Skellig Gra
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I've had it for 2 hours, take that sucka.
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Xenoblade |OT| Sorry I Kept You Waiting!
- Thread starter SecretMoblin
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I've had it for 2 hours, take that sucka.
I picked up my reserved copy today at Gamestop about an hour after the store opened. Before leaving I was just handed the game and my receipt no art book so I asked about it. The two employees didn't know anything about it and didn't remember seeing any art books. They decided to call another local Gamestop and they got them in but not any extras, so I couldn't go and pick one up there. The employee did take my name and phone number down saying if he got them in he would call me. So bummed though...reserved it the day it was posted online for Gamestop.
Spieler Eins
Member
You must realise that it is now your duty to be pushy to your costumers until they buy a copy.
Oni Link 666
Member
Just got mine and they gave me an art book. I also got an used gold CCP for $15. It looks like new though. It must not have gotten a lot of use.
3DS camera picture
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This game is ps1-level graphics on an HDTV. Only thing I don't like so far
Haha don't push it man, PS2 maybe, but PS1...
There's Dolphin if you have a beast PC.
Oh...ok then this guy have no idea what he's missing.
Cloudy is the person who wouldn't play FF6 or CT because the graphics are bad.
Isn't that what we dislike Gamestop people from doing?
I can't think of a big-name ps2 rpg that looks this jaggy
SecretMoblin
Member
Hm.
When's the last time you played a PS2 game on your current televison?
Hero of Legend
Member
Does it ever die out due to overheating? I can always get another, but it was pricy. At this point, if needed, I should just hunt down an HDMI adapter of sorts.
... or wait for Wii U. XD
I find it interesting, that in 480p, the way the pixels look, it seems clearer upclose, and possibly even at normal view, as if the scaler adds a "filter" to smoothen the picture, like a vaseline filter of sorts. You know how when you zoom in a pic on MS Paint it's blocky? Same thing, it's as if it's showing its true pixel res, could be because monitor's are better at this than HDTVs? Dunno. I'm happy with it.
No, I hate when I enter the store and then a GS guy comes at me:
GS:''Hi there, are we looking for something?''
ME: ''No I'm okay, I'm just checking everything out, thanks!''
GS: ''Oh its ok, don't hesistate if you have any questions!''
ME: ''Great! Thanks!''
At first I had no problem with that, its just part of their jobs. The problem was when the same guy came like 5 minutes after, not realizing he already saw me a few minutes before to ask the exact same things. It only happened once but this one time made me saw this guy as a robot each time I go there.
If a GS guy come at me and asks me if I'm interested into buying Xenoblade I'd be please! Then I'd tell him I already bought the game 3 times. Heh.
I played FF12 on the tv I'm playing on (on bc ps3). It looks MUCH better than this IMO
SafeinSound
Member
Just got it! Haven't been this excited for a game in a long time. Damn I've been craving a good console jrpg...hope this holds up. Had to buy a Wii too.
Also, I got the artbook, even though i wasn't supposed to, ha.
Also, I got the artbook, even though i wasn't supposed to, ha.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
Got mine, but won't be able to play it for some time. Don't have a Wii yet.
Doesn't the PS3 play PS2 games with some sort of enhancements?
And what sort of cable are you using with the Wii?
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
So far very good.
Getting a FFXII vibe. I like it!
To those who played this a lot, are there many areas to explore and does it have a ton of variety like in FFXII?
Getting a FFXII vibe. I like it!
To those who played this a lot, are there many areas to explore and does it have a ton of variety like in FFXII?
I'm playing with component cables
Holy crap!
http://i.imgur.com/I4ozQ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/hukW7.jpg
It looks like the first screen for me. I need to get it looking like the 2nd whether it be dolphin or just using a SDTV
http://i.imgur.com/I4ozQ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/hukW7.jpg
It looks like the first screen for me. I need to get it looking like the 2nd whether it be dolphin or just using a SDTV
dolphin
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
Great! Sounds good.
mr stroke
Member
MoogleWizard
Member
Do you have your Wii output set to HDTV? Maybe your TV is just really bad at upscaling 480p images. I'm using the cheapest component cable I could find and it looks a thousand times better than that first screen.
thekonamicode
Member
Someone came in looking for Warriors Orochi 3, I convinced them to get Xenoblade Chronicles (we're sold out of Warriors Orochi 3).
Starwolf_UK
Member
16:9 being putted in 640x480 (Wii video output is a joke) is not a problem PS2 RPGs had as they were nearly always 4:3. That alone adds jaggles from single pixels representing more than 1 pixel of detail.
I redid the first screen to make it more accurate than "I used dolphin but forgot to set the games internal resolution to anything higher than the Wii" so I made my own (as a precaution I took the 854x480 and made it to 640x480 then put it back to 854x480 in case dolphin was dumb and assumed it was the former rather than the latter):
Not sure if that really made much difference (I did nearest neighborer* to 1080p and I see vertical scanline effect suggesting dolphin was dumb), nevermind. I also might made mistakes in the downscaling to 640x480 and back...
*-Not sure what TVs tend to use to get to their native resolution.
DrForester
Kills Photobucket
So, are there any "need to do this at the beginning to get something cool int he end" tricks to this game, or can i just get going and explore?
That dude is gonna tell tales of you to his grand children
SecretMoblin
Member
There is no Zodiac Spear in the game. Explore and have fun guilt-free.
MoogleWizard
Member
No, you can't really miss anything. Some side quests are timed and have to be finished before you reach a certain point in the story, but those are marked with a clock icon.
sublimit
Banned
I'm 100% sure the first one is Wii without components.
I do. I guess what I'm saying is that mine looks closer to the first screen than the 2nd lol
So what is the best possible display for someone with HD and component cables? Would switching to 4:3 help? Or should I go the SDTV route lol. I'm sure I'll get used to it but I'd like to enjoy the game with the best possible graphics
PS: I have a 32 inch 720p westinghouse and a 42 inch 1080p vizio. On the 32 inch right now
I don't even think the blue orb items are missable, as it is possible to trade for pretty much all of them, and they can also be made to spawn in a certain other location as a result of a certain major side objective.
Really the only things you have to be concerned about are the quests marked with timers in the quest log. Everything else has is pretty much safe for the whole game. The game will also usually give you warning that quests will expire by asking you to confirm if you really want to make a particular decision or not.
Also...
This will go on my shelf right next to my EU Red CC Pro Xenoblade LE, only I think I'm going to leave the US copy sealed. The other copy is for my sister.
They seemed to be selling pretty well. They had to open a new batch of copies for me, and the guy at Gamestop said they were moving decently well. Good, good.
Baller. PhD
Banned
Fuck. I wasn't going to get this right now because I wanted to start/finish Deus Ex: Human Revolution before starting The Witcher 2 on 360. Then I watched the GB quick look. Huge non-linear world with FF12/MMO style combat? Fuck!
Drove to GameStop and there were no non-preorder copies available. Then the clerk offered to sell me his since he didn't plan on taking it home for a few weeks anyway.
So sorry, Deus Ex...
Drove to GameStop and there were no non-preorder copies available. Then the clerk offered to sell me his since he didn't plan on taking it home for a few weeks anyway.
So sorry, Deus Ex...
Went into my Gamestop in the Chicago suburbs and got a copy. They'd started with nine non-preorders and were down to four (after my purchase). Good sign!
Wii question. I've only ever used my Wii for Homebrew (EU Xenoblade and Last Story). Now, upon putting in the NA Xenoblade disc, the Wii wants me to update its OS software, but it says that it "may detect and remove unauthorized content causing... inoperability of your console." Anything to worry about? Should I just not update (and launch with Gecko, like the EU version), or should I update and not sweat it?
Wii question. I've only ever used my Wii for Homebrew (EU Xenoblade and Last Story). Now, upon putting in the NA Xenoblade disc, the Wii wants me to update its OS software, but it says that it "may detect and remove unauthorized content causing... inoperability of your console." Anything to worry about? Should I just not update (and launch with Gecko, like the EU version), or should I update and not sweat it?
JumpingTheGun
Banned
Posted this in the Euro XC OT board but...
I was just rereading the thread for the first 60 or so pages. RPGcrazied's waiting game fiasco is the kind of thing legends are made of. It's probably one of the better reads I've had the pleasure of experiencing over the past year or two. 5 out of 5.
I was just rereading the thread for the first 60 or so pages. RPGcrazied's waiting game fiasco is the kind of thing legends are made of. It's probably one of the better reads I've had the pleasure of experiencing over the past year or two. 5 out of 5.
It was pretty incredible.
I think he'll have a hard time living that down.
RedNumberFive
Banned
Got the last artbook at my store out in the Chicago burbs.