Eorzea, the world you never explore alone, where friendships form between two chocobos and an airship.

The profile draws a sharp contrast. Where Final Fantasy XIV shines is in the urge to start it all over and the fun that keeps you up until 3am, ahead of 95% of games on both. The desert-island pick follows, ahead of 81% of titles. But look lower: controller feel only beats 19% of games, and attachment sits around the middle. That's the MMO tension. You dream of diving back in, you lose your nights to it, but the raw feel in hand doesn't keep pace, and all of this still rests on few votes, to be confirmed.

Compared to the other big MMOs, FFXIV bets everything on the journey and the community rather than on the snap of instant combat. It's a world you stay in for the people and the story, not for the immediate sensation.

So, who's it for? For you if you love settling into a world, building bonds, losing whole seasons in it. A lot less if what you want first is the pure feel of a controller in hand, where this game is at its quietest.