FINAL FANTASY XIV
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Final Fantasy XIV, despite likely being the second most successful MMORPG on the market right now (nothing can beat WoW), was once upon a time a complete failure – greatly damaging the reputation of the Final Fantasy series. Originally released in 2009, Final Fantasy XIV shut down in 2012 after a very troublesome three years. Thanks to a myriad of bugs, gameplay problems, and an overwhelmingly negative reception, the development team behind the game publicly apologised for the disaster only a year after the release, and started reworking the title. By 2011, it became apparent that patches weren’t going to fix a game that was fundamentally broken from the very core – the engine – and in October it was announced that the game would be scrapped, and the servers were shut down on November 11, 2012 – in a spectacular way.
The new Final Fantasy XIV, known as Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, was released in August 2013 and was met with a universally popular reception. It was the game that the original should’ve been, and grants the player the ability to explore a massive world, kill monsters, participate in raids against many of the series’ most well-known enemies, and so much more. It has since had two major expansions released; Stormblood, the latest one, was only released in June 2017, so the community is still thriving. If you’ve dabbled in WoW and found it wasn’t your cup of tea, give Final Fantasy XIV a try; chances are you’ll find something to love.
