I just stepped out of the "secret" press conference Square Enix hosted and, well, it was a rather interesting experience. It wasn't terrible by any means -- in fact, everyone there could not have been nicer or more gracious -- but the entire focus was on nothing but the recently announced Final Fantasy XIV. This would have been fine, but once the conference started the moderator came out and immediately opened the floor to questions. But ... but ... none of us knew anything about the game outside of the quick trailer shown at Sony's presentation yesterday. How were we supposed to ask anything?
Luckily, many people stepped up with interesting -- if rather general (but who can blame them?) -- questions.
Based on the little information that was revealed, Final Fantasy XIV is an MMO set in a different, but similar, world than its online predecessor Final Fantasy XI and will have a worldwide release exclusively on the PlayStation 3 and PC. Other than that, nothing more was talked about outside of a lot of "no comments."
As a guy who hasn't played Final Fantasy XI, it was hard for me to find anything to get too excited about regarding Final Fantasy XIV. But, I have to admit, the game looks beautiful. Check out the trailer after the jump and the gallery with a handful of gorgeous screens that the producer promises are a combination of in-game and pre-rendered cutscene footage. If the game ends up looking this good in the end, I may very well dive into the world of MMOs that I have always wanted to brave. Could Final Fantasy XIV break my MMO virginity? It certainly is doing a good job wooing me.
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5:05 PM on 06.03.2009
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Actually, you can solo. Sorry I didn't mention it in my post, but that was brought up during the live blog press conference. :)
Anyways I hope to hear more about the soon!
@ genius - I can understand what you mean about the whole solo thing (Be a beastmaster for heavens sake ><) but the game was meant to push the interaction between you and other characters on the server. It was a social MMO.
Just because FFXI isnt for you, doesnt mean that a game is a disaster. I don't like Madden, but the games are not disasters just because i got frustrated and don't know how to play.
Give it a chance before you go wining about everything. In the press release they stated that they want a more casual atmosphere for some players, who want to put in less than an hour a day, and allow it to be soloable.
I tried to play a demo of FFXI but it looked crap on my monitor and everyone I spoke to said "Sorry, I don't speak English". Quite possibly the most frustrating experience ever. Hopefully I'll be able to get some enjoyment out of this.
The combat system in FFXI was, and still is, one of the best around. It emphasizes and rewards a good team. The combat system actually requires you to know your skills, time your attacks, and above all else pay attention to your team. It's a huge difference when compared to the spammy nature of most MMOs out there.
Personally I eventually stopped playing because I hated the continued emphasis on bigger and bigger groups (raids) to get through even the most basic content. The endgame also consisted of just sitting around waiting for HNM's to pop. However, a lot has changed over the past 3-4 years since I stopped playing and I might actually jump back into the game if XIV wasn't just a year away.
I actually felt the same way, but after hearing the producers speak so highly about the game and talk about how hard they have worked on it, I feel like dismissing it as not one of the "main" games is not giving the project its due.
But I still see what you are saying ... :)
Hahaha. I think you are 100% right. Since I don't play Final Fantasy XI I wasn't sure what the translator was talking about. Haha. Oops. :)
Well, I loved ff11, so my thoughts on people complaining about them being mad about them being in the numberng is generally summed up as ..
"fuck you. ff7, 10, and 10-2 sucked balls and 11 and 12 were awesome" :)