A MMORPG on XBOX 360! Is it the greatest thing that's ever happened to online gaming? It is NOT a NEXT-GEN game no way
User Rating: 6 | Final Fantasy XI X360
No it's not the greatest thing that's ever happened to online gaming. But it is a decent experience. I had never been involved with a MMORPG when I signed up and started playing this. First of all, you have to buy the game. Then you have to sign up with an extra service and pay an extra fee to become part of the FF world and get a profile. Then you have to download about an hours worth of stuff (no exaggeration). Then you'll notice quite a bit of your 360's hard drive space has disappeared. Keep in mind this Final Fantasy online experience has been going on for years on other systems such as the Playstation 2 and the PC and you get to interact with individuals who are playing on those systems so that's pretty cool. What I would say mostly is be aware of what you're getting into when you get this game. Also you're probably gonna want to hook up a usb keyboard to your 360. There's alot of help to guide you along on the internet and it's pretty easy to get help to figure out what to do and you will need to do that. You can fight and explore the Final Fantasy world solo but as your character advances in his missions and abilities one day you will want to team up with others ina party and start doing things together. You will meet people who have been living in this world for years (and they're probably the people you've heard about whose wives have left them and they lost their jobs due to their gaming addiction). I will say because the game has been around so long is that the action and gameplay is dated. Don't expect an Oblivion experience here. There's alot of scrolling text to read. There's alot alot alot of walking long distances to be done. (Though I think they've helped that by allowing even newbies to buy or raise certain animals that can be rode). I had some fun with it. I will say, you have to understand this game will take alot of devotion and an enormous amount of time to really get into it. I've NEVER EVER HEARD OF ANYONE COMPLETING THE GAME. I don't even think there is an ending. It's an alternative life. You will become a new person in a seperate reality. Basically you're living another life and it takes about as much dedication. Most people are gonna want to avoid this game unless you're a die hard Final Fantasy and RPG fan. Of course what the game does, it does well. What it was made to do it does do well......it's just that it's pretty old now. In my opinion I would wait for the next big good MMORPG to come out. Frankly, I'd like to see Oblivion Online!!! Imagine that! I was pretty blown away by the sheer enormity of this online universe because that's what it is.....a universe. None of the graphics or gameplay was real impressive to me......like I said......I'm waiting for the next great NEXT-GENERATION MMORPG to come out! This game is not next-gen by any stretch of the imagination. 
