Natsuko Ishikawa and Naoki Yoshida had a monumental task: wrapping up development of a decade-long story in Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker, the climactic expansion to the Hydaelyn and Zodiark plot arc. Now, several story patches and a whopping great expansion later, Ishikawa and Yoshida have, by all accounts, stuck the landing. Getting to Endwalker has …
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Over the years, there have many, many Final Fantasy games. From core mainline titles to the off-shoot experiences that have built up the broader Final Fantasy universe, there really is something for everyone in this franchise. As an influential series that has garnered love from players around the world, Final …
Read More »Why you should play Final Fantasy 14 in 2022
The trouble with Final Fantasy 14 is where to begin. You could start with A Realm Reborn, the base game overhaul which launched over a decade ago, or by diving into the climactic Endwalker expansion which arrived just last month. So vast is Final Fantasy 14 that every area of …
Read More »Final Fantasy 14 is back on sale thanks to its new Oceania server
Final Fantasy 14 has returned to digital stores after disappearing for over a month due to overloading demand, and we have the launch of the game’s new Oceania server to thank for it. The Starter and Complete editions of the game are now available through digital stores, but Final Fantasy …
Read More »Final Fantasy 14 goes back on digital sale later this month
Final Fantasy 14 and its highly-anticipated expansion, Endwalker, will go back on digital sale on January 25, 2022. Developer Square Enix temporarily suspended sales for the highly successful MMORPG last month (opens in new tab) to keep up with the high demand and better manage lengthy queues for fans (opens …
Read More »Final Fantasy 14 new data centre worlds announced for Summer
Final Fantasy 14 is expanding its North American and European data centres and servers later this year. Earlier today on January 14, Final Fantasy 14 game director Naoki Yoshida published another extensive blog post (opens in new tab), this time delving into detail on the current developments behind the scenes …
Read More »Final Fantasy 14 director addresses “verbal abuses” toward development staff
Final Fantasy 14 director Naoki Yoshida has addressed harassment levelled at development staff and players. Last week, game director and producer Yoshida appeared on a Radio Mog Station broadcast, Square Enix’s online show dedicated to all things Final Fantasy 14. During the segment (which you can see in full over …
Read More »Final Fantasy 14 update 7.0 story info being revealed next month
Final Fantasy 14 will reveal new info next month preluding update 7.0. The new information was revealed by game director and producer Naoki Yoshida, taking to the new Radio Mog Station show yesterday on January 9, according to the fan translation just below. In his appearance on the show, Yoshida …
Read More »Final Fantasy 14 adds more polygons to grapes, fans despair
Final Fantasy 14 update 6.01 slipped in a devastating change right at the end of the patch notes (opens in new tab): the polygon count of the grapes in Labyrinthos has been updated to match the grapes found at the Crystarium, smoothing over their once gloriously low-poly form. This change …
Read More »Final Fantasy 14 sales have been suspended to keep up with the high demand
Final Fantasy 14 developer Square Enix has temporarily suspended sales for the highly successful MMORPG to keep up with the high demand. In a statement released to the game’s official website (opens in new tab), Final Fantasy 14 director Naoki Yoshida updated fans on several elements of the online game …
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