[Photo] 10 Years with Korean Adventurers, Inside the Final Fantasy XIV Festival

[포토] 한국 모험가와 함께한 10년, 파판14 축제 현장

gamemeca • Shin Jae Yeon 게임메카 신재연 기자 2025.09.20 15:44 UTC+9

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Final Fantasy 14 celebrated its 10th anniversary in Korea with a massive offline fan event in Gwangmyeong. The celebration featured a special developer session, a retrospective exhibition, and the announcement of a permanent themed cafe. It was a heartfelt tribute to a decade of community-driven adventures.

It is hard to believe, but Final Fantasy XIV, the MMORPG serviced by Actoz Soft, has officially hit its 10-year milestone in Korea. To mark a decade of adventures, the developer hosted a packed offline event on the 20th at the Gwangmyeong IVEX Studio, pulling back the curtain on upcoming updates.

The venue was buzzing with fans eager to dive into interactive events and catch a rare developer session with Kei Odagiri, the Lead Game UI Designer at Square Enix. It was a proper festival where long-time players swapped memories and celebrated the game's endurance, and we were there to capture every bit of it.

▲ We paid a visit to the Final Fantasy XIV 10th Anniversary Festival of Light held at Gwangmyeong IVEX Studio (Image courtesy: Gamemeca)

▲ Throngs of adventurers had already gathered to enjoy the festivities (Image courtesy: Gamemeca)

▲ Attendees had to pass through the registration booth to gain entry (Image courtesy: Gamemeca)

▲ Once registered, fans were handed a goody bag packed with welcome gifts (Image courtesy: Gamemeca)

▲ The haul included items like wristbands, keyrings, an adventurer ID card, and a voucher for a welcome drink (Image courtesy: Gamemeca)

▲ The lobby was alive with various activities, including a message wall for fans (Image courtesy: Gamemeca)

▲ Plenty of adventurers left their own notes to toast the 10th anniversary (Image courtesy: Gamemeca)

▲ A fortune-telling booth was also set up to check one's luck (Image courtesy: Gamemeca)

▲ Queues formed quickly as adventurers waited to see what the future held for them (Image courtesy: Gamemeca)

▲ Right next door, an exhibition zone chronicled a full decade of history (Image courtesy: Gamemeca)

▲ The space felt like a museum, curating the journey players have taken so far (Image courtesy: Gamemeca)

▲ Life-sized cutouts and photo zones were set up to commemorate the long road traveled (Image courtesy: Gamemeca)

▲ Adventurers took their seats for the Letter from the Producer LIVE, which kicked off at 10 AM (Image courtesy: Gamemeca)

▲ The stage was decked out with special 10th-anniversary decorations (Image courtesy: Gamemeca)

▲ The Letter LIVE session was broadcast simultaneously online and offline (Image Source: Festival of Light live stream capture)

▲ Producer Naoki Yoshida, unable to attend in person, shared a heartfelt greeting via video message (Image Source: Festival of Light live stream capture)

▲ The presentation covered a retrospective of the adventure and teased upcoming content (Image Source: Festival of Light live stream capture)

▲ The announcement of a permanent Final Fantasy XIV cafe in Korea was met with huge cheers (Image Source: Festival of Light live stream capture)

▲ The event also featured an autograph session with Actoz Soft's Jeong-hae Choi (Image courtesy: Gamemeca)

▲ Fans were treated to a deep dive into the development process by Kei Odagiri, the Lead Game UI Designer (Image courtesy: Gamemeca)

▲ Actoz Soft promises even more events to keep the 10th-anniversary celebrations rolling (Image courtesy: Gamemeca)

액토즈소프트가 서비스하는 MMORPG ‘파이널판타지 14’ 한국 서비스가 어느덧 10주년을 맞았다. 게임 내에서 이를 기념하는 다양한 이벤트가 열리는 가운데, 다음 업데이트를 소개하는 오프라인 행사가 20일 광명 아이벡스 스튜디오에서 성황리에 개최됐다.

많은 유저들이 한자리에 모인 현장에는 다채로운 체험형 이벤트와 스퀘어에닉스에서 파이널판타지 14 리드 게임 UI 디자이너를 맡은 오다기리 케이의 개발기 등을 만나볼 수 있다고 밝히며 큰 주목을 받은 바 있다. 오랜 시간 게임과 함께한 팬들이 즐겁게 추억을 나누고 특별한 경험을 공유하는 축제의 장을 직접 사진에 담아 보았다.