FFXI just keeps getting better and better. This is a contender for best story in any Final Fantasy game imo, and its a really fun, epic experience from start to finish. I am in awe of this game's worldbuilding and characters, both of which really shine here.
Would literally be perfect if the game designers were not petty. They make getting through any map an absolute chore, as in these past versions, you practically have to rout through every single square. There also are no survival guides close to Jeuno or the vertical conflux in Grauberg, two places you go to a LOT for no other reason than they want you to have to spend ten minutes walking to those locations a lot. And there are also a lot of missions that basically require me to farm an item to retry a boss (No I don't want to farm ANOTHER punch bug, why do you ask). so while this had the potential to be amazing, once again the FFXI game design philosophy lets its down a bit.
Would literally be perfect if the game designers were not petty. They make getting through any map an absolute chore, as in these past versions, you practically have to rout through every single square. There also are no survival guides close to Jeuno or the vertical conflux in Grauberg, two places you go to a LOT for no other reason than they want you to have to spend ten minutes walking to those locations a lot. And there are also a lot of missions that basically require me to farm an item to retry a boss (No I don't want to farm ANOTHER punch bug, why do you ask). so while this had the potential to be amazing, once again the FFXI game design philosophy lets its down a bit.