Final Fantasy 14: Shadowbringers

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 7 expert reviews

Excellent:

6
Good:

1
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

Well-paced narrative displays heart and efficient storytelling, Trust system improves accessibility and creates new avenues for storytelling, Long-time supporting cast members receive a captivating new lease of life, Expertly crafted dungeons elevated by...

Cons:

Balance issues persist across roles as the new classes feel unbalanced at launch, Quest design sometimes suffers from baffling requirements

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Last revision on December 10, 2021

Reviewers Liked

Well-paced narrative displays heart and efficient storytelling, Trust system improves accessibility and creates new avenues for storytelling, Long-time supporting cast members receive a captivating new lease of life, Expertly crafted dungeons elevated by

Reviewers Didn't Like

Balance issues persist across roles as the new classes feel unbalanced at launch, Quest design sometimes suffers from baffling requirements

Expert reviews and ratings

Impressive effort with a few noticeable problems holding it back. Won't astound everyone, but is worth your time and cash.How we score: The Destructoid reviews...

By Destructoid on February 19, 2020

While the story's over-reliance on genre tropes keeps it from being truly groundbreaking, it's still among the best in MMOs, as is the new content. Shadowbringers is a great experience that could've been an amazing...

By pcgamesn.com on July 23, 2019

Shadowbringers weaves such a beautiful tale that it's tough not to gush about each and every strand of it individually. There might be some awkward job balancing changes here and there, but the fumbles are never enough to take away from how magnificent...

By ign.com on July 12, 2019

100

Reviewed on PCFinal Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers is a step above anything that has come before it. The perfect blend of captivating gameplay and a truly memorable story that rivals those heralded by fans for decades. It's time to step out of the shadows...

By dailystar.co.uk on July 10, 2019

Whereas previous Final Fantasy XIV expansions grappled with broad-brush concepts in corruption, religion, and imperialism, the path you tread in Shadowbringers is a distinctly personal affair. The central conceit is the battle between good and evil, and...

By GameSpot on July 09, 2019

The climax of Dead Pixels, E4's recent sitcom from the creators of Peep Show and based on a group of friends obsessed with an online fantasy video game, was surprisingly affecting. After years of questing together, the friends, for whom the game had...

By theguardian.com on August 04, 2019

“Shadowbringers” is such a goth name, to the point that I wouldn't be surprised if you entered Final Fantasy XIV 's latest expansion expecting to see, oh, broody anime antiheroes running a delivery service for vampires. But it's so much more than...

By PCWorld New Zealand on July 13, 2019

A hallmark of excellence. There may be flaws, but they are negligible and won't cause massive damage.How we score: The Destructoid reviews...

By Destructoid on July 02, 2019

Final Fantasy XIV has been through hell and back: and its producer, Naoki "Yoshi-P" Yoshida, rescued it from the ninth layer.I'll never forget my excitement when I walked up to test out the original version of Final Fantasy XIV at E3 roughly a decade...

By Destructoid on June 28, 2019

Final Fantasy 14 continues to go from strength to strength, and could reach a new crescendo with the release of Shadowbringers. Everything I've seen has me excited for what's to come, whether its new races, classes or evergreen changes to the overall...

By Trusted Reviews on May 29, 2019

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