In 2015:

Well... after 2k hours playing this game. I think Lalafells are creepy. :D 10/10 would play again.

2016 Update:

Now at 8k hours, still think Lalafells are creepy. I love this game though :D Heavensward while being the first expansion is amazing!

2019 Update:

I'm now at 21k+ hours at this game, I absolutely am still in love with this game. In some ways it has changed my life due to the people I met along the way and the connections and bonds I have formed. I have attended 2 out of 3 NA fanfests and met Yoshida both times, I love the development team and community. Lastly Shadowbringers just elevates the story telling of this game to a whole new level.

2022 Update:

Kind of a coincidence I chose to do this around 31k+ hours into this game. I'd say some of the magic of the game has faded, in a sense you could say the game has changed enough that it's no longer as shiny as I could remember it. Endwalker is a fantastic conclusion to the 10 year Hydaelyn & Zodiark arc. While the connections I have made in this game has been quite everlasting, I feel like the community is slowly drifting apart, you could say it's either the cross-datacenter party finder or the fact that this game fails pretty hard in making guilds/free companies something worth investing into... while a lot of people tout the community of this game as one of it's strongest points... I can safely say it's waning, I hope they can do something about it.

2025 Update: I hate Dawntrail. 1st part sucks, 2nd part is better, post MSQ kinda sucks so far. The fact that I only went up 3k hours between 2022 and 2025 speaks volumes.

That's all.

However, this still stands true...

Play this game, it'll change your life depending how you decide how to play it.

P.S. Yes Lalafells are still creepy.