A game for 4 year olds

[kaynide]

And I've said before, I think they really messed up by referencing "modern Earth tech" for Garlemald, especially those ugly boxy cars that look like they've made a 3D model of how a two-year-old draws a car. We've seen Garlean tech before that – the magitek armours and flying juggernauts with their whimsical winged bipedal designs and ornate details. Garlemald citizen tech should be based on those designs, not turning to a different source entirely.

I honestly don't really like the direction they went either; the things we've seen from the Empire are usually rather sleek. Sure, some steampunk-boiler plate kinda elements, but most stuff is rather smooth. I had thought they would appear more like something out of Bioshock or like.. Victorian-esque or Prussian-esque steampunk. Maybe even a little bit of that "retro future" kinda element.
Buuuut it is what it is!

I've just recently picked up Final Fantasy VI, where those magitek designs originate from, and while I haven't got too deep into it yet I would think they could draw on that setting as a basis for the accompanying tech level of the country. Narshe feels like it could a base design for a Garlean village, though I haven't seen much of the Empire yet besides their machines.

Enjoy it!

Not a bad call, and Narshe is a bit unique with the more steam-mining-elements, but you'll find most cities in the game to be very generic fantasy-rpg-town.