Final Fantasy XI Atlas [Paperback]

Ed Kern (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 22, 2005

BradyGames' Final Fantasy XI Atlas includes the following:

Comprehensive resource detailing each area in this huge game.

Maps are provided for every area including the cities, regions and dungeons throughout Vana'diel, and more.

Notorious monsters and critical in-game characters are called out in each illustration.

Region and dungeon-specific bestiaries for every monster.

The Atlas will be packaged with a cool dust jacket featuring art by well-known Japanese illustrator, Yoshitaka Amano.

This essential resource is a great value that's as useful as it is collectible.

Platform: PlayStation 2 and PC

Genre: MMORPG

This product is available for sale in the U.S. and Canada only.

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About the Author

Square Enix Co., Ltd. (Square Enix), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, develops, publishes and distributes entertainment contents including interactive entertainment software and publications in Japan, North America, Europe and Asia. The recent merger between Square and Enix brought two of Japan's best-selling franchises – FINAL FANTASY®, sold over 45 million units worldwide and DRAGON QUEST (DRAGON WARRIOR® in North America) sold over 30 million units worldwide – under one roof. Both known to be pioneers in the role-playing game (RPG) genre, the unification of Square and Enix has created one of the most influential providers of entertainment content in the world.Square Enix U.S.A. Inc., located in Los Angeles, Calif., handles operations in North America including localization, marketing and publishing of Square Enix titles. More information on Square Enix U.S.A. can be found on the Internet at www.square-enix-usa.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Brady Games (April 22, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0744004012
• ISBN-13: 978-0744004014
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #190,218 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #43 in Books > Computers & Technology > Games & Strategy Guides > Internet Games

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not really a strategy guide, but..., September 4, 2005

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This review is from: Final Fantasy XI Atlas (Paperback)

I bought this thinking it would be an updated strategy guide, but was disappointed when I found out it was only a book of maps with a small list of key events and points of interest to go with each area. It gives a nice overview of each place in Vana'diel, but not really necessary for the average gamer. I think this was meant more for a collector's sake than a gamer. The artwork is great and it's a nice book to have on a shelf, but I wouldnt' recommend it for someone looking to uncover secrets of the game.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not great., October 6, 2005

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Z. Sullens - See all my reviews

This review is from: Final Fantasy XI Atlas (Paperback)

This atlas, in my opinoin, is pretty good, but not complete at all. It does give you a lot of maps, but only the ones you start off with, or can buy/quest - none from coffers. (Maybe with the exception of Castle Zvahl, I can't remember how you get that map)It does give you a fairly accurate list of monsters and nms along with reccommended levels and some pop locations. Also, it does have maps of towns with some usefull NPC locations. So, if your a beginner, I would definetely reccomend it, since it can get you around for quite a few levels, but the more experienced players don't really need it, unless they really want to save a few gil by not buying maps.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Collectors only, September 16, 2005

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Jing Cun Lu (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Final Fantasy XI Atlas (Paperback)

As I bought it for collecting purposes only, I wasn't overly disappointed with the content. It covers all the original FFXI areas (I think), some of the Zilart ones but lacking many dungoen maps like all Sky zones, uggalepih, cauldron, boyahda, quicksand, kuftal, SSG, onzozo, ie the coffer/chest ones.
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There is no CoP content at all. Some NM spawn spots are missing especially in Zilart maps, but there is a more comprehensive "NM Drop Table" that includes areas they didn't have maps for, no COP. There's also info on BCNMs and Dynamis but u can't expect them to be complete given the nature of the game.

The advice and quest info they give for each area is really only helpful to a <Lv30 beginner (similar style to Brady's strategy guide). Some of the lvling up advice is unconventional.

For its usefulness, it'll depend on how many maps you've collected and your knowledge of NMs. Anyway I wouldn't buy this book as a refence since there are much better ones online.

As a collectors item, the Amano art on the covers (4x A4 sides) is very nice, I wished it came with more of it. Otherwise it's the same quality as their FFXI strategy guides.