With all this talk about FFXIII, I figured I'd talk about the next MMO in the series. I applied for the beta, but didn't get in the first batch of invites. ; ;

Gameplay-wise, it seems pretty interesting, especially the Armoury system, a take on the job system that apparently changes your job based on your current weapon.

I've always felt that Final Fantasy XI received a lot of bad press because, as an online game, it's not a "real" Final Fantasy... Despite the fact that the next "real" Final Fantasy was nearly a carbon copy in terms of gameplay,sans online play. Throw in more series homages than you can shake a stick at and a great storyline told through gratuitous cutscenes, and the only thing that really seperates it from "real" FF games is the fact that it's online. That's quite a bit of unfair treatment, and Square Enix making the next numbered entry in the series an MMORPG seems to indicate that they agree with my sentiment.

Anyway, is anyone else going to participate in the beta, or even play the final game when it's released?

As an aside, I'll update this post with videos of cute Korean girls singing when I get home from work.

Edit: As promised!