I can’t believe it’s been 8 years since Final Fantasy XI was released. I remember picking the game up a local GameStop (also pretty new back then) on the first day the game was released and getting ready to delve into the massive world of Vana’diel… after the 8 or so hours it took to update the game out of the box. I only made it to level 15 or so (red mage rocks!), and gave up after about 60 hours when it came time to look for the items needed to unlock dual classes, but I still have fond memories of the game.
This album commemorates the 8th anniversary of the game with tracks voted on and selected by fans, and I have to say that the fans have a pretty good taste in music. However, I’m still slightly baffled as to why Square Enix decided to celebrate the 8th anniversary in this manner… perhaps with the upcoming release of Final Fantasy XIV, they’re not expecting FFXI to reach the 10 year mark?
Well, in any case, here’s your chance to catch up on the best of what the game and its many expansions has had to offer. Hit the jump for our review. (more…)
