Xenoblade Z, perhaps.
Well, it will depend largely on how the game will be received. If this game gets critical acclaim and/or sales success, maybe we'll see a new Xenoblade game after this one in the near future.
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Xenoblade Z, perhaps.
Well, it will depend largely on how the game will be received. If this game gets critical acclaim and/or sales success, maybe we'll see a new Xenoblade game after this one in the near future.
This looks to be taking place in the Land of Black Steel. Are those drills? Who do they belong to? And judging by the size of New LA in relation to both the White Whale and the Primordial Wilderness, the White Whale seems to be as long as that continent. That's a really enormous ship. I wonder if the rest of the ship's parts landed in areas that haven't been revealed. Pieces of something that big, would show up on the map just like New LA does.
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
I'm sure I'm LTTP but with that many voice options, I assume that means the player character is silent? Just grunts and noises and not an actual personality? That's a little disappointing to me personally, these games are so big I find interesting characters more fun to spend time with a la dragon Age or even Xenoblade
Spyder_Monkey
Banned
I'm sure this is a bonafide series for Nintendo considering how much of an unexpected success it was in the Japan and in the west, its critical acclaim and its representation in Smash Bros.
What I would like to see is Takahashi take another crack at his six part epic he's been trying to tell since Xenogears.
Yeah, grunts and talking during battle I think.
I prefer set main characters with personality as well. Creation is cool, but guys like Shulk are nice for RPGs, and it gives the game more personality.
For example, imagine the last few cutscnes and battles of Xenoblade with a silent protagonist instead of Shulk. Obviously, things would have to be different, but having a (very well voiced imo) character will everything that builds up to the climax makes it more satisfying.
Voicing is only annoying when the main character is insuffrable. Stocke from Radiant Historia should be the template for all JRPG protags
Oh damn, that giant ball tree-ish thing looks like it might have an interior to explore.
God damn I'm hyped.
Good catch, there seems to be an explorable cave there. It looks like the entry in a Zelda dungeon.
SkeptiMism
Member
It's definitely a possibility, but we'll see. Someone speculated earlier that Elma might actually sort of lead the narration.
Eh thanks. Was about to google her after someone mentioning the name and her being famous. Should've remembered lol.
It's pretty interesting that she was in Xenoblade though, because if she did her part in like 2010 or early 2011, she was already fairly famous in UK from television I think.
Me too. And for some reason it reminds me of Captain Future, specifically the planet with the poisonous atmosphere. I half wish we'd get that kind of theme.
PS: I hope that video can even be viewed in all regions.
Also, I hope there are no romance options. It would be much better if there are canonical couples or something, but please no romance options leading to stupid waifu wars. Having said that (Xenoblade spoilers)
Melia + Shulk 4 eva
It looks like a giant mechanic crab...¿? Regardless, that seems will be one of the most epics battles in the game. Very likely...
Yeah, "fairly famous in the UK" is a good description of a number of the cast, it was a pretty decent assembly of talent.
StreetsAhead
Member
Just wanted to point out on the Elma/narrator angle that this video of NLA appears to be a cut-scene introducing the player to the 4 areas of the city narrated entirely by her and Lyn.
Also, although I think before we knew of an exit to the main world from the Industrial Area, the video also confirms an exit also exists in the BLADE Area, too.
Also, although I think before we knew of an exit to the main world from the Industrial Area, the video also confirms an exit also exists in the BLADE Area, too.
Tidus_Great
Banned
god the faces get uglier every update. but the rest of the game seems so fantastic. I really wanna just hear more about the story though.
This is factually incorrect. The party members have the same faces and here we see more presets for customization.
SatoAilDarko
Member
The main team under Takahashi is almost certainly going to work on the next epic RPG which will be Xenoblade Chronicles.
I don't want Takahashi to attempt the 6-part thing because he's already tried twice a failed. Even worse was Xenogears and the first two Xenosaga games clearly had cut content and we're rushed.
If he wants to just make a game exploring key parts of several episodes. Considering this game and its similarities to Xenogears Episode 1 just have sequels that explore that. Make sure though they are self-contained and don't leave big questions.
With the other ships that escaped Earth they are leaving the door open for more stories in the universe.
Yeah if Nintendo doesn't have a hybrid console the main team will stay on consoles. The Xenoblade games bring in buyers in both Japan and the West who are slightly outside Nintendo's core fans. The handheld could receive a port of Xenoblade X. More likely I could see a spinoff game involving another evacuation ship with a smaller scale made. Monolith has three teams and while one is a support studio the other does SRPG games. Would be interesting to see a Xenoblade spinoff with that gameplay.
Tidus_Great
Banned
Sorry, I had to
lol, i actually chose that as my avi because it shows how bad they butchered the faces in the HD remaster. Tidus literally looks like he did a line of coke.
Songs or what you'd usually call music cues. It's not strange. A typical hour-and-a-half feature film should have in the realm of 30 cues. By a single composer.
One thing I'm curious about is whether or not people think that having more than one composer is the norm? Xenoblade's mish-mash of musicians is quite rare is it not?
This
Was that a multiplayer, preview ?
Maybe ? *heavy breathing*
That's almost certainly a cutscene. You may be setting expectations a little high there!
You're my kind of guy! I'm so happy
Melia
Oh please
StreetsAhead
Member
missfuuchan
Neo Member
Feeling so much hype for this now (even made Rin's hair clips after the last trailer)
What they should actually do is re-release Soma Bringer on the 3DS and release it outside of Japan this time. Then they can have Xenoblade as their console franchise and Soma Bringer for handhelds.
Oh damn, that giant ball tree-ish thing looks like it might have an interior to explore.
God damn I'm hyped.
Finally get to explore Tay.
Fuuuuu!!!! Amazing!
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
damn that is ballin!
Awesome work as always Streets!
Probably been asked (haven't checked the whole thread), but is this a crashed city-ship or part of the planet's existing environment?
A piece of Sword Valley?
Smiles and Cries
Member
I wonder why they talk about 2 exits to the city, how do they keep you from just flying up and out? I guess they just never allow you a DOLL in that area or control over anything that flies outside a cutscene
Yes, they confirmed inthe Famitsu interview that, canonically, there were other ships built in major cities around the globe, including Japan, and that they attempted to escape. How many, if any, of the ships besides the White Whale got away is up in the air, although I imagine it will become a plot point later in the game.
Or become the basis of a sequel/spin-off in the future.
ok
dickgumshoe
Member
So it seems the soundtrack will be a lot worse than Xenoblade's.
StreetsAhead
Member
If they're introducing the city to the Player Character, it must be relatively early in the game, so presumably you don't have your Doll yet thus even if you can fly in/out, you can't do it yet. Lyn, I think, said something in the Direct thingy last week about needing to earn license to use one. Being in BLADE doesn't seem to grant you automatic use of one, anyway.
The Elite
BOSS
Does the website confirm if gorgeous piece is Tanaka's?
It totally looks like his stuff and it's exactly what I've been waiting to see
This is really quality stuff.
It looks like art you would see on the inside cover of a Playstation One game.
Projectjustice
Banned
Ugliest characters since the invention of gaming? Did you start gaming with PS3 or something?
Cant get anymore hyperbolic than that folks.
plank
Member
Oh damn, that giant ball tree-ish thing looks like it might have an interior to explore.
God damn I'm hyped.
This looks like cgi scifi concept art.
Nice! What did you use to make it? I want a Monado keychain, but not very good at crafts.
pinkurocket
Member
Well, Xenoblade sat the bar extremely high. I have to agree the tracks don't sound as great as Xenoblade's, but still pretty good.
Smiles and Cries
Member
yeah I get the license for Dolls making them a much later addition just curious if the sky of NLA will be truly open as we saw major battles and attacks also friendly alien ships flying over
just wondering if all over NLA events are cutscenes or will we be able to 'buzz the tower' type of thing
not really sure they will allow us to fly Dolls into the city, into npc filled areas or city traffic
missfuuchan
Neo Member
It's 3D printed - they seem pretty popular, but hadn't thought of a keychain version in our etsy, we could always make you one if you like
I've been wearing my clip most days since the trailer - too excited!
It's 3D printed - they seem pretty popular, but hadn't thought of a keychain version in our etsy, we could always make you one if you like
I've been wearing my clip most days since the trailer - too excited!
Could you PM how much would the commission be?
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Thanks streets
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
ooo nice
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
It's 3D printed - they seem pretty popular, but hadn't thought of a keychain version in our etsy, we could always make you one if you like
I've been wearing my clip most days since the trailer - too excited!
I...I also want to know how much to pay you for a keychain...
I think the choice of music has been interesting because after playing Xenoblade, I never would have expected the "next game" to go in this direction. It sounds like a combination of electronic, world, and pop music to my ears. But, I think it's important to meet the creators at their intent. By allowing them to do unusual things rather than to decry them for being unusual, I can expect and cherish a truly unique experience when playing the game. So about the character style or the music being unusual or unexpected, I think it's their attempts to give their game its own uniqueness. I admit that it's kind of jarring to hear dubstep or hip-hop in a JRGP, especially in the successor to Xenoblade Chronicles, but after the first 100 hours or so I expect I'll be singing along if some of that vocal stuff kicks in when flying a mech, haha
That NLA flyover music put my concerns to rest though that subdued/ambient music would be gone.Xenoblade 1 didn't actually perform well in Japan. While we don't know the lifetime sales of it, the game sold a mere 161k copies six months since its release in 2010, and around 80k copies came from its launch week sales. According to Reggie, the game performed well enough in Europe that convinced NOA to release it. Obviously, the game didn't sell a million copies, otherwise Nintendo would have mentioned it.
I think we're getting Xenoblade 2 because Nintendo pretty much has given Monolith Soft free reign to make the kind of games it wants to. Of course, Xenoblade's development must have been one of the more expensive projects for Nintendo, but they helped offset its costs by the lack of a strong marketing effort, and we know how it was particularly treated in North America with a limited market release. However, like you said, the first Xenoblade had critical acclaim so that probably helped convince Nintendo to green light a sequel and announce its intention to localize it sooner rather than later. Unfortunately, I don't expect Xenoblade X to sell well, but as long as it's good as Xenoblade 1, if not better, then we can all be happy that it even exists in the first place. Yeah, the inclusion of Shulk in Smash Bros 4 was unexpected and very cool of Sakurai to show support for, particularly as a character of interest to overseas Nintendo fans.
I am actually really excited for the OST for the game, some of the song of the stream sound really amazing and so far I haven't heard something bad. But that could be that I haven't heard much of Sawano outside of Attack on Titan and Gundam Unicorn which I liked.
Oh! this look incredible cute.
Sable~Knight
Member
Xenoblade Z, perhaps.
Well, it will depend largely on how the game will be received. If this game gets critical acclaim and/or sales success, maybe we'll see a new Xenoblade game after this one in the near future.
Nah, they skipped Xenoblade II-IX, so they have to fill in all the gaps right
Also, Nintendo did say something about the 'Xenoblade series'. In fact (in my opinion) the reason they stuck with the name Xenoblade was because Nintendo wants to serialize it, keep brand recognition going. It would only make sense if they're planning on continuing with new 'Xenoblade' games. Unless this massively tanks, which I think at this point is almost impossible. It's been getting a lot more attention and hype, within Nintendo circles, RPG circles, among fans of open world games, etc.
Wow, thanks for this!