[21/11] Explore the new Black Shroud in A Realm Reborn

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Outside the capital of Gridania, players will be able to explore the vast forest of The Black Shroud just east of the geographical heart of Eorzea. We’ve seen this area primarily in alpha footage and screenshots, and Square Enix has re-done each zone due to the problems of reused geometry and assets that were so prevalent in the original version. The game also runs an entirely new engine that will scale better to fans’ wide range of PC setups — but also be optimized for PS3.


Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn‘s PC alpha phase will commence next week for North American and European fans that signed up. Follow this link to sign up for alpha.


Source: Final Fantasy Network

 

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[29/11] Explore more of FFXIV’s Black Shroud

Zones in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn are getting a full make-over, as evidenced in the above video. The newest video entry showing us the game covers a jaunt through another area in the Black Shroud — showing us how varied the zones are. The new music you hear is by Masayoshi Soken, but fear not Nobuo Uematsu fans, the original soundtrack will still be in-game.


Square Enix kicked off the global alpha test this week, with more on the way. If you haven’t been selected to participate yet, keep an eye on your email — more invitations will be sent out as the alpha and eventual beta progress.




Source: Final Fantasy Network