New English Gameplay of Xenoblade Chronicles X

The music is strangely endearing. Didn't think I would like the lyrics in the songs but I actually do.

The game's soundtrack has really been a rollercoaster ride for me. I liked it when I heard it in the trailers. Then I disliked it when I heard the whole thing when the game came out in Japan. Then I began to like it again when I went back to listen it.

Neo LA music is still lolwut
 
The game's soundtrack has really been a rollercoaster ride for me. I liked it when I heard it in the trailers. Then I disliked it when I heard the whole thing when the game came out in Japan. Then I began to like it again when I went back to listen it.

Neo LA music is still lolwut

Neo LA is still the best and I hope the OT still references it.
 
The OST is not as good as the Xenoblade one, but it's still good and crazy in the best of ways.

I don't know of a soundtrack as good as Xeno Wii. The setting really helped complement it.

Makes me wonder how the ost will be handled in future Xeno games (if they continue with that naming scheme). Are they going to aim for different composers every time?
 
I hate to ask this but what's with all the skepticism I'd seen leading up to just recently? I'm glad to see everything looks great from these videos and their impressions but I know I was seeing a fair bit of mixed impressions from the Japanese version. Is it something that's hopefully unique to that version or were these opinions fewer than I thought?

I haven't read much on the game as I plan to get it day one and want to be surprised but that initial cold response had me a bit concerned. Now, not so much...
 
Wow I just noticed (Xenoblade spoiler?):
Fiora's VA
is in there. Making my avatar won't be so simple now since I have more appealing options.

Hmm, where is a good place in the video to hear her voice? I watched a good bit of it, but couldn't tell it was her.

In the Japanese version they got all sorts of actors from not only Blade but from Saga and Gears as well. It's so cool.

It'd be cool if the localization version got the Shulk VA for the male main characters. I'd use his voice probably.
 
Any word on the when you can acquire your mech? There were some people who played the Japanese version who said you don't get it till 50 hours in?

Has this been confirmed? Or is it something they have changed?

It would be a downer if that still were the case.
 
Any word on the when you can acquire your mech? There were some people who played the Japanese version who said you don't get it till 50 hours in?

Has this been confirmed? Or is it something they have changed?

It would be a downer if that still were the case.
You get them around 30 hours in.
 
Game continues to look great.

Some of those videos of the mech flying around New Los Angeles and then over the wall into the continent really highlights how much they've come from Wii to Wii U. I know it's just Wii U and is underpowered compared to the other systems but it looks amazing how seamless everything looks.
 
I hate to ask this but what's with all the skepticism I'd seen leading up to just recently? I'm glad to see everything looks great from these videos and their impressions but I know I was seeing a fair bit of mixed impressions from the Japanese version. Is it something that's hopefully unique to that version or were these opinions fewer than I thought?

I haven't read much on the game as I plan to get it day one and want to be surprised but that initial cold response had me a bit concerned. Now, not so much...

I think there's a user review site called mk2.net that gave XCX a 59, but people didn't take into account that the site is very harsh on games in general. For instance Bloodborne got a 66. I really have no idea what to think of a japanese user review site lol.

Dengeki Online apparently called it a masterpiece. Famitsu gave it a 34 (XenoWii got 36). Import impressions thread had some people loving it and some people hating it, but what else is new. It'll be interesting to see what western critics think of it, but either way I'll see for myself when it releases. :)
 
omg I really hope the whole xeno voice actor thingy means they got the queen herself Bridget Hoffman back for the KOS-MOS equivalent.
 
No but Bembo said so in his review in the OT.Other importers confirmed it as well.
Yeah, a ton of people here have already played the game.

Regarding mechs, I don't advise to rush through the story quests just to get them, since the multilevel quest for the mechs itself covers many of the game mechanics and might take a good few hours if you just used tunnel vision to get to it.
 
Besides being bad ass, Skells don't help with travel a lot. So while getting them is fun, you won't be hindered on foot.
Still, it's hard to not want a flying, transforming battle death machine of your very own!
 
Are nopons confirmed?
Yes! In fact, Tatsu is a pretty main character!
Sadly, they are not playable characters and only act as sources of trade and information.
This hurt Riki's heart.
Because we all know a Heropon Mech would be absolutely amazing
 
Yes! In fact, Tatsu is a pretty main character!
Sadly, they are not playable characters and only act as sources of trade and information.
This hurt Riki's heart.
Because we all know a Heropon Mech would be absolutely amazing

All I needed to know lol
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsaO1m1-_W4 (story spoilers)

Some minor observations:

- I'm very OK with these voices. Nothing terrible at all, IMO Edit: Actually, they are pretty great
- funny pop-in of grass during that first cutscene, especially with the camera so low to the ground
- why have a loading bar on screen for a 3-4 second load? Feels very out of place... black screen with spinning icon in corner is fine, like most games do these days. I would appreciate the bar appearing if the load runs longer than 10 seconds though
- so much shit on screen during combat I can't even comment on what is going on...

- overall, this looks pretty awesome!
 
I think there's a user review site called mk2.net that gave XCX a 59, but people didn't take into account that the site is very harsh on games in general. For instance Bloodborne got a 66. I really have no idea what to think of a japanese user review site lol.

Dengeki Online apparently called it a masterpiece. Famitsu gave it a 34 (XenoWii got 36). Import impressions thread had some people loving it and some people hating it, but what else is new. It'll be interesting to see what western critics think of it, but either way I'll see for myself when it releases. :)

Wasn't there a pretty significant patch to the game a month or two after it got released?

Between that and the NOA localization the game could easily be a bit better than the Japanese version at release.
 
- funny pop-in of grass during that first cutscene, especially with the camera so low to the ground

For a game with some impressive geographic draw distance tech, geometric and texture pop-in for most other objects can get pretty gnarly. This is exacerbated by the speed at which your character can move around environments.
 
For a game with some impressive geographic draw distance tech, geometric and texture pop-in for most other objects can get pretty gnarly. This is exacerbated by the speed at which your character can move around environments.

*insert token "sounds like xenoblade" comment here*

Being an open world game on Wii U I've long since been prepared for graphical shortcomings here and there. Monolith was willing to have horrific textures, pop in, occasional framerate stutter, and characters with blocky hands/blurry faces in exhange for world scale on Wii (I don't even want to think about the n3DS version). I'm not surprised to see similar sacrifices. Also flat staircases lol.

Even after all that Xeno Wii was jaw droppingly gorgeous.

Yes! In fact, Tatsu is a pretty main character!
Sadly, they are not playable characters and only act as sources of trade and information.
This hurt Riki's heart.
Because we all know a Heropon Mech would be absolutely amazing

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO........



....OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.


Mira is doomed.

edit: I was watching a bit of Xenoblade and it reminded me you can go into a sort of first person view in XCX. So glad. Sometimes I'd try to get a good look at the scenery in XC and the ground would get in the way.
 
Wha... How could they? Should have been Wels... :(

It's strange actually. I see Wels in the combat AND Verus in the Skells store menu. So maybe Verus is something else like an upgraded version? Although I remember that being called Wels.CAIN in the Japanese version.

Nintendo make sense, I just want Wels...
 
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