Final Fantasy XIV (hereinafter referred to as "FF14") version 6.0 "The End of the Moon" has won praise from overseas game media since its launch last year, and its plot has also been hailed as "the best ever". On March 16, "The End of the Dawn of the Moon" is also about to be launched on the national service, although players have been able to obtain relevant spoilers for the 6.0 version from various channels before this, but this is far less than one in ten thousand to experience in person, but it has increasingly raised the expectations of national service players.
Since its reboot in 2013, FF14 has spent nearly a decade, bringing countless players exclusive memories of being a "Warrior of Light". This new version of 6.0 once again brings players a new 50-hour main storyline, and unlike previous versions, the moment the showdown between light and darkness begins, it also means that the story of Heidelin and Zodiak is about to end.
Final Fantasy XIV 6.0 Expansion Pack "The End of the Dawning Moon"
In "The End of the Dawning Moon", almost all the elements that can be touched on this road are contained: the old Sareaan that crossed the Northern Ocean, the Lazarhan and garema Empire in the Near East, and even the moon floating in the night sky. Everything in "The End of the Dawning Moon" is trying to stitch with the newborn self again after the barbaric growth, so as to write the end together.
The Long Echo: The Answer sheet for Best Story Delivery
FF14 doesn't require players to grow up as much as most RPG games on the market, which makes its story more pure. The main plot is the core part of this MMORPG, and it is also the part that the development team spends the most energy on the design and development process.
Giving players more emotional value in the plot is what FF14 has been doing all along. The player's protagonist is the player who is the Warrior of Light, so basically the player's character has less dialogue in the game. The main writer, Natsuko Ishikawa, chose to speak their minds through the mouth of dawn, which also gave players a deeper sense of substitution in the course of the game. It can be said that the world in "FF14" is not directly portrayed, but is composed of details that are portrayed. It is through this small encounter during the journey that the player can truly contact the lives of everyone who makes up this macro history, and feel that "they live in that world".
Main visual diagram
Using the plot as the core to attract players is an extremely rare genre in MMORPGs, and even fewer can always maintain the best quality of the plot. But for "The End of the Dawning Moon", it concludes almost without reservation for all the main plot, including the long dispute between the planetary will Heidelin and Zodyak, the ambition of the shadowless, and the fate of the Garema Empire. A satisfactory answer to this decade's adventure is the most worthwhile and precious meaning.
The end of the "known": the emotional bondage under culture
FF14's 6.0 version of "Dawn of the Moon" was initially well received by the well-known game media IGN when it was first launched in international services, and in addition to continuing to get a high score of 9 in the review, IGN said that the 6.0 version "solidified its position as one of the best Final Fantasy stories of all time".
This rating is not just because the main storyline is full of meaningful and memorable story animations and new areas. In "The End of the Dawning Moon", not only has two new special functions starting from the 70th level of "Sage" and "Samadhi", but also a new large-scale team mission has been added. The dungeon performance has also maintained the same high standard as always, and the scene effect is luxurious. And still maintains an excellent music design, so that players can always feel the smart charm transmitted from Zu Jianzhengqing's fingertips.
Opening of the new region "Sea of Sighs"
With the "Dawn of the End" national costume online into the countdown stage, it also means that the "FF14" national service players are about to experience the end of the wonderful story of "Heidelin and Zodiak Chapter". "FF14" is an opportunity for many people to have the privilege of participating in the adventure of the other world, the more seriously players experience the game, the more they can feel the touch and warmth of the adventure journey, the real flow in parallel time and space. Naoki Yoshida admits that they could have easily extended the plot, but it would have been "unable to cause shock and release emotions like the end of Akatsuki." And in the future, players will continue to work with them into the next new story.
It has to be said that for the entire production team, this is a seemingly "risky" decision. Fortunately, this decision was unanimously approved by new and old players. During the period of waiting for the launch of the national service, the national service players spontaneously moved the new version of the material to exchange and share, and the IP culture circle of "FF14" became more and more active and plump. National service players are full of expectations, with the best way to meet and enjoy this "known" decade end.
End your adventure with an adventure, perhaps because you believe in each other that the adventure that belongs to FF14 will never end.