I'm so the last guy to post about Final Fantasy stuff, but I really dig the music in the trailer so deal with it.
The trailer gives you a basic plot overview of the game and shows off the fantastic looking graphics. I'm so used to seeing MMOs look like complete ass that I was actually suprised by what I saw in the trailer. Unless of course everything in this trailer is CG. In which case, dang.
Oh, there might be some kind of card game too. Maybe it will be like Yu-Gi-Oh!
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Looks pretty cool. And it wouldn't be rats in FF, it would be hares. Beware the Omega Hare. It will rip you apart! It's somewhat endearing to see a Galka sitting down talking to a Taru. Yes I realize they changed the race names but I'm sticking with these for now.
The indoor stuff was all prerendered, there's a very clear graphical difference between the character models in the indoor scenes and (most of) the outdoor scenes.
I'm so tired of all of this "It shouldn't be a numbered Final Fantasy" nonsense. There's no logic in that statement. If XI and XIV shouldn't be numbered then VI, VII, VIII, X, X-2, XII, and XIII shouldn't be numbered either as they don't follow the traditional FF style. They have a full story, a RPG battle system, chocobos, traditional FF spells, etc. That includes the MMOs.
I'm still not entirely sure whether I'm interested in this or not. I'm not big on MMOs, and I hated FFXI, but this still looks pretty interesting. I have a feeling a lot of that simply comes from the fact that I'm WAY too into Final Fantasy for my own good.
I guess I'll just have to wait for more news to see if I'll dig this or not.
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7:00 AM on 09.24.2009
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... as in many other FF trailers
I'm pretty sure you're right, as they looks exactly like guild leves and not a trading card game. I hope they DO one, though. That'd be great.
Why? This game won't have XP or levels. Unless you want rat pelts.
I guess I'll just have to wait for more news to see if I'll dig this or not.
its not all prerendered, only the scene with the giant crystal in the middle and the last scenes were prerendered
any more details on that?