The story isn’t the greatest of all time, but as is the case with the finest games in the genre, the best stories are invariably those that you make yourself, and with a world as rich as that of, Hydaelyn, there is no shortage of opportunity when it comes to Final Fantasy XIV. The base game remains, while initially overwhelming, a compelling, addictive and carefully structured MMORPG. Despite the engine being quite a few years old at this point, FFXIV stills feels like a decidedly modern-day experience, and after years of polish, updates and refinements, you’ll be entering a world devoid of the bugs that often plague games of this ilk for months (if not longer) after their initial release. Saying that, if you’ve ever been interested in MMORPGs, now is the time to take the plunge and Final Fantasy XIV Online: The Complete Edition is the way to do it. It’s all good stuff, but yeah, these kinds of games aren’t exactly the easiest to get into. If not, well, I’ll see you in Ala Mhigo in what, a few months? The fact of the matter is, if you’re new to the online world of Final Fantasy XIV, this Complete Edition delivers an almost bewildering level of content.
For a start, as great as Stormblood’s content is (and it really is great), if you want to skip right to the level 60 required to take on the Samurai or Red Mage roles, you’re going to have to cough up the cash.
The thing is, while the Stormblood expansion and it’s fantastic new job roles, underwater exploration, Asian-inspired lands and compelling narrative is an absolute no-brainer for pre-existing fans, as part of a ‘Complete Edition’ aimed at what one would assume are those new to Final Fantasy XIV’s increasingly fantastic but invariably, increasingly complex world, it is an admittedly tougher sell. That might sound like hyperbole, but since the incredibly successful re-launch via the aptly named, ‘A Realm Reborn’ (an all but new game complete with new systems and an entirely new engine), Final Fantasy XIV Online has gone from strength to strength, culminating in the latest, and arguably most enjoyable expansion yet, Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood. It seems that everyone is more than happy to tell you about the near miraculous turnaround of Bungie’s, Destiny from its ho-hum release through to its game changing expansions, Destiny does indeed deliver a much more impressive experience than it did at launch, but while I’m not trying to underplay the success of Destiny’s post-launch transformation, its successful evolution pales in comparison to what has to rank as one of the greatest comebacks of all time namely, Final Fantasy XIV Online.Īfter an all but disastrous launch way back in 2010 in which the game was rightly savaged by critics and the public alike for its terrible interface, mediocre gameplay and horrendous collection of near game breaking bugs, Square Enix have since turned around the games’ fortunes to such an extent that it would now (especially on the back of the latest Stormblood expansion), be considered amongst the finest MMORPGs of all time.
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