It’s almost no surprise that it went massively, massively wrong the first time round. Of course, it’s been playable online before, in Final Fantasy XI, but not with the level of ambition with which Square approached Final Fantasy XIV.
It’s a mega-franchise, an important, nay essential, weave in the great tapestry that is the history of video games. Final Fantasy has existed, in one form or another, through games and spin-offs, animé, CGI movies, graphic novels and books for almost 25 years. In terms of breadth and scope, an MMORPG set in the universe of Square-Enix’s Final Fantasy series is a mammoth proposition.
