Sneak Peek at Square's New MMO!

Update: Everyone has been debating: Joke? No joke?

Credit for the screenshots go to Estya of Ramuh or StarvingArtist from Dreams in Vana'diel. He e-mailed me on Monday asking if I could help him pull off an April Fool's joke and attached the screens you saw. We thought they looked convincing enough to cause waves and boy did we get them! Myself, Vlorsutes, and Thayos all helped write the article. We gave Estya a month of free premium for the idea and material.

The story made it to Google News and got some diggs. I dunno where else they started popping up, but we found it amusing. Hope everyone had a great April Fool's Day!

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Rare screenshots from Square Enix's highly anticipated next-generation MMORPG have been released exclusively on Allakhazam.com.

The screenshots, showing scenes from the upcoming game known only as Project Rapture, were leaked to the Final Fantasy XI Online staff by a source close to the game's development team.

After much deliberation -- and anxiety and excitement -- the staff of Allakhazam decided to release the screenshots.
Despite the low quality of the images, the screenshots speak for themselves.

Details are scarce at this time, but Allakhazam.com has confirmed Project Rapture will implement Square Enix's Crystal Tools graphics engine. The game is planned to be released for the Xbox360, the Playstation 3 and for PCs using the Windows Vista operating system.

 

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Nah
# Mar 31 2008 at 8:15 PM Rating: Default
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Now for the real question, will the story surpass or fall behind that of the FFXI Storyline.

Sure, its gonna have flashy grafics, but what about the story!?


Already confirmed that it will have NOTHING to do with FFXI.
been waiting...
# Mar 31 2008 at 8:08 PM Rating: Good
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Been waiting for "this" since 8:30 AM^^ nice one pikko.
Hrmm...
# Mar 31 2008 at 8:06 PM Rating: Excellent
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April Fools I'm thinking...
Hrmm...
# Mar 31 2008 at 8:05 PM Rating: Decent
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The timing is WAY too convenient guys.... I think alla got us this year rofl. Well, if it is true and not April Fools, it looks like it'll be in Ivalice, just like tactics and XII. The chocobo models look very much like FFXIs, which makes me think this is a doctored up hoax lol
Lies!
# Mar 31 2008 at 8:01 PM Rating: Excellent
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I call shinnenigans!
Lies!
# Mar 31 2008 at 10:49 PM Rating: Decent
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Tracid wrote:
I call shinnenigans!


Wow, how do you even say it?
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# Mar 31 2008 at 7:37 PM Rating: Excellent
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This one better have a jump button...
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Story time!
# Mar 31 2008 at 7:29 PM Rating: Default
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Now for the real question, will the story surpass or fall behind that of the FFXI Storyline.

Sure, its gonna have flashy grafics, but what about the story!?
looks cool
# Mar 31 2008 at 7:27 PM Rating: Decent
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that last screen shot looks like that char is wearing something like marduk body. The textures look a lot like it. cool though.
Story time!
# Mar 31 2008 at 7:23 PM Rating: Default
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Now for the real question, will the story surpass or fall behind that of the FFXI Storyline.

Sure, its gonna have flashy grafics, but what about the story!?
Tarus il miss u ; ;
# Mar 31 2008 at 7:11 PM Rating: Decent
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HMMMMM.....new FF there better be tarutarus or someone will pay
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# Mar 31 2008 at 6:58 PM Rating: Decent
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Well there's chocobos...so it must be FF related at the very least.
New MMO
# Mar 31 2008 at 6:54 PM Rating: Decent
This has to be an April Fools Day Spoof..../cry
April 1st???
# Mar 31 2008 at 6:53 PM Rating: Decent
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Hope this isn't an early April Fools joke lol
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April 1st???
# Mar 31 2008 at 9:45 PM Rating: Good
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Early April fools jokes are the only ones that have a chance of working nowadays and the only ones people try. Pull the joke a day or a week before then use April 1st just to announce it.

SE doesn't roll like this. The don't release obscure images to premier sites on a huge game like their second MMO. And even if they DID...It would be to a *** site first. There is just no way Allakhazam could get this kinda exclusive. They don't have a gaming press outside of fanfests.
;o
# Mar 31 2008 at 6:46 PM Rating: Default
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This is very interesting...
omg a new FF MMO!!
# Mar 31 2008 at 6:12 PM Rating: Default
i see a Viera!!! ITS A FF MMO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT

Screen shots arnt to good but what ever its a update im so happy!!

gimme more!! haha
omg a new FF MMO!!
# Mar 31 2008 at 6:15 PM Rating: Decent
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i see a Viera!!! ITS A FF MMO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT

Screen shots arnt to good but what ever its a update im so happy!!

gimme more!! haha

SEe waht I see, is the moogle ; ;
omg a new FF MMO!!
# Apr 05 2008 at 1:26 AM Rating: Decent
Hmm im not sure but i remember piccys from FFXI before the release in a game magazine here named Power Unlimited with a Taru and an Elvaan on a chocobo starring into the horrizon.
When i saw this topic with the same piccy i already thought its made with Corel's Paintshop or something like that.

Would love to be a moogle but the screenshots looking so familiar exept for the characters on it.
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