Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker

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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 726 Ratings

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  1. Zonkx
    May 31, 2023
    9
    By far the best MMO I have ever played. Respect to the people who wrote the story. It touched me deeply many times. The only downside I find with Endwalker is that Zenos seemingly disappears at the end. This character still holds so many unanswered questions, and they barely touched on anything. Why did he keep seeing the final days in his dreams? How could he become as strong as theBy far the best MMO I have ever played. Respect to the people who wrote the story. It touched me deeply many times. The only downside I find with Endwalker is that Zenos seemingly disappears at the end. This character still holds so many unanswered questions, and they barely touched on anything. Why did he keep seeing the final days in his dreams? How could he become as strong as the Warrior of Light, even though he seemingly doesn't possess as many soul fragments? Why is his body unnaturally large? Did Emet possibly conduct some experiments on him? It wouldn't be the first time he experimented on a baby; just look at what Emet did in Shadowbringers. But, as I said, they give us next to nothing, and then it's over. Apart from that, Zenos would complement the team really well if he had a redemption arc. I can imagine many funny and interesting moments, but yeah, nothing happened, and I found that very disappointing.

    In general, what bothers me in the game is that you have to kill enemies so often. It wasn't any different with Emet and Elidibus, and now they're all gone. I don't like the approach, even though the story is otherwise very well-written.

    On the other hand, the new stuff with Zero is rather mediocre. Zero is just a walking cliché, and honestly, it annoys me every time she's around. Hopefully, she will take a backseat in the next expansion. I would prefer to see old characters taking the spotlight again.    … Expand
  2. Splido
    Aug 26, 2023
    9
    What can I say? Pretty neat.
    Player housing and the story are both great and the reason why I play this game. Both have room for improvement of course, but like others already said, you won't find another mmo with such high quality out there.
    I think most stuff has already said by others and I pretty much agree in most cases. Player housing needs way more placeable items, it should be    What can I say? Pretty neat.
    Player housing and the story are both great and the reason why I play this game. Both have room for improvement of course, but like others already said, you won't find another mmo with such high quality out there.

    I think most stuff has already said by others and I pretty much agree in most cases.
    Player housing needs way more placeable items, it should be possible to place items on all other objecs, being forced to stay sub in order to kepp a house is not fun and it should be easier for all players to get a house, not just a handful. Apartments are nice and all, but compared to a house? Not so much.
    In regards to the story, again, I agree with other people when it comes to a certain prince. Why tease such a promising story arc for him with dozens of unanswered questions and then just end it? Major disappointment right here, in case he really doesn't show up again in the next expansion or at least give us hints, that he survived and will return someday. The way it stands now? Just disappointing.

    Though Endwalker and the devs deserve a solid 9, anyway for the joy this game gave me.    … Expand
  3. AndreyCloud
    Jan 17, 2022
    8
    Overall, I found endwalker to be pretty fun, but it didn’t quite hit the mark for me. I kind of gave up on some endgame content sadly so I don’t have the full perspective to give, but my experience came down to how the story and arc went along with some of the dungeons and raids. The story I found to be interesting but not great. For me it lacked the fundamental solo adventurer arc that IOverall, I found endwalker to be pretty fun, but it didn’t quite hit the mark for me. I kind of gave up on some endgame content sadly so I don’t have the full perspective to give, but my experience came down to how the story and arc went along with some of the dungeons and raids. The story I found to be interesting but not great. For me it lacked the fundamental solo adventurer arc that I originally loved about FFXIV and rpgs. I am aware this is an mmo and is not meant to feel that way for some, but the other installments leading up to ew had me exploring more on my own while meeting new and interesting characters. This experience felt like I was always with the scions which I already knew and have seen enough of them quite frankly. I wanted this experience to feel a little newer and was hoping to get out of being with familiar characters constantly. The buildup I found to be extremely slow and painstaking at times, the arc itself felt too philosophical at times. The whole rabbit people I found to be annoying and the villains kind of fell apart for me as interesting. The que times were horrendous. I loved the arc going back into the past into Elpis and hanging out with Emet-Selch, the ending was good, and the dungeons and raids were great as usual. Overall though, I felt fatigued by the end of it and the thought of grinding all of my jobs and characters up again. Perhaps a lot enjoy that aspect, but by the end of Endwalker it felt like more of the same stuff which may feel the same with any game that’s been going on for this long. I feel like a basic mmo final fantasy stan would love this, but someone who wanted something new and fun added to keep me playing, it felt a little dry to anything higher than an 8.… Expand
  4. Jessyi
    Aug 15, 2023
    8
    Amazing game!
    I love the story.
    Was really sad because of the end of Emet and Elidibus and really hope they'll return. Was very disappointed because of Zenos' end. Like... why bring him back, tease a very promising arc and an interesting development and then write him out of the story again? Really hoping we didn't see him the last time. Please bring him back and continue his story.    Amazing game!
    I love the story.
    Was really sad because of the end of Emet and Elidibus and really hope they'll return.
    Was very disappointed because of Zenos' end. Like... why bring him back, tease a very promising arc and an interesting development and then write him out of the story again? Really hoping we didn't see him the last time. Please bring him back and continue his story.
    Was a bit bored from the epilog, the stuff that came after the main story.
    Looking forward to the next expansion!    … Expand
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. HenryF
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    Endwalker has been fairly disappointing when compared to the other expansions.
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  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. Fr0zZy
    Feb 5, 2022
    1
    Нет русской локализации, хотя казалось бы игра очень популярна в регионах СНГ...
  15. 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.
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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 ?????
  25. 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
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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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