Alexander Appreciation Thread

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[KyahAlmasy]

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

[DarkmoonVael]

Nothing quite captures the power and majesty of alexander like FF9 did. This FF14 incarnation of alexander is a little underwhelming. Even FF8 summon version looks better, probably due to the fact you see him in action constantly and thus visually know what his power is like, unlike FF14 where its "oh no, this thing thats very very very very slowly coming out of this puddle is bad if it comes all the way out. We are not going to show you why its bad, just take our word for it? K thanks bye".

[Jynx]

Shame that the concept art does not represent what we received in game.

[Alahra]

The concept art is gorgeous.

The implementation of that art in the game has been atrocious. Perhaps they're going to build him up over time and he'll actually look cool later, but right now we have a few pieces of junk in a lake, and the inside is uninspired, most especially when compared to the designs of Coil of Bahamut. I went back into T1 the other day for some glamour farming and had forgotten how awesome it looks inside there. The music also leaves a lot to be desired—the trippy, pop vibe to the music makes the battles feel like a light-hearted romp or something, much like the story does.

I can only hope Midas is cooler.