Final Fantasy 14 VR mod will let players get weirdly close to characters

By Hirun Cryer
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Estinien fans, rise up

A group of Final Fantasy 14 characters gather to watch the Old Sharlayan dock
(Image credit: Square Enix)

Final Fantasy 14 is getting a VR mod for PC, and it's entering alpha surprisingly soon.

Announced just below for the first time earlier this month, it turns out the talented modders behind the VR port for Half-Life 2 have now turned their attention to Final Fantasy 14. The result is a weirdly elegant VR port which allows players to literally step into the world of Eorzea in both first and third-person modes.

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We can see the player character getting a little too close to other Final Fantasy 14 characters in the brief trailer above. If there was any doubt players would use this mod to invade the personal spaces of characters like Estinien, this trailer emphatically answers that question. 

Earlier today on November 7, the Twitter account above posted a follow-up tweet, revealing that the VR mod would be entering public alpha in roughly two weeks from now. If you happen to have a PC and a VR rig ready to go, this should be one mod well worth paying attention to over the coming weeks and months. 

Somewhat worryingly, November 6, 2022 just happened to be the date of the Sword Art Online incident, where thousands of players got trapped in VR devices and were unable to return to the real world. Let's hope Final Fantasy 14 players are able to willingly back out of their headsets when this mod launches later this month. 

If you're returning to Final Fantasy 14 after an absence, you've just missed the in-game Halloween festivities, which actually took place over Halloween this year for a change. 

Hirun Cryer
Hirun Cryer

Hirun Cryer is a freelance reporter and writer with Gamesradar+ based out of U.K. After earning a degree in American History specializing in journalism, cinema, literature, and history, he stepped into the games writing world, with a focus on shooters, indie games, and RPGs, and has since been the recipient of the MCV 30 Under 30 award for 2021. In his spare time he freelances with other outlets around the industry, practices Japanese, and enjoys contemporary manga and anime.