{"id":53387,"date":"2025-10-29T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=53387"},"modified":"2025-10-28T18:01:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T09:01:30","slug":"pokemon-legends-z-as-vineyards-draw-comparisons-to-final-fantasy-14s-infamous-low-poly-grapes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/pokemon-legends-z-as-vineyards-draw-comparisons-to-final-fantasy-14s-infamous-low-poly-grapes\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A’s vineyards draw comparisons to Final Fantasy 14’s infamous \u201clow-poly\u201d grapes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As a multiplatform title, many were expecting Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A<\/strong> to push the Nintendo Switch\u2019s graphical capabilities to its limit while showcasing the potential of the Nintendo Switch 2. Though the game pulls this off for the most part, many areas throughout Lumiose City use low-polygon assets to cut down on production costs and memory usage. Case in point: its flat grapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Final Fantasy XIV\u2019s grapes have gone on to be featured on official LINE stamps, merchandise, and numerous fan creations. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As pointed out by Game*Spark<\/a>, these fruits look eerily similar to Final Fantasy XIV\u2019s infamous \u201clow-poly\u201d grapes<\/a>, which are crystal-shaped models wrapped with a grape texture. While FFXIV\u2019s low-poly grapes have become shinier with succeeding updates<\/a>, their status as a meme within the game\u2019s community has prompted the developers to keep them in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Looking at Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A\u2019s from the side reveals that they wouldn\u2019t make much of a snack. (Image credits: Game*Spark)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When viewing Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A\u2019s grapes at an angle, players will see that they aren\u2019t three-dimensional objects but rather paper-thin 2D models affixed to solid vine models. Considering the game\u2019s file size (4GB for the Switch and 7.7 GB on the Switch 2), it seems like Game Freak had to make some bigger cuts when compared to FFXIV\u2019s roughly 140GB, which is available on beefier platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A<\/a> is available on the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A dialogue confirms that Pikachu does, in fact, poop<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A fans in Japan are losing it over Mega Starmie\u2019s massive legs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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