Those hopes have come true thanks to one of the most epic emerging storylines ever created for a video game, so it shouldn’t be surprising that Final Fantasy XIV is so closely tied to our lives that its memories open the floodgates of tears. We have been traveling the land of Eorzea since 2010, and we have taken our first steps in a world hated by most, keeping the hope of seeing it reborn. Plus, there are those Warriors of Light like yours that stuck with the game even before its successful re-release in 2013. , with a lot of affection (and some sad) memories of his own. You can complete a Final Fantasy game solo in a matter of weeks, or even days, but this type of MMORPG usually stays with you a lot, a lot, longer, until it becomes a big part of your adult life. Many of us have been “living” this story for six years without a break, considering it to be an MMORPG and not a single-player JRPG. It may come as a surprise to those unfamiliar with Final Fantasy XIV, but the team at Square Enix have managed over the years to merge an absolutely epic and moving story populated by beloved characters with one of the best soundtracks ever. I was certainly not the only one feeling the emotion: in the darkness around me, I could see plenty of lucid eyes, and an additional gig of sniffles accompanied several poignant moments of the performance. Suffice to say that I was attached to this very specific shield pendant that I always wear under my shirt until my knuckles turn white. When she took the stage to sing “Dragonsong” and “Revolutions”, I have to admit that I started to cry without restraint (besides trying to be quiet).Įach song was associated with appropriate images from the game, and if you’re familiar with the sets, you’re probably familiar with the scenes that made me scream like a little kid. Speaking of the choir, a particularly funny moment saw Soken-san push Yoshida-san to take a stand in the choir to sing Stormblood’s “The Measure of Our Reach” before improvising an Imperial salute and literally leaving the stage.Īmerican singer Susan Calloway, who has been lending her voice for years to the themes of the game from A Realm Reborn to Stormblood, has taken up the torch with her magnificent voice.
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The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and a full choir of male and female voices were seated in front of him. On the podium was Hirofumi Kurita, taking over the role of conductor of the first Orchestral Concert. The Pacifico Yokohama National Convention Hall has 5,000 seats, and I haven’t spotted a single empty one for this concert.Īs the show finally began, audiences were greeted with fun jokes from producer and director Naoki Yoshida and composer Masayoshi Soken, who delivered the entire show without missing a beat. Of course, after enjoying the original FFXIV orchestra concert two years ago, I wasn’t surprised that my fellow musicians had a great time.īy the time I arrived 90 minutes before the concert, the line for the usual adorable merchandising was already long, and the line to get to the show itself was even longer. Deep down, we are all adventurers from Eorzea.Īfter many such encounters on the way to the concert hall, I finally reached the Pacifico Yokohama complex as the weather turned sour.Īs I was due to attend the second concert of the day, I was just in time to catch the exit of the crowd leaving the first.Īs the weather definitely deteriorated, it was easy to spot the hundreds of smiles on the faces of the Army of Light Warriors leaving the area. There are no language barriers, no differences in age, gender or social status. Of course, I proudly wore my Paladin pin myself, and it’s not uncommon to come across complete strangers exchanging that secret smile that silently says “I know who you really are.”
The most common sign in this kind of occasion is a pin (s) displaying their work of choice. The Final Fantasy XIV crowd is easy to spot: Besides the inevitable t-shirts touting the defeat of this or that primal, there are often a detail or two in someone’s attire that betray their identity as a warrior of the light (or darkness). Today, Square Enix hosted a brand new concert by the Final Fantasy XIV “Eorzean Symphony” orchestra at the Pacifico Yokohama National Convention Hall.Īfter getting off the train in the popular Minato Mirai 21 district of the Japanese port city, I immediately noticed that many around me were there for the same reason as I was.
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