Looking at the reaction around the web for this trailer I'd say it was a success...

in alienating possible customers =(

How come almost every other FF game gets better marketing trailers and ads than ARR?

I mean even XIV had better trailers than XIV ARR: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW-dfDTruMQ

I'm no director but to me the music-editing and pacing of this trailer makes ARR trailers seem amateurish.


There clearly is cool material in the game as evidenced by gamescom video. Concept art for ARR is stunning. What I'm saying is that you already have the goods but you're presenting it in a really bad way.

Even splicing CG with in-game stuff can be done in a way that doesn't feel cut and pasted:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh7_ZZUsPss

Don't even get me started on that VO issue Grrr. o_O()