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Xenoblade Chronicles |OT| Man, what a bunch of jokers.
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Dead Prince
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i say don't. it's sort of late to preorder now if the numbers of orders increased during the week.Nekobo said:
crazyjah2003
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To every one else playing; do you feel like the combat and level up system is closer to Dragon Age than any other game?
But this is what i liked the most in the game so far:
The stances, the stamina bound buffs, automatic attacking, backstabs and side stabs, etc.., but I'm only 4 hours in.
But this is what i liked the most in the game so far:
Even the ugliest/most menacing monsters did not attack me in the first area, so I was being friendly with them too; except when you get to the point where monsters do attack, they kill you instantly. So you are forced to attack the innocent monsters if you ever want to take on the big ones...... oooo I also got attacked by an Articuno looking bird while exploring... and level 70 Piranhas 
... the swimming is aight too... and the fact that the freaking world is a giant titan who fell in battle :0
... the swimming is aight too... and the fact that the freaking world is a giant titan who fell in battle :0
RPGCrazied
Member
Trojita said:
Did you go with Zavvi? Hope it ships out for you. I think the first batch that was sent out early were for early preorders.
I put my order like mid June.
Go_Ly_Dow
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Nekobo said:
I would ask the same question in this thread:
Cheap Arse Gaffer (Euro Gaming)
There have plenty of cases of Zavvi taking literally weeks to deliver in the UK itself. (tho I have know idea how they are with new releases)
The customer service is also known to be really poor and unresponsive.
You could try ASDA or GAME.
Well, those things have all been in other games, like Dark Age of Camelot and other MMOs. But Dragon Age is a decent comparison, except for not being so focused on party control. FF12 with positional and reactive abilities is also a fine comparison.crazyjah2003 said:To every one else playing; do you feel like the combat and level up system is closer to Dragon Age than any other game?The stances, the stamina bound buffs, automatic attacking, backstabs and side stabs, etc.., but I'm only 4 hours in.
But this is what i liked the the most in the game so far:Even the ugliest/most menacing monsters did not attack me in the first area, so I was being friendly with them too; except when you get to the point where monsters do attack, they kill you instantly. So you are forced to attack the innocent monsters if you ever want to take on the big ones...... oooo I also got attacked by an Articuno looking bird while exploring... and level 70 Piranhas
Cosmic Schwung
Member
Azure Phoenix said:
Going by the unboxing video posted earlier, yes it does. It was the same for both the MHtri and Goldeneye special editions. Presumably just one version is made for the whole of Europe and they have to put on enough labels to cover all the countries. It also explains why they come with an instruction book you could choke a whale with. Thankfully, unlike those other two games, we can reverse the cover of this one.
DMPrince said:
Good call. I'll just honor my transaction with 365game. I hope it arrives before September. Anyone know how long it usually takes to ship something from the UK to California? I went with the free shipping.
Well, I did my part. It really does feel like the fate of this game is tied to the Last Story, haha.
CruxisMana
Member
Azure Phoenix said:
Unfortunately it does.
It also has NOT FOR SEPARATE RESALE plastered on it in all the Europe languages as well.
As Cosmic Schwung said, the same CE packaging is being used for the whole of Europe so it's just sort of cluttered with different languages and ratings.
Thus why I'm making use of the reverse cover.
necrolysis
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Ugh. So I placed my order for the game/ccpro bundle with gameplay.co.uk last week, and twice now my order has been cancelled with "card failed" as the reason.
I've placed the order again each time, and contacted my bank to make sure this isn't something they're doing, but they've assured me that it's not their end, and they actually have no record of even an attempted transaction. So frustrating. I was actually hoping to be able to snag one of the red bundle controllers too, as stupid as that sounds. But at this rate, I'll settle for even being able to order the damn game.
I've placed the order again each time, and contacted my bank to make sure this isn't something they're doing, but they've assured me that it's not their end, and they actually have no record of even an attempted transaction. So frustrating. I was actually hoping to be able to snag one of the red bundle controllers too, as stupid as that sounds. But at this rate, I'll settle for even being able to order the damn game.
Dead Prince
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Off work in 30. imagining coming home to a brown package lol.
BlazingDarkness
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lol it's probably only just left the UK D:DMPrince said:
RPGCrazied
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DMPrince said:
I wouldn't expect it until next week.
iAmMaximus
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Managed to find a cheap Wii on eBay. Now to wait for both the system and the game. :\
necrolysis said:Ugh. So I placed my order for the game/ccpro bundle with gameplay.co.uk last week, and twice now my order has been cancelled with "card failed" as the reason.
I've placed the order again each time, and contacted my bank to make sure this isn't something they're doing, but they've assured me that it's not their end, and they actually have no record of even an attempted transaction. So frustrating. I was actually hoping to be able to snag one of the red bundle controllers too, as stupid as that sounds. But at this rate, I'll settle for even being able to order the damn game.
Are you in the UK?
My CE edition order was failing as well and the message had a number to call.
When I tried ordering over the phone the rep informed me that the CE is not being shipped oversees.
So I ended up with the standard edition.
necrolysis
Member
Diffense said:
Not in the UK, I live in Chicago. So they're not going to be shipping the bundle across the pond? Bummer if so. I guess I'll wait for them to cancel this re-order attempt as well, as it's likely too late in the day over there for me to call them.
RPGCrazied
Member
I'm in Texas too, but I went with Zavvi. Mine says 15-20days, but I hope that's just there for safety reasons.
Sucks that other people are also having payment problems and bank calls with trying to import the game.
I just got a call from my bank's fraudulent department today about wanting to verify recent activity on my debit card. I was a little suspicious that the number provided was disconnected and it didn't match the phone number on the back of my card. I had already checked my account online just minutes before so there wasn't any fraudulent charges on it. I just assumed the call was related to my payment problem of trying to buy Xenoblade from Zavvi.com. I went to my bank today to clear up the matter and they said they didn't block my import purchase. The bank just said that it's probably that particular site that's giving you the problem and that there shouldn't be any fraudulent issues if you're certain that the website is legit. I'm gonna try again in a couple of days to buy the game from 365 games site but will have to wait until Monday now. At least my sd card should arrive from Amazon tomorrow.
I just got a call from my bank's fraudulent department today about wanting to verify recent activity on my debit card. I was a little suspicious that the number provided was disconnected and it didn't match the phone number on the back of my card. I had already checked my account online just minutes before so there wasn't any fraudulent charges on it. I just assumed the call was related to my payment problem of trying to buy Xenoblade from Zavvi.com. I went to my bank today to clear up the matter and they said they didn't block my import purchase. The bank just said that it's probably that particular site that's giving you the problem and that there shouldn't be any fraudulent issues if you're certain that the website is legit. I'm gonna try again in a couple of days to buy the game from 365 games site but will have to wait until Monday now. At least my sd card should arrive from Amazon tomorrow.
RPGCrazied
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Zwei said:
I hope you're right. That means I should get it Friday or early next week!!
iAmMaximus
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Any importers preorder from ASDA? When did it ship?
BlazingDarkness
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Dispatched on monday morningThe Int3rsect said:
iAmMaximus
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BlazingDarkness said:
Oh okay. I'm assuming that was for the early pre-orders.
BlazingDarkness
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I pre-ordered it on saturday, lolThe Int3rsect said:
iAmMaximus
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hahaha well I placed my order yesterday. I just want this damn game.BlazingDarkness said:
Starwolf_UK
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I'd say in this post it looks Red. It would be extremely weird of Nintendo to have two different kinds of Red I'd say.kunonabi said:
OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather
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This. Shipped two day before release, arrived fine days after.Zwei said:
RPGCrazied
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Man, I'd dance outside naked if I got it Friday.
RPGCrazied
Member
I know I won't get it then, why I said. :lol
Three hours in, had to force myself away because it's getting to late, even though the story and atmosphere were great right now and I could have kept going for a long time.
Really digging it so far, especially the music and the battle system. Though the battles tend to be a little confusing from time to time when a lot is going on, but I'm sure I'll get the hang of it soon.
The thing I disliked most so far was the various sidequests. Not that I mind the amount (and there really is SO many) but the intruction seem pretty bad at times. A few people asked me to find some items they lost in the city. Well the city is big and I had NO idea where to find them Same with the enemies and some drops, a little more information would be very helpful for that at times. I hope that will get better as well.
Graphically it*s also really pretty and the occasional bad texture is countered by the immense scale of the whole game, even if I only saw the area around Colony 9 so far
Now to sleep and then continue playing since I wanna now what happens next
Really digging it so far, especially the music and the battle system. Though the battles tend to be a little confusing from time to time when a lot is going on, but I'm sure I'll get the hang of it soon.
The thing I disliked most so far was the various sidequests. Not that I mind the amount (and there really is SO many) but the intruction seem pretty bad at times. A few people asked me to find some items they lost in the city. Well the city is big and I had NO idea where to find them
Same with the enemies and some drops, a little more information would be very helpful for that at times. I hope that will get better as well.Graphically it*s also really pretty and the occasional bad texture is countered by the immense scale of the whole game, even if I only saw the area around Colony 9 so far
Now to sleep and then continue playing since I wanna now what happens next
BlazingDarkness
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CoolS said:The thing I disliked most so far was the various sidequests. Not that I mind the amount (and there really is SO many) but the intruction seem pretty bad at times. A few people asked me to find some items they lost in the city. Well the city is big and I had NO idea where to find them
Yeah it's a shame there's no marker on your map, similar to the ones for story missions, that indicate the area of the enemy you need to hunt/ npc you need to talk to, considering how big the environment is
if you haven't seen the title screen yet...
beautiful art + amazing music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoPV8IVusTA
man... i could just watch this for a while. it goes through the day/night cycle.
beautiful art + amazing music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoPV8IVusTA
man... i could just watch this for a while. it goes through the day/night cycle.
Xenoblade is one of those titles where I would really like a big official guide with all the secrets in it, especially for the quests.BlazingDarkness said:
I mean, I will try to find as much stuff as I can by myself but a guide (with lots of nice artwork) would still be great!
Chesskid1 said:
Yep, started the game twice s far, watched the title screen for at least five minutes each time. Amazing really.
RPGCrazied
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So there isn't even map markers for quests? Yeah, this game is going to need a faq written someday.
BlazingDarkness
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There are ! markers on the map to indicate a quest giving NPC but it doesn't indicate where you need to go to carry out the quest, it would simply say 'Colony 9' or will say 'Residential District' if someone asks you to go and talk to a specific NPC.RPGCrazied said:
RPGCrazied
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Oh, well at least they are easy to find a quest. I'll find it. I plan on fighting everything I see and exploring every inch of the map. At least you get the rewards as soon as you do the quest. Don't have to go back to the quest starter to finish it.
Dead Prince
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makes that more fun to explore! isn't that the point?!