What Are The Best Games Like Final Fantasy XIV?
We all know what the Final Fantasy franchise is. One of the most outstanding games from the franchise was FF14, which is highly acclaimed by fans.
Here are ten more MMORPGs like FF14:
10. Tera
TERA Trailer (2018) PS4 / Xbox One / PC
Tera is a game that focuses on strategic thinking, fantasy combat and your ability to act before your opponent. You don’t have the artificial combat limits (such as attack areas), so you will have to think how to survive all by yourself in this beautiful world.
What Makes Tera Awesome:
- Rewards tactical combat
- Create parties to defeat boss monsters
- Seven races to choose
Tera has very strange design of boss monsters, which you will encounter every time you create a party with your friends and go full slayer mode.
There are seven races available for you to choose – each one with their own set of racial traits, skills, and unique design. Use the character design tool that lets you customize millions of details about your character.
9. ArcheAge
ArcheAge Trailer
ArcheAge is a fantasy and adventure game about conquering lands and building your own castles and fortresses. You can have your own farms, craft your own equipment, join naval combats and experience which is the set of skills you want to perfectionate for your character in this medieval fantasy atmosphere.
What Makes ArcheAge Awesome:
- Naval combat system (and you can become a pirate!)
- You have inherent strengths and weaknesses because of your race, making the game pretty balanced
- Huge experience comes from non-combat activities as well
This game has a beautiful color palette, monsters and magical effects, such as those related with self-healing and mana recovery.
You will be able to see with exquisite detail how the weapons are crafted, the outfits are designed, and the environments carefully inspired by reality.
8. Blade & Soul
Blade and Soul - Gameplay Trailer
Blade & Soul is a martial-arts based fantasy game that tries to give a new perspective to MMORPGs. It lets you explore an open fantasy world while learning about the different martial-arts combat systems. You will have to prove that you are a fierce warrior to be able to survive in this game.
What Makes Blade and Soul Awesome:
- You can add makeup to your characters
- The four playable races are based on the four Chinese symbols: the Gon (Azure dragon), the Jin (Black Tortoise), the Yun (Vermillion Bird), and the Lyn (White Tiger).
- You can recover from the brink of death
The landscapes in this game are very beautiful and carefully thought through; also a lot of them inspired in real-life locations.
A lot of the outfits are also based on real life martial-arts uniforms, which means that the game developers really used historically accurate references.
7. Black Desert Online
Black Desert Online - Official Steam Launch Trailer
Experience life in a medieval fantasy world by learning how to do the most basic chores (fishing, housing, hunting) to the most difficult ones – such as defeating dangerous bosses and surviving harsh environments. All this and more is what you will find when you start playing this game!
What Makes Black Desert Online Awesome:
- Includes an alchemy system
- Learn how to fish, hunt and take care of your own farm
- Different combat modes (Arena, castle siege, etc.)
Explore the different locations, specially the forests, as they are breathtakingly beautiful.
Get ready to fight against powerful creatures and monsters while also wearing amazing and badass outfits.
6. Neverwinter
Neverwinter Exclusive Opening Cinematic Trailer (HD)
Based on the beloved roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons, and specifically on the Forgotten Realms campaign, Neverwinter gives you encounters with heroes, villains, beautiful and horrendous creatures, and most importantly – gives your character a story that you can live to tell.
What Makes Neverwinter Awesome:
- Combat actions require a lot of precision
- You can choose between eight classes
- Keeps on adding elements from new D&D sourcebooks
Quest for parties are also personalized in this game, in case you don’t want to go and play alone.
Find brilliantly designed monsters just like those described in your D&D games. See if you can defeat them as easily as in your sessions with your DM!
5. Elder Scrolls Online
The Elder Scrolls Online - The Siege Cinematic Trailer (PEGI)
The Elder Scrolls Online expands the world of this well-known franchise that has won both awards and applause of millions. You will find the typical character customization and diverse range of skills from the Elder Scrolls franchise while exploring and discovering the beautiful continent of Tamriel.
What Makes Elder Scrolls Online Awesome:
- Play solo or with your friends
- Discover different locations in Tamriel
- A world that is continuously in change by the decisions of the players
Go on long and complicated solo missions or just go fight other players and see who’s the most skilled.
Unlock different outfits –such as the ones these two Argonian characters are wearing– that you have never seen before and visit and explore new and interesting locations.
4. Old School Runescape
Oldschool Runescape Free to Play Gameplay Trailer
Old school Runescape is a PvP retro game that will definitely challenge you in the world of fantasy and adventure. Coming with a very simple yet adorable design, this game features very unique characteristics, such as a self-sufficient economic system, a way to indicate which players are dangerous to other players during combat, and so much more in this bizarre but stunning MMORPG.
What Makes Old School Runescape Awesome:
- You can mark players who actively engage in combat
- Adorable world design
- ‘Ironman’ mode: you can’t pick up items dropped by other players, so you must get everything by yourself
Gather with your friends to go full PvP or plan your next adventure!
Trade with other players and buy and sell to merchants in common areas.
3. Lord of The Rings Online
Lord of the Rings Online Trailer
The Lord of The Rings online lets you experience with other players what it's like to explore and adventure in Middle Earth. Fight against monsters, obtain legendary weapons through difficult quests and compete with your friends while enjoying a game inspired by Tolkien’s beautiful work.
What Makes Lord of The Rings Online Awesome:
- Legendary weapons (like Glamdring)
- You can play as a servant of Sauron if you want to (Monster Play Mode)
- Craft your own weapons
Fight against guardians of the forests, orcs and other horrible creatures while being surrounded by the Tolkienesque environment.
Re-experience enjoying the architecture we have already seen in the LOTR movies and imagined through the Tolkien books.
2. Guild Wars 2
Guild Wars 2 – Teaser Trailer
Located in the ancient world of Tyria, the continent of Catha is a land that has drowned in civil war and decadence due to the previous awake of the Elder Dragons. You will have to choose your own backstory and homeland to see how you will start living through this adventure in this fantasy role-playing game.
What Makes Guild Wars 2 Awesome:
- Gorgeous dragon designs
- Quests customized just for you and your party
- Real-time 3D environments
The 3D environments and how your enemies and you interact with them feel extremely realistic in this game.
The design of the Elder Dragons in this game is stunning, especially how its color palette matches the environment during the boss fight.
1. World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft Cinematic Trailer
World of Warcraft is a worldwide acclaimed fantasy MMORPG that has been around since 2004, and it kept upgrading since that year.
With new content being added constantly, players must face new boss villains in raids and also complete to be the best in Mythic Dungeons.
What Makes World Of Warcraft Awesome:
- You can pick up a realm (server) that lets you focus on completing quests or in roleplaying your character
- You can make characters in different servers
- Epic leaderboard system for PvE Raids and Mythic Dungeons
Have encounters with creatures from the fantasy lore of World of Warcraft such as The Lich King and annihilate them with your party.
PvP battles can be seen as a HUGE mess of spells and weapons, they are hard and quick, and you will never know how long it would take, as that depends on how good your opponents are.
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