Bygone Serenity [Living Memory] - FFXIV Dawntrail OST (Extended)

quite possibly the single most heartwrenching area in the whole of final fantasy xiv. this hurts. this hurts so much. i thought it was a nice slow summer vacation.

F in the chat for Cahciua

Listening to this in-game after you finish the MSQ hurts even more, because then it's distorted and echoed, like it's playing in an empty mall, only the memories remain.

Twilight town

It's gone now. Has been for a while.

I told my friend this gives off KH1 Traverse Town vibes

I personally found this place... Creepy.. Uncanny, Dreamy theme-park that is just an AI's strange mausoleum.

What hurts is the dichotomy of the final areas of Endwalker and Dawntrail. In Endwalker, the theme started silent, before building bit by bit with the memories of your companions, the emotions they had at their last moments with the party, pushing you to the end.

Here, it starts so calming, a full symphony, but, as you go, less and less is heard, before becoming but an echo of the past, as the memories faded and the gentle and relaxing song fades into the void... A full 180 of the themes of Endwalker.

I say this so much, but I love this game

👀

I hate this zone so much because it just takes my heart and rips it apart

i swear this sounds like the music from twilight town in kingdom hearts

I inexplicably cried the first time I entered this zone. The beautiful instrumentation, the nostalgic scenery, the colors, it’s just too much.

An couldn’t even ride the dang carousel.

I think clarinets just resonate at the frequency of tear ducts, to be honest

“Storytime at the old folk’s home and paying as much attention as possible since this could be their last day and nobody else has seen what they have. playing with the arthritic old dog who’s having the time of its life but it hurts you because it’s clearly in pain.” The theme

I hope they played this at The Mirage in Los Vegas when they shut it down. An old hotel, notable for having a volcano on the outside, and stages, canals, and a beautiful greenhouse inside.

man, the sheer gut wrenching dread i felt when i pulled the plug on the first section, fully taking in just how empty it was. now when i go through, it feels so empty, like a mall that shut down with all its stores cleared out. i honestly wasnt sure how cbu3 could top ultima thule, but somehow they took it and slam dunked it. thanks for all the memories, ill cherish them forever.

Everyone is talking about twilight town however the similarities to “No promises to keep” are staggering

I dunno about you but I sat around Living Memory for a long time, took in the sights and listened to each person cause I knew it was all gonna disappear, and this nostalgic and sad music really set the tone, I will remember them

Kinda sad I cant see Alexandria and Lindblum in its prime tho

We can always just make more sea salt ice cream.