Square Enix announced at E3 2009 that FINAL FANTASY XIV, an all new massively-multiplayer role-playing game (MMORPG) for the PLAYSTATION®3 and
Windows® is planned for simultaneous global release with language support in Japanese, English, French, and German.
Adventure begins anew in the vast realm of Eorzea!
Eorzea
"Such a marvel is proof not only that the gods exist,
but that they love, and that profoundly."
- explorer and mapmaker, Orrick Ballard
Final Fantasy XIV takes the first intrepid steps into
an unkown realm, and in doing so a new place for
adventurers of all creeds to call home is born - Eorzea.
In the world of Hydaelyn, the term Eorzea denotes the
geographical regoin comprised of the continent of
Aldenard and its surrounding islands, as well as the
civilization which spawned there.
Calling the area home are several independent city-states,
the most notable being, Limsa Lominsa, bustling port and
pirate hub; Ul'dah, a desert city rich in mineral wealth;
Gridania, nested deep within an ageless wood; and
Ishgard, bastion atop the mountains.
Throughout the realm can be found climates both harsh
and mild, as diverse as the skies are vast. Bleak, desolate
landscapes stretch to uncharted horizons, their uninviting
expanses yet to be traversed. Colossal monstrosities stalk
the land, as if mountains primeval had somehow stirred
and risen. Of all the ghings Eozea my be said to be,
hospitable is not among them.
In the past, the city-states battled tirelessly, vying for
domination and hegemony. Death-mongering beast tribes
molested the land unchecked, leaving only destruction in
their wake. Unseen enemies lurked beyond the borders,
striking at the slightest provocation or show of weakness.
The history of Eorzea is tapesry woven of ware and
strife, stained with the blood of those gone before, and
the tears and ash of fallen endeavor.
And yet the love the gods bear this unforgiving land
endures, now as always. What is the allure of this
seemingly forsaken place? With what hope and to what
end do would-be inhabitants journey here to live out their
days?
The answer lies with that which gives form to Hydaelyn
and all myriead creation in it - crystals. The cornerstone of
all things, it is these crystallized manifestations of the
acther that beckons the people to come, risking alll in the
undertaking.
And so it is that adventurers too have harkened the
call - to bear witness to the epic set to unfold in this land.
This Eorzea.
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