I have returned to the land of Eorzea, bleary-eyed and exhausted from having missed the last two Final Fantasy XIV patches. Perhaps the sleep deprivation has finally caused me to go mad, because I don’t remember this game ever being populated by tiny pink bean people and a gaudy platforming battle royale that makes me deeply angry despite its cutesy exterior attempting to placate me.
What’s that? It’s because there’s a Fall Guys collaboration that’s been added in Patch 6.51? I would question it, but in a world where we’ve also received crossovers with Monster Hunter, Yokai Watch and even freakin’ Fender guitars, it’d be wise of me to be a little more open-minded.
I suppose with Final Fantasy XIV’s latest expansion, Endwalker, nearing two years of age and drawing to a close to usher in next summer’s Dawntrail, now is as good a time as any to start chucking in the weirder non-story stuff that’ll keep people entertained. After all, it’s certainly working on me.