Gameplay Video ( of the Presentation) is up!

[Kiara]

Hi All,

Even with the low-res video, Final Fantasy XIV 2.0 in *Pre-Alpha* state looks AMAZING!

Great job Yoshida-san & Team! Some thoughts:

• The Black Shround 2.0 - YES! Now *this* is what the Black Shroud should've looked like! I can't wait to visit it!
  
  

• The Drag 'n Drop UI / Menus are awesome. Very fluid and far more usable.

• The Town looked so much more inviting, unique, open and *fun* to be in (compared to Gridania current).

• Chocobo Ranch!

• As Yoshida-san said, Final Fantasy VII-inspired LIMIT BREAKS! Woo hoo!
  
  Now THAT is what FF14 needs more of! Classic Square hallmarks (like Cloud's Omnislash, etc.). Having Limit Breaks / Overdrives / Over-the-top, "OMG! Did you just see that?!" moments will be fantastic for the game (and get new players excited).
  
  The Black Mage Limit Break looked very cool (Meteor?)! I can't wait to see every Job's Limit Break in HD glory.

• Imagine the possibilities if they make the next Upgrade to Relic Weapons gain their own (Bonus) Limit Break! Excitement!

• While I realize there are logistics and potential issues here and there with Live Streaming Press Conferences, Square's Marketing Team should have done *something* to post HD Versions of 2.0 Gameplay, or at the very least the LIMIT BREAK Video (self-contained) that Yoshida-san showed.
  
  There's no reason why we couldn't have that video on Lodestone.

Imagine the huge amount of Positive Press Square could be getting if they provided an HD Live Stream (or a later Video) of this 2.0 Gameplay in Action, and the Limit Break Video!

It just feels weird and odd that this fantastic presentation is only available at a Press Conference at Gamescom only.

That being said, it's a great video and I hope the rest of the world can see a better quality version and start building the snowball that turns into an Avalanche of Excitement for 2.0's Launch!

I can't wait for 2.0!

[shanvhere]

Chocobo JUMPS WHILE FLAPPING WINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Niqote]

Yoshi-P! Are you a magician? A magician who puts broken games into his hat and pulls out pure awesome? Did you receive assistance from a higher plane?

If I was the type of person to put others quotes in my sig, this one would be there hehe

[DeadRiser]

Thanks for posting this link to the video, looks good.

But I find it incredibly sad the first time we have to watch some ingame footage and its from some random guy whos uploaded a poor quality video to youtube with some guy speaking in german in the background because SE didnt want to release any offical ingame footage vid just yet. They will never learn, it was obvious it was going to be leaked before they had the chance to show us this on the new FF website.

I just dont understand there thinking and it pisses me off. On these forums we are the loyal customers who have stuck with this game for a long time and they cant show this vid to us first before showing it so some fracking random germans at Gamescon.

Yeah thats lovely SE, real sweet.

Maybe because they need to grab the attention of people who aren't playing the game before people that are already playing? Someone is starting to sound entitled...

[NefGP]

So, was it just my imagination, or did Yoshi say you have to buy FF7 PC to get into the 2.0 beta?

[Merylstryfe]

Yoshi-P looks happy and rested at the end of the video, tossing out shirts (meteor survivor shirt, can i have it?). The game is over the negativity hump and looking amazing, without sacrificing what we've all come to enjoy from 1.x (jobs, story, ability design) too much.

Excellent work! And yes, limit break meteor makes me wanna level blm now... >.>

[Jennestia]

So, was it just my imagination, or did Yoshi say you have to buy FF7 PC to get into the 2.0 beta?

I couldn't hear the video too well but I'm pretty sure he said the battle regimen system's reform was inspired heavily by FFVII's limit break system.

[Nightpanda2810]

So, was it just my imagination, or did Yoshi say you have to buy FF7 PC to get into the 2.0 beta?

If this is true, consider at least 1 more copy sold lol

[mekia]

The guy said this is a early version of FFXIV 2.0 engine. Also the only interesting parts what he is babbling is that Alpha in Autumn and Beta in Winter.

[Spy]

All I wanna say is...

I KNEW it! I knew the game was going to turn around!! SUCK IT HATERS!