In the first video in our three-part series, we tell the story of how the 1.0 version of FINAL FANTASY 14 came to be. How FINAL FANTASY 11 inspired its design, the ways in which the game fell short and how Square-Enix and the development team reacted to its failure.
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Produced by Danny O'Dwyer & Jeremy Jayne
@dannyodwyer / @adackmusic
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- Fractured: https://us.audionetwork.com/browse/m/track/fractured_140052
- Dream House 3: https://us.audionetwork.com/browse/m/track/dream-house-3_18139
- Spheres: https://us.audionetwork.com/browse/m/track/spheres_58238
- Future Perfect: https://us.audionetwork.com/browse/m/track/future-perfect_73029
- Icy Tundra 2: https://us.audionetwork.com/browse/m/track/icy-tundra-2_83525
- Admissions 2: https://us.audionetwork.com/browse/m/track/admissions-2_110841
00:00 - Intro
05:32 - Joining Square Enix
08:12 - FF XI Online
13:24 - XIV Teething Problems
17:45 - An Impending Launch
21:44 - Post-release Reaction
27:48 - PC Influence
32:03 - Hard Truths
39:19 - Structural Changes
44:15 - Plan A or B
47:57 - Outro
48:39 - Credits