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Heroic programmer of the first three Final Fantasy games says he'd 'never seen any roleplaying games until Final Fantasy'
By Jody Macgregor published
News The man who John Romero called "my number one programming god" spoke about his work on the foundational JRPGs.
![Alisaie, a side character in Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail, folds her arms with a confident smirk on her face.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GBmvkkAyebgpELQkiRpcza-320-80.jpg)
Final Fantasy 14 communities panic as it turns out change to blacklisting, meant to help reduce stalking, also lets players use mods to track their alts
By Harvey Randall published
News While anxiety is targeted at one mod, the information it scrapes isn't hard to find.
![An image of Alphinaud and Alisaie sitting together at a table. Alphinaud, a studious young elezen, takes a sip of his tea while Alisaie sulks into her chair.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jjzUngwDnahGzvmoeX9bRY-320-80.png)
Final Fantasy 14 data sleuth gathers more info on the game's script, finds Alphinaud is the king of yappers—though Wuk Lamat's in the top 3 after just 1 expansion
By Harvey Randall published
News Urianger's most-used word is also "tis", which feels right.
![The boss of Dawntrail's 4th raid, Wicked Thunder, holds an Electrope cube to the air and floods it with levin.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5BCLDn9uWa9YYLdeqYWPBL-320-80.png)
'It's simply impossible to make a difficulty level that's just right for all players': How Final Fantasy 14's lead battle designer has been playing a precarious balancing game for Dawntrail's dungeons and raids
By Daniella Lucas published
Perfect Balance Pleasing everyone ain't easy, and Masaki Nakagawa's team is still learning how to fine-tune the fun for everyone.
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Not only did FF14's controversial chatter Wuk Lamat rank 1st for words spoken in Dawntrail, 'Wuk Lamat' was the most-used phrase by the characters in 2nd and 3rd place, too
By Harvey Randall published
News Whenever Wuk Lamat's not on screen, all the other characters should be asking "Where's Wuk Lamat"?
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Final Fantasy 14's battle designer admits they went a little overboard on streamlining fights, especially for melee: 'Our policy of reducing gameplay-related frustrations was sometimes taken too far'
By Mollie Taylor published
news Interesting ideas were vetoed in place of making fights easier, Masaki Nakagawa says.
![An edited screenshot of a cheering lalafell in front of Netflix's Arcane series, based on Riot Games' League of Legends.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/37LTfdBbLJXcq2kMgGYoBA-320-80.png)
Final Fantasy 14's battle design lead says it would 'be a dream come true' to do a League of Legends crossover
By Harvey Randall published
News "If a Riot Games representative is reading this, it would be an honor if I could speak with you!"
![Lightning looks ahead in Final Fantasy 13-2.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8v5UgB2L6E4KRfWvsdJseC-320-80.jpg)
Soundtrack Sunday: Why Final Fantasy 13-2's score is the most eclectic and unique offering in the series
By Mollie Taylor published
Soundtrack Sunday From rap to thrash metal, the experimentation of Final Fantasy 13-2 lends itself to one of the best soundtracks in gaming.
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