Gosh she is so gorgeous doncha think? Gameplay is what most gamers look for in a game but we have to admit that the graphics does give the game an advantage over crappy looking competion right? If we havent seen the older one then i bet we couldve still Wow'd at the first sight of this magnificent heroine...

guys guys.... them bottome or second pic for comparasion is the computer version. get the finaly fantasy advent complete with the exclusive demo disc made for ps3. then you'll see the original graphics

I thought it looked like a PS2 game too actually. Well, I'd still buy it since its Final Fantasy - I wasn't impressed with FF12 so I'm hoping this will better suit my tastes. 

I still dig out FF7 from time to time because I adore the materia system. Still, although it sucks a bit (for about 1 second) anyone who actually follows the Final Fantasy series probably won't care.

Unless if you play FF games just to find hot chicks to fap to. Then this really screws you over. And I hope you die too.

"If you are such a gamer, go back to playing 8-bit Mario for its gameplay then."

People who have no valid argument always say thist stuff to people who say "graphics dont matter"

Graphics dont matter, but to a point.  The "dumbdown" as we see here, is still in the aceptable range for current games, and if this bothers you, then you have other problems.  You can make a game look as good as it wants, but if the controls suck, or the story is horrible, then its still a POS game.

Graphics alone doesn't decide if a game is good or not, you said so yourself, but it's a Final Fantasy game that's going to be released for the PS3. Would you play a 2D FF14 game on the PS3? I seriously hope not. The alternative "degraded" screenshots of the game looked like it was made for the PS2, it looks similar to the CG from FF10 and 12. lol

If you are such a gamer, go back to playing 8-bit Mario for its gameplay then.

Well, I don't really care, either way, as long as they don't have a pac-man-esque face and bowling balls for hands, its good enough for me.

Since when did graphcs decide if a game is good or not?  Graphics are just bonuses..thats how you can tell who plays games and whos a gamer

... Fuckin' hate this character limit crap...

Well, if there is a degredation in the actual game then I'm going to go ahead and guess it has to do with the fact that the PS3's bluray has higher storage capacity, so it'll be easier to squeaze better skins and models, whereas the 360 is stuck with DVD9, and about 1.5GB or so of the 7.95GB capacity is used for Microsoft's copy protection/encryption.

Still, it looks like the lightning and shadows were altered some as well. I think this might have to do with the different processing structures in the PS3 and 360. Where the PS3 can off-load the different render modes to 6 different cores, the 360 processes in a more linear manner (I think)--going from one job to the next.

Oh, and Lushy, the differences have little to do with HD/SD display. There's a lot less smoothing, more jagged edges on models, different shading, different lighting, different color palettes, etc. I know, the jump from SD to HD is incredible, but it doesn't make a pile of crap look like a pile of gold.

owlgod: Maybe YOU can't expect it, but I sure as hell can. The games are getting there, and the only console on which the graphics are peaking are the 360's; the PS3's graphical power has room to grow--have you seen Uncharted 2? Heavenly Sword? Killzone 2?

Crayden: That's a very ignorant thing to say. Graphics are a very important part of a game. Sure, they aren't necessary, but would you be as avid a gamer if every game out there was text-only? Don't be a tit.

chimps: I'm going to go ahead and guess that you have a Hi-Def TV, but didn't have HD cables. I'm also going to guess that this "thing" was a HD cable that your dad connected to your PS3 and HD-TV. Assuming I'm correct, this "thing" is very well-known.

Cyrusnagisa: No, it isn't all about the story. God, why are you people so insanely obsessed with a single aspect of media? Look, gr

no matter what, ff serious is the best rpg

Its obvious they are shown in different TVs. I don't think they'll change content unless it's going to be released in that piece of crap 360, then FF will surely be degraded, as PS3's bluray can hold more data than 360's dvd.

Seriously, who plays games with crappy graphics now? If you got the PS3 to play Runescape (just explaining the thought) then I'll pity you. Graphics were always part of RPGs. Who doesn't want a beautiful game with great gameplay and utilizing that 50GB of blu-ray space? You? That's simply impractical.

Since the game isn't out yet....then you might be looking at the screen shots for the Alpha/beta of the english version. It also might be the setting put on the user who took them. On a reg. TV without the High Def setting, it's not going to be as pretty. I know before I got mine, a lot of great looking games like Fable II and Star Ocean came out looking about that. The shine and color was gone, backgrounds got blurry. When I finally got a HD screen, it was like playing a brand new game almost.

 The original pictures were obviously pre-rendered. You can't expect that quality graphics in this generation of gaming consoles. The game will probably have great gameplay/ storyline to make up anyway. 

Hyuk, if you play games just for graphics, then don't play at all >.<

I mean seriously ermm dissapointing? no waiis >.> different game versions different content in some areas
and it also depends on the TV youre using and if youre using a HD port or just the normal 3 plugs ~.~
i would say... STFU :D I luv FF and this will just blow my brains out cause of its awesomeness :] <3

Do you know that there is a thing on your ps3 you can buy that increases graphics majorly!

My dad bought this write he put it in and graphics on Heavenly sword which was my first ps3 game was incredible amazing i dont think you got it.

btw i think u need fix ur graphic on ur Ps3 too -.-" i play japanese version and still look the same

dude who care graphic still look awsome and probally those screenshot are beta-screenshot while they still making it :)) every1 love FF

Okay , no. It is not dissapointing at all. It is still an awesome looking game. This article is an attempt to justified crying.

" I just can't accepted the fact we have lost the hope of playing a CG-quality female character."

Don't start making assumptions based on your own restrained  view of games.

It's nice for you to share these informations but I'm sorry , do not ever write an article that doesn't state that it is your opinion even though it is obvious. Question of human decency.

actually, the "degraded" screens were taken from the FF13 demo which was still using the old game engine, dont know y they did that go2 kotaku.com if u want more info, the official release should have the new game engine which is the "higher" quality graphics

if the first thing you are crying about from a FF game is graphics, then you already fail, its all about the story.

If you find this degregation Disappointing, you'll be even more disappointed when you get into actual gameplay(those are cut-scenes which most definitely uses higher quality models) because those models will be even more low detail, so players will be able to get that stable 30fps or 60fps during gameplay while also rendering large areas, NPCs, and processing whatever AI is needed.

well i don't really want to offend any1 with this opinion, but does a slight color change really matter, although the one with the sword yeah u got me there, but the others.....they're just a bit of a color problem nothing special really, and besides would that really affect the gameplay at all?  if it doesn't then getting used to the fact that the color graphics will alter a bit and u'll get used to it anyway.  besides if the gameplay is at a satisfaction, then there's no real problem with a bit of color difference.  but the sword graphic pic...again u got me there on that one. 

 I'm not surprised, in fact, I don't care about graphics too much. Man it's FINAL FANTASY, don't you think it is enough to be a reason for you to pick up the controller and get yourself satisfied?

i love ff serious