Final Fantasy XIV

Play it on: PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Windows (Steam Deck: YMMV)
Buy it from: Humble Bundle
Current goal: Finish the post-Endwalker patches before Dawntrail releases

After putting it off for as long as I possibly could, I finally finished Endwalker literally hours before Final Fantasy 14’s servers went down for maintenance. Sadly, my journey isn’t over yet, as I still have a little under 50 quests to complete as part of the post-Endwalker patches standing between me and Dawntrail. Even with the uneven pacing of Endwalker, I still grew to love the expansion in the end, and it reaffirmed why I keep coming back to F14, so I am re-energized to dive in for more.

That being said, post-expansion patches are often a major slog and I can’t help but worry I’m in for some tedious questing. I do know that there are some things to look forward to: namely meeting Zero and tackling the Myths of the Realm raid series. Whatever the case, I only have this weekend to marathon through the remaining quests ahead of Dawntrail’s wide release on July 2. I’m gonna be optimistic and say I can get it done with time to spare. — Willa Rowe