Friend just started FF14, and he's in the cart scene telling me about how

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Did you know 1.0 made it so that soon as you enter, as in gain control of your character, there was a wild goobbue running amok inside Uldah? And you have figure out by yourself how to use buttons and movement in that exact minute?


That was awesome.


2.0 is lame and boring. You just chat with this guy in the wagon, who might be a pedophile with his smile.

[Rex]

Hehehe, well, as a Legacy Player, my cutscene involved me "teleporting" back into Eorzea much like in the CG video on the title screen. ;o I didn't have this cart cutscene you speak of.


hehehe

It went exactly like this, except I started in Gridania. ;o

Short and sweet.

[Vallug]

Thing A being worse than thing B does not mean thing B is good.

Acting like 2.0 intros are the worst intros ever is a little bit of an overstatement.

[Gesser]

The leveling experience 1-34 is horrendous. Story sucks until Garuda even.

[BobbinT]

Well... if any of you felt a little nostalgic, you can download the old 1.0 benchmark. It has the complete opening intro for Limsa Lominsa. Too bad we don't have any for Gridania. Uldah however, was showcased as demo display on Sony television brands for some time on local electronic stores.

[MorbidAngel]

This is the real opening.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBfIFgxf2sw

[Airget]

I wouldn't say its awful just not dramatic, it could use a few tweaks to bump up the drama in them, to be less peaceful but regardless they are still beautiful looks wise

It is kinda odd to say it isn't dramatic, it starts off mellow and peaceful but then in all three something happens, LL the ship is attacked, Grida an arrow is fired at the old man the the Ixal attack and with Ulda you get pulled over for possible smuggling I believe but then the beastmen attack and they are forced to take action.

I think the opening portrays a rather nice mix between peacefulness that the people of Eorzea yearn for and then the cruel reality of the land which they live in which is filled with quite a bit of hostility.

[Gerolan]

It is kinda odd to say it isn't dramatic, it starts off mellow and peaceful but then in all three something happens, LL the ship is attacked, Grida an arrow is fired at the old man the the Ixal attack and with Ulda you get pulled over for possible smuggling I believe but then the beastmen attack and they are forced to take action.

I think the opening portrays a rather nice mix between peacefulness that the people of Eorzea yearn for and then the cruel reality of the land which they live in which is filled with quite a bit of hostility.

Ok I will reword it, it's not as interactive drama wise, in 1.0 you were literally chucked in at the deep end, with the goobue for ul'dah and leviathan intro for limsa with the mobs to kill, it's a lot more interactive than 2.0s but as I also said I still love the new ones just aren't as dramatic z

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Ok I will reword it, it's not as interactive drama wise, in 1.0 you were literally chucked in at the deep end, with the goobue for ul'dah and leviathan intro for limsa with the mobs to kill, it's a lot more interactive than 2.0s but as I also said I still love the new ones just aren't as dramatic z

You must have some tolerance. I cant wait to button mash thru that ridiculous unskippable CS.

[Noshpan]

The only reason I wish I could skip through the 2.0 cut scenes is because I've watched them so much (especially the Gridanian one) since Phase 2 of beta. But, both are good. I do admit that I preferred 1.0 a little bit more, but that was the only thing I will say that I like 1.0 over 2.0

That Leviathan leaping over the ship... Just... wow.