FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Opening Movie Now Live! (01/07/2013)

[Yrusama]

Why, how intriguing! Thank you for this illuminating indication. ^.^ I are have luverzez thou for you.



I don't respond to you to disagree with you. You certainly have the rights to your critique. I, myself, wondered for a moment why the video moved here and there. But I considered that they called this a prologue, which often sets up the events in the bulk of a (let's say) "novel", but doesn't necessarily have to be a clear image of said events to be had in the novel. It's a rather sneaky way for an author to bring together some of the highlights of the story to catch reader's interest early without having to work for it later (Oh dear, I'm not selling this very well, am I?). I also considered the title sequence of Japanese animes and the rest of the video (after the End of the Era portion) reminds me of the way said title sequences are put together (I'm displaying ethnocentrism here, I fear).

What are your thoughts on what I have said? I sincerely hope I didn't make a weak analogy...I loathe having to read through one of those...I doth apologize if you had to suffer one at my hand!

EDIT: Would someone be so kind as to provide various screenshots of the suspected Survival Mark? I keep missing it in the video. I'm so sorry.

It reminds me now of what I think is called a "Forward" (correct me if I'm wrong). Anne and Todd Mccaffrey used this at the beginning of most of the Dragonriders of Pern novels to explain the world of Pern to newcomers as well as set the framework for the narrative.

To summarize a text equivalent of what an outsider might think:

"In the beginning there were 3 nations who battled an evil empire that dropped a Dragon-Ball on their continent. Many were killed. In a last ditch effort, Mr. Oldguy, with the help of blonde Heart Throb, Midget & Blind Girl, and Kitty Mage, attempted to reseal the dragon in another ball, but it broke (probably because you have to weaken the Pokemon first). Mr. Oldguy then sends the warriors of the three nations forward in time.
These warriors find themselves in a place that is still beautiful, but there are still dangers among the shadowy trees and icy mountains. Fortunately Heart Throb, Midget, Blind Girl, and Kitty Mage are all there, and these warriors are ready to face this new world head-on."

Seems like a good enough introduction to me.

[Cecwhite]

The 5 main guys appeared from the past in a forest and that's OK but where the heck did their chocobos come from? lol

I wonder what forest taht will be, because that's where us 1.0 players will be popping up at too

[Hulan]

I have to agree - with caveats - with the two or three people confused at the lack of narrative in the second (new) part of the video. I am not disappointed, per se, but I do find the second half of the video to have muddied the narrative presented in the first half. Unlike my fellow commenters, I don't think it has to give us answers, but the End of an Era video had a very smooth narrative flow. The events made consecutive sense and told a story. The second half, on the other hand, feels somehow tacked on to me. Things come at you in a jumble of non-associated scenes; most notably the Behemoth and Odin scenes.

While I greatly enjoyed this video (I don't want to call it an Opening or Trailer) and I'm satisfied, I don't really feel like SE lived up to the bar they had set with the first half. It was like watching an Olympic runner stumble just as he wins a race. Yes he won, but not with the grace and excellence you really expect out of an Olympic runner.

[Lucke]

I think they appeared in the Shroud, and ran to Coerthas (Remember, the Shroud and Coerthas are neighbors). Why they appeared there and not Mor Dhona is anyones's guess. Maybe Mor Dhona got obliterated to the point it was impossible to be dropped off there.

[Viscount]

Opening movies for FF have typically been montages. Not exactly sure why it's now a surprise. Even 1.0's wasn't exactly forthright with explanations.

7-13 had perfectly reasonable openings and it didnt tell us about the rest of the story.
3-4 remakes had montage openings, so not really typical of FF at all

how does behemoth-crystal tower-odin relate to one another, i suspect they dont.
I get feel that im watching a trailer rather than an opening, its all cuts.

[AlexNiculaie]

Really? 8's montage opening was clearly defined? Really? What about 12's? I'm not talking, hit start opening, which this obviously isn't, but the standard turn on the game, montage video, which it appears to be.

[Hulan]

I think they appeared in the Shroud, and ran to Coerthas (Remember, the Shroud and Coerthas are neighbors). Why they appeared there and not Mor Dhona is anyones's guess. Maybe Mor Dhona got obliterated to the point it was impossible to be dropped off there.

Planetary spin.

That said, I actually assume that sections of Mor Dhona have been reinvigorated (it used to be a forest before the loss of Midgarsormr), and we were indeed dropped right where we left.

[KiriA500]

7-13 had perfectly reasonable openings and it didnt tell us about the rest of the story.
3-4 remakes had montage openings, so not really typical of FF at all

how does behemoth-crystal tower-odin relate to one another, i suspect they dont.
I get feel that im watching a trailer rather than an opening, its all cuts.

I agree. With how the video begins with the "End of an Era" footage, which was telling a story, the new footage just seems kind of...there for the sake of being there. I enjoyed the new trailer, but it just seemed more like a "Next time on Final Fantasy XIV" kind of thing than the end of the "opening movie."

I mean, hell, it doesn't even mention how far in to the future we are.

[Lady]

answers....and not the song.

I dunno, I think there were some answers. For instance: Limsa's towers survived.

[Orophin]

My take on things:

- Wanna know what the eyewear stuff is
- Odin doesn't seem like a real antagonist..he's just kinda sitting there watching from the forest it looks like (kinda reminds me of FF4) Still think he might be Louisoix.
- Miqo'te got a chest enhancement
- The landmass coming up from the ground at the end is one of the concept arts from the original roadmap people were looking to be a "radical change" in the geography in Eorzea in 1.0