sciencerob
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Cool, I saw the start of the trailer and it looked pretty awesome but then decided to turn it off in case there are spoilers for Chronicles.
Xenoblade X (Cross) releasing in 2015 (Xenoblade Chronicles X in the US)
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TheGreatLugia
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I just saw this screencap but haven't seen it mentioned in the thread yet.
That's the Pioneer plaque.
That's the Pioneer plaque.
Metroid Killer
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Nice detail, missed that completely even though I've watched the intro at least 10 times now.
TheGreatLugia
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It might have only been shown on the Day 3 stream.
I did see that in one of the live-plays! That's one of the things that gave me the feeling of that 1970s attitude about space (aside from the visual style being being desaturated), that optimistm about space and technology and man's capabilities to use technology to explore space and build better societies, as well as the pondering about his place in the universe.
Nope. Nothing in Blade related to any other Xeno game.
SoraanTribal
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Eh, there's some common story tropes that Xenoblade shared with the previous games, but they really had nothing to do with each other.
I do feel like (Xenoblade and Xenosaga 3 spoilers)
Fiora is kind of a homage to KOS-MOS, though. They had very similar designs after her re-reveal (and especially one of Fiora's armors in particular). Plus, Fiora had that whole thing about having Lady Meyneth's soul inside her body just like KOS-MOS did in Xenosaga. And their eyes both changed colors when the other soul was talking or taking over or whatever.
hurricanes
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Yeah I feel the same about the art direction... personally prefer style of the original Xenoblade as well.
SoraanTribal
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Hope there's this kind of thing to Xeno X...
Definitely agree. I want lots of "unique" monsters to show up out of nowhere and then hear a very awesome battle theme to accompany them. Part of the reason why I wanted to hunt down every unique monster in an area (that was within my level range) was for the You Will Know Our Names song, lol. The added affinity coins and loot was just a bonus!
SoraanTribal
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I've been listening to the soundtrack all night, and I'm SO tempted to restart the game as well... I really shouldn't, but I've been thinking about it a lot since E3.
SoraanTribal
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Elfforkusu
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Added bonus of using Melia is that you can stand farther back so the other characters' voices are quieter.Awesome! Good job!
Melia is pretty damn OP in the game, honestly. Summon Bolt -> Copy -> Summon Flame -> Use it -> Summon whatever -> use it. When Summon Bolt's recharge is back up, summon it and unleash a crazy devastating attack (since you had 3 bolts up). Copy Bolt again, use it. Repeat the process. And yeah, her self-topple stuff is invaluable. She's so fun to use, imo. It's also nice to keep up a Summon Aero/Wind on some harder bosses because it raises the agility of your party members (more evades). The only problem is sometimes when you unleash those huge ether bolt attacks, she takes aggro from the enemy, but it's not too much of an issue with capped Agility on everyone.
On my first time playing the game, I almost never used Riki. It wasn't until my second playthrough that I started to see just how good Riki was. He's hilarious in battle, too. lol
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
Gonna guess the buff mustache dude is the next in line for the jerkass Colonel of the Xeno series. Hopefully a worthy successor of Vanderkam and Vangarre combined.
I love this character so much.
I love this character so much.
SoraanTribal
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lol true. I bet you there will be an option in Xenoblade X to turn off the voices in combat. I think they realize some people don't enjoy them. I didn't mind them myself. I loved the post-combat musings from the characters. Yet another good reason to switch out your party all the time - you can hear so many different sayings by doing that. There's a particularly funny one with Shulk, Melia, and Seven where they make fun of Shulk for not understanding women (forget what exactly it said).
I really agree. I wish Xenoblade's New Game Plus let you bring over your gear and arts progress, but reset your level back to 1. Or just given you the option to reset levels or not. OR scaled up enemies based on your level. When I replayed Xenoblade last year, I didn't use New Game Plus because I still wanted at least somewhat of a challenge in battles. I'm not sure how much I'd enjoy one-shotting everything.
What a scary picture...
VanillaCakeIsBurning
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What? Are you serious? I love when games drop little gameplay hints that actually relate back to the story.
I feel like replaying the game now and going for those skill trees/arts that I missed.
I think the aim of this is that you can finish the game without leveling up much, but there are monsters lurking even at the beginning that are practically overleveled. So with retained character levels you can actually fight them straight on without grinding again if you ever skipped them on 1st try. In Colony 9 there are a good number of enemies above lvl70, and Gaur Plains have monsters leveled as high as lvl90.
In my case though, I beat up all the unique monsters including the "super 5" on my first try.
Hope there's this kind of thing to Xeno X...
The funny thing about that moment is that when your playing you know something is going to happen once you hit that area. Yet everyone seems to go for it anyway I think.
TheGreatLugia
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Everyone in this thread is restarting Xenoblade now.
Meanwhile, I'm sitting in the corner after finally buying Xenogears. It'll probably be a few weeks before I start playing, though
Meanwhile, I'm sitting in the corner after finally buying Xenogears. It'll probably be a few weeks before I start playing, though
Still gotta do Dead Space 2 & 3 and maybe the Xenosaga games but fuck yes, I'll restart Xenoblade again after them.
Dice//
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The funny thing about that moment is that when your playing you know something is going to happen once you hit that area. Yet everyone seems to go for it anyway I think.
I wasn't...
I was more like: "Oh hey, that looks nice, it's like an ancient civilization look they were going for here where they perform---- HOLY FLYING FIDDLE FUCK!!!!"
I was like 50 levels higher than it though because I missed the quest/area the first time round, kicked its ass, drank a beer.
Yup, I stopped right at the part when
the Mechon invade the city
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Yo, I want to be apart of this.
The funny thing about that moment is that when your playing you know something is going to happen once you hit that area. Yet everyone seems to go for it anyway I think.
Hahaha...I really never expected that one the 1st time it happened. I almost jumped to the pits due to panic lol. Good thing I managed to escape before it kicked my underleveled ass.
After that happened I became more aware during my exploration.
Prestige Capo
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I'm so down for that.
Smiles and Cries
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nice find, wow this story is going to be tricky
I've been saying this earlier on in this thread when people disagreed. This is gonna be very Saga and Gears.
BlazingDarkness
Member
I'm down for restarting Xenoblade.
Someone make a thread \o/
Someone make a thread \o/
And I can't fucking wait lol
I don't care if people think complex/convoluted stories are pretentious or wannabe intelligent or whatever, I love it when a lot of crazy shit is going down. As long as questions get answered in the end, of course.
Somebody make a LTTP thread where we all play simultaneously
ihasaflavour
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GUSH
Anyone else rushing to play the first game, in preparation for this release?
Anyone else rushing to play the first game, in preparation for this release?
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Rushing to play it again, maybe.
Decided I needed to go back to Xenoblade before this comes out, and finally finish it off. I think I still have like 50 hours to go though. Characters are all at level 49, and I'm at
right now. Getting a bunch of exp from these enemies, so I think I may stick around a while to grind up and make the next bosses easier for me. Though I already spent a while grinding in
, because damn
was such a pain in the ass 
Sword Valley
Valak Mountain
Mumkhar
Decided I needed to go back to Xenoblade before this comes out, and finally finish it off. I think I still have like 50 hours to go though. Characters are all at level 49, and I'm atright now. Getting a bunch of exp from these enemies, so I think I may stick around a while to grind up and make the next bosses easier for me. Though I already spent a while grinding inSword Valley, because damnValak Mountainwas such a pain in the assMumkhar
You're at the halfway point bro. Well, just over.
lol
Smiles and Cries
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well this is the kind of stuff I love about Japanese Sci-Fi stories so cannot wait to see the mystery unfold.
So glad Nintendo has Monolith Soft
WiiU will not have Destiny hype but Xenoblade X is already pulling off a story that I cannot wait to dive into. That trailer had something like that I most of us glossed over it so glad GAF exists
lol can't wait!
Good idea. I might start replaying this game over the weekend (as in new game, not new game +).
Definitely
Most JRPG and anime plots I've seen lack the subtleties and character depth of many of the western shows I've seen, but nobody can come up with crazier, more insanely twisty batshit insane stories than those mad Japanese can
LOVE IT
e: generalizing like a mofo, don't take this to heart
That's not a bad assessment actually. There are always exceptions but normally Japanese stories excel in their plot and Western stories in their characters.
I think a good comparison would be Death Note vs Breaking Bad. Breaking Bad has better character development and Death Note has the more intricate and cerebral plot going on, both are still very good in the other departments ofc.
But then you also have JPN games like NieR where characters take precedence over plot.
I think the Xeno games nail both aspects. They are both very rich in their character development and plot structure.
A typical anime episode costs around $100,000 per episode.
Breaking Bad's budget is reportedly $3,000,000 per ep.
Two entirely different formats with entirely different audiences and development time.
Regarding subtlety, yes, anime in general is very in your face compared to television live-action drama. But it's oversimplifying to characterise it as 'Western' vs 'Japanese'. If you look at a Japanese drama (Departures, Like Father Like Son) and compare it to a 'Western' drama the logic falls apart.
EDIT: sorry a bit over-zealous, changing my tone now!
Breaking Bad's budget is reportedly $3,000,000 per ep.
Two entirely different formats with entirely different audiences and development time.
Regarding subtlety, yes, anime in general is very in your face compared to television live-action drama. But it's oversimplifying to characterise it as 'Western' vs 'Japanese'. If you look at a Japanese drama (Departures, Like Father Like Son) and compare it to a 'Western' drama the logic falls apart.
EDIT: sorry a bit over-zealous, changing my tone now!
Sammy Samusu
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I'm in too! Side quests messed up my first play though, so this time I'm gonna focus on the story.
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