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[rofif]

Imho .... Awful story, dreadful gameplay and one of the worse open world elements and side quests I can remember, ever... the only redeemable quality at the time was the graphics on the Pro.. and thats it.

Some of the best graphics, music and animations TO THIS DAY.
Great vibe and atmosphere of the game. Amazing looking magic.
idk what's so bad about the story. It's fine. I feel like not everything has to be told directly. You can infer few things and it's fine.
I get that this gameplay and open world is not for everyone but honestly there is not even that much of real open world in this. And combat is strange but I don't think putting other type of combat would've changed the game that much.

Anyway. You focus on the bad, I focus on the good.

 

[Bernardougf]

Some of the best graphics, music and animations TO THIS DAY.
Great vibe and atmosphere of the game. Amazing looking magic.
idk what's so bad about the story. It's fine. I feel like not everything has to be told directly. You can infer few things and it's fine.
I get that this gameplay and open world is not for everyone but honestly there is not even that much of real open world in this. And combat is strange but I don't think putting other type of combat would've changed the game that much.

Anyway. You focus on the bad, I focus on the good.

The story was famously unfinished having to be "completed" by side media launched on youtube , the other parts are subjective to what you like or dont like. So no point in arguing.

 

[rofif]

The story was famously unfinished having to be "completed" by side media launched on youtube , the other parts are subjectives to what you like or dont like. So no point in arguing.

I didn't watch any side media and I've not played the dlc. And the story was complete. It's just not fleshed out.
Really it's not that difficult to understand.
Story doesn't have to be super convoluted in order to be good. Simple stories are fine too.
but whatever. I know it's unfinished. so be that way

 

[Bernardougf]

I didn't watch any side media and I've not played the dlc. And the story was complete. It's just not fleshed out.
Really it's not that difficult to understand.
Story doesn't have to be super convoluted in order to be good. Simple stories are fine too

Your opinion of the story dosent change the fact that it was unfinished with side content having to be dropped in dlc and on other media for completion and understanding... if you like the way it was more power to you

 

[rofif]

Your opinion of the story dosent change the fact that it was unfinished with side content having to be dropped in dlc and on other media for completion and understanding... if you like the way it was more power to you

The characters leave for a mission or two and you get to know what they did in it in a dlc. It was designed this way.
The overall story about the curse and bad uncle remains what it is.

 

[Bernardougf]

The characters leave for a mission or two and you get to know what they did in it in a dlc. It was designed this way.
The overall story about the curse and bad uncle remains what it is.

I think you are purposely ignoring all that is known about the turbulent development and rushed launching of the game, how incomplete and patched it had to be and how it was never a trully finished product in the end.. you like the game and is very passionate about, thats fine. It dosent change the history behind it...

But this is to much off topic .. lets agree on disagree before we have our asses kicked by mods.

 

[MagiusNecros]

Yoshi P laughs

Glad he cleared this up and it means FF14 will still be boring and never change. It's not the win he thinks it is.

 

[Hawk The Slayer]

Good since I dislike the art style of FFXIV and FFXVi