Final Fantasy 14 devs have p𝕴reviewed its upcoming graphical update, a🅠nd expressed regret over the lighting of dark-skinned characters.
This past weekend saw the Tokyo iteration of Final Fantasy 14's FanFest, and game director Naoki Yoshida was on hand to preview upcoming additions for the MMO. In particular, Yoshida talked up the long-awaited graphical update, set to arrive in Final Fantasy 14 for PC and PS5 players later this year in summer 2024 alongside 🐻the Dawntr🅠ail expansion.
Just below, you can see snapshots taken from the FanFest which show 'before' and 'after' shots of upgraded character models. The likes of the Elezen, Highlander, Lalafell, Au Ra, and other in-game races all look like they've had 𒅌a serious overhaul with the new graphical upgrade, making Final Fantasy 14's characters effectively look better than ever before.
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According to Nova Crystallis though, which was live-tweeting the showc𒐪ase with the graphical update, game director Naoki Yoshida acknowledged criticisms of Final Fantasy 14's dark-skinned characters. Yoshida even said the M🍃MO had been "bad" at displaying "dark-skinned" characters in certain lighting conditions in the past, and pledged to rectify this with the upcoming big overhaul.
Yoshida: 🍎Historically, XIV has been bad at displaying dark skin, especially in dark places. The new shaders🎶 will allow lighting and shadow to improve this.
Now, Final Fantasy 14 players far and wide are reacting to the upgrade, as wꦗell as Yoshida's statement. The player just below really "wasn't expecting" Yoshida to openly acknowledge the criticism of the MMO's dark-skinned characters, but says it was nonetheless a welcome sentiment.
Hearing Yoshi P legitimately go"Yeah in the past dark skinned characters would not look good under poor lighting condi🅷tions and we worked to explicitly fix that"is a level I wasn't expecting but reall🔴y appreciate pic.twitter.com/anVuOCsJKR
Elsewhere, former GameSpot editor and Kinda Funny host Michael Higham writes that he's "glad" Square Enix listened to the criticism,🃏 and seem to be taking it seriously. However, Higham wants to see what the upgraded and rectified character models look like throughout the entire MMO before passing broad judgment on S💧quare Enix's commitment.
im glad they to📖ok this criticism seriously, but i wanna see how this is gonna look across th✤e game //t.co/C4Je1ag96g
Over on the gꦍame's subreddit, the general update preview seems to have gone down well. "Finally, shadows. The texture reworks look nice, but 90% of the work is done by having actual shadows on the faces, 10/10 upgrade," writes one com💫menter. "The engine and lighting being able to better-support WoLs with darker skin tones is one of the things I'm most hyped for," another adds.
Elsewhere among the MMO's community, Final Fantasy 14 p꧒layers are obsessing over thꦓe Pictomancer, Dawntrail's brand new job, armed with littlꦡe more than a paintbrush. It's the fact that the class can paint things into reality, though, which has inspired some especially unhinged reactions.
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Hirun Cryer is a freelance reporter and writer with Gamesradar+ based out of U.K. After earning a degree in American History specializing in journalism, cinema, literature, and history, he stepped into the games writing world, with a focus on shooters, indie games, and RPGs, and has since been the recipient of🥂 the MCV 30 Under 30 award for 2021. In his spare time he freelances with other outlets around the industry, practices Japanese, and enjoys contemporary manga and anime.
