Press and player reactions to the new XIV

[Dawiichan]

Thing is, the party member cast bars are all in exactly the same places in both pictures. That's a little odd, I never noticed it before.

Hence why I said only things in action. If you're going to demonstrate something for a screen shot, you don't have to take a picture of it in live action. The coeurl and dragoon could have been the only ones moving. Hell, the dragoon and coeurl could have easily been forced into those poses.

Think of it like how the interviewers pointed out that the clouds in the sky weren't moving.

[XxOstiaxX]

It was pretty obvious




notice any similarities?

It is Photoshopped, every single bar and bar status is exactly the same, EVERYTHING IS THE SAME!!!

[Skies]

The UIs are exactly the same. Cast bars, ally spells, ally HP/MP, the character's TP, etc.

Oh... Well, if you notice the mini-map... It is virtually the same too, except in the first screen the view cone is aimed north, in the second aimed south, but none of the markers has moved either.
The Coeurl's HP bar in the first picture has a sign that the monster is currently in the instant it takes damage, notice how the pre-damage value of the bar lines up with the value of the bar in the second image. Also notice how it says Dragonfire Dive on both for Kain (i'm sure you already noticed that).
That is quite literally the same fight, less than perhaps a single second between each snapshot, he's executing Dragonfire Dive on both shots.

It... Actually does looks legit for me.

[Antipika]

Hence why I said only things in action. If you're going to demonstrate something for a screen shot, you don't have to take a picture of it in live action. The coeurl and dragoon could have been the only ones moving. Hell, the dragoon and coeurl could have easily been forced into those poses.

Think of it like how the interviewers pointed out that the clouds in the sky weren't moving.

Cloud in sky not moving just mean that the time isn't flowing. Day and night are most likely not implemented.

On top of cast bars not being right, you also have the max MP bar that isn't right. On the party monitor, you can see 1860MP, the bar isn't full. At the bottom, 1860MP, the bar is full. On the second screenshot, 1860MP, both bars are full.

Finally, the little exclamation mark on the bottom right of the screen is most likely blinking. Except that... over time, if an icon is blinking, on two screenshots, the blinking effect should be different. In here it's not. It's like the whole UI is purely solid, not animated.

I don't see the big deal of having some photoshop/edits on screenshots anyway. As long as the UI -will- be like that when the game is available, I don't care. What matters is the game I will play, not what I see now...

[indira]

people think 2.0 will be a simple patch, when its a full blown new game. FMV is just that old & tired and shows nothing. so SE next video needs to be IN GAME.

[Dawiichan]

Cloud in sky not moving just mean that the time isn't flowing. Day and night are most likely not implemented.

On top of cast bars not being right, you also have the max MP bar that isn't right. On the party monitor, you can see 1860MP, the bar isn't full. At the bottom, 1860MP, the bar is full. On the second screenshot, 1860MP, both bars are full.

Finally, the little exclamation mark on the bottom right of the screen is most likely blinking. Except that... over time, if an icon is blinking, on two screenshots, the blinking effect should be different. In here it's not. It's like the whole UI is purely solid, not animated.

I don't see the big deal of having some photoshop/edits on screenshots anyway. As long as the UI -will- be like that when the game is available, I don't care. What matters is the game I will play, not what I see now...

The clouds were an example. Just stating that time doesn't have to be moving for it to happen. I think you just don't understand that the time doesn't have to be moving whatsoever for them to take these screenshots. You notice similarities, yet there are also differences. CDs for certain skills were different, camera position on mini map was also different. HP bar on the coeurl is affected by the damage shown on the screen. I also don't think the thing under the ! is blinking since the color is too rich for it to seem like that, most likely just an icon to state some form of quest progression.

Not really a big deal about it being photoshopped, I just don't see it. It looks more like a frozen version of the game that they moved around.

[Randelmire]

I've read a few complaint about the fact we don't see enough in game content. One word... actually, two word... : TEASER site.

[Biggs]

Noone has considered the fact that this trailer wasn't for anyone other than the current fanbase? It shows main plot lines that only a player would know and understand, let alone get excited about. Some of you need to relax and cut SE some damn slack. If you can give Yoshi credit for making the game better, I think you should also assume he knows what should be reveled right now and for whom it's geared towards.

Most of us complained we didnt get this at E3, and here we are a few weeks later complaining at how its presented? For reals ya'll?

[Churchill]

I hope this trailer wasn't for the current fanbase because I'm not a fucking moron who goes all dick in a box for CGI

[Biggs]

I hope this trailer wasn't for the current fanbase because I'm not a fucking moron who goes all dick in a box for CGI

Your sig says otherwise. It clearly shows Natalie Portman revealing her dick in a box