The release date for
Final Fantasy XIV is just under a week away, but
Square-Enix still has plenty to show off for the game and a huge amount of material left unseen. The company has just released a large batch of screenshots of the city-state of Ul'dah, centered in an arid desert as one of the three starting locations for new characters. Very distinct from both of the other starting cities, Ul'dah evokes much of the middle eastern imagery found in
Al Zahbi from
Final Fantasy XI.
A city known for lavish displays, gambling, and gladiatorial contests, Ul'dah also has no shortage of fine architecture or detailed cityscapes. The full set of screenshots can be found in our gallery just below, which also contains several shots of what appear to be automatons of
Final Fantasy XI fame, as well as few pictures of the beastmen known as Amalj'aa. If you're interested in
Final Fantasy XIV, it's well worth a browse through the city's scenic locales.
