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Got into the closed beta as of June 14th
Made this thread to let everyone know how it is, if anyone is interested. I've been anticipating this re-make for a while now so I hope it's worth the wait. Everything in orange are things I've given Yoshida's team feedback on.
June 14th
-Game size is currently 5.7Gb. Will increase to 20Gb+ as more environments are added.
-Character customization is quite good. I made someone who would look like Maester Seymour's son. I still feel as if they could add more options.
-Visuals look amazing. Some lower res textures can be improved.
-Most animations are great (especially the jumping). However, this game suffers from the generic MMO walking animation syndrome. Basic movement animations need improvement.
-Interaction. Other players, monsters, and quests are standard. We need interaction with other things: climbing ladders, sitting down on chairs/benches, sitting on a ledge letting your legs dangle down, animal interaction, general interaction with any/most AI.
-Good UI customization. Would be better if advanced customization options were given.
-Gameplay is fun fun fun. Parties are even more fun. Enemies need to be a bit further away in combat; close-combat + magic = too many things happening in one place.
-Nobuo Uematsu's soundtrack is phenomenal. Dat epic music every fight as well.
-Enemy name tags are clear, but too many of them in your face at once. Option to display nearby tags (or to disable tags unless targeted) needed.
-Wait time after using potions is very slow. Wait time needs reduced.
