Recent reviews by Alaska

Dawntrail was the first expansion I got to play at launch day.

While I do have mixed feelings towards the main story we got so far for this expansion, it has very nice moments, albeit with pacing issues and sometimes approaching things in a way that seems kinda shallow (and maybe a bit childish?) when we compare to how Shadowbringers and Endwalker approached the subject.
I knew we weren't going to have ShB or EW 2.0 and had my mentality adjusted accordinly, so the not so high stakes is not what I have issues with at all.

Wuk Lamat's constant presence as a main character that pushed the story forward felt a little out of place in the latter third of the expansion too (I don't have issues with her protagonism in the first third as it made sense with the rite of succession and everything), so I couldn't help but feel that the writers did dirty to Erenville and Krile, who were indeed the ones that had deeper connections to the main plot at that point.
English VAs accent variety felt nice, specially from the perspective of someone from LATAM that doesn't have English as a native language and is used to hearing a lot of different accents. However, the delivery of some lines in key moments felt flat or out of place and it took away some of my emotional attachment to the story when it could've added so much more depth (think of that incredible Lina moment in Shadowbringers with all the emotions the VA delivered, it's what I'm referring to).

Finally, while this can seem nitpicky from my part, the main voiced track just felt out of place and didn't click with me at all. I wish it did because FFXIV OST is one of the best aspects of the game for me, but it just didn't and it also took some emotional attachment away from the scenes and ending. The OST in general is really nice, though and I'm looking forward to have it officially released!

So I recommend the expansion because even if I have issues with all the points I mentioned above, the dungeons and trials are amazing and there's room for a lot of fun and engaging gameplay after finishing MSQ and the story in general is nice, just not great. I'm looking forward to patch content.

P.S.: SE, please think about reverting some key changes that took away all the fun EW BLM had! The changes aimed to kill non standard made standard really clunky as a result, at the same time raising the skill floor and lowering the ceiling. This takes a lot of the complexity away from the job and overall standardization is terrible, let the jobs have personality and specific requirements.

Started playing this game last Christmas and got addicted so bad I'm down to 1.200 hours after only 6 months of playing it (I play mainly on PS5).
Shadowbringers and Endwalker are amazing and alone worth the time spent to get there (and I personally love Heavensward!). The music is 10/10, I can't get the main tracks out of my head.

Also, thumbs up for the option to subscribe through Steam, it makes our life a lot easier and the pricing is realistic with our currency (USD directly converted to BRL is too steep a price).

Chocobos! ♥

Don't be fooled by "100% Orange Juice", it's actually "Rage Simulator"

10/10 would rage quit again.

Thumbs up for this one.
It's better than its precedents, but who is not fan of the anime may get bored while playing the story mode (well, even I got bored as hell in certain scenes, tbh).
However, if you are looking for a fun game to play with your friends (1v1), then you just found it.

Just be aware: it destroys friendships if you keep a winning streak for too long lol

Okay... I am really trying to understand the "overwhelmingly positive" reviews.
I mean, the story is cute and all, but if you want a good story, just go and grab a book like 'Me before you' and you'll have way more fun (and drama) than playing 'To the Moon'.

After 30 min. you'll get bored to death, trust me. The gameplay is just 'click here and there, read the dialogues and solve some weird and easy puzzles'.

Can't recommend a game like this. There are some funny moments and touching scenes, but that's not enough to make a game be 'recommended'.

So... thumbs down for this one :(

What should I say about Dota 2? This game is addicting.

If you don't like to spend hours and hours in game, stay away from it. You've been warned.
Otherwise, feel free to play, you won't regret the choice :D

Edit: I'm back after 4 years away from it.