In this episode of my massive Let’s Play Gameplay Playthrough of Final Fantasy 14: Shadowbringers, Eulmore’s secrets are laid bare…
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TITLE: Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers
DEVELOPER: Square Enix
PLATFORM: PC (Steam)
Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers is the third expansion pack to Final Fantasy XIV, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by Square Enix for Microsoft Windows, macOS, and PlayStation 4. It was released on July 2, 2019, two years after Stormblood, the previous expansion. Like its predecessors, Naoki Yoshida served as director and producer and Masayoshi Soken composed the soundtrack. The expansion pack was released as a standalone product for current players; for new players, the “Complete Edition” that originally launched with Heavensward was updated to include all expansions including Shadowbringers.
Shadowbringers takes place on the First, a parallel dimension that has succumbed to apocalyptic collapse. Players are transported to this world and embark on a quest to restore vitality to the ruined land. They are joined by old comrades who have been trapped on the First, as well as Emet-Selch, an immortal villain who aims to harness the First’s desolation to trigger a mirrored calamity on the player’s home world. Emet-Selch accompanies the player, confident in the success of his plan regardless of the player’s meddling. In addition to adding new areas, the expansion pack increases the level cap, debuts two character classes and two playable races, and introduces the ability to explore dungeons with non-playable “Trust” companions.
Shadowbringers was well received upon release and earned nominations for “Expansion of the Year”. Critics praised the story as well as the game’s accessibility to new players, both of which were focuses during development. In December 2019, Square Enix announced that the title had reached a cumulative total of 18 million player accounts. As with its predecessors, major content patches were scheduled for every three months. These updates expanded the main story, added new features, and premiered secondary storylines including a crossover written by Yoko Taro that features characters and elements from Nier: Automata and the Restoration of Ishgard, a long term campaign to rebuild the embattled nation in the aftermath of the Dragonsong War. The third major content patch had its release delayed by two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Eulmore Maol is People!! (Adapted from 1973 film Soylent Green) Sorry couldn’t help myself but that what crossed my mind when Ryne dropped the drops the bombshell that Vauthry was engaging in essentially fattening up those they take in by feeding them Maol and then once they turn Sin Eater, enforcing pseudo-cannibalism onto his populace. Just when I think Shadowbringers couldn’t get any darker, it does this. But putting that aside, Emet’s story is intriguing. From his POV, that’s an extremely lonely existence with only 2, now 1 other person in this world who you can even recognise as one of you and not a fragmented piece. I wonder then, what’s sparked this interest in the WOL/WOD? He’s testing them for some reason, I suppose. But why?
Moving on to the fights at the end. I knew those Jesters would get in the way. Any characters based off of the Jesters from IX were bound to get in the way. Suppose the Luxury is too appealing to consider alternatives. As for Ranjit, loyal broken Lapdog to the end, still refusing to accept that man has no need of such cruelty now. The the reveal with Vauthry……ok seriously what the hell if up with this guy? That whole neck swivel thing and eating a fork was one thing but then he starts swinging from dissonant condescending calm to murderous rage and then back to calm at the drop of a hat. And he’s the last Lightwarden? Guess my theory on the Lightwarden names was slightly off then. Although it is possible that the Lightwarden before Titania was named Agape. And now we have a flying mountain? How does Vauthry of all people have so much power? I get that he’s a Lightwarden but the others never displayed anywhere near that level of power. Just what exactly happened to him, how did he end up this way?