Final Fantasy XI Online: 2008 Edition

This is the type of game where if you don't play for 4 hours straight you won't get anywhere and will achive nothing.

If your a serious gamer looking for a solid game that you can put hours and hours into then this might be the game for you. It's a very slow-pace game so if your looking for a fast paced shooter then don't bother with this. That being said, it takes a lot of consentration, skill, and communication to complete the harder areas of this game. As you play you will team up(party) with, usually, 5 other people(making a 6 person party, which is max. Alliance up to 18) and fight alongside each other. one person not listening or doing his/her job properly can mean the difference between a win and a lose.

The fight and game mechanics are brilliant, as are the graphics, and the spell and weaponskill animations are very appealing.
The story lines make you constantly want to go further, but the new Wings of the Goddess(WOTG) expansion, unfortunatly, leaves a lot… more »

This is the type of game where if you don't play for 4 hours straight you won't get anywhere and will achive nothing.

If your a serious gamer looking for a solid game that you can put hours and hours into then this might be the game for you. It's a very slow-pace game so if your looking for a fast paced shooter then don't bother with this. That being said, it takes a lot of consentration, skill, and communication to complete the harder areas of this game. As you play you will team up(party) with, usually, 5 other people(making a 6 person party, which is max. Alliance up to 18) and fight alongside each other. one person not listening or doing his/her job properly can mean the difference between a win and a lose.

The fight and game mechanics are brilliant, as are the graphics, and the spell and weaponskill animations are very appealing.
The story lines make you constantly want to go further, but the new Wings of the Goddess(WOTG) expansion, unfortunatly, leaves a lot to be desired as it feels empty and soulless. It's still deffinatly worth getting for the other parts of the game though.

Bottom line is, if you have endless hours to put into a game then this will keep you occupied for years. If you only have a spare hour a day then you won't be able to get very far in this game and it's probably not worth the hassle.

I gave this 4 stars because although everything in the game deserves 5, the time needed to put into it is huge.