TheGreatLugia
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The series is a bit like Final Fantasy where each entry is in its own setting. You can start Xenoblade 2 without playing Xenoblade 1 or Xenoblade X.
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Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Releases December 1st 2017
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The series is a bit like Final Fantasy where each entry is in its own setting. You can start Xenoblade 2 without playing Xenoblade 1 or Xenoblade X.
Oh wow, the special edition is the #3 best seller in video games on Amazon right now. Hope that's a good sign for sales come December!
Surprised its not sold out on amazon.
TheGreatLugia
Banned
It only just went up on Amazon today. Some people might have ordered the special edition on other sites when it went up soon after the Direct.
There were even a few days after the Direct when Amazon didn't let people buy the standard edition.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
I'm so happy for Monolifthsoft
Sounds good. I'm not big on RPGs but the hype is getting to me. Wish I was able to get that steelbook from BestBuy though. Don't want to pay full price on Amazon.
Type_Raver
Member
Good to know, thanks for the reply.
Smiles and Cries
Member
nice
Neoleo2143
Member
Blades are life forms born from Core Crystals. The person who uses core crystals to unleash Blades are known as Drivers. In the game, blades are handled through a Gatcha like mechanic and can have different attacks, weapons, elements and so on, meaning progression is slightly randomized overall in addition to the constant Story relevant Blades.
Pacing is likely similar to the first game which was a better-paced game than X I felt, traverse an area at one's leisure, taking note of the monsters in the area and getting to the next area for some cutscenes and NPCs. For the length of its story, it's arguably one of the best paced JRPGs ever made. Xenoblade 2 seems to cut out a good bit of filler like talking to non named NPCs and thus side quests in the game are probably closer to Normal Missions in Xenoblade X. There's seemingly a lot more higher quality cutscenes than Xenoblade X which combined with the better character animation may indeed make for better storytelling.
The Music Production is quite lavish with several different groups contributing to the game like Anuna and the Bratislava Symphony Choir.
This Nintendolife Preview describes the feel of the combat and that there's a pretty decent amount going on: http://www.nintendolife.com/news/20...s_traversing_titans_in_xenoblade_chronicles_2
Gaiaknight
Member
Nice i really hope this is the first game in the xenoblade series that sells well monolith soft deserves it.
What you ordered...
What you'll get
Maybe just a bottom slip?
It gets those game within 9 months, which is even less than a year, it's completely mind blowing to be honest. I preordered the collectors edition (EU) over at Amazon.de(it's still available by the way) and I barely pre order anything but this feels like something I will enjoy as much as Breath of the Wild, here's to hoping that I'll finish Mario Odyssey by the time Xenoblade Chronicles 2 arrives...
What you ordered, and what you'll get
Fuck!
What you ordered, and what you'll get
Welp... well, let's get a black Edding and draw over those stupid age labels...
TheMoon
Member
certainly possible. the whole packaging design is wholly new for NOE (no weird flap to hang it on a nail wall lol) so it's certainly in the cards.
This will be the first time I go into a new Xeno game having played all previous entries. I am pretty excited about that! Plus I can finally rank all the games:
Xenosaga Episode III = Xenogears > Xenoblade Chronicles > Xenoblade Chronicles X > Xenosaga Episode I > Xenosaga Episode II where Saga III and Gears are somewhere near a 10/10 and Episode II is an 8ish.
Xenosaga Episode III = Xenogears > Xenoblade Chronicles > Xenoblade Chronicles X > Xenosaga Episode I > Xenosaga Episode II where Saga III and Gears are somewhere near a 10/10 and Episode II is an 8ish.