If you personal Final Fantasy XIV on the Square-Enix retailer (versus Steam), you possibly can declare the more and more well-liked MMORPG’s first enlargement, Heavensward, free here until June 27th. FFXIV is gearing up for the discharge of its third main enlargement, Shadowbringers, however because of the game’s dedication to a linear story, except you don’t care in regards to the story (it is best to) you’re finest off getting the expansions so as anyway. Today can be the final day that Twitch Prime subscribers (and free trial customers) can claim a ‘free’ copy of the base game here, appropriate with this giveaway.
Note: You might have to choose your Square-Enix retailer area to see the giveaway. Click the flag button within the prime proper nook of the web page.
Heavensward extends the game by a superb 50-70 hours. Even in case you in some way skip all of the story stuff (you’re lacking out in case you do), you’ve obtained three ‘advanced’ lessons that begin out at stage thirty, eighteen dungeons and 6 raids scattered by way of a bundle new new zones. Fortunately, solely a small portion of the brand new landmass is snowy, and it departs for spectacular lands earlier than lengthy. Much of Heavensward is spent in magical sky-island chains, accessible by way of new airborne flying mounts, though you’ll want to finish a scavenger-hunt quest in every zone to allow free flight.
The enlargement additionally options a few of my favorite music within the game, prime of a superb soundtrack. Some spoilers await in case you click on, however a transforming, combining robot boss accompanied by a brassy ’70s anime theme is a private decide, and the Fractal Continuum dungeon theme simply goes onerous. The expansion’s final area has a theme that simply feels climactic, too. Still, not a lot can problem the Powerman 5000-inspired second-phase theme for optional boss Sephirot, the only most over-the-top observe within the game, and and has some fairly nice lyrics too.
You can snag the Heavensward enlargement here from now till June 27th. The essential game is at present one among Twitch Prime’s giveaway games, however that ends tomorrow.
