Another cheap port to milk the consumers of every last drop.

User Rating: 4.5 | Final Fantasy XI X360
In short, this game is not worth whatever amount you spend on it and I'll elaborate on that later. Firstly, this game has been out for years. In fact, for those still unaware, this game was first published on the ps2; yes the ps2, a console that will soon be overshadowed by it's successor after five years on the throne. There is absolutely no graphical upgrades in this game, and since the xbox 360's architecture made it easy for the developers to port, there should be nothing to justify the hefty price tag.

Now, on with the actual gameplay. It is a very well designed game with a very balanced job system. Each job can group with many other jobs and there doesn't seem to be one predominant job that can just own the hell out of all the other jobs. Each job has their own strengths and weaknesses. You will learn that you are weak as individuals, but stronger as one. One could only imagine the amount of time it took developers to tweak each individual stat to get the game to play so balanced.

Unfortunately, this is the only area where the game shines. Like most mmorpgs, the game consists of very bland and very very repetitive fighting. Although your character develops newer skills as they advance, fighting is very routine and systematic. It's casting the same spell every time, doing the same things everytime. You join a party, and create a battle routine with them (which could be different depending on what job combinations you have). But past that, there is no customization period. You just use the same battle tactics until your party disbands.

The learning curve on this game is also especially steep. You cannot begin to fully enjoy the game until later levels, but most people don't have the endurance to go through endless hours of killing bunnies and worms before they are allowed to kill bunnies and worms of different colors! Not exactly a game for casual gamers. Overall, if you've never played this game before and you're looking to invest your life savings into a game, this is not the one. However, if you've already been playing this game for several years, and can't afford a supercomputer to run it smoothly, I'd recommend ebaying this game and save yourself some money.