True Fantasy Live Online Confirmed For US

Posted by simoniker on Sunday May 11, 2003 @03:22PM from the fantastical-but-not-final dept.

Thanks to an anonymous reader for passing on news from Gamerfeed that the Xbox MMORPG True Fantasy Live Online has been confirmed for US release. This Microsoft-published title is being made by Japanese developers Level 5, the developers of Dark Cloud and its sequel for Sony, who are also currently working on Dragon Quest VIII for SquareEnix. Level 5 have a small official product page, albeit mainly in Japanese, with concept art and screenshots available, and there are more screenshots at RPGRadar. This is one of Xbox's rivals to Everquest and Final Fantasy for PS2, and is also interesting because Microsoft have grabbed a prominent Japanese developer to do it for them.

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True Fantasy? by bobthemonkey13 · 2003-05-11 15:33 · Score: 2, Interesting

True Fantasy Live Online? Is it just me or does the title seem a bit oxymoronic?
It's about time... by JolieBlanc · 2003-05-11 21:48 · Score: 3, Interesting

This thing's been in development in Japan for quite some time. It was originally supposed to be one of the flagship launches for Xbox LIVE -- a true MMORPG, unlike Phantasy Star Online, which limits you to gaming with a smaller group through established levels.

TFLO is bloody gorgeous, too; it uses a rather sleek cell-shaded design reminiscent of Dark Cloud 2, Level 5's most recent US release. Playing this one with LIVE's voice communication ought to be a lot of fun.