Comparing the graphics via screenshots

[Biggs]

SE claim it's a "sister engine", which doesn't really quantify how much of its "core" is similar to the luminous engine. However, similar staff members worked on each, and maybe that's why people think that they're closely related. But they're not. A cursory glance at Agnis Philosophy and ARR is enough to prove that. Theyre obviously completely different. I mean it's obvious that since the system requirements for Agnis Philosophy will be so much higher than ARR that the similarities between the two cannot really be that great. Dynamic lighting is nothing exlusive to Luminous, so ARR's engine probably has more in common with its contemporary MMO games with similar system reqs than with Agnis Philosophy and other games made with the real luminous.

No people think they are the same because in the hour long demo and interview that came out last month the words "this engine is the luminous engine slightly modified for mmo's" came out of a developers mouth.

[Yrusama]

/sigh

Seems a lot of you are expecting Agni's Philosophy quality graphics. It's never going to look perfect. Even pre-rendered CG doesn't look perfect. The uncanny valley is steep.

Not sure if this is "high-rez" enough for you, but take a look at this video I stumbled on recently. It shows off 1.0's graphics pretty well, though the movement shots are a bit rough.

[Hyrist]

I love how the real graphical comparisons here for ARR, is being compared to it's former self, and not other games (which have settled on a heck of a lot less than what AAR's pulling out, even with the washout lighting.)

Also, weren't we complaining month's ago that Graphics are irrelevant when compared to the gameplay?

You guys must be running out of things to say given that the end is near.

[Biggs]

/sigh

Seems a lot of you are expecting Agni's Philosophy quality graphics. It's never going to look perfect. Even pre-rendered CG doesn't look perfect. The uncanny valley is steep.

Not sure if this is "high-rez" enough for you, but take a look at this video I stumbled on recently. It shows off 1.0's graphics pretty well, though the movement shots are a bit rough.

I def don't expect that quality but it was very good to hear that they at least made this MMO scaleable unlike xi. So maybe we will be fortunate enough to see this on the ps4 a few years from now. Or on the Wii U. I would be happy just seeing this game go to as many different systems as possible over the course of the next few years. I expect nothing more than whats been shown.

[Laraul]

Since no one here has access to the game I fail to see how anyone can actually give a comparison. No one knows what settings you can change and how they will impact the game.

I wish people would stop talking about graphics cuz people really don't care that much. As many people play FFXI (if not more) than this game it doesn't look as good and they are perfectly content. It just doesn't matter.