Final Fantasy 14's next expansion, Dawntrail, will be "the very best summer vacation"
The next expansion in Final Fantasy 14 will be Dawntrail and it’s out summer next year.
At today’s Fan Festival in Las Vegas, producer and director Naoki Yoshida took to the stage to share the news.
Alongside the new expansion, Yoshida's keynote also announced new Jobs, details of the 7.0 graphical update, an extension of the free trial, and the news that Final Fantasy 14 will be available next year on Xbox consoles.
Dawntrail will follow Endwalker, which was so popular on release the game was taken down from sale.
The new expansion was revealed with a brand new trailer featuring a whole host of returning characters and a tropical, sea-faring setting seemingly inspired by South America.
Indeed, Yoshida described it as «the very best summer vacation» for Warriors of Light and quite the change from Endwalker.
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The setting is seemingly influenced by Final Fantasy 10 with its vibrant, tropical locations. What else from that game might be referenced?
At the very least, Dawntrail will feature a new Allied Tribe: the Pelupelu. These diminutive characters with bird-like masks are taken directly from Final Fantasy 10; they travel on alpacas and are traders in coffee, tea, and mezcal.
The tropical vibe is mirrored by the new logo, designed as ever by Yoshitaka Amano, with Yoshida stating the theme colour of Dawntrail is gold.
Narratively this is the next big story arc for Final Fantasy 14 after Endwalker ended the previous 10 years, with the
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