Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail gets Stormblood comparisons after a "mixed" start on Steam, as players hope the MMO's new post-launch content can also bring it home
Jul. 2, 2024Will future updates change minds?
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AsFinal Fantasy 14 Dawntrailreleases out of early access, longtime players ofSquare Enix’s MMO are comparing the expansion to its predecessors and sharing their overall thoughts on the new DLC - which seem mixed so far.
Looking through reviews for Dawntrail onValve’s platform, it’s clear that many fans leaving negative reviews feel that the story content leaves room for improvement. “Dawntrail suffers from bad writing all around,” reads one. “It feels like it’s written for children. It’s somehow worse than ARR’s writing, which is considered to be the weakest.” Comparisons between the MMO’s new expansion and its previous releases don’t end at A Realm Reborn - other reviews mention Stormblood.
“They just fumbled the start,” a fan writes, describing how “the end brings some interesting prospect for the future.” There are plenty of positive Steam reviews, too - a good few people praise other aspects of the new content aside from its story: “This expansion has some of my favorite dungeons and fights mechanically and thematically.” One player says that the “new world gives you a lot to explore and enjoy” while its dungeons and trials are “fantastic all around.”
There’s no telling just yet what post-7.0 patches have in store for the community, but they could very well be big. Yoshi-P himself says future Final Fantasy 14 updates will return some"more individuality" to the MMO’s jobs, after all - but such adjustments aren’t likely to arrive imminently. As for the game’s story, I’m personally preparing myself for anything - whether it brings cheers or tears.
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After spending years with her head in various fantastical realms' clouds, Anna studied English Literature and then Medieval History at the University of Edinburgh, going on to specialize in narrative design and video game journalism as a writer. She has written for various publications since her postgraduate studies, including Dexerto, Fanbyte, GameSpot, IGN, PCGamesN, and more. When she’s not frantically trying to form words into coherent sentences, she’s probably daydreaming about becoming a fairy druid and befriending every animal or she’s spending a thousand (more) hours traversing the Underdark in Baldur’s Gate 3. If you spot her away from her PC, you’ll always find Anna with a fantasy book, a handheld video game console of some sort, and a Tamagotchi or two on hand.
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