Joshua lived after he got healed with ultima powers and wrote that book. it might seem like copium but kinda makes sense.

@dave_the_slick8584

4 ай бұрын

They explicitly state that it doesn't work like that.

29:39 ok, this might be the most manliest cry ever 😢🗿

@loganthevillager9176

Ай бұрын

Props to Ben Starr.😢

2:36 THATS WHY HES THE GOAT! THE GOATTTTTTTT

Fantastic

Torgal always get me. Always 😢

My interpretation of the ending is that Clive survived long enough to write the book (a side quest for Harpocrates reveals that Clive wishes to become a writer after all is said and done), and chose to pen it in Joshuas name in order to honor his little brother, just as he took on Cids name to honor him. Clive is just too good for this world

the 'finally some kissing' made me giggle like mad lmao

22:25 Suddenly Willam Dafoe

I know it’s not GOTY but Ben Starr should win for best performance he nailed his VA as Clive.

@PenguinsAreColdish

9 ай бұрын

nah, it should go to karlach in baldur's gate 3, maybe shadowheart even. half of clive's lines are in this really annoying weird whisper tone like geralt, he has like 3 standout lines in the whole game

@zinn1as

7 ай бұрын

@@PenguinsAreColdishme when I’m fat and wrong

@PenguinsAreColdish

7 ай бұрын

you may be projecting with that one big bro@@zinn1as

40:39 Dude told him This is your Final Fantasy then punches a god in the face....haha how can that ever be beat

no copium here. Clive turned into stone(look at his hand and hair), he died, Joshua wrote the book, the end :)

When looking at most doomer comments here its a nice feeling to know about all the in-game hints and interview tidbits from game devs revealed in the Ultimania book. Makes it easier to digest the ending since there seems to be a decent chance of it not being the sad ending shown on the surface. Its confirmed to be open to interpretation, and its confirmed that the star fading does not 100% symbolize Clive's death. Jill only thought in that moment that her wish perhaps won't be granted - comment from the story writer. Also, another piece of the interview confirms Clive also ended the petrification curse together with magic. And the camera conveniently turned away. So make of it what you want. Truly a beautiful ending.

Dion would not be a voice of support for Clive as he only referred to him as Ifrit.

@Sneedmeister

8 ай бұрын

lolwut? thats like saying you don't love your Father because you call him "Dad" instead of his actual name.

Clive used Ultima power to cancel magic and revived Joshua (that's why Clive used Phoenix to heal Joshua injuries before doing so). Joshua wrote the book to make Clive's story eternal

@Sneedmeister

8 ай бұрын

No, they both died and Jote is using Joshuas alias to publish his memoirs. Never heard of a ghost-writer?

The ending was so sad

That was just a fairy tale, written by Joshua Rosfield making FFXVI a real fairy tale. But all final fantasies are our Fairy Tales in our hearts :)

Clive is definitely alive and there will be a true ending in rising tide dlc clive was missing the last eikon leviathan thats why he couldn’t handle ultima s powers but everything will change in the rising tide dlc

What is post game depression I've never heard of such a thing

This game is so good. GOTY Looking forward to DLC. 🥰

@KironX1

9 ай бұрын

Unfortunately the sales didn’t do particularly well since it was only on ps5 so the chances of a DLC are looking worse by the day. Which sucks because I love the game :(

@SarahKey

9 ай бұрын

They already announced DLC my guy.

@KironX1

9 ай бұрын

@@SarahKey holy shit really? Sorry I’ve only seen negative press about how they were in crisis mode because the sales they projected were underwhelming. I assumed they were going to scrap everything.

Clive didn't die, he just lost his power and lost his right arm, he still alive so don't worry

@chailor216

9 ай бұрын

He died. He's the only one with eikon in him. It's why he's turning to stone as he dies. Also, it was his left hand that started petrifying. 😜

@Sneedmeister

8 ай бұрын

what would the story have to gain from Clive being alive? the story would be shooting itself in the foot if it went "OOPS JK HES REALLY ALIVE WE WERE JUT FUCKING WITH YOU!!!!" do you really WANT a story that has fake-out deaths? why would you want that? do you not respect life enough to respect death?

you missed the torgal island quest

@SarahKey

9 ай бұрын

Which one is that? I did most of the sidequests but not all are included in this series.

@zacatkinson3926

9 ай бұрын

@@SarahKey They take a boat to the treehouse and Torgal shows Clive stuff, its just before back to the origin quest, before you say good bye find Torgal in the hideaway and he takes you there

@SarahKey

8 ай бұрын

@@zacatkinson3926 I'm sorry I just saw this! I did do that and it's in this video!

@zacatkinson3926

8 ай бұрын

@@SarahKey Ok Maybe I missed it it then I just zip around on the slider thing

@SarahKey

8 ай бұрын

@@zacatkinson3926 Nah you're good. It was part of the short compilation part in the beginning so I can understand missing it!

Ah yes, the Good old Final fight, against a White Skined with scarfs, Voiced by Harry Lloyd in a Place called origin, at least he didnt screamed „You will Taste despair“ Every few seconds °L° (And its like the complete opposite in terms of Battle, Being one of the best Final Bosses while Z is… Z)

Phoenix bursting through bahamut is so ff14 :)

Square don't you dare to have bad ending in ff xvii...or find a way Clive lives in DLC...

I somehow liked it less AFTER i finished it. Like, once I had time to stop and think about it, I was like (all I did was fight non-stop and then play messenger for the past 4-6 hours hours. Not to be a downer.

Yeah "Final Fantasy" playing on piano in the background didn't help lol 😭

GreaT

Honestly I wasn't much of a fan of this ending. Two FF games in a row where the main character sacrifices his life to restore a ruined world feels a little uninspired (not to mention all the other numerous similarities between both games). And FFXV did it better. That last talk/farewell at the camp fire justified that game's existence. Meanwhile in FFXVI I had spent so much time with sidequests I felt more invested in side characters than any of the main trio. Also the final scene (in universe) ended the entire franchise haha

@PenguinsAreColdish

9 ай бұрын

right, the ff15 ending in comparison hit so much harder. helps the characters were actually likable in that game

@walteranurantha5014

9 ай бұрын

​@@PenguinsAreColdishI agree, that one hits me harder than whatever Clive sacrifices himself for. There were some aspects of XV and XVI that did better or less than the other of its parts, especially the cinematics and the story, even though the complete storyline of XV is scattered through tie-in medias while XVI's story don't.

@islandboy9381

9 ай бұрын

Nothing fully confirms that Clive is dead though. There's more evidence of the opposite like he picked up the pen by the loresman to write the story and did it in Joshua's name like he did Cid. Clive is more likeable than Noctis plus this entry has the best Cid but agree to disagree.

I would really appreciate if Square would stop killing protagonist, I understand they don't wanna be asked to make sequels but damm last few games are pure tears.

@Sneedmeister

8 ай бұрын

The hell do you want? A Hero WANTS to die for his cause if thats the only way. If you aren't willing to die for what you believe in you're not a Hero.

@DarkSaitama

8 ай бұрын

@@Sneedmeister there's 14 games where the hero just keeps on living and doesn't make them less heroes, been a hero has absolutely nothing with dying at the end lol.

😍😍😢😢😭😭😭😭👍🏻

Better story than ff 7 rebirth. More real. More more more emotion. Is a game for adults. They should put the gameplay of ff7 . Whatever wtf they never get one right.

it also gave me post game depression because of how disappointed i was in the game

How can you laugh at the sadest scene? worse reaction ever.

@SarahKey

9 ай бұрын

Wait what…???? I was sobbing for the entire ending bro

@Ardalan01

8 ай бұрын

@@SarahKey52:55 it is clear whether you were laughing at the saddest scene or bot bro. it says a lot about you. Seek help

@SarahKey

8 ай бұрын

​@@Ardalan01 Are you sure you aren't the one who needs to seek help? Can you not use context clues to understand human emotion? I straight up said "I'm struggling here" and laughed at what I said. I wasn't laughing at the game. I feel like that was incredibly obvious.

Story was great bit the gameplay was mid and the sidequests were a crime agaibst gaming

The only depression this game gave me is the fact that I wasted 70 dollars on this crap. Absolutely hated it from it's lack of rpg mechanics, to its zero point in exploration, to its no challenge combat, to its boring and predictable story, to its MMO sidequests, to its boss battles that you watch 80% of the time instead of playing.

@SarahKey

9 ай бұрын

Unfortunate you felt that way. I loved it.

Terrible editing. Too much cut, sorry 😢

@SarahKey

9 ай бұрын

Did you read the beginning? Only the beginning portion is heavily cut. Honestly I spent so much time and effort on this video so this really hurt my feelings lmao.

@PenguinsAreColdish

9 ай бұрын

go watch the vod then lil bro

Progression of this video is as follows: Aww. Wonder. Amazement. CLIVE BESTED. Best FF Couple EVER. Followed by: EMOTIONAL DAMAGE. EMOTIONAL DAMAGE. EMOTIONAL DAMAGE. EMOTIONAL DAMAGE.