Final Fantasy XI Online
ファイナルファンタジーXI
Final Fantasy XI Online Rise of the Zilart
ファイナルファンタジーXI ジラートの幻影
Final Fantasy XI Online Chains of Promathia
ファイナルファンタジーXI プロマシアの呪縛
Final Fantasy XI Online Treasures of Aht Urhgan
ファイナルファンタジーXI アトルガンの秘宝
Final Fantasy XI Online Wings of the Goddess
ファイナルファンタジーXI アルタナの神兵

伝説は、こうはじまる。 
すべての起こりは「石」だったのだ、と。 
遠い遠いむかし、おおきな美しき生ける石は、 
七色の輝きにて闇をはらい、世界を生命でみたし、 
偉大なる神々を生んだ。
光に包まれた幸福な時代が続き、 
やがて神々は眠りについた。
世界の名はヴァナディール。 

ヴァナディール天品暦863年・・・・・・
世界は戦乱の渦に巻き込まれていた。
闇の王に率いられた獣人の軍隊に対抗し、
人類は4国からなる連合軍を結成。 
即ち、サンドリア王国、バストゥーク共和国、
ウィンダス連邦、ジュノ大公国。
両者は各地で、熾烈な戦いを繰り広げていた。

It all began with a stone, or so the legend says.
In ages past, a sentient jewel, enormous and beautiful, banished the darkness.
Its many-colored light filled the world with life,
And brought forth mighty gods.
Bathed in that light, the world entered an age of bliss,
Until after a time, the gods fell into slumber.
That world was called, Vana'diel.

In the 863rd year of the Crystal Era......
Vana'diel was in the midst of a great war.
Faced with invasion of the Shadow Lord and his hordes beastmen,
The leaders of the enlightened peoples united their forces in desperate alliance.
They were, the Kingdom of San D'oria, the Republic of Bastok,
the Federation of Windurst, the Grand Duchy of Juno.
Together they struggled for survival, in battle after battle, as chaos engulfed the land.


PlayStation 2

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Japanese Cover
Japanese Inside
Japanese Instructions
United States Box
United States Contents
United States DVD Case (Inside)
2002 Special Art Box Contents (Red)
2002 Special Art Box Contents (White)
2002 Special Art Box Contents (Blue)
2002 Special Art Box Contents (Yellow)
2002 Special Art Box Back
2002 Special Art Box CD
Japanese Rise of the Zilart Covers (Front and Back)
Japanese Rise of the Zilart Inside
Japanese All-In-One 2003 Cover and Instructions (Front)
Japanese All-In-One 2003 Cover and Instructions (Back)
Japanese Entry Disc Case and Instructions
Japanese Chains of Promathia Front Cover
Japanese Chains of Promathia Back Cover
Japanese All-In-One 2004 Contents
Japanese All-In-One 2004 Inside
Japanese All-In-One 2004 Back Cover
United States Chains of Promathia Front Cover
United States Chains of Promathia (Inside)
United States Chains of Promathia Back Cover
Japanese Treasures of Aht Urhgan Front Cover
Japanese Treasures of Aht Urhgan (Inside)
Japanese Treasures of Aht Urhgan Back Cover
Japanese All-In-One 2006 Front Cover
Japanese All-In-One 2006 (Inside)
Japanese All-In-One 2006 Back Cover
United States Treasures of Aht Urhgan Front Cover

Japanese Release Date - May 16, 2002
United States Release Date - March 23, 2004
Japanese Entry Disk Release Date - June 12, 2003
Japanese Rise of Zilart Release Date - April 17, 2003
United States Rise of Zilart Release Date - March 23, 2004
Japanese Chains of Promathia Release Date - September 16, 2004
United States Chains of Promathia Release Date - September 21, 2004
United States Treasures of Aht Urhgan Release Date - April 18, 2006
Japanese Treasures of Aht Urhgan Release Date - April 20, 2006


Personal Computer



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Japanese Contents
Japanese CD 2 and 4
Japanese Back
United States Contents
Japanese Dell Contents
Japanese Rise of the Zilart Front Cover
Japanese Rise of the Zilart Back Cover
Japanese All-In-One 2003 Contents
Japanese All-In-One 2003 CDs
Japanese Entry Disc Contents
Japanese Entry Disc CD 1 and 2
Japanese Entry Disc CD 3 and 4
Japanese Chains of Promathia Front Cover and CD
Japanese Chains of Promathia Back Cover
Japanese All-In-One 2004 Contents
Japanese All-In-One 2004 Back Cover
United States Chains of Promathia Contents (Front)
United States Chains of Promathia Contents (Back)
United States The Vana'diel Collection Front Cover
United States The Vana'diel Collection (Contents)
Chains of Promathia PC
Chains of Promathia PC (Prototype)
Japanese Treasures of Aht Urhgan Front Cover
Japanese All-In-One 2006 Front Cover
Japanese All-In-One 2006 (Contents)
Japanese All-In-One 2006 Back Cover
United States Treasures of Aht Urhgan Front Covers
United States Treasures of Aht Urhgan Contents (1)
United States Treasures of Aht Urhgan Contents (2)
United States Treasures of Aht Urhgan Contents (3)
Treasures of Aht Urhgan PC
San Diego Comic-Con International 2006 Free Downloadable Copy
United States Vana'diel Collection 2007 Front Cover
Starter Pack Game Disc Front Cover

Japanese Release Date - November 7, 2002
United States Release Date - October 28, 2003
Japanese Entry Disk Release Date - June 12, 2003
Japanese Rise of Zilart Release Date - April 17, 2003
United States Rise of Zilart Release Date - October 28, 2003
Japanese Chains of Promathia Release Date - September 16, 2004
United States Chains of Promathia Release Date - September 21, 2004
United States Treasures of Aht Urhgan Release Date - April 18, 2006
Japanese Treasures of Aht Urhgan Release Date - April 20, 2006


Xbox 360

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Japanese All-In-One 2006 Front Cover
United States Front Covers
United States Contents (1)
United States Contents (2)
United States Contents (3)

United States Release Date - April 18, 2006
Japanese Release Date - April 20, 2006
United States Rise of Zilart Release Date - April 18, 2006
Japanese Rise of Zilart Release Date - April 20, 2006
United States Chains of Promathia Release Date - April 18, 2006
Japanese Chains of Promathia Release Date - April 20, 2006
United States Treasures of Aht Urhgan Release Date - April 18, 2006
Japanese Treasures of Aht Urhgan Release Date - April 20, 2006


Pre-Alpha Version

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Additional Conceptual Screen Shot


Alpha Version

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PlayStation 2 (Beta Version)

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Japanese Front
Japanese Back
Japanese Binder
Japanese Contents
Japanese Case Front
Japanese Case Back
Japanese Case Inside
Japanese Upgrade Contents
Japanese Upgrade Back
Japanese Upgrade Case Back
Japanese B2 Edition Contents
Japanese B2 Edition Back
Japanese B2 Edition Side
United States Front Covers
United States Back Covers
United States Inside
United States Top
United States Beta Hard Drive
United States Beta Hard Drive Box
United States Beta Hard Drive CD Case
United States Beta Hard Drive Instruction Manuals (Front)
United States Beta Hard Drive Instruction Manuals (Back)

Japanese Start Date - December 17, 2001
Japanese End Date - April 26, 2002
United States Start Date - June 12, 2003
United States End Date - October 14, 2003


Personal Computer (Beta Version)

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Japanese Contents
Japanese Back
United States Front
United States Contents

Japanese Start Date - June 18, 2002
Japanese End Date - November 1, 2002
United States Start Date - June 12, 2003 (Beta Packages Were Distributed In July)
United States End Date - October 14, 2003


Xbox 360 (Beta Version)

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Japanese Front
Japanese Back
United States Front
United States Back
United States Controller Guide (Front)
United States Controller Guide (Back)

Japanese Start Date - December 10, 2005
Japanese End Date - April 3, 2006
United States Start Date - January 17, 2006
United States End Date - April 3, 2006


Xbox 360 Tech Demo

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Facts

* Originally this game was going to be multi-console, specifically for the Xbox and GameCube, which were all planned to be released after the PlayStation 2 and Personal Computer versions.
* The Xbox version of Final Fantasy XI Online was cancelled due to the closed nature of Microsoft's Xbox Live service, which lead to the production of the Xbox 360 version.
* A rumor was floating around that Sega and Square were working together to release an arcade version, which was going to be the same as the PlayStation 2 version, requiring a memory card for data storage.
* Hironobu Sakaguchi had hoped for a Macintosh version, but it was never created.
* Originally Square planned on releasing the Personal Computer and PlayStation 2 versions simultaneously in Japan and the United States.