Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn

Great: Impressive efforts with a few noticeable problems holding it back. Won't astound everyone, but is worth your time and cash....

What I love about Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn is tied innately to my love of the franchise in its early years. A Realm Reborn does just as its name implies, it gives birth to a fresh, living world brimming with activity and detail. It's startling...

A Realm Reborn is such a substantial change from the original game that it merits a second look if you hated the first release. So much has changed for the better, and it has resulted in one of the most polished MMORPGs out there...

Structural innovations and strong presentation, held back by grind and an old-fashioned business...

What you will find is the most mechanically broad, content dense, and goddamned gorgeous MMO ever made. If you’ve enjoyed any MMO of the past decade, there’s something in Realm Reborn for you. And if you’ve enjoyed them all? Well… just remember to take a shower once in a while.

Yet these previously charted lands are wondrous to look at and overflowing with like-minded adventurers seeking to make a name for themselves in a world in need of heroes. And when you need to escape to another world, sometimes beautiful landscapes and well-oiled entertainment are enough to keep you exploring.

Square Enix has pulled off the seemingly impossible: rescuing a disastrous flop of an online game without going free-to-play, and creating an incredibly addictive, satisfying experience for both MMO and Final Fantasy veterans in the process. A Realm Reborn is a triumph for Naoki Yoshida and his team.

Whether you crave nonstop questing, crafting, dungeon running or just exploring, there's always something to do and see in A Realm Reborn. A masterful touch is present everywhere in this huge world and shouldn't be...

Lejos de rendirse (cualquier otra compañía hubiera cerrado los servidores sin contemplaciones y se hubiera puesto a trabajar en otro proyecto) la compañía de Wada ha desarrollado un MMORPG a la altura de los mejores en apenas 2 años, y eso hay que tenerlo en cuenta. Para los que venimos de la versión 1.0 es impresionante contemplar...

Final Fantasy XIV was terrible. Imagine my surprise when I bought the Collector's Edition in 2010, only to find out that the game was an absolute mess, full of convoluted mechanics and sloppy gameplay. What Square Enix has done with this mess is...

I was cautiously optimistic that Square could turn around its failure with Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn, but even with my fondness for the series, I never could have guessed it would put out something so successful. For MMO fans, this will put your best-honed skills to the test while telling a strong story in a well-realized world.

But it's beyond clear that Final Fantasy XIV has, in fact, been reborn. This is everything players wanted the original game to be--it might avoid pushing the boundaries, but it provides hours upon hours of well-designed quest sequences, breathtaking graphics, and a gripping plot. At last, we have a modern MMO worthy of the Final Fantasy name.

If I wasn't such a big Final Fantasy fan in general, I'm not sure that the game would do it for me, but all of the bells and whistles that come with the territory have almost made it feel like home.

Ultimately, I've enjoyed my time with Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, though I can't deny its derivative quality. Much of what I've discussed regarding this game, good or bad, has been done by other games in the genre and some done better. But then we'll need to get into the merits of all MMOs, and that's a discussion for another day.