14 DAY TRIAL // Final Fantasy XIV is getting ready to roll out, but that doesn't mean that Square Enix is quite ready to give up its previous massively multiplayer online role playing game. Final Fantasy XI might still have some life into it so there's no point in letting it go to waste. And if they don't really care all that much about letting something they themselves made die, the idea of being able to squeeze one last drop of bill-dye out of the game is still frowned upon.
"The Ultimate Collection" for the Final Fantasy XI has been put together by the people working at Square Enix and is meant to instill some more life into the title. The package itself is a pretty good deal. The purchase price is of just $20 and it provides a hefty amount of content, as the bundle includes a total of seven additional content items. Besides the expansions, it also offers three addons from 2009, including the “A Shantotto Ascension" that hasn't been released yet.
The game comes with a free 30-day-trial included, but after that it's on with the monthly fee. The $13 may not be that much and is a common thing for MMOs but in no time at all you'll end up paying for this game more than you would for a current full release. This won't be of that much value for a previous player of final Fantasy XI, but to a new player it's something to really consider.
Final Fantasy XI was released in Japan on Sony's PlayStation 2 on May 16, 2002 and was on the PC in November 2002. The game came in North America only in 2003, on October 28, and on the PlayStation 2 in March, the next year. The European release of the game was later on, on September 17. In April 2006 an Xbox 360 version was released worldwide. Besides the fact that it was the first cross-platform MMORPG, the game doesn't stand out much, compared to a generic MMORPG, as it still has the same classic gameplay mechanics and class attribution.