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Tales of Xillia 2 |OT| Destroying Worlds 4 U
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Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
I've already gushed about ufotable in a PM to you, but yes...
I can't wait. I'm happy I stopped watching those PVs though. And I'm glad that the PV with the first animation scenes didn't spoil the whole OP because the little and major additions were pretty good. But I have AC3:L and Ys Celceta to keep me company until I get it.
R_thanatos
Member
OMG i'm on the floor ...... laughing ....
ZOMG.. i watched it ...
i watched it !!
i'M SO HYPED .. why did i watch this !!
Song is great but seeing :
Jude + godess mila fighting together was too much !!!
I need this game ASAP .!!!
RAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH
EDit : i managed to calm down by watching this ...
I watched the op. Since its one op this time, its longer than Xillia 1's
I am surprised that they show xillia 1's mila most of the time, and we barely see xillia 2's new mila in the opening. I thought it would be the other way around.
And yea, the new song is not that great tbh. not as good as first one
And yea, the new song is not that great tbh. not as good as first one
Yup. That was the only thing I was disappointed in the OP. After CG Berserker... idk if anime can ever reach that height.
HD version of the OP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8Q7mRI01yo
encephalon
Member
Are we talking 3rd birthday levels of awful?
3rd Birthday is a completely different beast.
encephalon
Member
So just bad in a different way ...
RyougaSaotome
Member
Reaaaallllllyyy don't know how I feel about this. Kind of wish it was an option to not have him like that when you first play. Silent-ish Tales protagonist? Hm.
InternHertz
Member
Oh I just found out I got a notice about 10 hours ago that my game+preorder bonuses shipped.
I hope I'll get the game by next Tuesday!
I hope I'll get the game by next Tuesday!
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
My order got shipped today. Hooray! I hope I get it sometime next week (lol, Canadian customs will prevent that somehow.)
I think it'll feel weird when you listen to more skits. It's too bad you can't turn the voice on/off in the first playthrough. I know their intent is immersion, but that isn't necessarily what Tales is for me.
No!!!!! Mine hasn't shipped yet!
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
you're still gonna get yours before me.
you're still gonna get yours before me.
How the heck did yours ship before mine? That's crazy.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
I didn't use P-A.
Shipping soon. Hopefully it'll arrive next week. Regarding the Xillia 2 OP; While "Song 4 U" may be better a song, I like how "progress" flows so well with the animation in Xillia. I like the choices for the cameo battles (even though they should've been in the first game). Pretty funny timing since I've been playing Phantasia X and Destiny DC on and off.
In other news:
- Apparently the install size is 2950 MB.
- Like with the previous game, it looks like you won't get grades from battles.
- All of Ludger's choices are voiced in 2nd playthrough and onward. You can select the option in the Grade Shop for free.
- There's a hot spring event.
And here's the Famitsu cover.
In other news:
- Apparently the install size is 2950 MB.
- Like with the previous game, it looks like you won't get grades from battles.
- All of Ludger's choices are voiced in 2nd playthrough and onward. You can select the option in the Grade Shop for free.
- There's a hot spring event.
And here's the Famitsu cover.
Relax. It'll ship in about 15 hours.
This baffles me.
Honestly, this is by far the worst trend of recent Tales games. It doesn't make sense to call it grade anymore with what they've done with it. Hate it.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Huh? How do you accumulate Grade, then?
I haven't been following Xillia 2, but is it not the same as Xillia 1? With the titles giving grade?
They probably didn't want the alternative which is to farm grade. Idk....
Well, I watched the live stream from yesterday and didn't notice any Grade reward from battles. So I guess it's the same as Xillia.
I expected that, but I really dislike Xillia's system. Graces had a somewhat annoying system too.
With the direction they're going in I think they should just ditch Grade entirely and use Destiny R's new game+ system, where every bonus costs 1 point and you get points based on the requirements you met while playing and how many times you've cleared the game.
It's almost the same thing, but it's easier to understand and plan out than these systems where they make up weird calculations, like giving you 100 Grade for doing X sidequests, or 1 Grade for each arte you used 5000 times.
R_thanatos
Member
i'm sooooo against grade farming
i'lkl take anything (even xillia 1 system ) than grade farming ....
i'lkl take anything (even xillia 1 system ) than grade farming ....
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Don't say that.
Xillia 1's system is so boring and a terrible misuse of titles. Plus you had a Grade cap of 10000 and you couldn't even afford everything you wanted with that.
Xillia 1's system is so boring and a terrible misuse of titles. Plus you had a Grade cap of 10000 and you couldn't even afford everything you wanted with that.
So don't grade farm?
If you play well, you should be able to accumulate enough grade for some good options on your next play. No, you won't be able to buy everything, but... even with Xillia's system, you're left doing lots of busywork to get the titles that give grade. I'd really, really rather get grade for doing well in battle than for working toward arbitrary goalposts. I want to play my way. That's why I don't care about trophies or achievements, too. I'll play how I want, not following some arbitrary list of achievements.
VanillaCakeIsBurning
Member
Maybe they will have purchasable DLC that lets Ludger speak on the first playthrough.
R_thanatos
Member
The grade limit was the only thing restrictive about xillia 1 system.( everything else in xillia 1 could be abused in various ways )
In the "old" grade system i'm forced to play twice to get enough grade to purchase everything i need..
i'd rather have a system that reward me with the discoveries and in game achivements i got ( without limit ) and be able to purchase whatever bonus i want afterwards...
How many times did i have to fight that golden dragon in symphonia or whatever equivalent in other titles ? Grade farming forces you to fihgt the same kind of fights over and over just to get enough points to get the effect you want ..
I'm surprised they haven't announced this yet, it seems up their ally for milking DLC, haha.
And honestly I'd rather grind for Grade than do monotonous tasks. At least battles can still be fun.
Well, I'm just reading/watching japanese info/videos, which means I'm reading nothing since I can't understand a single word, so in the end I'm not spoiling myself at all!
VanillaCakeIsBurning
Member
This is kind of bad, but I would buy it. Can't imagine playing a Tales game with a silent protagonist.
Judging by what we've seen, he needs a voice for certain scenes because it's essential for portraying emotion and such. I don't understand why they would do such a thing and legitimately justify it...
Yeah. I simply can't buy the "silent protagonists = the player can better identify with the main character" shtick. I'd much rather accompany someone, with a voice, personality and emotions, on their journey.
I can't see why they wouldn't at least make it an option...
I'm just going to leave this here: http://blog.esuteru.com/archives/6714424.html
:like:
CielTynave
Member
lol? Idk....
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Hahahahaha at the last pics.
Not that I get a lot out of it, but it's too bad that bathing suits are DLC now rather than being something given to you at the end of a bathing event.
I assume they wanted to use the bathing suits in that link but it might've been too... risque.
Bonus point for having the cat in the scene :O
I'm so tired of the stereotypical bathing event in Japanese media, so if it keeps that crap out of games, then I am all for it. If I never see another female party member assault a male party member for "trying to peek," it'll be too soon.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
I was more complaining about the overpriced DLC extravaganza that Tales costumes have become.
As for the bathing scenes, they're all the same thing with different characters. The costumes just gave you an excuse to do them, but in general, you could just do without them. I don't get much out of them anyway.
The Graces one was fine, and imo the way it should be done, because it was just an excursion to the beach with an excuse to both be funny and set the beach costumes/titles subquest in motion.
As for the bathing scenes, they're all the same thing with different characters. The costumes just gave you an excuse to do them, but in general, you could just do without them. I don't get much out of them anyway.
The Graces one was fine, and imo the way it should be done, because it was just an excursion to the beach with an excuse to both be funny and set the beach costumes/titles subquest in motion.
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