![]() The ever-present FFXIV villain Elidibus uses insidious means in hopes of bringing salvation to his people, and Exarch has no choice but to use what's left of himself to dispel our long-time enemy. Considering the urgency of the entire realm under siege and his unrelenting selflessness, death seems like a forgone conclusion. The Crystal Exarch had done exactly what he set out to do: avert calamity no matter the sacrifice.Īs the 5.3 storyline goes on, his body rapidly deteriorates from crystallization the more he exerts himself, a power he adopted from fusing his body with the Crystal Tower itself. In reckoning with his fated ancestry that connected him to the Crystal Tower, he sealed himself away to learn of and wield its immense power for a greater good-it seemed we had to say goodbye to a lovable character so soon after meeting him.īut just like his first impression all those years ago, his selflessness and desire to be a hero, like in the stories that he admired growing up, never subsided. In that (previously) optional questline and raid from five-to-six years ago, he was a young and spry guy eager for wholesome adventure and heroics. Towards the end of Shadowbringers, his identity was revealed to be G'raha Tia, a character who was the centerpiece of the Crystal Tower raid series all the way back from the base game, A Realm Reborn. Patch 5.3, aptly named Reflections In Crystal, is a microcosm of the game's ability to fulfill those narrative ambitions, but also inspire hope in such poetic fashion. While you and your Scion allies work to avert a calamity for a separate realm and your own simultaneously, they dig deep to grow as leaders and take action alongside you in service of others. It's character-focused in a way that FFXIV hadn't really been before. ![]() See, even as Shadowbringers presents FFXIV on the grandest scale in the game's history, the stories within are deeply humanizing. But the latest storyline in FFXIV's 5.3 update, which closes out the entire Shadowbringers expansion story arc, ends on a more joyful, intimate note that's earned, and it makes me smile every time I think about it. Although questions linger, the heroes prevail and the world rebuilds while you await the next wave of evildoers to set their plans in motion. ![]() ![]() Despite the deep, dark plotlines and harrowing battles against complex villains or malevolence incarnate, Final Fantasy XIV tends to be rather optimistic. What a feeling it is to play something that leaves you invigorated, not just for the game itself, but also on a personal level. ![]()
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