Alpha First Look: Video 2 - Gridania

[Onizuka]

as you explore.

My Explorer's Spirit is on fire after seeing the Reborn Gridania! I can recognize so many places of the current one, but they feel, well... reborn! I'm so /psyched to visit it now!

Continue to focus on the little details, too: they're always a nice touch during exploration and some of us notice them.

[Gidonoidon_Sur]

I would like to see more fauna and more magic. How about a cool tree house with stairs winding up the trunk?

[Mjollnir]

I thought the exact same thing, especially when he was around the area with the children playing.

Me too, compounded by the fact that I paused my iTunes that was playing Howard Shore's score of LotR to start this video lol

[Radav]

The touches of color everywhere really help to make the city feel so much more alive then the 1.0 version. That was always one of my bigger gripes with 1.0. The lack of color in everything made the cities especially, visually uninteresting and a little dreary. Can't wait to see more.

[Fadigre]

To be fair, the lack of inertial animations hasn't really bothered me thus far (I didn't even notice in previous videos until someone pointed it out, ) but I cringed every time she landed and just slid forward without falling over...

Cringe is the right word. That's one feature I've hated in other games. Hated with every ounce of my being.

Otherwise though, it's -

Very nice!

[Xeonerable]

The only thing I found unattractive from the video was the stationary animation-less rotating that the character does following the camera when not moving. Please change that... it looks so unnatural.

Other than that it looks nice.

[LuxLux]

Gridania looks almost the same as before, though, during a hot summer. It needs some moisture. I liked the current gridania for its green, it reminded me of japanese zen gardens. Now, it looks dry but with more decorations (with different colors). I hope the whole Eorzea doesn't look like it's dry even with rain.

[LunaRhiki]

Thanks SE for the update video, looks great!

[Jonno]

Wow, I was really excited before watching this video...and now my excitement is off the charts!

And that music! It will be in my head all day.

[mhaid2000]

Man Yoshi-P and company continue to deliver amazing results of A Realm Reborn even in the alpha phase it looks fantastic. The only thing i didnt like was the music but im sure over time it will grow on me like the old one did. The moogle holding the mail bag is hilarious and the scenery is just gorgeous. Guild Wars 2 RIFT and WoW watch out, theres a new game coming to town and its called Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. Eorzean's UNITE!!