Are you talking about the Qmoevas? Those are just Ganglion AI weapons like the pugiliths, I think. Humans tend to just refer to all mechs as Skells if they're vaguely humanoid.
The ancient robot ruins are something entirely different, however.
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Are you talking about the Qmoevas? Those are just Ganglion AI weapons like the pugiliths, I think. Humans tend to just refer to all mechs as Skells if they're vaguely humanoid.
The ancient robot ruins are something entirely different, however.
Golgo 13
The Man With The Golden Dong
Thank you everyone for the advice! After I reset the game (and accidentally lost about an hours progress, oops) the large indigen didn't join the fight and things went fine.
I really like Skells so far but damn, death has much more significant consequences now than it did before (providing I fail the QTE when my Skell is destroyed, which I always seem to).
I really like Skells so far but damn, death has much more significant consequences now than it did before (providing I fail the QTE when my Skell is destroyed, which I always seem to).
Finally beat the last chapter after getting sidetracked doing missions for probably 15 hours. The story had its issues, but overall I enjoyed it. The biggest thing this game nailed was exploration. I have never played a game where I actually wanted to spend extra time exploring. Not only was there cool stuff to see from exploring there are also great incentives for finding all the sightseeing spots, opening the treasure chests, and planting probes.
I expected to enjoy this game going in, but this is by far my favorite game of the last several years. My current time played is 110 hours and I still want to go back and finish up the rest of the affinity missions and grind out some of the endgame skells.
I'm a little disappointed that they'll be going back to a more story based linear game after this, but I'm still happy to have gotten such a unique and memorable experience.
I expected to enjoy this game going in, but this is by far my favorite game of the last several years. My current time played is 110 hours and I still want to go back and finish up the rest of the affinity missions and grind out some of the endgame skells.
I'm a little disappointed that they'll be going back to a more story based linear game after this, but I'm still happy to have gotten such a unique and memorable experience.
TriggerShy
Member
This isn't a story or quest spoiler but,
there are various hints throughout the game that suggests that an ancient civilization existed on Mira before even the Nopon.
Aren't Qmoevas piloted skells too? You see them sometimes parked with alien humanoids beside them, assuming they are the pilots though they never ride them once they detect you.
You will learn to do that QTE most of the time, it's pretty slow and easy to do. What you need to do now is hold over until you're level 30 and can buy a better skell. Maybe just exit the thing if you get attacked by a high level monster and can't run away.
Benzychenz
Member
Same thing happened to me after I first got my skell, weird glitch.
Wyndstryker
Member
Ok game, round 2 for EM storm in cauldros.
Got lucky earlier and managed fog in Noctilum while passing by.
Got lucky earlier and managed fog in Noctilum while passing by.
As PetrCobra said the QTE is much slower than regular ones so just keep an eye on your health and if you get too low be ready. The biggest problem I had at first was panicking and mashing the button, once you get over that it is really easy to hit.
OfficerRaichu15
Member
Holy Shit that A friend in need affinity mission was a pain in the ass
victreeb3l
Member
Elma is bae
But she didnt take kindly to getting hit on
But she didnt take kindly to getting hit on
It's in the right/southern corridor of the ship. He's near the middle standing around 3 Ma-non, anytime I believe.
Mockingbird
Member
Errr. Her 2nd one is called A False Hope right?
I assume they mean her second post-recruitment one, A Present for Hope.
They could be - you mainly see Galdrs with pilots in cutscenes, and they're treated very similarly as enemies.
Qmoevas are piloted. Are you talking about Xe-doms? I think they're just freakish.
Anyway the game follows anime logic where everyone fought with robots.
OfficerRaichu15
Member
Wait so I just finished chapter 5.
Can someone explain
Can someone explain
what a mimiosome actually is still kinda confused on the topic.
TriggerShy
Member
I was only joking to see the reaction, but I guess she didn't like that I danced around a genuine question that was asked for my sake. But Lin took the joke way better than she did I could hang out with Lin, at least she has a sense of humor.
VanillaCakeIsBurning
Member
they had to rewrite some of the story to match with the online and avatar system but I don't think they scrapped most of what Takahashi wrote. I wouldn't be surprised if in his ''novel'' Elma was the main character. (pretty much like in the actual game
if there actually is a sequel then it's fine to set a stage like this, it doesn't change the dumb and the bad, but at least we know that we're going to see some sort of closure to all of it at some point. I had my doubts because honestly it doesn't feel like a game that could get a sequel or be part of a trilogy even, if you ignore the main story. also it wouldn't be the first time that his games leave a lot unexplained.
but yes, there are a lot of characters met and developed through side-quests and as I mentioned that's the good part, they did put a lot of work into it.
I'm pretty sure it was said that they scaled back on the story because this was their first HD game so they cut back on those aspects to focus on others (cutscenes cost a lot of money apparently). If you look over in the spoiler thread you can read about some details such as the game o
riginally having a male protagonist and his personal machine was the Ares (much like Fei had his Weltall). The Ares also had an alternate mode called Ares Burn X which I suppose would be the Weltall ID equivalent.
There's also the comment about how their next project will focus more on the story compared to Xenoblade X.
Which I take it to mean that Takahasi is confident that they won't have to compromise on the scope of the story due to their experience developing Xenoblade X.
Xe-doms are ancient tech I think.
The ancient guardian thing at Noctilum is one scary Xe-dom so it kinda makes sense.
TriggerShy
Member
Basically,
the bodies that you and all the humans in NLA have are not their real bodies. Think of them as physical avatars meant to represent what their real bodies look like. This was done so they wouldn't run the risk of dying from age as they didn't know how long it would be to find a planet to live on. However, it is only temporary and is why it's important to get the lifehold since that is where their real bodies are.
finalflame
Member
I just got to Sylvalum and HOLY SHIT. I thought Noctilum was amazing, but this is off the charts. And dat music. My only complaint is that things seem to be especially trying to kill me here, moreso than in Primordia/Oblivia/Noctilum; maybe the hostile enemy density is just higher with more forms of detection.
Every last rocks, plants, and sand on Sylvalum is hell bent on killing you. Have fun.
robot body, they're just somehow controlling it from the lifehold
Haha, just wait until you experience that one weather effect (unless you already have) lol
Every second rock, plant and stretch of sand. If it were all of them, they could never maintain the uncertainty.
no thats the first
theprodigy
Member
Elma is bae
But she didnt take kindly to getting hit on
So Elma's a cat person and Lin's a dog person.
Who's the "pets are lame" person, they'll be my new best friend.
Adam Prime
hates soccer, is Mexican
Right that's what's doesn't make sense to me. Everyone's robots look the SAME. And they're supposed to be different alien races with the same looking mech design?
Phog, maybe? He's scared of cats and doesn't seem to particularly like dogs.
Xe-doms don't look like any Ganglion mech. They are Mira tech/defenders but the ones patrolling were jacked by Ganglion.
Thanks, but I still can't find him. Not sure what I did wrong. I have a 3 heart rating and I've already done the dog one.
Mockingbird
Member
They are just robot bodies being controlled remotely but technology is so advanced that it's as if their consciousness is actually in the mimeosome a la ghost in the shell.Their real bodies are in the lifehold.
check if he's at his usual recruit spot first. Maybe your third heart isn't full.
Have you done the one that triggers at night in the test hangar?
Did you do the second one? The one that is at night in the outfitter building?
And_Gignac
Member
Aaaw. I want to struggle
. I will use just one lv50 skell. Thanks guys!
finalflame
Member
I'm quickly noticing that, thanks for confirming.
You mean the one
where it's some kind of sand storm and you can't see 2 inches in front of you?
Ack, that's the one I'm missing. Wasn't listed on the guide I was using. Thank you.
Haha yep. Except when it happened to me I kept bumping into things 10+ levels above me lol. So many restarts at last major location screens lol
Any recommendations for augments to bring to the final final boss battle? (WARNING - final boss spoilers:
Lost once a couple days ago, have since spent a bunch of time powering up and farming weapons and such. About to go take another crack at it in a bit.
Talking about the Lao fight after the Vita.
Lost once a couple days ago, have since spent a bunch of time powering up and farming weapons and such. About to go take another crack at it in a bit.
Mockingbird
Member
Use background noise, the one where there is a chance of increasing damage if you target appendages, and night visions as your skills. Change the time so you'll be fighting him at night. Just make sure you hit those soul voices and you should be fine.
Well, lost my skells on part 1 of the final battle but ended up doing it with ground gear. True Stream Edge is cheap.
That ending though... why
Also, the cutscene direction definitely took a step down in this game. There was only one that stood out to me-
That ending though... why
Also, the cutscene direction definitely took a step down in this game. There was only one that stood out to me-
the part with Irina's team during the attack on NLA
I don't understand why it was even its own mission.
Adam Prime
hates soccer, is Mexican
That's exactly what happens to me in open world games, including XBC, and I really love that game too.
I'm hoping it doesn't happen to me in XBX, but I'm going to try and wrap up all the affinity missions beforehand
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VanillaCakeIsBurning
Member
The game is pretty Main Story-lite imo. Before I even revealed the spoiler text I knew the exact scene you were going to mention.
All I can really say is look forward to their next project since that will be more story focused.