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Xenoblade Chronicles X Direct - Battle on March 6th [up: video with subtitles]

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Nanashrew

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Well, Monolith Soft's biggest inspirations was Bethesda. I can see them blending ideas from Japan and the US.

Inaba: “I’d like to make an HD game that will wow the players. I want to show that Japan can still keep up with the USA when it comes next gen technology. Our goal is to become something like the developers of the Fallout series, Bethesda Softworks.”

Sugiura: “I believe that today’s Japanese gaming industry has lost its touch, and we’d like to do something to change that.”
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http://www.siliconera.com/2012/12/1...t-looks-forward-to-jumping-into-the-next-gen/


FINALLY GAF IS BACK!
 
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Cow Mengde

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That's a pretty low hanging fruit to aim for. Other than being big, Bethesda really has very little going for them in the game design department.
 
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Hours Left

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chadboban said:
Your party starts clapping after downing this monster

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That's freaking hilarious. I love it.
 
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Yarbskoo

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It bothers me a little how brown and blurry this shot is, and it's not the only one. It's probably some combination of location, time of day, and horrible video compression, but I still feel like there's a bit too much color grading for my tastes.
 
TheMoon

TheMoon

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mStudios said:
or amiibos
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amiibo didn't exist in 2013. They were first pitched in early 2014.

Cow Mengde said:
That's a pretty low hanging fruit to aim for. Other than being big, Bethesda really has very little going for them in the game design department.
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You're taking this entirely too literal. They didn't say "boy, we desperately want to rip off their game designs!" ...they said they want to wow people with their games like Bethesda does. You're probably well aware to the reception to Skyrim. They've already achieved and even surpassed that goal. In my opinion they already did that with Xenoblade on Wii but who am I.
 
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Cow Mengde

Banned
TheMoon said:
amiibo didn't exist in 2013. They were first pitched in early 2014.



You're taking this entirely too literal. They didn't say "boy, we desperately want to rip off their game designs!" ...they said they want to wow people with their games like Bethesda does. You're probably well aware to the reception to Skyrim. They've already achieved and even surpassed that goal. In my opinion they already did that with Xenoblade on Wii but who am I.
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Oh I agree, Xenoblade on the Wii is better than anything they've ever made.
 
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pinkurocket

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alvis.exe said:
He won't ruin it. He'll just make it better.

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Seriously the Nopon turned out to be an amazing cutesy mascot race. I'm looking forward to all their sometimes surprisingly intellectual, other times emotional, otherwise insane, bloodthirsty, drug-trafficking and drug lord related quests this time round.
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You know it!

He looks like a cutesy mascot but in fact is a 40 year old man working the hardest to provide for his wife and children. The Nopon had an awesome storyline in Xenoblade.
 
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udivision

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pinkurocket said:
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You know it!

He looks like a cutesy mascot but in fact is a 40 year old man working the hardest to provide for his wife and children. The Nopon had an awesome storyline in Xenoblade.
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More like they had an awesome first episosde but the rest of the show was terrible.

They inverted the cutsey macot trope at the beginning and it was pretty funny and a unique look. Then Riki proved to be a completely inconsequential addition to the party and they played the trope straight for the rest of the game, and played it hard. It's like they got scared with their twist and didn't want to continue with it.
 
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Man God

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udivision said:
More like they had an awesome first episosde but the rest of the show was terrible.

They inverted the cutsey macot trope at the beginning and it was pretty funny and a unique look. Then Riki proved to be a completely inconsequential addition to the party and they played the trope straight for the rest of the game, and played it hard. It's like they got scared with their twist and didn't want to continue with it.
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...No?

Did you pay any attention to what Riki says outside of Makna forest?
 
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foxuzamaki

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udivision said:
More like they had an awesome first episosde but the rest of the show was terrible.

They inverted the cutsey macot trope at the beginning and it was pretty funny and a unique look. Then Riki proved to be a completely inconsequential addition to the party and they played the trope straight for the rest of the game, and played it hard. It's like they got scared with their twist and didn't want to continue with it.
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...what?
 
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rjinaz

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Cow Mengde said:
That's a pretty low hanging fruit to aim for. Other than being big, Bethesda really has very little going for them in the game design department.
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And yet myself and millions of others enjoy their games immensely. They must be doing something right other than, "it's big".

I really don't care where they get their inspiration from as long as the game feels like Xenoblade.
 
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Cow Mengde

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rjinaz said:
And yet myself and millions of others enjoy their games immensely. They must be doing something right other than, "it's big".
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Plenty of people watch Michael Bay movies too.

Like Is aid, I don't think this game will be bad. I mean, Bethesda does have ambition, just not the talent to pull it off, and this game seems to have both ambition and talent.
 
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ozfunghi

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duckroll said:
If someone says something negative about a game and gets quoted 20 times immediately with image macro replies, it's super annoying. If you don't care for someone's opinion, you can either ignore it, or you can debate about it.
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The problem is, that it's not merely an opinion, but it's long passed the point where it's outright spamming. Hence trolling. But, then again, that's just my opinion.

duckroll said:
None of the people posting one liners like "Damn this looks so good!" or "ALL OVER MY FACE" are posting to discuss either. I don't see the problem. If a community isn't mature enough to deal with people saying something negative about something they like, it's pretty sad. If you have nothing to add to the comment, there's no need to reply, threads move so face these days that if people don't reply to something, there is zero impact. If people believe that someone said something negative to troll, but proceed to reply earnestly to it like the opinion of one person is so important, then if it was indeed a troll, you fell for it. If it wasn't then you derailed a thread anyway. See how it does no good to anyone?
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People that post stuff like that, usually have other things to say as well. They might praise the graphics, but they will not just merely post oneliners about the graphics for months on end. If you feel the need to post in every topic about a game, it shows interest... but when the only thing that interests you about a certain game is to shit on its graphics time and again, it's difficult not to see this as trolling.
 
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Currygan

at last, for christ's sake
udivision said:
More like they had an awesome first episosde but the rest of the show was terrible.

They inverted the cutsey macot trope at the beginning and it was pretty funny and a unique look. Then Riki proved to be a completely inconsequential addition to the party and they played the trope straight for the rest of the game, and played it hard. It's like they got scared with their twist and didn't want to continue with it.
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am I the only one completely not getting what he's trynna say?
 
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Otakumegane

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Elma is Knives/Rifles (Dual but likely equip 1)

Rin is Shield/Gun

Irina is Knife/Rifle

Guin is Sword/Rifle

Douglas is Knife/Gun

Lao is Javelin/Rifle

Ru is ???/Launcher

I guess Cross can equip all of the options. Wonder if the other characters can equip certain other weapons as well depending on class branches they may have access to. Overall though I'm very glad that they have this set, weapons can be exchanged between characters and a specific type isn't locked to a single character. Will allow for more planning, versatility. This game is going to be something special with all the options they give us and what is such a free flowing system, an improvement over Xenoblade's. Great design.
 
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rjinaz

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Currygan said:
am I the only one completely not getting what he's trynna say?
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Yeah I have no idea. Riki was one of the most useful party members. His skills were unmatched like the better chest drops, and he also had the ability to steal which came in handy. A great fighter as well.

Story wise he is no less important than Reyn really, who was just the friend of Shulk basically.
 
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Spux666

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rjinaz said:
Yeah I have no idea. Riki was one of the most useful party members. His skills were unmatched like the better chest drops, and he also had the ability to steal which came in handy. A great fighter as well.

Story wise he is no less important than Reyn really, who was just the friend of Shulk basically.
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I get what he meant but I do disagree with it. He is saying that when you first meet the nopon and Riki they have more depth then a moogle lets say. You learn a bit about Rikis life, heropon, age, wifeypon, littlepon. And then the second they leave makna forest his progression and backstory just kind of drop off entirely. He rarely adds any dialog in cutscenes for the rest of the game and no I would say that Reyn plays a much bigger role then Riki in the story. Reyn is there to keep pushing shulk forward as well as participate in a side love triangle arch with Sharla and Gadolt. The only notable thing Riki does after Makna is say a couple words to Dunban and Melia. So yes he is right in saying that they didn't take Riki far enough after they already established how great the nopon are.

That all being said, I disagree with him because you can still take Riki on as a party member to hear a bit more of his input on side quests and what not. He is also one of the best party members in my opinion and just extremely fun to have around in general.
 
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chadboban

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Dang0 said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kh5V73XpwY

Looks like an early subbed version is up. It says the narration and main titles are subbed, and they'll be another more detailed sub later on.

Edit: Wow, for an 'early' sub this is surprisingly detailed, can't wait to see the full one.
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Sweet! I'm staying up for this one. And trust me their full one is gonna be amazing. You can see it in their previous video. Every single menu is translated.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjTzuqyQZlc
 
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chadboban

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Holy crap! iYakku even made it so that the subtitles won't cover up the arts pallet when they're talking during battle. Damn they really think it through when they're making these

Edit: Do you guys think the translation deserves it's own thread, or should we wait until the full translation is done?
 
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Vena

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The fact that you can seemingly get just about anyone in NLA to fight for/with you is absolutely amazing. You can run around with an army of girls to an army of burly men!
 
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bobbychalkers

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One thing I totally forgot to mention during the Direct is that I'm glad that the protag isn't entire silent thanks to the Soul Voice mechanic. He/She is just as loud as the rest of 'em during battle.
 
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foxuzamaki

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I just need to see more of X guys, I need my fix. give me more info. are the videos fully translated yet?
 
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Sable~Knight

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Cow Mengde said:
That's a pretty low hanging fruit to aim for. Other than being big, Bethesda really has very little going for them in the game design department.
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People are taking that quote out of context. By wanting to 'be like Bethesda', they want to be known as a studio that makes great huge RPGs. They're still going to make their games in their own style.

Yarbskoo said:
It bothers me a little how brown and blurry this shot is, and it's not the only one. It's probably some combination of location, time of day, and horrible video compression, but I still feel like there's a bit too much color grading for my tastes.
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Its called motion blur, and screen capping a shot from a youtube video.

Vena said:
The fact that you can seemingly get just about anyone in NLA to fight for/with you is absolutely amazing. You can run around with an army of girls to an army of burly men!
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Why does everyone think this? Those aren't 'random NPCs'. They're characters just like Elma, Irina, Lyn, Guin and everyone else. They just haven't been revealed so far (until now). Did you guys think we'd gotten the names and descriptions of every single important character in the game already? No. Those characters are likely just as important as the others, perhaps you just meet them later on, compared to the others, or they're just affiliated with different unions, etc.
 
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Thoraxes

Member
Fuck man.

The sheer amount of combat system depth is amazing. And they don't skimp on the depth of them at all. This is some seriously engrossing shit, and I love it.
 
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T.O.P

Banned
Can't even say how excited i am about this game

Thanks a bunch to the subber! love so damn much all those big bams :3
 
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