What cutscene is this found in? (Heavensward question... I think?)

[Gaddes]

Hey folks! No, this isn't a DT thread!
I was looking through some screenshots I made a few years ago, and came across this one:



I'm trying for the life of me to remember which cutscene this was found in... I know for sure the blurred ground in the background is Ishgardian, and I vaguely remember the shot has the WoL walk into frame and look up at the sky like he's doing in this screenshot. Maybe it was him approaching a large building like the Vault or the Cathedral?

I'm racking my brain to remember which MSQ quest it was... If it's Ishgard, I'm assuming it has to be in either the Heavensward or Dragonsong categories. Does ANYONE know where I can find this in the Unending Journey if I wanted to capture video of it?

[Jeeqbit]

It instantly makes me think of The Aery, but I took a look and the arena designs are similar but slightly different.

[kinslayer-]

i...think its one of the Charlemend custom deliveries..and i think thats the cutscene where you use the piano

[Enkidoh]

Wasn't that near the end of HW's main scenario when you speak to Tiamat in Azys Lla and restore the final Crystal of Light, thus also restoring the Blessing to full power (when the Blessing's Mandala changes to a new form)? I recall the cutscene shows the WoL looking up at that exact angle (the pattern on the ground behind your character reminds me of that).

[Gaddes]

i...think its one of the Charlemend custom deliveries..and i think thats the cutscene where you use the piano

Oh the piano scene from the end of Ishgard Restoration? I checked that one, but doesn't seem to have this shot, though the ground does indeed have the same pattern, but I guess technically lots of areas in Ishgard do

Wasn't that near the end of HW's main scenario when you speak to Tiamat in Azys Lla and restore the final Crystal of Light, thus also restoring the Blessing to full power (when the Blessing's Mandala changes to a new form)? I recall the cutscene shows the WoL looking up at that exact angle (the pattern on the ground behind your character reminds me of that).

There's a similar camera angle yeah, but the area is different, also I think if it's the shot you're thinking of, he's standing in place, whereas with this one I thought I remembered him walking up into the shot and pausing there to look up.
It's so frustrating because it's a deceptively simple shot, which is making it that much harder for me to remember lol.

[Ryvick]

Would it even be possible to find with the lighting rework they did for DT? The ground could be completely different now.

[Fawkes]

Doesn't really look like an MSQ screenshot to me. You sure it's not just a gpose? It's pretty heavily filtered.

[Gaddes]

Ok, turns out it is absolutely not a gpose. I was watching a streamer going through post-HW and happened to catch the scene, it's the second cutscene in the "Promises Kept" quest. Looks like my older game just had some heavy depth-of-field blurring on it, though.
Thanks to those who made the effort to figure it out and not just write it off as a gpose screenshot.

Kinda jarring to me how different my WoL looks now lol