Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn: Launch Day Finally Arrives

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It isn't often that a game gets a second chance to recapture the imaginations of MMO gamers. Today marks a seminal experience with just that on the launch day for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn has arrived.

LOS ANGELES (August 27, 2013) – Square Enix Inc., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX® interactive entertainment products in the Americas, today announced that FINAL FANTASY® XIV: A Realm Reborn™ is now available in North America. Now, players on Windows PC and the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system can adventure together in the first FINAL FANTASY title that introduces hallmarks from the entire franchise.



The highly anticipated online role playing game takes place five years after the realm of Eorzea was ravaged by the unleashing of Bahamut, the most powerful of the god-like Primals. As players explore the world and learn more details in the epic storyline, they can hone their skills with the Armoury System. This unique gameplay feature allows characters to change their role, abilities, and skills on-the-fly, without having the need to create multiple characters.



“We are extremely proud of all the work and effort spent creating FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn, and I hope that both new and old players enjoy this FINAL FANTASY experience,” said Naoki Yoshida, producer and director of FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn. “We look forward to supporting this title for many years to come, always listening to the community and delivering rich content updates and new stories that our fans deserve.”



Key Features

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  All the hallmarks of the FINAL FANTASY franchise, including genre-leading graphics and real-time cut scenes, beautiful music, and an immersive story experience
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  Band together with your friends to create guild-like “Free Companies” to take on the game’s story-driven adventures
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  High level detail and quality of graphics on both the PlayStation®3 system and Windows PC through the new graphics engine
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  Flexible class system that allows players to change to any of the 19 different classes on the fly by simply changing their equipped weapon or tool. Players can also unlock 9 different jobs as they advance in level.
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  New takes on classic FINAL FANTASY elements like the “Materia” and “Limit Break” systems that originally appeared in FINAL FANTASY VII
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  Varied options available for leveling and growing the player’s character − including class quests, main story quests, quick-action “Guildleves and Guildhests” that act as events players can tackle alone or with friends, and exciting “Instanced Dungeons" to raid in search of vast treasures
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  Full Active Time Events (FATEs) − unique events that allow for dynamic open world battles and adventures with other players
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  Personal companion chocobos for players to ride and fight alongside in battle

Players can also download a free companion app, FINAL FANTASY XIV: Libra Eorzea™, on their iOS devices. Upon downloading and logging in, players can view their created characters in detail, check out their friends’ character info, and access several databases on the in-game items, quests, achievements, NPCs and more. FINAL FANTASY XIV: Libra Eorzea will be coming soon for the iOS; the Android version will also be available at a later time.



FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn is now available for $39.99 on the PlayStation®3 system and $29.99 for Windows PC. A free 30-day trial is included for new accounts, with monthly subscriptions starting at $12.99.



FINAL FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn is rated T (Teen). Please visit the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) website at www.esrb.org for more information about ratings.



About  FINAL FANTASY

Since the release of FINAL FANTASY in 1987, this unique RPG series continues to showcase the spectacular visuals, highly imaginative worlds and rich stories leading the industry and earning the highest accolades from users around the world. Titles of the series have so far achieved a cumulative shipment of over 100 million units worldwide.



About  Square Enix, Inc.

Square Enix, Inc. develops, publishes, distributes and licenses SQUARE ENIX, EIDOS® and TAITO® branded entertainment content throughout the Americas as part of the Square Enix Group. The Square Enix Group operates a global network of leading development studios and boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property, including: FINAL FANTASY, which has sold over 100 million units worldwide; DRAGON QUEST®, which has sold over 62 million units worldwide; TOMB RAIDER®, which has sold over 35 million units worldwide; and the legendary SPACE INVADERS®. Square Enix, Inc. is a U.S.-based, wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.



More information on Square Enix, Inc. can be found at  http://www.na.square-enix.com/.

FINAL FANTASY XIV: A REALM REBORN © 2013 Square Enix, Ltd.  All rights reserved.  FINAL FANTASY, the FINAL FANTASY: A REALM REBORN logo, FINAL FANTASY XIV: LIBRA EORZEA, DRAGON QUEST, EIDOS, SQUARE ENIX, the SQUARE ENIX logo, SPACE INVADERS, TOMB RAIDER and TAITO are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Square Enix Group. “PlayStation” is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment. Windows is a registered trademark of the Microsoft group of companies. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.

uidLuc1d

I like the part where you can't log in to play the game because it lacks idle player disconnection code resulting in 24/7 full servers.

Darkspire

To be honest the game is more or less as bad as it was 2 years ago, i am sure it will do well because of the fan base out there, but besides hard core ff fans i dont see a lot of people picking this one up.

Soki123

Originally posted by Darkspire
To be honest the game is more or less as bad as it was 2 years ago, i am sure it will do well because of the fan base out there, but besides hard core ff fans i dont see a lot of people picking this one up.

To say it s more or less as bad as it was 2 years ago, shows you have no idea what you re talking about. It has done a 180. It might not be a game you like, but to say it s as bad, is just wrong.

dekkion1

this game is great!! you kids just need to learn patients!!!  ya know somthing i was taught  by my parents!!!!   to many people  wanna play!!  

ya SE should have been more prepared for this, But hey ,,alot of people like this game.

i played for 12hrs yesterday not one single problem, and yes they do have people working on the game.

so relax  all bugs will be fixed soon.

Raxeon

looks like by next week we will have more servers but is that only for jp or for both XD

Sovrath

Originally posted by Darkspire
To be honest the game is more or less as bad as it was 2 years ago, i am sure it will do well because of the fan base out there, but besides hard core ff fans i dont see a lot of people picking this one up.

I"m going with Soki here.

You might not like it, it might be having launch issues at the moment (which other mmo's have had) but your words are either a bald face lie, an attempt to spread disinformation or you really haven't played it.

If you don't like it, great, there are solid reasons not to like it. But the game is clearly heads and shoulders above its first incarnation.

Rockniss

My Grandpa is planning on playing all day himself, I told him he better have a backup plan because its going to be a mess, to which he replied I can always play GW2 and pown faces in WvwvW pvp. That raised my eyebrow never heard my Grandpa say pown faces before.

doodphace

Originally posted by Sovrath

Originally posted by Darkspire
To be honest the game is more or less as bad as it was 2 years ago, i am sure it will do well because of the fan base out there, but besides hard core ff fans i dont see a lot of people picking this one up.

I"m going with Soki here.

You might not like it, it might be having launch issues at the moment (which other mmo's have had) but your words are either a bald face lie, an attempt to spread disinformation or you really haven't played it.

If you don't like it, great, there are solid reasons not to like it. But the game is clearly heads and shoulders above its first incarnation.

His last post before today was "F2P" in a Diablo 3 announcement thread....don't waste your energy lol

Makidian

Lmfao @ Darkspire

JeroKane

All NA and EU servers are full and on lockdown!  JP servers are hammered and pretty much full now too!

They ordered New hardware for JP data center only, but it won´t be ready until Next week.

So everyone buying the game now won´t be able to play anymore until SE pulls their fingers out of their rear ends and understands that it´s the NA and EU data centers that need New hardware badly!!

What a joke!

ray12k

when they make a ff game with pvp i am in lol

Ghavrigg

Getting next Wed., after I get paid. Hopefully any launch issues will be solved by then. Can't wait!

Ghavrigg

Ray12k: FFXI had pvp events added for years now.

Sillencium

I was happy that i finally got my codes, turns out that all the eu servers went down. I think it will take another week before we can play properly.

ray12k

i meant pvp world not arena's. 

EndoRoboto

Launch week will be difficult for many. Welcome to Eorzea, nevertheless.

EndoRoboto

^ you make it sound like a choice hehe marauder can be a tank period. It can di damage but doesnt replace DPS role. I would give the game more time you are still doing beginner tutorial stuff at levek twelve lol..

EndoRoboto

Damn touchpad typos

Precusor

Originally posted by Darkspire
To be honest the game is more or less as bad as it was 2 years ago, i am sure it will do well because of the fan base out there, but besides hard core ff fans i dont see a lot of people picking this one up.

Yeah right..

Draeghor

Connection issues aside, SE will have to fix this, the actual gameplay is very fun and enjoyable.  I have had more fun running dungeons and Boss fights than I have had in other games.  Don't troll this game as nothing changed from 1.0 until you actually experience it  yourself, as it has changed a lot, and is very enjoyable.

sorakin

how is the layout for the ps3?

 

Wizardry

Originally posted by uidLuc1d
I like the part where you can't log in to play the game because it lacks idle player disconnection code resulting in 24/7 full servers.

One thing i can't stand is idle disconnect so we don't see eye to eye.

That has nothing to do with login's,they simply limited login to keep server from crashing,they did not do a good enough job with making sure enough servers were ready,who's fault that is idk.

VERY often i go make a sandwich or soup or just take a break to go play with my two puppies for 10 minutes.I don't want to go through the whole login process again,i like to think i can casually play as i feel fit.IMO some games are far too quick to boot players,EQ2 is like 10-15 i think,Wiz 101 was just retarded like 5 minutes,guess they were worried about losing 2 cents in bandwidth.

You should be able to idle all day long if you want and i can do that in FFXI.The only reason i get d/c in FFXI is lag to server or my IP resets at night which happens 1-2x a month.

If you could not login,then just make a complaint,i am sure if enough people complain you will get some free game time.My opinion is that they should have limited sales if they could not supply enough room for players,point being don't complain here,we can't do anything for you.

April-Rain

dont bother buying it for a few weeks, last 3 days i have spent more time trying to log in than actual in game time playing

TalulaRose

Launch day will be as follows.

 

1) Hit start

2) Create character

3) Get put into queue if you are lucky

4) Get told that server is full and booted from queue.

5) Go back to #1

TwoThreeFour

Originally posted by Darkspire
To be honest the game is more or less as bad as it was 2 years ago, i am sure it will do well because of the fan base out there, but besides hard core ff fans i dont see a lot of people picking this one up.

There are many hardcore fans. Mostly because it was mainstream to be a hardcore FF fan after FFVII was released.