CE Box Art? What?

[Ilean]

No, actually, it wouldn't be strange at all if it were Garuda. Because, you know...how many people in FFXI wanted to get in bed with her? Those thighs of hers are certainly attractive. ;P

So I wouldn't be surprised if Square Enix was aiming for a more mature slant with the Primals like Garuda and Shiva.

I doubt they waste Amano on that kind of thing...

http://www.siliconera.com/2011/07/23...antasy-type-0/

[Eugenics]

It's nowhere near his best work and to be honest it looks awful. Don't get me wrong i like alot of his work. For the game, I don't think it means anything it's just a box cover.

That's my opinion.

[Ilean]

It's nowhere near his best work and to be honest it looks awful. Don't get me wrong i like alot of his work. For the game, I don't think it means anything it's just a box cover.

I agree. I even thought the warrior's sword looks plain ugly...

[Platinumstorm]

I agree with the person who said it's whatever bestowed the echo; perhaps one of the 12; I do not think it's Garuda. The box art also seems to have a Yin Yang motif.

[Seif]

Mind blowing beautiful map of Vana'diel.

http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy...ana%27diel.jpg

I wish he'd make something like that out of XIV's map.
You Amano haters confuse me. He's one of the 3 founding fathers of the entire FF series.

[Jennestia]

I happened to look up at my collectors edition box today and wondered what the box art actually is? I have no knowledge of who the man standing is, nor the upside down floating lady.

Anyone know who these people might be and/or their reference to the XIV lore?

Picture of the CE Box art:
http://www.zam.com/Im/Image/width=401/174423.jpg

Take a look at this:

http://download.minitokyo.net/Minito...ano.320121.jpg

What we know of this, is we end up fighting Lilith Ascent (http://i53.tinypic.com/i22ikl.jpg), whom resembles Altana. So a lot of his artwork generally does foreshadow events. Even ToAU's box art had a mystery about it which a lot of the Empire's history/secrets and so on were shrouded in mystery when we first got there and knew nothing.

The person fighting while riding a Chocobo on the Vanadiel Atlas cover. They never gave us mounted battle :/

However 'Chocobo Knights' were indeed referenced in the Sandorian storyline in WoTG as a 'specialized unit'.

[Chocobits]

Take a look at this:

http://download.minitokyo.net/Minito...ano.320121.jpg

What we know of this, is we end up fighting Lilith Ascent (http://i53.tinypic.com/i22ikl.jpg), whom resembles Altana. So a lot of his artwork generally does foreshadow events. Even ToAU's box art had a mystery about it which a lot of the Empire's history/secrets and so on were shrouded in mystery when we first got there and knew nothing.



However 'Chocobo Knights' were indeed referenced in the Sandorian storyline in WoTG as a 'specialized unit'.

Yeah, I realized after I posted that it was referencing storyline and not in-game content. Maybe I'm just bitter because I've always dreamed of mounted combat in a SE MMO.

[Griss]

You know that part in kung pow:enter the fist where there spoofing the lion king?

the big lion in the clouds says something that makes no sense to the character at all, and then comments dont worry you will understand later? Yea its one of those things.

[Tibian]

I think saying it is Garuda is a bit of a reach. While reaching it may be, it was the only conclusion I could come to as well.

I honestly think that this might have just been a case of "we don't have any art for the box because we're shoving the game out too early, lets use something ununsed from Amano's collection."

I like the echo theory, but I'd still wish there was something more concrete as to what it is.

[Meow_Zedong]

It wouldn't make sense if it was Garuda because she is the Primal of the Ixali, and therefore our enemy. I have a feeling the guy is Amano's representation of the nameless Echo user from the opening cinematic, and I'm pretty sure the angel woman is Nophica, it was implyed in the Gridania storyline that Nophica was the one that gave us the power of the Echo so we could speak her will through us, which would also make Nophica the Primal that we will be trying to awaken once they continue the main storyline.