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Final Fantasy 14 - From PS3 to PS5 - Every Console Version Tested - The Complete Saga!

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  • Опубликовано: 25 июн 2021
  • When we asked Marc 'Try4ce' Duddleson from My Life In Gaming to take a look at Final Fantasy 14 on PlayStation 5 for us, we were looking forward to an expert analysis from someone who knows the game inside out. And we got that... and so much more. This isn't just a tech breakdown of FF14, it's the story of the game from its early beginnings, through its troubled launch, to its relaunch and deployment across multiple generations. It's a video we're proud to share with you!
    Many thanks to My Life In Gaming. See their channel here: / mylifeingaming
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  • @DigitalFoundry
    @DigitalFoundry  3 года назад +477

    Thank you all for watching this very special video on FFXIV from our friends at My Life in Gaming! Do you play this or any other MMO? What are your thoughts on these kind of collaborations? Are there other channels you want us to team up with? Do you want to see My Life in Gaming tackle another game with us? Let us know in the comments!

    • @thanksbetotap
      @thanksbetotap 3 года назад +15

      My Life in Gaming covering modern ports/emulation of older titles on current gen with a little more technical angle on DF would be super awesome!

    • @Jayko1225
      @Jayko1225 3 года назад +2

      Ive been watching Digital Foundry an My Life in Gaming for years now an wouldn’t Know anything about Retro Gaming if it wasn’t for them I love these Collaborations Keep up the Good work!!

    • @snaek12
      @snaek12 3 года назад +3

      Iam really hoping that SE will upgrade and optimise PS5 version! It can run better and look better! And thank you for the video!

    • @rekware9320
      @rekware9320 3 года назад

      I like the guy from My Life In Gaming..so no complaints from me.

    • @royaltyallen1162
      @royaltyallen1162 3 года назад +3

      Hire him in the team

  • @djayjp
    @djayjp 3 года назад +396

    You know how you can tell this is a DF video? Because the host says BESPOKE.

    • @neqaa1
      @neqaa1 3 года назад +5

      true😂👌🏻

    • @DodderingOldMan
      @DodderingOldMan 3 года назад +1

      @@neqaa1 I was about 20 years old before I learned what 'bespoke' meant. I thought it meant, like, 'not spoken about'. Which made little sense.

    • @jfh400
      @jfh400 3 года назад

      also all of these "rather"s

    • @CLabmusic
      @CLabmusic 3 года назад +3

      Yeah but he also said "darn tootin"

    • @enjoylife6374
      @enjoylife6374 3 года назад

      @@CLabmusic it's not the only phrase that can characterise these videos, MIND YOU

  • @lyconxero457
    @lyconxero457 3 года назад +241

    The fact that DF can use something like Patreon to hire an outside person to help construct a video for them that was directly asked for by Patreon supporters is pretty fantastic, IMO. It's also highly topical as FFXIV is getting a lot of press right now after announcing its latest expansion and we've seen a TON of new players trying the game out as of late.

    • @eriuz
      @eriuz 3 года назад +9

      after that interview from preach with ion and the state of warcraft expect more players

    • @urbansamurai261
      @urbansamurai261 3 года назад

      New player who just joined here and I can't wait to get stuck in

    • @eriuz
      @eriuz 3 года назад

      @@urbansamurai261 well if you buy the game (shadowbringers complete edition) and get to lvl 50 I think you can unlock samurai job

    • @urbansamurai261
      @urbansamurai261 3 года назад

      @@eriuz noted

    • @Jdogg4089
      @Jdogg4089 3 года назад

      I'm not playing because I don't have time to grind 😆. And I'm on summer break too. Definitely won't have time after I go back to school and get a job.

  • @welshcr
    @welshcr 3 года назад +302

    This is an extraordinary effort, and hugely enjoyable and informative. Well worth the Patreon subscription!

    • @temuujinsukhbaatar7345
      @temuujinsukhbaatar7345 3 года назад +1

      This video isn't free?

    • @TheAssirra
      @TheAssirra 3 года назад +7

      @@temuujinsukhbaatar7345 It is but if it wasn't for people supporting in some way they would never be able to make them.

    • @anuruddhadas2250
      @anuruddhadas2250 3 года назад +2

      @@temuujinsukhbaatar7345 patreon subscribers could watch a day early

    • @pixeljauntvr7774
      @pixeljauntvr7774 3 года назад +7

      @Pro-Facts Anti-BS If the video is sponsored then there will be a disclaimer stating that.

    • @ionseven
      @ionseven 3 года назад +2

      Like DF is some small indie operation being under Eurogamer and is somehow in need of extra dough besides what is paid by advertisers and sponsored content. So easily fooled.

  • @matheusdinosaur
    @matheusdinosaur 3 года назад +217

    2:50 minutes without saying "acclaimed Heavensward expension up to level 60 without any time restriction" a true WoL fren

    • @mylifeingaming
      @mylifeingaming 3 года назад +20

      [Try4ce] Haha I actually discovered that this whole "free trial includes Heavensward" thing was a meme after I wrote about it already. But I ran with it anyway! I mean, I can understand why people won't shut up about it. It's a great deal and gives you a taste of why the game is worth playing just for the story alone if that's all you wanted to do.

    • @sermerlin1
      @sermerlin1 3 года назад

      @@mylifeingaming I am level 30 and can you tell me about questing... I am slightlyconfused as I am overwhelmed by the amount of quests there are. WHat should I focus on? Should I be clearing every quest in towns and villages or just focus on MSQ and blue+ quests?
      How should I progress?

    • @mylifeingaming
      @mylifeingaming 3 года назад +7

      [Try4ce] You can sometimes get additional level-appropriate armor (and some lore insights) by doing regular quests, but it's usually not that necessary. These days I usually skip over those myself. The main quests I do while working though each expansion (aside from the main story) are the blue ones, but usually only when they offer aether current attunement, which is required for flying in expansion areas (ARR flying is freely available now with no questing if you have a mount for it). So yeah if you feel overwhelmed by the number of quests, I'd say just do main story, but if a particular NPC piques your curiosity, no harm in seeing what they have to say. But for the most part I'd say such quests aren't critical for keeping yourself leveled and equipped. Doing Duty Roulette is a faster way to level if you happen to fall behind.

    • @bophadesknutz7798
      @bophadesknutz7798 3 года назад

      @@sermerlin1 Just do the Main Quest. Side quest dont give you anything aside from some immersion, unless they're Blue side quest those actually unlock things/features.

    • @sermerlin1
      @sermerlin1 3 года назад

      @@bophadesknutz7798 Yeah... I did a lot of side quests (blue+ and regular) and I was so overleveled that the game doesn't feel challenging at all even at lvl 30.
      I'm just literally "timer" waiting for NPCs to die with no sense of danger or needing to interupt/CC as they're like 8+ lvls lower then me.
      So I suppose I should just do MSQ with blue+ quests?

  • @jayplays9976
    @jayplays9976 3 года назад +47

    To help explain the dual sense haptics, the haptics use voice coil actuators in the pad to produce the vibrations. These are high powered speakers that vibrate the pad.
    As a result the haptics API uses sounds and sound waves to vibrate the pad. And not the standard vibration signals.
    In this case the game is simply sending the sound of the footsteps to the haptics engine as is. Which is why the haptics change depending on distance and on the surface you're running on.
    If you put your ear to the pad you can actually hear the sounds Coming from the haptic motors.
    As a side note, because of this you can plug your dual sense into your PC and make the pad vibrate by using it as a speaker (windows recognises the dual sense haptics as an external USB speaker).

    • @jayplays9976
      @jayplays9976 3 года назад +6

      @@0uttaS1TE yes actually they do. Install VB audio and use that to route in-game audio to the pad. Your pad will basically vibrate in tune with what happening on screen. For Metro Exodus you even get full haptics and resistive triggers on PC.

    • @jayplays9976
      @jayplays9976 3 года назад +6

      @@0uttaS1TE that's what I wonder as well. The dual sense has some suspiciously robust PC support. The built in Mic can be used as a microphone as is with no additional drivers (I use it in all my work calls), the haptics I like to use them when listening to music or gaming.
      Resistive triggers I think it's a custom API Sony gave them because I doubt these guys are cheesing any emulators or backdoor drivers.

    • @jlink1391
      @jlink1391 2 года назад

      Imagine buying a console and caring about how the controller vibrates, is this N64?Unless you just started playing games do you still even notice the vibration’s?

    • @cashnelson2306
      @cashnelson2306 2 года назад +2

      @@jlink1391 if you truly didn't care why are you leaving a comment? in fact if you don't care about minutiae like this why are you even watching this channel

    • @bobsucks9647
      @bobsucks9647 Год назад +2

      @@jlink1391 lol can tell you haven’t used a haptic controller 😂😂😂

  • @RetroTechUSA
    @RetroTechUSA 3 года назад +16

    Great Job Try! 👍 Thanks for the Colaboration DF

  • @Miha-ii3dy
    @Miha-ii3dy 3 года назад +304

    Now THIS is a surprise…
    A most welcome one, of course. I love FFXIV.

    • @cosmancho2959
      @cosmancho2959 3 года назад +1

      Good for you. Game is shite.

    • @XZ-III
      @XZ-III 3 года назад +2

      I wanted to try it until I saw the monthly subscription, so then i said I'm good and moved on

    • @k2x598
      @k2x598 3 года назад +8

      Awesome game

    • @mrratchet
      @mrratchet 3 года назад +15

      @@XZ-III You can try the base game and first expansion entirely for free with no subscription if you like, that way you can still try it out and see what you think :)

    • @Miha-ii3dy
      @Miha-ii3dy 3 года назад +16

      @@cosmancho2959 Thank god then, that you always got EA’s Star Wars MMO to play, along with the nine people that are left there.

  • @DodderingOldMan
    @DodderingOldMan 3 года назад +40

    Final Fantasy XIV may be my favourite game of all time. It's a decent MMO, but it's an INCREDIBLE Final Fantasy game.

    • @Jbayz
      @Jbayz 3 года назад +2

      Why? What about the story is incredible? Everyone says the story was great but it just never stands out to me.

    • @DodderingOldMan
      @DodderingOldMan 3 года назад +7

      @@Jbayz How far have you got? It only really starts picking up in the second half of the Heavensward expansion in my opinion, and most people would say it's Shadowbringers that is the pinnacle of the story.
      If you've got that far and still don't really like it... well, that's fine, opinions will always differ :)

    • @rogerarteaga2665
      @rogerarteaga2665 3 года назад +7

      @@Jbayz A realm reborn was alright somewhat decent. Heavensward and Shadowbringers were really where it all shines

    • @Jbayz
      @Jbayz 3 года назад

      @@rogerarteaga2665 well the problem I had is that the first part was so tedious that I had a hard time paying attention to the story at a certain point. I have a level 70 summoner and I can't tell you much about the story.

    • @Jbayz
      @Jbayz 3 года назад

      I think the problem is also there was so much bloated dialogue. I dunno. I feel like wow has more casual ways of delivering story to people. I want to get into lore, maybe I'll try again.

  • @rerez
    @rerez 3 года назад +341

    My Life In Gaming is awesome! :D

    • @mrtegs
      @mrtegs 3 года назад

      Hey rerez, are you gonna review a Final Fantasy game in a "IT'S JUST BAD" video?

    • @serfnuts
      @serfnuts 3 года назад +4

      By the end of the video I had completely forgotten this wasn't a My Life In Gaming video. I thought it was strange when he mentioned Digital Foundry...

    • @Yomarz
      @Yomarz 3 года назад +2

      Hey it's Rerez!

    • @lordmaster2562
      @lordmaster2562 3 года назад +1

      Your life is pathetic with a crap console like ps5 which is destroyed by the series x. LOL

    • @alexanderulv3886
      @alexanderulv3886 3 года назад +1

      @@lordmaster2562 XSX is just lovely, but Im about to by a PS5 just to see the difference. I don’t know if I can live without quick resume and smart delivery. Also 800gb which goes down to 600gb SSD with no real opportunity to upgrade, is just a disgrace.

  • @RanjanNadig
    @RanjanNadig 3 года назад +65

    1:16, it looks like Rich found a time machine and went back in time. His accent was different back then.

  • @noelennon420
    @noelennon420 3 года назад +23

    I just jumped in 2 weeks ago, Im already level 68, 100 hours in and totally addicted! This was a nice suprise.

    • @Jbayz
      @Jbayz 3 года назад

      That grind lol. It was burn out. Be real.

    • @frosty6845
      @frosty6845 3 года назад +12

      @@Jbayz stop projecting

    • @Nara.294
      @Nara.294 2 года назад

      You play on monitor ou TV?

    • @noelennon420
      @noelennon420 2 года назад +1

      @@Nara.294 Tv.. But i play with a mouse and keyboard pretty close.

    • @angelito2336
      @angelito2336 2 года назад

      @@Jbayz Grind? In a mmo? Unbelievable!

  • @MarkGrouch
    @MarkGrouch 3 года назад +89

    This is great work. Serious props to My Life In Gaming!

    • @lordmaster2562
      @lordmaster2562 3 года назад +1

      Hahhahaahaha ps5 video's lol. Pathetic

  • @JKSmith-qs2ii
    @JKSmith-qs2ii Год назад +27

    Seeing those original version cutscenes makes me so very sad about what we have lost.

    • @w061a09
      @w061a09 Год назад +3

      we have the bread technique now x), and the animations from the latest patch is top notch

    • @Lanaur_
      @Lanaur_ Год назад +11

      Yeah, but what we have gained though. A playable game

  • @pelikapulahd3604
    @pelikapulahd3604 3 года назад +36

    FFXIV base PS4 version feel more smooth on PS5, then the PS5 version of XIV beta build. "On Performance mode" And this video proves it`!!!!🤔

    • @drunkendevil
      @drunkendevil 3 года назад +1

      The PS5 version was officially released on May 25th. Hugely disappointing that the game went from beta to retail without a noticeable difference in performance.

    • @pelikapulahd3604
      @pelikapulahd3604 3 года назад +5

      @@drunkendevil I do get that it is what it is because of the state the world is in, but the PS5 version feels more like a downgrade. will play the PS4 version on the PS5 until they fix it. Let's keep our fingers crossed that it will be sorted out when the Endwalker is released.

  • @bswift1991
    @bswift1991 3 года назад +37

    The reason for the big difference in performance between the native ps5 app and the ps4 pro version is due to the high quality ambient occlusion that is used on the ps5 app. This is a killer on pc as well at higher resolutions and is completely absent on the ps4 and ps4 pro version. Amazed to see this overlooked in a digital foundry video but ah well.
    Would be really nice to see a 4k option for the game that scales back things like ambient occlusion and other taxing visuals features to allow for a mode that gets closer to that 60fps goal at 4k.

    • @rickybobby5153
      @rickybobby5153 2 года назад +2

      Are you saying the ambient occlusion is higher quality on the PS5 version or that it isn’t present at all in the PS4 version?
      Because the PS4 version does have ambient occlusion and the last time I played on PC there was no option for changing its ‘quality’.
      I can run this game in max settings, 1080p at 50-60FPS on 7 year old hardware

    • @Pietro-nr5pq
      @Pietro-nr5pq 2 года назад +3

      @@rickybobby5153 It's not that it's the ambient occlusion itself is the killer but the quality, nvidia hbao+ option is stupid heavy and barely changes from FFXIV native "strong" option, at this point we just have to wait and hope that the graphical update coming in 7.0 (the next expac after endwalker) is gonna fix most of these weird graphics problems along with the other very weird, archaic and very confusing menu for said graphics options

    • @thedoublegwiggler
      @thedoublegwiggler 2 года назад

      @@Pietro-nr5pq they work on a graphic update for ps5? Can you tell me some more pls?

    • @Jeffdraws101
      @Jeffdraws101 Год назад +1

      @@thedoublegwiggler a massive graphics overhaul and improvement is coming in version 7.0. However it’s estimated that we won’t see this next big expansion until 2024.

    • @helloguy8934
      @helloguy8934 8 месяцев назад

      ​@Pietro-nr5pq Nah man. I used hbao+ on my 2070 super and it still runs better than this

  • @RetroSho
    @RetroSho 3 года назад +5

    Hey! I can see myself a few times in this video! Haha! Thanks for having me on in some small part. 😂😨

  • @MiharuHiramu
    @MiharuHiramu 3 года назад +35

    I started my FFXIV career on PS3. The journey has been incredible.

    • @SirToxe
      @SirToxe 3 года назад

      Same, back in 2013!

    • @Travel-Adv
      @Travel-Adv 3 года назад +1

      Started in 1.0 in PC now playing in PS5. Been a continued awesome adventure so far.

    • @WolfieVII
      @WolfieVII 3 года назад +1

      Me too, we've come so far!

    • @optimusprime7491
      @optimusprime7491 3 года назад

      Legacy’s players LEGENDS!

    • @nlikeflynn8837
      @nlikeflynn8837 3 года назад

      @@Travel-Adv how was starting over from scratch? Opposite here, have been playing on Sony over the years and am now looking into migrating to PC but I have played everything on one character and don’t want to lose that.

  • @hkoizumi3134
    @hkoizumi3134 3 года назад +3

    Any fans of Final Fantasy series didn't play FF14 because it's an MMO, you're making a severe mistake. I am a long time fan of Final Fantasy since the early 90's. I will say it bluntly, FF14 is arguably the best Final Fantasy ever. Many fans who played it also agrees. Story, Music, game play, everything is amazing. If it weren't for this COVID pandemic, we would have seen so many FF14 villains cosplay by now at conventions. Seriously, go play it now!

  • @Social8Hypnosis
    @Social8Hypnosis 3 года назад +7

    It was mind blowing seeing this run on my PS3 back in the day. Could not believe I could play such a heavy game with a controller and on such an old system. Good times.

  • @MrThunda51
    @MrThunda51 3 года назад +26

    As a long time FF14 player, thank you for this DF.

    • @lordmaster2562
      @lordmaster2562 3 года назад +1

      Pathetic. Still holding on on obselete Consoles LOL. Better buy switch doe real gaming there is the powerhouse series x

    • @MrThunda51
      @MrThunda51 3 года назад +9

      @@lordmaster2562 dude I have a Series X, PS5, and Switch. Lol dont let your assumptions allow speak like you're above someone

    • @dxtremecaliber
      @dxtremecaliber 2 года назад +1

      @@lordmaster2562 real gaming is pc lol stop trolling

  • @goldentrout4811
    @goldentrout4811 3 года назад +12

    4:33 Oh, that Twilight Over Thanalan theme brings me back to the early days of this game.

  • @UserInterface00
    @UserInterface00 3 года назад +18

    I’m gonna be that guy and say that my Final Fantasy 14 (3yrs) experience eclipsed World
    Of Warcraft (7yrs) . Granted FF14 was heavily inspired by W.O.W. and a drastic change from FF11, it was a unique enough experience that delivered on visuals that were eye popping, game play mechanics that felt engaging and for an ongoing online game, having one of the Top 3 Final Fantasy stories of the entire franchise. If you’re on the fence, FF14 is FTP until level 60 and you’ll definitely experience a lot just for that free time you have. Highly recommended.

    • @Jbayz
      @Jbayz 3 года назад

      I need you to tell me what it is about the story. What theme? It surely isn't that first part.

    • @Jbayz
      @Jbayz 3 года назад

      And yes. 14 was rebooted with literally all the things that made wow successful, making ff 14 successful. All it took was an established lore/fanbase.

  • @cristidenis531
    @cristidenis531 3 года назад +50

    Best final fantasy game in recent years. Fantastic mmo with a fantastic story. Play this game now

    • @1gta4gta
      @1gta4gta 3 года назад

      this is a spin off game

    • @Thros1
      @Thros1 3 года назад +3

      @@1gta4gta every final fantasy is a spin off

    • @tydendurler9574
      @tydendurler9574 3 года назад +1

      @@Thros1 of what?
      A lot of people seem to not know what a "spin off" actually is.

    • @Thros1
      @Thros1 3 года назад

      @@tydendurler9574 every entry is a spin off from the main title different dimensions and stuff, dissidia goes into it deeper.

    • @tydendurler9574
      @tydendurler9574 3 года назад

      @@Thros1 a mhm, and what is the main title?

  • @Winky813
    @Winky813 Год назад +8

    Is it possible to run a new test now that the game has added dynamic resolution options for PS5 as of patch 6.2 (August 23, 2022)? Personal experience, I've seen far less framerate drops in the common areas where they occurred before, but still some stuttering at times.

  • @franciscor390
    @franciscor390 3 года назад +6

    My life in gaming overall production values is a thing of a madman.

  • @Sendoh32
    @Sendoh32 3 года назад +8

    A MMO that plays extremely well on consoles is a plus for the Yoshi P team.

  • @kristianutomotobing9719
    @kristianutomotobing9719 3 года назад +54

    FF 14 🤝 GTA V
    Spans for 3 generations of consoles

    • @ziondavegaming5493
      @ziondavegaming5493 3 года назад +6

      Crysis 1 and wait till bugthesda rerelease Skyrim

    • @sermerlin1
      @sermerlin1 3 года назад

      Wow spans... 4 generations. So what you gon' say 'bout that huh?

    • @fraenznoa5508
      @fraenznoa5508 3 года назад +12

      @@sermerlin1 WoW is not even playable in Console

    • @dale7326
      @dale7326 3 года назад

      Are we really looking for numbers instead of the actual game?
      If something is too old, ppl just gonna drop it or kick on it actually.

  • @thalesn
    @thalesn Год назад +4

    It'd be nice to revisit this game, since they implemented a dynamic resolution feature since this was posted.

  • @mightyhadi6132
    @mightyhadi6132 3 года назад +54

    This is quality content, we need more collaboration with other gaming channel.

    • @NintenDub
      @NintenDub 2 года назад

      Nobody wants to put in work like this when you can just say switch pro was leaked...

  • @DukeBurden
    @DukeBurden 2 года назад +2

    The best thing you can do if you can't get a PS5 yet is upgrade the HDD to an SSD in a PS4 Pro. My gaming experience has been incredibly smooth on the PS4 Pro since I dropped a Samsung 1TB SSD in it.

  • @oromain
    @oromain 3 года назад +2

    I was an FFXIV PS3 player until 2016. And boy... did I LOVE IT. Thankfully, I never got around to trying Alliance Raiding on it. But I honestly didn't know what I was missing when playing on PS3, and enjoyed the game thoroughly on it.

  • @oDvGo1
    @oDvGo1 3 года назад +4

    Thank you for making this analysis. I’ve asked for this a few weeks ago through a comment on another video :)

  • @TerraWare
    @TerraWare 3 года назад +27

    I genuinely believe that any gamer should at least experience an mmorpg at least once. It can be an experience that you won't find in any other genre of gaming. Sure it does require some dedication to get going and get over the learning curve and there's many types of mmorpg's from themepark to my personal favorite, sandbox. It can turn out to be genre that may surprise you and get you hooked. Thw type of hooked where you forge friendships and memorable experiences.
    My first ever mmorpg was Star Wars Galaxies back in the early 2000's. A game I only bought at Walmart as a kid because of how much I enjoyed playing through Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic. I craved more Star Wars but the game was so different it had very little in common with KotOR. It came with a 30 day subscription like all mmorpg's and a week in I was ready to quit because I didn't know what the hell to do. It was a Sandbox mmorpg.
    It wasn't until I landed in a player built city in the planet of Talus that I ran into another player right outside the shuttle port who took me under their wing and explained to me how the game worked, the basics anyway because there was so much more to this game. He turned out to be the guild master of that particular city and mayor. He gave me my own house, a swoop bike and some basic padded armor and food buffs. He gathered some other guild members and we ran some missions from the terminal and later on went hunting for some armor materials. My mind was completely blown, I'd never experienced something like this game. Sure I'd played Age of Empiers 2 online with a friend of mine and Diablo 2 but Star Wars Galaxies was on a realm of it's own. It was like I was a regular person living in the universe of Star Wars, people had professions they specialized in, there were no Jedi's or you're the only hero that can save the universe nonsense. You were nothing special unless you wanted to be and you could. You could be anything you wanted. A smuggler? Sure. A bounty Hunter? Yes. A Droid Engineer, a Chef, an Entertainer, Fencer, Pikeman, Armorsmith etc.
    I took a liking to armor crafting so started on my path to becoming a Master Armorsmith. I had to survey planets with drones to locate all the materials I needed. Each server spawned their own quality of each particular resource for a limited amount of time before it reset that effected the outcome of the armor produced. You needed chemical and mineral extractors placed in the planets where there were resources, these extractors had to be fueled and came in different sizes. I was so immersed in that universe, each day doing the rounds, fueling the extractors, emptying the resources collected to make room for the new, going back to my city to meet with a Master Taylor so they could fabricate a blue print for me to mass produce Composite Armor pieces to sell in my own vendor in our player built city.
    Everything used by players in the game, be it weapons, armor, travel mounts, droids, furniture or buff food was player made. The different crafting professions required cooperation with other crafting professions to motivate you to interact with other players and form partnerships. The better resource quality used the better that item's statistics were so was the name of the player engrained in the items description that crafted that particular item so you could be famous as some players were for crafting the best armor, weapons etc. It was such an experience that lead me to playing many other mmorpg's including World of Warcraft back in 2005 for a few years but I've yet to find a game as immersive as Star Wars Galaxies was. Maybe it's nostalgia speaking or maybe it's because it was my first mmorpg or maybe the game was really that good but mmorpg's as a genre is probably my favorite.

    • @carpetfluff35
      @carpetfluff35 3 года назад +1

      My first one was this, and I was enjoying it until the first time I was paired up with randoms for a dungeon and their unwllingness to help me understand the in's and out's stopped me playing it dead.

    • @WickedRibbon
      @WickedRibbon 3 года назад

      Thanks for sharing! You painted a vivid picture of a game that was clearly very special.
      I bounced off FF14 on PC, but maybe I just need to give it a proper second go.

    • @fourlights
      @fourlights 3 года назад

      About 15k hours of wow up until after cataclysm I can agree.

    • @rodrigofreitas3288
      @rodrigofreitas3288 2 года назад

      Well, that as a cool read. Always appreciate people sharing their experiences in MMORPGs!

  • @Aceofspades088
    @Aceofspades088 3 года назад +1

    I bought FF14 on the PlayStation 4 back in 2014, created an SE account, and was never able to successfully log into the game. I wasn’t even allowed to create a new account. I contacted SE through email but never got a response. I will create a new PSN when I finally get my hands on a PS5. Maybe then I will be able to enjoy what I have missed out on all these years.
    Not being able to play this game is one of the great tragedies of my life.

  • @Ryan-ik2mk
    @Ryan-ik2mk 3 года назад +12

    Yay My life in gaming!! love that channel

  • @mspeter97
    @mspeter97 3 года назад +5

    Honestly FFXIV is a game worth trying.
    The Free Trial is clearly a full featured JRPG for free in terms of lenght (take that WoW)

    • @Road_to_Dawn
      @Road_to_Dawn 3 года назад +1

      I’d say two full featured JRPGs really! I like to look at each expansion as another sequel in a long-running subseries

    • @tydendurler9574
      @tydendurler9574 3 года назад +1

      It may be an MMO worth trying
      There is a big difference between regular videogames and cancerous MMO's

  • @snaek12
    @snaek12 3 года назад +15

    Iam really hoping that SE will upgrade and optimise PS5 version! It can run better and look better!

    • @Kuzna22
      @Kuzna22 3 года назад +1

      God, I hope they do. Right now it's a mess performance wise.

  • @SirCalalot
    @SirCalalot 3 года назад +5

    A fantastic video and wonderfully produced (those little FF UI elements are perfect)!
    Keep up the incredible work guys!

  • @Rithysak101
    @Rithysak101 3 года назад +7

    From my experience, The PS5 version is far from perfect where frame drop occurred where the ps4 version running on ps5 ran perfectly. Hopefully with the release of this video, square will make improvement.

    • @Denu85
      @Denu85 3 года назад

      I think they can push it to like 1800p 60fps.

    • @Rithysak101
      @Rithysak101 3 года назад +1

      @@Denu85 i was even expecting 120fps 1080p. How wrong i was

    • @stormynight100
      @stormynight100 3 года назад +2

      As well as performance drops in more crowded areas that wasn’t present via BC version there is also a weird juddering effect that goes beyond a frame rate drop. Spin the camera in most areas and certain points feel like trying to move the camera through mud. This happens with no other players present. This is mentioned but gets much worse than show here.
      BSF and Zadnor areas are terrible at times. No acknowledgement from SE of these issues is really disappointing.

    • @Rithysak101
      @Rithysak101 3 года назад +3

      @@stormynight100 I'm considering going back to PS4 version of this game but the UI is so much better on ps5 :/.

  • @AlexRN
    @AlexRN 2 года назад +3

    Has the native PS5 versión been updated lately to get a better performance? There’s no reason why the PS4 version running on a PS5 should run a single frame above the native PS5 and yet it happens (at least at the time this video was made).

  • @bruceg22000
    @bruceg22000 3 года назад +4

    I thought I accidentally clicked a My Life In Gaming video instead of a Digital Foundry one....

  • @T.O.Wallee
    @T.O.Wallee 3 года назад +6

    Love this analysis, I’m still playing from time to time

  • @BronzeApparathus
    @BronzeApparathus 3 года назад +8

    I was honestly surprised when I played 14 back in the ps3 years ago

  • @tpickles67
    @tpickles67 3 года назад +5

    I play on both PC and my PS5 and absolutely love both. There's no way I could do Savage content with the DS controller, but kicking back while doing some gathering and leveling alt jobs is amazing.

    • @tnykuuh
      @tnykuuh 3 года назад +1

      I raid on PC with a controller lol the devs said that they purposefully create raid to be clear with controller only. They even test raid content with controller only to be sure that the console players can do it.

    • @pcgameboy8407
      @pcgameboy8407 3 года назад

      @@tnykuuh Would never play it with a controller myself, but cool that they make sure it works for controller users.

    • @JasonNR
      @JasonNR 3 года назад

      The only thing I wouldn't do is heal on savage with a controller, using the dpad to heal in such moments seems so hard to me.

    • @tpickles67
      @tpickles67 3 года назад +1

      @@tnykuuh Oh yeah I know plenty of folks that do. The devs have been amazing at making this game accessible.
      I just personally couldn’t do it for a lot of jobs.

  • @xbree_
    @xbree_ 3 года назад +13

    All this FXIV love is making me so happy.

    • @LILTRACUZ514
      @LILTRACUZ514 3 года назад +3

      Me too fellow warrior of light :)

    • @xbree_
      @xbree_ 3 года назад

      @@LILTRACUZ514 :)

  • @fleeplayTV
    @fleeplayTV 3 года назад +1

    Thank you, this has been a hot topic in the community and its great to finally have proof of what we are experiencing.
    Infact you touched on everything. I'm so glad you went into so much detail on this, even down to using the adaptive triggers to enhance the crosshotbar.

  • @minotaur21ri33
    @minotaur21ri33 3 года назад +3

    Question: Did you guys think to test the PS4 PRO Console and Version of the game with an SSD instead of the PS4 Pro's standard HDD?

    • @Black91crx
      @Black91crx 2 года назад

      After installing an SSD, load time plummeted for me.

  • @tobymalamute2856
    @tobymalamute2856 3 года назад +26

    That was really interesting, I don't know if I can bring myself to play an MMO, but you just got me to take note of FF16. All that fan service to the old games here is really great to see - the Magitek armour!

    • @ducbinh199
      @ducbinh199 3 года назад +11

      i'm a ff fan for almost 20 years now and a single-player game only guy and trust me when a said XIV is the best main line ff since ffIX and a love letter to the series as a whole, it's basically a main line single-player FF game with a multi-player element to it

    • @Denu85
      @Denu85 3 года назад +4

      ff14 has the best story in any ff games imo.

    • @DrummerLocnar
      @DrummerLocnar 3 года назад +1

      dont think of it as an "mmo", think of it as a "multiplayer final fantasy game"

    • @d3nyd
      @d3nyd 3 года назад +1

      Fan service and series love is in FFXIV in spades. That's not to say it's not its own thing, because it absolutely is, but the inspiration and reworking of elements of the past titles is really something special.
      Case in point - the Weapon enemies from FF7 have been part of an ongoing Trials (8-player) Boss series (Ruby, Emerald, Diamond), but each have their lore woven into the FFXIV world in interesting ways.

    • @ArchieGamez
      @ArchieGamez 3 года назад +1

      To me its a FF game first, MMORPG second. In this game, a lot of the iconic past FF summons are boss fights. (There's Ifrit, Garuda, Odin, Sephirot, Ruby Weapon, Alexander, Bahamut, Omega, Eden etc). Seriously every FF players need to play this.

  • @regularflurfy8174
    @regularflurfy8174 3 года назад +15

    Accurate representation of the Limsa aetheryte plaza, 10/10
    Great video, of course, always really cool to see large cross-gen gaps like these!

  • @adamyo9003
    @adamyo9003 3 года назад +2

    DF + MLiG is the crossover event I didn’t know I needed.

  • @Usaji_
    @Usaji_ 3 года назад

    Press play on the video"wait i thought i clicked on a DF video why is My life in gaming playing" my brain can't process

  • @BrokenArrowX
    @BrokenArrowX 3 года назад +6

    Oh hell yeah. My favourite game of all time without competition.

  • @Devilzhephyr
    @Devilzhephyr 3 года назад +13

    Amazing work, FFXIV is such a gem

  • @DarkBowser64
    @DarkBowser64 3 года назад +1

    Been waiting literal years for a video like this. So glad to see one of my favorite games from the past decade get covered.

  • @AP-hn8wd
    @AP-hn8wd 3 года назад +1

    16:47 The greatest surprise cameo that was unexpected. 👍👍

  • @daltonwhite1495
    @daltonwhite1495 3 года назад +4

    Awesome Video!

  • @pennywisethedancingclown7139
    @pennywisethedancingclown7139 3 года назад +20

    Can we all say it's just amazing the PS3 ran this game at all?

    • @jimengab
      @jimengab 3 года назад

      No, not really. Any game can run with the sub 720p30 low textures this game released on PS3, not precisely a technical marvel, considering it is a console exclusive too so there was only one SKU to optimize.

    • @lordmaster2562
      @lordmaster2562 3 года назад

      LOL who cares about PlayStation sinxe one X its obselete

    • @kidmisfit1039
      @kidmisfit1039 3 года назад

      @@lordmaster2562 no one cared about Xbox till the besethda purchase PlayStation will always be #1 console market

    • @kidmisfit1039
      @kidmisfit1039 3 года назад

      @@lordmaster2562 your pfp reflects what you are, take the L xbot fanboy

    • @kidmisfit1039
      @kidmisfit1039 3 года назад

      @@lordmaster2562 braindead really thinks 95% of games run better on series L did you forget ubisoft had to downgrade assassin creed Valhalla on ps5 to match the shit Xbox series L version, you probably think most game run Better cause of backward compatibility

  • @jimmydx
    @jimmydx 3 года назад +1

    Thank you DF for doing this video!! I didn’t think you ever would! The classic FF overlays you did for this are great.

  • @phazonlord0098
    @phazonlord0098 3 года назад +1

    Nice to see you around here Try, amazing video as always!

  • @pirony
    @pirony 3 года назад +4

    This was so fun to watch, thank you so much for your effort.

  • @amnril
    @amnril 3 года назад +5

    I found that very enjoyable, thank you.

  • @bpcgos
    @bpcgos 3 года назад +1

    Kudos for DF and MLiG for this collab... Never a fan of MMO, but it's always awesome to watch MLiG talk about it

  • @hippopotatomoose
    @hippopotatomoose 3 года назад +1

    I played on PS3... It was manageable. The load times was brutal. But switching in a SSD made it so much better.
    Now I'm playing on a PS4 Pro.
    Great informative vid.

  • @natalieschall8933
    @natalieschall8933 3 года назад +5

    FF14 is playable on 3 generations like GTAV. The only difference is that we actually got more FF games after 14‘s release. lol

  • @kamen.rider.decade
    @kamen.rider.decade 3 года назад +27

    30:08 "Major Majority" sounds like the name of a Sheep in The Big City character

  • @user-ik8vy1rg8f
    @user-ik8vy1rg8f 3 года назад

    Really taken aback by the title, video length, and first 10 seconds hearing Marc's voice. I'm sure this will be an excellent video. Nice collaboration!

  • @mbsfaridi
    @mbsfaridi 3 года назад +1

    Top quality work. Love the use of different icons for the same old stats.

  • @ZzForCryingOutLoudzZ
    @ZzForCryingOutLoudzZ 3 года назад +3

    I vote for more Marc content on the DF page!

  • @jackjohnson8305
    @jackjohnson8305 3 года назад +3

    Started playing the game last month and loved it! got the complete edition and preordered Endwalker im obsessed

  • @Jayko1225
    @Jayko1225 3 года назад +1

    I absolutely love My Life in Gaming an LOVE the fact Digital Foundry do these collaborations with them!!

  • @Yogarine
    @Yogarine 3 года назад

    Really happy to see this My Life in Gaming cameo. 😄
    Now all that’s left is to invite over Vincent Theo from HDTVTest to complete the hole trinity.
    After that the door will be wide open for an Digital Foundry avengers episode where everybody comes together.

  • @lukasperuzovic1429
    @lukasperuzovic1429 3 года назад +7

    Lali-Oh Try, stellar work

    • @absolutezero7535
      @absolutezero7535 3 года назад +1

      Wat did u just call me

    • @lukasperuzovic1429
      @lukasperuzovic1429 3 года назад +1

      @@absolutezero7535 if you play FF2/4 or FF14 you know of the phrase Lali-oh.
      In FF4 its a greeting used by the Dwarves
      In FF14 the Lalafell also use it as a greeting.

    • @absolutezero7535
      @absolutezero7535 3 года назад

      @@lukasperuzovic1429 oh i know wat did u just call me is the joke ur characyer can say back when they greet u

    • @MrHellgate82
      @MrHellgate82 3 года назад

      It's Lali-ho"

  • @Featheon
    @Featheon 3 года назад +3

    I have the same cabinetry, dude. Good look.

  • @Aybrix
    @Aybrix 3 года назад +2

    As a filthy Balmung resident, it's always odd not hearing Ul'dah Quicksand not be the place to test hordes of people. Very interesting video though.

  • @rowanunderwood
    @rowanunderwood 3 года назад

    Lovely to see you know DF well enough to get the "bespoke" reference in. Love "My Life In Gaming," a better fit for collaborations could not be found :)

  • @Nolasco.
    @Nolasco. 3 года назад +5

    Thank you Try 💕

  • @RubyRoks
    @RubyRoks 3 года назад +3

    A lovely change of pace. I do like the themed graphics, and while i imagine that takes a lot of effort to create and edit, it would add something going forward with themed content (Cyberpunk UI colored frame rate graph when applicable, game specific graphics for DF Retro, etc)

  • @LonganoCantCant
    @LonganoCantCant 3 года назад +1

    This was so in-depth and well organized. Thank you!

  • @MishiMIshaniz
    @MishiMIshaniz 3 года назад

    That clip for the line "the most engrossing and we'll paces story since the PS1" was certainly a choice.
    "A smile better suits a hero."

  • @onffxiimanon
    @onffxiimanon 2 года назад +3

    Hey Marc and DF! It’s time to look at this again. Today FFXIV added a LOD option that looks to of cleaned up performance issues. It defaults to “on” for PS4 and “off” for PS5. Switching the PS5 to off makes 2K60 very stable. Maybe there was an LOD difference when this video was made? Maybe there is more to this. Worth an Update?!

    • @RealMoneyTarutarus
      @RealMoneyTarutarus 2 года назад

      I wonder if the recent VRR update also adds to that? 🤔

  • @jaysanj152
    @jaysanj152 3 года назад +5

    People been making out that No man sky should be the example how a game will become better if it's gets a better treatment and claiming it got gaming's greatest comeback
    While i personally think FFXIV should be the standard for that example.
    Seriously...The Story behind it's revival and the Comparison between both games,in-game AND the Lore itself is just off charts.
    and out of context,Cyperpunk 2077 needs that treatment if it ever wants to be relevant to today's gaming standards..Just simply patching it won't cut it.

  • @TheElectricHobo
    @TheElectricHobo 3 года назад

    Haha I thought I clicked on the wrong video when I heard the My Life in Gaming voices! Awesome to see this crossover happen. Love both channels' work!

  • @squaresided
    @squaresided Год назад +1

    PS4 Pro with SSD installed is still an amazing experience(load times are quick!). But I'm still waiting for my Ps5 Digital Version lotto chance. Nice to know there's no rush yet..😅

  • @VampireNoblesse
    @VampireNoblesse 3 года назад +5

    best mmo out there atm.., even surpassing many great Rpgs on a few accounts.., still wish FFXIV-2 with a new OS would come out, supporting better grafix & Co, .. but continuing FFXIV, with it's world, classes & story
    (just FFXIV starts sooo slow (!).., need to hold thru till minimum lv 50-60 quests, till it starts to pick up on all accounts.., if u hold thru, ull be rewarded with a great story & gameplay by endgame and with lots of content and great raiding..)

    • @Delphiki78
      @Delphiki78 3 года назад

      How many hours would it take to get to that point?

    • @VampireNoblesse
      @VampireNoblesse 3 года назад

      @@Delphiki78
      endgame? or till it starts to get slowly get gud?
      endgame, if u jump potion it to lv 70, can reach endraiding lv 80 in a few days /weeks (but do NOT recommend to do that!.. you'll miss out on so much world & character building etc.. and everything can feel overwhelming if u jump straight to lv 70)..
      ... if u go thru all the Main Story (and Class) quests, time can vary, but if u focus, about 7-14 days per expansion (ARR, HW, Sblood, Sbringers), so ca. 4x 7-14 days to reach endgame..
      ... but it already gets better at lv 20-30-ish, so in a few hours / days already.., and after a low at lv 30-49, it gets gud again at 50 and onwards..
      ..
      TLTR:
      imo just play it, it has small climaxes on the way, just around lv 30-49/50 it has a low of stretched quests, and action doesn't feel great either yet.., but if u can hold thru that early part, it keeps picking up on all accounts! (story, characters and action..).., just early action doesn't feel near as rewarding and satisfying as in endgame, but before endgame, many other elements are satisfying

    • @Thros1
      @Thros1 3 года назад

      That's changing with the rework to pre hw stuff

  • @d1jal
    @d1jal 3 года назад +3

    Another incredible video

  • @jesusmgw
    @jesusmgw 3 года назад

    What a surprise, My Life in Gaming guy came in and made one of the finest Digital Foundry I can remember of. Amazing amount of content, well written, entertaining and very in-depth.

  • @RealMoneyTarutarus
    @RealMoneyTarutarus 2 года назад +1

    VRR and LoD option added months ago. Today new patch adds dynamic resolution option. So excited 😁

  • @crazyworldoutthere4379
    @crazyworldoutthere4379 3 года назад +3

    Marc looks like a younger Richard Ledbetter

  • @eliotwildermann
    @eliotwildermann 3 года назад +5

    Well it was said with endwalker were getting higher settings on ps5

  • @Genexi2
    @Genexi2 3 года назад +1

    Biggest issue with FFXIV on PS3 is the stock drive speeds. Any larger game content (Alliance, Hunts), the system got so bogged behind on loading that you'd appear in maps with meshes missing, or only low LoD environment pieces showing. Had a few screenshots from those days to keep for memories. It also suffered with being slow to load custom attack animations (anything not the generic orange cone/line/aoe indicator), making you be a potential detriment to a raid group if you simply couldn't dodge something in time because the indicator/effect appeared so late. The "PS3 corner" in Twintania's fight was pretty infamous for needing to be a thing to compensate for them on Divebombs.

  • @skootdiggity1301
    @skootdiggity1301 Год назад +2

    I was thinking of finally starting FF 14 in 2023. Does anyone know if the issues with the PS5 port have been addressed yet, or is the PS4 version on PS5 still the best way to play?

    • @iz_pz8910
      @iz_pz8910 3 месяца назад

      I was curious about the same thing actually, do you know if its better on ps5 now? Or is it still the same as this video had shown?

  • @eliotwildermann
    @eliotwildermann 3 года назад +3

    I have put over 400 hours across 6 years in this game and i love it

    • @cosmosofinfinity
      @cosmosofinfinity 3 года назад +2

      Only triple digits?!

    • @eliotwildermann
      @eliotwildermann 3 года назад +1

      @@cosmosofinfinity lol between work and other games dats about it but its gonna get higher i can guarantee that

  • @JDMStav
    @JDMStav 3 года назад +4

    Hope you didn't catch anything while hanging out in Limsa for that long :O

  • @recordatron
    @recordatron 3 года назад +1

    This was awesome! Cross overs like this have so much potential for more detailed and insightful coverage if there's a series or game you want to cover but don't feel fully qualified to deal with. Very interested in more of these, also FFXIV is a masterclass in bringing a game back from the brink.

  • @TheDarkestPhoenix
    @TheDarkestPhoenix 3 года назад

    I like how Try's dog is just watching the screen at 41:34 . The Eulmore Aetherite is pretty snazzy.

    • @mylifeingaming
      @mylifeingaming 3 года назад

      [Try4ce] She loves watching players run around in crowded areas. :) Early in the video you can see her actually following them and at one point chasing one.

  • @OskarXCI
    @OskarXCI 3 года назад +6

    PS5 version must have been rushed. Don't expect any performance improvements until 6.0 by November.

  • @calliewickham7551
    @calliewickham7551 3 года назад +8

    i laughed out loud when i saw limsa, yeah that kills fps

  • @rafadono
    @rafadono 3 года назад

    A 43-minute video about final fantasy?? I'm in!!!
    Thanks My Life In Gaming!!

  • @ryanhuck4071
    @ryanhuck4071 2 года назад +1

    Very detailed analysis, well done and thank you