Final Fantasy XIV offers a lot to potential players. It’s a polished MMO with great writing, combat, and a seemingly infinite number of crossover events. But you can also ignore all of that and spend your time designing and decorating a home. The Housing System allows you to buy an estate and play a private game of interior design using items earned, bought or crafted to decorate the space.
It can feel more like you re playing The Sims than an MMO, but for many players inhabiting a home through their character gives them the satisfaction of a job well done. Plus the houses exist in actual neighbourhoods, with other players houses visible and accessible from your front yard. My next door neighbour has built a nightmarish labyrinth in his cellar, for example.
