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Xenoblade Chronicles |OT| Man, what a bunch of jokers.
- Thread starter Sadist
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HiddenAway
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Basslover said:
This is a distant dream but wouldn't it be oh so nice to get Zumba Fitness off the top spot in the UK with Xenoblade...
I just hope pre-orders count towards sales. Not a big indicator but ShopTo actually had a mass of pre-orders on Monday and Tuesday and apparently ran out of their initial allocation.
...and yes, I've done my bit
. I haven't started it yet though because the TV's been in use for the past 2 days 
shadyspace
Banned
What are your PC specs?Thoraxes said:
Windom Earle
Member
I think I'll stick with Japanese voices. Not feeling the British as usual.
The game is pretty fun so far, music and art are very nice. Not sure if I like the mass of side missions and seemingly fetch quests. Too early to judge though.
The game is pretty fun so far, music and art are very nice. Not sure if I like the mass of side missions and seemingly fetch quests. Too early to judge though.
These are all at max settings in 7719M. Also, there is a loss of quality in the images when uploading them to imgur, so they aren't as crisp as the actual screenshots taken, but they're decently close, just a bit more blurry. I'll do more the more I play.MYE said:
http://thoraxes.imgur.com/xenoblade
The main things:shadyspace said:
GTX460 1GB
Phenom II 970 X4 (Overclocked to 4.0 ghz)
5GB RAM
Also I have no framerate dips or anything. The game is running super smooth on it.
Oh also, you should easily be able to run it on your machine I believe, just with lesser fidelity is all. It should run.
RPGCrazied
Member
DMPrince said:
Yay! I can still get it before you! >
Lord Ghirahim
Member
38°C fever, I guess I'll have to stop playing for a while... Great.
SecretMoblin
Member
Lord Ghirahim said:
Ouch. Get well soon.
Extra Sauce
Member
Can anyone confirm if the game features some sort of animal or vehicle you can ride?
I'm guessing not, but instead of wondering for the next 80 hours I might as well know now.
I'm guessing not, but instead of wondering for the next 80 hours I might as well know now.
RPGCrazied
Member
Isn't that to cold?
Sorry though, get well fellow jRPG gaffer! Oh wait, you guys do Celsius not Fahrenheit.
I think fast travel is it.
Sorry though, get well fellow jRPG gaffer! Oh wait, you guys do Celsius not Fahrenheit.
xtrasauce said:
I think fast travel is it.
Thoraxes said:
This is just perfect, I have a 2500K Overclocked to 4Ghz and I have a GTX460 too
. It's great to know it works fine! I think I'll be playing it on Dolphin instead of my Wii. Even if I want to change eventually I can transfer my saved game on wii, god this is awesome.What resolution are you playing and how many AA?
Go_Ly_Dow
Member
Just turned it off (really tired so I don't want to play whilst I'm groggy!)
Still in the first area.
Positives:
-Music is lovely (managed to get my surround sound speakers to work with the Wii)
-The day > night transition is awesome
-No issues with the camera using my CCpro
-Environments really are awe worthy. So much freedom from the get go
-Character models are a bit flat looking, but they animate nicely so it isn't a big issue
-The world really feels alive (town and field)
-Battle system makes grinding fun as its so seamless
-Loving the dub. Favourite VA is probably the sister
My only real downer is that I feel a bit overwhelmed with all the NPC sidequests. Not really sure where to begin and I'm worried if I progress too far with the story they might disappear.
Probably one of the very few games where I would use an official guide, so I can make the most out of everything.
I have a feeling this is the JRPG I've wanted for all these years. Cant wait to get some more hours in tomorrow.
Still in the first area.
Positives:
-Music is lovely (managed to get my surround sound speakers to work with the Wii)
-The day > night transition is awesome
-No issues with the camera using my CCpro
-Environments really are awe worthy. So much freedom from the get go
-Character models are a bit flat looking, but they animate nicely so it isn't a big issue
-The world really feels alive (town and field)
-Battle system makes grinding fun as its so seamless
-Loving the dub. Favourite VA is probably the sister
My only real downer is that I feel a bit overwhelmed with all the NPC sidequests. Not really sure where to begin and I'm worried if I progress too far with the story they might disappear.
Probably one of the very few games where I would use an official guide, so I can make the most out of everything.
I have a feeling this is the JRPG I've wanted for all these years. Cant wait to get some more hours in tomorrow.
DarknessTear
Banned
Best JRPG this gen? Oh yes it is.
iAmMaximus
Member
Hopefully this game justifies my purchase for a Wii, considering that I bought it JUST for Xenoblade haha.
Fullscreen resolution: 1080pSeik said:This is just perfect, I have a 2500K Overclocked to 4Ghz and I have a GTX460 too
What resolution are you playing and how many AA?
Internal Resolution: 4x Native (2560x2112)
AA: 8 Samples (quality level 32)
AF: 16x
Per-Pixel Lighting and Force Texture Filtering Enabled
RPGCrazied
Member
My only compliant that I had with the Japanese import, was the jaggies on my HDTV. Sure wish I had a smaller CRT somewhere.
donkey show
Member
Yay, just got back from a night on the town and found this in my mailbox.
Woooo
Woooo
SecretMoblin
Member
The Int3rsect said:
There are plenty of other games that you should get -- and many of them are very cheap now. Even if you only wanted a Wii for Xenoblade, there are tons of other great games on the platform.
Like:
Die Squirrel Die
Member
weeaboo said:
I think it's more that you may not pick them up in the first place. Having to circle each area twice, nigh and day, to find people makes me worried that I may have missed someone.
RPGCrazied
Member
Anyone else playing this on a HDTV?
Lord Ghirahim
Member
SecretMoblin said:
Thanks. I've had my copy for over a year and I get my first cold of the decade when I finally get serious about playing it. I also had fever when I received my copy last year, 40°C due to a gigantic sebaceous cyst (the inflamed/infected area's surface was as large as a DVD). I guess the universe really doesn't want me to play Xenoblade.
TDLink said:
I don't think Xenoblade is very enjoyable if you're not perfectly focused. And my cerebral faculties seem to be the first to take a hit when I'm feverish :/
PixyJunket
Member
@RPGCrazied, when did your order ship from zavvi? I'm in Texas too. Mine shipped yesterday.
I will be, when it arrives. 46" Samsung LCD.RPGCrazied said:
Sidequests that expire are marked with a red clock in the quest menu. If it doesn't have that then you can do it any time you like. The majority of sidequests (including all of the ones in Colony 9 that I know of) don't have this, so you don't need to worry too much.M_Night said:
Dead Prince
Banned
someone got you that? :Odonkey show said:Yay, just got back from a night on the town and found this in my mailbox.
Woooo
iAmMaximus
Member
Sadist said:You could always pick up other classics as well
SecretMoblin said:
Haha yeah. I'm obviously not going to limit myself to just Xenoblade. There have always been other Wii exclusives I wanted to play.
donkey show
Member
LOL I wish. Should've came yesterday, but the royal mail is having issues getting into our mail boxes since a car crashed into our apartment concierge the other day.DMPrince said:
I've explored pretty much all the second area, minus some heavily guarded parts. Simply walking around the plain and exploring creates such amazing little moments, for example I had no idea it could rain lol, and when it happened I was like WTF: the music changed and became quieter (more similar to the night theme), the colors became darker and in few moments it started to rain. My character was under a giant rock bridge and a giant mob (level 80 or something) was walking in the distance (later I found out that some monsters appears only when it rains, no idea if the one I saw was rain-specific though). Fantastic moment
Or another: I've found a cavern that leads above the lake in the second area (the game rewarded me with exp bonus even, bonus location or something). I was watching down and I could see basically all the area...when a griffin of sort started flying towards me. I target the fucker and he was like level 60. I jumped. Fortunately I hit the water.
The world is flawlessy designed, and not just from the artistic point of view. There are a lot of roads you can take to reach a goal or a particolar location (I managed to arrive to the other side of the plain without using the bridge for example) and exploration is always rewarded.
So good.
Or another: I've found a cavern that leads above the lake in the second area (the game rewarded me with exp bonus even, bonus location or something). I was watching down and I could see basically all the area...when a griffin of sort started flying towards me. I target the fucker and he was like level 60. I jumped. Fortunately I hit the water.
The world is flawlessy designed, and not just from the artistic point of view. There are a lot of roads you can take to reach a goal or a particolar location (I managed to arrive to the other side of the plain without using the bridge for example) and exploration is always rewarded.
So good.
Dead Prince
Banned
you're not living in cali anymore? :Odonkey show said:
donkey show
Member
Nope, no mas. Moved to the UK last month. ^^ Perfect timing too with Xenoblade coming out over here, lol.DMPrince said:
RPGCrazied said:
I'll be playing it on my 55" Panny Viera. Can't wait.
Also I've been listening to this song nonstop since someone posted it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ji1le94rDnI&feature=related
It's going to be a long long wait for this game to come in, 4 - 6 business days and it hasn't even shipped yet :/
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Screw you guys...
*sulks*
*sulks*