By the time producer Yoshi P and his team are done with this whole affair, it’s likely going to have more raw text than any other game on the market.Īnother huge secret sauce element that Endwalker still keeps is the joy of exploration. Having played nearly every major MMO on the market, I’d say it’s very much on the heavy side when it comes to narrative which is a testament to how much story there’s left to tell in this massive world that feels larger than life. There’s a ton of worldbuilding in Endwalker right out of the gate, and even as I approach level 85 (five levels shy of the new cap of 90), it’s still going. It’s a clever way to get progression out of the way for people who want to move quickly, while catering to the hardcore lore nuts who want to pore over every moment of the world. If not, you can walk on by like you were Joel Madden in the year 2000, and move on with your life.
While scripted, these allow you to take in the sights of any given area, and highlight portions of the game world where you can literally stop and chat if you want. Endwalker ramps up the “walk and talk” subgenre of quests to an all-time high even, with a “follow” mechanic that sees NPCs, at various points, walking in step with your hero. Many main story quests break free of the classic MMO trappings, and are just literal walk and talks: like it was an anime rendition of a Sorkin project. There’s a lot of story this time around, possibly more than ever before. So far, I’m pretty happy.Īs I hinted at already, Shadowbringers raised the bar so high it’s going to be tough to top, but man Endwalker is really trying.
We’re around eight hours deep into our Endwalker review, with two dungeons, a boss trial, and plenty of main story quests under our belt (with some Reaper and Sage testing for good measure). So you know how these MMO reviews typically go: we provide our early thoughts on launch day, then take our time, finish the entire expansion, linger a bit, then provide a scored review after we’ve seen pretty much everything there is to see.
Here are some Endwalker review thoughts after a good eight hours or so with the expansion.įinal Fantasy XIV: Endwalker (PC, PS4, PS5 ) It was a right time, right place situation, and the newest expansion, so far, seems to be extending that ramp of goodwill. With all eyes on the MMO world after Blizzard began imploding at the top, XIV found itself in the enviable position of being arguably the best it’s ever been, content-wise, while maintaining a reputation as one of the most helpful communities in the MMO sphere. Final Fantasy XIV couldn’t have blown up at a better time.
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