Final Fantasy XIV Online
27 Aug 2013
All releases
27 Aug 2013 - PC (Microsoft Windows)
27 Aug 2013 - PlayStation 3
05 Apr 2014 - PlayStation 4
14 Apr 2014 - PlayStation 4
14 Apr 2014 - PlayStation 4
14 Apr 2014 - PlayStation 4
25 May 2021 - PlayStation 5
21 Mar 2024 - Xbox Series X|S
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Take part in an epic and ever-changing Final Fantasy as you adventure and explore with friends from around the world. Final Fantasy XIV Online is the 2013 relaunch of the massively multiplayer online role-playing game that takes the wonder of the FF legacy and expands it, allowing you to explore the realm of Eorzea like never before in a Final Fantasy game. Forge friendships, mount chocobos, and board airships as you and your companions create your own unique stories in Eorzea. Adventure alone or join up with friends to undertake epic quests, battle familiar Final Fantasy monsters, and acquire unique abilities and equipment. All the classic elements from the series that you have come to know and love are waiting! Embark of the adventure of a lifetime to help reforge the fate of Eorzea!
Eorzea. A land embraced by Gods and forged by Heroes. Seeking control of this realm and its abundant crystal resources, the Garlean Empire sends forth a massive host on a campaign to conquer its southern neighbour. Driven by madness, the commander of the invading forces silently plots to tear the moon from the heavens and hurl it down upon the land. The people of the realm soon learn of this foul scheme and join their hands in prayer in an eleventh-hour attempt to entreat the aid of the gods, only to see their endeavours fail. From within the moon emerges Bahamut, an ancient terror seething with rage fuelled by countless generations of imprisonment. Sensing the tug of fate, a powerful magus channels the last of his strength to send Eorzea’s heroes in to a temporal rift. There they wait, untouched by the flames of destruction, until they are needed again. Those heroes are you, and the hour of awakening is now. Come and witness… A Realm Reborn.
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| Japanese | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| English | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| English (UK) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| German | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| French | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Loureloc
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Monimu
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On a serious note, this game is my favorite MMO there is. The story is very compelling, even for the base game which gets you to level 50 with a bunch of end game content. The combat starts of slow, as there is a long global cooldown for all spells, but the further you are in the game, the more spells you have, the faster it gets. I don't mind the slow start as it very much helped me understand the classes slow and steady from beginning to end. The game starts you off with base classes and at level 30, they upgrade to a more powerful class. Base class/Level 30 upgrade. Base classes are, Marauder/Warrior, Gladiator/Paladin, Pugilist/Monk, Rogue/Ninja, Lancer/Dragoon, Conjurer/White Mage, Archer/Bard, Thaumaturge/Black Mage, and finally Arcanist/Summoner(Damage)+Scholar(Healer)(Yes, this class becomes 2 classes in 1 at level 30). My favorite part about this game is that even old content is still viable and it is actually necessary to go through for progress. That means old content never dies out like other MMOs. People will keep coming back to it even after reaching the latest expansion as doing daily content gets you to join newcomers. Simply put, the perfect plan for future proofing and keeping old and new content alive.
Even though it's an MMORPG, I largely played it single player, as the story across the multiple expansions is *chef's kiss*
It takes a WHIIILE to get interesting, but I already knew that going in so I didn't have trouble pushing through the boring and admittedly dated quest design, although it does get better in later expansions. The soundtrack is phenomenal, I have a handful of tracks that are mainstays in my Playlist, and I know I'll be adding more soon .-.
It's infinitely more fun to play through the story with a someone else who's also starting out. That's enough of the MMO dose for me this way.
