Lunafreya Nox Fleuret
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Xenoblade 2 confirmed for Holiday 2017
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freeofgreed
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XCX monsters are very high-quality in any aspect:
You make awful posts and you don't even respond when people are countering your arguments.
whyamihere
Banned
Post more direct feed screenshots.
Not a very good comparison. The bottom pic is extremely compressed and lighting is completely different, day vs night shot.
I mean, i listed the aspects where XB2 is technically better than X. It's not hard to spot them in that gameplay segment even with the shitty stream, really.
If you just want to be sure just go to the part inside the town and compare that to NLA.
cheebdragonite
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One's a day time screenshot in high-res, the other's a night time one in low-res, so that's not a fair comparison. I understand your sentiments, though.
moustascheman
Member
I think people have to remember that this game is still a ways off, of course the textures are not going to be as polished as they will be in the final product. One of the first things they said on the stream was that the graphics were unpolished and that they were still working on that aspect. Even then, the lighting is leagues better than X, and the characters and their costumes are quite detailed, at least compared to most of the costumes in the other games.
Iva Demilcol
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...and that's without taking into account that XCX goes for a more realistic looking world vs what looks like celshading.
Talking is cheap. Do you have some examples?
Like let's take foliage. Not very obvious I would say.
Xeno 2:
Xeno X:
I give you lighting, but you have also a lot less verticality of the environment and the FoV is more limited.
Sure
Why am I looking at the same game thrice.
freeofgreed
Member
Foliage on grass is exactly the same.
RPGCrazied
Member
Just finished watching the demo stream. I was not expecting it for it to have a demo, wish they showed a couple cutscenes, but can't complain.
The whole driver thing seems confusing.
The whole driver thing seems confusing.
moustascheman
Member
In terms of foliage I don't really see much of a difference. If anything, Xeno 2's foliage looks a bit more densely packed compared to X. As for verticality, I imagine later game areas will have much more of this, especially considering that original had areas as vertical as Valak mountain and Mechonis field as well as areas as open as Gaur plains and Eryth Sea. I doubt it will be as vertical as X, but then again it doesn't have to be since there's no mechs in this game.
Kayo Police
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I hate the MC so much.
I wish they looked as good as a Gust game.
Mobile Suit Gooch
Grundle: The Awakening
Big boobs are baaaaad. Grrrrr.
Anyway, the fanart and cosplays are going to be amazing.
Brawly Likes to Brawl
Member
Character designs aside, the gameplay looks pretty interesting with the new Pokémonish take on Art builds.
ZombiePlatypus
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So beautiful.
Plus, I'm watching again the gameplay segment from Treehouse because I thought that I missed something and I checked also the screenshots from the press site, but I don't see where did you see improved shadows and reflections. They seem exactly the same to me as they were in Xenoblade X.
And the town does look nicer and more polished, I said it myself earlier, but nothing that out of the ordinary from a technical point of view.
TheGreatLugia
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Here's the official upload of the Treehouse demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfGk6VMcJsw
Iva Demilcol
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They did mention in the direct that they were able to progress very fast with the development of this game because they were using the same engine from XCX. The big difference is the artstyle they are using. I totally understand people who prefer one over the other, but coming here to say XC2 looks like a dreamcast game is just dumb.
ThatChairMan
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That Treehouse demo definitely sold me on this. The Blade customizations and combo lines seem like it could lead to a lot of depth in combat, and the world itself seems pretty interesting.
I'm glad we're back to useful Nopon party members instead of fucking Tatsu.
I'm glad we're back to useful Nopon party members instead of fucking Tatsu.
You can clearly tell who hasn't played Xeno from the beggining.
The character design overall is dooky. Sexy characters usually don't bother me all that much but Pyra's design is awful. The game overall doesn't isn't really doing anything for me after coming off the wonderful Xenoblade Chronicles X.
Iva Demilcol
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Yep most clothes for Sharla where pretty bad, even the extra busy and bulkiest set armors allowed you to see her boobs and ass like... most of the time.
Pros
-Gorgeous visuals (art direction is blatantly better than previous games)
-Environments are still on point
-DAT MUSIC
-British voices
-Gameplay looks promising
Cons
-Spotty voice acting (MCs should sound WAY younger, and the main dude especially struggles at emoting)
-Some of the character designs are ehhhhh
-Not enough British voices
Why doesn't Pyra actually turn into a sword? I was hoping for this:
-Gorgeous visuals (art direction is blatantly better than previous games)
-Environments are still on point
-DAT MUSIC
-British voices
-Gameplay looks promising
Cons
-Spotty voice acting (MCs should sound WAY younger, and the main dude especially struggles at emoting)
-Some of the character designs are ehhhhh
-Not enough British voices
Why doesn't Pyra actually turn into a sword? I was hoping for this:
Puck Beaverton
Banned
Sharla didn't look like a dork though.
AtomskEater
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I at least liked the environments, they tend to be really good at creating interesting looking places and creatures.
I was kind of waiting for this in the trailer, too. It'd also prevent the blades from having to stand around in the background not really doing much during battles. >_> Looks a little awkward.
I was kind of waiting for this in the trailer, too. It'd also prevent the blades from having to stand around in the background not really doing much during battles. >_> Looks a little awkward.
Brawly Likes to Brawl
Member
The party menu interface allows you to do solo runs.
It's just weapon changes but tied to characters. I'm sure it's mainly for the story characters and most of them will be grunts like the two they showed.
Overall it seems to be a more subtle evolution of the last two combat systems than I was thinking, which is fine. I'm curious if there's any affinity in this game though, I didn't really notice it.
-shadow-
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Just for a special someone: Xenoblade Chronicles 2 |OT| Nintendo developed Vita title
It's not a sequel though, no?
SciencePilot
Member
What counts as sequel?
It looks like a sequel gameplay wise but not story wise. That's more than enough to get me excited.
I am absolutely loving this, I can't understand the complaints at all. The blades system looks super interesting, the party members shown look great, the concept of titans is exactly what I hoped for, the areas are as beautiful as ever and the music is the best in the biz. The fact that it is actually coming out this year has me so excited for the holidays. Hope it comes out in December and I can just laze about at my parent's house playing Xenoblade 2 on my Switch.
JayBabay
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The blades system looks like something out of Final Fantasy Brave Exvius. It's like your at the mercy of a good roll. It feels like it's made to have micro transactions in it to purchase more crystals for Blade rolls...loot box style.