After the reveal ofFinal Fantasy 14’s newest job, some fans have noticed an interesting similarity between this new type of fighter and the playable hunter fromBloodborne. Many of these fans have quickly begun responding to theFinal Fantasy 14Reaper revealwith several memes and other reactions to how closely the new job looks like theBloodbornehunter, with a lot of attention paid to the onstage costume used to show off the character.
This latest trending topic comes from theFinal Fantasy 14Fan Festival, which kicked off on Friday, May 14th to both celebrate the fan community and showcase the new content coming to the game. However, the comparison has also had the added effect of bringingBloodborneto the top of some trending pages thanks to this comparison between the new Reaper job and the Hunters.
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The topic started whenFinal Fantasy 14director Naoki Yoshida, known as Yoshi-P among fans, walked on stage dressed as this new Reaper job, complete with the black leather armor and a massive scythe for a weapon. One aspect that a lot of fans were quick to draw attention to was the wide-brimmed hat that the Reaper wears, which has a striking resemblance to theVictorian-inspired pointed hat inBloodbornethat has become an icon for the game. As a result,Final Fantasyfans managed to getBloodbornetrending on social media, especially on Twitter, thanks to both the apparent similarities and mostly in celebration to seeing Yoshida come onstage in full cosplay.
As the topic has begun making the rounds through bothBloodbornefans andFinal Fantasy 14fans, which has a surprising amount of crossover, some are seeing this as Square Enix’s own interpretation ofBloodborne 2. Others have started branching the topic out to howFinal Fantasy 14also shares some elements with other games, such asNier, which actually received a crossover event in the early months of theShadowbringersexpansion. Altogether, fans seem mostly excited about the new job and adding to the ongoing joke that the Reaper looks suspiciously likeBloodborne’s Hunter is just a fun way to comment on the new look.
While most fans were simply excited to seeBloodbornetrending among gamers again, this has reignited the conversation about either a sequel or PS5 upgrade coming in the future. For now, there is still no news on development of aBloodborne 2, but this trending topic has brought a lot of fans to look atFinal Fantasy 14. So, hopefully trying out this scythe-wielding Reaper, especially as the newMale Vera race coming toFinal Fantasy 14, can help scratch the itch players have for roaming around as a Victorian Hunter.
Final Fantasy 14is available now for PC, PS3, PS4, and PS5.
