The Dawntrail expansion in Final Fantasy XIV has paid tribute to the wildly successful ARPG Baldur’s Gate 3 by referencing a catchy song from the main menu screen.
Final Fantasy XIV’sDawntrailhas just been released to the live servers. The new expansion brings a brandnew story, six new zones, twonew jobs, and a whole bunch more content to the MMORPG.
With early access out of the way, much of the player base has finished the story, moving on to the game’s various extremes and other side content to fill in their time. This includes things like leveling up crafters and other combat jobs, trying outViperandPictomancer, and even checking out all the new zones in the game’s graphical update.
Part of Final Fantasy XIV’s content is completing many of the game’s side quests, where players have discovered a neat reference to the beloved ARPGBaldur’s Gate 3. Notably, many discovered a quest title in the healerrole quests.
Players noticed that one of the quests titled “Downed by the River” is a reference to Baldur’s Gate 3’s undeniably catchy song Down by the River. There’s no surprise that the game referenced it either, as Final Fantasy XIV is constantly referring to popular culture, including video games, movies, and much more.
Not only that butBaldur’s Gate 3 also has a referenceto Final Fantasy XIV’s beloved Haurchefant, a character who bravely sacrifices themself for the Warrior of Light. It’s clear that the devs for each game have a tonne of respect for each other, and are huge fans of the fantastical storytelling contained within their games.
With Dawntrail still fresh, there’s sure to be plenty more hidden easter eggs and references to be found, it’ll just depend on when and where players are able to find them.
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Liam Ho was a Games Weiter on Dexerto’s Australia team and his expert coverage areas include Destiny, Final Fantasy, League of legends, MMOs, and MOBAs. He is a media graduate with bylines at both GG Recon and GameRant.
