Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker

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  1. GreyShroud
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    I have been with this game since 3.3 and Endwalker was everything I wanted and so much more. If you enjoy things that are good at the very least go watch cutscenes of this game to experience the story, that way even if mmos are not your thing you can still see this truly beautiful masterpiece. I honestly wish I could rate it higher than a 10/10 because it truly was that great. For all ofI have been with this game since 3.3 and Endwalker was everything I wanted and so much more. If you enjoy things that are good at the very least go watch cutscenes of this game to experience the story, that way even if mmos are not your thing you can still see this truly beautiful masterpiece. I honestly wish I could rate it higher than a 10/10 because it truly was that great. For all of you who finished it already never forget, the song may be over but the story never ends.… Expand
  2. DOAX
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    This is the pinnacle of storytelling. We all thought "How are they going to top Shadowbringers?" Then Yoshi, Ishikawa said hold our beers and proceeded to destroy our expectations.
  3. defect_storms
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    Speechless. The story is brilliant, and you can feel the passion of everyone involved in making the expansion. Voice acted scenes are perfectly delivered and the whole main story plays out like a carefully choreographed movie. Square did a good job of ensuring that players new to the franchise will fit in. I didn't have significant knowledge/experience with the previous game but stillSpeechless. The story is brilliant, and you can feel the passion of everyone involved in making the expansion. Voice acted scenes are perfectly delivered and the whole main story plays out like a carefully choreographed movie. Square did a good job of ensuring that players new to the franchise will fit in. I didn't have significant knowledge/experience with the previous game but still found connection to the continued story.

    All in all, I highly recommend. The fact FFXIV is backed by a company that truly cares about its game and players is the icing on the cake. Even with the queues, if I could roll back time 1 week and do it again, I would.    … Expand
  4. dmagi
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    I absolutely loved all of the sidequests in this expansion. There was so much to explore in each and every area. I am amazed at how they got it all done in 2 years.

    Radz-at-Han and Old Sharlayan were talked about so much in past expansions, and it was great getting to go to these places and find out what was up. Like I remember almost being annoyed at how much it rained in Thavnair;    I absolutely loved all of the sidequests in this expansion. There was so much to explore in each and every area. I am amazed at how they got it all done in 2 years.

    Radz-at-Han and Old Sharlayan were talked about so much in past expansions, and it was great getting to go to these places and find out what was up. Like I remember almost being annoyed at how much it rained in Thavnair; and then I remembered the thavnairian rain we had to collect to upgrade stormblood resistance materials. Same with Sharlayan and finally finding out how all the scions got their tattoos. Aside from the main msq, the devs really did go back and make sure that all those sub plot points and lore were handled particularly well.    … Expand
  5. its101101
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    This is the best expansion, MSQ is a masterpiece. New jobs reaper fells very awesome.
  6. kilwilliam
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    Endwalker is by far the greatest video game experience I ever have in all of my gaming history. The story is rich, well written and, even if we are builder over 8 years of content, is still coherent, something many games with a story as long as this one could not be able to keep up. The gameplay, the environment and everything added so far in the expansion are just phenomenal and areEndwalker is by far the greatest video game experience I ever have in all of my gaming history. The story is rich, well written and, even if we are builder over 8 years of content, is still coherent, something many games with a story as long as this one could not be able to keep up. The gameplay, the environment and everything added so far in the expansion are just phenomenal and are promising for the next 10 years of Final Fantasy XIV to come.… Expand
  7. Jinivus
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    Every expansion just keeps getting better, how do they keep doing it? Probably magic.
  8. Hezrou
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    Just when you thought Shadowbringers was the best expansion, Endwalker tells us to hold it's beer and blasts the expections out of the park.

    3 mil daily users during launch blasting the servers while the WoW stans cry it's a flop? Are you sure about that? This game is fantastic. 10/10
  9. Hijinks
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    I was a bit skeptical at first especially since Shadow bringers was such a fantastic expansion, and didn't think they could outdo it. I can happily say that I was proven wrong, though the story is a bit wordy it is a fantastic expansion that the devs have put their hearts and soul into!
  10. 0nearmedbandit
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    I have been playing this game steadily since its re-release in late 2013 (with healthy breaks that last months at a time sometimes). It has been a driving force in finding peace in my life, and helping to process a lot of things that went on with my mental health and my experience of maturation of my worldview in my 20s which were full of strife, mistakes, and questions of what the pointI have been playing this game steadily since its re-release in late 2013 (with healthy breaks that last months at a time sometimes). It has been a driving force in finding peace in my life, and helping to process a lot of things that went on with my mental health and my experience of maturation of my worldview in my 20s which were full of strife, mistakes, and questions of what the point is of living.
    This expansion pack explores these themes and executes them in a story that hits me so hard that Its almost theraputic.

    In 2019 during the previous expansion: Shadowbringers, I was finishing college at the end of my 20s, reeling from a breakup of an 8-year relationship, and finding the will to live for myself and to find the happiness that I WANTED to seek, and not what others expected me to. So the remainder of the last expansion I managed to find that answer for myself. It was exciting to then have my favorite game wrap up it's first major 11-year long story arc with similar themes to those that had been integral to my growth in my own life the past few years.

    I know i'm talking about myself more than the game but this personal background info is the lens through which i'm seeing what makes this game so amazing. I can say that my long-time love for the Final Fantasy series couldn't shield me from criticisms I initially had of this game when it was rebooted, a time during which i only managed to play it for a few months. After coming back in 2016 to see the immense improvement of Heavensward, I was slowly engrossed further and came to the realization that this was probably my favorite game to come back to. So with each expansion since, I've fallen more and more in love with it. This expansion however is a MAJOR leap in quality in almost every aspect from the expansions that came before it.

    I still find frustration in things like the "Raubahn EX" server issues during Stormblood, and now the "Login Que Ultimate" that we are dealing with now. But I know that running a game like this, that is finally getting recognition after years of fixing it diligently, listening to the players, and experiencing a WoW refugee migration, cannot be easy. This is especially true with the silicon and semiconductor shortage that definitely makes it difficult and unreasonably expensive to improve the servers like SE had initially planned to. If I put these issues aside... this game is a perfect sendoff for this story arc. Bringing back old names of those we've lost, giving us hope to move on to a brighter future, and always reminding us that Life is precious, and Sorrow and Joy are inextricably linked and must be experienced together in the same life, for there to be of any meaning in either... And the fact that this game reminds me of that, will forever cement this story as among the best stories in a game that I have ever experienced.

    Now let's just hope they continue to make Savage and Ultimate raiding as fun and engaging as they have the past few expansions, and that the patches that are to follow over the next few years, can lay down the foundation for more beautiful stories to come.    … Expand
  11. Kiteoo
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    Insane amount of content and the best video game story of all time. Mix that with the commitment of an MMO and some of the greatest mechanical gameplay design and it's my top game of all time with Endwalker.
  12. tierneymichele
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    The team at Square Enix positively outdid themselves with Endwalker. They tied together an insane story, bringing together points from the very first moments of A Realm Reborn in the most beautiful ways imaginable. The story gave me moments of unstoppable tears, moments of intense inspiration, and above all, a sense of pride. I'm proud to be able to support the team who worked on thisThe team at Square Enix positively outdid themselves with Endwalker. They tied together an insane story, bringing together points from the very first moments of A Realm Reborn in the most beautiful ways imaginable. The story gave me moments of unstoppable tears, moments of intense inspiration, and above all, a sense of pride. I'm proud to be able to support the team who worked on this game, proud to be part of this wonderful community, and proud to be able to say that I was part of Endwalker's launch. This game is my absolute favorite, nothing else comes close. Bravo, Square. Absolutely bravo.… Expand
  13. trunksss
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    An epic tale of Tolkeinesque proportions delivers a finale for the ages. 10 years on, Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker looks to all that came before to create a singularly satisfying ending - and a new beginning.

    Fans of the game will need no convincing: Endwalker was made for them and, in many ways, by them. The one consistency across the timeline of FFXIV's growth has been improvement.    An epic tale of Tolkeinesque proportions delivers a finale for the ages. 10 years on, Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker looks to all that came before to create a singularly satisfying ending - and a new beginning.

    Fans of the game will need no convincing: Endwalker was made for them and, in many ways, by them. The one consistency across the timeline of FFXIV's growth has been improvement. Again and again the game just keeps getting better, even when it didn't seem like it could. At any given point, Endwalker doesn't far surpass the peaks of Shadowbringers - though it certainly rivals them - so much as it smooths out the valleys between. Quest design; art design; and especially dungeon design and music quality are phenomenal across the expansion.

    Yet, as ever, it is the game's story that makes Endwalker a masterpiece. What they've done is a thing of beauty, but what they did not do is perhaps even more so. It would have been easy for the writers to wrench players' hearts from their chests with a Song of Ice and Fire-style bloodbath. Instead, the game's themes deliver a message that so many of us desperately needed to hear: unyielding determination when facing impending doom; undying hope when facing deepest despair; and boundless love when facing our worst enemies.

    Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker is a triumph not just for its brilliant narrative and game design, but for its deep humanity.    … Expand
  14. Rhazore
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    Building off the wave of Shadowbringers with massive improvements to classes, and keeping what works best untouched has really made Endwalker gameplay feel amazing no matter what job you choose to play. The end of this 8 year Arc is wonderfully written and is the most satisfying I've experienced compared to the predictable or awful loose ends that modern games tend to release.
    The new    Building off the wave of Shadowbringers with massive improvements to classes, and keeping what works best untouched has really made Endwalker gameplay feel amazing no matter what job you choose to play. The end of this 8 year Arc is wonderfully written and is the most satisfying I've experienced compared to the predictable or awful loose ends that modern games tend to release.
    The new dungeons and trials were incredibly satisfying to play both visually and gameplay wise and the areas are some of the best in the game.
    My biggest complaint being a fair amount of reskins were used, although having more choices of color on certain gear is nice, it feels a bit over done and the still rather large lack of hair styles for Viera as well as helmets are mildly frustrating. But, I am just nitpicking at this point.    … Expand
  15. Sweeper
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    They managed to bring a super epic end to their 10 year long story. The Story is simply amazing from start to end.
  16. Speedwag0n96
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    Endwalker was a beautiful ending to a beautiful story that has been meticulously crafted over the last 10 years
  17. StratosTime
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    Copy from my PS4 review, on PC the game offers good performance for low specs machines (got a sister playing on a 2GB video card), awesome music, great gameplay, peak story. I didn't play an MMO since Ragnarok Online on 2012, the game is 100% recommended, and this expansion only made it better. Queue times are long depending on the time, so, queue some time earlier of your intended playtime.
  18. oselle
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    Shadowbringers made FFXIV my favourite Final Fantasy game of all time. Endwalker has made FFXIV my favourite game of all time. Absolutely masterful story telling, beautiful world building and the most well fleshed out cast of characters I’ve ever seen.
  19. Keyworks
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    Best MMO ive ever played Was a WoW Veteran for like 8+ years made the switch to FF in shadow bringers and never looked back amazing game
  20. FreyjaKvinna
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    I started ff14 at realm reborn, towards the end, in a gust of wind, being a great wow player at the base. I did the content, then came back during Heavensward, which I particularly enjoyed, before returning to wow.
    I struggled with Stormblood, not being very fond of medieval Asian culture, I remained somewhat stoic.
    But Shadowbringer was a huge slap in the face with a deep questioning of    I started ff14 at realm reborn, towards the end, in a gust of wind, being a great wow player at the base. I did the content, then came back during Heavensward, which I particularly enjoyed, before returning to wow.
    I struggled with Stormblood, not being very fond of medieval Asian culture, I remained somewhat stoic.
    But Shadowbringer was a huge slap in the face with a deep questioning of myself and what I'm looking for in a mmorpg. This story, this immersion, these characters, everything was absolutely incredible, from start to finish, with each patch, this question: But how will he do to do as well or better than that in the next patch?
    The next patch gave me the answer.
    Shadowbriner has finished converting me completely to ff, no longer finding my account on wow, especially after all the concerns related to the culture of the company.
    I was very scared of Endwalker. I was afraid of being disappointed after Shadowbringer, but it is not.
    At the time of writing, I haven't finished the Endwalker story yet, but I already know that for me, what this extension makes me experience is exceptional.
    I never thought I would experience a story and emotions like this in a mmorpg.
    This game is just perfect, and totally deserves my 10/10    … Expand
  21. Haigro
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    One of the greatest final fantasy stories ever told, if not the all time greatest. Moving and full of passion, it manages to bring together all the narratives of the expansions until now to create an awe-striking and beautiful finale. Not to mention that it is a hopeful and inspiring tale fitting for dark times such as these, it felt great to have a game fight to make you feel genuineOne of the greatest final fantasy stories ever told, if not the all time greatest. Moving and full of passion, it manages to bring together all the narratives of the expansions until now to create an awe-striking and beautiful finale. Not to mention that it is a hopeful and inspiring tale fitting for dark times such as these, it felt great to have a game fight to make you feel genuine happiness and optimism.… Expand
  22. pezzie
    Dec 13, 2021
    10
    What a masterpiece of a finale. I went into this expansion thinking "Well, it probably won't match Shadowbringers but I'm sure it'll still be good" and by the end of it, it's completely blown Shadowbringers out of the water for me. I can't wait for New Game+ to be added so I can do this again.
  23. matssch
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    Amazing story as always. Great music. Great zones. Also the character development is on fire once again.
  24. Jrakkor
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    Amazing expansion. Superb music per usual, some of my favorite dungeons in the game, and if you're a fan of the story, it gives a satisfying conclusion to it's current arc. Some of the best storytelling in gaming in general.
  25. Snowval
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    Absolutely breathtaking visuals, fantastic narrative, and great updates to existing mechanics. 10/10.
  26. bacterias
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    I've only started playing ffxiv in August, so I read a lot of concerns from older players that this game would result in newer players being unfamiliar with certain things and fanservice moments falling flat for them - This was absolutely not the case, I absolutely loved this expansion, I spent the final several hours sobbing so hard a trail of tears was forming on my chest. Amazing, amazing game.
  27. isybub
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    Absolutely unbelievable. Tears, Joy, Shock, and most of all, a lot of Pog. The fights that are part of the Main Story Quest are so well made and challenge you in just the right way.
    The next expansion will pale in comparison.
  28. Mandomlol
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    Even after finishing Endwalker MSQ a couple days ago I still can’t get it out of my head. Fantastic game that should be the blueprint for every narrative focused game for decades to come. Masterpiece is an understatement.
  29. PipPhysicsing
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    I have never truly cried from a game story ... before now. There are moments where I cried from horror, joy, even feelings I can't describe, the story is a masterpiece. They also took an already solid gameplay foundation and cranked it up to 11. All around this is the best game I have ever played. I can wholeheartedly endorse anyone at least trying FFXIV.
  30. riboo
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    Awesome story with awesome BGM. EW ends the Hydaelyn and Zodiark story incredibly.
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  1. Impulsegamer
    Mar 28, 2022
    90
    If you didn’t like FFXIV before now, Endwalker will do nothing to change your mind. But if you’re in, this emotional rollercoaster will be rolling towards a satisfying conclusion, that absolutely will not disappoint.
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  2. Gamepressure
    Feb 9, 2022
    95
    FFXIV is currently the best MMORPG available. The main reason is because it’s RPG first, MMO second. The story isn’t just an afterthought, but an integral part of the experience, and everything else revolves around the tale of the Warrior of Light. It’s logical, well-planned, and presented with great, voiced (or not) cut-scenes.
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  3. Everyeye.it
    Jan 24, 2022
    95
    Final Fantasy XIV closes its first colossal story arc with an exceptional expansion.
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