The FFXIV The Rising 2022 event has arrived to celebrate the ninth anniversary of critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV with a seasonal festival. Players will have two weeks to participate in the event, where you can earn a special Clockwork Solus minion that sees a rather terrifying miniature replica of fan-favourite character Emet-Selch following you around.
For those of you yet to experience the story of Shadowbringers – an expansion often cited as Final Fantasy XIV’s highest point to date and even listed by many among the best RPG game stories period – trust us when we say that Emet-Selch’s reputation as one of the most compelling characters around is well-earned. Fans will delight, then, in having a tiny replica version of him following them about the world of Eorzea, complete with his iconic two-tone hair.
Final Fantasy XIV’s The Rising 2022 event marks the ninth anniversary since A Realm Reborn launched on August 27, 2013 following the shut down and redevelopment of the game after the overwhelmingly negative reception to its original 2010 release. It’s safe to say that the reboot was a resounding success, with its overhauled mechanics and the multiple expansions that followed propelling Square Enix’s fantasy game to huge critical and commercial popularity as both one of the best single-player MMOs and one of the best multiplayer games.
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