Fbh
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Yeah I really hope they have been able to polish and optimize their engine since XBC2.
As much as I liked XBC2 I wasn't a fan of how they decided to use the extra power on the Switch. Going for graphical improvements doesn't do much when you keep the game running at a blurry 720p with some extra blur from the anti aliasing solution.
They should have gone for the same visual quality as XBCX but running at a higher resolution (which seems reasonable looking at how Switch can seemingly run most WiiU games at higher res).
Fbh
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In docked mode I think it's 1080p, I'm not sure if any game runs higher than that or if the system even supports a higher output.
The screen on the system itself is 720p so ideally that's what you want the game to run at. 720p games usually look nice and crisp in handheld mode (Kirby for example runs at 720p most of the time and looks really nice in portable mode).
For reference (from the digital foundry article) Xenoblade 2 runs at 720p in docked mode with an aggressive form of temporal anti aliasing that makes it look even blurrier than 720p already does.
In handheld it runs with a dynamic resolution that seems to go from 552p all the way down to 368p
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Mercador
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Yeah I know, I'm just not sure that the digital version is really stand alone, it became embedded in the XC2 game in the menu.
ValiantTraveler
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You really think the game can be completed in 50 hours? It took me 80 hours, and I didn't bother with the side quests. Admittedly I did some grinding in the late-game.
Incidentally I've played 11 hours or so in Xenoblade 2. I have Vandham in my party. Love the Uraya theme and environments. Though I still get my ass kicked pretty often.
Mister Wolf
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Got any good rare Blades yet?
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Synless
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I could be greatly confusing how long it took me. How long to beat website says 64 hours for main story.
NanaMiku
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Do you still need to grind in DE? DE have Expert mode that you can increase/decrease your level with saved EXP.
Danjin44
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You never need to grind in original Xenoblade because you get exp from doing quests and discovering new areas.
NanaMiku
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Yeah I know, but
ValiantTraveler
didn't bother with side quest but did some grinding in the late game. On my playthrough, I usually underleveled when entering new areas. After I done all the side quests for that area/city that I strong enough for the area.
ValiantTraveler
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If you do the sidequests you'll be fine. I only had to grind cause I didn't bother with them.Yeah I know, but
On my playthrough, I usually underleveled when entering new areas. After I done all the side quests for that area/city that I strong enough for the area.
Mister Wolf
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Danjin44
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The way flame coming out of his armour, is he a Blade!?
Mister Wolf
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I think there has been crossbreeding going on between humans and blade at this point so I'm not sure. I still believe Mio and Sena are descendants of Nia and Brighid.
Touch fuzZy. get BizZay
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They are all spookily connected even though they work well as standalone titles, and this coming entry seems to be suggesting it will make the connection even stronger. They would be best enjoyed in order for this reason but it isn't absolutely crucial
Varteras
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I've heard mixed feelings about the first entry. Does it hold up well today?
Furball
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What mix feeling ? The first entry is universal praise compare to other . It in fact the most well ground and complete entry
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Varteras
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I've had a few people tell me it's really good and a few others say it feels very dated and doesn't hold up as well as the more recent entries. So I was asking opinions here.
Danjin44
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I recently replayed this first game and in my opinion it hold up really well but I personally like the combat and characters in 2nd game, but everyone has their own favourites.
Touch fuzZy. get BizZay
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I love that game a lot (I wrote my strong feelings about it in GotY voting thread 2020) and I think it holds up in every area and is superior to the other entries in some areas. For example I think the cast of characters and focus/cohesiveness of the narrative is better than the other Xenoblade games. The touchy subject seems to be that a lot of people think the combat is bad. I think the combat excellent, and while I might concede other Xenoblade games do have somewhat better combat, there are cool things about Xenoblade 1's combat that are lost completely in the other games, so it's more different than inferior to me. On the other hand, I would agree that the combat is complex and obtuse. I never would have understood how great it was if I didn't use guides to understand the game's mechanics and nuances, and I would probably think along similar lines to most people if that were the case. I recommend shamelessly looking up guides on youtube to have the intricacies of the combat explained you, many of which are careful to keep spoilers to a minimum.
Here's one that's a general overview and here's an old one that's a little more spoilery that helped me realise a character I thought was weak was actually extremely strong.
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NanaMiku
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I'm currently playing Xenoblade DE. it still holds up pretty good. The only inconvenience for me is timed side quest, the heart-to-heart needing certain affinity link, chain attack is pretty complicated compared to 2/Torna.
But the great thing about the battle system of Xenoblade is that it's pretty simple, you can still finish the game even though you don't understand it at all, just choosing arts based on the chance mark. But if you truly understand the system, it's really exhilarating.
Mister Wolf
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"There are four types of monsters in the game, "normal", "elite", "unique", and "lucky", which can be identified by the mark above."
Mister Wolf
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"Lucky Monsters have the same strength as normal, but it seems that better items are easier to get from them."
Andyliini
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If this works as promised, it would make grinding for rare loot way more tolerateable. Hopefully these are not ultra rare.
"Lucky Monsters have the same strength as normal, but it seems that better items are easier to get from them."
NanaMiku
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I feel the lucky indicator is pretty hard to see, especially it's on different location than the elite and unique.
"There are four types of monsters in the game, "normal", "elite", "unique", and "lucky", which can be identified by the mark above."
Danjin44
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One question is if we gonna get XC2's announcer during combat in here. I might be alone on this but I love the announcer when you do element blade combo.
I agree, they should have just put unique wing in health bar.
NanaMiku
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I also like the announcer, it feels like a Kamen Rider show lol. What funny is that the announcer between the English dub and Japanese dub is different, even though the Japanese dub is using English.
Danjin44
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I played XC2 with Japanese voice I just love that announcer's voice, it adds flair to whole combat.
Pejo
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What the... it's a character design, finally!
Joking aside, I like this a lot. More of this, less jackets and sneakers.
NanaMiku
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Danjin44
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His armour is somewhat similar to Lora, very Samurai like.
You see little bit of that in all characters in from Agnus
NanaMiku
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It's actually similar to Torna's. Malos' and Addam's armor also like Samurai. Even the infantry also like SamuraiHis armour is somewhat similar to Lora, very Samurai like.
You see little bit of that in all characters in from Agnus
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Mister Wolf
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How often did you use lure while playing Xenoblade?
Danjin44
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I used them a lot, especially the ones near high level monster or they in poison area, lure them in to safer area to fight.
Mister Wolf
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I wonder if he's territorial.
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ÆMNE22A!C
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Yeah some time somewhere i read something (maybe, perhaps) about "bettter" visual fidelity when setting dock on 1080p and play it on a 720p TV.
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Buggy Loop
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If the map is like X, as in a big massive world without loadings, rather than the more segmented levels ala chronicles 1 & 2, then kudos to the team in advance. Would be a tour de force. Very excited for this game.
NanaMiku
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For hard to reach enemies like the flying one or the fishes
Danjin44
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I'm not 100% sure but it could, for one unlike XC1&2, in 3rd game they no longer live on top of Titans and second it seems we have ship get us around.
I believe if the maps were segmented similar to XC1&2 there is no need for us to have any type of vehicle for traversal......unless it still segmented but maps super huge.
