8/28/2023 0 Comments Final fantasy xi![]() First steps Hunter's PreludeįF11 was likely most players' first Japanese online game after Sega's user-friendly Phantasy Star Online (opens in new tab). They can't quit now: the 20th anniversary is just 12 months away. But that time won't come this month, or this year. Someday it will be their job to shut the game down. The development team are caretakers, satisfying the hardcore fans who stick around. A planned smartphone version was canceled. Yet they still maintain a dedicated team to continually balance the game. At this point in FF11’s lifespan, Square Enix could probably get by with just keeping the servers running. The crowds (typically around the game’s auction houses) are diminished, and the framerate is smooth without hundreds of players idling in the same spot. The expansions that once felt so new and exciting now feel retro and distant. To see how the game had transformed: what had stayed the same, and what was still annoying. But to celebrate its 19th anniversary with a retrospective that would do it justice, I decided I had to play it again. I played Final Fantasy 11 for a full decade before walking away. ![]() (Image credit: James Mielke, Square Enix)
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