Best JRPG ever. Hands down.


Shadowbringers is one of the best games I've ever played. The story is fantastic, the music incredible and some of the best dungeons in MMOs.




Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn starts slow. The Main Scenario Quests usually just involve teleporting around and talking to people and when there is combat, there isn't a whole lot to it at the lower levels. The dungeons have questionable mechanics and it feels like they tried to do new and unique things, but it kinda fell flat. The story itself is also slow, and quite often I found myself just confused as to what was going on.

Towards the end of the 'Seventh Astral Era' quests (the ones after the A Realm Reborn story but before Heavensward) the story started to click for me. It was still a slog to get through, but at least I found myself wanting to know more instead of just wondering what on earth was going on.

Heavensward onwards is really where the game takes off. It feels like they learned from earlier mistakes and started shaping the game into what it is today. The dungeons improved big time, they got new voice actors and the story keeps you wanting more. Stormblood followed suit and seemed to just improve on all areas of the game.

Shadowbringers is just the icing on the cake. The story is fantastic. The villains are written wonderfully. The music is phenomenal. I can't praise it enough.

If you can get through the slog of A Realm Reborn it will be worth it. 100%.

[h1] Endwalker Edit: [/h1] Best JRPG ever. Hands down. [h1] Short Version [/h1] Shadowbringers is one of the best games I've ever played. The story is fantastic, the music incredible and some of the best dungeons in MMOs. [h1] Long Version [/h1] Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn starts [i]slow[/i]. The Main Scenario Quests usually just involve teleporting around and talking to people and when there is combat, there isn't a whole lot to it at the lower levels. The dungeons have questionable mechanics and it feels like they tried to do new and unique things, but it kinda fell flat. The story itself is also slow, and quite often I found myself just confused as to what was going on. Towards the end of the 'Seventh Astral Era' quests (the ones after the A Realm Reborn story but before Heavensward) the story started to click for me. It was still a slog to get through, but at least I found myself wanting to know more instead of just wondering what on earth was going on. Heavensward onwards is really where the game takes off. It feels like they learned from earlier mistakes and started shaping the game into what it is today. The dungeons improved big time, they got new voice actors and the story keeps you wanting more. Stormblood followed suit and seemed to just improve on all areas of the game. Shadowbringers is just the icing on the cake. The story is fantastic. The villains are written wonderfully. The music is phenomenal. I can't praise it enough. If you can get through the slog of A Realm Reborn [b]it will[/b] be worth it. 100%.