– Made by Square Enix
– Online RPG
– Wii confirmed
– Takes place in Astortia
– This place has five continents and five races
– Huge story
– Ogre, elf, dwarf, pukuripo, and Wedi classes
– Make your own character
– Can choose to play alone
– Can play alone with NPCs
– Commands are comparable to past games in the series
– Yosuke Saito is leading the project
– Saito is the producer
– Change occupations with a job system
– Alchemist is one job type
– Events tie into different seasons (like holidays)
– More quests after release
– Additional quests will be available at the same time as they were in IX, possibly sooner
– Multiple volumes for some quests
– Can be involved with crafting professions
– Alchemy: add on attributes to current items, not new items
– Can become famous (sort of) as other players equip your crafted items
– Customize inside/outside housing
– Assist fallen players
– Check out other players who are fighting
– Job and race attributes for characters
– Make a party in the pub
– Other parties can choose to use your character
– Players around you will be translucent and will cheer you on
– Sugiyama: handling new music
– Make weapons that others use
– Can apply for beta (requires USB storage)
– Battles: character can attack after a certain amount of time
– Interact with others online through emotes
– Chat bubbles will appear when you speak
– Skill points (gained when you level up) allow you to customize your character
– Sewing system: others can make clothes