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Xenoblade coming to the U.S. via Gamestop Exclusive (also avail on Nintendo.com)
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FrenchMovieTheme
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i'll probably pre-order this. a shame it's not on amazon though 
not sure how it's a smart business decision to limit your product to only one store but oh well
not sure how it's a smart business decision to limit your product to only one store but oh well
Well, even if you can't read it, S is much better than D. It's basically rankings. S is above A.
The chart thingy below that is for different aspects of the game out of 5. Like originality and graphics and music and stuff like that.
The chart below that shows you what percentage of people rated it what score.
And then below that are reviews.
Was there really any doubt?
I would think that anyone on NeoGAF would get the gist of it fairly easily...
Because I can't read Japanese and can't tell if that's a critic's aggregate or just something akin to amazon review scores.
FateBreaker
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would that matter?
Uh. Yes.
It IS an aggregate of user reviews which I usually wouldn't trust by score alone (though given Famitsu WiiMK2 is what I'd be inclined to trust first... not to mention I wouldn't be able to read any opinions posted in Japanese), but it's probably indicative that at the least Xenoblade's the safer bet, whether or not The Last Story is really D material.
FateBreaker
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Uh. Why? I mean, do you hold one of more value or something, user reviews vs critic reviews?
I find mk2 to be a pretty reliable source for general impressions.
It's not like metacritic or amazon user reviews where everything is either 10/10 or 1/10.
If S vs D isn't clear enough:
People generally feel that Xenoblade is an excellent game. The Last Story, on the other hand, is perceived to be pretty mediocre.
I think the critic reviews reflect this as well, but I can't say for sure. I don't generally care what Famitsu and other similar outlets score games. Critic reviews always have money involved in some way. I value the average user's opinion on games way more than I do the critics.
It's not like metacritic or amazon user reviews where everything is either 10/10 or 1/10.
If S vs D isn't clear enough:
People generally feel that Xenoblade is an excellent game. The Last Story, on the other hand, is perceived to be pretty mediocre.
I think the critic reviews reflect this as well, but I can't say for sure. I don't generally care what Famitsu and other similar outlets score games. Critic reviews always have money involved in some way. I value the average user's opinion on games way more than I do the critics.
You're right, I always go to the review section at GameFAQs over Metacritic.
If this site has magically different reviews then then the general user reviews on English sites, cool, but are you legitimately asking why someone might see a difference between a user aggregate and review aggregate score? Really?
My assumption in my previous post was wrong, at least if you hold any value in Famitsu scores.
Xenoblade got 9/9/9/9
Last Story got 10/10/9/9
I still care more about what mk2 says though (especially when it comes to Japanese games media). But to each her own.
I think the guys on RSG and/or WAHP also expressed disappointment in TLS.
ZephyrFate
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TLS looks (visually) better than Xenoblade, has great music, and fun gameplay. I want both.
I'd hold even more value in Western reviews and impressions on forums. Famitsu's completely unreliable, and not only can't I read WiiMK2's rationales (sort of Google Translate or Babel Fish) but there seem to be a few games I disagree on scorewise. Still, it sounds like it's a really fun game, just not anything amazing.
I'd like both to be localized too. I usually find a lot to enjoy in "mediocre" games so...
I definitely don't agree with all of mk2. It's just a general guideline for me (as all reviews are). I find that a lot of the games I really enjoy are considered to be pretty mediocre by the masses. But I still find it useful to read what other people think about a game.
Pretty much every game that has a ranking in it, from Sonic Generations to Advance Wars, ranks in order of S, A, B, C, D, F.
Seeing the two big bolded letters on the pages that were linked should have been obvious.
There was absolutely no way that GameStop/EB wouldn't have brought it over if Nintendo themselves didn't. I mean the last store exclusive Nintendo game in the US was Chibi Robo Park Patrol at Walmart, but it was available everwhere up here. There should have been no doubt.
Nintendo of America usually never knows what is going on with Nintendo of Canada. It's too bad that we don't have a direct customer service line to Nintendo of Canada. Still, other than the lack of communication between the different offices, NoA's customer service is phenomenal.
It should have been obvious from my posts that wasn't my question about the site.
i know its a matter of taste... but really?
you gotta love grey and brown if you prefere tls´s generic art style...
nowhere near the first concept arts -_-. and actually playing the game, it doesn't look that good... looks more like a game that tries to hard to be cutting edge current gen, but fails on all fronts... having no art style certainly doesn't help either.
Maybe I am little bit harsh because it was disapointing when I first tried it...
When the pal version hits, my expectations will be different, and somehow will be able to enjoy it this time.
//sry for offtopic.
I hope you will enjoy XB as much as I (and many others) did.
nincompoop
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Yeah, TLS kind of looks like the black sheep of the operation rainfall games to me. I read that it compares to FFXIII in terms of linearity & the amount of time you spend watching cutscenes, which REALLY has me worried.
It's a Mistwalker game man, has to be good.
If by good you mean meh.
I'm sure they simply didn't have the arrangement in place to get it done and thus couldn't make an announcement yet.
Heh.
drtomoe123
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Put in a preorder at GameStop yesterday.
I still can't wait to play the fuck out of my PAL version over Winter break, though.
I still can't wait to play the fuck out of my PAL version over Winter break, though.
I actually saw Pandora's Tower as this... then again, I was looking at Xenoblade's quality, and The Last Story's name recognition. Pandora's Tower could well be silently the second best game of the two, lacking the recognition of the other two yet having the better premise/gameplay between it and The Last Story.
FrenchMovieTheme
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is there a way i could pre-order on the website but pickup from the store? if not i'll head to the gamestop sometime this week. there isn't one in a convenient place for me so i'd rather just make the 1 trip to pick it up rather than go there, pre-order, then go there again to pick it up
Yes, that's how I'm doing it.
FrenchMovieTheme
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nice! i did that.... thanks for the heads up bruh!
didn't even know about this game until last week. after watching some review vids and gameplay vids i can't resist!
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
Got my pre-order in
Gah! Beaten!
Xilium
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lol, so it's just the European cover then.
Nintendo.com's US store ships to Canada, as does gamestop.com. There is nothing to worry about.
And hopefully the European dub.
Monado needs them too. And googly eyes
Xilium
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I've never seen the Japanese boxart until now and you are indeed correct. That's kinda saddening to me.
They might do some work on the in-game text but I doubt they are going to re-dub the game.
dacuk
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Is there any info about this?
The fact that somebody at NoA decided to bring the game to NTSC-U land is maybe motivated by the sales of XC in Europe.
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