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[Dio]

Anywhere, apparently and bingo, THAT is the problem here. *eye daggers every non-Xanadu Next-owning Steam user*

It's a vanishingly small number of people that have this problem, but I actually imported the physical copy of Xanadu Next years ago and played it with a fan translation ages ago so I didn't rebuy it on Steam.

I might rebuy it some day just for the QOL programming and UI improvements, but not right now.

 

[Scrooge McDuck]

Anywhere, apparently and bingo, THAT is the problem here. *eye daggers every non-Xanadu Next-owning Steam user*

I was interested in Xanadu Next until I read a review that basically says "the story is spread really thin over 20 hours of dungeon crawling". What I was hoping for is something like Vagrant Story.

 

[duckroll]

I was interested in Xanadu Next until I read a review that basically says "the story is spread really thin over 20 hours of dungeon crawling". What I was hoping for is something like Vagrant Story.

It is actually a lot like Vagrant Story. Except instead of a badass female agent with a tight ass following after you, there's a childhood friend who makes you lunch. Okay I guess it's not that much like Vagrant Story. But it is.

 

[Glitter and Gold]

Ten years after Xanadu Next, Falcom released this image to tease a new Xanadu game:

http://i.imgur.com/l226TME.jpg[MG]

And this is what we ended up with:

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/EgaXYbb.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]

The idol unit seems like such a minuscule part of the game though that it seems disingenuous to represent the entire game that way.

But like I said if it's a dealbreaker for you than so be it. Just kinda shitty that people can't even find out what this game is inbetween the argument you started lol

 

[Dio]

The idol unit seems like such a minuscule part of the game though that it seems disingenuous to represent the entire game that way.

But like I said if it's a dealbreaker for you than so be it. Just kinda shitty that people can't even find out what this game is inbetween the argument you started lol

I can summarize it, I think.

A third-person action RPG where you switch between playable characters, but you only ever play with one character on the field - they don't trail behind you as AI. The social/NPC interaction/world is Persona-esque.

The combat is fast and based upon weaknesses, so you would want to switch to a fist blunt character if the enemy is weak to blunt damage, for example. Rolling, dashing, dodging, air attacks, supers, team attacks, et cetera.

Hope this helps.

 

[preta]

I was interested in Xanadu Next until I read a review that basically says "the story is spread really thin over 20 hours of dungeon crawling". What I was hoping for is something like Vagrant Story.

The story in XN is told in a very unusual way. It requires some active participation - the majority of it is finding tablets and manuscripts for your companion to decipher, then trying to figure out their relation to current events. If you don't do this and only judge the story by its cutscenes, it might seem to be spread very thin, but that's really not the ideal way to play. I certainly found it to be a well-told and interesting story.

I really do think XN is, overall, one of Falcom's very best games.

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

It's a vanishingly small number of people that have this problem, but I actually imported the physical copy of Xanadu Next years ago and played it with a fan translation ages ago so I didn't rebuy it on Steam.

I might rebuy it some day just for the QOL programming and UI improvements, but not right now.

You may live.

I was interested in Xanadu Next until I read a review that basically says "the story is spread really thin over 20 hours of dungeon crawling". What I was hoping for is something like Vagrant Story.

It kinda is in an unnerving number of ways, except the Jun Akiyama-directed loveliness is backstory rather than an intermittent companion.

Back on the subject, put me down for the PC version if the port's good despite the idol gunk.

 

[AtomskEater]

While we're on the subject, though, it would be nice if Aksys could include Japanese text in the Steam version. That would make me happy and bypass my personal issue.

I'd really love that. I'm learning Japanese, and trying to play more games in Japanese, but being able to continue to support localization efforts (and avoid buying marked up online shop cards and/or avoid importing costs) would be great. So far it's mostly visual novels that allow for language switching.

 

[Dinjoralo]

Totokete?

I'll... hold out on this. I don't know about the gameplay, and the dating sim stuff is a huge turn-off for me.

 

[preta]

Totokete?

I'll... hold out on this. I don't know about the gameplay, and the dating sim stuff is a huge turn-off for me.

Don't be misled by the aesthetic in some images, and what a few people have said. There's no "dating sim stuff".

 

[Glitter and Gold]

I'd really love that. I'm learning Japanese, and trying to play more games in Japanese, but being able to continue to support localization efforts (and avoid buying marked up online shop cards and/or avoid importing costs) would be great. So far it's mostly visual novels that allow for language switching.

For what it's worth, 3 out of 4 of Aksys Steam releases all seem to include japanese text as an option based on thier store pages, so here's hoping.

 

[duckroll]

Don't be misled by the aesthetic in some images, and what a few people have said. There's no "dating sim stuff".

Doesn't it recycle Cold Steel's Bonding system? Among other things.

 

[preta]

Doesn't it recycle Cold Steel's Bonding system? Among other things.

It does, but I want to clarify that these scenes don't really have a romantic element, unlike some in Cold Steel.

 

[duckroll]

It does, but I want to clarify that these scenes don't really have a romantic element, unlike some in Cold Steel.

Damn that makes it even more pointless. Why would I want to waste my time spending it with a fellow party member if I can't pat their heads at the end of it?

 

[Glitter and Gold]

It does, but I want to clarify that these scenes don't really have a romantic element, unlike some in Cold Steel.

Yeah. It actually addresses a common complaint in the Cold Steel threads in that all of the party members are left "available" for Rean romantically.

TX sort of pairs off party members and develops their relationships within the group independent of Kou and the others. and again these aren't explicitly romantic either to my knowledge.

 

[preta]

Damn that makes it even more pointless. Why would I want to waste my time spending it with a fellow party member if I can't pat their heads at the end of it?

Fear not, you'll get plenty of head patting, second only to CS2.

Yeah. It actually addresses a common complaint in the Cold Steel threads in that all of the party members are left "available" for Rean romantically.

TX sort of pairs off party members and develops their relationships within the group independent of Kou and the others. and again these aren't explicitly romantic either to my knowledge.

Yeah, this is correct. It's something I wish we'd see more often.

 

[Taruranto]

The story in XN is told in a very unusual way. It requires some active participation - the majority of it is finding tablets and manuscripts for your companion to decipher, then trying to figure out their relation to current events. If you don't do this and only judge the story by its cutscenes, it might seem to be spread very thin, but that's really not the ideal way to play. I certainly found it to be a well-told and interesting story.

I really do think XN is, overall, one of Falcom's very best games.

Yeah, I really like the story in XN. The way it is told too. Very underrated.

Too bad it seems modern Falcom is interested in Kiseki'd all their stories.

The point is that Falcom always go on the common manga/anime tropes of the time.

Adol confirmed for getting stuck into a MMORPG in Ys 9. (Since we can't Isekai Ys)

 

[duckroll]

Fear not, you'll get plenty of head patting, second only to CS2.

So it -is- a dating sim.

 

[Inuhanyou]

Ten years after Xanadu Next, Falcom released this image to tease a new Xanadu game:

And this is what we ended up with:

Idols in the 90s

Are a direct ancestor to the second image you posted

Hell if we want to go further back, Macross itself was a form of idol worship itself.

That became much more popular in the decades since in mainstream culture, and anime and manga at points take that from real world as well as that previous media culture.

Its nothing new trajectory wise TBH.

People have been saying that Falcom has never been strangers to adopting things from the time period, its just that before, they didn't have the technical expression to really give a story or aesthetics as they would have given they ha the tools they now do to express 'that'

 

[R_thanatos]

Just realised that i had a bunch of tokyo xanadu Ex+ pictures on my capture card folder.

Well , let's share a least one non-spoilery

The game , on PS4 looks like this.

Also "head pats are overrated" IMO , here i said it !!

 

[PrinnyBomb]

The physical limited editions are really cool and I was somewhat interested in this game back when the jp trailers were first revealed.

But the lack of English audio is making me consider just waiting till it gets cheap. I have a pretty long backlog anyway...

 

[Durante]

Localization teams are pretty much attacked no what matter they do.

Come out with dub only, people complain about the baka gaijin voices, come out with Japanese voices only, people suddenly complain about not being read.

You do realize that there is a pretty obvious third option here that you are not mentioning?

I mean, I'm more than fine with just Japanese audio personally, but what you present there is a very obvious false dilemma.

 

[PK Gaming]

200% psyched for this until I found out that it was JP audio only

Still gonna get it, but man why couldn't Xseed get this

:<

 

[Squire]

200% psyched for this until I found out that it was JP audio only

Still gonna get it, but man why couldn't Xseed get this

:<

Ditto.

Hopefully Aksys delivers on the script at least.

Edit: Whoops!

 

[duckroll]

Ditto.

Hopefully XSEED delivers on the script at least.

XSEED isn't doing this...

 

[Squire]

XSEED isn't doing this...

I meant to say Aksys.

 

[Inuhanyou]

You do realize that there is a pretty obvious third option here that you are not mentioning?

I mean, I'm more than fine with just Japanese audio personally, but what you present there is a very obvious false dilemma.

You mean dual audio in all cases irrespective of how much development expenditure that puts on budget releases?

I love dual audio, but i could never put that down as a mandatory feature considering we have heard from publishers before about it not being feasible depending on the project and who they are dealing with.

I dont feel like boycotting everything is a good solution for these circumstances

 

[SolVanderlyn]

Just realised that i had a bunch of tokyo xanadu Ex+ pictures on my capture card folder.

Well , let's share a least one non-spoilery



The game , on PS4 looks like this.

Also "head pats are overrated" IMO , here i said it !!

That is literally Emma from Cold Steel with a different hair style and color.

 

[Parsnip]

In for PC. Shames that it's Japanese dub only, but I'll live.
I wonder who's doing the PC work, does Aksys have their own PC team or anything like that?
What's the extra stuff in EX+ version? Answered earlier in the thread already.

 

[Bladenic]

So happy to see the PS4 version getting localized! Can't wait for it!

 

[R_thanatos]

That is literally Emma from Cold Steel with a different hair style and color.

It's the same engine as cold steel but with better resolution and effects.
As a result , the game's cleaner, much cleaner.

Also this is towa , not emma

 

[PK Gaming]

That is literally Emma from Cold Steel with a different hair style and color.

You mean Towa, right?

It's a cameo. They share the same name too.

 

[SolVanderlyn]

Oh, that is Towa. Like literally (not slang literally but literally literally) Towa.

I guess Towa and Emma look very similar.

 

[Durante]

In for PC. Shames that it's Japanese dub only, but I'll live.
I wonder who's doing the PC work, does Aksys have their own PC team or anything like that?
What's the extra stuff in EX+ version? Answered earlier in the thread already.

So far, Aksys worked with Abstraction Games if additional PC work was needed, as far as I know. They do a good job.

 

[Glitter and Gold]

Oh, that is Towa. Like literally (not slang literally but literally literally) Towa.

I guess Towa and Emma look very similar.

First time anyone has ever said this in human history.

 

[CrimsonFist]

http://tokyoxanadu.us/

Websites are up

 

[Acid08]

I don't usually harp on localizations because I realize it can be pretty thankless work and is often very difficult and time consuming.

The lack of a dub is heartbreaking for me though, especially from a Falcom game. A big reason I fell so in love with Cold Steel 1 and 2 was their fantastic English script and dub. I honestly don't think I would have liked those games as much without them so this news sucks a bunch. So much so that I'm questioning whether I want to buy it or not.

I know that an Aksys dub may not have been as good as XSEED's work but still. I've grown to really appreciate dubs in the last few years, even somewhat questionable ones like Danganronpa 1. Even that became charming to me though and eventually I came to really like it. Before I just never really thought about it and maybe took it for granted. Bad on my part because I really love good dubs now.

I don't hate subtitles. I watch subtitled anime and subtitled movies from all regions. I can get down with subtitles. This in particular stings though, maybe because my expectations were already set before which is usually a mistake.

 

[duckroll]

I guess Towa and Emma look very similar.

What?

 

[SporeCrawler]

I bought the japanese version thinking

Yeah this has no chance of localization lol

 

[Parakeetman]

Oh, that is Towa. Like literally (not slang literally but literally literally) Towa.

I guess Towa and Emma look very similar.

 

[Taruranto]

Maybe with the glasses, but let's be honest, she's missing the essential thing that people always notice about Emma, I'm talking about her

Spoiler

cat.

 

[SolVanderlyn]

I mean whatever you say you guys

They look almost like color swaps with different hairstyles to me

 

[Nyoro SF]

I mean whatever you say you guys

They look almost like color swaps with different hairstyles to me

This would never happen if we brought the Xanadu Next illustrator back.

 

[Busaiku]

I mean whatever you say you guys

They look almost like color swaps with different hairstyles to me

Emma and Celine fusion.

 

[Shizuka]

So far, Aksys worked with Abstraction Games if additional PC work was needed, as far as I know. They do a good job.

Really? Did Abstraction port all those Arc Sys titles and Mind Zero?

 

[preta]

It is Towa, though. Same name, very similar personality and appearance, same VA. It's a deliberate cameo. (Cold Steel's Towa is herself a walking Nayuta no Kiseki reference.)

 

[Fancolors]

Some questions for people who may have played the unlocalized version:

Can you headpat Towa in this game?

I need to know.

And in a scale of Rein to Estelle, how interesting is the main character?