It's designed exclusively for Final Fantasy XI's most dedicated players, and probably should have been a downloadable update for those players.
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Given all the major updates already patched to FFXI, it's difficult to tell exactly what the Chains of Promathia expansion brings to the table. Sure, continuing the story line and adding areas gives players new places to visit, new materials to synth, and new enemies to fight. New orchestrations stand up with some of the best Final Fantasy music thus far, but besides the geographical additions (players without the expansion simply get bounced back to the preexisting zones if they wander too far), Chains of Promathia is a largely uninteresting addition to the series. One of the beautiful new locales, Purgonorgo Isle, is an idyllic Hawaiian-esque setting that seems to serve no purpose other than to be a nice place for some light fishing, material farming, and a new "sport" called clamming. Sure, there's a quest-related reason to go there, but besides some local wildlife, the island is empty.
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Since its release in the U.S., Square Enix's
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Since its release in the U.S., Square Enix's
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