AllFinal Fantasytitles have a touch of quirk and whimsy in them (seriously, someone was drunk when Quina was designed), but they are, by and large, somber and melodramatic affairs.Announced last week, the most recent addition toFinal Fantasy‘s ever-swelling ranks, however, seems to be a little on the lighter side:A Moogle Kupo d’Etat, the latest expansion forFinal Fantasy XI.
While I’m no fan ofFinal Fantasy XI, the concept of it fascinates me. Its depth and scope are really intimidating, and that may be why I can’t really ease into the experience — we’re talking about a game with 18-hour boss fights, here. Everything about it would suggest some sort of cosmic, divine emergence. Just look at the titles of the expansions:Rise of the Zilart,Wings of the Goddess,The Chains of Promathia. My brain is swelling with all the hyperbole.
And yet, the title of the latest expansion chapter is a pun. And it’s about a Moogle conspiracy.
The new trailer (after the break) promises “a madcap misadventure.” Not only is a Moogle misadventure kind of a weird premise in general, it’s especially out of character forFinal Fantasy XI.There is nothing madcap about fighting a bossuntil you vomit.
In any case, if you’re interested in playingA Moogle Kupo d’Etat, you’ll need to have downloaded theRise of the Zilartexpansion and be at least level 10. It’s the second of threee “expansion chapters,” which were designed to expand on the storyline of existing locations in Vana’diel instead of adding new ones. A follow-up toA Crystalline Prophecy, the expansion is now available for pre-saleat PlayOnline.com.A Moogle Kupo d’Etatwill be playable on July 20th.
