FFXIV named "worst FF ever" by IGN.

[Zottan]

New rules for this thread:

1) MY opnions: Facts
1a) Everyone else's opnions: BS.

2) Final Fantasy XIV is better than I, II, III, VIII and X. Everyone who disagrees with me, refer to rules 1 and 1a.

Totally agree with u

[Tonkra]

Well i personally think FF7 Dirge of Cerberus is the worst? ;X
although its not a real FF..


well and IGN hasnt played FFXIV since when? ;D and i dont care because ign does only care for games which fit the mass-market.
i like FF14 more than FF13 because i totally dislike the linearity, cutscenes over cutscnes... so and now?
its true FFXIV is far away from completion and perfectivity... but no need to flame on a game that is trying to turn around.



seems to me like they dont follow the development of the game, which is kind of unfair.



just my opinion.

[ChiefCurrahee]

Part of the still negative opinion of XIV is SE's fault, they aren't actively advertising the active changes leading up to 2.0. So in that respect, no media outlet is going to cover the continuing improvements of this game.

Another part of fault is the shoddy reporting of an evolving game. These media outlets either currently report their "unbiased" opinions based on their initial experience with the game (open beta/launch) or from word of mouth from people who also base their opinions from open beta or launch.

This won't change til ver 2.0 is released when the media will give XIV another chance. Hopefully SE will get it right.

Having said that. IGN is the worst of the worst (my opinion of course) of the media game coverages. If I happen to find myself looking at their website I don't pay attention to the reviews. They are WoW SWTOR Fallout, skyrim fan bois. If a game doesn't follow in those games footsteps they generally tear the game apart.

[Coglin]

IGN is horrible about letting money sway there opinions in my opinion. As anyone who has been here for a while knows, IGN is known to release artcles bashing aspects of FFXIV that were removed 6 weeks earlier in updates. There are about as trustworthy as a crack addict around an unlocked jewelry case.

[Fated]

Their assessment of FFXIV was pretty accurate >_>.

I have more problems with their "greatest" section. What a load of garbage.

[Bowen]

But that's wrong!

FFII is worse than release XIV.

Droped my bagel.
Look what you have done. . .

[Majidah]

I liked FF13. As do did many people. It was a commercial success too.
On the other hand, XIV was like by no one on release date and wasn't commercially viable.

[Lucifer]

/Agree.

FFXIII was eye candy and nothing else. I am a loyal fan of the franchise, and have played every final fantasy.

Having said that, I found the storyline non-engaging and the game to be very forgettable as a whole. (I can't even name 4 characters or 1 town). And the voice acting for some of the characters... *shudder*

As for IGN, a hopeful tone at the end is the most we can ask for at this point.

At least this installs some silver lining for prospect players.

holy hell...you can't name one town...I liked the game but now that I think about it, I can't recall anything in FF13...
Nor FF12, Nor FF9, Nor FF8, nor 1, 2, 3, 5, 6.

I can recall almost everything in FF7 though.

[Alerith]

The best thing about MMOs? They can be fixed in most cases. XIV is slowly working its way into good standing. It may be one of the worse FF installments yet, but that can be changed if 2.0 is successful.

[Zantetsuken]

...Did they ever play FFII? Beating up your own players in order to level was the dumbest mechanic in a RPG ever.
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^^ I couldn't agree with this more. ^^

FFII was so horrible, most people forget it even existed.

IGN made a good call on FFVI though, that game is the star of the series. FFXII (intl Zodiac) and FFIX round out the top 3 in my book.

The Worst:

• FFII - worst leveling system, forgettable story and characters. I'm surprised the series survived it.
• FFXIII - The first 60% is a mind-numbing chore, and the last 40% doesn't come close to making up for it.
• FFX - almost as linear as FFXIII, but they hide it better, also the story beats FFXIII's