Baldur's Gate 3 quietly references a heart-wrenching Final Fantasy 14 moment from 8 years ago
There is no escaping the critically acclaimed MMāO - none!

It looks like 澳擲幸čæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„询:Baldurās Gate 3 isā the latest in an increasingly long line of games to refer to everyoneās favorite critically acclaimed MMO Final Fantasy 14.
Over the weekend, oodles of fans tāook to social media to of a certain quest. To some, "Folk Hero: A Smile Better Sšuits" is a fairly standard name for a mission, though not to Final Fantasy 14 fans.
You get the idea.
For the benefit of my editor ā and maybe you! ā thereź§ās a scene in Final Fantasy ā14 Heavensward expansion that consistently nails fans in the feels when they come across it. In it, a character called Haurchefant takes a fatal blow in your spread, telling you not to despair as, yes, a "smile better suits a hero." It happened around eight years ago, and Iām still sad about it.
Given that Baldur&rsquoā;s Gate 3 has peaked at 814,666 concurrent players on Steam alone, it was only a matter of time until someone from Final Fantasy 14ās orbit saw it. As an aside, you can check out our 澳擲幸čæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„询:Baldur's Gate 3 review in progress at the link.
The Haurchefant reference is far from the first time weāve seen the critically acclaimed MMO appear in another game, either. The Sims 4 is 澳擲幸čæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„询:currently leading the charge on that front, with various nods appearing differing expansion. Thereās evą¹en a reference to Final Faš„ntasy 14ās constantly mentioned "return to waking sands" text in World of Warcraftās , which is quite wholesome as FF14ās Naoki Yoshida is seldom shy to share his admiration of Blizzard.
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If you're interested, 澳擲幸čæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„询:Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail kicks off the MMO's next 10-year adventure in 2024.

I joined GamesRadar+ in May 2022 following stints at PCGamesN and PocketGamer.Biz, with some freelance for Kotaku UK, RockPaperShotgun, and VG24/7 thrown in for good measure. When I'm not running the news team on the gš°ames side, you'll find me putting News Editor duties to one sidš¦e to play the hottest JRPG of 20 years ago or pillaging the depths of Final Fantasy 14 for a swanky new cloak ā the more colourful, the better.