Breaking down some of the screenshots

[Jekyll]

Playing games for the graphics is like watching porn for the story.

[Lurex]

Playing games for the graphics is like watching porn for the story.

Prime example: Loved, loved loved, FFVII.

[Exekutor]

Prime example: Loved, loved loved, FFVII.

Well i dont know what you are about to say with that. Are you aware that FFVII´s graphics were groundbreaking for the time of its release? It was the first 3D Final Fantasy and had stunning overall graphics and video sequences.

[Jekyll]

Well i dont know what you are about to say with that. Are you aware that FFVII´s graphics were groundbreaking for the time of its release? It was the first 3D Final Fantasy and had stunning overall graphics and video sequences.

Even if not the best example, it's pretty obvious that gameplay > graphics by a long shot.

[Ikea]

Even if not the best example, it's prett obvious that gameplay > graphics by a long shot.

Well I agree, what's your point? I liked my terrain textures, I liked my great looking bushes. Do I have to trade those for low resolution textures and flat bushes just to get good gameplay? Because if that's the case then I'll do it, I just don't see the reason for me having to make that tradeoff.

[Jekyll]

Well I agree, what's your point? I liked my terrain textures, I liked my great looking bushes. Do I have to trade those for low resolution textures and flat bushes just to get good gameplay? Because if that's the case then I'll do it, I just don't see the reason for me having to make that tradeoff.

I wasn't arguing that we have to make that trade off, I was simply stating that graphics are a small portion of the experience. Nothing was implied beyond that statement. While I'm not as enthusiastic about the "great looking bushes", I too enjoy having my cake and being able to eat it.

[Ikea]

I wasn't arguing that we have to make that trade off, I was simply stating that graphics are a small portion of the experience. Nothing was implied beyond that statement. While I'm not as enthusiastic about the "great looking bushes", I too enjoy having my cake and being able to eat it.

And you're a lalafell? The bushes feel like a jungle, you can almost get lost in them!

[bobbygunz]

Even if not the best example, it's pretty obvious that gameplay > graphics by a long shot.

That's true. But you can't really judge gameplay from a screenshot. In this thread, we are just judging the screenshots, not gameplay. And from screenshots obviously 2.0 graphics are worse than current FFXIV graphics, the improved shadows notwithstanding.

[AsterBarnivere]

Playing games for the graphics is like watching porn for the story.

porn has stories?

[KiriA500]

porn has stories?

"You ordered a pizza with extra sausage...?"