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Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition |OT| What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Apparently.
Komatsu
Member
I really liked the 3DS version, though now there's basically no reason to play it whatsoever.
Saint Boot
Banned
Still waiting on my pre order to ship, but will be rocking it two days after that. Was not able to finish the Wii original because it looked like garbage on a 55 inch hd tv. Now it won't.
Smiles and Cries
Member
woooo 12 hours of playing all day very tired now
so good still just level 25 did not grind at all too excited
so good still just level 25 did not grind at all too excited
Ceadeus
Member
How big is the box? Is it comparable to the xenoblade chronicles 2 and sE?
Smiles and Cries
Member
Smiles and Cries
Member
^ I really need to controls and menu steps of how to do the cosmetic option, my mixed armor looks really rough without a matching set of gear
I need rest but when I wake up I want my party to look decent
I need rest but when I wake up I want my party to look decent
Ma-Yuan
Member
Managed to play around 2h 20min yesterday currently lvl 12. And I am loving it got some goose bumps during the intro. Yes some untouched stuff looks out of place and X and 2 look definitely better but it looks still amazing! Can't wait to play further tonight! Also quiet happy that my switch lite will likely last 4h before batteries are drained. At 1h59 was 52% 
Wunray
Member
It's right bellow your current equipment you have on.
DelireMan7
Member
I should not be here... I've just finished the Wii version for the first time and this OT makes me want to buy it on Switch now.
Amazing game, looking forward to play this version at some point
Amazing game, looking forward to play this version at some point
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Zenaku
Member
Finished FC at 12 hours. I could have finished it in 10, but I actually hold back in RPGs (don't level up abilities, don't use stocked exp) but in the end I upgraded everything to see the ending.
Spoiler free, it was nice. As a fan of 10 years, and as someone that loves the entire cast, I wish they'd made it bigger and focused on the whole crew and not just Shulk/Melia, but oh well.
Spoiler free, it was nice. As a fan of 10 years, and as someone that loves the entire cast, I wish they'd made it bigger and focused on the whole crew and not just Shulk/Melia, but oh well.
ranmafan
Member
I have the japan one and it was about the same size as the astral chain one. So smaller than the Xenoblade 2 one
-Arcadia-
Banned
Just finished playing for two hours. This is great.
Resolution gate, at least early on, seems entirely overblown, and a non-issue. Docked has this persistent softness (I’m on a 4K screen), that’s not really that noticeable, and while handheld is definitely lower resolution, it’s nothing like 2, and remains a good way to play the game. Your experience isn’t going to be murdered by handheld.
It’s really pretty too. You kind of have to get used to Wii-era stuff showing up, but it actually doesn’t jar. It all works together, and the cumulative effect is definitely a world that’s fun to look at, and expresses the intended artistic beauty of the game more than it ever has before.
The game itself... well, you all know at this point. If you don’t know, you’ve probably played a Xenoblade sequel. This style remains as fun as ever.
Resolution gate, at least early on, seems entirely overblown, and a non-issue. Docked has this persistent softness (I’m on a 4K screen), that’s not really that noticeable, and while handheld is definitely lower resolution, it’s nothing like 2, and remains a good way to play the game. Your experience isn’t going to be murdered by handheld.
It’s really pretty too. You kind of have to get used to Wii-era stuff showing up, but it actually doesn’t jar. It all works together, and the cumulative effect is definitely a world that’s fun to look at, and expresses the intended artistic beauty of the game more than it ever has before.
The game itself... well, you all know at this point. If you don’t know, you’ve probably played a Xenoblade sequel. This style remains as fun as ever.
ValiantTraveler
Member
Fantastic OP!
Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
Something always gets overblown in Neogaf. The resolution is no where near as bad as people making out to be, when it comes to resolution it’s better than XC2 and I’m surprised that it also better than Torna.
flibbertyjibbert
Banned
I love the world and story of these games, but I find the combat to be a confusing, mostly automated mess. It mostly seems the ideal tactic is to spam arts and there's not really a lot of room for strategy - especially since most of the party is out of your control.
at least 1 is less confusing than 2
at least 1 is less confusing than 2
thatoldlimey
Member
I've never played this one, so I am on the fence currently. I really enjoyed X but very much disliked XB2.
-Arcadia-
Banned
Well, that isn’t a Gaf exclusive phenomenon, tbf.
I think a lot of people, including me, saw that identical-to-2 resolution range leaked by the hacker, and assumed the worst. I think a lot of people haven’t played Torna and seen the improvements there.
When the screens came out, things started to differ from perception quite a bit.
The game seems to bear that out, although it’s still early, and more intense stressors could exist (although the opening area is so large and dense, I’d be surprised at that).
I think what we may be looking at is the game generally operating at the medium - higher ranges of resolution in that datamined info. I panned the camera quickly in a particularly pushing area, and I did notice a brief crunch down into something slightly unsightly, but that was just once in two hours of play. Add in the bad sharpening + artifacts either no longer being here, or fixed, and you have something that thankfully doesn’t seem to be anything like what was originally feared.
Ma-Yuan
Member
I never understood what people had for a problem with 2. I found the system never really confusing. Overkilled the last boss easily at the end. Once you understood it there was not much too it imo.
-Arcadia-
Banned
Definitely not. The strategy is actually a highlight. There’s an... art (rolls eyes) to having the right positioning for certain moves, for setting up devastating combos, and just making the right plays at all times.
That goes double for 2, which probably has the most rewarding RPG battle system I’ve ever played.
Where the games are rough, is their messaging. It can be hard to wrap your head around all of this at first, and the games vary from spamming you with info you’re supposed to memorize (thankfully accessible by menu later) one after the other, to unrolling it for hours in 2, to the point where a lot of people just assumed there wasn’t anything to battling early on.
These games desperately need Nintendo to come in and show Mono how to introduce mechanics, familiarize them, etc.
That said, just keep exploring the combat system, have fun, and check the tutorials for anything you don’t know about. It’s ultimately not that complicated, and you’ll get it.
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Wunray
Member
Played a bit in handheld last night and yeah it's much better that xbc2 in handheld and it looks fine on the tv as well. It's not your awesome sauce 4k image clearity but given this forums Sony leaning, we should be used to it.
Smiles and Cries
Member
I thought this place was called Satori Marsh?
They are spelling it Satorl with an L at the end on my menu and itro screen
They are spelling it Satorl with an L at the end on my menu and itro screen
JORMBO
Darkness no more
I thought this place was called Satori Marsh?
They are spelling it Satorl with an L at the end on my menu and itro screen
It’s always been an L
wvnative
Member
I'm new but so far my only questions are...
If you die and respawn at a town, does it keep your items and xp up to that point?
And I like to b line the main story in most jrpgs, does the normal difficulty allow for this or am I eventually gonna have to grind quests? For reference I can usually B line my way through any tales of or final fantasy game without any grinding and have fairly smooth progression.
If you die and respawn at a town, does it keep your items and xp up to that point?
And I like to b line the main story in most jrpgs, does the normal difficulty allow for this or am I eventually gonna have to grind quests? For reference I can usually B line my way through any tales of or final fantasy game without any grinding and have fairly smooth progression.
EightBit Man
Member
Received my copy just now. Looking forward delving into it again.
Hope my fellow GAF-members get their copies soonish too.
Hope my fellow GAF-members get their copies soonish too.
Shifty1897
Member
Dying in the game has no penalty; you retain everything you had at death.
In terms of difficulty and being able to mainline the story, you're mostly good to go. That being said, there is a difficulty spike many hours into the game, where you enter a particular new area and everything seems to kick your ass quickly. You'll probably need to grind there, I sure did.
midasmulligan
Member
Fuuuuuuu....this looks and plays real rough in handheld. I’d argue even worse than XC2, and that’s a low bar. Reviewers were smoking crack when they said this looks better lol
Ulysses 31
Gold Member
Real noticeable that the dynamic res kicks in when exiting game menus, played through the Wii version and this still looks leagues better.
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