Three new Final Fantasy XI expansions announced for 2009

Today, Square Enix has announced its plans to released three new “expansion scenarios” for their MMO, Final Fantasy XI. All three expansions were created by series veteran Masato Kato. 

No pricing has been announced, but Square says the first of the three expansions, the curiously-named “A Crystalline Prophecy – Ode of the Life Bestowing,” will be available in Spring of 2009. The following two expansions, “A Moogle Kupo d’Etat – Evil in Small Doses” and “A Shantotto Ascension – The Legend Torn, Her Empire” born will be released a few months followings the first expansions release.

The expansions will not be coming to retail; instead, they will be available exclusive via Square’s PlayOnline viewer.

Since I haven’t played Final Fantasy XI since I fell asleep killing rabbits for six hours immediately following its launch, I won’t even try to summarize the expansions. Hit the jump for the details. 

A Crystalline Prophecy – Ode of Life Bestowing™
One day, a giant crystal appeared in the skies above Jeuno, triggering a series of unexplained happenings across the land. Now, adventurers will set forth to unravel the mysteries of this primordial crystal that holds the secret of Vana’diel®’s past.

A Moogle Kupo d’Etat – Evil in Small Doses™
It all started with an innocent drop of rainwater and a rickety, ramshackle Mog House desperately in need of repairs. Little did anyone suspect that this was only the beginning of a harrowing nightmare unheard of in the annals of moogle-kind.

A Shantotto Ascension – The Legend Torn, Her Empire Born™
The eccentric Professor Shantotto returned to Windurst one day after a mysterious, unexplained absence, shocking her colleagues with behavior so outrageous it put her old self to shame! When she goes so far as to proclaim herself ruler of her own empire, adventurers set out to discover the truth behind her alarming shift in personality.