Cartoony art style, hell no we won't go

[Vesper]

After the video of the ifrit battle weapon drops, I read a large amount of negative feedback about the stylization and artwork design. I thought the thm and conj weapons were done nicely, however the archer and gladiator maybe a bit much....

I can say emphatically nobody wants this after reading enough post:
http://woweconomist.com/blog/wp-cont...8/06/81830.jpg

But what do we want? Can we come up with some dialog to describe what we think the art style should be for ff14 moving forward. At launch there seemed to be a large amount of base (bland) gear. Moving forward I want to see more Final Fantasy brand flare, but not to the point where it breaks down the 4th wall by looking so over the top as to be out of place with the rest of the game design.

here's a start:

I'd like weapons and armor to look functional
- Pugilist weapons would break your wrist if you used them irl. They should be attached at the forearm not held. (pet peeve)

I'd like weapons to be realistically sized

Armor shouldn't be overly stylized like a tron suit (ease up on the lines!)


what else....stay on art style.

Crab bow is nice and stylized. Its a bit bulkier than a normal bow, but it has a good look, it doesn't look like I will fall forward trying to wield it, like with the way the infrit one does. They could have used that as a base for a max 'thickness' or whatever.

I think it would have looked better if it had looked like it was made from two of Ifrits horns the tips pointing away from where it would be grasped and then having the base of the horses fused to some other material as the hand grip. The string could have been red as well (made up of ifrits muscle/tendons)

Imagine this bow, but with Ifrit skinned horns, red and black and glowing.

[Konachibi]

If I can stab/slash/smash/hit/bash/pow/mangle/shoot/pummel/discombobulate/destroy/annihilate/burn/freeze/electrocute/choke/hang/concuss something with it, it's fine by me (b'.')b

[Onidemon]

really cause the sword on the right is called brotherhood and it glows blue alot more then the ifrit ones glow orange. heres a link to it glowing.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fijdbZf1vZs

Glowing weapons! Blasphemy!

"throws FFXI blessed water at syntaxlies"

[syntaxlies]

in wow they just put a bunch of glow around a weapon or armor to make up for the lack of detail. the ifrit weapons definitely have alot of detail and are not overcome by the glow.

[syntaxlies]

Crab bow is nice and stylized. Its a bit bulkier than a normal bow, but it has a good look, it doesn't look like I will fall forward trying to wield it, like with the way the infrit one does. They could have used that as a base for a max 'thickness' or whatever.

I think it would have looked better if it had looked like it was made from two of Ifrits horns the tips pointing away from where it would be grasped and then having the base of the horses fused to some other material as the hand grip. The string could have been red as well (made up of ifrits muscle/tendons)

Imagine this bow, but with Ifrit skinned horns, red and black and glowing.

lol, pretty much every bow in this game is oversized.

[Anonymoose]

Why are you still arguing when the thread is pretty much over?

Obviously I have delusions of grandeur that, in an open forum, my opinion is free to be stated like everyone elses', even if a general consensus has been met for or against my feelings.

[Onidemon]

Shouldn't the look of weapons match their power? Which makes more sense when you think about a very powerful weapon... a over sized, glowing weapon that looks like it is straight out of hell or a simple, plain wooden bow? I mean if i were to see these 2 face off i know for sure which one i'd put my money on!

[Dreadnought]

It's just so funny to see people who know almost nothing when it comes to aesthetic or design. How many of you actually care about he way things look in life? I base most of my life and future career by how things look yet we have dudes wearing over sized shirts with long scragly hair and girls wearing gladiator sandles complaining about how things look in game. Can any of you truly represent or back up your complaints about the gear outside this petty thread? I doubt it.

[KaiKatzchen]

in wow they just put a bunch of glow around a weapon or armor to make up for the lack of detail. the ifrit weapons definitely have alot of detail and are not overcome by the glow.

Agreed... I think it looks cool and it's almost like a glowing pulse from within the weapon, as if Ifrit himself is trapped inside your weapon!!! I love it...


...and still want a green version!!!

[OMEGA_HACK]

Basically:

Bulky =/= fantasy

Most gripes are not about the style but the size of the style (which I agree wholeheartedly on some of the weapons), that bow looks like it shouldn't be able to be lifted its so big. As far as looks go, well just look at Ifrit, look at a dead Ifrit, then look at those weapons...

We killed him and used his body to make those weapons if you still aren't getting the idea I'm trying to place in your heads

The art makes total sense, the player to weapon proportions however, do not.