Dark_castle
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Less hyped than before after learning that there was only 1 central city and problems with the story-telling.
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Where's the hype for Xenoblade Chronicles X?
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This:
I also followed the import thread here as well as a couple of other places. Not really obliged to go hunting for specific posts here for you, I'd actually forgotten about the whole Kotaku thing. It's not like I spent 200 hours on last game and am looking for reasons to hate on it or anything -_-.
Anyway all of that aside the game's critical/fan reception in Japan won't have a huge impact here since I'm sure 90+% of the audience for this game here will get it regardless, it's more the game took too long to come out here and is just simply going to get buried by being a December release in an incredibly strong fall release season on a virtually dead platform.
The fact that the sidequests are more fleshed out is a pretty big deal since you spend like 75% of the time in Xenoblade doing sidequests.
God damn all these pictures lol. I'm trying not to spoil the environments.
I'm still day-one but there are a few things I don't like (no, it's some weird review thing people are mentioning
lack of story on the level as the first, and having a silent main character are kind of eh to me. And I think I like the music in Xenoblade better from what I've heard. Mostly, it's the main character thing. Not a fan of some of the outfits too but that's smaller scale. Gameplay looks great though
Again, still day one.
lack of story on the level as the first, and having a silent main character are kind of eh to me. And I think I like the music in Xenoblade better from what I've heard. Mostly, it's the main character thing. Not a fan of some of the outfits too but that's smaller scale. Gameplay looks great though
Again, still day one.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
I was in that thread alot aswell, even the negative impressions weren't the majority of them.
Dari Elxix
Banned
Reasons I'm not hyped:
- Mixed/Middling Import Impressions
- Lack of same epic story, cutscenes, characters
- Silent Protagonist
- I still don't have a Wii U lol, although this game was originally a system seller for me. Now, not so much.
Whenever I get a Wii U, I'll buy it when it's cheap, but all the changes that have been made are just rubbing me the wrong way.
- Mixed/Middling Import Impressions
- Lack of same epic story, cutscenes, characters
- Silent Protagonist
- I still don't have a Wii U lol, although this game was originally a system seller for me. Now, not so much.
Whenever I get a Wii U, I'll buy it when it's cheap, but all the changes that have been made are just rubbing me the wrong way.
I distinctly remember one person streaming the game stopping pretty early on because in his words "the game is just boring".
Sorry about that but don't worry, all of those shots besides 1 are pretty much from the first continent.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
It's a niche game that seems to be taking forever to come out.
There was a lot of hype earlier on but only a game like Zelda could sustain the hype in a drawn-out situation.
There was a lot of hype earlier on but only a game like Zelda could sustain the hype in a drawn-out situation.
Dougieflesh
Member
Thought this game came out months ago in the west, or am I just tripping?
EDIT: Yooooo. Finally a member.
EDIT: Yooooo. Finally a member.
I don't like the word hype, but I am incredibly excited for it. Nothing that has been said about the game has dampened my enthusiasm, even the mentions of the obtuse story delivery.
Xenoblade threads tend to degenerate into misinformation, people complaining about art style, or the faces. All of this I think drives people away from discussing the game since it gets too repetitive.
I do have the special edition pre-ordered.
Xenoblade threads tend to degenerate into misinformation, people complaining about art style, or the faces. All of this I think drives people away from discussing the game since it gets too repetitive.
I do have the special edition pre-ordered.
Prevolition
Member
It's the only game I'm getting for the rest of the year (and the only one I will have gotten since Splatoon). Wii U DLC has been keeping me plenty busy (Mario Kart, Smash, Hyrule Warriors, constant Splatoon updates) and I've been revisiting Black Ops 2 after watching all of the Black Ops 3 coverage. I'm not getting a PS4 anytime soon now, so I'm in no rush to get anything else.
But I really cannot wait to finally play XCX. I went on media blackout after seeing part of a trailer and, to be honest, I'm quite mad you reminded me the game is still a month away.
But I really cannot wait to finally play XCX. I went on media blackout after seeing part of a trailer and, to be honest, I'm quite mad you reminded me the game is still a month away.
Spieler Eins
Member
In 2013.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
It's too bad they are so goddamn low budget. It seems like all of the interesting stories and creativity went into the side stories that play out via text and simple janky gestures from NPCs that are standing still while all of the money was poured into a really underwhelming story and annoying anime/pandering cliche scenes.
Doesn't really say much about overall impressions/satisfaction with the game.
finalflame
Banned
I really loved Xenoblade (top 3 games of all time), but my hype is greatly deflated for XCX after the middling reviews and mediocre impressions in GAF's import thread. Still have my collector's edition pre-ordered, but my expectations are pretty tempered.
Shalashaska161
Member
I'm still hyped but the long dev cycle and poor import impressions I've tempered my expectations a bit.
That survey in actuality doesn't tell us much at all. It's about 100 hours, isn't light on content, isn't very difficult, has a "Branching storyline", has mecha and has a cruddy online system.
DangerMouse
Member
I'm still super hyped for this game and the story and soundtrack (Sawano is awesome).
One of my most wanted games for years now. Though I do kind of agree that I almost feel like I've been too hyped for "almost" too long so now I just want to play it.
These two things especially from the feedback have made me temper my expectations and made me a bit more cautious with them going into playing it. With stuff like the characters like Elma looking really cool and now with the mechs like Xenogears and the cool looking world I would have liked the same level of epic story, tons of cutscenes, and characters. Some of which may indeed be hampered by the whole silent protagonist thing.
One of my most wanted games for years now. Though I do kind of agree that I almost feel like I've been too hyped for "almost" too long so now I just want to play it.
These two things especially from the feedback have made me temper my expectations and made me a bit more cautious with them going into playing it. With stuff like the characters like Elma looking really cool and now with the mechs like Xenogears and the cool looking world I would have liked the same level of epic story, tons of cutscenes, and characters. Some of which may indeed be hampered by the whole silent protagonist thing.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
I dont think you actually looked at the surveys as it asked how did they think of the branching story, which from those polled, majority enjoyed, and from difficulty, actually says majority think its perfect, with the very next one saying it was hard, but apparently not too hard.
RPGCrazied
Member
Its been hyped for 3 plus years now? I think at this point we just want it to come out. I've seen enough videos, screenshots already, just give me the damn game. 
Adam Prime
hates soccer, is Mexican
I bought a WiiU after they first announced it at E3. To say I am hyped is a bit of an understatement.
Shadow Broker
Banned
This post expresses how I feel about this game right now.
The localization time of this game really killed my hype for it. I was fucking ready back in June/July/August now.... eh..
Vincent Grayson
Member
I'm still hyped for it, but man, every time I watch a video showing how long even the most mundane fights seem to take, it kills me a little inside.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
But the fights are generally faster than they were in xenoblade
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
For the record, that was a mistaken (or simply lazy) translation. There is no branching story line in terms of the main story quests.
I just looked it up, but the original question asked in the Famitsu survey was:
Q5
一部のクエストでは、選択肢によってその後の展開が大きく変わる点についてはどう感じましたか？
How did you feel about how your decisions in certain quests could dramatically affect how subsequent events played out?
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The survey even asked, "How would you rate your satisfaction with the game on a scale of 1 to 100?" but the writer for Kotaku didn't seem that was an important metric, I suppose. Maybe he just didn't feel like making any more pie charts.
Vincent Grayson
Member
Are they? It sure hasn't looked like it from the footage I've seen.
Either way, it won't stop me from playing it. I just much prefer faster, shorter combat in RPGs with a lot of combat.
LordOcidax
Member
Day 1. That game looks great.
Ninja Scooter
Member
Not sure how much hype you are expecting for a Wii U exclusive JRPG.
TC McQueen
Member
Nope, but to be fair to past me, none of the websites I followed back then posted any catchy images, unlike Kotaku did after one of the Nintendo Directs. That GIF of the mecha transforming did more to make me care about Xenoblade X than dozens of articles about Xenoblade that only had the game's logo as the eyecatch.
That said, I think that GIF was the single best and worst thing for Xenoblade Chronicles X, because it got more people looking at the game, but it created an impression of fairly fast paced action gameplay instead of what the actual gameplay was.
95% of my hype is dead after the long wait and some impressions.
edit: also soundtracks I heard were mediocre I couldn't like them at all. the first game has one of my favorite osts of all time :/
Exactly how I feel.
edit: also soundtracks I heard were mediocre I couldn't like them at all. the first game has one of my favorite osts of all time :/
Exactly how I feel.
With info on how the game is lacking in Japan my hype died a tiny bit.
I still have the game pre-ordered and I'm ready to spend my winter break burning through as much of it as I can.
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Oh look a post that represents exactly how I feel about the game.
I still have the game pre-ordered and I'm ready to spend my winter break burning through as much of it as I can.
edit:
Oh look a post that represents exactly how I feel about the game.
What was the answer to that one?
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
No idea. The answers were published in the physical magazine only, and the only scan of it I can find with a quick Google search didn't include that part.
I'm sure it was pretty good, though. There's no way Famitsu would publish in their magazine something overtly negative about a Nintendo property.