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Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn – A few months on.
A couple of months ago, I wrote about joining the beta test for Square Enix‘s new MMO: Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. In the subsequent months it has been launched and I find myself a demi-veteran of the game. I say demi, mainly because work and university commitments get in the way of play time. So how do I find the game? Well now, putting the long established Final Fantasy Fan boy aside, I can still wholeheartedly say it is an amazing game. I could list them monotonously, but that would be a crime against the game and more importantly myself. What I will say though, is that Square Enix have really considered what they were about with one, yes, you can say it is a revamp of the MMO they cancelled a year or so ago because as they said, it didn’t quite stack up to their standards. I never played it, so can’t really comment on it. The thing is though, how does FFXIV: ARR stack up against other MMO?
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After Six years of playing World of Warcraft has the end finally come?
Back in January 2007 an old friend of mine introduced me to World of Warcraft. I recall with relish, his excitement over the release of the first Expansion: the Burning Crusade.
