Square Enix Final Fantasy XI Online. The first PS2 MMO, the persistent Vana'diel world and tactical combat. Hugely ambitious with a steep onboarding curve. A console-MMO reference.
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Category
MMORPG1 player12+
Description
Base edition of Square Enix's Final Fantasy XI MMORPG. Persistent world of Vana'diel, six playable races, twenty jobs and multiplayer raids on global servers. Japanese release only.
Final Fantasy XI - Online review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
MAX
Music
★★★★★
"Legendary"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
For this first online Final Fantasy, Naoshi Mizuta, Nobuo Uematsu and Kumi Tanioka sign an orchestral score of rare breadth, from the majestic title theme to the melodies of Vana'diel. The music wraps exploration and shared adventure in an epic, warm gust. This symphonic richness left its mark on a whole community.
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Massive"
Settling into the persistent world of Vana'diel opens an endless online adventure, where six races and some twenty jobs are cultivated over hundreds of hours. Levelling up, joining a linkshell and clearing raids weaves a whole social life. That lack of any end, inherent to the MMORPG, founds a legendary longevity the community has kept alive for years.
Technical info
💾1,3 GB📅16/05/2002
Published by Square Enix
Final Fantasy XI - Online (PS2) price, value & rarity
This Japanese base edition of Final Fantasy XI marks the brand's first MMORPG and one of the few major console MMOs on PS2. Its collector value is now largely archival: the physical disc preserves the material trace of a persistent world whose original online access has shifted and shrunk. Owning Vana'diel in a Japanese box is about safeguarding a technical milestone rather than full playability, making it an artefact of the living history of networked gaming.
