The Complete Evolution of Pictomancers

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    Pictomancer is one of the less common Jobs from across the Final Fantasy franchise, but it has been thrust into the spotlight with Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail. This video covers the evolution of the Job.
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  • @wilsbowski
    @wilsbowski 5 дней назад +177

    "We don't often include the Bravely series in these videos" but since there are fuck all pictomancers other than Relm we decided we needed something!

    • @GameKnight404
      @GameKnight404 5 дней назад +30

      I really wish they would talk about Bravely more, it’s a good series.

    • @mhiggs8001
      @mhiggs8001 5 дней назад +15

      They’re gonna have to do something because there is only so much FF topics they can come up with. Even though I’ve thoroughly enjoyed most all they’re stuff, they’ve really limited themselves as a channel by only covering FF which is a shame since they’re very good at presenting topics in an enjoyable way!

    • @slickdrick
      @slickdrick 4 дня назад +6

      @@wilsbowski yeah there's no pictos in FF16 either because that game isn't even an RPG and doesn't have anything resembling jobs.

    • @frontfacingjoe9235
      @frontfacingjoe9235 4 дня назад +3

      ​@@slickdrickaction rpg is still an rpg

    • @slickdrick
      @slickdrick 4 дня назад +8

      @@frontfacingjoe9235 I agree, however ff16 is not an rpg. its a hack n slash. FF7 rebirth is an action rpg. The witcher 3 is an action rpg. skyrim is an action rpg. even ff15 is an action rpg. Not a very good one but its still an rpg. FF16 is action thats for sure but its not an rpg.

  • @voidteahouse5883
    @voidteahouse5883 3 дня назад +30

    Recently I saw 2 players arguing in "say" chat in Limsa, and one of them said "Don't fuck with me. I'm a lv 100 Picto, I can draw you pregnant" XD

  • @Dinivas
    @Dinivas 3 дня назад +27

    Makes it rather fun that the job unlock quest in FFXIV calls the player "a RELM reborn" putting in a pun to both Relm and ARR.

  • @tazlolol
    @tazlolol 5 дней назад +52

    Lvl 100 Pictomancer here and it's FANTASTIC.

    • @Castersvarog
      @Castersvarog 4 дня назад +3

      I’m only at level 93 at this time, and it’s genuinely *fantastic*. Honestly it’s a 10/10 job and it’s something I hope more jobs be like in the future. It’s so much fun

    • @zachsroomYT
      @zachsroomYT 3 дня назад

      I love hammer time XD

    • @XellosTheDragon
      @XellosTheDragon 2 дня назад +2

      Yes! It is officially my favorite job of every expansion

  • @evilgibson
    @evilgibson 3 дня назад +7

    17:48 Krille always had the cat ear hood 😂

    • @samus20018
      @samus20018 День назад +1

      Yeah her design was based on FF5 Krile's white mage outfit.

  • @enlongjones2394
    @enlongjones2394 5 дней назад +11

    Another note about Pictomancer in Bravely 2
    It used the concept of colors instead of completed paintings to do various effects. Red would debuff attack power, purple would reduce healing, and so on. Pictomancer in XIV also carries over a bit of the concept of colors alone, using colors to evoke elements.

    • @chazon1780
      @chazon1780 3 дня назад +2

      Even further than that, the colors used referance the colors of LIGHT rather than the standard colors seen in paints. The primary colors (your standard attacking spells) are Red, Blue and GREEN while your secondary colors (usable only after activating Subtractive Palette) are Magenta, Cyan, and Yellow. Combine them all and you get white, while the absence of any color is black.

  • @theztav
    @theztav 5 дней назад +23

    Actually, Relm was closer to a Pictomancer in DFFOO than in any other of the spin offs.
    The sketch ability would make Relm draw the summon you had equipped on your party and the effect of the skill would vary.
    Equipping Ifrit would deal fire damage, equipping Shiva would do Ice damage, equipping Sylph would heal the party and etc.

    • @KenjiShiratsuki
      @KenjiShiratsuki 5 дней назад +4

      That was sketch summon. Sketch just inflicted a debuff that let you go before the enemy with it. Sketching yourself in before their turn. :3

  • @DolFunDolhpinVtuber
    @DolFunDolhpinVtuber 5 дней назад +10

    I love using Relm in F VI

  • @beechteeth
    @beechteeth 4 дня назад +4

    Krile's outfit in FFXIV is actually based on the sprite of Krile in her White Mage outfit from FFV

  • @jacobdriscoll8276
    @jacobdriscoll8276 5 дней назад +20

    I feel like you missed an opportunity to talk about the design of Relm's abilities in the light of FF5's Beastmaster mechanics. Sketch is, mechanically, like Catch/Release, and Control is almost exactly lifted from FF5. Relm in FF5 is a Beastmaster with a high Evasion/Magic score!

    • @enlongjones2394
      @enlongjones2394 5 дней назад +4

      Yep. Her abilities mirror the beastmasfer job. The main difference is Sketch immediately fires off a copy of her target’s ability, rather than catching and storing the target for later use.
      Several characters in 6 have abilities mirroring jobs in 5, and relics demonstrate some others.

  • @kanae1345
    @kanae1345 5 дней назад +7

    Yay, thanks for showing Opera Omnia! Relm was adorable in that game, both in battle and the story!
    Also, my fav Pictomancer is Adeleine from Kirby 64! Pictomancers rule!

  • @kfk4441
    @kfk4441 5 дней назад +35

    When someone says "Pictomancers don't belong to FFXIV" show them this

    • @SapphireMan08
      @SapphireMan08 4 дня назад +2

      Who is saying dumb shit like that to start with though?

    • @PervertedNovaxc3
      @PervertedNovaxc3 4 дня назад

      @@SapphireMan08 Probably the same people who claim Solution 9 doesn't fit into xiv

    • @HikingFeral
      @HikingFeral 3 дня назад +6

      @@SapphireMan08 The same people leaving negative reviews for DT on Steam because Wuk Lamat's voice actor is trans.

    • @orrthehunter
      @orrthehunter День назад

      ​@@SapphireMan08 people who do not know Relm exists.

    • @MazeeKasurame
      @MazeeKasurame День назад

      ​​@@HikingFeralIs that true? amazing~
      and with amazing I mean I find it wonderful if her VA is trans.
      ... I figured I had to clarify as my og statement, now that I look at it, can be taken out of context too easily...

  • @joeyc.9622
    @joeyc.9622 5 дней назад +14

    One of the original writers of The Last Airbender, Michael Dante DiMartino, has a fantasy duology of novels based around the Pictomancy concept. I believe the title is Rebel Genius.

    • @thereseemstobeenanerror1219
      @thereseemstobeenanerror1219 3 дня назад +3

      Really?!

    • @joeyc.9622
      @joeyc.9622 3 дня назад

      @@thereseemstobeenanerror1219 Yup. Rebel Genius by DiMartino. Check it out!

    • @joeyc.9622
      @joeyc.9622 2 дня назад

      @@thereseemstobeenanerror1219 Yup! Like I said, Rebel Genius by Michael DiMartino. Check it out!

  • @grimreapergames
    @grimreapergames 5 дней назад +12

    Realm is also the name of the creator of pictomance in ffxiv.

  • @davids2977
    @davids2977 5 дней назад +6

    Pictomancer would have been amazing in FFX-2. I wish they added it for the Remaster, since Festivalist is basically pointless.

  • @AtariSwitch
    @AtariSwitch 5 дней назад +8

    Considering how thin the content you had to draw from, I'm surprised you didn't find a way to mention 7's hypnocrown.

    • @franistart
      @franistart 4 дня назад +3

      5 had a hypnocrown as well. I bet it will be discussed when beastmaster comes out

  • @Forever_Zero
    @Forever_Zero 5 дней назад +31

    This video is the proof we need more pictomancers. I'm glad they've been receiving more attention recently

  • @Majinmccowen
    @Majinmccowen 5 дней назад

    Been so cool seeing this channels massive growth. Congratulations and keep up the great work!

  • @madambutterfly1997
    @madambutterfly1997 5 дней назад +4

    PCT is my new main in 14

  • @jaypro6269
    @jaypro6269 4 дня назад +2

    Technically Krile had the cat-ear hood first, as she premiered in 5, while Relm is in 6.

  • @sonnyson01
    @sonnyson01 5 дней назад +10

    Just in time for Dawntrail!!! I'm thoroughly enjoying the class right now

  • @alexkeller3022
    @alexkeller3022 8 часов назад

    Another fun reference in FFXIV is that in the pictomancer job quest, it talks about how an Archon named Archon Relm created the art of pictomancy.

  • @antiquatedg0ld
    @antiquatedg0ld 5 дней назад +3

    RIP Opera Omnia T_T

  • @Nimasho2go
    @Nimasho2go 3 дня назад

    I like how in the Opera Omnia section, you showed a scene of Relm talking to Krile. (The significance of which you explain later)

  • @michaelrodriguez4818
    @michaelrodriguez4818 5 дней назад +2

    I swear I love your videos and I love even more the inclusion of the mobile games. But it also breaks my heart since some of those mobile games were shut down and I was very dedicated to them all.

  • @seraphus6287
    @seraphus6287 5 дней назад +1

    I've said this before, but... I still think you should do an evolution video on everything that has the name Ultima in it; equipment, summons, enemies, lore, etc. It pops up so much Final Fantasy it should get it's own detailed break down. Anyone else?

  • @ennosoliveira8684
    @ennosoliveira8684 5 дней назад +2

    I love every video of underground jobs

  • @drewtheunspoken3988
    @drewtheunspoken3988 5 дней назад +3

    This may well be the most focused and specialized Final Fantasy video ever made. And I'm here for it.

  • @user-sw6ni2tq6h
    @user-sw6ni2tq6h 5 дней назад

    Great video!

  • @aaronlefebre5060
    @aaronlefebre5060 5 дней назад +2

    I couldn't imagine this one was too long, seeing as there's only so many entries. But fun to watch, nonetheless!

  • @cbarcher8527
    @cbarcher8527 4 дня назад +1

    The history of Pictomancers.
    ... There was Relm...
    Thank you for listening!

  • @Flamsterette
    @Flamsterette 5 дней назад +2

    Thanks for the upload on CANADA DAY 2024!

  • @bahamut1169
    @bahamut1169 5 дней назад +1

    Also we need updated version of the bahamut evolution 😊

  • @KenjiShiratsuki
    @KenjiShiratsuki 5 дней назад +1

    Currently playing Pictomancer. The job quests are rather good. The job has some BONKERS alpha strike. Pom Muse>Swiftcasted Motif>Wing Muse>Mog of the Ages>Hammer Muse>Hammer combo takes out a good 10% of most boss' HP bars in as many seconds. It's really nice.

  • @AkaiAzul
    @AkaiAzul 3 дня назад

    Oh, this gives me ideas for a Scribe job!

  • @bahamut1169
    @bahamut1169 5 дней назад +1

    Good job

  • @promethiac2641
    @promethiac2641 5 дней назад +8

    Not once did I ever try to take a picture of everything in any compendium (Zelda).. are you nuts? Wait... Pictomancer? I may not know what that is lol

  • @maugos
    @maugos 5 дней назад

    Alteration I feel is the main aspect of the pictomancer. Makes sense since art tends to alter as the artist makes it. Whether you're applying different paints or using different layers in photoshop the idea of alteration as you continue creating is perfect for this job's overall theme.

  • @Fauntleroy.
    @Fauntleroy. 5 дней назад +8

    I always felt like Van in Chrono Cross was also bordering on being a Pictomancer.

  • @La_Espada_Sin_Nombre
    @La_Espada_Sin_Nombre 4 дня назад

    Ah yes, my favorite video, the complete evolution of Relm.

  • @Dragon66898
    @Dragon66898 5 дней назад +1

    Cool concept

  • @Oblic008
    @Oblic008 3 дня назад

    This could have easily been called "The complete evolution of Relm."

  • @Vyse195
    @Vyse195 5 дней назад

    Since I like to try every job I will be trying out the answer. I have a feeling I'm going to enjoy it.

  • @Amateracu1991DFFOO
    @Amateracu1991DFFOO 5 дней назад +2

    That DFFOO Relm sprite hits hard...

  • @jupiterjazz9421
    @jupiterjazz9421 5 дней назад +1

    Didn't Krile have a kitty hood in ffv as well?

  • @EclipseHighroller
    @EclipseHighroller 5 дней назад +1

    Could you PLEASE do a gambler video?

  • @Psydkik
    @Psydkik 2 дня назад

    Those picture puns lol

  • @danielramsey6141
    @danielramsey6141 5 дней назад

    Funny enough. There is a Final Fantasy-like TTRPG game called Fabula Ultima that recently received a Job that had been in the Works for a while.
    Fabula Ultima introduced the “SYMBOLIST” Job Class!

  • @pringerx1337
    @pringerx1337 5 дней назад

    Would you ever make a video analyzing the “three faces of eve” that shows up in a lot of the FF games?

  • @ansemthetrueseekerofdarkne2730
    @ansemthetrueseekerofdarkne2730 5 дней назад +2

    Would Zexion from Kingdom Hearts 2, 358/2 Days, and Chain of Memories count as a sort of pictomancer?

    • @PervertedNovaxc3
      @PervertedNovaxc3 4 дня назад

      I'd say no. He doesn't draw any thing at all, he just uses a book as a weapon.

  • @Baron_Lio
    @Baron_Lio 4 дня назад

    Imagine being the dev that was trying to explain it to people..... "PICTURE THIS"

  • @TheBucknative
    @TheBucknative 5 дней назад +4

    So... Relm

    • @JaidynReiman
      @JaidynReiman 5 дней назад +2

      And Bravely Default 2 if you want to count that.
      Edit: Which he did.

    • @CloudianMH
      @CloudianMH 5 дней назад

      Well the last 2 videos have just been ff14 bait.

  • @jcrizzle
    @jcrizzle 5 дней назад +2

    I thought the Pictomancer was the Beastmaster Class of FFV remodeled. It does very similar things.

    • @enlongjones2394
      @enlongjones2394 5 дней назад +2

      It basically is. Sketch is effectively the Catch and Release ability turned into one move. Instead of storing a monster for later use, Relm copies her target’s ability immediately. Which, sadly, is less effective in most cases. And then she gets the control ability, which functions almost identically to beast master.
      It’s neat how the aesthetic concept of using magic paint to create things became a different kind of concept later on.

    • @jcrizzle
      @jcrizzle 5 дней назад

      @@enlongjones2394 Why isn't it mentioned though?

    • @jcrizzle
      @jcrizzle 5 дней назад

      It is petty but just saying. Still a great vid.

    • @enlongjones2394
      @enlongjones2394 5 дней назад +1

      @@jcrizzle I don’t know, I’m not the writer.

    • @jcrizzle
      @jcrizzle 5 дней назад

      I know lol. My bad

  • @caseykiesling4348
    @caseykiesling4348 5 дней назад

    Complete history of characters named Ramza Belouve next please

  • @RoseDarksbane
    @RoseDarksbane 2 дня назад

    "if you're going to play pictomancer in 14" I'm already level 100 pictomancer :3

  • @filanfyretracker
    @filanfyretracker 5 дней назад +1

    pictomancer, Cartoon Violence the class.

  • @jeremyberner5164
    @jeremyberner5164 5 дней назад

    Good video

  • @Beryllahawk
    @Beryllahawk 5 дней назад +2

    You guys had quite a bit of fun with this script, didn't you! Haha! Loved the humor! I've not made up my mind about FFXIV's take on Pictomancer, not yet, but it's certainly creating quite a buzz among the folks I play with!

  • @eternalsummer8409
    @eternalsummer8409 2 дня назад

    The evolution of Pictomancers: enix “ah shit we forgot this existed..well fuck it, let’s put it in 14”

    • @eternalsummer8409
      @eternalsummer8409 2 дня назад

      To clarify I mean this as a light hearted joke, I personally love how for 14 enix often looks back at its old properties and themes and references them and such

  • @flaffles87
    @flaffles87 4 дня назад

    The flashy style would set fire to my current computer. I need an upgrade to best enjoy the visuals before I pick XIV back up again.

  • @dr_tal
    @dr_tal 5 дней назад

    New expansion had been out for like 2 days.

  • @beresfordcrowder9511
    @beresfordcrowder9511 5 дней назад

    Sounds like an iteration of blue mage and his ability to steal magic from enemies

  • @JankyToe
    @JankyToe 5 дней назад

    Great video! I see you've really _brushed_ up on your _hue-mor!_ What a _stroke_ of genius, I'm positively _drawn_ to these kinds of videos!
    Sorry.

  • @JoshuaVerscha
    @JoshuaVerscha 5 дней назад +1

    Pictomancers in 14 right now do way too much dmg. I dont play it yet but love, looove having them in my groups lol.

    • @HanabiraKage
      @HanabiraKage 4 дня назад +1

      All the motif-related actions do disgusting damage, especially the hammers which are three consecutive instant casts (albeit with a ~5s cast + an instant cast gcd as setup) that are guaranteed to be critical direct hits. Which is insane.

  • @KRJayster
    @KRJayster 5 дней назад

    Ah yes, the evolution of pictomancer’s, all… two examples. XD

  • @hiatusinc
    @hiatusinc 4 дня назад +1

    Picto is very fun to play in FFXIV and out-dpses every. SINGLE. CLASS (as of 7.0 - might get nerfed in the future)

  • @SirSongi
    @SirSongi 3 дня назад

    As a picto main. Imma paint YOU in pvp >:)

  • @bandi138138
    @bandi138138 5 дней назад

    I actually really enjoyed Opera Omnia. Disappointed it was nixed

  • @pedrohenriquemonteirodacos3224
    @pedrohenriquemonteirodacos3224 5 дней назад

    The pictomances fells like it is a Summoner but whit twist. Honestly as much i like the concept, i think thta is kind gimmick back the GBA remake that i played so i prefers to uses other charactes as means to inflict damage mostly becauses her attacks ofen healed the opponent instead of dealing damage.

  • @TragicArchAngel
    @TragicArchAngel 2 дня назад

    Bravely Default 😻

  • @twelfthknight
    @twelfthknight 5 дней назад

    The Pictomancer has a great "class fantasy" - as they say in the TTRPG space - with a magipunk Renaissance artist-meets-summoner vibe, but the clunkiness of Relm's mechanics made it pretty unintuitive from a game design standpoint to build upon. Which is ideal for FFXIV, as they have to redesign the Job's mechanics from the ground up anyways the harder bit is creating a strong visual and thematic hook to draw players in. I especially like how XIV made their Pictomancer have these longer charge times for certain spells as it feels very natural to tie that to something as time-consuming as painting a portrait.

  • @Rhin0beak
    @Rhin0beak 4 дня назад

    Gah I want to get into ffxiv so bad but every time I try I get burnt out quick

  • @wtfsamusidk7574
    @wtfsamusidk7574 5 дней назад

    Relm best girl of ff6

  • @rumotu
    @rumotu 5 дней назад

    When i heard pictomancer comes to ff14 I wanted to give it another shot. But the map navigation and screen clutter in the game are so terrible that it made my head physically hurt.

    • @HanabiraKage
      @HanabiraKage 4 дня назад +2

      You can edit your UI to better suit your tastes. Try doing that to reduce clutter.

  • @Dogan_TM
    @Dogan_TM 5 дней назад

    The lack of art in 14's Pictomancer was a little disappointing. Just a moogle, hammer, starry night, and some elements... and whatever the LB is. Think it was a spriggan or something

    • @HanabiraKage
      @HanabiraKage 4 дня назад +2

      Probably the rainbow spriggan Krile draws in the trailer?
      Technically there's a little more art with a claw + maw forming the summon Madeen.

  • @silvertalon215
    @silvertalon215 День назад

    IMO Bravely Default is more Final Fantasy than current Final Fantasy

  • @erics8192
    @erics8192 4 дня назад

    stamina didn't matter in ff6

  • @nemothenobody7859
    @nemothenobody7859 5 дней назад

    Comment.

  • @stevemanart
    @stevemanart 5 дней назад

    Lithomancer is a better name for the class.
    Lithograph is a word rooted in Greek and refers to a form of artistry.
    The suffix mancy/mancer comes from the Greek Necromancy; the art of divination via reading the entrails of a dead animal.

  • @Racerguardguy
    @Racerguardguy 4 дня назад

    DFFOO!!! Relm!! :(

  • @stephensmith4025
    @stephensmith4025 9 часов назад

    This job is such a mess in FFXIV.

  • @AzureRoxe
    @AzureRoxe 3 дня назад

    Kinda sucks that Pictomancer has slowly lost their uniqueness to the point that it was added to FFXIV as simply another magic DPS.

    • @Castersvarog
      @Castersvarog 3 дня назад +1

      You say that, but it’s easily one of the most popular and well built jobs from a design perspective.

  • @andrasylvan9915
    @andrasylvan9915 4 дня назад

    I just wish this class stayed outside FF14. Maybe as a limited job not an actual job. Its basically a semi-recycle of Black Mage with hideous paint animations

  • @Mystwarrior1
    @Mystwarrior1 День назад

    Intro was too long. Got bored B4 it even start.

  • @georgehouliaras7239
    @georgehouliaras7239 3 дня назад

    Poor Shadow. His daughter has the worst job in the series.

  • @xaby996
    @xaby996 2 дня назад

    Stop showing only clips from the pixel remasters! The art is disgusting and spits in the face of the source material.

  • @slickdrick
    @slickdrick 5 дней назад +1

    Wont find a pictomancer or any job for that matter in FF16. Wont find any rpg game play mechanics in 16 either. Also please stop talking about the welfare mobile games. Nobody gives af about those

    • @Siensane
      @Siensane 5 дней назад

      You fight a Dragoon like an hour into the game.

    • @slickdrick
      @slickdrick 5 дней назад

      @@Siensane No you fight like clive which isnt a job its just clive.

    • @Siensane
      @Siensane 5 дней назад +1

      @@slickdrick Learn how to read.

    • @slickdrick
      @slickdrick 5 дней назад

      @@Siensane I don't know if you noticed me typing out sentences but that's a pretty telling sign that I do, in fact, know how to read.

    • @Siensane
      @Siensane 5 дней назад +1

      @@slickdrick Then reread what I typed.