10 Video Games That REFUSED TO DIE

10. Final Fantasy XIV

The appeal of a Final Fantasy MMORPG speaks for itself, and so there wasn't ever much doubt that Final Fantasy XIV, the series' second foray into the MMO arena, would immediately stake out a claim among the kings of the genre.

But upon release, FFXIV was widely lambasted by critics and players alike for its litany of bugs and general performance issues, with the general consensus being that the game was rushed to market despite being in development for a whopping five years.

Square Enix responded by freezing subscription fees and postponing a planned PS3 release, leading to them eventually shutting the game down barely two years after its initial release.

That could've been the end of the story, but Square Enix ultimately decided to try and make things right, rebooting FFXIV as "A Realm Reborn" in 2013, which was a substantial improvement in basically every way.

Finally, fans had the game they'd originally paid money for, and it proved successful enough that Square Enix were able to produce three expansion packs.

As of this year, A Realm Reborn has racked up 20 million registered players, confirming it to be a rarest of huge-scale projects which managed to course-correct after falling spectacularly on its face.