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Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia

Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia is the second expansion pack for Final Fantasy XI. This expansion pack brings several new areas, quests, and a new mission storyline to the game. It is also the only…

90 16 September 2004 ESRB T

Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia is an adventure developed by Square Enix Product Development Division 3, released 16 September 2004 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 60 hrs to finish.

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What Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia is

Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia is an adventure game developed by Square Enix Product Development Division 3 and released in 2004. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It carries an ESRB T age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia is the second expansion pack for Final Fantasy XI. This expansion pack brings several new areas, quests, and a new mission storyline to the game. It is also the only expansion thus far to not feature additional jobs.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy.

Where it sits in the Final Fantasy series

Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia is the 67th of 349 entries we hold in the Final Fantasy series. The next entry was Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII in 2004. Its critic score of 90 is 13 points above the series average of 77. The highest-rated entry is Final Fantasy III at 100.

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How it was received

Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia holds a critic score of 90 out of 100. That places it above 92% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2004 averaged 70, so it scored 20 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 60 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 100 hrs, roughly 1.7 times the length of the critical path.

What it launched against

Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia launched on 16 September 2004, within three weeks of Counter-Strike: Source, Rome: Total War, Fable and Burnout 3: Takedown. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Counter-Strike: Source, Rome: Total War, Fable, Burnout 3: Takedown.

Cheats and codes

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Quick answers

Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia — frequently asked questions

When did Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia come out?
Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia was released on 16 September 2004 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
How long does it take to beat Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia?
The main story of Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia takes around 60 hrs, or 100 hrs for 100% completion.

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