FFXIV at Vanafest

[Araelus]

(wrong thread, mods please remove post)

[dejet]

Well, at least I got read it before they took it back. Too bad it wasn't about anything more than a cutscene... probably the future opening movie.

This is dead on what it is. Nothing more then the opening to the game.

Spoiler: show

"The FFXI talk was broken up by a "Secret Bonus Stage" in which Square Enix debuted some Final Fantasy XIV CG footage. Following the footage, Hiromichi confirmed that what had just been shown was the game's opening, just completed the week prior.

The opening started with a party in a pub. After examining a magical card, they were transported onto the shore of a lake, where they encountered a traditional Final Fantasy enemy, a Marlboro. The fight was impressive, showing off many magical and special attacks, as well as party teamwork.

No sooner was the Marlboro defeated than the party leader was transported into a massive airship battle. Ships crashed and burned as a giant bird tore through the airship fleet, sending the party leader into free fall. Before he hit the ground, he was brought back to “reality” in the pub.

Those who have been keeping up with FFXIV will recognize some scenes from the trailer, as the original E3 video included a few sequences. Square Enix has also previously shared screenshots from the trailer."

edit: Why is this such a big deal? that its the opening move. Just show it to everyone >.> Still cant find it but at least we all know 100% what it is now.

edit2: also did you know that each race has their own underwear?

edit lost count: I think I found something on it(not the video) if you want a wright up I can PM you. wont do it to 100 people but i also dont want to post the darn thing as god knows SE will kill me with thunder or something.

[Vacht]

This is dead on what it is. Nothing more then the opening to the game.

Spoiler: show

"The FFXI talk was broken up by a "Secret Bonus Stage" in which Square Enix debuted some Final Fantasy XIV CG footage. Following the footage, Hiromichi confirmed that what had just been shown was the game's opening, just completed the week prior.

The opening started with a party in a pub. After examining a magical card, they were transported onto the shore of a lake, where they encountered a traditional Final Fantasy enemy, a Marlboro. The fight was impressive, showing off many magical and special attacks, as well as party teamwork.

No sooner was the Marlboro defeated than the party leader was transported into a massive airship battle. Ships crashed and burned as a giant bird tore through the airship fleet, sending the party leader into free fall. Before he hit the ground, he was brought back to “reality” in the pub.

Those who have been keeping up with FFXIV will recognize some scenes from the trailer, as the original E3 video included a few sequences. Square Enix has also previously shared screenshots from the trailer."

edit: Why is this such a big deal? that its the opening move. Just show it to everyone >.> Still cant find it but at least we all know 100% what it is now.

edit2: also did you know that each race has their own underwear?

edit lost count: I think I found something on it(not the video) if you want a wright up I can PM you.

Cool, thanks for posting that. It mostly sounds like all the other things we've seen screenshots of. Not sure why they are all scaredy cats about it. and I dont think i would want to wear galkan underwear...

[dejet]

I found a wright up on the thing, do not know if I should post it or not....

screw it... Not my work not posting name bla bla bla you know.

Spoiler: show

The theme of the movie was the adventure of a single Hyuran as he took on a Guildleve. We saw bits and pieces of this story in past trailers, but in this showing they were all woven together into a single narrative. All the gaps were filled in and the tale came full circle from the guild, to the battle, to the skies and back again.

The movie begins by panning through a guild. We see some of the tables, characters and weapons we have already seen before. However, this time there is no music, only the soft din of adventurers chatting and tableware clanking. The camera swings around the lively bar and comes to settle upon a Hyuran and Roegadyn standing at a counter.

The Roegadyn patiently waits as the Hyuran shifts the Leves around. Eventually, the Hyuran makes his decision, and the Roegadyn commends him on his good selection. At this point we get our first taste of the English voice acting. In fact, the entire trailer was in English with Japanese subtitles. It also appears they prefer English accents; the upcoming Miq’ote sported an especially heavy one.

At this point, the Hyuran returns to his table and his friends: a male Eleven with silver hair and a spunky Miq’ote excited to get moving. They all begin sifting through the leves, but as his friends hem and haw over the choices, one in particular catches the Hyuran’s eye. It depicts a tornado over a field, and something about it entrances the young adventurer. He looks closer and closer until suddenly he is enveloped in a shining blue light!

Now we start flying over the Eorzean landscape with blue trails flickering on either side. After whisking through a forest, we are taken high above Eorzea. Many fields, forests, waterfalls and lakes are spread out below. This scene is also familiar to those who have seen previous trailers. At the end of this journey, the Hyuran abruptly finds himself in a body of shallow water. He comes to suddenly and appears somewhat winded and disoriented. If what we know from interviews is true, the effects of traveling via Aetheryte have taken a small toll. Unfortunately, there’s no time to rest, as a giant Malboro immediately begins bearing down on him!

Just when it seems the Hyuran will be crushed, a small female Lalafell with blonde hair rushes in and puts up a magical barrier. It was the same as that barrier a Miq’ote casts during the ship battle. This protects the Hyuran from harm and gives him a little time to get his head together. In the meantime, the calvary arrives in the form of a silver-haired female Eleven and a Roegadyn with a battle axe. We have also seen these characters before from previous trailers.

This was perhaps the best part of the trailer, as we were treated to a rather lengthy battle against a giant Malboro. Square Enix also may have taken this chance to hint at upcoming game mechanics. First, the Eleven and the Roegadyn charge in and begin their offensive, with the Roegadyn chopping at a tentacle with his battle axe. At one point, the Malboro seems to gain the upper hand. It fires off Bad Breath, which catches the Roegadyn in the arm. The Eleven also looks overwhelmed by the many tentacles, but suddenly arrows fly in and knock them to the side. It appears the Hyuran has gotten the hang of using that bow he brought along!

However, the massive monster is not about to let up. While it continues to thrash about, the Roegadyn gets some quick healing for his damaged arm. The Malboro lashes out some tentacles to strike down the Hyuran, but with some quick thinking, the Lalafell shoots out some ice that freezes them in mid-air. Around this point, the party seems to have turned things around. The Malboro goes for a final jumping attack, and the Hyuran quickly takes aim. The Lalafell conjures up what looks to be a Fire spell, but suddenly the red energy flies back around and into the nocked arrow of the Hyuran’s bow. The arrow is then released and flies forth into the mouth of the beast, engulfing it in flames.

As the Malboro sinks into the water, the party seems relaxed and ready to celebrate. Suddenly, a cliche strikes and the Malboro finds a second wind, wrapping the hapless Hyuran in a fiery tentacle. Just before he is about to be eaten alive, airships (the ones akin to flying totem poles) come crashing down from the sky. The Hyuran is suddenly picked up and whisked away into an aerial battle.

In the skies above, many ships and dragons are participating in some epic battle against a gigantic flying warship. It felt like a clip from Star Wars as just massive amounts of crafts just zipped about letting loose lasers and pellets. The giant ship appeared unfazed, until a new player came into the battle. An enormous black dragon (that made many of us think, “Bahamut”) starting to unleash great beams of blue energy. One such shot obliterated a good portion of the warship and unfortunately for whoever was riding it, that seemed to be it. The great craft began sinking through the clouds, letting off explosions and shedding debris. Once the craft reached its final resting place on the ground, the dragon stood victorious over the wreckage and let out a roar — mouth agape and wings spread wide.

Upon the completion of this battle, the Hyuran found himself sans transportation, and was left falling through the sky. The dragon, and some other beasts, were too busy turning into balls of blue energy to help him however. It appeared that the speculated gods/avatars of Eorzea had finished their business and shot off in blue streaks, almost like, forgive the reference, Dragonballs flying away after a wish. The Hyuran continues to free-fall towards a shining blue emptiness, when all of a sudden…

He’s awake! The Hyuran finds himself back in the guild at the table with his friends. They ask if he’s alright and if he’s finished with his little reverie. However, they still did not manage to successfully choose a Guildleve while he was spaced out. The Hyuran looks back down at the leve that took him on his wild adventure and his expression hardens with determination. It’s decided — he wants to do that one. His friends agree and jump up to head out the door. The Miq’ote is thrilled at the prospect of adventure and says “Let’s give our Bard something to sing about.”

[Celeras]

Thanks bud. I saw the old pictures Elmer posted and shrugged, didn't read between the lines that it was new.

[dejet]

Thanks bud. I saw the old pictures Elmer posted and shrugged, didn't read between the lines that it was new.

ya the one with the pics is gone. At least nothing that I can find with pics anymore. The wright up is the only thing I can find.

[Araelus]

I approve of the voice acting concept on principle. Wonder if it's only for the opening movie, or if we'll hear some in the game's cutscenes, too.

[Kaluuki]

Most of the game is supposed to be voiced, if I remember correctly.

[dejet]

Found the pics, tho they are said to all be old... So no clue if they are even worth posting.

[Enedin]

Here I'll give you guys a little sneak preview of the developer interview!
I can't tell you HOW I got this, but it looks like 14 is right on track to be the spiritual successor to 11!
Enjoy!

IGN: So FF14 is going to be the spiritual successor to FF11, which had a very successful run and continues to have a healthy share of the MMO market. What sort of new features do you have that might draw in newer players?

SE: Hahaha, well we looked at the systems and what the players wanted, and there were some debates about how to best implement everything. There were technical issues that came from the hardware we were using and how well it meshed so look for more information in the future but in the end we decided with a system that you'll be quite pleased with hahaha.

IGN: Great! Looking forward to it. It looks like the art direction is pretty similar to FFXI. What sort of graphics, effects, or areas do you want the player to enjoy the monst?

SE: Well, we looked at many locations and, hahaha, came up with an idea that we'd work in older content and newer content so players could understand the system. I'm sure there will be hahahah (laughter) more news as we put in some of things you have requested as players! We think you'll enjoy what we came up with in terms of ahahahah graphics.

IGE: Gameplay we've heard a lot about a jobless system that will be built off equipment. It seems also that crafting jobs will play a major part in the game. What sort of events might a player go through in a typical FF14 day both on the battlefield and off?

SE: Well we looked, (talks to eachother, laughter) we looked at an idea that the director came up with and decided to go with what's going to be in place. It will be included in the future as well as a new summon. This system which may be new to the player but is very final fantasy HAHAHAHA in spirit so *giggle* I think you'll really like what we offer this time around.

ICC: Some critics of FFXI state that there was a slow turn around time on player requested changes, and some issues still persist in terms of balance. What do you think the biggest change is that will draw players back into a SE MMO?

SE: Well looking at what the director had come up with hahahahahahahaha we figure hahahahahaha of course that direction. But there will be more details when we put it in, perhaps in a future interview, but it is pretty risky! but we hope hahahahah players, and we mean you, will feel pleasure at our proposition, that being FF14 in terms of improvements.

CNN: A major issue for all MMOs is RMT (real money traders) who employ cheap labor to exploit game economies, often creating problems for legitimate players. What sorts of steps will you take to curb these problems?

SE: Looking at the past we did well, but not always great, however, hahahhaa, the directer, heh, after considering the player base as a vase, he suggested we, hahaha, implement a new system in 14 that, hahahaha, gil traders will not enjoy but the STFU thinks you will really enjoy, haahaha, this time around.

Gamepro: You mentioned that you wanted to end the interview with a big returning character who players might have met in FF11. Want to let everyone in on the secret?

SE: Hahahahahaha it's cheese sandwiches haahahahaha we think you'll taste the cheese it's so good hahahahahaha.

IGN: Thanks for your time!

rofl this is too funny XD

[Adrian540]

What the fuck? Were they high?

[Celeras]

Oh good, just when someone unshits this thread some retard strolls in and quotes stupid garbage from 2 pages ago.

[Kawfee]

wright up

I found a wright up

The wright up

Normally I'd really not care, but since you continue to post over and over again, fyi, it's WRITE

[dejet]

Normally I'd really not care, but since you continue to post over and over again, fyi, it's WRITE

hush up im posting from a phone. cant help if i pick the word that it brings up.

way to try and undermine a post that you know had something to it. unlike anything I have seen you post.

[Kawfee]

way to try and undermine a post that you know had something to it. unlike anything I have seen you post.

Lol, not gonna bait me into a pointless flame war in an FFXIV thread, and I didn't try to undermine your post, just gets irritating reading the wrong spelling over and over again. And no one posts anything of actual value in this entire subforum except Elmer and associates.

[dejet]

I just posted... my post above was well worth it even if it was not my info and reposted (guess what? People asked for it so I posted it)

[Vacht]

I just posted... my post above was well worth it even if it was not my info and reposted (guess what? People asked for it so I posted it)

I berieve it.

[Kirb]

Hrm, wonder if they'll have the movie on the site by the 11th.

[Agito]

Square Enix better show us that video soon. There isn't any actual gameplay in it but the reason why i'm so interested in that video is because of the voice acting with british accents. The best part is there's a giggly Miqo'te!

[Kaluuki]

The best part is there's a giggly Miqo'te!

Oh shit, Gulkeeva is infecting people...