Just finished watching the uncompressed trailer.
Before I start with the pointers, I wanted to put this disclaimer out: I am neither a FF expert nor a unrealistic graphics whore (qualifier: Just finished and thoroughly enjoyed Persona 4 on PS3). That said:
Pros:
- Animation system looks well done given the scale and scope of the game
- Battle system looks engaging especially given its ad hoc hybrid
- Character models look like 2D anime come to life with PBR; all in all, well rendered
- Music seems on point
- Resource gathering and management system looks to work well
- Visual details such as getting wet in rain, wind effects, etc are a nice touch
Cons:
- The graphics range from average (PS4) to terrible (PS4, Xbone):
1. I have seen and played open world games but the blocky and muddy foliage (first LoD) found here is refreshingly ugly
2. The lack of AF
3. The lack of decent anti aliasing
4. The pitiful pop in of geometry, shadow and textures
5. Xbone version looks like someone smeared vaseline on the screen
- The voice acting ranges from average to dissonance inducing. Furthermore, today I learned just how much I dislike the southern accent especially when delivered in such spunky fashion. Lack of JP voice option would be truly terrible.
Overall, I found the visuals bad to the point of distraction from the actual gameplay. Partly, I think it's exacerbated by the fact that it's not all consistently bad. It seems like the game has regressed leaps and bounds when it comes to environmental detail and quality from the earlier footages/demos. Perhaps this game was meant for PS5/XbTwo...
In conclusion, this game is shaping up to be like TW3 on consoles, i.e. best to buy it year late with all the patches released. Either that or one can always wait for the port to PC/Neo/Scorpio.