Square Enix: A foolish dream. No matter how much you wish it, this game will never come. It will remain a dream, so long as I will it. For I am- Nomura, writing the ending of Re:Mind and creating Verum Rex: I DON'T GIVE A FUCK WHO YOU ARE!!!
As a kid that waited in for FFV13 , this theme brings some nostalgic comfort. Though FF15 was a good game, I'll never forgive SE for throwing away Nomura's vision for Noctis story.
Nomura barely had a vision with him changing things or coming up with things to add willy-nilly. That is why he could never complete the project and they moved him to something he could. All while putting the pressure on Tetsuya Nomura to finish what was barely started while keeping as many revealed concepts as possible.
@@griffionow1468 so he was trying to iron out details. Well shit, welcome to world building and writing. Can't just throw planks of wood together and call it a house.
@@Lex_Nocturna You literally failed to understand what I said. He wasn't building on detail. He just kept adding ideas, whether he thought they fit or would work. The team either disagreed or couldn't implement said ideas. He was not coherent but all over the place.
@@griffionow1468 I believe it was out of Nomura's control, I think there were tons of engine problems, by the time they figured the engine out a new generation of consoles came out, and I assume Square decided it would be better for him to work on KH3
@@dovax The engine swap was definitely part of the problem. I don't know if Nomura had as much to do with working with Luminous Engine WHILE it itself was being built. But yeah, the engine swap def didn't help. Nomura still put too much on his plate and should have focused on the details instead of throwing every new idea into the pot. I'd love to see what semblance of the original idea he did have someday tho.
I love the fact that this exists, it's 2022 and there should be no reason for Somnus to get a remix like that, and yet here we are. Knowing that the concept still exists and is getting acknowledged brings me so much joy, even better if it would be a lead-up to something in the future...
I find it very interesting how a lot of the synths Mizuta uses in this level's music sound an awful lot like the synths that he and Hamauzu were so fond of when composing for the FFXIII trilogy. Maybe it's unintentional, but the connection it creates between XIII and XV (at least in my mind) made this level even *more* melancholic for me. Thinking about what could have been and all that.
I finished SoP last night, and when I got to this stage and heard this song, I started to cry. The memories of playing through 15 and seeing everything with versus 13 and how much Nomura has been sprinkling it into KH, SoP, even Dissidia. You know while Square is done with it... He never was, and until he can tell this story, even if it's a different game, he'll remind us and Square that for him, it isn't over.
The best way I could visualize this song is Noctis floating with his heart above him. He’s stuck in limbo, waiting for his return as the music calmly reminds us of a better time. Fortunately, another figure is there to take his place in the meanwhile. Hearing this tune once more reminds us of him: Yozora.
It genuinely breaks my heart to see footage of Final Fantasy Versus XIII, even as a massive fan of FFXV. I love that game, platinumed it, paid extra money to get an early copy days before release and I've said that in a couple of other videos related to FFXV so if any of you are seeing this again then sorry, haha. I was just really happy to be able to play it before most of the world and at this point I've put in hundreds of hours on it on both PS4 and PC version. And yet the thought of Versus XIII still haunts me. It's one of the biggest what ifs in gaming. And when I saw Verum Rex in KHIII it was clear Nomura couldn't let go of it either. I do hope a Versus XIII or Versus XV if it needs to be called that becomes an actual game someday.
@@ultimamage3 Very stoked first and foremost as a long time KH fan. I didn't enjoy KH3 as much as I wanted to but I have the feeling that this game will right all the gameplay wrongs KH3 had. As far as what was shown, it looked incredible. It's nice to see the "fantasy based on reality" aesthetic is going to be featured majorly in a world in KHIV. It's no Versus 13 but I get the feeling Nomura's not gonna give up on that vision until it comes to fruition eventually in the form of a remake. This is absolutely wishful thinking on my part, but I just get that feeling. Until then, I can't wait to explore that world in KHIV and enjoy the game whenever it comes out. I hope it brings back a lot of the eerie mystery and vibes of KH1, COM and 2 and I hope the game has a more focused story than KH3.
The name is so fitting " Will You Resist or Accept" They accepted their fate only to resist in Dawn of the future and well only the future will tell if the director will do the same
No, it's not possible, but it give's a very good vibes when you put clips of Versus with this version of the OST, Versus maybe will come back someday, but things like this are not related with it.
I remember in 2010 I had this dream that I was listening to an ambient variation of Somnus. It sounded very similar to this version! …I’m seriously getting goosebumps…😱
“Will You Resist or Accept? - Motif From Somnus,” makes me wonder if that title is Nomura talking to us about how he feels? Did he accept that Versus would never see the light of day, or did he resist those beliefs?
If Kingdom Hearts IV and Verum Rex are anything to prove, it's that he chose to resist. He would bring it back, no matter what. Because that's how dedicated he is to the mythos he created for Versus XIII. And I commend him for that.
For people just coming in, I'd like to tell you all I got a claim on this video for using Versus XIII footage, why would that happen to a game that's supposed to be dead? I think something's going on, and I hope this leads to what I think it's leading to, I can also prove this if need be.
Duuuuuuuude. You thinking what I’m thinking? Nomura said he had to choose between KH4 and Verum Rex and did KH4. So you are right….SOMETHING is going down. Why would they claim your video for copyright? 🤔
We getting closer. Just a bit further my prince. After all these years since I was a teen I have been waiting for Versus my whole life. Now 33, Nomura is keeping his word and Kingdom Hearts 4 is the start. Whether Verum Rex or Versus The TRUE KING is coming back. Oh and SCREW XV!!!
Just finished this game today and hearing this made me feel happy because Somnus is one of my favourite FF tracks and then I almost immediately felt sad as I remembered what happened to Versus XIII. Fuck, man. Still holding out.
@@budakbaongsiah I'm pretty sure it never got released officially, this is the cleanest audio that exists right now ruclips.net/video/j7sMFzFsfCY/видео.html
The place is empty, tainted by daemons, the night is dark, and the city is dead. Is this the aftermath of FFXV? I wonder that myself when roaming around this place out of interest. Or is it just a fragment left behind from a dimension? Really mystified by their curiosity.
@@Jose_Doe There’s a lot of stuff that had to be cut, and some of what people were promised in trailers never happened. Some of it we were lucky to receive through dlc, the rest is pretty much lost.
It's special to me because of the history behind it and none of what was shown in VS trailers made it in the final game, Nomura took the downfall for the project and now everything else at SE, I just want the man to get the game he deserves and not mindless hate, the development of VS is a massive story, If you're interested in VS there is first a LOT of research to be done. 💀
@@dovax I did research and I do not understand why. It is because it’s Nomura’s greatest vision in terms of his games orrr? Was it just because it was a different story from the regular FF games?
@Dwip_po_po We don't know fully what happened internally at Square, but we know China had issues with the original Story, and they took Nomura off to "Make games only he can make." In my eyes, it's an excuse, a lot of what we know doesn't scratch the surface
@Dwip_po_po Also the vision part is accurate he can't do everything he wants to do with KH because it's under Disney, the hype comes from the fact he was able to do whatever he wanted with this game, plus it was his first FF
I’m confused here. Why is noctis in kingdom hearts realm? Is this kingdom hearts 4? Or something Or and I’m also confused. Why is noctis have red and blue eyes. In the video game it wasn’t that way. SO CONFUSED HERE. Why is sora here. Help me
@Oliver's 50th Account Perhaps it's a reference to XV Noctis as well. Rather than being purely Versus XIII, Yozora bears some aspects to FFXV Noctis. Heck, some are theorizing Yozora is the NOBODY or HEARTLESS of Noctis Lucis Caelum
@@dovax It’s so much slower and the notes still don’t really sound anything like somnus to me, could you tell because of the level or you actually heard Somnus in this?
@@hunterstarmech there's a part about maybe midway through that was 100% a slowed down somnus, the rest not so much, prolly just took some inspiration from another part of it maybe idk, but its definitely there
Square Enix: A foolish dream. No matter how much you wish it, this game will never come. It will remain a dream, so long as I will it. For I am-
Nomura, writing the ending of Re:Mind and creating Verum Rex: I DON'T GIVE A FUCK WHO YOU ARE!!!
True...
The echoes of a lost dream.
The distant voices...of a fantasy based on reality.
“The light that sees expiring souls”
The figure that still lies asleep in the Fantasy
A meeting predestined by the divine
This is a fantasy based on reality.
An Oath to Return.
Nomura's obsession with V13 can't be stopped. He'll get his game one way or another lol
And I wouldn’t have it any other way. Square Enix done him wrong. They made their bed, now they get to lay in it.
@@coreylucas5346 It's not like they're losing anything. They are the ones who are gonna get the money from it.
Hope so
@@coreylucas5346 You could way he'll do it... his way
I hope so
As a kid that waited in for FFV13 , this theme brings some nostalgic comfort. Though FF15 was a good game, I'll never forgive SE for throwing away Nomura's vision for Noctis story.
Nomura barely had a vision with him changing things or coming up with things to add willy-nilly. That is why he could never complete the project and they moved him to something he could. All while putting the pressure on Tetsuya Nomura to finish what was barely started while keeping as many revealed concepts as possible.
@@griffionow1468 so he was trying to iron out details. Well shit, welcome to world building and writing.
Can't just throw planks of wood together and call it a house.
@@Lex_Nocturna You literally failed to understand what I said. He wasn't building on detail. He just kept adding ideas, whether he thought they fit or would work. The team either disagreed or couldn't implement said ideas. He was not coherent but all over the place.
@@griffionow1468 I believe it was out of Nomura's control, I think there were tons of engine problems, by the time they figured the engine out a new generation of consoles came out, and I assume Square decided it would be better for him to work on KH3
@@dovax The engine swap was definitely part of the problem. I don't know if Nomura had as much to do with working with Luminous Engine WHILE it itself was being built. But yeah, the engine swap def didn't help. Nomura still put too much on his plate and should have focused on the details instead of throwing every new idea into the pot. I'd love to see what semblance of the original idea he did have someday tho.
The song is like Normura is sad and angry but cannot express his feelings.
I love the fact that this exists, it's 2022 and there should be no reason for Somnus to get a remix like that, and yet here we are. Knowing that the concept still exists and is getting acknowledged brings me so much joy, even better if it would be a lead-up to something in the future...
I find it very interesting how a lot of the synths Mizuta uses in this level's music sound an awful lot like the synths that he and Hamauzu were so fond of when composing for the FFXIII trilogy. Maybe it's unintentional, but the connection it creates between XIII and XV (at least in my mind) made this level even *more* melancholic for me. Thinking about what could have been and all that.
Fabula Nova Crystallis, baby!
Never thought of it that way until now, which is pretty crazy. It has this sort of sad futuristic ambience to it.
I finished SoP last night, and when I got to this stage and heard this song, I started to cry. The memories of playing through 15 and seeing everything with versus 13 and how much Nomura has been sprinkling it into KH, SoP, even Dissidia. You know while Square is done with it... He never was, and until he can tell this story, even if it's a different game, he'll remind us and Square that for him, it isn't over.
It's comin'.
If only, rly want FF15 to be remade or just FFv13 back
@@di4mgaming115 Don't assume your dreams are just Fantasy, if you can imagine a World, believe in it, and dive in.
@@dovax ;-;
@@di4mgaming115 I honestly want FFVS13 more than Verum Rex! Verum Rex is cool and all but make VR it’s own game with a story that isn’t tied to VS13!
@@di4mgaming115 I think a DLC that is versus 13 would’ve been amazing
The best way I could visualize this song is Noctis floating with his heart above him.
He’s stuck in limbo, waiting for his return as the music calmly reminds us of a better time.
Fortunately, another figure is there to take his place in the meanwhile. Hearing this tune once more reminds us of him: Yozora.
It genuinely breaks my heart to see footage of Final Fantasy Versus XIII, even as a massive fan of FFXV. I love that game, platinumed it, paid extra money to get an early copy days before release and I've said that in a couple of other videos related to FFXV so if any of you are seeing this again then sorry, haha. I was just really happy to be able to play it before most of the world and at this point I've put in hundreds of hours on it on both PS4 and PC version.
And yet the thought of Versus XIII still haunts me. It's one of the biggest what ifs in gaming. And when I saw Verum Rex in KHIII it was clear Nomura couldn't let go of it either. I do hope a Versus XIII or Versus XV if it needs to be called that becomes an actual game someday.
Guess what, KH4 got announced. What are your thoughts?
@@ultimamage3 Very stoked first and foremost as a long time KH fan. I didn't enjoy KH3 as much as I wanted to but I have the feeling that this game will right all the gameplay wrongs KH3 had.
As far as what was shown, it looked incredible. It's nice to see the "fantasy based on reality" aesthetic is going to be featured majorly in a world in KHIV. It's no Versus 13 but I get the feeling Nomura's not gonna give up on that vision until it comes to fruition eventually in the form of a remake. This is absolutely wishful thinking on my part, but I just get that feeling. Until then, I can't wait to explore that world in KHIV and enjoy the game whenever it comes out. I hope it brings back a lot of the eerie mystery and vibes of KH1, COM and 2 and I hope the game has a more focused story than KH3.
What if they just make it, no caveats.?
@@aninfinitemindofmusicandreams My guess is that after Kingdom Hearts IV, we'll get an actual Verum Rex.
“An unexpected development in occurring”
KH 4 which leads to Verum Rex/Versus!
This is not calming, its sad and melancholic. Something we'll never get the true vision of, like a distant memory you can never fully recall.
This is a beautiful rendition of Somnus. Interesting for Square is giving homage to Final Fantasy 15 in Stranger of Paradise
Nearly every final fantasy is represented in the Stranger of Paradise soundtrack in some way.
@@syxx573 That is good to hear, I hope I can try this game soon!
Iran not 15 they are giving Himage to it's verses 13 the lost storyline , the original storyline of FFXV
@@e-pearlm Somnus wasnt a song when 13vs was a thing though so not really.
I'm well aware of that that still doesn't stop them from using the song to incorporate the old ff15 universe @@SirSabzZa
The name is so fitting " Will You Resist or Accept" They accepted their fate only to resist in Dawn of the future and well only the future will tell if the director will do the same
Don’t know why, but I strongly believe that this song was meant to be a Versus XIII OST
I don't know, it doesn't really match Shimomura's compositional style...
No, it's not possible, but it give's a very good vibes when you put clips of Versus with this version of the OST, Versus maybe will come back someday, but things like this are not related with it.
@@Mi-lango That's the tone I was going for with the background clips, good Versus vibes
I remember in 2010 I had this dream that I was listening to an ambient variation of Somnus. It sounded very similar to this version!
…I’m seriously getting goosebumps…😱
When I got to this part in the story I knew this ost sounded way too familiar
The Level is based on Insomnia Citadel from FFXV, but I like to think it was the ruins of the original Versus XIII Insomnia
@@dovax when i saw Insomnia in the game lets just say, I FANBOYED MASSIVELY IT WAS AMAZING THAT I GET TO SEE THAT
Same
@@dovax u can find all versus 13 ideas in kh4 game lol
What level is that? @@dovax
How did they make this song more somber? It sounds great!
Stranger of paradise was a promotion for ff13v and you can't change my mind
They released the VS costume in Dissidia, they refrenced VS in Re:Mind, and now this, everything leads back.
@@dovax what was the vs reference in remind? The limo scene?
@@beetlehorn yes
우연히 들어왔으나 최근에 발견한 최고의 보물이다
I can't tell if it is grieving or just trying to make a damn near multiverse connected to FF13V inside of the KH universe.
what could have been....... and what may still yet become...
I'm from the future. It's here. At least in the form of Reynatis.
“Will You Resist or Accept? - Motif From Somnus,” makes me wonder if that title is Nomura talking to us about how he feels? Did he accept that Versus would never see the light of day, or did he resist those beliefs?
If Kingdom Hearts IV and Verum Rex are anything to prove, it's that he chose to resist. He would bring it back, no matter what. Because that's how dedicated he is to the mythos he created for Versus XIII. And I commend him for that.
@@SpideyfanX tfw Nomura is basically jack
wtf dude, stop projecting
The image of the last camping...damn...
Thank you for sharing this. Damn that memories. Too bad FF XV last dlc is cancelled
For people just coming in, I'd like to tell you all I got a claim on this video for using Versus XIII footage, why would that happen to a game that's supposed to be dead? I think something's going on, and I hope this leads to what I think it's leading to, I can also prove this if need be.
Duuuuuuuude. You thinking what I’m thinking? Nomura said he had to choose between KH4 and Verum Rex and did KH4. So you are right….SOMETHING is going down. Why would they claim your video for copyright? 🤔
@@coreylucas5346 They shouldn't be handing out claims for a game that's supposed to be dead, I'm thinking what you're thinking. 👀
Who sent the claim?
@@flamuralaj3302 Square Enix themselves
@@dovax That is a unexpected move from them. There are tons of Versus XIII and Verum Rex videos out there, so why even bother?
i still have hope for versus XIII
Love the aesthetics.
Thank you brother
Me hearing this theme while walking after literally obliterating enemies made me tear after I realized this was Somnus
Please extend this, so good it gave me chills, shame that Square didn't make VersusXIII.
I'll try to extend it about 30 minutes but it'll be a bit.
OH. They will.
@@coreylucas5346Verum Rex isn’t versus 13
We getting closer. Just a bit further my prince.
After all these years since I was a teen I have been waiting for Versus my whole life. Now 33, Nomura is keeping his word and Kingdom Hearts 4 is the start. Whether Verum Rex or Versus The TRUE KING is coming back.
Oh and SCREW XV!!!
XV wasn’t bad though.
@@HupCapNinja IT WAS. Not 8 eight bad. But still bad.
@@coreylucas5346 How exactly? To it’s core it’s still an FF game that went back to the roots.
@@HupCapNinja I agree, FFXV wasn't completely bad, one of my favorite games, but I'm always going to be salty about how it turned out.
@@HupCapNinja XV was amazing, screw those people, the ending is just genius
Coming back here because Reynatis
Versus XIII will never die
Just finished this game today and hearing this made me feel happy because Somnus is one of my favourite FF tracks and then I almost immediately felt sad as I remembered what happened to Versus XIII. Fuck, man. Still holding out.
hope Versus seeps its way into existence one day
Will You Resist or Accept? - Motif from "Somnus"
yo this is beautiful
I see what you did there 😉. RETURN TO OATH.
So yeah that's literally Noctis :T
Verum Rex become Versus... A WORLD A EPIC VERSUS... Come to me!!!
We all know why we here..... that oath tho.
this might be the 3rd besst version of somnus
nothing will top the original Versus XIII Somnus, I hope they eventually release it like they did with VS Omnis Lacrima
@@dovax
I thought they already did on Shimomura's drammatica album? That album was released when XV was still VSXIII, right?
@@budakbaongsiah I'm pretty sure it never got released officially, this is the cleanest audio that exists right now ruclips.net/video/j7sMFzFsfCY/видео.html
@@budakbaongsiah Sounds the same as the XV one to me
Holy shit I wasn't expecting this
3 days…
The place is empty, tainted by daemons, the night is dark, and the city is dead. Is this the aftermath of FFXV? I wonder that myself when roaming around this place out of interest. Or is it just a fragment left behind from a dimension? Really mystified by their curiosity.
Or perhaps.....it's a fragment of the original Versus XIII.
@@SpideyfanX Who knows It's spooky too look out from the window.
Wow
Imagine if ffxv isn't an unfinished and rushed game
I just wanted those dlc man
@@dovax new here what's up with ff15 and why its rushed? What happened
@@Jose_Doe Basically it was stuck in development hell, so they needed a game done quickly, and they switched directors so Nomura could work on KH3
@@dovax and then they rushed the so they could focus on ffviiir
@@Jose_Doe There’s a lot of stuff that had to be cut, and some of what people were promised in trailers never happened. Some of it we were lucky to receive through dlc, the rest is pretty much lost.
I missed out on the versus hype. What made FFV13 special?
It's special to me because of the history behind it and none of what was shown in VS trailers made it in the final game, Nomura took the downfall for the project and now everything else at SE, I just want the man to get the game he deserves and not mindless hate, the development of VS is a massive story, If you're interested in VS there is first a LOT of research to be done. 💀
@@dovax I did research and I do not understand why. It is because it’s Nomura’s greatest vision in terms of his games orrr? Was it just because it was a different story from the regular FF games?
@Dwip_po_po We don't know fully what happened internally at Square, but we know China had issues with the original Story, and they took Nomura off to "Make games only he can make." In my eyes, it's an excuse, a lot of what we know doesn't scratch the surface
@Dwip_po_po Also the vision part is accurate he can't do everything he wants to do with KH because it's under Disney, the hype comes from the fact he was able to do whatever he wanted with this game, plus it was his first FF
Hi, which ost is this from Strangers of Paradise?
Disc 3, Music 29: Will You Resist or Accept - Motif from “Somnus”
I haven’t played strangers of paradise I need context
Stranger of Paradise has a FFXV Level, and it plays Somnus and I posted the OST, all I used was Versus/Verum footage as a video
every level is based on a different FF game 1-XV
Also what does this have to do with strangers of paradise. ??
The only thing in this video related to Stranger of Paradise is the song, I merely uploaded the song with a background video
i never saw the appeal in ffv13
understandable
If you’re talking about VersusXIII well you’re in luck! KH4 is a carbon copy of VSXIII.
Okay but has anyone seen the KH4 reveal trailer yet?
yes and it was amazing, I stayed up all night for it
Shiiit i came XD
I got NieR Automata vibe
I’m confused here.
Why is noctis in kingdom hearts realm? Is this kingdom hearts 4? Or something
Or and I’m also confused. Why is noctis have red and blue eyes. In the video game it wasn’t that way. SO CONFUSED HERE. Why is sora here. Help me
It's just a video for the mood, I uploaded the video with the song from Stranger of Paradise
@Oliver's 50th Account Ty bro
@Oliver's 50th Account Perhaps it's a reference to XV Noctis as well. Rather than being purely Versus XIII, Yozora bears some aspects to FFXV Noctis.
Heck, some are theorizing Yozora is the NOBODY or HEARTLESS of Noctis Lucis Caelum
Yozora's in Strangers of Paradise? 🤔
100%
But how tho? He's from KH3
@@Giggles_iJest he's kidding he just used footage
Idk why but I just don’t hear the similarities between this and ffxv somnus
It's because it's slower, as well as it was arranged by someone else
@@dovax It’s so much slower and the notes still don’t really sound anything like somnus to me, could you tell because of the level or you actually heard Somnus in this?
@@hunterstarmech It is actually Somnus, it played during the FFXV Level, but yes its 100% Somnus
@@hunterstarmech The Official name of this OST is something like "Will you resist or accept? Motif for Somnus" I believe
@@hunterstarmech there's a part about maybe midway through that was 100% a slowed down somnus, the rest not so much, prolly just took some inspiration from another part of it maybe idk, but its definitely there
i hope video games get banned soon
Lmaooo keep hoping troll 😂