I just picked up a perfect condition copy for ~38 USD. I am taking the earlier advice to drop everything and play through the game! Playing on the Wii U, it looks surprisingly good.
Yeah... Nah. I'd never have the time to finish a game like that.
300 hours to 100%, sure. If the world is actually as big and open as it's hyped up to be, I can see it taking hundreds of hours to do absolutely everything. I'm going to remain slightly skeptical about the actual openness and scale for now though.
Started up my second Xenoblade playthrough and I'm amazed at how many sidequests there are in the first town alone (I skipped them all first time through).
So the quests you get from nameless NPCs are just material or kill quests while the ones you get from named NPCs are a little more in-depth.
I wish they were less in amount or were only limited to the named NPCs. I get that it's to get easy XP, but I just grinded instead.
one of the games in recent times that structured it well was XIII-2. The actual quests were sort of just defeat monster, but the plot of it related back to the lore/world in some way, which was neat.
Yeah... Nah. I'd never have the time to finish a game like that.
300 hours to 100%, sure. If the world is actually as big and open as it's hyped up to be, I can see it taking hundreds of hours to do absolutely everything. I'm going to remain slightly skeptical about the actual openness and scale for now though.
I should have been clear...300 hours for completing everything lol.
I finished Xenoblade in 160 hours with practically 100% complete on 1st playthrough (didn't count all the side quests I did but reading some wikis after the 1st playthrough looks like the only things I missed were branching quests). The thing that made Xenoblade long is not really the scale of the world but how much you can do inside it. So with a larger scale, we can probably expect more towns, more NPCs, more unique monsters and good amount of secret areas.
dont tell me about it. The more this game lasts, the better, the game world already won me over multiple times and I absolutely cannot wait to roam around pointlessly just uncovering new areas
dont tell me about it. The more this game lasts, the better, the game world already won me over multiple times and I absolutely cannot wait to roam around pointlessly just uncovering new areas
I think there's 2 from Treehouse, then one for Gamespot, then one for IGN. Haven't watched the IGN one yet though. And to think that a week before e3 I was thinking all we'd get is a trailer in a Nintendo Direct
Oh yeah, I noticed that some of the enemies in this game seem to be able to "lurch" at you rather quickly (those boss monsters before Neo LA), and I can't remember any that could do that in Xenoblade. And you can sort of dodge the enemies too, or run and slide out of the way? I think I noticed something like that.
Between the possible chat box in the original reveal, the customizable protagonist, and Xenoblade being the only game on Nintendo's E3 site that says "Players:TBD," I think there's a decent chance.
Between the possible chat box in the original reveal, the customizable protagonist, and Xenoblade being the only game on Nintendo's E3 site that says "Players:TBD," I think there's a decent chance.
Between the possible chat box in the original reveal, the customizable protagonist, and Xenoblade being the only game on Nintendo's E3 site that says "Players:TBD," I think there's a decent chance.
I still think it's possible that X is solely singleplayer, and I'd be more than fine with that since I loved Xenoblade. From what we know so far, though, I think there are enough details to support the speculation about X having some sort of multiplayer element.
I still think it's possible that X is solely singleplayer, and I'd be more than fine with that since I loved Xenoblade. From what we know so far, though, I think there are enough details to support the speculation about X having some sort of multiplayer element.
I still think it's possible that X is solely singleplayer, and I'd be more than fine with that since I loved Xenoblade. From what we know so far, though, I think there are enough details to support the speculation about X having some sort of multiplayer element.
Watching gameplay video in Feb direct and tree house demo, I don't think online is needed for this game. Do those who want multiplayer really played Xenoblade?
That's very possible. Since one of the beast-men is seen piloting a mech alongside the humans, I'm willing to bet at least one of them are. The trailer, however, seems to indicate that the game will deal with very heavy nihilistic themes (surprise, surprise) and it would seem like such wasted potential to not have some sort of conflict between us planet colonizing humans and the natural inhabitants of Mira.
As far as the Nopon go, I'm kinda hoping there aren't going to be a lot of them this time around. With Tatsu being maybe a special case, explained as a sort of space-time anomaly as an homage to Xenoblade. I just don't see the point in revisiting another Nopon village unless there is some kind of new spin on it.
I still think it's possible that X is solely singleplayer, and I'd be more than fine with that since I loved Xenoblade. From what we know so far, though, I think there are enough details to support the speculation about X having some sort of multiplayer element.
Going by the most recent trailer and the opening of the game, it's definitely going to have a massive storyline focus like all of the Xeno games so you shouldn't have to worry.
Anyone just getting into Hiroyuki needs to hear his Ao no Exorcist OST. It's essential primer material, and the best demonstration of his range.
As big a fan as I am of Hiroyuki, he's got a lot to live up to with X, coming off of Xenoblade's compositions. Luckily, the bit I've heard is ON POINT.
Just wondering - and being incredibly pessimistic - is the desert area of the gif the same area as the forest (be it unfinished) on the picture? Their structure does seem to be comparable for a bit.
Just wondering - and being incredibly pessimistic - is the desert area of the gif the same area as the forest (be it unfinished) on the picture? Their structure does seem to be comparable for a bit.
Both locations were shown off in last year's E3 trailer so they're probably separate from each other. They both have the giant rings in the background, though, so they seem to connect where the rings are on the map.
A question for Xenoblade lovers - am I alone in thinking the final quarter of the game is dull?
I'm talking more gameplay-wise. Obviously the few hours of cutscenes are epic as the gods, but running through Mechonis, which is a pretty flat and ugly environment full of set paths and hallways, flicking switches, backtracking, going in circles, fetch 3 items to open a path, elevators... It's got to be the most boring thing possible. Not to mention this is around 50 hours already so you're already very well versed in all the mechanics and having to grind makes it even more painful.
This was the point in my playthrough when I stopped playing and switched to a youtube walkthrough. I'm watching it again now and I'm really enjoying the glorious story and being able to skip the travelling between tedious boss and mid-boss battles.
I really felt like it was a huge contrast to the early game. The environments were more fascinating, and the story quests really made you feel like you were doing something meaningful with your time. Perhaps it was just because it was fresh.
A question for Xenoblade lovers - am I alone in thinking the final quarter of the game is dull?
I'm talking more gameplay-wise. Obviously the few hours of cutscenes are epic as the gods, but running through Mechonis, which is a pretty flat and ugly environment full of set paths and hallways, flicking switches, backtracking, going in circles, fetch 3 items to open a path, elevators... It's got to be the most boring thing possible. Not to mention this is around 50 hours already so you're already very well versed in all the mechanics and having to grind makes it even more painful.
This was the point in my playthrough when I stopped playing and switched to a youtube walkthrough. I'm watching it again now and I'm really enjoying the glorious story and being able to skip the travelling between tedious boss and mid-boss battles.
I really felt like it was a huge contrast to the early game. The environments were more fascinating, and the story quests really made you feel like you were doing something meaningful with your time. Perhaps it was just because it was fresh.
I think when you find a section boring you should use a guide to get it done with asap until you can get to a better part of the game you like
I did not have much issue with that section the backtracking caused me to search around a bit but I was also looking to complete my collection to unlock stuff so it did not hurt to find some of the hidden out of the way stuff in that area
went into Wii Mode to check my save files
can't play tonight because I have no batteries for my Wiimote wish WiiU allowed Pro controller or gamepad controls
I think when you find a section boring you should use a guide to get it done with asap until you can get to a better part of the game you like
I did not have much issue with that section the backtracking caused me to search around a bit but I was also looking to complete my collection to unlock stuff so it did not hurt to find some of the hidden out of the way stuff in that area
Smiles and Cries, you may want to hide your picture in a spoiler.
balgajo, you should remove the pic.
Edit: Nevermind, you dealt with it. On a side note, Xenoblade isn't that old. It's not like FF7, whose plot twists are known by everyone at this point.
Smiles and Cries, you may want to hide your picture in a spoiler.
Edit: Nevermind, you dealt with it. On a side note, Xenoblade isn't that old. It's not like FF7, whose plot twists are known by everyone at this point.
Smiles and Cries, you may want to hide your picture in a spoiler.
Edit: Nevermind, you dealt with it. On a side note, Xenoblade isn't that old. It's not like FF7, whose plot twists are known by everyone at this point.
How can you not have rechargeable batteries for your remotes? I don't even want to think about how much money I would have spent using regular batteries last gen.
How can you not have rechargeable batteries for your remotes? I don't even want to think about how much money I would have spent using regular batteries last gen.
(by that I mean someone complaining about a spoiler yet they quote the same spoiler so it doesn't even matter if the person removes it).
After doing a ton of sidequests I hope they somehow streamline or make it easier to do sidequests. Finding people at random times of the day sucks if you forgot where you first met them. Also more meaningful quests with story bits and less "go here and kill 3 enemies" type quests.
I don't mind the ones that call for you to defeat Unique Monsters though.
I do hope for that criminal that they don't get them. He should have known that stealing Xenoblade is worse than murder. He is probably sentenced to go swimming amongst level 73 piranhas.
That's very possible. Since one of the beast-men is seen piloting a mech alongside the humans, I'm willing to bet at least one of them are. The trailer, however, seems to indicate that the game will deal with very heavy nihilistic themes (surprise, surprise) and it would seem like such wasted potential to not have some sort of conflict between us planet colonizing humans and the natural inhabitants of Mira.
As far as the Nopon go, I'm kinda hoping there aren't going to be a lot of them this time around. With Tatsu being maybe a special case, explained as a sort of space-time anomaly as an homage to Xenoblade. I just don't see the point in revisiting another Nopon village unless there is some kind of new spin on it.
Well, thinking about it, he could just as easily be the only Nopon on Mira. Nopon are a race of traders and scientists after all, so maybe he somehow managed to come to the planet to study it or something.
Well, thinking about it, he could just as easily be the only Nopon on Mira. Nopon are a race of traders and scientists after all, so maybe he somehow managed to come to the planet to study it or something.
The ending of the trailer make him look like a stowaway. So my guess is he managed to get in the spaceship when the earth gets destroyed. But that would mean than the nopon were living on earth and I doubt bionis and mechonis were places on earth...