Bro, I thought I was hyped over the titan fight. Then this one blew it out of the water. It's like each eikon fight gets more and more badass. Can't wait to see how wild Odin and Ultima are
My niece watched me fight this from the low level dragon to the king himself. I can see it in her eyes and hear it in her voice... I remember everything she felt when I first played FF7 and the grand battle with the one winged angel... This was my niece's one winged angel. It was so great to experience this with her, what a beautiful memory. I can't wait to see what comes next in future FF games.
Imagine your 10 yo self experiencing this game as your first jrpg. I can't even imagine how I'd feel, this game indeed has several One Winged Angel moments!
Bro, I haven't finished the game because my daughter saw me play and would ask questions... so I decided to start a new game for her... she's hooked. Then I started another one for my mom. She loves this shit too.
@@MiguelAngelGutierrezRamirez it's fantasy romance drama with kaijuus........the three words alone will hook any mother up with the theatrical alone LOL
This battle is one of those moments in gaming that makes me wish I could play a game for the first time again. The cutscenes and flow of this battle absolutely blew me away.
@@AndyMacsterdon’t get me wrong, Zettaflare is strong, but as we’ve learned from another franchise with the initials FF, ain’t nothing stronger than family. 😂
Of course. ∞ + 1 = ∞ (Infinity plus one is still infinity). It is indeterminate. Just like Clive. Bahamut should be so lucky he got away with just a head bump.
@@froman1522 I've watched like 10 playthroughs and I'm 99% sure the music resets itself to the same part no matter where you're at. It always lands on that crescendo when they explode through Bahamut.
@lockekappa500 you are both right and wrong. It does reset right before ifrit starts flying toward the beam, but I'm talking about before that when it shows his wings.
This theme truly captured Dion's character. A very noble dedicated to his duty yet struggling with his inner conflicts surrounding his country and his father. I see the violins as a representation of Dion's confliction between his duty & his true feelings.
3:00 YES, YES I've been wanting to hear this ever since the ambition trailer released back in October, it's even more glorious to hear the full thing. Thank you so much for uploading these. This game's OST is a masterpiece
The fact that Phoenix nor Ifrit couldn't take Bahamut solo just shows how strong he really is especially in Golden form. This soundtrack alone has game music of the year hands down.
@@dinorex3464 they're all equal in power, its the dominant's strength that enforces the eikon, so barnabas being a conqueror king and being stupidly strong as odin makes sense
That's why it's my favourite fight in the game! The music is cherry on top. And all that happened right before and after the fight - pure perfection! :D
This fight is why this is the best game I've played in years. It's just genuinely fun. Best boss fight in gaming history. Such an incredibly crafted boss fight. I wish more dev teams came up with stuff like this. It's even better in FF Mode too. Still as amazing as the first time I fought him
The dichotomy between the tragic essence of the “Away” track when Clive and Joshua collide versus the triumphant power of this track as they become one against Dragon King Bahamut is truly astounding
@@Storm1Trooper5joshua’s theme, Clive’s theme, Odin’s theme, hell even garuda’s early theme are all fantastic and incredibly diverse. I feel sorry for your ears lol
@@cganaleNah, he's surpassed God status and hit Anime protagonist with how something tried to end him before releasing Endwalker and 16s OSTs and he pushed through his struggle while making his dream a reality. This has become Soken, Yoshi-P, and Creative Business Unit IIIs story were just living in it
I remember the last part where Bahamut began charging up after he got knocked out for a moment. I literally went "No way, we've already stopped Teraflare twice, is it a Zet-" *Sees Zettaflare* "Oh. My God. @_@"
Me: There is literally nothing he could do to make this situation worse, save blowing up the planet Bahamut: *starts casting Zettaflare* Me: 0_0 He is going to blow up the planet.
I've played 1, 7, 7R, bit of XII, XIV and XV and this game is the best action wise and only piped by XIV maybe VII story and lore wise. Surprised that some reviewers called the story nonsensical when it strayed away from the "GoT" feeling with the Ultima stuff. Heading into the final third now so I hope it's still as good as it'll defo be a top 3 FF ever
Played every ff exept 11 and this going top 3. Story, characters and music where top nutsh SE. Some flaws yeah, every games as that. But when the game decide to go hard it goes the hardest ever seen. No game gonna top those boss fights for a looooong time.
@@MundusFate They're different game so I can't really compare, I wish GoW:R had some epic boss battles though, some epic battle against the Asgardian Gods like the epic battle against god-being Eikons but we already got those type of epic battles on the original God Of War series, so I'm fine with a more story focused story on Kratos! Titan boss battle reminded me of Kratos VS Chronos from GOW3 🥲
@@MundusFate God of war ragnorok is incredible and well worth the play, but it doesn't have even half the sense of scale as FF16. Ragnorok is more personal, and the fights are usually 1v1, with little to know dynamics in stage and environment destruction, unless you're talking about some of the major bosses, but even then, it's nothing crazy. FF16 is on a whole other level.
@@GOWBuuzer Well GOWR is ultimately a very human story that at it's heart is about a father and a son, it makes sense that despite all it's big fights it's still really intimate and in a weird way grounded (which I know sounds ridiculous considering it's a story about literal Gods but to me that contradiction made it even more clever and special). Final fantasy games from my understanding are usually really large scale epic stories which to be honest I prefer, ff16 still has a lot of heart but I just adore the visuals and music as these larger than life scenes play out. Like the first time titan is introduced or this fight itself, in particular 1:50 literally takes my breath away every time I replay it. So I guess it's just personal preference, both are good though.
Official Lyrics; On wings of an angel forsaken Our destinies lie In courage, conviction (through the night) We find our redemption (find our light) That we might make our ascension Burden shouldered Seven worlds of teardrops falling to the sea Bitter seeds, these, e're yearning to be Free! Holy Mother set us free! Strike our irons, be our Solace Temperance Virtue Vengence Firmament over us Fundament 'neath us Take flight into the starry heavens On high, celestial procession Fire on ruby mountainship To guide us to the word of god(dess) Solace Temperance Virtue Vengence Guide our spirits ever higher And higher and higher and higher, higher! On winds of Faith We'll rise again Ware ye the madness The breeds inside us Tides of fury flowing, ebbing Mists of malice whorling, wending Veil of nothing, never-ending Dare not seek what lurketh down beneath No! An evil hiding from the sun Blinded, he screameth eshaton immanent
I'm on my like 5th playthrough rn and i'm noticing all these (possible) references to Greagor and thanks to you posting the lyrics here i see some more referencing so thank you friend
Love the baroque/classical elements in this battle soundtrack. It reflects Dion’s royal background very well. Sounds like something JS Bach would compose.
I'd say this is much closer to 'classical' music (like Mozart) rather than baroque (like Bach). Baroque stuff usually consists of a lot of short interwoven motifs rather than long melodic lines as you hear in this piece. Also for true baroque sound, you absolutely need organ or harpsichord haha
@@robertge648 IMHO it has both, there are elements of JA Bach, Mozart and even some early Beethoven in this piece. Especially the parts with the counterpoint.
Counterpoint is used frequently in all periods. However, Baroque composers focus on counterpoint while classical composers only sprinkle in the counterpoint, usually for thematic development. Also, classical music is far more melodic in sound than Baroque music, which is hyperfocused on stuff like counterpoint and ornamentation (i.e. random scales/arpeggios). While it's impossible to split music into tidy boxes, this piece really doesn't carry much of a Baroque sound to my ears. Granted, I've watched analyses where professional musicians say they heard Baroque stuff. Compared to myself, who only did orchestra stuff into college and only does the occasional string quartet for weddings. So who knows. Music is different for everyone. P.S. 0:58 sounds almost exactly like the opening to Beethoven Piano Sonata #1. So I totally agree with you about the early Beethoven part. Check it out
Fought Bahamut and thought "Damn that was sick, but it was going to be hard to top Titan Lost anyway" then they really pulled this shit out. Was super sick, haven't gotten to Odin yet but it's got me worried on what level of head exploding set piece we'll have there.
Minor spoilers about the Odin fight It's much less of a spectacle fight than Titan and Bahamut, and focuses more on the personal clash between the characters' beliefs. It's more Clive vs Barnabas than Ifrit vs Odin.
Gotta love how that ending charge through the Zettaflare and breaking through it is a 1:1 replica of the Answers cutscene from FFXIV. The subtle fanservice.
This has to be one of my favorite boss fights in all gaming. The music and all the effects, the gameplay, the setting, it's all just amazing. I'm so glad I kept myself spoiler free.
I wanted to scream this fight made me so hype. I was literally jumping out of my seat while Clive/Joshua were chasing Bahamut. And then when they stopped the Zettaflare I was going crazy. This is the most insane shit i've ever seen in my life.
And here I was thinking that it can't get any crazier than vs. Titan then all of a sudden we are fused going full dragon ball and fighting bahamut in space. Incredible boss fight 11/10
Dion Lesage & Bahamut are so majestic, regal, and epic, along with a theme song that perfectly matches. They nailed every Eikon in this game and made Bahamut the legend he is.
Seeing Bahamut casting Zettaflare has got to be one of the most breathtaking moments I have ever experienced in gaming. This whole fight was a masterpiece, from that to Ifrit and the Phoenix becoming one and Bahamut eating the heart of the Mother Crystal. Barnabas is the strongest Dominant and Odin's power is insane, but Bahamut's sheer destructive potential is one of the scariest things in the entire series. The guy was about to nuke a planet.
Honestly, i love what they did for Ifrit here, he's usually the weaker summon monster, the first one you get and always falls off and gets replaced with Phoenix... not this time, he's easily one of the most powerful beings in the franchise in his world.
I already got goosebumps at him casting Teraflare. Then when he started casting Zettaflare I'm like "WHAT HAPPENED TO PETA AND EXAFLARE??? THIS GUY SKIPPED TWO SUFFIXES" then Ultima just casually uses Exaflare like it's nothing at all, no charging needed
This game is right up there with the best FF's I've ever played. This game has every element that makes for a great story. I was shocked at how fast I loved it and playing it a second time you pick up on all the seemingly pointless details. The music fits every situation perfectly and FF FINALLY went back to its dark roots with this one. I think 9 was the last dark FF, some will say 10 was dark but that was more of an impending doom than a dark story.
Considering that this Bahamut’s Zettaflare has enough power to burn all of Valesthia, this could’ve been really bad had Clive and Joshua not stopped the rampaging Bahamut.
Whoever had a hand in the music and doing these fights (like coordinating then and whatnot) need a goddamn raise. The spectacle of it is just jaw dropping. I just got past this fight and this one and when you first get the limit break with Clive are my 2 favorite moments so far. This game is just amazing
Dude after you "accept the truth" I felt like they couldn't top that but God damn this fight blew me tf away I was damn near crying at how epic this was
The sheer epicness of this game is unrivaled as of now. Many games managed something like this in their own time, but right now, with this generation of videogames; FF16 takes the top spot no contest
To be fair it's probably the best ff boss ever at least in terms of sheer spectacle. I'd go as far in terms of spectacle it'd probably the greatest boss of all time in gaming...
I came here to get a taste on what to vote on the game awards. I got shivers from the rising action part, I now have to get this game, ironically it might get me back to Final Fantasy.
This game is what got me back into Final Fantasy myself! I've played all of the OG FF VII and the remake, I played all of FF X and X-2, played all 3 Final Fantasy XIII games - hell, my proudest achievement is beating all of Final Fantasy XV without a single death _on my first attempt!_ I am so hyped to get up to this point, 'cause I just finished off Kupka for the first time and am now moving onto his Eikon!
Have to say despite not being a traditional FF game in combat, this boss was one of the most epic in the entire series, as crazy as the Supernova in FF7 and general absurdness of FF PS1-era attacks. I prefer FF7' Remake's combat overall, but I wish they'd take a leaf out of this game's over the top scale and animation for attacks and bring it back. That's what made the PS1 entries great, and it's something FF16's spectacle echoes quite well.
You know what makes this fight so epic? That the two brothers finally reunite and fight together at full power to stop a threat none of them could stop as two Eikons! On top of that, their Eikons are like the two faces of fire: Phoenix embodies fire as life and inspiration while Ifrit embodies fire as rage and destruction. So it makes sense that they can fuse together. Because while people always just see one of the two sides fire is always both life and destruction. It depends on how you use it. And in this fight the brothers used both sides of fire to both destroy a threat and protect people.
So many wonderful parts of this song, but 2:17 is where it goes from amazing to almost literally godly, as if it were a piece by one of the greats meant to inspire fear of / praise god.
This violon is orgasmic I swear. This game starts hard, and every fight just keeps getting better and better ! At first with the Bahamut fight I thought it was great but not as epic as the Titan Lost one. Then they pull this out of their sleeve and I completely lost my mind.
I think a good few people can echo this This game is what Asura's wrath wanted to be as a full package, an awesome rollercoater ride with memorable characters with amazing combat and spectacles Haven't finished the game but im super enthralled to see the Odin boss fight and the final boss
2:54 is so freaking epic, gives me chills, and I loved this fight in the game. I had no idea how they'd outdo titan, but this fight in space was 12/10.
Just got through this fight last night and my jaw is still wide open in awe at the whole spectacle. Truly great stuff. And that string section goes absolutely ham out of nowhere.
My guy people who didn’t like this game and reason by saying “some side quests weren’t totally interesting and crafting wasn’t much there” lmao. Like bruh, most of the side quests had cool storylines to follow, the combat is excellent, story is nuts, boss fights are PURE SPECTACLE. Like I couldn’t find anything to hate on this game, anyone saying this game isn’t really FF? The whole point of Final Fantasy is amazing and epic stories that move you, invest you, and have you rooting for the big moments as well as the little ones. This game captivated me start to finish. The awakening of Ifrit alone when Clive accepts who he is? Hating on this game is just bizarre man lol.
Its just the usual discourse that FF fandom has everytime something new releases, bash the newest one, praise the old ones, bash the old ones, praise the new ones, the circle repeats everytime
I've seen so many people who hate this game because of Dion and his lover💀💀Just because they kiss during like 3 seconds and from afar Honestly so much of the discourse is just from annoying people who just do not intend on buying the game at all
@@kevinabbottlane1814 haven't even played the game but I can admit that this game DEFINTELY DESERVES every music award in the goty. I really hope they play us some of ff16's music in the goty 2023
Honestly this was the final boss for me. Everything about it was just awesome. Joshua and Clive teaming up together with each having their own time to shine in separate phases and then joining together in the end. Saving the world from an attack that can burn the world. So damn epic.
I love how this theme is a direct reference to "classical" music like Mozart and Beethoven. Check out the theme at 0:58 and how it's nearly identical to Beethoven's Piano Sonata No.1 in Fm (th-cam.com/video/o5dL-65mKe0/w-d-xo.html), particularly the ascending 3 chord progression. Then, the 3-note theme at 2:28 is identical to the Mozart Symphony 29 in A (th-cam.com/users/clipUgkxyPxTdR34cVMvaCs9CLgizRAQZS96Q_22). One interesting thing to note is how perfectly the theme captures Dion's character. Classical music (especially Mozart) is associated with perfection. Simple, clean, and natural. Then Beethoven comes in and amps it up, so the most common adjective musicians give Beethoven's music is "fiery," but it's constrained within traditional classical form (more or less). Dion is pretty much a perfect knight, as plenty of FF16 characters note...but with plenty of "fire" for obvious reasons. Sure, boss battle music is supposed to be fiery, but the classical parts, especially the oddly playful and elegant parts like the second link above (in major key, no less) stick out like a sore thumb even to the most casual of listeners. Definitely intentional on the composer's part.
i ask myself everyday: WHAT POSSESSED MASAYOSHI SOKEN TO COMPOSE THIS OST? I'M FINDING HARD THAT HUMAN HANDS COULD HAVE COMPOSED SUCH MASTERPIECE in a video i watched, the guy said "while most of composer try to get grammy awards, FF composers try to get to Bach, Beethoven and Vivaldi"
I mean, listen to some of his music from Shadowbringers and Endwalker. He was composing music for this, and those expansions while in the hospital fighting cancer... Dude went to the edge, and came back powered up with his own limit breaks.
@@MundusFateBut instead of Joshua claiming that Zettaflare can burn the world, Donald just concentrated it into a singular beam that literally vaporized a character into thin air. So brutal for a children's game. 😆
One on the best boss battle of final fantasy series, even one of the best ever made in video games History. And the ost is absolutely phenomenal, a new final fantasy classic
Friends!! I heard FFXVI get bombarded by bad scores in first day so after finishing the game I'll sign up in Metacritic and rate it high score if you like the game, could do the same!
Other than Leviathan in the DLC, Bahamut felt like I was fighting a living star shooting deadly LASERs at me for the whole fight. As expected from The Bahamut.
VIIRebirth Tifa Aerith in swimsuits th-cam.com/video/fCIKwNagBms/w-d-xo.html
GLEAM 101
10?
Thats hilarious 😅
We need more than 10!
GOTY? Of course.
Agreed.
So in love with the violin part. They captured Dion's essence perfectly. The soundtrack is a masterpiece
This is literally one of the weakest boss themes ever composed in FF
@@lsaacthecraftsman HOLY BAIT, JESUS
@@lsaacthecraftsmanmf buggin
@@anjodanielsuper LMFAO NOT GONNA LIE IT MADE ME TRIP FOR LIKE 3 SECONDS BEFORE REALIZING
I'd capture Dion's if yaddaddamean?
This boss fight alone is worth the 70 dollars.
Its the reason why I bought the game and a PS5😅and the soundtrack makes me so hyped. Bahamut/Dion is the GOAT.
This is what made me order a ps5 today 😂
It was worth crashing my ps5 too, don't worry I cleaned it😂
Your kind of ppl are the reason why gaming is dying.
Bro, I thought I was hyped over the titan fight. Then this one blew it out of the water. It's like each eikon fight gets more and more badass. Can't wait to see how wild Odin and Ultima are
The fact that a raging Bahamut was willing to tactical nuke a whole planet was insanely epic
And the fact that it was defeated by an empowered Phoenix crashing through its chest (a la Louisioux in FF14) is just *chefs kiss* perfection.
Yeah I just got past that part and I'm like bro was really about to donut the planet. Then you see why he was acting that way.....oof
That everything but tactical.
@@muhash14BROOO that’s great, I didn’t even notice this. Great catch.
Also the most Bahamut thing ever. He is usually one of the main bosses or biggest summons in FF games; the fight in XVI did not disappoint
My niece watched me fight this from the low level dragon to the king himself. I can see it in her eyes and hear it in her voice... I remember everything she felt when I first played FF7 and the grand battle with the one winged angel... This was my niece's one winged angel. It was so great to experience this with her, what a beautiful memory. I can't wait to see what comes next in future FF games.
Imagine your 10 yo self experiencing this game as your first jrpg. I can't even imagine how I'd feel, this game indeed has several One Winged Angel moments!
@@marloncarrero6575Completed mature rated games as a 10 y.o makes the best memories as a kid lmao
Bro, I haven't finished the game because my daughter saw me play and would ask questions... so I decided to start a new game for her... she's hooked. Then I started another one for my mom. She loves this shit too.
@@MiguelAngelGutierrezRamirezw father and w son
@@MiguelAngelGutierrezRamirez it's fantasy romance drama with kaijuus........the three words alone will hook any mother up with the theatrical alone LOL
Who came here after FF16 won Best Music at The Game Awards?
Me
I yelled 'YES!' very loudly when it did; its godly soundtrack deserved the award and recognition!
my goty❤
Of course me, this ost is still 100% glued in my head lol
Best ff ost ever 🎉
This battle is one of those moments in gaming that makes me wish I could play a game for the first time again. The cutscenes and flow of this battle absolutely blew me away.
Preach
Seeing Ifrit and Phoenix live a Zetaflare was kinda ridiculous but the music was good 😂
@@AndyMacsterdon’t get me wrong, Zettaflare is strong, but as we’ve learned from another franchise with the initials FF, ain’t nothing stronger than family. 😂
The fact they manage to stop a Zettaflare made this even more amazing.
That makes clive stronger than most square protagonists
Time to make certain duck know his place 💀
@@agnichannel1466 hell yeah
Of course. ∞ + 1 = ∞ (Infinity plus one is still infinity). It is indeterminate. Just like Clive.
Bahamut should be so lucky he got away with just a head bump.
@@chuck168It puts him into #2, if not the strongest protagonist of all time after Lightning.
They really did my boy Bahamut justice with this one, best rendition of Bahamut imo
Agreed; he's my favorite summon/Eikon of Final Fantasy and yeah he was done so well in this.
Is Bahamut in other titles also this baddass?
@@MundusFate He's always been a badass, with some versions being better than other's, but he's always been King of the Dragons, Dreadwyrm Bahamut!
@@osmaniesquijarosa4308 I played XV seems like doesn’t have Bahamut, VII needs part 2?
Original ff7 had 3 versions of bahumut
That zetaflare sequence with the right music timing is just pure art.
Xeno had probably the best timing for that part of the fight I've seen so far
@@froman1522 I've watched like 10 playthroughs and I'm 99% sure the music resets itself to the same part no matter where you're at. It always lands on that crescendo when they explode through Bahamut.
@lockekappa500 you are both right and wrong. It does reset right before ifrit starts flying toward the beam, but I'm talking about before that when it shows his wings.
It happened to me on my playthrough. I thought it qas scripted but it wasn't and I was even more blessed
This theme truly captured Dion's character. A very noble dedicated to his duty yet struggling with his inner conflicts surrounding his country and his father. I see the violins as a representation of Dion's confliction between his duty & his true feelings.
2:44 - 4:08 Good God Almighty. Musical perfection.
The Final battle Moment
That violin goes harder than any track in the Star Wars franchise.
I say 10/10 because the music, character, battle & story
Reminds me of dancing mad a little bit.
2:28 is where it starts really going not sure why you picked that start point
I love that the moment Dion loses control over Bahamut, the dragon just immediately goes "well! It's been fun! I'm nuking the planet!"
This is easily the best Gundam fight ever.
I thought Gundam is about Robots, Mechas?
@@MundusFate
Yes… but they also shoot lasers at each other in space so… 🤷♀️
@@MundusFate are Eikons not essentially mechs?
Ifreetnite Justice Gundam vs Strike Bahamutal Gundam
*Revisions
@@Marcenary_of_Anatolia More Infinite Justice vs Strike Freedom. iirc, the freedom does the pose with the wings of light like Bahamut.
3:00 YES, YES I've been wanting to hear this ever since the ambition trailer released back in October, it's even more glorious to hear the full thing. Thank you so much for uploading these. This game's OST is a masterpiece
I'm jammin' to this part especially!
The violin feels really familiar!
@@MundusFate it's bonetrousle
I think we all were waiting for this moment, and somehow it surpassed the level of epicness I could ever expect.
We need a loop of this
The fact that Phoenix nor Ifrit couldn't take Bahamut solo just shows how strong he really is especially in Golden form. This soundtrack alone has game music of the year hands down.
Yea but in order to take down barnabus Clive needed all of the eikons
@@thegamewin100Barnabas was without a single doubt the strongest Dominant, but in terms of Eikon power I think Bahamut is stronger.
@@dinorex3464 they're all equal in power, its the dominant's strength that enforces the eikon, so barnabas being a conqueror king and being stupidly strong as odin makes sense
@@thegamewin100
Clive also had plenty of eikons when fighting bahamut, and then later needed to become Ifrit Risen to win against Golden Bahamut.
No because bahamut absorbed that crystal power stuff
Many of my favorite things were in this fight.
Brothers reuniting.
Orchestral music.
Teamwork to become one
And team attacks.
Best action game
and fighting in outter space xD
@@MundusFate oh yeah and fighting in outter space xD
That's why it's my favourite fight in the game! The music is cherry on top. And all that happened right before and after the fight - pure perfection! :D
This fight was giving me Gurren Lagann vibes.
@@Shin-71 I've been playing action games since i was 3 years old.
This was easily the most badass fight I’ve ever experienced
X3
This fight is why this is the best game I've played in years. It's just genuinely fun. Best boss fight in gaming history. Such an incredibly crafted boss fight. I wish more dev teams came up with stuff like this. It's even better in FF Mode too. Still as amazing as the first time I fought him
The dichotomy between the tragic essence of the “Away” track when Clive and Joshua collide versus the triumphant power of this track as they become one against Dragon King Bahamut is truly astounding
This might just be Soken's Dancing Mad... he has rightfully ascended from Uematsu's heir to a God himself.
Man was already a god, now people outside of XIV see it too.
This is the only track in the game that’s Uematsu level imo
@@Storm1Trooper5joshua’s theme, Clive’s theme, Odin’s theme, hell even garuda’s early theme are all fantastic and incredibly diverse. I feel sorry for your ears lol
@@Storm1Trooper5 Incorrect. Wrong opinions are fun!
@@cganaleNah, he's surpassed God status and hit Anime protagonist with how something tried to end him before releasing Endwalker and 16s OSTs and he pushed through his struggle while making his dream a reality.
This has become Soken, Yoshi-P, and Creative Business Unit IIIs story were just living in it
I actually put my controller down for like 10 minutes after this entire fight sequence. I was blown away and dumbfounded.
Congrats soken for his awards at the game awards, you deserve it !
masterpiece
ga bikin playthrough nya bang?
bikin playthrough nya bang, termasuk scene itu nya clive ama jill
Wah ada bang Hans
I remember the last part where Bahamut began charging up after he got knocked out for a moment.
I literally went "No way, we've already stopped Teraflare twice, is it a Zet-"
*Sees Zettaflare*
"Oh. My God. @_@"
Joshua: “He would burn the world”
*sees Zettaflare*
Me: “he’s actually going to blow up the planet 😳”
Me: There is literally nothing he could do to make this situation worse, save blowing up the planet
Bahamut: *starts casting Zettaflare*
Me: 0_0 He is going to blow up the planet.
Me after beating KH3: Mark my words; in the next Final Fantasy Bahamut will cast Zettaflare.
...
Called it.
@@Demise180 Love my DBA references :D
All I could do was laugh when it started like "oh what the fuck"
I daresay this is my number one FF game now. The music, gameplay and story are incredible.
how many titles have you played I only 3 XV, VII and this
@MundusFate I've played 3, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 15 and now 16.
I will say though shadowbringers and 7 remake were amazing.
I've played 1, 7, 7R, bit of XII, XIV and XV and this game is the best action wise and only piped by XIV maybe VII story and lore wise. Surprised that some reviewers called the story nonsensical when it strayed away from the "GoT" feeling with the Ultima stuff. Heading into the final third now so I hope it's still as good as it'll defo be a top 3 FF ever
Played every ff exept 11 and this going top 3. Story, characters and music where top nutsh SE. Some flaws yeah, every games as that. But when the game decide to go hard it goes the hardest ever seen.
No game gonna top those boss fights for a looooong time.
I’ve played 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 and 14. Besides 14 I’d say 16 is the best mainline modern FF title.
I've never played a boss fight so epic and memorable as this one in all my videogaming life! The OST is itself a masterpiece too!
really epic arent ya , more than GOWR I havent tried?
@@MundusFate They're different game so I can't really compare, I wish GoW:R had some epic boss battles though, some epic battle against the Asgardian Gods like the epic battle against god-being Eikons but we already got those type of epic battles on the original God Of War series, so I'm fine with a more story focused story on Kratos! Titan boss battle reminded me of Kratos VS Chronos from GOW3 🥲
@@MundusFate God of war ragnorok is incredible and well worth the play, but it doesn't have even half the sense of scale as FF16. Ragnorok is more personal, and the fights are usually 1v1, with little to know dynamics in stage and environment destruction, unless you're talking about some of the major bosses, but even then, it's nothing crazy. FF16 is on a whole other level.
@@GOWBuuzer Well GOWR is ultimately a very human story that at it's heart is about a father and a son, it makes sense that despite all it's big fights it's still really intimate and in a weird way grounded (which I know sounds ridiculous considering it's a story about literal Gods but to me that contradiction made it even more clever and special). Final fantasy games from my understanding are usually really large scale epic stories which to be honest I prefer, ff16 still has a lot of heart but I just adore the visuals and music as these larger than life scenes play out. Like the first time titan is introduced or this fight itself, in particular 1:50 literally takes my breath away every time I replay it. So I guess it's just personal preference, both are good though.
Official Lyrics;
On wings of an angel forsaken
Our destinies lie
In courage, conviction (through the night)
We find our redemption (find our light)
That we might make our ascension
Burden shouldered
Seven worlds of teardrops falling to the sea
Bitter seeds, these, e're yearning to be
Free!
Holy Mother set us free!
Strike our irons, be our
Solace
Temperance
Virtue
Vengence
Firmament over us
Fundament 'neath us
Take flight into the starry heavens
On high, celestial procession
Fire on ruby mountainship
To guide us to the word of god(dess)
Solace
Temperance
Virtue
Vengence
Guide our spirits ever higher
And higher and higher and higher, higher!
On winds of Faith
We'll rise again
Ware ye the madness
The breeds inside us
Tides of fury flowing, ebbing
Mists of malice whorling, wending
Veil of nothing, never-ending
Dare not seek what lurketh down beneath
No!
An evil hiding from the sun
Blinded, he screameth eshaton immanent
I cant understand shit
I'm on my like 5th playthrough rn and i'm noticing all these (possible) references to Greagor and thanks to you posting the lyrics here i see some more referencing so thank you friend
Fire on ruby mountainTop*
Can I just say, not only are these the best boss fights in Final Fantasy history, this is also the best the Eikons have ever looked.
Love the baroque/classical elements in this battle soundtrack. It reflects Dion’s royal background very well. Sounds like something JS Bach would compose.
I said in another video that this song sounds like J.S Bach on steroids lmao
the violins and the harmony during the chorus is top tier
I'd say this is much closer to 'classical' music (like Mozart) rather than baroque (like Bach). Baroque stuff usually consists of a lot of short interwoven motifs rather than long melodic lines as you hear in this piece.
Also for true baroque sound, you absolutely need organ or harpsichord haha
@@robertge648 IMHO it has both, there are elements of JA Bach, Mozart and even some early Beethoven in this piece. Especially the parts with the counterpoint.
Counterpoint is used frequently in all periods. However, Baroque composers focus on counterpoint while classical composers only sprinkle in the counterpoint, usually for thematic development. Also, classical music is far more melodic in sound than Baroque music, which is hyperfocused on stuff like counterpoint and ornamentation (i.e. random scales/arpeggios). While it's impossible to split music into tidy boxes, this piece really doesn't carry much of a Baroque sound to my ears.
Granted, I've watched analyses where professional musicians say they heard Baroque stuff. Compared to myself, who only did orchestra stuff into college and only does the occasional string quartet for weddings. So who knows. Music is different for everyone.
P.S. 0:58 sounds almost exactly like the opening to Beethoven Piano Sonata #1. So I totally agree with you about the early Beethoven part. Check it out
Fought Bahamut and thought "Damn that was sick, but it was going to be hard to top Titan Lost anyway" then they really pulled this shit out. Was super sick, haven't gotten to Odin yet but it's got me worried on what level of head exploding set piece we'll have there.
oh its good but its alot more of a personal fight .
Exactly my thoughts haha This fight is when I say "oh ok, we are back to the good old gods killing final fantasy i know" hahaha
Odin one was dissapointed atleast for me.
Minor spoilers about the Odin fight
It's much less of a spectacle fight than Titan and Bahamut, and focuses more on the personal clash between the characters' beliefs. It's more Clive vs Barnabas than Ifrit vs Odin.
@@MinniMaster spoilers as well
to add to that, it's more mechanically harder than some eikon fights since it lets you play as clive for most of it
Gotta love how that ending charge through the Zettaflare and breaking through it is a 1:1 replica of the Answers cutscene from FFXIV. The subtle fanservice.
Terraflare's scene as well
Also reminded me of Dragon Fist from DBZ.
"Subtle"? The entire second ground-based phase of the Bahamut fight is a straight copy of Bahamut's FF14 fight!
@@CaptainFalcoyd Even the shield part to survive Teraflare xD
this might be the single best FF track ever made
This has to be one of my favorite boss fights in all gaming. The music and all the effects, the gameplay, the setting, it's all just amazing. I'm so glad I kept myself spoiler free.
just experienced this on pc, I have tears in my eyes
2:58 That VIOLIN!!! MMMMM!!!
This track perfectly encapsulates the fall of a prince and his empire. Especially the beginning. What a beautiful track my god
I wanted to scream this fight made me so hype. I was literally jumping out of my seat while Clive/Joshua were chasing Bahamut. And then when they stopped the Zettaflare I was going crazy. This is the most insane shit i've ever seen in my life.
And here I was thinking that it can't get any crazier than vs. Titan then all of a sudden we are fused going full dragon ball and fighting bahamut in space. Incredible boss fight 11/10
I want this blaring at full volume at the game awards
Dion Lesage & Bahamut are so majestic, regal, and epic, along with a theme song that perfectly matches.
They nailed every Eikon in this game and made Bahamut the legend he is.
Crazy this 70$ soundtrack came with a free game attached
One word for this game. Masterpiece. There is no denying it. Best ost and fights across all the games i have ever played.
Listening to all these songs after beating the game is simultaneously heartbreaking and amazing at the same time
I cri evertime
Seeing Bahamut casting Zettaflare has got to be one of the most breathtaking moments I have ever experienced in gaming.
This whole fight was a masterpiece, from that to Ifrit and the Phoenix becoming one and Bahamut eating the heart of the Mother Crystal.
Barnabas is the strongest Dominant and Odin's power is insane, but Bahamut's sheer destructive potential is one of the scariest things in the entire series.
The guy was about to nuke a planet.
one of the best fights in video game history
Honestly, i love what they did for Ifrit here, he's usually the weaker summon monster, the first one you get and always falls off and gets replaced with Phoenix...
not this time, he's easily one of the most powerful beings in the franchise in his world.
Clive: turns out the world isn't flat.
I already got goosebumps at him casting Teraflare. Then when he started casting Zettaflare I'm like "WHAT HAPPENED TO PETA AND EXAFLARE??? THIS GUY SKIPPED TWO SUFFIXES" then Ultima just casually uses Exaflare like it's nothing at all, no charging needed
Pulled the Donald Duck
This game is right up there with the best FF's I've ever played. This game has every element that makes for a great story. I was shocked at how fast I loved it and playing it a second time you pick up on all the seemingly pointless details. The music fits every situation perfectly and FF FINALLY went back to its dark roots with this one. I think 9 was the last dark FF, some will say 10 was dark but that was more of an impending doom than a dark story.
Not gonna lie this one is my favorite
0:21 If friends know epic music have dramatic violin like this feel free to recommend
Considering that this Bahamut’s Zettaflare has enough power to burn all of Valesthia, this could’ve been really bad had Clive and Joshua not stopped the rampaging Bahamut.
One of the most beautiful pieces of music ever composed tbh
One of the most epic boss fights I’ve ever played in my life
オーケストラコンサート行って生演奏聴いたけど素晴らしかった
機会があったらまた行きたい
This whole part was amazing i cant lie joshua and clive reunited made me cry like a baby
Almost 1 year and I am still obsessed with this 😂❤
Real, had to go back and replay it after the dlcs
Whoever had a hand in the music and doing these fights (like coordinating then and whatnot) need a goddamn raise. The spectacle of it is just jaw dropping. I just got past this fight and this one and when you first get the limit break with Clive are my 2 favorite moments so far. This game is just amazing
Each day, Soken’s fucking madness just adds up until one day he will surpass god of music
Thank the dmc 5 combat director for gameplay
Dude after you "accept the truth" I felt like they couldn't top that but God damn this fight blew me tf away I was damn near crying at how epic this was
The sheer epicness of this game is unrivaled as of now.
Many games managed something like this in their own time, but right now, with this generation of videogames; FF16 takes the top spot no contest
My buddy whose never played an FF game watched me do this boss battle and was completely shocked.
I love gaming experiences like that
To be fair it's probably the best ff boss ever at least in terms of sheer spectacle. I'd go as far in terms of spectacle it'd probably the greatest boss of all time in gaming...
@@kwtkold9302Asuras Wrath
This whole fight was god tier to me. Seeing powerful eikons fight to the death while having a masterpiece of a soundtrack? FF16 is such a good game
I came here to get a taste on what to vote on the game awards.
I got shivers from the rising action part, I now have to get this game, ironically it might get me back to Final Fantasy.
I had the biggest smile on my face during this fight. Was so cool
This game is what got me back into Final Fantasy myself! I've played all of the OG FF VII and the remake, I played all of FF X and X-2, played all 3 Final Fantasy XIII games - hell, my proudest achievement is beating all of Final Fantasy XV without a single death _on my first attempt!_ I am so hyped to get up to this point, 'cause I just finished off Kupka for the first time and am now moving onto his Eikon!
Favorite boss and theme thats over the top.
your most favorite boss and ost?
@@MundusFate bahamut and this theme. Bahamut was always my favorite Eikon in all FFs. Odin is second.
Did you fight Odin already? No spoilers plz if you did, i just wanna know if his fight is also on the same level as this one
@@Cund brah you dont want to be spoiled, shouldn't ask xD
@@MundusFate I just wanna know if the odin boss battle is exciting and one of the best in the game, or at least better than titan lost.
As much as I love Kain and Estinian, Dion became my Favorite Dragoon in the series, him being Bahamut is just icing on the cake.
Have to say despite not being a traditional FF game in combat, this boss was one of the most epic in the entire series, as crazy as the Supernova in FF7 and general absurdness of FF PS1-era attacks. I prefer FF7' Remake's combat overall, but I wish they'd take a leaf out of this game's over the top scale and animation for attacks and bring it back. That's what made the PS1 entries great, and it's something FF16's spectacle echoes quite well.
3:03 will always be my favorite😩👌🏼
I'm so glad that PC players now get to experience this masterpiece!
You know what makes this fight so epic? That the two brothers finally reunite and fight together at full power to stop a threat none of them could stop as two Eikons!
On top of that, their Eikons are like the two faces of fire: Phoenix embodies fire as life and inspiration while Ifrit embodies fire as rage and destruction. So it makes sense that they can fuse together. Because while people always just see one of the two sides fire is always both life and destruction. It depends on how you use it. And in this fight the brothers used both sides of fire to both destroy a threat and protect people.
So many wonderful parts of this song, but 2:17 is where it goes from amazing to almost literally godly, as if it were a piece by one of the greats meant to inspire fear of / praise god.
This violon is orgasmic I swear.
This game starts hard, and every fight just keeps getting better and better !
At first with the Bahamut fight I thought it was great but not as epic as the Titan Lost one.
Then they pull this out of their sleeve and I completely lost my mind.
I think a good few people can echo this
This game is what Asura's wrath wanted to be as a full package, an awesome rollercoater ride with memorable characters with amazing combat and spectacles
Haven't finished the game but im super enthralled to see the Odin boss fight and the final boss
Asura wrath had great characters and story but the gameplay was really bad. Hopefully someday it will get a remake that's makes the game justice
@@joeld5338 yeah, it definitely deserves another chance
cyber connect (the developper of asura) worked on this game
@@souit957no they did not work on ff16 lmfao
2:54 is so freaking epic, gives me chills, and I loved this fight in the game. I had no idea how they'd outdo titan, but this fight in space was 12/10.
Looks like the strike freedom gundam, and Bahamut uses the dragoon system lol
Just got through this fight last night and my jaw is still wide open in awe at the whole spectacle. Truly great stuff. And that string section goes absolutely ham out of nowhere.
Dions rage... his heartache... i felt all of it
One of the greatest moments in FF history
I was playing this super loud and my neighbor came over to complain. We're both fused now as one Eikon, send help.
Lol 😂
The violin with the chanting in the background is instant chills what an amazing game
i've played ff7, ff13, and ff15, but it's safe to say that ff16 is the best final fantasy EVER
My guy people who didn’t like this game and reason by saying “some side quests weren’t totally interesting and crafting wasn’t much there” lmao. Like bruh, most of the side quests had cool storylines to follow, the combat is excellent, story is nuts, boss fights are PURE SPECTACLE. Like I couldn’t find anything to hate on this game, anyone saying this game isn’t really FF? The whole point of Final Fantasy is amazing and epic stories that move you, invest you, and have you rooting for the big moments as well as the little ones. This game captivated me start to finish. The awakening of Ifrit alone when Clive accepts who he is? Hating on this game is just bizarre man lol.
Its just the usual discourse that FF fandom has everytime something new releases, bash the newest one, praise the old ones, bash the old ones, praise the new ones, the circle repeats everytime
I like the side quest where the dad and son got mauled by a wolf.
on top of that, the side quests are literally optional, you don't have to do them
I've seen so many people who hate this game because of Dion and his lover💀💀Just because they kiss during like 3 seconds and from afar
Honestly so much of the discourse is just from annoying people who just do not intend on buying the game at all
@@hoya8968 and thats sad as hell since Dion is like one of the major/best things to come out of this game 😔
This game is the reason i got a PS5..... As an all life FF Fan, i cam say this game is now in my top 5
I love the sad tones at the start of the piece , fits the situation and Deon´s character so well, specially at this moment in the game
This fight is single handedly the greatest thing my eyes have ever witnessed in a video game.
This track needs to be at the game awards LOL. Probably best boss theme in the game probably best boss in the game .
every ff16 track needs to tbh
@@tiradeee agreed
@@kevinabbottlane1814 haven't even played the game but I can admit that this game DEFINTELY DESERVES every music award in the goty. I really hope they play us some of ff16's music in the goty 2023
@@tiradeee there's two best performance and music Ben Starr nailed it then again best performance is hard to choose .
who's ben starr@@kevinabbottlane1814
@00:42 that sent chills down my neck when the vocals hit when I played...
Man this part had me choking up!
1:49 This will give me goosebumps after years from now😢😢😢
1:38 - 1:48 Don’t know why but that little bit right there…it’s fucking beautiful. Need more music that sounds like that part in a playlist
Honestly this was the final boss for me. Everything about it was just awesome. Joshua and Clive teaming up together with each having their own time to shine in separate phases and then joining together in the end. Saving the world from an attack that can burn the world. So damn epic.
I love how this theme is a direct reference to "classical" music like Mozart and Beethoven. Check out the theme at 0:58 and how it's nearly identical to Beethoven's Piano Sonata No.1 in Fm (th-cam.com/video/o5dL-65mKe0/w-d-xo.html), particularly the ascending 3 chord progression. Then, the 3-note theme at 2:28 is identical to the Mozart Symphony 29 in A (th-cam.com/users/clipUgkxyPxTdR34cVMvaCs9CLgizRAQZS96Q_22).
One interesting thing to note is how perfectly the theme captures Dion's character. Classical music (especially Mozart) is associated with perfection. Simple, clean, and natural. Then Beethoven comes in and amps it up, so the most common adjective musicians give Beethoven's music is "fiery," but it's constrained within traditional classical form (more or less). Dion is pretty much a perfect knight, as plenty of FF16 characters note...but with plenty of "fire" for obvious reasons. Sure, boss battle music is supposed to be fiery, but the classical parts, especially the oddly playful and elegant parts like the second link above (in major key, no less) stick out like a sore thumb even to the most casual of listeners. Definitely intentional on the composer's part.
i ask myself everyday: WHAT POSSESSED MASAYOSHI SOKEN TO COMPOSE THIS OST? I'M FINDING HARD THAT HUMAN HANDS COULD HAVE COMPOSED SUCH MASTERPIECE
in a video i watched, the guy said "while most of composer try to get grammy awards, FF composers try to get to Bach, Beethoven and Vivaldi"
I mean, listen to some of his music from Shadowbringers and Endwalker. He was composing music for this, and those expansions while in the hospital fighting cancer... Dude went to the edge, and came back powered up with his own limit breaks.
Let's remember that Donald Duck can canonically use the same power as Bahamut.
he can use his skills?
@@MundusFateZettaflare
@@MundusFate yes, he used it once on kingdom hearts 3 wich is a game of Disney mixed with final fantasy. You can easily search it up
@@MundusFateBut instead of Joshua claiming that Zettaflare can burn the world, Donald just concentrated it into a singular beam that literally vaporized a character into thin air. So brutal for a children's game. 😆
Well at the cost of his life but yeah
Reminder that Soken not only worked on the soundtrack of FFXIV but also on Mario Hoops 3-on-3. There never was a reason to doubt this man
I'm sorry he worked on what now?
Threeeee onnn threeeeee eeeeee
I just....I just can't over the Violin solo at 3:00. it's just damn cool!!
The most beautiful moment in this game 😍
When that violin kicks in... just 👌
One on the best boss battle of final fantasy series, even one of the best ever made in video games History.
And the ost is absolutely phenomenal, a new final fantasy classic
Friends!! I heard FFXVI get bombarded by bad scores in first day
so after finishing the game I'll sign up in Metacritic and rate it high score
if you like the game, could do the same!
Pin this 8-)
This game made the Aikons and the dominants literally Gods. I love it.
Other than Leviathan in the DLC, Bahamut felt like I was fighting a living star shooting deadly LASERs at me for the whole fight. As expected from The Bahamut.
2:38 Bahamut: call an ambulance... but not for me!
Ifrit's, Phoenix's and Bahamut's themes are unbelievably good
This will probably stand third among my favorite Boss Themes tbh.
One Winged Angel and Dancing Mad are just really hard to top.