Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
December 7, 2021
Prepare for Endwalker, the highly-anticipated fourth expansion pack for FINAL FANTASY XIV Online. Experience the climax of the Hydaelyn and Zodiark story, and encounter an even greater calamity than ever before as you travel to the far reaches of Hydaelyn and even to the moon. Journey to the very stars …
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"Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker is the perfect sendoff to a saga that was started over a decade ago."
Read original review"Final Fantasy XIV closes its first colossal story arc with an exceptional expansion. The sense of completeness once you reach the end credits is tangible, and the mere fact that we are talking about the expansion of an MMOPRG in …"
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"Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker is a satisfying conclusion to ten years&s; worth of stories. It is rife with hundreds of hours&s; worth of content, tight gameplay, and a fully realized world to explore. MMORPG and Final Fantasy fans will not …"
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"Endwalker is an expansion like few seen so far, it represents the culmination of an adventure that has lasted for a decade and, treasuring all the experience gained over the years, manages to offer a challenge that involves all its …"
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"There&s;s plenty of laughter and tears along the way, and Endwalker manages to send off the Zodiark and Hydaelyn saga on an incredibly high note. Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker is a real crowdpleaser, and it should also leave everyone hopeful …"
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"As a long time fan it fills me with so much joy to see this story come together so well. Along with the new jobs, amazing new zones, and some much appreciated gameplay tweaks, this is potentially the best expansion …"
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"Ultimately, Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker continues the game’s legacy of immersive storytelling, fantastic music, and inspiring dialogue. Which is fitting, as Endwalker is to be the end of the current saga of Hydaelyn and Zodiark. This statement which has left …"
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""...aside from some pacing issues and a few blown payoffs, Endwalker delivers a conclusion worthy of the thousands of hours fans have poured into the game so far and plants the seeds for more adventures to come.""
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"With the Void storyline getting a little long in the tooth, Growing Light finally wraps things up and prepares players for the upcoming Dawntrail."
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"If you&s;re looking for story-heavy DVO, you&s;re in the right place. A bit bumpy but definitely worth experiencing, and Endwalker is the culmination of that experience."
Read original review"As usual, Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker is worth playing through in full if you’re into the story. I still hope that one day — I’m talking a decade-plus from now — Square Enix preserves this tale by any means necessary, …"
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"In Endwalker, Final Fantasy XIV does the impossible: bringing a complex narrative arc, woven over the last decade, to a nigh-perfect conclusion. The latest expansion is a masterpiece that justifies the game’s current popularity and the best new story released …"
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"Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker caps off a lengthy story arc in the best way possible. The main quest has tons of unexpected twists and turns with satisfying payoff for fans both new and old. Sage and Reaper are a ton …"
Read original review"While Endwalker fails to eclipse Shadowbringers in most areas, it succeeds in what is by far its most important mandate: properly ending this extremely long storyline in an incredibly satisfying way. It’s a solid tale from start to finish. The …"
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"Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker is the game&s;s most ambitious expansion yet and feels like both a fitting ending and a new beginning all at once."
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"Endwalker rounds out a decade of swirling story developments and character arcs with a triumphant finale, ensuring Final Fantasy 14&s;s legacy as one of the best MMOs ever made."
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"Endwalker concludes Final Fantasy XIV&s;s decade-long story - and what a story it has been."
Read original review"Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker reaches for the stars with its ambition and gets there--but not without a few turbulent hiccups along the way."
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"Endwalker caps off a story over a decade in the making in spectacular fashion and cements it as one of the series&s; best entries."
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"Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker concludes a near 10-year storyline and does so in a layered and symbolic way."
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"Final Fantasy XIV&s;s Endwalker expansion brings its longest story arc to a satisfying close and cements its place as one of the best Final Fantasy stories ever told."
Read original review"Endwalker stands as one of the most ambitious MMO expansions ever made, and a magnificent conclusion to a journey that boasts some of the best storytelling in this medium."
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"Great expansion with attractive content and great gameplay."
Read original review"Not only does Endwalker offer a satisfying conclusion to one chapter of Final Fantasy XIV, but it creates an amazing foundation for the MMO’s future. Endwalker will ensure that Final Fantasy XIV’s recent meteoric rise won’t come crashing back down …"
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"But what we really have is something that’s as close to perfect as can be. Endwalker is what Final Fantasy XIV fans deserved, both old and new, after a meteoric rise to MMO superstardom."
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"A great but sometimes messy send-off for a decade-long story."
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"Once you&s;re past the horrendously long queues to actually get into the game, Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker was an almost flawless experience. This conclusion to a decade-long tale is told with a visual, musical and narrative artistry that isn&s;t often …"
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"An expansion that&s;s better than it has any right to be, Endwalker succeeds at wrapping up a decade-long story arc providing a satisfying send-off for players."
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"If you didn&s;t like FFXIV before now, Endwalker will do nothing to change your mind. But if you&s;re in, this emotional rollercoaster will be rolling towards a satisfying conclusion, that absolutely will not disappoint."
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"Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker caps off the Hydaelyn and Zodiark saga in a near perfect fashion. The storytelling on display vastly outshines the hit or miss quest design. The English voice acting deserve praise for consistent performances of both old …"
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"Endwalker isn’t a conclusion to the Final Fantasy 14 saga by any means, as the team has previously expressed. It’s an intense and heartfelt “thank-you” letter to the fans who have put time, money, and heart into the MMORPG all …"
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"Despite its clichés, as well as some excesses and pacing problems, Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker has memorable scenes and dialogue and consolidates the Hydaelyn-Zodiark arc as one of the best Final Fantasy stories in a rich mythology of existential, cultural …"
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