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[kokorozashii]

I wonder about these...

They were talking about how it went from Viera to Au Ra while showing concept art of the process, there were much more concept art shown than the 3 here.

[Shougun]

They were talking about how it went from Viera to Au Ra while showing concept art of the process, there were much more concept art shown than the 3 here.

I feel like they're missing the 12 steps of Hyur watering down then >.<. Au Ra is neat looking but is entirely expected, especially compared to those concept arts which seem quite unique. Oh well, still excited to mess around with the benchmark.

[Lillia]

They were talking about how it went from Viera to Au Ra while showing concept art of the process, there were much more concept art shown than the 3 here.

Yeah, afterwards. Some with dragons, succubus, wolves etc.

Can be seen in the site. I am disappointed... I had my hopes up of maybe possible concept arts they were thinking of. ._.

But thanks for the translation.

[Naliee]

YOSHIIIII!.....

Don't tease us like this, we want our viera SOMEDAY!

maybe next expansion? pretty pls<3

[Abriael]

Unfortunately, they said that Viera were initially considered, but then discarded in favor of the au ra, because they are too unique to Final Fantasy XII, sorry folks.

[Lillia]

Unfortunately, they said that Viera were initially considered, but then discarded, because they are too unique to Final Fantasy XII, sorry folks.

Viera was tactic advance first, FFXII just used an more updated model. :/

edit: It'd be that they are too unique to Ivalice.

[Chiramu]

Unfortunately, they said that Viera were initially considered, but then discarded in favor of the au ra, because they are too unique to Final Fantasy XII, sorry folks.

One of their later designs for Viera had a cute look like the Lalafell, I thought they worked on a new type of race when they got to that stage :/.

[dice137]

I personally blame the PS3. Viera aside (which I've always been pretty sure would not be added, due to reasons already stated by others), the earlier designs were likely much too complex for most people's systems to handle. And that's before we even get into issues like clipping, rigging, etc. etc.

It makes me rather sad. Quite a few of those designs are awesome.

[Zumi]

Personally I don't like Viera and would never use one but the races in FFXIV were all taken from FFXI so its not like they haven't taken races from their other games.