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WARNING: The following article contains MAJOR Spoilers for the main story of Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail.Final Fantasy 14producer and director Naoki Yoshida said in a Gamescom interview that the story of the game’s upcoming patches would focus on an artifact that players who finished the main story ofDawntrailwill know about. Yoshida also mentioned that charactersFinal Fantasy 14players meet inDawntrailwould see their background stories fleshed out, as well.
While the land of Tural was the primary focus of the first half ofDawntrail’s main story, the focus quickly pivoted to the sudden emergence of the kingdom of Alexandria in the lands north of Tuliyollal. After piercing the dome of lightning that surrounded Alexandria, the Warrior of Light and their allies sought to uncover the kingdom’s mysteries and the ones responsible for its incursion into Tural. This eventually led the Warrior and company tothe Ninth Shard that Alexandria came from, to a place called Living Memory that was known as the fabled “City of Gold” in Tural. After defeating Alexandria’s Endless ruler Queen Sphene, the Warrior obtained a chalice-shaped “Key” that was used to fuse Alexandria’s dimension with their home world.
AsFinal Fantasy 14players pondered about the Key recovered from Living Memory, Yoshida said that it would play a role in future tales. Inan interview with the German blog Crystal Universeat Gamescom, Yoshida said that the Key used by Alexandria will be used as the starting piece ofDawntrail’s upcoming story arc. While Yoshida did not elaborate further about how the Key would be used, he said that Square Enix’s priority is to keep a tangible element of surprise and excitement for players to discover. Yoshida also stated that some background stories ofcharacters players met inDawntrailwould be fleshed out further in the upcoming patches, but did not disclose which ones will be focused on first.
Final Fantasy 14’s Yoshida Gives a Small Tease of Dawntrail’s Future Story
Yoshida also touched upon some things that players enjoyed, such as the Arcadion raid series. Although Yoshida admitted that the AAC Light-Heavyweight Tier’s Savage mode was cleared rather quickly compared to pastFinal Fantasy 14expansions, he said thatthe upcomingDawntrailraid challenges, such as Future’s Rewritten (Ultimate) in Patch 7.11, will be a major step up in difficulty.
AlthoughFinal Fantasy 14will soon celebrate its 11th anniversary, Yoshida said that community feedback will continue to be used to create enjoyable stories for years to come. Only time will tell where the story ofFinal Fantasy 14will take players next.
Final Fantasy 14 (2010)
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Begin your adventure in FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm RebornCreate your very own Warrior of Light and embark upon a quest to deliver the land from an eternity of Darkness.Take to the skies in FINAL FANTASY XIV: HeavenswardTake your first steps in the reclusive nation of Ishgard, locked in a seemingly never-ending struggle with dragons.Rekindle the fires of hope in FINAL FANTASY XIV: StormbloodJourney to the East and rise up against the might of the Garlean Empire.Become the darkness in FINAL FANTASY XIV: ShadowbringersTravel to a world where light ushers all unto oblivion. But hope is not yet lost, for where there is light there is shadow.Journey to the very stars above in FINAL FANTASY XIV: EndwalkerA great calamity has been building - a second advent of the Final Days. The Warrior of Light must journey ever higher and stand firm as hope’s last bastion.Set forth for new horizons in FINAL FANTASY XIV: DawntrailBlue seas, clear skies, and boundless possibilities await! Explore uncharted territories with familiar faces as hope’s light dawns once more.
