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[Samanosuke Akechi]

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It won't

 

[jipewithin]

Nintendo really nailing 2017 with this, looks amazing. Day one! Have to finish BotW before this.

 

[SatoAilDarko]

Yeah what they showed just personally turned me off even more. Just gives off so much Tales vibes. And that's definitely my least favorite RPG series. I'll definitely pick this up eventually though.

The controller looks awesome but I'm not sure about getting it for the general Xenoblade franchise as opposed to XB2 specifically.

Hoping the quick development bodes well for future games. Hopefully a follow-up to XBX.

 

[Harpoon]

You can't be serious. What major improvement?

You can't be serious. Try just about everything? The shading, the eyes, the mouth, etc.

 

[YBdisk]

You can't be serious. Try just about everything? The shading, the eyes, the mouth, etc.

Different stance and camera angle. Sharper/brighter image vs blurry/darker image with DOF. Eyes? Etc? Anything major? So you are serious?

 

[whyamihere]

The Environments are great because they're alien and creative in their construction, not because they're pushing extreme graphical fidelity.

Yes they are?

idk guys. I get the character design stuff, I'm with you, but c'mon.

 

[Sesuadra]

Any news on pre orders ? For EU?

nothing yet. I've been checking gameware.at and amazon.de

 

[ZombiePlatypus]

When do you guys think preorders for the LE and controller will go up?

 

[DJwest]

Combat looks really... bland? I'll wait for reviews, I'm not sold yet.

 

[budpikmin]

The US special edition looks much nicer to me. The box, the cd design and the book are all superior. Might have to import if Nintendo make more than 10 of them

 

[DMONKUMA]

Combat looks really... bland? I'll wait for reviews, I'm not sold yet.

I mean it's a sequel to Xenoblade so I dunno what you expected.

Game looks good tho, I'm excited for it.

 

[sublimit]

Well i'm sorry but i still don't believe it will come out in 2017.Also why the hell the artbook in the European CE has 20 pages less and is softcover??

Also i checked at amazon.uk but the CE still isn't up for pre-order.

 

[takriel]

I really despise the generic anime art style. And Pyra's over sexualized design. It's so bad that it hurts the entire experience imo.

 

[Xbro]

I really despise the generic anime art style. And Pyra's over sexualized design. It's so bad that it hurts the entire experience imo.

Please share with us the rest of the experience

 

[Kicko]

I'm certain the gameplay will deliver here, so the generic anime aesthetic doesn't bother me too much. Also, loving the environments and soundtrack.

 

[rsnl]

It's hard to muster excitement with the art style unfortunately. Like there is no character in it at all :/

Talking about the characters here because the environments look cool.

 

[DecoReturns]

The box art looks amazing. The art in general does

Actually tempted to get the Collectors edition, but too much money. I'm already getting Fire Emblem Warriors. I'm just gonna go regular.

 

[Eria]

I'm a bit worried that combat takes way too long to kill enemies, it's like they're too tanky.

 

[Heartfyre]

I get the impression that it's a step up from Xenoblade X everywhere that it matters. A seemingly greater focus on story, a cleaner art design (faces are so much better), and yeah, I prefer the voice-acting as well. Much prefer a Scottish drawl to an American twang.

 

[Eria]

The US special edition looks much nicer to me. The box, the cd design and the book are all superior. Might have to import if Nintendo make more than 10 of them

does the US version have other EU languages or just english? I'm from EU too and the US version looks better.

 

[KingSnake]

Please share with us the rest of the experience

Are you trying to say that the rest of the experience is bad?

 

[Neoleo2143]

I will say that I'm liking a bit of the enemy design in xenoblade both mechanically and visually.

 

[RulkezX]

Are you trying to say that the rest of the experience is bad?

How do you take that away from his comment ? Hrs asking how he cam possible know anything else about the "experience" given he hasn't played the game

 

[jdstorm]

I'm a bit worried that combat takes way too long to kill enemies, it's like they're too tanky.

If Xenoblade Chronicles and Xenoblade Chronicles X are anything to go by they will feel tanky at first, but once you master your gear/character synergies you will be 1 shotting superbosses with ease. I suspect that the "Tankiness" is just a result of trying to show off the "battle system"

 

[DXB-KNIGHT]

I still can't believe that a Monolithsoft game was announced in January and releasing in December of the same year World Wide.

 

[cw_sasuke]

I'm a bit worried that combat takes way too long to kill enemies, it's like they're too tanky.

I mean they try to explain the battle system as well in these videos...would be difficult if they would just steam roll all fodder enemies with OP units.

Just like with every new area int he OG game you will likely need some time to adapt to the new enemies but after a bit will steamroll them with new equipment and leveled characters....

 

[Surfside]

Well the environments look quite beautiful just like the other two Xeno's. I actually like the character designs though they dont mix well with the backround imo.

 

[Vampirolol]

I think that this time they nailed the presentation of the game. I really want it asap.

 

[Infinite_Daremo]

Can you control Pyra over the generic anime kid? His design fucking irks me.

 

[u_neek]

I still can't believe that a Monolithsoft game was announced in January and releasing in December of the same year World Wide.

Take notes, SE!

 

[Shahadan]

Can you control Pyra over the generic anime kid? His design fucking irks me.

No, but you can control any member of your party (that isn't a blade obviously) like in other Xenoblades

Although some of them have shitty designs as well, lol.

 

[Iriscomeback]

Glad it is coming out so soon, will absolutely buy it but the trailer they showed in the direct was really underwhelming.

World looks beautiful but the character designs are just..... I don't know, just not feeling it. Main character looks like an 8 year old and his sword companion looks like an exotic dancer :-\

Maybe I'm just getting old lol

 

[jdstorm]

Not sure how i feel about this game as of yet.

But todays trailer with a narrator that sounded like Emperor Palpatine and Tatsu the Hut was really fun.

 

[Infinite_Daremo]

No, but you can control any member of your party (that isn't a blade obviously) like in other Xenoblades

Although some of them have shitty designs as well, lol.

Would that be Rex, Nia and Tora?

Ughhhhh. I think id like the gameplay in this but the designs....

 

[EVH]

Boob-Centric JRPG. Just the lack of taste in that design makes me want to puke.

 

[budpikmin]

does the US version have other EU languages or just english? I'm from EU too and the US version looks better.

No idea I'm afraid. I'd imagine this is one of the bigger switch games so it's likely they won't put all languages on the cart. Although, they did for Zelda

 

[Monumma]

does the US version have other EU languages or just english? I'm from EU too and the US version looks better.

The game is english only in the european eshop too as of right now.
I suppose that means both that there's no japanese audio and that it is not being localized in Spanish/French/German/Italian.

 

[beelulzebub]

Please share with us the rest of the experience

That's one hyper myopic and pedantic way of looking at that kind of comment. Or we can acknowledge that pandering, fan-service armor is a major, immersion breaking problem for a lot of people, even if you may not agree.

Xenogears is still my all-time favorite RPG, but I see a generic anime art style and eight kingdoms and my eyes just kinda glaze over. Will probably still hold out hope and buy the SE and play out of obligation to Takahashi.

 

[Shahadan]

Would that be Rex, Nia and Tora?

Ughhhhh. I think id like the gameplay in this but the designs....

I think there is also the eyepatch guy with the sword, but yeah
Not entirely sure since I don't even think he has a name yet

 

[Infinite_Daremo]

I think there is also the eyepatch guy with the sword, but yeah
Not entirely sure since I don't even think he has a name yet

Does he look older than 12?

 

[Pandy]

The only thing bugging me is the 'point' noses on some of the characters, notably on Rex and Pyra.

That's hardly going to put me of the game though. Hope Nintendo UK has a decent stock of LE bundles when pre-orders go up.

 

[Zyrox]

The presentation was a little long (felt the second part could have been a seperate video upload instead of being in the direct) but I really like what I'm seeing. The setup with all these different kinds of people living on the different titans is neat. And the titans in general are begging to be explored just like the worlds in previous Xenoblade games.

Btw it is really cool (and kinda crazy) that this is really coming out this year. I admit I was one of the skeptics. Monolith are very efficient.

 

[budpikmin]

Does Amazon US ship games to the UK? I really want that hardback art book

 

[CAAAAAAAAAAAW]

I don't think anyone's posted it yet, so here's a less janky translation of Takahashi's message from here.

And there it is, the December 1st release date.
The office has been a whirl of activity lately, fixing bugs and making final balance adjustments, but we’re almost there. I’m so grateful that everyone has put so much effort into crafting the game up until now. (Just look at all that grass that’s grown.)

I finished up a full check of the game the other day...we’re checking through the enormous amount of quests and in-game content now, but [Koh] Kojima(Producer) and everyone will be assisting, so I’m honestly not worried at all.

So, the trailer today only just introduced the basics. The characters and areas shown were only a small part of the whole, Xenoblade 2 has plenty more in store for players.

And the Blades are a must-see. We debuted “Finch”, who was designed by Kunihiko Tanaka, and there are many more rare Blades for everyone to look forward to! By the way, the song playing in the background of the battle explanation was “Fight!!”, by [Kenji] Hiramatsu, and it primarily plays in the early areas of the game. Different locations and situations will have different battle themes, so you can look forward to those too!

There are so many more things to talk about, but I don’t want to step on the PR staff’s toes, so that’s it for today. We’ll be revealing more and more details from here on, so please stick with us all the way until release!

 

[TheGreatLugia]

I don't think anyone's posted it yet, so here's a less janky translation of Takahashi's message from here.

Thanks for the translation.

 

[DKPOWPOW]

The different Titans and the environments look amazing. Just made me want to buy the game so I can go explore. Very beautiful game, yeah the characters are typical anime but so what? It's a JRPG... From Monolith... Um... Didn't they make Xenosaga?? lol not really sure what you all were expecting.

Combat looks a little slow, kinda seem like X's might be more fun but we'll see. I think it's going to be a pretty good game, a nice Christmas present from Nintendo.

 

[Cow Mengde]

I don't think anyone's posted it yet, so here's a less janky translation of Takahashi's message from here.

What music I heard was already amazing. Yeah, the girl's character design is very iffy, but I think the rest looks great.

 

[Lucifon]

Any UK Special Editions up for preorder yet? I haven't spotted anything.

 

[KingSnake]

How do you take that away from his comment ? Hrs asking how he cam possible know anything else about the "experience" given he hasn't played the game

The post he is answering to implies that the rest of the experience will be good otherwise there would be nothing to hurt. So his comment doesn't make sense unless he thinks that the assumption about the rest of the experience is wrong.

 

[MicH]

At first I thought the Pro Controller was super ugly, but when I saw that the red on the grips cover most of the back I started liking it a lot more. Looks pretty nice.