Final Fantasy XIV was quite a big shocker to come out of Sony's press conference today. In fact, it drew out some gasps from the crowd and it got them thinking SCEA's Jack Tretton made a mistake with his numbers. But no, Jack knew exactly what he was talking about, as he presented this debut trailer with a wily grin across his face. The MMO from Square Enix is very much real and will be going to both PS3 and PC (a press release confirmed the PC version later today).
So, enjoy the trailer and make sure you take a gander at the 14 screen shots in the gallery below. 14, eh? What an interesting number.
Reader Comments (137)
Posted: Jun 2nd 2009 10:52PM Misfit Toy said
Man...all these Final Fantasy games made me realize that I still haven't finished FFXII. Better get my butt in gear!
Posted: Jun 2nd 2009 10:57PM (Unverified) said
Hey Squeenix how about we finish FFXIII and FFXIII versus within the next year please. I haven't seen anything from versus in quite a long time. Is there a possibility the MMO come out first? And btw does anyone else not like the fact they numbered XI and XIV as if they were like the others? I personally think the online ones should have a spin-off title buy hey maybe thats just me.
Posted: Jun 2nd 2009 10:53PM (Unverified) said
I don't see any screenshots. All I see are pictures of a prerendered trailer with no gameplay footage.
Posted: Jun 2nd 2009 11:03PM (Unverified) said
Screens 7 to 10 are gameplay, or at least rendered in the engine. You can see those images at higher resolution if you watch the 720p/1080p trailer on the site.
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Posted: Jun 2nd 2009 11:06PM Anticrawl said
Hrm.. how pretty the cutscenes doesn't interest me because they always look good. I wonder if Square can deliver a decent in-game experience though.
Posted: Jun 2nd 2009 11:30PM Vandell said
If this game is even REMOTELY similar to FFXI Online.. well, then I will have officially given up on Squarenix and will outright no longer purchase any of their games.
FFXI was terribly, terribly designed and didn't let players do much of anything that was remotely fun. I hope FFXIV is insanely different.
FFXI was terribly, terribly designed and didn't let players do much of anything that was remotely fun. I hope FFXIV is insanely different.
Posted: Jun 2nd 2009 11:33PM bensmith91 said
As a FFXI player for almost 3 years now, I can say I (and most of the FFXI community that I have discussed this with) am very excited for this. I think that moving away from the so-called "ps2 limitations" that have held ffxi back will give this game a much greater potential than ffxi could ever acheive. I will with near certainty be switching over to this MMO when it is released. I think SE will have learned from some of their mistakes that are hard to fix once established (long grind times, everything party based, etc.). They will be able to take what worked with ff11 and ditch what didn't work. I can't wait to see this game, as I know it has enormous potential to be one of the best MMOs yet.
Posted: Jun 2nd 2009 11:37PM (Unverified) said
I hate MMO's... though I might try The Old Republic...
So it's not about consoles, I hated FF Online on the Xbox as well.
Way to jump to assumptions...
So it's not about consoles, I hated FF Online on the Xbox as well.
Way to jump to assumptions...
Posted: Jun 2nd 2009 11:40PM (Unverified) said
Why would you do this Square? Why? I hate MMOs. Hate them, full of hate for them.
Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 1:23AM (Unverified) said
Maybe because SE isn't accounting for the "Sad, angry little man" demographic.
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Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 9:56AM Haohmaru said
FFXI had no shortage of subscribers to begin with, but if they can improve on those things from the first game that turned people off and made them move to WoW back when it was released, they stand to draw in even more players. Your anti-MMO bias aside, you might be surprised at how many people are going to be watching how this game develops.
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Posted: Jun 2nd 2009 11:53PM (Unverified) said
If there aren't any subscription fees, count me in for sure. I haven't played any MMOs in a while, might as well waste a bit of time on this one.
Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 12:09AM kinghd818 said
hmm so wats going on with FF13:Versus and FF13:Agito?
Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 12:16AM brokenmonkey said
This will be on Xbox 360 too, just like XI eventually was and XIII will be. They're developing it for PC so there's no reason not to port it to 360 as well. Even so, by the time this is out both consoles will be at the end of their life cycle so it might end up on the next consoles as well, (a la XI)
Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 9:16AM Mayor West said
Final Fantasy XI is still insanely popular in Japan. That probably plays a huge role in the PS3 exclusivity of XIV, since the 360 is failing in Japan.
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Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 12:49AM Angel Mass said
It looks very Final Fantasy-ish
Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 12:55AM michaelgadget said
I'm excited about this, but like others have been saying, hope you don't have to always party up to level up, like playing with others of course but sometimes prefer to just play alone. Also would have prefer new looking characters, im sure the game will look great, but hope it isn't just an upgrade to XI with improvements.
Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 1:05AM Twinturbo120 said
It's amazing what CGI can do these days....
Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 2:16AM Nobledevil Gaming Optimist said
Those few scenes that were real from that trailer look fantastic, if unfinished. I can't wait :)
As mentioned above, though, please PLEASE make this more accessible to "casual" users. Casual is in quotes because I plan on playing a lot, but not 30+ hours a week. I want to be able to get some stuff done in a few hours a week while still being able to not waste time. Bah! So much needs saying about this game I can't get myself to stfu!
As mentioned above, though, please PLEASE make this more accessible to "casual" users. Casual is in quotes because I plan on playing a lot, but not 30+ hours a week. I want to be able to get some stuff done in a few hours a week while still being able to not waste time. Bah! So much needs saying about this game I can't get myself to stfu!
Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 3:41AM (Unverified) said
I agree, there needs to be a middleground
I plan on playing a lot, but I also still plan on school/work/sleeping.
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I plan on playing a lot, but I also still plan on school/work/sleeping.
Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 3:01AM Nobledevil Gaming Optimist said
Those few scenes that were real from that trailer look fantastic, if unfinished. I can't wait :)
As mentioned above, though, please PLEASE make this more accessible to "casual" users. Casual is in quotes because I plan on playing a lot, but not 30+ hours a week. I want to be able to get some stuff done in a few hours a week while still being able to not waste time. Bah! So much needs saying about this game I can't get myself to stfu!
As mentioned above, though, please PLEASE make this more accessible to "casual" users. Casual is in quotes because I plan on playing a lot, but not 30+ hours a week. I want to be able to get some stuff done in a few hours a week while still being able to not waste time. Bah! So much needs saying about this game I can't get myself to stfu!
Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 5:47AM (Unverified) said
Nah, I was just joking. It did seem like a unique font, though.
Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 6:31AM (Unverified) said
Here it comesagain: to hell with FFXIV, where's FFVII Remake?
Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 8:44AM Mayor West said
This was the biggest shocker of E3 for me, I was like "No Jack, you mean FF vs XIII"... but then the video ran and I was awestruck. Beautiful, nice music also.
I played XI for a while, but gave up because of the monthly fee. I really want to know how much they plan on charging for this.
I played XI for a while, but gave up because of the monthly fee. I really want to know how much they plan on charging for this.
Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 8:44AM mahouneko said
Damn it, too many MMOs coming for the PS3. >_
Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 1:14PM juggalotusmx said
2014?
Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 5:17PM Belper said
Oh yeah,
Belper the Bard is making a comeback
Belper the Bard is making a comeback
Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 5:19PM Belper said
Oh yeah,
Belper the Bard is making a comeback
Belper the Bard is making a comeback
Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 6:42PM helioprotus said
PLEASE. No playonline viewer. and no monthly fee. Square has made enough money.
Posted: Jun 4th 2009 11:30PM Beloved Console said
This is online? Looked like a pre-rendered movie. No gameplay shown. What does it look like, while playing the game?
Posted: Jun 5th 2009 9:57AM asymptotic said
I thought numbered games were supposed to be different from previous games and not sequels. From the looks of this we still have the XI races including Giraffe elves and the ever popular asexual manbearpigs. Maybe they should have called this FF 11-2. =/
Posted: Jun 7th 2009 7:47AM GoonieGooGoo said
MEH
Posted: Jun 17th 2009 7:17PM (Unverified) said
Why does anyone even care that its numbered? It's not like the numbers mean anything. FF1 had NOTHING to do with FF2 or 3 or 4 and so on. The numbers are just a way to keep track of them without having to make crappy captions like some games.
