Final Fantasy XI (Xbox 360)

Advantages: great game, chance to meet new people, neverending content
Disadvantages: some immature players, not much solo

...new love in my life, Final Fantasy XI online. I've never been into role-playing much before, and to be honest, I actually doubted I’d enjoy this game. You seem it wasn't me that made the initial choice to purchase, but one of my ex boyfriends, Zephyr. He's been a fan of FF for years, right from its early days on Nintendo through till now. He is the uber FF geek...he whistles the chocobo theme as he walks about, and constantly rambles on about stuff ...
...from other games in the Final Fantasy series I've played it for over two years now (first on PC and then switching to Xbox), for a couple of hours a night, and they are still adding new content every few months. Theres still loads I want to achieve, and I've had lots of fun. That said, its not for everyone, some people may find the fact that theres not a huge amount you can do solo daunting (this really is a game where you need to work well with ... Read review

Advantages: make new friends, play with thousands of real people
Disadvantages: everything takes a long time to achieve

Final Fantasy XI is one staggering huge overwhelming MMORPG (Massively multiplayer online role-playing games) the graphics are average but the gameplay more than makes up for this. Its an online game that requires a monthly subscription (£11 per content ID and a further £1 per extra character) This particular version has 3 expansion packs as well as the first game. Installation can take anywhere from 30mins to 4hrs depending on internet speed. The ...
...users of other consoles (PS2 PC and 360) and usersfrom other Countrys. The unique auto translate system allows you to converse with players from Japan, Germany and more. There is a steep learning curve to the game, enough to discourage most people from returning to the game, but once the basics have been learned its becomes a lot more fun. FFXI has no ending as such, the story you play does end but it takes a very long time to do and there is allways ... Read review

Advantages: final fantasy WITH FRIENDS
Disadvantages: subscription and time required to earn Gil

Final Fantasy. What can I say. Well its beautiful, and a little bit awesome when you first switch on. For those people like myself who have played all the final fantasy games it's also very very different. No longer are you struggling alone in the dark for hours balancing teams of fighters and discovering secrets to get your ultimate weapons and abilities and burdened with tons of Gil and nothing to spend it on..and becoming more anti-social by ...
...cynical but why in this final fantasy is it so hard to acquire cash unless you spend a million hours crafting?? Could it be because Square charge a monthly subscription so it's in their interest that you play the game forever? Hmmm.. I think the only thing that negates all these points is the linkshell system, getting onto a linkshell is essential for advice tips parties trading for items not available at auction houses and just having a chat. ... Read review

Advantages: Massive Massive Game, Unlimited Gameplay
Disadvantages: Bid hard for the unexperienced MMORPG player

I have had this game over a month and it has astounded me from the moment I picked up the controller (although I do reccomend the use of a usb keyboard). This game is huge. You are actually in your own virtual planet where you have to live, fight, earn gil, master a trade. Everything you would expect to do in an RPG game. To start of with the game was hard to get into, hard to understand what to do and when. One thing to remember is that everyone ...
...will give helpfull answers. The fist person I asked a question too game me 10000gil just for being a newbie. This aside there is so much to do in this game even if you do not want to just do the mission based gameplay. I have take up fishing. There are many other trades though. One slight disadvantage is that there is a monthly subscription fee of around £8 per month. ... Read review

Advantages: Great gameplay, meet great friends, individual personality, find inner skills
Disadvantages: Time consuming, addictiveness, overexcessive internet slang

I have been playing this game 3+ years, from bottom to the top levels, met some great friends, spent many a sleepless night in order to get a certain precious item. Better played using a voice system if you are a lazy typer. I was never really into the whole concept of online games but this one is individual and different than the rest. From killer rabbits to full grown dragons and wyrms, it has everything. Its who you are and how you integrate with ...
...is the ultimate fantasy in the world of rpg. Quests are available in different citys, not always heavily detailed but there is a huge database in many areas all over the internet and forums as it is a massively played game. American, Japanese, Chinese, German, French, it has a little bit of every country in it and a nice autotranslate feature for the few that dont speak english. ... Read review