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[jwj442]

Didn't The Valedictory Elegy from Baten Kaitos Origins make it into Smash? Maybe Namco technically owns Baten Kaitos, but I'm pretty relations are good enough that it wouldn't be a problem if Nintendo wanted to do something with it.

Speaking of Smash and Baten Kaitos, Milly would make a great Smash character (I know, it's almost certain to never happen). She has such a cool fighting style.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae2uHcQk1nI

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. :-(

Between Xenoblade fans (even if BK is very different) and the 3DS JRPG crowd, I think there's a possibility it could carve out on the niche on the NX if released at the right time (Origins came out at the worst possible time, especially for a long game). But yeah, it's a long shot.

 

[Ridley327]

Didn't The Valedictory Elegy from Baten Kaitos Origins make it into Smash? Maybe Namco technically owns Baten Kaitos, but I'm pretty relations are good enough that it wouldn't be a problem if Nintendo wanted to do something with it.

Speaking of Smash and Baten Kaitos, Milly would make a great Smash character (I know, it's almost certain to never happen). She has such a cool fighting style.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae2uHcQk1nI

I mean, it helps that Bamco was also the developer of Smash.

 

[Riki]

Guys. We all love Baten Kaitos. But that's way off topic.
Instead how about Go Nintendo's impressions?
http://gonintendo.com/stories/247352-xenoblade-chronicles-x-discussion-impressions

And Nintendo UK on Xenoblade's place in gaming and how they're happy with XB3D sales.
http://gonintendo.com/stories/24735...xenoblade-market-pleased-with-xenoblade-chron

 

[Malus]

Guys. We all love Baten Kaitos. But that's way off topic.
Instead how about Go Nintendo's impressions?
http://gonintendo.com/stories/247352-xenoblade-chronicles-x-discussion-impressions

And Nintendo UK on Xenoblade's place in gaming and how they're happy with XB3D sales.
http://gonintendo.com/stories/24735...xenoblade-market-pleased-with-xenoblade-chron

The Gonintendo impressions are just the gamexplain impressions.

 

[Riki]

The Gonintendo impressions are just the gamexplain impressions.

Really? I can't watch the video but that's weird they aren't labeled as such.

 

[HF2014]

Might bite and get it even if i didnt get into the first one. Wondering, is it mandatory to have played the first one to follow this game?

 

[Malus]

Well how about some spanish impressions. From what I gathered off a jumbled google translation, seems good!

http://www.3djuegos.com/juegos/avances/15526/4567/0/xenoblade-chronicles-x/

 

[Riki]

Might bite and get it even if i didnt get into the first one. Wondering, is it mandatory to have played the first one to follow this game?

Not at all!
But you should anyway because it's amazing.

 

[foxuzamaki]

Might bite and get it even if i didnt get into the first one. Wondering, is it mandatory to have played the first one to follow this game?

No

 

[TDLink]

Listened to the gamexplain impressions. The party switching mechanic sounds baffling.

 

[ivysaur12]

Listened to the gamexplain impressions. The party switching mechanic sounds baffling.

Like, truly stupid. Why?

 

[Malus]

Like, truly stupid. Why?

For immersion's sake. Giving each character a place in the world.

I like it personally, it's the time switching that I'm kinda eh about.

 

[zeroroute]

NA commercial and two UK promos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0UdSw9a5hg

 

[Joegrine_TT]

NA commercial and two UK promos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0UdSw9a5hg

NOT BAD!

 

[Deleted member 17706]

For immersion's sake. Giving each character a place in the world.

I like it personally, it's the time switching that I'm kinda eh about.

I'd buy the immersion argument if it were consistent. The thing is, the game does have plenty of other "quality of life" features like fast travel.

 

[chadboban]

NA commercial and two UK promos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0UdSw9a5hg

Cool! I wonder why the NA commercial is narrated the the UK one isn't.

I think I liked the first UK one the best. Just shot after shot of epicness with no words over it.

 

[HF2014]

Not at all!
But you should anyway because it's amazing.

Good to know. Thanks. I tried the first one, for some reasons i didnt get into it, maybe just didnt push enough, i dont know. But i really want to give this one a try, multiplayer game rpg can be cool imo.

 

[ivysaur12]

NA commercial and two UK promos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0UdSw9a5hg

Glad that it's getting a commercial, but lol at explicitly not showing the faces.

 

[Malus]

I'd buy the immersion argument if it were consistent. The thing is, the game does have plenty of other "quality of life" features like fast travel.

And I'm glad it does.

Either way it's nice that the characters exist outside of the menu screen and cutscenes. I can see how it could get annoying, but there is a benefit to it imo.

 

[Ridley327]

Glad that it's getting a commercial, but lol at explicitly not showing the faces.

Yeah, the beginning of the second UK ad was a little strange. Way to get people uninterested in your game from the jump there!

 

[Deleted member 17706]

And I'm glad it does.

Either way it's nice that the characters exist outside of the menu screen and cutscenes. I can see how it could get annoying, but there is a benefit to it imo.

Why not both? It doesn't seem like there's any reason for this to be a one or the other thing.

 

[Malus]

Why no both? It doesn't seem like there's any reason for this to be a one or the other thing.

Yeah they could've done something like Gamexplain suggested, like have you call them and they join up with you or something.

 

[Fandangox]

NA commercial and two UK promos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0UdSw9a5hg

Spoilers for Xenoblade Chronichles (Not X): That looks like

Spoiler

Chronichles' true monado at 00:17

 

[Hazu]

I don't know what's wrong with me but I'm glad the weekend is already over. At least I don't have time to think about this game while at job so time will pass quickly this way.

 

[Pokemaniac]

Spoilers for Xenoblade Chronichles (Not X): That looks like

Spoiler

Chronichles' true monado at 00:17

It's very similar, but it's not identical.

 

[ivysaur12]

I feel like there should be some easily patchable fixes for the more unseemly parts of the game (like the character recruitment) that I can't believe haven't happened yet.

 

[boiled goose]

Why not both? It doesn't seem like there's any reason for this to be a one or the other thing.

Yup,when not in party,characters out in world, but also a fast switching Mechanic would be good.

 

[Hazu]

I have a question : are there a lot of caverns/dungeons in this game or is everything pretty much ''outside''?

 

[LordOcidax]

NA commercial and two UK promos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0UdSw9a5hg

Good Good, this game is gaining momentum, i like it... A lot.

 

[LordOcidax]

I have a question : are there a lot of caverns/dungeons in this game or is everything pretty much ''outside''?

Yes, this game have caves, and they are really cool.

 

[TDLink]

I feel like there should be some easily patchable fixes for the more unseemly parts of the game (like the character recruitment) that I can't believe haven't happened yet.

Yeah, it's too bad it probably won't happen considering the dev team has already moved on to their next project.

 

[StarStabbedMoon]

Isn't this from last week?

If by last week, you mean Friday, then yes.

edit: nevermind. cnet reposted it later. I recognized the JRPG-ass-JRPG quote.

 

[anaron]

is the character thing the whole "you have to search them out in the city" issue?

cuz yeah, that's just dumb.

 

[bobbychalkers]

One of my coworkers mentioned that he wanted this the other day...unfortunately he doesn't have a Wii U. The game has been getting more and more press lately so its become a bit more visible.

NA commercial and two UK promos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0UdSw9a5hg

I prefer the UK commercial so much more than the NA one. The game just speaks for itself.

 

[TDLink]

is the character thing the whole "you have to search them out in the city" issue?

cuz yeah, that's just dumb.

Yeah, every time you want to switch characters you need to find where they are in the city and talk to them. Every time. And there's no easy way in-game to even look that up, so you have to remember where they are every time. And since there are apparently a lot of characters, that can be problematic.

 

[Neuromancer]

Is there a way to check your system storage to make sure all 4 download packs downloaded and installed? I can't figure out how to see the seperate packs but altogether they're 10GB. Is that right?

 

[TheGamingBox]

Is there a way to check your system storage to make sure all 4 download packs downloaded and installed? I can't figure out how to see the seperate packs but altogether they're 10GB. Is that right?

yes

 

[zeroroute]

One of my coworkers mentioned that he wanted this the other day...unfortunately he doesn't have a Wii U. The game has been getting more and more press lately so its become a bit more visible.

I prefer the UK commercial so much more than the NA one. The game just speaks for itself.

Yeah, reminds me of the UK Splatoon commercial being closer to the JP one

 

[Fandangox]

I prefer the UK commercial so much more than the NA one. The game just speaks for itself.

Yeah specially the second one starting with the character creator.

 

[Ozium]

I don't know what outfitter to join and am worried that I am going to sit at the screen for 30 minutes trying to decide... between that and the character creator it will probably take me 2 hours just to start the game :/

 

[-Horizon-]

NA commercial and two UK promos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0UdSw9a5hg

Good that they showed off the mech. Real good.

 

[KingSnake]

NA commercial and two UK promos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0UdSw9a5hg

These are quite good. I wonder how much promotion will this game get.

 

[foxuzamaki]

One of my coworkers mentioned that he wanted this the other day...unfortunately he doesn't have a Wii U. The game has been getting more and more press lately so its become a bit more visible.

I prefer the UK commercial so much more than the NA one. The game just speaks for itself.

It doesn't really inform people of what the game is actually about, which is a commercial's job, course those are promos and aren't meant to be actual commercials.

 

[foxuzamaki]

I don't know what outfitter to join and am worried that I am going to sit at the screen for 30 minutes trying to decide... between that and the character creator it will probably take me 2 hours just to start the game :/

tbh, this is me right now, I thought I had it down packed when they first showed this like a year ago, but now im not so sure.

 

[pinkurocket]

Didn't The Valedictory Elegy from Baten Kaitos Origins make it into Smash? Maybe Namco technically owns Baten Kaitos, but I'm pretty relations are good enough that it wouldn't be a problem if Nintendo wanted to do something with it.

Speaking of Smash and Baten Kaitos, Milly would make a great Smash character (I know, it's almost certain to never happen). She has such a cool fighting style.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae2uHcQk1nI


Between Xenoblade fans (even if BK is very different) and the 3DS JRPG crowd, I think there's a possibility it could carve out on the niche on the NX if released at the right time (Origins came out at the worst possible time, especially for a long game). But yeah, it's a long shot.

What we need, obviously, is a Baten Kaitos + Origins HD remaster on NX to test the waters for a sequel. But perhaps that would prove difficult with the pre-rendered backgrounds. I'm fine with virtual console too... Anything.

 

[KratosEnergyDrink]

It doesn't really inform people of what the game is actually about, which is a commercial's job, course those are promos and aren't meant to be actual commercials.

A commercials "job" is to just create interest so people look for more information. These commercials are fine for that purpose.

 

[Hours Left]

Yeah, the lack of a central location where you can swap between all your party members is a bit ridiculous, particularly since there's so many of them.

Patch please.

 

[Neuromancer]

yes

Cool, thanks.

 

[Rewind]

I don't know what outfitter to join and am worried that I am going to sit at the screen for 30 minutes trying to decide... between that and the character creator it will probably take me 2 hours just to start the game :/

That's why I'm going to buy the guide lol.

 

[bobbychalkers]

It doesn't really inform people of what the game is actually about, which is a commercial's job, course those are promos and aren't meant to be actual commercials.

I get that, I was just going off my own preference. Had I not known a single thing about the game and heard the monologue several feet away from my TV, I probably wouldn't pay any attention. A similar comparison would be the NA commercials for Bayonetta 1 and 2, I prefer the first game's ad a lot more than the second for the same reason.