Final Fantasy XI Online - ProJared
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FINAL FANTASY XI Online review, AKA the Final Fantasy game that most fans have never played. It took Final Fantasy into the MMORPG genre and for the first time, made it truly multiplayer and cooperative. I played it back when it launched, so there was a lot of nostalgia as I loaded my Hume Thief back up into Vana'diel one more time.
I played Final Fantasy XI this time around thanks to the private server "EDEN", which is Vanilla Final Fantasy XI up through its third expansion pack, Treasures of Aht'Urgan. www.edenxi.com
The story is set in the fantasy world of Vana'diel, where player-created avatars can both compete and cooperate in a variety of objectives to develop an assortment of jobs, skills, and earn in-game item rewards. Players can undertake an array of quests and progress through the in-game hierarchy and through the major plot of the game. Since its debut in 2002, five expansion packs have been released[4] along with six add-on scenarios. Each expansion pack and add-on brings a new major storyline to the Final Fantasy XI world, along with numerous areas, quests, events and item rewards.
In 2015, Square Enix released the final main scenario for Final Fantasy XI titled Rhapsodies of Vana'diel. Final Fantasy XI became the final active server on the PlayStation 2 online service. Support for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 versions was ultimately ended on March 31, 2016, leaving only the PC platform playable. A mobile client for the game was under development by Square Enix in collaboration with Korean developer Nexon, using Unreal Engine 4, but was cancelled in late 2020. A spinoff mobile game, Final Fantasy Grandmasters was released on September 30, 2015. As of September 10, 2020, a new, episodic story series titled The Voracious Resurgence has since been added to the game.
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No problem Jerd. I did enjoy it!
You must have Missed the "TRUST" System
Oh I enjoyed the video. I guess I enjoyed it more then I would have ever enjoyed the game when it came out.
Thank you for mentioning the changes in retail FFXI. :)
Play Disgaea 5
Props to Projared for properly identifying the weed compartment on the fat PS2.
So matter of factly, amazing lol
Yep I can confirm the expansion bay's primary purpose was for stashing weed
I laughed so hard when I heard that!🤣🤣🤣
It made clear why I enjoy Jerds humor so much. Because thats exactly what used that for in my high school days for hiding my weed in my room. First time ive ever even heard of someone else having that idea. Great minds think alike.
Lmao I had to do a double take cuz I've never heard of that, only got the slim version
These FF reviews have been magical, but I'm amazed Jared hasn't gotten burnt out. His dedication to this channel and the FF series is inspiring.
I think streaming his playthrough for video footage probably helps. He isn't just playing, pausing to take notes, and continuing. He has chat to talk with and have fun.
i also cant believe how fast they come out
Jared has honestly become one of my favorite TH-camrs these past two years. Whenever he uploads, I pause everything to go watch what he put out. His passion is real.
Just wait until the 13 trilogy
@@TheBouncerBecks it will be a tutorial on how to forget something quickly
Jared, looking directly into the camera: "You fake fan!"
Shit you got me. The only Final Fantasy I've actually completed is Mystic Quest.
That was my first FF and I loved it. Still think it has the best music out of any FF ever created
That in itself is a goal worthy of praise.
bro ive almost beaten like 8 final fantasy games and just dropped it. i got to last dungeon in ff1-3, got half way through 7 and 9. played hours of 12 and 15 but never made much progress, and yet ive beat chrono trigger all endings
For completion I only have 7 (original ps1), 10, and 15 to My name. In working on 9 but I know I'm not getting Excalibur 2 on my first playthrough. Although it's not the same series I crushed chrono trigger on pc and was basically as addicted to it as my first time playing persona 5 Royale and yakuza 0. So yeah lots of hours about 220 just to do and see everything. I've played 8 and honestly I got bored with it after seeing wow I didn't grind and I'm doing over 9000 damage in the first hour. If 8s story was better I'd give it a shot soon, but I rather play final fantasy 2 on my gba than 8. It's either tedious or extremely pointless so pick you're poison or play final fantasy 6 or 9 so I choose 9 first and maybe impersonate steiner with a higher pitch buffalo bill from silence of the lambs due to his mascara.
For me my ff clear history is MQ first, then 14, and then 1-4 in order, currently on 5 now and very much looking forward to seeing how much I'll like 11
Other games: “PLAY ONLINE WITH YOUR FRIENDS”
Final Fantasy XI: *”Play online and make friends”*
*or else ;)
I'm anxious being social online, even in 14 and I've played that since 2019, haven't been in an FC in 8 months.
@@TofuSG98 honestly i just joined the first fc that invited me but i don't participate in the one i'm in
Fake fan huh? Ohhhh we’ll see about that once you get to 13 and want to skip it in the intro projared 😂
@@reloadpsi pretty much. FFXI forced you to make friends in game, or else you wouldnt be able to to be successful in late game material, where in FFXIV they had cross server instances that didn't require you to make friends on your own server.
Projared: **Lists a whole bunch of reasons to absolutely hate the game.** "But it's great, really!"
"Back in my day, we walked six miles in the snow, uphill, both ways, to get to school, and we liked it!"
I get that they were going for a degree of realism, but realism just isn't fun. Oh well, some people will only learn by making mistakes.
If you don’t hate what you love, you don’t really love it. A rule of thumb.
It really reminds me of EQ players that way. That being said I'm still playing EQ classic 20 years later lol.
@@TheOverachiever7 More like "a rule of thumb *_and smashing the thumb with a hammer."_*
"The hardest part was installing and buying the game". Sweet, some things never change in ff mmos.
dude. I'm a wow player that recently gave 14 a shot; the installation boss is ridiculous. I don't understand how they let it stay as bad as it is.
not just in MMOs, but in gaming in general lol
Ugh seriously, downloading FF14 was a nightmare
the worst part about the updates other than PlayOnline is that it checked every single individual file and downloaded files individually.
If you thought installing FFXIV was bad, FFXI is on an entirely different level, you have no idea...
I'm amazed Jared didn't mention the raid boss that took LITERAL DAYS to kill. As in, they had to nerf it because people almost died in real life.
You die on the raid, you die in real life.
It didn't actually have to take that long, to be fair. The strat used then was just slow as hell.
@@Leiska86 before getting patched out*
Imagine a raid boss so strong it kills you in real life.
@@AegisAurasThat sounds like a nightmare. I can't play a game for more then 3-4 hours at a time, it would make me not want to play the game again after that.
I had a really bad addiction to FFXI that "ruined" my life. Hearing that music at 4:09, brought a surge of emotions I haven't experienced in about 10 years. Thanks.
Can come to Eden server and revisit the old zones!
How bad was it? How did it ruin? if you don't mind me asking..
@@techwildlife1 2 month old but I went from 189-300 lbs. Lost 2 jobs and 3 gfs over the course of my ffxi journey. I was addicted so bad I stopped feeding my pet turtle and he/she went blind. All I could think about was ff11. It was rediculously fun, but one day it got a little boring and I realized how bad my life had gotten. I unsubbed and uninstalled, and started a new job. Got back down to 198, and my life is solid.
@@ronnieblastoff4083i just started playing HorizonXI and I am just as drawn into it as I was in 2004. We have to be careful and recognize unhealthy behavior but it’s still difficult to put down. I am attempting to solo all the way to 75.
I have much more responsibilities now, I’m sorry you went through all that
@@ericpinosantiago3600 Horizon is the shit.
I'm actually glad the "train to zone" aspect got mentioned, though there's one small detail I wish you had included: When enemies were trained to the zone, they didn't originally despawn and reappear in their normal areas. THEY USED TO WALK ALL THE WAY BACK. So you could easily see someone running away and laugh, only to have that Goblin Warrior walk right back up and smack YOU as it trotted back to where it was supposed to be.
Half the reason the Selbina theme is so iconic for XI players is having to sit inside the zone for HOURS waiting on the goblins outside to walk back to their spawn points without aggroing someone else who'd have to run them right back to the entrance all over again.
I used to deliberately train goblin mobs to zone in to kill other players as when they dropped agro from zone in they would agro the nearest player on their way back to spawn. used this to clear out my favorite farming spots of other players. this was so common they had to change agro and respawn rules
@@darschpugs4690 you monster
@@darschpugs4690 On one hand, I want to hate you for being so shitty in an MMO. On the other hand, I can kinda empathize with needing to clear out farming spots of overpopulation. Kinda reminds me of trying to kill Hogger in WoW when Cata was at peak subscription count...
@@darschpugs4690 that sounds both horrible and hilarious
@@dearickangelonej.legaspi6686 Of that, i can't deny!
I remember when my friend and I took a ferry for the first time. The party chat told us to not leave the room. We didn't listen, and there was a pirate raid going on. Thankfully there was a white mage waiting for our corpses to arrive.
Or getting owned by the Sea Horror.
@@RoninXDarknight that was my second trip. My third trip was to die from a lvl 20 fish when my friend and I finally had a smooth trip, but wanted to try fishing. We were lvl 8
God, I loved Pirates, hiding in the hold while whms cast sneak and invis on you...until you were high enough to fight them. Then it was even more fun. And the Sea Horror....oh god, hahahaha
@@mindisfrozen Ahahaha...classic. So many deaths stemmed from "Oooh let's try this!" :D
Couple of things to say: F8 will target an NPC every time and you don’t have to worry about targeting teammates. F keys allow you to target certain players in your party (F1self, F2 2nd party member, etc) and if a monster has already been pulled you can simply type (or macro in) /ta which will automatically target the “best” monster, the red one. Oh and if you’re in an alliance, the same thing holds true for the other parties Alt and F keys for one alliance party or ctrl and f keys for the other one!
My brother and I used to play the heck out of this game back in the day. It's true that partying up is kind of a necessity, but not entirely. My brother and I both leveled past lvl 30 just by playing duo, no other people involved. It took longer yes, but it is definitely possible.
and if you unlocked beastmaster at 30, you could take that duo to max.
i joined to play with a friend group & the friend who bought our world passes got hooked on beastmaster duo with his GF... and we rarely ever saw him again. they duo'd to 75 and eventually 99.
People always talk about FFXIV's incredible success story, and I agree it's amazing. But the fact FFXI has come as far it has, and for as long as it has, is truly incredible.
FFXIVs monumental success story is nothing short of a once in a lifetime moment, but 14 would not exist without 11's own success.
I can't say I've played 11 personally, but I've heard many great things, and without it, or any of the other games for that matter, 14 would not be here, and 14 has really just become such an amazing and beautiful part of my life, so I truly am grateful to everything that came before, but especially to 11 for introducing FF to the MMO genre.
It's amazing how the best modern FF games are its MMOs at this point lol. Heard so much trash about XIII and XV but nothing but praises for XIV
@@lj_aderyn XI changed my life as a child
FFXIV's narrative it's just awesome, but I still prefer the FFXI mythology, wich is so rich and detailed. Every zone, enemies and side quests had a lot of meaning lorewise. I mean, FFXIV works fine with that too, but I believe not in the same way as FFXI.
@@infernoROBO Well I think that is because they are trying to draw in new age players with this hack and slash action MMO bs when the true fans of the game like the turn based systems and heavily driven story. Persona 5's success shows that turn based can still be relevant and popular. Gameslike FF15 feel so hollow and devoid of a true FF experience which is why FF16 doesn't really excite me either. I will not be playing stranger or paradise and I repetedly find myself playing the old games in the series.
Having never played 11 growing up because console internet gaming back then was a weird and confusing time and have since become a FFXIV player... it's good to know that the act of actually first trying to play the game being the most difficult part hasn't changed among generations.
Yeah, I never knew how to play online on console (or even on PC games) during 6th Gen until 7th Gen and even then it took me a while for my teen self to figure it out.
@@ThunderDragonRandy Same if not for a hand me down lap top round the time I was 13 and Steam I don't think I'd have ever figured it out.. was hard enough playing WoW without my parents thinking it was some sort of scam, since they needed a credit card.
(Luckily I had my eldest brother who I'd always watch him play PC games or he'd let me play on occasion also emulations of snes games even back during the 90s before conventional internet searching was a thing.. still don't know how he found zsnes all the way back then or anything for that matter)
@@NotTheWheel I also learned about video game emulation from a cousin that lived with me, also starting with ZSNES.
The people behind XIV 1.0 were the same people behind XI. They seem to completely consider the account management and game to be separate entities, and while Yoshi P was brought in to fix the game, no one was ever brought in to fix the account management.
@@StevenConning lol you don't say - that's an interesting bit of trivia. It is true though it is a mess :/ to there credit less so much a mess than when I first started, since I've had to reinstall on different computers since that time... But hopefully something to be looked at in the future.
I remember back in 2010 absolutely loving the game and the fact you had to group with strangers to level up using the training books! I distinctly remember waiting in the dunes for hours for an invite to a party sometimes falling asleep and when you finally got that invite the power levelling began!!
Ff xi wasn't perfect but it had its charms. I remember how difficult it was to level up in that game & how annoying it was waiting for your hp to recover after fighting enemies without hp potions or a white mage to heal you. I listened to entire gorillaz albums when I picked the game up again for the xbox 360 & it hadn't changed much. I must have lasted at least a month & a half when I played it again & quit because I wasn't having any success with the game.
Started FFXI at ps2 release and this is the best recap vid I have ever seen. Incredible work, you hit all the key points. Nice job!
"Little known fact, the hard drive and adapter would fit into the PlayStation 2's weed compartment."
Holy shit my fucking sides. Jared a real one for sure.
I mean, are you implying that you ever used said compartment for anything other than weed?
He was literally just quoting a recent trendy meme from Twitter like a week ago
@@bnbnism Or perhaps ProJ is referencing a subcultural behaviour that existed long before Twitter. Possibly. Whatever helps you sleep at night.
@@damonf4340 all I'm saying is TH-camrs tend to write their videos based on recent trends and this was a very popular throwback meme that resurfaced, nothing wrong with it just overthinking and judging this whole situation wrong
He's definitely old enough to know how real that shit was back in the day. Everyone I knew who smoked used it for weed and small pieces
When that login music kicked in, I got flooded with memories of this game. I can't tell you how much I loved playing this during my high school/college days. Also, where's the SanDoria love lol?
Playonline - Dolphin, classic
@@nostars8804 it really is.
I actually got goosebumps hearing that music again. So many memories with friends I'm likely to never hear from again. They just dont make MMOs like they used to.
This was truly a ride through memory lane. At least we can rest well knowing that they learned from all the shortcomings XI had to make their next MMO main entry great on launch, right?
...Right?
The reason that back in the day MMOs are grindy because they have a limitation on computer and engineering tech power.
The devs make them to trap ppl in a loop so they don’t need to go anywhere else to play other games. That’s why Wow is slowly failing because it doesn’t be something amazing overtime despite whether ppl hate Blizzard or not.
Still waiting for DQX.......
Well, it didn't have a good launch.
But on the plus side, it did give us the single greatest MMO redemption story ever.
FFXI's shortcomings had to deal mostly with the game through promethia expansion with crazy long stories that needed people every step of the way to complete, leveling was not really possible solo unless beastmaster, end game areas locked behind long attunements (sky and sea), and a poor interface for finding players and grouping. Keep in mind though that even wow at this time had very similar systems in place. The lack of systems forced players in to grouping and forming bonds and struggling through the brutality of the game together. Death lurked around every corner, going deeper in to the zones meant needing sneak and invis pots or the ability to cast those spells, different aggro types and linking meant needing extra caution or your fate was sealed. The game was brutally punishing for many many years but the horizontal and vertical progressions systems made it so that the work you put in to getting the best gear was lasting and the sense of accomplishment was otherwordly compared to patch cycles in modern mmos now. With all that said, a game like FFXI would be very difficult to market and grow with todays players because FFXI was a life commitment just to play the game. Sometimes it would take hours just to find an xp group to level with and your whole night is shot if you didn't find one.
FFXIV 1.0 was better then modern FFXIV. At least 14 on launch was interesting. Now its endless Fetch quests, forgettable areas, forgettable classes and a braindead battle system. ( Yes I know raids require attention and whatnot ) 1.0 could have been something amazing. Shame they bailed on it.
When you're just watching this video randomly and you see your in game character @ 24:14 lmaooo (Mcqueen btw). Played this game back in the ps2 days for years from middle school into high school. My first mmo and had sunk hundreds of hours into the game and made great memories with people I'll never talk to again. The nostalgia I get for this world is very real. Hence why I went back to play on Eden. A very special video for a very special game. Thanks a lot for making this video ProJared & for partying with me that day :D They truly don't make them like this anymore.
wholesome and based
@@captaine-niscookie3406 lol thank you
Something I miss from Jared's older videos is the ratings he would give games. They were always really funny and accurately summed up his thoughts on the game.
I give this comment a nostalgia out of ten
I also miss him talking about the story, I don’t recall him talking about it at all in this one.
That's why my final rating for this game... is installing the game out of 10!
He did say he stopped doing that because people just kept skipping to that section.
I was in the Navy when I played (and stopped playing) FF11. The exact day was memorial day weekend. For one reason or another I had four days off on a row, and the Bahamut raid was the big deal at the time. I remember sitting down after work on Thursday to start playing and the next thing I remember was my buddy knocking on the door to my barracks to get me because I was no-show at morning muster. That is when I realized I was too addicted to keep playing and stopped.
FF11 was the biggest chore of all time.
@@philithegamer8265 Only for weaklings. If you were a man or woman of strong constitution and dedication you could defeat its flaws and find the joy that made playing it an entertaining and fun experience.
Ffxi was the greatest and most nostalgic game ever. The time and the era and they experience I had I would pay to re live it. It was amwzing the windy music was awesome
This game came out at the perfect time for a lot of us to enjoy it. You needed to be a teenager or young adult with nothing to do to really fall in love with this game. If this game had come out today we'd shit all over it and move on.
Love the effort that went into this video, Projareds videos never disappoint!
"The hard drive and the network adapter would fit into the playstation 2's weed compartment" This is why I love Projared. After i rarely used my playstaton 2 anymore and no longer had it hooked up. During my highschool and college days, this is exactly where i kept my weed at home when i lived with my parents. Jared is the first time ive ever heard of anyone else having that idea. Jerd for life.
This was actually super common which i find hilarious because it's totally what i did 😆
It was super common, probably why he used the reference as a joke.
I can never get the trauma of the PlayOnline OST out of my head...
Oh god, if anything happened to a patch DL, that sinking feeling that you KNEW you had to dl the WHOLE THING ALL OVER AGAIN!!!
Yeah right, at first was like: oh hey a nice groovy music! but then it becomes a nightmare
Fucking Dolphin
I’ve been playing this game on & off since 2003, last time played in 2021.
Loved it, and always will. Thanks for covering this piece of my heart 🙏🏻❤
Praise be to Bastok!!
Vana'diel always forever in my heart. Mained a BRD/WHM for YEARS
This was a huge risk at the time and while I never played the game, gotta give them credit for their daring. Nowadays the industry would never shift a big franchise like that. It also boasts absurd graphics for its day. Very ambitious game for its time.
Yeah, big franchises just don't take any risks these days. It's all the same. Imagine how cool it'd be to have a huge, fully open world Zelda game. Would also be nice for series like Sonic the Hedgehog to stop using the same formula they've been using since the 90s already. Such a shame.
@@poudink5791 NES Zelda and Wind Waker called, "huge open world Zelda" hasn't ever been a risk. The biggest risk Zelda has faced in recent years is 60 bucks for Skyward Sword again.
@@rastas_4221 Not really. MMOs were huge in japan, Korea and China, but were not popular in the west until world of warcraft. And they never had this kind of budget. I mean, look at some crappy mmos that were huge at the time (ragnarok online, everquest etc). There is no contest.
It took until the mid 00s for them to absolutely explode. And considering the scope of this game, it had been in the works for a long time.
@@rastas_4221 Any MMO is a big risk, the amount of time required to development is quite long and while FF is massive, if they messed it up somehow (like they did with FF14 1.0) even that won't save it.
I dunno, I'd argue FF14's journey of literally nuking one game and rebuilding it basically ground up's pretty daring. 11 in the era it came out sounds about as close as the Runescapes and Neverwinters in that state of time as well.
These textures make me weirdly nostalgic for the ps2, even tho i never played FFXI. It reminds me weirdly of Dark Cloud
Big same- this style of graphics is incredibly nostalgic.
Dark Cloud…
Even though it doesn't look "good", I think it has such a charm and vibe that it's very nice and fun to look at
That’s another game Jared has said he wants to do a review on
There's a charm to 6th gen graphics. They look detailed enough that you know what you're looking at, but not so much that you get caught up in minute things. PS2-era spooky castles are still unbeaten in atmosphere.
The first Final Fantasy game to feel nothing like a Final Fantasy game.
This was a delightful video, between the great content about the game and ALL THE SONGS I KNEW BUT NEVER KNEW WHERE THEY CAME FROM!!! Damn this game's OST is true Final Fantasy good
Back when i was a hardcore FFXI player, there was a saying "No matter what level you are, what gear you have, there is always bunny that can kill you"
Oh that saying is still there today! lol
I play on Eden (golden era private server) still dying from bunnies to this day
Yuuupppp
This game holds a special place in my heart. So many good memories. Just seeing footage gives me dopamine. I miss my Red Mage. I tried to play on a private server recently but I realized I played it at the perfect time - high school. The time sink was insane!
So much angst and hormones in 2003 on FFXI.
I actually really like how slow and old school the game just is, even today playing for the first time I feel a sense of nostalgia that I never had. I love the story of the game, it's a blast, and it's nice that these days I can play *most* of the story with trusts.
I think this is my favourite FF review so far. Such a great video, Thanks Jared.
Fun Fact: to unsub from playonline was so difficult. One US State actually started an investigation into it, and it formed a regulation committee based on internet subscriptions. It was so difficult that they had to make it so you can easily unsub from the phone or from the service itself. It was such a bizarre mess. I miss that desktop thing though. That music was so comfy.
there was a what
@@fishactivation5087 Basically they made it so you have to have a way to easily unsub from something.
its sounds like the governor was a angry gamer who leveled down too much
The music when I heard it in the video was SUCH a nostalgia rush! My heart!
Excellent video Jared. This was a very comprehensive review of this game that I didn't know nothing about. Keep up the good work!
Love watching your Final Fantasy videos. Would love to see a tier list or definitive ranking of them all from you! Maybe after you get through all of them haha.
I tried this game out during a content drought in FF14 and it was an interesting experience to say the most. Biggest take away was the music and sense of accomplishment.
closest sense of acomplishment in xiv is clearing all ultimates and that is kinda sad, i get it , savage and primals count but nothing as brutal as ultimate
@@HarukaAkemi70 Not really what I mean, it felt like an accomplishment just to be making progress in 11. I decided to play it after finishing Eureka so it was a similar feeling I guess.
@@D1ab0lical yeah i agree even if i only finished bozja bc at the time of eureka release i was playing kinda alone and had no motivation to go in there hahaha
Better believe it! I'll never forget the day I unlocked the ability to be able to use a Sub Job; long hours spent grinding for the drops, and I clearly remember a lvl 60 PLD taking me to the dungeon where the Magicked Skull dropped. Told me to stay at the entrance, while he went in and made a train of the skeleton mobs in there, then one shoting them till the item dropped.
And another time was when I had to do a quest to unlock the advanced job Samurai. Needed to kill an NM Trent to get it's drop to finish the quest, but had no one that would party up with me to help. So I got my highest leveled job, Monk subbed with Dancer, and used the lifesteal dance combined with Hundred Fists to kill it. It was a fierce battle too, my hands were sweating, heart racing, and pretty nervous at taking on a NM alone for once. However, I succeeded, barely, but I can't tell you how stoked I was; one of the best feelings I've ever had in a MMO, let alone any game.
I enjoyed FFXIV for the time that I played, but I left it because of that feeling of everything just being a participation award. It never felt like I TRULY earned most of those accomplishments; maybe on some Primal battles, but really, after enough wipes you learn their rotations or end up finding ways to just cheese them. Couldn't do that, hardly, in FFXI back then, and that's what made everything you accomplished in that game felt so much more rewarding. I miss that.
@@XDarkEcho Difficult fights in 14 are basically solving increasingly complex puzzles while keeping your damage up, it's an entirely different kind of game. But the main story isn't where you'll find that challenge, it's very much simplified to get you through the story while all the challenging fights are post-game.
There is, however, an entire homage to FF11 in the game called Eureka. It's very much it's own thing in the game and I greatly enjoyed it, which is why I wanted to try FF11 after finishing it. The combat wasn't really my taste though.
Ah yes - the endless hours spent in Rolanberry Fields summoning to cap my summoning skill.
The mega grinds were real - no participation trophies in this game.
Thank you ProJared! This series has been such an blast to binge through. Top Tier.
FFX will always be my favorite.
Hope you do one of these for Tactics, X-2, & 12 Zodiac Age
Good to see you and your channels still up and thriving dude.
Stay strong. 💪🏽
FFXI is the only MMO I've ever really lost myself in. I can't remember when I stopped but I had several jobs leveled to 99 (or more? I can't remember where the cap stopped) and loved every minute.
cap stops at 99, but currently SE is working on a new Storyline for the game
cap is 99 but gear can item level to 119!
Losing yourself in these games was... intense. FF11 was so good it could ruin your life lol.
FFXI was a fun game to play for my final school years, left a lot of good memories along way. It also helped push me into a career in art, as I got jealous of people drawin their own characters!
So hype for your review of 12!
After everything you've been through and the friends you lost along the way it makes me so happy and warms my heart to see Caddy and PBG's Youtooz on your shelf! I know it might not actually mean anything but I'm glad non the less :)
A lot said in this review is the same reason why people loved EQ and to this day still think its the best MMO. That same brutal punishment, tediousness and unforgiving nature is what made the games so time-consuming and then incredibly rewarding.
i played this in 2003 on ps2 and found out later ff11 was inspired by EQ.........i never knew what it was. and i love ff11 as the best mmo i ever palyed, its not the same now of days but yea same reason.
can't we have unforgiving nature without wasting an entire day?
FFXI basically took a lot of influence from everquest. This was before wow was out!
This game destroyed my life. I still want to continue playing it to this day almost 20 years later. Subligars for life.
Same. Most of my senior year in high school was playing this on my PS2 until about 2-3 am, and trying to download updates via the dial-up connection.
Same here. No matter how many times I go back and quit, it’s always calling me back. Feels like home.
@@Shuffit Honestly, if I didn't move to a rural area with internet straight out of 1995, I'd probably still be playing.
@@TheFreeToaster I hear you. Maybe someday we’ll meet up in Vana’diel again. If you ever see a character called “Shuffit” or “Ghostzero” that’s me.
I had to stop, it did ruin quite a bit of my life lol but it still beckons to me but im in a better place now, ill go back for the feels every now and then
Hej Mate! I watch your for 9 years now; im always excited when I see that one of my favorite creators uploads a new witty or heartwarming review again. Thank you for still making videos and Livestreaming, you are a blessing. You don't seem to have lost your motivation/faith throughout all those years but I can imagine that it wasn't always easy. Therefore, thank you for still being here and putting in the work to create these small works of art. Your recent video about FF-X is a favorite of mine. Have a great day!
One time I ended up in a leveling group in the Kuftal Tunnels. 10 minutes after I got there the Paladin goes "Gotta go my Grandma's on fire" and then he just logged off. I'll never forget that guy.
That's fucking wiiiiiild.
@@Gungho73 Please don't ever reply to me again with your anime pfp it makes me extremely uncomfortable because you're most likely a child toucher
I loved that you called it the weed compartment and didn't even skip a beat, all while everyone watching the video instantly knew what you were talking about. Pure Gold.
I know I put mine in there
I'm glad that Jared is still dedicated and having fun going through all the FF games, even after all these years. BUT... Every game he plays brings him closer and closer... To Final Fantasy 13.
We'll see how that goes.
I can’t wait he until he tears that boring ass game apart
@@Monkeyman3000 Hey I liked it! I can't be the only one.
@@Widderic probably not, but i wished you were
@@Monkeyman3000 I was in my sophomore year of college and doing quite a lot of drugs, so that may have had something to do with it. I'm boring old fart now so I'll give it a sober run as soon as I'm done replaying XII which I also remember/don't remember enjoying.
@@Widderic the whole trilogy is great, 13 haters need to go away lol
FFXI has the most memories of any FF I have played, and the best thing about it is that they were made by me and my friends, not just in-game like unlocking my SMN class or getting an airship pass (via quest). The moments where my friend PL me and fell asleep forcing me to zone (unsuccessfully), lmao at dying during a BCNM and getting zoned back to watch the party die one by one, or most memorably my first PL of a party in the dunes. I was so proud I immediately shouted to my linkshell that I did, and they promptly told me they didn't care, 😅such a great community.
I hope you keep uploading. Your videos have always been super entertaining. I've been a fan since the first Hydlide videos, and its been great. Love to see it whenever you make a video
Oh Lord, I remember the level downs... So. Many. Times...
Still loved this game. Sometimes just spent hours wandering Ronfaur for the music
that was the best thing imo it made u more cautios and manage agroo and stop being reckless lol
the level downs made it implayable with online friends for me
@@HarukaAkemi70 only masochist like such things. Who in the world like level down in the MAIN CONTENT?? Even XIV did that in SIDE CONTENT
@@arolimarcellinus8541 well u are talking to one of them nice to meet u
but then again i do enjoy that hard as hell content as tbh it is not for everyone someone would like a more leisure way to the top while others like me want to suffer for an eternity hahaha
Back to the classic days of seeing a ProJared video in my inbox and being excited to watch it in bed that night. Thanks!
Seriously appreciate this video, brought back so much memories of playing on my Xbox 360
Jared: “Final Fantasy XI was the first MMO with an actual soundtrack”
OG RuneScape: *are you sure about that*
OG EverQuest has some epic songs that still pop into my head as well. MMOs in general have had great soundtracks. I'll have to listen to some OG RuneScape because of your comment :)
Don't forget Ragnarok Online's soundtrack. So many catchy tunes and wide range of genres.
*looks over at Ultima Online, and before that Meridian 59*
Still have some of these songs etched into memory. The M59 "Guildhall Theme", and "Walk 7"... UO's "Occlo" and "Vesper"... I mean,
EverQuest had music but a lot of the time there was just quiet. ("Kelethin Theme" was still rather good, I think.)
I hate to be the “well achsually” guy, but FF XI came out over a year before RuneScape transitioned to RuneScape 2 which is when it got its iconic soundtrack, which is still great to be fair
RSC had a tiny handful of songs, not comparable.
I actually remember enjoying this game, it was probably one of the first online games I played
I always loved mages so I picked tarutaru as my race , probably what made me a mage enjoyer to this day
@@tariqmansour9891 I always played as a Hume just because they were the most well-rounded.
FFXi is still my fav mmo
Yeah. Was a new genre and adventure at the time. Those big "empty" zones added to the scope... And it was mostly exciting to band up with players, so that wasn't so "forced". Its what you signed up for.
There wasn't a shed load of open world games around like now, either.
Maybe had Oblivion around the same time or a bit later?
Two hour waits for your special ability to come back? Square was being so generous! You got to use your ability 9 times in the absolute virtue fight!
Love your vids Jared, keep'em coming pls.
I read the guide to oblivion. Very fond memories plying this from launch. I managed to establish a character with the name Dave on titan server. I remember printing out maps from online to use to navigate the world when I haven’t purchased the map yet in game and using the compass and geography to move through dangerous areas…felt like a true adventure
The music in this MMO is a nostalgic arrow through my heart.
Loved playing FFXI and it's brutality. Think my favorite moment was watching a high level beastmaster release his charmed pets on low level parties xping in the zone and wiping them, cause someone in the zone pissed him off, lol.
Reading your comment gave me ptsd about garbage shitadel with those damn bats 😂
I can’t express how much I like your content. Keep up the great work!
I first got into FFXI (first ever MMO) on my PS2 with this setup. It was an era of awe... my first time ever playing online with real life people within. This game brought me so many fond memories, good in game friendships and the game was an obstacle to overcome. I remember spending 3 hours waiting to find a party, then another 4 hours with coffee XPing lol... something I would not do today anymore. So it makes the time in this game a once in a lifetime experience. FFXI will forever be in my heart and its nice to see reviews like these to relive these moments. Ty for that.
I keep reading most of it you can solo with the trust/alter ego system in the game. I know what you mean with the time sink and lots of waiting but I may boot it up and treat it as a solo story mode with occasion groups with people. They made it so easy to get to 99 :)
I like XI. It's a game that still feels like it has tactical decisions, buffs, debuffs and all. It was a fun time for me.
I always appreciate Jared's final fantasy reviews, its always nice to hear not only someone's opinion on a game but the personal impact it has, final fantasy 6 meant as much to me as it did to Jared and its great seeing how the followinh games mean to others
Sanctuary of Zi'Tah music is one of my favorite game songs. So glad it was mentioned!
Cool to see folks still speaking about this game. Small tip about the keyboard though mate. Tab moves target left to right, 'Shift + Tab' moves it right to left, and use your F keys. F1-6 targets party members, and F8 is the magical button you need, it will target the enemy or object directly in front of your character. Keep on keepin on Vanadiel.
I think the forced socialization of ffxi was what made it incredibly fun to play if you played by its rules. I have a lot of friends from back in the day I still play mmos with.
It's amazing how 30 minutes of densely-packed review covers so much, but there's still so much more to XI. I've never run out of things to do in my 13+ years of play. It's my favorite game--as it was back then and retail now--for all the reasons Jared listed.
Thank you for trying out Eden and retail servers. I enjoy them both in different ways, even though many players hugely prefer one style over the other.
The endgame progression of swapping gear allows players to take their roles to their limits, and oftentimes, the number of distinct gear sets that someone has for a single job is a metric for how good they are. In some cases, a black mage with a solid DT set is a better tank than a subpar paladin. You'll never find another game where people will kill each other over a STR+1 improvement over their current gear.
Hav they updated quality of life n menus over the year?
@@one_eyeddd473 Retail bumped up player and enemy movement speed by 25%, you can warp between home points, and you're able to customize and reference gear sets, making it less of a hassle to swap gear for spells/skills without third-party tools.
Those QoL changes define and separate private server and retail server experiences. If you wanna jam through the story, it's super accessible on retail now.
I think my White Mage has...25 different gear sets? I dunno, been a while since I checked.
Hyped for ur FFXII video Jared!
I played the morning after launch day. I installed.. it fubard had to install and update it again. Was literally up all night to play at like 7 am or something.
Good review man. I still listen to the music all the time and I have a ffxi playlist I listen to all the time while working. Good review man :D
I remember being 13 and sneaking out of bed in the middle of the night so my parents wouldn’t know I was playing- because they limited my tv time when I was a kid.
Lots of sleepy days at school following.
I was a Mithra in FFXI and now I’m a Mi’quote in FFXIV.
I feel that Leaping Lizzy pain, that fucker was so camped back when it came out that I never got the boots until they made them Rare/Ex years later. Still my favorite MMO
My first NM was the Windurst catapiller that droped the cape and sold it for 10k gill.
@@exodore2000 Spiny Spipi :)
I got Lizzy one time and Mee Deggi the Punisher a couple of times. Mee Deggi drove me nuts as people with a /BST could pull faster than anyone else. My "rival" was a JPN player and had lower latency.
@@taylor4374 Thanks I use to farm Spiny Spipi all the time when I was low on money. Leaping Lizzy was my jam I would farm him
all the time probably got him 3 or 4 times for cash.
The final NM I needed was the most elusive Jagged ear-Jack and his Rabbit charm I got it last.
This game is hands down my favorite mmo of all time. The music alone will trap you.
I still listen to the music on spotify, it always takes me back to a special place.
Favorite mmo and favorite game of all time.
Absolutely. As much as I love 14, the music just doesn't hit the same
Only played this game for a little bit but man that install and log in was a nightmare lol. Love seeing this review series from Jared and crazy to think how long it's been. Interesting to see his style and tone in the reviews change over time.
This game did an amazing job recreating a fantasy world virtually. Too amazing. Im not waiting in line for virtual busses!
Very classic mechanic from the yester-year of MMOs, though. I remember waiting on boat rides in EQ1 back in the day... and some of them had VERY long wait times. We players would pass the time teaching other players our racial languages through spamming. Good times.
Would I wanna go back to the age of 30min boat rides, no in game maps or quest journals, week long monster-spawn camps, and huge xp loss on death? Hell no. Adulting doesn't leave enough time and patience for that anymore. XD
I already had a tough enough time starting out in retail FFXI, I couldn't imagine having to do it all over again in a private server like Eden or Nasomi where sparks, trusts, and unity warps don't exist. Dear God.
WHM/BLM (Teleports + Warp) and Outpost supply quest will make you able to get anywhere in the world in under 5min... Except some remote dungeons/areas.
I played most of my time in Pre-abyssea FFXI (the best of time for a player like me) that LOVED leveling parties) and there where very few places that took too long to get to.
you might be surprised, made friends and im having a blast chatting in voice with them while grinding mobs, ffxi was always about the friends you made along the way, and you cant really do that soloing with trusts
@@DDracee So much this
I love Sanctuary of Zi'tah's music so much that any time I hear it I legit cry. So many good memories.
Oh man the leap from FFXI to FFXIV is amazing! I played the 360 version when it came out. It's not bad, just so slow. And I grew up playing turn base JRPGs.
I remember buying the Ps2 version, hdd, network adapter and all. It was refreshing coming from ever quest and finding actually story and in-game cutscenes. Magical is a word I would have used. But man looking back at it after playing WoW or FF14 it is amazing how far we have come. Great flashback look there Jared.
Oh my, I loved this video so much, thank you for this Jared, for real. I miss the times I used to play this game with my friends from my linkshell. We had our blog, podcasts, guides, just for us. It was a lot of stuff, and we were REAL close to each other, it was like a family, they were my brothers and sisters. It's done now, but I still miss it, after so many years. Never got a gaming group like that again, and probably never will, being lonely sucks a lot sometimes, I tell ya. Your FF series reviews it's one of the best I saw on youtube btw, keep your good work!
Wow the music on this gave me a huge nostalgia hit, especially the play online music
omfg the level down sound...my heart sank upon hearing it just now and i aint heard that sound in YEARS
Thank you Projared for not skipping ff11 like everyone else, ff11 is my favorite
No it's not.
lol that Poison guy knows your favorite better than you!
It’s my favorite FF too, with FF9 and X coming in behind it.
You are broken.
No lie, at the start of the video I said to myself, "wow, Jared's hair Is looking really good" then 2 minutes in Jared says "the only thing I've got going for me is my hair" and the sponsor is a hair restoration product.
Sup man awesome content. I been following you for a long time from the time you split and started you own channel. I just wanted to say hello and congratulations on the many years of content .
This was An amazing breakdown of the game, everything spot on point, absolutely love this game! My first ever MMO will always have a special place in my heart ❤️
50BRD/25WHM here. You aren't kidding about how brutal this game was. It made those successes so amazing. I still remember some of the JP parties I had back in the day who appreciated the bard. We'd wreck mobs.
There were several occasions where, being an American, they didn't think I knew how to play that well -- when the puller grabbed multiple mobs, they started the train to zone. Then I'd step in and put the second mob to sleep. They literally cheered at me.
Still wish they'd add in more songs to the BRD repertoire. That is, vocal/music tracks. Each song had an identical tune.
For those who missed out, this video basically covers the Everquest experience as well. Very similar. Possibly even more punishing, and almost certainly more buggy.
I finally beat the main quest of the original game. It was awesome. That last area is amazing.
I still love FFXI to this day. Once in a while i log in just to enjoy the music and i totally agree with Sanctuary of Zitah music^^ It may seems slow and boring, but the story is awesome and later in the game it isnt slow anymore. It also had a great community because you depended on others for litterally everything - so if you had a bad rep... you could very well quit. But i met sooo many people which some of them are friends to this day! Imagine this.. its been 17 years since i started, like 10 years when i quitted playing actively. The memorys i got from this game wont naver fade - it was just awesome, hard and punishing but worth every minute. Very good video. Sesono @ Asura Server
As someone who also played on the PC from the US launch (and started playing again a couple years ago with a friend who wanted to see what it was like) this was a fun trip down memory lane.
Man, i *REALLY* miss Jared‘s old Intros. While i do admit the opening Skits, whilst not a major part, were still rather funny, it‘s his Intro Song „Goodbye Summer, Hello Winter“ + him hanging the Controllers on the wall that i miss the most.
I think most TH-camrs eliminate intro songs because they hurt viewership, but I’ve always enjoyed having intro themes like ProJared used to have, it makes you get in the mood of watching an episode as if it was on tv.
@@RolfeSenpai right? And it's attention catching, so if anything, it should get MORE views for people.
@@IamaPERSON
It should, but we do live in a time where people’s attention is so divided that having to sit through a 30 second intro may just be enough to deter some from watching the video. Keep in mind that TikTok is one of the most popular apps in the world, and the whole appeal of it is having incredibly short videos.
Personally, I get way more annoyed at having ads or sponsorships as intros, but hey, at least that’s money for the creator independent from fluctuating TH-cam revenue.
I absolutely loved this video thank you. I've subscribed 😁
Ive been playing XI alongside XIV with a friend whos a massive Final Fantasy fan and it has been a mystical time, 14 has fun snappy mechanics with flashy classes but 11 masters small moments and denies instant gratification for the sake of a deeper combat system that heavily requires co-ordination, interesting stuff