Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Review | IGN

[QUOTE="Mr-Kutaragi"]Maybe I will play if they release on ps4 next year. lundy86_4

They are, AFAIK.

[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

[QUOTE="ReadingRainbow4"]

I really want Angry Joe to review this.

ReadingRainbow4

eh angry joe. Though hes better then that spoony guy.

Spoony's great.

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

[QUOTE="Mr-Kutaragi"]Maybe I will play if they release on ps4 next year. Xaero_Gravity

They are, AFAIK.

They are, and those that own the PS3 version will get the PS4 version at no extra cost. LinkXaero_Gravity

Did not know that... This, is win. Still have the FFXIV CE on PC :P

Well they had nowhere else to go but up.

So now IGNorant matters eh?

Either way I really don't get how this game can get a free pass when it doesn't bring anything new to the table.

Heck all reviewers goes like "It doesn't does what every other mmorpg has been doing up until now, but it has teh graphicsss and teh soundz! So therefor 8 /9 of 10".

Further more the reviews never bother to give a crap about the fact that most players after only playing for 2 weeks already are doing endgame content and finishing the story of the launch game aswell as finishing up the "hard modes" that the game has to offer.  
A MMORPG that can be completed in 2 weeks is rather worriesome I'd say.

It's a brilliant game. I don't even like MMOs (not even the so called savior of MMOs, Guild Wars 2), but I fell in love with A Realm Reborn.charizard1605

savior of MMOs

Guild Wars 2

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]It's a brilliant game. I don't even like MMOs (not even the so called savior of MMOs, Guild Wars 2), but I fell in love with A Realm Reborn.treedoor

savior of MMOs

Guild Wars 2

FFXIV is my new addiction.

[QUOTE="treedoor"]

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]It's a brilliant game. I don't even like MMOs (not even the so called savior of MMOs, Guild Wars 2), but I fell in love with A Realm Reborn.ArisShadows

savior of MMOs

Guild Wars 2

savior of friendships

Aris

[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

[QUOTE="ReadingRainbow4"]

I really want Angry Joe to review this.

ReadingRainbow4

eh angry joe. Though hes better then that spoony guy.

Spoony's great.

no....no hes not.

I consider all MMOs shit.

Im sure the game is really good but I simply cant afford to pay a monthly fee to play this game.

[QUOTE="ReadingRainbow4"]

[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

eh angry joe. Though hes better then that spoony guy.

finalfantasy94

Spoony's great.

no....no hes not.

This game is amazing. I'm absolutely in love with it.

I consider all MMOs shit.

ShepardCommandr

I'll play it once it gets to ps4. I dug the beta on pc. Badosh

Go ahead and buy it on PS3 and you will get a free upgrade to the PS4 version.

SOURCE

Damn. What a bunch of anime fanboys. I gotta ask about the game real MMO gamers on PC forum :P

So now IGNorant matters eh?

Either way I really don't get how this game can get a free pass when it doesn't bring anything new to the table.

Heck all reviewers goes like "It doesn't does what every other mmorpg has been doing up until now, but it has teh graphicsss and teh soundz! So therefor 8 /9 of 10".

Further more the reviews never bother to give a crap about the fact that most players after only playing for 2 weeks already are doing endgame content and finishing the story of the launch game aswell as finishing up the "hard modes" that the game has to offer.  
A MMORPG that can be completed in 2 weeks is rather worriesome I'd say.

Sollet

If it was like GW2 I may consider it

If it was like GW2 I may consider it

dommeus

I found Guild Wars 2 very boring compared to FF14.

FF14 is much more challenging than Guild Wars 2 and your class actually has a role to play.

[QUOTE="dommeus"]

If it was like GW2 I may consider it

RyviusARC

I found Guild Wars 2 very boring compared to FF14.

FF14 is much more challenging than Guild Wars 2 and your class actually has a role to play.

[QUOTE="RyviusARC"]

[QUOTE="dommeus"]

If it was like GW2 I may consider it

Sollet

I found Guild Wars 2 very boring compared to FF14.

FF14 is much more challenging than Guild Wars 2 and your class actually has a role to play.

Only in r*tarded modern casual mainstream gamer's minds is "Having class roles in RPGs a bad thing" ... absolutely crap logic.

[QUOTE="Sollet"][QUOTE="RyviusARC"]

 

I found Guild Wars 2 very boring compared to FF14.

FF14 is much more challenging than Guild Wars 2 and your class actually has a role to play.

MBirdy88

Only in r*tarded modern casual mainstream gamer's minds is "Having class roles in RPGs a bad thing" ... absolutely crap logic.

You can't be because it's a different type of game.#

The only "crap logic" is spewing venom at anyone who's a bit bored of standard MMO roles and enjoys GW2 and other games shake up of said roles :?

There's a ton of MMOs where you can be a healer, why not go play them?

Not bad considering how shitty the first version was.

I've been tempted to try this but there are so many games coming out I figured I wouldn't burden myself with an MMO on top of everything.

[QUOTE="MBirdy88"]

[QUOTE="Sollet"] Because it goes back to the whole "Holy trinity" set up. While new and more innovative mmorpgs has seen the flaws of this system and is trying to get rid of it. See Everquest Next.locopatho

Only in r*tarded modern casual mainstream gamer's minds is "Having class roles in RPGs a bad thing" ... absolutely crap logic.

You can't be because it's a different type of game.#

The only "crap logic" is spewing venom at anyone who's a bit bored of standard MMO roles and enjoys GW2 and other games shake up of said roles :?

There's a ton of MMOs where you can be a healer, why not go play them?

I'm enjoying the game right now. Really like what they did with crafting, so much so that I'm spending more time levelling crafting classes than fighting. I like the dungeons too. 

However I think a lot of people will leave the game after the free month is over. There isn't much to do after you finish the quests with your main class. When you start with another class all there is to do is farming Fate over and over again. The fact that there is no PvP either doesn't help.

[QUOTE="blackace"]

[QUOTE="Sweenix"]

http://au.ign.com/articles/2013/09/11/final-fantasy-xiv-a-realm-reborn-review

8.6

 

This game is constantly getting great reviews, when will people finally realize how great the game actually is

Chutebox

When they stop charging $15 a month fees to play it and offer the game as a FREE download.

I'm not paying fees to play that game. FF XI was enough.

I'm playing this and liking it.  Rep Goblin server!

Not free... but they charge 30 dollars to download the game.. which is kinda like a wtf ? 

[QUOTE="dommeus"]

If it was like GW2 I may consider it

RyviusARC

I found Guild Wars 2 very boring compared to FF14.

FF14 is much more challenging than Guild Wars 2 and your class actually has a role to play.

FF14 is challenging? Only in trying to get over it's tedious nature. Unskippable cutscenes with poor animations and no voice overs? Is this 1995? 2.5 second global cooldown... Pfft, it's a console MMO.

I don't care for GW2, either. I'm just saying, FF14 is a casual grindfest. It's the high budget equivilent of RuneScape.

I'm enjoying the game right now. Really like what they did with crafting, so much so that I'm spending more time levelling crafting classes than fighting. I like the dungeons too. 

However I think a lot of people will leave the game after the free month is over. There isn't much to do after you finish the quests with your main class. When you start with another class all there is to do is farming Fate over and over again. The fact that there is no PvP either doesn't help.

edidili

[QUOTE="RyviusARC"]

[QUOTE="dommeus"]

If it was like GW2 I may consider it

Consternated

I found Guild Wars 2 very boring compared to FF14.

FF14 is much more challenging than Guild Wars 2 and your class actually has a role to play.

FF14 is challenging? Only in trying to get over it's tedious nature. Unskippable cutscenes with poor animations and no voice overs? Is this 1995? 2.5 second global cooldown... Pfft, it's a console MMO.

I don't care for GW2, either. I'm just saying, FF14 is a casual grindfest. It's the high budget equivilent of RuneScape.

[QUOTE="locopatho"]

[QUOTE="MBirdy88"] oh please. Guild Wars 2 created more "Flaws" than it fixed in terms of PvE and party play. only scenario it worked well was mindless PvP spam. All hyped up nonsense, why can't I be a healer I want to be? or a tank? wtf is the point in everyone being a dps with a heal or a defensive ability? to speed up queues? didn't do that in GW because their dungeons were so crap nobody wanted to do them.

 

Only in r*tarded modern casual mainstream gamer's minds is "Having class roles in RPGs a bad thing" ... absolutely crap logic.

MBirdy88

You can't be because it's a different type of game.#

The only "crap logic" is spewing venom at anyone who's a bit bored of standard MMO roles and enjoys GW2 and other games shake up of said roles :?

There's a ton of MMOs where you can be a healer, why not go play them?

You're just mad it wasn't your usual grind fest MMO.... They actually designed GW2 to be playable and people that enjoy the game could make it to late game with multiple classes without having to spend half their life's into grinding a single dungeon for weeks to get a single game end item. Like the person said.. there's more than not MMO's with your preference.. there's nothing special of what you ask... it's just the most common thing you can find w/o even trying..... so you having on one of the few games that don't do it just makes you seem quite silly.. especially trying so hard... i mean.. you think everyone else is dumb not to know how genetic mmo's are in general and buy into your 600 hours of grind fest to reach the samething you would in every single mmo out there with just longer time ?

[QUOTE="RyviusARC"]

[QUOTE="dommeus"]

If it was like GW2 I may consider it

Consternated

I found Guild Wars 2 very boring compared to FF14.

FF14 is much more challenging than Guild Wars 2 and your class actually has a role to play.

FF14 is challenging? Only in trying to get over it's tedious nature. Unskippable cutscenes with poor animations and no voice overs? Is this 1995? 2.5 second global cooldown... Pfft, it's a console MMO.

I don't care for GW2, either. I'm just saying, FF14 is a casual grindfest. It's the high budget equivilent of RuneScape.

[QUOTE="MBirdy88"][QUOTE="locopatho"]

You can't be because it's a different type of game.#

The only "crap logic" is spewing venom at anyone who's a bit bored of standard MMO roles and enjoys GW2 and other games shake up of said roles :?

There's a ton of MMOs where you can be a healer, why not go play them?

Joedgabe

You're just mad it wasn't your usual grind fest MMO.... They actually designed GW2 to be playable and people that enjoy the game could make it to late game with multiple classes without having to spend half their life's into grinding a single dungeon for weeks to get a single game end item. Like the person said.. there's more than not MMO's with your preference.. there's nothing special of what you ask... it's just the most common thing you can find w/o even trying..... so you having on one of the few games that don't do it just makes you seem quite silly.. especially trying so hard... i mean.. you think everyone else is dumb not to know how genetic mmo's are in general and buy into your 600 hours of grind fest to reach the samething you would in every single mmo out there with just longer time ?

[QUOTE="Consternated"]

[QUOTE="RyviusARC"]

 

I found Guild Wars 2 very boring compared to FF14.

FF14 is much more challenging than Guild Wars 2 and your class actually has a role to play.

MBirdy88

FF14 is challenging? Only in trying to get over it's tedious nature. Unskippable cutscenes with poor animations and no voice overs? Is this 1995? 2.5 second global cooldown... Pfft, it's a console MMO.

I don't care for GW2, either. I'm just saying, FF14 is a casual grindfest. It's the high budget equivilent of RuneScape.

Also, the game is ugly as hell. Makes TES:O look like Witcher 2.

[QUOTE="MBirdy88"][QUOTE="Consternated"]

FF14 is challenging? Only in trying to get over it's tedious nature. Unskippable cutscenes with poor animations and no voice overs? Is this 1995? 2.5 second global cooldown... Pfft, it's a console MMO.

I don't care for GW2, either. I'm just saying, FF14 is a casual grindfest. It's the high budget equivilent of RuneScape.

Consternated

Also, the game is ugly as hell. Makes TES:O look like Witcher 2.

[QUOTE="Joedgabe"]

[QUOTE="MBirdy88"] That would be dandy if the "trinity formular" didn't come under fire as "outdated" and simple dumbing down class roles is praised as "innovative" face facts, its just a dumbded down version to make casuals play 10 minutes longer.MBirdy88

You're just mad it wasn't your usual grind fest MMO.... They actually designed GW2 to be playable and people that enjoy the game could make it to late game with multiple classes without having to spend half their life's into grinding a single dungeon for weeks to get a single game end item. Like the person said.. there's more than not MMO's with your preference.. there's nothing special of what you ask... it's just the most common thing you can find w/o even trying..... so you having on one of the few games that don't do it just makes you seem quite silly.. especially trying so hard... i mean.. you think everyone else is dumb not to know how genetic mmo's are in general and buy into your 600 hours of grind fest to reach the samething you would in every single mmo out there with just longer time ?

The hours have to spent on GW2 to finish it and get to late game prepared made a huge difference in the "grind fest" because grind fest invovled everything on grinding.. GW2 leveling was a lot easier than other mmo's.... they're not really challenging.... they just push the idea of having to upgrade your items to maximun to fill in extra gameplay hours.... i myself welcome the Idea of mmo's allowing the players to have an accessible end game content in a way that you don't have to dedicate your life to reach or feel like you wasted your life for not being able to reach it. It did have grind.. but the over all game wasn't a Grind fest like almost every single one of MMORPG's where oyu have to spend at least a week playing to get the gear to play the next part... and probably like a month of grinding after reaching max level to get the gear to do the end game content.. ther'es no need for that.. just give it to people and if they want they move on the next MMO and do it all over again for the rest of their lives or until they're 30.. or just have the normal minded people be satisfied with their mmo urge and not feel like playing another mmo for a year or 2 after they had that end game fill.

[QUOTE="MBirdy88"][QUOTE="Consternated"]

FF14 is challenging? Only in trying to get over it's tedious nature. Unskippable cutscenes with poor animations and no voice overs? Is this 1995? 2.5 second global cooldown... Pfft, it's a console MMO.

I don't care for GW2, either. I'm just saying, FF14 is a casual grindfest. It's the high budget equivilent of RuneScape.

Consternated

Also, the game is ugly as hell. Makes TES:O look like Witcher 2.

I can't be bothered with a MMO. I'm glad Square Enix has put together another quality FF game though. That may bode well for FFXV.

[QUOTE="Consternated"]

[QUOTE="MBirdy88"] Could you talk anymore crap? what level are you, post me your lodestone.Chutebox

Also, the game is ugly as hell. Makes TES:O look like Witcher 2.

Also, the game is ugly as hell. 

Consternated

Really? To me this is one good looking MMO. Great armor and area design. Saying it is ugly as hell is a bit of a stretch. 

I hate how zones are separated with loading screens so much though. WoW fixed that 7 years ago yet these modern games both GW2 and this still use loading screens?

[QUOTE="Consternated"]

[QUOTE="MBirdy88"] confirmed, level 10? why did i ask? because you KNOW that you got nowhere to warrant your claims of difficulty.. poor animations ridiculous. Granted the rest is preference, but don't talk sh*t you can't back up.MBirdy88

Marauder level 31, Gladiator level 12. Wanted to be a Warrior (I've almost always played tanks in other MMOs), but I never got so far as to unlock the class. I know I'm close, and maybe I'll try it eventually, but meh...

The cutscenes animations are laughable. It's like they're just pressing one of the emotes from the menu to match vaguely with the poorly written dialog. After a few hours, I just stopped paying attention - after all, whens the last time a FF game had a decent story? 12/13 years ago?

How can anyone praise FF14s visuals? I'm a PC player, so I'm not even talking about the console version. I didn't think a huge amount of GW2s gameplay, but from a visual point of view, that game absolutely trounces FF14, in both design and visual quality. Hell, even WoW is still more asthetically pleasing than the bland colour pallet of FF14 (minus the flashy JRPG animations, of course).

[QUOTE="Consternated"]

Also, the game is ugly as hell. 

edidili

Really? To me this is one good looking MMO. Great armor and area design. Saying it is ugly as hell is a bit of a stretch. 

I hate how zones are separated with loading screens so much though. WoW fixed that 7 years ago yet these modern games both GW2 and this still use loading screens?