#Final fantasy xi ps2 offline Pc#
#Final fantasy xi ps2 offline Offline#

#Final fantasy xi ps2 offline Pc#

With the game already installed on the drive, the only thing you must do is run the PlayOnline (which of course is the main browser for launching Square Enix online software) disc included in the set and get your account all taken care of (naturally if you've already played the PC version, you can carry your POL ID and Content ID over to the PS2, and vice versa, letting you play your character of choice on either platform.

Of course, before you can play, you have to set up your PS2 HDD package. With expansions (Chains of Promathia is on the way this fall), and frequent updates, FFXI promises to be a game worth playing for a long time, if you can afford to. It's not without problems, and the usual MMO rules apply, but if you're going to try an MMORPG, Final Fantasy XI isn't a bad place to start if you can cough up the Benjamin to buy the HDD package. FF fans will be in for a shock though, as with some small exceptions, FFXI is a Final Fantasy in name only Ц as much as a radical, ballsy departure as the last US FF game, Final Fantasy X-2. US PS2 players are exceptionally lucky Ц the flaws and problems of the Japanese versions have been ironed out, and the PC version released here late last year also has been fixed enough that PlayStation 2 owners can hop right in and play once they're allowed in.

#Final fantasy xi ps2 offline Offline#

Leave it to Square Enix, the worldwide leader and holy grail of offline console RPG's, to create their own MMO that not only can mix up well with the Everquests of the world, and inherit the revered brand name of Final Fantasy to put some marketing muscle behind it. But nothing has yet caught on in console land other than the aforementioned PSO. There's been tries Ц Sega's great Phantasy Star Online is not quite MMO, but still a great online RPG, and Everquest has been ported over to PS2, though it hasn't quite been as popular on the PlayStation 2 as on the computer. On the console end, however, the MMORPG niche hasn't yet been carved. On the PC, this genre is mature and not any old MMO can make a dent nowadays. Games like Ultima Online, Star Wars Galaxies, and most notoriously, Everquest have taken the genre into the realm of mainstream gaming with the idea of joining other players to tackle tough enemies, as well as running around killing weak stuff on your own to become tough enough to be a worthwhile teammate. Since Ultima Online gave birth to the idea of a role-playing game that put hundreds of thousands on servers to adventure on together, the MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online RPG) genre has grown to be one of the biggest on the PC.