Alexander Appreciation Thread

[Colorful]

...no. The concept art looks amazing, but in game he looks.. eh. FF9 Alexander is my personal favourite.

[Maaizr]

interesting - still looks off to me, but thanks for clarifying

[Windseraph]

interesting - still looks off to me, but thanks for clarifying

If you're still interested, here is the scene showing him in action, i've always found it pretty awesome

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsYpasHUVc8

[Yasuhiro]

If you're still interested, here is the scene showing him in action, i've always found it pretty awesome

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsYpasHUVc8

I was really hoping Alexander in XIV would be a homage to IX.
Imagine Alexander being Ishgard used as a last resort weapon to fight the dragons? Borrows heavily from IX sure, but it's more interesting than Goblins trying to wake up a sleeping fortress that looks cool on the outside.

[Whocareswhatmynameis]

I think the ff14 version is ok, but i wish it had a more menacing look like in the concept art, i just hope theres a alexander fight and its as good as bahamut fight was

[StrejdaTom]

Sorry but no. Not gonna appreciate any side of this failed content. T11 looked epic, T13 looked epic, Alexander is just meh.

[Yasuhiro]

Sorry but no. Not gonna appreciate any side of this failed content. T11 looked epic, T13 looked epic, Alexander is just meh.

This has nothing to do with the content but Alexander himself as a primal.
Read the thread, not just the thread title like most people do.

[StrejdaTom]

This has nothing to do with the content but Alexander himself as a primal.
Read the thread, not just the thread title like most people do.

And I wrote "looked" twice, which kinda implies I actually tried to stay on topic.
I commented on looks, not on gameplay. Only because I don't agree with you doesn't mean I didn't read 3 sentences you have written in OP.

[Alexander_Dragonfang]

I think Alexander in XIV can`t look better than me in any other incarnation of the series. I mean seriously, im perfect.

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Now, primal Alexander looks amazing on artwork (as everything always in the history of stuff or things since the dawn of stuff or things) but in game doesn`t look bad either, sadly, what gives summons much of their grace and overwhelming awe when you see them is that they are alive things that move and cause beautiful destruction. Yeah, bahamut was imprisoned, but we saw him moving and pretty much going full apocalypse on an incredible trailer, and later on we fought him! ... As far as we know we just ASUME alexander moved... Tho i honestly skipped cutscenes because im tired to death of kobolds, as long as Alexander isn`t moving... Its hard to feel any "threat" coming from it.

History wise, all Alexanders, the ideal of the living castle and part of the fantasy trio of the dragon the castle and the knight (bahamut, alexander and odin). Have been always great, but its best incarnation will always be...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHS3ZH0OShU
A big ass walking mountain shaking fortress capable of long range artillery nuke barrages. Holy aspected. Honestly i think XIV Alexander has took a lot from VIII.

Now, my personal favorite, doesn`t even summon, it only has a short cutscene dedicated to it and its role is very very limited.


Archadian Heavy Carrier Class Flagship of the 12th Imperial Fleet, The Alexander.

[KyahAlmasy]

The whole Alexander content is boring to me. Did not capture me as much as the coils did.