Join us on a journey frought with danger, marmots, and cat girls
Aug 16, 2010
Final Fantasy XIV has its sights laser-tuned for a very specific audience: people who played (and enjoyed) Final Fantasy XI. From our three-hour hands-on, what we gathered from the experience is that the latest online offering of Final Fantasy is preaching to the converted. Those who loved FFXI will probably love FFXIV, since it aims to improve upon, expand, and doll-up the earlier formula. For those wary of staple trappings of traditional MMORPGs – we doubt you’ll be convinced to dip a toe in, as FFXIV sticks to making its fans happy without showing much interest in luring in the uninitiated...
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Square’s last MMORPG was Final Fantasy XI. Its major problem was a lack of accessibility. Because if you didn’t have a large group of friends, all with PCs that could play it or PS2s with special PS2 hard drives, the fun was severely limited. But that’s all changed in XIV, a timed PS3 exclusive. We interviewed producers Sage Sundi and Hiromichi Tanaka at GamesCom, and they explained the changes they’ve made.
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ESRB Rating
Final Fantasy XIV is rated: Teen
Alcohol Reference,
Animated Blood,
Language,
Suggestive Themes,
Violence