

Maybe you don’t log out? If so, that’s a streamlined way to do it, but also confusing. This sometimes goes too far, as I couldn’t find how to log out, and it looks like other people online have been confused about this too.

They seemed to have tried hard to streamline and trim the fat with this game, letting you focus more on the game itself. I also had some trouble figuring out what I was supposed to be doing in some of the menus, though overall the menus are much less overwhelming than other MMOs. But overall the graphics (especially the environments) are stunning and easy to look at. Some parts look choppy, unfinished, or just plain silly. The animations and graphics aren’t super polished. A little online research showed me a 6/10 rating from Steam. The graphics are appealing, the HUD (heads-up display) is simple and clean, the story is unique and interesting, there’s decent voice acting, the gameplay adds a good amount of action to an MMO, and most recently I was impressed with the background music on a mission that reminded me of 8-bit era techno. The creators seem to have struck an excellent balance with just about every aspect. It’s been a little over 3 hours and I’m still impressed by every new thing I learn about this game. Without further ado, I fired it up and got started. After going for a walk and returning home, I was pleased to see the download had already finished, which seemed awfully fast. I clicked through, and seeing that it was a free-to-play MMO I figured it would be worth downloading and giving a shot. The short video didn’t overly impress me, but it did intrigue me. After starting the FFXIV download, I went back to check it out. As I usually do, I quickly scrolled away to find was I was looking for, ignoring the marketing ploy, but something about the image intrigued me. I actually went to PSN (the PlayStation Network) to download Final Fantasy XIV when I saw Skyforge in the “featured” section. While trying out the free week of ESO (Elder Scrolls Online), I unfortunately found myself getting bored with it after a few evenings.

This game is exactly the kind of thing I needed to get started. I’ve been wanting to start this blog for a few weeks now, and actually began a similar project some years ago but never followed through with it. I’m currently tearing myself away from Skyforge just long enough to write my first real entry on this blog.
