Final Fantasy XI
Final Fantasy XI is a Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG). Unlike previous games in the serious, it's online gameplay only. You are able to explore an ever-changing world and best of all you can adventure with all your friends.
Final Fantasy XI can be anything you as the player want it to be; you can gain experience points and become stronger, you can complete quests and missions and seek information about the history of Vana'diel. This game is very team-work orientated, you will struggle to thrive and become strong without the help of friends. There are many tough enemies in this game that just cannot be taken down alone. There are many choices in this game, there is no set path you must take, you decide your fate and how you choose to enjoy this game. That is the beauty of MMORPG and it is something you will never experience in a normal Final Fantasy game.
This is a game that almost always has something new for you to experience, the development team are always adding new items and quests and updating old ones. There are also several expansions for Final Fantasy XI that come with new storylines, items and quests for players to conquer. These include the Rise of the Zilart and Chains of Promathia expansion packs with the Treasures of Aht Urhgan soon to be released in 2006.
You can be one of 5 races, 3 of which have both genders, [Hume (Male & Female), Galka (Male), Mithra (Female), Elvaan (Male & Female), Tarutaru (Mall & Female)]. There is a total of 15 completely different jobs to choose from and 3 nations you can choose to reside in. There are many different types of items, armour and weapons you can equip to your character to give them new strengths and abilities.
There are literally thousands of quests available in Final Fantasy XI, this game is not just about leveling up and defeating a final enemy. This game is non-linear (which means 'not in a straight line') in the way that you are not forced to take a certain path, this makes for a very different and unique feeling; something you will have never experienced in standard offline games.
Final Fantasy XI is not a game that can be 'beaten' or 'conquered'. There are 15 different jobs each that give players a different angle on the game and you can only experience it by playing that job. Couple this with the fact that the Development team are always adding new things its very difficult to keep up and have everything completed all the time.
If you are looking to experience something new and exciting, Final Fanasty XI has something for everyone.
Prologue
The world of Vana’diel is a crossroads of magic, swords, and technology.
It is also a battlefield where those who believe in light face monsters that thrive in darkness. The struggle centers on the control of crystals: sacred stones that are the fundamental source of all creation.
The monsters showed no mercy as they laid waste to beautiful towns, ravaged the land, and polluted the streams and rivers of Vana’diel. But the people united to seize victory from the jaws of the beastmen, earning themselves temporary respite from a life-and-death struggle.
Twenty years have passed since the people’s great victory. But now, even as the memories of battle have begun to fade, a new evil grows inside Vana’diel...
And it hungers for the power of the crystals.