Final Fantasy XIV originally released on September 30, 2010 to overwhelmingly poor reception from both players and critics alike. With a Metacritic score of 49, one would only need to type ffxiv 1.0 into a Google search to discover various articles deliberating the failures and shortcomings of Square Enixs second Final Fantasy-themed massively multiplayer online
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