13 Things You Need to Know About Final Fantasy 14

January 13, 2015 By Fred Mitchell Leave a Comment

There has been a mass hysteria around the Final Fantasy game series since they first came out and now, fans of this MMO RPG can happily enjoy Final Fantasy 14.

After the release of Final Fantasy XI, group play is no longer considered hugely important so you can be equally rewarded even if you enjoy playing solo rather than in a team. Choose your character, choose your job and prepare to live a Fantasy life in a massive game world.

Although the game has been released in 2010, here are 13 things that you might not know about Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.

1. Naoki Yoshida, Producer and Director of Final Fantasy XIV is a very badass MMO player himself, who can show off with over 20 years of experience in multiplayer games of the same genre as Final Fantasy 14.

2. The Crystal Tower you can see in Final Fantasy III will reappear in Final Fantasy 14 A Realm Reborn and it will be featured as a dungeon with a 24-man instance.

3. To save up some storage space and retainer, you can use the Armoite in the Inn to store untradeable items. An example of an Untradeable item is the bikinis from the Faire.

4. You can party with pretty much any level players without any penalty. Most developers of MMOs have tried to “force” lower level players to party with players with a higher level in order to make low levels reach max level faster but even if you hang out with better players, bosses can still kill you with one shot and you find yourself struggling even more to reach a higher level. However, the developers of Final Fantasy A Realm Reborn have taken that into consideration so you don’t have to party only with higher level players, but with anyone you want.

5. Having loads and loads of storage space is a huge deal when it comes to most MMOs but since the release of Final Fantasy X, the game does not give you a limited inventory system. In Final Fantasy 14, you do not need to buy or make bags at all and you have access to over 100 inventory slots as soon as you start playing. This number of slots is set to upgrade as you go through the game and complete different tasks.

6. There are plenty of callbacks to previous Final Fantasy games in Final Fantasy 14. U I’dah is almost the same as Rabanstre from Final Fantasy XII and the Glean Empire looks pretty much the same as the Empire in Final Fantasy VI. The developers have also confirmed that the Gold Saucer from Final Fantasy 7 will also reappear in a future version of the game.

7. All the Chocobos in the game jump while holding their beaks open.

8. If you see the game more as a challenge than as a means of fun you will be pleased to know that there is an extremely difficult version of Final Fantasy 14 which will make all the tasks required in the game insanely challenging.

9. Lightning from Final Fantasy 13 will appear in Final Fantasy 14 as part of a special FATE. She will be battling alongside other players.

10. Final Fantasy XIV will bring the holiday cheer to the game so if you find yourself logging in around Christmas period, for example, you will find everything with a Christmas vibe and you can even put your hands on a snowman costume.

11. The Chocobos in Final Fantasy 14 can not only be used as mounts but also as battle companions, so be sure to check that out as well.

12. Most Final Fantasy players are already accustomed with the character named “Cid” and will be pleased to see that Cid nan Garlond is now the leader of the group of magitek engineer called Garlond Ironworks. Cid, along with the moogles and the chocobos is a trademark of the Final Fantasy game series and can easily be spotted throughout the game. Moogles, everyone’s favorite Final Fantasy mascots will continue to make sure all your mail will get to the right place.

13. There have also been a lot of people interested in creating porn scenes using the characters from the Final Fantasy game series. If you want t check out some Final Fantasy XIV hentai, here you can find it on tumblr.

A lot of work is still in progress for Final Fantasy 15. The developers of the new game part of the Final Fantasy game series have yet to announce a release date for Final Fantasy XV but gamers everywhere should expect something big. In an announcement made at the Comic Fiesta event, the developers have given some insight on the new game which includes the fact that Lestallum will resemble the city of Kuala Lumpur and the game will be based very much on Malaysian culture. You will even be able to choose different Malaysian meals from menus. A demo version of Final Fantasy XV is expected to come out on March 17. The demo will be available for PS4 and Xbox One.

These were 13 interesting facts about Final Fantasy XIV that you needed to know. What other interesting facts have you found out about the Final Fantasy game series?

Let us know in the comment section below!

Strange Video Game Urban Legends Every Gamer Knows About

February 27, 2014 By Fred Mitchell Leave a Comment

The world of video games is indeed an interesting one. There are so many people playing, so many different games that it is really hard to keep track. Nevertheless, there are some games that have created a name for themselves, a culture around them, their own slang, netiquette and folklore. Because every gamer relishes in the full experience of the video game, he has probably attempted to complete all quests, and missions, and inevitably, discovered one of the following video game urban legends.

5. Squall is Dead

The reason why some people will never be able to play Final Fantasy without being dissapointed is Final Fantasy VII and VIII. These two series were definitely the best of their series, way ahead of their time, and with powerful story-lines and characters. One such character is Squall, the quiet, and extremely powerful protagonist, who many believe to have died because in the end of disc one, he is impaled with an ice shard by the main boss, Edea.

From there on, the game stops being a realistic fantasy game, and becomes an over the top suprearealistic games. Many believe that Squall actually died, and everything on disc 2 is nothing but a dream that he has when life flashes before his eyes.

4. Fallout 3 Predicts the Future

Fallout 3 is one of the most cherished open world role playing games. Because it is so enormous, it should not come as a surprise that there are still many things undiscovered, even by the most serious gamers. The urban legend every gamer should know about it, is that there is something in the game that may predict the future. Apparently, the post-apocalyptic game can foresee the future in the real word, by using morse code and hidden messages within the game’s radio station.

Nevertheless, many suspect that you can actually hear a DJ on the station rambling off such cryptic phrases, which are then followed by morse code that can be interpreted as dates. Whether this video game urban legends is true or not, is left for you to discover.

3. Minecraft: Herobrine

What makes Minecraft so bloody brilliant is its simplicity. All you have to do is mine different materials in the world, and use them to build structures, buildings and monuments that your mind can come up with. Nevertheless, certain players have reported bizarre happenings in their game.

It seems that mysterious buildings have a tendency of appearing and dissapearing, and there is also a white-eyed person, which some think is the game’s protagonist. There has been a lot of heated discussion on the subject of Herobrine, some believe he is merely a glitch, while others actually think that he is a ghostly manifestation of the game creator’s deceased brother.

2. Berzerk

Berzerk is one of the classic epic arcade-era games that some people simply couldn’t get enough of. It also had one of the most iconic boss battles in Evil Otto, where you had to destroy a simple smiley face. Another record held by Berzerk is the first video-game to have been linked to the death of a person.

And it didn’t stop there! Jeff Dailey died after playing Berzerk in 1981, and in 1982 another 18-year old boy, Peter Burkowski, also died while playing it. He took a few steps back from the game, and collapsed. Both causes of death were ruled heart attacks.

1. Morrowind Mod jvk1166z.esp

Out of all the video game urban legends out there, the one about Morrowind is the strangest ones. Personally, I am not a fan of Morrowind, but many gamers still consider it the best game in the Elder Scrolls series. This is probably because it has a huge open world, and wonderful community where users mod the game, add characters and armor. As a matter of fact, there is a very macabre mod in Morrowind, that could actually drive players insane. It first appeared three years ago, and people thought it was a virus at first. When players start the game all the characters are already dead, and standing still drains your life. If you die from standing still, your new character will be revealed to you, he is referred to as the assasin.

He has long arms and legs that can bend like a spider’s and if you pay close attention to him you can see him scurrying on walls. At night, all the NPCs would come out and when you try to interact with them they say Watch the Sky. There is also a new dungeon, which has a locked door, that nobody has managed to open. Many players have tried, and after seeing The Assasin so many times, they have actually lost their minds. Download the mod at your own risk.

The 5 Worst Video Game Movies of All Time

October 25, 2011 By Vernon Gadson 10 Comments

Sometimes turning video games into movies works out incredibly well – Silent Hill, Resident Evil, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, they were all really fantastic! However, sometimes they just don’t work out as planned. Here’s a list of games turned into movies that didn’t work out as well as the makers had planned them to:

5. Doom

Getting a wrestler who can’t act to star as the movies protagonist is going to make this a fail from the word go! Based on the legendary video game series we all know and love, Doom follows the story of a space station which rips open a dimension into the demon world. [Read more…]

Top Five Fictional Pirates

October 14, 2011 By Vernon Gadson 3 Comments

Talk Like a Pirate Day may have been and gone, but pop culture’s love affair with pirates is still going strong (ew, a half rhyme). While there were a great many awesome pirates throughout history that actually existed, you can’t deny that there are just as many equally cool ones who didn’t. As such, here is a list of what might possibly be the best pirates to never sail the seven seas.

5. Captain Pugwash

Captain Pugwash first appeared in a comic strip all the way back in 1950, securing his own BBC cartoon series seven years later. Pugwash himself is perhaps not the most efficient pirate, but he is certainly one of the more lovable. [Read more…]