Back in May, Final Fantasy 14 showed off a plethora of new locations that Warriors of Light will be visiting in the Endwalker expansion. With the embargo on the Endwalker Media Tour expiring today, streamers, raiders, and World of Warcraft refugees who were invited to attend shared a closer look at two of the new areas, as well as one of the hub cities.
During the Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker Media Tour, fans were able to explore and battle across Garlemald, the heart of the high-tech magitek empire currently going through political struggles, and Thavnair, a technicolor paradise with Indian-inspired imagery. They were also able to visit Old Sharlayan, one of the two new cities that players would be spending time in during and after the story. Minor spoilers for Final Fantasy 14: Shadowbringers and Endwalker follow.
As players who have completed Shadowbringers are aware, the Garlean Empire is having some trouble in Endwalker, and a quick tour across the snow-covered ruins of the capitol can show that the city has lost any semblance of order it once had. To make matters worse, the FATEs in the area hint at an “unknown malefactor” reprogramming the magitek constructs to go haywire and attack anyone, be they allied forces or Garlean refugees. Thavnair, in contrast, is a bright and beautiful jungle full of color and majesty. Though not besieged by berserking bots, adventurers will no doubt encounter struggles of a different sort, like those found within the Tower of Zot, the expansion’s first dungeon.
Since Heavensward, each Final Fantasy 14 expansion has had safe havens that players can find different services and amenities at, and in Endwalker, Old Sharlayan is one of those two hub cities, serving a similar function as the Crystarium did in Shadowbringers. Beyond the marvelous statues and mammet-manned kiosks, players will find an old and prestigious city of scholars, magic, and science which carries a long legacy of learning with it, down to the individual classrooms devoted to certain fields of study. The reclusive city is selective with who it allows into its borders, so there are certain to be many secrets discovered there throughout Endwalker.
Final Fantasy 14 has already revealed a couple of other zones that didn’t appear in the Media Tour, including Labyrinthos, an underground area lit by an artificial sun, Mare Lamentorium, a mysterious zone on Hydaelyn’s moon full of mysterious buildings, and Radz-at-Han, the capital city of Thavnair and the other hub city of Endwalker. As if those were not exciting enough, Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker has another zone or two in store for fans that haven’t been revealed, and will have to be discovered after the expansion’s release next month.
With the Media Tour’s embargo now at an end, a couple of fan-favorite events returning next week, and the final Live Letter from the Producer in just over three weeks, Final Fantasy 14 fans have a lot to do over the next month.
Final Fantasy 14 is available now on PC, PS4, and PS5. Endwalker launches on November 23.
Source: Gamerescape
