Feature – Analyzing the new Final Fantasy XIV user interface

It’s safe to say that the user interface of the current Final Fantasy XIV has been cringeworthy, with poor graphics, hard to use controls, only one window at a time was usable, and most of all I experienced a huge lag when using it (though that did improve over time). I numerously voiced my complaints on Twitter and on the official Final Fantasy XIV forums and I’ve always wondered how that Final Fantasy XIV passed the company’s quality assurance.

When I saw the Final Fantasy XIV UI during Gamescom my jaw literally dropped to the floor. The user interface has been rebuilt from the ground-up and fixes many issues and drastically improves the gameplay experience with smooth animations, multi-windows and some great new concepts.