10 DESPISED Video Games You Should Play Now
1. Final Fantasy XIV Online
What was once the worst MMORPG on the market has for years run rings around every other MMO out there.
FFXIV was loathed when it first launched, presenting players with a broken, barely playable mess that tried way too hard to put its own dumb spin on the MMORPG formula, without actually understanding that formula to begin with. The game bombed, to the point where even the president of Square Enix had to admit to it damaging the name of Final Fantasy.
Their solution? Shut the whole thing down and try something else? No silly, that would be too easy. No, instead they hired a new guy, Naoki Yoshida, who decided the best course of action would be to burn the whole thing to the goddamn ground and start again.
What came from this decision was FFXIV: A Realm Reborn, and all the expansions that would follow. FFXIV now rules the MMORPG space, with a vibrant and dedicated community, and easily the best-written storyline in the entire franchise.
If you were burnt by FFXIV before ARR, believe the hype. FFXIV is the best it's ever been right at this moment.