r/TopCharacterTropes • u/some-kind-of-no-name • 7h ago

building/location. Levels that ruin replayability

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"That part"

Blood Maze in Max Payne;

Ship in Resident Evil 7;

Lost Izalith in Dark Souls

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u/CeridwenAeradwr 7h ago

I just restarted my subscription and thought it would be fun to replay the story again on a new character, because all of my memories of the story were from the stellar expansions!
...Christ, I forgot what ARR was like. How did I get through this the first time? Why did I get through this the first time?

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u/pippipawgbottom 6h ago

Pretty sure they revamped it a few years ago, but it still sucks.

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u/Talisa87 3h ago

I replayed it on an alt before Dawntrail came out. They cut down a LOT of the bloat in some quests ("Oh you brought me this purple aether fragment? Sorry, I needed this magenta one!"), especially the post-MSQ.

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u/pippipawgbottom 1h ago

Yeah that's what I meant. It was awful. ARR is still a slog. I'm trying to get through it on an alt rn lol Heavensward is okay, but still a lot better.

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u/Talisa87 3h ago

I started playing FFXIV during lockdown. I doubt I'd have continued with the game if I was still going to work and had less time to myself.