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[Rebel Leader]

Well... shit

Yep, this is a xenoblade game alright

 

[HawthorneKitty]

Turn on Wii U -> go to friends list -> See someone playing Xenoblade X -> Turn off Wii U -> Cry

 

[chadboban]

This a stream? I notice the elgato gaming in the corner.

From Maximillian Dood's, yes. This was from two days ago though.

 

[Vena]

From Maximillian Dood's, yes. This was from two days ago though.

I'd be curious in his impressions if he's provided any, loved his "reviews" of DKCTF and Bayo2.

 

[cooljeanius]

So, random question: Why do so many players on Miiverse seem to be taking the same kind of picture of meals of food they ate on plates? It's really weird, because if you take the screenshots out of context, you'd almost never be able to tell that they were from a Xenoblade game...

 

[foxuzamaki]

Some fan art

Finally, post more.
Also guys this isnt a spoiler they are obviously comparing elma to alvis because of their darker skin and silver/white hair

 

[bobbychalkers]

Well... shit

You came into the wrong neighborhood motherfucker!

 

[Netto-kun]

Damn your avatar looks mighty fine!

Spoiler

And finally a screenshot of Tatsu together with his lost siblings

Thanks! It's supposed to be a look-a-like of Cloud since Keiician made a look-a-like of Squall.



I spent way too much time on getting the Doll license and messing around with the Doll afterwards. Looks like flight pack will be available later :V

(Linked screenshots from second continent since I am not sure whether these quick and dirty scenery screenshots are considered spoiler or not

http://abload.de/img/wiiu_screenshot_tv_01pysdi.jpg
http://abload.de/img/wiiu_screenshot_tv_01wjs6d.jpg
http://abload.de/img/wiiu_screenshot_tv_01vmols.jpg)

+100 rep if you get the references even with my bad attempts on coloring and naming.

 

[Voliko]

Sigh whats with this ridiculous sort of negativity? Nobody takes y'all seriously

If you dont like playing a game to learn more about the world and would rather you have a cutscene spoonfeed you the whole thing, then I suggest you go pick up FF13.


Chore list lmao.. just be happy the kizuna quests arent locked behind "kill X monster 15 times for me so you dont have to grind" quests like in the last game.


Now have some SAWANNYEEESSSSS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzAm7NfG8FE

The Sawano point has been discussed to death. Some people love his stuff, some people hate it. Dissenting opinions shouldn't be frowned upon.

I don't think "filling in the blanks", as Iwata put it in the latest Iwata Asks, is good game design. Kill X monsters, find all the random shit lying around the world to fill up some boxes, fill in the map, deliver item to NPC 243, it's all so tedious and unmeaningful. Any world building through this kind of stuff is frequently inconsequential, especially in the last game. Well, atleast more meaningful quests have been promised this time around.

 

[Vena]

The Sawano point has been discussed to death. Some people love his stuff, some people hate it. Dissenting opinions shouldn't be frowned upon.

I don't think "filling in the blanks", as Iwata put it in the latest Iwata Asks, is good game design. Kill X monsters, find all the random shit lying around the world to fill up some boxes, fill in the map, deliver item to NPC 243, it's all so tedious and unmeaningful. Any world building through this kind of stuff is frequently inconsequential, especially in the last game. Well, atleast more meaningful quests have been promised this time around.

"Fill in the blanks" content like this is simply for people who like grind, its entirely inconsequential otherwise and complaining about its existence unless it impacts gameplay is meaningless (its also extremely trivial to make since the enemies already exist and you're effectively just scripting on some text boxes and checks). Grind is a type of design/gameplay that some people like.

Mandatory grind, now that's bad. Or if a game has only terrible grind as content but that doesn't seem to be the case here and, seemingly, far less onerous than Xenoblade which had very few actual fleshed out questlines and the majority were just kill X frogs.

In as of so far, the only "grind" we've heard of for having to progress the story is having to uncover some % of the world to progress, but that is rather logically consistent with the point of the start of the game.

 

[anaron]

Blue eyes and White hair is the only reason those two are together in the image.


Like even the way its drawn emphasizes that.

yeah which is why the post saying "that's a huge spoiler" worried everyone

 

[Chaos17]

Finally, post more.
Also guys this isnt a spoiler they are obviously comparing elma to alvis because of their darker skin and silver/white hair

That's make sense, so Vena just trolled us in previous page ? >.>"
*Throw Tatsu at Vena*

 

[chadboban]

That's make sense, so Vena just trolled us in previous page ? >.>"
*Throw tasty potato at Vena*

fixed

Also, I made 2 gifs of a lightning storm taking place in the pic I posted.

 

[CAAAAAAAAAAAW]

Really digging the cave music and the (minor spoilers for post chapter 5ish?)

Spoiler

Ma Non ship

music.

 

[chadboban]

Thanks! It's supposed to be a look-a-like of Cloud since Keiician made a look-a-like of Squall.



I spent way too much time on getting the Doll license and messing around with the Doll afterwards. Looks like flight pack will be available later :V

Your screens are all great! Glad you started using abload. Would love to see some sunset pics.

How are the controls for the doll?

 

[Nanashrew]

fixed

Also, I made 2 gifs of a lightning storm taking place in the pic I posted.

Niiiiicccee

 

[shadow2810]

ok so I decide to pre-order the sound track. Anyone knows where the cheapest place to pre-order is? amazon.jp shipping is like ¥1,000 (ouch).

 

[wanders]

Again, just to be 100% sure, we can go completely HUDless right?

Also does the "This is the day we've been waiting for" song only play once, when Primordial Wilderness is presented?

 

[tonyh24613]

Again, just to be 100% sure, we can go completely HUDless right?

Also does the "This is the day we've been waiting for" song only play once, when Primordial Wilderness is presented?

You can see some of my HUDless pics in this thread.

 

[Chaos17]

Lesson of the day after watching some streamers : get a good memory because the bestiary won't tell you where you saw the monster you met neither the quest XD

 

[wanders]

You can see some of my HUDless pics in this thread.

Oh OK I thought that was just a temporary setting for pictures or something

Thanks!!

 

[foxuzamaki]

ok so I decide to pre-order the sound track. Anyone knows where the cheapest place to pre-order is? amazon.jp shipping is like ¥1,000 (ouch).

Yeah, same.

 

[Renewed]

Cheapest shipping I've seen (to Canada) is 700 yen for unregistered SAL (which is all you really need). 1000 yen would (probably) be because they are shipping registered to give you a tracking number.

I bought from CDJapan if you were wondering.

 

[Fandangox]

That's make sense, so Vena just trolled us in previous page ? >.>"
*Throw Tatsu at Vena*

Considering Vena's other posts in this thread, yes, Vena was joking, I'd presume.

Finally, post more.
Also guys this isnt a spoiler they are obviously comparing elma to alvis because of their darker skin and silver/white hair

As you wish:

Spoilers!

Tatsu was the Heropon ALL THIS TIME

 

[Chaos17]

Ricky is still my favorite, he is adorable <3

 

[chadboban]

Really digging the cave music and the (minor spoilers for post chapter 5ish?)

Spoiler

Ma Non ship

music.

So, how are you enjoying the game so far?

 

[Nanashrew]

Considering Vena's other posts in this thread, yes, Vena was joking, I'd presume.



As you wish:

Elma <3

 

[thetrin]

Finsihed up Chapter 4 last night, and noticed I suddenly have a ton of kizuna quests I can do. Can't wait to do them tonight when I get home!

I also unlocked the next region, but haven't traveled that far in. This game is going to be murder on my OCD. XD

 

[foxuzamaki]

Considering Vena's other posts in this thread, yes, Vena was joking, I'd presume.



As you wish:

Thats the good stuff right there.

 

[tonyh24613]

Finsihed up Chapter 4 last night, and noticed I suddenly have a ton of kizuna quests I can do. Can't wait to do them tonight when I get home!

I also unlocked the next region, but haven't traveled that far in. This game is going to be murder on my OCD. XD

Be careful when accepting kizuna quests, since you can't have kizuna quest and story quest at the same time. So if you get stuck on kizuna quest, you can't progress the story. My suggestion is save before and after kizuna quest, do not save during it.

 

[Zero²]

Considering Vena's other posts in this thread, yes, Vena was joking, I'd presume.



As you wish:

Damn! This is just fantastic, do you have the source?
Just made it my new smartphone background

 

[Fandangox]

Damn! This is just fantastic, do you have the source?
Just made it my new smartphone background

I don't although I got most of these from gamefaqs, so I could just ask, some had sources or listed the artist's name on them.

 

[Nanashrew]

Damn! This is just fantastic, do you have the source?
Just made it my new smartphone background

I've got your source! http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=49357256

 

[chadboban]

Edit: Can't post the images, will link to them instead.

Most Xenoblade X fanart I find comes from pixiv

http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=49925140
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=49914436
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=49601111
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=49855602
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=50097137
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=48250437

The first three are actually all by the same guy

 

[Nanashrew]

I was just about to post that mech art!

 

[Pellegri Testament]

Finally, post more.
Also guys this isnt a spoiler they are obviously comparing elma to alvis because of their darker skin and silver/white hair

Ehh I wouldn't say it's just comparing them due to their looks. It's clear that Takahashi uses the same archetype in his games to show exactly which character has the most "mystery" (and key figure in the plot) surrounding them (he actually uses quite a few of the same archetypes between his games, just this is one that really stands out). Krelian, Chaos, Alvis, and Elma are all clearly that character in their respective games.

Then again what I said may have absolutely nothing to do with that picture itself and more to do with Takahashi's games in general.

 

[wanders]

I hate how this game is advertised all over the NA eShop T_T surely it must mean something

 

[SiegRein of Takamagahara]

The Sawano point has been discussed to death. Some people love his stuff, some people hate it. Dissenting opinions shouldn't be frowned upon.

I don't think "filling in the blanks", as Iwata put it in the latest Iwata Asks, is good game design. Kill X monsters, find all the random shit lying around the world to fill up some boxes, fill in the map, deliver item to NPC 243, it's all so tedious and unmeaningful. Any world building through this kind of stuff is frequently inconsequential, especially in the last game. Well, atleast more meaningful quests have been promised this time around.

Why dont you play the game itself and figure out if it works how its implemented in this game with the set up they're going for.

The created a planet that's meant to enjoy being explored, thats why you're a pioneer colonizing a planet in the game's story.

Anyway, I find it funny that you're bringing up "Sawano's stuff" , in the 7 years I've listened to his music not once have I ever heard anything that sounds like UH YEAH does lol

"Fill in the blanks" content like this is simply for people who like grind, its entirely inconsequential otherwise and complaining about its existence unless it impacts gameplay is meaningless (its also extremely trivial to make since the enemies already exist and you're effectively just scripting on some text boxes and checks). Grind is a type of design/gameplay that some people like.

Mandatory grind, now that's bad. Or if a game has only terrible grind as content but that doesn't seem to be the case here and, seemingly, far less onerous than Xenoblade which had very few actual fleshed out questlines and the majority were just kill X frogs.

In as of so far, the only "grind" we've heard of for having to progress the story is having to uncover some % of the world to progress, but that is rather logically consistent with the point of the start of the game.

Xenoblade didnt have a "few"

That game had like 500 quests and the shitty ones were always the ones you got dumped on you whenever you entered a new area, most of these auto completed and replaced the need to "grind"

The interesting quests were annoying because of how you had to keep track of peoples movements and times of the day

 

[AdanVC]

fixed

Also, I made 2 gifs of a lightning storm taking place in the pic I posted.

Woah love the lightning going through the clouds! Also, did that mech on the horizon on the 2nd gif just got scared by the lightning?? hahah

 

[foxuzamaki]

Most Xenoblade X fanart I find comes from pixiv

The first three are actually all by the same guy

Pics arent showing

 

[Otakumegane]

God why couldn't Lyn look less sharp eyed like the fan art instead of the weird creepy thing she has going on at the edges of her eyes.

She is by far the worst character design of the cast.

 

[Chaos17]

God why couldn't Lyn look less sharp eyed like the fan art instead of the weird creepy thing she has going on at the edges of her eyes.

She is by far the worst character design of the cast.

XD

Edit : that's good news

[WIU] Xenoblade Chronicles X # <RPG> (Nintendo) (¥8.316) - 50-60% (two days sell-through)
He heard the rumor that the shipment is 300k, and the bundle 50k
But he thinks is unlikely...

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=162295198&postcount=279

 

[CAAAAAAAAAAAW]

So, how are you enjoying the game so far?

Enjoying it. It's hard to take everything in while you're running around exploring, but with all of the quests available you get to slow down a bit to find things, and enjoy it a bit more. I like NLA a lot, and so far the story is fairly interesting(just beat chapter 6).

Tapping between map screens is a little annoying, but it's infinitely more useful than any of the maps from the first game. I'm also not a fan of enemies popping out of the ground, scares the shit out of me every time...

Working on my Doll License now. Lailah will be mylah soon enough.

 

[thetrin]

Man, Nintendo timed the release so smartly. I have the entire Golden Week to sit in my underwear and play Xenoblade X nonstop.

 

[Raide]

Have we had any multiplayer streams yet?

 

[foxuzamaki]

Enjoying it. It's hard to take everything in while you're running around exploring, but with all of the quests available you get to slow down a bit to find things, and enjoy it a bit more. I like NLA a lot, and so far the story is fairly interesting(just beat chapter 6).

Tapping between map screens is a little annoying, but it's infinitely more useful than any of the maps from the first game. I'm also not a fan of enemies popping out of the ground, scares the shit out of me every time...

Working on my Doll License now. Lailah will be mylah soon enough.

How is iyakku enjoying it? He is probably the most hyped person by far(besides me) for this game.

 

[CAAAAAAAAAAAW]

How is iyakku enjoying it? He is probably the most hyped person by far(besides me) for this game.

Seems like he's having fun. He got his Doll earlier today, colored it like the old Famicom ROB, an Inferno.

 

[Android18a]

Loving the look of the character creation. Is there a gallery of user-created heroes out there yet? Would love to see people try to create existing game characters like in the old Wrestling games

Also, the hype is real. All these screens and snippets of info are making the wait really hard.

 

[Zenaku]

Currently clocked at 39 hours 37 minutes. Not sure how long the game is but I'd be surprised if I was anywhere near the end.

Got my first Doll, just doing a bit of levelling up and saving money for more. Game seems much harder than Xenoblade, but I tend to hold myself back (hoard points and money instead of upgrading skills/arts or buying equipment); I quite like the difficulty though.

 

[chadboban]

Pics arent showing

That's weird. They're showing for me and Nanashrew judging by their comment. I wonder if it's similar to what happens to me when someone links an image on minus.com? More often than not, when someone shares a pic here via Minus I can't see it for some reason.