A question to all WoW players coming to XIV

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Literally thought the same thing. I played WoW for over a decade and honestly my first impressions of this game's aesthetic was "oh this style is very close to realism" because I was so used to the cartoony and often goofy style of WoW.



I feel like people who make the anime comparison haven't watched much or any anime. There is definitely a japanese influence (it is a japanese game) but to call it anime is a huge stretch. There are actual anime-style games out there that legit look like an actual anime.

I think it's the whole it's kind of fashionable to hate on weeaboos stuff is the cause for some of these sort of comments. Some think FFXIV must be a cringe anime trip just because it's japanese.

When I say FFXIV is anime I mean in it's artstyle. Like when you look at the style of the eyes and whatnot or all the drawn art it's based on it's anime based. What I don't mean is it's based on anime as thats wrong.. but SE's base art style is that of an anime look.. that's what I mean anyway.

[Gralna]

When I say FFXIV is anime I mean in it's artstyle. Like when you look at the style of the eyes and whatnot or all the drawn art it's based on it's anime based. What I don't mean is it's based on anime as thats wrong.. but SE's base art style is that of an anime look.. that's what I mean anyway.

Yea, I'm going to have to agree with Penthea. I don't see anime style in XIV, I see a lot of jrpg tropes but nothing that screams anime at me. Character eyes and noses are proportion realistically, no over exaggerated emotions (sweatdrops, nose fountains, mood lines). The game obviously has japanese influences in its aesthetic but that's because it's a japanese game. Japanese != Anime

[SturmChurro]

Yea, I'm going to have to agree with Penthea. I don't see anime style in XIV, I see a lot of jrpg tropes but nothing that screams anime at me. Character eyes and noses are proportion realistically, no over exaggerated emotions (sweatdrops, nose fountains, mood lines). The game obviously has japanese influences in its aesthetic but that's because it's a japanese game. Japanese != Anime

It doesn't matter if you can find the fine lline that distinguishes such and such from an anime, or not. For the question at hand to an outsiders perspective, and I can attest to this since I don't watch ANY anime at all, or have ever since like saturday morning cartoon Pokemon, or Yu-Gi-Oh, this game looks anime. Simple as that. It will have a negative connotation just for being Japanese, simply how it is.

Like I said before, when an outsider watches the ShadowBringers trailer, they don't think it looks cool, they think it looks cringe, and "weeb". Just watch, since he was mentioned, Asmongold reacting to the trailer, one of the more recent ones, where he was open to trying FF out.

[Vonleo]

It doesn't matter if you can find the fine lline that distinguishes such and such from an anime, or not. For the question at hand to an outsiders perspective, and I can attest to this since I don't watch ANY anime at all, or have ever since like saturday morning cartoon Pokemon, or Yu-Gi-Oh, this game looks anime. Simple as that. It will have a negative connotation just for being Japanese, simply how it is.

Like I said before, when an outsider watches the ShadowBringers trailer, they don't think it looks cool, they think it looks cringe, and "weeb". Just watch, since he was mentioned, Asmongold reacting to the trailer, one of the more recent ones, where he was open to trying FF out.

And when outsiders look at WoW we think "how can people like the graphics of that game it looks like total crap and cartoony" I am watching a youtube video on Classic WoW beta and the game looks like an upgraded version of Runescape.

[SturmChurro]

And when outsiders look at WoW we think "how can people like the graphics of that game it looks like total crap and cartoony" I am watching a youtube video on Classic WoW beta and the game looks like an upgraded version of Runescape.

It's literally the classic version of WoW from like 2004 with minor upgrades. What are you even talking about?

[Vonleo]

It's literally the classic version of WoW from like 2004 with minor upgrades. What are you even talking about?

I am talking about judging a game just because of the graphics makes no sense. These WoW players especially Asmongold that call this game "for weebs and its too cute" should actually take a look at there game before casting judgement because WoW looks like total crap and again looks like a sub par upgrade on graphics of Runescape.

[SturmChurro]

I am talking about judging a game just because of the graphics makes no sense. These WoW players especially Asmongold that call this game "for weebs and its too cute" should actually take a look at there game before casting judgement because WoW looks like total crap and again looks like a sub par upgrade on graphics of Runescape.

Judging the game based on artstyle not the fidelity of the graphics. The game is for "weebs" btw, there is a gigantic amount of them playing this game, literally.

[Spratchet]

I am talking about judging a game just because of the graphics makes no sense. These WoW players especially Asmongold that call this game "for weebs and its too cute" should actually take a look at there game before casting judgement because WoW looks like total crap and again looks like a sub par upgrade on graphics of Runescape.

While I don't judge WoW, (I tend not to speak ill of things i've not experienced myself), the art style is entirely what put me off even trying it.

[linay]

It doesn't matter..

Ultimately, it doesn't matter how people may perceive this game as long as there are enough that want to play it for Square Enix to justify continued development.

[Penthea]

I am talking about judging a game just because of the graphics makes no sense. These WoW players especially Asmongold that call this game "for weebs and its too cute" should actually take a look at there game before casting judgement because WoW looks like total crap and again looks like a sub par upgrade on graphics of Runescape.

WoW looked amazing...a very long time ago. It still looks really good but it's heading in to the "charming looking retro" category. I'm not saying that this is a bad thing, some people love this. But it definitely no longer looks like a modern game.

One of the things that shocked me most about starting FFXIV is that characters actually wear clothes, and not just textures replacing skin on most of their bodies. The clothes in FFXIV have actual material textures. I can see an obvious difference between fabric, metal and leather. There are discernible layers that don't look flat. After playing WoW for so long this blew me away.

It doesn't matter if you can find the fine lline that distinguishes such and such from an anime, or not. For the question at hand to an outsiders perspective, and I can attest to this since I don't watch ANY anime at all, or have ever since like saturday morning cartoon Pokemon, or Yu-Gi-Oh, this game looks anime. Simple as that. It will have a negative connotation just for being Japanese, simply how it is.

But...FFXIV looks absolutely nothing like Pokémon or Yu-Gi-Oh. I struggle to see the similarities between those two anime and this game. If anyone thinks they look similar then they are greatly misremembering how those anime look. It's sad that something being japanese is enough to turn someone off regardless of how it looks.

Like I said before, when an outsider watches the ShadowBringers trailer, they don't think it looks cool, they think it looks cringe, and "weeb". Just watch, since he was mentioned, Asmongold reacting to the trailer, one of the more recent ones, where he was open to trying FF out.

I'm sorry but anyone who thinks the ShB trailer looks weeb knows nothing about weeb stuff. The argument is certainly there for SB with the clear eastern influence for the environments and highlighted classes, but ShB? Most of it looks like classic western high fantasy.

I think people are overly focused on the fact that SE are a japanese company instead of taking the game for what it is. Just because it's japanese doesn't make it stereotypical otaku stuff.

Also lets not forget WoW had an expansion all about a panda race in a panda land with a panda culture that was clearly of strong eastern influence. The female pandas are super cute with huge eyes and a permanent smile plastered on to their faces...and do the cringey caramelldansen as their racial dance

But somehow FFXIV's supposed weebness and cuteness is unfamiliar territory for WoW players

edit: yes I know Caramelldansen isn't a japanese song