Nostalgia or...?

[Khaoticsuccubus]

1.0 intro dropped you into the game after a CS and there was no aim to the game after that, 2.0 intro is shorter but there is a 50 level story which follows it.. now, which do you prefer?

How about... 1.0 intro and 2.0 50 level story!

[Illusion]

1.0: Better opening with 0 to do once it ended

2.0 Slightly worse opening that you'll not care about once you get into the fantastic game.

Only one problem... With the intros being more boring... LET US SKIP IT!

Soo much this, seriously. We need to be able to skip EVERYTHING!

[rtpsoulx]

Soo much this, seriously. We need to be able to skip EVERYTHING!

Pretty sure you can skip it... just hit ESC twice, I did in phase 4 <.<

[Skies]

So you get these from the ARR openings? It's certainly a much more straight-forward intro, but the only interesting/mysterious part seems to be about the Twins and Hydaelyn, which is only briefly touched on. There also is no voice-acting and I can't even recall much in the way of music being played. Maybe there are still alterations to be implemented for release, but it kind of didn't even feel finished to me yet.

It is hilarious that you don't remember music being played
That's because you're starting to slowly transpose ARR memories into your 1.0 memories, know why? The opening theme for Ul'Dah is Twilight Over Thanalan, the ONLY portion of the game where it plays. The one for Limsa is On Windy Meadows as well!

Which is kind of interesting.

[Eldaena]

It is hilarious that you don't remember music being played
That's because you're starting to slowly transpose ARR memories into your 1.0 memories, know why? The opening theme for Ul'Dah is Twilight Over Thanalan, the ONLY portion of the game where it plays. The one for Limsa is On Windy Meadows as well!

Which is kind of interesting.

I'm also Legacy, so I'm not even sure if I get to hear that music. Also, as with most of the music in ARR, I don't believe it loops so it could possibly be overlooked.

[Rex]

Look at that beautiful Lipsyncing!

With all respect though, They had plenty more time with 1.0. ARR, in the time it was created, is fantastic.

Once the game is out and is making some money again, I'm sure expansions will show some huge improvements.

Not to mention constant tweaks to what's already there.

[asweknowit]

I would rather have no voice overs then the current voice actors they have. I really hope they change them for future content...

[HiroSeven]

I agree and think the 1.0 cut-scenes were better than what 2.0 offers currently. Perhaps there will be some difference during the actual game launch, I guess we'll find out soon!

While the gameplay is great for 2.0, I hope the story and cinematics/cut-scenes become way better as the game goes on. Maybe 1.0-esque graphics will make a return down the road in a year or so in some sort of 'HD' update.

Let's see what happens and hope for the best!

[Margaery]

And opening cut-scenes matter because? OP, seriously, all you're doing is bringing that nit-picky, glass half empty crap from the BETA forums here.

[Eldaena]

And opening cut-scenes matter because? OP, seriously, all you're doing is bringing that nit-picky, glass half empty crap from the BETA forums here.

It's an MMORPG. Story-telling aspects do matter. Some people won't play the game if it's not engaging from the start. It's not nit-picky. Obviously 90% of this thread feels the same about it. It's the beginning of your adventure in Eorzea, it should have some impact. (Or the continuation of your adventure after a traumatic event.) It's also a Final Fantasy game, have you ever played one before? This is kind of a major thing. =/

Edit: These kind of openings also are supposed to set up the rest of the story and cutscenes in the future of the game. Do you want more of the ARR opening for the rest of the game? Do you want it to carry on like this?