Shadowbringers
12 entries. 9,961 words.
2019-06
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Passing on Shadowbringers.
2019-06-20.
I probably won’t play Final Fantasy XIV’s Shadowbringers expansion. I’ve had a lot of fun in Final Fantasy XIV but it occurred to me that the game isn’t made for me anymore.
Bye bye spunky porcelain-faced Miqo'te in the Bain mask.
That became really clear when I watched the Square Enix event for E3. At the end of the event, Twitter exploded with excitement over a bombshell surprise reveal. I watched the entire E3 event.
- MMORPG
2021-07
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FFXIV - The Unending Journey.
2021-07-15.
I played Final Fantasy XIV last night. Sort of.
- Gaming
- MMORPG
2021-08
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Pantheon Of Best Shadowbringers Moments So Far.
2021-08-15.
Yesterday I flippantly remarked, “Not exactly a deep meditation on the human condition,” about the Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers story so far. But there was a conversation that my mind keeps returning to: A conversation between the Crystal Exarch and Lord Vauthry.
- Gaming
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Level Curves And Story Pacing.
2021-08-17.
I wish the arbitrary geometric leveling curve didn’t mess up story pacing.
- Gaming
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MMORPG Character Switcharoos.
2021-08-18.
Sometimes MMORPGs make you play a different character for narrative purposes and I don’t like it very much.
- Gaming
2021-09
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FFXIV - Contemporary Shadowbringers Reviews [+audio].
2021-09-14.
Out of curiosity, I went looking to find some contemporary accounts of why Shadowbringers was The Greatest Final Fantasy Story Ever. Because it wasn’t clear to me.
- Gaming
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FFXIV - Shadowbringers Story Summary [+audio].
2021-09-21.
Similar to what I did with Stormblood, I wanted to write a brief high-level overview of the events of the Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers expansion story, so I’ll remember it later.
- Gaming
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FFXIV - Shadowbringers 5.1, Vows of Virtue, Deeds of Cruelty.
2021-09-24.
Notes on the Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers Patch 5.1 Content, Vows of Virtue, Deeds of Cruelty.
- Gaming
2021-10
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FFXIV - Shadowbringers 5.2, Echoes of a Fallen Star.
2021-10-12.
Notes on the Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers Patch 5.2 Content, Echoes of a Fallen Star.
- Gaming
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FFXIV - Shadowbringers 5.3, Reflections in Crystal.
2021-10-30.
Notes on the Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers Patch 5.3 Content, Reflections in Crystal, which I finished well over a month ago at the time of this publication.
- Gaming
2021-12
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FFXIV - Shadowbringers 5.4, Futures Rewritten.
2021-12-01.
Notes on the Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers Patch 5.4 Content, Futures Rewritten, which I finished well over two months ago at the time of this publication.
- Gaming
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FFXIV - Shadowbringers 5.5/5, Death Unto Dawn.
2021-12-09.
Notes on the Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers Patch 5.5 and 5.55 Content, Death Unto Dawn, which I finished more than two months ago at the time of this publication.
- Gaming