Final Fantasy XIV: The Gears of Change
released on Feb 23, 2016
An update for Final Fantasy XIV Online
Patch 3.2 brings a myriad of additions and refinements to the realm of Eorzea, including new story quests, new beast tribe quests, battle class adjustments, and more!
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amazing
ty for giving the Ishgardian twink more screen time
Definitely more narrative of a narrative over content patch but they did so many things well. I really just enjoyed the story. So many unexpected things, Minfillia, Estinien, Emmanellain. I was very engaged all the way through even if some parts were a bit iffy like the whole grand company melee somehow fixing the problems but I guess it's just medieval logic, fighting solves everything. But you're still seeing the effects of the war and how people are just so reluctant to give into peace because war is all they've ever known. I just really liked it.
Why cause all these political problems and then just pretend that the melee actually could have solved any of it? Its not ever brought up again in any meaningful way...
This review contains spoilers
While this patch does feel more narratively focused than the last, with its final moments tying back into the cliffhanger that was set up at the end of HW proper, there was not as much shock value here as the last patch. Hell, Minfilia's death(?) was so anticlimactic that I just rolled my eyes. And the "melee" tournament was honestly not as interesting as I expected.
Still, there's plenty that this patch does to keep the story rolling along, with Nidhogg's rude interruption of the peace conference being quite memorable. The Antitower was also a really solid dungeon, with its final boss taking the form of a giant demonic baby doll come to life; certainly, an image I will not soon forget.
The best scene? Emmanellain getting completely socked in the face by Thancred.
Still, there's plenty that this patch does to keep the story rolling along, with Nidhogg's rude interruption of the peace conference being quite memorable. The Antitower was also a really solid dungeon, with its final boss taking the form of a giant demonic baby doll come to life; certainly, an image I will not soon forget.
The best scene? Emmanellain getting completely socked in the face by Thancred.
plot is moving again, very solid story content and yeah, overall a pretty great patch