PURE DESPAIR! Final Fantasy XIV OST ANSWERS | MUSICIAN'S REACTION

Anyone telling you ffxiv is bad is pushing nonsense hate.

The story of FFXIV is absolutely one of the best i've ever experienced in my long journey of gaming

FFXIV: one of the best story of FF, and one of the best antagonists of all time in the latest expansions. And I listen to the OST everyday.

"This words must have some lore, some meaning" oh boy, if you knew...

Those comments shown on screen? They're awfully salty and far from reality. Unlike stuff like WoW, XIV actually wants and requires you to engage with its story - it's a Final Fantasy first and foremost, after all. If you're in for some magical "endgame" grind, like far too many folks were during the wave of the WoW-exodus from a few years back, you're in for a lot of hurt, because the game won't just let you skip the story and ignore it like other MMOs. The Journey is the point, the "endgame" is simply where you end up between patches once you're caught up. The base game story is slow, however. It takes a while to get going, even with some trimming down of the questlines they did a few years ago. It's there to establish the world, the political status quo, and most of the main cast that'll stick with you throughout. It's providing the groundwork for all that's to come, and your player character is still pretty green and not an obvious hero character with a big reputation, so quests aren't as world-shatteringly important yet. Once you reach the end of the base game's storyline, things start to change, with Heavensward hooking people for good. That being said, I think the latest expansion, Endwalker, would do a good job putting your mind at ease and possibly solving some of those depression conundrums. It's very much an emotional, healing experience by the end.

This song’s meaning has changed a lot as the game’s story has evolved. It is a testament to the strength of will inside of mankind, that though life may be full of sorrow and pain, we are strong enough to carry on. In the face of despair, in blackest darkness, we are the light - the beacon to guide others to a better tomorrow.

FFXIV has loads and loads of awesome tracks. It's very worth checking them out.

The story of XIV is probably one of the best I've EVER experienced. It does starts kinda slow in 2.0 but consider that they had to rebuild the game from the grounds up since 1.0 flopped super hard (they managed to turn the game being remade into an actual in-game event while Answers played so it's kinda cool). It has also one of my favourite MMO systems since you can play with every job (class) on a single character and I'm playing on console, the controller gameplay is made masterfully but I still have a keyboard for chatting.

this song hits so hard every time

Lots of people have probably did the same thing in the comments, but it bears reiterating: Is FFXIV worth playing? Yes. Is it for everyone? No. Is it for anyone that wants a deep story with emotional depths, moments of levity, severe gut-punches, and companions with character growth all set to some of the best music in video games? Absolutely. Even it’s only to “take a peak” at the game, it’s worth going into the free trial. There’s a lot to do, even without an actual sub, and chances are you’ll be invested enough in the story to get the full package.

The gameplay of the modern ffxiv is pretty good. Its an mmo, there's some standard mmo conventions. The controller controls are actually fantastic, and I play with controller even on pc. Storywise, people criticize the base game for being boring. Thats probably true for a lot of people, it's slower and more mundane than the storytelling later on, but it really helps establish the world in a way thats important to the setting

Make sure to check out the song "Flow" also from FFXIV, it goes hand in hand with Answers. (also incredibly important and meaningful). Answers is such an important song with how it manages to portray what being human means. This is peak human artistry. The song talks about what it means to be human so obviously suffering and despair are part of that ("Thy Life is a Riddle to Bear Rapture and Sorrow"), but it's also about hope ("To listen, to suffer, to ENTRUST UNTO TOMORROW"). We are an insignificant part in the grand scheme of the universe, we aren't long for this world ("In one fleeting moment, from the Land doth LIFE FLOW"), but the new generations will carry on what we entrust unto them ("Yet in one fleeting moment, for anew it doth grow"). So what does it all mean? We're just some small beings with short lives living on a random rock, there is no meaning, so all we can do is just live our lives, try to make our world a better place for us and for others, and if we find any meaning during that time fine, if not that's fine, you lived, you saw, you realized. ("Thou must LIVE, DIE and KNOW.") Other cool songs from FFXIV to check out: What Angel Wakes Me Dragonsong Return to Oblivion Dedicated to Moonlight In the Balance Scream Footfalls Beauty's Wicked Wiles

People saying ffxiv is bad is just insane cope. First game to have driven me emotionally to such an incredible degree Yeah there's a lotta cutscenes interwoven, but it helps further immersion to an extremely effective degree

I will try to get into this without spoilers and getting too deep, so some details may be off to people that know, but I figure it would be best to obscure meaning as to not reveal too much. The male choir at the beginning and throughout represents people who have begun doubting their faith, which is represented by the female lead. Why must we suffer so and continue on when I can barely lift my feet? Well, everyone has a different answer. "Thy life is a riddle, to bear rapture and sorrow." It's up to you to find the Answer (heh) to what gives your own life meaning. To quote from the game itself: "To live is to suffer. To drink of calamity and drown in anguish. To toil and be tested, always and ever. 'Tis a perilous path you walk. Death lurks in the dark, and is the sole promise that awaits at journey's end. You will tremble with terror. You will weep tears of anger and despair ...but do not avert your eyes. See your life for what it is"

FFXIV is a chilled MMORPG where rushing is not the way to go. So you need to slow down, experience the beautiful journey and story. It’s a mature game so you can expect smooth, clean and complete gameplay.

Would highly recommend FF14. The story, music, and community are top notch. There's a free trial through the base game and first two expansions, so you don't need to commit any money toward it until you're sure it's for you. Even if you don't end up playing, there is a wealth of fantastic music

Welcome to the wonderful world of FFXIV music. So many of this game's songs really hit deep. I hope to see you in the game if you decide to take the plunge!

FFXIV is a slow slow burn. It starts as a good game, but it's real strength is how well it builds upon its own world and its characters and just keeps getting better and better and better. This song definitely makes you think about life, and the game really explores that throughout the expansions. How do different characters deal with loss, how do they deal with finding purpose in their life, where are their sources of hope and inspiration. And sprinkled throughout are just great characters and story moments. If you like a good story, I can't recommend this one enough.

The story of FF14 is for sure amazing and worth the cost in money and time as it is a story that was built over a literal decade of time another good song to check out is dragon song them if you want to see how much they can vary the music check out scream.

and I sense a new sprout has formed. as to what is happening in the song, this song is happening from 2 points of view. The male choir is speaking from the point of view of mankind as war after war plagues them and it's just suffering on a grand scale. The female singer is from the point of view of Hydalain, who is a goddess of sorts that has been trying to guide them for several millenia, but is forced to watch as the forces of darkness continue to torment the world.