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Old Game but lots of fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 02, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Getting back to this game after 3 years. I didn't pick up playing WoW while I stop playing FFXI, although I tried out WoW. I just didn't feel WoW all that fun at all. I also tried many other FREE MMOs that are out there but it just gets boring after a few weeks.

Final Fantasy Online Gaming

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 19, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The game is alot of fun and enjoyable. The only thing I would like to see is that the cost of $12.95 per month after a 30 Trail period be entered in the discription so that future purchasers know.

Addictive

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 24, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This was the best game of its time very highly addictive. Impossible to stop playing, just as impossible to make enough gil to keep your character upgraded through the levels. I spent lots of real money buying gil from the various chinese sites.

Staying up till 5 and 6am 5 days a week and not even sleeping on days off from work. Adventuring with your linkshell on never ending thirst to quest and level up. I played for about a year after the game was first released, leveling up a monk and started working on a palodin.

One day I came home from work and just cancelled my account. You can re-activate your account for 3 months but I never did.

Its been 4 or 5 years since I last played but from what I can tell now, other then im glad I was able to quit is that the game has not changed very much. Grpahics are a bit out dated by today's standards but that just means you dont have to update a modern computer too much.

I still play games to this day but have been carful to steer clear of FF, WoW and will keep clear of Spore for the same reasons.

ffxi

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 17, 2008
Author: Amazon User

It's only fun if you can get a party, you can't really do anything on your own in this game. It is however, fun once you get into a party but it can be tough depending on what time you're going to play. There is a lot of downtime in this game too.

FF Review

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: June 30, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Graphics on the game weren't as good as I expected, controls weren't that great. I did not renew my account after the initial 30 days.

wish it was the final fantasy

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 15
Date: July 19, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game has not aged well at all. Quite frankly the quality of final fantasy games has been waning. This game is just boring as hell.

Great Customer Service

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 10
Date: April 23, 2008
Author: Amazon User

After pre-ordering this game, it shipped on the 16th. After DHL handed the package to my local mailing service, which by the way is less than a mile from me, they lost my package.

So after 3 days of waiting and calling everyone, I decided to call Amazon, and told them my problem. They sent me another game, with upgraded shipping. The call took less than 5 minutes, and solved my problem. All in all, I call that great customer service, although I must wait till Friday for the game to arrive, I must say i'm satisfied with the service I recieved, and dissapointed with my local mailing service.

As far as the game itself, I will give a review after I recieve it, and play it. I have been playing World of Warcraft for about a year, and I look forward to a change of pace.

-Joe-

Old School Fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: June 16, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game was one of the first, MMORPGS that introduced the nice graphics and the good sotry line, all games nowadays modifed aspects from FF11 to get thier game going like WOW and GW. This is not your average every other day game, u need to put time in it and its rewarding, yes you might say it takes forever to lvl up and ur paying 15 bucks a month, but w/e. Don't be cheap, its totaly worth it, and the comminity is great unlike other mmorpgs where no one cares about you and or calls u a dam noob. However this isnt you solo/grind mmorpg and not good for ppl who like to pvp.

Collection '08 and Overview

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: June 22, 2008
Author: Amazon User

FFXI is, arguably, one of the most fun, dynamic and addictive MMORPG to hit the markets. One of the latest in the Final Fantasy series, FFXI takes different elements from other FF titles, world history, and theory in developing the jobs, quests, and titles in the game.

Available to play on PC, PlayStation (2) and XBox 360, FFXI incorporates a diverse player base to create a world with it's own fluctuating economy, dialect, and customs. Consequently, the need to schedule event times, group battles and multiple-quest story lines will begin to influence your day-to-day activities.

Overall, if you approach the game with maturity and a keen eye on the clock, you'll avoid the 30-hour-plus parties. At least, that's the only issue I have with the game.

FFXI--Always an Adventure!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 08, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Jitensha~Kujata Server~75WHM 75BLM

I have been playing FFXI for several years now, and I can tell you that Square Enix always keeps it coming!!! FFXI is not just the first worldwide cross server game, and multi platform game, with beautiful graphics (in comparison to other MMORPGS), it's a world for players who want to be challenged, even if you're not a Final Fantasy fan.

Many of you might find mixed reviews about the game, and I will admit that the FFXI experience is a bit more demanding and time consuming than other MMORPGS. I will conquer on the idea that you can't have fun if you don't have a lot of time though. I'm a young woman, planning to get married soon, just finished school (full time 6 classes a semester), worked, and still had time to play (as well as sleeping, eating, and spending time with loved ones of course). It is possible, you just need to manage your time correctly.

Another reason people don't like the game is because it's not really Newbie friendly. I mean, they have different campaigns for new characters, mentor programs, special items and quests etc, but the constant leveling and less challenging quests can be boring for a player until they reach level 30. That level is when the fun begins, parties become more strategic, players can obtain advanced jobs, and much more, but as stated before, in comparison to other MMORPGS, reaching level 30 could seem like forever.

On a more positive note, once a player reaches level 30+ and is able to explore Vana'diel more, they will start to realize what a detail and amazing world it is! FFXI has an AMAZING jaw dropping story line with each expansion, and they just keep getting better and better! FFXI even covers more than it had when it started. We now can enjoy over 20 jobs, with an amazing sub job system, several PVP's, even more challenging End Game events for rare/exclusive armor and weapons, Campaign battles, and more! Also with the Special Task Force the economy is a million times better, and the game is more fun to play now. Square Enix has for many years kept it's ears open to the players, and I'm sure I can speak for many FFXI fans that the game has evolved into something amazing.

On another happy note, FFXI might now have as many players as other MMORPGS...not they make commercialize in the US, only in Japan (God knows why...)...but I will assure you, the number of 12 year olds are significantly less than that in WoW LOL...

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