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Final Fantasy 11 Preview

(PS2: MMORPG) | Posted by Rendelius @ Wednesday - January 02, 2002 - 11:53 -
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The next preview of Final Fantasy XI, the upcoming MMORPG for PS2, is now online at Eurogamer. Here's a part about how the beta was received in Japan:

    With Final Fantasy XI currently in its beta-testing phase, a lot of people are already commenting openly on Square's first attempt at an MMORPG, with a surprising amount of negative feedback appearing on the various websites charting the game's progress. As much of it is in Japanese it's difficult to decipher their opinions, but the general gist of it is that the game doesn't yet justify the cost of the PS2 hard drive and broadband peripheral, and after the catastrophic failure of the Dreamcast to capture the online console market its outlook is fairly bleak.

    Ironically, another big concern from the Japan-only beta test is that the game seems "too American". Some people have even questioned Square's own commitment to the game, pointing out that they need their biggest franchise to back PlayOnline but are perhaps acting out of obligation rather than anything else…
 
 
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