All Final Fantasy titles 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 to Final Fantasy‘s ever-swelling ranks, however, seems to be a little on the lighter side: A Moogle Kupo d’Etat, the latest expansion for Final Fantasy XI.
While I’m no fan of Final 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 for Final Fantasy XI. There is nothing madcap about fighting a boss until you vomit.
In any case, if you’re interested in playing A Moogle Kupo d’Etat, you’ll need to have downloaded the Rise of the Zilart expansion 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 to A Crystalline Prophecy, the expansion is now available for pre-sale at PlayOnline.com. A Moogle Kupo d’Etat will be playable on July 20th.
