Lackluster Graphics in FFXIV

[JudgeN]

Nope, characters in FFXIV today cast shadows both on environment and on themselves. It's an entirely different effect, as FFXIV uses as the only dynamic light sources the sun and the moon.

Dunno about the sun and the moon because the landscapes don't seem to cast a shadow. Characters do have dynamic shadows like you said. While I do think the graphics in this game can be good the lighting is still very much lacking, why didn't square make ALL light sources dynamic?

The thread is not about an overall lack of graphics in the game. It's about repeating textures, lifeless water tech, and lousy shading. Check the OP

Bingo this is all that's wrong with the game right here.

[Hazmatyre]

Dunno about the sun and the moon because the landscapes don't seem to cast a shadow. Characters do have dynamic shadows like you said. While I do think the graphics in this game can be good the lighting is still very much lacking, why didn't square make ALL light sources dynamic?

I'd be running the game like a slideshow.

[JudgeN]

I'd be running the game like a slideshow.

If the engine for this game wasn't so poorly optimized grumble grumble, but it would be interesting to see. Maybe the game did have good dynamic lighting at one point and they realized the already tanking FPS went into the single digits on high end cards so they removed it and gave us this crap.

Anyone know if the closed alpha beta had better lighting?