Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker

 PlayStation 5
User Score
8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 726 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 585 out of 726
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 726
  3. Negative: 128 out of 726

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  1. arrakis
    Jan 15, 2022
    0
    $15 a month, to watch the login screen count down from 3-5k (for 3-5 hours), is not the best use of anyone's time, or money.
  2. truthbetold1981
    Jan 16, 2022
    0
    The best queue simulator. With monthly sub!!! Well done, Square Enix! The addon is simply unplayable due to the 3-8 hour queues (sorry, but I only have 1 hour to play in the evening). Best way to waste money... 3 weeks from start and addon still unplayable. And all compensation we got - 7 free days of sub
  3. Tizmah
    Dec 22, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Walk free, walk free, walk free, believe...walk free and believe that this game is mediocrity at it's finest.

    If you read the reviews and listen to your friends, they'll tell you that Final Fantasy XIV and all of it's expansions are the greater story ever told to humanity. They'll have you believe it is some philosophical enlightenment that will change your life.

    What I found, especially with Endwalker as icing on the cake, is that it is nothing but a hodge podge of story elements ripped from every single Final Fantasy and thrown into one. It's the most ridiculous, ludicrous, and fan-service filled story I have ever seen since Metal Gear Solid 4. It's filled to the brim with padding, filler, and pacing issues because the FFXIV developers are so adamant to stay to their MMO formula they've created. They must, as they have to have story content to justify the existence of zones in the game because, well, that's all they've got for those zones.

    Except of course for the most boring fetch quests and events ever created for zones in a MMO. Just spawn enemies to AOE over and over. Creative, right? As someone from Guild Wars 2 that has some of the best map design and event design, this was a huge let down. What's sad is, Bozja proves they can make more entertaining maps, yet they don't. We are stuck with maps that are absolutely pointless once you've escaped their respective expansion. And I don't even want to delve into the 3 aoe mobs - boss - 3 aoe mobs - boss - 3 aoe mobs - boss- fin dungeon design. The dungeon design has only gotten worse since ARR.

    The protagonist (you) is a poorly done mannequin, the invincible, always at the right place and the right time, generic hero. Any failures and mistakes are done away with in a matter of minutes and shrugged off. You're companions all fill their generic tropes, some more than others. A couple are developed alright, but the rest are severely underdeveloped, quite honestly, you're often left wondering why they are there at all. Seriously, you're so overpowered compared to your companions it's like you're baby sitting children most of the time who want to play superhero.

    Luckily for you, we've got one dimensional villains' every where in this game to compliment our lackluster cast. One that they love to bring back time and time again, to the point where he's like a child lost in the candyshop. It's like this villain isn't even sure himself why he exists in the story anymore. But that wasn't enough, another villain was pulled straight out of the dev teams closet out of no where with no build up at all, only to be easily dismantled by our perfect Hero.

    FFXIV and Endwalker have it all. We have traveling through dimensions, space travel, planet/moon hopping, cloning, time travel, visiting the underworld/death planes, soul swapping, reincarnation, etc.

    Where will the WoL go to next? Probably Yoshida's ass, because the fanbase loves sniffing his farts almost as bad others sniff Kojima's.    … Expand
  4. Arturos
    Dec 21, 2021
    0
    A waste of time and the community has become more and more toxic I play from the beginning I had fun in the past I liked all the dlc the raid especially that of Nier but if you are slow and you have difficulty with your job, be careful because he has a lot of cyberbullying, the story is good but there is too much useless moment just to lengthen the story, the side quests are empty, avoidedA waste of time and the community has become more and more toxic I play from the beginning I had fun in the past I liked all the dlc the raid especially that of Nier but if you are slow and you have difficulty with your job, be careful because he has a lot of cyberbullying, the story is good but there is too much useless moment just to lengthen the story, the side quests are empty, avoided if you have no friends because in ff14 if you are alone you will be harassed.… Expand
  5. Abaelardus
    Dec 29, 2021
    0
    Atm addon is unplayable. The best queue simulator. With monthly sub!!! Well done, Square Enix! The addon is simply unplayable due to the 3-8 hour queues (sorry, but I only have 1 hour to play in the evening). Best way to waste money... 3 weeks from start and addon still unplayable. And all compensation we got - 7 free days of sub.
  6. KingGohan
    Dec 9, 2021
    0
    The new jobs are fantastic.

    The story has major pacing issues and from a story perspective does not land very well. As a 1.0 player this is probably from a story standpoint the most disappointing expansion of the lot. And it hurts to say because I love FFXIV but sorry this story just...isn't good.
  7. Rich45682
    Dec 18, 2021
    0
    Terrible story, this whole game is a total mess, there's nearly no gameplay at all and it's just one of the worst MMO ever made.
  8. GuardYourPrivs
    Jun 19, 2022
    0
    Before you try this game look into how bad the customer service and enforcement of the TOS is. Other players will tell you how bad the customer service is if you ask, but everyone is too busy singing the game's praises to warn you.

    I first played the free trial and eventually bought the game because of how limiting it was. Then when I criticized a part of the story I was cussed out    Before you try this game look into how bad the customer service and enforcement of the TOS is. Other players will tell you how bad the customer service is if you ask, but everyone is too busy singing the game's praises to warn you.

    I first played the free trial and eventually bought the game because of how limiting it was. Then when I criticized a part of the story I was cussed out and treated badly by other players. Quoting one of their comments back to them, including a cuss used as verbage, got me reported. Something I only found out when I couldn't login and received an email saying I had received a three day ban.

    When I tried to appeal this ban I was sent a reply pointing me back to the original email. Which had no context to the ban other than it was for a language violation. Nothing else. I only knew the incident in question because it was the only possible explanation.

    When I looked into this I was met with other players telling me that bans are handed out with pretty much no explanation or recourse in general. On top of that, toxic behavior or other violations of the TOS are only handled when players report someone. You don't even have to do something. You only need people to report you and encounter a lazy DM who automatically bans you.

    So I would highly recommend not playing the game unless you want to sign up for the eventual stress the company behind it will put you through. It's not a question of if, but of when.    … Expand
  9. mitertc73
    May 14, 2023
    0
    this game is plain sttupid and really horrible, i can not understand how this crap could be liked by even a single person ?????
  10. AGALL4GHER
    Jun 21, 2023
    0
    The fps kept dropping for me and the cutscene felt like I was watching a badly animated movie my only recommendation would be to try the combat and skip everything else
  11. AlmightyXii
    Jul 15, 2023
    0
    There are different strokes for different folks...and then there is the shear boringness that is the Main Story Quest and leveling in this game. The dungeons and raids are honestly pretty solid but to actually try and level to get to the fun parts is worse then contracting aids.
  12. Fr0zZy
    Feb 5, 2022
    1
    Нет русской локализации, хотя казалось бы игра очень популярна в регионах СНГ...
  13. Xsss
    Jul 27, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. While Shadowbringers story was great beginning to end, EW was disappointing. Fandaniel was a comic book clown, Hermes was boring, Zenos was wasted and Endsinger was just plain dumb. The scion sacrifices at the end were predictable, as was their reversal. The dungeons after zot were extremely underwhelming. Zodiark trial had some cool new mechs but made too easy by playing follow the leader. Agalia may be the least challenging alliance raid since Void Ark, never saw a wipe other than the balance mechanic on day 1. New job Sage is more fun than the other healers, but healing is pretty boring at all levels of the game including savage. IMO the good part of the game ends with Elidibus in 5.3/Seat of Sacrifice.… Expand
  14. True-Gaming1
    Aug 25, 2022
    4
    Endwalker is the worst state this game has ever been in. A decent enough story with some good characters, incredible music, some good zones, awful raids, the worst housing system in video game history, broken queues that the devs tried to blame the players for, terrible PvE and PvP balance, everything gets delayed and released broken, an outrageous cash shop for a game with a subscriptionEndwalker is the worst state this game has ever been in. A decent enough story with some good characters, incredible music, some good zones, awful raids, the worst housing system in video game history, broken queues that the devs tried to blame the players for, terrible PvE and PvP balance, everything gets delayed and released broken, an outrageous cash shop for a game with a subscription fee, no money reinvested into the game, community is just toxic positivity, bots and modders are rampant.… Expand
  15. Severa
    Sep 8, 2022
    0
    Flanderized characters, no stakes in the story, toothless end of the world. This used to be one of my favorite game stories, but endwalker ruined it

Awards & Rankings

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#3 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2021
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#22 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2021

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Metascore
90

Universal acclaim - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. PLAY
    Feb 23, 2022
    80
    Fans will love this celebratory ending. With the MMO more mechanically satisfying than 8 ever, there’s never been a better time to enjoy the whole story. [Issue#10, p.82]
  2. Twinfinite
    Jan 28, 2022
    90
    While Endwalker fails to eclipse Shadowbringers in most areas, it succeeds in what is by far its most important mandate: properly ending this extremely long storyline in an incredibly satisfying way. It’s a solid tale from start to finish. The expansion adds beautiful new areas, well-constructed new jobs, and all in all, ticks off everything that you want a Final Fantasy XIV expansion to do with the level of polish that players have come to expect. So take a deep breath Final Fantasy XIV fans, Endwalker is fantastic.
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  3. Edge Magazine
    Jan 27, 2022
    80
    This is as satisfying a finale as any devoted FFXIV player could reasonably have hoped for. [Issue#368, p.106]
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