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Xenoblade Chronicles X - Review Thread
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higgsboson1997
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A lot of people were taking the word of Kotaku and a few people on Gaf who were negative about it, while ignoring all the positive reviews.
Askherserenity
Member
It's a huge JRPG releasing in 2015 on the Wii U. I would've put money down on it getting lower scores.
Glad I didn't!
Palculator
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LordOcidax
Member
Danmmm..
Dead Prince
Banned
like way early. i think i favorited that on youtube. just to go watch.
pretty much after that i tuned the story out lol.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
I predict IGN's will be 8.3
DecoReturns
Member
Its changed some things that people liked in the last game and kept some things people felt needed improvements.
More like worry how critics would react, thus questioning if they should get it.
Also import impressions are taken serious apparently
higgsboson1997
Member
Now I feel the urge to buy a WiiU
What are you waiting for? This, Super Mario 3D World, and Splatoon await!
Too much walking?
Pleasantly surprised. Of course it's a good game - the first one was good, arguably great. But overseas reviews (japan reviews) didn't seem as high on it. Then again, Jim compared it to Mass Effect in that it's Japan's answer to it - in that sense, it would make a lot of sense that it would appeal more to western gamers than necessarily Japanese.
Outside of the 2 or 3 outliers that exist for every game, most seem to agree that this game isn't just good, it's great.
Game of the Year material? Tough in a year where The Witcher 3 also released. But clearly this is an ace property for Nintendo now. Of their true core/hardcore gamer franchises. Here is hoping western sales prove it's worth despite the Wii U's poor performance so this budding franchise continues to press forward.
Outside of the 2 or 3 outliers that exist for every game, most seem to agree that this game isn't just good, it's great.
Game of the Year material? Tough in a year where The Witcher 3 also released. But clearly this is an ace property for Nintendo now. Of their true core/hardcore gamer franchises. Here is hoping western sales prove it's worth despite the Wii U's poor performance so this budding franchise continues to press forward.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Edited. Every site gave a 10 except the German one (9).
As a summary
9.5 http://alwaysnintendo.com/xenoblade-chronicles-x-review-wii-u/
9.0 http://www.destructoid.com/review-xenoblade-chronicles-x-322015.phtml
9.0 http://www.nintendofeed.com/2015/11...-u.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
9.0 http://www.godisageek.com/reviews/xenoblade-chronicles-x-review/
10 http://nintendonews.com/2015/11/xen...ly+Wii+U+&+Nintendo+3DS+News+|+Nintendo+News)
9.0 http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2015/11/30/xenoblade-chronicles-x-review/
10 http://gamerpros.co/review-xenoblade-chronicles-x-wii-u/
9.0 http://www.thejimquisition.com/2015/11/xenoblade-chronicles-x-review/
9.6 http://cogconnected.com/review/xenoblade-chronicles-x-review/
9.3 http://www.meristation.com/nintendo-wii-u/xenoblade-chronicles-x/analisis-juego/1873435
higgsboson1997
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XGN - 8.5
The Elite
BOSS
Multiplayer wasn't removed.
Diprosalic
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for me it was because importers didn't seem to like it. i read very negative impressions from japan so i'm stunned by the great scores.
i'm very happy.
Open world games almost always review better than they should.
I saw a lot of negative import impressions from here saying that the game is a huge grind with poor pacing and sometimes feels like a boring slog. From those impressions I was expecting reviews to be a bit more divisive.
"It was poorly receive in Japan" they said! "Import impressions were really negative" they said!
In all seriousness, i think a lot of people just put to much emphasis on the negatives of the import impressions.
Vampirolol
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TheMoon
Member
no they didn't.
No, they updated their review this morning: http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/41575/xenoblade-chronicles-x-wii-u-review
Score jumped 5 points.
No, expected press to say "the horrible faces and cheesy music!" 6.5/10.
Manny Calavera
Member
These positive reviews are really encouraging. Maybe I'll have something to play on Wii U this Christmas. Not like I don't have enough games to play at the moment already anyway. But really excited about this now.
Yeah,the multiplayer looked like a cross between PSO and MH...did it get cancelled...? or will it come later...?
Gamereactor quote: "The remarkable technical work carried out here should be noted. The game is rock solid and a technological masterpiece, using a thousand tricks to offer impossible alien landscapes and an astonishing draw distance, while maintaining a solid frame-rate of 30 fps which we never once noticed dropping. And what's more, not a single bug across many, many hours of gameplay! "
I like the sound of that.
Yeah but the one on the OP is the import review.
I like the sound of that.
Yeah but the one on the OP is the import review.
TheMoon
Member
You could have just read the import OT which had all you need to know since April.
Plus, of course the online/multiplayer stuff is still in the game.
Joegrine_TT
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http://www.gamereactor.es/analisis/266043/Xenoblade+Chronicles+X/ 10/10 Spain
http://www.gamereactor.eu/reviews/366763/Xenoblade+Chronicles+X/ 10/10 Italy
http://www.gamereactor.no/anmeldelser/370543/Xenoblade+Chronicles+X/ 10/10 Denmark
http://www.gamereactor.no/anmeldelser/370543/Xenoblade+Chronicles+X/ 10/10 Norway
http://www.gamereactor.de/Kritiken/281453/Xenoblade+Chronicles+X/ 9/10 Germany
http://www.gamereactor.eu/reviews/366763/Xenoblade+Chronicles+X/ 10/10 Italy
http://www.gamereactor.no/anmeldelser/370543/Xenoblade+Chronicles+X/ 10/10 Denmark
http://www.gamereactor.no/anmeldelser/370543/Xenoblade+Chronicles+X/ 10/10 Norway
http://www.gamereactor.de/Kritiken/281453/Xenoblade+Chronicles+X/ 9/10 Germany
Mithos
Member
Maybe DualShockers will too ;p
Askherserenity
Member
https://www.reddit.com/r/Xenoblade_...z/xenoblade_x_multiplayer_information_thread/
Online multiplayer info!
Dualshockers, the site that single handedly made the censorship edits a bigger deal than they were? I doubt they post anything.
James Scott
Banned
Glad it's being received well especially with the "Japan didn't like it" thing people were convinced about.
Hope I enjoy it as much.
Hope I enjoy it as much.
