The release date for Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail, the most recent expansion to the massively multiplayer online role-playing game, has been disclosed by Square Enix.
The developer disclosed that the release date for Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail is July 2, 2026. Preorders commence tomorrow, March 26, for the expansion. Available for preorder are the standard edition, the newly unveiled Collector’s Edition, and the Digital Collector’s Edition.
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Furthermore, both this and the Digital Collector’s Edition will include three in-game items: a Chocobo Brush Pictomancer Weapon, a Minion of Final Fantasy IX’s Garnet, and the Ark Mount. Preorders from select retailers will also grant players early access to Dawntrail, a wind-up companion of Final Fantasy IX’s Zidane, and the in-game item Azeyma’s Earrings, both of which are scheduled for June 28, 2024 at 2:00 a.m. PT.
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Trailers for FF14 Dawntrail
During FF14 Fan Fest Las Vegas on Friday, July 28, 2023, the first Dawntrail trailer was unveiled. With the completion of the decade-long story that has covered the basic game and all of its expansions thereafter, this cheerful and whimsical teaser sets up a holiday-themed expansion. As the party travels to the New World, we see Erenville, Endwalker’s cherished bunny boy, joining the Warrior of Light on the deck of a sailboat.
There’s a tense moment as our main character fights a gigantic Mamool Ja in a hallway, but then the music starts up again and we see the different Scions of the Seventh Dawn enjoying their break: G’raha Tia chowing down on a large taco; Alisaie thinking about a bright green fruit; Thancred, of course, striking up a conversation with the locals; and Scion bookkeeper Urianger relaxing with an elegant cocktail.
FF14 Dawntrail Story
As the long-running Hydaelyn and Zodiark arc concludes in Endwalker, Yoshida states that the FF14 Dawntrail story will center on a journey of discovery. He instructs us to consider Dawntrail “the initial step into a new story for Final Fantasy XIV.” However, he observes that Dawntrail’s self-contained narrative will be “comprehensive and commensurate with a fully packaged role-playing game.”
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It is established knowledge that the Scions, upon their arrival in the New World of Tural, situated to the extreme west of the presently recognized region of Eorzea, will proceed towards their principal center city of Tuliyollal. They will there become entangled in a contest to determine the successor to Gulool Ja Ja, the current sovereign who is described as “strong and wise” and has two heads.
Yoshida predicts that the Scions will be divided into two opposing factions as a result of these events: “I eagerly await your revelation of your allies and adversaries.” The reveal also featured a slide that alludes to the possibility that “should the rumor be true, the contest might lead them to the legendary gates of a golden city.”
Yoshida confirmed to recurring FF14 voice actor Yoshino Nanjou, during an episode of the FF14 radio show ‘From Eorzea with Love’ that followed the initial planning of the FF14 7.0 story, that one of the most prominent characters voiced by Nanjou, Krile Baldesion, would play a significant role in Dawntrail. Although Lalafell Scion remains a fan favorite due to her astute intellect, her role has been relatively subordinate in recent expansions.
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Yoshida stresses that although the Dawntrail teaser trailer and its tropical setting evoke the ambiance of a “beach episode” in an anime film, the narrative will undoubtedly be considerably more substantive and intricate, and should in no way be regarded as a “filler arc.”‘
Despite this, he quips, “You might want to bring your swimwear,” as there are numerous locations to swim. Kate Cwynar, the English localization director, told us in an interview that the forthcoming expansion will be brimming with vitality and ample occasions to shed tears.
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