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Home News Meteor Descends Upon FFXIV Signaling The End Of An Era, Captivating Trailer Released

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Meteor Descends Upon FFXIV Signaling The End Of An Era, Captivating Trailer Released

Posted on Sunday, November 11 @ 08:37:23 Eastern by Jonathan_Leack

Out with the old, rusty, and flawed, and in with the new, they say.

Last night a meteor descended upon Final Fantasy XIV's world of Eorzea, an event that left disgruntled fans like myself giddy after two years of facepalming. Thousands of players gathered—as seen above—near capitol cities to mark their existence in Final Fantasy XIV's undoubtedly controversial timeline.

Not all was destroyed, though. The event also signaled the beginning of a new era laden with opportunity and modern mechanics which Square Enix has dubbed: A Realm Reborn. To add an exclamation point to the event, Square Enix released an absolutely remarkable trailer that was crafted by the talented group at Visual Works.


If you're like me and actually interested in whether or not Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn is the modernization of the original game that we've been hoping for, here are a few highlights of what 2.0 will bring:
  • Completely restructured world.
  • An optimized graphics engine.
  • Two functional UIs (one for PC and one for PS3).
  • Addition of Arcanist and Summoner.
  • Chocobo raising.
  • Instanced housing.
  • Tons of added quests.
  • New notorious monsters.
  • Cross-server dungeon finder.
  • Additional summons including Titan and Odin.
  • Overhauled combat system.
  • PvP system.
  • New story.
  • Redesigned crafting/gathering system.
  • New dungeons and raids.
Even if you're someone like me with a bad taste in their mouth after the initial release of Final Fantasy XIV, Square Enix has shown that it's done enough to at least warrant your attention. Stay tuned for additional information as well as an official release date in the coming weeks.
Related Games:   Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn
Tags:   Final Fantasy XIV, Square Enix


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  • Daddio
    Daddio
    Joined: Nov 2008
    Posted: Nov 11th, 2012 at 9:29 am
    That video was amazing.
    0 1
  • Jonathan_Leack
    Jonathan_Leack
    Joined: Jan 2012
    Posted: Nov 11th, 2012 at 9:31 am
    Both myself and my split personality agree.
    0 1
  • sliverstorm
    sliverstorm
    Joined: Jun 2007
    Posted: Nov 11th, 2012 at 9:55 am
    1. Give each of the characters in that video a personality, a backstory, and goals
    2. Overarching Romance of the Three Kingdoms-type setting
    3. Extend to at least 90 minutes
    4. All of my money
    0 2
  • Lien
    Lien
    Joined: Feb 2008
    Posted: Nov 11th, 2012 at 10:46 am
    That video is worth watching on a 5.1 surround set.
    0 1
  • xavier_2000_ie
    xavier_2000_ie
    Joined: Jun 2007
    Posted: Nov 11th, 2012 at 11:28 am
    never played it. worth trying out?
    0 1
  • Jonathan_Leack
    Jonathan_Leack
    Joined: Jan 2012
    Posted: Nov 11th, 2012 at 5:40 pm
    Original version... no way, Jose.

    This new version looks dramatically better, though.
    0 1
  • xavier_2000_ie
    xavier_2000_ie
    Joined: Jun 2007
    Posted: Nov 11th, 2012 at 11:38 am
    on another note, that FMV was absolutely amazing
    weather its crap or not, that would make me want to try it
    0 1
  • graniteoctopus
    graniteoctopus
    Joined: Jan 2012
    Posted: Nov 11th, 2012 at 1:45 pm
    nice video, but the fact that it doesnt represent how the game looks or plays means its just that, a nice video.
    0 1
  • drazze
    drazze
    Joined: Aug 2006
    Posted: Nov 11th, 2012 at 1:48 pm
    Hmm in which MMO have I've seen a dragon bring about the end of the world recently... a CATACLYSMIC event to say the least
    1 1
  • sg4real
    sg4real
    Joined: Apr 2011
    Posted: Nov 11th, 2012 at 3:35 pm
    when things go to ****, drop a meteor on it and start over!
    0 2
  • ShadeTail
    ShadeTail
    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: Nov 11th, 2012 at 3:38 pm
    Rocks fall, everyone dies.
    0 2
  • TurinAlexander
    TurinAlexander
    Joined: Sep 2006
    Posted: Nov 11th, 2012 at 5:11 pm
    Cool video. It's too bad that it tells me exactly nothing about the game though.
    0 2
  • elmoreoocyte
    elmoreoocyte
    Joined: Apr 2012
    Posted: Nov 11th, 2012 at 5:47 pm
    That's a really cool acknowledgement of how bad the game was (it was BAAAAAAAD). It's cool to see a company actually make up a back story to rebooting and trying to make a terrible game playable. After playing for a little while when it first came out, I may try a free weekend or something, but I can't say for sure I'd even do that.
    0 1
  • ZenGamer1993
    ZenGamer1993
    Joined: Nov 2012
    Posted: Nov 12th, 2012 at 1:24 pm
    One of the alpha game play videos linked to this vid is in french... If only i spoke french...
    0 0
  • GuerillaMatzilla
    GuerillaMatzilla
    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: Nov 13th, 2012 at 4:07 pm
    Oops, maybe I shouldn't have have combined that Bahamut and Meteor materia... At least it looks cool!
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