For story and world-building fanatics it’s a treat to really see the nitty gritty behind several characters’ motivations and just how far back they go, but it’s quite hard work and anyone who has skipped any of the hundreds of hours of story so far to reach Endwalker will be completely lost. There’s a lot of politics involved early on.
With no real new leads on the terrible towers that are enthralling thousands across the world and essentially turning them into zombies, you head to Sharlyan - the former homeland of your companions Alphinaud and Alisae - in pursuit of knowledge. The starting point feels a little subdued in comparison to previous expansions - you’re not quite crossing the rift into Shadowbringers, or dragging your dispirited body across a frozen bridge into Heavensward, but it does feel in keeping with your current predicament. You need to know everything that has come before to get the most out of this. Anyone who's skipped the hundreds of hours of story so far to reach Endwalker will be completely lost.
It’s frustrating when you’ve been excitedly waiting for Endwalker to drop, but you can’t really blame the developers for that - it’s far beyond what anyone could have envisioned and they’re already compensating everyone with a week’s free game time to make up for it. Unfortunately there’s not much they can currently do - everything is at max capacity and because of global supply issues they can’t get the servers they need to expand it all yet. To their credit, Square Enix have been incredibly upfront about the congestion issues and what they’re trying to do to ease them. Between the queue times and sheer scale and finality of the story, Endwalker is a lengthy undertaking.
So huge that it’s going to take a few more weeks to soak it all in and do a full review justice. But if you can stand the two hour waits and dreaded 2002 error then you’re in for a grand, if a little slow-starting, adventure.įinal Fantasy XIV: Endwalker is the final chapter in the story arc of warring gods Zodiark and Hydaelyn, and sees you trot across the globe to make new friends, fight old foes, and get some space travel under your belt. It's a slow start, but so far Final Fantasy XIV's Endwalker expansion looks to be a fitting end to a story arc over ten years in the making.Īfter a crazy summer that saw Final Fantasy XIV’s playerbase expand dramatically during what was supposed to be a quiet period, it’s no surprise that anyone wanting to tuck into the new Endwalker expansion has a lot of queueing to do. At least FFXIV Lets you buy Game + All prior expansions for one low price and then allows you to buy current expansion when you get to it.Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker review in progress Other games make you buy initial, prior expansions and then current expansion.
So some people give low scores it seems because it's expensive because they have to buy initial game plus this expansion. What more could you ask for to be honest. Each zone ingame is gorgeous in Shadowbringers, all the music is amazing, the game is more fun to play than ever and jobs are more balanced. Looking more and more like a fast action MMORPG. It made all the jobs (Classes) WAY more fun to play which is awesome.
Voice acting and story line are ON POINT!!! On release there are 8 dungeons and 2 big boss "Trials" as well as 2 lesser Big Boss Trials included with the expansion as well as 5 zones you can obtain flying in right away (Not wait 7 months and have to do a buncha BS, looking You WoW) Also with Shadowbringers it brought a complete revamp to the games combat system and healing system. Honestly I've played a LOT since Shadowbringers has released (pre release on 28th) and I've finished all the MSQ (Main Story Quests) and It's Honestly I've played a LOT since Shadowbringers has released (pre release on 28th) and I've finished all the MSQ (Main Story Quests) and It's been a hell of a ride.
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