Number 40. Final Fantasy 14 Online
The first release plus the first three expansions at least. I have to refuse to play further expansion because this game gets very addictive and not in a good way, too addictive that it'll cause problems away from keeping gaming as a hobby. I thought very hard should it be in this list at all considering it's a game that you pay for the right to grind and basically pay to have a second job.... but, the story as long and convoluted as it is and the shear breath of content and memorable moments allow it into this list. It provided a lot of top teir gaming over the years and as hard as it is to pull away from an end game cucycle of grinding for ridiculously little reward even that end game content gave many moments I'll always remember. I've read that the expansions after Shadowbringers are less refined and a step back but the first four expansions gave me 2.5k hours of gaming (probably minus 500 hours afk) and the game is by far the best MMO I've played. As I think back on it now, the game doesn't deserve to be on this list so high but I'm not going to edit it. As much fun as it has given me it has taken equal amounts in time I'll never get back doing useless things. It's a 10/10 but with a lot of negative foot notes attached to that score.
A game I can recommend and recommend to stay away from it in equal measure, I'd assume what a crack addict would go through offering a new timer a hit of the pipe. It simply isn't worth it overall but it is really fucking good while your in it and hitting the peaks.
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