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[Elfforkusu]

This game takes place in a neo american colony of LA

All the more reason for British accents!

 

[foxuzamaki]

I'm actually only like 5 hours into the first game. I just started it on 3DS. It's just that the first game has grabbed me right away when it comes to the story.

Obviously I hope this game grabs me too. I'm just not that excited by what I've seen story-wise so far. I didn't follow Xenoblade Chronicles pre-release though so I have no idea if those trailers would have grabbed me, but I followed the trailers for the 3DS version and I felt like the story-based trailers grabbed me much more than any of the Xeno X trailers so far.

You dont even know whats going on in this trailer.

 

[Massive Duck. C.M.]

Shit, I forgot this comes out next week

goodbye, productivity

 

[Wagram]

I saw this cockpit view from a lot of mecha anime and manga...

Even in Xenoblade Chronicles you get a similar view

Spoiler

in the Control Room of Mechonis

Might be used in other media, but it doesn't make it any less lazy in my opinion. Either way it's not a make or break on what will otherwise be a fantastic experience.

 

[DJIzana]

Dear GAF, I dont need to say any more to say this. Game of the Year for me. Unless... FFXV comes out this or if Heavensward is just as good. Both possible but I don't see it happening! Game of the Year, boys! GOTY!

 

[Elfforkusu]

Might be used in other media, but it doesn't make it any less lazy in my opinion. Either way it's not a make or break on what will otherwise be a fantastic experience.

I don't think laziness is the reason.

 

[theSlacker]

I get a chuckle whenever people complain about the MC being a silent protagonist when it's painfully obvious Elma is the actual main character and the avatar is just there for the online mode.

That is exactly my problem with the custom (the silent part doesn't matter) protagonist. If the game is going to be that way then just let me play it fully though the main characters eyes instead of someone irrelevant to the story.

We still don't know if this is the case, but it really seems like it from what we have seen.

 

[anaron]

Elma is totally the MC and I love it so much

 

[mullet2000]

Can you speak Japanese?

You dont even know whats going on in this trailer.

I'm talking more than just the dialogue, guys. Setting, character design, character interaction, and all other aspects that a visual medium conveys count too. Not to mention this has been a thing for me for all the trailers (which I have watched subtitled), not just this new one. Though obviously the others have had less of a story focus.

Don't forget that I said that I'm excited for the game and I'm sure it'll be great overall alongside my reservations about the story, too. I'd love to see my mind changed about the story once the game comes out..

 

[RagnarokX]

Might be used in other media, but it doesn't make it any less lazy in my opinion. Either way it's not a make or break on what will otherwise be a fantastic experience.

How is it lazy? The cockpit is essentially a contol chair surrounded by a spherical screen that gives a full view of the outside of the mech. Wouldn't a more typical cockpit be lazier since it would be less imaginative and they wouldn't have to worry about rendering a ton of shit going on outside?

 

[Neiteio]

Looks amazing.

The hype will really kick in when we get English-language footage.

 

[theSlacker]

Elma is totally the MC and I love it so much

Yup. If that's the case I just wish you could play as her instead of being forced to make a character just for some online shit that I'm not even interested in.

 

[Despera]

Jesus, the game isn't even out in Japan and I already love it so much. Trailer is great, loved seeing some of the evil guys.

Actually, the "evil guys" have much better and more interesting designs than the main cast.

 

[TheGreatLugia]

The trailer looks awesome even if I don't understand any of the dialogue. Hopefully it'll get subbed soon.

 

[foxuzamaki]

Actually, the "evil guys" have much better and more interesting designs than the main cast.

This is such a out of nowhere comment on something subjective.

 

[theSlacker]

Actually, the "evil guys" have much better and more interesting designs than the main cast.

A big fan of alien cleavage I see.

 

[starwarsfan541]

So hyped for this game and just as importantly, its soundtrack.

 

[anaron]

Yup. If that's the case I just wish you could play as her instead of being forced to make a character just for some online shit that I'm not even interested in.

but we get to make our own KOS-MOS, Shion or Elly

 

[foxuzamaki]

Yup. If that's the case I just wish you could play as her instead of being forced to make a character just for some online shit that I'm not even interested in.

I guess you missed the part where you can play as her and every single other member of your party at anytime.

 

[Kenai]

That trailer was pretty good, Pretty damn good.

Gonna have to go on media blackout for it soon I think. I'm betting some of those new characters (or new to me at least) I saw were potential party members.

 

[JCX]

Please be a summer release in the West.

 

[boxter432]

You dont even know whats going on in this trailer.

nor does he know what's going on in Xenoblade haha.

Spoiler

I beat it and still can't really explain what happened

 

[Rainmaker92]

That is exactly my problem with the custom (the silent part doesn't matter) protagonist. If the game is going to be that way then just let me play it fully though the main characters eyes instead of someone irrelevant to the story.

We still don't know if this is the case, but it really seems like it from what we have seen.

You don't have to play as your avatar. So if you don't care about that then just don't put him/her in your party and focus on the other main characters.

 

[rhandino]

but we get to make our own KOS-MOS, Shion or Elly

Meh... I'm totally going to recreate the Space Rihanna from the Treehouse demo...

 

[AmyS]

That was amazing.

I love the cat @ 1:48 so someone make a gif.

 

[Rainmaker92]

Please be a summer release in the West.

I'm betting on a august release. NOA has nothing for Wii U this summer and every other Wii U game has some sort of release window so XBX makes the most sense...plus I just wanna play this game as soon as possible.

 

[Mory Dunz]

Meh... I'm totally going to recreate the Space Rihanna from the Treehouse demo...

The two leads of a AAA game both being black women?
The internet will explode

Spoiler

This is a joke

 

[Despera]

I have a feeling I'll be spending a lot of time in the character creation screen just so I don't end up with an abomination like most previews I've seen so far.

 

[ivysaur12]

This game takes place in a neo american colony of LA

But it's not actually LA, just a recreation of LA.

#Believe in #British

 

[bomblord1]

I'm more excited for this game than I have been for a lot of others in a looooong time.

 

[chadboban]

 

[privitsan02]

I don't understand why Nintendo has been sexualizing their female characters so much lately. Now, as an old fan of their content, I know they've always sort of sexualized Samus for example since the 80's however lately it's becoming too much. I believed this company is (or was?) supposed to family friendly. Yet we see characters from games such as Fire Emblem, Palutena from Smash, Fire Emblem X SMT, Fatal Frame, Samus as per usual and now Xenoblade just go overboard on this sexualization.

It strikes me as odd and full of mixed messaging. Different audiences or not, its really getting out of hand and its extremely weird, or dare I say "cringe" too. Furthermore, if it were any western company such as EA, Ubisoft or Blizzard, we would be hearing about this on a continuously manner from blogs, websites and YouTube videos, demanding to tone it down. They would also be expressing how they are representing the female genders as over the top, misogynist or primal, feeding off of sexual desires. I concur this may be what the minority wants, which appears to be the target audience for such games, however if a relatively unknown celebrity was seen doing uncanny things in front of a camera, they would be chastised too, (many even started off this way). This is unfair to anyone who was attacked by people for these same reasons that Nintendo or other Japanese developers seem to get away with, using excuses such as "it's a different culture".

Different culture or not, it is rather demeaning from my point of vue. Regardless, it's just my observation. You may react negatively and call be obtuse or you could retroactively give your reasoning on how this may be different for you.

Best wishes.

 

[Despera]

I'm more excited for this game than I have been for a lot of others in a looooong time.

I think it's somewhere below Persona 5 and above The Witcher 3 on my RPG hype list.

 

[Rainmaker92]

The two leads of a AAA game both being black women?
The internet will explode

Spoiler

This is a joke

I think one black woman (Elma) being the main character would be enough to make the internet explode.

Speaking of Elma, the game isn't out yet and I already love her. When is she gonna be playable in Smash Bros?

 

[blitzwolf215]

I think one black woman (Elma) being the main character would be enough to make the internet explode.

Speaking of Elma, the game isn't out yet and I already love her. When is she gonna be playable in Smash Bros?

After X drops and her fans stuff the Smash Fighter Ballot.

 

[bomblord1]

Graphics in the hangar look downgraded here /s

I think it's somewhere below Persona 5 and above The Witcher 3 on my RPG hype list.

Witcher 3's not on my list and I would currently put it above Persona 5 but that may change as I see more of Persona 5.

 

[btrboyev]

Why isn't this coming stateside at the same time...hard to believe in this day and age that they don't do English translations during development.

 

[shadow2810]

I don't understand why Nintendo has been sexualizing their female characters so much lately. Now, as an old fan of their content, I know they've always sort of sexualized Samus for example since the 80's however lately it's becoming too much. I believed this company is (or was?) supposed to family friendly. Yet we see characters from games such as Fire Emblem, Palutena from Smash, Fire Emblem X SMT, Fatal Frame, Samus as per usual and now Xenoblade just go overboard on this sexualization.

It strikes me as odd and full of mixed messaging. Different audiences or not, its really getting out of hand and its extremely weird, or dare I say "cringe" too. Furthermore, if it were any western company such as EA, Ubisoft or Blizzard, we would be hearing about this on a continuously manner from blogs, websites and YouTube videos, demanding to tone it down. They would also be expressing how they are representing the female genders as over the top, misogynist or primal, feeding off of sexual desires. I concur this may be what the minority wants, which appears to be the target audience for such games, however if a relatively unknown celebrity was seen doing uncanny things in front of a camera, they would be chastised too, (many even started off this way). This is unfair to anyone who was attacked by people for these same reasons that Nintendo or other Japanese developers seem to get away with, using excuses such as "it's a different culture".

Different culture or not, it is rather demeaning from my point of vue. Regardless, it's just my observation. You may react negatively and call be obtuse or you could retroactively give your reasoning on how this may be different for you.

Best wishes.

what are you talking about? The only sexualized characters that I can see are aliens, and they are not even the main characters that you will play as (based on the information up to this point)

 

[Smellycat]

The game looks INCREDIBLE

 

[anaron]

Meh... I'm totally going to recreate the Space Rihanna from the Treehouse demo...

oh I'm doing that too.

 

[z1ggy]

I don't understand why Nintendo has been sexualizing their female characters so much lately. Now, as an old fan of their content, I know they've always sort of sexualized Samus for example since the 80's however lately it's becoming too much. I believed this company is (or was?) supposed to family friendly. Yet we see characters from games such as Fire Emblem, Palutena from Smash, Fire Emblem X SMT, Fatal Frame, Samus as per usual and now Xenoblade just go overboard on this sexualization.

It strikes me as odd and full of mixed messaging. Different audiences or not, its really getting out of hand and its extremely weird, or dare I say "cringe" too. Furthermore, if it were any western company such as EA, Ubisoft or Blizzard, we would be hearing about this on a continuously manner from blogs, websites and YouTube videos, demanding to tone it down. They would also be expressing how they are representing the female genders as over the top, misogynist or primal, feeding off of sexual desires. I concur this may be what the minority wants, which appears to be the target audience for such games, however if a relatively unknown celebrity was seen doing uncanny things in front of a camera, they would be chastised too, (many even started off this way). This is unfair to anyone who was attacked by people for these same reasons that Nintendo or other Japanese developers seem to get away with, using excuses such as "it's a different culture".

Different culture or not, it is rather demeaning from my point of vue. Regardless, it's just my observation. You may react negatively and call be obtuse or you could retroactively give your reasoning on how this may be different for you.

Best wishes.

I´m...confused. Can´t say if this is serious or a joke.

 

[bomblord1]

I don't understand why Nintendo has been sexualizing their female characters so much lately. Now, as an old fan of their content, I know they've always sort of sexualized Samus for example since the 80's however lately it's becoming too much. I believed this company is (or was?) supposed to family friendly. Yet we see characters from games such as Fire Emblem, Palutena from Smash, Fire Emblem X SMT, Fatal Frame, Samus as per usual and now Xenoblade just go overboard on this sexualization.

It strikes me as odd and full of mixed messaging. Different audiences or not, its really getting out of hand and its extremely weird, or dare I say "cringe" too. Furthermore, if it were any western company such as EA, Ubisoft or Blizzard, we would be hearing about this on a continuously manner from blogs, websites and YouTube videos, demanding to tone it down. They would also be expressing how they are representing the female genders as over the top, misogynist or primal, feeding off of sexual desires. I concur this may be what the minority wants, which appears to be the target audience for such games, however if a relatively unknown celebrity was seen doing uncanny things in front of a camera, they would be chastised too, (many even started off this way). This is unfair to anyone who was attacked by people for these same reasons that Nintendo or other Japanese developers seem to get away with, using excuses such as "it's a different culture".

Different culture or not, it is rather demeaning from my point of vue. Regardless, it's just my observation. You may react negatively and call be obtuse or you could retroactively give your reasoning on how this may be different for you.

Best wishes.

What do you consider overboard? most of those characters with the exception of Zero Suit Samus and the characters SMTFE trailer are fairly modestly dressed.

 

[RagnarokX]

That was amazing.

I love the cat @ 1:48 so someone make a gif.

 

[AmyS]

Yay!

 

[malikhaing_bayag]

BRAVO!!

Local cat really feeling it!!

 

[GDGF]

Can't wait for the custom character thread!

 

[Lowmelody]

This is now a part of my life, thank you.

 

[mugwhump]

I'm betting on a august release. NOA has nothing for Wii U this summer and every other Wii U game has some sort of release window so XBX makes the most sense...plus I just wanna play this game as soon as possible.

No way, NOA is August-phobic. September/October just because.

 

[skLaFarebear]

but we get to make our own KOS-MOS, Shion or Elly

What I'm most excited about. Someone better have a make Kos-Mos guide day one or riot.

 

[Space Medafighter X]

I'm in love.

From all the promo story it looks like they get their asses kick soundly pretty often lol.

Now that I think about it, its no different than xenoblade chronicles...