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[rjinaz]

Xenoblade X is up on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KWFCU4M/?tag=neogaf0e-20

 

[Spehornoob]

The only things that look bad are the faces and that makes sense because Xenoblade's characters had faces that a mother would have to wrap in a paper bag to love.

Really interested in the customizable Character and class system.

 

[Shouta]

Feels like I'm looking at Xenosaga...

 

[TruSpindash]

I think it looks great, can't really understand all the downgrade talk. Some of the character models do look weird but I kind of expected that after the first Xenoblade.

 

[Cheddahz]

Xenoblade X is up on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KWFCU4M/?tag=neogaf0e-20

Just signed up to be notified whenever I can pre-order it!

 

[onilink88]

Them being "MCs" of their game banding up together for some online mode.

Don't know what you mean by this, but it's just an avatar MC. It's not some MMO or anything, if that's what you're getting at.

The WiiU is much more capable than this. Why aren't they pushing the hardware like they should?

They are? And once again, you people don't know what you're talking about.

 

[zenosparadox]

It is interesting to me that the last two footage reveals have been met with great negativity. I am excited no matter what.

 

[MicH]

I'm really not too happy with what was shown today, but since it's a sequel to Xenoblade I have to get it. That is one of my favorite games of all time

 

[Cosmozone]

I knew it would be delayed. It's gonna be glorious, still. I hope those multiplayer only fears have been put to rest. Don't know if I like that full action beginning, a slow buildup would've been awesome with times getting harsher.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

do not mind 2015 take your time and polish the shit out of this

 

[Uncle Rupee]

Feels like I'm looking at Xenosaga...

It looks like an HD (PS3/360 gen) Xenosaga. Which makes perfect sense.
Except we know the actual gameplay is like Xenoblade, which is way better.

 

[FlashbladeGAF]

The WiiU is much more capable than this. Why aren't they pushing the hardware like they should?

watches cutscenes...

...decides they aren't pushing the Wii-U.

Forgets about large open world filled with monsters, other characters and transforming mechs.

Spoiler

hello, junior

 

[BlazingDarkness]

So not having played Xenoblade. This is a good time for me to track it down and play it?

I know I know I am a bastard for not playing it yet.

Xenoblade is the best game of the PS3/360/Wii generation, no joke. You should play it.

 

[MisterHero]

to be honest i don't think people who hate these graphics actually enjoyed xenoblade

 

[Dark_castle]

Indeed.

Those soul sucking eyes...

 

[anaron]

Oh Lordy, reading the responses now

Some of y'all are so embarrassing

 

[Daschysta]

Wtf people. Downgrade? They didn't show any gameplay, which is what we've previously seen, and it looked the exact same as before just recently. The character models weren't good in xenoblade either, NOTHING indicates the world etcetera, have changed at all, are people really that reactionary.... actually yes unfortunately they are.

 

[mantidor]

It looks the same :/ previous trailers spared us the face models, that is all there is to it.

I'm not a fan of jrpgs though, at least this one has real time battles, right?

 

[Soi-Fong]

Graphics took an enormous downgrade... WTF...? Were they just leading us on with the reveal trailer?

 

[shinra-bansho]

You might be focusing too much on the character's back in the first trailer...which does look fine.

Maybe it's this.

I haven't been following this incredibly closely, it simply looked visually underwhelming relative to my previous impressions of it. Those models are rather a bit off-putting. :/

 

[anaron]

The character designs are fantastic

The models aren't the best, (I think they're fine) but Tanaka is totally bringing it

 

[ivysaur12]

Oh Lordy, reading the responses now

Some of y'all are so embarrassing

Preach, buddy.

 

[Porcile]

Xenoblade has pretty terrible facial models as well.

 

[SargerusBR]

#2014hasnogames

 

[Shion]

Oh god…

The character models look bad...SO4 bad.

 

[wishdom]

Where's the downgrade? because I personally don't see it.

 

[SporeCrawler]

Xenoblade is the best game of the PS3/360/Wii generation, no joke. You should play it.

second best jrpg.. after last story.

 

[Voliko]

I'm more upset about the stupid title than the facial graphics lol.

But seriously, why are y'all so surprised that the faces look like ass? Xenoblade was known for having terrible texture work, so this is all par for the course. The environments and gameplay should more than make up for it, if this game lives up to its predecessor.

I had false hope because they revealed in the first trailer that they had brought the Xenogears/Xenosaga 1 character designer back. It's all on the modelers at Monolith though...

 

[Sammy Samusu]

So not having played Xenoblade. This is a good time for me to track it down and play it?

I know I know I am a bastard for not playing it yet.

You should play it because it's an amazing game. (tip: skip the endless side-missions and enjoy the story, leave extra content to NG+)

I don't think X is a direct sequel/prequel to Xenoblade, maybe some references here and there, something like the Zelda series.

 

[Karsticles]

to be honest i don't think people who hate these graphics actually enjoyed xenoblade

I am not a huge fan of the faces in this or Xenoblade, and I enjoyed the latter a lot.

 

[Coldnoodle]

They all look like Michael Jackson.

Game looks dope though.

 

[onilink88]

Graphics took an enormous downgrade... WTF...? Were they just leading us on with the reveal trailer?

It should be plastered all over the OP that there hasn't been any downgrades, because this is starting to get really fucking stupid.

second best jrpg.. after last story.

The Last Story hasn't amassed a fraction of the critical acclaim that Xenoblade did, and it's the later that's often cited as the JRPG of the generation.

 

[Spirit Icana]

Dat music!!!! Ooooooooooooo!!!! I'm feelin it!

I could tell Sawano worked on this in 2012. His favorite loud drums haven't had that kinda sound since the Suite Yuzai OST. I don't know if the sound change is from the recording or a change in drums.

I'm SOOOOOOOO looking foward to this game. Hopefully my main character doesn't cuss (assuming he/she isn't mute). Yeah, that's just how I am folks.

 

[LaneDS]

So psyched for more Xenoblade.

 

[ricardokenshin]

Graphics took an enormous downgrade... WTF...? Were they just leading us on with the reveal trailer?

wut? what graphics? did they show gameplay? most of it was cutscenes, probably pre-rendered.

i would like to know what part of the trailer made you think this plz.

 

[Hypemaster]

Massive areas to explore... check!
Detailed environments... check!
Lots going on at once... check!
Xenoblade battle system... check!
Sequel to the best JRPG in years... check!
Faces aren't detailed enough... nope not interested any more.

No wonder much of the industry is stagnating and full of fancy-looking, simplistic, boring games

It's absurd.

Man I can't wait for this game

 

[DiipuSurotu]

"Xenoblade X"

 

[Uncle Rupee]

Graphics took an enormous downgrade... WTF...? Were they just leading us on with the reveal trailer?

They never showed character-based cut-scenes before. The actual in-game graphics weren't changed at all. The huge open world, the awesome mechs, etc is all accounted for.
The characters looked really bad in Xenoblade to begin with, but that was easily overlooked because the actual game was very fun and well designed, so this is actually an improvement.

 

[Pegosaurus]

This. All of this.

lets be friends

also, I hope there's a dual language track so I can play the game in Japanese. the voices in the trailer were pretty cool

 

[Paracelsus]

Faces all look like Michael Jackson, must be the nose.

 

[PoemOfTheLastMoment]

watches cutscenes...

...decides they aren't pushing the Wii-U.

Forgets about large open world filled with monsters, other characters and transforming mechs.

Spoiler

hello, junior

And people have the gall to complain that GTA 5 looks like ass on the PS3.

 

[TaiKH92]

So it's Xeno

Spoiler

saga Episode IV

blade Chronicles X.

 

[BruceLeeRoy]

What the hell happened to this game? Looks awful. I got major Xenosaga vibes from that which ain't good

 

[poweredbykimchi]

lets be friends

also, I hope there's a dual language track so I can play the game in Japanese. the voices in the trailer were pretty cool

99% sure it'll be there. Xenoblade had this.

 

[ohlawd]

I've learned to love these responses.

See you guys when we get new gameplay footage.

 

[Flying Toaster]

Xenoblade is the best game of the PS3/360/Wii generation, no joke. You should play it.

You should play it because it's an amazing game. (tip: skip the endless side-missions and enjoy the story, leave extra content to NG+)

I don't think X is a direct sequel/prequel to Xenoblade, maybe some references here and there, something like the Zelda series.

Thanks for the replies just tracked a copy down and am picking it up at lunch.

 

[BocoDragon]

We hate this game now.

 

[anaron]

"What happened to this game?! They revealed character models that are perfectly appropriate for last gen graphics that I now consider dated and ugly but perfectly enjoyed a year ago!!!"

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Monolith doesn't do good character models, I'm not shocked they haven't drastically improved in this arena.

I imagine it will bother me exactly as much as it did in Xenoblade.

 

[Bebpo]

Looks cool. Have no problem with PS2-era models because it's sure as fuck better than the character models we're getting on mobile phones (and a little 3ds) where all the jrpgs are headed. I could live with PS2-era character models in jrpgs forever at this point. They have enough emotion to tell the story. FFX still looks good.