can someone explain the whole 1.0 graphics > 2.0?

The lighting was better in 1.0, IMO. It had more personality to it.

Models looked better.

The animations looked better.

The cutscenes had better quality camera work.

Miqote tails didn't just clip through all the things and sometimes even had armor on them. :rolleyes:

I just would like to see again the same camera work and voice acting 1.0 had. That guy did such an awesome job with cutscenes, looking much more dynamic and realistic.. NPCs AND PCs using real gestures and not just pre-recorded emotes. It was so lovely.

Watch this from 4:25. Even your character would make voice sounds!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2ahpI7XvlU

This second video at 14:35 is what I'm talking about in particular. It felt so much more alive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6TF...47BDFD&index=3

Things may look "Shiny" in that cutscene, which doesn't really stand out to me tbh, but the content of the cutscene feels so much more defined. It has great camera work and the animations and actions of those in the scene feels more fluid, like thought went into the camera work of the scenes. I mean, it feels more dynamic than most of FFXIV2.0 cutscenes, which are usually just people standing around talking in a circle, theres very little to no action at all and if there is its nearly killed by bad camera work.

1.0 Cutscenes fell more like old Star Wars... and 2.0 cutscenes, well they feel like new Star wars.... sure its technically prettier, but the soul is dead.

Everyone in 2.0 cutscenes has like 3 motions to chose from. slight head nod, randomly selected /emote, and blank stare while talking. The two or so posts above me explain this better, and i have to agree with them. FFXIV has done some cutscenes well, so credit where credit is due. A lot of the later cutscenes feel like they're getting more into their groove and some amount of effort is being put into them, but at the same time, its still very unimaginative and static camera angles that just kill the feel of the cutscenes. I can think of a few cutscenes, like the ones involving Leviathan, that stand out as a bit more dynamic.

I think the faster content pushing is what hurts the quality of cutscenes, they aren't horrible, just average. I think the best cutscenes in XIV 2.0 are from the Hildebrand storyline... Those feel like time went into them, and I'm sure it did. Hildebrand cutscenes use pretty decent camera work to make the Humor really work. If they used that same effort of camera work in the actual storyline I think they could far surpass 1.0.

Overall, I don't see much of a difference. I really don't. Though the scene does seem to be a bit better...hrm...choreographed? A lot of cutscenes, especially through the main 2.0 storyline, are bit stiff the few times there's action. You got to figure, though, they had to make 2.0 pretty darn quick in comparison to most MMO's, even if had some assets they could lift.

I think it's getting better. The main storyline quests post core have been getting better each patch, and Hildibrand is certainly dynamic. Maybe since XIV has been a big success (and the sole reason that SE is in the black), more attention has been put into 3.0.

They even scaled down our BUTTS.

And I will never forgive them that.

You know what. I'll have to agree on the cutscene front. After watching the opening to Ul'dah in 1.0, the quality is on another level.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD45euKWO1U

Maybe in Heavensward.

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Originally Posted by EdwinLi

Graphics were far more detailed back in 1.0 but it had a cost of requiring a F load of system requirements that can make a PS3 over heat.

Just look at the detail for 1.0 cutscene compared to now...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvXSHLPB1aM

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Jesus Merlwyb just point blanked some dude, with a blank expression on her face.

Never played 1.0, but that was badass lol

Everything about the game as it is feels stilted and jittery from the stiff animations to floaty combat mechanics nothing is meant to flow it's all blocky and modular.

At least in 1.0 they had some creative flair to everything they did the copy/pasted maps as much as everyone bemoans them (Few people who cry about them actually played much) there was a massive depth of variety in the lanscape and zones themselves they felt alive and in proper scale. Hell even the enemies had a sense of power to them, look at the 1.0 opening scenes for Gridania and Uldah now common (And in one case hillariously rideable) monsters were really a threat.

Nothings a threat nothing feels like it belongs. Just my 2 cents. It's a shame they couldn't have had the time to keep things like great animations, physics for your character and environment, texture quallity but it was shoved out the door like the ill fated 1.0 was.

1.0 did some things that no other MMO did and it took pride in those things it's just a shame it had such a flimsy system built within an amazing world and they threw the baby out with the bathwater when they rebuilt the base system.

i seriously think you guys are mistaking shinier=better
didnt 1.0 came out during that era when next gen = shiny?
i admit the cinematography is better but as for the graphic quality and lighting itself? 2.0 hands down

Let's be honest here, Youtube compression really doesn't do the 1.0 graphics the justice they deserved. As someone who played 1.0 I can say with all honesty that it was a gorgeous game. Yes, far more gorgeous than 2.0.

Viewing distance was incredible, allowing you to see far into the distance without the 'haze' which permeates the entirety of 2.0. This was especially noticeable in Coerthas where you could get a wonderful view of Ishgard from our side of the bridge. Now it's swallowed up by fog even on the brightest and sunniest of days.

Character model detail was astounding. They were significantly more detailed than 2.0 figures, boasting more polygons and higher resolution textures. Anyone who has played both can easily admit than 1.0 was the better looking of the two, for the most part.

2.0 Made our special effects far more special though. Spells and skills feel like they have more impact here, whereas in 1.0 they felt dulled and unimportant. Almost everything was accompanied by a bright glow which doesn't make for much in the way of unique feeling attacks. On the other hand, they did have skillchains... not sure why Yoshi dropped it.

The thing is, exploring 2.0 is great but it's not special. You don't feel the same connection to each zone since each one is relatively small and there are less 'interesting' landmarks. Despite its copy-paste terrain, each area was large and expansive and had some great terrain features in various places that seem oddly removed from the remade maps.

Take Thanalan, for example, there was an area of terrain where large pillars sprouted from the ground, suspending a network of stoney platforms overheard. This is somewhat present in 2.0, near the entrance to Vesper Bay; the area known as 'The Silent King'. However, now we only have the option to go below them, and the upper platform itself is inaccessible. Further in Thanalan 1.0 to the South-East, there was a fun yet dangerous stretch of thin interconnecting pathways which was generally inhabited by moderate level birds. I remember trying to get through that area for my crafting leve hand-ins, using the higher ground to hide away from the birds or wait for them to pass so I could sneak beyond.

That's the sort of gameplay I miss. Right now each map lacks soul. There's little to no incentive to explore them, and no interesting scenery for those who do. It's hard to be impressed by 2.0 graphics when we were first introduced to an open area where you could way from the Ul'dah's merchant strip to Vesper Bay and then back to Gridania... all without a single loading screen.