Kresnik258
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Exactly my kind of thing. Can't wait.
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New Tokyo Xanadu (JP) trailer is out
- Thread starter Parakeetman
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It is "about" idols? It has idols in it, but i'm pretty sure saying the whole game is about idols is very misleading. And yeah "lol anime tropes". Falcom has adopted anime tropes from every period they've been around. I think a lot of you guys should take a breather from Japanese stuff if it gets you so frustrated about how your tired of it.
That being said, this will be my first Xanadu. I wish it was natively for home console but i'll take what i can get. Atleast i have a Vita TV to play it. The combat looks nice and it looks to have a deep story i can get into.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Love it when we have people who freak the fuck out for no real reason. Or more like a stupid reason.
Its looking like one of the characters belongs to an idol group. Not the game is about idols. How that got into your head is beyond me.
Chaos2Frozen
Member
It's like people have some kind of PTSD with idols, seeing them everywhere... Though they probably never even touched a game that actually focuses on idols.
Dark_castle
Junior Member
Poor wording on my part. I don't mean the entire story revolves around the idol, but more like it has presence of idols in it, which is enough to turn me off partially.
Pellegri Testament
Member
Did you even watch it at all or are you just parroting the complaint that others seem to have? Outside of the idol singing at the end (oh god there's singing in a Japanese game????), they literally only showed idols for 10secs. Not sure why anyone wouldn't expect "anime tropes" either, considering Falcom games have almost always been really anime.
There was no way in hell this was seeing the light of day over here in 2015. Xseed usually teases their game releases several months ahead of time and they haven't said anything about this yet. This is also sure to have quite a bit of text considering Falcom has been leaning further into Kiseki tier stories for years. Their action games can't just be action games anymore, at least not without trying to get you to care about the characters in the world (which isn't exactly a bad thing, just there is a point where it's too much for an action game).
That was a totally uncalled for reply.
More power to you if you like them.
...^ Which will probably have some of the same elements? I'm not sure exactly what is repelling to people in this trailer. 10 seconds of idol singing or all the great combat?
For what its worth, you weren't the only one i was replying to, as a few other posters made the same or similar comments
For what its worth, you weren't the only one i was replying to, as a few other posters made the same or similar comments
Pellegri Testament
Member
My guess is that people still expected it to be a point and click game after 10 years and didn't expect any major changes. Falcom has changed A LOT in the past 10 years people, all their games will be loaded with story, filled with tropes and likely have significant changes to the combat systems.
As for the "anime tropes" complaint, honestly not sure what anyone was expecting when the game is set in a current world Tokyo....I mean come on.
The older I get, the cuter it ain't.
Ingueferroque
Banned
How?
Pellegri Testament
Member
The only video we've been shown for Ys 8 so far is of a 3 person party, like in 4/7.
If one is not into anime aesthetic, I can see how someone would not like this.
It looks like many other animes out there.
ATXAlchemy
Member
Ingueferroque
Banned
But then why even come into a thread titled Tokyo Xanadu?
This game, visually, looks fantastic. From an alternate dimension where Vita is still worthy of decent production budgets. I hope it makes it overseas.
I know, i only hope they changed their minds as i always felt a character swap like in Xanadu would have made much more sense (outside of looking stupid since they come from nowhere).
I thinl it's a japanese thing... I guess their base of fans like these repeated tropes...
LifeBrandRobot
Member
Looks nice and the music was great, I'm hopeful for a localization. Also this may surprise people, but I actually LIKE anime. It sucks that Falcom is making games for people like me apparently.
Basically. If people are so tired of anime, and anime-like aesthetics popular in anime, don't come to games that have that and complain. Those of us who like these games are tired of listening to it
Acquiescence
Member
High, I'm willing to bet.
Not really stupid, it's still a videogame.
Lady Siara
Member
Looks interesting, I'm certainly seeing the potential here. Combat looks fun and fluid.
Did you just playing along or do you not realizing that ATXAlchemy make the fool out of you on that post?
Hint: TiTS came much earlier than SAO.
And Asuna being strong silent character? lol
If Neogaf was there during the original release of TiTS in 2000's, we will hear the same fucking thing.
God forbid Falcom to make a game with contemporary (anime) aesthetic.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
Looks amazing, I need it right now.
XSEEDDD
XSEEDDD
Because it has Xanadu in its name and Next was a really great game.
Okay, I know you're not targeting me in particular but I'm included so I'll just explain myself then leave.
I came here because I was intrigued by the game and waiting for a trailer (it's the first real one if I'm not mistaken). I'm not against the anime/manga aesthetics in general (see my avatar) but I have a strong dislike for a certain number of tropes that I feel are overused nowadays and felt disappointed this game seems to be heavy on them.
I never intended to annoy anyone and was just stating my opinion.
PixyJunket
Member
Barf. Looks like hot anime trash with a Falcom action game.
As somebody that has played Xanadu Next almost annually since 2005, this is soul-crushingly disappointing.
They might as well have called it Xanadu no Kiseki.
Idol crap too? Kill it with fire.
As somebody that has played Xanadu Next almost annually since 2005, this is soul-crushingly disappointing.
They might as well have called it Xanadu no Kiseki.
Idol crap too? Kill it with fire.
Surprise, it's 2015 and it's not called Xanadu Next.
Yikes at those animations! Game looks nice other than that. I need the OST whenever available; Falcom delivers once again.
I hate that character so much. My ears are already bleeding from her voice.
That's an understandable position, but it also speaks to the fact that Falcom is not the same company now that they were when they released their old games dating back 10 or 20 more years.
They have evolved, and that direction is here to stay
PixyJunket
Member
So if they made a new Neptunia (or whatever it is you like) ten years after the last one and it was a historical war simulator, you wouldn't air some grievances about it?
Pegosaurus
Banned
this looks pretty cool, i'd buy it if it gets localized
That actually sounds cool as fuck, haha.
Unless I'd have somehow missed 10 years of Neptuniaga's Ambition releases by Idea Factory, I probably wouldn't be too surprised.
YianGaruga
Banned
I'd play it because I have varied tastes and don't judge games superficially
It sounds like an awesome idea
There are also ways to "air grievances" that don't involve calling things "trash" and "crap"
This needs to happen