Here's a video comparing the game with, and without the data packs. This is just the loading and running around, so it doesn't test the Skell and Enemy Data pack I think.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7lBVaLb0nw
Xenoblade X Eurogamer Preview: Maybe 2015's Most Impressive Open World
- Thread starter Malus
- Start date
Here's a video comparing the game with, and without the data packs. This is just the loading and running around, so it doesn't test the Skell and Enemy Data pack I think.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7lBVaLb0nw
Very helpful, thanks! So it looks like about a 10 second difference on initial loading and when fast traveling. That's within tolerable ranges for me. Definitely getting this now.
You will also have way more pop in most likely since streaming asset from the disk only is quite slower than reading it on the hard drive.
SatoAilDarko
Member
Isn't Baten Kaitos a Namco IP?
Don't think Nintendo will ever have main team Monolith Soft work on someone else's IP when they could make an original IP.
Besides Baten Kaitos was an excellent two game series.
Don't think Nintendo will ever have main team Monolith Soft work on someone else's IP when they could make an original IP.
Besides Baten Kaitos was an excellent two game series.
Isn't Monolith developing Project X Zone 2, and also did the first?
thank you guys
I regret not having bought a wii u in japan ..Orakio Rob
Member
Jose Otero talked a bit about Xeno X in the latest edition of Nintendo Voice Chat, it starts around 29 minutes:
http://www.ign.com/videos/2015/11/21/nintendo-voice-chat-holiday-blues
Based on his comments, I guess the game will probably get an 8 from IGN. The issues he pointed out probably won't be a problem for many of us, die-hard Xeno fans, but as usual his criticism makes a lot of sense and people on the fence about the game will probably be very enlightened by his review.
http://www.ign.com/videos/2015/11/21/nintendo-voice-chat-holiday-blues
Based on his comments, I guess the game will probably get an 8 from IGN. The issues he pointed out probably won't be a problem for many of us, die-hard Xeno fans, but as usual his criticism makes a lot of sense and people on the fence about the game will probably be very enlightened by his review.
ShinNoNoir
Member
Admiral Alliteration
Neo Member
Monolith has to studios (Tokyo and Kyoto) and three teams. One is headed by Takahashi and developes, obviously, the Xenoblade games, the other one works with Namco on stuff like Project X Zone and the Kyoto studio, headed by Baten Kaitos director Yasuyuki Honne, is a Nintendo outsourcing team (assistance on Zelda, Pikmin, Splatoon, ).
Check the previous page lol.
And hey, maybe some of those people on the fence are die-hard Xeno fans too. They just don't know it yet.
There's no way you guys won't get them.
---
I was kinda disappointed with the ost's size when I saw it had 55 tracks on youtube. The original had 90ish. Now I know that Sawano fuses his tracks together and in reality the ost is similar in size to the original. Really glad for that.
Annoying Old Party Man
Member
Just started the game. Some obvious issues so far (last gen collision detection and physics, TERRIBLE, ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE character models, music is definitely not my taste, some awful sfx as well), but I'm slowly getting sucked in the world.
Just hope you would get the mech earlier, at least I wouldn't have to look at my character...
Just hope you would get the mech earlier, at least I wouldn't have to look at my character...
Orakio Rob
Member
Oh, great, beaten
And it seems like we're pretty much on the same page about Otero's comments. None of the things he mentioned are a problem for me, but it looks like his review will be fair.
TheMoon
Member
Everyone gets them obviously.. NOE simply doesn't do preloads for whatever reason.
Wasn't SSB up for preload or I remember it wrongly?
ShinNoNoir
Member
It was. I still remember the Smash Bros icon on my home menu taunting me for a week or so before the release date.
That song's awesome and was probably my favorite anime OP of Fall 2014.
Me too bro.^_^
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ky-DrP2-4k
This one is the song which makes me their fan boy till now lol.^_^
Xenoblade Chronicles X Discussion - Impressions w/ Chuggaaconroy & MasaeAnela
Probably the last main thing we'll get from GX before the Review.
Probably the last main thing we'll get from GX before the Review.
According to Wiki and Monolithsoft's website, they have about 123 developers. I thought I heard that the Kyoto studio has about 30 employees. Do you know if the remaining 90 or so developers are divided between the two Tokyo teams? Or does the second MS Tokyo team comprise of only a few directors, planners, and producers, but development is actually done by Bandai Namco?
Nice.
Pretty interesting contrast between GX's impressions and IGN's. Where Jose said that the world felt static, GX is gushing about how everything feels very much alive. GX directly contradicts the notion that enemies don't interact with each other.
They really like the characters, the graphics, the exploration, the enemies, the music, etc.
Character switching is inconvenient, and gathering missions are too open ended.
I'll probably just use a guide/ask around for the tougher items to find like I did with the original. Plus it's pretty cool that your party members have their own places in the game's world. Stuff like Riki's house and Dunban's house in the original were neat, but they felt uninhabited.
Joegrine_TT
Member
Which makes me wonder how much hours did Mr. Otero Actually played. But its an opinion case so it is what it is.
Pretty sure you can't do that.
I really wish that was a universal feature for all their games. When I plug my headphones into a DS4 I get the sound regardless of what game I'm playing or what I'm doing.
Astral Dog
Member
So how is the difficulty on this game? Harder or easier than the first ?
Fantastical
Death Prophet
Yeah I have no idea why it doesn't work for all games. So dumb. I was really disappointed when I got my Wii U and found that out.
Namco (probably) still owns the Baten Kaitos IP, but that also wouldn't stop a situation similar to Project X Zone if the demand is there.
Sadly, I don't know if the demand is there :-\
TDLink
Member
I'm fairly certain the BK IP was included in the deal for Monolithsoft when Nintendo bought them from Namco. I could be mistaken but I believe Baten Kaitos Origins had nothing to do with Namco at all and Nintendo published it in all regions.
D
Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
I'd say it's pretty similar, but maybe slightly harder since healing and aggro management are much more unreliable than the original game.
It's easy to get in over your head in certain areas of the game, and the story missions will be a challenge if you're not doing a lot of the side content.
It was published by Namco in Japan. I don't think there was any confirmation one way or the other what happened to the Baten Kaitos IP in the MonolithSoft deal.
TDLink
Member
I'm fairly certain Nintendo published BKO in both Japan and NA. And it never came out in Europe.
Yeah, that's what I thought -- but it was also pre-MonolithSoft sale. I would guess that Namco still has the rights, though.
Ah, you're right, sorry, I was looking at the wrong thing.
Also, BKO sold poorly. I think it only did something like 50k its first month in NA, and then it debuted with 15k in Japan for its first week. Yes, the Gamecube was literally a dead system walking, but I just don't think the ecosystem and demand is right for another Baten Kaitos game.
Gamespot did a pre-review and it seems positive so far...just that it can be overwhelming and reading the manual is kind of required
1. find helmet armor
2. put helmet on character
3. ???
4. profit
1. find helmet armor
2. put helmet on character
3. ???
4. profit
Gaiaknight
Member
just 12 more days!! Why did i have to pre-load this and have the icon taunt me everytime i start my wii u 
Tom Nook Sawyer
Member
Latest pondering...what's the difference between a preview and a pre-review?
Honestly, I'd consider them the same thing but they don't apparently lol
Isn't this from last week?
I can't imagine a scenario where a company would sell a developer and not want to keep onto their IPs just in case unless it had something to do with bankruptcy proceedings. Nobody wants to be the asshole that let the next big thing get away.
Astral Dog
Member
Thanks
Yeah, exactly.
However, I don't think that would necessarily mean another Baten Kaitos game couldn't be made, in theory.
That doesn't mean Nintendo owns the IP, it means they licensed it for Monolith to use. Just like Bayonetta is a Sega IP and Nintendo licensed it to take over publishing and funding of Bayonetta 2.
I'm pretty sure no IPs were transferred in the sale of Monolith, that's why Namco continues to put KOS-MOS references in whatever they wish to (even outside Soichiro Morizumi's games).
I don't know what news you're waiting for. The combat music is in the game, and...that's all there is to it lol.
Yup.
I can't imagine why it wouldn't. Bamco seems to be fine with co-owning the Chibi-Robo IP with Nintendo, and if any third party is super happy with collaborating with Nintendo on anything, it's certainly them. Iwata went above and beyond to keep them happy for all these years, even if it was partially due to being unable to snap up Bandai back when it was realistic.
I don't think that was the same situation. That IP wouldn't have existed if Nintendo didn't pick it up. I don't think Bandai has anything to do with it as a result, since they never had to release anything.
Regardless, Nintendo published Baten Kaitos Origins and they have a rather healthy relationship at the moment with Bandai Namco, so I don't see that being the issue for why there wouldn't be a third Baten Kaitos game.
I think the issue is -- sadly -- no one would buy it. :-(
I think the issue is -- sadly -- no one would buy it. :-(
It'd be nice to see them give it another shot when Gamecube VC happens, just to see where the appetite is at. I don't think they need to be quite as bullish as they were the last time something like that made a difference (SEND EVERYONE ALL OF THE COPIES OF SIN & PUNISHMENT 2!!!), but it would be a nice gesture all the same. At worst, there's two more games that RPG fans may have missed the first time that they don't need to track down expensive second-hand copies to be able to play.