Press and player reactions to the new XIV

[Gramul]

You have to stop and realize that this is a video to catch the attention of people who have no idea about FFXIV, haven't heard anythig from XIV for a long time or have left and awaiting ver 2.0 release.

This teaser does just that, it brings the unknowing up to speed and lets people know FFXIV: a realm reborn is due soon.

Thats it.

SO the next teaser they put out might be more CGI mixed with game play (remember Yoshi said they are still working on the graphics) do you want the real deal of gameplay footage or some alpha state stuff?


They didn't release this and say "FFXIV: a realm reborn, available now for PS3 and PC"

They released it and said "FFXIV: a realm reborn, coming soon to PS3 and PC"


We'll see game play soon enough. This release was just to remind people ver 2.0 is on its way.

Exactly. It's a teaser to get the word buzzing.
Let's just hope that people haven't already made up their minds.

[JackDaniels]

Exactly. It's a teaser to get the word buzzing.
Let's just hope that people haven't already made up their minds.

As the adage goes "fool me once.

People need cold hard facts.

The only thing this trailer confirms is that FFXIV 2.0 is not a rumor

[Archon_Diabolos]

Wasn't there a bunch of people/media who saw the actual game at E3 saying saying they were impressed by 2.0? Feels like those comments are being ignored. This was a teaser trailer, if not fan service. I think their full on marketing push doesn't kick off till August.

[JackDaniels]

Wasn't there a bunch of people/media who saw the actual game at E3 saying saying they were impressed by 2.0? Feels like those comments are being ignored. This was a teaser trailer, if not fan service. I think their full on marketing push doesn't kick off till August.

only people following ffxiv know this

[Archon_Diabolos]

only people following ffxiv know this

yea...good point

[Yucie]

They released a CGI trailer that shows nothing of their new engine, new game. SE has to release gameplay, this game is DOA if they don't. Opening your new marketing campaign with nothing more than snippets of your new intro cutscene isn't going to bring people back to this game.

Considering the E3 screens had photoshopped GUIs, it's probably not even possible for them to show gameplay yet.

As usual, your comments are funny yet only slightly interesting.. However:
citation needed on that last part, if you please.

I'm pretty sure that the devs mentioned the older screens, as well as the E3 screens both being on an old build of the game where abilities and things aren't completely sorted out, hence the presence of tiers in things like Cure, and nukes.

Where did they ever mention the UI in those screens is photoshopped again?

[Elexia]

As usual, your comments are funny yet only slightly interesting.. However:
citation needed on that last part, if you please.

I'm pretty sure that the devs mentioned the older screens, as well as the E3 screens both being on an old build of the game where abilities and things aren't completely sorted out, hence the presence of tiers in things like Cure, and nukes.

Where did they ever mention the UI in those screens is photoshopped again?

This is the first time I've heard someone consider it photoshopped, but after years of posting on BG, probably natural skepticism.

[mikoto_qc]

Remember that it is the "First FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Trailer" as Youmokon said. So expect more!

maybe we have to expect more in a near futur, but if they plan to sale game with this bad commercial...trust me its a fail.
I do love the game and hope to see more players coming. I dont want to see FFXIV going in the long list of bad MMO. The plan for SE is to sell copy of the game...but with a bad amateur commercial like they sure wont get many costumer.
My grand-ma could have done way better with Windows movie maker

[Elexia]

Ironically, there's a lot of bad games out there with good trailers and some of the best games actually never get commercials or full on trailers because they tend to either be indie titles or fly under the rader of the company's larger IP.

[Galliano]

I think the only thing that is going to pique people's interest is the big hitting games reviewers giving a hands on review and subsequently a high rating score at the end.

I can imagine a side by side comparison of 1.0 and 2.0 over multiple pages followed by the score they gave 1.0 back at launch and their new score for 2.0.

Hopefully something along the lines of:

"Our previous score for 1.0: 3.5, Our new score for 2.0: 9.5 (Must have game of the year!)"