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Xenoblade Chronicles |OT| Man, what a bunch of jokers.
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UltimaKilo
Gold Member
My god. I was unable to play much of last week, putting it off until this weekend. How does this game keep getting better? This game is going to ruin me!
slaughterking
Member
Hm, I guess I'll need to take a closer look then. I was starting my search at 12:00 walking around pretty much everywhere and I could only complete one quest. :Iwrowa said:Nearly every NPC spawns at 06:00 or 18:00; you just have to check thoseat one of the warps
Out_Of_Ammo
Member
ksamedi said:
If I remember correctly, it's
at a secret location in Gaur plains. The entrance is at a cave and the location itself is a cliff that looks out over the big lake. I don't remember the specific place where you find the entrance though, sorry.
shouamabane
Member
This is the first game I am running on Dolphin (build 7714). Is anyone else having the game go into lo-res mode in certain areas? -- The first dungeon area for example.
PumpkinPie
Banned
EatChildren said:I'd like one just for the sake of having one
It deserves a bestiary, some of the enemy designs are absolutely awesome.
CruxisMana
Member
Franchuzas87 said:Game finished in 69:41 hours, level 82.
To my tastes, a truly new masterpiece of the genre. Quantity, quality and very good design decisions.
Out of curiosity, and without spoilers, was it hard/difficult?
ksamedi said:Thanks that will help. At least I know where to look now
The entrance to the cave is here. You have to climb down a little on the right.
Bennettt2 said:
I used Dunban/Shulk/Sharla and concentrated on the Telethia first. Dunban should be able to draw the aggro of both and with Sharla his HP should never dip particularly low. Then it's just a matter of chipping away the Telethia's HP until it falls, the Tyrea is a walk in the park.
Huge doesn't describe these enviroments. Imagine the calm lands in FFX and multiply it by x10 times... no 20 times. And not just horisontally, but vertically. It's insane.
The only major gripe I have with the game, is the fugly armor design. No matter what you equip, the characters look like clowns. This game would be perfect with a bit more coherent art direction ala Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest.
The only major gripe I have with the game, is the fugly armor design. No matter what you equip, the characters look like clowns. This game would be perfect with a bit more coherent art direction ala Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest.
SecretMoblin
Member
squall23 said:
I literally just started them... yikes. It's a beautiful place, but I think I'm going to be sick of it soon.
Define JRPG structure. It definitely doesn't have many of what has become stupid staples of the genre; e.g. tube gameplay or fences that are so huge that you can't possibly jump over them.HolyTaco said:
It's one of the easier places to find NPCs, I think. Due to how small the individual levels are you can easily spot the red exclamation marks on the map without searching much.squall23 said:
Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
Hmm, pop in is more obvious in Makna Forest even though view distances don't tend to be as huge as in something like Gaur plains due to the design. I guess it's this new type of foliage's LOD models that aren't as well done so their point of change is more obvious? Oh well, it's a minor complaint.
Diprosalic
Banned
is this game hard or do i just suck at it? 3h in and i died atleast 10 times.
What level are you compared to the enemies? Generally, considering you're at the very beginning, it'd do you well to do a good amount of quests, fight the majority of enemies you walk by, and explore (you get exp for discovering new areas).Diprosalic said:
You can slow down on all that stuff a bit after you get to a decent level (except exploring). It's probably better to anyway, so you don't become overpowered.
Diprosalic
Banned
zoukka said:
i'm kinda color blind so it's hard to differentiate. my general rule is fight monsters 3 level below mine and i survive
.JumpingTheGun
Banned
RPGCrazied said:
Dude I ordered from Game and it was dispatched on the 17th. So far zippo.
This week I say Believe
Been playing Deus Ex to pass the time but even that doesnt fill in that JRPG void
StoppedInTracks
Member
Funny how the best jRPG this year (or past few years!) and the best wRPG this year - Deus Ex (nod to TW2) have come out at the same time.
Feels like I'm in RPG Heaven!
Also now that everybody who wanted to play this in english has imported there is like 0% chance for NoA to bring it to the US, right?
Feels like I'm in RPG Heaven!
Also now that everybody who wanted to play this in english has imported there is like 0% chance for NoA to bring it to the US, right?
RPGCrazied
Member
MicH said:
It'll be okay. I've lost all hope myself.
blizzardjesus
Banned
Yes, you either need the classic controller to usb adapter or one the wii to bluetooth pc programsfinalozzo said:
Starwolf_UK
Member
Man are the some of the sidequests
. Its seems worth it though as
.
I finally have a populace up to 5 affinity stars.
, the rest are on 4 stars...or 2
Play time-wise I've got a similar time to Franchuzas87 but I don't think I'm that near the end. Well, I can tell from my character levels
and I'm overleveled for this area.
If you're emulating with Dolphin, I think that handles it properly when plugged in.
to unlock the 4th skill trees are a pain well not so much doing them but rather sorting out all the prerequisite quests, I guess they wouldn't be "secret" skill trees otherwise
those trees are much quicker to master and some of the skills are nice...did I read it right, "battle party:double attacks always critical", that seems rather good
I finally have a populace up to 5 affinity stars.
The Hidden Village (I guess it being later in the game means you either need a lower reputation to get this one high or the quests themselves give a lot)
well, only Colony 6
Play time-wise I've got a similar time to Franchuzas87 but I don't think I'm that near the end. Well, I can tell from my character levels
Level 65
Using Glovpie and PPJoy (provided you have a bluetooth adapter) you can use it for PC games in general (the PPJoy step is a pain under windows 7 but it was the only way I could get the analogue sticks to fully function, Glovepie on its own works fine for buttons and the analogue sticks acting digital). Theres also this if you would rather plug straight into USB and not having to use the two programs I mentioned.finalozzo said:
If you're emulating with Dolphin, I think that handles it properly when plugged in.
JumpingTheGun
Banned
RPGCrazied said:It'll be okay. I've lost all hope myself.
The three of us a tripod of hope...lessness.
RPGCrazied
Member
JumpingTheGun said:
I know.
Even Dues Ex isn't helping. :lolJumpingTheGun
Banned
RPGCrazied said:I know.
I know what you mean. I got it yesterday too. its awesome but it isnt Xenoblade =/
Starwolf_UK
Member
Thats true, but the shipping sure is expensive but they seem to be the only ones with stock (game.co.uk only have limited edition in stock...oh and hardware bundled copies* and last I checked the other places had stock issues) and it will probably be airmail (so on par with TheHut group).zoner said:
*-they don't ship hardware out of the UK so taking their only stock of the game and slapping it onto hardware seems like a dumb decision to me
InternHertz
Member
Come on, the drop rate for Black Liver Beans is super low, I spent 2 hours searching around the penultimate area of the game, absolutely none popped up...and I need 3 of them ;_;
Will try again in a few hours when my batteries are full again ><
Will try again in a few hours when my batteries are full again ><
Twilight Princess
Member
Dunban: riki might be the softest of all nopons
Riki: riki suddenly feel scared!
Riki: riki suddenly feel scared!
AAARGH.
Anyone know what I'm doing wrong for the Giants' Key quest (Satorl Swamp)?
Anyone know what I'm doing wrong for the Giants' Key quest (Satorl Swamp)?
I have to go to the plateau at the Dark Swamp in Satorl, which I'm pretty sure is through the door w/ the claw marks that's behind the lizardman's throne in the fortress. Problem is I can't get the stupid door to open. Am I suppose to do something else first? I've tried beating the lizardmen in the room first, and have tried accessing the door w/o beating them, neither are working.
revolverjgw
Member
I hope everybody employed by Nintendo gets a permanent canker sore for not releasing this here
RPGCrazied
Member
revolverjgw said:
Or the person(s) with the decisions on releasing games, fired. Sounds better.
This game is so good. SO GOOD.
Some random thoughts and impressions after ~12 hours of playtime:
-Everytime Reyn says "Let's mash some mechons!" I get a WAKKA flashback...
-Everytime the battle theme starts, I get the impression for a second that I'm finally playing a new home console Kingdom Hearts >_>. (I can dream.)
-Dungeon design isn't as good as the field design, but still miles ahead the majority of RPGs
-I can't believe I'm finally playing a new Takahashi game, and Xenoblade has MORE of its trademarks than some people led to believe. First few hours and setting spoilers :
-Collectopaedia is pretty much awesome.
-The battle voices are cheesy as hell. I swear I literally laugh out loud everytime I hear WHAT A BUNCH OF JOKAHHHS. I think that's a good thing!
-There are a LOT of (good) musics that are NOT on the soundtrack. Bonus OST one day?
I gotta get back to the game...
Some random thoughts and impressions after ~12 hours of playtime:
-Everytime Reyn says "Let's mash some mechons!" I get a WAKKA flashback...
-Everytime the battle theme starts, I get the impression for a second that I'm finally playing a new home console Kingdom Hearts >_>. (I can dream.)
-Dungeon design isn't as good as the field design, but still miles ahead the majority of RPGs
-I can't believe I'm finally playing a new Takahashi game, and Xenoblade has MORE of its trademarks than some people led to believe. First few hours and setting spoilers :
The ominous premonitions, the mysterious artifact (monado/kos-mos/weltall), the machines vs. humans dilemma, the giant robot battles, etc.
-Collectopaedia is pretty much awesome.
-The battle voices are cheesy as hell. I swear I literally laugh out loud everytime I hear WHAT A BUNCH OF JOKAHHHS. I think that's a good thing!
-There are a LOT of (good) musics that are NOT on the soundtrack. Bonus OST one day?
I gotta get back to the game...