Cartoony style graphics....

[Delsus]

Guys I have to point something out.

You all say how Roken is posting "troll threads" "useless threads" etc etc but most of his threads go hot, not from everyone trolling him, but from people discussing his OP, if all of his threads are all trolling or useless they would not get as much discussion as this.

Not defending him, just an observation I have made.

[KiriA500]

It's not bitching or moaning, as you'd have to be upset about it, I just find it highly humorous after all this time they're taking steps backwards at all rather than all steps forward.

It's not a step backward when it's to help progress the game.

[Seig345]

I too am a huge fan of TF2, I was mostly just wondering what about it reminds you of the game. As a player with 933 logged hours of the game, I can honestly say I saw no resemblance in any way in the Limit Break trailer. I'm actually just curious what about it reminded you of it. Sorry if I appear to be hostile about it, lol.

It's not really a very strong reminder for me. To me, ARR's graphics look superior to TF2's. But in terms of comparing ARR's level of detail to 1.0's, it definitely does seem a bit dialed down. Not drastically, and neither am I saying this was unnecessary or a bad thing. There's just a slight simplification of the graphics that remind me of TF2. When I say that, I don't mean it feels like Final Fantasy on the source engine.

To put it another way, I feel that on a scale of 1 to 10 in graphics, with 10 being the best, I would put 1.0 higher on that scale than I would TF2, in terms of graphical quality. (TF2's art style doesn't really demand higher level of detail/quality anyway, the artstyle and graphical level suit eachother) As for ARR's graphical quality... There are some additions they've made that 1.0 doesn't have, but when faced with just the character models themselves, I'd put them a notch lower than 1.0 as far as texture quality.

If it means the gameplay will be improved, then I look forward to ARR, graphics and all.

EDIT: The game could look 8-bit for all I care, if they managed to do that while improving the gameplay, I'd still look forward to ARR. Granted, 8-bit is a bit drastic, they can certainly do better than that without sacrificing gameplay, and that happens to be exactly what the situation is. X)

[Starlord]

In the end with the graphics dumbed down and all, It still looks amazing to looking at and the gameplay looks to be better.

Graphics don't make a game as some people stated, They play a part yes, but they only make 25% percent of a game ( my personal beliefs)

[Rau]

In the end with the graphics dumbed down and all, It still looks amazing to looking at and the gameplay looks to be better.

Graphics don't make a game as some people stated, They play a part yes, but they only make 25% percent of a game ( my personal beliefs)

You aren't allowed to be positive D:<

[Rokien]

Wow... I just woke up guys. I was just wondering why they wouldn't keep the hard realistic feel to it. It ages a lot better than a more cartoony feel. I'm not saying it looks like WoW or other games, but you can tell it's there. Just take a look at FFXI and WoW, what game aged better graphicly? Also, how anyone could like WoW's graphics is beyond me.

[Starlord]

You aren't allowed to be positive D:<

I do what I want, when I want to! XD I love and hate the reaction of the forums lol " Love/hate Relationship!" :P

[KiriA500]

Wow... I just woke up guys. I was just wondering why they wouldn't keep the hard realistic feel to it. It ages a lot better than a more cartoony feel. I'm not saying it looks like WoW or other games, but you can tell it's there. Just take a look at FFXI and WoW, what game aged better graphicly? Also, how anyone could like WoW's graphics is beyond me.

World of Warcraft has a style, which I just happen to not enjoy all that much. It still has some nice landscapes though.



I loved the Grizzly Hills! It felt like a huge summer camp!

[Ruisu]

I'm not saying it looks like WoW or other games, but you can tell it's there. Just take a look at FFXI and WoW, what game aged better graphicly?

WoW, because they actually updated the goddamn textures/maps/etc. FFXI looks better visually, but WoW is graphically more impressive. I don't like the cartoon-ish aesthetic of WoW all too much, either.

I still can't see 20 feet in front of me on FFXI without having windower.

[Seig345]