Robobandit
Member
Alextended said:
Not really.. junior got a (permanent?) vacation
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Xenoblade Chronicles |OT| Man, what a bunch of jokers.
- Thread starter Sadist
- Start date
Not really.. junior got a (permanent?) vacation
Dead Prince
Banned
I guess if it doesn't come in today i'll just play MH Tri. I should at least go buy a flash drive and rip MH Tri in the meantime. might just put on PC and see how it runs on dolphin.
Clever Pun
Member
Hiltz said:
Awesome, glad to hear they are starting to send them out. Now to obsessively check my email/account until they get mine out!
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Robobandit said:
Nope.
I want to apologise for my stupidity, I won't post anyting like that ever again. Now that got my lesson I guess I can post now.
I don't really like jrpgs, but this game is simply delicous.
Here are some things I love about Xenoblade:
-Enormous world. I feel like in Braveheart or some shit
-Non random battles. Yaaaaay.
-Dynamic battle system. You can laugh, but I find it somehow simmilar to WoW, and I like it.
-Terrific voice acting, but it may be just me. I like british accent.
-You can see your equipment. I am a sucker for those things. This is probably why I also liked DQIX
-Facilities like respawning near the place you died without any consequences or being able to use quick travel
Also, I have a question, is there any crafting in the game? Like connecting item A with item B to get a weapon?
I don't really like jrpgs, but this game is simply delicous.
Here are some things I love about Xenoblade:
-Enormous world. I feel like in Braveheart or some shit
-Non random battles. Yaaaaay.
-Dynamic battle system. You can laugh, but I find it somehow simmilar to WoW, and I like it.
-Terrific voice acting, but it may be just me. I like british accent.
-You can see your equipment. I am a sucker for those things. This is probably why I also liked DQIX
-Facilities like respawning near the place you died without any consequences or being able to use quick travel
Also, I have a question, is there any crafting in the game? Like connecting item A with item B to get a weapon?
Robobandit
Member
Hopefully my copy will get here from game next week..
Having no tracking is driving me nuts.. though if I had tracking info, i'd be refreshing the page constantly.. so I guess it's not such a bad thing either..
Having no tracking is driving me nuts.. though if I had tracking info, i'd be refreshing the page constantly.. so I guess it's not such a bad thing either..
RPGCrazied
Member
DMPrince said:
I need to find something else to do than stare at the mailbox.
So I started making a list of the collectables with plus and minus points at each party member (for the purpose of presenting, which can increase or decrease the affinity).
And I have one question.
Does it matter who presents the gift? For example, if Sharla gives something to Reyn and it increases their affinity by two hearts, can I expect the same outcome when Shulk gives that same thing to Reyn?
And I have one question.
Does it matter who presents the gift? For example, if Sharla gives something to Reyn and it increases their affinity by two hearts, can I expect the same outcome when Shulk gives that same thing to Reyn?
GotchaForce
Member
Game says mine is being held as a pre-order as of today the 19th. Isn't today the official release date?
Kontergurke
Member
Zafir said:
This is worrying me :/
... but where does it say that zavvi is out of stock? When I checked a few minutes ago, it said it was available and would ship within a day.
http://www.zavvi.com/games/platforms/nintendo-wii/xenoblade-chronicles/10501221.html
I didn't order the game until yesterday because I was hoping to find a good offer in a local store. Should have known better, no one around here would ever drop the price as low as the UK shops do.
Anyway, right now my order is "Awaiting Despatch", so I'm still expecting it to arrive next week ...
SecretMoblin
Member
RPGCrazied said:I need to find something else to do than stare at the mailbox.
Start another playthrough of Baten Kaitos and revel in the awesomeness and the huge step up Xenoblade Chronicles is.
Edit: And, because there are still some of us foreigners who are wary about modding their Wii, follow Clipper's guide for success:
RPGCrazied
Member
*checks mail*
Useless junk and a magazine. I guess today isn't the day.
Useless junk and a magazine.
I guess today isn't the day.3 hours into the game - and it´s gorgeous.
But besides all the typical elements of a JRPG that it does right, I´d like to mention some of the technical achievements that Xenoblades managed to do right.
- If you die, you are sent back just a little bit and you don´t lose experience or items. Keeps frustration out of the way.
- During cutscenes, you can press A to fast forward. However, if you decide to listen to the whole line of voice acting, the text automatically proceeds, without waiting for another A-button press. Great!
- Fast Travel is fantastic, it gives you a lot of teleport-options and it has no load times
- Enemies don´t necessarily attack you on sight, you have the choice of passing them by.
Also, I´m thrilled about the collectikon. Makes it so much more fun to explore the environment, while trying to fill out all item spots.
Combat is fun, the story is nice, but I assume it gets even better. Looking forward to playing more of Xenoblade <3
But besides all the typical elements of a JRPG that it does right, I´d like to mention some of the technical achievements that Xenoblades managed to do right.
- If you die, you are sent back just a little bit and you don´t lose experience or items. Keeps frustration out of the way.
- During cutscenes, you can press A to fast forward. However, if you decide to listen to the whole line of voice acting, the text automatically proceeds, without waiting for another A-button press. Great!
- Fast Travel is fantastic, it gives you a lot of teleport-options and it has no load times
- Enemies don´t necessarily attack you on sight, you have the choice of passing them by.
Also, I´m thrilled about the collectikon. Makes it so much more fun to explore the environment, while trying to fill out all item spots.
Combat is fun, the story is nice, but I assume it gets even better. Looking forward to playing more of Xenoblade <3
Dead Prince
Banned
you're in Texas. i'm in Louisiana. i'm sure they go from Arkansas first so i have a chance! lulz!RPGCrazied said:*checks mail*
Useless junk and a magazine.
sorry
RPGCrazied
Member
DMPrince said:
You're gonna rub it in my face if you get it today? :O Nah, its cool. I really wont be getting it until next week me thinks.
Dead Prince
Banned
yes lol.RPGCrazied said:
and as far as the game goes. i would love and hope to see a town with lots of colors. with bright lights and all festive and whatnot.
Oh are there mini-games in this?
R_thanatos
Member
Rahhh finally amazon sent my copy ... now i can join waiting time with the few still waiting ..
SecretMoblin
Member
DMPrince said:
From what I've seen, it looks like the gem crafting is a sort of mini-game. There's a separate screen and it looks like you have to do timed button presses.
RPGCrazied
Member
DMPrince said:
Meanie.
Dead Prince
Banned
i've watched a video for gem crafting between shulk and reyn. I do not want lol.SecretMoblin said:
Melhisedek
Member
Guys when it comes to skills and arts. Will I have enough points to max everything or is it better to focus on a few stuff first? Like just one tree for skills or maxing one art first?
CruxisMana
Member
Melhisedek said:
I just levelled up the arts that I used most of the time. You won't have enough points to max everything.
For Shulk it was the back/side attacks as well as his reduce aggro ability, whilst for Reyn his aggro boosting and high damage attacks.
RPGCrazied
Member
M_Night said:
RPGCrazied
Member
No big deal. I'm just curious who the first USGAFer will get their copy. I want to know where they are from.
Melhisedek
Member
CruxisMana said:
How about Skills? "Integrity" tree for Shulk and such?
RPGCrazied
Member
Brannon said:
How is that game?
Believe it or not, that is my favorite anime of all time.meltingparappa
Member
Yikes. If it took that long for asda to deliver within the UK, it's going to take quite a while for my US order to arrive. Hope they didn't send it via steamboat.M_Night said:
They must have gotten another shipment since I checked, because it has indeed changed from "Will be dispatched within a month" to "In stock, dispatched within 24hours".Kontergurke said:
Not always, someone else in this thread got their copy on pretty early this week from Asda, seems to vary a lot.meltingparappa said:
Robobandit
Member
Mine didn't ship until tuesday.. so I'm not expecting it until late next week..
Once tuesday arrives, I'll be playing Deus Ex, though.. so I won't care as much.
Once tuesday arrives, I'll be playing Deus Ex, though.. so I won't care as much.
CruxisMana
Member
I played another hour or so.
Defeated
However, again, I do like that in multiple stage boss battles or chains of one boss after another that you don't have to fight them all again should you die. I love the Cockney voice of the above boss though. I'm really impressed by the quality of the English voice acting.
In terms of my guessing where the story is going at this point
Before I move progress any further though, where is the Tirkin HQ? I need to go there for a quest and I can't seem to find it anywhere!
Defeated
the tentacle Mechon and Mysterious Face (?), although the latter did kill Shulk incredibly quickly because I was waiting to use a Monado ability which don't work on any of the faced Mechon it seems.
In terms of my guessing where the story is going at this point
I presume that the faced Mechon have somehow evolved from the rest and are harvesting Hom's in order to fuel their new abilities. Explains why the Mechon are attacking the colonies, why the faced Mechon have faces and 'blood' lines and why the Monado can't hurt them (since the Monado can't hurt Hom's).
Before I move progress any further though, where is the Tirkin HQ? I need to go there for a quest and I can't seem to find it anywhere!
RPGCrazied
Member
Without spoiling. Is there a lot of towns in the game? I only know of Colony 9.
RPGCrazied
Member
truly101 said:
Nope. Not yet for me, and I ordered it 5 days ago.