{Curiosity} Where did the original concepts end and new begin?

[MageBlack]

I don't know how far Tanaka had planned out, but I know that 1.0's world could have supported a flying version being that it was an open world. The only problem with that was the memory limitations of the PS3. Hence why when Yoshi took over he split up the cities and worlds into segments. But having said that in 1.0 there was not such thing as jump and there were invisible walls and snags that your character constantly got caught on, so take that for what you will.

I wondered if flying might have worked well in 1.0 because it was not separated by zones and loading screens. Oh the frustration of being snagged on a rock the size of your foot or needing to walk around a fence that was knee high and 20ft long. Some people complained about invisible walls in 2.0, they would have hated being rooted to the ground.

I remember Yoshi saying that the 1.0 developers really didn't have a direction for which they wanted to go. They just wanted to push the graphical qualities as far as they could, hence the high specifications for the game when it came out.

From what i recall, there was very little communication from Tanaka and his team during development. Made me wonder if it was intentional to keep things secret until they were released or if it was because they really had nothing to tell us. From the first LftP (written) I was impressed with the openness of the team and happy to see them interacting with their fanbase.

I wonder, was the Crystal Tower ever a part of early lore? Some of the developer comments suggests that at least that Dalamud and Bahamut was planned for a different context in 1.0 than how they were ultimately used.

I'm also wondering how much of the Ishgard/Dravania conflict is from original design plans and how much was created after they made A Realm Reborn. Same with Midgardsormr's role in the story.

Yes, the opening cinematic of 1.0 had left me with so many questions. I always wanted to get into that ship (havent managed to get to keeper of the lake yet, but I will!). I also wonder what was planned for Ishgard based on the Dragoon quests and how/if it differs from what we are getting. Is there any way to see lore posts and threads from 1.0?