Smiles and Cries
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this game is taking too long I should be playing this right now
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Xenoblade X Eurogamer Preview: Maybe 2015's Most Impressive Open World
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Zenaku
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Like I mentioned 2 pages back, when running on internal there were cutscenes that would start and load grass and other objects a split second later, while the same cutscenes on an external drive had the objects loaded before the cutscene even began.
For what it's worth, the HDD I'm using is 7200rpm.
For what it's worth, the HDD I'm using is 7200rpm.
I wouldn't call it a complaint. Its an observation of pacing.
Vincent Grayson
Member
Pacing in a game that lasts 50-100+ hours is going to be very different from one that lasts only 5 though.
It makes sense to me in a game with 3 different "kinds" of movement around the world and length like this, that you'd be waiting dozens of hours before you get the first major upgrade, and then even more to get full access to the entire world.
As long as the game is fun from hour 1 (which this certainly appears to be), the pacing is fine.
I remember a cutscene that was super in-your-face about that (like you have to close your eyes and look away to avoid it). Thanks for the headsup!
To be fair, I'm a little overwhelmed even thinking about all of the systems within the game. As long as it eases you into each system in a way that just doesn't throw you into the deep end, I would consider that helpful.
Maybe it's not that, though.
Yes, the pacing can be fine. The pacing can also be longer/slower than that of a 5 hour game.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Right, this is a game that is much longer than the average game, and beyond that, it encourages you to play the game at your own pace rather than rush through it, with dozens of mechanics and systems you need to learn that shouldn't just be thrown at you, it better take 5 hourz for itself to get going.
Super Stardust
Member
The music that plays at the start when it says survival guide is so hype, not much longer now.
Now I remember why I was confused about earlier comments in this thread saying external storage was preferred. I was posting this video here a lot and it was the reason I went digital for MH3U (every little bit counts in a 300-400 hour game).
Regarding tech advancements - the damn thing's still usb 2.0. That's kind of a bottleneck. I have a very good flash drive that's been working fine for me, although I barely touch my Wii U.
SuperCambot
Banned
Less than a week now....
LESS THAN A WEEK NOW!!!
LESS THAN A WEEK NOW!!!
Hehehehe, hahahaa XD
Sorry but that's funny because the pacing of the game actually depend of the player just like for Fantasy Life 3DS. You choose to advance the story when you want or feel to. Otherwise you can go just explore.
That's why some reviewers can take 40 or 80 hours to unlock their first mecha.
Oh anyone who is listening to Ninjablade shouldn't, he is a troll that has been sticking around just to complain about the game.
And just a few days until the review thread goes up. I'm sure it'll be entertaining as always...
Hahahaha.
I'm sorry.
More than a week for me :<
tauroxd
Member
Hang in there, bro. Maybe just spend some time thinking about Miku in Smash
, which is something that I REALLY want to happen just for the lulz.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
I swear if my SE gets delivered on the 10th or worse the 12th which is the latest estimate I'm gonna to nutz
I have 2 exams on the Friday and Saturday after it comes out. I'll just have to xenobinge on that first weekend.
I'm gonna wait until the 17th.
I will gift the game to my little brother because he is the biggest xenoblade fan here
I don't think it supports Wii controllers. The gamepad is pretty much essential so even if you use the classic controller pro you'll still want it around to fast travel and do things with mining probes and probably some other stuff.
gamergirly
Member
Just try to find the Xeno X SE in a Gamestop on release day. Then return the online SE to whoever u preordered from. That's my plan if Amazon continues this December 8th fuckup
A little off topic but Shulk amiibo available again from Gamestop online
Hey_Blinkin
Member
Well shit, the Giant Bomb quick look just sold me. I'm gonna be $350 poorer next week to play this one game. I absolutely loved the first one, and this looks like so much more of that.
One question for anyone who might know: In the last game it seemed beneficial to wait to explore and discover new places until you got all the party members so they would get the points used in the skill trees. It might seem small, but it drove me crazy. Is there anything like that in this game?
One question for anyone who might know: In the last game it seemed beneficial to wait to explore and discover new places until you got all the party members so they would get the points used in the skill trees. It might seem small, but it drove me crazy. Is there anything like that in this game?
skLaFarebear
Member
Yes and no. You get exp for finding new areas/things, but only for people currently in the party.
Someone posted a vid of them messing around with the first person view in Primordia. I may not use it for battles but I can definitely see myself doing some exploring and sightseeing with it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyECHW6GsYs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyECHW6GsYs
I like how your character subtly fades in when you jump so you have an idea of where you're landing. It'll definitely be good for screenshots.
Oh man, I'm gonna be taking so many screenshots! It's gonna be hard to control myself and just play the game.
Xenoblade X MiiVerse is gonna be a thing of beauty.
It already is. (Beware of spoilers, of course)
https://miiverse.nintendo.net/titles/14866558073650090735/14866558073650090748/diary
There's so many great screenshots in there.
EDIT: Here's some I've saved over the last month or so:
Full album here: http://imgur.com/a/LKb1G
That reminds me, gotta avoid Miiverse for a while.
Me too. As well as /v/. I'm sure the community here will be fine for spoilers though. Cant wait for the beautiful screenshots/gifs.
Man, that サッスン guy takes a lot of great environmental shots.
rocketskates
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Dems gnosis
THE Caffeinated
Member
The Quick Look did a fine job of unselling me on this game, I really wanted it to be awesome though. COUPLE QUESTIONS; is there a proper feature length story? It seemed like all the quests were very MMO-esque like go to the lake and kill these turtles and collect their turtle faces etc Is it like FFXII where you can do all those side things but there still is a compelling story to follow? And then the battle system just seemed like a bunch of hectic crazy nonsense, does it actually feel good and is there any strategy to it?
The music in the town though, best and worst thing about the game so far.
The music in the town though, best and worst thing about the game so far.
Hmm...an anagram.
Diss Em Song
Diss Gnomes
Dog Mess Sin?
End Smog Sis!
You fool! There will be another layer of dust on it by the time the game comes out. Such wasted effort.
WOW! The shots in that album are absolutely GORGEOUS!
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
I blew the dust off my Wii U and polished the game pad to a fine sheen. So excited for this
Not surprising that it doesn't support Wii controllers but I don't have a Wii U Pro controller and I don't like using the gamepad for extended playthroughs. Oh well.
bobbychalkers
Member
Its crazy that I followed a lot of the initial release of the Japanese version but just found out that it has a 1st person mode last week.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Ofcourse there's a full feature length story, he tried his best to not spoil shit thoughout the whole video.
The game or the data packs? I had trouble with the data packs when I dled them as a whole but doing it individually gave me no issue.
Vincent Grayson
Member
It has a story, but isn't the consensus that it isn't nearly the same as the heavy story and linear narrative focus of all previous "Xeno" games?
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
k bye
I couldn't even get halfway through he quicklook before I decided it was too much. From all the gameplay I've seen, the explanations of it's systems and various non story gameplay segments I feel that I've had enough. I'm hoping to just go dark for a week.
I might even skip the reviews. I think I've already seen like 1/3 or Primordia by this point.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Ive heard opinions all over the place with this, it most def has a story and peole who have done impressions are saying that there is one and that at a certain point in the game is when it gets really engaging, it might not be super linear but a story is there, iits just that they made the world more compliment it, you wont find things out in the story in the affinity quests for instance, I also heard that the the story is more character driven rather than plot driven because of the focus on affinity quests. The game wants you to love its characters.