World Famous Comics: Final Fantasy XI Online: The Vana'diel Collection 2008
Final Fantasy XI Online: The Vana'diel Collection 2008
From: Square Enix Average Rating: Binding: Video Game ESRB Age Rating: Teen Label: Square Enix Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product. Model: 90719 Platform: Xbox 360 Release Date: November 20, 2007
Features:
Answer this summons and step into an online world like none you've ever experienced.
Experience dramatic quests, fierce battles and a flexible job system.
The stakes are higher. The risks are greater. The rewards are bigger.
Product Description: Join in on the popular, long-running massively-multiplayer-online adventure! The Crystal War has ravaged the land of Vana'diel. Three solitary nations are now all that remain in the desperate fight for survival against the forces of the relentless beastmen. A call is put forth for new heroes to join the fight - heroes like you. How you play is entirely up to you - you've got the ability to customize every aspect of your character, a range of skills to discover and master, the choice to travel solely or as part of a team, and limitless possibilities for adventure! This epic collection contains the original game, as well as the Rise of the Zilart, Chains of Promathia, Treasures of Aht Urghan and Wings of the Goddess expansion packs. ESRB Rated T for Teen
Great Game Now i have played MMO's before but this one is by far my favorite right now. It's very detailed and will take a long time to accomplish stuff but its well worth it. The only problem I hav is that the booklet they give you isn't very helpful. I had to ask people lots of questions to fully learn it all. The instruction booklet is very brief. This is a much harder version of World of Warcraft.
A Wonderful Game This game is a wonderful game, I have been playing it for nearly 4 years now and I am no kid... what is wonderful about the game is it teaches about life in general. You must do things to earn money to buy food and buy items for your character... just like in real life... you are free to barter and to do all sorts of enterprizing things to make your character geared to the max.
And just like in real life, there are those that take advantage of each other by hiking prices and giving bad advice, etc.. but these too are life building skills... learning how to deal with them teaches kids as well how to 'out fox' and rise above those types.
This game teaches about team work for the majority of the "monsters" you kill require more then one player and groups called "Linkshells" are formed of people that work together to accomplish many of the great features and quests in this game... also, the "monsters" you kill are made up ones that do not resemble people... so unlike games that teach violence against people, this game focuses on killing made up "mobs" and not human forms. This is great for us parents that worry about the de-sensitizing for our children againsts crimes of violence in the real world.
I know many parents that play with their children in this game, I know if my daughter or granddaughter were interested I would be delighted.
Sure there are other games with better graphics, and games that are more realistic out there, (I play some of those too), but overall, I find that the FFXI game has many fine qualities that teach about life.
Re-repackaged Old Game For those of you who don't already play this game there is no reason to jump in now. It came in in 2002 and although it was a decent game for the time there have been no improvements made to the game. Two additional expansion packs have been released, however. They add new armor and story for devoted players, but these features will not initially be accessible to newbies. Also, this game has an incredibly high learning curve. You will feel very alienated when you first start and probably have a lot of trouble figuring out the convoluted world you're placed in. As for the actual game itself you required to invest a lot of time and effort for very little reward. The combat is good when you find a nice group of people, but by the time everything comes together for a battle, you've probably already spent 3-4 hours online. Graphically the game really shows its age as well. The 360 version does not improve on the PC, or even PS2, version of the game at all.
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