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Xenoblade 2 official Japanese twitter account and website thread
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foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
This is my aesthetic
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
You got something against the animes
Ah!! The Baten Kaitos artists. She's amazing.
Outside of that "dog-person" I enjoy the designs. I think they're fun
Not at all. Though I don't anime much. Last ones I've watched were JoJo and One Punch.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Was hoping you'd find your way here to find that post
Anime brought a pox upon my village, poisoned our water and burned our crops! *shakes fist at anime*
And killed all my mechs and human race survivors on Mira.
Heartskips
Banned
I like all the designs and how they went for a "gacha" style for the blades (the different artists and everything).
SatoAilDarko
Member
I can't help but wonder if this a direct appeal to all those millions of fans of Gatcha mobile games.
Those seem insanely popular and all these different blades seem like that system but in a regular retail game.
I've never played any Suikoden games but I always thought with 108 party members some would have barely any story to them.
I wonder how it's going to work when the blades in your party talk frequently and are involved in the narrative, but the Drivera also has dozens of their "equals" with them but they don't have a narrative voice.
Also her in motion reminded me of you Tiki from Fire Emblem.
Yes to both of these.
Those seem insanely popular and all these different blades seem like that system but in a regular retail game.
I've never played any Suikoden games but I always thought with 108 party members some would have barely any story to them.
I wonder how it's going to work when the blades in your party talk frequently and are involved in the narrative, but the Drivera also has dozens of their "equals" with them but they don't have a narrative voice.
Also her in motion reminded me of you Tiki from Fire Emblem.
Yes to both of these.
Why is she crying lol... At least she doesn't have that weird middle piece with the navel exposed ingame. On the other hand her hair doesn't look nearly as cool ingame. Oh well...
Because she's so happy to be of help.
(This is the worst blade design yet, it's just generic moe anime cliché)
C E N S O R S H I P
(The midriff cut-out seems smaller overall compared to the artwork, but the vertical slit is notably wider.)
YankeeDonB
Member
Suikoden 3 and 5 do the best job of developing the most characters (4 main character arcs that alternate and a large number of characters being part of royal family or their retinue, respectively), but all the Suikoden games do a surprisingly good job making many of the characters unique and memorable. Being able to recruit them all in the world, then interact with them in the castle goes a long way.
On topic, I'm really not digging any of the character designs in this game... world design seems sweet though.
She basically says along the lines of "I'm not very skilled, but I'll do my best!" Obviously she's designed based off the Shinto god of lightning, Raijin, with her name basically meaning "lightning child."
I doubt she'll actually take damage in battles, but I predict her elemental attacks will all be equally klutzy. I personally find her adorable.
(Oh, and this is the Blade that Rex had on his back last Thursday. They just delayed the reveal a bit longer...)
Mr. Wonderful
Member
jwillenn
Member
pretty much
Lightning effects are cool...I'll give her that.
Smiles and Cries
Member
yup, all the anime hate in here is getting too predictable and outright corny
tonyh24613
Member
https://www.famitsu.com/news/201710/17143998.html
This week's famitsu will have Xenoblade 2 information, expecting things we already know. :|
This week's famitsu will have Xenoblade 2 information, expecting things we already know. :|
I see screens we haven't seen before, so that's hopefully a sign of new info.
Smiles and Cries
Member
I think this will become the highest selling Xenoblade in Japan (not a difficult goal) the art direction should pay off.
I think all the different artists involved could have a certain appeal as well.
Smiles and Cries
Member
yeah that is a good bonus hardcore fans of those artists might flock to the game
It would certainly be. For one, it's on a popular system. Two, it's coming on the 1st year of the popular system, not so late like the past titles. And lastly, fantasy themes in JRPGs tend to do better.
Smiles and Cries
Member
hopefully with Mario and Zelda marketing out of the way Nintendo can put a little money behind it too
... OK, that's the most disappointing rare blade that's popped up now.
I would gladly take the dog-with-snakes-for-shoulders lady over this.
Regardless, it's not going to stop me from purchasing this game. As much as the Gotcha-Like system and the designs for some of these weapons are not what I was hoping the direction of this series would go in, I still have faith in Takahashi to deliver something with respect to plot and gameplay.
I would gladly take the dog-with-snakes-for-shoulders lady over this.
Regardless, it's not going to stop me from purchasing this game. As much as the Gotcha-Like system and the designs for some of these weapons are not what I was hoping the direction of this series would go in, I still have faith in Takahashi to deliver something with respect to plot and gameplay.
Wait, who said that again?
e: haha wait, someone actually did say it. Nevermind then.
I'd hardly call any of the other posts "anime hate", though, much less corny anime hate, whatever that looks like.
I don't like it either, but Xenosaga wasn't exactly exempt.
Yeah Xenosaga was the beginning lol. For the longest time, i believed it was Square Enix's descision to include them sexualized characters, in the hope that it would increase the likely buyers.
But now i don't believe it anymore. I think developers just do it because they love the designs.
