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FINAL FANTASY XIV [Download]




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    FINAL FANTASY XIV [Download] Reviews


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    221 of 249 people found the following review helpful
    1.0 out of 5 stars Not sure if this technically qualifies as a game, October 9, 2010
    = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 
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    This review is from: Final Fantasy XIV (DVD-ROM)
    Going to get the strong points out of the way first. Graphics and music. As far as I can tell, that's about it. The cut scenes and story are nice, but they make up such a tiny fraction of the game they're barely worth mentioning.

    As for the bad... it's pretty much every thing else.

    UI/controls - This has been beaten to death, but I want to hit it one more time. Quite simply the worst UI for any PC game in the past decade. UO and EQ1 were leaps and bounds ahead of FFXIV in terms of the interface. There is no drag/drop, clicking rarely does anything, limited keymapping, and everything is buried behind several menus.

    Combat - Sluggish and consists 90%+ of hitting 1111111. Threat is extremely broken in groups, ie you can get aggro for casting 1 spell even if you don't jump in until the mob is half dead. There aren't any special mobs or mechanics to deal with. You just stand there punching each other in the face until somebody dies. It's like... Read more
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    108 of 122 people found the following review helpful
    1.0 out of 5 stars At a complete loss., October 9, 2010
    = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 
    This review is from: Final Fantasy XIV (DVD-ROM)
    I'm at a complete loss at what Square was thinking. Have they played ANY OTHER mmo's in the last five years? I say this because the UI is so, so bad. I am a veteran of the original EQ. That game's interface was entirely more user friendly than this piece of garbage. People constantly bring up WoW as a comparison. Shoot, bring up a free to play Korean mmo and you will find a better control scheme and UI. Sure, nice graphics.....big deal when the game is completely barren with nothing to do. For those who have played Fallen Earth, that game has more going on in the environments than ffxiv.

    Square is lucky that they have the ff name to cling to and all the fans of the series. If this was a new mmo, like APB or Tabula Rasa, it would be shut down within a month. Shame on the people who blindly defend this game and all the flaws it contains. A company like Square/Enix needs to listen to their fans and not completely depend on brand loyalty.
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    147 of 168 people found the following review helpful
    1.0 out of 5 stars An exercise in frustration, October 2, 2010
    = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 
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    This review is from: Final Fantasy XIV (DVD-ROM)
    I wanted to like this game, but I just can't do it. I've heard some people try to defend the game by saying that it's challenging or that it has a steep learning curve, but so far it's been easy. It's just been frustratingly slow and tedious.

    Interface:
    Horribly slow. Painfully convoluted. Everything is menu based. You'll have to wade through lists to do anything. Unfortunately, every new menu that appears takes a few seconds to appear. When you've made your selection, be prepared to reconfirm your choice up to 3 times, and wait again for your selection to take effect. Waiting seems to be the theme of the game.

    Change equipment? Wait a few seconds. Also, be prepared to wade through your entire inventory, rather than just the items available for the particular slot you're changing.
    Activate combat mode? Wait a few seconds.
    Attack an enemy? Wait a few seconds.
    Initiate a trade with a vendor? Wait a few seconds. Choose buy or sell? Wait a few... Read more
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