I think this is the only ever artistic interpretation of the stoneskin+stone shaping Magnus scene I've ever seen so congratulations on being literally the bravest person I've ever heard of
Why do you keep calling these animatics?? These are full blown animations! And damn good ones, too. Your work never ceases to amaze me, keep up the great work!
The image at 1:37 really made me laugh out loud. Magnus struggling to get undressed right there and then, Taako not even out of his sleeping bag, and Merle's stupid little butt-flap, with his arms wide. A beautifully rendered little image.
I cannot believe it's been 7 years since this crazy, amazing, stupid, beautiful campaign. The ending still chokes me up like nothing else. I love these goobers so much
Oooh this is so amazing. Lucretia is such a perfect example of a morally gray character who made terrible choices for what she believed was right, and I looooovveee it when she gets that focus from fans. This was so beautiful. My favourite parts: The first "I stole the moon" with Junior's tendrils around the journal. "I took just one mis-step" with her walking across the screen. "Too blind to see" and Taako's tearful raising of the umbrastaff And oh, I didn't catch it until the third watch... the parallel of Lucretia hugging Magnus when he loses his memory, and him hugging her when he gains it back.
Also: you pick such perfect songs for these. That's a talent all on its own. May I humbly make a request for consideration? Lup's story to Savage Garden's "To the moon & back".
0:49 I love this sequence so much, The way she starts determined, the way she ages right at wonderland, and the pain at the end as she realizes that she can't do it alone.
Lucretia is, in my opinion, one of the best characters ever made. It would have been so easy to have made her a straight-up villain, but instead we got this complex, nuanced, warm-hearted, kind, and strong character. The fact that said character is also a woc in a fantasy setting just makes it even more incredible
I honestly love how Griffin made her such a multifaceted character instead of painting her as either straight up black or white. His storytelling honestly is what I strive for, it’s so good.
Lucretia was so well made, like she made a mistake but she thought it would keep her friends safe when she did it and now that she knows it only made things worse she’s never been more sorry, and everyone forgives her instead of all being against her because they trust her not to make the same mistake again. Also you rarely get to see a protagonist who isn’t just helpful because they’re young and therefore stronger, is of color, and as complex as Lucretia which makes her so much more unique and AH I LOVE HER SHES SO GREAT! Also the Stolen Century arc made me love her so much more.
See, there is magic in a bard's song. They call it inspiration, and it tells the listener what they need to hear, right when they need to hear it. Some A.R.T.I.S.T.s (Arcanists Resonating Tones in Songs Terrifically) amplify this magic through the use of visual aids, such as drawings and animations. When this is done, it can be enough to make a sleep-deprived college student explode in a jumbled mess of emotions because of how incredible the experience is. I am very tired send help
HOLY SHIT YES!!!! I'm in love with your I Can't Decide animation and when I saw you'd made another one I got SO EXCITED!! I think my favourite part is the bit with Lucretia walking and time passing-that really got me. But like, literally everything about this is incredible. Everything is timed so well and it's so smooth and your character designs are SO LOVELY and I'm literally so in love with this!!!! I'm gonna send it to everyone I know and then rewatch it ten thousand more times and cry.
I have never listened to The Adventure Zone, the only knowledge I have of it is from your other animatic. This still made me a bit emotional even though I have exactly zero context on what's happening. I'm pretty sure this means you are a sorcerer.
HOLY SHIT, DUDE!!!!!! THIS IS INCREDIBLE. GOD. okay now that ive semi-gathered my thoughts here they are this is fucking genius, all of it, you never miss, first off secondly, my personal favorite bits: - "i stole the moon" and it pans out to show the moonbase - "you paint the scene with the colors of an enemy" WITH LICH BARRY FLOATING OUT OF HIS BODY FUCK DUDE - THE FUCKING "guess i forgot" PART GODS ABOVE - ALSO ALSO the "for your friends to see" w Davenport was like a shot in the chest dawg pleeeeease
I don't know if this is an intentional parallel, but every time I get to the scene at 1:05 of Barry, Taako, Magnus, and Merle huddled around the map, I also see it as the meta-scene of Griffin, Justin, Travis, and Clint at the gaming table creating the narrative.
I can’t even begin to guess how many times I’ve watched this, but it remains one of my favorite animatics of all time!! It does such a good job of telling the story from Lucretia’s perspective. I love this sm
We hardly ever see animations made from Lucretia's perspective which is a fresh change of pace. You made the three boys so stoic at the end and god I love your style so much. 10/10 my dude, this is absolutely amazing and I hope you continue to make stuff like this for other Balance stuff or possibly Amnesty
Magnus instantly hugging Lucretia is one of the most powerful moments in all of TAZ, and you capture it beautifully. I can always count on this video when I need some perspective about the loved ones in my life, thanks for your hard work.
I know nothing about the setting, characters, or story outside of a couple animatics I have seen, but it still manages to tell a strong story and overall just be a joy to watch. I keep rewatching this and returning to it every so often because it's just so incredible.
As someone whose #1 hobby is crying about Lucretia, I absolutely LOVE this. I just finished a relisten of Balance this weekend, so it was perfectly timed! I adore your style and song choices, please keep making videos, they are absolutely Wonderful!™
Hey Set it off, there’s an animation to your song with 800k+ views for a D&D podcast! “Wow that’s a lot. Can I see?” Sure! But it’s super spoilery. I’m just gonna need you to listen to this first. Don’t worry, it’s only about 69 hours. “Nice.”
1:45 oh thank god. That spiral stone Magnus part was something I always imagined to be much more terrifying than what you drew for this. Like the lower half of his body being a Junji Ito looking spiral tube that oddly enough looked like a large intestine. This is a lot less disturbing, and I commend you on that.
My favourite thing about your animatics is the way each one tells the story in a different way. The first one was all about John, this one is all about the director. Its so cool to see it all from a new perspective, and you do it so well. Never stop, please
YOU HAVE DONE IT AGAIN!!! This is absolutley stunning! You have such an amazing sense of beat and flow and you seem to always now exactly what parts to capture from the show to really pull on those ol' heart strings. IT*S SO AMAZING IT MADE ME SUPER EMOTIONAL I LOVE LUCRETIA!!! AAAAAAAAA!!! Amazing job as always!!!
oh god. I didn't notice the tear that falls down Lucretia's cheek when she's hugging Magnus while he's losing his memory until just now. I'm slain. It's too good
i LOVED “can’t decide” and i LOVE this animatic. christ; the emotion, their expressions, the flicking back and forth between their past selves...... very very good. another work of art.
I've watched this so many times and it always leaves me so astonished that like you summarized the entirety of TAZ and Lucretia's pain in a single animation and it's absolutely gorgeous and I whole heartily support everything you do
I think the world really would never be as great as it became without what Lucretia did. Her plan was pretty affective, but with one key detail wrong. The third option ended up requiring her plan and skills most of all. It's why the Judges and the Seer called what she did a "necessary betrayal". If she hadn't made the Bureau, Magnus wouldn't have net Julia, Taako wouldn't try to connect with "dust" people- becoming "Taako from TV and meeting Kravits, Merle would never have had the kids he's come to love so so so much, Lup might never have been found and freed (the only reason she was was cause the boys were searching for the gauntlet, which they'd never do if not for the BOB), Barry would be without her maybe forever. Most of all the Great Wars would eventually destroy the planet. In fact the almost did several time before the boys were able to reclaim them. Yes is was awful /especially for Davenport/, but it was never meant to last beyond a year. That's a big thing really. If she had managed to find the relics AND lup in the time it took the boys to there would possibly be a lot less bad blood. Possibly. I think personally returning Lup would probably have won over Taako and Barry at least. In the end, Lucretia did good. She just took the messy path to get there. I'm glad most of the others forgave her.i understand Taako may never forgive her fully but it made sense for his character. My headcannon is eventually she becomes fully redeemed in even the most grudging eyes. She's definitely determined enough to earn that.
I love your work with a passion. The animation looks crisp and just so good that the whole experience is awsome. I personally would love to see storyboards and a sort of "making off " for you works. Thank you
I was looking over all the AMVs for TAZ and I thought "wow they are all so good but these two are just the best" and then I realised that they were made by the same person and I was just amazed! this is really good work! keep it up :D
Thank you so much for making this animatic. It was the first time I heard a song from set it off and now, about 3 years later I am on my way home from the set it off concert I traveled 10 hours to bc I love this band so much. They played bad guy as well and all I could think about during the song was your video and I just felt so happy bc this is such a good animatic and I just had to come here and tell you how much I appreciate it afterwards.
I honestly love coming back to this every few months because everything about this just slaps. The song, the art, seeing all of these references to a story I loved so much. Really though, thank you so much for creating this
this music video started me listening to their podcast series, and I thank you so much for that. I'm still in the early episodes, but I already love this and can see how parts of this are coming together, so thank you for making this awesome video, along with "I Can't Decide"
I watched this just after I finished Balance and know I definitely cried then, but the fact that I'm rewatching this almost a year later when I can't remember all the events anymore and am still on the verge of tears I think is a testament to how well done this is. You really did an amazing, amazing job.
For what it's worth, you created one of my favourite videos on the internet right here. Thank you, I can't compliment you enough for this peace of art.
Oh man, your visual storytelling is unparalleled. The Magnus/Lucretia hug parallels, Lucretia walking through time, that bit to the lyrics 'to blind to see, so show me how...' that gives me shivers every time I see it? Incredible. Amazing. I really hope you'll keep making these because they are an absolute joy to watch!
I keep watching this video over the years and i think I'll never be over the perfect animation and sync w the lyrics. I love Lucrecia and this is just 👌
You made me cry for five whole minutes you bastard. Edit: in the two days since I saw this for the first time I’ve watched it probably a dozen times. It’s that good, it captures the emotions that honestly. Fucking amazing.
This animatic is literally the whole reason I got through the Balance arc at all. Thank you so much for inadvertently convincing me to continue with a wonderful podcast I would have otherwise abandoned.
Put this song in my spotify likes after watching this uh. apparently five years ago according to the last comment i left on this video (jesus CHRIST). promptly forgot it was on there and haven't heard it since because of quite how expansive my spotify likes playlist is until it came on today and instead of just listening to the song i just got. an OVERWHELMING urge to come watch this again. literally just as good as the first time i watched it. screaming crying throwing up etc etc
Every part of this is excellent, but my favorite part is the passage of time montage, and the sudden jump from younger Lucretia to her aged-up self after the events of Wonderland.
Oh my good god DAMN. You are killing it with these TAZ animatics!!! And every time I watch one it makes me want to listen to the Balance Arc all over again. You know what? I think I will. ;)
I watched this twice. The first time I thought wow, this was good and your animation improved so much since the first TaZ animatic!! Second time I cried.
This to me is a masterpiece, what you created actually change my perception and view on the world. I was generally a lazy person with a 2.9 GPA, now I'm at a 3.4 and doing my best in classes because I'm putting this song on loop. Thank you for making me a totally different person, here I'm going to quote from the goddess of fate. "Your going to be amazing"
As I've seen some other people say in the comments, this video is incredibly magnetic and I find myself back here at least once a week, Seriously, this is phenomenal work. There's something about it that brings people back and not many videos can do that.
Your animatics are so phenomenal. This made me tear up. I've probably watched the I Can't Decide one 100 times and this one is going to be the same. Thank you for sharing rad things with the world! Love it :')
This is. fucking. AMAZING!!! I loved your john animatic so much and i freaked out when I saw you made another video!! This honestly almost made me cry it was so well made and every single shot is so detailed and beautiful. I love your work so much.
Now I’ve finished the balance arc all this brings back memories especially seeing all of them just have static everywhere and all of them being confused from the static and it’s just sad and I love seeing moments from their adventure
I never really comment on youtube videos, but I must have watched this a dozen times, and every time I do, it makes me genuinely smile AND tear up, and it's just incredible. I just finished re-listening to the balance arc and came back to watch this again and it still got me. I love this. Well done. Thank you. *great job horn*
to this day TAZ Balance is still one of the greatest campaigns/podcasts ive ever heard, the McElroy family has helped me in so many different ways and ill always be grateful for getting to be there while balance was still airing every other week. Your animations style is so unique and the song choice along with it just tied this video together perfectly!
I love this!!! You really captured the feel of TAZ Balance!! the editing is great, the art style is good too! This song fits so well with Lucretia--she did so much for everyone but also...some not great stuff. I love Lucretia tho!! She such an interesting complex character. This video is so well done and I've been watching this over and over again. Thank you for making this!!!!! :DDDD
Dude I gotta tell you I've been watching this like daily for the past 2 weeks lmao I love this video so much, I really appreciate the effort you put into the art and animation and the song choice this is amazing through and through, god i love lucretia
![No Healing in Wonderland [TAZ Medley]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/MpHkH4ayBYc/mqdefault.jpg)
I think this is the only ever artistic interpretation of the stoneskin+stone shaping Magnus scene I've ever seen so congratulations on being literally the bravest person I've ever heard of
My favourite part of that picture is probably Lucretia's "oh, jesus christ" expression.
Let’s be real, it’s Whirley slide Magnus
Reminds me of one of those things you drop coins down at zoos for donations except a stretched human version
Skullptures
*Its coin-donation-slide Magnus*
this is twisty slide magnus
The parallel between Lucretia hugging Magnus and Magnus hugging Lucretia ugh my heart
oh CRAP i didn't even catch that!!!
I love the parallel between the Lucretia and Magnus hugs when he is forgetting and when he is remembering.
Especially as it happens shortly after the line “history repeats” 👌🏼 that’s some good storyboarding
“Animatic”
If this is just an animatic, what kind of mad sorcery is animated?
EggAbyss i mean it would be animated lol, it only has key frames that’s the difference (it’s still real good tho)
@@beecherry3943 it's full of complete animation though
@@sosayweall_jpg He means it'd be 100% animated, This is like 50/50 kinda
EggAbyss Disney??? Because this is amazing....
Why do you keep calling these animatics?? These are full blown animations! And damn good ones, too. Your work never ceases to amaze me, keep up the great work!
Finneas Roels I was about to comment this. This is waaaaaaay more effort than an animatic. This is incredible animation in its own right.
They're kinda PMV/animation hybrids
@@heythereadventurer9190 a pmv isn't an animatic.
@@inkycorvid3248 they didn't say that they were
At the very least, the first one was less animated. Only real movement was the head bobs, THIS ONE THOUGH
The image at 1:37 really made me laugh out loud. Magnus struggling to get undressed right there and then, Taako not even out of his sleeping bag, and Merle's stupid little butt-flap, with his arms wide. A beautifully rendered little image.
1:46
One free backrub
I cannot believe it's been 7 years since this crazy, amazing, stupid, beautiful campaign. The ending still chokes me up like nothing else. I love these goobers so much
Me, smashing the replay button while chugging "Respect Lucretia Juice"
Do you have a spare cup?
@@gliscorpropagandaaccount1764 The best juice!
she made a bad choice, but she did it to protect her friends, she’s just a girl who loves too hard and deserves the world
i cannot like this enough
Cheers, I'll share a drink with you
Nothing is more tragic then “I’m Davenport” slowly fading into static and no one can tell me otherwise
Oooh this is so amazing. Lucretia is such a perfect example of a morally gray character who made terrible choices for what she believed was right, and I looooovveee it when she gets that focus from fans. This was so beautiful.
My favourite parts:
The first "I stole the moon" with Junior's tendrils around the journal.
"I took just one mis-step" with her walking across the screen.
"Too blind to see" and Taako's tearful raising of the umbrastaff
And oh, I didn't catch it until the third watch... the parallel of Lucretia hugging Magnus when he loses his memory, and him hugging her when he gains it back.
Also: you pick such perfect songs for these. That's a talent all on its own. May I humbly make a request for consideration? Lup's story to Savage Garden's "To the moon & back".
another great part: the text changing to "Davenport" at 0:25-0:30
Also: the NEXT STEP after “just one misstep” is her losing years of her life to the Lich Twins. I got magic missile’d right in the feels!
@@nbmudkip I saw that at first and didn't get it until I read your comment holy crap.
This is so well done
Because I wasn’t already crying
0:49 I love this sequence so much, The way she starts determined, the way she ages right at wonderland, and the pain at the end as she realizes that she can't do it alone.
And at 0:42 when Barry reaches out for Lucretia and she grits her teeth for what's to come.
Lucretia is, in my opinion, one of the best characters ever made. It would have been so easy to have made her a straight-up villain, but instead we got this complex, nuanced, warm-hearted, kind, and strong character. The fact that said character is also a woc in a fantasy setting just makes it even more incredible
So many hearts to this comment
I honestly love how Griffin made her such a multifaceted character instead of painting her as either straight up black or white. His storytelling honestly is what I strive for, it’s so good.
A "woc"?
@@fawkesthefox912 Woman of Color
Her skin color has nothing to do with the quality of her character.
Lucretia was so well made, like she made a mistake but she thought it would keep her friends safe when she did it and now that she knows it only made things worse she’s never been more sorry, and everyone forgives her instead of all being against her because they trust her not to make the same mistake again. Also you rarely get to see a protagonist who isn’t just helpful because they’re young and therefore stronger, is of color, and as complex as Lucretia which makes her so much more unique and AH I LOVE HER SHES SO GREAT! Also the Stolen Century arc made me love her so much more.
See, there is magic in a bard's song. They call it inspiration, and it tells the listener what they need to hear, right when they need to hear it.
Some A.R.T.I.S.T.s (Arcanists Resonating Tones in Songs Terrifically) amplify this magic through the use of visual aids, such as drawings and animations. When this is done, it can be enough to make a sleep-deprived college student explode in a jumbled mess of emotions because of how incredible the experience is.
I am very tired send help
Did you get help?
yeah did you ever get the help you needed
_Mystic_Mayhem_ I hope he did/does, stay good man, college can be bad at times.
Still waiting to know if you got help
@@cryptid_lives_here6883 I dropped out of college but I did get help lol
HOLY SHIT YES!!!! I'm in love with your I Can't Decide animation and when I saw you'd made another one I got SO EXCITED!! I think my favourite part is the bit with Lucretia walking and time passing-that really got me. But like, literally everything about this is incredible. Everything is timed so well and it's so smooth and your character designs are SO LOVELY and I'm literally so in love with this!!!! I'm gonna send it to everyone I know and then rewatch it ten thousand more times and cry.
I Second this
I third this
I have never listened to The Adventure Zone, the only knowledge I have of it is from your other animatic. This still made me a bit emotional even though I have exactly zero context on what's happening.
I'm pretty sure this means you are a sorcerer.
HOLY SHIT, DUDE!!!!!! THIS IS INCREDIBLE. GOD.
okay now that ive semi-gathered my thoughts here they are
this is fucking genius, all of it, you never miss, first off
secondly, my personal favorite bits:
- "i stole the moon" and it pans out to show the moonbase
- "you paint the scene with the colors of an enemy" WITH LICH BARRY FLOATING OUT OF HIS BODY FUCK DUDE
- THE FUCKING "guess i forgot" PART GODS ABOVE
- ALSO ALSO the "for your friends to see" w Davenport was like a shot in the chest dawg pleeeeease
I don't know if this is an intentional parallel, but every time I get to the scene at 1:05 of Barry, Taako, Magnus, and Merle huddled around the map, I also see it as the meta-scene of Griffin, Justin, Travis, and Clint at the gaming table creating the narrative.
Absolutely! And Taako's closed hand makes it look like he's about to roll dice. 🙂
I can’t even begin to guess how many times I’ve watched this, but it remains one of my favorite animatics of all time!! It does such a good job of telling the story from Lucretia’s perspective. I love this sm
We hardly ever see animations made from Lucretia's perspective which is a fresh change of pace. You made the three boys so stoic at the end and god I love your style so much. 10/10 my dude, this is absolutely amazing and I hope you continue to make stuff like this for other Balance stuff or possibly Amnesty
Magnus instantly hugging Lucretia is one of the most powerful moments in all of TAZ, and you capture it beautifully. I can always count on this video when I need some perspective about the loved ones in my life, thanks for your hard work.
I know nothing about the setting, characters, or story outside of a couple animatics I have seen, but it still manages to tell a strong story and overall just be a joy to watch. I keep rewatching this and returning to it every so often because it's just so incredible.
As someone whose #1 hobby is crying about Lucretia, I absolutely LOVE this. I just finished a relisten of Balance this weekend, so it was perfectly timed! I adore your style and song choices, please keep making videos, they are absolutely Wonderful!™
ALSO MY FAVORITE HOBBY!
Hey Set it off, there’s an animation to your song with 800k+ views for a D&D podcast! “Wow that’s a lot. Can I see?” Sure! But it’s super spoilery. I’m just gonna need you to listen to this first. Don’t worry, it’s only about 69 hours. “Nice.”
1:45 oh thank god. That spiral stone Magnus part was something I always imagined to be much more terrifying than what you drew for this. Like the lower half of his body being a Junji Ito looking spiral tube that oddly enough looked like a large intestine. This is a lot less disturbing, and I commend you on that.
This is such an amazing animatic!!! It perfectly encompasses Lucretia and her journey!!!
My favourite thing about your animatics is the way each one tells the story in a different way. The first one was all about John, this one is all about the director. Its so cool to see it all from a new perspective, and you do it so well. Never stop, please
I love the detail of the static fading in the background and in the song when it shows the memories being eaten by the voidfish
YOU HAVE DONE IT AGAIN!!! This is absolutley stunning! You have such an amazing sense of beat and flow and you seem to always now exactly what parts to capture from the show to really pull on those ol' heart strings. IT*S SO AMAZING IT MADE ME SUPER EMOTIONAL I LOVE LUCRETIA!!! AAAAAAAAA!!! Amazing job as always!!!
oh god. I didn't notice the tear that falls down Lucretia's cheek when she's hugging Magnus while he's losing his memory until just now. I'm slain. It's too good
i LOVED “can’t decide” and i LOVE this animatic. christ; the emotion, their expressions, the flicking back and forth between their past selves...... very very good. another work of art.
i've watched this a bunch of times but this is the first I've realized Lup is dabbing in taako's memory
I like how much bling Garfield has
i just is a warm feeling in my heart at 1:33, it goes by quick but it's so nice, i love it.
2:14 I fully burst into tears man omg the way you draw Lup is so gorgeous and this song is so amazing for IPRE :')
I've watched this so many times and it always leaves me so astonished that like you summarized the entirety of TAZ and Lucretia's pain in a single animation and it's absolutely gorgeous and I whole heartily support everything you do
I think the world really would never be as great as it became without what Lucretia did. Her plan was pretty affective, but with one key detail wrong. The third option ended up requiring her plan and skills most of all. It's why the Judges and the Seer called what she did a "necessary betrayal".
If she hadn't made the Bureau, Magnus wouldn't have net Julia, Taako wouldn't try to connect with "dust" people- becoming "Taako from TV and meeting Kravits, Merle would never have had the kids he's come to love so so so much, Lup might never have been found and freed (the only reason she was was cause the boys were searching for the gauntlet, which they'd never do if not for the BOB), Barry would be without her maybe forever.
Most of all the Great Wars would eventually destroy the planet. In fact the almost did several time before the boys were able to reclaim them.
Yes is was awful /especially for Davenport/, but it was never meant to last beyond a year. That's a big thing really. If she had managed to find the relics AND lup in the time it took the boys to there would possibly be a lot less bad blood. Possibly. I think personally returning Lup would probably have won over Taako and Barry at least.
In the end, Lucretia did good. She just took the messy path to get there. I'm glad most of the others forgave her.i understand Taako may never forgive her fully but it made sense for his character.
My headcannon is eventually she becomes fully redeemed in even the most grudging eyes. She's definitely determined enough to earn that.
And im starting to see the podcast
Lucretia did nothing wrong
Nani....?
i mean after loosing 20 years of your now very much mortal existence you would take back seat to make sure you can accomplish your goals
@@OneDragonArmy Well lets not get carried away. She did a lot wrong, but for good reasons.
1000 points for detail at 0:52 , with Lucretia suddenly jumping in age.
You, dear animator, have rocked it.
I love your work with a passion.
The animation looks crisp and just so good that the whole experience is awsome.
I personally would love to see storyboards and a sort of "making off " for you works.
Thank you
I was looking over all the AMVs for TAZ and I thought "wow they are all so good but these two are just the best" and then I realised that they were made by the same person and I was just amazed! this is really good work! keep it up :D
So I finally finished balance and I’ve been rewatching these 2 animations over and over since I can FINALLY watch them without fear of spoilers
Thank you so much for making this animatic. It was the first time I heard a song from set it off and now, about 3 years later I am on my way home from the set it off concert I traveled 10 hours to bc I love this band so much. They played bad guy as well and all I could think about during the song was your video and I just felt so happy bc this is such a good animatic and I just had to come here and tell you how much I appreciate it afterwards.
I honestly love coming back to this every few months because everything about this just slaps. The song, the art, seeing all of these references to a story I loved so much. Really though, thank you so much for creating this
Jesus, fuck... I was not ready to emotion and you just smashed me right in the feels. I honestly got teary, thank you, you wonderful ass hole.
*”OW MY FEELINGS”*
this music video started me listening to their podcast series, and I thank you so much for that. I'm still in the early episodes, but I already love this and can see how parts of this are coming together, so thank you for making this awesome video, along with "I Can't Decide"
Listened to the entire story now 3 times, and still can't get over how amazing this story is. Love the vid even more now.
I’m rewatching this and seeing Lucretia smile when reunited with the the boys literally brought me to tears. This was fucking beautiful!
OH MY GOD THIS IS SO PERFECT???? THE LYRICS, THE ART, IT WORKS SO WELL. THIS IS INCREDIBLE ALJDLANFLDKD HOLY SHIT
I watched this just after I finished Balance and know I definitely cried then, but the fact that I'm rewatching this almost a year later when I can't remember all the events anymore and am still on the verge of tears I think is a testament to how well done this is. You really did an amazing, amazing job.
For what it's worth, you created one of my favourite videos on the internet right here.
Thank you, I can't compliment you enough for this peace of art.
Oh man, your visual storytelling is unparalleled. The Magnus/Lucretia hug parallels, Lucretia walking through time, that bit to the lyrics 'to blind to see, so show me how...' that gives me shivers every time I see it? Incredible. Amazing. I really hope you'll keep making these because they are an absolute joy to watch!
AaAAAAAA fuck dude these animations are so smooth and your style is so cute and IT'S QUALITY STUFF AAAAA
A beautiful tribute to the fandom and especially to Lucretia's pov
I keep watching this video over the years and i think I'll never be over the perfect animation and sync w the lyrics. I love Lucrecia and this is just 👌
i get chills every time i watch this. one of the best animatics of taz i’ve ever seen
I'm glad you show the B.O.B. headquarters because i've never quite been able to picture it correctly thank you
I'M NOT CRYING YOU'RE CRYING
YOURE NOT CRYING IM CRYING
You made me cry for five whole minutes you bastard.
Edit: in the two days since I saw this for the first time I’ve watched it probably a dozen times. It’s that good, it captures the emotions that honestly. Fucking amazing.
I literally watch this every few days - it never ceases to make my day
oh god it's so good it doesn't get any better than this it'll never get better than this i love you and i love this animation
Ok, clearly I'm SUPER late to the party, but I just came across this today and it's AMAZING! I've watched it like six times already! 😊
This animatic is literally the whole reason I got through the Balance arc at all. Thank you so much for inadvertently convincing me to continue with a wonderful podcast I would have otherwise abandoned.
Bro these vids you do are too amazing and to be called an animatic?? LIKE IT'S FINISHED AND AWESOME!
Put this song in my spotify likes after watching this uh. apparently five years ago according to the last comment i left on this video (jesus CHRIST). promptly forgot it was on there and haven't heard it since because of quite how expansive my spotify likes playlist is until it came on today and instead of just listening to the song i just got. an OVERWHELMING urge to come watch this again. literally just as good as the first time i watched it. screaming crying throwing up etc etc
Every part of this is excellent, but my favorite part is the passage of time montage, and the sudden jump from younger Lucretia to her aged-up self after the events of Wonderland.
Fr I just finished the balance ark, and I was all sad and went to watch animatics and this shit made me cry, excellent fucking job my guy
Oh my good god DAMN. You are killing it with these TAZ animatics!!! And every time I watch one it makes me want to listen to the Balance Arc all over again. You know what? I think I will. ;)
I watched this twice.
The first time I thought wow, this was good and your animation improved so much since the first TaZ animatic!!
Second time I cried.
Update: watched it a third time and cried again
This to me is a masterpiece, what you created actually change my perception and view on the world. I was generally a lazy person with a 2.9 GPA, now I'm at a 3.4 and doing my best in classes because I'm putting this song on loop. Thank you for making me a totally different person, here I'm going to quote from the goddess of fate.
"Your going to be amazing"
your taz animations bring me so much joy theyre just,, so good
I loved the last one, it's great that you did another!
Bonkers good. This rules.
We love your work! I love that you’ve focused on a central character for both of these.
As I've seen some other people say in the comments, this video is incredibly magnetic and I find myself back here at least once a week, Seriously, this is phenomenal work. There's something about it that brings people back and not many videos can do that.
Wow... dude... like a wrecking ball right through the feels man... this was amazing,. Very well done.
This has to be one of the best TAZ animatics out there. The song, the beats that hit... I tear up almost every time I watch this.
ANOTHER PHENOMENAL PIECE OF WORK TRULY THIS FANDOM IS BLESSED TO HAVE YOU I WAS ALMOST IN TEARS
Your animatics are so phenomenal. This made me tear up. I've probably watched the I Can't Decide one 100 times and this one is going to be the same. Thank you for sharing rad things with the world! Love it :')
You know your video's are one of the main reasons i've decided to start listening to the Adventure Zone Balance. i hope that you make more!
Through the tears and mountain load of tissues: "I'm not crying, your crying." these make me want to re listen to all of balance
i have tears in my eyes. Your animations and plot lines are always so absolutely beautiful
How am I just seeing this? It's so well done! The animation is so smooth and everything. And I'm almost crying tbh.
your 2 animations are going to make watch the adventure zone
This is. fucking. AMAZING!!! I loved your john animatic so much and i freaked out when I saw you made another video!! This honestly almost made me cry it was so well made and every single shot is so detailed and beautiful. I love your work so much.
I have put this video on loop so much that its basically my to go song for anything. Seriously dude awesome job!!!!
Ah yes, another awesome animation that I don't understand the lore
A classic
This song has become incredibly personal and this animation is exhilarating and heartbreaking. Thank you for sharing your art with us. Keep it up!
"I stole the moon" I'M DYING HOW PERFECTLY EXECUTED
Now I’ve finished the balance arc all this brings back memories especially seeing all of them just have static everywhere and all of them being confused from the static and it’s just sad and I love seeing moments from their adventure
I never really comment on youtube videos, but I must have watched this a dozen times, and every time I do, it makes me genuinely smile AND tear up, and it's just incredible. I just finished re-listening to the balance arc and came back to watch this again and it still got me. I love this. Well done. Thank you. *great job horn*
I love the little detail where the lyrics turn into "Davenport". That's very clever!
!!! Every scene look so good and fits so well with the music. The framing of all the shots are so cool and meaningful to the story too!!
to this day TAZ Balance is still one of the greatest campaigns/podcasts ive ever heard, the McElroy family has helped me in so many different ways and ill always be grateful for getting to be there while balance was still airing every other week. Your animations style is so unique and the song choice along with it just tied this video together perfectly!
I love this!!! You really captured the feel of TAZ Balance!! the editing is great, the art style is good too! This song fits so well with Lucretia--she did so much for everyone but also...some not great stuff. I love Lucretia tho!! She such an interesting complex character. This video is so well done and I've been watching this over and over again. Thank you for making this!!!!! :DDDD
Dude I gotta tell you I've been watching this like daily for the past 2 weeks lmao I love this video so much, I really appreciate the effort you put into the art and animation and the song choice this is amazing through and through, god i love lucretia
This is so good holy CRAP....
I adore your style, character designs, and attention to detail. Love both your TAZ videos!
Love the parallels between the mags and Lucretia hugs
Very good job
i recently got back into taz and i cannot stop watching this video. its so incredibly done, it brought me to tears. keep on doing amazing work
Seriously, I love these. You're doing an awesome job, keep it up. Always believe in yourself, because we believe in you.
*incomprehendable internal happy screaming* I like it! Like a lot. Good job.