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[Philippo]

Mmh, i admit i loose more interest in the game each time i see it :/
It's not the creepy faces or the janky animations, hell that's barely a con, it's just it looks so much uninspired in comparison to Xenoblade. Feels like it's missing some soul.
And what's with that city, it pales in comparison to every town from the previous game (design wise), and it' called "New Los Angeles"? Heh...

 

[StreetsAhead]

Is there any info on what resolution the game is running ?

Don't think they've said anything official, but 720p30fps seems likely.

 

[Golnei]

it's those large dead eyes. They're staring right at my fucking soul, reminding us that the humanoid robot apocalypse will be terrifying

They're really creepy. The size could be made to work, but something about the shading and reflectiveness of the eyes and face make it all look so glass-like and artificial.

I actually do like a lot of the characters shown, just not Elma.
I imagine their faces don't look great since the characters are really small in this game

Spoiler

since the world is built to scale with the mechs which are 5x bigger

At least you can make a pretty decent looking protagonist with the character creator

It's odd how the aliens look so much better than the human characters - that horned guy's skin looks much more natural than any of the humans', and the cat girl's eyes are the least jarring of any character in the game.

 

[Johan Liebert]

Why? Just because it's big and you're small?

Fighting huge enemies doesn't really work in non-action battle systems. They're the same as regular enemies.

Nah just visually similar to the first colossus fight in SoTC when you see it walking towards you the first time.

Obviously Xenoblade itself plays nothing like it.

 

[thematic]

Nice. Thanks. I was trying to do my own earlier but got lazy and just wanted to see if they were going to release a clean version themselves and then you came along! I went ahead and cleaned it up a little further, since you left in a few white marks. All credits go to you though. Job well done.


Now I can go mark my bingo board like I wanted to do earlier.

And I'm a bit late but it's amazing to hear the full version of this piece from that very first trailer. I hope they keep adding more music to that site. Also for those that want to download it, they renamed the file so it has a new link now http://xenobladex.jp/media/xeno_sound.mp3

the new MP3 is actually better version than the 1st one
708kb vs 3MB

 

[moolamb]

With the whole boot up thing at the very beginning I wouldn't be surprised since she'd be expendable going into the wilderness and all.

I want to know the name for the other female party member.

I think Chuggaconroy said it was 'Rin'?

And I'm a bit late but it's amazing to hear the full version of this piece from that very first trailer. I hope they keep adding more music to that site. Also for those that want to download it, they renamed the file so it has a new link now http://xenobladex.jp/media/xeno_sound.mp3

Thanks for this, MUCH better quality.

 

[Captain Smoker]

Quoting for new page:

This looks sooogood.gif

 

[MEsoJD]

Not feeling the character models/art style, but the world seems interesting. Must say that the game was more exciting when it was first unveiled.

 

[Neo Dark]

the new MP3 is actually better version than the 1st one
708kb vs 3MB

Thanks for this, MUCH better quality.

Oh really? The original was a lower quality version and only 1/4 the size? Wow. I Thought I was LTTP but guess the party's just getting started lol

Updated my avatar! Thanks TriBlade and Neo Dark!

Get hype!

You're welcome but TriBlade really deserves all the credit for all the hard work. I just got rid of some white marks leftover (clearly I didn't do a good job since I just realized by throwing black paint onto it, some spots are still showing which is weird since it doesn't show when I put a layer of black under so here's another upload) and readded a bit more of the border glow that I felt was missing on the bottom angle of the X

 

[Min0]

I was hoping for a 5 minute story trailer, but we got another look at the same first area AGAIN
Oh well, the site going up and the amazing theme on it are something at least.

 

[Smoothice65]

I was hoping for a 5 minute story trailer, but we got another look at the same first area AGAIN
Oh well, the site going up and the amazing theme on it are something at least.

I am hoping now that the site en twitterpage is up that they gradually give more info about the game, until release.

 

[Aostia]

My body's reaction to the new trailer and the music from the website

holy freaking christ

I'm with you...I loved every single things they showed yesterday! can't wait for this game...!!

 

[MrBS]

Well that was amazing from beginning to end. Talk about taking this to eleven.

 

[Tookay]

And I'm a bit late but it's amazing to hear the full version of this piece from that very first trailer. I hope they keep adding more music to that site. Also for those that want to download it, they renamed the file so it has a new link now http://xenobladex.jp/media/xeno_sound.mp3

Very nice.

 

[HawthorneKitty]

So much hnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng with Sawano music.

 

[Smoothice65]

This looks sooogood.gif

The improved weather effect really gives it a nice atmosphere.

 

[Litri]

I would have liked characters that look a bit more realistic, but damn if this doesn't look INCREDIBLE. Now, give me lots of gameplay possibilities to wrap up the package.

 

[Porcile]

Seems like they improved the pop-in somewhat? I'd have to compare to the Treehouse E3 demo to be sure though.

 

[Qurupeke]

http://kotaku.com/xenoblade-chronicles-x-looks-like-um-grand-theft-1655198640

I'm not the only one lol

Tbh, this was my reaction too. The game looks really futuristic and then you have footage of a town that looks exactly out of GTA. lol

 

[T.O.P]

gorgeous

 

[Lux R7]

Amazing.

I was wondering, is there a character creation menu?

 

[Phazon]

Mega Link for the mp3 file of that nice music: https://mega.co.nz/#!F1kWGTAK!ELDm2NzvntJ0CyC6ERvHwjp--IzzgGKeuBcB2vV-fw0

Enjoy

 

[Golnei]

Amazing.

I was wondering, is there a character creation menu?

They showed off the character creation during the Treehouse streams at E3.

 

[Lux R7]

They showed off the character creation during the Treehouse streams at E3.

thanks!!

 

[Aostia]

The improved weather effect really gives it a nice atmosphere.

wonderful...those clouds...
qhat is that moving light? an alien firefly?

 

[Dark_castle]

I think I saw MagiusNecros on the first column of the preset choices.

 

[vareon]

Sogoooood. Hopefully FFXV won't release close to this (lol?) so I can time my giant world, dinosaur-fighting sightseeing fix.

Really like the stranded on a planet concept, too.

 

[RPGCrazied]

wonderful...those clouds...
qhat is that moving light? an alien firefly?

Or breadcrumb trail to your next objective?

 

[MicH]

As someone who absolutely loved Xenoblade's music, I'm not a fan of the track on the new website :/

 

[Windom Earle]

This looks sooogood.gif

Having played Shadows of Mordor maxed out on PC... Technically, no.

Art direction is nice though.

 

[anaron]

I think I saw MagiusNecros on the first column of the preset choices.

I had a feeling that dude in the trailer was the protag with a preset face customization.

 

[Aostia]

Or breadcrumb trail to your next objective?

probably...

Btw:
I Liked the GPS-function of the gamepad, and it seems there is also a Scan-function too
As for FFXV, I dislike the urban modern areas, especially if compared to the wild ones
The music is good, but not Xeno-like good
Art direction for monsters and mechs is great
If the game will play (in terms of exploration and battle system) as I think (based on Xenowii) I'll love this game
I want this game SO MUCH

 

[Peltz]

I'm trying not to spoil myself too much so I didn't watch the Nintendo Direct footage... but there's one question I need to ask...

Do we know if it's single player only? Or have they hinted at a multiplayer component at all?

 

[Plinko]

Having played Shadows of Mordor maxed out on PC... Technically, no.

Art direction is nice though.

"That steak isn't Kobe beef, therefore it must taste like crap."

Come on.

 

[Deadpool_X]

I'm trying not to spoil myself too much so I didn't watch the Nintendo Direct footage... but there's one question I need to ask...

Do we know if it's single player only? Or have they hinted at a multiplayer component at all?

While they haven't said anything specifically, translations of screens have shown a chat window with the names Player 2/Player 3/Player 4, and this most recent video shows a keyboard icon as well as what looks like a voice chat option on the Gamepad map.

 

[jb1234]

I like a lot of what I see here. Game looks amazing, gameplay looks great (as it was with the first Xenoblade). The sense of scope is just incredible.

Not thrilled with the music I've heard so far. It gives into the worst kind of film score cliches, except in this case, it appears they didn't have the budget for an orchestra so it's bombast with screechy synth. The brass and strings sound especially bad (when they're not drowned out by the obnoxious electronics). I really liked the use of music in Xenoblade so there's a high bar to clear here. Maybe I'll be surprised.

 

[Orniletter]

GOAT

I will buy whatever Special Edition Nintendo

Spoiler

of Europe

let´s me.

So good.

 

[takriel]

Or breadcrumb trail to your next objective?

No, those are items you can pick up?

 

[Pellegri Testament]

Having played Shadows of Mordor maxed out on PC... Technically, no.

Art direction is nice though.

Ofcourse playing any newer gen game on pc is going to "look" better, this isn't about only caring about looks though. For a WiiU game it looks amazing. No matter what the cool kids say, graphics don't make the game, it doesn't take 1080p+ and 60fps for a game to appeal to everyone or look amazing to them.

 

[Peltz]

While they haven't said anything specifically, translations of screens have shown a chat window with the names Player 2/Player 3/Player 4, and this most recent video shows a keyboard icon as well as what looks like a voice chat option on the Gamepad map.

Ohhhh snappp.... thanks Deadpool_X.

 

[Feichaw]

I want to jump into that grass and pretend that I'm swimming in there.

 

[SniperHunter]

Looks killer

Must buy

 

[Benzychenz]

I want to jump into that grass and pretend that I'm swimming in there.

Sounds itchy.

 

[megabytecr]

Been playing Xenoblade and I loved it, didn´d even care about the graphics, but this looks great and will play the same or maybe better, cannot wait!!

 

[RPGCrazied]

No, those are items you can pick up?

Not the blue things, those are items just like Xenoblade. He/we are talking about that red floating thing you can see for like a second in that gif.

 

[IAmRandom31]

game looks great.

will 100% be getting the Wii U in 2015

 

[diaspora]

Having played Shadows of Mordor maxed out on PC... Technically, no.

Art direction is nice though.

My current PC will churn out better looking games than any current generation system from now through till the end of the gen. I still think X looks phenomenal.

 

[Zero²]

Well I always wanted to move to Japan anyway...

 

[martino]

ND is really an overhyped studio when i see ambition and result of what this studio do.

 

[wmlk]

ND is really an overhyped studio when i see ambition and result of what this studio do.

Yeah, don't even go there.