How come Miqotes/In-game models don’t look this good?

[CraftOs]

https://m.imgur.com/fNZjzxH

In game, they look absolutely nothing like this..

[Shougun]

Was going to come in with "Because they're not Hrothgar" but then I saw it's art and now I can't choose how to respond. >

What is it in the art that you see that isn't something a miqote can/can't do in game?

[MsQi]

Not sure what you are expecting.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

Ahh yes, 2d art is definitely replicatable in a 3d game.

[Duskane]

Ahh yes, 2d art is definitely replicatable in a 3d game.

I mean it is just not with ff14 style

[Gula]

Ahh yes, 2d art is definitely replicatable in a 3d game.

Tales has done it perfectly in every one of their 3D games. Especially Vesperia. Xillia onwards still has a good style.

[Friske]

The art I've seen through this thread so far are mostly stylised, anime influenced pieces of art that wouldn't even fit FF14's current art style. The closest they've come to that style for races are through Lalafells, but they've made them a distinct race with their own lore, and even those don't even look heavily chibified. I'm sure the artists all have a consistent direction for how the characters should look ingame, but when it comes to official art, they're allowed to add a little bit of their own style and flair to the piece. It varies on the artist, but big anime eyes, long flowing glossy hair, glamourous figures are probably all drawn and used as inspiration, but they wouldn't be accurately depicted in the game.

Here's how much FF14 art varies between each other

[Theodric]

It's all subjective, I suppose. I'm not a huge fan of Miqo'te to begin with, though I'd say they look better in-game than in the seasonal event artwork - mostly because the seasonal event artwork has a habit of putting characters in weird poses that just look uncomfortable to be in.

[CraftOs]

Oh, I’m sorry. All I mean is that the art doesn’t look very similar to the game models, face-wise. That face art looks more like out of something from black desert online in my opinion.

[MsQi]

Oh, I’m sorry. All I mean is that the art doesn’t look very similar to the game models, face-wise. That face art looks more like out of something from black desert online in my opinion.

So, more human? Stylistic preference?