How Does This Game Have Good Graphics?

[LittleBraver]

LOL you are blind, look at every mmo, compare animations, graphics, anything. This game tops them all.

Holy shit. First ever Rokien post that is nothing but positive.

[Dragon]

I think you're really ugly.

Next reply: "Yo momma...." lol

[Gramul]

This game has some of the most lovingly crafted models I have ever seen in a game, expecially an MMO.

[tymora]

MMOs will always look bad compared to contemporary single player games because of the nature of the game.

[Picoman]

OP hasnt even responded. Caught, hook...line and sinker.

[MariyaShidou]

Whether something's visually appealing or not is also relative at best. Visually speaking, FFXIV is one of the only MMORPGs worth its salt to me (the others are Blade N Soul, Queens Blade, & Bless).

I see what you did there

[Dragon]

I see what you did there

I'm not going to lie. I can't wait until it comes out in North America.

[Atoli]

Graphics are at least quantifiable to a degree, aesthetics have no quantifiable measurement whatsoever and can only be relative at best. It's funny that the author [...] thinks he's the cure to cancer talking about graphics and aesthetics when he has no clue whatsoever.

I don't see why you need to bash the creator of that video when he's actually saying the same you said..
Sure, aesthetics will always be subjective, but since they are used to set the mood (for example, using only grey-brownish colors in Deus Ex Human Revolution was fitting the "dark future" mood the game was supposed to convey while fantasy MMOs are supposed to convey a feeling of "go out into this vast beautiful world and have some awesome adventures" for which those colors might not be a perfect choice) they are important.
Katamari might be "crap" to you but the simple style, the bright color palette etc. used are totally fitting the mood of the game - fun, nonsensical rolling around.
This doesn't mean you will enjoy the game, but it means the game might be more enjoyable if you like these types of games.

Also, the video creator and his team are all video game developers, saying they have no clue at all makes no sense

I personally enjoy FFXIV's aesthetics and think they fit the whole more-close-to-reality idea the game is following well.
But since aesthetics are subjective, the OP might think differently.
Since - like you and everyone else before you said - GRAPHICS are measurable though it can easily be proved that FFXIV's graphics are anything but bad.

[buritoslicer]

This thread is lulz

[yoshikwalla]

Because its models are high-quality. We're talking about graphic quality, not style. Graphics means quality of the models and the engine that makes them work. Style means how those models are used. Get the difference. When it comes to graphic quality, the amount of data and detail in the 3d models is much better than other games because it was created for new-age consoles, not for some dude's old computer he never updated because he can still play World of Warcraft.

When it comes to style... It works. It's not amazing but it doesn't need to be.