amnesia
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From the Media Create - thread, thanks to hiska-kun, japanese promotion already started.
And look at that cover! I hope this is going to be the boxart, awesome.
Wow. That's amazing, I can't wait to play this game.
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Wow. That's amazing, I can't wait to play this game.
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Seems like this will be the PAL boxart, shopto updated it to this, sorry if it has already been posted.
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nemisis0
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I have updated it.
I think it's a mockup.
I think Nintendo has a policy against putting developers on the front of covers.
nemisis0
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Could be but shopto updated it just days ago, they had nothing as the image before For a while.
TheMoon
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Seems like this will be the PAL boxart, shopto updated it to this, sorry if it has already been posted.
It's a bullshit placeholder. It uses the old logo, you just need to look at it lol.
You can also tell by how shitty it looks. And how all the proportions are off. And by how it uses completely random artwork lol.
Yeah I agree with you there. I mean, I try to use the full name when talking to people who don't really know much about the game or if I'm doing a list or something but most of the time I'm too lazy and just shorten it to Xenoblade X or XCX haha. Though I do like the way XCX looks lol.
Samurai_Heart
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^This Shopto tends to make their own boxart when there is none, for example:
balgajo
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^This Shopto tends to make their own boxart when there is none, for example:
Best cover ever!
It's possible there could be temporary party members. Mumkhar and Dickson were technically party members in the intro of Xenoblade.
Shouldn't this be close-minded?
TheMoon
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It's obviously way too early for us to know about details like that. The first game had the option, though.
amnesia
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I know about the first game, that's why I was asking.
From the Media Create - thread, thanks to hiska-kun, japanese promotion already started.
And look at that cover! I hope this is going to be the boxart, awesome.
The art design in this game is amazing. Sadly it's also amazing how fugly most of the characters' faces are.
I hope they have nice 2D artwork in the menus, because I certainly don't want to look at these abominations all day long. It's also funny that all "pretty" characters look bad:
while the first "non-pretty" human character looks good:
^This Shopto tends to make their own boxart when there is none, for example:
lol at the amiibo model.
Kissenkopf
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They talk a lot about the international version of the game so I hope we will get more infos about it soon. Like how far they are with the translation of it.
Elma looks great so noThe art design in this game is amazing. Sadly it's also amazing how fugly most of the characters' faces are.
I hope they have nice 2D artwork in the menus, because I certainly don't want to look at these abominations all day long. It's also funny that all "pretty" characters look bad:
while the first "non-pretty" human character looks good:
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That's exactly what would fall in the sound effects category.
My guess is they probably need some special effects for voices (like when they're talking through a radio for example).
Thanks, added to the OP!
That's exactly what would fall in the sound effects category.
My guess is they probably need some special effects for voices (like when they're talking through a radio for example).
Thanks, added to the OP!
Looks like he wasn't done
https://twitter.com/XenobladeJP/status/559660609646510080
By the way, just realised that Sound Racer also worked on The Legend of Legacy.
https://twitter.com/XenobladeJP/status/559660609646510080
By the way, just realised that Sound Racer also worked on The Legend of Legacy.
Ah, that makes sense. XCX didn't get anything in Famitsu since the Direct (while MM3D and some other game did). I guess we can expect something next month.
chaosblade
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The character designs just don't translate well to 3D. Xenoblade probably suffered less in part due to then hardware. Character models were clearly a lower priority than the environments, and it was a different character designer anyway. A lot of people still complained about them in that game too though.
The only one that stands out as especially bad to me is that black haired girl, she looks super creepy.
Orakio Rob
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Same here. I'm fine with the others, and Elma looks pretty cool.
That's how opinions work. I was perfectly fine with Xenoblade's character designs but these lifeless dolls look so, so, SO bad.
Maybe she was meant to look that way?
Anyways, the world is so amazing that honestly it doesn't really matter. And looking at them, I still think they look fine, I'm perfectly okay with them. I even like how elma (that's her name?) looks. And the main character is customizable. If anything I'm looking forward to seeing the characters development and their story. And even if someone were to say they don't 'like' the characters model, or they could be 'better' that's fine I get it. But saying that they are downright horrible I think it's going too far
The art design in this game is amazing. Sadly it's also amazing how fugly most of the characters' faces are.
I hope they have nice 2D artwork in the menus, because I certainly don't want to look at these abominations all day long. It's also funny that all "pretty" characters look bad:
while the first "non-pretty" human character looks good:
The face is good for me : )
Dr. Buni
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I don't get the complaints either. The character designs are as good as in Xenoblade, with a lot of variety in the designs, and the models are a huge improvement over said game.
I guess people just love to complain about everything.
From the Media Create - thread, thanks to hiska-kun, japanese promotion already started.
And look at that cover! I hope this is going to be the boxart, awesome.
That boxart (placeholder or not) really looks like it should have Titanfall as the title rather than Xenoblade Chronicles X.
Looks fuckin' great.
tonyh24613
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Hmm... So what's the chance for a Xenoblade Cross Direct?
Hibiki Kurosawa
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I would think it's quite possible that Japan will get a Xenoblade specific Direct sometime before it's release (maybe March) showing off Xenoblade 3D and detailing many of Xenoblade X's features (possibly even it's online functionality, which has been teased for a freakishly long time now with no concrete info).
I really think the wonkiness in the character models can largely be attributed to a certain style of Tanaka's art and wanting to adapt that too closely.
Like if you're going for a 100% faithful adaptation of this (note the eyes):
What else are you going to get other than this:
A 1:1 translation of those eyes would kill any 3D model; I don't think even Square Enix could pull that off successfully. I'm not even a fan of them on the original art but that's a whole different thing.
But yeah, I think if they just changed her eye shape and decreased the size of her irises it would make a huge difference. My main concern is actually the ability of those eyes to show emotion but I guess we'll see. At least the aliens look great (different character designer IIRC?) and of course the world looks amazing, which is the most important thing anyways.
Like if you're going for a 100% faithful adaptation of this (note the eyes):
What else are you going to get other than this:
A 1:1 translation of those eyes would kill any 3D model; I don't think even Square Enix could pull that off successfully. I'm not even a fan of them on the original art but that's a whole different thing.
But yeah, I think if they just changed her eye shape and decreased the size of her irises it would make a huge difference. My main concern is actually the ability of those eyes to show emotion but I guess we'll see. At least the aliens look great (different character designer IIRC?) and of course the world looks amazing, which is the most important thing anyways.
Maybe I am a little biased but I still don't see the problem with those faces, the only "ugly" one is the on Lynlee since they give her those big and creepy eyes that would make Enma Ai blush...The art design in this game is amazing. Sadly it's also amazing how fugly most of the characters' faces are.
In fact i found that those examples you posted look kind of good? At least better than those in Star Ocean 4.
Edit: Or is because the blend of realism with anime faces? It's kind of odd but not bad, my opinion at least.
Samurai_Heart
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It'll never stop, I predict it dominating the first part of the OT, that and someone crapping on the visual in comparison to X1/PS4
Fixed it for you.
I think once players get their own customized character the complains will diminish.
The eyes are just so weird. I actually think that they managed to pull of the same art style better in Xenosaga than in Xenoblade X. The Xenosaga characters have their own share of problems and creepiness, but I do think that it just meshes better in Xenosaga, likely because the models are more simple overall so that the contrast isn't as strong.
foxuzamaki
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Elma has personally looked fine to me for a while nowThe art design in this game is amazing. Sadly it's also amazing how fugly most of the characters' faces are.
I hope they have nice 2D artwork in the menus, because I certainly don't want to look at these abominations all day long. It's also funny that all "pretty" characters look bad:
while the first "non-pretty" human character looks good:
BeatResetsTheWorld
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The art design in this game is amazing. Sadly it's also amazing how fugly most of the characters' faces are.
I hope they have nice 2D artwork in the menus, because I certainly don't want to look at these abominations all day long. It's also funny that all "pretty" characters look bad:
Well it's because the models are basically a direct translation of the 2d artwork of the artist. They're highly stylized
Astral Dog
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Where is this 2D artwork?
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