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After it launched in 2010, Final Fantasy XIV quickly became a disappointment to both fans of the franchise and MMOs alike. At first blush, it looked absolutely amazing but it quickly fell apart due to shoddy programming and a glitchy combat system (what the hell is a fatigue system, anyway?) Its once-enthusiastic playerbase dwindled, and the game looked like a certain failure.
But then something amazing happened. Rather than write FFXIV off as a catastrophic loss, Square-Enix threw more money and man hours into actually making it playable good. A new director was brought on, and in short order the game began to look (really) good once again.
Now the game is scheduled for a renaissance of sorts as it launches for the PlayStation 3. The 2.0 update, entitled 'FFXIV: A Realm Reborn' will rewrite the lore of the game world, redraw the world map, and in - short - make FFXIV the game that it should have been at launch.
Based on the trailer for A Realm Reborn below, it looks like Square-Enix has finally turned FFXIV into the worthy successor of its beloved MMO forefather, Final Fantasy XI
So much for 2013. I had a lot planned for that year, too...
