Creature death animations via Spira (FFX) Death/ more Anima Death

[Shougun]

In FFX whenever you killed something, specially bosses they died with a soul releasing effect.

I really liked the effect because it better immersed the monster disapearing (like in FFXIV I'm thinking "wtf 10 seconds you decomposed into dirt?" lol)

Its not a huge immersion breaker but I defintely liked the soul effect in FFX - it also made some good plot tools. And to add more fan service, as you may have seen in the JP translation thread we are known (1.0 players) as hollow's (at least what most think of the translation), so it would be cool for certain plot points or when 1.0 players die that it shows our hollowness (as we are not all the way there). (The hollow wording may not have anything to do with our state, just the fact that we are gone and then back.. like a ghost, but not an actual ghost.. so you can say I'm being too literal lol)


Furthermore as an example of soul death thats already in FFXIV, watch Nael Van Darnus's death - he sports a sort of soul death.

http://youtu.be/aNVm7rxrxoc?t=29m45s


So I'm asking what do people think of adding a "spirited away/release" animation to monsters deaths and a greater effect to bosses deaths.

As a way to keep the change lore friendly and not look like a visual retcon it can be explained that with the summoning of the twelve and Bahamut events that the world energy source (anima right? lol hate to misquote) has become thick enough near the surface that the normally invisible action is visible. (Which could be fan service to "mist" in some games like FF9 and FF12). So double fan service value, more plot devices available, and monsters stop decomposing in 10 seconds flat.

Yes no?


Edit: Aether not anima thanks Coyohma, I knew I wasn't sure on anima for a reason lol

Also as Andrien/Psion point out below the visualization of spirit is not limited to just FFX. Nor is the idea of a lifestream just exhibited in FFVII, so perhaps even more then a double fan service but like a penta fan service.. lol

Zetsumei has an idea for monster spawn effects, I think thats a good idea - specially as he said that it demonstrates a bit of how they are formed (void and what not) just make sure the effect isnt too crazy unless its a like an HNM.

[Andrien]

I like this idea. I've also seen it in FFVII as the Lifestream.

[Zetsumei_Tsunarashi]

I approve of better death animations. Also perhaps an animation for when monsters spawn. I believe sometimes in FFX there were cutscenes where those same spirit orbs (I think they were called pyreflies) joined together to form a mob.

For FFXIV, a lot of monsters come from the 'void' maybe could have a portal appear briefly and then mob spawns out of the portal.

[Rau]

I feel like this should be reserved onry for bosses.

[Coyohma]

...the world energy source (anima right? lol hate to misquote) ...

It's aether. I don't dislike the idea, I'm sure they could make it fit the lore. I would just hope that it's subtle and the effect would be more impressive if you defeat something special.

[Psion]

It's aether. I don't dislike the idea, I'm sure they could make it fit the lore. I would just hope that it's subtle and the effect would be more impressive if you defeat something special.

Well, naturally. In FFX if you killed a normal mob only several pyreflies would be released normally. But on some of the epic bosses, when you killed them they practically exploded into a pretty pyrefly firework. Which makes sense, as the pyreflies seemed to hold the memories of the living, similar to the lifestream of FFVII. (maybe pyreflies are bubbles? If the lifestreams like a flowing river, it's gotta have bubbles too, right? ) When living things died, if they weren't ready for death (probably mainly higher sentient beings, which are actually aware of their own mortality), the memories got corrupted by their emotions and they turned into fiends. It wouldn't surprise me if the fiend's appearance mainly is caused by what they perceived as "monstrous", or perhaps a fiend that was similar in ways to what they were in life. Like a sailer might become a piranha, or a mage might turn into an elemental, as if their skills in life got corrupted as well into a fiend that embraces said skills.

I would definitely love to see such animations in FFXIV though. FFXI had such a cutscene with... Flixblix? The goblin, so it's not exactly out of place either.

[Renen]

I also agree with the idea

[Zehira]

So I'm asking what do people think of adding a "spirited away/release" animation to monsters deaths and a greater effect to bosses deaths.

I like Safer-Sephiroth's death.

http://youtu.be/9IArVdiWdi0?t=9m35s

I know it's PS1 but still cool.

[Alerith]

Doesn't Ifrit shatter upon defeat? Like, he slumps down then shatters?

[Shougun]

Doesn't Ifrit shatter upon defeat? Like, he slumps down then shatters?

http://youtu.be/jXnjLSQCDPM?t=17m26s

Sort of, its a bit of a sparkle poof warp effect. Imo its not very seamless but yeah definitely - something - is happening lol. Nice catch !