The ULTIMATE Recap of Final Fantasy XV (RECAPitation)

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  • @quatre5555
    @quatre5555 4 года назад +1108

    took 5 dlc, a movie, an anime and a full recap/telling just to understand wtf happened in the base game.

    • @chrisalbertzone
      @chrisalbertzone 4 года назад +49

      Lol the movie and anime could’ve been used to make noctid and Luna dlc

    • @Soulsnatcher89
      @Soulsnatcher89 3 года назад +101

      Don't forget unreleased dlc that would have given us a true ending since Bahamut was the real villain

    • @wolfstyle8945
      @wolfstyle8945 3 года назад +1

      Soulsnatcher89 how was Bahamut the real villain?

    • @Soulsnatcher89
      @Soulsnatcher89 3 года назад +41

      @@wolfstyle8945 Bahamut orchestrated the events of Ardyn's life to not be chosen by the crystal like he was supposed to, leading to Noctis eventually becoming king. I forget the reasoning but he manipulated everyone. The final cancelled DLC was supposed to be Noctis, Ardyn, Lunafraya and Arenea vs Bahamut but as we know that never came to fruition

    • @CaptainCJ97
      @CaptainCJ97 3 года назад +11

      I could never understood how they thought that was ok

  • @GPN007a
    @GPN007a 4 года назад +982

    Ardyn is like one of the most justified antagonists ever in FF

    • @watyhu99
      @watyhu99 4 года назад +88

      They did a great job expanding on his character with the final version of the game and dlc

    • @notavailable8201
      @notavailable8201 4 года назад +134

      @@watyhu99 Yeah I felt bad for him... He never had a choice for his own fate just shoved into the role of the villain just for being what most would consider a Saint traveling and helping people in need fuck those immortal beings wish you could of delt with them as well. Noctis and Luna didn't deserve their fate either like Ardyn they were victims as well shit hits you deep doesn't it?

    • @Shorkshire
      @Shorkshire 4 года назад +47

      He absolutely got fucked and toyed with from beginning to end. Dude was totally justified in being "evil" and even at the end he got fucked. Jesus, poor guy

    • @yugifrolife
      @yugifrolife 4 года назад +46

      All of this!!!!
      I was pissed by the end of the game and found out that the star scourge was just a virus. So you're telling me the gods and the almighty Crystal couldn't purify the entire planet?! Especially during Ardyn's time when there were more gods!?!?
      Screw the Astrals. Especially screw Bahamut!!! Worthless lizard!! The Crystal. Somnus. And the first Oracle!!🤬🤬🤬🤬
      Of all the uncountable years they have existed, they couldn't have thought of a better plan!? 😑😒

    • @SetoShadowVT
      @SetoShadowVT 4 года назад +38

      @@yugifrolife Especially when you find out in the novel that is essentially Episode Luna and Noctis it was revealed Bahamut orchestrated everything. Everyone gets a happy end but still.

  • @Iasleepful
    @Iasleepful 4 года назад +228

    I always cry at the end of 15 after playing all the dlc. Those guys were truly family.

  • @CelestialReturner
    @CelestialReturner 4 года назад +288

    *"Would you like to purchase this DLC to know what happens?"*

    • @ericgarcia4618
      @ericgarcia4618 3 года назад +3

      Square enix always finds ways to fuck up such a great idea

    • @yunusm.3522
      @yunusm.3522 2 года назад +8

      "You can trust me"

    • @taras9206
      @taras9206 2 года назад +8

      @@yunusm.3522 ok I belive you

    • @Dragonk116
      @Dragonk116 2 года назад +2

      And an anime.... And a movie....

  • @SyaitanBDO
    @SyaitanBDO 4 года назад +272

    "Off my chair, jester. The king sits there." One of my favourite line from the franchise. Ardyn is indeed the most interesting FF villain. Thanks for doing this Oni!

    • @jjcoola998
      @jjcoola998 3 года назад +9

      When you’re fifteen and don’t know Kefka

    • @geektothebones6180
      @geektothebones6180 3 года назад +14

      @@jjcoola998 kelfa is just a knock off joker he's the most iver rated villan in ff games ardyn actually is crazy while and treating while giving him a deep backstory and ardyn actually accomplished his goal.

    • @jackbutler6606
      @jackbutler6606 3 года назад +3

      @@geektothebones6180... So did Kefka though?

    • @snoozingoriginal4263
      @snoozingoriginal4263 3 года назад +9

      @@jjcoola998 kefka is literally just fantasy joker lol

    • @madmatt6454
      @madmatt6454 3 года назад

      @@snoozingoriginal4263 ardyn is poor man's kefka

  • @OniBlackMage
    @OniBlackMage  4 года назад +283

    Since I know it will be asked, YES I included relevant information from the anime and movie, YES the character DLCs are include, and NO I did not include the alternate endings or the events in the book (which are mainly non-canon anyway). Final Fantasy XV is one of my favorite in the series, as it arguably has done the best job of really fleshing the main cast and antagonist in such depth, that no other Final Fantasy comes close to how believably written this crew is (almost every RPG just focuses on just the main character for development, and everyone else maybe gets a sidequest or mini-arc). You FEEL the theme of Bonds. The theme of Fate is nicely handled here too, as so many times, the concept is approached as 'breaking free' of fate, and here, so many try and fail to thwart fate, mere pawns to its inevitability. Also, Hajime Tabata is at the helm of this one, so you can guess what will happen to the main character... Stellar art design, robust music (old and new tracks), and tight combat are all so well done. To be supported for 3 years after release with content is impressive too.
    Next RECAPitation will be: Shin Megami Tensei: Persona

    • @sideshowkrill4693
      @sideshowkrill4693 4 года назад +27

      FFXV gets too much hate...I think the tone and atmosphere works so well

    • @Riku5690.
      @Riku5690. 4 года назад +8

      OOOHHHH CRAP PERSONAS NEXT!!!! Will you be doing the main line shin megami tensei games as well or just gonna do the persona games for now?

    • @ML-yn9yu
      @ML-yn9yu 4 года назад +19

      Oh you poor poor poor soul. If you think the this was one of the best ones for casting.. This game has so many holes, even with the DLC. Luna's arc was basically hacked away because it was too brutal, why wasnt there more on the starscourge, how did the empire manage to "kill" Shiva only to have her comeback? More info on Solheim? Why didnt Gladious ever comment that his dad died? Not to mention the whole afterlife aspect that was still left in from FFXIII-versus but not fully explained.
      It was clear that this game was unfinished as they had to scramble and patch up the story afterwards. Also, character development should never..ever.. be relegated to DLC.. without it the side characters were just the smart guy, strong guy and the funny guy and nothing more. I think this was just a training game for FF7 remake.

    • @Lakefront_Khan
      @Lakefront_Khan 4 года назад +2

      Why is there such a difference in audio quality between your videos?

    • @mikemiken1963
      @mikemiken1963 4 года назад +23

      @@ML-yn9yu "Oh you poor poor poor soul"
      Way to sound like a condescending dick with only single syllable words.

  • @JustinianLucisCaelum
    @JustinianLucisCaelum 4 года назад +130

    : Ardyn is Noctis' "ancestral uncle".
    Lion King feels.

    • @kermitwithamustache3885
      @kermitwithamustache3885 4 года назад

      Can’t unsee it now

    • @thedude3065
      @thedude3065 3 года назад +1

      well like lion king Shakesphere's Hamlet was a big inspiration for the premise

    • @dracorex426
      @dracorex426 3 года назад

      Specifically his great great great great great great great great great great great granduncle.

    • @JustinianLucisCaelum
      @JustinianLucisCaelum 2 года назад

      : Or Cousins, one hundred and thirteenth removed. Hahah.

  • @shadow19121
    @shadow19121 4 года назад +210

    God......that was a depressing story.

    • @Shorkshire
      @Shorkshire 4 года назад +41

      Exactly why it's my favorite FF title. And it would've gotten rave reviews if it wasn't released with chunks removed. Ugh. At least it's an amazing game NOW.
      Man it really is depressing af. Better than lame happily ever after endings though

    • @eddiealva9751
      @eddiealva9751 4 года назад +17

      I literally almost cried at the end it’s too damn tragic man

    • @duo1666
      @duo1666 4 года назад +35

      @@Shorkshire I mean, it really wasnt that great a story.
      FF games in general: Gods - Here is your fate. Mortals - Nope
      FFXV: Gods - Here is your fate. Mortals - Alright, guess i have no other choice.

    • @devildavin
      @devildavin 4 года назад +19

      and its why i say this "FF15 is a great bro trip when you hunt monsters have a camp out with your best friends and supe up your awesome car just to drive it into depression-ville"

    • @luminocuratoria1335
      @luminocuratoria1335 4 года назад +9

      It really made me teared up in the end. I may not like the game, but the lore is 100% mastahpeece

  • @JuFated
    @JuFated 3 года назад +171

    Listening to this, I finally see that ff15's story is actually really compelling. On paper.
    Save for some under utilized characters like Luna and Aranea, the story is actually really solid and msot of the characters great. The failings of the execution and pacing bogged it down though. I get that it's msotly due to the development hell and many changes in plans and directors but it still honestly saddens me.

    • @sionan7937
      @sionan7937 2 года назад +8

      I feel like if it were handled better it would have been considered one of the greats. The story was phenomenal. The game was just handled in a not-great manner. I didn't hate it, but I'm sad it wasn't as good as it couldve been.

    • @mrhamburgler480
      @mrhamburgler480 Год назад +1

      I think we were lucky as FF fans to get what we got lol, which looking back was pretty good all things aside. Every FF has its quirks, pros, and cons I feel

  • @HotDogBunss
    @HotDogBunss 4 года назад +48

    "Gilgamesh cut him down to size with a humiliation"
    I live for these

  • @mikemiken1963
    @mikemiken1963 4 года назад +87

    "Descending into the dismal depths of the deadly dungeon"
    Nice.

  • @unskillfulmaster
    @unskillfulmaster 4 года назад +95

    holy sh- can you believe its already been 4 years since this game came out, almost feels like yesterday

    • @ashenphoenix6869
      @ashenphoenix6869 3 года назад +1

      god dang

    • @Dragonk116
      @Dragonk116 2 года назад

      That's because square is taking forever to release final fantasy 16 lamo.

  • @spiceracktcg542
    @spiceracktcg542 4 года назад +225

    Hype, please do the .hack series a lot of interesting lore

    • @WatcherPrime
      @WatcherPrime 4 года назад +8

      You mad man, Oni needs to eat, you know!

    • @splashdanger6801
      @splashdanger6801 4 года назад +1

      Forgot about that one.

    • @Shaceish
      @Shaceish 4 года назад +3

      As cool as that would be problem is if you want a full recap you gotta get into a lot of the animes and omvs to even start the recap of the games...

    • @FishBoneD14
      @FishBoneD14 4 года назад +1

      Maybe too much

    • @Parietal-Polymath
      @Parietal-Polymath 4 года назад

      Completely agree

  • @grandmasterdave766
    @grandmasterdave766 4 года назад +159

    This was my first final fantasy game I actually really enjoyed the game

    • @stephaniehavoksen1761
      @stephaniehavoksen1761 4 года назад +18

      Same actually, I got royal edition and really loved it

    • @jacen884
      @jacen884 4 года назад +17

      It's a good game, it's just kinda sad that the original story got scrapped because the new story had to get explained from a bunch of movies, anime, and dlc (that wasn't even fully released).

    • @wiseguy240Winston
      @wiseguy240Winston 4 года назад +8

      @@jacen884 Because they tried to separate it from final fantasy XIII which it was a part of.

    • @KenjiAsakura09
      @KenjiAsakura09 4 года назад +3

      @@wiseguy240Winston the good old title, Final Fantasy Versus 13

    • @patricio0913
      @patricio0913 4 года назад

      Me too.I liked the hack and slash gameplay of it since I am not a fan of turn-based game.No offense but it hit me so much.And the ending is so sad.

  • @TheBatmanMan1
    @TheBatmanMan1 4 года назад +66

    Glad to hear you’ll be including all relevant information-which I assume includes explaining the dlc episodes in chronological order.
    While I really did enjoy this game, I always thought that it could have been so much better but suffered due to poor execution as far as the presentation of the story. The main game alone felt like a book that had had full chapters torn out of it, and upon playing the DLC episodes as they were released, I found out where those chapters went... it still bugs me that there isn’t an option to just play the game start to finish with all of the DLC episodes just naturally woven in. Having to go back to the main menus and into a DLC menus for each individual chapter completely shatters any immersion that there could have been. For that reason, I imagine watching one of your recapitation videos with it all laid out in order would be a great way to really get a sense of how the story flows.

    • @ML-yn9yu
      @ML-yn9yu 4 года назад +4

      Even with the DLC baked in, there were still some glaring issues with the story. The game worked, until you turned on your brain.

    • @DarkDyllon
      @DarkDyllon 4 года назад +5

      You can thank the director of the game for that, he's a fucking mess.
      He literally at 1 point demanded to change FF15 into a musical themes game instead because he enjoyed a musical.
      no doubt this also played an huge role in why they decided to chop the story into bits and pieces.

  • @daistellae
    @daistellae 3 года назад +34

    48:43
    Just a small correction, they didn't chose him for that after he became corrupted. He was BORN to be corrupted.
    And great video! I can just imagine how much time it took you to do this. 💕 Thank you!

  • @serialchiller2380
    @serialchiller2380 4 года назад +256

    ffxv was a damn good story told damn poorly. a very bittersweet game in many ways.

    • @jamesh3790
      @jamesh3790 3 года назад +17

      One of the worst games I've ever played. Couldn't disagree more. Plays terribly.

    • @najmultra941
      @najmultra941 3 года назад +4

      @@jamesh3790 Agreed

    • @zCasanova
      @zCasanova 3 года назад +7

      @@najmultra941 double agreed - squandered potential and disappointing after waiting 10 years for it to drop

    • @finalfrontier001
      @finalfrontier001 3 года назад +21

      i think it was one of the best games just poorly layed out. Game wise was better than most games.

    • @eccle4369
      @eccle4369 3 года назад +3

      The game was so boring, I kept on stopping playing in the middle of the game. Now I know what the game was about, thanks to Oni.

  • @ry2950
    @ry2950 4 года назад +14

    The story is actually really good when all put together. Square made the mistake of splicing too much into DLC, one of the most important events into a Movie, and additional character development into an anime rather than just giving one complete package right off the bat.
    I think this game has an undeserved negative stigma because its initial release was missing so much. Hopefully, they learn from this and make the next entry as complete as possible.
    Although I can safely say now that this game is deserving of the Final Fantasy title.

  • @Extrastagecomic
    @Extrastagecomic 4 года назад +14

    Can i say that your craftsmanship with the editing and piecing up together was Fantastically successful !
    Fking well done, especially the dlc episode placements.
    You rock Oni!
    Thanks for the epic vid!

  • @creamacgameplaysandmore
    @creamacgameplaysandmore 3 года назад +6

    I don't care what some people say...i know it's not the game square promised us but i love the fucking lore. i just love the world of ff xv and it's characters. It will always be my favourite game of all time. I'm not saying that the game is perfect coz it's definitely not...there are way better games but when i play ffxv i absolutely love it.

  • @protosoul14
    @protosoul14 4 года назад +19

    Recapitation sounds like chopping someone's head off and sticking it back on

  • @elliothough7238
    @elliothough7238 3 года назад +15

    Dont lie we all cried or felt broken at the end.

  • @FletcherReedsRandomness
    @FletcherReedsRandomness 4 года назад +179

    Episode Gladiolus in a nutshell:
    “I’m Gilgamesh”
    “No you’re not”
    *swoosh*
    “I win”
    “Cup Noodles”
    *repeat for as long as your sanity can handle*

    • @SetoShadowVT
      @SetoShadowVT 4 года назад +4

      Ah, a Just a Pancake reference

    • @OddOtter707
      @OddOtter707 4 года назад +2

      The only one i haven't beaten yet.. Combat is droll in it.

  • @deadpoolrockz6410
    @deadpoolrockz6410 4 года назад +84

    I love FFXV, regardless of the hell it went through during it's development cycle. The bonds and personality the main cast of 4 have is great, the setting is rather nice, and the antagonist is pretty interesting as he achieve everything he wanted by the end of the game, making it a step up to Kefka who had his godhood stolen in the final act. Main complaint though is of course the "love story" between Noctis and Lunafreya as is wasn't fleshed out and their supposed separation at a young age didn't really make it worthwhile. I also am aware of the canceled DLC, now Light Novel titled "The Dawn Of The Future", has saddened most for it not coming out in game form; however, I'm honestly fine with it not being made into a full fledge game as I find those alternate stories to be made solely for the people who can't handle the sad ending of FFXV. Sad ending doesn't make it a terrible ending, you know. If it were possible, the content could've been altered and used for a FFXV sequel, but since it was production hell just to make this initial game, a continuation probably would've made developers too scared to take on the task. Ah well, I'm content with what we got and hopefully others agree.

    • @bckwoulds
      @bckwoulds Год назад

      same, its one of my fav games of all time

  • @patricknorris9334
    @patricknorris9334 4 года назад +93

    Honestly, I wish I would of waited to play this game. I got it soon after release and 100 percented the damn thing only to feel that the story was full of holes(didn't watch the anime movie and no dlc at that time). With all of the extra content it makes one hell of a game, but releasing it as a mess of a story isn't excusable for a game in development for that long. The game is a gem now but got totally ruined for me. Now, I'm definitely waiting for all the ff7 remake bs to come out before I play it...even if it will be several years from now.

    • @taylorleigh494
      @taylorleigh494 4 года назад +7

      I feel the same. Bought it midnight at release, whereas my sister played it within the last 6 months and I'd say she had a much more cohesive experience. Frustrating, but I still enjoyed it for what it was.

    • @sider222
      @sider222 4 года назад +9

      same here bro. I thought the game was so incomprehensible that I just auto-piloted through the story to see the ending. Then I gave up during the solo weaponless chapter because I was tired of of all this nonsense. Here I am again, the game suddenly sounds like a perfectly cohesive story.

    • @bruticus0875
      @bruticus0875 3 года назад +1

      agree

    • @pedropereira6888
      @pedropereira6888 2 года назад +3

      Probabily a good call by you. At least FF16 will come out in the meantime to keep you entertained and so far FF7R is awesome

    • @timcox5541
      @timcox5541 2 года назад +1

      What was hard to understand? Noct was the true king, crystal protects world from monster, bad guy uses crystal to infest world with monsters noct must sacrifice himself to restore crystals power. Personally I think it was one of the easier stories to understand.

  • @djcarlo
    @djcarlo 4 года назад +24

    Great job!

  • @yarh79
    @yarh79 4 года назад +35

    Man the story is full of lore, complete and with nice FF references here and there. Why people say it was bad?
    The characters were mostly good with exception of few ones whom felt lacking more backstory such as Gladio, Lunafreya, Aranea
    And while the game mechanics and battle system aren't really good and was distancing completely from regular FF games I think it was ok for the most part.
    Not the best FF clearly but also doesn't deserve all the hate it took all these years just because some players didn't find what they wanted here. It's just a good game with great story, astounding visuals and fantastic soundtrack

    • @elevate07
      @elevate07 4 года назад +20

      A lot of story was chopped up into outside DLC and books. So if you didn't have them, which no one did on release, then the story becomes a disjointed mess

    • @DarkDyllon
      @DarkDyllon 4 года назад +10

      Because i never played the DLCs (i had the royal or gold or whatever it was called edition on Xbone, just never bothered)
      Then we cut to the movie ... to the anime (without actually seeing them you're just lost)
      Just overal the story felt lackluster which is contributed in multiple ways, FF15 was FF13 versus before but got cancelled (FF13 versus looked super interesting, unfortunately it never came to pass and we got FF15)
      The battle system was boring, with the exception of lunafreya's brother (2nd fight when he's consumed by darkness) it's literally hold a button to win (and occasionally teleport away to regen your HP while if you have 99 potions you got 99 revives)
      The traveling although it looked nice overal became really dull, you don't get full control over your car, you get to say which road it'll drive on ... fun
      after a certain point it becomes a linear point and the marketing was about it's grand scale open world (granted in the final chapter you can return to the past and do sidequests but that's a lame way of doing it)
      Just overal a lackluster experience and that's amplified once you haven't watched the anime/movie or played the DLCs.
      Ardyn actually becomes likeable after his DLC (only seen it through here) it makes sense how he turned into how he is in the game ... unfortunately you don't know till the DLC dropped and if you played it.

    • @vincenthammons-kd9du
      @vincenthammons-kd9du 4 года назад +2

      they made magic completely useless and not worth getting because it was a pain, the games was press circle and that is it

    • @despain8726
      @despain8726 4 года назад +1

      It’s bad Because the original game doesn’t have all that more etc

    • @matthewmelange
      @matthewmelange 4 года назад +5

      "Why people say it was bad?"
      Because the game has absolutely nothing in terms of a coherent story. A princess dies who we the player have no real understanding of other than she was supposed to marry Noctis and we the audience don't really understand the relationship between Noctis and the other characters other than 'he's friends with them.' Like the camping & food cooking mechanic could've been used to explore that but instead it's just here's high resolution video game food, enjoy!

  • @iteigellis8425
    @iteigellis8425 3 года назад +5

    When you put it all together, this cohesively Final fantasy 15, is a really good story. FF 15 story was told as poorly as 13 was. This was a great story but nothing will beat the sadness of type-0, I still mourn. 😭😭😭

    • @wiseguy240Winston
      @wiseguy240Winston 3 года назад +4

      Na 13's story was told better, at least I didn't have to watch a movie and anime with ff13 for it's important plot and character backgrounds.

  • @mugen1813
    @mugen1813 4 года назад +36

    When you break the story down like this it actually seems good

    • @itsdioandn
      @itsdioandn 4 года назад +8

      That's the thing right, when I played it, it was so jumpy and I just didn't feel it. Recapped like this, I finally can see why it is a Final Fantasy story

    • @ChiconyCZ
      @ChiconyCZ 4 года назад +6

      The issue is imo it was shattered to pieces + the fully open world with sidequests did not help. Otherwise the backstory is so unbelievably rich if you are interested in learning more. There's the anime series, the movie, the game itself, then the DLCs for various characters and parts of the story. I also love the Astrals (especially Ifrit + Shiva) who had actual meaning in this game, they were not just a battleforce.
      Not saying the game is perfect, I would change some things, about the storytelling / gameplay / sidequests / summon system for example. But the game is very good in some aspects aswell. Overall I liked it.

    • @locke103
      @locke103 4 года назад

      i almost wanna play it now. some of the narrative really seemed enticing.

    • @matthewmelange
      @matthewmelange 4 года назад

      The downside is though that you have to watch an anime & movie to understand what's going on.
      Otherwise you just get betrothed princess dies, feel bad except you still got your friends who you don't really know.

  • @AngerG
    @AngerG 4 года назад +75

    I've honestly waited YEARS for this and I'm glad to have finally witnessed it. Cus sometimes I didn't understand what the hell was happening in this story.

    • @moonscar119
      @moonscar119 4 года назад +7

      SAME... GREAT BREAKDOWN. I MAYBE UNDERSTOOD 50% OF WHAT HAPPENED AFTER LIKE 5 PLAYTHROUGHS LOL.... playing the DLC's i thought i had it all down, but i only had about 90% of it lol

    • @adamgray1753
      @adamgray1753 4 года назад +4

      Maybe this is why Final Fantasy XV has been widely considered to be a complete failure in every way possible, @@moonscar119. At least that is what have heard about Final Fantasy XV for a long time now.

    • @r.daneel.90
      @r.daneel.90 4 года назад +4

      @@adamgray1753 the majority of players played the game at launch. That's the problem with FF, it was launched uncompleted

    • @ChampsMusic
      @ChampsMusic 4 года назад +2

      I only played it a year ago but same ! I really wanted a nice explaination of everything that's happening as I was lost a lot.

    • @adamgray1753
      @adamgray1753 4 года назад

      Oh ok, @@r.daneel.90. That makes sense. I am probably going to buy FFXV off of Steam... the next time it is on sale. lol

  • @voxnocturne
    @voxnocturne 4 года назад +19

    I couldn't quite get into the game when this was released, and thus, was unable to grasp the full scale of the narrative. Watching it unfold here though, I realize how expansive, layered and tragic it really is. I finally understand this beautiful yet sad tale of betrayal, revenge, destiny & friendship.

  • @hksrb25s16
    @hksrb25s16 4 года назад +7

    I really enjoy playing Final Fantasy XV, it was a very memorable game.

  • @DarkMageCimson
    @DarkMageCimson 4 года назад +3

    This was such an amazing video! Thanks for the hard work and retelling this story. I never played the DLCs, but I may now. They really do tell the whole tale.

  • @stephencheng4700
    @stephencheng4700 4 года назад +13

    "Okay. I believe you."

  • @mrdarkstar3756
    @mrdarkstar3756 4 года назад +30

    I just have to say this is a very underrated game, replaying it as the Royal Edition and it's fixed so many of my gripes the 1st time through. It's not perfect by a long shot but the world building and central characters carry it well.

    • @jellosapiens7261
      @jellosapiens7261 4 года назад +5

      I feel like a lot of people hate it cause it wasn't Versus XIII. They built it up so much in their head that nothing could ever live up to it.

    • @mrdarkstar3756
      @mrdarkstar3756 4 года назад +3

      @@jellosapiens7261 good point the tone is very different from what Versus was pitched as. I may have been one but when I played it on release I just remember feeling like the game was hastily put together and released unfinished, which turned out true when DLC started dropping.

    • @jellosapiens7261
      @jellosapiens7261 4 года назад +3

      @@mrdarkstar3756 I liked it the first time for its strengths despite recognizing its flaws, and replaying with the added cutscenes and DLC has really been a joy. Shame it couldn't've released in a better state

    • @ML-yn9yu
      @ML-yn9yu 4 года назад +1

      @@jellosapiens7261 thats not why it was hated. The game works, until you turn your brain on after that, it falls apart.

  • @davidhiwa3449
    @davidhiwa3449 4 года назад +1

    I’ve been waiting for this one! Always look forward to your videos

  • @effies7713
    @effies7713 3 года назад

    Beautifully done! Thank you for clearing up so many questions I had. Off to play this again !

  • @NesanikaMV
    @NesanikaMV 2 года назад

    Dude I cannot believe I finished this game and never knew any of this. This was much needed! As always, fantastic work!

  • @brandonguimarey
    @brandonguimarey 4 года назад +1

    So dope, totally watched the whole thing and subscribed to you.

  • @crazydave2k2
    @crazydave2k2 4 года назад +1

    Been waiting for this one! Thank you!

  • @ACarey89
    @ACarey89 4 года назад +6

    Thanks Oni! I have been secretly waiting and hoping that FFXV would get a recap! Love this game and love your work!

  • @madambutterfly1997
    @madambutterfly1997 4 года назад +1

    I couldn't tell you how many years I've waited for this video

  • @TQz_
    @TQz_ 4 года назад +4

    I really love this game, and watching this reminds me of the good times. Thanks for the video.
    I see you didn't include Royal Edition events in Insomnia, but other than that spot on!

  • @berongkun
    @berongkun 2 года назад

    This is simple, easy to understand and very cohesive. Well done and thank you!

  • @davidwhitney947
    @davidwhitney947 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for this. This is excellent work. I will listen to it multiple times.

  • @emodefreako
    @emodefreako 3 года назад +1

    the fact that i finished the game without properly understanding the story well... this video was so well done thanks

  • @WALKUREX
    @WALKUREX 4 года назад +2

    Love your content. Keep it up. Much love from Vancouver

  • @OnyxSkiesXIX
    @OnyxSkiesXIX 3 года назад +5

    Excellent video! I played XV at launch and haven’t played any of the DLC and I can’t help but feel it is the most frustrating Final Fantasy ever. The ending was incredibly emotional and the characters were fantastic, but the delivery of the story left so much to be desired in the vanilla release. Just imagine if this game had all the open world fluff removed and told this great story in a more direct manner... this could have been one of the greatest games in the series. This video definitely makes me appreciate the game a lot more though. It almost makes me want to replay it!

  • @dubhudz
    @dubhudz 4 года назад +2

    i played this game at launch and felt it was missing too much. i haven't replayed it since, but very glad you did this one so i can see how the episodes sorted out the gaps. makes me wish i had waited for all the content to be released. perhaps i'll give it another go. thanks oni!

  • @kuboshi1393
    @kuboshi1393 4 года назад +2

    Great job, loved it!!

  • @bloopertanooki415
    @bloopertanooki415 4 года назад +5

    Ardyn had no choice... poor man :(
    The real villains of this story are Somnus and Bahamut!

  • @davidthebatman6673
    @davidthebatman6673 2 года назад

    Very nicely put together.

  • @keybladexemnas8439
    @keybladexemnas8439 3 года назад +20

    Man this was my first final fantasy experience and I gotta say I've seen the first 6 games played, the ff7 remake part 1, and played ff14. and I LOVE this one the most it has something the others just don't have

    • @capt.bellamy
      @capt.bellamy 3 года назад +5

      Yep sadly other think its terrible but I love this game

    • @zekelage3031
      @zekelage3031 2 года назад +1

      I realize you made this comment over a year ago but you also might enjoy FF9. It’s pretty old and obviously not nearly as advanced. But the gameplay and story made it my favorite FF game and even my favorite game in general of all time. It’s on steam if you’re interested.

    • @xxcoopcoopxx
      @xxcoopcoopxx Год назад

      FF7 is the only experience.
      It's an experience because it was the first to have animated scenes for summoning summons. These are what made FF7 unique among the rest because the technology caught up to the imagination.
      There has not been anything since the addition of animated scenes for summoning the forces of light and dark to your aide. Which means, there has been no experience to be had.
      Plain and simply, you missed out. You'll never know what it was like to experience a six legged horse coming from the Moon to kill your foe. You'll experience the imitations, which have zero originality, making the audience lesser for the experience.

  • @refohc
    @refohc 4 года назад

    Great video, made a very unclear story easy to understand and straight to the point, when I played this I never caught all these details and after this the story seems more interesting, great job thanks for the excellent explanation

  • @TajMahalGaming
    @TajMahalGaming 4 года назад +1

    Hands down one of the best videos I have ever watched.

  • @GymBooty
    @GymBooty 4 года назад +11

    I actually really enjoyed this entry in the franchise!

  • @kikusama
    @kikusama 2 года назад +4

    I loved playing the game! The characters are so likable and their bro-bffness is felt. It was just enjoyable. The Storyline was simple, but it was so pretty

  • @muckypup-riot
    @muckypup-riot 4 года назад +3

    Amazing as always, makes me wanna play again.

  • @ricardoarevalo6946
    @ricardoarevalo6946 3 года назад

    Amazing. Thank you for this awesome RECAPitation.

  • @christopherthomas2808
    @christopherthomas2808 4 года назад +2

    I really enjoyed that thanks.

  • @rickylewis9313
    @rickylewis9313 4 года назад +1

    Omg I have been waiting on this dude

  • @eddiealva9751
    @eddiealva9751 4 года назад +1

    Amazing video. I stopped playing after episode prompto so glad I know what happened with ignite and ardyn. Love you for this.

  • @wardog456
    @wardog456 4 года назад +10

    No cindy picture for the ending?

  • @reddie1705
    @reddie1705 2 года назад +1

    came here for a watch to remind myself of the beauty of this game before rebirth, I'm so excited, this ending broke my heart and stomped the shards into dust especially when Noct appeared on the logo and it revealed that Luna was shown from the beginning, as the goddess on the title.

  • @Garchomp4LiFee
    @Garchomp4LiFee 4 года назад +1

    Great video. Missed the Cerberus + Core and 3 King fights. (My favorite additions to Royal version)

  • @crashsoul02
    @crashsoul02 3 года назад

    Many thanks! Now it's all clear to me!

  • @stefans5832
    @stefans5832 2 года назад

    Just replayed this game, what a great one. Really terrific gameplay- story was a bit confusing though, thanks for the vid!

  • @emwbjr
    @emwbjr 7 месяцев назад +1

    Those subtle jabs and one liners. 17:15

  • @jonahsahn
    @jonahsahn 3 года назад +4

    So... I played and finished this the week before it came out (live in NYC) and never played any of the DLC. I can't believe Square Enix didn't finish this game before putting it out. Seeing this storyline... it's like 60% of what I just watched was NOT in the vanilla release.

  • @Yintii
    @Yintii 4 года назад +3

    Thanks for finally making a FF15 recapitation! I literally just recommended this 2 months ago! Thanks for all you do!

  • @ctrlaltQQ
    @ctrlaltQQ 4 года назад +2

    MY man, great job. Do you know of any details of what was missed from the noctis/luna/aranea DLCs?

  • @r.daneel.90
    @r.daneel.90 4 года назад +2

    I've done translating your video to spanish.
    Great work!

  • @nancevv2546
    @nancevv2546 4 года назад +2

    Whoa there, thanku, i really need this...

  • @geneglenn5119
    @geneglenn5119 4 года назад +3

    Love the series you have been doing. Would love to see you do rogue galaxy. Great game that isn't well known. Story is amazing

  • @EvanTomiko
    @EvanTomiko 3 года назад +3

    I drove miles with Regalia. Really enjoyed this game.

  • @WalkingwithDidi
    @WalkingwithDidi Год назад

    Thank you so much for this! Such an amazing summary! I just watch Kingsglaive and I really wanted to play this game but I really have no time. The movie was so good and I want to know more about Noctis, Lunafreya and Nyx.

  • @muammarraihan9351
    @muammarraihan9351 4 года назад +1

    Wow why I've never crossed this channel before, hello your new subscribers here

  • @NabeshinX
    @NabeshinX 4 года назад

    Thank you so much for making this video

  • @LilHoneyTea
    @LilHoneyTea 2 года назад +2

    Thank you for this. I just finished the story today with Ardyn’s dlc (I know the books have story as well as comrade but I will eventually look into this since I know it is mostly not canon.) I feel like the main cast was well done and tie with a nice bow. - I will say though I feel like there was a missing piece (I only know it because I went with it when doing the main story) was who ended hurting Ravus- such as Ardyn became Noct and hurting him, and that’s how Noct found him almost dead. - but just detail, other than that, this recap is amazing! Thank you a lot! ✨

  • @massashimuka
    @massashimuka 4 года назад +2

    woahhh that was sooo good!!!!

  • @braydenbanks4228
    @braydenbanks4228 4 года назад

    I always get a little teary with this story.

  • @furelise38
    @furelise38 3 года назад +1

    Damn that was good. Thanks man! My pc can't play this game. I can only watch it from reviews.

  • @ArchJJanes
    @ArchJJanes 4 года назад +4

    I really love FFXV. I know it has its issues but the potential behind it is unreal.

  • @littlebandito36
    @littlebandito36 4 года назад

    Great vid man

  • @CryptoJosh88
    @CryptoJosh88 Год назад

    Very good thanks black mage 🧙‍♂️ 🍻💯

  • @caymancombatclub
    @caymancombatclub Год назад +1

    I appreciate you using Battle at the Big Bridge (:

  • @madambutterfly1997
    @madambutterfly1997 4 года назад +7

    It's funny how they have the Silhouettes of the old King's watching the fight and then you have to collect the weapons of the Old Kings and they reduce the number so significantly since technically there are a hundred and thirteen not counting noctis but I realize that animating and modeling 113 Kings would have been too much work and they will already delayed by like a decade

  • @JetFalco
    @JetFalco 4 года назад +10

    Man, I always get so emotional when I hear the story of FFXV. Now that you've lined up all the main story elements from the entire thing, it might've just become my second favorite game of all time.
    If everyone who disliked it took a second to realize that it's no longer meant to be a simple game, but a multimedia experience spanning across the game, OVAs, DLC, movies, anime, and other various readings, prequels, and sidestories, I just hope they realize it's a massive juggernaut of hit and must-have heavy story. Not only on the consumer's opinion, but also their souls.
    Thanks for this. I'm choking on my own lore-tears rn. Final Fantasy XV is the full-fledged RPG experience that should never be overlooked, and never be forgotten.

  • @pushsharto8096
    @pushsharto8096 4 года назад +3

    I really love FFXV. It was great for me. Thanks for the Video

  • @Geezusmusic
    @Geezusmusic 2 года назад

    Thank you for doing this

  • @UNKNWN96
    @UNKNWN96 2 года назад +4

    This story is absolutely beautiful, Ardyn’s really broke my heart to hear all that he’s gone through. All the side characters really do have awesome stories as well, I wish we would’ve gotten more episodes with more side characters to do deeper dives into their stories too!

  • @pedrosusana4936
    @pedrosusana4936 4 года назад

    Despite the omission of the Comrades story,I absolutely loved this video

  • @SuikodenGR
    @SuikodenGR 4 года назад +3

    Never played this game since I didn't have time to own a PS4 (with college, FFXIV was my game)
    But this is an amazing video and even though I heard the pros and cons of this game, seeing the video at least made me understand the lore behind it.
    Thank you for this 🙂

  • @strawhatrore2072
    @strawhatrore2072 4 года назад +1

    For future games I would recommend chucking the letters DLC in the bottom right or something, while you are describing events that were not part of the original game.
    I'm guessing it is going to become a more common thing

  • @Soms
    @Soms 4 года назад +5

    Easily my second favorite final fantasy soundtrack and narrative in my opinion. IX has my favorite for both.
    Also, keep up the stellar work on the recapitations.

  • @treekwilliams3053
    @treekwilliams3053 4 года назад +1

    Thank you for this

  • @Maro-gp3vf
    @Maro-gp3vf 3 года назад +1

    I was watching one of your videos at like 7 am, it was the third I was watching when I suddenly fell asleep and woke up here, it's now 10:15 am ._.

  • @Al3xg13
    @Al3xg13 4 года назад +2

    This is one of the best stories in the series.

  • @wesleywhitley8105
    @wesleywhitley8105 2 года назад

    I gotta replay this game dude especially with all the updates and everything

  • @cainemichael977
    @cainemichael977 Год назад +2

    Best story of all the FFs. Shame it took the DLC to tell it.