Cartoony art style, hell no we won't go

[Betelgeuzah]

Says you. I think they fit just fine.

They are not 'realistic' in any sense of the word. Realism has completely escaped them.

They are fantasy-like, that's certain. But also not really hard to pull off design wise. They didn't even try to remain consistent. Very lazy and uninspiring.

[Cyan]

Yeah..I see nothing wrong with the items. They certainly aren't "cartoony" in the nature that you seem to be relating them to.(which, looks to be WoW) Does Ifrit look cartoony to you? Because the weapons are made to look like Ifrit, and they do.
Like others have said, it IS Final Fantasy. If you think this design is "cartoony" I would hate to see how you react to, oh say, the FFXIII weapons. They aren't exactly realistic.

(I think the bow looks pretty awesome, although I might be persuaded to say it is a bit bulky..a little bit.)

[syntaxlies]

The issue is not that the designs are bad, the issue is they do not match the current game at all.

More or less I feel they look way way out of place compared to everything else.

key word being "current" game, things are changing and i like it.

[Nikita]

Lol I read the thread title and the first image that popped into my mind was some random guy outside the SE headquarters, holding a picket and protesting the art direction. All by himself. :P

I loveeee the weapons!

[Eekiki]

They are not 'realistic' in any sense of the word. Realism has completely escaped them.

They are fantasy-like, that's certain. But also not really hard to pull off. They didn't even try.

We're talking about a game where you can ride on a chicken and play as a woman with cat ears and a tail, and you're whining about a lack of realism?

And I'm sure you'd be happy as a clam if the weapons were more of the same palette-swapped stuff we've gotten thus far, right?

[syntaxlies]

the only ones i dont like are pug an thm, all rest are nice

[AlexNiculaie]

I want Final Fantasy style weapons and armor; fantastic but not horribly over the top. I do not want a LotR clone. Realism is fine to a point, but I have no desire to play a fantasy game without the fantasy. You know, not everything must be put into such extremes. We can get over-sized swords, with glowy bits without it necessarily being as garish as WoW's.

[Betelgeuzah]

Yeah..I see nothing wrong with the items. They certainly aren't "cartoony" in the nature that you seem to be relating them to.(which, looks to be WoW) Does Ifrit look cartoony to you? Because the weapons are made to look like Ifrit, and they do.
Like others have said, it IS Final Fantasy. If you think this design is "cartoony" I would hate to see how you react to, oh say, the FFXIII weapons. They aren't exactly realistic.

(I think the bow looks pretty awesome, although I might be persuaded to say it is a bit bulky..a little bit.)

You seem to be slightly confused as to what I am relating them to. Well, I'll forgive you for putting words in my mouth this time.

We're talking about a game where you can ride on a chicken and play as a woman with cat ears and a tail, and you're whining about a lack of realism?

Realism can be present in many forms, and in different levels.

[Irondude]

did you look at the picture....

[quantumsaint]

I love the new designs. Can't wait to see ones that look frozen or crackle with electricity.