Final Fantasy XIV has received a fair amount of attention and praise these past few years due in no small part to the game's writing and character development; particularly in regards to the latest expansion, Shadowbringers. There's a lot of merit to that. Having spent some of the past 7 months playing through all of the main storyline quests of A Realm Reborn, Heavensward, and Stormblood, I can say that the overall narrative has been the biggest factor pulling me through.