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Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition Arrives May 29. New Epilogue "Future Connected"
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xenoriddley
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Well, considering I recently got a switch, I'm looking forward to this. Just need to figure out xenoblade chronicles 2. Theres like two or three versions of that game and I don't know which one is the base game.
Juke Joint Jezebel
Member
Here you go:
Xenoblade Chronicles 2:- The base game and of the two games, the furthest along in the timeline.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country:- A prequel explaining the events that led up to the base game.
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I'd recommend starting with this one.
RPGCrazied
Member
I need this. Probably will delay even further because of whats going on in the world. But it looks way more than a remaster at this point. This is a remake.
Ulysses 31
Member
Will have to be on the look out for the collector's edition now.
EightBit Man
Member
That Coffret Edition looks amazing.
Belmonte
Member
Improved menus is, IMO, the most important thing.
Every time you want to know if an equipment is better or not than what you are using you need to take every gem of it. It is so cumbersome that many times I didn't even changed my old equipment. Now it is fixed since you can turn on-off the gem effects. Great news!
And I hope they give more info about quests also. This is even more cumbersome than equipment in the original. Knowing which time the NPC is available and where, is tiring. Sometimes even knowing where to find the itens/monsters is tiring. After 50 hours I broke my "no guide" rule and the game got much, much more fun. Xenoblade is made to use a guide. Give the information in game, please.
Every time you want to know if an equipment is better or not than what you are using you need to take every gem of it. It is so cumbersome that many times I didn't even changed my old equipment. Now it is fixed since you can turn on-off the gem effects. Great news!
And I hope they give more info about quests also. This is even more cumbersome than equipment in the original. Knowing which time the NPC is available and where, is tiring. Sometimes even knowing where to find the itens/monsters is tiring. After 50 hours I broke my "no guide" rule and the game got much, much more fun. Xenoblade is made to use a guide. Give the information in game, please.
darth.shrimp
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Indeed. Is that the soundtrack on a vinyl disc I see? (edit: just watched the video, that answered my question
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darth.shrimp
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Danjin44
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I personally love both Xenoblade 1&2 but there are people who didn't like the 2nd game but loved the 1st game.
Werewolf Jones
Gold Member
Why are they shilling Melia so much?
xenoriddley
Member
The thing that confused me was the Golden Country one. I couldn't really find anything that said if it included the original game or if it was it's own thing by itself.
Jeeves
Member
I believe it's its own thing. However, it is also available as a giant DLC for the base XC2. So you can get Torna that way or as a standalone.
OliverKahn
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RPGCrazied
Member
Darn. The EU CE has a steelbook and mini soundtrack.
Andyliini
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And on vinyl above all. This is going to be awesome!
OliverKahn
Banned
Old vs New
Can't believe this just remastered of Wii version and they managed to make the graphics look really good, probably the best looking open world on Nintendo Switch and even better than XC2 and DQ11S
Can't believe this just remastered of Wii version and they managed to make the graphics look really good, probably the best looking open world on Nintendo Switch and even better than XC2 and DQ11S
Danjin44
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Because its not a simple "remaster" like what you see in games like God of War HD which is basically upscaling resolution and texture. XCDF is much more similar to Shadow of the Colossus on PS4, basically changing its entire graphic engine.Old vs New
Can't believe this just remastered of Wii version and they managed to make the graphics look really good, probably the best looking open world on Nintendo Switch and even better than XC2 and DQ11S
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Belmonte
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Old vs New
Can't believe this just remastered of Wii version and they managed to make the graphics look really good, probably the best looking open world on Nintendo Switch and even better than XC2 and DQ11S
I'm not surprised TBH.
What they did with the Wii was incredible. Gigantic locations with pretty good graphics for the console. Then they did the same, but with the new 3DS, which was even weaker!
I don't mean to say the Switch version isn't good. Obviously it is. But they already proved how good they are so I was already expecting this quality.
Zenaku
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Personally I think Takahashi is just going for a connected universe.
Xenosaga lore included multi-dimensional theory. The universe exists in one higher dimension, and within that higher dimension are multiple lower dimensions (such as the one the Saga story takes place in) and multiple wave-form existences. I like to think that in Takahashis head canon Xenogears took place in another lower dimension within his all-encompassing universe.
We already have confirmation of alternate dimensions in Xenoblade 2, and Xenoblade X pointed to Mira being a focal point in time and space.
Ulysses 31
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Considering that Wii was only 640x480 and 3DS 400x240, I think they did ok with what they had at the time.
OliverKahn
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I was surprised by how good it looks vs Xenoblade 2.
Jeeves
Member
Don't get me wrong, it looks fantastic, but...did you forget about BotW or do you think it looks better?
Danjin44
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I like BotW, but I much bigger fan of Xenoblade's environments.
Jeeves
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That's fair, Bionis's Knee in particular has a lot of stylistic character.
Danjin44
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No just that, even tho its not true open world like BotW, the scale felt bigger because you on giant titans.
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
This is easily my favorite upgrade. Now I just have to wait for a retailer in Canada to put the damn CE up for pre order.The UI so much cleaner now.
Danjin44
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Even they do, I cant pre- order for now because most stores in Canada is closed, my only hope is Amazon.ca, but still not available yet.
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Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
Danjin44
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I fucking hope not.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Old vs New
Can't believe this just remastered of Wii version and they managed to make the graphics look really good, probably the best looking open world on Nintendo Switch and even better than XC2 and DQ11S
Wow. I honestly didn't think we'd get a re-release of Xenoblade on an HD platform, but for it to happen and be improved this much? There is still justice in this world.
OliverKahn
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Jeeves
Member
To each his own, I just found it curious that you didn't even mention BotW. Personally I prefer the more vibrant look.XCDE is certainly looks way better than Zelda BOTW
Lionel Richie
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Terrific work, they fucking nailed how the game should look.
Danjin44
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each is going for different things for the environments, Xenoblade is going for much more "alien" world with its unusual plant and animal life.
OliverKahn
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Graphically speaking , BOTW open world details weren't great everything looked very low textures but BOTW open world is fully explorable without any loading screen plus awesome physics.
-Arcadia-
Banned
I still can’t believe this game, at a level of scope that blew out every other JRPG that generation, existed on the Wii. Then they doubled down and did it again on a much weaker handheld. X is a similar accomplishment on the Wii U.
My respect for everyone involved in that process is immense.
-Arcadia-
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XCDE is certainly looks way better than Zelda BotW
While that particular screen looks beautiful, in general, I don’t find the game to be that good looking, and I certainly wouldn’t put it ahead of Xenoblade 2 and BotW.
I adore all the work they’re putting into this, and the many, many visual upgrades, and it looks great for what it is, but the cumulative effect still feels a bit bound to the Wii days.
Either way, I’m so excited to play this. Even staring at that screen gets me hyped.