Heavensward - Opening Movie (warning contains spoilers)

Enjoy :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFUx6xH1VlA

DERPLANDER!
EDIT: ...Why does Derpbro have more emotions than we do?
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It's not the opening movie, it's a trailer, it's not complete.

Derplander finally realised warrior isn't DPS and changed to Derpgoon.

No, thats the opening movie, not a trailer and that's the final version. They've been advertising it as such. Also, even in the CG videos, Square wont stop making fun of Dragoons. The CG Dragoons can't even land their jumps correctly. That one DRG got chomped on after his failure

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Originally Posted by lololink

It's not the opening movie, it's a trailer, it's not complete.

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didnt watch it pasted the first 5 secs i see lol

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Originally Posted by Daranion

No, thats the opening movie, not a trailer and that's the final version. They've been advertising it as such. Also, even in the CG videos, Square wont stop making fun of Dragoons. The CG Dragoons can't even land their jumps correctly. That one DRG got chomped on after his failure

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAoBojYsuOI

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FINAL FANTASY XIV: Heavensward Trailer

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Originally Posted by lololink

It's not the opening movie, it's a trailer, it's not complete.

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FINAL FANTASY XIV: Heavensward Opening Movie World Premiere

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http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...b797502d71dc37

So apparently Nobuo Uematsu wrote the Heavensward theme. Am I the only one hearing Yoko Shimomura's influence from 3:00 onwards though? It sounds distinctly like her Kingdom Hearts work and the operatic vocals are pretty close to what she's using in FFXV as well. I'm curious if there was some kind of collaboration here.

Awesome video, but if they use the singer in any in-game content I'm going to have to invest in earplugs or feverishly seek out the mute button. Ear-shattering lol. Just kidding, but oh man.

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Originally Posted by Alberel

So apparently Nobuo Uematsu wrote the Heavensward theme. Am I the only one hearing Yoko Shimomura's influence from 3:00 onwards though? It sounds distinctly like her Kingdom Hearts work and the operatic vocals are pretty close to what she's using in FFXV as well. I'm curious if there was some kind of collaboration here.

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All I can say to that is SEND THIS MUSIC TO CLASSIC FM, Uematsu managed to get to #9 of 300 this year in the Hall of Fame and I'd love to hear this piece on the station!!! O_O

This cinematic made me angry all over again, and like someone else said why does he shows more emotions than my own character?!

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Originally Posted by TinyMonster

This cinematic made me angry all over again, and like someone else said why does he shows more emotions than my own character?!

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CGI

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Originally Posted by TinyMonster

This cinematic made me angry all over again, and like someone else said why does he shows more emotions than my own character?!

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Because he isn't us.

Did that drg literally just backflip into a dragon's mouth? Lol.

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Originally Posted by Felis

CGI

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I know but I'm sure they could have done something similar. Heck my character showed more emotions in the Hildi cutscenes.

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Originally Posted by MilesSaintboroguh

Because he isn't us.

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In theory he is us. They just can't put our characters in CGI so they have derplander in place for us.

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Originally Posted by Caoihmin

Awesome video, but if they use the singer in any in-game content I'm going to have to invest in earplugs or feverishly seek out the mute button. Ear-shattering lol. Just kidding, but oh man.

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I agree with you there; it's borderline obnoxious.

Imagine to wake up someone with this song turned to max volume and place it near his ear while he is asleep. Someone gotta find the mp3 and do it then upload it on YouTube lol.

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Originally Posted by Mugiawara

DERPLANDER!
EDIT: ...Why does Derpbro have more emotions than we do?
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because it's a lot harder remember every ones different can't put every emotion a person is feeling as the story was going on cause it may not be how they themselves are feeling.

Anyone incredibly irritated at the options we are given here in regards to Ul'dah? Beyond railroading, there is no way my character would leave allies in a life or death situation like this to go off and help Ishgard. Seeing Raubahn in such a state just pisses me off worse, the man would have your back against hell itself and we leave him to rot at the mercy of the murderers of his Empress.

I know they want the PC to be a bit lacking in detail to allow our own storytelling and they need to get us to Ishgard but making my character a cut fairweather ally at best and a coward at worst is not a good way to allow me to write my own story.

We got to see her die in high resolution. :(

Diving into the back of a dragon, then back-flipping into its mouth. The Dragoon population is going to skyrocket.

That music duriing the fight between the dragon and WoL <3. Overall the trailer was epic, to bad no sign of the Au Ra or Derplanders friends.

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Originally Posted by Durthane

Anyone incredibly irritated at the options we are given here in regards to Ul'dah?

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For some reason, I don't think we'd stand a chance against an entire army of Brass Blades and Crystal Braves. Internal politics need to play out, things will be settled in due time. We don't have the blessing of light anymore, can't communicate with Hyd, we'd basically be trying to fight an army or muck around in political affairs we won't do too well in. Better that we're in Ishgard where we can actually help and prove ourselves to Midgardsormr while things play out in Ul'dah how they're meant to. A lot of people have forgotten very quickly that we're not in a very good situation at the moment, probably because the entire rest of the story has built us up as impossible to defeat but right now we're not really in those shoes.

I swear I'm the only one who hasn't jumped on the stupid "derplander" train.
I hate that made up word its so dumb. Other then people insisting on making that stick, I loved that opening movie & am just even more pumped for Heavensward.

Or at least the Benchmark, give me something SE I'm dying here!!

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Originally Posted by LystAP

We got to see her die in high resolution. :(

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at least not the the strangled version :(

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Originally Posted by Brianmj

Diving into the back of a dragon, then back-flipping into its mouth. The Dragoon population is going to skyrocket.

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The entire second half of it is a glorification of Dragoons.

Anyone else disappointed we didn't get CGI Minfillia in the flashbacks?

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Originally Posted by SpookyGhost

For some reason, I don't think we'd stand a chance against an entire army of Brass Blades and Crystal Braves. Internal politics need to play out, things will be settled in due time. We don't have the blessing of light anymore, can't communicate with Hyd, we'd basically be trying to fight an army or muck around in political affairs we won't do too well in. Better that we're in Ishgard where we can actually help and prove ourselves to Midgardsormr while things play out in Ul'dah how they're meant to. A lot of people have forgotten very quickly that we're not in a very good situation at the moment, probably because the entire rest of the story has built us up as impossible to defeat but right now we're not really in those shoes.

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I don't mind the fact that we can be forced to retreat. But the way they do it is horrible storytelling. As it is my fist responce once out of the city is to begin working towards freeing my allies and getting the monetarists out of power. SE has given no decent story reason why I would not. And this is disregarding the fact that the whole assasination plot forced the idiot ball into my hands when there where easy methods to get the same result without making Remedia a moronic coward that is apparently terrified of some Brass blades when earlier that day she was willing to tank a frickin dragon.

It's elementary school level storytelling. Or at least no one stopped and proof read this from the perspective of the player.

That trailer only reinforces my conclusion: the WoL in the 2.55 cutscenes acts like completely neutral so YOU can project your imagination onto his reactions.

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Originally Posted by LystAP

The entire second half of it is a glorification of Dragoons.

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It's deserved. The job took quite a beating during the for most of the 2.x series. Dragoons deserve their time to shine, I guess.

That trailer was nice but seeing Louisoux go super saiyan in that combined trailer was nice, too XD

I didn't realize just how massive the area surrounding Ishgard was until it zoomed way out.

This is why i wish they'd have Rendered Cutscenes during the game itself. seeing our character smash the wall with their fist like that in anger out of not being able to do anything, having real emotion shown not just a blank stared smile and a nod. 1.0 had a few rendered Cutscenes in it, nice short little ones, i wish theyd do it again :<

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Originally Posted by Gemma

I swear I'm the only one who hasn't jumped on the stupid "derplander" train.
I hate that made up word its so dumb. Other then people insisting on making that stick, I loved that opening movie & am just even more pumped for Heavensward.

Or at least the Benchmark, give me something SE I'm dying here!!

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im not a fan of Derplander, but at least its a name for something everyone recognizes. and i love SE for using him in all it's major CGI stuff, watching him grow and stuff as a representation of us. it's pretty neeto to me :P

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Originally Posted by Nanaho

1.0 had a few rendered Cutscenes in it, nice short little ones, i wish theyd do it again :<

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Only the intro was rentered (and the ending with Dalamud), everything else was with ingame graphic

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Originally Posted by Felis

Only the intro was rentered (and the ending with Dalamud), everything else was with ingame graphic

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They probably ment "motion captured" instead of rendered.

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Originally Posted by AlexionSkylark

That trailer only reinforces my conclusion: the WoL in the 2.55 cutscenes acts like completely neutral so YOU can project your imagination onto his reactions.

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Aside from being a WAR and switching to DRG. Honestly, I wish that guy just wasn't in the trailers at all. He adds nothing worthwhile and only serves to remind us that, apparently, SE intends for our characters to be nothing more than a stand-in for that lame, boring Hyur.

Lol, looks like elusive jump didn't work for that one dragoon. From from spin shatter dive to elusive jump right into jaws of death, literally!

Still, I wonder if the 2nd invasion in the Steps of Faith will be an event at the beginning of Heavensward?

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Originally Posted by Riepah

Aside from being a WAR and switching to DRG. Honestly, I wish that guy just wasn't in the trailers at all. He adds nothing worthwhile and only serves to remind us that, apparently, SE intends for our characters to be nothing more than a stand-in for that lame, boring Hyur.

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It is the other way. The Huyr is a stand-in for our character in rendered videos. Just copy the image of your character over him.