SpyderCanopus Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 So I preordered FF14 collector's edition version 1.0 back in the day 3 years ago. I got invited to the beta a few days ago for the new release of the game, and I am allowed to share photos if I post that all images are "Copyright © 2010 - 2013 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved." So now that it's over with, I must say this game has improved dramatically. You can even alt-tab! lol. All the areas have been redone with a non-copy pasted layout of mazes. The graphics are pretty damn good. These screenshots are 2560x1600 with High settings, but no AA because it lags a lot with my measly gtx480. See for yourself in these screens: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1158978-final-fantasy-14-a-realm-reborn-screenshots-and-opinion/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
gameboy1977 Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 that is cool! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1158978-final-fantasy-14-a-realm-reborn-screenshots-and-opinion/#findComment-595760476 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Red King Subscriber² Posted June 15, 2013 Subscriber² Share Posted June 15, 2013 Ah the obligatory panty shot. Thief000, SpyderCanopus, HighwayGlider and 4 others 7 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1158978-final-fantasy-14-a-realm-reborn-screenshots-and-opinion/#findComment-595760480 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackhearted Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 I got into the beta for this weekend as well. I never played the original release so i can't comment on improvements and whatnot, but from what i've seen so far this new version seems pretty good. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1158978-final-fantasy-14-a-realm-reborn-screenshots-and-opinion/#findComment-595760780 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceelf Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 I'm in the beta but I haven't gotten the energy to figure out what my account name was. I like catgirls, so I'll be depressed if ARR isn't significantly better than 1.0...where I spent about an hour and a half just trying to find the exit to the first town said the hell with it and quit. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1158978-final-fantasy-14-a-realm-reborn-screenshots-and-opinion/#findComment-595761376 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph B Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Really? The game is trying to pull itself out of the grave, and you post the first screenshot with that?Anyways...The game has vastly improved from 1.0,Combat is fluid, movement is fluid. The UI is responsive, and well thought out. The races are many, and the options to customize them are many. The game has the feeling of FFXI, while retaining what a staple MMO of 2013 should have. The fact it is multi-platform and you can pick between JP/NA & EU servers, combined with auto-translate functions creates a vivid community of people from all over the world. It is about time an MMO with a decent community came out of the woodwork, I miss that in games of this nature.I can't wait, having played in the XIV 1.0 alpha/beta to live to 2.0 alpha/beta... It has been a long time coming, and quite honestly i'm tired of waiting. The next few months should seal the deal, and decide if all of this has been in vain for Square Enix. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1158978-final-fantasy-14-a-realm-reborn-screenshots-and-opinion/#findComment-595779304 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleNeutrino Veteran Posted June 24, 2013 Veteran Share Posted June 24, 2013 I played a few minutes of the beta, and I played just as far in the original beta, and I just cannot get into this game. It just feels Dated already. I think one of the things that hurts the game for me, is that its a newer game and it does not have voice acting for required sequences, events you cannot skip that you have to read through. Other than that there are just a lot of little things that make the game not fun for me. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1158978-final-fantasy-14-a-realm-reborn-screenshots-and-opinion/#findComment-595779312 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceelf Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 I finally played it. So much better. The narrator for the intro scene could've been better but that was my only complaint this time, good to see some competent devs takin' care of business. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1158978-final-fantasy-14-a-realm-reborn-screenshots-and-opinion/#findComment-595779314 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrix XII Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 I played a little bit this weekend, it's pretty fun, I haven't much time to play it right now though. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1158978-final-fantasy-14-a-realm-reborn-screenshots-and-opinion/#findComment-595779814 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aergan Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Signed up, no invite thusfar. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1158978-final-fantasy-14-a-realm-reborn-screenshots-and-opinion/#findComment-595780374 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farchord Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Love it, got a legacy toon at level 50, kinda stinks you gotta go through all the story quests again but I can see the reason why. The general premise of the story is different, so it's not so stale. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1158978-final-fantasy-14-a-realm-reborn-screenshots-and-opinion/#findComment-595815266 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackhearted Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 So square released a new version of the benchmark today(here:NA/EU) and i'm rather impressed with it. It's nearly identical in content to the first but my average framerate went up about 20fps(on max settings) compared the original one. Also, this benchmark allows you to make your character how you want it and import it into the release version. Which is quite nice. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1158978-final-fantasy-14-a-realm-reborn-screenshots-and-opinion/#findComment-595852003 Share on other sites More sharing options...
astropheed Veteran Posted August 1, 2013 Veteran Share Posted August 1, 2013 Is it a subscription game? If it is I'll pass. It's not the money, it's the time. I don't have time to force myself to make the most out of the time I pay for in an MMO. If it's free there is no pressure and I can enjoy my playtime. It's why I still love GW2. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1158978-final-fantasy-14-a-realm-reborn-screenshots-and-opinion/#findComment-595852033 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aergan Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Is it a subscription game? If it is I'll pass. It's not the money, it's the time. I don't have time to force myself to make the most out of the time I pay for in an MMO. If it's free there is no pressure and I can enjoy my playtime. It's why I still love GW2. It is. On the PS3 the targeting with the control pad is atrocious. I can't say I really enjoyed the beta on either PC or PS3 which is a shame. I found it to be strikingly similar to FFXII. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1158978-final-fantasy-14-a-realm-reborn-screenshots-and-opinion/#findComment-595852051 Share on other sites More sharing options...
perochan Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 signed up long ago and no beta :( I played FF11 for a couple years and it was pretty fun. A lot of grinding tho. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1158978-final-fantasy-14-a-realm-reborn-screenshots-and-opinion/#findComment-595852073 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacer Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 I ran the benchmark today and only got 6200. :/ I guess it's time to build a new pc. (not for this game, but just in general) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1158978-final-fantasy-14-a-realm-reborn-screenshots-and-opinion/#findComment-595852545 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiranui Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 I started with FF7 and stopped with FF8. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1158978-final-fantasy-14-a-realm-reborn-screenshots-and-opinion/#findComment-595852585 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead.cell Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 It's decent, minus all the fetch quests in the beginning. Not sure if I care much for the battle system though, as it seems rather slow and a bit unfun if compared to other MMOs. The game is beautiful though, and the UI feel really well done. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1158978-final-fantasy-14-a-realm-reborn-screenshots-and-opinion/#findComment-595852593 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowRanger13 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 I've been playing this beta for a while and am loving it. Me and a couple of friends are all starting out together. I played FFXI back in the day and was in the original FFXIV beta never played full FFXIV as beta didn't leave the best taste. So far the FFXIV: ARR beta has been much more enjoyable. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1158978-final-fantasy-14-a-realm-reborn-screenshots-and-opinion/#findComment-595852609 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacer Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Is the game like FFXI where the world is split into discrete zones, that require loading screens when traveling between them? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1158978-final-fantasy-14-a-realm-reborn-screenshots-and-opinion/#findComment-595853841 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadrack Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 Is it a subscription game? If it is I'll pass. It's not the money, it's the time. I don't have time to force myself to make the most out of the time I pay for in an MMO. If it's free there is no pressure and I can enjoy my playtime. It's why I still love GW2. I agree. I too just don't have the time to justify the monthly cost but would play periodically if I could. It would be nice if these MMOs would adopt different price models. For instance, $15/mo for unlimited access and have a pay for minute model that is like $15 for 15 hours or something. If you choose the second option those hours don't expire and you can play more to your schedule if you are a 'lite' MMO gamer. astropheed 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1158978-final-fantasy-14-a-realm-reborn-screenshots-and-opinion/#findComment-595855869 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pupik Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Beta seems to open to all: https://secure.square-enix.com/account/app/svc/ffxivbetatop?rgn=na Tried it for a few and couldn't get into it. Too Japanese for me (if you know what I mean). Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1158978-final-fantasy-14-a-realm-reborn-screenshots-and-opinion/#findComment-595885801 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverCampher Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Not touching this with a 100ft barge poll after the original. I don't know why but after WoW, all mmorpgs seem to lack something despite my attempts to try almost every one. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1158978-final-fantasy-14-a-realm-reborn-screenshots-and-opinion/#findComment-595885853 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceelf Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Not touching this with a 100ft barge poll after the original. I don't know why but after WoW, all mmorpgs seem to lack something despite my attempts to try almost every one. I definately understand that, but it's a completely different game from what I've played. I'm not even sure 'game' is the right word for the original. Apparently some people played it, but for the life of me I couldn't figure out why. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1158978-final-fantasy-14-a-realm-reborn-screenshots-and-opinion/#findComment-595886001 Share on other sites More sharing options...
YounGMessiah Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Must say this game is amazing, havent played FF since PS2 days and im impressed. I was able to get into the beta and made it to level 20 :D I liked it so much I preordered it and going to do at least 180 day or more sub because its cheaper that way.. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1158978-final-fantasy-14-a-realm-reborn-screenshots-and-opinion/#findComment-595886451 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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