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[rjinaz]

I'm starting to think that this game has less of a focus on story compared to the first game, and I think the silent protagonist solidifies that theory.

The first game had a pretty basic story

Spoiler

until the ending

, but at least it was still notable. The premise of this game just seems to be getting used to a new homeland.

It looks like they want to focus more on exploration.

There is going to be a lot to the story, it's not going to be about surviving on an alien world. For example, why did those two alien species start a war outside of Earth? It couldn't have been just for the planet because then why follow the escapees two years through space just so they can completely kill them off? It has a Battlestar Galactica feel going. So why do these aliens want humans seemingly extinct?

We have seen so many different races so far, some friendly with humans apparently. Who are they and were they natives to the planet? Are they on the run from the killing alien species too? Were there any other survivors that made it from Earth?

And you know there are going to be so many twists along the way.

 

[Verger]

My biggest concern is that the English dub might be very bad...

I have to admit I definitely will miss the British VA. They were charming. But of course you couldn't have British VA in "New Los Angeles"

Just hope they don't go with the usual Troy Baker/JYB/YuriL/SteveBlum/etc. crowd. I am so tired of them.

 

[mrmickfran]

Takahashi said X has a much larger script than the original Xenoblade, so I think it's more likely that they just don't want to give many details about the story before release.

That makes a lot of sense. It's just even weirder that they would go to a silent protagonist then.

This again? There is absolutely nothing indicating that. Starting with this being a Takahashi game and there being lots and lots of stuff we don't know about but have seen glimpses off that will obviously be dealt with. Silent protagonist just means the story isn't about your player character being someone specific.

Btw, we have now officially been over all the steps of the Xenoblade discussion cycle. "This looks like Monster hunter!" + "Ugh, MMO combat!" + "Less story!" + "Ugh Sawano!" ...

I didn't know it was such a touchy subject...

There is going to be a lot to the story, it's not going to be about surviving on an alien world. For example, why did those two alien species start a war outside of Earth? It couldn't have been just for the planet because then why follow the escapees two years through space just so they can completely kill them off? It has a Battlestar Galactica feel going. So why do these aliens want humans seemingly extinct?

We have seen so many different races so far, some friendly with humans apparently. Who are they and were they natives to the planet? Are they on the run from the killing alien species too? Were there any other survivors that made it from Earth?

And you know there are going to be so many twists along the way.

Ah ok, makes a lot of sense then. Guess I was making judgments too early.

Just hope they don't go with the usual Troy Baker/JYB/YuriL/SteveBlum/etc. crowd. I am so tired of them.

 

[TheMoon]

I didn't know it was such a touchy subject...

It's just that I've seen all these things again and again and again after every new info dump. All the same points.

 

[Akai]

That makes a lot of sense. It's just even weirder that they would go to a silent protagonist then.

I'm not sure why the player character necessarily has to be the main protagonist, when there are going to be plenty of party members that can take up that role. I have no problem with my character taking a backseat compared to the rest of the party as long as they are interesting...

 

[rjinaz]

That makes a lot of sense. It's just even weirder that they would go to a silent protagonist then.



I didn't know it was such a touchy subject...



Ah ok, makes a lot of sense then. Guess I was making judgments too early.

Yeah I mean I don't think even the reason why the team is out there is just to explore. There is likely a reason to travel around the planet. They probably picked up on some kind of signal and want to figure out who is sending it, something like that. We already know they are on the lookout for pods from other survivors. Or maybe they need a specific resource and send out scouting groups. I trust the creators to make an interesting story, I found the story of Xenoblade very interesting after all.

 

[Jotthah]

My biggest concern is that the English dub might be very bad...

i'll just blindly hope that nla is populated by british people, because it's the city they build on the remains of london after it was destroyed by one of the alien races or something

Yeah I mean I don't think even the reason why the team is out there is just to explore. There is likely a reason to travel around the planet. They probably picked up on some kind of signal and want to figure out who is sending it, something like that. We already know they are on the lookout for pods from other survivors. Or maybe they need a specific resource and send out scouting groups. I trust the creators to make an interesting story, I found the story of Xenoblade very interesting after all.

wasn't the reason to explore to find the scattered people who 'fell off' nla during the crash?


edit: hard reading comprehension fail...

 

[rjinaz]

I'm not sure why the player character necessarily has to be the main protagonist, when there are going to be plenty of party members that can take up that role. I have no problem with my character taking a backseat compared to the rest of the party as long as they are interesting...

Here's an interesting thought. Why is it that you (the main), of all people are put into this group and set out on a journey? You have a soldier and the creator of the dolls there. They seem important. You on the other hand, just woke up from a pod. There has to be something special about the main character. A reason they are sent out on an important mission. I would think so anyway. The Nopon is probably placed in the group since they are familiar with the land and will act as a scout.

Edit for above: That seems to be what Elma was doing, apparently by herself. That doesn't mean that has to be this newly formed group's mission.

 

[Vena]

That makes a lot of sense. It's just even weirder that they would go to a silent protagonist then.

I'm pretty sure "you" are not the main character.

 

[Akai]

Here's an interesting thought. Why is it that you (the main), of all people are put into this group and set out on a journey? You have a soldier and the creator of the dolls there. They seem important. You on the other hand, just woke up from a pod. There has to be something special about the main character. A reason they are sent out on an important mission. I would think so anyway. The Nopon is probably placed in the group since they are familiar with the land and will act as a scout.

My guess is that you'll join the group because Elma is impressed by your ability to handle yourself in combat on that first trek to town, and the story will also likely start off as a "look around for survivors" before it gets into the deeper stuff. The player character will have some sort of twist I'm sure, but again that doesn't mean you are the main character...

 

[rjinaz]

I'm pretty sure "you" are not the main character.

My guess is that you'll join the group because Elma is impressed by your ability to handle yourself in combat on that first trek to town, and the story will also likely start off as a "look around for survivors" before it gets into the deeper stuff. The player character will have some sort of twist I'm sure, but again that doesn't mean you are the main character...

That's true. It's possible you won't be the main character at all. Given that Elma will likely act as the leader of the group giving her position. Though that could change as the story progresses.

 

[Gambit]

The whole time I've just assumed the player character will be a kind of "doll", or artificially created avatar in the story. He just woke up, because that was the beginning of his existence.

 

[rjinaz]

The whole time I've just assumed the player character will be a kind of "doll", or artificially created avatar in the story. He just woke up, because that was the beginning of his existence.

Interesting. It's possible they are trying to hide this from them I suppose. Say they planted them in the wild and then tell them the story so that they believe it for whatever reason. I could see the story going that way in some kind of twist.

 

[TheMoon]

Here's an interesting thought. Why is it that you (the main), of all people are put into this group and set out on a journey? You have a soldier and the creator of the dolls there. They seem important. You on the other hand, just woke up from a pod. There has to be something special about the main character. A reason they are sent out on an important mission. I would think so anyway. The Nopon is probably placed in the group since they are familiar with the land and will act as a scout.

Edit for above: That seems to be what Elma was doing, apparently by herself. That doesn't mean that has to be this newly formed group's mission.

Maybe because you proved yourself in battle on your way back to the colony, which is the exact thing we see happen in the E3 Treehouse footage. Elma rescues you from your hibernation in the escape pod, then you fight your way back to Neo LA and you prove yourself a valuable fighters which comes in handy since they probably could use some more after the crash. Seems very straightforward without any type of "chosen one" scenario being necessary.

My guess is that you'll join the group because Elma is impressed by your ability to handle yourself in combat on that first trek to town, and the story will also likely start off as a "look around for survivors" before it gets into the deeper stuff. The player character will have some sort of twist I'm sure, but again that doesn't mean you are the main character...

^ah, see ...same idea

Interesting. It's possible they are trying to hide this from them I suppose. Say they planted them in the wild and then tell them the story so that they believe it for whatever reason. I could see the story going that way in some kind of twist.

If you just accidentally spoiled the twist without knowing it I will come and slap you in a few months

 

[69wpm]

The Lead Game Designer for FFXV has high praise for Xenoblade Chronicles X. Good to see some people speaking out on it.

 

[Kanann]

Main Character (silent protagonist) have BLADE system inside

Beyond the Logos Artficial Destiny Emancipator (BLADE)
mean
- can overcome destiny
- can overcome God's will

I guess that's the comcept of Xenoblade X

 

[Effect]

The Lead Game Designer for FFXV has high praise for Xenoblade Chronicles X. Good to see some people speaking out on it.

Saw that as well. Great to see. Both games look amazing and that's saying something after how much Square Enix has screwed around with the Final Fantasy franchise in recent years. No reason one has to hate on one game if you like the other. Both look amazing. No caveats to that either. FFXV is perhaps THE game that will finally get me to purchase and keep a PS4 once it releases if nothing else pushes me in that direction first. So I'm hoping it's an extremely well done game that has a lot of content in it.

 

[Hibiki Kurosawa]

The Lead Game Designer for FFXV has high praise for Xenoblade Chronicles X. Good to see some people speaking out on it.

I love it when devs talk highly of another dev's work. I want to see that more often (of their own free will and not when they are asked about that stuff in an interview).

 

[thewhitehawk]

I really wish they'd release the music track in the latest trailer for download. I can't get enough of how this game looks and sounds.

 

[ugoo18]

Its been up since the Direct. It looks amazing on my TV.

I wish i had a capture card to get the eshop footage.

 

[Mildudon]

I really wish they'd release the music track in the latest trailer for download. I can't get enough of how this game looks and sounds.

Here I cut the trailer down to only the music. Theres a little dialog at the end.

http://www.filedropper.com/xenobladechroniclesxexplorationtrailersong

 

[thewhitehawk]

Here I cut the trailer down to only the music. Theres a little dialog at the end.

http://www.filedropper.com/xenobladechroniclesxexplorationtrailersong

Thanks, beats rewinding the trailer video umpteenth times

 

[EhoaVash]

So is it confirmed that this game will have online or not ?

Remember the chatoxes etc from the first trailer hinted at such but recent trailer its missing

 

[Astral Dog]

The Lead Game Designer for FFXV has high praise for Xenoblade Chronicles X. Good to see some people speaking out on it.

Someone should make a thread about this, to see how long it takes to devolve into a fanboy war.

 

[anaron]

Someone should make a thread about this, to see how long it takes to devolve into a fanboy war.

Lol I wanna see the bloodshed

 

[Otakumegane]

Someone should make a thread about this, to see how long it takes to devolve into a fanboy war.

Plz no.

 

[TheMoon]

So is it confirmed that this game will have online or not ?

Remember the chatoxes etc from the first trailer hinted at such but recent trailer its missing

"online" was confirmed officially months ago. Though nobody has any clue what "online" means specifically.

 

[tonyh24613]

http://xenobladex.jp/

New characters updates.

 

[Super Stardust]

Is the same guy that did the music for xenoblade wii doing the music for this one? The OST for that game is insanely good

 

[-Horizon-]

Someone should make a thread about this, to see how long it takes to devolve into a fanboy war.

 

[Rebel Leader]

Someone should make a thread about this, to see how long it takes to devolve into a fanboy war.

He went immediately to the 5th stage of grief. He accepted the fact. That x is gonna give it

 

[mrmickfran]

Is the same guy that did the music for xenoblade wii doing the music for this one? The OST for that game is insanely good

No, XCX has a completely different composer.

Xenoblade Chronicles had JRPG vets such as Yoko Shimomura, Yasunori Mitsuda, and ACE+

XCX has Sawano of anime composition fame.

 

[Rebel Leader]

No, XCX has a completely different composer.

Xenoblade Chronicles had JRPG vets such as Yoko Shimomura, Yasunori Mitsuda, and ACE+

XCX has Sawano of anime composition fame.

I want to smack the heads of the people who made this decision!!!!!

 

[foxuzamaki]

My biggest concern is that the English dub might be very bad...

This is a nintendo game, which means that either treehouse or 8-4 is gonna be localizing, and treehouse is one of the best localizing teams in the industry.

 

[chadboban]

http://xenobladex.jp/

New characters updates.

Sweet, can't wait for the translations! Take your time Streets, there's no rush.

Also, Irina has a scene in the E3 2014 story trailer that's reminds me of (Warning, Xenoblade spoilers)

Spoiler

Fiora's death scene

in Xenoblade. This scene here at 1:26. It's only a split second but it's pretty much the first thing I thought of when I saw it.

God I hope no one saw that before my split second edit, forgot to put the spoiler tag and bolded it by accident, lol

Edit: HOLY CRAP mustache dude's name is VAN DAMME!!

 

[foxuzamaki]

Someone should make a thread about this, to see how long it takes to devolve into a fanboy war.

I was considering making a thread earlier when I saw this on facebook, but fuck making threads on the phone.

 

[Elfforkusu]

My biggest concern is that the English dub might be very bad...

I feel like it's a lock.

Everything else is going to be amazing, but they'll screw up the dub. We know this to be true.

 

[ivysaur12]

http://xenobladex.jp/

New characters updates.

ooooooh.

 

[InfiniDragon]

I'm going to miss the British voice acting. They're probably going to do a North American localisation now that this is coming out worldwide.

The more likely reason for American English is that unlike Xenoblade's fictional nations, these are actual Americans who migrated to space in the sequel.

Still, I agree that the British acting was great (apart from fucking Riki, played with JP voices simply because of him).

 

[mrmickfran]

I want to smack the heads of the people who made this decision!!!!!

It's unfortunate that we won't be hearing songs similar to the amazing OST of Xenoblade:

Agniratha
You Will Know Our Names
Gaur Plain
Mechonis Field
Main Theme

I'll give Sawano a chance, but he has some BIG shoes to fill.

 

[threelights]

I want to smack the heads of the people who made this decision!!!!!

Well... You would probably be smashing the head of the same guy who gives us the story and world of Xenoblade and XCX. Takahashi apparently handpicked Sawano himself.

(I wanna smack the person in charge of the battle system though)

http://xenobladex.jp/

New characters updates.

Where are our Japanese speakers?

duckroll pls.

On a side note, "You will know our names" has to be one of the coolest names for a song ever.

 

[foxuzamaki]

I feel like it's a lock.

Everything else is going to be amazing, but they'll screw up the dub. We know this to be true.

wut

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Van Damme? lol.

Tell us their voice actors please. Also do you think they'll be party members?

 

[Astral Dog]

So, should i do it? only need one yes.

 

[threelights]

Van Damme? lol.

Tell us their voice actors please. Also do you think they'll be party members?

Apparently Van Damme is voiced by Tessho Genda (Xord in Xenoblade)

He is also Kratos in Japan.

And the chick is... Natsumi Takamori? I could be wrong here, sorry.

If it is her, then she did some anime stuff, I don't any though, so look her up.

EDIT: Someone corrected me on the other thread, it's not Natsumi Takamori, it's Nao Takamori.

So, should i do it? only need one yes.

I think mods close threads that become XCX vs FFXV.

They closed two already if I'm not mistaken.

Don't bother.

 

[TheMoon]

http://xenobladex.jp/

New characters updates.

We have a specific thread for that: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=148578788#post148578788

 

[tonyh24613]

We have a specific thread for that: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=148578788#post148578788

I know, but I think it's fine to post in both threads.

 

[balgajo]

Yep. Fuck silent protagonists. Hearing this really hurts my hype for this game.

Agreed! My hype went from "watching e3 2013 trailer once a week" to "I don't care that much anymore".

I don't think that we will have a dub for each sex and probably no romance like

Spoiler

Shulk X Fiora

in Xenoblade.

 

[chadboban]

So, should i do it? only need one yes.

Nah, don't. Although I'm curious to what the initial reaction will be, those threads always wind up going down the same old road. Rather not have to see that.

 

[foxuzamaki]

So, should i do it? only need one yes.

Yes