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[EightBit Man]

 

[Danjin44]

It's all about the art direction. Even on Wii, Xenoblade had fantastic art direction when it came to its environments.

 

[EightBit Man]

It's all about the art direction. Even on Wii, Xenoblade had fantastic art direction when it came to its environments.

Absolutely. The scope of it too made it a very impressive game for Wii-standards. Did something equally impressive even exist on the HD consoles at the time? I mean, I had some JRPGs on the Xbox 360 (Tales of Vesperia, Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon, Star Ocean: The Last Hope, etc.), but they weren't as grandiose and open as Xenoblade Chronicles I think.

 

[Danjin44]

Absolutely. The scope of it too made it a very impressive game for Wii-standards. Did something equally impressive even exist on the HD consoles at the time? I mean, I had some JRPGs on the Xbox 360 (Tales of Vesperia, Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon, Star Ocean: The Last Hope, etc.), but they weren't as grandiose and open as Xenoblade Chronicles I think.

its because Monolith Soft did smart techniques to overcome Wii's limitations.

 

[Hosam6xavi]

The art direction is not excuse .. this is the biggest multimedia franchise and this how it looks ?

Gameboy - ds - 3ds they have excuse but on switch ? No

 

[EightBit Man]

its because Monolith Soft did smart techniques to overcome Wii's limitations.

Amazing video! I'm even more impressed by the game now.

 

[Danjin44]

The art direction is not excuse .. this is the biggest multimedia franchise and this how it looks ?

Gameboy - ds - 3ds they have excuse but on switch ? No

I dont know why GameFreak will never go big budget for Pokemon, even thats the case they could use smart design and good art direction to overcome graphical limitation. Just look at Atlus games for example, their games is never technical marvel but their art direction always on point and not just their Persona series but also SMT series.

Nocturne came out in 2003-4, 2 years after FFX but its graphics no where near as impressive as that game from technical stand point but god damn, nothing could match art direction and the atmosphere of Nocturne even to this day. Good art direction can overcome any graphical limitations.

 

[Appleprosy]

I finally need to jump on this and play it.

I had the 3DS version for years, but I never got to it.

 

[Danjin44]

I finally need to jump on this and play it.

I had the 3DS version for years, but I never got to it.

Smart choice! don't bother with 3DS version, impressive they able to put it on 3DS but its not a good port.

 

[blackjon24]

Probably my only switch game this year but very excited hopefully it was worth the wait!

 

[Type_Raver]

Pre-orders are up for the Collectors edition in AUS (and Europe/UK as well):

What we Aussies get:

 

[Danjin44]

Pre-orders are up for the Collectors edition in AUS (and Europe/UK as well):

What we Aussies get:

Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Works Set : Amazon.ca: Video Games

Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Works Set : Amazon.ca: Video Games

www.amazon.ca

 

[Zenaku]

Xenoblades world is truly one of the most beautiful, and Xenoblade X isn't far behind. Just about to start a run through of X on Cemu, complete with the 4k60fps mods.

If Cemu or Yuzu ever get VR support I will cry tears of joy.

 

[EightBit Man]

Good news for fans who might prefer the original soundtrack:

 

[Type_Raver]

Good news for fans who might prefer the original soundtrack:

Tweet deleted, hmm...

 

[EightBit Man]

Tweet deleted, hmm...

I have updated my post with a screen capture I found. I have no idea why they deleted this tweet, but since the game is most likely gone gold this won't have anything to do with a sudden change of plans.

 

[JORMBO]

US has the weakest collectors edition

 

[EightBit Man]

US has the weakest collectors edition

Indeed. This isn't the first time either I believe.

 

[alf717]

My only gripe is I wish the US version came with a steel book case. The one that came with Xenoblade 2 looks great. I was kind of hoping maybe BestBuy would do one exclusively but that looks like it won't be happening.

 

[Danjin44]

US has the weakest collectors edition

Unfortunately it wouldn’t matter, Xenoblade games are hardest game to get collector’s edition for, not only it takes forever to come available to pre-order and when it does come, it will sell out as soon as available.

 

[EightBit Man]

Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition additional scenario ‘Future Connected’ is 10 to 12 hours long

Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition’s additional scenaro “Future Connected” can be completed in 10 to 12 hours if you play the story alone, and in around 20 hours if you incl…

www.gematsu.com

Fully translated interview from Famitsu:

Monolith Soft's Takahashi Tetsuya Talks Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition In This Translated Famitsu Interview

Casual mode, 20 hour epilogue and more!

www.nintendolife.com

 

[TheContact]

So ready to dive back into this game. My biggest complaint was that it was running on the Wii's hardware. I even bought the 3DS version.

 

[gamerforever]

There’s a lot of content for £40. Got this on the 3ds, but hardly played it and even on the wii I didn’t really enjoy it much. I think the graphics were pretty shocking and hope the remaster runs at 1080p or I won’t be getting this.

 

[alf717]

There’s a lot of content for £40. Got this on the 3ds, but hardly played it and even on the wii I didn’t really enjoy it much. I think the graphics were pretty shocking and hope the remaster runs at 1080p or I won’t be getting this.

Xenoblade 2 wasn't always the prettiest looking at times so I don't think this will be hitting 1080P much if at all.