Final Fantasy 14recently announced the forthcoming release of its fourth major expansion,Endwalker, will arrive later this year. Square Enix mysteriously referred toEndwalkeras the end of the MMO’s current story arc, but not the end ofFinal Fantasy 14. As such, players are hungry to find out what’s coming next. Friday, Square Enix offered a glimpse of that with its patch 5.5 trailer, teasing escalating war with Garlemald, the moon, and the next chapter of theNier: AutomataAlliance Raid.
Those who arne’t familiar with Final Fantasy 14will perhaps be most drawn in by the continuation of the MMO’sNier: Automatacrossover. TheFinal Fantasy 14partnered withNiercreator Yoko Tanoto not only create a crossover questline, but to help design raids as well. Two different Alliance Raids have since been released, The Copied Factory and Pupppets' Bunker. 5.5 will introduce the last raid and the final quests associated with it.
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The new 5.5 trailer shows just some of what players can expect in thenewNier: Automataraid. There’s a mysterious young girl in a red jacket dress who grows gargantuan for a boss fight, a pair of twin knights, and a large black and gold monstrosity that drops red orbs from the sky. All of which appears to be set in a simulation of sorts. Then there’s a clip of 2B and 9S staring up at a spire that reaches into the sky. Questions and answers alike awaitFinal Fantasy 14players.
Final Fantasy 14’s 5.5 trailer goes well beyond the new Alliance Raid, however. It also delves into the upcoming main campaign story content. Clearly, the war with Garlemald that will play a major role inEndwalkeris igniting once again. The Eorzan Alliance’s leadership gathering once more is proof enough of that. There’s also Zenos yae Galvus, standing amid his weapons, waiting, as well as the haunting voiceover of the Ascian Fandaniel. The conflict of Eorzea is coming to a head.
Another exciting aspect of the upcoming patch featured in the trailer is a look at the upcoming Diamond Weapon Trial. Players have been fighting through the weapons of theGarlean EmpirethroughoutShadowbringers. Now it seems the final battle of this particular storyline will arrive soon.
Final Fantasy 14is available now on PC and PS4, with PS5 support starting in April.
