With the upcoming Dawntrail expansion, Final Fantasy 14 is setting off toward a new era, and that includes the first major graphical overhaul since A Realm Reborn back in 2013. Producer and director Naoki 'Yoshi-P' Yoshida says there are three reasons for the move, and they're not all about impressing new players.
Yoshida tells Play magazine that the graphics update is, at least in part, a mission statement, promising that the MMO is here to stay. "When players would see the graphics updates, they would realize that Final Fantasy 14 will still push on and it will still continue driving forward to the future and take on new challenges," Yoshida says. "And in that regard, I think it would give players a sense of ease so they would not need to worry about that."
