Breaking down some of the screenshots

[bobbygunz]

I'm pretty annoyed that these are probably not the highest settings. But hey, this is Squeenix one of if not the biggest graphics whores in the industry, so I'm not worried and I'm sure we can pump out some better performance.

But at the same time I bet people would find some way to complain either way. If it had really awesome graphics people would just say "SE being graphics whores as usual, nothing to see here." Or "it will probably still run like shit"

In a way, this is kind of ballsy of SE to show off the game like this. Not that it looks awful or something, it still looks really good, but I think it illustrates a little more about their priorities.

Or hey, maybe I'm wrong and this is really the best it can look.

People are already fawning delusionally over these graphics anyway, even though they're not that great . So if SE actually showed great graphics, then obviously it wouldn't have made much difference to those people. Showing good graphics would however have gone some way to alleviate concerns that people like me have over the obvious graphical downgrade.

If that was their justification, I guess they miscalculated. I hope they did, though, because graphics was the best thing about FFXIV, as every poll showed.

[Jekyll]

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

I will make it a point to spend at least 5 minutes of every day inside a bush.

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.

While I agree these may not necessarily reflect improved gameplay, I think saying that 2.0 graphics are worse than current ones based on screenshots of unknown resolution is a bit premature.

[Zantetsuken]

The power of the graphics engine is only part of the equation..

Exhibit A:

A-Train HX [Xbox360]


Final Fantasy Type-0 [PSP]

Good design is much more important than raw graphics power/fx. These new 2.0 landscapes look far more elegant and varied than what we have now.

Also, ppl are super excited about the content of the images: The UI, Fenrir, Tiamat, DoH, DoM AF, Delivery Moogles, etc..

Lots of things to be /psyched about.

[Biggs]

So when they released the original roadmap didnt they say the shot in there of that party fighting the multiheaded dragon was actually the game being run on the new engine? That would then indicate to me at least that we are looking at the game in different settings, meaning we have options. No i'm not gonna look up a source, I know what i read and have nothing to prove. I think we should all just wait a day or 2 and see what SE has to say about the game themselves, I am sure we have more info coming that could easily make most of the points about graphics moot.


As far as the Op goes, I would kill for 30 mins alone with the new character creation kit. Looks freaking fantastic.

[bobbygunz]

While I agree these may not necessarily reflect improved gameplay, I think saying that 2.0 graphics are worse than current ones based on screenshots of unknown resolution is a bit premature.

Well if it's not too presumptuous of me to say, i think S.E. would show off their highest settings, not their lowest. So that emboldens me to believe these screenshots reflect what we can expect from 2.0 on release. But that's just a logical analysis of the situation. Knowing S.E., I suppose there could be an alternative situation where 2.0 has the same texture resolution and polygon count as our current game but with dynamic shadows too, but somehow I don't trust that prediction.

[Elexia]

Some people just really hate to admit when SE is doing something right. I can load up skyrim, post a screenshot and guarantee someone will say:

"You're not running it at max settings"

Yet with XIV, people say it's a downgrade without knowing how the full settings look.

[Starlord]

So when they released the original roadmap didnt they say the shot in there of that party fighting the multiheaded dragon was actually the game being run on the new engine? That would then indicate to me at least that we are looking at the game in different settings, meaning we have options. No i'm not gonna look up a source, I know what i read and have nothing to prove. I think we should all just wait a day or 2 and see what SE has to say about the game themselves, I am sure we have more info coming.


As far as the Op goes, I would kill for 30 mins alone with the new character creation kit. Looks freaking fantastic.

I couldn't agree more =). and the New Website, is sure to have updated images and Videos for sure, as well as other stuff.

[bobbygunz]

Some people just really hate to admit when SE is doing something right. I can load up skyrim, post a screenshot and guarantee someone will say:

"You're not running it at max settings"

Yet with XIV, people say it's a downgrade without knowing how the full settings look.

Well from far away I was excited, and then I saw the pics at their full size and was like... "wait, this is actually a downgrade". It looks just like Blade and Soul quality graphics now.

[Exekutor]

Well i remember SE showing low res screens of FFXIV before it first launched as well. So i dont think we will be disappointed with 2.0.

[Riv]

OK so these are some of the things I see and I'm interested to know what you all think and/or how you feel



1st Pic:
I love how our bar is not only 2 high but is now 12 long
I love how there is a casting timer for everyone to see in the pt UI
I love how the vibrant colors of the UI stand out
I love how we have job icons as well as letter / number designations
I love how it not only shows HP/MP but also TP in the pt UI



2nd Pic:
I love how the skill bar is movable to the side
I love how the buff icons are nice and big

2nd pic, the Lulu character is only showing a first name. Going to be able to hide last names or something?