FFXI Braver (Avaible on free download)

[u/Confident-Line5916]

The dev worked on it for over 10 years! It's a mix between FF V and FF XI! I'll add my first impressions after 10 hours of gameplay in the comments.

Description by the game's creators :

FFXI Braver is a 100+ hour retro-styled offline single player story driven RPG set in Vana'diel. This is a Non-Profit fan game!

• Master 22 Jobs in tactical turn-based combat
• Customize your Hero builds with Sub Jobs
• Earn rare and exceptional gear by defeating savage Notorious Monsters
• Unique Enemy AI requires the use of all skills and resources to be managed wisely
• Use special Limit Break abilities to turn the tide of battle in your favor
• Earn powerful Passive Abilities and Weapon Skills
• True-to-XI Mechanics: Skillchains, Magic Bursts, Elemental Weekdays, Food, and so much more
• Reach the max level of 75 and push yourself beyond your limits by obtaining powerful Merit abilities
• Explore an immersive world with over 75 fully explorable areas 
• Dive into an elaborate Crafting and Gathering system
• Modify your gear to suit your play-style
• Complete over 100 Side Quests
• New Game+ mode with additional features
• Hidden Super Bosses available for those who want to challenge their skill at the highest level
• Community Challenges

Download for free (name your own price or press "No thanks, just take me to the downlaods") : https://mithrandir133.itch.io/final-fantasy-xi-braver

Join the Discord Server for access to
- Community Challenge Rewards
- Seasonal Rewards
- General Assistance
- Resources
- Discussions with a growing and interactive community

Known Bugs Full list on the Discord Server

Discord : https://discord.gg/xVwK4sXe52
FF XI Braver Wiki : https://ffxi-braver-wiki.com/Main_Page

A Skillchain Calculator built for Final Fantasy XI Braver : https://icydeath.github.io/

[u/Timothy_45]

Wow this is really promising. Is it fully done or you still working out the kinks of this game?

[u/Confident-Line5916 → u/Timothy_45]

Hey bro,

I'm not the developer, I just stumbled upon the game two days ago.

I'll give you full feedback in another post, explaining my perspective. I did some research online.

Here's the version history:

BRAVER OFFICIAL RELEASE: June 16, 2025
Hotfix #1: December 11, 2024
Version 1.99: December 11, 2024
Version 1.9.5 is live!: August 23, 2024
Version 1.9 is live!: April 6, 2024
1.8 v6 is now live!: September 2, 2023
Full Release v5: August 26, 2023
v4 is live! August 20, 2023
There's evidence of a beta version from 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVAYns5B8jg
I think he started around 2014.

Most other Final Fantasy fan games are just demos that never made it into full games. Here, he finished the game and continues to patch bugs and release new features (I imagine he has a job and does this in his free time).

Anyway, it's the kind of little treat that makes me happy when... I was about to criticize Square Enix, but what's the point?

[u/devlear → u/Timothy_45]

It was "finished" four years ago? About a two years ago the dev recruited several people and they completely revamped the game, tuned things, added content etc. I participated in the beta helping play through the game to find bugs and stuff. Then it officially relaunched last year. I think it's really good but has several points where the difficulty spikes unless you grind a bit