Let's Play Final Fantasy XIV (BLIND) - Episode 1293 [No Commentary]

ORIGINAL RECORD DATE: December 1st, 2025.

DISCLAIMER: Aki (Kasaii) and I's commentary can be rather spicy or make use of dark humor. If you're easily offended or its not to your tastes, then this may not be the series for you.

Subnote:
Episode 317 marks the first episode of the series to introduce 1440p quality & the customized thumbnail banner. At a later date, a custom intro & outro may be added.
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Episode 357 onwards will no longer contain "A Realm Reborn" in the title or thumbnail.

UPDATE 11/25/2025: This series has undergone a couple description changes over the years, with the "Old Note" section being 6-7+ years out of date. So I thought, with Episode 1,251 being published on November 25th, 2025, I'd remove the old description & give it a new more homogenized moving forward.

This series has been messy, to say the least. However it never truly disappeared in spite of multiple years worth of playing it on and off in the early days. From fighting things like not being to afford subscriptions, personal anxieties, and various aspects that made it difficult to enjoy the game in the way I was hoping for, to finally hitting that "click" spot where it all started to come together for me. A game I began to fall in love with proper. Playing it religiously, and getting to experience the greater storyline beyond ARR. This all started in Spring 2024, when after 7 years I was able to enter Heavensward. Although almost everything was a massive improvement.. it wasn't still without its challenges. In the couple years up to that point, Aki started to join me for story continuation. Wanting to be present to watch me experience the game. This became a highlight of our activities together, for me. Unfortunately.. we were unable to avoid large gaps in story progression. Sometimes multiple months in length. Usually appearing shortly after starting a new expansion. Leaving me to touch on other bits and pieces of the game while I waited.

To further the messy-ness of this LP, in Summer 2025 I was forced into a new living situation that left me with no privacy and a massive difficulty in finding time to record w/ commentary. Leading me to playing & recording many episodes of FFXIV without commentary. Though I try to keep MSQ and other major story things safe for when there is commentary. Needless to say, this is a long running LP dating all the way back to early 2017. While it is messy compared to my usual series', it does include my (K'ishara's) entire experience. From character creation all the way up to where we are and beyond. The expansions, side content, relic grinds, mount & minion grinds, just hanging out, absolutely everything. The different between how I played the game in the first 300~ hours is night & day compared to everything else up to present. That trend appears to be continuing indefinitely as well. It looks as though I've finally found an MMORPG to call home, the way I always wanted.

It's important to note that some others still appear in the series here and there. Though primarily Aki, unless something were to change that for whatever reason. Here's to hoping the era of no commentary disappears when I'm able to find a place to live with actual privacy again.

Either way, this LP lives on, and will continue to do so perhaps for the rest of existence. Much like the other series that popped up in in early 2021, Genshin Impact, FFXIV will capture a large portion of my life. Even if it was messy for quite some time, with a little cleaning, things will be just fine.

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~LINKS~
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~OTHER INFORMATION~
Recording Software: OBS Studio
Backup Recording Software: N/A
Communication Software: Discord
Platform: PC/Steam
Headset: Logitech G335's
Microphone: Blue Yeti X Black
Control Setup: Keyboard & Mouse

Thanks for watching!

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