Final Fantasy Vana'diel Clock [HORI]

by Hori

Product Features

• Brand New Hori Final Fantasy XI FF XI Clock
• Displays Vana'diel time
• Displays Earth time
• Up to 4 different alarms or countdown timers and 4 different background music from 4 natioins
• Light up display

Product Details

• ASIN: B0008IV5XU
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 5 x 8 inches ; 1 pounds
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,060 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Hori Final Fantasy XI Clock Brand New. Displays Vana'diel time Displays Earth time Up to 4 different alarms or countdown timers and 4 different background music from 4 natioins

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For FFXI fans only., March 25, 2006

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D.M. (Manila, Philippines) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Final Fantasy Vana'diel Clock [HORI] (Video Game)

This clock is a "luxury" or "collector's" item that IMO can be truly appreciated only by FFXI fans. Heck, some FFXI fans don't think it's practical to buy this. Frankly you can't blame 'em because of the price plus the fact that the information this clock gives can be easily accessed by fansites on the Net. The reasons why I bought this clock were clear: I'm a die-hard FFXI fan and I wanna add it to my armada of FFXI collectibes. It may not be worth it to some people, but to me it does. FYI I can manage my own money perfectly. This is just one of my hobbies so please cut me some slack. Save me from those negative opinions.

The clock has 4 square buttons, each with the Flags of FFXI's 4 nations: San d'Oria, Bastok, Windurst and Jeuno. You set up to 4 different alarms and assign them to the 4 nations' buttons. The alarms are in the form of musicbox versions of the 4 nations' BGMs in the game. Pretty nifty if you ask me.

Here are the programs in my clock: For added information, I'm a San d'Orian Hume Summoner engaged in Clothcraft:
1. The San d'Orian alarm is programmed to wake me up at 8:45am everyday before I prepare to go to work.
2. The Bastok alarm is programmed to go off whenever it's lunchtime at 12 noon (I only activate it during weekends when I'm at home and not in work).
3. The Windurst alarm is programmed to go off whenever the Weaver's Guildshop opens in the game. The reason for this is that the Weaver's Guild is located in Windurst.
4. The Jeuno alarm is programmed to go off whenever it's 9pm in my time, because that's the time where my friends and I meet at Jeuno and head out for our levelling adventures.

Would I recommend it? Yes, but it all boils down to your own personal preference. If you think it's too expensive, then don't buy it, simple as that. You're NOT uncool for not owning it, trust me. No one cares whether you own this or not. If you do buy it, make sure you make good use of it. It's a very expensive piece.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful when I'm offline, November 4, 2007

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Bertram G. Moshier (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Final Fantasy Vana'diel Clock [HORI] (Video Game)

The second revision of the HORI FFXI Vana'diel clock is an improvement, but still misses the mark for a $49.95 (original price) clock. The days of the week icons are difficult to view and there should be a USB connection and program to utilize the clock.

The clock does lose time. Normally I set the clock ahead about an Earth minute (25 Vana'diel minutes) and let it slow down to the correct time.

Yet, for a FFXI player this clock does have its advantages. Before I login I consult the clock to know the time of day (e.g. night: Ghosts, Fomor, etc. could be out), day of the week (for the element), moon phase to name a few.

Yes this information is available on fan sites. Unless you have a PC near-by you can't access this information. I know several people who play on a PS2 or XBox 360 and don't have a connected PC near the game machine (one is my Son (the PC is upstairs but he plays on the PS2 downstairs).

I can recommend this clock to any FFXI player without a PC near his game console, die-hard FFXI collector, Windows players running FFXI fullscreen, etc.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very handy for FFXI players, January 2, 2008

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Michael D. Peters - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Final Fantasy Vana'diel Clock [HORI] (Video Game)

I keep this clock on my desk at all times. This clock is a typical every day alarm clock for the real world, but can double as a desktop game device that keeps track of the time, date, and moon phases in Vana'diel - important information for those who use the game's gardening system among other things.

The clock is an attractive desk ornament, the alarm functions are of course handy, and the alarm music is quite attractive.

The controls to set the clock could be a little more intuitive (do not lose the instructions!), but overall this is a highly functional piece of FFXI memorabilia.