Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn

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  1. AmongstYou
    Sep 25, 2013
    9
    Final Fantasy XIV was a hugely botched opportunity, and one that Square themselves saw so much potential in, that they decided to apologize for their mistakes, and try again. The result? A well crafted, refined, and incredibly fun MMO RPG that both Final Fantasy fans and MMO fans can enjoy, without being simplified and dumbed down. Though not flawless, this is a game you'll be playing forFinal Fantasy XIV was a hugely botched opportunity, and one that Square themselves saw so much potential in, that they decided to apologize for their mistakes, and try again. The result? A well crafted, refined, and incredibly fun MMO RPG that both Final Fantasy fans and MMO fans can enjoy, without being simplified and dumbed down. Though not flawless, this is a game you'll be playing for ages, whether it's alone, or with friends.… Expand
  2. DexterMorgan
    Sep 10, 2013
    9
    Good game. Work on the targeting system though. I'm a bit disappointed with the lack of voice acting, but I can get over that. It would be nice if monsters took priority over players during Fates, at least for DDs. Maybe have an option to turn on which take priority.
  3. ApexHeights
    Sep 21, 2013
    9
    As a fan of the Final Fantasy series, I will do my best to ignore any bias I may have, that being said..

    I find the game to be enjoyable to play with a nice mix of the final fantasy flavor and MMO play style. The graphics are absolutely gorgeous, the combat (while a bit stale in the early levels) will feel familiar to MMO veterans while providing a new feel with the 2.5 second Global    As a fan of the Final Fantasy series, I will do my best to ignore any bias I may have, that being said..

    I find the game to be enjoyable to play with a nice mix of the final fantasy flavor and MMO play style. The graphics are absolutely gorgeous, the combat (while a bit stale in the early levels) will feel familiar to MMO veterans while providing a new feel with the 2.5 second Global Cooldown (which makes for more planned combat, fitting to the Final Fantasy gameplay).

    I would say my largest gripe with the game is the lacking in voice acting. While where it is present, the voice acting is flawless, I find it to be a rare and sort of random occurrence.

    The crafting and gathering are so unique in this game I can't decide what to do when I log on. There are no restrictions in what you can choose to do on your character. If you want to craft your way to level cap in each profession, expect no limitations.

    For me the best part about the game is it's uniqueness in it's progression and allowance of options. You can use one character to level from 1 50 each class, advance class, gathering skill, and crafting skill. There is so much content to enjoy. I highly recommend this game.    … Expand
  4. TheDeathWish
    Oct 26, 2013
    10
    Besides your usual gold sell sites this game is NOT PAY TO WIN. Awesome. Only can pay subscription.

    Set previous version aside: This game is wonderful, Beautiful world vibrant colors and like a Final Fantasy world. Easy to catch on and easy to play. Fate Events are nice and lots people doing them. Dungeons are very enjoyable, tough but not overwhelming. Lots of things to do to keep you    Besides your usual gold sell sites this game is NOT PAY TO WIN. Awesome. Only can pay subscription.

    Set previous version aside: This game is wonderful, Beautiful world vibrant colors and like a Final Fantasy world. Easy to catch on and easy to play. Fate Events are nice and lots people doing them. Dungeons are very enjoyable, tough but not overwhelming. Lots of things to do to keep you busy till they release more content. Be nice to see what pvp will have to over and to have spoken the words "to have the biggest guild and player housing in MMORPG history" is bold to make. Game runs well on max on gtx 570. Great music and great voice overs.

    Tho the game is lacking inventory sorting to be fixed in next large content release. Free Companies(Guild) has a great start and hope to see more on this topic.

    I Come from F2P games where you can spend $200 in such a short time and rather spend money on a game that has all included for monthly cost    … Expand
  5. Kafiro
    Oct 29, 2013
    10
    The best MMO I've ever played. The story is awesome, the gameplay is amazing, the details are gorgeous. The realm really reborn. The quest system is incredible, the Duty Find works well. And it's not just a game, or a MMO, now they gave us a Final Fantasy game.
  6. iceblade1469
    Nov 10, 2013
    9
    Incredible game. This game is a good thing to come home from work or school and play until you go to sleep. Not many action-packed parts in the game, but the awe-inspiring graphics make up for that. All together, the game is great. Only thing i did not like is the constant maintenance's. There are so many of these un-needed maintenance's and at times that i actually play the game.
  7. Roshi
    Nov 25, 2013
    9
    Game fixed. Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn is now a game on the right track to be worthy of final fantasy xi. the game has been rebooted from the ground up and is well worth another try if you liked final fantasy xi but hated the first version of this game.
  8. nawrot
    Feb 18, 2014
    3
    This game is WOW clone without real PVP and worse skills/itemization, graphics is much better, but i dislike cartoony style of WOW, so this is matter of personal preferences. For this alone i would give FFXIV score of 7/10 at least, but they totally messed up endgame. They copied every major idea from WOW, but stopped right where it matters for long and successful run, they did their ownThis game is WOW clone without real PVP and worse skills/itemization, graphics is much better, but i dislike cartoony style of WOW, so this is matter of personal preferences. For this alone i would give FFXIV score of 7/10 at least, but they totally messed up endgame. They copied every major idea from WOW, but stopped right where it matters for long and successful run, they did their own boring grindfest endgame instead. First you kill for ages in same 2 dungeons to get tomes, when your gear is fine (or you have somebody to drag your sorry ass) you get to farming primals. Doing that stuff for week or two could be amusing, but after you can run whole instance just by listening to it, because you did it so many times that you memorized every move and distance. Well at that point i can call it boring. Also difficulty in primal fights does not come from skills or lack of it, its rather directly translated to lag. All those fights are about is "run from red circles" and know where to stop, Heigan dance from Naxx times ten with out of the ass unicorn particle farts everywhere, so sometimes you barely can see what is going on.… Expand
  9. Panserbjorne39
    Jun 4, 2015
    6
    I have a level 50 Warrior (tank) and have played the game for about 3 months. Here's my review:
    Beautiful to look at but at it's core is a relentless never ending grind. Toxic community full of former WoW goons and griefers. There are some good players out there of course, but there is a ton of griefing and harassment that take place. RMT and bots are running rampant atm.
    Full of    I have a level 50 Warrior (tank) and have played the game for about 3 months. Here's my review:
    Beautiful to look at but at it's core is a relentless never ending grind. Toxic community full of former WoW goons and griefers. There are some good players out there of course, but there is a ton of griefing and harassment that take place. RMT and bots are running rampant atm.
    Full of pointless fetch quests and travel time sinks even after level cap. Tab target combat with 3 second globals is boring and all jobs feel the same. Dungeons using insta-wipe mechanics and rigid adherence to trinity remove all semblance of skill or fun.
    Some very cute moments but they don't outweigh the monotonous grind of a WoW clone like this.
    Dungeon queue for DPS jobs is insanely long. At level 50 I quit the main story arc and went to crafting because I just couldn't take the grind any more. Crafting is great, and probably the best I've seen so far in an MMO. But at the end of the day, action and combat are what keep me interested in a game so I will be cancelling my sub this month.    … Expand
  10. LeonieV2
    Jul 2, 2021
    0
    Achtung das Spiel klaut euch bewusst euro abo Zeit!

    1 Mit gezogenen Events die absichtlich eine längere Zeit benötigen als eigentlich nötig 2 Wer sich ein haus kaufen will zieht die arsch karte da ´die Grundstücke die eigentlich frei sind nicht sofort frei gegeben werden! sondern ein unsichtbaren Timer von 72 Stunden der zufällig verschwindet ich habe insgesamt mehr als einen Tag    Achtung das Spiel klaut euch bewusst euro abo Zeit!

    1 Mit gezogenen Events die absichtlich eine längere Zeit benötigen als eigentlich nötig

    2 Wer sich ein haus kaufen will zieht die arsch karte da ´die Grundstücke die eigentlich frei sind nicht sofort frei gegeben werden! sondern ein unsichtbaren Timer von 72 Stunden der zufällig verschwindet ich habe insgesamt mehr als einen Tag verschwendet und immer noch kein Haus da Cheater andauern schneller sind und die werden nicht einmal gebannt die verlorene Zeit bekommt man auch nicht mehr zurück.    … Expand
  11. Volcharus
    Jul 24, 2021
    0
    first i shall say - support g-developers for problem character accounts is terrible!!!
    second - game is profoundly boring and dead long past ago in timeline our life!!!
  12. spiros-liro
    Aug 27, 2013
    1
    Do not buy this game yet.

    The company running it have locked the servers without stopping sales, so if you buy it you will not be able to get online at all. This aside, I found the questing to be very boring, and the combat to be probably the worst I've seen in an mmo. The story is ok, as is the music and graphics but there are are far better mmos out there that you can play for    Do not buy this game yet.

    The company running it have locked the servers without stopping sales, so if you buy it you will not be able to get online at all.

    This aside, I found the questing to be very boring, and the combat to be probably the worst I've seen in an mmo. The story is ok, as is the music and graphics but there are are far better mmos out there that you can play for free. Avoid this mess of a game.    … Expand
  13. Simbot
    Aug 27, 2013
    0
    Restricting access to the game and not allowing people create characters on the same server as their friends.

    You'll either be fighting the login screen, keeping your character online AFK for more then 12 hours to keep your spot or trying to explain to your friends that rolling on a different server is okay.
  14. Xen-Masta
    Aug 28, 2013
    0
    I played this game for awhile on a Japanese server, since the NA/EU servers are locking most people out. Game is essentially unplayable, hence the low rating. I will amend this rating assuming that they fix the issue at some point.

    As far as the game itself goes, once/if you actually get to play it: It's no FFXI, which was infinitely more original and fun to play. FFXIV is as generic    I played this game for awhile on a Japanese server, since the NA/EU servers are locking most people out. Game is essentially unplayable, hence the low rating. I will amend this rating assuming that they fix the issue at some point.

    As far as the game itself goes, once/if you actually get to play it: It's no FFXI, which was infinitely more original and fun to play. FFXIV is as generic a regurgitation of modern western MMO's as i have ever seen. No originality, no voice overs, no challenge/skill needed, music is even lack luster for a FF game. The gane was obviously developed this time around based on PS3 specs, and an easy cross platform development. When the graphics are cranked the whole way up, it looks like a decent ps3 game, nowhere near as good as a game developed for PC. This game was developed to please the post wow generation imo.    … Expand
  15. Fuz
    Mar 6, 2014
    5
    The game itself is pretty good.
    The job system is fantastic, the graphics and animations are excellent (although it asks too much of a configuration... slow pc can't play this... even pcs that can play most of other games), gameplay is great.
    Crafting is interesting, but very grindy and with tiresome mechanics... you have to do a very long set of actions for every piece, and although    The game itself is pretty good.
    The job system is fantastic, the graphics and animations are excellent (although it asks too much of a configuration... slow pc can't play this... even pcs that can play most of other games), gameplay is great.
    Crafting is interesting, but very grindy and with tiresome mechanics... you have to do a very long set of actions for every piece, and although it's cool for items, it's really, REALLY not when you have to smelt 500 iron ore pieces (for example).

    The big problem with the game, is that endgame is utterly broken. First, the game relies on a very old and outdated RNG system that is causing huge issues to lots of players.
    Also, there is a bug in the game's code that leaves some players with visual lag: basically, the servers (for EU too) are in Canada, also the server updates the character position every 0.3 seconds ONLY, and on fights you see the AoE on your monitor, move out in time, and still get hit by oneshotting abilities. This causes some fights to be utterly broken and extremely annoying.

    So, until they fix the lag bug and the RNG system I would not recommend this game to anyone.
    It will be a worthwile purchase after they fix the problems.    … Expand
  16. Klun
    Sep 5, 2013
    3
    After 2 Years and this being the second launch of this game and they still cant manage to grant access to the player is a huge fail... Now lets skip the server problems and jump to the game "

    The Customization is awful, very limited options and went you jump into the game world everyone looks alike... The fights are still slow and in the safe zone with nothing special, charming or    After 2 Years and this being the second launch of this game and they still cant manage to grant access to the player is a huge fail... Now lets skip the server problems and jump to the game "

    The Customization is awful, very limited options and went you jump into the game world everyone looks alike...
    The fights are still slow and in the safe zone with nothing special, charming or new.
    The graphics and sounds are the only improvement and the reason of my 3 Score points.

    Overall for a "reborn game" that has a full entry price /monthly fees and one of the best developer of fantasy experience is just sad, especially when you take into consideration others MMo games more polished and Free    … Expand
  17. Pnx725
    Sep 13, 2014
    2
    This game faces many issues;

    *The combat system is one of the worst I have seen in any mmo ever, very simplistic and boring. *Huge storyline but only a few scenes have voice acting. *The maps in the World feel small and there is no sense of danger at all. *The Fate system (gw2 minievents copy) is boring and not challenging. *The dungeons are to easy *There is no enough real    This game faces many issues;

    *The combat system is one of the worst I have seen in any mmo ever, very simplistic and boring.
    *Huge storyline but only a few scenes have voice acting.
    *The maps in the World feel small and there is no sense of danger at all.
    *The Fate system (gw2 minievents copy) is boring and not challenging.
    *The dungeons are to easy
    *There is no enough real endgame content, it is only one 8 man raid with 4 boss fights. (can only do 1 time a week)
    *The game has a lot of restrictions to favor casual players and keeping the game becoming obsolete because of the lack of real endgame.
    *The crafting system is obsolete since they have let ppl know that dungeon gear will always be better than crafting gear.
    *The Customer Service is terrible and when they answer they send you a copy-pasted generic response with no help at all.

    Not all about this game is bad, it can keep you entertained till you realize it is not worth it, but I seriously recommend you to stay away from it.    … Expand
  18. Morbiuss
    Aug 27, 2013
    1
    the game is an amazing game, their inability to do login queues and boot players who are idle is absolute garbage, unfortunately it doesnt matter how good the game is, in the end it is still going to fail because of the horrible horrible login issues that in this day and age 2013 should never have happened, it shows that while yoshi has a good crew of game designers, the SE game developersthe game is an amazing game, their inability to do login queues and boot players who are idle is absolute garbage, unfortunately it doesnt matter how good the game is, in the end it is still going to fail because of the horrible horrible login issues that in this day and age 2013 should never have happened, it shows that while yoshi has a good crew of game designers, the SE game developers are still below sub par. this will probably be my last SE game I ever play… Expand
  19. revial
    Aug 29, 2013
    0
    Let's see. This is their second time launching this title. Did they learn anything from their first launch?

    Hrm. 25 servers for Japan. 25 servers for the rest of the world. Oh. The rest of the world is filled with people unable to play. I, myself, have played a combined two hours since early release started. That's 2 hours in 6 days. On Sunday, I literally pressed 0 on my number pad for    Let's see. This is their second time launching this title. Did they learn anything from their first launch?

    Hrm. 25 servers for Japan. 25 servers for the rest of the world. Oh. The rest of the world is filled with people unable to play. I, myself, have played a combined two hours since early release started. That's 2 hours in 6 days. On Sunday, I literally pressed 0 on my number pad for 7 straight hours without getting in.

    Compounding this issue is that there is no afk timer, and anyone who does log in never logs out because no one wants to play the login roulette to get back in. Walk around the server. See a hell of a lot of afk players at aetherytes. Each one preventing another person from logging in.

    Character creation has essentially been stopped since the official release, so if you didn't have early access...you can't even create a character, never mind trying to get in the game.

    The producer just wrote a letter apologizing over all this. I get that apologies mean a lot in Japan. In the rest of the world, actions mean a lot more. It's also just incredibly 'wtf' when he says they had no idea so many people would be trying to play the game. Considering these issues started immediately in early access, which required pre-ordering the game, they obviously had an idea of how many people were going to try to be playing the game. For someone who's been given a lot of brownie points for being 'honest' with how bad 1.0 was, he sure is shoveling a lot of poop today.

    I suppose words like 'worst' are entirely subjective. In my opinion, bugs are largely meaningless, unless they completely inhibit a person from playing. What's more important is whether a person is even able to play. 2 hours in 6 days. I can not think of a single MMO in existence that had this poor of a launch in that regards.

    Oh, did I mention their queueing system only queues like 40 people? Meaning that for all intents and purposes there is no login queue? So you have to just keep trying to connect over and over again until you win the lottery and happened to be the first person to click join when someone in the game actually logs out (rather than just goes afk)?

    What a joke.    … Expand
  20. BadMMO
    Jun 22, 2014
    0
    I hope Yoshida and his crew should take sometime to review various issue that they
    had been bringing forward towards each patch and new contents.
    Each patch gurantees a bug crash or massive error that would contributes to server downtime/delay. They should realise that ff14 is not a game for normal players who's not working or players who does not come from adequately financially    I hope Yoshida and his crew should take sometime to review various issue that they
    had been bringing forward towards each patch and new contents.

    Each patch gurantees a bug crash or massive error that would contributes to server downtime/delay.

    They should realise that ff14 is not a game for normal players
    who's not working or players who does not come from adequately financially stabled income household.

    Players are mostly working adults and rich kids or medium household income family.
    Working adults would not have generous time to contribute so much activities that SE
    been pushing this new contents. This new contents are not design to suit all works of life.
    It's more to catering towards hardcore players apetite.
    If we put into some wild measurements, a full set of high allaghan took hardcore players
    a min of 30-50hours gametime.
    However. if we look at working adults of contribution towards gametime.
    It's ten times that effort or probably more.

    Dungeon that aims to put players in precise positioning and highly scripted AI that aim
    to disrupt or wipe players with only one mistake. Oftenly , players who join got killed
    by lag and this contributed a wipe session. This would repeat as lag seems to spread
    across other players as well. As long as one player lag , it's gurantee a never win situation
    for a whole day.
    Working adults could only play during normal gametime hours. Especially Asians, we get to
    compete against high peak hours. This would resulting players cursing each other ,
    discriminating each other with the language barrier or "alien players" term.
    The game was not built on making global players to get along well but the mechanism promotes
    high discrimination competition as well.
    I would not say an easy way of attaining end game gears but more of a logical method to attain it.

    The game was made to look so time consuming and rigid that it no longer call entertainment.
    It's like a single crumb of bread divided into a thousand pieces to make it looks bigger and more time to consume.

    From last interview, it seems that Yoshida believes that the game was not challenging enough. They now aim to make it more
    challenging *In their point of view* . This would alternate the sequence of this spells/skill that raid boss cast.
    Now , players have been dying to lag had the only method to dodge this spell/skill.
    Instead of making the game more accomodating towards global players , they further tweak the mechanism to wipe players more easily.

    The game was created to be based upon something illogical that sucks player's life away.
    FF11 was once based upon that standard they made players left. It was never challenging. It's just extreme time consuming.
    With the server's cockup latency from time to time. Players had to rely on tunneling or vpn services. This is something abnormal.

    I've been looking for a game that's call entertainment. But for ff14, i feel that i'm still working inside. This is entertainment, not occupation recreation.
    I'm looking to release stress, not gain more stress from game.

    This has been square enix biggest failure in making mmo. They take pride into making something unachievable and unrealistic goals in their gaming mechanism.
    It destroys players life. Promoting players to hate each other which was regard as "competition"

    From the silly 12xzodiac stone that had random drop rates to 9x1500 tomes per book with each book with fate,leve,enemies and dungeon to accomplish.
    With t5 bcob, scob and ex primals that aim to make players scurrying accross pigeon hole safe zone.
    This would also cause players to redo the same silly raid for weeks or months.
    When players finally get through , they would only get a single drop that player been doing for weeks and months only to find it powerlot off by someone who did only 1-2 times. At least for ff11, for some highly time consuming raid, all participating players were rewarded well. This one give you nothing after so many attempts. And yes, japanese players usually powerlot very frequently in any raids. If you catch them lotting low , it's mostly unimportant lots or they are just lotting for fun. I've never won any lots before in bcob and primal ex. Everytime a japanese joins the lot, i'll always hit a gurantee low lot. Only unimportant drops that's dirt common, i'll get it without issue. Unless the japanese wanted that lot. If you are someone who is new and looking for entertaiment from game,i would suggest you not to touch this game. It's a game that'll literally suck you to hell.    … Expand
  21. Pork_chops
    Oct 10, 2013
    9
    I've played World of Warcraft, I've played Star Wars: The Old Republic, Guild wars 2, and I've played Star Trek Online. But Final Fantasy is by far my favourite MMORPG. I won't lie, it isn't a great departure from the stock standard MMO model, but what drew me in is the class system, the graphics, and the way the world feels.

    That's not to say it's without faults. The UI is really    I've played World of Warcraft, I've played Star Wars: The Old Republic, Guild wars 2, and I've played Star Trek Online. But Final Fantasy is by far my favourite MMORPG. I won't lie, it isn't a great departure from the stock standard MMO model, but what drew me in is the class system, the graphics, and the way the world feels.

    That's not to say it's without faults. The UI is really clunky, and takes quite some time to figure out, and anyone with a PC that's not quite gamer level is going to enjoy sudden spikes in FPS. Figuring out where to quest can be a real pain in the neck, and a lot of quests have been translated poorly from Japanese to English, meaning you'll be doing what the quest text says, but getting nowhere.

    There could be a part of fan boyism in this post, since I've been a long time Final Fantasy fan, so take it as you will. But if you're looking for a good, multiplayer game, and you have the hardware to support it, I'd recommend at least giving it a go.    … Expand
  22. stefmor90
    Aug 15, 2014
    4
    I never played the beta of this game, but in the first few hours I've played it, I found nothing remarkable. Now before anyone thinks 'But the game gets SO MUCH BETTER' that's a crock of **** if the game fails to captivate the player in the first few hours (which should be it's best moments of gameplay), then it has failed the rest.

    The first few quests I found myself doing were the    I never played the beta of this game, but in the first few hours I've played it, I found nothing remarkable. Now before anyone thinks 'But the game gets SO MUCH BETTER' that's a crock of **** if the game fails to captivate the player in the first few hours (which should be it's best moments of gameplay), then it has failed the rest.

    The first few quests I found myself doing were the worst: Fetch quests. I was told to go and pick up some items, or talk to some random NPC in the city, and these just dragged ON AND ON until I explored the whole city. I know the game is trying to convey a sense of exploration and meaning in exploring the city, but forcing the player and guiding them through linear tunnels of quests is certainly not a good way to make a first impression.

    Eventually, I finally got a quest where I could try out some combat. I thought that this must be the area where the game must shine, but instead it was mostly just cycling my 3 skills and dodging some telegraphed attacks, shown as little quarter circles and such on the ground you have to move out of or you take large amounts of damage .

    At about this time, I noticed that this game must have taken some huge inspiration from Guildwars 2 (One of my all time favorites), The telegraphed attacks, weapons changing gameplay, the FATE system, the personal story, and so on. However, minus the personal story, they seem patched on and no where near as competent or fun as the games role-model.

    I got to about level 10 when I stopped playing, and boy did it feel like forever. I was really bored and disinterested and level 10 is generally the area where MMOs should pick up but unfortunately Final Fantasy XIV didn't seem to be going anywhere special.

    Obviously this game is trying its hardest after its previous launch failure to be a great MMO, but it has completely and utterly disgusted me in the first few hours of gameplay, which is something no game, especially MMOs, should do. The only thing going through my head when I was playing this was 'I wish I was playing Guildwars 2, it does this so much better'.    … Expand
  23. Zzzlol94
    Nov 16, 2013
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Finally, after 2 years with LotRO being a pain in the ass and more boring and buggy than ever, a replacement has come. Perfect replacement. During the beta I got to play until lvl 15 or so, not getting into crafting or anything, which was also a great period but with poor optimization for graphics so it was quite laggy. Most importantly, I had no issues with the game at all. In the final release, the game was optimized and can be run with everything maxed out at 1920x1200 on a GTX 680 and an i7-920 at 60-90FPS.

    As a solo PvE player and leveling addict, this game is absolutely at the top of my to do list. There are lots of quests to do during leveling up the first class and enough to be at a proper level compared to the quests and the location you're at. If I would come to the situation where I'm in lack of quests, Square Enix has absolutely made it brilliant by implementing the FATE system. It's great for leveling up as they are common and give out a solid chunk of exp, at least during the lower levels. The quests are also varied enough and exciting enough to not be repetitive.

    One big thing too is traveling. It's ridiculously easy to get to anywhere in the game. At the start of playing it does cost a little much, but it seems like that will be no issue when you're starting to play the game a lot. 5 seconds from anywhere and you're suddenly at another place. Aethernet is also a brilliant way of getting around in a capital quickly and easily, well, it could be even easier if you could travel via the map and not a list over aethernet spots.

    Also a brilliant thing in the game is that you're not bound to anything. Pretty much, you're only bound to the look of the character you've created. You can change classes like *snap*. You can be any class on a single character. If you'd even like, getting every single class to level 50 on a single character, then having absolutely no need to relog for a different character. Only issue, gear sets may become chaotic... or would they? One brilliant feature is also the gear set list, where you can swap between classes or even different gear sets in a *snap*. You'd think that you won't have enough space for all this gear, but no, you have 25 slots for every type of gear, which results in 325 slots dedicated to weapons, amour and jewelry. No one likes to run out of inventory space

    Speaking barely of crafting. Whoa, crafting can actually be a bit more than just click on a button while having the proper resources and wait a few seconds. Having a set of skills you have to use to craft items is quite interesting and fun at first. Could become repetitive, but they still have the old fashioned way of crafting in case when you want to be AFK while its crafting loads of things.

    When you get to about lvl 20 and done the lvl 20 main scenario quest to enter a grand company and get a chocobo, the gameplay really softens up and becomes much better. There are just so many things done right with the game to be mentioned that it should just be experienced to get the full package.

    There are however a few issues I find annoying sometimes. Living in EU and playing on a european server, the server is located in NA, which adds on to the major issue with lag. Having a 200ms lag to the server, there's also another 300ms added onto that. Which results in everything you interact with takes a second to respond and every induction doesn't get interrupted after almost a second you've tried to interrupt it by moving. OHKO AoE attacks from bosses can be an issue for the slower players, as it can seem like you're out of the circle in time, but you're still getting KO'd. So it's not a perfect game, but looking away from the lag, it's damn near. Network lag causes this to be 9 instead of 10.    … Expand
  24. RTS
    Nov 9, 2013
    10
    Take note, majority of the negative reviews were written by the cry baby nerds who couldn't get on during the launch day. I'm actually kind of glad it was difficult to get on, just goes to show how popular this game was and STILL is. Don't listen to these negative ones, for the most part it's just a bunch of lifeless nerds whose lives revolve around games getting pissed off because theyTake note, majority of the negative reviews were written by the cry baby nerds who couldn't get on during the launch day. I'm actually kind of glad it was difficult to get on, just goes to show how popular this game was and STILL is. Don't listen to these negative ones, for the most part it's just a bunch of lifeless nerds whose lives revolve around games getting pissed off because they couldn't long on when the game first started. It's a FINAL FANTASY game in MMO form, what did you think was going to happen? We knew it would be popular but had no idea it would do this well. My only issue with the game at first was the map and locating the missions once i picked them up. After i got passed the map issues this game just flows like a stream. Missions seem repetitive but that just comes with the MMO package. I've seen other MMORPG's played and just never found them interesting, figured since i was a fan of the FF series this would be the place to start. Over all for the most part I enjoy it and when you have friends on the same servers where you can share quests with it's even better. If i could change anything about this game it would be more voice acting and adding a voice chat for players in a party or dungeon quest to chat. Lets face it, the new FF games are no where close as good as the classics, but for one of the newer generation titles in MMO form this one is pretty good in my book.… Expand
  25. Silvergryphon
    Feb 2, 2014
    3
    Full of flamers, trolls, goldminers, which greatly detract from enjoyment. There is no adequate reporting system or ability to 'monitor' these infantile actions by players, who deliberately do all they can to wipe teams/raids.

    Boss mechanics are absolutely horrid. Ground effects are useless - you MUST know the boss fight intimately, knowing each of his attack patterns, and be    Full of flamers, trolls, goldminers, which greatly detract from enjoyment. There is no adequate reporting system or ability to 'monitor' these infantile actions by players, who deliberately do all they can to wipe teams/raids.

    Boss mechanics are absolutely horrid. Ground effects are useless - you MUST know the boss fight intimately, knowing each of his attack patterns, and be positioned long before he casts it. If you go by the ground effect (red areas, etc), you will be hit most of the time, and in end-game content, that means the group/raid will fail.

    Vast improvement over first attempt, but still horribly executed in critical areas    … Expand
  26. SynKazama
    Jul 13, 2015
    5
    FFXIV as a whole offers a great story, beautiful world, great music and production values. By gaming standards it's very good. By MMO standards, it's actually quite bland and really offers nothing new to the genre or fails to even rehash anything that made MMOs great.

    From a veteran's perspective (10+ years playing various MMOs): Jobs are overly balanced to the point where they don't    FFXIV as a whole offers a great story, beautiful world, great music and production values. By gaming standards it's very good. By MMO standards, it's actually quite bland and really offers nothing new to the genre or fails to even rehash anything that made MMOs great.

    From a veteran's perspective (10+ years playing various MMOs):

    Jobs are overly balanced to the point where they don't differentiate well within their trinity (Tank,Healer,DPS). Everything in the game has been designed around equality, which is odd seeing as how, like FFXI, all jobs are accessible on a single character and players are encouraged to level multiples.

    Character progression slows to a near standstill at cap with virtually no options for how you build and play your character. Unlike most other MMOs there are no talents/skill trees/ branching or specialization in either skills or equipment. All skills and abilities are automatically learned along the way, and for equipment It's simply a straight vertical climb up the iLVL chart which also offers next to nothing in terms of choice.

    Raid content is repetitive and heavily reliant upon dodge and enrage mechanics. While raids can be difficult, it is generally because people fail to execute a very mechanical formula such as failing to meet DPS checks or remembering phase changes and specific positioning.

    Dungeons are simply a means to level and gain tokens to exchange for the basic pre-raid iLVL requirement gear. There are no valuables or collectibles (besides glamour items, furniture and minions) to be obtained. No usable rare and unusual items exist at all in the world.

    Crafting provides almost no advantage to character development as equipment is, in 95% of all cases, sub-par to raid and token gear. It can be used to earn an equally useless income by crafting consumables and glamour items but ultimately provides little to be desired.

    Both of the above are done in an overly cautious means to prevent RMT (Real Money Trade).

    Despite the recent news and reviews, open world is no more dangerous than in 2.0. Players can still take down 3 enemies at a time with literally no open world danger aside from going AFK.

    The most glaring issue is in all of the limitations imposed by SE that prevent people from continuing to grow at their own pace. Nearly everything is gated by timed lockouts and access. Even gathering jobs can only obtain the most important resources at specific intervals. These serve the purpose of delaying content consumption between the patch cycles and to balance the progression levels of the player base.

    Although the attempt to level the progression of the player base is likely done to prevent elitism, it's backfired in a sense. Instead of being judged on their progress in the game, players are more often ostracized for lack of coordination, response time and general skill.

    It's first expansion Heavansward offers almost nothing new to the genre either. The largest changes made to the game are a graphics refresh (DX11), open world flight, new dungeons, new jobs and a level cap increase. In other words, very standard fare for an MMO expansion. Once the world is seen, story played through and dungeons crawled it leaves very little for veteran MMO players to enjoy.

    If you're new to the MMO genre, looking for a casual place to hang out online with friends, really into role playing or just have a very limited amount of time to play, FFXIV may be hands down the best choice. But if you're a hardcore MMO player, raid junkie, or want to become a PvP god we're a little out in the cold right now. Hopefully 2015/16 will bring back some of the great sandbox MMO features many of us miss.    … Expand
  27. WdMac
    Sep 6, 2017
    1
    God awful questing and character progression. The entirety of the games content is locked behind the main story quest line. You cant do ANYTHING until the game lets you. Want to do dungeons with your friends? Too bad, the game wont let you until you do their lame story quest. Level doesnt matter as much as main story progression. This game commits the cardinal sin of becoming a chore toGod awful questing and character progression. The entirety of the games content is locked behind the main story quest line. You cant do ANYTHING until the game lets you. Want to do dungeons with your friends? Too bad, the game wont let you until you do their lame story quest. Level doesnt matter as much as main story progression. This game commits the cardinal sin of becoming a chore to play. The game will not let you progress and explore it under your own terms. This game is terrible.… Expand
  28. yousuck1
    Aug 21, 2020
    0
    SucksSucks.,.................................................. ...................
  29. eastman18
    Jun 18, 2021
    0
    Honestly the game is pure garbage. No PVP component, pure PVE and nothing else. Extremely slow early game.
  30. transient03
    Sep 3, 2013
    6
    This is the truth about FF14 arr: PLEASE READ

    First of all, it is a FF game. Very much feels like one, nuff said. The world, graphics and cinematics are wonderful; gameplay is fluent and responsive. The lvling system is tedious and unoriginal, but for some reason its addictive. Haven't gotten too far into crafting/gathering but both seem OK, nothing to complain or write home about.    This is the truth about FF14 arr: PLEASE READ

    First of all, it is a FF game. Very much feels like one, nuff said. The world, graphics and cinematics are wonderful; gameplay is fluent and responsive.

    The lvling system is tedious and unoriginal, but for some reason its addictive. Haven't gotten too far into crafting/gathering but both seem OK, nothing to complain or write home about.

    Class/Job system is interesting and balanced. BUT, this is where the game is ultimately going to fail. Right now I am a lvl 25 arcanist and I am spamming 3 moves. Overall my endgame rotation as arc/summoner with cross skills might be 6-7 skills with some variance for off-healing/tanking on top of DOT Dps. Right now its ok, but the lack of endgame and monotonous rotation is why i know myself and many of you will eventually move-on to the next MMO (Elder Scrolls Online sometime next year).

    As far as the server issues: extremely frustrating without much helpful communication from SE. However, I'm sure this will not remain a problem for long. Everyone scoring this game based on first week server issues is missing the point.

    Overall, play this this game. Its not going to be the greatest MMO or FF you've ever played, but this is my reasoning Let's be honest, as of right now there really isn't much in the way of fun, new video games out right now with all the focus on next-gen gaming, and for the next...six months...there won't be. I'm sure SE is scratching their head right now of why so many people are playing this game beyond their expectations, and this is a question it seems the video game industry as a whole has yet to figure out; the ANSWER... Most gamers are looking for the same things and those quality games us gamers are looking for are often missing. During these "Video Game Dry Seasons" a game like FF14 ARR is the best we're gonna get. So play this game along with the console version of Diablo 3 until Titan Fall is released in march and then Destiny and ESO later in 2014.    … Expand
  31. Ehllfhire
    Aug 28, 2013
    0
    The game us unplayable at this time. You cant even log in to make a character. If you do get logged in, you end up getting booted by some error and then have to take 4-8 hours to be able to log in again. Worst launch of an mmo ever.
  32. defive
    Sep 2, 2013
    6
    A good game marred by a dreadful launch. SE seem to have totally botched their capacity planning and seemingly had no plan to handle the surge of players they must have known was coming (that's what pre-orders are for). Which is a pity because the game itself and really quite good but do yourself a favour if you haven't bought it yet and wait a couple of weeks to see if SE get their act together.
  33. Zimbardo
    Aug 31, 2013
    0
    I bought the game on launch and still have NOT ONCE been able to log onto a N.A. server. I've played a host of MMOs through their launches and I have never encountered anything this bad. I expected there to be issues on launch, but the lack of a queue system and insufficient server capacity have left me with a game that I can not play.
    If you have a lifestyle that permits you to sit at    I bought the game on launch and still have NOT ONCE been able to log onto a N.A. server. I've played a host of MMOs through their launches and I have never encountered anything this bad. I expected there to be issues on launch, but the lack of a queue system and insufficient server capacity have left me with a game that I can not play.
    If you have a lifestyle that permits you to sit at your keyboard and routinely refresh servers every 3 minutes (they implemented a cap on how often you can check) then apparently Final Fantasy A Realm Reborn is a magical experience.
    If you have a job, school, or other commitments outside of Eorzea you are looking at a log-in simulator.

    I am rating this game based on the version I have had access to.    … Expand
  34. Moonraver005
    Sep 16, 2013
    2
    FFXI brought up to speed. Which isn't saying a whole lot, the game capitalizes in all of the new and great updates that came with MMO's pulling themselves out of dark ages over the last decade, but it does a once over on an already poorly mundane design concept. The classes, races, cities, and core concepts don't stray too far from this. Where it does differ is in the amount of time itFFXI brought up to speed. Which isn't saying a whole lot, the game capitalizes in all of the new and great updates that came with MMO's pulling themselves out of dark ages over the last decade, but it does a once over on an already poorly mundane design concept. The classes, races, cities, and core concepts don't stray too far from this. Where it does differ is in the amount of time it takes to reach the current cap; which is not a positive. Time sinks are not cleverly hidden in the form a head scathingly bizarre and repetitive crafting system and the lack of quests to support leveling multiple classes leaves many to store up Leve allowances" as if you were playing a free-to-play facebook game. Combat leaves a lot to be desired after you find yourself mindlessly grinding out what seems like a simply designed combo system. Lack of action and movement that exceeds to dancing around the target and stepping out of enemy telegraphed zones leave you wanting something extra. The detail to your character and their clothing is amazing, but you soon learn where the budgeted geometry went when you step out into the world and notice its drab, poorly textured, hard surfaces. When will they learn that most of the game you stare at 50% of your character, while the rest of the viewing angle is designed to view the enemies and environments. I was reasonably unimpressed by the lack of atmosphere and design of environments that the game had to offer. The story, which I honestly couldn't be bothered with only emphasized the lacking quality in character animations and voice over dialogue. Reading isn't a major issue, but being able to comfortably enjoy the story and all of its terrible emote driven acting; voice over could eased the suffering. The CG cut scenes were good, but no longer as breathtaking as they used to be, again, competitors do it better. All in all they failed to bring something new and different to the table as always. The same tired "Holy triad" came included with longer than expected wait times when queuing for the simply boring, constrained and phantasy-star-online-esque dungeons. So if you're looking for a new MMO to play save your pennies and wait for some of the others that promise to further the genre, because this one was just a bad MMO brought up to snuff.

    P.S.
    Don't hold your breath for any depth in the itemization unless you like to screw with materia (see time sink).    … Expand
  35. Mudget
    Oct 19, 2013
    9
    Probably the most fun I've had in a MMORPG in a long time. Has definitely kept my attention longer than Guild Wars 2, Tera, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, or Rift. Best graphics bar-none in a MMORPG. I'm still constantly saying 'wow' at the lighting, texture, architecture, day/night & weather effects. It's fun to get new items not just because they improve my character, but because theyProbably the most fun I've had in a MMORPG in a long time. Has definitely kept my attention longer than Guild Wars 2, Tera, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, or Rift. Best graphics bar-none in a MMORPG. I'm still constantly saying 'wow' at the lighting, texture, architecture, day/night & weather effects. It's fun to get new items not just because they improve my character, but because they are unique looking. Underneath it all, it's pretty much your standard grind with a story woven through it. People complaining about the constant cut scenes just have a short attention span they're fine and are the only thing keeping this from being -just- a grind. A remarkable level of polish, come to be expected from Square Enix. I didn't play the prior version, glad I missed it, starting this fresh has been a blast. One character can hold all the classes in the game, just switch out your weapon and -voila- you go from being a warrior to a wizard or a ranger to a monk or any of the many tradeskill classes (which are their own games unto themselves). I've still created two characters, one to do all my melee stuff, the other for caster stuff, primarily to handle inventory better. All the separate items (especially tradeskill items) can build up fast. Battle are fairly standard fare, think WoW, but it feels much more organic and certainly more 'lifelike' for a fantasy world. Animations are great. In the higher levels, the dungeons absolutely require strategy and cohesive teamwork, and this can make for a wonderful experience or a horrible one. My first character was a healer, and there's a lot of healer-hate until you learn the ropes. Once past that hurdle, it's rewarding to become good at this game. On the other hand, you can certainly solo much of the game (but to advance the storyline you'll have to team up at certain points, and that's where, occasionally, people hit a wall). The team finding mechanism works great, always pairing a tank, a healer, and two dps classes, and it doesn't take long at all to get into most dungeons. There are occasional wait times, though. Fates are the random open-world dynamic events that happen, and people farm these for experience regularly. They are, in fact, more popular than the dungeons, and this is too bad. They should reverse the risk/reward and make dungeons more valuable to explore and complete, and lessen the payoff of Fates. But between the Fates, the dungeons, the storyline, the side quests, and the quite good tradeskilling system, you are almost never at a loss for something to do. End game is a bit lacking right now but there are promises for more content, including PvP, treasure hunts, epic difficulty dungeons/bosses, and so forth, along with housing and a few more classes on the horizon, so I do see this game lasting. If you hate the grind of WoW, you might not enjoy this. It's still the 'oldschool' way of MMORPGs in that respect. But it's delivered beautifully enough to keep most people sticking around. The story, while not terribly deep, is still fun to watch play out over the course of the adventure. And it's very intuitive from the get-go, with great UI customization and easy-to-pick-up mechanics and controls. Finally, I got the game a while after its shaky release, when people couldn't log on for long stretches, and I haven't had a single issue with logging on or finding parties, or anything, really. It's a very stable, very fun game. I highly suggest it.… Expand
  36. KingdoGoodbomb
    Sep 1, 2013
    4
    Server issues are not acceptable. It's 2013, if SE can't launch an MMO and have it stable in a week then A Realm Reborn should have had aborted. SE polished the turd then took a dump all over it. I am already tired of the non-stop excuses coming from the creepy personality cult forming around the developer Yoshi-P. This launch has been a disaster so much so that they halted digitalServer issues are not acceptable. It's 2013, if SE can't launch an MMO and have it stable in a week then A Realm Reborn should have had aborted. SE polished the turd then took a dump all over it. I am already tired of the non-stop excuses coming from the creepy personality cult forming around the developer Yoshi-P. This launch has been a disaster so much so that they halted digital sales. ANet's launch was amazing compared to this even EA launched an MMO with fewer issues.

    Weaksauce, fundamental issues that wow solved 10 years ago, like queues. The launch has been so bad that people are making macros and rigging up their PS3 controllers to spam the login servers. PATHETIC.

    supposedly the cult leader FF messiah Yoshi has a big Second Coming planned on Tuesday to fix everything, hide the kool aid and arsenic and put his cult on suicide watch in case their messiah fails and they aren't up for another round of weaksauce excuse making.    … Expand
  37. Scypheroth
    Oct 17, 2013
    8
    A very on par game with every other MMORPG out there. it has basically become a WoW clone. Tab targeting, fetch quests and simple non complicated game play and boss battles make this game one of MANY WoW clones out there that have tried to achieve there success. If you liek a basic no brainier MMORPG (like WoW) this ones for you!
  38. JoshuaClee
    Feb 26, 2014
    2
    I realize that this game is currently free, but having to read tiny subtitles in 2014? Really? Really? 30 mins in and I have a headache. I just got new glasses so it's not me.
  39. AsuiaKyoto
    Apr 14, 2014
    4
    Horrible Customer service. Contradicting and abusive Terms & Policy.
    Community ruined by multiple mmorpg global world newcomers.
    This is no where near how Final Fantasy XI was. Sure FFXI Was a menu slow base game, though FFXIV new features and mid pace game play- it is all candy until Square Enix gets what they want from you. Money. They do not listen to their community when it comes    Horrible Customer service. Contradicting and abusive Terms & Policy.
    Community ruined by multiple mmorpg global world newcomers.

    This is no where near how Final Fantasy XI was. Sure FFXI Was a menu slow base game, though FFXIV new features and mid pace game play- it is all candy until Square Enix gets what they want from you. Money. They do not listen to their community when it comes to their account. Other than that great game, horrible service.    … Expand
  40. tdebug
    Mar 1, 2014
    0
    If you passed through hell creating account, accepting dozens of agreement, confirmation emails, you may like this game ONLY if you actually like this specific type of MMO. It's basically same as Old Republic or Neverwinter, but in a different universe. Generally - dull and boring. This make you especially regret you lost an hours passing through hell as complicated and long accountIf you passed through hell creating account, accepting dozens of agreement, confirmation emails, you may like this game ONLY if you actually like this specific type of MMO. It's basically same as Old Republic or Neverwinter, but in a different universe. Generally - dull and boring. This make you especially regret you lost an hours passing through hell as complicated and long account creation process.… Expand
  41. MangaX
    Feb 26, 2016
    0
    Huge fan of Final Fantasy. I own nearly every game that was released prior to X-2. In fact, I own versions on multiple systems (PC and PS1 versions of VII and VIII for example).
    Nevertheless, Final Fantasy hasn't seemed appealing to me in a long time. Then, I was told that this was the best release yet, and has the best story out of all of them. So, I gave it a shot ...
    In the end,    Huge fan of Final Fantasy. I own nearly every game that was released prior to X-2. In fact, I own versions on multiple systems (PC and PS1 versions of VII and VIII for example).
    Nevertheless, Final Fantasy hasn't seemed appealing to me in a long time. Then, I was told that this was the best release yet, and has the best story out of all of them. So, I gave it a shot ...
    In the end, I'm not sure how this received such amazing reviews. RPGs on the Super Nintendo had more depth when it comes to combat -- and in some cases, story as well.
    People have told me that, "you just have to reach level 30 before the story really takes off."
    Really? ... If it takes that long for a game to become interesting and engaging, then you've failed as a developer.    … Expand
  42. zeigdo
    Sep 5, 2013
    2
    really wished i would of enjoyed the game after spending a few hours of trying multiple character to lvl 20 ish ive noticed that the game has a huge lack of action ive had alot more fun with free mmos out there then this subscription based game. The overall graphics are ok the story is alright the cut scenes and voice acting for the little parts that have some are pretty bad.
    like    really wished i would of enjoyed the game after spending a few hours of trying multiple character to lvl 20 ish ive noticed that the game has a huge lack of action ive had alot more fun with free mmos out there then this subscription based game. The overall graphics are ok the story is alright the cut scenes and voice acting for the little parts that have some are pretty bad.
    like most people mentioned you cant really access the game since release because of servers full and no queue system, witch is very annoying.... its normal to have issues at launch day but they said something like they didn't expect so many people playing but they didnt see the amount of sales before game come out weird
    anyways maybe this game will improve but the game doesn't feel up to date graphically and fun wise for today's gaming maybe if it was 7+ years ago     … Expand
  43. ravenclaw77
    May 14, 2014
    5
    Game is fantastic on PS4, but the PC version is not something I can recommend. The controls and UI are really just designed for a powrrful console. While leaps and bounds improved since v 1.0, it still is very hard to suggest over games like RIFT, LotRO, SW:ToR, or even WoW. Make sure you meet the recomended specs if you decide to get this on PC, minimum spec has unplayably terrible frame rates.
  44. Samuraikenshin
    Jul 23, 2014
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Combat is slow and dull and only gets mildly better as you level up. Story is bland and unremarkable in any way as the time in between any parts that are ok is broken up by tons of typical bland fetch/ups quests. Quests often have you go from point A to point B back to point A then on to point C etc etc... The FATE events almost all fall into one of two categories, either kill a small zerg of normal mobs or kill one mini boss type monster. This is mostly the same as other games that feature this style of event, how ever it feels worse here.

    Endgame fights rely mostly on extreme gimmick mechanics combined with the long global cool down to force difficulty into the fights. In most cases just reacting to a fight mechanic will not be enough you have to memorize the pattern of the boss so that you can move pre emptively, part of this is due to the horrid net coding used and the awful latency/updating the server does. Itemization on gear is horrible. Secondary stats provide so little benefit that they shouldn't even be on gear, spell/skill speed being the biggest culprit. It provides so little benefit so as not to break the long GCD system they designed that it should have never been created.

    This comes from a pre 2.2 player that cleared turn 4 and just stopped caring about the game due to all the above issues.

    P.S. Crystal tower loot system is the worst thing ever.    … Expand
  45. Zenfang
    Feb 26, 2015
    0
    The Final Fantasy franchise has come a long way from the Final Fantasy 7-9 and even Final Fantasy XI and while I agree that ARR is a enormous improvement over what was first released it still leaves a lot to be desired. The battlecraft system is flat out confusing from Thaumaturge and Archer turning magically into Black Mage to splitting arcanist into two paths it makes no sense. Sure itThe Final Fantasy franchise has come a long way from the Final Fantasy 7-9 and even Final Fantasy XI and while I agree that ARR is a enormous improvement over what was first released it still leaves a lot to be desired. The battlecraft system is flat out confusing from Thaumaturge and Archer turning magically into Black Mage to splitting arcanist into two paths it makes no sense. Sure it has customization for characters,personal houses, and soon Free Company Airships (which in it self i a major break from the past FF games).

    I give it 5/10 it's pay to play, overpriced, graphically improved version of various other MMO's and uniting several past FF games completely throwing out the successful parts of FFXI. It's not fun unless you are crafting or chocobo racing and eventually that novelty wears off and you are left with a crappy battle system that is just boring. Don't buy it, don't waste your money - IF you want a good game go for Guild Wars 2    … Expand
  46. ookami
    Sep 30, 2013
    9
    I've played many an online game, SWG, SWTOR, WoW, City of Heroes, etc. I never had the chance to play v1 of FFXIV, but I am very much enjoying v2.

    They did everything right with gameplay and mechanics, and the musical score is outstanding the first MMO where I don't play my own music in the background. Learn anything without restriction, Magician? Go for it. Monk? You bet. Crafting    I've played many an online game, SWG, SWTOR, WoW, City of Heroes, etc. I never had the chance to play v1 of FFXIV, but I am very much enjoying v2.

    They did everything right with gameplay and mechanics, and the musical score is outstanding the first MMO where I don't play my own music in the background.

    Learn anything without restriction, Magician? Go for it. Monk? You bet. Crafting does the same thing, Goldsmith? Sure, Leatherwork? No problem! I do very much enjoy this aspect. That being said it took me about 17 levels to really start enjoying it. I was able to get into SWG and WoW and TOR because I knew the backstory. I knew nothing going into this and it took 16 levels or so to get an idea of what was going on. That was difficult because I nearly gave up after level 10 and I'm glad I didn't. It was worth pushing forward.

    For those who complain about the sub fee I really don't understand. How many games a month do you buy? 1 month at least I bet. You would rather pay $60 a month buying a new game than $15 a month? Really? I really detest the Free 2 Play system and I have yet to play an MMO that has done it right. I don't mind paying a sub fee.

    My only real complaints with this game is the storyline is a little hard to get into for me and I tack it onto my other complaint which is the naming system. NPC names, town names etc. They've made it so foreign and hard to pronounce that I can't be bothered, as if someone banged their head on a keyboard and said, ok that's a name! I can do that too you know? "Hail Adventurer! My name is Ggjweriopt!" See what I did? Now my head hurts and I will never remember that name or care to.    … Expand
  47. Shperax
    Mar 12, 2019
    4
    This game had so much potential to be good.

    The only thing version 1.0 got right was the amazing combat system. This game removed it in favor of a WoW clone combat system. It feels soooo old. They did improve on the game on every other aspect but in these type of games the combat needs to hold up and the way they changed it just doesn't. 1.0 combat added into ARR would be a nearly    This game had so much potential to be good.

    The only thing version 1.0 got right was the amazing combat system. This game removed it in favor of a WoW clone combat system. It feels soooo old.

    They did improve on the game on every other aspect but in these type of games the combat needs to hold up and the way they changed it just doesn't.

    1.0 combat added into ARR would be a nearly perfect game. Its fun to check out the world and other game systems but once your done that your gonna wanna give it up quick in favor of a game with a better combat system.    … Expand
  48. wyzeguyy
    Oct 6, 2013
    8
    Lets not kid ourselves here, Realm Reborn is a generic MMORPG in terms of how the game-play is. The main thing that the game did right though was that it did not cater to casuals, and is really meant for the hardcore player who is willing to sink time into the game to get that ultimate MMORPG experience. If you've been around the block with MMORPGs and want to go back to the old days ofLets not kid ourselves here, Realm Reborn is a generic MMORPG in terms of how the game-play is. The main thing that the game did right though was that it did not cater to casuals, and is really meant for the hardcore player who is willing to sink time into the game to get that ultimate MMORPG experience. If you've been around the block with MMORPGs and want to go back to the old days of hard content this is definitely worth your time. Check it out and play with some friends!… Expand
  49. Dorana
    Sep 26, 2013
    9
    This game has some of the best graphics on MMORPG's to date.
    Sure there can be some extra details added but the general textures are amazing.
    The game had some issues at launch as well as some capacity issues during Beta. However I have since then only experienced login queue message twice since I started playing it again post release. The questing is as with all MMORPG's    This game has some of the best graphics on MMORPG's to date.
    Sure there can be some extra details added but the general textures are amazing.

    The game had some issues at launch as well as some capacity issues during Beta.
    However I have since then only experienced login queue message twice since I started playing it again post release.

    The questing is as with all MMORPG's repetitive to a certain amount, this however doesn't bother me since the environment is appealing to look at and the soundtrack is up to final fantasy standards even if it's not done by Nobuo Uematsu.

    The story line of this game has also been very good and it really helps feeling that your character is performing and evolving.

    Some might consider it a downgrade that you can only have 1 character server. However this has an advantage, alt characters are more or less non existing, removing the clutter of starting zones. they are populated but not infested.

    the system also allows you to have multiple classes on the same character, as has been the case in previous FF titles as well. This allows you to have a more custom based game play and it will allow you to "borrow" various skills from your other roles. However the effectiveness is somewhat lesser if your stats are not at par with the original skill tree of the spell, so a Tank character may have a heal spell but it will not be as effective as if having a team mate with you.    … Expand
  50. yvetle
    Sep 27, 2013
    10
    It's been a long time since I've had this much fun on an MMO and this much fun sustained for a long period of time. A lot of recent MMOs have been fun for short periods of time, but get boring fast or upon finishing the endgame.

    The game looks beautiful, runs great. The gameplay is really fun--traditional Holy Trinity but still exciting. The dungeons are easy until about level 28, then    It's been a long time since I've had this much fun on an MMO and this much fun sustained for a long period of time. A lot of recent MMOs have been fun for short periods of time, but get boring fast or upon finishing the endgame.

    The game looks beautiful, runs great. The gameplay is really fun--traditional Holy Trinity but still exciting. The dungeons are easy until about level 28, then they get progressively more challenging and start to rely more and more on player self-awareness and teamwork. Very fun!    … Expand
  51. Uzumakitony
    Oct 1, 2013
    8
    It still has a lot of work to do but comparing it to the former 'woeful' releases, this is EPIC. I The graphics are sound, the gameplay is pretty great too. The storyline still has a long way to go but that's not the point. Overall it has been a success
  52. k0ng
    Nov 2, 2013
    10
    Simply the best MMO experience I have had to date. Great visuals, compelling story quest, excellent available levelling options and an engaging crafting system, with a beautifully tuned endgame (that, after a good few months remains unbeaten) I shall be continuing to pay my hard earned subscription for many months to come. Thumbs up SE!!
  53. Ezalael
    Oct 11, 2014
    4
    In 1 word: annoying. It's not beautiful, nor challenging. Walking a lot, with static fights. When not walking, teleporting, but not everywhere, where no crystal to TP we can take a chocobo, and see its ass during minutes until we reach destination. Very lovely.. mmh in fact no. Ah another thing really good: regularly talking to NPC will put you in video mode. Didn't understood why exceptIn 1 word: annoying. It's not beautiful, nor challenging. Walking a lot, with static fights. When not walking, teleporting, but not everywhere, where no crystal to TP we can take a chocobo, and see its ass during minutes until we reach destination. Very lovely.. mmh in fact no. Ah another thing really good: regularly talking to NPC will put you in video mode. Didn't understood why except seeing NPC full screen. Nothing else. Luckily you can skip. Good.… Expand
  54. Ra1nMak3r
    Feb 6, 2014
    9
    Although Zoned, the game is amazing. The graphics are mindblowing. The cross-platform idea is genius and it is nice to discuss with console gamers or see how good they are playing an mmo with a controller. The bossfights are challenging (ESPESIALY FOR ME THAT **** GARUDA) cause they need excelent team co-ordination and strategy. And there are more than 2 strategies most of the times. TheAlthough Zoned, the game is amazing. The graphics are mindblowing. The cross-platform idea is genius and it is nice to discuss with console gamers or see how good they are playing an mmo with a controller. The bossfights are challenging (ESPESIALY FOR ME THAT **** GARUDA) cause they need excelent team co-ordination and strategy. And there are more than 2 strategies most of the times. The game feels magical and captivating low-level which is good since the game primarily wants your subscription. However the fact that there is little to no voice-acting isn't that great, however I know how great this cost may be. A realy good alternative to wow and I would love to see where they take this game in 2-3 years.… Expand
  55. aatassi
    Jul 31, 2014
    7
    + : nice graphics. story driven, different classes, housing, permanent updates,
    different platforms (PC, PS3, PS4)
    - : subscriptions

    Game-play : 6/10, graphics : 8/10, background : 7/10, lifetime : 7/10
  56. doogs
    Dec 17, 2015
    9
    As someone who has never properly paid a Final Fantasy game let alone an MMORPG, I have to say I have had some of the best fun in a long time playing this game. I'll be honest, it is a very foreboding thing, starting a new Final Fantasy MMORPG. I had help from a friend who owned it and he showed the ropes. I highly recommend if you have a friend who's plays this then try and get on aAs someone who has never properly paid a Final Fantasy game let alone an MMORPG, I have to say I have had some of the best fun in a long time playing this game. I'll be honest, it is a very foreboding thing, starting a new Final Fantasy MMORPG. I had help from a friend who owned it and he showed the ropes. I highly recommend if you have a friend who's plays this then try and get on a server with them; it's much easier to get into when you have the support. With endless play-time, a beautiful world, characters and soundtrack, this is truly an awesome game to play.

    As a side note; I also want to add that I had never played a paid subscription game before until now and I can say without a doubt that it is totally worth it. Also if you have a friend who plays it they may always be able to give you a free trial.    … Expand
  57. gamemax
    Dec 29, 2014
    1
    BAG OF STOLEN GOODS
    playing a thaumaturg: skill tree is copied from aion, "fate" events are copied from rift, skill sync is copied from guild wars 2, HUD customizing is copied from rift aso. aso.
    shame on the probably bought reviewers who made me buy this soulless, money grabbing asia grinder trying to cash in on the name of this great series and stolen ideas now please tell me    BAG OF STOLEN GOODS
    playing a thaumaturg: skill tree is copied from aion, "fate" events are copied from rift, skill sync is copied from guild wars 2, HUD customizing is copied from rift aso. aso.

    shame on the probably bought reviewers who made me buy this soulless, money grabbing asia grinder trying to cash in on the name of this great series and stolen ideas

    now please tell me again how profit incentive gives us the best product - capitalism debunked...    … Expand
  58. herbosoft
    Feb 17, 2015
    10
    This just might be the best Final Fantasy in my books. The soundtrack, the story, the dungeons, classes/jobs are all amazing. Well done Square Enix. I will be playing this one for a long time!
  59. KrytyNiekrytyk
    Aug 11, 2015
    10
    Good battle system, great animations, unbelievable plot, epic music, pretty graphic. This is best mmorpg of all time, and one of the best games ever made. One minus - incredible expensive.
    Graphic - 10/10
    Audio - 10/10
    Plot - 10/10
    Gameplay - 9/10
    Overall rating - 10/10
    Best. Game. Ever.
  60. icometobot
    Aug 10, 2015
    10
    The best and far most fun mmo out there. You have to work your ass off to get good gears and the environment is VERY friendly. You can combine your skills and change to whatever classes you like. My classes consists of ninja, monk, and dragoon. I recommend this game to everyone and most of my friend quit the horrible game elsword and decided to play here and got hook. The dungeons, raids,The best and far most fun mmo out there. You have to work your ass off to get good gears and the environment is VERY friendly. You can combine your skills and change to whatever classes you like. My classes consists of ninja, monk, and dragoon. I recommend this game to everyone and most of my friend quit the horrible game elsword and decided to play here and got hook. The dungeons, raids, and pvp all consist on all servers not just one server alone. However, DPS classes will have to wait for a bit longer than tanker and healer classes UNLESS you have a full party with friends then it will be more fun. The graphics is beautiful and the content is extremely nice. My server is Coeurl. But it doesn't matter because you still que up with different people from all over different servers. Rarely salty people because people learned how to help each others. I believe REAL fun mmo is monthly subscription unlike those play for free **** and buy to win and look good mmo's.… Expand
  61. geoffconklin
    Nov 16, 2015
    10
    I just finished ARR and I have to say that it is the best MMO experience I've had in as long as I can remember. The storyline is amazing, it has as much polish as any Blizzard game (more if comparing it to their more recent games...), the servers are hopping, and there is just so much content. I am really looking forward to getting started on the expansion!
  62. dislexicpotato
    Sep 14, 2020
    7
    Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn does a good job at learning from the mistakes of its former version, with an interesting world with plenty of things to see and do. However, the game has more filler content than any Final Fantasy game to date, with the vast majority of A Realm Reborn's content consisting of boring fetch quests. If you want to feel like a delivery driver or a messenger,Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn does a good job at learning from the mistakes of its former version, with an interesting world with plenty of things to see and do. However, the game has more filler content than any Final Fantasy game to date, with the vast majority of A Realm Reborn's content consisting of boring fetch quests. If you want to feel like a delivery driver or a messenger, then you will absolutely love this game. The music is fantastic and visually the game is decent, but the main thing holding back A Realm Reborn is simply the fact that the content in the base game is very repetitive and uninteresting.

    Thankfully, Square Enix knows this and has learned from it with the Final Fantasy XIV expansions being significantly better with content that is much more interesting and enjoyable. Do not be put off by A Realm Reborn, force your way through it and enjoy the expansions that follow.    … Expand
  63. hithgor
    Feb 11, 2020
    3
    Unless you buy a story skip till the first expansion, you'll suffer the disgusting 60-ish hour-long fetchquests and a really mediocre story. After that, game's a solid 8 for gameplay and story.
    Would recommend adding an extra 10 euros to buying price for storyskip and watching brief recap on youtube.
  64. ZiNg31
    Feb 16, 2017
    4
    I had never played FF games before this. My best friend he is a huge fan of FF series. FF XIV, my friend recommended me to play this. I bought the game and had lot of funs! This is game something I like to play. The bad part was the online subscriptions expired. I was unable to continue playing this. The subscriptions really hurt this. It would be cool if they sell the game forI had never played FF games before this. My best friend he is a huge fan of FF series. FF XIV, my friend recommended me to play this. I bought the game and had lot of funs! This is game something I like to play. The bad part was the online subscriptions expired. I was unable to continue playing this. The subscriptions really hurt this. It would be cool if they sell the game for more money without subscriptions. I could see myself playing this for long time without subscriptions. I have ton of bills to pay including house, SUV, phone, cable and Internet. This sucks.… Expand
  65. moudoka
    Sep 14, 2017
    2
    I was a subscriber from patch 2.1, to 4.1. SE is a horrible company, zero customer service, and will steal from you if given half a chance. In ARR, the game was new, fun, and exciting. Heavensward came out, and it had a lot of elements that were not so good, but overall, the experience was fun. Stormblood came out, and honestly, I hated it. It's the same-old cut and dried danceI was a subscriber from patch 2.1, to 4.1. SE is a horrible company, zero customer service, and will steal from you if given half a chance. In ARR, the game was new, fun, and exciting. Heavensward came out, and it had a lot of elements that were not so good, but overall, the experience was fun. Stormblood came out, and honestly, I hated it. It's the same-old cut and dried dance routine, with nothing new. The new maps were nice, but they wore out VERY quickly until you can fly, then everything else becomes an utter waste of time. 50 bucks for Stormblood, when it's nothing more than Heavensward 1.5. Literally. Exact same raid system, exact same boring storyline that feels amateurish, rushed. Same stupid crafting scrip system that was hated in HW. You want a house? Well, too bad. Unless you are logged in on release day of the player housing, you get nothing. Free Company and personal housing mixed, reducing the chance of getting a house even more. Want to raid? Hope you enjoy wiping countless times because you missed a single step, killing everyone in the raid with you. Like 1-hit kills, no matter how much armor, HP, etc you have? Great, tons of them. Save your money, the subscription is a waste of time. There are almost zero content updates, save a drop every 3 months or so. Like holiday quests? Well, FF14's are trash, they last 15 seconds, and you're done. Zero effort anymore. Do not buy, or support this game until they make real changes.… Expand
  66. Vectis99
    Oct 23, 2018
    2
    A mind-numbing beat-em-up over-saturated with aggressive, addiction-cultivating mechanics to the point of absurdity. The game relies heavily on social elements and can be a cute way to interact with distant friends, but this is about the extent of the games appeal and even it is abused to squeeze as notable a player count as possible using underhanded social-advertising driven tactics.A mind-numbing beat-em-up over-saturated with aggressive, addiction-cultivating mechanics to the point of absurdity. The game relies heavily on social elements and can be a cute way to interact with distant friends, but this is about the extent of the games appeal and even it is abused to squeeze as notable a player count as possible using underhanded social-advertising driven tactics. The game tries to be pleasant aesthetically but ends up looking rather bloated and cluttered. The extended and convoluted plot is bland, slow, and frustrating, with characters it is nearly impossible to become invested in. Avoid FFXIV if possible.… Expand
  67. Praise
    May 26, 2019
    1
    Horrible drawn out story with 1 dimensional characters you can’t force yourself to care about. Enjoy hearing “it’s only the first 30 hours then the story gets so much better!” Just for it to become slightly more tolerable. The fact that they sell story skips in the cash shop speaks for itself. Stay away from this WoW clone.
  68. HafaNana
    May 28, 2019
    3
    I've been playing the game since launch with several breaks. The game can be a fun experience sometimes, but I cannot recommend playing it as it is intended by the developer.

    FFXIV has a new expansion released every 2 years. And you only need a couple of months playing the game for about 2 hours a day to do all the casual battle content of an expansion (released at launch and during the    I've been playing the game since launch with several breaks. The game can be a fun experience sometimes, but I cannot recommend playing it as it is intended by the developer.

    FFXIV has a new expansion released every 2 years. And you only need a couple of months playing the game for about 2 hours a day to do all the casual battle content of an expansion (released at launch and during the 2-year lifecycle). This includes time to watch main scenario cutscenes and to quickly read through main scenario dialogues.

    The game has very interesting HARDCORE BATTLE CONTENT, but I've decided to stop doing it for the following reasons:
    1. There is little amount of hardcore content (Savage Raids and Extreme Primals): 6 - 7 fights every 7 - 9 months.
    2. Progress through a Savage raids is artificially held back a lot due to weekly loot limitations, RNG and the amount of casual content grind required to gear up your character.
    3. It becomes repetitive very quickly. Fights are very rigidly scripted - to the point that you can write down the exact boss attack rotation.
    4. It's way too hard to find player parties for hardcore content. The game provides no efficient matchmaker or efficient tools to build communities (social networks) of reliable players or to filter out misbehaving players. Statics do on regular bases only hard content of the latest progression cycle (a new one starts every 7 - 9 months with the release of the next raid tier), because only this provides relevant rewards. Only about 10% of all active players manage to beat the last fight of a Savage Raid. In Stormblood two Ultimate difficulty fights have been released, that only about 1% of all active players were able to beat.

    Doing OLD CONTENT (of previous expansions) is not nearly as interesting as new one, because:
    - all actions (abilities) of a job (battle class) become available only when it reaches the current level cap;
    - absolute majority of game characters entering older fights through duty roulettes for daily rewards are overgeared.
    As a result older fights feel much more like easy grind than challenging and exciting action.

    PvP in FF XIV is a complete joke. It is unpopular to the point that Square Enix has to limit the number of available game modes (and rotate them each weak) so that the matchmaker can manage to find players for the available ones. There is no open world PvP either. PvP is also completely F2P: a free trial character can participate in all PvP fights (except for ranked matches) on equal terms with subscribers. It is plagued with cheaters and botters. Reporting such players to Square Enix has no effect. There are no efficient ways of communication between players: there is no VoIP in the game, and some of PvP modes have even text chat disabled (you can only use phrases predefined by Square Enix by pressing buttons/using text macros).

    The game is often praised for its CRAFTING system. While it is complex, it is also very repetitive at the same time. Players just use macros to automate the crafting process. If you decide to get into crafting seriously, you will need to level up all the crafting professions on a single game character in order to get all cross-class skills, as well as gathering professions for the supply of materials. And nobody is excited about gathering, because it's just a tedious grind. You don't need to level up crafting to be an efficient PvE/PvP player.

    The game is heavily MONETIZED. Expect to buy the base game and the latest expansion, pay monthly subscription fee and besides:
    - If you are a crafter or collect glamours (cosmetic gear for your game character) you will easily run out of inventory space. To increase it you are expected to hire additional retainers (NPC characters) for additional real money monthly fee. Retainers also provide additional bonuses for crafters. There are cosmetic items that can be bought only with real money. You need to buy Fantasia potion with real money to change the appearance of your game character significantly.
    - You are interested in housing? Be aware that your house will be destroyed if you unsubscribe from the game for longer than 45 days in a row.
    - The mobile app for buying/selling stuff on the in-game auction (Market Board) with in-game currency (Gil) has an optional real money subscription fee and a premium currency that are used to unlock transactions.
    - There are Scenario Skip and Job Level-Boost potions. Be ready to buy both or buy none. If you buy only Scenario Skip potion (there are ~584 main scenario quests as of patch 4.58) your progress will be too slow because of lack of experience points bonuses.

    Square Enix makes 50% DISCOUNTS on the base game and the latest expansion every year at different times on different digital stores (after several months cooldown since new expansion release). You also get all previous game expansions for free if you purchase the latest one.    … Expand
  69. javi82_vlc
    Apr 13, 2020
    7
    Spanish is the second world language, ahead of English. I find it great that it is translated earlier into Swedish or Danish (I have nothing against it) but, it seems to me a lack of respect for Hispanic followers. After 10 years, they have had more than enough time to perform a translation (even if it is bad)
  70. jin40k
    Dec 5, 2021
    0
    queue > eror server > queue. naturally, in squaresoft, allegedly, no one knew about it and no one foresaw this
  71. rkarlberg
    Sep 29, 2021
    3
    Too many negatives! Level design is excellent - but the world is so empty. Monsters look very cool - but drop nothing and very little xp. Story is horrible - boring and too many long cutscenes. Forced dungeons are raids are awful.
  72. Nihl
    Oct 29, 2021
    3
    Decided to give this game a try, coming from a content-starved WoW.
    And what can I say... it just bored me. Couldn't make past lvl 48.
    Combat was sluggish as hell, 2.5 sec cooldown on top of abilities needing to wind up animations before hitting felt awful to me. Speaking of animations... they're way too flashy. I couldn't distinguish anything while doing team content. Quests were    Decided to give this game a try, coming from a content-starved WoW.
    And what can I say... it just bored me. Couldn't make past lvl 48.
    Combat was sluggish as hell, 2.5 sec cooldown on top of abilities needing to wind up animations before hitting felt awful to me.
    Speaking of animations... they're way too flashy. I couldn't distinguish anything while doing team content.
    Quests were nothing to write home about. Absolutely boring.
    I didn't like the main story. At least until the part I was. Felt too generic. Maybe I played too many JRPGs back in the day to be impressed by yet another "chosen hero saving the world" story.
    All "world" zones are instanced. Many loadscreens.

    I really tried to enjoy this game but I couldn't even though I tried to force it under the idea it'd get better. But that's not how it works. A game should be enjoyable from the start.    … Expand
  73. Raidutilities11
    Mar 8, 2021
    5
    FFXIV is a decent game but the grimy problem with the FFXIV elite community (Balance discord leader and accomplices): https://youtu.be/MHNz7VSHRgw --- https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1srk4pr
    That's what made me give it a lower rating
  74. mugaro4201
    Dec 17, 2021
    0
    даже не старались хотя бы добавить русский интерфейс другие языки есть а вот русский нету
  75. loliance
    Dec 11, 2021
    4
    Good remake of a terrible game.
    I would have rated it much, much higher(around a 8!) but I had to endure the 200Quest grind(post ARR) which is at level 50 and at the end of the expansion. Which has since been reduced but still the same issues remain,
    Post ARR story has poor immersion due to lack of voice acting, it's far too long, it's a lot of walking around with no real character    Good remake of a terrible game.
    I would have rated it much, much higher(around a 8!) but I had to endure the 200Quest grind(post ARR) which is at level 50 and at the end of the expansion. Which has since been reduced but still the same issues remain,

    Post ARR story has poor immersion due to lack of voice acting, it's far too long, it's a lot of walking around with no real character progression and it's forced on all users that will not pay for a story skip.

    Post ARR content was some of the worst I've experienced in an MMO, but it get's better with later expansions so stick with it!    … Expand
  76. Egotwo
    Aug 23, 2022
    1
    A very boring game with "cheap" looking world. The story doesn't get any better, as some say. It's still boring. And boring again. Highly overrated. I gave it too much time because people said it gets better. But no, it's boring. I read all text, watched all cutscenes (boring).
  77. meru
    Jul 6, 2023
    1
    How long can your game be boring before it gets good?

    After my first hundred hours in the game, I asked my guild a question. (All of them are great people, by the way.) I asked these people who loved playing the game when the fantastic role-playing experience everyone was talking about will start. They seriously wanted to help me and totally understood the question. They had a    How long can your game be boring before it gets good?

    After my first hundred hours in the game, I asked my guild a question. (All of them are great people, by the way.)

    I asked these people who loved playing the game when the fantastic role-playing experience everyone was talking about will start. They seriously wanted to help me and totally understood the question. They had a discussion among themselves and could not decide if you had to drudge through 300 hours of boredom, or if it was more like 500 hours, before the game gets good.

    I was sad to tell them good-bye.    … Expand
  78. benny0909
    Feb 16, 2015
    8
    Final Fantasy XIV A Realm Reborn has been one of the most incredible game purchases I have ever made. I've played more MMO's than I care to admit, but this title takes many of the elements of existing MMO's & improves upon them. With so many different jobs to choose from, you'll quickly find yourself juggling multiple playstyles, as many compliment each other & are all fun to play. IfFinal Fantasy XIV A Realm Reborn has been one of the most incredible game purchases I have ever made. I've played more MMO's than I care to admit, but this title takes many of the elements of existing MMO's & improves upon them. With so many different jobs to choose from, you'll quickly find yourself juggling multiple playstyles, as many compliment each other & are all fun to play. If your a FF fan, this is one title you won't want to miss.… Expand
  79. judgemagister
    Feb 12, 2022
    10
    The creators of this game have very high attention to detail & the quality control is on point. You can at all times feel their love for the game that they've created. I was particularly impressed by the character animations, music, writing, and English localization. The graphics are hit-or-miss; sometimes the vistas are breathtaking, and at other times the shading looks a bit off. I loveThe creators of this game have very high attention to detail & the quality control is on point. You can at all times feel their love for the game that they've created. I was particularly impressed by the character animations, music, writing, and English localization. The graphics are hit-or-miss; sometimes the vistas are breathtaking, and at other times the shading looks a bit off. I love how they've made crafting and gathering into a game, and even though crafting/gathering isn't the most riveting experience, you can still tell that the effort was made to make it immersive and complex. There is also comedic relief in some parts of the game which is genuinely funny. Overall, this has been one of my favorite gaming experiences ever, and I'm currently completing side content after doing the entire Heavensward MSQ. If there was one game I could play for the rest of my life, it would probably be this!… Expand
  80. Unholyskorn
    Jun 9, 2015
    10
    I liked it. Just about to come back and try it again. I stopped months in, didn't even get to the end game just got distracted by other games. I think people just come here to bash things.
  81. RedthornWitch
    Jan 19, 2015
    10
    I don't usually write reviews for games. However, I LOVE this game and I wanted to do so for this one. The first time I started playing I was a bit overwhelmed with it but once I started to get the feel of it I fell in love. FFXIV ARR has to be my all time favorite now. I definitely suggest this game to anyone who's interested in MMORPG. Its a beautiful game and deserves my 10 score. WithI don't usually write reviews for games. However, I LOVE this game and I wanted to do so for this one. The first time I started playing I was a bit overwhelmed with it but once I started to get the feel of it I fell in love. FFXIV ARR has to be my all time favorite now. I definitely suggest this game to anyone who's interested in MMORPG. Its a beautiful game and deserves my 10 score. With any game, there's going to be people who like it, and people who don't. So play it for yourself and make your own opinion of it!… Expand
  82. HungryHippo123
    Apr 14, 2015
    8
    I enjoy playing this game since i am a final fantasy fan but i felt like i was repeating a lot of the objectives all the time and wasn't giving me anything new to do, but its fun playing.
  83. triffy
    Jul 28, 2023
    1
    Boring Slogfest. It’s boring. It’s repetitive. It’s not fun. I fall asleep and can’t play for more than a quest at a time. Apparently it gets good after 60+ or more. A Yawn Reborn is not for me.
  84. Wweald
    Nov 14, 2021
    7
    ARR has some issues, but it's still a very good game if you're a fan of mmorpgs. It starts off quite slow, like all mmos but it feels especially slow in this one. But once you start running dungeons and trials it feels great. The story drags on a lot at parts but is quite a good story on it's own. Great music, great visuals. Tons of fun and insane amount of great content with the free trial.
  85. MazrimTaim14
    Jul 31, 2022
    6
    It is a vast improvement from 1.0 but still trying to get in strides.

    Story is somewhat underwhelming for the time needed to invest in and gameplay is not too bland. I know the story picks up , quality of changes incoming and the jobs are just pre-50 but judging ARR on its own is more fitting than judging it for the potential improvements it will have later on. all in all, its a    It is a vast improvement from 1.0 but still trying to get in strides.

    Story is somewhat underwhelming for the time needed to invest in and gameplay is not too bland.

    I know the story picks up , quality of changes incoming and the jobs are just pre-50 but judging ARR on its own is more fitting than judging it for the potential improvements it will have later on.

    all in all, its a good foundation for what is to come    … Expand
  86. MetaKritiker90
    Aug 11, 2023
    10
    This is honestly the very best MMO on the market.
    The community is sooooooo friendly and welcoming! This game respects your time, you barely miss out on anything when you take a break. It's so worth to get into!
    This is also the most expansive, feature complete free trial that you can soon play until level 70 and it includes two critically acclaimed expansions with all content for    This is honestly the very best MMO on the market.
    The community is sooooooo friendly and welcoming! This game respects your time, you barely miss out on anything when you take a break. It's so worth to get into!
    This is also the most expansive, feature complete free trial that you can soon play until level 70 and it includes two critically acclaimed expansions with all content for absolutely free!    … Expand
  87. Richard_dias
    Aug 14, 2023
    9
    Good MMO! I'm not exactly a big fan of that monthly subscription fee (sometimes I just want to chill for a weekend and be done with that) but I reckon that is what makes this game possible as it is. There can be some boring quest in the MSQ, but as a whole I think this game is one of the best of its kind. There's a great content diversity and you mmay always have something different to do.
  88. M2M89M
    Jul 19, 2021
    10
    Beautiful zones, soundtracks, story, graphics, dungeons, gameplay.
    Nice launch start. 10/10
    Still the best game and MMO what ever made.
  89. Giftt
    Jul 20, 2021
    10
    A majority of the negative reviews are based off of customer service, server issues, or salty WoW players. The game itself is a story driven MMO with very solid rotation-based combat. Unlike a lot of other MMOs, FFXIV lets you play as every class and every profession on the same character while still allowing you to create other new characters if you want. The story is pretty good, and youA majority of the negative reviews are based off of customer service, server issues, or salty WoW players. The game itself is a story driven MMO with very solid rotation-based combat. Unlike a lot of other MMOs, FFXIV lets you play as every class and every profession on the same character while still allowing you to create other new characters if you want. The story is pretty good, and you can easily skip parts you don't find interesting.
    As far as the gameplay itself goes, for what it intends to be, it's a 10/10.
    Customer service is probably 2/10.
    Server issues are 6/10, but it's understandable that SE can barely keep up with hundreds of thousands of new players.
    As for as the comparison to WoW goes, as a casual pve MMO, FFXIV outclasses WoW. As for competitive parsing, Blizzard encourages parses and min-max culture while SE sees advanced combat tracking as a bannable offense. FFXIV has pvp but WoW's is much more fun in my opinion; because of WoW's competitive culture, pvp is way more prevalent to the community and has a lot more content in terms of gear progression, achievements, ranks etc.    … Expand
  90. KiwiKeanu
    May 17, 2023
    10
    Alot of filler but good story to introduce you to the world and set the ground work to expand on in future expansions
  91. runjumphug
    Feb 15, 2022
    7
    Completed FFXIV: ARR and most of the optional quests.

    Playtime: 3D12H. Bard w/ some archer, samurai, and red mage. Very slow, generic, and Japanese story wise, but I enjoyed my time. Hopefully it picks up in the expansions.

    Bard's ability to perform your own music is awesome.
  92. popPunker
    Feb 22, 2022
    7
    O jogo é bacana, mas te obriga a fazer TODAS as quests principais e são MUITAS, então acaba ficando muito massante, não adianta tu ter várias formas de upar, pq as quests são obrigatorias pra tu chegar no end game, então mesmo que tu evite elas durante o leveling, vai ser ter que fazer uma hora ou outra.
    Não tem legenda em português, a historia é um dos maiores pontos positivos desse    O jogo é bacana, mas te obriga a fazer TODAS as quests principais e são MUITAS, então acaba ficando muito massante, não adianta tu ter várias formas de upar, pq as quests são obrigatorias pra tu chegar no end game, então mesmo que tu evite elas durante o leveling, vai ser ter que fazer uma hora ou outra.
    Não tem legenda em português, a historia é um dos maiores pontos positivos desse jogo, então não ter legendas prejudica muito a experiência.    … Expand
  93. DarkwingSchmuck
    Mar 3, 2022
    6
    Final Fantasy XIV improves upon Final Fantasy XI in every way -- so much so that it renders Final Fantasy XI completely obsolete. Final Fantasy XIV also bears the strongest narrative in the franchise since Final Fantasy X by a wide margin, which makes it all the more disappointing that its nature as an MMO holds it back from being a much better overall package than what it is.

    All the    Final Fantasy XIV improves upon Final Fantasy XI in every way -- so much so that it renders Final Fantasy XI completely obsolete. Final Fantasy XIV also bears the strongest narrative in the franchise since Final Fantasy X by a wide margin, which makes it all the more disappointing that its nature as an MMO holds it back from being a much better overall package than what it is.

    All the typical trappings of an MMO are present -- including premium paywalls, tedious grind, the inability to play your own way or offline, and server issues. Furthermore, while the game features vast open maps, this is dulled by an over-reliance on boring fetch quests. The actual "game" feels more like a checklist of useless busywork than anything else.

    Simply put, Final Fantasy XIV does not elevate itself beyond its genre. If you are not a fan of MMOs, Final Fantasy XIV will not change your mind.    … Expand
  94. Gawkers53
    May 27, 2022
    7
    This was my first MMO after Neverwinter, which I hadn't played for quite some time. It's a pretty solid game on its own. It has a fairly decent story, nice graphics, etc. And the music is very good. Overall, it's a pretty average game. Though, suffice it to say, the rest of the game after A Realm Reborn is much, much better.
  95. ersonic
    Jul 6, 2023
    0
    de los peores mmo que he jugado en mi vida. todas las misiones iguales. caminatas de 20 minutos para hablar con un npc y volver a caminar otros 20 minutos coger un objeto del suelo y que aparezca un bicho para matar. no tiene más durante 40 horas horribles.
  96. WaraWana
    Jun 2, 2023
    9
    Reviewing after 500 hours over 8 years from the perspective of a casual player who has played 1k hours of Wow (also casually). This game is amazing fun as a huge fan of games where players need to socialise and or cooperate to overcome challenges. The community is mostly quite positive and fun to interact with. There is so much freedom of how you want to play. And this isn't just in combatReviewing after 500 hours over 8 years from the perspective of a casual player who has played 1k hours of Wow (also casually). This game is amazing fun as a huge fan of games where players need to socialise and or cooperate to overcome challenges. The community is mostly quite positive and fun to interact with. There is so much freedom of how you want to play. And this isn't just in combat style either. You could just spend hours playing with friends at the in-game casino. Huge amount of hard content for those who love punishing themselves and truly working well as a team. Huge story to chew through too.
    If you love Final Fantasy and MMOs then I recommend giving this a try!
    Played on PS4, PS5 and PC. Thank you for reading. Enjoy Gaming.    … Expand
  97. Triblue
    May 22, 2023
    9
    Je detestes les mmo. Je détestes le medival fantasy. J’adores ce jeu il est exceptionnel
  98. giorgicorgi
    Jun 17, 2023
    5
    I think I've met more people in this game than I have in any other game. Great MMO, great soundtrack, great people
  99. Tintler
    Jun 25, 2023
    8
    2015'den beri, her expansion çıktığı dönem 3 ay kadar oynarım. Sadece ana senaryo için dahi oynanır o kadar kaliteli bir yapım. Müzikleri, sosyal öğeleri, raidleri başarılı. Gözümde başarısız olduğu konu ise glamour sistemi, artık edindiğiniz ekipmanın direkt olarak kaydedecek şekilde ve sınırsız olacak şekilde bir sisteme geçilmesi gerekiyor. Bunun dışında default oyunun renk paleti kötü,2015'den beri, her expansion çıktığı dönem 3 ay kadar oynarım. Sadece ana senaryo için dahi oynanır o kadar kaliteli bir yapım. Müzikleri, sosyal öğeleri, raidleri başarılı. Gözümde başarısız olduğu konu ise glamour sistemi, artık edindiğiniz ekipmanın direkt olarak kaydedecek şekilde ve sınırsız olacak şekilde bir sisteme geçilmesi gerekiyor. Bunun dışında default oyunun renk paleti kötü, üçüncü parti uygulamalarla düzeltilebiliyor. 7.0 patchiyle bunu da düzelteceklerini umuyorum.… Expand
  100. Keyxlime
    Jun 27, 2023
    8
    Para nunca haber jugado antes un MMORPG, mi experiencia fue fascinante. Yoshi P supo como rescatar un juego que estaba perdido. Tiene un comienzo muy tedioso y definitivamente el poner cinematicas que no se pueden saltar en actividades grupales durante la fase final del juego no fue un acierto
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83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. Hyper Magazine
    Dec 28, 2013
    80
    Full of enough adventure, daring-do and chocobos to make any MMO fan happy. [Jan 2014, p.72]
  2. Gaming Nexus
    Nov 13, 2013
    85
    A Realm Reborn is such a substantial change from the original game that it merits a second look if you hated the first release. So much has changed for the better, and it has resulted in one of the most polished MMORPGs out there today.
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  3. PCGamesN
    Nov 6, 2013
    80
    The completionist in me is nearly overwhelmed with the sheer amount of things to do in A Realm Reborn. Square Enix really do deserve praise for not only fixing the issues of the original game, but far exceeding their goal.
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