2:55 Context: In Greek mythology, the Lethe was one of the five rivers of Hades (the underworld). The shades of the dead were required to drink from the Lethe in order to forget their mortal lives and be reincarnated. The other rivers of Hades are the Phlegethon, the Cocytus, the Acheron and the Styx, the latter two of which are the roots of the English adjectives 'acherontic' and 'stygian' respectively.
One thing I enjoy is the poost apocalyptic reveal of Ultimas origins. Valisthea may have been as big and dear i say diverse as games like 6 and 9 but Ultima and his race ruined and set that world into blight millenia ago😢
I didn't think about that until now but you're 100% correct. A god that demands absolute obedience, doesn't give much if anything in return and doesn't really seem to "get" humanity. That's a whole lot of check boxes.
Its funny how god final bosses like Zansa (Xenoblade Chronicles), Yaldabaoth (Persona 5), Deus and Ultima are basically the exact same character in personality and similar motivations. But each one brings something to the table 😂
Lol all of the songs are in english Granted, all the performers are japanese, so probably why it sounds like a different language lol (except do or die or Titan lost, both of which were sung (rapped?) By Koji fox xD
I know, right?! I'm pretty bad with lyrics even at the best of times so when I first watched one of these and realized that it was kinda mind blowing. Like the person above me said part of the reason it's difficult to tell is simply because it's a Japanese choir so they aren't pronouncing it 100% correct but choirs in general tend to be harder to understand, especially when belting it out as loud as possible or speed singing (or vice-versa, stretching words out to fit a beat).
I actually love first half of this song, but dislike second half. it's too much of a dramatic shift. most of his shifts I usually like, but I think on this song it's too hard too fast.
It’s a paradigm shift from minor to major, it’s jarring because we’re listening to the music out of the context of the narrative it was composed for. It’s like a musical representation of rotating a chess board. Cheating death, breaking the rules.
Plus, I'd say this also fits with this song being a battle for the AUX cord between "Find the Flame" and "Logos". This is the point in the final battle where both parties are in parity and battling the hardest for control of Clive's body.
I like the shift because the first half is before Ultima has the eikonic clash with Clive and the second half is where Clive is getting the upper hand after overpowering Ultima’s first three eikonic abilities.
2:55 Context: In Greek mythology, the Lethe was one of the five rivers of Hades (the underworld). The shades of the dead were required to drink from the Lethe in order to forget their mortal lives and be reincarnated.
The other rivers of Hades are the Phlegethon, the Cocytus, the Acheron and the Styx, the latter two of which are the roots of the English adjectives 'acherontic' and 'stygian' respectively.
Ultima, the Step-Up from Ardyn and the recall from Final Fantasies 1-10 we all deserved.
👍👍
BEST FINAL BATTLE EVER!
Honestly, I enjoyed Ardyn. But this?
No amount of wacky woohoo and piano could beat this.
That....isn't true at all...
Come on, both were good in their own way
I love the Japanese undertones and then the epic overtones. What a soundtrack, what a boss, what a game.
One thing I enjoy is the poost apocalyptic reveal of Ultimas origins. Valisthea may have been as big and dear i say diverse as games like 6 and 9 but Ultima and his race ruined and set that world into blight millenia ago😢
Soon… Ultima Risen shall be upon us and I will listen to it like a million times.
It’s extremely underrated imho
2:45 My favorite part of the theme.
I love that it plays when both Clive and Ultima are using gigaflare.
2:53 something about the vocals and music with this line in particular makes me cry
Wow, it’s almost like I am fighting the God of the Old Testament
Wow, I feel the same
Logos vs Cabbala
I didn't think about that until now but you're 100% correct. A god that demands absolute obedience, doesn't give much if anything in return and doesn't really seem to "get" humanity. That's a whole lot of check boxes.
@@100Tavos you got that right, Christ verses the Jewish God.
@@votebluenomatterwho2532 More like society's understanding of Satan versus society's understanding of God- both of which are very inaccurate.
Its funny how god final bosses like Zansa (Xenoblade Chronicles), Yaldabaoth (Persona 5), Deus and Ultima are basically the exact same character in personality and similar motivations. But each one brings something to the table 😂
An embarrassing amount of JRPG villains just boil down to this ruclips.net/video/DN9DW4rrEjY/видео.html
Well, in the case of Zanza, Deus, and Yaldabaoth, the similarities are because they're all inspired by the Gnostic Demiurge.
Demiurge means Creator in Greek.
You lost me at that last part.
It's in ENGLISH?
A lot of the main eikon battles have lyrics
Yep. Check out the lyrics to Joshua’s theme, “Away”. Pretty friggin epic and fitting
Lol all of the songs are in english
Granted, all the performers are japanese, so probably why it sounds like a different language lol (except do or die or Titan lost, both of which were sung (rapped?) By Koji fox xD
I know, right?! I'm pretty bad with lyrics even at the best of times so when I first watched one of these and realized that it was kinda mind blowing. Like the person above me said part of the reason it's difficult to tell is simply because it's a Japanese choir so they aren't pronouncing it 100% correct but choirs in general tend to be harder to understand, especially when belting it out as loud as possible or speed singing (or vice-versa, stretching words out to fit a beat).
Soken is the composer, so almost all are in English.
Yo this begining is like a more epic version of catacecaumene
It’s one of Ultima’s letimotifs, you can hear it for the first time in the prologue when the hooded man appears.
Thank you eternally Ring of Timely Focus for saving me from Ultima and his "Ultimate Spell Hell" phase!!!
What a game
It’s like Square Enix is some kind of New Age Gnostic Vatican or something, incredible.
One word: Xenogears.
@@azazel166 Or Symphogears
A better comparison would be Babylon Enigma One World Faith.
@@christopherbravo1813 Like dystopian corpo Atari in Blade Runner 2049
@@danlet Pretty much
Art...... epic.....
My, what a wholesome Christian game this Final Fantasy title is!
Ice unfeeling...
I actually love first half of this song, but dislike second half. it's too much of a dramatic shift. most of his shifts I usually like, but I think on this song it's too hard too fast.
It’s a paradigm shift from minor to major, it’s jarring because we’re listening to the music out of the context of the narrative it was composed for. It’s like a musical representation of rotating a chess board. Cheating death, breaking the rules.
Plus, I'd say this also fits with this song being a battle for the AUX cord between "Find the Flame" and "Logos". This is the point in the final battle where both parties are in parity and battling the hardest for control of Clive's body.
It’s the other way for me it’s so epic it starts up hopeless and then get into a heroic end love this song
I like the shift because the first half is before Ultima has the eikonic clash with Clive and the second half is where Clive is getting the upper hand after overpowering Ultima’s first three eikonic abilities.