Dynamis (Orchestral Arranged Cover) - Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker

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  • @mikeyoneil
    @mikeyoneil  9 месяцев назад +12

    Hey everyone!
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    Thanks again for your ongoing support and happy streaming!

    • @tryingtobebetter7235
      @tryingtobebetter7235 5 месяцев назад

      😢😊😢😢🎉🎉j😢😮😮😊😅😅😊😮😮😅😊🎉😢

  • @TransientWitch
    @TransientWitch 2 года назад +185

    "In case the practical implications were lost on you...Your comrades no longer need fight their fight. So go on. Call them back to your side." T.T

    • @ChainedFei
      @ChainedFei 2 года назад +48

      Remember that Emet says this to us... after spending a thousand, THOUSANDS lifetimes trying to bring his own friends back.

    • @kizuna2225
      @kizuna2225 Год назад +11

      ​@@ChainedFeiEmet, the sentimental tsundere until the very end

    • @SlyAceZeta
      @SlyAceZeta 8 месяцев назад +6

      Emet also says this to us after previously taunting us with "Weary wanderer. You've no fight left to fight! No life left to live!" And the award for the most irony-written character goes to...

    • @meroku0010
      @meroku0010 6 месяцев назад +2

      Best comment.

    • @darth_yoda
      @darth_yoda 2 месяца назад +1

      @@SlyAceZeta Well to be fair after his death he WERE giving access to memories that was erased by Hermies so now knows everything.

  • @AwashimaSeriLieutenant
    @AwashimaSeriLieutenant 2 года назад +1321

    "Meteion. Though I gave you these wings to soar the heavens, I did not teach you how to walk the earth. So loathe was I to bind another living being. On the course of your long journey, you will learn from those you meet. Learn to walk, and run and so much more. A flower. Yes, upon your return...I will gift you a beautiful flower"

    • @stephirothstealerofpants
      @stephirothstealerofpants 2 года назад +56

      😭😭😭😭

    • @JangoFox11880
      @JangoFox11880 2 года назад +45

      And she got more then one 🙂

    • @insertcognomen
      @insertcognomen 2 года назад +12

      and yet he bound us all

    • @SkyOutside
      @SkyOutside 2 года назад

      I’m going to be honest - I don’t understand this quote… what does it mean ?

    • @stephirothstealerofpants
      @stephirothstealerofpants 2 года назад +56

      @@SkyOutside have you played endwalker? Because what Hermes is saying is he didn't teach her to appreciate the earth he didn't want to just bind her to etherys because he himself was unhappy he wanted to see what was out there he didn't want her to be unhappy like him but it didn't go the way he planned that's why when you play the game you hear the words hear feel think because meteion wanted to hear what you hear feel what you feel and think how you think so hydelyn created the sundered world in hopes that what happened to the asciens won't happen to them

  • @Hyskaris
    @Hyskaris 2 года назад +579

    If I had to describe how Endwalker felt, it's this.

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад +12

      I'm so glad, thank you for listening!

    • @insecdroid
      @insecdroid 2 года назад +2

      Sad, Beautiful, Heartbreaking, Epic.

    • @HoneyDoll894
      @HoneyDoll894 2 года назад

      @@insecdroid that is so true.. i couldn't even talk about meteion after what happens without just crying until the very end

    • @malefico0079
      @malefico0079 2 года назад +1

      I cry.

    • @player554
      @player554 2 года назад

      And if I had to describe how it felt, it's Directed by Robert B. Weide.

  • @AvrilPL
    @AvrilPL 2 года назад +129

    “To whomever receives this message out there in the vast reaches of the cosmos…
    To someone, I hope, who looks up at the stars with the same wistful gaze as mine…
    To you I say…forge ahead. May all our tomorrows be blessed with joy.”

    • @blazethecat363
      @blazethecat363 Год назад +3

      you have no idea how much your comment means. I'd just had a horrid fight with my dad and reading this really helped me feel so much better. thank you

    • @kixmix2450
      @kixmix2450 7 месяцев назад

      ​@@blazethecat363I hope you are doing well.

  • @alms07
    @alms07 Год назад +112

    The amazing thing is, as a 33 year old adult, I was able to connect with this story in a way I will never forget.

    • @Senriam
      @Senriam Год назад +10

      Yeah. It’s the first story that moved me to literal tears in my adult life.

    • @snowfox_2022
      @snowfox_2022 Год назад +5

      Same here, reading you two comments made me happy that there are people who were as deeply touched by this story as I was

    • @IndigoVagrant
      @IndigoVagrant 6 месяцев назад +3

      Same. I'm 36. Endwalker hit hard at multiple points. I haven't had a game connect emotionally like that since Xenogears.

    • @eternamagica9605
      @eternamagica9605 3 месяца назад

      have an elpis flower at home and use it whenever my emotions affect the dynamis in a positive way.. endwalker realy got us hard (34 here)

  • @Danahla
    @Danahla 2 года назад +651

    If you are having trouble understanding the concept of dynamis, I believe the emotion put into this song and how it effects others emotions is a perfect example.

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад +23

      Very true, thanks for listening :)

    • @ryanrushford7918
      @ryanrushford7918 2 года назад +8

      That’s such a good way to explain it.

    • @bryanmaldonado576
      @bryanmaldonado576 2 года назад +2

      It’s basically dark matter but also emotion

    • @Brett276
      @Brett276 11 месяцев назад

      dark matter can be measured, dynamis/Akasha can neither be observed nor measured, only its *effects* can be, so it is more similar to Dark *energy*, so we will say you were on the right track @@bryanmaldonado576

  • @TheGeekShow
    @TheGeekShow 2 года назад +115

    Meteion - the blue bird of happiness that lost her way, but found it again with the help of a friend.

    • @戸愚呂父
      @戸愚呂父 2 года назад +1

      素晴らしいコメント

  • @rosestemss
    @rosestemss 2 года назад +346

    I imagine the WoL standing in a meadow of Elpis flowers, as the music starts the petals from those flowers breakaway from their stems in a swirl of different colors, different emotions. Their mind runs wild through their memories of every moment in their journey.
    Each memory turning the petals to their respective color/emotion. Till they become a massive, swirling, dancing rainbow.
    With this music playing through as each memory comes and passes the WoL's mind.
    Their face brightens to every moment of happiness.
    Tears fall at every moment of sadness or feeling of weakness.
    They show face of determination as they remember never giving up, even in the face of despair. Even if all hope seemed lost.
    A soft smile as they remember the moments with their friends and the times that theyve been there for each other. The battles they won for a great cause. The people they've helped raise the hope in their hearts.
    They clench their fist in anger that they wish they were stronger, faster at the moments where they were needed most.
    A small giggle as they are reminded of the good times. The fun times theyve shared and experienced. The moments that brought laughter and cheer even in the most grim of times.
    They raise their head to the sky, with eyes closed. A sigh of relief as their companions will see the next morrow. A battle won. A new sun rises. Their adventure has not yet come to it's end. A new story to be told, a new adventure to be written.
    A moment of silence for those that have passed on. For their lives have not been in vain. Continue to the next chapter of our story.
    The rainbow of colors that surround the WoL fly high. High and higher. Till they are but sparkling lights in the sky.
    A final thought crosses their mind.
    For those that we've lost. For those that we can yet save.
    This is a wonderful piece youve made

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад +14

      Lovely imagery! Thank you so much for listening!

    • @NoirLoupdange
      @NoirLoupdange 2 года назад +16

      A future shaped by the choices we made, in ways we could never have foreseen.

    • @JangoFox11880
      @JangoFox11880 2 года назад +9

      I love the picture you're discribing... It even make my cry a little bit 🥲

    • @blufu8727
      @blufu8727 2 года назад

      Dynamis

    • @anasilvia4021
      @anasilvia4021 2 года назад

      @@JangoFox11880 me too!

  • @drih_hawkeye
    @drih_hawkeye Год назад +82

    To me, Endwalker was all about the journey, much more than about the end. It makes you cross the whole universe, time and space... but what makes it really special is that it makes you cross your own story and all its parts. The good, the bad, the beautiful, the despair-inducing, the sad, the infuriating. All of these are important steps on anyone's journey, and all of them should be kept close to your heart. When Meteion asks 'can we be friends?', I broke. When G'raha asks if we can take him to an adventure? Same thing. It's not about the end, it's not about the despair, it's not about what can come. It's about the journey, the memories you make. Sadly, Meteion was just a child, and she couldn't see this before despair took over, but she had her chance. Here's to more adventures, more stories, more friends, more flights across the skies, more flowers and mountains and cities and seas. Here's to all the stories, all the emotions. Here's to all Warriors of Light in their journeys into the beautiful unknown. Your rendition captured this feeling in such a sublime way, so I hope your journey as well is filled with beauty and joy.

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  Год назад +4

      Beautiful message, thank you so much for listening and your kind words!

    • @Senriam
      @Senriam Год назад +2

      Your observation pairs so beautifully with the absurdist notions posited in the story of this DLC. The writers very clearly make it known to the player that there is no ultimate purpose. There is no true answer to “the question”. Our answer to the question is to continue despite the fact that we know that there is no answer. Thank you for your comment.

    • @amatsu9826
      @amatsu9826 Год назад +3

      “And fly upon the eternal winds! And it will be marvelous!”

    • @briandavion
      @briandavion Год назад +1

      @@Senriam intreasitngly I didn't take that away from endwalker at all. What *I* took away is "maybe there's not a single grand cosmic answer to "what is the meaning of life the universe and everything" but that the answer is differant for everyone, the purpose of life, is, as paradoxical as it sounds, to find your purpose, to persue that purpose and in doing so find contentment and sastification where you may, I can see how this answer might be dissastifying but that does seem to be the answer being provided. "there is no single answer"

    • @Senriam
      @Senriam Год назад

      @@briandavion i think you should interact with other absurdist works of fiction because the references to Camus are pretty on the nose. It’s pretty clear that “Our Answer” (the one Venat was trying to get us to come to) was that we persist despite the fact that there’s no answer.

  • @tribecca9
    @tribecca9 2 года назад +134

    She was left alone for so long. In the end I'm sure she was like a bowstring, ready to break. Love you Meteion.

    • @sam.246
      @sam.246 2 года назад +16

      When we as individuals suck it up all the sadness and desperation alone we tend to become the same hopeless being Meteion became... wanting everything to end, losing all color and turning grey.
      I think XIV made the best story for the old "villain wants to end everything" trope.

    • @00yiggdrasill00
      @00yiggdrasill00 2 года назад +21

      @@sam.246 I know Hermes wanted his answer but I really feel for meteion. She's essentially a child sent out to answer questions she wasn't ready to even ask let alone understand, and given a group mind so she collected far too much information far too quickly. Her father figure may not have caged her but he certainly didn't equip her for her job...and none of this tragedy was from malicious intent....it's just the flaws of the people involved. I really hope we see meteion again so we can show her some happy things.

    • @vegeta2998
      @vegeta2998 2 года назад +13

      I never hated Meteon for her actions. She felt alone, hurt and desperate for help. When we met her again at the end I didn't scold her but asked her to come with us. She was naught a child lost with no guidance. I felt sorry for her

    • @blazethecat363
      @blazethecat363 2 года назад +2

      @@vegeta2998 I did the same. as someone who's an empath I felt for Meteion.

  • @vryday
    @vryday 11 месяцев назад +7

    „It’s the little things that make life worth living, don’t you think?“

  • @bussinbish5241
    @bussinbish5241 Год назад +13

    Whenever I feel bad I come back here, to recover my spirit 🙂🥲

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  9 месяцев назад +3

      I'm so glad to hear this, thank you for your ongoing support as well!

  • @SergeofBIBEK
    @SergeofBIBEK Месяц назад +2

    The original had an undertone of sadness with the happiness. Bittersweet. This one feels more happy, more hopeful. Great companions.

  • @torrecastle8198
    @torrecastle8198 2 года назад +104

    Soken would be proud of this cover. I like how it slowly comes down to 1 violin playing. Almost makes me think of Meteions multitude slowly coming down to just one

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад +8

      That's very kind of you to say, thank you very much for listening and sharing your thoughts!

    • @valenten89
      @valenten89 2 года назад +5

      I wouldnt be surprised to see Soken mention it somewhere. He usually looks for this kind of stuff! He likes seeing what the community does with the music they make.

  • @kaimango7012
    @kaimango7012 2 года назад +44

    Omega got Alpha to teach them about what it is like to dream, to explore.
    I hope someone somewhere - us or someone else - can do the same for our starbird. She deserves to hear happier songs than the one she's been singing so far.

  • @ThatNormalBunny
    @ThatNormalBunny 2 года назад +118

    Normal version: I will cry all week
    This version: I will cry for 5 years straight
    1:35 is the part that breaks me especially when the choir kicks in at 1:55 QwQ

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад +1

      Thank you so much for listening! I'm so glad you enjoyed it

  • @MrRaposaum
    @MrRaposaum 2 года назад +25

    "And so, before I fall forever silent, there is one thing I must do. No expression of regret will undo what my sisters and I have done. Will restore what we have stolen. But if you would allow it, I would sing one last song. A song of the newfound joy that swells in my heart... Of the beauty of light when it shines across a dark and starless sea... Of a dream that from the soil of worlds now lost to sorrow, life will spring forth once more... Nourished by gentle rains and caressed by uplifting winds. A song hope."

    • @okamikitsune1024
      @okamikitsune1024 2 года назад +9

      "'Tis the little things that make life worth living, don't you think?"

    • @Boosttackle
      @Boosttackle 2 года назад +6

      And then I kicked Zenos' ass, true story

    • @1LuvMLPFiM
      @1LuvMLPFiM 2 года назад +3

      @@Boosttackle REFLEX TEST (ULTIMATE)

  • @Inhaledcorn
    @Inhaledcorn Год назад +11

    AT this point, I'm 99% sure I have a Pavlovian crying response to the Dynamis theme.

  • @TheSpellShell
    @TheSpellShell Год назад +5

    I'm always tearing up when I hear this song and it reminds me of line "Meteion, thought I gave you this wings to soar the heavens, I did not teach you how to walk the earth...."

  • @qixaqyx
    @qixaqyx Год назад +12

    This will always reduce me to a balling mess.
    All the emotions from Endwalker come rushing back when I listen to this. All at once in a torrent.
    A beautiful sadness that can only be shared with those who have undertaken the journey.

  • @MyDragon225
    @MyDragon225 Год назад +3

    This seems like a song to end a long journey on. Warriors across all wars, across all of time need rest. So rest now Warriors of Light, you adverted the biggest crisis of all and saved yourselves and the world. You earned it, so rest and enjoy yourselves.

  • @Manuel1112221
    @Manuel1112221 2 года назад +54

    ...I need "Hopeful Dynamis" and "Hopes and Dreams" mashed together.

    • @AlexSkylark
      @AlexSkylark 2 года назад +4

      WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAA YEEESSSSS PLEASE

    • @Lunar_Crescentfall
      @Lunar_Crescentfall 2 года назад +6

      This song gives me the same vibes as His Theme, both beautiful pieces of music

  • @Ereshkigal616
    @Ereshkigal616 2 года назад +70

    I utterly hope Meteion is part of the story going forward. It's too good of a character and evolutional arc to simply end it where we ended at.

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад +3

      Agreed!

    • @GxRiku
      @GxRiku 2 года назад +8

      @@mikeyoneil as far as i understood: As long as we dont get a Meteion Minion she is still relevant to the story (we usually get character Minions when their respecitve Role in the story has finished. We yet have to recieve a Meteion, Hythlodaeus and Emet Minion =P)
      And while the Starbird is obtainable as a dungeon loot thats different from story given minions

    • @SapphireGladeComics
      @SapphireGladeComics 2 года назад +10

      We have the Starbird Minion which is a super, ultra rare drop from Dead Ends.

    • @Someone-dv7hw
      @Someone-dv7hw 2 года назад +6

      @@SapphireGladeComics or like "wait wasn't that an MSQ reward?"
      I actually forgot how I got it because it dropped in my first run of the dungeon with trust, so I didn't even have to roll on it xD
      She has been with me ever since. I have never liked having a minion tag along for long before, but this, I just can't.

    • @ThatsLeoYKnow
      @ThatsLeoYKnow 2 года назад +24

      I actually sort of disagree, I think that's precisely why it's such beautiful writing. That Meteion and other characters like Venat, Hyth, Hermes, Emet, Zenos have met their long journeys' end and have come to terms with their impermanence. For me personally it's more dangerous to cling to and reintroduce old characters over and over, even though they are amazing personalities, because I feel like it waters down the consequences and gravity of Endwalker. Those themes of Endwalker is what made it a masterpiece in my eyes.
      It's a bit like the saying "don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened"

  • @Tygaera
    @Tygaera 2 года назад +27

    I imagine hearing this upon death in the first moments of afterlife, watching the golden light slice the dark and form a horizon, and as it gets brighter, the shapes of all my fallen loved ones become clear, their voices joining with this melody in song. I feel their love wash over me like a powerful tide. In this moment the words come to me within, truly within, not in my head, but in my heart. "I'm home."

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад +1

      I'm so touched, that's very beautiful imagery. Thank you so much for listening!

    • @reiowa9150
      @reiowa9150 2 года назад +2

      That's what I imagine Emetselch must have felt, finally rejoicing with the people he so dearly loved, after such a long time!

    • @amatsu9826
      @amatsu9826 2 года назад

      I to pry to god I see something like that also. That’s a great thing to envision.

    • @John-Alighieri
      @John-Alighieri Год назад

      True freedom and everlasting peace.

  • @NoBuddy89
    @NoBuddy89 Месяц назад

    A lot of people were very struck by Endwalker, and thus struck the hardest I think were those who've hard hardship, poised the question "Why do I exist" and so forth...
    Endwalker was a story about the value of existance, for nothing but the sake of existing, and how such a thing is irrevocably filled with hope for tomorrow. A lot of people fear life without a purpose, instead of making living their lives the purpose itself.
    Empathy without understanding is a horrible thing, Endwalker demonstrated that beautifully to me.

  • @SammehEatWorld
    @SammehEatWorld 2 года назад +7

    This song and the expansion it is a part of is one of the most complete and resounding rebuttals of nihilism I have ever experienced

  • @Verd254
    @Verd254 2 года назад +18

    Very rarely do I get the feeling of a fan made cover or arrangement being so good it should be in the game. This is one of those times.

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад +4

      Thank you so much for listening and for your kind words, I'm humbled!

  • @SoraRikuHeart
    @SoraRikuHeart 2 года назад +10

    May you ever walk...In the light of Hope.

  • @Scryzze
    @Scryzze 2 года назад +31

    "Surely the comments are overexaggerating? The original version of this song didn't hit me very hard in game, so I doubt it'll cause that much emotion-- oh. Oh. Oh. My heart."

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад +2

      Haha thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @more997
    @more997 2 года назад +50

    You managed to reach the emotion of the song in a great way. It brought me to the last scene in Ultima Thule

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад +3

      I'm so glad! Thank you :)

  • @Sieg3465
    @Sieg3465 2 года назад +67

    The tears are overflowing with happiness - thank you for filling my heart with a song of hope.

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад +1

      My pleasure! Thank you so much for listening :)

  • @leonarduskrisna4588
    @leonarduskrisna4588 Год назад +4

    The Humming in the background is really good man

  • @rexcyjones9416
    @rexcyjones9416 2 года назад +8

    I still cant move on with that last scene with Meteion. Little birdie just wanna have a friend but all hope was lost when her sisters are drowned in despair. Hope we meet her again in future expansions.

    • @ryleighwright6201
      @ryleighwright6201 2 года назад

      It's kind of implied that Meteion goes to take her own life once she leaves. :c

    • @lavenderrain3379
      @lavenderrain3379 2 года назад +8

      ​@@ryleighwright6201 Well she could also be the starbird you see flying through Mor Dhona in the post-credits cutscene, so who knows

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад

      I'm hopeful that we will see her too!

    • @lavenderrain3379
      @lavenderrain3379 2 года назад +1

      @@mikeyoneil I've decided that until the devs give a definitive answer, she's the bird I mentioned in my last reply >_> xD

    • @ampur2
      @ampur2 2 года назад +1

      we only have the Starbird minion, not her normal form. Just like with Emet and Hyth, they might appear again later because devs said NPCs that hasn't got minion still has parts to play

  • @kirbythescreamer
    @kirbythescreamer 2 года назад +11

    I was really had a bad time recently but this song popped out in my recommendation. My eyes were filled with tears. It gave me strength again to keep moving on

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад

      I'm so humbled and glad this cover helped you, thank you so much for listening!

  • @kazekamiha
    @kazekamiha 2 года назад +16

    At journey's end we now rest. Our foes vanquished by blade, by spell, by word and by understanding.
    At journey's end we take stock. Of friends found and lost, of sacrifices made and hopes built.
    At journey's end we look back. At the mistakes made, lessons learned, victories gained, and paths now forged.
    At journey's end we await. We await the next call, the next person in need of succor, the next unknown part of the map and next call to adventure.
    For at journey's end comes another journey's beginning.

  • @ureshiiiiii
    @ureshiiiiii 2 года назад +46

    I can always expect myself to break into tears whenever I hear this theme. So much emotion, so much feeling.
    It is such a beautiful arrangement. Listening to this was like experiencing EW all over again. I thank you for sharing this masterpiece.

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад

      Thank you so much! That's very kind of you, I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

  • @zeninspriggan794
    @zeninspriggan794 2 года назад +9

    Do not despair, you are not without allies 😭😭😭

  • @royox
    @royox 2 года назад +1

    "...............................a flower"
    Never in my life i cried so much with so little words.

  • @bubbalubba4258
    @bubbalubba4258 Год назад +2

    I wanted to walk down the aisle to zelda's fairy fountain orchestrion version... but this song..... aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

  • @Darksaviour
    @Darksaviour 4 месяца назад +1

    As someone who has struggled with depression and has attempted suicide this story hit me in a way no other story ever has.

  • @mikeyoneil
    @mikeyoneil  2 года назад +160

    Hey everyone!
    I just wanted to say thank you so much for the absolutely incredible response to my cover, I am beyond grateful for all of your amazing support and touching comments!
    I hope to continue making more covers like this to share with you all.
    As I'm making content in my own time this may be gradual to begin with. However, if you would like to support me and my work I have set up a 'buy me a coffee page' at the link below!
    www.buymeacoffee.com/mikeyoneil
    This is by no means expected but every donation is means a lot to me and allows me to continue my passion!
    Thank you all so much for listening and supporting my work!

    • @xyzCrake
      @xyzCrake 2 года назад

      Wait, this wasn't an official track?!

    • @KaCentDix
      @KaCentDix Год назад +2

      Thanks for this masterpiece of a cover.
      Used it at my wedding and it was just perfect.

  • @anthesthral948
    @anthesthral948 2 года назад +24

    Its Awesome how this piece of Soundtrack hits so hard in my soul and brain, Endwalker has been the best experience i Had have so far on videogames since too long time. And it hits me more that flow, the theme of Venat, contains this track too

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад

      Thank you so much! Totally agree! Endwalker was such an amazing experience - 'Flow' is one of my favourites on the OST

  • @aoidaffodil
    @aoidaffodil 2 года назад +60

    This song was already immensely beautiful in the game, but the orchestral arrangement straight up gives me goosebumps. This is so beautiful, well done!

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад

      Thank you so much, that's very kind of you! I'm so glad you enjoyed the music!

  • @Digimaul
    @Digimaul 2 года назад +9

    You ever have a kind optimistic friend, always happy, always smiling... who just slowly turned dark due to the world around them? How one disaster after another, one let down after another, one broken situation after another kicked that optimism into submission and made them cold?
    That's what Meteion was.
    Take a kind empathic person, and subject them to the suffering of a thousand dying worlds, and the light in them will fade out. Not out of malice or hate, but simply as a defensive mechanism to make sense of it all. Cold and self-convinced that is the only logical way to be.
    When she fell in those flowers it about killed me. That moment when it all came around to her. How despite how hard she tried to shut her self off, no matter how much she despaired, somewhere deep inside she still held out hope. And she had to endure that while looking around at what she had become.

    • @tidehoof
      @tidehoof 2 года назад +2

      This is why I love Meteion's story SOOOO much. I have been that eternal optimist for so long. Look at the world today though, and it's hard.

    • @abysswalker1282
      @abysswalker1282 4 месяца назад

      It's a sentiment i think many shares in the latest years, ngl...
      Meteon was so relatable, and that's what also makes her great for me

  • @walkseva
    @walkseva 2 года назад +5

    >"Come with us, Meteion."

  • @tarastargaze3833
    @tarastargaze3833 2 года назад +6

    I want to believe Meteion is still out there, exploring Eitherys and the wonders it holds. Let her see the world her friend cherishes so much, the world they fought tooth and nail, to the bitter end, to protect, even against the end itself. And I want to believe we will see her again some day.. That we'll laugh, and we'll cry, and we'll... Just enjoy life. Maybe have an adventure together.

    • @Khaishan
      @Khaishan 2 года назад +3

      I bring out my star bird pet sometimes just to show it something I love or just think Is really pretty for this reason.

    • @torrecastle8198
      @torrecastle8198 2 года назад

      I 100% want to spend more time with Meteion as her friend and I think she's still out there too. After all Yoshi P said characters don't get minions till their role is done and there isn't a Meteion minion yet :p

    • @Cadugaming
      @Cadugaming 2 года назад +1

      Nah i hope not, Meteion story is done and she should never reappear in the MSQ, also she is too overpower.

  • @ClaricexXXx
    @ClaricexXXx Год назад +5

    very beautiful cover, put this on a lot when i need to be sad and cry it out

  • @seanarnold2808
    @seanarnold2808 Год назад +6

    I just can't get over how amazing the music in FFXIV is. It stands out from all other MMOs to me. I haven't played every mmo of course, but I have played a good handful. Of those, only two have left a truly lasting impression on me. FFXIV followed by GW2. Yes, in that order. And btw, this is one of the best covers I have heard of this piece. I have no idea how many times I have replayed it now. Thank you!

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  Год назад

      Thank you so much Sean, that really means a lot! Thank you so much for listening!

    • @briandavion
      @briandavion Год назад

      FFXIV's music is definatly head and shoulders above everyone else's SE realizes the importance of music to telling a good story

  • @TheInterplanetary
    @TheInterplanetary 2 года назад +10

    Wouldnt it be amazing if we encountered Meteion or her sisters in future SE games like FF games or Star Ocean? It made me want to look though every RPG I've loved and see if there was a little mysterious bird watching the world trying to find the meaning of life...

    • @dragonmangames2523
      @dragonmangames2523 2 года назад +3

      She's hiding in PSO2 New Genesis if you watch "Song of Mourning: The Eternal Winds".
      The birds in that concert look just like the Starbird minion.

  • @shintake3521
    @shintake3521 Год назад +1

    best cover. i don't know why but this song make me cry a lot

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  9 месяцев назад

      Thank you so much!

  • @pyyro1114
    @pyyro1114 2 года назад +6

    holy shit, 0:31 this melody always makes me set free every build up emotion in me... this is really well made, i love the OG, but this gives it another great touch.

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад

      I'm flattered, thank you so much!!

  • @blair7882
    @blair7882 2 года назад +11

    Such a beautiful cover. It's got me tearing up.
    "Yes, Meteion, we can be friends"

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад

      Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it

  • @XiasIV
    @XiasIV 2 года назад +4

    "NO...NO....DON'T LEAVE ME..." as I watched her fly away

  • @Xardion55
    @Xardion55 2 года назад +6

    _"Come with us, Meteion."_

  • @anya477
    @anya477 2 года назад +29

    I really didn't expect to burst into tears mid-song, but then my heart filled with so much warmth, this is a gorgeous arrangement

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад

      I'm flattered, thank you so much!!

    • @sakiefox7250
      @sakiefox7250 2 года назад

      SAME. when that portion of the song hits, I can't help but sniff a little. This rendition is so well done

    • @zinniahondoram3778
      @zinniahondoram3778 2 года назад

      Same, I'm crying like a small child

  • @bigbadcat
    @bigbadcat 2 года назад +2

    i don't know why but every time I listen to this song. My tears keep pouring like I literally feel peaceful about how this song was brought.

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад

      It's a beautiful composition, I really enjoyed covering it! Thanks for listening :)

  • @ledorim6645
    @ledorim6645 2 года назад +3

    i hear the song and the tears came out my eyes. This Game gave me so much beautiful emotions

  • @paldemar89
    @paldemar89 4 месяца назад

    I never forgot this game and they songs...😢❤❤

  • @TheAtticGnome
    @TheAtticGnome Год назад +5

    Getting Clannad flashbacks from this one

  • @matthiasdemmer6481
    @matthiasdemmer6481 Год назад +2

    amazing. Endwalker

  • @felixandresbeltranmorales8932
    @felixandresbeltranmorales8932 2 года назад +1

    My starbird dropped and i started shouting in happiness!!! Now im watching endlesly this video! :DDD Hope you all get your hope birdie soon!!!!!!

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад +1

      Thank you so much!! I'm really glad you enjoy the cover

  • @WesGucci
    @WesGucci 2 года назад +8

    I cant even make a joke about my eyes sweating or something, I am out here bawling lmao. Thank you for a wonderful cover!

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад

      Haha, my pleasure! Thank you so much for listening!

  • @ninjagod70
    @ninjagod70 2 года назад +1

    I have heard your voice with your every choice. I'll wipe your tears and fill your heart with joy.

  • @HayTatsuko
    @HayTatsuko Год назад +1

    This piece expresses like no other I've ever heard what _redemption_ feels like. That feeling of having come around to the truth and goodness of things, after having been led astray for far too long. I'm most definitely crying... and I don't mind saying that, not one bit. What a lovely arrangement. Thank you for this.

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  Год назад +2

      My pleasure, thank you so much for listening! I'm really glad you enjoyed the cover

  • @YuiSupJ
    @YuiSupJ 2 года назад +1

    Hearing this gives me tears again

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад

      Thank you very much for listening!

  • @rejectedkermit1220
    @rejectedkermit1220 2 года назад +1

    I knew I was gonna cry more in Endwalker, but I still wasn't prepared. This alone made my eyes watery lol

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад

      Haha, thank you for listening!

  • @seraphinaryoka5716
    @seraphinaryoka5716 2 года назад +1

    the original almost made me cry.. this. This made me cry my heart...

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад +1

      Thank you so much, I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

  • @koholintisland2167
    @koholintisland2167 2 года назад +1

    I just keep listening to this.

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад

      Thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed it

  • @Akayuay
    @Akayuay 2 года назад +2

    this is my favorite cover that i wish it was on spotify to listen to at work.

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад +3

      That's very kind of you, thank you so much for listening!
      Yes I'm hoping to put it up there at some point - I'll absolutely let you know if I do

  • @Koibito247
    @Koibito247 2 года назад +8

    What a deep and rich sound. Very pretty and emotional, I adore it thank you for sharing!

  • @JamesRogers1983
    @JamesRogers1983 2 года назад +3

    Oh my word. Speechless. This beautiful. Thank you. Emotions just came flooding back. Stunning. Thank you.

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад

      Wow thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

  • @SoloStreamArchive
    @SoloStreamArchive Год назад +3

    It's the little things that makes life worth living, don't you think?

  • @Arinym
    @Arinym 2 года назад +9

    This is so beautiful. Been listening almost every day, and it makes me think back not only on Endwalker but the entire journey. To me, this is no longer just Meteion's theme, but also a song that embodies everything we have been through... Those we have met; those we have fought alongside; those we have lost. The feelings we have accumulated together along our unending journey. And last but not least, everlasting hope, shining brighter than anyone could have imagined.
    Thank you for this amazing cover. Very well done!!!

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад +1

      I'm so flattered, thank you so much for your kind words and taking the time to listen. Comments like these really make it all worthwhile!

  • @1LuvMLPFiM
    @1LuvMLPFiM 2 года назад +2

    I love how Limit Break = Dynamis
    We have been using Dynamis since day 1. :')

  • @galileach2189
    @galileach2189 Год назад +1

    I just love this with all my heart.

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  9 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you so much! That's very kind

  • @holyspritisgood4860
    @holyspritisgood4860 2 года назад +9

    My favorite song... It's so beautifully arranged... perfect work... I'm so touched....(tear...*) I'm using a translator, so I can't convey various emotions, but it's really the best.

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад +2

      Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm so glad you enjoyed it :)

    • @blufu8727
      @blufu8727 2 года назад +1

      We may have barriers in language. But this music allows us to be together. No words needed because we all understand. 🥰

  • @heyvaedryn
    @heyvaedryn Год назад

    I literally came to the comments to ask about the art/tattoo. Thank you including info in the description

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  Год назад

      No problem at all! I'm very lucky to be able to use artwork from The Tree Foxes, she's incredible!

  • @takeshifan1
    @takeshifan1 2 года назад +1

    Every time I listen to this I feel weird. It's a mix of goosebumps that gives way to sorrow and then hope. This soundtrack is the embodiment of Endwalker's essence, for me.

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад

      That's so kind of you to say, thank you so much for listening!

  • @DALNODO
    @DALNODO 2 года назад +3

    Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!! TT Nice work!!!!

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад

      Thank you so much!! So glad you enjoyed it

  • @silenceddd
    @silenceddd 2 года назад

    This song came up while I was working and now my desk is just covered in tears

  • @sterlingcox4502
    @sterlingcox4502 2 года назад

    This makes me feel so much stronger because of all the hard times ive had to deal with, betrayal, lies, slander, hatred, abuse of all kind, and yet i a warrior of light still tell people new and old i love them. I hope my light as a warrior shines forever in others.

  • @railitto
    @railitto 2 года назад +9

    "May we please be friends?" 🥺This is such a beautiful and touching arrangement. It broke me a little, not gonna lie, but I am so glad youtube recommended it to me. ♥ Meteion was my absolute favorite part of EW.

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад

      Thank you so much for listening and your kind words! Meteion was probably my favourite part of EW as well, really glad I can pay tribute to her with music.

  • @Novamancer
    @Novamancer 2 года назад +2

    Yes, upon your return I shall gift you a beautiful flower.

  • @Samigirl-hn7wr
    @Samigirl-hn7wr 2 года назад +1

    This song is so powerful i cant tell if it makes me want to jump for joy and be happy or be depressed can cry my eyes out... All i know is in that final moment when metetion finally realized she was wrong it made me so happy i cried i love this song so much!!!

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад

      I know what you mean, the song means a lot to me too! I'm so glad you've enjoyed my cover and thanks for listening!

  • @shadowrayden92
    @shadowrayden92 2 года назад

    This captures everything i felt in the cutscene with emet, hythalodeus and the wol confronting meteion

  • @darth_yoda
    @darth_yoda 2 месяца назад

    Shadowbringer were MY expansion. I always feel so at home when I revisit it.. But Endwalker.. DAMN the story were the perfect send off to Emet-Sulky

  • @joelvz8639
    @joelvz8639 2 года назад

    I'm an emotional guy and I usually let my emotions go wild during games as I try not to show it in public. Few games make me cry with it's emotional story though. I'm very glad Final Fantasy has made me feel so damn emotional in each expansion. Definitely in EndWalker

  • @rekipstar
    @rekipstar 2 года назад +1

    around 40 sec in and i started tearing up. This is beautiful

    • @rekipstar
      @rekipstar 2 года назад

      Man, I'm crying

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад

      I'm so humbled, thank you so much!

  • @llynaxx
    @llynaxx 2 года назад

    The violin really made this for me. A TRUE masterpiece!

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад

      Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it

  • @GoldenMushroom64
    @GoldenMushroom64 2 года назад

    I seriously have no words.

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад

      Thank you so much for listening!

  • @peach2190
    @peach2190 2 года назад +2

    Wonderful Cover! I really really loved the idea of using vocal sounds for this one, that lady humming with the song made is so much better i would like a full vocal or lyrics for this one!

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад

      Thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed the vocal sounds!

  • @lordmawkish1286
    @lordmawkish1286 2 года назад +2

    Tears in my eyes. This is so, so beautiful.

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад

      Thank you so much!! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

  • @rekipstar
    @rekipstar 2 года назад +2

    For those we have lost.
    For those we can yet save.

  • @arachineatzeer7478
    @arachineatzeer7478 2 года назад +1

    How do you not have more subscribers? This is amazing and really brings you into the moments you had with everyone's favourite small birb, even though it's been a few months since I did MSQ the feelings still come back as strong or stronger then back then.
    Thank you.

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад +1

      That's very kind of you! I'm so glad this brought you back to some of those memories in the MSQ.
      Thank you so much for listening and commenting!

  • @SL-hl5fi
    @SL-hl5fi 2 года назад

    And here I thought the original song made me cry... Well done. Truly.

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад

      I'm flattered, thank you so much for listening and your kind words!

  • @gawkers12
    @gawkers12 2 года назад +2

    This cover is beautiful! Thank you for creating this!

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад +1

      Thank you very much for listening! I'm so glad you enjoyed it

  • @AuroriaLunestia
    @AuroriaLunestia 2 года назад +2

    This is absolutely beautiful! I teared up listening to this.

  • @MrSaphen
    @MrSaphen 2 года назад +1

    Thank you. This was one of the good little moments Venat talked about. Your work is meaningful!

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад +1

      Thank you so much!! I really appreciate that

  • @henric1991
    @henric1991 2 года назад +2

    From 00:31 to 01:31 is heartbreakingly beautiful

    • @mikeyoneil
      @mikeyoneil  2 года назад +1

      Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!