@@alanmaclain2285 That is an insanely massive flaw tho :D Also the game has an insane amount of badly designed parts, and i say that even tho i personally enjoyed the game quite a lot.
"How do I recover from playing this game?" You don't, so you find catharsis in watching other people react to it lol The ending scenes in this game wrecked my whole life, and I blame Yoko Shimomura for most of it. The soundtrack for this game is unmatched.
@@ChrisMaxima yeah I thought I completely buried the emotional baggage that is this games ending. Then this vid pops up on my feed and I’m right back in the thick of it. Gd it……
Throughout this game I grew very attached to the boys as well as the ritual of finding a place to eat and stay every night. That last campfire scene with them after being reunited was so well done and bittersweet... really got to me as well.
I hope that someday when Final Fantasy XV get’s remastered or re-released they allow us to play the “Dawn of the future” ending where Ardyn gets redeemed, Somnus is redeemed, and Noctis, Luna and the boys are all together in the future enjoying a new age of peace, honoring Ardyn as the fallen king.
@@ngockhanguyen851 No. That's a lie. The true, canonical ending is the one in the game. The other the one in the books, is just an alternate/what-if ending. The one in the game is the true ending.
The ending broke me like no other game ever did. Your conclusion was spot on. I couldn't stop playing after the ending because I just wanted to spend more time with the boys
It's been years and this game still holds a special place in my heart, it will always remind me of better, calmer times. I'm so glad this got recommended to me, it's nice to see another person loving the characters I've been loving since I played the game, thank you 💗
I'm really glad I watched this. It reminded me of all the things I loved about the game and what it felt like when I first played it. I'd almost completely forgotten what it felt like the first time. Thanks for reminding me!
"How do I recover from playing this game? Like, how do I recover?" You don't! I sank 110hours into this game, havent played it since it came out, and cried right along with you. You never recover! You are always a passenger on the pain train!
And lots of other people say "its just a video game" but here i am bawling after my playthrough of ff15 few months back and again while watching this now. Nice video.
The ending of FFXV will always hold a special place in my heart (as will the game itself). It was the first Final Fantasy game I finished fully, first game I platinumed, and will will never not leave me a wreck by the end of it for the feels... The whole final two or three chapters.... While they were somewhat rushed feeling, It was still not as bad as it could have been honestly.
@@SobrietyandSolace Honestly haven't gotten very far in FFX.... That's the one with Tidus, Waka, and Yuna, right? I know a bit about the storyline and I think that I might like it if I actually put in the time to play it... idk though...
Have watched this reaction about 3 times now. Really enjoy the energy and connection you get with the game. I put 80+ hours in when it first came out and now ive re-downloaded it and am about to start it again. Great video.
I wish you luck on your journey through the game again. I never played the original version but I absolutely love the Royal Edition (which is what is in the video). Thank so much for watching. One of the highest compliments I can receive as a streamer/creator is that I inspired someone to play same game so thank you again. This really means a lot to me.
I will never tire of seeing other people experience this game for the first time. The bond that they all have is something that still sticks with me, and even though the planned finale DLC ended up getting shifted into a book, I love it all the same.
I never expected it to happen, but the chocobros might be my favorite party in any Final Fantasy, maybe even any game. I love those four so much. Thanks for sharing your experience Violet!
There's a lot of people spreading hate on the game. But even with it's initial release and without the new DLCs and add ons, I really enjoyed the game. It was a bit annoying though how much of an open world it is and I kept it running enemies that were much stronger than me lol But I absolutely loved the game and enjoyed it. Though I ended up always with button-mashing in each battle lol
I get D's in offense all the time because I tend to overwhelm 99% of the enemies with a single warp-strike from Ragnarok. But no biggie. I actually fell in love with the game through a demo I downloaded before the main release... got to fight the behemoth and got access to Ramuh. it was pretty sick.... this is the only game I'd like to be ported to pc specifically for the better graphics capabilities.
This was a fantastic video. I'm glad that you were brave enough to share your true emotions with us all as you played through a game that is in my top 3 Final Fantasy games. Seeing you have those same reactions to this game as I did when I first played through XV, makes me feel less dumb for having those moments of elation and gut-wrenching sadness during the highs and lows of the game. Thank you for sharing this with us all. I'm new to the channel and I definitely can't wait to see what you play next. As a great mind once said, "Excelsior!"
You are absolutely valid for having emotions and showing them. It's wonderful to have a game such as this make us feel something. As it stands this is also in my top three though admittedly I still have some FF games to play. Thank you for watching and welcome.
It was really great watching you play this game. I played it for the first time in March of 2020 and fell in love with FF again like I haven't since FFIX. Honestly Noctis was a bit of a wet blanket for me, no knock on Ray Chase, I don't think they captured the emotions of some points as well as they could have. But I kinda fell head over heels into a full on crush on Ignis. He is just the best boy ♥️ I felt a lot of the same emotions you did, playing this game.
Thanks for watching! This game and these characters are so special. I'm streaming FFXII Zodiac Age and the XIII series on Twitch if you would like to say hello: www.twitch.tv/permanentviolet
Any plans to play the FF15 DLCs? Each one lets you play as one of the boys and Ardyn also received a DLC. I know you gave Ardyn a lot of crap but it helps to know his backstory.
"So tell me PermanentViolet and everyone else. Did MY story strike a cord. If so, then you're going to be disappointed when I take the Sora character as MY vessel." Ha Haha!😈
Flaws or not, I’ve played this game over a few times now, and watching this reaction video just made me bawl. I can not not cry at the ending. It’s so damn emotional and it will never change. First or 500th play through, it will always hit a chord with me that is so damn deep. They did such an amazing job with the world and the characters (the voice actors especially) that you literally fall in love and feel like you’re on the journey with the boys. You become so invested in their friendship and it’s like watching a loved one take a bullet for you knowing it’s coming. It’s crazy to think a game is capable of eliciting such raw and powerful emotions, but it does. That’s why despite any flaws, FFXV will always be my favorite. ❤
Im so glad you decided to put this up, I really enjoyed getting to watch this! Haha i love that you mention the power of friendship and then went on to enjoy Kingdom Hearts after this 😅
This is one of my favorite Final fantasy game because of it's characters and how much you grow to love them to the point you don't care about the flaws of the story
I've gotten chucked into your streams from Leigh's and I'm glad! Your content is great and I hope you continue to be this invested in games. Looking forward to more. :)
I. Bawled my eyes out at the end. I agree with you fully. These characters were my friends. We all journeyed together. I have three brothers, so it hit pretty hard. But although the game wasn’t perfect. It hit so hard and well in the end. Loved it.
FFXV didn't deserve all the hate it got. All the mega-fanboys could see were the developmental issues and everything SE changed/had to take out. The whole friendship theme was awesome and one of my favorite things about the game, and I really hope we get more XV content again someday, somehow 😢
I'm grateful I found your channel and am getting to enjoy your journey through some of my favorite and most emotionally impactful games. This game and kingdom hearts 3 hold special places for me. And right now I find myself in the position of needing to be reminded of what they speak about. Recently my closest friend for the past 10 years ghosted me without warning. He was like my brother and I loved him dearly. I was closer to him than anyone else. I could tell him anything. Often he would call me and we would just sit quietly on te phone and just enjoy the company. My grieving process through all of this has been incredibly difficult but I have found your channel at a time when I need the reminders of the importance of friendship. Your commentary for both has been very cathartic for me. Helping me process and let go of the pain and anger I'm dealing with. I just want to say thank you for that.
I played this since 2015, It still have a place in my heart, so I came and search for the reaction then I found you, your play through is so emotional, I am glad that many gamer like you give this game a shot even many people said FFXV is unworthy to play tho… FfXV is my top 3 FF game in all time, thank you for reacting, you guys are the best!
It's really hard to put such a long and intense experience in a single video like this, to include all the highlights and I wish You've included more story cutscenes in here because the way it develops is really amazing. Yet this video is still probably the most accurate representation of what this game is, deffinitely my favorite on CZcams. You grow with these characters, you learn about them, you care about them, you hate some others, so many different emotions going on and at the end it all stays with you. What a wonderful journey! Not gonna lie, in some parts I got even more emotional than you and I was a 28 year old dude when I was playing it (2 years ago)😅 Like the farewell of Luna cutscene.. my god, I haven't seen anything like it before and ever since...🥺 The ending.. I literally know the entire monologue of Noct sitting on his throne, I've watched it so many times after beating it myself... Thank You for that video!❤
Oh god no - you going on about how much you already loved Noct at the beginning hurt so bad knowing how it all ends...!! Nevertheless thanks for posting your journey here - it was so much fun to relive this endearing game again with you, despite making me cry once again at the ending :,) Oh, and how do you recover from this? You don't. :,,)
The game obviously has some developmental issues but the themes and emotions that the game evokes are really special even though its faults. You really care for their friendship and what happens to them. Its just a shame that we never got the full experience
I think the royal edition is fixed most of it's issues, except one thing that was needed, more Luna, but besides that, the royal edition being the "complete" game, it's great
@@Ricky-mb8sy Exactly. And SE should add more content to the base game, more scenes from Luna, Regis, Ravus, the imperial side. In short, the story is complete, it only lacks clarity in certain things and not need a rewrite of the ending that is hostile towards the central themes of the game (DotF).
It took me 4 long years to beat but i have beaten the game about 4 or 5 years ago but i too cryed at the ending and i was like no you can't do this to me. I do love playing the game
I just finished the game tonight. I had made it to Hammerhead two weeks ago but knew that i was about to be done and wasn't ready to finish. Two weeks of mentally preparing to finish this still didn't prepare me. I cried like a baby. You said it, these guys are my friends and I wish this never ended.
I played this game when it first came out and I thought it was beautiful as it was but then they expanded the story more and I was so glad it did so it can give more people a chance to play this game. Defintely a lot of tear jerker moments and this game holds a special place in my heart as my late older brother bought me this game and will forever cherish this game.
I stumbled into your video yesterday and finished watching it today (I was playing as Sora in Smash), and I had the same exact reaction as you did at the end sequence, although if you played the game more recently, your gameplay experience was different than mine that played this on release. The connection that we make with the characters, their struggles, ther joy, their sadness... we feel it, we feel everything. The world building was really well done, Character development was on the spot, the interactions in between Noctis, Gladios, Ignis and Prompto are the best thing in the game by far. I had some problems with the pacing of the game, and since I was much more eager to explore the whole world map as soon as possible instead of advancing the plot, it wasn't to much of a problem. I'm forever cursing whoever released this game earlier than it should, Final Fantasy 15 is one of my favorite games, even with its problems.
SORA IS SO FUN!!!! I was playing last night as well. I wish this game didn't go through development hell but I still love it despite it's flaws. The characters are very memorable and real to me. Thanks for watching!
I've always been interested in xv but haven't gotten around to it yet. From what I can tell it's vibe of bonding with those closest to you and doing anything and everything to protect them really resonates with me! Also that ending was something else, and totally go the wheels turning on connecting its ending to another game ending/beginning?? This is definitely going on the must play list and now I have some fuel to fill up a notebook or two of theories! Thank you for sharing your experience with game Violet! And you walk tall too my friend!
If you ever have the time I recommend giving this game a chance. It's beautiful and heart warming and gut wrenching. I think you would find the experience worth it.
Great stream. I love this game too. I just wish Square had finished it as there were 3 more dlcs planned. Hopefully this game gets a remake someday as there was potential for this game to be out of this world!
This game was my first final fantasy, it opened the doors to great final fantasy games. I haven’t played it since 2021 because if I do, I will immediately break down. But here I am torturing myself to a gameplay. Thank you. 41:53 my literal face. (I love my prompto, seeing him cry broke me.) 42:22 I broke down.
Definitely had some more fleshing out to do, but this is the most underrated ff ever. None of them have ever made me this emotionally invested, and I LOVED every person in ffx, 8, 7, 9, 12, 13 and 14
I started playing this game since October 31 2021 and I'm still chapter 4 with lvl51. This is the game I really want to Play. I know I'm late to play it but I'm still happy to play my favorite game that I've been looking forward to for a long time. because I don't have a console or pc that can be used to play games before
Tbh, FFXV’s story isn’t its strongest suit but the bond of Noctis and his friends. Imo, out of all the groups in FF franchise. Noctis and his friends has the best and most organic friendship ever. It just feels so real. Sure, it has flaws but the roadtrip with the bros and the ending was beautifully done.
The friends dynamic may seem cheesy to some, but as someone with 12 years in the military and 2 Afghanistan tours, they hit the "we're deployed...together" vibe straight on the head. It's almost creepy how accurate they nailed it
The fact that the ending hits me so hard when the game barely managed to tell their story that well says something. I think a lot of that came down to how stubbornly it kept them apart throughout.
Before playing FFXV, I played 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 13 through out my childhood and adolescent years (I'm 27 rn), but NEVER finished any of them, even though I got extremely far into those games. FFXV was the very first entry I ever finished and it absolutely destroyed me in ways a video games has never done before, loved every second spent (despite its flaws, cuz oh boy does the game have a lot). I just can't help but think what this game could have been had its story been better delivered. Played the DLCs, watched the extended content and made me love the game even more. And right after finishing the game and because of the pandemic (had more time at home) I finally completed the other games I mentioned earlier (haven't tried the other entries) and yes, it surprised me how close I was from finishing those games, also played the recent FF7 Remake, loved it! Not sure right now, but I think this is my favorite FF game (probably cuz it was the very first entry I ever finished, so it holds a special place). Can't wait for FFXVI, I'm so excited!
Such a wonderful game! I know...many diehard fans of the FF series hate this game, but I don't know why. I enjoyed the game and the realationship between the guys so much...for me this game was an unforgettable experience.
u realy dont know why? i mean square realese a incomplete game, and make we pay for the rest... its good game but lack of content for a Final Fantasy game.
I’m nearing the end of this video currently, and I was already breaking down inside at the beginning of the video. I got the platinum trophy for this game and man it hurts so bad! I love this game, but man it hits you!
Yup, absolutely got wrecked again. This game is just too good! Also, thank you for uploading your experience for all of us to see and share the emotions with each other!
Oh Mai gud, the nostalgia trip I just had, this game is so special to me, I played it before the DLC and for me was really good, yeah I noticed some rushed things, but never bothered me cuz I was more interested in the boy band and their journey xD, I instantly connected with them, and I loved the Photographs mecanic, I'd just ride around to stop at random places to take pictures xD and Noctis became my 2nd fav FF protagonist (the 1st place will be always Zack lol)
I’m sure it has been said in the comments before, but this is the significantly improved version of the game. At release the narrative was all over the place. It was a shitstorm of nonlinear nonsense you had to sit down and piece together yourself from tiny nuggets of information. Then suddenly you get to nif and Ardyn gives you a vast majority of the narrative while you make your way through a VERY slow and tedious area that feels like a resident evil game. That chapter used to be like three times as long. Then after all the big reveals we find out we only had about 75% of the story figured out. We absolutely needed all of the dlc content to get the rest of the story, and that really made a significant difference. In this royal edition we got an absolute crap ton of new story and massive improvements to the narrative so it made much more sense. It’s almost a different game entirely. That said, I absolutely adore this game because it was so damned dark. It was a truly unique final fantasy experience that didn’t have a real happy ending; it’s bittersweet at best. This world is a horrendously cruel place with gods that can shove it. This story is the epitome of tragedy and I love the anguish it made me feel. As much as I crave a happy ending this story would not give us one. It made for a truly once in a lifetime experience and this game is phenomenal for doing that in the ways it did. Every time I see this ending I sob like a baby and vow to never experience that pain again, but I keep coming back to watch others witness that same pain lol the only thing I truly hate about this game is all of the canceled dlc they had planned and how they decided to put it in a book instead.
Your reaction to everything was too cute. and for that you get a sub. If you haven't found out by now you can go to the Wiz Chocobo place and customize your chocobo's color's and names... I think names... it's been awhile.
I think Aranea is basically what they initially planned Lightning to be like in FFXIII before they made Fang. Like they stated during production that Lightning would be flirty but still have the dark personality, and that’s basically Aranea. They even look alike. I just fucking love all FF women
how come the stupid algorthim didnt get this channel to 1 mil subs yet
Despite its flaws, FF15 is a wonderful experience, and the boys are just great. That ending will always get me tho.
The final intended ending that ended up being written as a book? Or the base game ending?
@@The_Evening_Sun Base game ending.
Flaws? this game doesn't have any flaws. In the main game they didn't explain few events that happened. They cover them in dlcs. Play all the dlcs.
@@alanmaclain2285 True
@@alanmaclain2285 That is an insanely massive flaw tho :D Also the game has an insane amount of badly designed parts, and i say that even tho i personally enjoyed the game quite a lot.
"How do I recover from playing this game?"
You don't, so you find catharsis in watching other people react to it lol
The ending scenes in this game wrecked my whole life, and I blame Yoko Shimomura for most of it. The soundtrack for this game is unmatched.
We don't deserve Yoko Shimomura's music.
@@PermanentViolet We really don't, she has managed to put her stamp on my life several times with her work.
@@ChrisMaxima yeah I thought I completely buried the emotional baggage that is this games ending.
Then this vid pops up on my feed and I’m right back in the thick of it.
Gd it……
I love starting my day crying to Stand By Me.
😭
It’s not fair 😩
Throughout this game I grew very attached to the boys as well as the ritual of finding a place to eat and stay every night. That last campfire scene with them after being reunited was so well done and bittersweet... really got to me as well.
That final scene is so touching. One of my all time favorites scenes.
“You guys…are the best” 😭
That ending with noctis and Luna where they take the pic you selected and the part where they turned into the title screen always gets me
I hope that someday when Final Fantasy XV get’s remastered or re-released they allow us to play the “Dawn of the future” ending where Ardyn gets redeemed, Somnus is redeemed, and Noctis, Luna and the boys are all together in the future enjoying a new age of peace, honoring Ardyn as the fallen king.
I remember some one told me that is the true ending and Square Enix plan to release as Episode Luna but it was cancelled
If i remember right this should have been in episode luna before one of the creator's left Aranea highwind episode was being build in that moment
@@ngockhanguyen851 No. That's a lie. The true, canonical ending is the one in the game.
The other the one in the books, is just an alternate/what-if ending.
The one in the game is the true ending.
I still pray for that to happen!
The ending broke me like no other game ever did. Your conclusion was spot on. I couldn't stop playing after the ending because I just wanted to spend more time with the boys
So much this.
This is the one and only game that has ever made me cry. And I cried for like an hour.
This actually was my second lol my first game was nier automata it's emotional exactly like ffxv
It's been years and this game still holds a special place in my heart, it will always remind me of better, calmer times. I'm so glad this got recommended to me, it's nice to see another person loving the characters I've been loving since I played the game, thank you 💗
Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and comment.
I'm really glad I watched this. It reminded me of all the things I loved about the game and what it felt like when I first played it. I'd almost completely forgotten what it felt like the first time. Thanks for reminding me!
Thank you so much for saying this.
No matter how many time i watch this ending EVEYTIME he says "its more then i can take" i breakdown
"How do I recover from playing this game? Like, how do I recover?"
You don't! I sank 110hours into this game, havent played it since it came out, and cried right along with you. You never recover! You are always a passenger on the pain train!
Glad to see someone else lost it at the photos at the end.
i did too, manly tears fell indeed.
I just replayed the game after 6 years but royal edition and right when noctis asked for the camera I was crying till the end game title screen
And lots of other people say "its just a video game" but here i am bawling after my playthrough of ff15 few months back and again while watching this now.
Nice video.
I started crying with you haha
This game gave me so much enjoyment and I want to play through it again now after watching this
It's a beautiful game
This is probably the only game I can think of that uses your in-game photos against you for massive emotional impact towards the end
The ending of FFXV will always hold a special place in my heart (as will the game itself). It was the first Final Fantasy game I finished fully, first game I platinumed, and will will never not leave me a wreck by the end of it for the feels... The whole final two or three chapters.... While they were somewhat rushed feeling, It was still not as bad as it could have been honestly.
How do you feel about FFX
@@SobrietyandSolace Honestly haven't gotten very far in FFX.... That's the one with Tidus, Waka, and Yuna, right? I know a bit about the storyline and I think that I might like it if I actually put in the time to play it... idk though...
im only 6 minutes in but i need to comment about how happy this video is making me before it gets really sad, anyway VIOLET YOU ARE SO FUNNY
10:12 LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
"we've got business boy, grunge boy... oh god i cant look at him." oh we understand. ive gotten lost in dadd... gladiolus' bod too.
Gladio is daddio.
Have watched this reaction about 3 times now. Really enjoy the energy and connection you get with the game. I put 80+ hours in when it first came out and now ive re-downloaded it and am about to start it again. Great video.
I wish you luck on your journey through the game again. I never played the original version but I absolutely love the Royal Edition (which is what is in the video). Thank so much for watching. One of the highest compliments I can receive as a streamer/creator is that I inspired someone to play same game so thank you again. This really means a lot to me.
I will never tire of seeing other people experience this game for the first time. The bond that they all have is something that still sticks with me, and even though the planned finale DLC ended up getting shifted into a book, I love it all the same.
I never expected it to happen, but the chocobros might be my favorite party in any Final Fantasy, maybe even any game. I love those four so much. Thanks for sharing your experience Violet!
SAME. I love them so much. Thank you for watching!
There's a lot of people spreading hate on the game. But even with it's initial release and without the new DLCs and add ons, I really enjoyed the game. It was a bit annoying though how much of an open world it is and I kept it running enemies that were much stronger than me lol But I absolutely loved the game and enjoyed it. Though I ended up always with button-mashing in each battle lol
I get D's in offense all the time because I tend to overwhelm 99% of the enemies with a single warp-strike from Ragnarok. But no biggie. I actually fell in love with the game through a demo I downloaded before the main release... got to fight the behemoth and got access to Ramuh. it was pretty sick.... this is the only game I'd like to be ported to pc specifically for the better graphics capabilities.
I love these boys so much. And Aranea. Especially Aranea. Wait....what was I talking about before I mentioned Aranea?????
This was a fantastic video. I'm glad that you were brave enough to share your true emotions with us all as you played through a game that is in my top 3 Final Fantasy games. Seeing you have those same reactions to this game as I did when I first played through XV, makes me feel less dumb for having those moments of elation and gut-wrenching sadness during the highs and lows of the game.
Thank you for sharing this with us all. I'm new to the channel and I definitely can't wait to see what you play next. As a great mind once said, "Excelsior!"
You are absolutely valid for having emotions and showing them. It's wonderful to have a game such as this make us feel something. As it stands this is also in my top three though admittedly I still have some FF games to play. Thank you for watching and welcome.
You should play the Ardyn DLC, it adds a lot of insight into pretty much everything about, he was almost more of a victim than Noct was in all this.
It was really great watching you play this game. I played it for the first time in March of 2020 and fell in love with FF again like I haven't since FFIX. Honestly Noctis was a bit of a wet blanket for me, no knock on Ray Chase, I don't think they captured the emotions of some points as well as they could have. But I kinda fell head over heels into a full on crush on Ignis. He is just the best boy ♥️
I felt a lot of the same emotions you did, playing this game.
Thanks for watching! This game and these characters are so special.
I'm streaming FFXII Zodiac Age and the XIII series on Twitch if you would like to say hello: www.twitch.tv/permanentviolet
Any plans to play the FF15 DLCs? Each one lets you play as one of the boys and Ardyn also received a DLC. I know you gave Ardyn a lot of crap but it helps to know his backstory.
@PermanentViolet If you thought the ending for that was hard enough.....you....might wanna stay away from Final Fantasy X....advanced warning ⚠️
"May your heart be your guilding key."😇
"So tell me PermanentViolet and everyone else. Did MY story strike a cord. If so, then you're going to be disappointed when I take the Sora character as MY vessel."
Ha Haha!😈
@@themasterofmasters8907 holy shit MoM CONFIMRED LOL!
I will never be over Final Fantasy XV. It's been years since I completed it, and it still gets me.
I'm really due for a replay.
thanks for checking this one out! it's a wonderful game and i will never get over the ending.
You asked how you will recover, the answer is you won't and now every time you hear the song you're going to ugly cry. Cuz I am right now!
Been over a year since I played this game and I'm still not okay.
Saw you crying at the end. Cried too. Subscribed.
I wish I had friends like these fellas.
Flaws or not, I’ve played this game over a few times now, and watching this reaction video just made me bawl. I can not not cry at the ending. It’s so damn emotional and it will never change. First or 500th play through, it will always hit a chord with me that is so damn deep.
They did such an amazing job with the world and the characters (the voice actors especially) that you literally fall in love and feel like you’re on the journey with the boys. You become so invested in their friendship and it’s like watching a loved one take a bullet for you knowing it’s coming. It’s crazy to think a game is capable of eliciting such raw and powerful emotions, but it does.
That’s why despite any flaws, FFXV will always be my favorite. ❤
This made me cry watching it again and watching you go through it too
ngl Ardyn's DLC made me love him. plus his voice actor's also Reinhardt from Overwatch (Darin De Paul)
Im so glad you decided to put this up, I really enjoyed getting to watch this! Haha i love that you mention the power of friendship and then went on to enjoy Kingdom Hearts after this 😅
May your heart be your guiding key.
This is one of my favorite Final fantasy game because of it's characters and how much you grow to love them to the point you don't care about the flaws of the story
I've gotten chucked into your streams from Leigh's and I'm glad! Your content is great and I hope you continue to be this invested in games. Looking forward to more. :)
Welcome! Thank you so much for saying that.
Thank you for having the strength to make this video. It was lovely to watch!
I. Bawled my eyes out at the end. I agree with you fully. These characters were my friends. We all journeyed together. I have three brothers, so it hit pretty hard. But although the game wasn’t perfect. It hit so hard and well in the end. Loved it.
They really do you dirty with the ending sadness lol. It’s 4 sad scenes one right after the other. Definitely got me when I first played it.
FFXV didn't deserve all the hate it got. All the mega-fanboys could see were the developmental issues and everything SE changed/had to take out. The whole friendship theme was awesome and one of my favorite things about the game, and I really hope we get more XV content again someday, somehow 😢
Would love if we someday got the Luna and Aranea DLCs.
I'm grateful I found your channel and am getting to enjoy your journey through some of my favorite and most emotionally impactful games. This game and kingdom hearts 3 hold special places for me. And right now I find myself in the position of needing to be reminded of what they speak about.
Recently my closest friend for the past 10 years ghosted me without warning. He was like my brother and I loved him dearly. I was closer to him than anyone else. I could tell him anything. Often he would call me and we would just sit quietly on te phone and just enjoy the company. My grieving process through all of this has been incredibly difficult but I have found your channel at a time when I need the reminders of the importance of friendship. Your commentary for both has been very cathartic for me. Helping me process and let go of the pain and anger I'm dealing with. I just want to say thank you for that.
I played this since 2015, It still have a place in my heart, so I came and search for the reaction then I found you, your play through is so emotional, I am glad that many gamer like you give this game a shot even many people said FFXV is unworthy to play tho… FfXV is my top 3 FF game in all time, thank you for reacting, you guys are the best!
It's really hard to put such a long and intense experience in a single video like this, to include all the highlights and I wish You've included more story cutscenes in here because the way it develops is really amazing. Yet this video is still probably the most accurate representation of what this game is, deffinitely my favorite on CZcams. You grow with these characters, you learn about them, you care about them, you hate some others, so many different emotions going on and at the end it all stays with you. What a wonderful journey! Not gonna lie, in some parts I got even more emotional than you and I was a 28 year old dude when I was playing it (2 years ago)😅 Like the farewell of Luna cutscene.. my god, I haven't seen anything like it before and ever since...🥺 The ending.. I literally know the entire monologue of Noct sitting on his throne, I've watched it so many times after beating it myself... Thank You for that video!❤
So awesome to see your playthrough of this game! I love your work V, so much fun.
Thank you so much for watching!
Oh god no - you going on about how much you already loved Noct at the beginning hurt so bad knowing how it all ends...!! Nevertheless thanks for posting your journey here - it was so much fun to relive this endearing game again with you, despite making me cry once again at the ending :,)
Oh, and how do you recover from this?
You don't. :,,)
You really never recover. 😭 Thanks for watching.
Same reaction....I was crying...crying about the friends, I'd never had
The game obviously has some developmental issues but the themes and emotions that the game evokes are really special even though its faults. You really care for their friendship and what happens to them.
Its just a shame that we never got the full experience
I think the royal edition is fixed most of it's issues, except one thing that was needed, more Luna, but besides that, the royal edition being the "complete" game, it's great
@@Ricky-mb8sy Exactly. And SE should add more content to the base game, more scenes from Luna, Regis, Ravus, the imperial side. In short, the story is complete, it only lacks clarity in certain things and not need a rewrite of the ending that is hostile towards the central themes of the game (DotF).
Love this game. The car dying was sadder then Luna to me, for some reason.
Yeah. The Regalia was there with us through thick and thin and was practically one of the bros.
It took me 4 long years to beat but i have beaten the game about 4 or 5 years ago but i too cryed at the ending and i was like no you can't do this to me. I do love playing the game
I just finished the game tonight. I had made it to Hammerhead two weeks ago but knew that i was about to be done and wasn't ready to finish. Two weeks of mentally preparing to finish this still didn't prepare me. I cried like a baby. You said it, these guys are my friends and I wish this never ended.
Loved this trip with you. I cried with you all the way. Now time to watch the KHs Reactions!
I just completed the game last night and I was like you. Completely broke down and ugly crying.
I played this game when it first came out and I thought it was beautiful as it was but then they expanded the story more and I was so glad it did so it can give more people a chance to play this game. Defintely a lot of tear jerker moments and this game holds a special place in my heart as my late older brother bought me this game and will forever cherish this game.
I stumbled into your video yesterday and finished watching it today (I was playing as Sora in Smash), and I had the same exact reaction as you did at the end sequence, although if you played the game more recently, your gameplay experience was different than mine that played this on release.
The connection that we make with the characters, their struggles, ther joy, their sadness... we feel it, we feel everything. The world building was really well done, Character development was on the spot, the interactions in between Noctis, Gladios, Ignis and Prompto are the best thing in the game by far. I had some problems with the pacing of the game, and since I was much more eager to explore the whole world map as soon as possible instead of advancing the plot, it wasn't to much of a problem.
I'm forever cursing whoever released this game earlier than it should, Final Fantasy 15 is one of my favorite games, even with its problems.
SORA IS SO FUN!!!! I was playing last night as well. I wish this game didn't go through development hell but I still love it despite it's flaws. The characters are very memorable and real to me. Thanks for watching!
i didnt lie, i really cried the part where you have to choose one of the photos to take with you. That moment really shattered my heart.
The photo feature is genius, it's like reliving the game in your head. Whoever thought about that, needs a raise.
Video games am I right bring out the emotions in all of us
Omfggggg the ADVENTURES you’re going to go on with your bois ima cry all over again
The intro to this game is so wholesome it makes the rest of this game HURT
I could never truly hate Ardyn, i feel sorry for him, he had no choice.
Love your streams this game was my fav It still is I hope that you have a safe 2021 Love to see more in the future
I started playing it once again last week and I cried like a baby at the starting scene with Stand By Me.
So many feels
I've always been interested in xv but haven't gotten around to it yet. From what I can tell it's vibe of bonding with those closest to you and doing anything and everything to protect them really resonates with me! Also that ending was something else, and totally go the wheels turning on connecting its ending to another game ending/beginning?? This is definitely going on the must play list and now I have some fuel to fill up a notebook or two of theories! Thank you for sharing your experience with game Violet! And you walk tall too my friend!
If you ever have the time I recommend giving this game a chance. It's beautiful and heart warming and gut wrenching. I think you would find the experience worth it.
Great stream. I love this game too. I just wish Square had finished it as there were 3 more dlcs planned. Hopefully this game gets a remake someday as there was potential for this game to be out of this world!
I hope we get the Luna and Aranea DLCs someday!
After 13 i was kind of worried about where the franchise was going but i was just blown away by 15
That end credit scene around the fire and the Luna scene get me *EVERY* *TIME!*
Your reactions to the different scenes are to fucking precious, for once youtube algorithm does a good job.
FFXV was my first final fantasy and i loved, like you i cried so much with the end.
I remember when I started playing and they started bantering. I was SO on board with the banter.
I love FF15 so much and all the boys are great and wonderful
This game was my first final fantasy, it opened the doors to great final fantasy games. I haven’t played it since 2021 because if I do, I will immediately break down. But here I am torturing myself to a gameplay. Thank you.
41:53 my literal face. (I love my prompto, seeing him cry broke me.)
42:22 I broke down.
Definitely had some more fleshing out to do, but this is the most underrated ff ever. None of them have ever made me this emotionally invested, and I LOVED every person in ffx, 8, 7, 9, 12, 13 and 14
I only came across your channel like yesterday, and I saw you did this game and I knew it was going to be a fun ride watching you play
I started playing this game since October 31 2021 and I'm still chapter 4 with lvl51. This is the game I really want to Play. I know I'm late to play it but I'm still happy to play my favorite game that I've been looking forward to for a long time. because I don't have a console or pc that can be used to play games before
Genuinely one of the best endings in video games
I cried too. And I’m crying right now.. that’s when you know it was a good game.
Tbh, FFXV’s story isn’t its strongest suit but the bond of Noctis and his friends.
Imo, out of all the groups in FF franchise. Noctis and his friends has the best and most organic friendship ever. It just feels so real.
Sure, it has flaws but the roadtrip with the bros and the ending was beautifully done.
It's just a game people say, and yet here I am crying for character that don't even exist but feel a conection with.
The friends dynamic may seem cheesy to some, but as someone with 12 years in the military and 2 Afghanistan tours, they hit the "we're deployed...together" vibe straight on the head. It's almost creepy how accurate they nailed it
Goth squad, roll out
The fact that the ending hits me so hard when the game barely managed to tell their story that well says something. I think a lot of that came down to how stubbornly it kept them apart throughout.
Before playing FFXV, I played 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 13 through out my childhood and adolescent years (I'm 27 rn), but NEVER finished any of them, even though I got extremely far into those games. FFXV was the very first entry I ever finished and it absolutely destroyed me in ways a video games has never done before, loved every second spent (despite its flaws, cuz oh boy does the game have a lot). I just can't help but think what this game could have been had its story been better delivered. Played the DLCs, watched the extended content and made me love the game even more. And right after finishing the game and because of the pandemic (had more time at home) I finally completed the other games I mentioned earlier (haven't tried the other entries) and yes, it surprised me how close I was from finishing those games, also played the recent FF7 Remake, loved it! Not sure right now, but I think this is my favorite FF game (probably cuz it was the very first entry I ever finished, so it holds a special place). Can't wait for FFXVI, I'm so excited!
Such a wonderful game! I know...many diehard fans of the FF series hate this game, but I don't know why. I enjoyed the game and the realationship between the guys so much...for me this game was an unforgettable experience.
u realy dont know why? i mean square realese a incomplete game, and make we pay for the rest... its good game but lack of content for a Final Fantasy game.
The ending with the title always gets me.... I know we didnt see that much of the ship but i really like Noctis and Luna together...
I’m nearing the end of this video currently, and I was already breaking down inside at the beginning of the video. I got the platinum trophy for this game and man it hurts so bad! I love this game, but man it hits you!
Yup, absolutely got wrecked again. This game is just too good! Also, thank you for uploading your experience for all of us to see and share the emotions with each other!
Oh Mai gud, the nostalgia trip I just had, this game is so special to me, I played it before the DLC and for me was really good, yeah I noticed some rushed things, but never bothered me cuz I was more interested in the boy band and their journey xD, I instantly connected with them, and I loved the Photographs mecanic, I'd just ride around to stop at random places to take pictures xD and Noctis became my 2nd fav FF protagonist (the 1st place will be always Zack lol)
Zack and Noctis are my top two protagonists as well 😭😭😭
@@PermanentViolet omg yess!! , both are so precious, love them so much 😭💕 why wholesome characters must suffer whyy!? 😭
I think you've convinced me to play this game. :D
Fuck why did I do this to myself and watch
FFXV put me in tears literally every time after the kingdom of insomnia fell
I’m sure it has been said in the comments before, but this is the significantly improved version of the game. At release the narrative was all over the place. It was a shitstorm of nonlinear nonsense you had to sit down and piece together yourself from tiny nuggets of information. Then suddenly you get to nif and Ardyn gives you a vast majority of the narrative while you make your way through a VERY slow and tedious area that feels like a resident evil game. That chapter used to be like three times as long. Then after all the big reveals we find out we only had about 75% of the story figured out. We absolutely needed all of the dlc content to get the rest of the story, and that really made a significant difference. In this royal edition we got an absolute crap ton of new story and massive improvements to the narrative so it made much more sense. It’s almost a different game entirely. That said, I absolutely adore this game because it was so damned dark. It was a truly unique final fantasy experience that didn’t have a real happy ending; it’s bittersweet at best. This world is a horrendously cruel place with gods that can shove it. This story is the epitome of tragedy and I love the anguish it made me feel. As much as I crave a happy ending this story would not give us one. It made for a truly once in a lifetime experience and this game is phenomenal for doing that in the ways it did. Every time I see this ending I sob like a baby and vow to never experience that pain again, but I keep coming back to watch others witness that same pain lol the only thing I truly hate about this game is all of the canceled dlc they had planned and how they decided to put it in a book instead.
Your reaction to everything was too cute. and for that you get a sub. If you haven't found out by now you can go to the Wiz Chocobo place and customize your chocobo's color's and names... I think names... it's been awhile.
Thanks so much!
before seeing ardyn's backstory: fuck you
after seeing ardyn's backstory: i'm sorry for what they've done to you
😭 ya
In my opinion you don’t love a game unless you cry at the end. This game was just so amazing, it deserves put tears
Just found your channel, love the vids! FF15 is an horribly underrated game. Character/story wise i put it up there with the best FFs.
I think Aranea is basically what they initially planned Lightning to be like in FFXIII before they made Fang. Like they stated during production that Lightning would be flirty but still have the dark personality, and that’s basically Aranea. They even look alike. I just fucking love all FF women
Not even 5 minutes in and already this video is too fun 😊
Came cause I knew there'd be tears