The Final Fantasy Series

[t3hCoyo]

I'm so excited about this game. I love seeing older FF's being brought back into the spotlight....and gosh darnit if Zidane doesn't look absolutely delicious!! xDDD

But seriously, I can't wait for the game. It looks amazing.

[Housetek]

Wow so far great game.

For those of you that dont know.

FFRW came out yesterday on the ds.

a follow up to XII

very unique game play, and use of the gambit system

Basicly the game play is you have your main characters and you can assign them monsters that follow and attack.

Capture spawn points, kill bosses, gather resources to make your own weapon.


Really fun stuff, you can replay missions to lvl up or gather more resources.

can control one unit or select all units with the stylist to send out commands such as heal/attack/cast/buff etc.

over all very stylish and unique gameplay.

highly recommend even if your not a FF fan.

[Alastor]

A few days ago, the fourth expansion to Final Fantasy XI: Online was released. Wings of the Goddess contains additional endgame content, and introduces a third form of large-scale battle. The updates that followed it allows players to have party members inside their moghouse, regardless of whether any of the players has purchased, installed and/ord registered the expansion.

It also introduces two new jobs, the Scholar (SCH) and the Dancer (DNC). The Scholar will be similar to a hybrid between the White Mage and the Black Mage, although the Scholar will later gain some of its own spells. The dancer acts as a front-line healer; its various dances will benefit the party while potentially striking at its foes. Both classes present new ways to play the game, and have been seen as useful in parties.

Finally, the really large content to the expansion is the option to - for those who are able - travel back twenty years in time, to the Crystal War era. You will get to revisit some places that will be familiar yet feel different. While the amount of quests and missions isn't very large, this will most likely change in the near future.

Aside from the expansion, there has been some adjustments. The Puppet Master, previously considered a weak job, has now improved and become quite a versatile job. The Red Mage has been subject to change, and will now be able to be more front-line than previously. Two-handed weapons have been adjusted; for those of you who enjoyed the changes made last time, you will notice that these weapons deal less damage than before. The option to play in windowed mode as opposed to full-screen has now ben implemented (accessed through Start -> Programs -> PlayOnline -> FINAL FANTASY XI -> FINAL FANTASY XI Config).




/end rant. Who's still into this rather old and outdated MMORPG? I'm playing it, rather fresh to the game but familiar to it in some ways as I played it for a month last year. I haven't purchased Wings of the Goddess because no store in my town sells it. Also, there has been heavy complaints about not being able to register it because of server overloads, although plenty of Japanese people have done so successfully.

For those of you who're familiar with the game, places like La Theine Plateau and Valkurm Dunes are smacked with Scholars and Dancers. While I admit that Dancers are great in your party, There's serious shortage of other jobs. Heavy damage-dealing classes like Dragoon and Samurai and Black Mage comes to mind, and good support/healing classes like Red Mage, White Mage and Bard.

I really just wanted to voke some activity about FFXI. Just wanted to see who's playing it and who among you used to play it, or are planning to play it. I personally hate this period - being a Level 16 myself, I dislike having trouble finding a party, and seeing the common money income methods completely ruined (crystals these days hardly sell for above 1000 gil - just today, I sold a stack of Earth Crystals for 400 gil. Last year I sould a similar stack for sometimes thrice that sum). Rather, I've now resorted to farming for rabbit hides, wild onions and pots of honey.


But this game still rocks! Although it lacks seriously in some aspects as a game, its online community is splendid. I love it. Who's enjoying Vana'diel the way I am?

[AichiAlex]

Well that was quite an interesting read; personally I've never played the game, but I can say that it's quite big within the Otaku crowd at my school, they are obsessed with FFXI and a game called Monster Hunter 2 or something like that, they are always playing it on their psp instead of eating their 弁当 during lunch :-O

[Wyverian]

Played Final Fantasy XI awhile back and once I get a job I plan on returning to the world.


Also if it was for PSP then its Monster Hunter Portable 2 or Monster Hunter Freedom 2 here in the US.

[BritishBlue]

I talked to some Japanese guy about this game over Xbox Live. He said it took ages to do anything and sucked away lot's of your free time.
The whole "grinding for quests/money/resourses" is common place in any MMO which is why I vowed never to play them. I used to play WoW after a friend told me it was "different" to other's of the genre, he was wrong. So I quit playing it. And may I never play a game of the same ilk again.

[Thunda]

Now that I have beaten the game, I want Revenant Wings too. *cries*

[Alastor]

The thing about most people is that they see games as progression through character growth (stat growth). As we all know, most Final Fantasy games are strict throughout most of the game, and only gives you plenty of freedom once you reach endgame. Sadly, this applies to Final Fantasy XI as well.

I'm in a Linkshell, and without it I would never play the game. Talking with other people is a must. Although some people do like to grind stuff and just get better equipment and things like that (I for one, love it), but if that's the only thing you can do in a game, then the game fails (see Monster Hunter(s)).

Most people play MMO's and forget that it's an MMORPG. Ideally, people should spend as much time farming/grinding/questing as roleplaying, but they don't, which is an awful shame.

Final Fantasy XII works the same way to me. All I did was grind for LP and gil and exp and tried to take on one Mark after another. I didn't care about the story, and all story progression was purely to obtain more items and equipments, and to gain access to other Marks.

The game doesn't really pick up until your reach Level 18, and doesn't start becoming really fun until you're past rank 3-5 and/or have reached Level 30. I don't feel that the game's sucking up all my time. Sure, I have to dedicate a few hours a day for it, but I do that with every game I play, and I always play only one game at a time ^_^ I mean, I was waay more addicted to FFXII than FFXI. So addicted I actually had to stop playing it.

[Tenchu]

... Never picked Hosetak for a Final Fantasy fan! Hmn, I loved FFX, played it for almost for forever. LOL, I even discovered things that wernt in any of the walkthroughs. But I not got time for games anymore.

[Wyverian]

Originally Posted by Alastor

The thing about most people is that they see games as progression through character growth (stat growth). As we all know, most Final Fantasy games are strict throughout most of the game, and only gives you plenty of freedom once you reach endgame. Sadly, this applies to Final Fantasy XI as well.

I'm in a Linkshell, and without it I would never play the game. Talking with other people is a must. Although some people do like to grind stuff and just get better equipment and things like that (I for one, love it), but if that's the only thing you can do in a game, then the game fails (see Monster Hunter(s)).

Most people play MMO's and forget that it's an MMORPG. Ideally, people should spend as much time farming/grinding/questing as roleplaying, but they don't, which is an awful shame.

Final Fantasy XII works the same way to me. All I did was grind for LP and gil and exp and tried to take on one Mark after another. I didn't care about the story, and all story progression was purely to obtain more items and equipments, and to gain access to other Marks.

The game doesn't really pick up until your reach Level 18, and doesn't start becoming really fun until you're past rank 3-5 and/or have reached Level 30. I don't feel that the game's sucking up all my time. Sure, I have to dedicate a few hours a day for it, but I do that with every game I play, and I always play only one game at a time ^_^ I mean, I was waay more addicted to FFXII than FFXI. So addicted I actually had to stop playing it.

I am half asleep so this is going to be worse then what it should be, but thats not my problem now is it.

First off I would like to point out that saying Monster Hunter is a failure is hardly close to the truth. They have both the number 1 and 2 spots for best PSP game and are also huge and I mean huge hits in Japan.

I never had a problem with the game being to 'strict' I was only level 41 and I still had crap tons of freedom. Then again I was very well known on my server, I was named Best Dark Knight for my level, so I could call upon level 75's and the like to protect my buns as I went placing I shouldn't be for many more levels. (I was also Rank 5ish or whatever rank you get the Airship Pass)

I have never ever played a Final Fantasy game for just collection I have always played them for the beautiful stories that they tell. But thats your style and I won't diss it.

Now as for it getting fun around level 18 I have to disagree, it starts when you can get your soggy butt to Valkrum Dunes which is level 10ish, which only takes 2-3 hours if you know what you are doing.

To date this has been the only game I have been truly addicted to, so much so that it was to the point I would fall asleep playing it and my fingers would still be trying to play the game.