Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker

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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 726 Ratings

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  1. HenryF
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    Endwalker has been fairly disappointing when compared to the other expansions.
  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. 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
  4. MetaKritiker90
    Aug 11, 2023
    10
    This is honestly the very best MMO on the market. The story is not just amazing for an MMO... and not just the best story of any Final Fantasy (in my opinion at least).... Not just one of the best stories in all of gaming, no.... of ANY medium!
    The community is sooooooo friendly and welcoming! This game respects your time, you barely miss out on anything when you take a break. It's so    This is honestly the very best MMO on the market. The story is not just amazing for an MMO... and not just the best story of any Final Fantasy (in my opinion at least).... Not just one of the best stories in all of gaming, no.... of ANY medium!
    The community is sooooooo friendly and welcoming! This game respects your time, you barely miss out on anything when you take a break. It's so worth to get into!    … Expand
  5. 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
  6. 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.
  7. Zusuz
    Jun 25, 2023
    10
    Amazing game! The story is simply awesome, although the last 2 patches or so with Zero were rather... personally I find that character not really enjoyable. Would have wished for them to keep other characters like the Ascians and Zenos. Also wish player housing would be a bit more easier. I'm trying to get a big house for quite some time now. Should also be easier to place items on higherAmazing game! The story is simply awesome, although the last 2 patches or so with Zero were rather... personally I find that character not really enjoyable. Would have wished for them to keep other characters like the Ascians and Zenos. Also wish player housing would be a bit more easier. I'm trying to get a big house for quite some time now. Should also be easier to place items on higher places in an apartment/house. Overall a really great game though.… Expand
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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 ?????
  12. agradecemais
    Feb 7, 2023
    10
    MEU DEUS DO CÉU O QUE É ENDWALKER!?
    Desde o começo da expansão os diretores deixaram claro que essa seria o fim de tudo.
    O definitivo termino da expansão. A trama se passa em torno das divindades Hydaelyn e Zodiark, luz e sombra, que equilibram aquilo que conhecemos desde o começo do jogo, o evento conhecido como fim dos tempos. Evento que acometeu o mundo dos Anciões, até então vilões    MEU DEUS DO CÉU O QUE É ENDWALKER!?
    Desde o começo da expansão os diretores deixaram claro que essa seria o fim de tudo.
    O definitivo termino da expansão.
    A trama se passa em torno das divindades Hydaelyn e Zodiark, luz e sombra, que equilibram aquilo que conhecemos desde o começo do jogo, o evento conhecido como fim dos tempos.
    Evento que acometeu o mundo dos Anciões, até então vilões do jogo, que causa a destruição do mundo. Estrelas caem do céu, fogo consome a terra, as pessoas diante do desespero se tornam bestas.
    Aqui o desespero é a tona. Você está correndo contra o tempos e a cada mapa ou npc novo o desespero e senso de urgência tornam o ambiente do jogo um lugar sombrio e desesperador.
    Aqui você está diante de um inimigo incontrolável, a personificação do niilismo, o próprio fim, a própria morte.
    Temos dois vilões que são personificações da sociopatia e psicopatia e seu unico objetivo é o fim de tudo, seja pelo cataclismo, seja pela morte em batalha, não importa! O fim, a morte, a destruição de tudo é o objetivo.
    O que pode parecer uma motivação vazia e cliche, mas que conversa de forma poética com toda a história e todas as aventuras vividas pelo seu personagem no passado.
    Toda as expansões se ligam de forma catártica e todas as peças do quebra cabeça se juntam.
    Até chegarmos a uma viagem ao passado onde somos mandados para o mundo dos Anciões, um mundo onde a ciencia, o conhecimento, a arte, o sentimento e a busca do equilibrio era o maior dos objetivos.
    Entendemos ai que os Anciões eram o que de melhor existia nos humanos e que em algum momento algo deu muito errado.
    Encontramos então a responsável por esse fim, uma entidade poeticamente retratada como um pássaro, criada por um Ancião sonhador, que tinha uma grande capacidade empatica e a capacidade de viajar pelas estrelas.
    Sua missão era encontrar civilizações para tentar responder uma simples pergunta...
    Que propósito essas civilizações encontraram na vida?
    Ao deparar com civilizações, apesar de avançadas, já a beira da extinção e absorvendo através de seu grande senso de empatia o medo e o desespero diante do fim, acaba por se transformar em sua própria sombra afogando em uma descrença niilista e chegando a conclusão que a única maneira de resolver esse empasse é acabar com a existência de toda a vida.
    A causadora do fim dos tempos...
    Pode parecer meio óbvio e não original.... Principalmente se tratando de Final Fantasy.
    Mas todo esse enredo se encaixa e flui muito bem conectando todos os temas apresentados anteriormente.
    Nesse mundo personagens são vivos, ali pessoas vivem seus sonhos, angustias, inseguranças, medos, desesperos e através de seus heróis buscam andarem livres, buscam escutar, sentir e pensar.
    Respostas que ouvimos através de nossa guia desde o começo do jogo quando matávamos bichos no mato ou salvamos npcs de bandidos, ouvíamos aquela que foi a música da primeira expansão dizendo para vivermos nossa vida, sem arrependimento, sem parar nas adversidades não importando quão escuro era o caminho, mesmo que tudo tenha um fim, mesmo que a vida seja um enigma que devemos suportar deleites de tristeza, nesse momento fugaz que o acaso da vida flui, nesse mesmo momento de acaso ela cresce, portanto, nesse instante efêmero, devemos viver, morrer e conhecer.
    E nesse momento eu morro nessa jornada para quem sabe começar a próxima.
    À terra sempre flui seu proposito. À terra está viva.
    Então devo andar livre!    … Expand
  13. 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!
  14. Dom007
    Jan 11, 2023
    10
    Overall an excellent climax to a 10 year story. Not as consistent or good as shadowbringers in story, pacing or areas but definitely the second best expansion in 14.
  15. Dexuz
    Dec 6, 2022
    10
    Despues de un año, ha sido la mejor expansión de un MMORPG que he jugado
    Lo mejor: el diseño de clases, la historia, muchas quest secundarias y los bosses sobretodo de raid. El OST 100/10.
  16. Ennuii
    Oct 12, 2022
    10
    I am a grown ass man. This stupid game made me ugly weep. Multiple times from both happiness and sadness. Endwalker was amazing. Just everything was great.
  17. Ldt1
    Oct 4, 2022
    10
    Amazing! Not only the best mmo expansion ever released but up there with the greatest jrpg experiences to date.
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. LMarci
    Jun 7, 2022
    10
    We did not think Shadowbringers could be outdone, we were completely wrong. From the story, to combat, to raid design, to the social aspect, it's just exceptional. While the entirety of the game might have a few flaws, this is as close to perfection as MMO games have gotten so far.
  23. iKickBullies
    Mar 25, 2022
    10
    Not much to say, I don't like MMO's, but this is the 1 MMO I actually love. The only one that just keeps getting better and better and better. It's executed so flawlessly and is the game that made me understand what makes MMO's fun for people.
  24. DQSF
    Mar 21, 2022
    10
    for me its was really great DLC, perfect story, nice ending, nice new maps, and bosses
  25. Ahoameko
    Mar 19, 2022
    9
    Emotional rollercoaster, in a good way. Be prepared for long cut scenes, and reading.
  26. 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
  27. kairadan
    Feb 16, 2022
    9
    I really love this game, new class are really fun, new summoner is good and the story is great, but ,for now is lack of endgame content. But in the future they will add more content so..ffxiv is always a great game
  28. Fr0zZy
    Feb 5, 2022
    1
    Нет русской локализации, хотя казалось бы игра очень популярна в регионах СНГ...
  29. kaptainkoda
    Jan 31, 2022
    10
    Have you heard of the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV? With an expanded free trial which you can play through the entirety of A Realm Reborn and the award winning Heavensward expansion up to level 60 for free with no restrictions on playtime.
  30. Laizen
    Jan 21, 2022
    10
    The game was breathtaking. It offers all of the twists and turns that anyone could have asked for and more.
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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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