Thread: Garuda 1.0

Originally Posted by assassinated

"Judging"? Do you know what judging isn't? Judging isn't stating the facts. Here's judging: you are in denial. It can also be a fact, and in this case seems to be confirmed.

1.0 is the ugliest thing I have ever seen. Good riddance and may anyone who wants 1.0 go away. The only reason this thread exists is to highlight just how absolutely ridiculous people can be with demands that some older and clearly broken (and unpopular) version of a game is still demanded by 1-2 people. 1.0 looks terrible and looks like people are standing around.

The only singular thing I liked from 1.0 is the circular skill bubbles rather than square ones. Aside from that, no thanks.

Say what you will about 1.0, but looks are one thing it had in spades. From the world to the warriors, everything was beautifully high in detail. Admittedly that was also part of its downfall, requiring a system which was a powerhouse to run it. From clothes you could see the individual weave of to foliage which you could make out each individual leaf on, they put an insane amount of effort into making everything beautiful.

The Youtube video compression doesn't do it any justice. It was gorgeous.

Gameplay wise, yeah... it was a total train-wreck and I doubt even the most hardcore 1.0 fans would disagree there. Simple menus would sometimes take ages just to load and maps, although massive, repeated terrain pieces in very noticeable places giving you a weird sense of deja vu. That said, it did a few things right and only the blind would ignore that simple fact. One thing it got right was the sense of exploration.

The main areas were seamless. You didn't walk out of Ul'dah through a magical barrier and end up in Thanalan, you walked out the door of Ul'dah as smoothly as you would walk around any other area. The big old bridge in Limsa Lominsa leading to Middle La Noscea? You crossed it each time you wanted to exit. It's much easier to get immersed in a seamless world than it is to be hit with loading screens every time you see a magical dotted line floating around.

So, is there nostalgia involved? You bet your last dollar there is. Is it entirely unjustified? No, and only a fool would believe otherwise. If most 1.0 players are willing to admit there were some serious flaws with the game, then why can't 2.0 players be willing to admit it did some things better than the current incarnation?

Originally Posted by Lemuria

So, is there nostalgia involved? You bet your last dollar there is. Is it entirely unjustified? No, and only a fool would believe otherwise. If most 1.0 players are willing to admit there were some serious flaws with the game, then why can't 2.0 players be willing to admit it did some things better than the current incarnation?

Better is completely subjective, and nostalgia is very dangerous.