So I decided to say eff it and just mess around on another server since I'm not gonna be on Balmung until Early Access it seems.
This game is great, I was really frustrated with all the server shenanigans and all, but as soon as I started (I decided to play a Gladiator just because) I was having a blast.
My laptop isn't great but still everything looked lovely, the sounds were beautiful and the game just all felt so organic and Final Fantasy like, I loved it.
Combat was a treat, I love games like TERA's combat systems where you have to be active so seeing an enemy busting an AoE out and being able to bail out of the way was great. The combat is rather slow but it feels...purposeful...it's not magic anime fifty cuts in one seconds and you're dead fighting. The slowness feels right because I'm a dude with a sword swinging it around at a fat little monster bouncing around me, this should feel kinda slow, you know? I've never felt bored during it, which is the key point, everything felt fun, just, ya know, a bit slow.
I played back during beta and launch so I knew the core systems, but it was just astounding how much they grew and added on. I really had my doubt about how much a 'reboot' this was, I was kinda still expecting to be disappointed at this just being FFXIV's launch with a shiny new class and a coat of fresh paint, but this just knocked my socks off.
I didn't get to play with crafting like I wanted to, but that's because I was loving Gladiator so much, which is amazing to me because back in the old days I HATED that class with a burning fury. Coming from FFXI it felt like they were Warrior's special younger brother, but now they really feel like...well gladiators. I'm moving around, doing cool shit, and cutting fools' faces instead of just standing still swinging my sword like an asshole.
My one negative is, well this is beta, and the servers are wonky and all that. Still, if my one glaring flaw I can think of is basically a thing that will be fixed by the next time I play, I'd have to say this is a 10/10 experience, would recommend.
This game is great, I was really frustrated with all the server shenanigans and all, but as soon as I started (I decided to play a Gladiator just because) I was having a blast.
My laptop isn't great but still everything looked lovely, the sounds were beautiful and the game just all felt so organic and Final Fantasy like, I loved it.
Combat was a treat, I love games like TERA's combat systems where you have to be active so seeing an enemy busting an AoE out and being able to bail out of the way was great. The combat is rather slow but it feels...purposeful...it's not magic anime fifty cuts in one seconds and you're dead fighting. The slowness feels right because I'm a dude with a sword swinging it around at a fat little monster bouncing around me, this should feel kinda slow, you know? I've never felt bored during it, which is the key point, everything felt fun, just, ya know, a bit slow.
I played back during beta and launch so I knew the core systems, but it was just astounding how much they grew and added on. I really had my doubt about how much a 'reboot' this was, I was kinda still expecting to be disappointed at this just being FFXIV's launch with a shiny new class and a coat of fresh paint, but this just knocked my socks off.
I didn't get to play with crafting like I wanted to, but that's because I was loving Gladiator so much, which is amazing to me because back in the old days I HATED that class with a burning fury. Coming from FFXI it felt like they were Warrior's special younger brother, but now they really feel like...well gladiators. I'm moving around, doing cool shit, and cutting fools' faces instead of just standing still swinging my sword like an asshole.
My one negative is, well this is beta, and the servers are wonky and all that. Still, if my one glaring flaw I can think of is basically a thing that will be fixed by the next time I play, I'd have to say this is a 10/10 experience, would recommend.
