And yet EU still can't preload. >_>
Xenoblade X Eurogamer Preview: Maybe 2015's Most Impressive Open World
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And yet EU still can't preload. >_>
I don't think that the negative Japanese reception even exist. Both famitsu and dengeki gave the game a positive review so i don't know what the hell these people are taking about. As others have mention, there was the kotaku import preview which was not very positive but that doesn't explain why some people think that it was poorly receive in Japan. As for import reception, dual shockers and nintendo world report both wrote imports reviews which are extremely positive.
So yeah, i have no freaking idea why people started saying that. It's very odd.
A bit? Whens the game released in europe? I thought it was far in the future. Like 4th December something. The wait is killing me
A bit? Whens the game released in europe? I thought it was far in the future. Like 4th December something. The wait is killing me
4th of December. Which is exactly two weeks away. Seeing how Nintendo updates the eshop, it means practically 2 chances to get the preload.
Silent_Ocarina
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I can't confirm this since I'm on mobile, but I seem to remember people saying that it only goes through the GamePad when you're in Off-TV mode.
I didn't try yesterday t I can try it tonight. But I think you are right: there is a "GamePad" virtual button on the gamepad, that switch the game from TV to Gamepad, otherwise usually you use the gamepad for many interface uses. in doing the switch, I think the audio change output as well
The_Intruder
Member
Yes.
more importantly: does anyone know if the EU LE has an hard cover for the artbook? We got it for Fatal Frame V, and usually they are hard-covered here, but I'd like a confirmation
GameXplain's Q&A Part 2 Mentions It Here
...I think they mean it does, but they do sound confusing to me haha.
Starwolf_UK
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So one thing I noticed with the soul voice system. Why do I get the feeling customising the voices is going to be very useful for focusing on certain builds (as opposed to leaving everything on default).
The larger cast makes me worry here but at the same time it might have been intentional for affinity purposes.
NOE: December 6th lol.
In any case they've already screwed it up for the reviewers. They did the same for Code Name S.T.E.A.M. Not bother loading the 1.1 patch early so EU reviews would not have "cons: slow ass enemy turns". So expect a lot of the EU reviews to unnecessarily complain about pop-in and loading times for this game.
higgsboson1997
Member
Exactly - everyone focused on that one negative preview while ignoring all the positive things said about the game by other outlets.
Also, we need to keep in mind that in English, a lot of the story/side-plots/dialogue is much more clear for people playing now, so they might be enjoying it a lot more.
Don't the reviewers get download codes?
Starwolf_UK
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NOA definitely sent out discs and I believe NOE usually do as well (things like Splatoon and Mario Maker where the review copies ran on different servers seem like exceptions). But yes it is true that I don't know.
We keep hearing "End of the Month"
Yeah on Gamespots The Lobby this week they said the review would be posted November 30th.
DaSorcerer7
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USB sticks are not recommended.
It is a hard cover, but the art book that Europe is getting is a localized version of the one Japan got. It's 48 pages long and on the small side, versus the 100+ pages and larger format of the US art book.
Game pad is how I get the audio to my headphones so I guess I have to buy an audio extracter if I want to use them.
SoraanTribal
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Does anyone know if the guide book actually covers every single quest and where to find all the items/enemies? I feel like the book would be massive if it did that. I'm tempted to buy it simply because if the sidequests are anything like Xenoblade, it doesn't always give you the most useful information to find stuff (and looking up where certain NPCs were at certain times of the day was pretty annoying). I know there is now a way marker type thing to find quest objectives, but it doesn't work on every quest apparently.
I don't know if it was this thread or another one, but someone had mentioned that the strategy guide is looking to be 500+ pages. For comparison's sake, Fallout 4's guide is roughly the same size, and that's really comprehensive already.
EDIT!!! Ignore all the previous junk, I got an answer from an unseen Preview:
What They Call Games' Xenoblade Chronicles X Preview Coverage
Cool thanks for the info. I think I'm going to buy the extracter so I can use the game pad map.
Vincent Grayson
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XCX's guide is 528 pages. Fallout 4's is 543 pages. Assuming they pack the information well, there's going to be a ton of stuff in there.
thank you very much. so smaller but harder (said like this...it sounds...weird!)
let's say...very end of the month.
NoE doesn't send out discs since...2013, I think. At least, from my direct experience.
Legit, it's 400km2 vs 140+40+40.
And it's not empty, it's more like the previous Xenoblade so the open world design and "balance" is obviously very different from what Fallout or Skyrim do.
Haha you're joking right?
Yep, i can confirm they send download codes.
Yep!
Honestly, I don't know how to check if with the game I've downloaded all the data packs. How should I?
The data packs are actually a workaround specifically for the disc version. You don't need them for the digital version, as everything is on the flash/hdd already.
Martylepiaf
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There is some inside stuff
No bottomless pits. The world was designed to be fully exploratory. Every nook and crany.
This game. I need it.
SoraanTribal
Member
Oh interesting. That sounds like a lottttt. I doubt it covers all the basic missions though (which I don't know how many of those I plan on doing anyways).
Do we know how hard it is to get money in the game? I've heard the Skells are super expensive.
Exception of one though.
Aaronrules380
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I've heard when you set up probes, they start to gather money for you automatically as time passes. I think you can also customize probes further to do stuff like grant buffs within the area, mine more miranium, or provide more money
I heard once you get a good spread of your frontier net, money is not really that big of an issue. Besides there is a lots of ways to earn money.
SoraanTribal
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Zero²;186175841 said:
Cool. I guess some of those comparisons to the Assassin's Creed money systems hold true (like how you'd upgrade shops in the older games to start raking in more money, the more shops you bought, the more money you got every little bit). I have a feeling I'm gonna be leaving my Wii U on for a while to process that stuff.
SmiteOfHand
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Why is that?
Teuoxton
Member
USBs still cannot handle the amount of total read/writes that an HDD can, though technology has improved greatly in that regard. It is just a little unsafe and is not recommended by Nintendo, just like Y-cable attachments are (what I use btw).
The only officially recommended combination is a HDD with an external power source.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
So nah, yet so fern
Pokemaniac
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Cheaper USB Flash drives tend to be unbelievably crappy. They tend to not handle random reads/writes well and can often wear out quicker than they should. A good enough Flash drive would be fine in theory, but figuring out where to draw the line is difficult.