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7/23/2025, 11:47:42 PM
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If you want an in-depth opinion : it's very rough. The positive is, it is perfectly doable solo (I did the entire game with trusts and only had trouble with one boss near the very end), the game often makes its premium units available in campaigns (mainly the super supports + Shantotto II, the best dps of the entire game), but even the recent QoL gives you plenty of extremely good trusts that'll carry you for a huge chunk of the story.
On the other hand, you'll have to come to terms pretty quickly that most things people liked about XI, mainly its more community oriented challenges, don't exist in the game's current state. You'll stomp through areas with very little difficulty, and the actual battle system is very dull by itself (doubly more so since 90% of your fights are automated). You'll see quite a few areas that were originally made to be with groups of players that had every limitation removed and become far less interesting. So mostly, it's lot of running around watching everything die + occasionally waiting for timegates to open.
Still, if you're in the right mindset, I think it's a nonetheless interesting relic of its era. It's not really a story-oriented game like XIV is, it doesn't have a long running plot but it does some neat things with its more contained narratives. At the very least, you'd do yourself a disservice not listening to its excellent OST, and some of its areas are among the best the series offers.
Be mindful it's very long and you'll need a lot of time to finish all the main stories. Also, don't hurt yourself and install Windower, a lot of the add-ons are fantastic QoL.
If you want an in-depth opinion : it's very rough. The positive is, it is perfectly doable solo (I did the entire game with trusts and only had trouble with one boss near the very end), the game often makes its premium units available in campaigns (mainly the super supports + Shantotto II, the best dps of the entire game), but even the recent QoL gives you plenty of extremely good trusts that'll carry you for a huge chunk of the story.
On the other hand, you'll have to come to terms pretty quickly that most things people liked about XI, mainly its more community oriented challenges, don't exist in the game's current state. You'll stomp through areas with very little difficulty, and the actual battle system is very dull by itself (doubly more so since 90% of your fights are automated). You'll see quite a few areas that were originally made to be with groups of players that had every limitation removed and become far less interesting. So mostly, it's lot of running around watching everything die + occasionally waiting for timegates to open.
Still, if you're in the right mindset, I think it's a nonetheless interesting relic of its era. It's not really a story-oriented game like XIV is, it doesn't have a long running plot but it does some neat things with its more contained narratives. At the very least, you'd do yourself a disservice not listening to its excellent OST, and some of its areas are among the best the series offers.
Be mindful it's very long and you'll need a lot of time to finish all the main stories. Also, don't hurt yourself and install Windower, a lot of the add-ons are fantastic QoL.
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