Servers aren't up, people who got the game early said so in the other threead that online wasn't "on".
Xenoblade Chronicles X - Review Thread
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Servers aren't up, people who got the game early said so in the other threead that online wasn't "on".
Several of the reviews mention it and exactly how it works. Think Monster Hunter HUB style before setting out on an adventure - plus when connected seeing people appear in the world doing things that you can "recruit" for short periods of time. Most seem to feel it's a positive overall multiplayer experience, but it's more of a side dish the whole game. Doesn't take away from the game and it adds some more depth, but it's non essential. There isn't any in depth looks yet because in most areas of the world the servers weren't up. Still, some have experienced it and had nice things to say.
There was more than one person.
That's what gaffers with an agenda wanted you to believe.
SkeptiMism
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Plenty of info on it in here. Not cancelled.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Xenoblade_...z/xenoblade_x_multiplayer_information_thread/
edit: late obviously. Review threads move too fast.
Aaronrules380
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I think the direct coop multiplayer required using the passive multiplayer stuff, and thus critics haven't really been able to use it much yet, since the servers aren't exactly full. At least that's the impression I got
Goals you can work towards separately as a group IE defeat ten crabs, each of you defeat one and a group reward. People can also send you "support". And giantbomb said there was also a multiplayer teamup thing but there wasn't anyone online to try it with.
theprodigy
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Why are people posting the same reviews several times?
LiveFromKyoto
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I thought it was weird that they didn't, but I don't think Black Friday was going to change much. The audience for this game are the hardcore types who know exactly what they want and buy games year round. I think December releases still sell well.
I wrote the localized review and I didn't give it 14 out of 10.
Hater.
Some say it's one of the best OSTs in recent years and others were unimpressed. It all comes down to personal tastes, like i was saying this morning in the other thread.
wingedarcher7
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Hell yes, I'm so glad that this game is living up to the expectations. I'm totally looking forward to picking this up on Christmas. I see myself going back to Xenoblade Chronicles if I enjoy this one enough too, but I'm sure this will absolutely keep me busy for a while. The hype is real!
Splatoon, Mario Maker and now XCX... 2015 redeemed the GamePad.
Pancake Mix
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Like I said, Polygon is the outlier, ignore them.
Great reviews all around, I knew this was going to be over 80 metacritic.
Great reviews all around, I knew this was going to be over 80 metacritic.
Hello? This is Hailun!
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Glad to see these reviews! The pre release anti hype had me worried.
zero shift
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And people laughed at me when I said that importers are too hard on games.
This is "The World Ends With You" all over again.
This is "The World Ends With You" all over again.
orthodoxy1095
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Actually usually true relative to my own tastes.
I'm kind of curious to read some reviews written by anyone who (like me) feels more negatively towards the first Xenoblade. Those impressions would be the most useful to me.
Sounded horrible to me when I listened to people playing it. But music is subjective I guess lol
Zomba13
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That multiplayer stuff sounds really cool. My only issue with the Giant Bomb Quick Look was that nothing was really said about the multiplayer.
Jim said it was one of the best OSTs he's heard in years.
Gaiaknight
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glad this is doing well already got it pre-loaded this is gonna be a long week >.<
NeonZ
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There was a negative Kotaku import review that became very famous back during its launch. The posts in the importer thread here also seemed to be rather divisive.
AntiFacebook
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The first game also got great reviews and was pretty dull and boring,so I can't say I'm really excited about those scores
StarStabbedMoon
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Jim incessantly mentions his admiration for the music throughout his review:
http://www.thejimquisition.com/2015/11/xenoblade-chronicles-x-review/
However, that would have been the case regardless of how the game was reviewed.
Askherserenity
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Servers weren't up. I think Austin even mentioned that maybe
I wrote the localized review and I didn't give it 14 out of 10.
Heh, sorry. Indeed it jumped 0.5 points.
The OST has been out for awhile, either you like Sawano or you don't.
Tertullian
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Favorite Jim quote:
Importer were hard on TWEWY? Seriously?
Yeah, mostly from the awful combat which is not changed.
Gaiaknight
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i dont take importers seriously unless they can read japanese especially when it comes to massive JRPG you miss out on so much when you cant understand the dialog.
I think most hope it does well enough to continue the series.
However, if Monolith works anything like the rest of Nintendo (and given Nintendo owns them, I don't know why they would work that differently) I doubt the budget was really any higher than it was for the last game, and that budget wasn't very big either. Nintendo likes to keep consistent employees. What that means is, the budget is basically just set by dev time. Let's assume this game started being made in 2011 - it released in Japan earlier this year. That's less than 4 years of dev time. Most Nintendo games sit in the oven that long, if not longer. Of course team size can have a lot to do with that budget too, but they don't typically hire on to increase the team, they just shift people from other teams when needed. Example - Monolith helped with Skyward Sword. Wouldn't be surprised if they are shifted now to help with Zelda U. Nintendo just moves parts around, but the budgets/salaries don't really change because of it.
I'd say the game has a fairly modest budget, TBH. Most of Nintendo's games are extremely modest in budget despite the quality. the first one did not sell even close to enough to justify big money investments, even compared to other Nintendo IP like Mario or Zelda. Metroid sold better more often and that series is "on hiatus"
That's what makes the game even more impressive. Because they proved you can create a game of the year type experience WITHOUT spending big.
on GAF, the most important reviews are the lowest scoring
It's going to be a polarizing track. You'll either love it or absolutely fucking hate it. I'm kind of in the middle, but either way it fails miserably at even coming close to the original (to me anyways).
Score wise this is about what I expected - a bit better though I might add.
entremet
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Wasn't that ages ago? Those Eurogamer impressions were pretty solid.
8-4's impressions were also off the charts too. They worked on the localization and were really excited too.
It's all over the place. There's songs I like, but also a lot of songs that are complete garbage.
TheMoon
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He said that there wasn't anyone playing when he tried it.
Then what are you doing in this thread? Lmao.
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