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Final Fantasy Type-0 vs Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn

Final Fantasy Type-0 is an action-RPG JRPG game from Square Enix (2011) while Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn is an RPG game from Square Enix (2013).

Quick answer: Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn has the higher Metacritic, 83 to 69.

Final Fantasy Type-0

2011 · Square Enix

5.9GamingPickz Score

$29.99

Steam: Mixed

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn

2013 · Square Enix

83Metacritic

What each one is

Final Fantasy Type-0 is filed under Action-RPG and JRPG. In contrast, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn under RPG.

Final Fantasy Type-0

FINAL FANTASY TYPE-0 HD brings an immersive world, memorable characters and the production value known of the series, together with high quality gameplay and storytelling truly worthy of the FINAL FANTASY name.

Description from its Steam store page

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn

Final Fantasy XIV is a subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by Square Enix. Directed and produced by Naoki Yoshida and released worldwide for PlayStation 3 and Windows in August 2013, it replaced the failed 2010 version, with subsequent support for PlayStation 4 in April 2014, macOS in July 2015, PlayStation 5 in May 2021, Xbox Series X/S in March 2024, and Nintendo Switch 2 in August 2026. Final Fantasy XIV is set in the fantasy region of Eorzea, five years after the devastating Seventh Umbral Calamity which ended the original version. In the Calamity, the elder primal Bahamut escaped from his prison, an ancient space station called Dalamud, unleashing an apocalypse across Eorzea. Through temporal magic, the player character of the original version escaped, reappearing at the start of A Realm Reborn. As Eorzea cements its recovery, the player must fend off a reignited invasion from the Garlean Empire.

Description from Wikipedia

Story, characters and reception

Final Fantasy Type-0
Plot

Note: The plot of Type-0 is the same in its original version and the high-definition remaster Final Fantasy Type-0 HD , so the terms and quotes used in the text are from the localization of the high-definition remaster rather than unofficial translations . Setting Final Fantasy Type-0 is set within Orience, a land divided between four nations or "Crystal States". Each nation has crystals of power based on the Four Symbols , which are in turn their… (Wikipedia)

Characters

Main article: Characters of the Final Fantasy Type-0 universe The main characters of Final Fantasy Type-0 are Class Zero, an elite group of 14 students from the Vermillion Peristylium. The first 12 are card wielder Ace , flute wielder Deuce , the archer Trey , magic-gun wielder Cater , the mace-wielding Cinque , scythe wielder Sice , whip wielder Seven , martial artist Eight , spearman Nine , katana wielding Jack , swordswoman Queen and dual pistol… (Wikipedia)

Reception

Reception In the first week on sale, Final Fantasy Type-0 sold 472,253 units, topping Japanese sales charts and selling through 79. 08% of its initial shipments. As of January 2012, the game had sold 746,203 copies in Japan. (Wikipedia)

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn
Plot

Setting See also: Final Fantasy XIV (2010 video game) § Synopsis Final Fantasy XIV is set on Hydaelyn, a fictional world of diverse environments across multiple continents, focused on the region of Eorzea. Eorzea features four prominent city-states : Gridania, in the heavily forested Black Shroud; Ul'dah, a trade-centric sultanate in arid Thanalan; Limsa Lominsa, a thalassocracy on the island of Vylbrand; and Ishgard, an isolationist theocracy in snowy,… (Wikipedia)

Characters

The player character is an Eorzean adventurer during the Seventh Umbral Era who joins one of the Grand Companies: Gridania's Order of the Twin Adder, under Elder Seedseer Kan-E-Senna; Ul'dah's Immortal Flames, under Flame General Raubahn Aldynn; and the Maelstrom of Limsa Lominsa under Admiral Merlwyb Bloefhiswyn. Their allies include Minfilia and her Scions of the Seventh Dawn, a rebuilt Sixth Astral Era organization uniting Louisoix's Circle of Knowing… (Wikipedia)

Reception

Reception In contrast to the original version, Final Fantasy XIV has earned a generally positive reception and robust sales numbers. Prior to release, both the game's press and fans were surprised by its quality and level of polish. IGN s Charles Onyett cited many specific improvements over aspects of the initial game and recognized that "it seems like Square's doing the right things to fix the many mistakes made with Final Fantasy XIV' s original… (Wikipedia)

At a glance

Final Fantasy Type-0Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn
GamingPickz Score5.9/10—
Steam ratingMixed (63%, 3,184)—
Critic aggregate69/10083/100
Price$29.99Unknown
Install size30 GB—
Steam DeckunsupportedUntested
Released20112013
DeveloperSquare EnixSquare Enix

Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.

Final Fantasy Type-0 vs Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, point by point

Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.

  1. Genre and premise

    Final Fantasy Type-0Action-RPG JRPG game
    Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm RebornRPG game

    What each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.

  2. How it plays

    Final Fantasy Type-0RPG, Action, JRPG
    Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm RebornNo descriptive tags

    The tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.

  3. Reception

    Final Fantasy Type-0Metacritic 69
    Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn ✓Metacritic 83

    Metacritic's critic aggregate, from the game's Wikipedia reception where it was never on Steam.

  4. Content and scale

    Final Fantasy Type-03,184 reviews · 30 GB
    Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn—

    Reach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.

  5. Price

    Final Fantasy Type-0$29.99
    Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm RebornUnknown

    Read live from Steam and subject to change.

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn takes 1 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.

Which to pick, by what you want

  • The better reviewed of the two: Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (Metacritic 83)

Where they differ

Final Fantasy Type-0 is also

RPGActionJRPGFantasyStory RichAction RPG

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn is also

Tags players apply to one game and not the other.

Difficulty and who each is for

By the tags players apply, Final Fantasy Type-0 is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.

Accessibility features

Steam store pages declare 5 accessibility features for Final Fantasy Type-0 and 0 for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

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Common questions

How different are Final Fantasy Type-0 and Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn in scope?

Final Fantasy Type-0 has drawn 3,184 Steam reviews and installs in 30 GB. Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn lists little scope data.

Is Final Fantasy Type-0 or Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn better?

Neither carries enough reviews for us to score it reliably, so we do not call a winner. The table above shows what each does have.

Which is cheaper, Final Fantasy Type-0 or Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn?

One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.

Should I get Final Fantasy Type-0 or Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn?

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn has the higher Metacritic, 83 to 69. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.

Do you rank one above the other for a fee?

No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.

All comparisons

How we compare, and what we will not do

The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.

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