Final Fantasy 14 Mobile will take players to the beginning of the popular MMO, but not the beginning some of you might be looking for.
Earlier this week, after months of rumors about something like this in the works, Square Enix finally announced that a mobile version of Final Fantasy 14 is on the way from Tencent-owned developer Lightspeed Studios (who you’ll know best from PUBG Mobile). . A few details were shared following the announcement, such as how many jobs will be available to start with and the fact that it will be available in China before its global launch, but obviously the big question for many was where would it start? The blockbuster MMO has had five expansions, but new players can’t start at the end of the course; Fortunately, in a Q&A video released yesterday with producer Naoki “Yoshi-P” Yoshida, the air was cleared on the matter.
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Whenever the mobile version is released, you’ll start from the beginning, with A Realm Reborn. “Players already familiar with Final Fantasy 14 will be able to relive the story on mobile devices, while newcomers will have the opportunity to embark on a new adventure and experience the narrative in its entirety,” Yoshi-P explained. According to the producer, “a large amount of content and narrative has already been developed,” and developer Lightspeed Studios plans to “release this content gradually and at a steady pace. We may adjust the release schedule based on player feedback, which “which will potentially speed up the update cadence or maintain the pace we started with if that’s what players feel is most appropriate.”
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One thing to note though is that A Realm Reborn is not technically the beginning, as there is the infamous version 1.0 which is now unplayable despite having story content that is actually relevant to the main story of the game. Renewed MMO. Some fans were hoping that a World of Warcraft Classic situation would manifest at some point so they could go back and play 1.0, and this mobile version certainly would have been a good opportunity for that. For now, it looks like those who want it will just have to watch old YouTube videos.
The full video is worth watching for those curious about the mobile version, as it goes into a bit of detail on how monetization will work, which doesn’t sound too bad, considering it will be free. play, but that remains to be seen.
