2013: ESO Vs FFXIV?

#77 REDACTED, Posted: Mar 14 2013 at 2:35 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) how is A Realm Reborn any different? the hype train has been operating on empty promises for quite some time now.

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#78 Mar 14 2013 at 5:30 PM Rating: Good

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Kachi wrote:

*Also, I've always found the Elder Scrolls art direction to be really disappointing, and I don't think ESO looks much better.

I like Morrowind and Skyrim, dislike much of Oblivion art style. TES art becomes more realistic with each installments (and if you uses tons of mods, yeah!), but ESO looks rather cartoony.

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#79 Mar 14 2013 at 9:38 PM Rating: Good

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To me it always seemed that they were trying for realism and falling deep, deep, deeeeep into the uncanny valley.

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#80 Mar 14 2013 at 9:50 PM Rating: Decent

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Khornette wrote:

No, ZeniMax Online Studios or something. Bethesda only advise them on *dadum* artworks.

TES fanbase is pretty much 50/50/ torn over ESO. It changed the lore for its own use, it changed the artwork direction and it isn't a sandbox game where you can do anything you want like offline counterpart.

So is not a TES game then... WTF!

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#81 Mar 25 2013 at 1:29 AM Rating: Excellent

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPEd_uOZGus <- video from gamespot when they tried ESO for a bit. I must say the graphics look awesome and even though i said i won't play it, it does look pretty awesome.

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#82 Mar 25 2013 at 5:33 AM Rating: Decent

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He certainly makes it sound appealing, though first impressions are seldom meaningful in an MMO. Playing for 2 hours pretty much gives you a look at the canned experiences that they've developed specifically to hook the player in. At that level of playtime, I'll take a design analysis over an anecdote any day.

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#83 Mar 25 2013 at 11:55 AM Rating: Decent

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Short of ffxi, skyrim is the only game that i've enjoyed and put many hours into

I'll be trying TESO but I don't have high hopes for it, it looks like a rehash of the same old with a TES skin on it.

Specifically the combat system of TES series doesn't seem like it will migrate intact or even mostly intact.

Its a large part of what I liked about the offline games.

Its sort of why as much as I do like FF14, I wish it was just FFXI with a prettier skin.

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