Last Fantasy 14‘s Golden Saucer has been a fan favourite hub within the MMO for years. Not solely is it full of actions to sink hours into, the rewards for doing so are literally definitely worth the grind, providing gamers a number of iconic mounts and glamour choices for his or her troubles. It is also the place gamers are re-introduced to a few of Last Fantasy’s most iconic mini video games, with some modern-day polish to assist hook folks in.
With the newest Dwell Letter confirming we’ll be getting new Golden Saucer content material within the subsequent growth, Evercold, what higher time to look again on all of the actions within the recreation proper now.
Here is our definitive rating of Last Fantasy 14’s Golden Saucer minigames and in the event that they’re truly value your time to play in-between raiding.
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Ground Minigames
Filler Content material
I am merging all of the Ground Minigames on this part as they’re all on the similar degree to me. Certain, a few of them play otherwise, however the rewards are so minor they really feel like they’re solely within the recreation to maintain you occupied inbetween the occasions truly value enjoying.
These embody: Monster Toss, Crystal Tower Striker, The Finer Miner, Out on a Limb, Cuff-a-Curr, and The Moogle’s Paw, that are all simply tremendous and enjoyable spins on basic arcade video games, however they’re pretty one-dimensional and provide a mere pittance in comparison with different actions. I would go so far as to say that they are nonetheless not value doing even if you’re grinding out Manderville Gold Saucer Factors (MGP).
They are a enjoyable “one-and-done” to assist populate the Gold Saucer with actions, however do not go anticipating these that will help you declare the Sabotender Emperador mount any time quickly.
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Lord of Verminion
Fort Condor Returns
Lord of Verminion is a minigame that is positive to divide followers, because it’s considerably based mostly on Last Fantasy 7’s most controversial minigame. That is proper, Fort Condor is a Golden Saucer exercise in Last Fantasy 14, besides as an alternative of items to defend the Phoenix’s dwelling, now you can drop your minions onto the battlefield.
There are just a few huge variations to make it stand out (and extra pleasing) than Fort Condor, however its steep studying curve makes it a tricky exercise to get into. Think about lengthy queue occasions to face different gamers, and it isn’t exhausting to see why this exercise usually finally ends up forgotten and uncared for in comparison with others within the recreation.
It may be a reasonably profitable MGP earner, however sadly, with the lengthy matches and even longer queue occasions, it may not be definitely worth the time sink.
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Cliffhanger
A Bomb of an Exercise
If I had it my means, Cliffhanger can be useless final. However, I need to admit, it does have its deserves.
This leaping puzzle is much like Leap of Religion, besides as an alternative of gathering cash, you now must dodge bombs whereas climbing an ungainly construction. The place Leap of Religion punishes you for being unhealthy, Cliffhanger can really feel like a humiliation ritual if you happen to’re unfortunate.
In saying that, it is nonetheless a leaping puzzle, and Last Fantasy 14 is able to making some correct enjoyable ones sometimes. Nonetheless, after enjoying this recreation mode for all these years, I nonetheless weigh my choices on whether or not I would somewhat simply queue a raid after I see this one getting queued within the rotation.
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Trend Report
Costume To Impress
When you’re a Glamour-head, you are positive to benefit from the Trend Report and its weekly problem to throw collectively a themed outfit. However if you happen to’re an informal participant simply in search of a fast and straightforward MGP payout, then it will merely be a fast guidelines exercise to do the naked minimal.
For this minigame, you may be given a themed task by the Masked Rose, who can even go on to evaluate your outfit out of 100. For most individuals, it is not exhausting to succeed in at the very least the 80 threshold to get a whopping 10,000 MGP for doing subsequent to nothing. However if you wish to climb to get a better quantity and payout, it is easy to lose your self within the sauce.
Total, it is a enjoyable and innocent exercise with a strong payout, however in the way in which of an precise exercise, there is not a lot to it.
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Chocobo Racing
A Enjoyable Move Time
Chocobo Racing is a surprisingly in-depth minigame inside the Golden Saucer, letting gamers breed and race their very personal Chocobos. What’s extra spectacular, is that this recreation mode intently mirrors Last Fantasy 7’s personal Chocobo racing, making it immediately acquainted to followers of the collection.
It is your typical Mario Kart or Bomberman Fantasy Race (if you happen to’re a gamer of tradition) model of recreation mode. You race your Chocobo, managing its stamina, whereas additionally gathering objects to throw at different gamers or briefly improve your individual Choboco.
The sport mode hasn’t been up to date for fairly a while now, coming as much as virtually eight years since its final huge of content material in Patch 4.3 in 2018. Regardless of the sport mode initially being a strong and constant MGP farm, it is robust to justify the time sink to get going within the recreation. Like within the authentic FF7, there’s a large grind for this recreation mode if you happen to actually wish to change into the most effective racer there may be and to attain all of the MGP you may get your arms on.
For that cause alone, it is simpler to see why the sport mode has been all however phased out, and is usually occupied by probably the most die exhausting MGP farmers and Chocobo Racers.
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Any Approach The Wind Blows
Extra Like Ty-Gone Am I Proper?
Any Approach The Wind Blows is a largely luck-based job that’ll require you to face in a sure spot earlier than a timer runs out. As soon as it does, Typhon will seem and blow away anybody standing in a sure space. The longer you final, the extra MGP you obtain.
This one is actually fairly enjoyable and goes by actually quick (particularly when you’ve got unhealthy luck within the first spherical), however it’s a recreation that is virtually totally out of your arms. Fortunately, the MGP payout is fairly good, making taking part every time it is on at all times value it, since you by no means know if you happen to’ll lastly get fortunate.
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Slice is Proper
Lore-Correct Yojimbo
Slice Is Proper is much like Any Approach The Wind Bows, in that your goal is to remain within the area for so long as doable earlier than you are knocked off. Nonetheless, this time there’s precise talent and decision-making wanted to hold you to the tip.
All through the sport, you may must predict the place objects will fall after Yojimbo cuts by way of them. This may get fairly chaotic whereas seeing everybody else scatter across the area, which makes it straightforward to second guess your individual selections. One other sequence will allow you to accumulate additional cash, though Yojimbo’s canine, Daigoro, will randomly leap inbetween these areas, that means you may shortly and unexpectedly get punished right here.
Compared to Any Approach The Wind Blows, Slice is Proper is a much more interactive expertise. It is also neat to see Yojimbo being utlized elsewhere within the recreation.
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Leap of Religion
All Leap No Religion Right here
Leap of Religion is my private favourite GATE exercise, and I used to be excited to gather my little cactuar statues alongside the extraordinary platforming sections.
This mini-game will see gamers teleport to chaotic buildings that’d make Edith Finch roll her eyes, and try to succeed in the end earlier than the minigame’s timer runs out. Alongside the way in which, you may accumulate Bronze, Silver, and Gold cactuar statues that’ll provide you with a bonus MGP payout relying on what number of you accumulate.
Fortunately, there is a honest quantity of selection throughout the totally different maps, so you will not find yourself cheesing your means by way of all of them. A few of these maps are genuinely robust, particularly if the server is crowded and the smaller platforms become involved in a whole bunch of darkish cloaks piling on high of one another.
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Air Drive One
Do A Barrel Roll
Air Drive One is probably probably the most giddy of all of the GATES within the Golden Saucer, and it is primarily as a result of this recreation mode relies on basic rail shooters like Star Fox. You sit in your ship, taking pictures bombs and targets for factors. When you hit all of them whereas avoiding the purple bombs, you may get to stroll away with a reasonably hefty MGP prize.
These do get a bit predictable, nevertheless, and you can predict the order the bombs come out, which of them to keep away from, and the place the shock purple bombs will spawn. Nonetheless, it is nonetheless enjoyable to leap on the rails and faux you are working towards your hitscan rating for Valorant.or Counter-Strike.
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Doman Mahjong
That is Positively Mahjong Alright
Like so many nice video video games earlier than it, Last Fantasy 14 has its personal devoted recreation of Riichi Mahjong within the Golden Saucer. The sport would not add something new right here, so if you happen to’re already an enormous fan of Mahjong, you may possible really feel very in your factor right here.
This exercise resets each Tuesday, and gamers who compete are assured a 5,000 MGP payout for taking part in two video games. That is the one technique to get MGP from this recreation mode although, as profitable would not assure you any additional MGP only for enjoying.
So, if you happen to have been planning on scoring a excessive prize, you may sadly be out of luck, as the primary cause to play is solely for the love of the sport. Fortunately, it is nonetheless a reasonably nice recreation, and one value enjoying with associates.
