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Square, FFXI, and the MMORPG

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the games-people-play-together dept.

LukeG writes "Squaresoft's latest instalment in the ubiquitous Final Fantasy series will mark huge departure from previous titles, as they gamble on the popularity of massively multiplayer gaming on consoles. The genre, already succesful on the PC, has yet to be tested on a console audience, but that is exactly what Square are planning with the groundbreaking release of Final Fantasy XI later this year on PS2." I'm interested to see the FF world taken to an MMORPG. If anyone can make the genre not suck, it's Square.

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  1. Eh... by piecewise · · Score: 2, Redundant

    Final Fantasy has, over the years, become a bit stale. I suppose it can be expected ten or however many sequels later.

    Multiplayer would be great, though. It would really let the game shine. Let's hope they can get it right the first time, though. I'm looking forward to other multiplayer games, though. Being able to hook up my PS2 (which I just bought and love) to a multiplayer version of Sega NFL 2K2. Network playoffs! Awesome! WarCraft III for PS2! ;-)

    Still.. one problem remains. I can't get cable modem service where I live! So i suppose it's all for nothing. I doubt these games would play all that great over some 56K hookup, and I do NOT put up with lag. It ruins the experience.

    We'll see what happens, but for now, I just don't care because the technology isn't accessible anyway.

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