Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker

 PlayStation 5
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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 726 Ratings

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  1. DreamCore
    Jan 11, 2022
    6
    Very disappointing overall. It's a shame since ShB was very good and I had high expecations for this. It's unfortunate it falls flat on every level. The new areas are bland and boring in general, as are the dungeons. The story is very slow and a step back to SB which isn't a good thing. The story is full of filler dialogue that I often felt like skipping. This will definitely be my last FFVery disappointing overall. It's a shame since ShB was very good and I had high expecations for this. It's unfortunate it falls flat on every level. The new areas are bland and boring in general, as are the dungeons. The story is very slow and a step back to SB which isn't a good thing. The story is full of filler dialogue that I often felt like skipping. This will definitely be my last FF expansion.

    Compared to previous expansions, I would rate them: ShB > HW > EW > SB > ARR    … Expand
  2. Msoda
    Dec 15, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Zodiark gets done dirty, also that bird character.. Jesus, what an unsatisfactory conclusion to the arc. Pacing was awful til you get to elpis. And out of nowhere you get this stupid boring bird character who's the big bad this whole time. Zero build up, the character has every convenience they could give the character like being able to manipulate this new never before discussed or hinted at energy dynamis. That just so happens to be more plentiful in the universe that aether, what a coincidence. Guess the writers heart wasn't really in it this expac ggs better luck next time.… Expand
  3. remilink
    May 28, 2023
    7
    Franchement Endwalker est tout simplement surcoté,
    ok il y à des phases assez sympathique et badass
    mais si vous faite bien attention au Lore il y à énormément d'incohérence dans cette extension l'apparition de certains personnages est égréable, certains passage de l'extension sont relativement sympathique, mais par la suite ont s'en rend compte que globalement l'extension est largement    Franchement Endwalker est tout simplement surcoté,
    ok il y à des phases assez sympathique et badass
    mais si vous faite bien attention au Lore il y à énormément d'incohérence dans cette extension
    l'apparition de certains personnages est égréable, certains passage de l'extension sont relativement sympathique, mais par la suite ont s'en rend compte que globalement l'extension est largement en dessous de Shadowbringer globalement.

    Les jobs sont devenu insipide, certains rework demandent 2 cellules cérébrales,
    et le contenu Pve se fait plus rare qu'a stormblood et l'extension ne contient aucun contenu de
    pve (grind).

    C'est tout simplement une déception niveau équilibrage des jobs, rotations de ceux-ci,
    extrême actualisation du gameplay, et certaines instances sont très minimaliste mécaniquement.    … Expand
  4. ArcZ7
    Jul 23, 2023
    7
    This reviews is not of endwalker itself but rather the current state of the game during endwalker expansion. I have spent roughly 2000 hrs in the game. I engaged in PVP, PVE, crafting and gathering. Even though I spent so much time in the game its hard for me to recommend this game to anyone right now. The story overall is fantastic one of the better ones told in video games, butThis reviews is not of endwalker itself but rather the current state of the game during endwalker expansion. I have spent roughly 2000 hrs in the game. I engaged in PVP, PVE, crafting and gathering. Even though I spent so much time in the game its hard for me to recommend this game to anyone right now. The story overall is fantastic one of the better ones told in video games, but everything else just falls flat. The development team is so afraid to try new things that every patch is the same thing over and over again. They are against using third party tools but provide no alternative solutions. Raiding is a joke as you cant use third party tools, but devs wont provide you anyway to learn the fight and expect you to waste time of seven other people to do so. They are talking about being inclusive for others and ban bad behavior, yet they create toxic environment through all the extreme,savage and ultimate raids that even though are amazing are literaly everything that devs are trying to prevent.

    I stopped playing at patch 6.4 as the content just became so staled that I just could not get myself to play. The story stopped becoming interesting to me and everything became awfully predictable. Same copy pasted dungeons with different themes on them (pull mobs, pull mobs, fight boss and repeat two more times), followed by a trial that you only do once and that is it. Most classes feel the same, if you learned how to play one tank you know them all, same for healer with only DPS having some variety which is why its the most popular class type to play. Currently I do not see anything changing in that regards as developers either streamline system that do not need it without improving other aspects of the game to be more inclusive for players that want to play fair without help of plugins. Pointless weekly limits, if you miss to play one week or dont have time to grind your weekly tomestones (Resources) you miss out on new equipment. No idea who this benefits as gear in PVP does not matter and even then the gear improvements are usually minimal. This is not very casual friendly and its pointless annoyance for hardcore players to deal with. There is more things I could go over but this review is getting long enough

    Overall the game in my opinion is missing proper direction. Devs are trying to keep everyone happy but that is simply not possible and as far as I can see they are pushing both the hardcore and casual crowd away. The story at the moment is not giving me any hopes for anything exciting to happen anytime soon and doing the same things over and over again is just getting stale.    … Expand
  5. Holly_Marie
    Mar 2, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 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
  6. HenryF
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    Endwalker has been fairly disappointing when compared to the other expansions.

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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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