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

[Alegis]

I couldn't bring myself to skip the End of an Era stuff...

Wasnt able to skip it either.
And the new addition to the old, still absolutely Epic, Trailer was awesome stuff too!
Good Job SE.
If the actual Game ist just as half as epic as your Trailers, you wont have a problem to get enough subscriptions.

[Enkidoh]

It was mainly the part where the chocobo foot splashes in the water in a forest.


Sorry you're right, it's just my own personal opinion that I want to believe Hildebrand became the Dark Rider similar to Luzaf in XI. I don't think he could of survived Dalamud any other way but I don't have proof to support this, he can still be his goofy self when not in Dark Rider form. My only other theory is that Odin is another "van" with the Empire since they all do have similarities.

Re: chocobo claw - that's right, there was a brief shot the FFT opening where Gafgarion and his flunkies chocobos splash in a puddle, but it wasn't at the start of the scene like the new 2.0 trailer. I don't remember it being like that in any event in the remade opening for the PSP remake.

As for Odin, haha, that's an interesting theory! Somehow I don't see the Agent of Inquiry turning into an evil roaming Elder Primal (which Odin is apparently) easily. Instead he's probably spent the past five years with Nashu trying to infiltrate Imperial encampments by masquerading (not too successfully) as Garlean guards, and promptly keep getting themselves beaten up as a result.

[Lady]

That backlight is a very strong light, so of course it'd hit his hair that way.



See how this same light engulfs the outline of his body? >.> Its really strong

I guess I'll just wait until we see him ingame again and hope he's kept his sexy ash locks >_>

Perhaps his hair was meant to be darker, but the previous engine didn't display it right? Either way, he's still HAWTNESS

[Radacci]

The opening portion of A Realm Reborn was alright, but it definitely lacks that "wow" factor that the ending video had. When I first brought up the video and it said 8 minutes I was surprised. Then I seen the meteor portion again. Got past that, and no mention or sighting of Bahamut, instead Odin comes out of nowhere. No Garleans to be seen. Also am I the only one or did the opening portion look like it had frame-rate problems? I seen slight dips.

Ofc no one sighted Bahamut, he's trapped in the crystal tower?

Trailer got really lame after they summoned their chocobos. It was like... dude. Its been 5 years. What the hell were they doing at the forest?

Chocobo skelletons should have appeared in their stead. Starved to death by their abscent leaders.

oh you think Chocobos would starve to death in a forest, if someone didnt spoonfeed them?
and maaaaybe they were teleported also, and appeared at the same time as derplander, hmm?

the new opening/trailer whatever was just to show off new stuff that's coming in ARR. They dont need to go into any details. Showing off Odin, Behemoth, new area is good promo i guess.
And you considered it's not the whole video? it might be cut, as not to show to much.
Personally i thought the vid was a bit meh. End of an Era is ofc still epic, but the new stuff wasn't really anything exciting, except Odin.

[Aislin]

hyuran's bravura is still in carteneau flats. dibs.

[Vilhem]

Perhaps his hair was meant to be darker, but the previous engine didn't display it right? Either way, he's still HAWTNESS

I can take his different hair color as long as I get to see him without having to borrow a friend's chara to play the Ul'dah storylines ~_~

[Laume]

The first vid is more like a trailer and the second vid is the opener.
i feel that the FFXIV opener is more like the first FFXII vid as it doesnt set up the story of the game.
i have never argued semantics or technicality which is why i said your post was akin to a straw man.
i have only argued what i felt, so lets just agree to differ.

I really can't because, as I've mentioned before, if I made one when the studio pay me to do another, I'd be kicked out so hard that my grandparents would feel it.

And the initial post I was replying to was:
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post931388

Originally Posted by xXHalloweenTrixXx
Play the game and you will learn more.

-.- They are just showing teasing footage of what is to come on your new journey

right which should be reserved for a trailer not an opener

Which, yes, is technically arguing the semantics of where teasing should go, in a trailer or an opener. In which I replied that this is an "opening movie", in which, yes, teasing does belong.

And if I was to put a fallacy on your posts, it'd be "Moving the goal posts". But I really tried to refrain from that using that term because I wanted to give you the benefit of the doubt.

I think what we can agree on is:
a) the opening movie isn't to your taste. (and that's fine)
b) probably it wasn't as awe-inspiring or fast-paced (or both).
c) this is an opening movie, not a trailer.

The only point I wanted to emphasize is, this is an opening movie. This isn't a trailer by any stretch of the definition. Some people may mistakenly call it a trailer because they don't know the technical definition of one (just like how some people call IE a search engine or their desktop the "home page"), but it's an opening movie. And because this is an opening movie, teasing does belong in here.

[Xenor]

Man, SE sure does know how to make eye candy for the gays. Why can't all men look like this?

[SkyeWindbinder]

Perhaps his hair was meant to be darker, but the previous engine didn't display it right? Either way, he's still HAWTNESS

^^QUOTED FOR TRUTH <3<3<3

The guy could have green hair, and I'd still want to glomp him. lol

[Bowen]

Another thing I noticed, the AF armor and weapons seem to be either very dirty, or they've lost their power. Just look at the Mage's staff and how dirty they are. It's probably just dirt, but I thought it was interesting.