Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker

 PlayStation 4
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  1. dawni
    Dec 9, 2021
    7
    A very emotional end to say the least. Cannot fault the music and design, OST is incredible and the world and dungeon designs surpass anything before. Unfortunately the story leans on 'by the power of friendship!' as reasoning in some plotlines and has plot armour and fan service galore (not always bad!). Pacing at the start is slow and unsatisfying. Drag along/follow the NPC is not theA very emotional end to say the least. Cannot fault the music and design, OST is incredible and the world and dungeon designs surpass anything before. Unfortunately the story leans on 'by the power of friendship!' as reasoning in some plotlines and has plot armour and fan service galore (not always bad!). Pacing at the start is slow and unsatisfying. Drag along/follow the NPC is not the exciting action packed activity the devs seem to think it as, as they include a countless number of these quests. Its definitely very enjoyable at times but it's not perfect.… Expand
  2. Holly_Marie
    Mar 2, 2022
    6
    Okay so before I start I am specifically reviewing Endwalker, not final fantasy 14 as a whole which would be a 9/10 for me. I’d give ARR 7, Heavensward 10, Stormblood 6 and Shadowbringers 9.5...

    So is this the worst expansion? I think it may be, and I have now quit FF14 after almost 3 years. Why am I scoring it low? Mainly the story. We were promised an ending to the arc so far, which in    Okay so before I start I am specifically reviewing Endwalker, not final fantasy 14 as a whole which would be a 9/10 for me. I’d give ARR 7, Heavensward 10, Stormblood 6 and Shadowbringers 9.5...

    So is this the worst expansion? I think it may be, and I have now quit FF14 after almost 3 years. Why am I scoring it low? Mainly the story. We were promised an ending to the arc so far, which in a way we got however this feels far more like a transitional/filler expansion than a satisfying ending. In many ways the story actually makes Shadowbringers worse by undoing some of that games biggest moments.

    I also felt it was too childish. In Heavensward we fought dragons and in Endwalker we go to the moon and fight silly creatures, none of which really matter because everything was created by Ascians who are no longer the Ascians we once knew but pretty, sympathetic boys who look like they belong in kingdom hearts. We get a glowy space dog, a pop song plays for the generic out of nowhere final boss.. it has Disney elements of story and presentation. This does make it perhaps the most ‘box office’ but I preferred the grittier feeling of previous expansions and Endwalker is no longer the game I fell in love with. There’s also barely anything to do at Max level. I might come back to a later patch but right now I’m all FF14’d out and going to enjoy other games instead.

    I do recommend FF14 if you are a new player entirely, there’s so much to do. But Endwalker, didn’t enjoy it. Finish 5.3 Shadowbringers and everything afterwards just feels like optional fan fiction.    … Expand

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  1. SECTOR.sk
    Jan 24, 2022
    95
    Final Fantasy XIV holds an incredibly high bar of quality, and Endwalker pushes it a bit higher - for many it will be the highlight of the series.
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  2. GameOver.gr
    Jan 14, 2022
    100
    With the Endwalker expansion Final Fantasy XIV becomes an even more "Final Fantasy"game with its world building, super writing and great characters. At the same time it expands its foundation as an MMO thus becoming a superb game that probably has no equal at this moment in time.
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