Alpha First Look: Video 2 - Gridania

[Preypacer]

Fantastic!

If all the changes they've made in Gridania constitutes "only changing the cities up some" (to paraphrase), then I can't wait to get out into the world zones, because I couldn't recognize a lot of the areas they went through.

Looks gorgeous, and this isn't even with fully detailed graphics yet. Awesome. Love the new Gridania music, too.

My one gripe, it's a minor one, but it just irks me when I see it - and it's the same in 1.0, too...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...kfoY#!&t=1m53s
3 Waterfalls flowing into a tiny pool with nowhere for the water to go. It would be flooding over into the area there.

Again, not a major gripe, but I always looked at that in 1.0 and thought "how did no one find that odd?"

Edit: I also love the look of the new mini-map. The map portion that is. I really did not like 1.0's version at all. Very confusing to read and figure out. I can tell they tried to represent elevation, but it just made for a really confusing experience, for me anyway. Also, the color scheme and style reminds me of a certain other MMO that I won't name here, which makes it a bit "like home" to me as well.

[Vydos]

Just amazing! Gridania feels so much more alive and bright, compared to the current version. I just love the rich variation of fauna and flora to be found around. Also props to being able to visit places we couldn't before *points at the botany guild*

Gridania music feels like a real FF music. Which is a very good thing. And also a good choice. It's after all, one of the first towns you start in. And I can see myself enjoying walking and chilling around Gridania on that tune.

Keep it up Yoshi-P and the entire development team! You got me excited!

[Akira_Tenshi]

I was disappointed when they said the cities wouldn't change much but Gridania looks amazing. You can still see the old Gridania there but its so much brighter and more colorful. It looks beautiful, loving the music to.

[HiirNoivl]

Looks great graphic wise... I hope those "check marks" are quests, yes? And the transitions are great! /thumbsup to the music as well. :3 It's still pretty still and quiet and empty though. My only critique: Can you put in more NPCs and make them walk around please? Maybe even add some spontaneous simple voice acting? Like "Hey how ya doin', Bob." "Same ol' same ol', Sam" Doesn't have to be fancy but this is a town after all...

[micke]

This is almost the Gridania as i know it. Where are the changes lol? A moogle? lol

[Mamba]

This is almost the Gridania as i know it. Where are the changes lol? A moogle? lol

I dunno which video you were looking at but I think it looks totally different - well to the point that it still looks like Gridania though.
Can you ellaborate what kind of changes were you exactly expecting?

[Preypacer]

This is almost the Gridania as i know it. Where are the changes lol? A moogle? lol

Were you watching the same video as the rest of us?

Are my sarcasm sensors not online yet?

Or, are you just trying to be "that guy"?

[Delsus]

New Gridania looks so nice, so much better than the current Gridania and awesome to know the Aetherate is in a more convenient place.

And I am happy the Lancer's guild looks badass.

[Mamba]

The music when the character zoned to Old Gridania made me think of Shire from LOTR

[Drazzan]

The music when the character zoned to Old Gridania made me think of Shire from LOTR

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