The result is an online RPG that manages to break the mold, if just barely-but, actually, that's no mean feat.įinal Fantasy XI may be a port of an online RPG for consoles, but it offers even more depth and content, and better looks, than most of its competition.īy clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's Final Fantasy XI is equal parts EverQuest and Final Fantasy, clearly deriving gameplay fundamentals from the former, but presenting them in the distinctive style of the latter.
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Though the Final Fantasy series obviously is better known among console gamers, it's just about as famous of a series as they come. Now, into this oversaturated category of games arrives Final Fantasy XI, which, if nothing else, carries a powerful brand name. Meanwhile, social interaction tends to be a means to an end: You need allies to be able to kill monsters more efficiently. The inherent novelty of coexisting along with numerous other player characters in a persistent world has pretty much faded during the past several years, even as the monthly fees for these games have risen, while their gameplay hasn't really advanced-most MMORPGs still revolve around highly repetitive, time-consuming combat.
Years ago, games like Ultima Online and especially 1998's EverQuest set the standards for this unique style of gaming, which today spans a seemingly countless number of similarly styled games that look identical on the surface-and, in many ways, actually are virtually identical. By now, it isn't easy for a massively multiplayer online role-playing game to distinguish itself.
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