Cartoony style graphics....

[KiriA500]

Isn't FF XI an Everquest II clone in a FF skin?
And it worked, didn't it?

A clone that was released two years earlier...interesting.

[Rokien]

A clone that was released two years earlier...interesting.

I would not consider FFXI a clone of EQ at all. I've played both and both play very different.

[Babydoll]

I would not consider FFXI a clone of EQ at all. I've played both and both play very different.

FFXI is not a clone of EQ..but the devs and producer themselves said they used EQ as inspiration for FFXI.

Also I don't mind the "cartoony" look or whatever is going on with FFXIV. I like the anime/sorta realistic look the characters faces have. Well anyways the game is not finished yet so I'll reserve judgement until they show us something and say "Okay guys this is the final stuff, what do you think?"

[Valmonte]

FFXI is not a clone of EQ..but the devs and producer themselves said they used EQ as inspiration for FFXI.

Also I don't mind the "cartoony" look or whatever is going on with FFXIV. I like the anime/sorta realistic look the characters faces have. Well anyways the game is not finished yet so I'll reserve judgement until they show us something and say "Okay guys this is the final stuff, what do you think?"

FFXI only resemblance to EverQuest was in its underlying engine mechanics....for which i have no doubt it was chosen for its resourcefulness and was already spec'd with the PS2 in mind.

as for this game being in its early stages, keep in mind Beta starts in 2 months. what we are seeing now is no doubt whats to come, aside from any polishing of underlying mechanics SE is touting the game with a "ready to go" attitude.

[Babydoll]

FFXI only resemblance to EverQuest was in its underlying engine mechanics....for which i have no doubt it was chosen for its resourcefulness and was already spec'd with the PS2 in mind.

as for this game being in its early stages, keep in mind Beta starts in 2 months. what we are seeing now is no doubt whats to come, aside from any polishing of underlying mechanics SE is touting the game with a "ready to go" attitude.

I thought the last screens/game play we saw was when the dev team said "I did not even want to show this, this is far from a finished product" I've never seen them say the game is nearly done and its all in very final stages. I keep reading how they have to optimize it and such unless I am misunderstanding >.<;

If the game is seriously going to look like the last trailer then I am sad. Lol ._. We haven't even seen female Rogadyn in the game yet

[Shougun]

I thought the last screens/game play we saw was when the dev team said "I did not even want to show this, this is far from a finished product" I've never seen them say the game is nearly done and its all in very final stages. I keep reading how they have to optimize it and such unless I am misunderstanding >.<;

If the game is seriously going to look like the last trailer then I am sad. Lol ._. We haven't even seen female Rogadyn in the game yet

The last trailer was of older game version then that gameplay/question event you are talking about. The game looks better then the last trailer (which is why everyone says its stupid they even released that kind of content to the public) - the question still remains what is the "best" the game can look.

[Laraul]

SE has set a deadline. The original release of the game also had a deadline. They spent all their time working on textures and getting the appearence way way up and ignored the rest just to make pretty trailers for the game. The game itself though, it didn't turn out well.

Do I need to see the folds and crevices on my avatar's shirt? No. I don't even notice them and neither does anyone else. So why was time spent putting them their?

People are obsessed with the appearance right now for one reason. They are an observer, not the participating player whom interact within the game's graphically represented environment. When people play a game, they stop paying attention to how pretty things are and start focusing on the tasks at hand. So anything people say now will quickly be forgotten once they begin playing.

I'll remind everyone; the only thing you've seen up to now are incredibly short (one or two second snap shots) sequences of the game. Fit together in a trailer. You can't judge the game appearance on that.

[Felis]

as for this game being in its early stages, keep in mind Beta starts in 2 months. what we are seeing now is no doubt whats to come, aside from any polishing of underlying mechanics SE is touting the game with a "ready to go" attitude.

No, no
in 2 month we are in the alpha, not beta

[Elexia]

No, no
in 2 month we are in the alpha, not beta

Which technically, means they're way behind since beta WAS supposed to be in 2 months.

[Alerith]

Which technically, means they're way behind since beta WAS supposed to be in 2 months.

At this point, I'm ok with that. I'd rather them be behind schedule and actually work to better the game than just release everything on time in whatever condition it happens to be in again.