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Xenosaga Episode 2 screens
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LittleTokyo
Member
Screw the haters, this game looks awesome.
Luscious LeftFoot
Member
Ah, I see chaos is no longer wearing his booty shorts...
You can't transfer characters or items from Episode I into Episode II. According to Gamefaqs you just get:
- Xenosaga Episode I OR Xenosaga Episode I: Reloaded will get you 'Swim Suit Skill' for KOS-MOS and Ziggy. Otherwise, you won't be able to find it in the game of Xenosaga Episode II.
- Also Initial Possession Skill Points Bonus (Depends on the level when you beat the game)
- Xenosaga Episode I OR Xenosaga Episode I: Reloaded will get you 'Swim Suit Skill' for KOS-MOS and Ziggy. Otherwise, you won't be able to find it in the game of Xenosaga Episode II.
- Also Initial Possession Skill Points Bonus (Depends on the level when you beat the game)
Drinky Crow
Banned
You kids know me too well.
WHAT WILL chaos DO WITHOUT HIS HOTPANTS
Nos_G said:
I haven't seen a HDD option anywhere in the game unlike the 1st one, which makes me think they aren't supporting it.
Which is bad because the field screen -> battle loading in ep2 seriously sucks. It loads each character onto the screen 1 at a time, same with enemies until they are all present. Then you can start the battle. >_<
Neutron Night
Banned
Looks better than Episode 1, but still a bit dissapointing graphically. Still doesn't look as good as, say, FFX.
Seriously, why do the Japanese put up with so much English? If there was this much Japanese in US games, I'd go berserk.
Ugh.
Someone, please tell me XenoCard is back. And I can use my deck.
Seriously, why do the Japanese put up with so much English? If there was this much Japanese in US games, I'd go berserk.
Ugh.
Someone, please tell me XenoCard is back. And I can use my deck.
Neutron Night said:
I've only put in 3-4 hours so far so I may change my opinion later...but I think the game looks much worse in non-doctored cutscenes (aka real-time vs. fmv) than ep1. The character models basically have very little facial expression whereas I thought the faces in ep1 were some of the best in rpgs...and at least in ep1 MOMO didn't look like a freaky alien and Jr. didn't look like a girl
Field/Dungeon graphics look great though, much better than ep1 and the touched up fmvs look quite good too. It's just the in-game cutscenes are ugly IMO.
Just need time to get used to the new look...just need time...just need time...I hope ;_;
Prince of Space
Banned
God, the environments in this game are so BLAND! I don't remember Xenogears having this problem...
Bebpo said:The character models basically have very little facial expression whereas I thought the faces in ep1 were some of the best in rpgs...and at least in ep1 MOMO didn't look like a freaky alien and Jr. didn't look like a girl
It sucks that the new faces aren't very expressive, though I have to admit that I prefer the somewhat more realistically-proportioned style in ep. 2. In motion, the ep. 1 character models looked like anime resin figures magically brought to life--the facial proportions plus the 3D modeling gave them the feel of toys. ^^; Love the style of the new status screen, too--the high-tech, futuristic look really helps set the mood, IMO.
Thanks for the impressions! Looking forward to hearing more as you get further into the game.
Bizarro Sun Yat-sen
Banned
Ever see 2001? That's what they're going for this time. The world of Xenogears was more of a compromise with typical RPG settings.
Here's a major thing that's bugging me while playing the game (milage may vary)
vs.
Top one is from a cutscene using in-game engine models
Bottom one is from a touched up FMV scene
See the color difference? For some reason pretty much every characters in-game model has faded dull colors(compare the black level in Gaignun's hair & jacket in the 2 pics) whereas the FMVs have vived colors with a great black level. I don't really see why they can't have good coloring on in-game models I mean color doesn't take up more processing power does it? It's almost as if they turn up the brightness a ton during in-game engine cutscenes. To me it's quite jarring when the characters are dull looking in one scene and then the next scene they are suddenly vivid
Actually I think I blame some of it on the fact that the in-game cutscenes feature absolutely zero lighting. So they just make them ultra bright. Whereas the touched up ones have some nice after-effects type light sources and lighting added.
Seriously I'm being pretty harsh on the game's visuals, but I'm just picky like that >_<
vs.
Top one is from a cutscene using in-game engine models
Bottom one is from a touched up FMV scene
See the color difference? For some reason pretty much every characters in-game model has faded dull colors(compare the black level in Gaignun's hair & jacket in the 2 pics) whereas the FMVs have vived colors with a great black level. I don't really see why they can't have good coloring on in-game models I mean color doesn't take up more processing power does it? It's almost as if they turn up the brightness a ton during in-game engine cutscenes. To me it's quite jarring when the characters are dull looking in one scene and then the next scene they are suddenly vivid
Actually I think I blame some of it on the fact that the in-game cutscenes feature absolutely zero lighting. So they just make them ultra bright. Whereas the touched up ones have some nice after-effects type light sources and lighting added.
Seriously I'm being pretty harsh on the game's visuals, but I'm just picky like that >_<
Bizarro Sun Yat-sen
Banned
The recent trend seems to be away from HDD support, though. FFX had it, FFX2 didn't. Xenosaga ep I had it, ep II doesn't.
tenchir said:
I wonder what the reasoning behind that was. (Maybe to discourage people from importing the HDD before it was officially released in the US?) Shame they felt the need to do that--it would've been nice to have had a bunch of HDD-ready games already on store shelves when the unit was released here.