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

[Sakasa]

right which should be reserved for a trailer not an opener

Ever watched the opening cinematic in FF8, or the opening roll in Chrono Trigger or Chrono Cross. They are made on the whole premise of here is the some of something but much of nothing. Kinda of like driving to or from Glastobury festival after dropping acid. You had a great time but no real details.

[Zehira]

After those adventurers teleported, they seemed to be happy knowing they are in safe in meanwhile other NPCs don't remember what actually happened from 2 years ago... Am I wrong? >_>

[Majoga]

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.

Who better than to change into Sleipnir!

All joking aside, as much as I'd like to see him as the Dark Rider he is just a Side Story where as Odin will more than likely be part of the Main Scenario. I'd also like to see Sleipnir as a summonable mount for SMN but probably unlikely.

[Sakasa]

Than looks a little bit like some other FF character...





Jus' sayin'

Looks more like Squall though

[Bowen]

Looks more like Squall though

Tidus, Squall, and Vaan all look pretty similar.

[Zehira]

In my opinion, all hair look a bit the same though.

[Twiddle]

After those adventurers teleported, they seemed to be happy knowing they are in safe in meanwhile other NPCs don't remember what actually happened from 2 years ago... Am I wrong? >_>

What if after the incident with end of the era, the 12 or some other force which we don't know of at the moment. Erased the memory's of all survivors. Explaining why the NPC's don't seem to have any recollection. As well those steam punk amulets that the hero NPC's have could be what protected them from what ever happened so they keep their memories...

[Viscount]

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



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.

Thats where we disagree. i believe an opening movie sets the scene, begins the story, initiates the plot. None of that was present here.
I replied to a post about teasing footage, not about the opener being a "Teaser". Teasing footage could mean anything,
a Chocobo taking a dump could be a teaser, but that doesnt belong in an opener.

[Zehira]

What if after the incident with end of the era, the 12 or some other force which we don't know of at the moment. Erased the memory's of all survivors. Explaining why the NPC's don't seem to have any recollection. As well those steam punk amulets that the hero NPC's have could be what protected them from what ever happened so they keep their memories...

It would be interesting and it's like we are being teleported into the different world where they don't know our name. It's good for new players who have never played 1.0 and learn who the hero NPC is. :3

[Xenor]

Looks more like Squall though

Definitely. He's like Squall's little twin lol. But then I thought that about Noel from XIII-2 too.