Recommended2,174 hrs played
I've been playing this on and off since 2004, and to this day it's still my favorite game.
The modern "retail" experience is vastly different from the old days, and I love both experiences in their own right. When I was younger, I had time to walk everywhere and wait hours for parties, etc. Now that I'm almost 40 as of posting this, being able to solo all of the story content with the assistance of trusts was...
48 found this helpful, 2026-03-11
Recommended507 hrs played
the kind of ♥♥♥♥ that lingers in the back of your mind in perpetuity, because nothing in life has ever felt like home quite the way this game did
45 found this helpful, 2026-06-30
Recommended238 hrs played
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VIBES
FFXI is a world that simply exists—indifferent, atmospheric, and quietly magical. Gustaberg sunsets, Ronfaure fog, the star-splashed plains of La Theine… everything feels handcrafted instead of optimized. It’s mysterious, slow, and full of friction in ways modern MMOs have mostly erased.
Even though I never played XI at launch, it gave me nostalgia for an era...
78 found this helpful, 2025-12-06
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