Updated benchmark

[Larirawiel]

what did the developers promise? this picture is really something that I would be happy about. Just hi res with shaders and not a single modified texture. Oh, dreams. :3

The textures and the geometry are updated in this picture, sorry.



Cheers

[Fukuro]

Looks less angry, but I like the changes overall. Also Viera nose is less rabbit like.

[Akakitsunesan]

From Benchmark 1:


From Benchmark 2:


The black make-up around the eyes was more prominent and better in benchmark 1 , and also the pupils were more black, in the current benchmark the pupils look more muddied/blurry.

[CidHeiral]

From Benchmark 1:


From Benchmark 2:


The black make-up around the eyes was more prominent and better in benchmark 1 , and also the pupils were more black, in the current benchmark the pupils look more muddied/blurry.

It looks so much better when the front hair strands cast a shadow.

[posona]

Posting again with a comparison of my Miqo boy in the current game and the new benchmark. Above current, below 1.1 benchmark.



Eyes: slightly narrower, but I like it, it gives him a more mature expression I think and for how long this game has been going I think it suits the character. He’s been through a lot and no matter what anyone says, he’s been going at this adventure for years. Big upgrade.

Eye color: darker, not as bright and vivid. I don’t like this change at all. His eyes are his defining feature to me. Now they’re closer to the color of his hair but I prefer them being a different shade. Going down to a lighter color makes them stand out again but they’re still not vivid or bright. Huge downgrade.

Irises: look smaller, which is annoying since they’re the large irises meaning a Fantasia will do nothing to fix it. They do add to the mature look, but I still consider this a minor downgrade.

Nose: not as narrow, looks more upturned, the nostrils don’t appear to be at as steep an angle. I think this is probably all a lighting issue, but his nose to me is very unique so it still bugs me to see it changed a little. Mostly neutral on this change.

Lips: the lips themselves are long, making the mouth look longer and not as puckered. (I’ve always described this mouth as the cat mouth, like :3.) The space between the Cupid’s bow is smaller and the lower lip isn’t as full. I LOVE his original mouth, I think it’s extremely cute and has a lot of personality. He’s a silly little cat guy and should have a cute :3 mouth! I realize it’s not the most natural lip shape with how short the upper lip is originally, but like I said it has so much personality. This isn’t just a downgrade to me, it’s devastating.

I’m willing to live with these changes as I’m cynical and don’t expect them to make anymore updates no matter how much detailed feedback we give. I’ll miss my silly little guy baby face and bright blue eyes, but I’m not gonna quit the game over it. He still looks more like himself than he did in the first benchmark.



Edited to add one shade lighter eyes in the benchmark compared to current eyes. As devastating as his mouth shape is to me, the eye color change REALLY bums me out.

[Iakobos]

Endwalker



Dawntrail

My character's in-game hairstyle was not available, so I had to select the next best thing. The updated graphics were/are truly remarkable, which makes me all the more excited for Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail.

[PaleYonder]

Posting to say I'm really happy with the changes to F Au Ra Face 3. I'm just setting up a character to be my new main for the new adventure and was undecided what I wanted, and shopped around the benchmarks to decide based on the new versions.

I hadn't played Au Ra in a long time, something never quite clicked or was off for me, but in the new benchmark, I randomly thought, hey let's try them out, see what they look like now. And totally fell in love with the face 3/eyes 3 model. It's got such a cool new vibe, and I love the eyebags, the more natural limbal rings, the mouth too. It's more lifelike, but at the same time it's got a really unique anime stylisation, and comes together so well. So I changed to this model in-game already to get used to everything, and now I can't wait for the update to drop and for the look to turn like that.

I don't have a comparison screenshot ready cause I mostly play on console, but here's the new one.

[azaleai]

The coloured pupils exist still on roe.... on male face 2 only. It was a standard for all f!roe faces and added a lot to their visual.

Gosh, I didn't even realise that... Now I'm even more frustrated. The fact they couldn't even get the eyes uniform across all faces just... feels like they don't care, since it's a less popular race.

I'm really hoping they address this in the upcoming live letter, if not... well, I'm starting to regret my pre-order, to be honest.

This isn't something that can be fixed with a free fantasia short of changing to a completely different race, but. I've spent years with my character as she is and I don't want to play something else.

[faiarrow]

Well.
No passing mention at all about further plans or even just a confirmation of 'we're still looking into feedback to implement' in the PLL or anything to give us hope. Could some things be OK on launch? Possibly, but I highly doubt it. All my trust with the development team is gone. Especially for roegadyn.

I'm heartbroken.

[Len_]

It really seems like they just left this huge undertaking til the last minute really believing if they messed up the characters not many people would care and if they did care they'd get over it in a month so it wouldn't matter. Bizarre.