Last week I was invited up with a select number of press to get the chance to spend some unadulterated time with Square Enix's magnum opus, Final Fantasy XIV.  Going into this I already knew I was impressed with the game, having had a short stint playing in a structured multiplayer setting back at E3, but last week was the first time I got the opportunity to play what I wanted, where I wanted, for as long as they would let me.  I can tell you now, the game is, in a word, beautiful.

Here are the screenshots from the press event. Simply click on them to maximize and enjoy all the wondrous beauty of this MMO:

Visuals

It's the stunning artwork that hits you right away.  I am most impressed with the quality of the ingame rendered cutscenes, but the lavish vistas and intr

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It was the biggest question surrounding SOE's upcoming MMO DC Universe Online:  Can I play my favorite DC hero or villain. With all the information pouring out about DCUO, still this is the most asked question.  So when I got the chance to sit down with the games developers at Comic-con and play it for myself, that was one of the first things I wanted to find out.  The answer?  Yes and no.

In DCUO you create your own character to play throughout the PvE portions of the game.  There are no true classes in this game; intstead the developers focused on the roles that players fill when grouping.  You select your role -- tank, fighter, support -- an

Vindictus is one of those games that the more you hear about it, the more you want to play it.  When I met with Nexon at E3 last month, I got the chance to see exactly how lovely the gameplay is in Vindictus, but I did not get a chance to get my hands on the game and play it for myself.  I made sure, therefore, that Vindictus would be the first game I played when Comic-con rolled around.

Vindictus is one of those upcoming fantasy MMOs that sport physics-based combat.  What this means is that the fights in this game all feel epic, since when you swing your sword you knock down not only your opponent, but also the column he's standing next to.  Need to make sure you smash his head in, but your sword has shattered?  Pick up a nearby boulder and clobber him w

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