Will we have a "living and pulsing of life world" like this one day?

[Dragonheart]

I was on youtube and i saw this one on raccomanded videos .. I've seen many video of Aion and i never had any interest on it , but i was bored and i gave a look .. After the video i was really but really impressed.. Please if you have 10 free mins give it a look, (or just watch the 4-5 final minutes that are really impressive) ..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltW0IX7Qa6A&feature=player_embedded#at=98

Now here come the question.. It's only me or this world looks more fantasy , than Final fantasy ? (i dont like the chara design and too much action combat but the world design itself it's amazing .. looks at the giant colossuss walking on the earth in the final minutes.. ) Even the graphical effects (not polygonal models) looks better and more vibrant .. And it is an older game..

So after the map revamp, will we have something LIKE THIS?? What do you think? Please look the video before answer thanks!

[Seif]

I don't think they should copy other games but the lack of creativity and imagination is what I hope they will address with the landscape changes. I think boring is a lo bigger problem than the copy/paste of it all.

[Betelgeuzah]

It looks overdesigned and shallow.

What's the purpose of the world (other than to look good)? it's eye candy with some afterthought lore slapped on it to give it at least a somewhat of a purpose, simple as that.

I don't think they should copy other games but the lack of creativity and imagination is what I hope they will address with the landscape changes.

A true lack of creativity is making the game over-the-top because you can't think of anything interesting without going overboard and just making everything as dazzling as possible (to hide the fact that there is no substance). Making an interesting yet realistic setting is much harder to pull off.

[Seif]

A true lack of creativity is making the game over-the-top because you can't think of anything interesting without going overboard and just making everything as dazzling as possible (to hide the fact that there is no substance). Making an interesting yet realistic setting is much harder to pull off.

So true. They managed to do that with XI but in XIV they forgot to put in the interesting bits.

[Yumi_Hibiki]

you do know that aion isnt like that now right? thats just a concept video, they havent pulled it off yet.

[grausekopf]

funny though how they seem to have a bahamut in that video.

[Betelgeuzah]

funny though how they seem to have a bahamut in that video.

You seriously think it has an actual context and meaning in the game, like Bahamut does?

It's a cool looking boss that exists just to look cool. The name is Dra'gyroth and it is the Beast chained by the Elder Gods and has come to wreak havoc because the game needed a cool looking dragon boss for the instance #2312

[Seif]

I don't think anyone wants XIV to look like Aion but it's reasonable to compare XIV with the level of creativity in FF titles prior to XIV. They never copied anything not even themselves.

[Jynx]

Oh god that looks so gaudy and shallow. Yeah...I hope the zone redesigns DON'T do this.

[Azurymber]

how cool would a final mission be where you can jump off a bridge and fly past monsters attacking and stuff ? lol