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I personally think the ending sounds great. I like the whole tragic-ness of all the characters. I wasn't expecting all of them to die, maybe Noctis, but all of them? Surprising IMO. I also was not expecting NoctLuna to be canonized in anyway. I thought this wasn't a love story? So I'm pleasantly surprised by this, too. I don't understand why Noct dies but I guess I'll know when I play it myself.
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So the game was just completed by a Youtuber and his stream just recently ended. There were a little over 1000 people watching as he completed the game and played the final boss and ending twice, once in Japanese and then in English.
Here's a breakdown of the ending (at least how I understand it):
The word "Fin" appears on a black background - The End of Final Fantasy XV.
- Noctis and co. head to Insomnia after a 10 year time skip to put an end to Ardyn Izunia and to reclaim the Lucian throne.
- Ardyn, after seeing them, unleashes Ifrit on Noctis and co. (Penultimate battle)
- Noctis battles Ifrit for a while, Bahamut appears (Who MAY be Aranea, still unsure), and massive swords rain down from the skies before Noctis lands a heavy blow on Ifrit with the help of Bahamut's Megaflare.
- Noctis continues the fight against an enraged Ifrit, concluding with Gentiana appearing, who then transforms into Shiva, before killing Ifrit with Diamond Dust.
- Noctis and gang move inside to the throne room, where they once again meet Ardyn. On the ceiling are 4 dead bodies hanging, illusions created by Ardyn. These bodies are Iedolas, Regis, Luna, and Nyx (!!!).
- After disabling Prompto, Ignis, and Gladiolus, Ardyn invites Noctis to fight him alone in front of the Lucian Palace.
- Noctis and Ardyn battle. Ardyn is the final boss. 2 phases, first is a grounded fight, second is an aerial fight.
- In his dying breath, Ardyn promises Noctis he'll meet him in the beyond.
- Noctis meets up with the group and says one final goodbye before heading to the throne. Behind them, 3-4 Iron Giants spawn as Noctis makes his exit.
- Once in the throne room, Noctis takes a seat and reminisces on his life, including his father, Luna (who is dead by the way), and his friends.
- Noctis calls upon the past Kings of Lucis and one by one they enter his Ring of the Lucii, with Regis being the final King to enter the ring and this kills Noctis.
- In the beyond, we see Ardyn and Noctis, followed by the kings of Lucis appearing and Noctis's Friends (Does this mean the iron giants killed them?), Luna approaches Ardyn and damages him, and the kings of Lucis each deliver blows to him before he finally perishes.
- Noctis perishes as well.
- Flashback to final camping scene before the group headed to Insomnia. Emotional conversation ensues as Noctis states this is the last time they'll be together like this.
- Final Credits
- Post credits scene: we hear Regis talking to Luna, congratulating her on her wedding with Noctis, and wishing the couple well.
- A healthy looking Noctis and Luna make their way to the throne. Noctis sits with Luna by his side, they kiss. Luna puts her head down on the throne armrest, and she fades into the Final Fantasy XV Logo, becoming the resting woman in the logo. What follows is artwork of Noctis next to her in the official logo. (This new logo appears on the title screen from now on. See it here: http://imgur.com/a/8bdYm) Fade to black, Noctis' final words are "Thank you", presumably to his father. My guess is this post credits scene is just a dream sequence, it doesn't actually happen obviously.
So there you have it.
My thoughts: I liked the ending, no comment on the final boss yet as I have to let it sink in but gut feeling is it's underwhelming. However as I stated, the ending to me was decent, if only because of the stellar music!
I personally think the ending sounds great. I like the whole tragic-ness of all the characters. I wasn't expecting all of them to die, maybe Noctis, but all of them? Surprising IMO. I also was not expecting NoctLuna to be canonized in anyway. I thought this wasn't a love story? So I'm pleasantly surprised by this, too. I don't understand why Noct dies but I guess I'll know when I play it myself.