Like any live game, Final Fantasy XI has changed significantly over its fifteen year life. In my five years – plus some – with the…
Being a fan of older versions of MMOs is somewhat of a sad situation. Most titles that people are nostalgic for still exist in their…
Leading up to the Chains of Promathia expansion, I’d say Final Fantasy XI's story is decent at best. The original plot per starting nation focuses…
Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment is basically a single player game set in a fake MMORPG and it does a pretty convincing job of building…
Ending a first entry in a potential series can be fickle. You want your game to be a complete story, yet you also want to…
I started playing Final Fantasy XI fairly soon after its North American debut in 2003. For some reason, I unreasonably love how unforgiving and time…
I’ve discussed how Square-Enix made the transition from Final Fantasy XIV 1.0 to 2.0. But as someone who played the original game, I also had…
I am astonished that Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn became one of the most successful modern MMORPGs. The original version of FFXIV was, in…
One of the most fascinating things about Final Fantasy XI is that the game featured cross-console play. Players on PlayStation 2, PC and Xbox 360…
I’d like to think that I don’t lose myself to nostalgia. The video games I grew up with definitely informed my tastes, but I try…