Danjin44
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how can its art style look like a PS3 game? that makes zero sense. when people talk about a game's art style they talking about its art, not its tech.
Andrew Evenstar
Member
dude. this looks damn good, i'm definitely excited for this. with more i see, the better it gets. i know a different director and team, but this definitely looking like a new, inspired way for the franchise.
EDMIX
Writes a lot, says very little
Dan out here saving me all dat time with a post lolTheme and its style is pretty much classic Final Fantasy before FFVII.
FFXVI
FFIV
I don't even see how anyone would say this doesn't fit FF, this is pretty fucking standard FF in regards to art direction, the iconography of that art direction from even the color themes. This literally is by the book FF in regards to art and those that say otherwise are not even artist that can even support said view with any real proof actually using art itself to point out some shit.
From the chocobos, to the crystals shit...this is deep FF art standard stuff. Even the dark tone, fuck they going to tell me? Dark colors never existed in FF before? Series never had night time? lol
the actual fuck? lol
Fess
Member
I'd say it simply looks too clean, perfect skin boy band characters everywhere, not enough crap in the world. Comes with the JRPG genre I guess but some FROM grittiness would do wonders for the whole game I think.
CYRU5_DA_GR34T
Member
Honestly I'm just glad they made a combat system that isn't turn based this time.
Wanted to get into this series coz of the world building, aesthetics and even the story, but the combat systems usually were a turn off.
Also doesn't appear to have any forced diversity so I'm game.
Wanted to get into this series coz of the world building, aesthetics and even the story, but the combat systems usually were a turn off.
Also doesn't appear to have any forced diversity so I'm game.
Silver Wattle
Gold Member
Gives off strong generic jrpg vibes, even the visuals are massively disappointing.
Like lokk at the characters .look at the designs .it looks like ps3 level .we are ow in phot scan tech and their games look like ps3 with better lighting
Danjin44
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You are joking right? I actually like the fact this game doesn't use scan face, like in Forspoken which to me huge turn off.
Danjin44
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You just wanted more "realistic" looking character models but majority of Final Fantasy games always had more stylize models.
If thats to you makes it look like "PS2" game then I take that over scan face any day.
EDMIX
Writes a lot, says very little
True, but I think Bravely Default and Octopath Traveler to a lessor extent will be that for them going forward.
Bravely Default literally started development as the sequel to the DS game FF The Four Heros Of Light, merely changing the name very much means their intention is to have Bravely Default and Octopath likely just be the turned based titles they put out, so I think its sorta moot as the main goal should be for a turned based title by Square, none of those series continue off of each other, thus naming thing is kinda moot tbh.
Fess
Member
As said I think it's the genre. What JRPG goes past this clean style?It looks ugly like ps3 level bad maybe even ps2
But whatever they lost me anyway when they started competing with realtime action games, haven't finished a FF since 13
Boneless
Member
I kind of posted it to double check. No graphics ho but this game sure is butt ugly for next gen only. I guess they want to start system selling.
Trazyn the Infinite
Member
Ah yes, they are all perfectly clean until when they clearly and obviously aren't in the trailer. Do you really expect nobles to be covered in dirt and grime 24/7?
Trazyn the Infinite
Member
It looks ugly like ps3 level bad maybe even ps2
You are very clearly and evidently a troll who doesn't know what he is talking about.
SkylineRKR
Member
This looks like its right up my alley. The overall design of this game looks good, not that Nomura shit. XIV was my fave in a long ass time, since XII to be precise.
The combat being real time, FF has been like that for a while now. If its good, its good. No matter what kind of battle system they throw at you.
The combat being real time, FF has been like that for a while now. If its good, its good. No matter what kind of battle system they throw at you.
Trazyn the Infinite
Member
SFO and FFXIV are the two most recent entire that have that mix of scifi and fantasy. Given we have had almost nothing *but* sci-fi and fantasy, it is nice to have a pure fantasy for once - but who knows what the final product will give us.
DenchDeckard
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It obviously looks generationaloy better but it reminds me of soul caliber graphics when I saw them for the first time. Super clean character models....
The soul still burns!...I think it actually looks good and I welcome that nostalgic feeling.
The soul still burns!...I think it actually looks good and I welcome that nostalgic feeling.
remember_spinal
Banned
I am of the dominants (pc mustard race)
Yoboman
Member
2 year old images don't help youIt looks ugly like ps3 level bad maybe even ps2
Nothing1234
Banned
Looks fantastic.
The sony play in june trailer looks pretty good
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Cyberpunkd
Member
It's FFXIV art direction, one of the reasons they don't need 10 years to make this game.
Trailer was lit.
Elysion
Banned
I've got to say, I'm not a fan of all these exaggerated whirls and particle effects every time the character swings his sword. That's one of these things I never liked in japanese games in general; even fighting games like SF do it, with sparks and splashes of color smeared over the screen during every hit. Really annoying and distracting imo. But it's especially over the top here; even FF15 didn't have that much shit going on.
Kumomeme
Member
for the complaint about how 'dull' the game looks like due to the barren land and other stuff, perhaps this is due to storyline reason?
in the trailer it is told that the aether is running out and the world is dying and other stuff. this lead to land become 'lifeless' and because of that kingdoms around the world end up fighting over crystal possession. perhaps this is the 'blight' that mentioned in the game?
this concept also existed in FFXIV. in Shadowbringers the land is drying out of aether and characters in the story quest attempted to 'revived' back the land by trying to bring back various element of aether into the land by summoning primals.
..looking back here, there is various different element of Eikon in XVI
in the trailer it is told that the aether is running out and the world is dying and other stuff. this lead to land become 'lifeless' and because of that kingdoms around the world end up fighting over crystal possession. perhaps this is the 'blight' that mentioned in the game?
this concept also existed in FFXIV. in Shadowbringers the land is drying out of aether and characters in the story quest attempted to 'revived' back the land by trying to bring back various element of aether into the land by summoning primals.
..looking back here, there is various different element of Eikon in XVI
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Mato
Member
I'd like to play it, unless they decide to bring it to Steam 2 years too late, in which case my interest will have waned and I'll ignore it, just like I did with FF7R.
This 100%. They should add a slider in the options.
This 100%. They should add a slider in the options.
Hobbygaming
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It will be 360 fps and that's just fidelity mode
Fess
Member
I don't expect anything, it's just my reaction to the trailer, and as said it probably goes for the whole genre. Are there gritty JRPGs?
I don't think it looks like a PS3 game but for me there is a lack of grittiness here, on everything, it's the style, the skin, beard, hair, clothes and armour, ground, castles, ruins, everything just looks too tidy.
Bernd Lauert
Banned
I don't understand the people who are complaining about graphics. Game looks "good enough" imo, solid 7/10 (8/10 if you're into the art style).
It's all in the wrist
Member
My eyes are definitely getting worse in my mid 30s, but I think the graphics look outstanding. When has Final Fantasy not been a graphical showcase?
pleaseinsertdisctwo
Member
Who looks like someone from a boy band in this game aside from young Clive? Almost every guy in this game seems to have facial hair and is ripped.
Also I'm not sure why "perfect skin" is a complaint. The characters have visible pores up close for sure. Do you want the characters to have eczema? Acne scars? A lazy eye?
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ShinyMan
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Trailer looks fucking incredible! And i'm very happy with the return to medieval fantasy, the best FF's used that setting.
As for gameplay, it looks really sick but i'm a bit worried about it's depth. I know DMC5 combat director is doing this but FF is supposed to have much more broad appeal than DMC, wonder if they're gonna "dumb things down" a bit because of it.
As for gameplay, it looks really sick but i'm a bit worried about it's depth. I know DMC5 combat director is doing this but FF is supposed to have much more broad appeal than DMC, wonder if they're gonna "dumb things down" a bit because of it.
Rat Rage
Member
XII maybe yes, but XV is absolutely not a JRPG - it's an open world 3rd person character action game, which couldn't be more different to a JRPG.
And what do you mean by "turn-based fanantics"? If the Doom franchise turned into a Strategy RPG all of a sudden and people complained about it, would you call these people "first-person-shooter fanatics" also?
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
The boss battle they showed was cool. Makes me feel like it's Devil May Cry in the sky with summons.
Touch fuzZy. get BizZay
Member
You should never give modern Squeenix the benefit of the doubt, but after watching that trailer there's at least a possibility for this to be good.
Likely to be a soulless hack writing experience under a polished exterior though
Likely to be a soulless hack writing experience under a polished exterior though
Not sure why square likes making so many of their male characters look like womenIt looks ugly like ps3 level bad maybe even ps2
Touch fuzZy. get BizZay
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Cyberpunkd
Member
Have you seen how men in Asia look like?
I agree for how much the Japanese developers seem to ponder to Western markets they as sure not listening when it comes to character design and story tropes.
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Written by a Veteran who's been with SQ since 1995 and worked with Yasumi Matsuno on basically all his Square Enix games and then went on to write the XIV expansions A realm reborn and Heavensward. Which depending on who you ask are the best written stories SQE has pumped out in the last 10+ years.
I mean as far as that goes its the best shot you gonna get, especially for this type of setting.
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