Did anyone see those screenshots?

[Xmbei]

http://www.xivpads.com/?Gamescom >.> gameplay and photos D:

[Fitzy]

gameplay trailer for anyone that hasnt found it yet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM6bi...layer_embedded


Edit: Looks like everyone catches on quick lol

[Keres]

Even if certain buildings or objects have lower poly counts (and they will, SE has said this multiple times), the new lighting system makes the game look way better overall than 1.0. I can't stop looking at those forest screenshots with the shadows everywhere.

[Zantetsuken]

That is Deathclaw mob, it might be a mob made by the Garlean Empire, or the Garlean gods that might be like Fal'Cie that could be on Dalamund sense it looks magitek/fal'cie(ish) as well?

Deathclaw has had quite a presence in the series, this incarnation is definitely evocative of FFXIII though. I'll assume it was designed with that in mind.


Sidenote: The one thing we didn't get a good look at is the ARR Water Shader. I hope it's better than the current one.

[Xmbei]

Limit Break system looks awesome... also no more invisible walls......

[Eclipse]

[Eclipse]

[LlenCoram]

The chocobo's little wings flap when they're jumping!

That might be the most adorable thing I've ever seen.

[Alhanelem]

you know what these are low res and these look fucking great

If you're talking about the images being placed in the post, they're being auto-shrunk. If you right click and choose "view image" you can see them full size.

-edit- well... some of them.

[Jennestia]

Thoughts:

1) Texture quality -1 (+) Aesthetics +10 = Totally Worth it
2) Female Roe looks great~ I was really hoping for a peek at the new race(s) though
3) RSE design is pure Akihiko Yoshida gold
4) The landscapes are beyond amazing. The world of ARR is detailed, rich and flavorful to the point of making even offline FF games seem stale in comparison. I cannot overstate how impressed I am with this.
5) Siren! /joy Primal? Maybe a summon monster for SMN??
6) Jumping Mounts- eh.. Choco's flapping wings makes it look good though. (How will they make goobbues jump??)
7) Fal Cie mob.. (whats the translation on that thing?) Interesting nod to FFXIII there...
8) Does anyone else get the feeling that we are going to see the sub-races removed (at least by name) in ARR?
9) Overall, this game is looking better and better by the day. Yoshi and team(s) are on track to surpass expectations to a stunning degree from where I'm standing.

1. Yep.
2. There's no new races confirmed for 2.0's launch or distant future so it woulda been a bit weird to release images of them when we probably won't see them till a large update in late 2013.
3. Yep.
4. TBD, he mentioned in motion it looks better, and we have nothing to go on but pictures till a clear HD video comes out.
5. Definitely Primal, not a lesser summon lol.
6. Eh.
7. Yep, need a lot more FFXIII in this game, especially in terms of Behemoth since people will kill themselves if they're modeled even more after FFXI's >.>
8. There's no sub-races to be honest since they're part of their respective locations and unless SE removes said location there's no reason to remove them.