We’re getting to see places that have often been mentioned but never seen, and lingering questions from previous expansions finally find answers. Square Enix have done a great job of making even minor characters feel like they’re living their own lives, each one a part of something greater. It’s impressive just how well thought out and connected the world is to previous events - it makes Hydaelyn (that’s the name of the planet as well as the Primal god) feel like an extremely rich and complex place to exist. You need to know everything that has come before to get the most out of this. For story and world-building fanatics it’s a treat to really see the nitty gritty behind several characters’ motivations and just how far back they go, but it’s quite hard work and anyone who has skipped any of the hundreds of hours of story so far to reach Endwalker will be completely lost. There’s a lot of politics involved early on. With no real new leads on the terrible towers that are enthralling thousands across the world and essentially turning them into zombies, you head to Sharlyan - the former homeland of your companions Alphinaud and Alisae - in pursuit of knowledge. The starting point feels a little subdued in comparison to previous expansions - you’re not quite crossing the rift into Shadowbringers, or dragging your dispirited body across a frozen bridge into Heavensward, but it does feel in keeping with your current predicament. Anyone who's skipped the hundreds of hours of story so far to reach Endwalker will be completely lost.
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It’s frustrating when you’ve been excitedly waiting for Endwalker to drop, but you can’t really blame the developers for that - it’s far beyond what anyone could have envisioned and they’re already compensating everyone with a week’s free game time to make up for it. Unfortunately there’s not much they can currently do - everything is at max capacity and because of global supply issues they can’t get the servers they need to expand it all yet.
To their credit, Square Enix have been incredibly upfront about the congestion issues and what they’re trying to do to ease them. Between the queue times and sheer scale and finality of the story, Endwalker is a lengthy undertaking.
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So huge that it’s going to take a few more weeks to soak it all in and do a full review justice. But if you can stand the two hour waits and dreaded 2002 error then you’re in for a grand, if a little slow-starting, adventure.įinal Fantasy XIV: Endwalker is the final chapter in the story arc of warring gods Zodiark and Hydaelyn, and sees you trot across the globe to make new friends, fight old foes, and get some space travel under your belt. It's a slow start, but so far Final Fantasy XIV's Endwalker expansion looks to be a fitting end to a story arc over ten years in the making.Īfter a crazy summer that saw Final Fantasy XIV’s playerbase expand dramatically during what was supposed to be a quiet period, it’s no surprise that anyone wanting to tuck into the new Endwalker expansion has a lot of queueing to do. Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker review in progress
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