Recent reviews by CentaurAsh

REALLY fun Persona game but also one of the greediest and most predatory global releases I've personally played in a gacha game. It's absolutely wild how poorly this release is treated compared to its original release in regards to monetization and rewards. Avoid at all costs if you find yourself reaching for your wallet because this game will rob you blind and slap you in the face after if you're not careful.

My expectations were low and I was still disappointed.

It hurts to write a negative review but FFXIV in recent years has been recognized for its incredible story, and although Dawntrail has plenty of great content to offer, all of it is gated behind one of the weakest storylines and characters I have experienced in some time.

I knew going in that this expansion was going to be setup for future expansions, and that it could not possibly hold a candle to what came before. We were promised a "beach episode" and I was ready for whimsical times with the scions and the newly introduced Wuk Lamat. Instead we got some of the most abysmal world building I have experienced in recent memory mixed with tedious quests, a ridiculous plot, and insultingly phoned in characters.

The absolute lack of good character writing is the greatest crime of this expansion. Everyone is the equivalent of a cardboard cutout. Even Wuk Lamat, who eats up 95% of the expansion with her incessant preaching of "peace and happiness" (with no actual plan to preserve said peace), has the most lackluster and boring character arc. Apparently learning about the people you are trying to rule over is the only qualification for leadership when really that should be considered the bare minimum.

I came out this MSQ with over a hundred questions concerning the world building and plot decisions. Normally I can suspend disbelief for the sake of enjoyment, but Dawntrail has no respect for your time nor your intelligence.

Galool Ja Ja, a blessed sibling of the Mamool Ja, who has ruled over Tural for 80 years, did absolutely nothing to stop the eugenic breeding of blessed siblings and did nothing to solve their food crisis, which we solved in a day by importing plants (because NO ONE thought of this!!!???)

On a positive note: The new zones are beautiful, the music is stellar as always, dungeons and raids are awesome, the new jobs are fun to play, the graphics update is lovely, but the story is just so unbelievably in the trenches it absolutely soured everything.

I absolutely adore FFXIV, one of the my all time favorite games, and I will continue to play it. I only hope that, in the future, more care is given to the world and characters.

I post a negative review, NOT to deter anyone from playing FFXIV, please play this amazing game! I post this review because this expansion is deserving of hard criticism, and criticism must be heard in order for the game to improve.

It's dope as hell.

Better than WoW