So for someone who has never played, and doesn’t have a clue about the game, is it worth diving into? Do I need to do anything special to avoid spoilers, or will the game take me through the story from the original game through the expansions without deviation?
Very definitely worth it. And it’s free so if you don’t like it, not like you’re wasting anything. Have something like 10k hours in it. I don’t play it much anymore other than to check in and/or dick around with friends since I’ve done most of what I wanted. There’s no FOMO or anything like that. It’s very much built as an RPG, just online (though with the recent updates you can play the entire thing single player if you so wish). So you can just take your leave of it once you’ve done the content you want and come back later without missing anything. Very worth it.
Unironiconally one of my favorite FF stories, third to 9 and 10. And that probably has to do with them taking the time to build up a backstory and lore. So it’s not off to the racetracks minute one, big deal. Do you expect that when you read a book? Makes you care more about the people later on since they’ve been established as actual people and not just Spiky Hair Video Game Guy #1 and Woman Who Should Be Cold In Those Clothes #8
I’d say it is, because while it’s a slow burn the buildup leads to some pretty epic payoffs.
And the game will not only take you through each story in sequence so you don’t have to worry about spoilers, it will lock you out of progressing class quests (if they have spoilers, and the later ones often have at least a few) until you’ve played the relevant story parts. So it’s extra-anti-spoiler.
So for someone who has never played, and doesn’t have a clue about the game, is it worth diving into? Do I need to do anything special to avoid spoilers, or will the game take me through the story from the original game through the expansions without deviation?
Very definitely worth it. And it’s free so if you don’t like it, not like you’re wasting anything. Have something like 10k hours in it. I don’t play it much anymore other than to check in and/or dick around with friends since I’ve done most of what I wanted. There’s no FOMO or anything like that. It’s very much built as an RPG, just online (though with the recent updates you can play the entire thing single player if you so wish). So you can just take your leave of it once you’ve done the content you want and come back later without missing anything. Very worth it.
Unironiconally one of my favorite FF stories, third to 9 and 10. And that probably has to do with them taking the time to build up a backstory and lore. So it’s not off to the racetracks minute one, big deal. Do you expect that when you read a book? Makes you care more about the people later on since they’ve been established as actual people and not just Spiky Hair Video Game Guy #1 and Woman Who Should Be Cold In Those Clothes #8
I’d say it is, because while it’s a slow burn the buildup leads to some pretty epic payoffs.
And the game will not only take you through each story in sequence so you don’t have to worry about spoilers, it will lock you out of progressing class quests (if they have spoilers, and the later ones often have at least a few) until you’ve played the relevant story parts. So it’s extra-anti-spoiler.
the free trial has infinite time and some minor restrictions so imo you should try it
i didn’t know what to expect and only played guikdwars 1 and some 2 and very little WOW and ff14 won me over
it’s a very charming game with lots of character and you can tell it was made with love