Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward

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  1. Akiin
    Jul 25, 2023
    10
    - one of the best Storylines ever - a heavenly soundtrack for the ages - masterful worldbuilding and a lot of lore HEAVENSWARD IS A true masterpiece
  2. LastResource
    Jan 14, 2023
    10
    worth it and glad to play this game again. so much memories and nostalgia within this fourteenth game in the series. this expansion is breathtaking!
  3. Duncs12345
    Oct 1, 2022
    9
    The music, characters, storyline, locations, dungeons are all excellent. A truly memorable final fantasy game.
  4. Lerine
    Dec 20, 2021
    9
    An excellent first expansion to an already wonderful game. The Heavensward storyline keeps you hooked for its entirety, with a lot of twists and turns. The characters will carve their place into your heart, and you can be assured, you will never forget them. The music is stellar as well, with a mix of soft piano pieces and more "techno" ones.
  5. Rodmund
    Nov 25, 2021
    10
    Отличное продолжение, продолжайте в том же духе!
  6. DevilSurvivor
    Nov 18, 2021
    10
    This expansion does what both JRPGs and WRPGs have been forgetting to do for a very long time:
    Tell a good story.
    It improves on everything from the base game: locations, classes, customization, abilities, content, and so on. On top of that, it gives you a story that is easy to understand yet has so much nuance to it, sometimes even letting the player interpret it themselves, something    This expansion does what both JRPGs and WRPGs have been forgetting to do for a very long time:
    Tell a good story.

    It improves on everything from the base game: locations, classes, customization, abilities, content, and so on. On top of that, it gives you a story that is easy to understand yet has so much nuance to it, sometimes even letting the player interpret it themselves, something uncommon for JRPGs where everything feels very stiff and "this character will say how things are supposed to be!".

    An expansion that, without any surprise, will stick to the memories of any players, and it keeps constantly being mentioned as the best or second best story in XIV. Characters also feel important as they end up being mentioned later on, some of them sticking with you on your journey while others becoming pillars for characters' morals.

    With the free trial, there's no excuse not to play this expansion now.    … Expand
  7. erazor2021
    Aug 18, 2021
    0
    If you don’t like the Trial / “Realm Reborn” take my word, you won’t like any of it…

    New players hope you are ready for 200+ hours of MSQ which is mainly reading text. I fell for the recent hype. To all the people who says “it gets better” seriously, what is wrong with you? This constant insincerity is what kept me going. IT DOESN’T GET BETTER (a least to the point it serves as a    If you don’t like the Trial / “Realm Reborn” take my word, you won’t like any of it…

    New players hope you are ready for 200+ hours of MSQ which is mainly reading text.

    I fell for the recent hype. To all the people who says “it gets better” seriously, what is wrong with you? This constant insincerity is what kept me going. IT DOESN’T GET BETTER (a least to the point it serves as a valid argument).

    I just finished Shadowbringers 5.5 MSQ, and let me tell you, this is an “interactive Novel” more than it is a video game.

    Sure with each expansion the game (novel) gets a little better, in terms of graphics, animations, storytelling, but the CORE of the game doesn’t change, it is still this outdated mmorpg tab targeting, with its main FOCUS on MSQ, which is basically walls of text.

    Your quests in order of occurrences is: talk, travel, click objects, kill NPCs, do dungeons/trials/story instances.
    They added one different mechanic in Stormblood lol, which is to “click stuff in FPS mode”.

    I can count the EPIC moments of the story in one hand! 3 of them were in Havensward and 2 in Shadowbringers (forget RR and SB).

    The main focus of this game is the MSQ, but the problem is; the MSQ is 90% fluff pointless writing and storytelling, you could cut out 80% of this writing and still get a concise accurate description of the story, albeit just more on point.

    What Square Enix is doing is inflating game time content with more and more text and sloppy animation screens, which I’m not kidding stretches the MSQ than it really needs to be. I’m not even talking about important background build up, I’m talking about content you won’t even remember because it served no purpose in the grand scheme of things. (Anything you wont remember a month from now isn't worth reading about).

    Because the MSQ is mainly storytelling, and single player orientated, why not just play better solo video games that are much, much better technically advanced in gameplay, like GTA 5, Witcher 3, red redemption 2, and hundreds of others titles?

    There were times I was so desperate to just “play” the game, because there is so few dungeons/trials and killing quests in-between all the walls of text.

    One could always pay a story skip potion, but the fact is MSQ is the focus of this game, the endgame is extra stuff. Players and Square have both said that MSQ is the focus of the game, and the more casual player base.

    WoW = focuses on repeatable endgame content after a short introductory (and often crap) storyline.

    FF14 = 200 hours of MSQ (at minimum) at which point you can cycle through some endgame content and get max ilvl gear fairly easily. But levelling others job/crafts, which has its own questlines seems be one of the most popular things to do.

    I won’t be buying Endwalker. People who enjoy reading fluff for hundreds of hours to see one good cutscene here and there, you do that, enjoy! I’ll watch it in a recap YouTube video and do more productive things with my life than read FLUFF MSQ content, which is intentionally used to extend game play time.

    “You can always make more money, but you can’t make more time” think about if you’re really enjoying that 200 hours or if you’re only enjoy small amounts of it. Whilst the epic moments were epic, the pain of going through so much unfun content to see it was not worth it. The balance is definitely not there.

    Even most fans think the post RR quests are so bad, yet square hasnt fixed it by just removing it for new players by using a short narration cutscene to bring players up to date for havensward. (And i heard it was even worse, oh dear God).    … Expand
  8. Dom007
    Mar 28, 2021
    9
    The first of the three excellent expansions to FF14. The storytelling is strong with very good writing and the overall additions to the game are really good.
  9. Thaksin
    Mar 25, 2021
    8
    Драконы, женщины, рыцари, магия - КЛАССИКА! Что еще нужно человеку, который скучает по фэнтези приключению, где главным злом является дракон? Готическая атмосфера тоже на месте.
    Из минусов, я не понимаю полеты в этой игре, ты проходишь локацию и под конец прохождения, тебе дают возможность там летать, блин! Как второе, отсутствие игроков в старом контенте, редко кого встречаешь, все в    Драконы, женщины, рыцари, магия - КЛАССИКА! Что еще нужно человеку, который скучает по фэнтези приключению, где главным злом является дракон? Готическая атмосфера тоже на месте.
    Из минусов, я не понимаю полеты в этой игре, ты проходишь локацию и под конец прохождения, тебе дают возможность там летать, блин! Как второе, отсутствие игроков в старом контенте, редко кого встречаешь, все в актуале, хотя хорошо бы было придумать схему где старый контент причем такого масштаба был не забыт.    … Expand
  10. slavicbruh
    Mar 11, 2021
    10
    After my extraordinary experience with the main game of FFXIV, A Realm Reborn, I decided to purchase the complete edition of the game. I was eager to jump into Heavensward after the cliffhanger ending of A Realm Reborn (which I will not spoil), and I came out starstruck.

    Heavensward is a high fantasy tale that involves a war between the city of Ishgard, and the dragons of Dravania. The    After my extraordinary experience with the main game of FFXIV, A Realm Reborn, I decided to purchase the complete edition of the game. I was eager to jump into Heavensward after the cliffhanger ending of A Realm Reborn (which I will not spoil), and I came out starstruck.

    Heavensward is a high fantasy tale that involves a war between the city of Ishgard, and the dragons of Dravania. The setup is so simple, yet the story as a whole is so well written, and so emotional that I'm positive it would've won at least 2 Oscars if it was turned into a movie. While the gameplay is mostly similar, there are new abilities added for all jobs, and there are 3 new jobs that are introduced. Each one feels unique from each other, which is true for all jobs in the game.

    The characters have much improved in this expansion, and they feel a lot more relatable than in A Realm Reborn. Alphanaud, for example, has turned from a snobby teen with much power at his fingertips, to a runaway who's disappointed at himself for being fooled. More characters like Estinien and Haruchefaunt, who have only appeared but briefly in A Realm Reborn, have made a return here and have been built up quite nicely. They both have an impact on the story and are characters that I won't soon forget (especially Estinien, as he appears in other expansions as well).

    The last thing I should mention is the new areas. Regions like Dravania, land of the dragons, and Abalathias Spine, an area in the literal sky, have been added. Flying through these areas feels like a dream, and thanks to the catchy soundtrack, sightseeing here and there is fun on its own.

    This is easily the best expansion in all of FFXIV (well... almost the best ;] ).    … Expand
  11. saintninja
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    Dragons. Many cool Dragons. Dark knight, Dragons and some steam-punk. This is insane and cool combination. My advice:do not skip cutscenes in this expansion!
  12. Latorn
    Sep 2, 2020
    10
    It took a long time to reach this point, but the quality of the game soared and as I continued playing it just got better and better. Now that Heavensward is included in the free version of FFXIV there is no reason a Final Fantasy fan shouldn't give it a try and experience one of the best Final Fantasy stories of the modern era.
  13. Anima2z
    Jun 28, 2020
    10
    This game is a love letters to the original FF series, the best MMO out there
  14. DrGerm
    Jun 19, 2020
    8
    Still more FFXIV fun. Little grindy, but opens up to some fun dungeons and all around more stuff to do.
  15. XV_
    Aug 7, 2019
    9
    As far as expansions go, Heavensward easily stands as one of the best out there and I don't know but this doesn't feel like an expansion at all but more like a full sequel or something like that.

    Everything that ARR did good, Heavensward does it better even greater, so long is the sloppy story with a lot of boring diversions and subplots, here you feel like the story and every character    As far as expansions go, Heavensward easily stands as one of the best out there and I don't know but this doesn't feel like an expansion at all but more like a full sequel or something like that.

    Everything that ARR did good, Heavensward does it better even greater, so long is the sloppy story with a lot of boring diversions and subplots, here you feel like the story and every character are getting somewhere, sure you have to be introduced in certain scenarios and plots that aren't that great, but they never get that long or boring.

    The gameplay maintains, with a few tweaks and upgrades but the challenge was really good this time, the dungeons also didn't feel boring and the new skills were also good, there is everything for everyone. As for the real challenge that comes with the endgame, here's where things get double great, the extreme battles are so intense that you'll need a lot of skill and maybe luck (because other players) to conquer them, but they are some of the finest that I have ever played on a videogame.

    Going back to the story, I really liked that the story is simpler and focuses on way fewer characters, something that works for the best because in ARR sometimes it got really convoluted, here you will find an amazing story of journey, love, despair, and hope, themes that I really like, and speaking of characters, the main cast is just fantastic, my favorite above all is Alphinaud, I don't remember the last time I was so invested in a FF character like him, is that good.

    The music still is very good, and it has a lot of diversity as before so I don't have an issue with it, the graphics are also good for an MMO standard.

    I have some issues but there are so minor, like in order to use the new fly ability to soar the sky through the maps, you need to find certain "thing" in different parts of the map, and also do some sidequests that for the most part are OK but not that fun, I get that it's to slow you down but it can be really boring and bothersome, so I hope that this can disappear in future updates.

    Heavensward is a magnificent story, filled with amazing characters, plot twists and challenges that every FF fan should have.    … Expand
  16. k3llist
    Apr 25, 2019
    9
    The best MMO currently available. I will not list all its features, just say it’s great. And I recommend everyone, who love mmo, play in ffxiv.
  17. LiyuLitra
    Dec 25, 2018
    9
    One of the best if not THE best expansion for any mmo that is out there. They improved the story a lot, and the gameplay and dungeons are great too. 9 out of 10, great expansion
  18. smw119
    Feb 24, 2017
    9
    Heavensward is an expansion that provides exactly what it should, which is a large chunk of content and hundreds of hours of gameplay. The new areas are vast and inspired while communicating a sense of wonder that feels right at home with a lot of the games other areas. The new Au'Ra race coupled with much more gear, an ever growing number of dungeons and 3 new jobs to explore, there'sHeavensward is an expansion that provides exactly what it should, which is a large chunk of content and hundreds of hours of gameplay. The new areas are vast and inspired while communicating a sense of wonder that feels right at home with a lot of the games other areas. The new Au'Ra race coupled with much more gear, an ever growing number of dungeons and 3 new jobs to explore, there's little to say that's negative about this expansion.
    It does exactly what it should, it expands your experience well beyond the original ARR. Not to mention the voice acting is finally raised to a standard that's not utterly laughable like much of the base game was. If you're invested in this MMO and want even more, then this has what you're looking for.    … Expand
  19. fuzzybunny075
    Oct 9, 2016
    1
    the 2.0 series or ARR were decent, there were a lot off problems with it that they were just unwilling to fix and not listen to their playerbase. now with heavensward at this point we are in the last cycle of this expansion, the game has just gone from bad to worse.

    yoshi P and his dev squad ruined the community and are bleeding subs, most servers are a waste land at this point; basicly    the 2.0 series or ARR were decent, there were a lot off problems with it that they were just unwilling to fix and not listen to their playerbase. now with heavensward at this point we are in the last cycle of this expansion, the game has just gone from bad to worse.

    yoshi P and his dev squad ruined the community and are bleeding subs, most servers are a waste land at this point; basicly everything released in heavensward has been very poorly implemented to say the least.

    the only thing that hasnt changed is them not listening to the majority off there player base, that is also why they are bleeding subs. everything they do to try and fix it, they just end up making it even worse.

    i have played since early access in 2.0, and i have personally seen that things they destroyed and just refuse to change it for the better.
    at this point they are putting all their hopes in the new expansion, with total remakes off classes, but it wont help imo.

    the damage they have done to the player base is to big, at this point SE has got to look at what yoshi P and his dev squad have accomplished and take actions, but they wont.

    for most off us it is to late and are just waiting untill are subs run out, so more people will leave. so it is going to get even worse    … Expand
  20. Genis94
    Sep 21, 2016
    10
    From amazing visuals to fantastic combat, Heavensward has got it all. Building upon the success of A Realm Reborn, they've opened a few new zones in the form of Ishgard, Dravania, and the Sea of Clouds. I'll be boiling down the key points of my review with Story, Additional Content, Gameplay, and Visuals/Music.

    Story: While A Realm Reborn kept the story fairly safe, drawing many    From amazing visuals to fantastic combat, Heavensward has got it all. Building upon the success of A Realm Reborn, they've opened a few new zones in the form of Ishgard, Dravania, and the Sea of Clouds. I'll be boiling down the key points of my review with Story, Additional Content, Gameplay, and Visuals/Music.

    Story: While A Realm Reborn kept the story fairly safe, drawing many parallels with the first Final Fantasy, Heavensward flips that on its head and goes for something very new. I'll not go into detail as it is better to experience it fresh, but suffice it to say that this different approach has solidified an identity for Final Fantasy XIV as an MMO that can draw in the player on their story as well as the gameplay.

    Additional Content: While other MMOs may struggle to develop substantial content to keep players engaged (looking at you Warlords of Draenor) Heavensward releases new patches every 3-4 months that are loaded with additional raids, dungeons, trials, and several quality of life features. From adding new crafting features and recipes to entirely new game modes in the form of Palace of the Dead, the development team pours all their effort to keeping the game fresh and enjoyable for their fans. and let's not forget the three new Jobs added to the game in the form of Dark Knight, Machinist, and Astrologian. These jobs add further diversity to the already unique roles in the game.

    Gameplay: If you're already familiar with the combat from A Realm Reborn, you'll be happy to hear that the depth of combat has only gotten better. Fights such as Ravana and Bismarck add a new level of mechanics and challenge to test your coordination and skill within the game.

    Visuals/Music: It goes without saying that Square Enix is known for their striking visuals and great music, and Heavensward is no exception. From the beautiful city of Ishgard to the incredible design of their brand new primal: Ravana, the art team has been hard at work to create a game that looks and feels great. On the musical side tracks add an extra layer of atmosphere to zones and dungeons, and tracks like Dragonsong are truly fantastic to listen to.

    In conclusion Heavensward is an expansion that nails it on the head in every way possible. Any fan of good MMOs should certainly give it a try.    … Expand
  21. Drakon
    Aug 11, 2016
    10
    Final Fantasy XIV Heavensward is the perfect example of what an expansion should be. The new areas are massive. The story is one of the best stories in any mmo ever. The music is some of my favorite from the entire series. This is good work on all fronts from the developers. Going into Heavensward you will get a lot more of the same from A Realm Reborn. That said ARR was well done,Final Fantasy XIV Heavensward is the perfect example of what an expansion should be. The new areas are massive. The story is one of the best stories in any mmo ever. The music is some of my favorite from the entire series. This is good work on all fronts from the developers. Going into Heavensward you will get a lot more of the same from A Realm Reborn. That said ARR was well done, and this content feels just as good. The expansions only real shortcoming is the extensive grind toward the end of the roughly 60 hour story (pre-patch now about 75 hours as of 3.3) The story masterfully makes you feel helpless and unable to comprehend just the scope of the insurmountable hatred the dragons have for the people of Ishgard. The story is just the beginning, the end game offers some of the best content the game has to offer. Currently there are 8 segments of the long term 8 man raid "Alexander," and 2 segments of the 24 man "sky pirate" (not official name) raid series. Beyond that there are lots of dungeons to do, daily missions, new beast tribe quests, new classes, and much more. Be prepared to lose literally thousands of hours to this soul sucking amazing game. Definitely recommend this game to any fans of the mmo genre.… Expand
  22. PblcNme
    May 28, 2016
    7
    i believe this is an excellent mmo. it has amazing graphics. i feel that they do not produce as much content as they did in their first expansion thus not being as great as they used to be. you almost feel no need to attempt the harder content. If you wait 2 weeks you can achieve the same goals as you would if you were to try the hardcore side. I do not know what the issues are buti believe this is an excellent mmo. it has amazing graphics. i feel that they do not produce as much content as they did in their first expansion thus not being as great as they used to be. you almost feel no need to attempt the harder content. If you wait 2 weeks you can achieve the same goals as you would if you were to try the hardcore side. I do not know what the issues are but heavensward content did bring the final fantasy aspect as well as a realm reborn content.… Expand
  23. starburns
    May 26, 2016
    8
    I started playing ARR back in a couple of months ago. After all the countless hours it took to get to heavansward, I was still ready to keep going. Being introduced into the incredibly massive worlds like western coerthas, Dravanian hinterlands, and the floating islands was one of the coolest experiences in my video game career. Plenty of dungeons and trials, the raid Alexander, andI started playing ARR back in a couple of months ago. After all the countless hours it took to get to heavansward, I was still ready to keep going. Being introduced into the incredibly massive worlds like western coerthas, Dravanian hinterlands, and the floating islands was one of the coolest experiences in my video game career. Plenty of dungeons and trials, the raid Alexander, and countless things to farm to keep you interested. The only major thing that I deduct points for is the duty finder. The duty finder sucks. God only knows how long it will take for me to get into a stage in the raid, or do my daily roulettes. The duty finder for me takes away a lot of the fun that I have in the game especially when I'm trying to farm for various objects in dungeons or raids. Some instances it takes 15 minutes just to do a trial that will take no more than 10 minutes. How this was countered was letting you play like normal in the regular game while you are waiting. Although this takes away from the hype of doing some awesome content, This feature helps lessen the boredom. All in all, This game can at times leave you speechless by how cool it is and the concept is amazing, but the duty finder and many smaller inconveniences take away from much of the excitement… Expand
  24. Nightlistic
    Mar 6, 2016
    0
    Why Square Enix thought it would be a brilliant idea to lock the entire expansion behind a years worth of content before players like myself who left after running out of things to do in the vanilla game is beyond me. I completely wasted my money buying this DLC as I never even reached Heavensward because of burning out waiting two to three hours in que for the blasted dungeons that theyWhy Square Enix thought it would be a brilliant idea to lock the entire expansion behind a years worth of content before players like myself who left after running out of things to do in the vanilla game is beyond me. I completely wasted my money buying this DLC as I never even reached Heavensward because of burning out waiting two to three hours in que for the blasted dungeons that they so annoying force onto the player by locking the story lines progression behind them. Simple to much effort to reach the new content to be worth the money I spent. I keep the game as a reminder to never buy into another one of this franchise's expansions again.… Expand
  25. willmoy38
    Feb 21, 2016
    9
    Very good game. I really enjoy the world and atmosphere of the game. Now, people say the game is a grind. What mmo isn't? I mean, one of the criticisms of mmos is that they're too involved. They begin to feel like a job after a while, and there is no real way to break away from them. If you break away for a couple of weeks, when you come back, you have tons of refreshing to do. So theVery good game. I really enjoy the world and atmosphere of the game. Now, people say the game is a grind. What mmo isn't? I mean, one of the criticisms of mmos is that they're too involved. They begin to feel like a job after a while, and there is no real way to break away from them. If you break away for a couple of weeks, when you come back, you have tons of refreshing to do. So the argument that "It's a grind," doesn't really wash with me. ALL mmos are that way. They can be overwhelming.… Expand
  26. kwstas
    Feb 13, 2016
    8
    this feels like someone take world of warcraft and blow some life in a dead game . good game if you search for an mmorpg this is a great one . such an original game
  27. plskmane
    Jan 14, 2016
    0
    Couldn't even get the thing installed on the computer after numerous attempts with support staff, my internet support staff. After numerous headaches, e-mails, and problems this game is just not worth installing save your money, go with a more user friendly game. I spent well over 24 hours of my life just trying to get it installed because I enjoy mmorpgs but man I'll never get that timeCouldn't even get the thing installed on the computer after numerous attempts with support staff, my internet support staff. After numerous headaches, e-mails, and problems this game is just not worth installing save your money, go with a more user friendly game. I spent well over 24 hours of my life just trying to get it installed because I enjoy mmorpgs but man I'll never get that time back. Patcher/Launcher has major issues, just lookup all the problems people have with patching and installing, I literally had to change msconfig, do port forwarding, and all the other fun stuff and it still didn't work. Steer clear.… Expand
  28. drevil99
    Dec 24, 2015
    6
    I want to love this game, especially since I have put so much time into it already, as I have been playing since 2.0. However I feel disappointed lately, as I feel not much is being added in terms of innovative, fun content.

    I'll start off with the games strongest point. The story comes immediately to mind, I never skip any of the cut-scenes as I find them very entertaining. I did enjoy    I want to love this game, especially since I have put so much time into it already, as I have been playing since 2.0. However I feel disappointed lately, as I feel not much is being added in terms of innovative, fun content.

    I'll start off with the games strongest point. The story comes immediately to mind, I never skip any of the cut-scenes as I find them very entertaining. I did enjoy leveling my first class to 60. Another thing I love is the community is for the most part very helpful. Yes there are trolls and elitists, especially when you run dungeons, but overall, compared to other MMORPGs, I have had good experiences with other players. And finally (since I play the PS4 version) I find playing this on console very smooth. You are able to map so many abilities to the controller, which in a sense proves that you can play these types of games on consoles.

    You can have all jobs on a single character, which is listed as a plus by many other reviewers. Personally I think it's a minus. For example, to make high quality gear as a crafter, you're forced to learn and level all other crafting professions so you can use cross-class skills. For battle-oriented classes, all healers are forced to equip 'Protect' as cross-class skill and all tanks are forced to use 'Provoke' as a cross-class skill. It's the fact that a job can't stand on it's own that bothers me. Also most tanks and most healers and even dps are to similar to other jobs fulfilling the same role. This doesn't make sense to me as the game is not tuned at all for PvP (which is an afterthought in this game - this is primarily a PvE game).

    But what bothers me the most is the endless grind when you reach end-game content. First thing to note is that you don't really need much skill. It's all about the gear rating. So whenever a patch is added, new gear set with higher potential are released, and to get this gear, you are forced to run the same dungeons over and over again. Also dungeons are linear, so running them after a while becomes a chore.

    Recently in patch 3.15, the new relic quests (Anima weapons) have just been introduced. To get these, you are forced to run old content for months if you are a casual player. No new instances was added or anything to make it interesting or at least less tedious. Another concern is that I have no idea when the next major patch is coming out or what it will be about. It's as if any innovations/additions to the game have been put on hold for a long time, and I'm seriously considering unsubscribing at this point.    … Expand
  29. epistm87
    Nov 11, 2015
    0
    The monsters in the new areas are just huge HP bags. The gear threadmill at level 60 is exactly the same as the one in ARR Fates are still as uninteresting as they were in ARR.
  30. oathkeepings
    Oct 22, 2015
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I seriously haven't been able to put this game down since Heavensward launched. Let me tell you why.

    The 3 new jobs are extremely fun to play as. I was always kind of afraid to play as a healer, but Astrologian makes it nearly impossible to dislike healing. Astro is extremely fun. Machinist and Dark Knight are also wonderful classes that everyone should at least try their hand on.

    The Heavensward areas are GORGEOUS. This is no exaggeration. I thought the graphics were fantastic before Heavensward, but damn, they stepped it up. Also, the voice acting is fantastic in this expansion, there's tons of content to go through, the story is compelling and interesting, but also heartbreaking. I felt some serious anguish when one of my favorite characters died, still not over it either.

    The new dungeons are really great too. I've had fun in every HW dungeon. This MMO is truly a must-try for any MMO lover. The community is much more friendly and accepting than the WOW community, it's graphically gorgeous, the story is nice and long, but not boring. The seasonal events are awesome and always come with great rewards for participating. FATES are fantastic ways for people to get together and earn EXP together... The best part of FFXIV as a whole, in my opinion, is the fact you can be any class you want without having to make a million different characters. The versatility is unmatched. I love it. This game is impeccable.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. SpazioGames
    Oct 28, 2015
    85
    Quite a good expansion for this MMO, rich in content and novelty. The fact that Heavensward is this neat is testament to the quality of the base game. If the level of the new contents stays like this, players will stay in Final Fantasy XIV's world for a lot of time.
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  2. Multiplayer.it
    Sep 29, 2015
    90
    Heavensward literally expands A Realm Reborn which means it acts more like a sequel, rehashing basically the same stuff over and over with little novelties except for the marginally useful flying mounts. It does this job - no pun intended - extremely well tho, and tells one of the most engaging tale in the whole franchise.
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  3. GameTrailers
    Sep 16, 2015
    90
    The vast majority of Heavensward is outstanding and it’s easy enough to endure the occasional slow patch. A Realm Reborn was an impressive revival when it launched in 2013, and Heavensward elevates the game to an even higher level. Rarely do expansions feel so fully formed.
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