Shocker

[amnie]

the only game I'd remotely compare graphics-wise is The Secret World, which you can't even completely compare either, because the style is just... different (naturally, it's set in the 'real world' while ARR is... well.. final fantasy)

I don't care if this game isn't as good as a current handheld game (though I call ** on that one)
this game will still look pretty 10 years from now simply because the STYLE they chose looks pretty.

you remind me of the people that don't play old FF games because they are waiting for a HD remake. ugh.

FFXI, while having an extremely dated graphics engine, still looks nice today because of the style they used which is identical to the one they used in this game.

*nods* exactly! while waiting for ARR to start I went back to XI to see what's up. granted I noticed the game looks 'older' these days, but I never felt that 'yuck' feeling you get when looking at other games that came out during that time. it definitely aged well - and I'm not concerned. though I don't really play MMOs for that, either. I've been playing SW:TOR for about 2 years now, and while I still strongly dislike the graphics style (the quality is much better with the latest released planets) I'm having immense fun. graphics really really really only plays a very minor part in my enjoyment of a game. and with that I'm going back to level-grinding in FFI :P