Actually I said it once even before that : P.
But yeah, I love the Skies of Arcadia feel.
It really gives some kind of nostalgic feeling.
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But yeah, I love the Skies of Arcadia feel.
It really gives some kind of nostalgic feeling.
From another thread:
Graphically, it is on par with XCX, so they're not developing new technology for much more capable hardware like from Wii -> Wii U. This is seemingly a single-player focus so no need to incorporate online functionality. There's also no flying mechs here for traversal. Now, these things may be added or are already in the game, but all of this was shown off in the reveal trailer in XCX and there's none of that here.
Also, this is their third crack at making a game like this. The world from what we see here isn't crazier than XCX either.
Except it's a traditional RPG which means we saw nothing from the world.
If it's as "big" as the first one, we're far far away from knowing what the world actually really looks like.
It's a teaser with no monster/NPC/system, it's bare bones. And I'm pretty sure we're seeing at most 2 cities and 1 big place (one of the city is certainly already in that place, like the Colony 9 in Xenoblade), presumably the beginning ?
Hero of Legend
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Could always run at 1080p docked which would be a nice upgrade in itself. X already was amazing graphically, so I certainly wouldn't mind.
Hell, to me it already looks better than X, and not just in art-style.
Space Medafighter X
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2017? Really? Still super excited.
freethoughtbubble
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Me, too. That closing shot + music. Shivers, man.
What we saw from the first Monado trailer and the first XCX trailer spoke exactly to what those games were, and as it stands right now, this game isn't any more technically impressive than XCX (maybe less so) and they certainly don't have to spend a ton of development time adapting to more powerful hardware.
I still expect it to be loads better than XCX by the end, so this isn't a slight at all. It was merely an explanation as to why this thing could realistically be released 2017/early 2018.
Paltheos
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The clean but full character designs remind me of Fire Emblem's stuff and look like something out of the '00s. It's a style I'm personally a fan of.
Better than how Persona 5 was 2014. (That's it. I don't have anything else to say.)
Better than how Persona 5 was 2014. (That's it. I don't have anything else to say.)
Nose Master
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Either this is getting pushed, or it's gonna be a mess. Here's hoping for a delay.
Characters, lighting and shaders are miles ahead than XCX and even grass seems to look better. Switch has a lot more RAM than Wii U so it shouldn't be surprising if textures end up being better as well, while animations look about the same. Can't really draw any conclusion about other stuff like shadows, lod etc since we've seen so little (in fact i don't how drawing any conclusion about the world ), but no doubt this already looks better than its predecessor graphically. Not that it should come as a surprise considering it's running on better, more modern hardware, and it's also the second HD title by Monolith so they also have more experience now.
GamingOblivion
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XB2 looks miles better than XBX
Mechs isn't more or less ambitious, just different
XBX world crazy? lol it was five areas on a alien planet, wow so crazy versus a giant world on the top of two warring titans.
i never used online functionality, (not even confirmed or denied anyway so everything you said is based on nothing)
The grass tells otherwise : P.
Ah ah half kidding. It may not be far over, but refined is already good.
Why do we always, always need graphical leap between each games ?
What about new stories, systems, musics, worlds...
If the game looks and play a little better isn't that a win ?
We've yet to see how far you can travel, jump, move with creatures...
It's new, it's different, it has a nice art style with kinda simple chara design that can work or not depending on the writing/mise en scène...
The fact is that Xenoblade or shoudl I say Monado didn't blow me away at first.
What did is the discovery of each new system, piece of information and of course, playing the game which game an amazing feeling.
And that's what I see in this 2nd title.
https://mobile.twitter.com/A_HOWDZ/status/819827154909360128
Adam Howden confirmed?
I have a feeling we're getting a British dub!
Adam Howden confirmed?
I have a feeling we're getting a British dub!
I hate to sound negative, but as someone who adored the first Xenoblade this doesn't look anything like it. I wouldn't be able to tell the difference between this game and any other hundred JRPGs based on the screenshots given. The environment is pedestrian to say the least, and suddenly the characters are bog standard anime heroes?
Beginning more and more to think Xenoblade was lightning in a bottle and the team behind it won't be able to replicate what made it so great.
Beginning more and more to think Xenoblade was lightning in a bottle and the team behind it won't be able to replicate what made it so great.
It isn't about the concept. XBX had a massive open world with no load times that you could traverse with both horizontally and vertically. That's a huge undertaking.
And dude, obviously everything I'm speculating is based on the footage we all saw. The thing is, the first footage we saw of both Monado and X indicated at everything that was going to be in the final game. From what it looks like, it doesn't seem like Xenoblade 2 is pushing any new boundaries technically. So that's why I'm speculating that it will release with a quick turnaround from their last game. It's not an attack to the game like you think. You're a defense force on two threads for completely different causes, when no one is attacking the series lol.
It's just the character design. You can take the best looking actors in the world, give them shit text and they'll look ridiculous.
Now take people who look like random guys in the street, give them an awesome script and you'll like them.
Why do you think people could enjoy Xenoblade even when some were throwing up at the graphics/characters faces (I wasn't) ?
Again it's just a matter of how good Monolithsoft work end up being.
Chara design don't say much. XenobladeX has a really good designer, but the 3D made them look weird, tough they look awesome as 2D arts. And even then it's still just graphics. There's more depth.
Quintin DM
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2017 would be a dream come true, but I don't buy it.
nnnnnggghhh!!
Wrong !
That's just a different way of building things.
I'd actually thing Open World is the step back as it forces you to create a tiny world.
You don't have the time to build a really big world if it has to be seamless like this.
If you divide areas in big (not huge) places with really quick loading times you can show planets with many areas and cities. Now try to get that in seamless Open World.
But now, let's say you could do it... then in the meantime you can create an even bigger divided world. It's not better/worse, it's a different way of creating a world.
You may like one more, it doesn't make the other better. It makes it different as an experience.
Until Xenoblade X 2 comes out.
And even if it doesn't I'll never pretend X didn't exist. It's a great and original game.
It lets you experience the life of a normal person among the others trying to help as any other human.
What are you saying? I like the first Xenoblade and its structure more. I'm saying XCX was more technically impressive (it had stronger hardware, but still).
And yes, you can build a really big world and make it seamless. We've seen examples of that this gen and last gen already.
WaterAstro
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Celshaded characters are better than those ugly models from before, but environment still looks meh.
Now that Xeno2 is a thing, I'll wait for it and after that I'll pretend a XCX2 that close the narrative arch
Ok I see.
But then I come back to the "does it need to be more impressive technically ?"
Even if it's still to early to say.
What do yo mean by "it had stronger hardware" ?
You think the Wii U is stronger than the Switch or are you comparing X with Wii Xenoblade ?
Not big enough.
It just feels big because of the time it takes to get from one end to the other.
But I'm talking about the supposed distance that is covered.
Xenoblade X is a really big Open World still it covered an extremely small piece of land.
It feels really little compared to Xenoblade.
Not as pure distance but how big the whole world "seem to be" or "is shown".
Wolfgang Jr
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Nope, just those 3
I'm saying Wii U was stronger than Wii. That allowed them to do some unbelievable things with traversal in Xenoblade X. And no, it doesn't need to be more technically impressive than XCX, and I don't know how someone would come to that conclusion.
Yeah, conceptually Xenoblade to me is more beautiful. I think what they did with XCX was clearly a bigger undertaking though for the programmers. Xenoblade was essentially large-sized zones separated by loading screens.
KratosEnergyDrink
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Splatoon 2, Arms, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe look promising too.
DirgeExtinction
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Was it just me or was the frame rate just horrible during parts of the trailer?
we have seen very little of the game. XCX was similar during it's first debut trailer.
It just feels weird that you seem already convinced it's not as impressive.
I don't see it.
We don't really know how the game will work.
But since we can mount creatures I bet areas are big enough.
Maybe am I not following the right thing you're explaining. Sorry if I'm not.
Chie Satonaka
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I typically love "anime" influenced artstyles, but XB2's character design as of now isn't working for me, especially after XBX. Flawed as some of the faces were, some of them looked great, and this seems like a step back.
THAT SAID.
It's fucking Xenoblade. Everything else looked gorgeous, and I'm there day one. I can't believe it's coming out for 2017! I'm gonna remain optimistic and hope they can actually keep that date.
THAT SAID.
It's fucking Xenoblade. Everything else looked gorgeous, and I'm there day one. I can't believe it's coming out for 2017! I'm gonna remain optimistic and hope they can actually keep that date.
I'm one of these people who either
1) Don't care.
2) Don't see it.
But there may be something since you're not the first one saying that.
Xenoblade didn't have much problem with FPS so I don't think this one will have so much either.
I hope he gets the "part" Shimomura was working on.
Mitsuda + Takahashi is something I'm dying to hear.
What if Mario is just more or less finished and they keep it for holiday as a big selling title while Xenoblade doesn't have this strength at all.
It would make it a more "let's see when we put this one..." type of title ?
I don't see it delayed too much if it gets any. But what's weird is the 2017 for everywhere.
Either the localisation is handeld closely or it's close to being finished for Japan.
So I can see why it doesn't seem possible.
Nintendo seems to hide too much, I wouldn't be surprised if Xenoblade 2 is far more advanced that we think but they are unveiling it little by little.
Yeah, I love the first game so much, but this just didn't do anything for me at all.
X hit me real hard and the MC looks tedious and unappealing.
I might be alone, but the throwback to the first game in this pic makes me even less interested
green landscape with a red monado stuck on the ground and a giant mechonis/bionis thingy far away....again? throwbacks like this don't get me excited for the story sadly.
Last thing I want to say is that I'm not a fan of characters looking cartoony.
Xenoblade 1 might not be the most realistic looking game ever, but I did like how non cartoony it was and closer to FF than [insert any of the 90 of JRPGs here] it looked
This will be my last comment in Xenoblade 2 threads, because I don't want to be that guy that keeps posting negatives stuff.
I'm eager to see long gameplay footage and hopefully it will be more convincing.
The Xeno team is notorious for taking their time, which is why most here don't believe this is 2017. I wouldn't focus on the frame rate at this time as its clear they needed announcements for this event.
Though it seems they held up a lot at the same time so it's hard to say.
I don't know...
I was blown out of the water when the first trailer from Xenoblade Chronicles X also graphic wise came out. It reminded me of my favorite game Xenogears.I really felt at that time we would get a masterpiece game like xenogears(especially story wise) and man was I dissapointed.
When I watched the trailer of Xenoblade 2 yesterday it just didn't feel the same. Think it has to do too with the main character looking like a kid.
In the end I'm happy with Xenoblade 2 because it means will be story focused.
I understand that. Xenoblade numbered (if it's a thing) don't have this Xeno feeling X has.
But if they decide to go for 2 series. Since X can still have a sequel, we might get a Xenoblade X... with a bigger focus on main story over background.
I like to keep some hope and dreams in my life.
I loved Xenoblade so I'm more than ok with a second one if it means another 1~200h+ epic experience.
Xenoblade is a new fantasy series we'll certainly be glad to have around.
And if it really comes in 2017 / early 2018 we might see the future Takahashi had in mind again on Switch...
Interesting that the EU trailers have a 12 rating and the North American trailer still has "rating pending".
Also noticed the font style for the subtitles in the trailer is the same font Nintendo of Europe used for the subtitles in Xenoblade Chronicles.
I think we're getting a British dub, guys.
Also noticed the font style for the subtitles in the trailer is the same font Nintendo of Europe used for the subtitles in Xenoblade Chronicles.
I think we're getting a British dub, guys.
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