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Final Fantasy XI U.S. Website Opens

Posted by simoniker on from the live-rpg-cam-action dept.

Thanks to several readers for pointing out the official U.S. Final Fantasy XI website is now open for business, offering screenshots, details, and even a live 'webcam' of the Vana'Diel game world. There's also more details and screenshots on the Tetra Master card battle mini-game, which first appeared in Final Fantasy IX but is playable online in FFXI. This MMORPG title is currently in early US beta testing, and should be available for both Playstation 2 and PC in early 2004. For those curious, you can see some brief impressions of the FFXI Japanese release from GameFAQs reviewers.

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  1. Meh. by bluemeep · · Score: 2, Interesting
    Can GameFAQs reviews really count for much? I find it hard to take them seriously when I see things like this:

    Overall, as a graphic aficionado who NEVER plays games with poor graphics (this is why I NEVER play american games), i have to say graphically, FFXI matched my expectations and even surpassed it in some areas. --A report from Vana Diel

    Maybe they're good for a 'man on the street' perspective, but I'd hardly let these sway me about any game.

    1. Re:Meh. by illuvata · · Score: 3, Insightful

      hm, this one seems one of the better ones i found

      http://ps2.ign.com/articles/134/134009p1.html

  2. FFX by executebusiness.com · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I bought FFX for PS2 and was unsatisfied. I'm leery about the next one. Maybe I'm picky? The big problem I had was the highly scripted nature of FFX. The game felt like a movie with a couple of clicks here and there, but it was too linear. To make FFXI raise the bar, I hope they addressed this issue, and I'm guessing they did. I don't think I'm alone in thinking that what makes a game great is game play, and nice environs don't hurt either, but if the game play is off at all, the experience is going to be below average.

    The Final Fantasy stories are wonderful, IMHO, but story can't possibly carry a game because games aren't meant to be only moderately interactive -- they are meant to improve upon the status quo, and often the more they improve and innovate, the better and longer they are remembered.

  3. Well that's that by Shishio · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I've been a fan of the Final Fantasy series for over 10 years and always thought the storyline and characters were the key component in the games. Now the latest installment looks to be little more than another stale MMORPG.

    Well, it was a good series while it lasted. Thank goodness for emulators.

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    Twelve fingers or one, its how you play. ~Gattaca (Vincent)