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[Spukc]

Is this a good entry point to the series?

The only game I've come close to in this series is Xenogears, over 20 years ago.

1 was amazing
2 was fucking shit
3 even worse.

Got X on the wii U but never played it.
So please play 1 and after that avoid 2 and 3 like the plague and maybe try X ?

 

[jshackles]

1 was amazing
2 was fucking shit
3 even worse.

Got X on the wii U but never played it.
So please play 1 and after that avoid 2 and 3 like the plague and maybe try X ?

 

[Hero_Select]

1 was amazing
2 was fucking shit
3 even worse.

Got X on the wii U but never played it.
So please play 1 and after that avoid 2 and 3 like the plague and maybe try X ?

 

[Spukc]

 

[Spukc]

 

[jshackles]

 

[Zacfoldor]

1 was amazing
2 was fucking shit
3 even worse.

Got X on the wii U but never played it.
So please play 1 and after that avoid 2 and 3 like the plague and maybe try X ?

 

[Hero_Select]

There are 38 blades in XC2. You don't have to use her if you find the tits offensive. lol.

 

[Danjin44]

1 was amazing
2 was fucking shit
3 even worse.

Got X on the wii U but never played it.
So please play 1 and after that avoid 2 and 3 like the plague and maybe try X ?

 

[Krathoon]

I guess we shall throw the WiiU version in the garbage now.

That is what kind of annoys me about these remasters.

It is like, "Welp, your old game is shit now.".

 

[NanaMiku]

I wish somehow this game sold better than AC Shadows.

I dont mind that, English were pretty good in my opinion and the setting makes sense for characters speaking english.

Sure, I just prefer Japanese dub for my Japanese games lol

 

[darth.shrimp]

1 was amazing
2 was fucking shit
3 even worse.

Got X on the wii U but never played it.
So please play 1 and after that avoid 2 and 3 like the plague and maybe try X ?

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/what-are-your-actual-hot-takes-regarding-video-games-i-mean-actual-shit-that-would-get-people-riled-up.1681769/

 

[Danjin44]

I wish somehow this game sold better than AC Shadows.

You and me both but thats never going to happen because compare to AC, Xenoblade series is pretty much niche.

Thankfully Nintendo are not stupid enough to let Monolith Soft go just because they not "mainstream".

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

I wish somehow this game sold better than AC Shadows.


Sure, I just prefer Japanese dub for my Japanese games lol

It will in Japan for sure. I'm actually looking forward to the Famitsu sales thread for next week.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

You and me both but thats never going to happen because compare to AC, Xenoblade series is pretty much niche.

Thankfully Nintendo are not stupid enough to let Monolith Soft go just because they not "mainstream".

Well that's because Nintendo is pretty healthy when it comes to profits so they can make games like Xenoblade Chronicles X. It might not sell as much as Mario and Zelda but with that money from all their first parties Games that sell a lot more, they can make lot of games that are considered niche

 

[Danjin44]

I guess we shall throw the WiiU version in the garbage now.

That is what kind of annoys me about these remasters.

It is like, "Welp, your old game is shit now.".

I still gonna keep my CE edition on WiiU around, there is no reason for me throw it out.

I wish Switch version got CE too......but then again with my luck it would sell out before I get the chance to get one.

 

[NanaMiku]

Well that's because Nintendo is pretty healthy when it comes to profits so they can make games like Xenoblade Chronicles X. It might not sell as much as Mario and Zelda but with that money from all their first parties Games that sell a lot more, they can make lot of games that are considered niche

Yup, I hope this game finally gonna be a million-seller, just like the other Xenoblade games.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Yup, I hope this game finally gonna be a million-seller, just like the other Xenoblade games.

I estimate it selling around 2 to 3 Million. My pipe dream would be 5 to 7 Million

 

[BlakeofT]

Very excited to finally play this game, but have to finish a couple others first. I've got it loaded up and ready for when that time comes!

 

[Krathoon]

I still gonna keep my CE edition on WiiU around, there is no reason for me throw it out.

I wish Switch version got CE too......but then again with my luck it would sell out before I get the chance to get one.

Yeah. I will have to dig out my CE and put the WiiU game back in it.

 

[Quezacolt]

1 was amazing
2 was fucking shit
3 even worse.

Got X on the wii U but never played it.
So please play 1 and after that avoid 2 and 3 like the plague and maybe try X ?

Jesus Christ, how is someone able to have such awful opinion?

1, 2 and 3 are all amazing games.
The only bad things about 2 are the "gacha" and the game not doing a good job explaining some of the combat mechanics.

The stories, the cast, the ost, etc... it all sticks with you for a long time.

 

[digimaster7]

Masatsugu Saito Is the GOAT man… nothing comes close to Pyra in terms of waifu, I even have her 200$ figure

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Jesus Christ, how is someone able to have such awful opinion?

1, 2 and 3 are all amazing games.
The only bad things about 2 are the "gacha" and the game not doing a good job explaining some of the combat mechanics.

The stories, the cast, the ost, etc... it all sticks with you for a long time.

Ehh 2 had a lot of time wasting bullshit like the merc missions, field actions that required you to constantly rearrange your blade setup just to make the skill check, grinding Tiger Tiger to power up Poppi, etc.

They patched it later to add Tiger Tiger easy mode + let you skip the Merc mission audio + core crystal opening animations which at least made some of the grind less tedious.

But yeah I definitely wouldn’t call any of them bad games. I have plenty of criticism for all 4 of them but overall I still think they’re some of the best JRPGs of all time.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Masatsugu Saito Is the GOAT man… nothing comes close to Pyra in terms of waifu, I even have her 200$ figure

For me it's Mythra but to get back to the topic on hand. I got both the digital and physical version. I know the digital version unlocks today at 11 PM. I'm hoping to get a good two to three hour session tonight

 

[Northeastmonk]

First epic JRPG I played on the Wii U. That Switch feeling of playing a game on a handheld was great. I also dropped it because I heard it X amount of hours before you got your mech. I was a different person then. Amazon shipped my copy today.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition getting Nintendo Switch Online icons

Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition is almost here (or is already here depending on your region), and to tie in with the launch, new icons are going up on Nintendo Switch Online. The first set should be made available later today in North America (or early tomorrow in Europe). The game...

nintendoeverything.com

 

[zokie]

my game was unlocked 9 hours ago and i think people will notice the heavy clipping issues
for me i do not mind as i love monolithsoft , the cutscenes are very awesome on switch docked mode

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

Okay been playing for 1 hour and already back in love with the game.

Just want to say in the first hour there is zero tragic overuse of dynamic resolution at all. All other xenoblades on switch get very blurry at times. XC1 Definitive Edtion was the worst, even if you were standing completely still and no action was happening, just by rotating the camera the resolution would drop to SD and everything would blur. I've been running around in XCXDE jumping trying to trigger a dynamic resolution drop and so far nothing, so I'm very happy. Maybe it does use dynamic resolution when the action gets crazy but normal fights and normal exploration everything looks fine.

 

[RaptorGTA]

...aaaand i did lol

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

...aaaand i did lol

Wise choice

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

Ok it's all starting to come back to me

well not really, it's a super complex game I haven't played in 6 years but I can remember some useful super newbie beginner stuff at least:

- Even after just 2 or 3 fights, u can start upgrading your arts in the menu. Upgrade the orange topple art to give it a faster cooldown so when Elma breaks the enemy it's easy to topple them more often. With these early enemies you basically just hold that art for when elma breaks them, topple then immediately use the yellow art that does bonus damage on toppled enemies. Soon you will get another orange art that does bonus damage when used from the side, indicated by a little blue exclamation mark similar to XC1DE's hud. Whenever you see a coloured dialog bubble above Elma's head, use an art of the same colour for buffs and damage bonuses. Doing all those beats low level enemies pretty smoothly
- While exploring, press R and up on the dpad to send a drone above you and look around in all directions, very handy
- When you sense you are near a cutscene, go into the menu and change the time to dusk so that everything looks really cool during cutscene with sunset glowing in the background

 

[zokie]

Thick Thighs Save Lives NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
I feel happy that she got her switch copy

 

[night13x]

Well the reason why nobody played X on the wiiU is because nobody bought the god damn console lol.

Switch edition here we go. Hopefully it will scale with the switch 2 hardware release.

 

[PendekarRajawali]

How is the graphics? I only have switch lite. XC2 looks sub 480p

 

[Dr.Morris79]

What makes this game better than the original?

It's not stuck on the Wii U.

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

How is the graphics? I only have switch lite. XC2 looks sub 480p

Okay been playing for 1 hour and already back in love with the game.

Just want to say in the first hour there is zero tragic overuse of dynamic resolution at all. All other xenoblades on switch get very blurry at times. XC1 Definitive Edtion was the worst, even if you were standing completely still and no action was happening, just by rotating the camera the resolution would drop to SD and everything would blur. I've been running around in XCXDE jumping trying to trigger a dynamic resolution drop and so far nothing, so I'm very happy. Maybe it does use dynamic resolution when the action gets crazy but normal fights and normal exploration everything looks fine.

So far so good at 1080p/30 a few hours in. One day I'll play this game a third time in 4k but for now I'm just super happy it doesn't keep turning blurry with dynamic resolution drops like the other switch xenoblades

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Thick Thighs Save Lives NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
I feel happy that she got her switch copy

I hope I get to her age and am still gaming

 

[Power Pro]

I have to go back to this video every once in a while if I want a smile

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

I didn't remember this but if you level up during a battle and learn a new art, the art becomes available immediately so you can use it before the battle isn't even finished. At least in the early game while you are still filling out your art slots

 

[Kings Field]

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

 

[PendekarRajawali]

So far so good at 1080p/30 a few hours in. One day I'll play this game a third time in 4k but for now I'm just super happy it doesn't keep turning blurry with dynamic resolution drops like the other switch xenoblades

So far so good at 1080p/30 a few hours in. One day I'll play this game a third time in 4k but for now I'm just super happy it doesn't keep turning blurry with dynamic resolution drops like the other switch xenoblades

Can you try in handheld mode?

 

[Cao Cao]

1 was amazing
2 was fucking shit
3 even worse.

2 and 3 were so incredibly bad. 3 was pure utter garbage, had to quit after 2 hours.
1 was such a good JRPG, no idea what happened, did they change developers or what.

 

[NanaMiku]

Related to the series

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

Can you try in handheld mode?

I don't usually play that way so I can't compare to the other Xenos but I just ran around in handheld for 5 min and did a few battles. Seems pretty good. I'm not noticing frame drops or res drops in that short test at least

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

Related to the series

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Thick Thighs Save Lives NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
I feel happy that she got her switch copy

Happy for her. My copy should be arriving in a few hours as well.

 

[darth.shrimp]

My copy just arrived... at my job, since that's my go-to delivery address where I'm most likely to be at during delivery hours. Unfortunately I happen to not work today, so either I'll go there later today on my bike to grab it, or it'll wait for tomorrow.

 

[Chuck Berry]

Masatsugu Saito Is the GOAT man… nothing comes close to Pyra in terms of waifu, I even have her 200$ figure

Did you fuck it?

 

[zokie]

Happy for her. My copy should be arriving in a few hours as well.

congrats and i hope forward to see you taking 999 screenshots

i am not sure if the in-game tutorials but i saw this from japanese twitter user

Press L + R button together to take a screenshot instead of the capture button and the screenshot will be HUD-less
NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt for your information as well

P.S i have tried and tested it myself but the compression techinque is not high res