That's true, I don't really trust anything published by Famitsu lol.
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Where's the hype for Xenoblade Chronicles X?
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That's true, I don't really trust anything published by Famitsu lol.
FireBeaver
Banned
I'm hyped. I mean, freaking giant robots! That you can fly!
Evoker1995
Member
I'm not as hyped because I sold off my Wii U. I probably will not play any Wii U games til the NX is announced with backward compatibility (if it happens). If not, I'll buy a Wii U at the end of the cycle.
Plus no time with college. :/
The Yo Tornado
Member
All of the things the reviews and impressions derided were the concerns I had prior to release. I might pick it up still to support the series, but it's not something I'm hyped for. I wanted the series to go one way and it went another.
1. Hype culture is fueled by millions of dollars of marketing money.
2. The kinds of people who would get games that are designed for those able to pass the marshmallow test generally dont join in blind frothing hype.
3. A lot of people like myself have gone on blackout since the game released in japan. I only know enough to have a very strong hunch the 8-4 localization completely destroyed the story. And no, that has nothing to do with removing itty bitty cleavage, that one actually gets kudos.
2. The kinds of people who would get games that are designed for those able to pass the marshmallow test generally dont join in blind frothing hype.
3. A lot of people like myself have gone on blackout since the game released in japan. I only know enough to have a very strong hunch the 8-4 localization completely destroyed the story. And no, that has nothing to do with removing itty bitty cleavage, that one actually gets kudos.
Vital Tundra
Member
I think they announced it way to early, and their localization took to long. I'm hyped, though.
WOW. so to the Japanese fans XB WII was S(10/10) and XBX is D(6/10)?
good thing I didn't pre order it. I'll wait for the review thread.
razgriz417
Member
my hype for this was supplanted by my hype for fallout 4. Will still get this but I'll need to finish fallout before I start xenoblade
This is what happens when you release a game in one region 8 months earlier.
You learn the game isn't as good as you thought before it released and now have 8 months to mull that over and lower expectations. Nintendo aren't doing anything for it, aren't treating it like their huge Winter release, it feels like they're sending it out to die.
You learn the game isn't as good as you thought before it released and now have 8 months to mull that over and lower expectations. Nintendo aren't doing anything for it, aren't treating it like their huge Winter release, it feels like they're sending it out to die.
higgsboson1997
Member
From what I've heard, it seems to have a story that is meant to be explored just as much through the main campaign as from the side quests and activities that you have to do (apparently, a lot of character development takes place in those). Since this is more of an open world game than a traditional JRPG, it has a fundamentally different method of playing than the first game (again, from reading opinions), which is what apparently turned some people who preferred the first style off.
Still, the reviews have mostly been very positive from what I've seen.
There are only 3 western reviews that I've seen out, one of which (Kotaku's) was not that great (but that guy didn't like the first game either), but the other two were very positive - DualShock gave it a 9.5 and Nintendo World Report gave it a 9.
Still, the reviews have mostly been very positive from what I've seen.
There are only 3 western reviews that I've seen out, one of which (Kotaku's) was not that great (but that guy didn't like the first game either), but the other two were very positive - DualShock gave it a 9.5 and Nintendo World Report gave it a 9.
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Deleted member 17706
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The site has become less active over the years and it is a comparison of 114 reviews vs 22 reviews, so each XenobladeX review has much more weight. Don't take it as gospel of course.
I do personally think it will see a lot of 6 ~ 8 scores from the western media, though.
From what I saw at PAX, it seemed solid. Lyn was a dramatic improvement as she sounded like an actual person instead of stupid trope.
Care to elaborate?
Some Nobody
Junior Member
Nuh-uh. This consistently made it into the hype threads of GAF, Top 10, for like two years.
And that's the problem. Game took too long. Should've come out last year, and localization sure shouldn't have been eight months. Eight months?! Who authorized that?
I'm getting it because I'm bored, but I don't have high hopes. MMO combat + a silent protagonist killed those.
threelights
Member
I'm still hyped.
I don't talk much more about it because there's not much to talk about it.
Game looks great and fun, please get someone to make a good battle system on the next one Takahashi, thank you.
And that would just be the same thing over and over >.>
Although I do wish Nintendo would have released more footage of it by now (like, how much footage of the English dub did we even get after that tiny bit at E3?)
Also, I'm not going to play the game anytime soon, I'll probably be buying a Wii U around the time Zelda releases, but right now I simply don't have the time to add even more games to my list (I'll have some time at the end of the year, but I'm already drowning in titles to play).
So yeah, that's my case.
I don't talk much more about it because there's not much to talk about it.
Game looks great and fun, please get someone to make a good battle system on the next one Takahashi, thank you.
And that would just be the same thing over and over >.>
Although I do wish Nintendo would have released more footage of it by now (like, how much footage of the English dub did we even get after that tiny bit at E3?)
Also, I'm not going to play the game anytime soon, I'll probably be buying a Wii U around the time Zelda releases, but right now I simply don't have the time to add even more games to my list (I'll have some time at the end of the year, but I'm already drowning in titles to play).
So yeah, that's my case.
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Deleted member 17706
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I forgot the thread, but he posted a novel's worth of conspiracy theory stuff and more or less went off the rails because 8-4 changed the names of the various Unions that the player can join. At least, I think that's how it went.
Eh.
I believe this game coming out in JP so long ago squashed a lot of the initial interest people had for the game. It seemed it wasn't getting the insane reception people were hoping.
I don't know, personally I don't really want to play this on a Wii U. My gaming time nowadays is a very social one and I want to be connected with my friends while I play, even if its just in a party chat over Xbox Live.
It's hard for me to get excited about anything on the Wii U. That ship has sailed, unfortunately. =(
I believe this game coming out in JP so long ago squashed a lot of the initial interest people had for the game. It seemed it wasn't getting the insane reception people were hoping.
I don't know, personally I don't really want to play this on a Wii U. My gaming time nowadays is a very social one and I want to be connected with my friends while I play, even if its just in a party chat over Xbox Live.
It's hard for me to get excited about anything on the Wii U. That ship has sailed, unfortunately. =(
Robert at Zeboyd Games
Banned
Persona 5 got delayed and I enjoyed the first Xenoblade as much if not more for the gameplay than the story so I'm really excited about the sequel. It also helps that I'm not particularly interested in the other bigger profile games coming out this holiday season.
Otakumegane
Member
Look I've been waiting for it for nearly 3 goddamn years now.
I'm spent.
I'm spent.
Tesseract
Banned
EndlessSky
Member
I think you'er talking about the B.L.A.D.E. acronym change thread, which got changed from "Beyond the Logos Artificial Destiny Emancipator" to "Building a Legacy After the Destruction of Earth", which I was initially a bit mad about since the former had a connection to the story, but the translation isn't that far off.
And some of the division names went from cool sounding names to less cool sounding names.
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
Oh, yeah, that was it!
But man, "Beyond the Logos Artificial Destiny Emancipator"
What a riot. I can't read it without cringing.
jetsetnickradio
Member
"Where's the hype for a very niche game on a niche console?"
To be fair, I'm pretty interested in Xenoblade X. I'm all for more JRPGs and games with mechs and especially JRPGs with mechs.
But even if the game turns out to be a disappointment, at least it has really cool box art!
To be fair, I'm pretty interested in Xenoblade X. I'm all for more JRPGs and games with mechs and especially JRPGs with mechs.
But even if the game turns out to be a disappointment, at least it has really cool box art!
CertifiedFP
Member
Hey wait, weren't you that guy bashing them getting rid of nonsensical Engrish?
Oh boy, thanks for the heads up. Was worried there might've been some actual evidence to substantiate his claims for a sec
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Deleted member 17706
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My memory was a bit off, but here's the thread:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1104674
The fun really starts on page 2.
CertifiedFP
Member
Also yeah the way I heard it, there's been some hype deflation over something Really Fucking Stupid about the antagonist's motivations:
Mega Spoilers:
LOGIC!
Seriously, it's fucking Fallout 3 Ending levels of stupidity.
Mega Spoilers:
...Because the governments of Earth had to make some sacrifices and not let EVERYONE onto the arks which have LIMITED SPACE AND RESOURCES, Lao betrays BLADE and goes to Growth to wipe out humanity.
That's right. Because humanity did what was necessary to make sure at least SOME humans survive, it's time to wipe the survivors out. Humans are such bastards, y'know, doing what's necessary to not go extinct. What an unspeakable thing.
That's right. Because humanity did what was necessary to make sure at least SOME humans survive, it's time to wipe the survivors out. Humans are such bastards, y'know, doing what's necessary to not go extinct. What an unspeakable thing.
LOGIC!
Seriously, it's fucking Fallout 3 Ending levels of stupidity.
Xeno stories are heavily based on the works of famous philosophers mixed with takes on interpretations of similar subjects in religion. Knowledge of these subjects drastically changes the interpretation of what actually took place in the game.
Xenogears was mainly Frueds works and gnosticism
Xenosagas was a fairly weak, but overt work based on Friedrich Nietzsche's will to power.
Xenoblade Was based off of Gottfreid Leibniz's'The Monadology', Sacred mathematics, Pythogorean religion, and functional programming.
Knowing the monado is based off of monads completely brings to light what is actually going on in xenoblade, which is far more than 'a boy and a magical sword'.
Had localization say, renamed the monado 'light sabbre', and removed all the other aspects of the philosophy the game was originally based on, that entire aspect of the game would be destroyed and parts in game relating to it would be nonsensical.
The localization has already completely removed heavy references to jungian works, to make things 'sound cooler', and have already completely removed the rooted concept of the collective unconcious from at least the beginning of the game.
I am not confident in trusting them to notice what they have done and attempt to rectify it.
Also yeah the way I heard it, there's been some hype deflation over something Really Fucking Stupid about the antagonist's motivations:
Mega Spoilers:
...Because the governments of Earth had to make some sacrifices and not let EVERYONE onto the arks which have LIMITED SPACE AND RESOURCES, Lao betrays BLADE and goes to Growth to wipe out humanity.
That's right. Because humanity did what was necessary to make sure at least SOME humans survive, it's time to wipe the survivors out. Humans are such bastards, y'know, doing what's necessary to not go extinct. What an unspeakable thing.
LOGIC!
Seriously, it's fucking Fallout 3 Ending levels of stupidity.
I've heard worse motivations in my animu
Maybe he's angry about who decides to let who lives and who dies, maybe he lost someone close to him because of that
CertifiedFP
Member
No. Don't try to justify it. It's so fucking stupid.
E_Darkness
Member
This and Yakuza 5 are the only games I'm excited for at the end of 2015.
Though I'm sad that after Xenoblade, X doesn't have as much story. Though I'm glad to hear their next project will be story heavy (or at least they want it to be).
Though I'm sad that after Xenoblade, X doesn't have as much story. Though I'm glad to hear their next project will be story heavy (or at least they want it to be).
sixteen-bit
Member
Nintendo typically waits until a game is close to release to promote it