FFXIV 2.0 Screenshots from E3

[Ambrosia]

Do they license their engines to other companies?

For now no but:


http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/1...gen_engine.php


"Hashimoto added that Square Enix has no plans on licensing the engine, although it would be possible for Square Enix outsourcers to utilize Luminous Studio. And even though the engine will be the company's flagship tech, it won't be forced onto subsidiaries -- studio directors will choose what engine they want to use for their games."

"Hashimoto couldn't specify when Luminous-powered games will hit the market, but he smiled and said, "It won't be that far from now.""

[LD]

Needs more female miqo'te pics

Overall.. they lured us/me in with pretty pictures the first time, I'll wait on a verdict of people playing before I try again, they won't fool me a 2nd time with pretty pictures (unless they show more female miqo'te) O_o


Here's to hoping it'll spark more ffxi/ffxiv fanart though!

I still find a decent amount... but could use more (especially the R18 ffxiv kind) >.>

Gulk, never stop being my favorite. Ever.

Tech Demo was ok, it's pretty cool that all of that was real time, but I'm so far from caring about anyone pushing visuals these days. The only way visuals really matter is if you make an impressive CS where the characters are doing impressive things that YOU CAN ACTUALLY DO. Back when FFXIV was coming out and we saw the magic shield I was amped cuz it meant SE was doing more in terms of positioning. Still don't see it. Can they do it? Maybe, but I haven't seen it yet.

[Kaelan?]

I don't think that has anything to do with XIV, that's just SE's new next-gen engine.

http://kotaku.com/5916115/square-eni...ould-look-like

[Croy]

I don't think that has anything to do with XIV, that's just SE's new next-gen engine.

http://kotaku.com/5916115/square-eni...ould-look-like

Before this tech demo was released was supposedly when FFXIV got demonstrated. Furthermore FFXIV uses some of the technology crafted for the Luminous engine even though the engine for FFXIV is its own identity (Yoshida said the engineers working on Luminous helped craft the new engine and took parts from luminous where it could be used in an MMO capacity).

[Katlan]

Id use this instead of the above

[Kononeko]

Well crystal tools engine was suppose to be licensed as well but we know how that ended. As far as why we might not be hearing about 14 it might be on embargo tell the website comes up.

[vagus]

Dear god, i may play this. Lol.

[Alkar]

Why do I have the feeling that this is more than a simple tech demo? <_<

Edit: https://form.square-enix.com/a.p/933

And looks like I'm not that far off... We may be looking at FFXV guys. Why else would they bother asking feedback on a tech demo?

[Corrderio]

I don't think anyone mentioned it yet, but in the screenshots you can see the action bar includes slots for '-' and '^' as well as the usual '1' - '0'. (Different keyboard layout? Would expect '+' there.)

Had to look it up and it is indeed a different layout for a JP keyboard.

I just wish they went with a GW2 style action system where a class/job has a ton of abilities, but you can only set 10 at a time. Would be nice for a more strategic approach and cleaner than having a clusterf*ck of abilities to manage.

[Deadgye]

My feedback was basically "Is this a game? Please let it be a game. I want to play it."

[Spira]

it could be a glimpse at the next flagship title.. XV perhaps. or XVI lol.
They already did explicitly say this is FF's new engine, so anything from here appearing in a title isn't unlikely.

i am liking the visual style a lot. whilst you can clearly see the low-tech slum juxtaposed with the high tech city in the background (and the use of modern vehlicles and guns), I like it because its very fantasy meets reality, which FF has never really tried to do. the closest mainstream title is probably VIII and it wasn't that close, and of course, theres VS XIII...

This is definitely not what is being used for XIV, but i can see elements of it tho.

[Alkar]

I still can't believe that the whole thing is in real time and not CG... I can't wait to play something like that honestly.

[Gokulo]

First write-up of the demo, but from someone not knowing XIV before ;<
http://venturebeat.com/2012/06/05/fi...ble-franchise/

The story of Final Fantasy XIV revolves around the city of Aorzia, which is being invaded by the empire to the north. Three different factions have arisen in the city to fight the threat. Players will choose a faction to align with, fighting other factions along the way. They’ll also have a chance to join Free Companies, ffxivs version of guilds.

lol

[Gulkeeva]

I still can't believe that the whole thing is in real time and not CG... I can't wait to play something like that honestly.

hope ya got a good PC for that kinda power required to play something realtime...!

Anyway, like I said before... the pretty graphics and all were nice the first time... hopefully, they learned something... or hell borrowed from many other games...the useful/wanted game mechanics, questing and so on for the game to be more fun. FFXIV only lasted a week for many with its pretty graphics...

[Spira]

they dont even sound aware that this is 2.0 and not the first showing

[Pikarya]

I still can't believe that the whole thing is in real time and not CG... I can't wait to play something like that honestly.

Real time, on a super computer. Good luck seeing that pixel-for-pixel at that frame rate, texture quality, etc. on a console. Or any general-home PC for another 6-10 years. Maybe even longer depending on how shitty the the next-gen piss poor systems are that roll out within the next few years (lol 6670).

[Alkar]

Well this is their next gen engine after all. Surely they know something we don't or we wouldn't have seen this demo. New Playstation and Xbox are obviously on the way and SE is mainly a console developer so....

[Lucavi]

Getting hyped about screenshots. You nigs haven't learned a fucking thing.

Heh.

[Kurokikaze]

Yo guys take the talk about the engine to the Square-Enix Games subsection. Theres a new thread there.

[Lucavi]

Kuro, props to you for full-timing that avatar for all this time. Much respect.