GameSpot: Final Fantasy XIV Review (4/10) :(

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Boutros on 06 October 2010

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/finalfantasy14/review.html

The Good

Impressive visual engine
Flexible class system lets you be what you want, when you want.

The Bad

Absolutely miserable interface
Does a poor job of communicating important information
Limited questing means you're always looking for something fun to do
Everything about the economy stinks
Every aspect of the game is filled with dumb obstacles.

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It must be a huge disappointment for those who were expecting it.

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Boutros on 06 October 2010

We need to talk.

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patapon on 06 October 2010

Boutros said:

We need to talk

Less talk, more sex.

!!!Patapwn to the official thread!!!

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twesterm on 06 October 2010

What do you know, exactly what I gave it!

I haven't read the full review yet but those bullet points seem pretty spot on.

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Euphoria14 on 06 October 2010

But Square-Enix said not to review it for at least 3-4 weeks. O_o

That wanted that big splash before the buyers remorse kicked in.

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Lyrikalstylez on 06 October 2010

by gawd, every new final fantasy is increasingly becoming bad, I think maybe they need to put a stop to the series and create a new one

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O-D-C on 06 October 2010

worst numbered Final Fantasy confirmed?

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twesterm on 06 October 2010

Yup, that review is pretty spot on.

And for the people saying "give the game a chance, it shouldn't be reviewed yet," screw you guys. It's not our fault the game is bad yet we're the ones being punished for SE releasing the game way too early. If the game isn't ready to ship, either don't ship it or take the bad reviews you get.

This is the second time in as many days I get to use this quote--

A delayed game is eventually good, a bad game is bad forever.

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Mahorosan on 06 October 2010

I had the collectors edition on preorder back in July. I got access to the closed beta..played it for a while and ended up canceling my preorder. This was the first numbered FF title that I didn't buy on launch day. I might end up getting it one day, but for now way to many games on the backlog that deserve more attention. I do agree with the score , the game is a mess. It almost feels like Square Enix decided that this is the release date for the game and they were going to release it regardless if the product was finished or not.

Btw I love the first sentence in the review =P