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[Ridley327]

Maybe it's because we're not getting the data packs at all.

IIRC, the data packs weren't up for the Japanese release until a couple of days before the game officially came out.

Incidentally, the data packs themselves weren't announced until a couple of weeks before the game came out, too.

 

[GrandiaX]

THAT.SOUNDTRACK.WOW

 

[Feep]

Well, the "cutscene with voice acting" single-handedly convinced me to pass.

Sad.

 

[mrmickfran]

Well, the "cutscene with voice acting" single-handedly convinced me to pass.

Sad.

Someone's just mad because they weren't picked to voice act in this game.

Spoiler

 

[thebisonxrc]

I refuse to watch any of these videos because I want everything to be a surprise when I first play the game, but all this chatter gets me more and more excited about it.

There's nothing like this on Wii U and I can't wait to play it.

 

[Randomizer]

Well, the "cutscene with voice acting" single-handedly convinced me to pass.

Sad.

Really? That is sad. I know you were(are?) a professional voice actor but I'd think you could overlook shoddy voice acting if the gameplay is great. I'm sure you are also very familiar with embarrassing and awkward Japanese attempts at humour and their annoying characters.

 

[Feep]

Uh, it wasn't the voice acting, guys.

 

[Renewed]

I don't remember how many of the top level "holy shit things are happening" cutscenes there are, but it always comes down to making you the side character since you can't talk and Elma takes the lead usually with Lin alongside.

 

[Malus]

Uh, it wasn't the voice acting, guys.

Well how did you expect people to interpret your comment lol.

I refuse to watch any of these videos because I want everything to be a surprise when I first play the game, but all this chatter gets me more and more excited about it.

There's nothing like this on Wii U and I can't wait to play it.

Y'know I damn near spoiled Xenoblade Wii before I got it. I was all, "eh, doesn't look like my kinda game. LET'S LOOK UP THE FINAL BOSS DUR HUR." What I saw turned out to not be the final boss, and it was in Japanese so I didn't retain what was said. Thankfully I lost interest and closed it before things got real. Hooo boy.

Dem environments remained a total surprise for me though.

IIRC, the data packs weren't up for the Japanese release until a couple of days before the game officially came out.

Incidentally, the data packs themselves weren't announced until a couple of weeks before the game came out, too.

Oh that's a relief.

 

[EndlessSky]

Was lookin through some gameplay footage, and I still can't believe they actually went with this as a final design

Can't wait for this game though.

 

[NateDrake]

Was lookin through some gameplay footage, and I still can't believe they actually went with this as a final design


Can't wait for this game though.

Not a fan of testicle birds?

On the topic of data packs, those with a review copy were given eshop codes to redeem that allowed for download of the data packs.

 

[Malus]

Not a fan of testicle birds?

It's fun having chrome block images on Gaf right now.

So the data packs are still part of the western release?

Thanks for the tip. Looks like it's time to take the plunge on an HDD.

I'm just deleting all my shit. MOVE OVER BOYS XENOBLADE COMING THROUGH.

 

[NinjaCoachZ]

Not a fan of testicle birds?

On the topic of data packs, those with a review copy were given eshop codes to redeem that allowed for download of the data packs.

So the data packs are still part of the western release?

Thanks for the tip. Looks like it's time to take the plunge on an HDD.

 

[NateDrake]

So the data packs are still part of the western release?

Thanks for the tip. Looks like it's time to take the plunge on an HDD.

Should be available on Day 1.

 

[Randomizer]

Was lookin through some gameplay footage, and I still can't believe they actually went with this as a final design


Can't wait for this game though.

 

[23qwerty]

Was lookin through some gameplay footage, and I still can't believe they actually went with this as a final design


Can't wait for this game though.

How does this happen

 

[Litri]

Title Screen with some awesome music and scenic view.

I'll have gameplay footage coming soon. Wanted to get a good grasp of the controls and such before capturing gameplay.

Cool, thanks!

 

[baudelinog]

Ohhh, looks amazing!

 

[Feep]

Well how did you expect people to interpret your comment lol.

I mean, I just implied the cutscene was bad. That could mean lots of things.

Specifically, the dialogue, humor, pacing, and presentation are all pretty horrendous to me. Arguably, the voice acting might have even been the best part. There's no flow to the conversations, though, likely due to poor editing and mixing.

0:41 to 1:57 is *literally nothing but people looking up awkwardly at a siren*. Come on. Sixty six seconds of literally nothing.

Exploration looks like lots of fun, but I tend to be more plot-focused than most people, so I just don't think it's gonna be for me.

 

[NinjaCoachZ]

I mean, I just implied the cutscene was bad. That could mean lots of things.

Specifically, the dialogue, humor, pacing, and presentation are all pretty horrendous to me. Arguably, the voice acting might have even been the best part. There's no flow to the conversations, though, likely due to poor editing and mixing.

0:41 to 1:57 is *literally nothing but people looking up awkwardly at a siren*. Come on. Sixty six seconds of literally nothing.

Exploration looks like lots of fun, but I tend to be more plot-focused than most people, so I just don't think it's gonna be for me.

FWIW Gamexplain said that they cut some stuff out of the scene to avoid spoilers, but not having seen anything of the JP original I don't know what exactly that was. I'm not sure that'll change your mind or anything given some of the other things you cited (which are pretty set in stone), but just thought I'd throw it out there.

 

[udivision]

0:41 to 1:57 is *literally nothing but people looking up awkwardly at a siren*. Come on. Sixty six seconds of literally nothing.

That felt like an amateur movie or something that forces the audience to yell "Yeah, we get it already"

 

[Ridley327]

Not a fan of testicle birds?

On the topic of data packs, those with a review copy were given eshop codes to redeem that allowed for download of the data packs.

And before anyone freaks out, these are just reviewer access codes, since they're not meant to be available to the general public just yet. They're not going to charge for them.

I do hope that most reviewers are opting to download them, though, since they have a dramatic impact on the overall visual consistency of the game.

 

[Original Man]

Question. We will be able to preorder, and preload this on the wii u right? I have $60 in eshop cards only to find out I can't use them on them website!

 

[Ridley327]

Question. We will be able to preorder, and preload this on the wii u right? I have $60 in eshop cards only to find out I can't use them on them website!

Yeah, preloading should go live next week.

 

[Original Man]

Yeah, preloading should go live next week.

Cool. Thanks

 

[wmlk]

Yeah, that cutscene was odd. It's not exactly like it was "Japanese culture is different" or something like that. I don't think anyone can pull that card for that one.

 

[Pokemaniac]

Question. We will be able to preorder, and preload this on the wii u right? I have $60 in eshop cards only to find out I can't use them on them website!

The preload went up right after the Direct.

 

[.Anema]

The game looks amazing! I want to buy it but I'm no really sure right now, specially because I don't have so much time right now to put in a JRPG :/

Also, we are still getting the mechas after

Spoiler

30+ hours of gameplay? Any news if this is real or just optional?

 

[KingSnake]

The Nintendo Direct trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTGAwHbluZ0

I like what they did there.

 

[pinkurocket]

Is there an EU pre-order that is a good value?
Amazon.fr has the LE at 60€, which is the price of the regular version I can preorder in all stores I checked. I would go for that but I don't have a cc ;; if only Amazon partnered with Paypal already.

 

[Vincent Grayson]

Yeah, preloading should go live next week.

Preloading is live now.

 

[KingSnake]

Preloading is live now.

*in NA

 

[MilkBeard]

I mean, I just implied the cutscene was bad. That could mean lots of things.

Specifically, the dialogue, humor, pacing, and presentation are all pretty horrendous to me. Arguably, the voice acting might have even been the best part. There's no flow to the conversations, though, likely due to poor editing and mixing.

0:41 to 1:57 is *literally nothing but people looking up awkwardly at a siren*. Come on. Sixty six seconds of literally nothing.

Exploration looks like lots of fun, but I tend to be more plot-focused than most people, so I just don't think it's gonna be for me.

I didn't think anything seemed that bad in that video, but meh, to each his own. On the other hand, I'm actually quite pleased with the voice acting, it seems pretty consistent. The only thing that bothers me is the weird body movements when characters are standing and talking. Reminds me of back in the early Dreamcast era, when designers didn't know how to do idle animations very well. They thought people seemed to shift back and forth constantly.