Summary
Final Fantasy 14’s producer and director, Naoki Yoshida, has explained three reasons for the game’s upcoming graphical update, assuring players that the popular MMO is here to stay. With the newDawntrailexpansion on the horizon, exciting things are coming toFinal Fantasy 14, including an exciting graphical overhaul of the game.
Since its re-release in 2013,Final Fantasy 14has received mostly positive reviews from fans and critics and currently sits as one of the most popular games in the genre. Given that the game is now over a decade old, the developers at Square Enix have decided to giveFinal Fantasy 14a much needed graphical update to continue enticing new players and keep it relevant among thegrowing list of titles within the MMO genre.
Final Fantasy 14 Graphical Overhaul Explained
In an interview with Play Magazine, viaGamesRadar, Producer Yoshida explained that one of the reasonsFinal Fantasy 14is getting a graphical update is to give fans “a sense of ease” and remove any worries about losing support from the developers any time soon. Yoshida also explained that the graphics overhaul is partly to entice new players to check outFinal Fantasy 14.The developer acknowledged that, given the game’s age, new players may look at it and conclude thatFinal Fantasy 14’s current graphics no longer hold upto today’s standards. Yoshida says, “the important thing with MMOs is that we need to constantly get new players in; otherwise, the scale of our game would shrink.”
Finally, Yoshida revealed that the third reason for the game’s upcoming graphical overhaul is to give the developers a better environment in which to work. Yoshida also acknowledged that, since the game is now two generations old,updatingFinal Fantasy 14’sgraphicswill allow its developers to bake in new features that aim to benefit both players and the people working on the game, allowing them to use better technology that could advance their careers in the game industry.
“When players would see the graphics updates, they would realize that Final Fantasy 14 will still push on and it will still continue driving forward to the future and take on new challenges.”
So,Final Fantasy 14’sgraphical overhaul is partly aimed at enticing new players to try out the game despite it being released a decade ago. But in the end, it is also a testament to the developer’s commitment to reassuring players, present and future, that the game is not going away anytime soon and that Square Enix plans to continue bringing new things toFinal Fantasy 14. During the 2024 Tokyo FanFest, Yoshida revealed more details about the upcomingDawntrailexpansion, which included confirmation that thefemale Hrothgar would be added toFinal Fantasy 14. Luckily for fans, theDawntrailexpansion for FinalFantasy 14is scheduled to roll out in Summer 2024.
