When Final Fantasy XIV was first released with version 1.0, it was such a disaster for Square Enix, then CEO of the company, Yoichi Wada, had to publicly apologize, feeling it had tarnished the Final Fantasy name. It would take a certain YoshiP to bring life back into the struggling MMORPG and save FFXIV.
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While Final Fantasy XI had initially struggled, Square and its team used patches to bring FFXI into a state players enjoyed, and eventually, it became a massively successful game for the company. But, after the incredible success of World of Warcraft, Square wanted a true competitor, and went about creating a new MMORPG in the form of Final Fantasy XIV.
However, for FFXIV version 1.0, many team members had been inexperienced in MMOs in general, and were overly reliant on future patches to win over fans.
Instead of entirely throwing in the towel, Square put Naoki Yoshida in charge of FFXIV, who went about both updating FFXIV to a fun, and playable state, while simultaneously working on version 2.0, A Realm Reborn, which was built from the ground-up, and essentially a brand new game that would win over fan trust, and renew the good name of Final Fantasy. Dave Klein breaks all of this story down, and how Final Fantasy XIV SAVED itself!
Timestamps:
0:00 – Intro
0:22 – Hironobu Sakaguchi’s interest in MMORPGs
2:40 – The release of Final Fantasy XI
4:20 – World of Warcraft
5:11 – Planning on Final Fantasy XIV
5:42 – Final Fantasy XIV 1.0
8:03 – Yoshi-P
10:00 – The coming of Final Fantasy XIV 2.0
11:06 – Naoki Yoshida’s on making FFXIV good
14:25 – Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn
16:36 – Conclusion
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Currently knee deep in Shadowbringers and yep….. Ff14 is definitely one of if not THE best stories in the whole series.
You could just watch the documentary that this guy has ripped this video from instead of listening to him talk to you like you're a child
This video has some late 2000s early 2010s vibe, I like it.
I truly love the game, XIV has given me many good times and memories over the last eight years.
greatest redemption for any video game PERIOD. nothing has matched it. As stated around the web, FFXIV is SE golden goose. But Yoshi P is our Primal.
FFXI was really fun. Played it for years. Currently a FFXIV player and have been playing since version 2.4 ish.
Tanaka's performance was just baffling. He had been with Square since before even Hironobu Sakaguchi (he even got Sakaguchi hired) and had been deeply involved with a large number of the previous titles but for some reason, he seemed like he didn't care one bit about 14.
I'm one of the rare people that actually enjoyed my time in 1.0 since I had come from FFXI. Sure it had some annoying features, but I was playing a lot right up to the start of ARR. The game as it is now is better than I ever could have imagined it back in the day and I will be playing it until it is no longer supported (probably another decade)
Yep, sounds about right
WOW is still on top today!
Isn't he the guy doing FFXVI?
Wish the characters in XVI didn't look so bland. I prefer characters more colorful and with more personality lol
WHERes FIREARMS HISTORIAN REACTS?
Great video, but that fast-forward through time bit was chef's kiss
The year is 2065 and there are still the same videos being made about FFXIV's redemption story…..
The game didnt fail for me when i first started on ps3 ffxiv beta to actual game to FFXIV getting the Yoshi- Job Class😂
#BringBackClericStance
I've quite enjoyed a lot of GameSpots videos lately. Keep up the good work guys and gals
FF14 is one of those games that transcendents what the medium is all about ❤
And just add furry 😉
(And thank Blizzard for messing up their Chinese host, leading to many Chinese WoW player jump ship to FFIV)
On the other hand, ESO is also…. Yeah so for fantasy MMO FFIV is actually pretty attractive.
Enjoying XI a bit more tbh. The 4 month update schedule and focus on raiding has really killed it for me. Too much FOMO content and content that's designed to only ever be run once or twice.
Vana'diel feels much more alive than Eorzea.
Thanks for keeping the servers on Yoshida but your game's kinda hollow.
Really really late but welcome to the party Gamespot lol
Rapelay is a 10/10 masterpiece and someone should remastered it
Rapelay is way better than every final fantasy game
HIghly suggest the Noclip 2hr documentary on FFXIV…yea 2hrs
Rapelay is god tier
I've never been a fan of stories in games, always skip all but this game have the best stories i have seen, so cant skip. The game includes you character in the stories so you think you are in the storie and this is amazing. Is totatly worth the money you spend. All love for the devs and ppl who made this masterpiece
Awesome How Final Fantasy XIV SAVED Itself! Video.
yet other ff fandom still cant appreaciate 14 at all lol. yknow those remakes money? yea right bet
…how in the world did you think that FF11 was a failure?? It did really well, and is still a functioning live service. You can literally still play 11. Go make a video about 11.
final fantasy xiv reborn as final fantasy xiv a realm reborn.
The comeback of FFXIV is a pretty well known story, but I like how you cited how Yoshi P, made all the teams go back to the basics and not only replay FFXIV 1.0, but also competing MMOs like WoW. That kind of humility is sorely lost on a lot of developers these days e.g. Bioware refused to let devs even acknowledge Destiny, when they were making Anthem. Perhaps, if they hadn't had such egos, they could have learned and even improved on what had come before instead of insisting they knew better. Great, concise expose!