goldenpp72
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I've only seen the user in 2 threads and i've already had enough, seems to have some kind of bizarre agenda.
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Xenoblade Chronicles X - Review Thread
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I've only seen the user in 2 threads and i've already had enough, seems to have some kind of bizarre agenda.
Let's not do this.
Have fun searching the post there.^_^ Don't forget to show us ur post on that 400k shipment number.^_^
Well, i wanted to be more fair and compare both title here on their most Vanilla condition but it seems Ninja just forget about the topic huh?
Maybe they're tsundere ? >.>
You know into a love-hate relationship with Nintendo ? (lol)
Anyway, I forgot to say that GameXplain did a really good job to cover kinda none stop this game.
Most of the infos I read that read from english version was from them.
They made a lot streams since Japan version, it was nice to follow them.
Hibiki Kurosawa
Member
The part where you are looking forward to the game isn't the part we're attacking, though.
I don't know if it's already been noted but Gamekult gave a 8/10 which is really good on their scale :
http://www.gamekult.com/jeux/test-xenoblade-chronicles-x-J3050108394t.html
http://www.gamekult.com/jeux/test-xenoblade-chronicles-x-J3050108394t.html
lmao i love the gifs that video spawned
Just a simple misremember. Nobody has perfect memory after all. Posted the thread showing how it couldnt sell its initial shipment in 5 weeks though on the page before this one!
I know that your joking
This picture always makes me chuckle. It's so true. A ton of my favorite games
Wonderful 101
Good reviews, wasn't quite sure how this would do after some of the early impressions. Kind of split if I want to dive into this game on launch. It seems enormously deep, complex, and rewarding, but also a hell of a timesink and one where not every minute spent is always doing things worthwhile.
VivaciousSoul
Member
Wait Monolith Matrix Online? This has to be one of those where you have a template and you just tailor it to whatever situation you want to unleash it upon right? If not and this is an original than it deserves to be a template.
letmetrythisname
Member
I'd love to play Xenoblade 3D, but I don't know it's going to be worth trading in my current XL for that, a New 3DS, and a MicroSD.
Tom Nook Sawyer
Member
I wouldn't be surprised if some reviewers didn't invest as much time as they probably should have
Yeah but he would not qualify as ninjablade buddy.
From what I know, knowledge of the original (or lack thereof) doesn't impact enjoyment of X in any way, good or bad. Most reviewers haven't even come close to 100% though, so it's possible there's a very late game reference or something.
This seems more like the "polishing a turd" metaphor.
On a critical level, I don't take Gamexplain very seriously. They're useful for some of their analyses and comparisons, but I always found their review to overly praising. I liked that Ash did the Q&A videos with Chuggaconroy, because he seems to be on firmer soil, so to speak.
thestopsign
Member
You are moving goal posts a lot, which is annoying people here. It is pretty typical for games not to sell out of initial shipments in Japan right away. Front heavy genres such as JRPG's very often just have one shipment. You can observe this phenomena in virtually any weekly Media Create thread on here.
I'll reiterate, the game sold an acceptable amount. It wasn't record breaking, but it didn't crater either.
Edit: You originally stated 400k over 8 weeks, then moved it to 120k over 5 weeks.
Gaiaknight
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the Gamexplain review mentioned he didnt run into any glitches or bugs in his playthrough
TheMoon
Member
Some review (Sorry forgot which one I read too many) stated that they have not encounter a single bug.
That's not 400k like at all though.
And Xenoblade is never that big even in Japan not to mention Wii U number is going to hold the sales back by quite a bit. So while i agree the number is probably just okay or a bit disappointing. Making up number is just never a good thing.
Then try not to put ur statement like it is fact before typing as it just makes u looks bad here. Double check first?
300hr without any single bug
ninjablade
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he's the thing what you believe are lies are actually facts, . i think if i was just posting lies i would be banned by now, but the mods already know i'm not making lies up, thats not the ninja way. anyway back on topic, game got very good reviews, not goty quality reviews but very good reviews
Kissenkopf
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It seems like a low seller to me, and my mother living in Japan went to a gamestore and showed me a picture of the game discounted pretty far which tells me it wasn't selling well enough for retailers but maybe I'm wrong.
Gotdatmoney
Member
If you didn't grind up affinity for characters in the original Xenoblade and do a lot of side quests a lot of the characters are underdeveloped. Like Sharla or Reyn. Even characters like Dunban who fair better still become widely more interesting with heart to hearts building their personality.
And grinding up affinity is bullshit boring.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
Nintendo.
Just a misremember nothing malicious lol
It's sad how this is unexpected but gets so little credit in this day and age.
Yeah, readers really misinterpret the scores and exaggerate how good or bad things are. It doesn't make sense when review sites have qualitative adjectives like "Good", "Great" or "Average" assigned to the numbers. If you replace the number with its assigned adjective, it's funny because you've got people upset that Polygon called Xenoblade Chronicles X a good game.
To be fair that happens for a large majority of the games in the market over there. Unless you're one of the big sellers (Monster Hunter, Youkai Watch, Dragon Quest, etc.) you're going down in sales by a large percent and will start getting discounted heavily.
I was prepared for worse reviews TBH. It's not so much that I doubted the game but I doubted that reviewers would match my tastes. Just like the original Xenoblade I saw enough to know I wanted the game. Great scores are always welcome though so I'm happy for the game.
Some reviews mentioned some negative aspects but I don't think they apply to me. I'm pretty sure my brain is up to the task of figuring out how a videogame should be played. It won't be nuclear physics. I can also appreciate a more passive story that doesn't
thereby closing certain sidequests if you don't do them first. Can't wait to crash land on Mira!
Some reviews mentioned some negative aspects but I don't think they apply to me. I'm pretty sure my brain is up to the task of figuring out how a videogame should be played. It won't be nuclear physics. I can also appreciate a more passive story that doesn't
wreck the world
From 400k to 120k it's not a misremember. It's a totally different size order. If that's a misremember don't ever base something important on your memory. Also don't go to first google search to try to cover your ass. The game is not mediocre by any quantifiable measures. You were caught with your pants down. Badly. Instead of admitting that you keep on throwing out more lies. Just stop. Come back later when people will forget about this. Like any decent troll does.
Edit: there is a big difference between selling poorly and having 87% sell-through after two weeks.
Sounds better than the original then. God knows slowmo may as well have been a feature once you have 5 or more enemies at once.
Ye, Nintendo games have the least bugs out of all devs/pubs out there.
Some minor pop in can happen but not as bad as they were in assassin creed.
No any game breaking bugs or drop of frame rate like Fallout 4 had recently.
The game can lack collision but the goal was not the get let the player be stuck (I guess).
Those are kinda minors flaws that most reviewers didn't really cared about or even talked about.
But yeah, in overall, it's pretty polished.
EndlessSky
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Very polished. Steady frame rate. Nintendo quality.
Gormless Noodle
Member
Plus it's been out a while in Japan, so I'm sure any large kinks would have been ironed out by now.
not feeling right with 3/10 mediocre and 4/10 being average. it's definitely on the bad territory.
Matrix XII
Member
Yeah, I'm not exactly sure when it changed to this kind of thinking, and why?
I mean, I grew up with Nintendo, SNES, Genesis, and N64. When games were reviewed around the 7/8/9 range I'm thinking, yeah! Looks like a solid game!
This is amazing for such an open world game that "Has Map Larger Than 'Fallout 4,' 'The Witcher 3,' And 'Skyrim' Combined"
Gotdatmoney
Member
The cinematic feeling was real.
The original game ran pretty well imo. I had noticeable framerate drops when I fought many big enemies. But 5-8 small or medium size enemies didnt really hurt the frame rate as far as I remember.
Yeah maybe so, she was there during some event for dragon quest builders and said it was crazy.
It was literally just a misremember, not sure why you and other members of a certain subgroup think I'm some evil villain out to get nintendo lol
thestopsign
Member
Games get discounted much faster in Japan due to a very active used market. Used games start showing up at cheaper prices within a week of release, which drives retailers to sell at lower prices.