The new concept screenshot is a real-time in-game render!

[Firon]

Btw is the second action bar on the screenshot the supporting system he talked about? To control the chocobo in battle?

that's the choco's action bar, also you see on the right side of the screen that this is some sort of quest by the timer to the side.

[Eugenics]

If thats really an in game image then sort the dragons left head out. Looks like a horse was tangoed, the rest looks good.

[Tsukino]

If thats really an in game image then sort the dragons left head out. Looks like a horse was tangoed, the rest looks good.

...it's a chimera. That's its evil goat head.

[UnrealTai]

I thought it was a artist render too, not real time actual game engine graphics.
It almost looks like it will end up more demanding, but maybe optimized this TIME lol.

At any rate, the only thing that worries me....
Cartoonish. If this ends up looking cartoony like wow I'm shooting someone. While the pic looks awesome, it also has a little cartoony feel to it, its slight, but its there. *Is worried*

If we wanted to play wow we would go play wow.
I pray to god this is not going to be cartoony as it seems in that screen, cause I'm sure people will rage. I'll join in lol.

[Dragonheart]

Strange that no one already said: OMG glowing PLD's sword it's not realistic and doesn't fit in this game !!11!11!!!1

[Zenaku]

Strange that no one already said: OMG glowing PLD's sword it's not realistic and doesn't fit in this game !!11!11!!!1

That look like he about to do a WS maybe that the reason. Seeing how SE done some good Glowing wep with ifrit i don't see why they would do wowish version.

I still hoping that not really ingame and if it does look Cartoonish Because then FFXIV version 1 look 100000x better then FFXIV version 2 even if look nice by many people eyes if it look like aion,rift,tera then it a downgrade and pretty much people would rage.

[Ilethius]

lol @ the realism ramblers.

If SE would follow realism rules there would be nothing 'final fantasy' in the game and the only thing players would be battling is starvation or the bubonic plague....

[nibelunc]

Hm I don't think they will change the entire graphic style. They try to improve it, to update the graphics to 2013. It was difficult and took a long time to implement new stuff into the game with the actual graphic engine and maybe it will be better and faster with the new. And the new areas are going to be smaller in their range but versatile and beautiful. I'm looking forward for these changes. What I don't like on this screenshot are the FFXII/FFXIII kind neon fonts and colors and the WOW stuff. But since we are able to change these things and make it a bit more neutral it's not that bad.

Maybe the situation on this screenshot is part of the content of defending Ishgard from a dragon invasion. I think I have read something like this somewhere.

[Volsung]

I like it, the UI looks very lively, and I probably wont be using additional apps, that looks like all I'll need.

As for graphics, I hope they do a good job optimizing! Cause its very pretty (textures and lighting can be misleading though)

[Kazai]

The T1, A2 can't be limit break related, if you look T1s(tank) TP you'll see the its around 1500 but the red bar is full. I'm pretty sure the red bars next to names is the hate meter/gauge