There are three dungeons at level 60 as well as two challenging primal fights. In Heavensward, players have more options at least. One of the largest issues with F FXIV: ARR at launch was the fact that players had two dungeons to run at endgame, three challenging primal fights, and that was it for quite some time. The nature of FFXIV’s class system helps mitigate this issue, but not everyone enjoys leveling alt classes and crafting/gathering. The leveling phase of any new expansion is extremely short in comparison to the amount of time players spend at endgame twiddling their thumbs and sitting in dungeon queues for the most part. There’s one slight problem with an MMORPG having expansive, immersive leveling zones, however. All in all, Square Enix made some solid improvements to the game’s zone design in Heavensward. This makes questing a little more tedious (especially when paired with the fact that open world mobs can be fairly challenging if you fudge and pull more than one at a time), but it also makes each zone feel more atmospheric and immersive. Each zone is filled with hills, peaks, and teetering paths that lead up said peaks. One interesting side effect of having zones that are created with flying in mind is that they suddenly become more vertical as opposed to pure horizontal. It’s a bit of a hassle, but not completely out of reach, especially since you’ll be wanting to complete a fair chunk of side quests anyways while leveling. This then has to be repeated for every zone. Players have to complete a bunch of side quests and find a handful of off-the-beaten-path green swirly things also known as Aether Currents in a particular zone before they can fly in it. The ability to fly in Heavenswardzones is fairly gated. Moogles and their adorableness also return for Heavensward and play a minor role.
It’s a stated law that dragons are always awesome. The new lore focal point on dragons is pretty awesome, but that’s to be expected. The dungeons have all been enjoyable as well, if a tad bit on the linear side. Exploring zones like Dravania Forelands and The Churning Mists has been a personal joy for me, especially given the fantastic music the expansion boasts (if there’s one thing FF always does right, it’s music). Unlike many of the zones in FFXIV: ARR that suffered from extreme linearity, the new zones in Heavensward actually feel expansive. Given its success, how does Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward-its first expansion-stack up? Here’s our review: There’s no denying the fact that FFXIV: ARRshould be considered a success, especially in an age when new MMORPGs can’t keep a subscription model for long. This mixture can be good or bad, depending on who you ask.īut, enough about A Realm Reborn. Most gamers either love it or hate it due to the fact that it’s a mishmash of a Final Fantasy game with solid storytelling and an MMORPG akin to World of Warcraft during the Wrath of the Lich King era except with a 2.5-second GCD (global cooldown). It was leagues better than the 1.0 release, of course, but it’s an odd MMORPG in many ways. Release Date: JPlatform: PC/PS3/PS4 Developer: Square Enix Publisher: Square Enix Genre: MMORPG (Expansion)Īs a longtime Final Fantasyfan and someone who has played just about every MMORPG under the sun, I’ll be the first to admit that I didn’t hold back any punches in my review of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
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