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[Vidu]

Nope as that's an entirely different argument and highly subjective. A lot of people in this community act as if other mmos have absolutely zero lore.

Other mmos just don't force their lore on you, which is something I personally like but eh.

But thats what people mean by saying this is a story-focused MMO: That the story is the center piece of this particular game. I actually havent played other MMOs but from the impressions I've gathered (and from what your post right here implies) some other games - like WoW - might also have a story and lore, but not everything tied as close to it as we have in FFXIV.

Final Fantasy games have traditionally been games with a heavy story-focus that included you sitting through 30 minute cutscenes at times without "playing" the game at all. Clearly thats not for everyone and thats fine! Its just that thats what you have to expect from a Final Fantasy game - an involved story thats "forced" on you, with lots of cutscenes and dialouge and less of a "here is your endgame, now start playing the game".
I dont think people deny that other MMOs have a story and/or lore - its just not as much a focus as it is in FFXIV. Even without ever having played WoW I can say that I never got the impression that the story was the selling point of that game (I've only read a few articles when new expansions launched and they never felt like you would absolutly need to play the game for its amazing story). With FFXIV thats different: a lot of people came here or are here mainly for the story. And those who arent... well, can either skip cutscenes or look for a different MMO that shifted its focus from the storytelling-aspect of the genre to something else.

[Machi_Machiavelli]

But thats what people mean by saying this is a story-focused MMO: That the story is the center piece of this particular game. I actually havent played other MMOs but from the impressions I've gathered (and from what your post right here implies) some other games - like WoW - might also have a story and lore, but not everything tied as close to it as we have in FFXIV.

Final Fantasy games have traditionally been games with a heavy story-focus that included you sitting through 30 minute cutscenes at times without "playing" the game at all. Clearly thats not for everyone and thats fine! Its just that thats what you have to expect from a Final Fantasy game - an involved story thats "forced" on you, with lots of cutscenes and dialouge and less of a "here is your endgame, now start playing the game".
I dont think people deny that other MMOs have a story and/or lore - its just not as much a focus as it is in FFXIV. Even without ever having played WoW I can say that I never got the impression that the story was the selling point of that game (I've only read a few articles when new expansions launched and they never felt like you would absolutly need to play the game for its amazing story). With FFXIV thats different: a lot of people came here or are here mainly for the story. And those who arent... well, can either skip cutscenes or look for a different MMO that shifted its focus from the storytelling-aspect of the genre to something else.

Minor correction. Other final fantasy games have pretty good CGI cutscenes (for the time period), which enhances the story and makes you want to sit and watch it. FFXIV only provides that in the Opening movies and trailers.

[DragonFlyy]

Minor correction. Other final fantasy games have pretty good CGI cutscenes (for the time period), which enhances the story and makes you want to sit and watch it. FFXIV only provides that in the Opening movies and trailers.

It wasn't until FF7 that they introduced video cutscenes. FF1-6 used in game pixel graphics and text box dialog for all cutscenes/story and it was just as engaging.

[Machi_Machiavelli]

It wasn't until FF7 that they introduced video cutscenes. FF1-6 used in game pixel graphics and text box dialog for all cutscenes/story and it was just as engaging.

Pretty sure IV, V and VI had cgi as well.

[PeppermintBrown]

Pretty sure IV, V and VI had cgi as well.

V and VI do id you count the playstation re-releases that added them. The original games did not.

[Machi_Machiavelli]

V and VI do id you count the playstation re-releases that added them. The original games did not.

Ah, have to blame the generational gap. Only first played those on the ps.