Final Fantasy XIV is one of the most important MMOs of the present. Somehow, it has managed to capture the essence of Final Fantasy while being an excellent MMO. Its popularity and success place it among the great MMOs. And with good reason. That’s why neither its longevity nor the fact that subsequent Final Fantasy games look up to it is surprising. It’s because no other Square Enix game is such a safe bet, every time.
Final Fantasy XIV, simplified, but with the same essence
Now Square Enix and Tencent have announced the development of Final Fantasy XIV Mobile. This is a half surprise. We already knew about the existence of this mobile MMO since it was leaked last August, when it appeared on the list of games approved for release in China. The ones in charge of bringing the game to mobile will be LightSpeed Studios, who have previously handled PUBG Mobile, with great experience in the field of mobile development.
While the intention is for it to be as similar as possible to the PC and console version, including fishing, Chocobo racing, and the Triple Triad card game, it will be independent from the other versions. It’s aiming to recreate the grandeur of the original story and combat mechanics on mobile devices.
Although the developers are LightSpeed Studios, Naoki Yoshida is in charge of supervising this version of the game. Yoshida has been the director and producer of Final Fantasy XIV since the A Realm Reborn expansion, which was released fourteen years ago and completely revamped the game from scratch – so no one knows the game better than him. It ensures that this version, although with certain compromises, will be an experience as similar as possible to that of PC and consoles.
Although it does not have a release date yet, Final Fantasy XIV Mobile will be launched for both iOS and Android. And before the worldwide release, a series of tests will be conducted in China. Once these are concluded, the game will be released shortly thereafter on a worldwide scale, much to the delight of fans of this incredible MMO.
