Final Fantasy XV: Episode Ardyn - Prologue | PS4

FINAL FANTASY XV EPISODE ARDYN depicts the story of Ardyn Izunia, the main nemesis in FINAL FANTASY XV. The story of suffering, death, and resurrection leading up to the main story in FFXV. This animation reveals the story two millennia ago…

[Saruva_Eduardo]

I can't wait for the future when this game is going to get a remake and we'll finally play the whole story the way it was intended to be. See you in 40 years FFXV.

[amharbinger]

Ardyn sacrificed everything to help the people and his reward was losing his love and to be forgotten. I would want revenge as well.

[namelessbadassmofo]

lol the best FFXV character development continues to be outside the game.

[quintonst]

Still baffled to how much potential FF15 had, if only all of this was in the original game release, smh. It’s like it was a masterpiece that was very incomplete.

[knightofastora]

Ardyn is one of the best FF villains regardless of what of you think of XV.

[kainhighwind]

Final Fantasy 15: A fantastic story told in the absolutely worst possible way imaginable.

[xXichibanBaller]

The gods be like "Hey, you know what'd be funny?"

[MrSixPool]

Well looks like Ardyn got the last laugh. He killed all the gods and ended the Lucious line.

[nbdante]

The story that was told in those 13 mins are better than all FFXV+DLCs... you should've left this for the game not an anime!!

[SelfProclaimDumb]

Almost 3 years later and now the story gets really interesting

[MicahDarkFantasy]

People might not get into this one for two reasons.
1. People out there just don’t like Final Fantasy XV. (I for one think that it’s one of my favorite games EVER)
2. They think they’re just making a whole franchise within a franchise and they don’t like that for some reason.
I for one am REALLY into this kind of stuff and I love everything about it!

[DagnutrdSon]

So now I see why Noctis and the Six God's wanted to end the Bloodline. To give Ardyn's sacrifice some meaning, and douse the eternal flames of vengeance that's driven him to insanity. To Vindicate the Kings of Old, Noctis had to end it all, they had to remove/undo the sins of Noctis' Ancient ancestor.

[tailsprower]

Well guess I’m not quite finished with FFXV yet

[DucoteProductions]

This is the reason i still say we should have had an option to side with ardyn

[jasonnguyen]

I surprisingly liked this prologue! It was well shot, and had a lot of things going for it! All of the other stuff in the FFXV Universe are kinda plain for me. But this one engaged me! Here's why:
I liked a lot of the shots, the dialogue, I thought this one was well directed and well photographed overall. My favorite shot was the one where Somnus talks to Area and then it cuts to Ardyn eating by himself. It really shows what the brothers believe in the most and how they clash with each other. Somnus as you may see is on the forefront, yet believes in more realistic standards which is why he is on a darker shade. Ardyn on the other hand is on a very odd other side on his frame, on a more bright place. It shows how Somnus is more known while Ardyn won't be. But both shots have golden flowers in the background of where they are leaning. My second favorite would be the one where Ardyn is approaching the crystal...that one was very symbolic as well. I would break it down, but it's getting really long to read so. Other things I liked: the dialogue, it made Somnus look evil, the expressions, and just how everything was pieced together to for us to understand Ardyn's perspective.


Now, I'm not without criticism. This one like all the others in the XV Universe is very flawed. I thought the pacing, despite my praise for the editing, is awful. The rhythm of all the cuts is erratic. There were even cuts when Ardyn and the villager WAS JUST WALKING! It rushes on a few scenes really fast as well. Such as when Ardyn was running away from Somnus' soldiers and passes out. We never see the consequences of that and cut to him all lively and well the next time we see him. The end especially felt rushed and we barely got time to process anything making all the things that were said lack any real impact. I thought the fight scenes were also very lame because of that because they were given the same rhythm as the rest of the story and that's a shame.


Overall, just great job and can't wait for Episode Ardyn!

[IrvineSnaps]

XV had an enormous potential, Ardyn's backstory is magnificent

[sarafrasherry]

Square Enix, I'm still waiting for Luna, Noctis and Aranea DLCs😑

[Farascakra]

YO, WACTH THIS AFTER WACTHING KINGSGLAIVE MOVIE FOR SECOND TIME, Vengeance next level

[allalcerot]

I know you guys are experimenting with anime, just release the season already! after adding more you could remake XV in anime with a better story pacing and continue with the XV universe in anime because you know as we know that the FFXV universe is yet to be concluded

[modemadsl]

And this is why Ardyn Lucis Caelum is BY FAR the best villain from FF saga