Lackluster Graphics in FFXIV

[Munba]

I think graphics are pretty nice generally (technically speaking) with some letdowns here and there indeed (like the bad res of trees that makes them like 'paper' made sometimes).. BUT the game lacks about "warm" (and so immersion) in several Areas.

Take Limsa Lominsa. It's very cold and bland in this state... too GREY around. When i saw for the first time the art of it, i imagined it with Santorini colors (and maybe some mosaics on walls), lights from the sea surface in the night and trees around also from the water (i presume a sort of mangroves), like the above image suggests:




Gridania is instead a perfect example of a warm and immersive area, much more detailed than LL if you ask me. It's all matter of colors and details around. A perfect example is the Tavern, with colored-glasses. A little masterpiece imo.

Uldah, in the end, is in the middle. Several streets are empty and bland but there are some plazas rich of colors and the market street, with th stands, gives a sense of warm indeed.


Concluding, some areas need a restyling about colors and details, adding stuff (flora, fauna, objects) to make the enviroment more alive... not so cold and sometimes 'artificial'. I don't like to make comparisons usually, but FF11 was FULL of warm and details in every corner. Why FF14 is sadly a (long) step backward in this departement? Btw i have still faith and hope devs will make something about it in the future..