Wisdom of Nym: The story beats that really work in Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail

05 Aug 2024Source: MassivelyOp
Before I dive into this week’s column, I want to start things off by noting a weird aspect of storytelling that’s true in Final Fantasy XIV as much as anywhere else: Excellent execution where it counts more can be way more important than sub-par execution where it counts less. Every single FFXIV expansion, for example, […]


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