A Realm Reborn is a necessary, albeit, incredibly tough pill to swallow for anyone who is wanting to enter the world of Final Fantasy XIV. While a fun game when you are playing the dungeons and bosses, it is a game that is bogged down by needless padding, boring exposition, a shit ton of content that you will need to engage with in one way or another, and the general unfavourable task of being a game put together from a legendary disaster. But they got the ship in condition, and its time to move forward with your MMO, what’s next?
Heavensward is pretty much a straight improvement on A Realm Reborn. The first thing that happens is that Alphinaud’s voice actor immediately changes, as well as the entire cast, and it is almost a complete net positive across the board. The writing is tighter, the pacing flies by, the social aspect… okay it's basically the same, but for the sake of this, it felt better! XIV is a tough game to explain the general appeal of in terms of segments without just giving away story segments and boss battles, but Heavensward ups the stakes of the best part of the game in a major way. I can say without a shadow of a doubt that I am now fully converted.
I should say I’ve technically been done with Heavensward for like a month or so, and I’ve been waiting for the right time to truly “complete” it, and doing all the excellent post game content over the course of a month has truly made me fall in love with this one. One of the best soundtracks I’ve ever the pleasure to experience, there is a goblin rap with time centered music ques. It is has been an absolute wild ride. A Realm Reborn sort of knocked the wind out of me, but Heavensward is just an absolute triumph. I can’t wait to see where the XIV journey continues to lead from here on.
Heavensward is pretty much a straight improvement on A Realm Reborn. The first thing that happens is that Alphinaud’s voice actor immediately changes, as well as the entire cast, and it is almost a complete net positive across the board. The writing is tighter, the pacing flies by, the social aspect… okay it's basically the same, but for the sake of this, it felt better! XIV is a tough game to explain the general appeal of in terms of segments without just giving away story segments and boss battles, but Heavensward ups the stakes of the best part of the game in a major way. I can say without a shadow of a doubt that I am now fully converted.
I should say I’ve technically been done with Heavensward for like a month or so, and I’ve been waiting for the right time to truly “complete” it, and doing all the excellent post game content over the course of a month has truly made me fall in love with this one. One of the best soundtracks I’ve ever the pleasure to experience, there is a goblin rap with time centered music ques. It is has been an absolute wild ride. A Realm Reborn sort of knocked the wind out of me, but Heavensward is just an absolute triumph. I can’t wait to see where the XIV journey continues to lead from here on.