History Narm / FinalFantasyXIV

* After banishing the Light from one region in the First, Emet-Selch will extol the incredible spectacle of the restored sky. Except, this doesn't take place in a prerendered cutscene and so shows the weather conditions at the time. Meaning there's a decent chance Emet-Selch will be praising the beauty of the sky while it's gray and muggy out, or raining, or experiencing some other form of inclement weather.

* For an admittingly non-canon example, it can be unintentionally funny when you complete the Savage version of floors 8 and 12 of the Eden raid, the fights against Ryne (channeling the primal Shiva) and Gaia (after fully accepting herself as Loghrif after Mitron dies, once again, not canon) respectively. In the normal version, you defeat Ryne non-lethally and separate Gaia from Mitron. But in the savage version of the fights, both of them just explode after being defeated. And what makes this particularly funny is the fact that in the "Victory" shot of your party, rather than looking sad as they often do after a emotionally difficult battle, they ''cheer''. Never mind that their friend(s) just exploded into nothing.

* In the final area, just about all of the Warrior of Light's companions perform some kind of a HeroicSacrifice so that you can keep moving forward. Unfortunately, they happen so rapidly that it stops becoming sad, and just becomes hilarious - especially when the characters [[MoodWhiplash start behaving so casually]] as they move on. Absolutely [[LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt nobody thought for a moment]] that they would be KilledOffForReal, yet the narration was trying to make it sound like you really were possibly saying goodbye forever.
** Y'shtola in particular acts so casual as she does it, mentioning the warrior can just use the crystal of Azem to bring them all back. She does it in such a way that it sounds more like someone saying "Just go on ahead - I'll catch up in a bit" rather than the words someone would make before a HeroicSacrifice. Almost like she was aware that they were making a ComicBookDeath.
*** And then Urianger joins in, almost like he just wants to get it over with.
** The MoodWhiplash of the warrior using the crystal and summoning Hythlodeus and Emet-Selch against Meteion, and when Emet-Selch decides to just bring everyone else back. After the emotional scenes before, instead it can come off as more humorous than sad or awesome, especially since the other Scions were probably "dead" for only a ''few minutes''.

* As with every other MMORPG, you can enforce this with character choices.
** You can go into battle or very dramatic scenes while making your character wear {{Stripperific}} clothing at inappropriate times. Imagine trying to confront the EvilEmpire when you're half-naked. Even worse, most of the climatic story beats include multiplayer duties that for most players will likely be done alongside random other players. So ''you'' may look appropriate for your fight with the BigBad, but you're being backed up by a girl in a swimsuit and a guy in a chocobo costume.
** Alternatively, your weapon can ruin some serious moments. One minute you're staring down your adversary, the next moment, you draw your weapon and a cutesy "kupo!" breaks the silence.
** Just playing as a [[LittlePeople Lalafell]] can do the trick if you're trying to make some scenes unintentionally funny. Since a Lalafell is only about half the height of the average Hyur, making your character out to be some sort of PintSizedPowerhouse version of TheChosenOne can get pretty silly.
** You can invoke this if you give your character a [[HelloInsertNameHere really silly name]]. Gives the characters a reason to refer to by your title of "Warrior of Light" rather than a silly name you gave your character.
* Most of the time the differences between male and female gear are minimal. Other times they veer into ChainmailBikini territory or get wildly impractical, such as the Drachen/Wyrm Dragoon gear from the end of the ''A Realm Reborn'' Job Quests. On males, it looks as it should. On females, there's inexplicably a gigantic open gap in their entire abdomen region solely for the sake of RuleOfSexy. Keep in mind that around the point you're expected to acquire and use this gear, you're in the middle of the ''frozen tundra of Ishgard'', and all the later Dragoon Job Artifact sets match with their male counterparts, as if specifically remedying this one case.
* Playing a dancer in general can make the game utterly hard to take seriously. During scenes before fights, your character will get into their fighting pose, and the Dancer just bounces up and down in a very perky way. One way people get amusement from the Praetorium is by entering with utterly hilarious gear on top of that. You can hear your character bouncing up and down in an energetic way while the characters are speaking in what's supposed to be a HannibalLecture or a RousingSpeech.
* Most monk weapons look absolutely ridiculous - varying from simple brass knuckles to tonfas... to what look like can openers on your hands or ''cinderblocks'' on your hands. Naturally this can easily ruin the seriousness of any moments if you're playing a monk - or just Yda's UnfortunateCharacterDesign in ''A Realm Reborn'' wherein she is wielding weapons that should easily break if she punched them combined with her ''silly'' hat, which covers her eyes.

* The voice acting in ''A Realm Reborn'' is largely considered to be not very good. [[FakeBrit Noticeably fake accents that]] [[OohMeAccentsSlipping have a tendency to slip]] are par for the course, as well as being either [[LargeHam way too over-acted]] [[DullSurprise or way too under-acted]]. Ten years ago, the voice acting might've got a pass. But in the age of Hollywood-level excellence like ''VideoGame/MassEffect'', ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}'' and ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'', ''XIV'' is notably sub-par. Couple that with some frequently [[PurpleProse overwrought dialogue]], and you've got plenty of narm on your hands. Patch 2.2, at least, generally brought the quality of the voicework up to a much higher bar... in the patched content. It doesn't seem like Square is keen on going back and addressing the already-recorded dialogue.
** That beautiful moment in the English version when Minfilia and the other Scions discover that Thancred has been possessed by Lahabrea is supposed to be a dramatic moment. Minfilia lets out a BigNo, but her under-selling causes it to come off as DullSurprise, which ruins the drama. The fact that Lahabrea does a Saturday morning cartoon-esque EvilLaugh afterwards does ''not'' help matters.
** Note that the Japanese dub isn't immune from this, either. The voiced male Lalafells, especially in 2.2 (i.e. Lolorito and Teledji), are ''shockingly'' deep voices that would fit on a BadassBaritone character twice their size, far deeper than their counterparts in other languages. It can be weird as hell to hear voices that deep coming out of dudes barely three feet tall.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj6eQ7oitJo Yuyuhase's Japanese voice in particular]] just blows them all out of the water (spoiler warning).

* After completing the MSQ of ''ARR'' 2.0, you unlock flying for your mounts, as well as a flat increase to their speed. Later patches added the ability for any mount to fly, regardless of how much sense that made. Flying around on a chocobo, which is a horse-sized winged bird? Makes sense. Flying around in an Imperial suit of armor by turning it into a TransformingMecha? Kind of cool. Flying around on the back of a turtle, [[ShoutOut which spins around rapidly and fires rocket blasts out of its shell to fly]]? [[Film/{{Gamera}} Completely ridiculous]].

* The Imperial Soldiers have guns literally ''under'' their wrists, which makes one wonder how they ''don't'' burn themselves considering these are ''powder weapons''.
* Some of the gloves don't have fingers, meaning they look like ''oven mitts''. Armoured. ''Oven Mitts''.

* Finding out how Shiva solved the problem of her MayflyDecemberRomance with Hraesvelgr--she asked him to consume her. You might think this is metaphorical until you see the sepia-toned flashback still of Hraesvelgr about to literally eat her like a peanut. Ysayle relates this tale with a tone of reverent awe, leading to "holy vore" jokes from fans. Estinien, notably, changes the subject to Nidhogg immediately. (It also promotes some FridgeLogic when she says that this was the foundation of the original peace between dragons and people, given that "dragons eating maidens" is a ''cliche'' of dragon stories.)

** You can go into battle or very dramatic scenes while making your character wear {{Stripperific}} clothing at inappropriate times. Imagine trying to confront the EvilEmpire when you're half-naked.

* After completing the MSQ of ''ARR'' 2.0, you unlock flying for your mounts, as well as a flat increase to their speed. Later patches added the ability for any mount to fly, regardless of how much sense that made. Flying around on a chocobo, which is a horse-sized winged bird? Makes sense. Flying around in an Imperial suit of armor by turning it into a TransformingMecha? Kind of cool. Flying around on the back of a turtle, [[ShoutOut which spins around rapidly and fires rocket blasts out of its shell to fly]]? [[Film/Gamera Completely ridiculous]].

* After completing the MSQ of ''ARR'' 2.0, you unlock flying for your mounts, as well as a flat increase to their speed. Later patches added the ability for any mount to fly, regardless of how much sense that made. Flying around on a chocobo, which is a horse-sized winged bird? Makes sense. Flying around in an Imperial suit of armor by turning it into a TransformingMecha? Kind of cool. Flying around on the back of a turtle, which spins around rapidly and fires rocket blasts out of its shell to fly? Completely ridiculous.

* After completing the MSQ of ''ARR'' 2.0, you unlock flying for your mounts, as well as a flat increase to their speed. Later patches added the ability for any mount to fly, regardless of how much sense that made. Flying around on a chocobo, which is a horse-sized winged bird? Makes sense. Flying around in an Imperial mecha? Kind of cool. Flying around on the back of a turtle, which spins around rapidly and fires rocket blasts out of its shell to fly? Completely ridiculous.

* True to any MMORPG, you can force this by making your character wear absolutely {{Stripperific}} clothing at inappropriate times. Hell, even just playing as a [[LittlePeople Lalafell]] can do the trick.
** You can also invoke this if you give your character a [[HelloInsertNameHere really silly name]]. Gives the characters a reason to refer to by your title rather than a silly name you gave your character.
* One way people get amusement from the Praetorium is by entering with utterly hilarious gear. Or you can play a monk or a dancer. You can hear your character bouncing up and down ''while the characters are speaking''.
** Playing a dancer in general can make the game utterly hard to take seriously. During scenes before fights, your character will get into their fighting pose, and the Dancer just bounces up and down in a very perky way.
* Most monk weapons look absolutely ridiculous - varying from simple brass knuckles to tonfas... to what look like can openers on your hands or ''cinderblocks'' on your hands. Naturally this can easily ruin the seriousness of any moments if you're playing a monk - or just Yda's UnfortunateCharacterDesign in A Realm Reborn wherein she is wielding weapons that should easily break if she punched them combined with her ''silly'' hat which covers her eyes.

* The voice acting in ''A Realm Reborn'' is, on average... [[FakeBrit not]] [[OohMeAccentsSlipping very]] [[LargeHam good]]. Ten years ago, it might've got a pass, but in the age of ''VideoGame/MassEffect'', ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}'' and ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'', it's notably sub-par. Couple that with some frequently [[PurpleProse overwrought dialogue]] and you've got plenty of narm on your hands.
* That beautiful moment in the English version when Minfilia and the other Scions discover that Thancred has been possessed by Lahabrea. The fact that Lahabrea does a Saturday morning cartoon-esque EvilLaugh afterwards does ''not'' help matters.
-->'''Minfilia''': [[DullSurprise "Thancred. Nooooooo."]]

* Patch 2.2, at least, generally brought the quality of the voicework up to a much higher bar... in the patch content. It doesn't seem like SE is keen on going back and addressing the already-recorded dialogue.
* Note that the ''Japanese'' isn't immune from this, either, bizarrely enough. The voiced male Lalafells, especially in 2.2 (i.e. Lolorito and Teledji), are ''shockingly'' deep, far deeper than their counterparts in other languages. It can be weird as hell to hear voices that deep coming out of dudes barely three feet tall.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj6eQ7oitJo Yuyuhase's Japanese voice in particular]] just blows them all out of the water (spoiler warning).

* In the scene when Vritra reveals himself to the people of Thavnair, one of the voiced NPCs is a nameless male child. The problem is that said child is clearly voiced by an adult male who is trying his hardest to give the highest-pitched falsetto he can. It sounds incredibly jarring in an otherwise well-acted scene.

* The FinalBoss of the ''Realm Reborn'' storyline is a battle with Gaius in the Ultima Weapon, but after you beat the first phase you get the plot twist that the Ultima Weapon has the "ultimate magic" -- [[NukeEm Ultima]]. Not only is this treated with a serious shock and twist, it just comes off as awkwardly redundant in naming and phrasing. Not to mention Gaius is totally surprised at this most obvious of revelations while the revealer is about as [[ChewingTheScenery hammy about it]] as can be.

* The final duel with Zenos is truly epic if you are a martial class - ''especially'' a Paladin, Dragoon, Warrior, or Reaper. Play a class like a Scholar, Black mage, Astrologian, or just any class that doesn't want to at all get into melee range? It becomes ''quite'' funny to watch your character suddenly start slugging Zenos even though they've got no physical moves at all.

** Y'shtola in particular acts so casual as she does it, mentioning the warrior can just use the crystal of Azem to bring them all back. She does it in such a way that it sounds more like someone saying "Just go on ahead - I'll catch up in a bit" rather than the words someone would make before a HeroicSacrifice.
*** And then Urianger joins in, almost like he just wants to get it over with.

* The final duel with Zenos is truly epic if you are a martial class - ''especially'' a Paladin, Dragoon, Warrior, or Reaper. Play a class like a Scholar, Red Mage, or Astrologian, or just any class that doesn't want to at all get into melee range? It becomes ''quite'' funny to watch your character suddenly start slugging Zenos even though they've got no physical moves at all.

** Y'shtola in particular acts so casual as she does it, mentioning the warrior can just use the crystal of Azem to bring them all back. She does it in such a way that it sounds more like someone saying "Just go on ahead - I'll catch up in a bit" rather than "Oh yeah, I'm going to get killed here."
** The MoodWhiplash of the warrior using the crystal and summoning Hythlodeus and Emet-Selch against Meteion, and when Emet-Selch decides to just bring everyone else back. After the emotional scenes before, instead it can come off as more humorous, especially since the other Scions were probably "dead" for only a ''few minutes''.

** Y'shtola in particular even mentions that they can be resurrected as long as their lingering will remains... and receives an echo within a few minutes after Alphinaud and Alisae perform their HeroicSacrifice.
* The final duel with Zenos is truly epic if you are a martial class - ''especially'' a Paladin, Dragoon, Warrior, or Reaper. Play a class like a Scholar, Red Mage, or Astrologian, a class that doesn't want to at all get into melee range? It becomes ''quite'' funny to watch your character suddenly start slugging Zenos even though they've got no physical moves at all.

* The final duel with Zenos is truly epic if you are a martial class - ''especially'' a Dragoon, Monk, Marauder, or Reaper. Play a class like a Scholar, Red Mage, or Astrologian? It becomes ''quite'' funny.

* In the final area, just about all of the Warrior of Light's companions commit some kind of a HeroicSacrifice so that you can keep moving forward. Unfortunately, it starts happening so rapidly that it stops becoming sad, and just becomes hilarious - especially when the characters [[MoodWhiplash start behaving so casually]] as they move on. Absolutely [[LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt nobody thought for a moment]] that they would be KilledOffForReal, yet the narration was trying to make it sound like you really were possibly saying goodbye forever. Y'shtola in particular even mentions that they can be resurrected as long as their lingering will remains.

* In the final area, just about all of the Warrior of Light's companions commit some kind of a HeroicSacrifice so that you can keep moving forward. Unfortunately, it starts happening so rapidly that it stops becoming sad, and just becomes hilarious - especially when the characters [[MoodWhiplash start behaving so casually]] as they move on. Y'shtola even says you can just bring her and the others back as long as their emotions are still intact.