![]() ![]() There are a ton of options for adjusting your character’s hair, eyes, and scars. ![]() Naturally, you’ll be inclined to click on “Intro Movie.” It’s seven-and-a-half minutes of adventure-filled CG glory.Īfter watching that, you’ll probably think, “How could something that had that much love put into the intro alone turn out badly?” I thought the same thing… until I started the actual game.Ĭharacter creation is simple enough, and actually rather fun. Once you wrangle all of that into place, and get logged in, you’re treated to a lovely minimalist title screen with classic Final Fantasy music in the background. Naturally, there are cheaper, more long-term plans, but it’s more than a little ludicrous. If you were to pay for all eight character slots, at the moment, the game could cost you approximately $33.99 a month. You can buy up to eight, but you have to pay for them monthly. That’s right, on top of paying a monthly fee for the game, you have to pay extra for playable characters. That doesn’t sound too bad, but you also have to purchase character slots. Even if you’re already a “Square Enix Member,” you have to open up your browser, navigate around the labyrinthine “Account Management System” (which is hard to find in and of itself), input your credit card, and register for FFXIV. After it’s done installing and patching, you’re given a login screen asking for your Square Enix ID and password. When I learned that I’d have the chance to playtest it, I was incredibly excited.įinal Fantasy XIV is frustrating from the get-go. ![]() Promises of dynamic genre-defying combat and a freeing, equipment-based job system had me salivating. I decided that Final Fantasy XIV had to be the MMO for me. However, seeing Final Fantasy XIV’s E3 2009 reveal trailer left me awestruck. Aside from a brief stint of MapleStory while I was in middle school, the genre never really got its hooks into me. ![]()
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