Thanks, good to know. I'm in the UK and it's still pretty expensive here - I was lucky enough to find a mint copy on ebay for £35 odd.
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Xenoblade Chronicles X - Twitter & Website updates thread
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Thanks, good to know. I'm in the UK and it's still pretty expensive here - I was lucky enough to find a mint copy on ebay for £35 odd.
dermannmitdemcolt
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The MC is silent - we know this from the E3 Demo.
TheMoon
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Well, North Americans bought up our stock because NoA took so long to announce a local release.
Dem clouds.
Gorgeous.
I hope it's also being released on the eShop, so probably the game is not going to have the same supply issues the first one had.
I bought mine for 50€ used. So worth it though.
Nintendojitsu
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It's the pictures. Isn't it?
As I'm getting closer to the end of Xenoblade, I realize that Shulk and his interactions with the other characters have been pretty enjoyable. It at least adds personality.
Having a mute customizeable main character in X...I don't think I like it.
That's my only gripe I've seen with the game.
Having a mute customizeable main character in X...I don't think I like it.
That's my only gripe I've seen with the game.
Tidus_Great
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good god noooooo
i hate that silent character stuff. can't believe they are doing it in a Xeno game. Xeno games are so story driven and silent MC is awkward as hell.
TheMoon
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All Nintendo games are released on the eShop. This is the default.
Yeah, I mostly agree. But with good writing, it can be done right. The latest dragon age is a good example of doing it right. Even though the main character was custom, I still felt like they were an important part of the story.
dermannmitdemcolt
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Yeah I'm not a Fan of this either. I always liked the Main characters in Takahashi games. Even Shion.
threelights
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Yeah, it's one of the main things that makes me wonder if they made this decision so the multiplayer could happen...
We'll never know.
At least the rest of the cast will be good.
Indeed, has anything popped up after this?Any idea what teaser he is referring to (that contains the alien species)?
It would be funny if it turned out to be this after all:
Seems a weird artstyle for Xenoblade, so it's probably something else.
TheMoon
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Any idea what teaser he is referring to (that contains the alien species)?
It would be funny if it turned out to be this after all:
How this has persisted this long is beyond me as it comes up in EVERY thread related to MonolithSoft. One would think everybody has noticed by now that they're not working on a game.
edit: nevermind. misunderstood intent.
Linkstrikesback
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Me neither. I vaguely remember moaning about it when it was announced too. It's very difficult to get memorable JRPG characters while having them be customisable & silent. It's not impossible: Yu Narukami (Persona 4) has a pretty large fanbase, but it still makes it a hundred times harder than it would be otherwise.
If Vyse/Shulk/Lloyd had been silent, they wouldn't have been half as memorable being empty shells who are just there for the ride, for the most part.
SoraanTribal
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Yeah, if I have one worry/gripe, it's that your character is silent. It really depends how they do it and incorporate them into the story. I hope it isn't like WKC because your character in those games just stared at other characters as stuff was going on. It wasn't too bad in games like Chrono Trigger/Cross, though. It just depends on the execution. I would still prefer my character to have a voice and talk a lot though.
theSlacker
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Yeah, that has pretty much been the only thing that has me worried about the game, other then the multiplayer. Will see how it ends up in the end. Could be even worse then it seems and you don't even play as the main character and instead basically watch the events of the game though an outsiders eye like in ff12 or well ff11. For some reason I don't like that even more then having a story that can't relate to the main character because they are customizable, yet they are still the main character.
fredrancour
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I think the first guy you quoted acknowledged that from the "it would be funny" comment- it'd be funny if a teaser had been hidden in what we were told was disposable recruitment ad artwork.
TheMoon
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Yep, that is exactly what I meant by that comment.
Okay nevermind me then. I'm easily ticked off by that pic being brought up again and again^^
deepest lore
oh no you did not
RPGCrazied
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I really hope this makes 2015, my Wii U is collecting dust. Though I do get Smash Bros. for Christmas. That should help the drought some, but 2015 is looking bleak if this and Zelda U get delayed to 2016.
oh
Have we seen Ridley in the clouds yet?
timetokill
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Sweet thread. Subscribed! So hyped for this game.
FlashbladeGAF
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I have to remind myself that Chrono Trigger also had a silent protagonist.
lostinblue
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I sure like silent protagonists better than lousy main characters with an attitude like Tidus, Vaan, etc.
And writing a likeable main character is a form of typecasting if you think about it, you don't want it to sob and think too much so you can only go down one, two... max three routes. All the other paths suck.
Specially considering you can't really touch that main characters age bracket. He's 16, always.
They might as well be silent. If you ask me, I like silent, doesn't break the pacing and the empathy with the player in ways "attitudes" do.
What I dislike the most is when a game doesn't have a suggested character name, like Shin Megami Tensei games. I don't want to give him my name for christ sake. I go to google, google that characters real name, and hence Persona 3 MC is Minato Arisato and Persona 4 MC is Souji Seta. So much better.
I've actually not started two games yet, Fantasy Life and Shovel Knight because I'm stuck in the naming screen. Well, fuck.
And writing a likeable main character is a form of typecasting if you think about it, you don't want it to sob and think too much so you can only go down one, two... max three routes. All the other paths suck.
Specially considering you can't really touch that main characters age bracket. He's 16, always.
They might as well be silent. If you ask me, I like silent, doesn't break the pacing and the empathy with the player in ways "attitudes" do.
What I dislike the most is when a game doesn't have a suggested character name, like Shin Megami Tensei games. I don't want to give him my name for christ sake. I go to google, google that characters real name, and hence Persona 3 MC is Minato Arisato and Persona 4 MC is Souji Seta. So much better.
I've actually not started two games yet, Fantasy Life and Shovel Knight because I'm stuck in the naming screen. Well, fuck.
I see Pac-Man there too.
Samurai_Heart
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Can't wait for the mech info =)
Oh man 2 years or so back I could find dozen brand new copies of Xenoblade Chronicles for £20 in GAME, bought two to gift my friends for Xmas that year.
Elfforkusu
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Thanks for this thread. All the behind the scenes stuff is fascinating, knowing that it's the same sort of process that made Xenoblade so good.
Buggy Loop
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Im so hyped for this game. Sometimes looking at the screenshots/gifs, its hard to imagine this is a NINTENDO game, and one hell of a looker too. Their best graphic engine all internal studios combined for sure. huge open world with that kind of detail, its a first for JRPG i believe. This has been nintendo's best move (to acquire monolith soft), in a long time.
SatoAilDarko
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I'm cool with the character being silent as long as you have some dialog choices and have a key role in the game's events. I was alway fond of the original KOTOR games not having voice acting for the MC. Improved my connection to the character I created.
I also hope the main character is a regular Dude/Dudette. I really just want a character who has no elaborate backstory that makes them the chosen hero. It would be awesome if Elsa was chosen one and you were just a normal person who could still make a huge difference in saving the world.
I liked her but not as the main character. She was just so dumb with her actions and treated others poorly. I mean she was supposed to be to be a genius but kept making emotional and stupid decisions. She also had a trinity of issues with all the males in her life: brother, father and lover.
I also hope the main character is a regular Dude/Dudette. I really just want a character who has no elaborate backstory that makes them the chosen hero. It would be awesome if Elsa was chosen one and you were just a normal person who could still make a huge difference in saving the world.
I liked her but not as the main character. She was just so dumb with her actions and treated others poorly. I mean she was supposed to be to be a genius but kept making emotional and stupid decisions. She also had a trinity of issues with all the males in her life: brother, father and lover.
Smoothice65
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I Agree, Too much MUMBO JUMBO !! Where are the screens ??!!
DangerMouse
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I'm so ready for your game Takahashi!
Keep the info coming
Keep the info coming
th4tguy
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Probably because you create your own MC via a character creator. The first XB game was practically an offline MMO. This one seems to be heading even more into the MMO genre. I can't say I find that appealing.
Jim_Cacher
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Interestingly, when I looked up KOS-MOS on wikipedia, I discovered that it is the abbreviation of Kosmos Obey Strategical Multiple Operation Systems (I haven't played Xenosaga). So I suppose BLADE (Beyond the Logos Destiny Emancipator) would be the new android for Xenoblade X.
foxuzamaki
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Nope, wont fall for it, you wont get me dammit.
Mockingbird
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YYUUUUUUUUUUUUUP. And Elma's last name is Mayneth.
foxuzamaki
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Wait, it is? Where did you find this info?
Are you all perchance non-believers?
I don't believe it either.
Locamotable
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New tweets up.
foxuzamaki
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