Nostalgia or...?

[IronSoup]

1.0 were really cool... arriving in Limsa Lominsa on a boat with sea monsters attacking.

BUT, I liked the "Return of the Hero" opening for my 1.0 character... no celebration, no one remembers you... and the other cutscenes designed beautifully with ambiguity (new players think the "helping character" feels something weird about them... old players see it as a "you ressemble someone I knew" feeling, some kind of "deja vu"). Although they aren't epic yet, I will only assume that it will get more intense as time goes by.

Basically, 2.0's story direction seems fine but the ideas/creativity could be better and more engaging.

[Volsung]

Sorry I do have to agree. 1.0 openings were better. It was more engaging.

ARR opening feels very bland. even my char was asleep! lol xD

[ValascaAndromache]

I honestly loved being thrown into that first fight in 1.0, kind of sink or swim. I really love all the changes they've made to ARR, minus that one. My only complaint through the whole beta was that I met everyone in town before i ever killed my first mob.

[IndigoDarkwolf]

Overall, I think the voice acting was better in 1.0. I also liked how 1.0 threw you into that first fight. Otherwise... well, I never experienced the 1.0 intros for Limsa or Ul'Dah, so I shouldn't comment on those, but I was not a fan of the Gridanian intro. That's in no small part because I've never liked Yda. I'm sure that makes me a terrible person to some people, but my favorite line in 2.0 so far is Papalymo's jab at her ridiculous mask.

Is it just me, or does it seem like a lot of the voice acting in 2.0 feels artificially stretched out, as though the voice actors are being forced to read their lines slowly in order to fill time?

[Eldaena]

This thread....http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...54#post1024854

Are you trying to troll on these forums already? Have you played a final fantasy game before? Story and openings are a huge thing, not just a rushed product to get you where you need to go. And I know I personally listened to NPCS way more in 1.0 instead of skipping almost everything npcs say in sidequests in ARR. I try to read the main scenario when it's not voice-acted, but when it is the voices are more distracting than engaging. Everyone listening is just thinking how much their voices don't match their characters, or how uninterested they sound in comparison to the surprisingly good voice-acting in 1.0. You need to be willing to give props where it is deserved, even if you didn't like 1.0. There were good aspects just as there are good ones in ARR now. Maybe the new openings are on a much broader spectrum, but that much broadness just becomes... downright boring.

[Eldaena]

Overall, I think the voice acting was better in 1.0. I also liked how 1.0 threw you into that first fight. Otherwise... well, I never experienced the 1.0 intros for Limsa or Ul'Dah, so I shouldn't comment on those, but I was not a fan of the Gridanian intro. That's in no small part because I've never liked Yda. I'm sure that makes me a terrible person to some people, but my favorite line in 2.0 so far is Papalymo's jab at her ridiculous mask.

Is it just me, or does it seem like a lot of the voice acting in 2.0 feels artificially stretched out, as though the voice actors are being forced to read their lines slowly in order to fill time?

It's not just you, I'm afraid. A lot of people aren't really satisfied... I know I'd almost prefer no voice acting now that I've heard what's on offer. But I mean they aren't the worst voices I've ever heard. Kan-E-Senna and Merlwyb are alright, but just not very engaging. I'm terribly saddened at Yda and Papalymo though... I'm from Gridania originally as well. Their voices make my soul ache. lol

[Khaoticsuccubus]

Oooh why did ya have to go and remind me of the one complaint I have about ARR.

Srsly, those openings were the one thing that 1.0 did right... and the one's we have now in ARR are just... soooo laaaame.

*Sigh*

[Eldaena]

Oooh why did ya have to go and remind me of the one complaint I have about ARR.

Srsly, those openings were the one thing that 1.0 did right... and the one's we have now in ARR are just... soooo laaaame.

*Sigh*

I apologize for reminding you! lol I know that it's not something they can change before release either... it's sort of depressing. But maybe something in the future? ; ;

[Trenma]

Overall, I think the voice acting was better in 1.0. I also liked how 1.0 threw you into that first fight. Otherwise... well, I never experienced the 1.0 intros for Limsa or Ul'Dah, so I shouldn't comment on those, but I was not a fan of the Gridanian intro. That's in no small part because I've never liked Yda. I'm sure that makes me a terrible person to some people, but my favorite line in 2.0 so far is Papalymo's jab at her ridiculous mask.

Is it just me, or does it seem like a lot of the voice acting in 2.0 feels artificially stretched out, as though the voice actors are being forced to read their lines slowly in order to fill time?

Not to be "that" guy, but the Japanese voices definitely sounded a lot better to me in comparison to the English voices.

They spoke as if they were just reading a script and couldn't care less for any emotion.

[Eldarion18]

The one big flaw with 2.0 is the opening cutscenes AND the first few hours of the game are really boring. It's really a hurdle you need to get past before you truly experience what the game has to offer. Sadly, a lot of people who will try this game won't wanna push through the first few boring hours. I've had a couple of friends try the beta and got too bored in the first hour to keep going, I had no idea how to hype them up enough to show them that the game gets less boring as you get more into it.