Thread: FFXIV 1.0 graphics

Originally Posted by Zantetsuken

'Graphics' is FAR to ubiquitous a term.

Yes, it is!

I admit that I don't have the knowledge or background to specify what I preferred from 1.0. Unfortunately, my husband doesn't either. Perhaps if I give you my impressions you can tell me what aspects of the graphics I'm missing? (sincere question here, I know that sometimes over the internet it can seem like I'm mocking you or being sarcastic, but I'm not!)

I feel like the world is smaller and plastic, instead of vast and weighted.
Whether I'm zoomed out, or in first person, it feels like I'm in the bottom of a concave bowl, but 1.0 felt more convex, where the scenery around me spread out and seemed farther away.
Also, you know when you watch cartoons, how you can tell the difference between the background and things that actually move? Because there's a different quality to the color or something? I see that in ARR. In 1.0, you could turn off labels, zoom out all the way, and not see a difference between the world and the mobs/people, including your character. In ARR, even with the labels off and zoomed out all the way, the people and mobs stand out, a lot. They look like little colorforms (wow, I'm old >< ) laid out over a drawn background.
Also, the scale or perspective seems off. I can zoom out farther in 2.0, but it just makes the world look even smaller. I don't know if my character is placed in a different spot on my screen, or if it is a difference in scale, but sizes just seem off to me.

So, what aspect(s) of the 'graphics' am I missing?

Originally Posted by TrystWildkey

So, what aspect(s) of the 'graphics' am I missing?

From what I see, your feedback is more focused on Design rather than graphics... specifically 'Environmental Design'.

And I agree with many of your points. ^^