I've seen others say they don't like the Xenoverse games. Have yet to play one but are there any major reasons why you didn't like it? Anyone else want to add to this?
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Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 for Switch launches September 22 in the Americas and Europe
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Eolz
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I liked Xenoverse 1 up to a point.
Didn't play 2 yet, but 1 is a 3D arena fighter really based on the equipment and moves that you choose. Missions get really grindy quickly, and it overall feels like an offline mmo with just a central hub.
It's nice if you like DBZ, it's just repetitive and not deep enough to be fun for tens of hours. Maybe 2 fixed that though.
They're not really traditional fighting games, and Xenoverse 2 especially started pushing things more towards a co-op focused PvE direction. It's a well regarded game, but it's not what people are looking for competitively.
xxbrothawizxx63
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I really wanted Namco Bandai to make the decision easy for me to finally jump into XV, but I'm probably going to wait for the bargain bin.
None of the DLC being included really just comes off greedy.
None of the DLC being included really just comes off greedy.
Nobody answered these so I will.
It doesn't mention it in the press release anywhere. I'm guessing one of two things:
1) It's still not yet determined what it should be in the West (as in if it should be a pre-order, day 1 edition, or just day 1 DLC)
or
2) They've decided to include it by default in the West and they're sitting on announcing it for later.
But yeah, basically, still not confirmed for the West yet.
JonnyDBrit
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I guess it might be a tactic to bolster sales at each major release (the most obvious points at which to focus Switch advertising) to have a smaller, niche release (Though Xenoverse 2 is again the exception here) that can be used to draw in some of the people maybe not looking for any given Nintendo release.
OrbitalBeard
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This is a pretty good example of why a lot of third party multiplats don't sell well on Nintendo platforms. Full price, a year late, no DLC, and launching the same day as a first party title.
Toadthemushroom
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So does this game come with the entire Xenoverse 1 campaign? I seem to remember reading something about that but there's no mention in the press release.
Yeah, it does make me wonder whether Nintendo advises publishers on release timing.
Thanks! I need to stop reading this thread backwards before making another post.
Yeah, it does make me wonder whether Nintendo advises publishers on release timing.
Thanks! I need to stop reading this thread backwards before making another post.
Colonel Mustard
Banned
Made even worse by the fact that Pokken DX is also by Namco.
jts
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Technically it's half a year late, unless we wanted it to release before the console itself. It's more or less an understandable delay when the Switch is a new console.
We don't know about the price yet. Although I wouldn't be surprised at full price, it's not confirmed so it's a bit early to state it as fact.
900p on TV, 720p in portable mode. 1on1 battles 60fps, otherwise 30fps.
bobbychalkers
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This is the type of game I'd play on a portable for hours so I'm down. Sucks it's out the same day as Pokken though .
royox
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Game is still at full price on PS4 and Xbone w/o DLC'S.
OrbitalBeard
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Feel very bland and very slow for a mmo-esque fighting game. My character I created felt boring and I spent a lot of time trying to create one. Game starts off very slow and takes forever. Don't care for the mmo-esque feel for a fighter after this title. I just want a menu to select things, cutscenes, and a large roster of iconic characters. Seems to take forever to unlock characters in this game too. Make the create a character optional also. I want to play a fighter and a fun story mode (follows DB universe) with a few fun what-if moments. FigtherZ is my hope for a current gen DB fighter that is good. Most of the DB fighting games have been bleh except for Budokai (1-3) and Burst Limit. I would have enjoyed Xenoverse if it was more like the Legacy of Goku GBA games. Those were a lot of fun when.
Japan really doesn't care much for GOTY-style re-releases. Dark Souls is about the only series that I can think of that does that on a regular basis.
Liliana Eileen
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My thoughts exactly!
Basically only pvp will be 60 fps.
MaximumSpider
Banned
September is packed!
tim_pkmn89
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I know some stores (Target) will do free exchanges between versions of the same game. Maybe this is to stop somebody from buying an on-sale PS4/XB1 copy and swapping it for a full-price Switch one?
ShadowFox08
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We get X1 story line. Also releasing it with first party title on its own isn't a biggie. Otherwise I do agree with everything else you said.
Though we're getting two 3d fighting games on the same d
day...
IronicSonic
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Big game hit the stores. People go to stores. More exposition for small games, more "might pick this one aswell" sales?
This. It's not by coincidence that Marvelous decided to pick Splatoon 2's release date, or Koei Tecmo Mario Odyssey's one. I don't know if it's a good idea with Pokkén tho.
Toadthemushroom
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Good points raised, all! Will be interesting to see which other higher profile third party games show up on the same days
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Switch Debut Trailer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kchk7NFJrws
First official trailer for the game.
First official trailer for the game.
Dragonfly224
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I have fond memories of Budokai Tenkaichi 2/3 on Wii & motion controls. ❤
Played the 1st game on PS4 and enjoyed it, gonna love sitting in bed and going through story mode with this version. Can't wait!
Looks good! I keep warming back up to this.
The_Intruder
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We will have the trailer officially uploaded on youtube soon I guess because this trailer comes from the japanese eshop.
Ah gotcha.
That's not to bad. I don't need this to be a competitive game if it wasn't designed to be that. Sound similar to, at their basic, to other games with hub worlds like Destiny, Warframe, PSO, etc. At the very least is the hub world filled people actually playing at that moment in that they'e being controlled by them? Or is it just the avatars of other players selected at random? I know there is multiplayer. Or are there two hubs for offline/single player or online?
Price is really my biggest issue at this point after watching more video. I want it but I'm not sure I want to pay $60 without any extras.
Looks like it. With Amazon Prime discount, its 40$. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N1034HX/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Thanks for this. $40 is a price I don't have any issue with. Still higher then the other versions it seems but not as bad as the $60 everyone was expecting. That's with the discount though. $50 is still pretty high overall.
Going by the video though it looks like there is a local multiplayer mode for up to 6 people with 6 Switches. That could be interesting for those available to take advantage of it. Assuming the game has the content for that to keep people playing that.
Am curious to see if the motion controls are as bad as the controls that appeared in Ultra Street Fighter 2.
sensui-tomo
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no, game is about $40 for ps4/xbo and if you use GCU at best buy its $32, with GCU/Prime for the switch price making it $40 its not as bad as thinking we'd have to pay $60 + the dlc , so technically you'll be paying $20 for the season pass/dlc making it $60 if you're smart about it.
Apparition
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So 2 weeks after Japan (2017-09-07)
https://ec.nintendo.com/JP/ja/titles/70010000001145
Those in a hurry can buy that version since it supports multiple languages (if you can stomach the high price that is).
https://ec.nintendo.com/JP/ja/titles/70010000001145
Those in a hurry can buy that version since it supports multiple languages (if you can stomach the high price that is).
Okay this looks like a nice port - expected from Bamco but still great to see.