Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood is the second expansion pack to Final Fantasy XIV Online. The expansion takes the Warrior of Light heading to the Gyr Abania region in eastern Aldenard and beyond to the continent…
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Square Enix Business Division 5, released 20 June 2017 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 4. The main story takes about 60 hrs to finish.
What Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood is
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Square Enix Business Division 5 and released in 2017. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Shortly after the events of the finale of Heavensward, the Warrior of Light and their comrades make way to the war torn region of Gyr Abania, home to the city state of Ala Mhigo, which is under the control of the Garlean Empire. After tragedy strikes in the wake of the Adventurer's efforts to help the Ala Mhigan resistance at the hand of the Imperial Viceroy Zenos yae Galvus, the Warrior of Light makes their way to the land of Orthard to the east to help liberate the Kingdom of Doma from the Empire. What follows is a quest that revolves around the liberation of both Ala Mhigo and Doma.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, drama, fantasy and open world. Available modes: Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) and Multiplayer.
Where it sits in the Final Fantasy series
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood is the 236th of 349 entries we hold in the Final Fantasy series. The next entry was Final Fantasy XV: Noodle Helmet in 2017. Its critic score of 86 is 9 points above the series average of 77. The highest-rated entry is Final Fantasy III at 100.
How it was received
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood holds a critic score of 86 out of 100. That places it above 86% of the 3,814 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 15 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 86, across 54 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 60 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 232.5 hrs, roughly 3.9 times the length of the critical path.
What it launched against
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood launched on 20 June 2017, within three weeks of Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Diablo III: Eternal Collection, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy and Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Diablo III: Eternal Collection, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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