Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers Free Trail - Gameplay #1
0Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers[a] is the third expansion pack to Final Fantasy XIV, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by Square Enix for Microsoft Windows, macOS, and PlayStation 4. It was released on July 2, 2019, two years after Stormblood, the previous expansion. Like its predecessors, Naoki Yoshida served as director and producer and Masayoshi Soken composed the soundtrack. The expansion pack was released as a standalone product for current players; for new players, the "Complete Edition" that originally launched with Heavensward was updated to include all expansions including Shadowbringers.
Shadowbringers takes place on the First, an alternate dimension that has already succumbed to apocalyptic collapse due to overflowing Light. Players are transported to this world and embark on a quest to restore the night to this Light-suffused land. They are joined by members of the Scions of the Seventh Dawn who have been trapped on the First, as well as Emet-Selch, a villainous Ascian who aims to force the First's Light to ripple back into the player's home world and cause a calamity there. Emet-Selch accompanies the player, confident in the success of his plan regardless of the player's meddling. In addition to adding new areas, the expansion pack increases the level cap, adds two character classes and two playable races, and the ability to explore dungeons with non-playable "Trust" companions.
Shadowbringers was well received upon release and earned nominations for "Expansion of the Year". In December 2019, Square Enix announced that the title had reached a cumulative total of 18 million player accounts. As with its predecessors, major content patches were scheduled for every three months. The first one—"Vows of Virtue, Deeds of Cruelty"—was released on October 29, 2019 and premieres a storyline written by Yoko Taro that features characters and elements from Nier: Automata, as well as the Restoration of Ishgard, a long term campaign for crafters and gatherers to rebuild the embattled nation in the aftermath of the Dragonsong War.