10 Video Games That Had A Tutorial Way After You Needed It

Returning to the MMO scene, we have Final Fantasy XI; the first entry in the venerable RPG franchise to tackle the online space. In the years since its 2002 release, a passionate community has continued to play on PC, so much so that fans have organised gatherings outside of the game in addition to . With all that said, the eleventh Final Fantasy game is extremely demanding of any who take the plunge. Long-winded skill trees, complex questlines and a slow start . On top of all that, there was little in the way of a tutorial, at least for first six years after the game's release.

The online title also subjected its opening player base to a gruelling learning curve, a lot of which came down to their understanding of the franchise. The different jobs the player can take on, the starting locations they can choose and of course the gargantuan landscape of Vana'diel are all loaded with fine details. It wasn't until the September 2008 game patch that an official tutorial was added via three NPCs the player could find in the world. Up until this point, it had been left to the community to form an guide.