AcademicSaucer
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damn, the combat is almost a dealbreaker
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New 'X' trailer [Monolithsoft] shows uncut gameplay
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OverturePT
Member
It's Xenoblade in HD, even the UI, which looks worse when seeing a video about combat than when actually playing it. It didn't bother me in Xenoblade Chronicles.
Cannot wait, but I can see how this can be a bit underwhelming to someone who has never played Xenoblade. The previous bits they showed us would leave a better impression on someone who doesn't know what to expect.
Anyway, this is what my dreams of made of.
Cannot wait, but I can see how this can be a bit underwhelming to someone who has never played Xenoblade. The previous bits they showed us would leave a better impression on someone who doesn't know what to expect.
Anyway, this is what my dreams of made of.
Arozay
Member
Good description, just pumping numbers into an enemy with no feedback. I saw the hype with the mechs initially but not with this combat.
You'll get used to the numbers.
I remember watching a LP of Borderlands 2 and being turned off by the numbers. When I eventually got to playing it, it didn't bother me so much.
But yeah, it'd be nice if it was Monster Hunter-ish and didn't have the numbers.
SoraanTribal
Member
As I said in the Direct thread, the ground combat looks like it'll be fun (I enjoyed Xenoblade's combat, too). The mech combat... eh, it didn't look that great. Just a bunch of shooting. I was wanting to see some epic cutting off limbs or whatever stuff instead of just blasting away some guns.
I'm happy to see more X footage, but I gotta admit, it wasn't what I was expecting. I really want to see a story trailer. Showing some random battle in the world isn't as exciting.
I'm happy to see more X footage, but I gotta admit, it wasn't what I was expecting. I really want to see a story trailer. Showing some random battle in the world isn't as exciting.
M
Macapala
Unconfirmed Member
There were some options in Xenoblade that allowed you to customise the UI display. I'm sure X will also have these types of options as well.
flatearthpandas
Member
Okay.
I guess I'm not sure I understand. Your hype is gone because the next-gen follow up to Xenoblade looks to play similarly to Xenoblade?
I hope you don't get hyped about the sequel of every game you don't like. Sounds like a life full of disappointment.
Haunted
Member
The different scales for on-foot and mech combat are very cool.
It's got the old MMO problem of absolutely no enemy hit feedback whatsoever, though, which makes it look extremely static. Everything is just going through its animations undisturbed by anything.
People seeing similarities to Monster Hunter couldn't be more wrong. It's almost antithetical to Monster Hunter in that way.
It's got the old MMO problem of absolutely no enemy hit feedback whatsoever, though, which makes it look extremely static. Everything is just going through its animations undisturbed by anything.
People seeing similarities to Monster Hunter couldn't be more wrong. It's almost antithetical to Monster Hunter in that way.
OminoMichelin
Member
By the way, my guess is that the characters in the footage are all pretty high leveled. I don't expect huge monsters like that to be that easy for lower level characters
DarthButcher
Member
Yes, it does suck that a Nintendo owned company is working on an epic game for a Nintendo system.
Didn't you complain the most previously about the story? Or is it both?
Yeah, wonder who s/he was. The cutscenes were amazing.
Anyway, I'm not really liking what I'm seeing. I grew to like Xenoblade a lot after I gave it another chance, but this honestly looks like a downgrade from it in a lot of ways. And the UI is just horrible.
Mechs though, mechs are great. Xenoblade was the game that made me buy a Wii, maybe this'll be the one for Wii U
It's an RPG. Enemies aren't going to drop to quickly unless you completely out level them and even then that might not happen depending on resistances, etc. That giant creature is a boss-like enemy. They're in Xenoblade as well.
Tathanen
Get Inside Her!
I dunno what ya'll are on about, it looks great. "Xenoblade with mechs" is exactly what it looks like, HUD included, it's exactly what it looked like from the very first trailer, this is a bad thing all of a sudden?
And I'm sure the mech fuel is why you don't always fight in one, it looked like it kicked the guy out near the end of the fight cause he used it too much.
Sure am curious about all that player 2/3/4 stuff tho. Could just be a matter of not having character names worked out yet, I suppose. You'd think if it was multiplayer that would've been made explicit at this point.
And I'm sure the mech fuel is why you don't always fight in one, it looked like it kicked the guy out near the end of the fight cause he used it too much.
Sure am curious about all that player 2/3/4 stuff tho. Could just be a matter of not having character names worked out yet, I suppose. You'd think if it was multiplayer that would've been made explicit at this point.
Vampirolol
Member
Is he actually avoiding the hits phisically? Because that didn't happen in Xenoblade.
Linkstrikesback
Member
It's been a year since it was announced and we still haven't gotten a proper story trailer. Instead we keep getting videos of MMOesque battles.
VS Xenoblade which showed a bunch of action scenes in the very announcement trailer at e3 09, and I'm starting to get worried.
They had a chat log between players in a previous trailer. Don't know how much more explicit it could be.
TheVampire
Banned
This game looks like it needs more colour.
Like sweetfx for PC
Or the TV colour settings cranked up.
Like sweetfx for PC
Or the TV colour settings cranked up.
I am excited it about it. I loved the combat in Xenoblade. I can't wait for the tactics that I have to use.
Judging by this topic, about 90%.
blitzwolf215
Member
Those of you not liking the UI, did you not play Xenoblade?
The Smoking Bun
Banned
Is it too much to hope western devs get inspired by this and start making X clones featuring mechs and dinosaurs? I don't want your lame-ass Titanfall Respawn! I want X!
KoopaTheCasual
Junior Member
Is there no melee combat in the mech? Only thing that I can't tell.
Orniletter
Banned
It wouldn´t happen on any other system because no one would pay for it.
Look how much trouble the few remaining "AAA-esque JRPG" (from a budget/production value perspective )-developers are facing.
Exentryk
Member
Trailer link HD - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNOVjqlwBRs
WANT SO BAD!!
Wish they showed more exploration, although I guess that pretty much what we've been shown for the past two trailers so seeing some combat was a nice change of pace. Just please not let us have to wait eight more months for our next look at this game
Wish they showed more exploration, although I guess that pretty much what we've been shown for the past two trailers so seeing some combat was a nice change of pace. Just please not let us have to wait eight more months for our next look at this game
or to find out what it's actual name is.
Fidelis Hodie
Infidelis Cras
It just looks like Xenoblade with mechs.
. . .
Meaning it just looks like one of the greatest RPG's ever but with mechs.
Holy fuck, I need it and I need it now.
. . .
Meaning it just looks like one of the greatest RPG's ever but with mechs.
Holy fuck, I need it and I need it now.
OminoMichelin
Member
There is also manual aiming. edit: wait no I'm wrong.
If I remember correctly, dodging was an option in XB, but it basically just meant ''walk away from attack''.
ChosenPredator
Banned
maybe dabbling with online, or dabbling with Dragon Dogma Idea of renting players characters..who knows
Hopefully they show some gameplay of more tactical combat soon, it'd get me back on board for sure. If 90% of combat is going to be like this? Ehhhhh
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Since when was X shown to have a battle system like Xenoblade? Of course I knew it was a sequel to Xenoblade but I had hoped that they would change the battle system considerably.
Unfortunately they haven't.
I'll add something else though, look at the portraits.
Doesn't the first, 2nd and third male ones all look to be following some basic similar structure...? Even the Female one, doesn't confirm anything but heh reminds me of Online games that try to do portraits for avatars.