So the HDD could be used for Xenoblade while the internal storage will still have my other data correct? Should of been a little more clear with my question before posting.
yes you can have data on both the hdd and interal storage as i have my retail game saves and updates on my internal and all my downloaded stuff on my hdd but everything for a game whether it be save, updates or the game itself all will be in a folder and has to be on either the hdd or the wii u memory ther is no seperating the save file and the game itself.
To our import players, or anyone who got the chance to play early, the data packs should work just fine on an external hard drive, right? Or is there only a difference on the Wii U physically?
Got my 500 GB that I took out of my PS4 and hooked it up with a Y cable. Getting a bigger hard drive was the best decision. Feels good to not have to worry about storage for my games and I got the data packs all ready to go for when my SE ships from Best Buy.
Basic Pack (2GB): for basic data, like the most frequent elements of terrain, which speeds up loading within the city and on Planet Mira. [Very Effective]
Enemy Data Pack (2.7GB): for enemy data. Makes loading on the field even faster. [Midly Effective]
Player Data Pack (3.6GB): for player data (armor, etc.). Makes loading time faster when changing equipment in shops. [Midly Effective]
Doll Data Pack (1.7GB): for Doll data. Makes deployment of Dolls much faster. [Midly Effective]
I recommend SanDisk with decent USB 2.0 writing/reading speeds, at least 20 MB/s, ideally 30+ but I'm not sure if the Wii U is even capable such usb datarates.
A side question, how essential are the side-quests of the first Xenoblade? I just started and I hear the insane amount of side quests can really bog you down. But I don't want to miss out of seriously good weapons or equipment either. Not sure how I should approach this game.
Not essential. Just a bonus. There is no limit on how many you can have accepted so accept everything you can and whatever gets done is done.
To be honest most good equipment comes from enemy drops to the extent that you're even skipping shops as far as weapons go and as far as amour goes you'll want armour with slots later on.
As for seriously good stuff. I'd say the biggest thing is the
Monado Armour
arte (at max level I think this
reduces damage by 75% for 15 seconds
) and that one just requires doing a few quests in the F
allen Arm
area. I suppose
Dunban's 4th skill tree
is also fairly easy to get by doing quests in V
alak Mountain
but for the rest of the characters generally require doing too many quests to build up area affinity to unlock.
Yes but not the same USB port as the data (thanks underpowered USB ports). In other words you're using two USB slots via a Y cable. Remember the Wii U has two USB slots on the front at this time and the Gamecube controller adapter can work with one but there will be no rumble (good that is so last gen).
Because there is physically no room for them. Just one VA tracks helps to fill an entire Wii U game disc, and Takahashi even went as far to say they still had troubles fitting everything on there.
I thought the game itself was 22GB. In theory, that leaves another 3GB of space on a Wii U disk, doesn't it? Not to mention that I remember reading that audio can be compressed pretty well. I wouldn't count it off the disk just yet, personally, or even as DLC on day one. Though if the dub is as good as the original Xenoblade, I might not even use the Japanese audio even if it's offered.
I thought the game itself was 22GB. In theory, that leaves another 3GB of space on a Wii U disk, doesn't it? Not to mention that I remember reading that audio can be compressed pretty well. I wouldn't count it off the disk just yet, personally, or even as DLC on day one. Though if the dub is as good as the original Xenoblade, I might not even use the Japanese audio even if it's offered.
I thought the game itself was 22GB. In theory, that leaves another 3GB of space on a Wii U disk, doesn't it? Not to mention that I remember reading that audio can be compressed pretty well. I wouldn't count it off the disk just yet, personally, or even as DLC on day one. Though if the dub is as good as the original Xenoblade, I might not even use the Japanese audio even if it's offered.
Well Nintendo does not support Dolby Digital or DTS and such, only Linear PCM, and I'm not sure about the ability to compress LPCM sound compared to DD or DTS.
might finally have to dig out the old 250gb drive I have lying around somewhere. I've had zero issues with the 32GB flash drive I already have plugged in, but I dunno if there's room on it. After dealing with Zombi U's horrific loadtimes and subsequently dropping that game as a result, I wish you could fully install every Wii U game. It's 2015, the 360 had this functionality a long time ago.
I'm still curious as to why people keep clinging on the 'omg don't use flash drives it's bad' line nintendo keeps throwing out. Their reasoning being the read/write limit doesn't make any sense, and it's not hard to find drives way faster than what the Wii U can even support.
Bleh, just seen that they (Treehouse + 8-4) removed some body customization options in the english version (you can only make busty girls now). This + no japanese voices make me seriously reconsider my purchase.
Bleh, just seen that they (Treehouse + 8-4) removed some body customization options in the english version (you can only make busty girls now). This + no japanese voices make me seriously reconsider my purchase.
This seriously seems so silly to me. Really, if you want the Japanese version of the game, get the Japanese version.
You're always going to play a compromised version when it's localized.
Bleh, just seen that they (Treehouse + 8-4) removed some body customization options in the english version (you can only make busty girls now) . This + no japanese voices make me seriously reconsider my purchase.
This seriously seems so silly to me. Really, if you want the Japanese version of the game, get the Japanese version.
You're always going to play a compromised version when it's localized.
If you want the original game the way it was originally meant to be played, then you have to learn the original language.
There's always going to be changes to any localization.
Bleh, just seen that they (Treehouse + 8-4) removed some body customization options in the english version (you can only make busty girls now). This + no japanese voices make me seriously reconsider my purchase.
If you want the original game the way it was originally meant to be played, then you have to learn the original language.
There's always going to be changes to any localization.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA7uW-Efy3k
The GameExplain video shows that the bust slider was removed so all female characters have the same bust. Also Lyn's more risque outfits have been altered slightly, but they're non-altered on any of the other playable older female characters in the game.
This seriously seems so silly to me. Really, if you want the Japanese version of the game, get the Japanese version.
You're always going to play a compromised version when it's localized.
There's a difference between modifying text/etc (95% of localizations) and removing customization features. Editing Lyn's costumes was a great choice, not this one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA7uW-Efy3k
The GameExplain video shows that the bust slider was removed so all female characters have the same bust. Also Lyn's more risque outfits have been altered slightly, but they're non-altered on any of the other playable older female characters in the game.
What the heck? These devs seem to be so scared of potential controversy they're making changes that make no sense. Don't give me fewer options just because I'm in another region!
