343iBot Posted August 19, 2020 Report Share Posted August 19, 2020 What a feeling it is to play something that leaves you invigorated, not just for the game itself, but also on a personal level. Despite the deep, dark plotlines and harrowing battles against complex villains or malevolence incarnate, Final Fantasy XIV tends to be rather optimistic. Although questions linger, the heroes prevail and the world rebuilds while you await the next wave of evildoers to set their plans in motion. But the latest storyline in FFXIV's 5.3 update, which closes out the entire Shadowbringers expansion story arc, ends on a more joyful, intimate note that's earned, and it makes me smile every time I think about it. See, even as Shadowbringers presents FFXIV on the grandest scale in the game's history, the stories within are deeply humanizing. It's character-focused in a way that FFXIV hadn't really been before. While you and your Scion allies work to avert a calamity for a separate realm and your own simultaneously, they dig deep to grow as leaders and take action alongside you in service of others. Patch 5.3, aptly named Reflections In Crystal, is a microcosm of the game's ability to fulfill those narrative ambitions, but also inspire hope in such poetic fashion. From here on, I'll be talking in explicit spoilers for all of FFXIV, including Shadowbringers and the ending of the 5.3 storyline. So if you're keen on finishing it yourself, I'd suggest you bookmark this one and save it for later. Continue Reading at GameSpotView the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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