Month: August 2013

The recent Final Fantasy XIV press event in San Francisco didn’t just mean a chance to sit down and play the game amidst a lushly decorated room, although that was certainly on the agenda. It also meant a chance to ask director and producer Naoki Yoshida some questions about the game going forward and the […]

They’ve been previewed on the main page, they’ve been hinted at in quest texts, but the Grand Companies of Final Fantasy XIV haven’t been seen in the game — at least, not until now. Along with all of the mechanical shifts, patch 1.18 is also bringing the long-awaited organizations into play, offering players new opportunities […]

There are five playable races resembling those from Final Fantasy XI.Each race has a new name and their appearance has been altered; additionally, each is divided into two clans. The “missing genders” for some races (Female Roegadyn, Male Miqo’te and Female Highlander Hyur) will become available upon the PlayStation 3 release. [1] A recent player’s […]

Huge Materia “An extremely large materia.” —Description, Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy. The Huge Materia (ヒュージマテリア, Hyūji Materia?) in Final Fantasy VII are extraordinarily powerful Materia, produced in the core of a Mako Reactor. They are high density Materia that have 330 times the power of a regular Materia. The Huge Materia bear an uncanny resemblance […]

Okay, we’re back with another edition of our Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn previewand we still have so much to cover. Don’t worry; we’ll get there, I promise. If you missed our introduction to character creation or battle systems make sure to head over and check them out. This time around we will visit on […]

“A new age is upon us…and we fight, to make it ours.” —Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Game Trailer To complete the cycle of modifying the game after the initial reception, Square Enix announced a “2.0″ update of the game named Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. A Realm Reborn is not an expansion […]

Unrevisitable Locations Unrevisitable locations are locations that are accessed automatically during the storyline and inaccessible upon being left, thus, only visitable once in the entire play-through. Many unofficial guides and walkthroughs warn players of these locations beforehand, especially if they contain useful items. Final Fantasy IV: The After Years The player can revisit some areas […]

World & Lore Final Fantasy XIV is set in the world of Hydaelyn. Players can currently explore a realm of Hydaelyn known as Eorzea, though there are many other distant landmasses with numerous civilizations.180px Eorzea Final Fantasy Xiv:Game Setting EorzeaThe Eorzean Realm. In Eorzea, towering mountains dominate the north, their peaks forever lashed with icy […]

In the past few weeks, I have been able to spend a little time in the reimagined world of Eorzea. Eorzea is the world in which the MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV is set. FFXIV was released in September 2010 to largely negative reviews. Claims that the game was poorly optimized, that it offered a sluggish […]

 Hello future and present Eorzeans, thanks for returning to our Final Fantasy XXIV: A Realm Reborn Preview Series. Today, it’s all about leveling up. If you’re an MMOer, you either love or hate the experience of leveling up; there’s really no in between. If you love it, it’s because – let’s face it – you […]