Speaking as part of a recentFinal Fantasy 14: Endwalkermedia event,game director Naoki Yoshidahad big promises for fans. To give an idea of just what he means by an expansion larger than a modern RPG, Yoshida added further context by saying thatEndwalkerwill even be bigger than previousFinal Fantasy 14expansions. Suffice to say,Final Fantasy 14players who have enjoyed the amount of content in previous expansions will be satisfied with whatEndwalkerwill provide.
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Elaborating on what he means by a larger expansion, Yoshida points to the amount of content to be found inEndwalker’s story. He says that he doesn’t want to give a specific figure for comparison, but that when looking specifically at the “amount of text,” “cutscenes,” and other story content there’s “a lot” more inEndwalkerthan in, say,Shadowbringers. Given thatEndwalkeris the end of the story that’s been told sinceFinal Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn’s beginning, it’s clear Square Enix wants to finish the story right.
As exciting as it is to hear that Square Enix is putting the time and effort intoEndwalkerthat the ending truly deserves, it’s also unlikely to come as a surprise toFinal Fantasy 14players. One thing thatFinal Fantasy 14has never failed to deliver is enough story content.Heavensward,Stormblood, andShadowbringersare journeys that can take days if not weeks to finish, leaving players exhausted physically and emotionally.Final Fantasyplayers may as well be told they’re getting their third extra serving of dinner.
That’s a major part of whyFinal Fantasy 14has had such a warm reception among its players, however. It’s truly an epic fantasy story, not just similar to previous majorFinal Fantasygames but also bigger. That Yoshida and the team want to go bigger for the finale of their story just shows how much the team gets it. This is whatFinal Fantasy 14playersare asking for.
Yoshida wraps up his thoughts on the matter by reiterating that whileFinal Fantasy 14: Endwalkeris the end of this story, it’snot the end ofFinal Fantasy 14. Yet again, he’s rather cryptic on the subject. Still, if the biggest expansionFinal Fantasy 14has ever received isn’t enough, it’s clear there’s more to come afterEndwalkerarrives this November.
Final Fantasy 14is available now on PC, PS4, and PS5.Endwalkerlaunches on November 23.
