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My biggest worry about the game based on the streams I've watched is battle speed. It seems like fights take longer than regular fights did in the first Xenoblade. I even saw a stream of a guy with his party in the 50s fighting a level 26 or so quest enemy and the battle was taking a while. (in the sense that it wasn't over instantly like a fight of that scale would have been in Xenoblade)
Hopefully its just because people are new to the game and don't know the good art combos and set ups, but it would really suck if every single battle takes too long.
Hopefully its just because people are new to the game and don't know the good art combos and set ups, but it would really suck if every single battle takes too long.
SoraanTribal
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I have noticed this as well in streams I've watched, and I'm just assuming people aren't using the best arts or doing combos.
SoraanTribal
Member
Is it possible to switch characters in combat or is that still like the original where it's done in a menu outside of combat only? That always bugged me in the original game that I couldn't switch mid battle.
LOL I almost did that too. Man I feel sorry for you. Spoilers are the worst. But now I wonder what it is. I sure hope it's a good one!
I don't think you can take control of other characters at all. At least, I don't know how to.
StreetsAhead
Member
Before starting Chp 5, I did a quest that resulted in a new (unexpected) party member (
. I thought that this quest was quite fun and, against my better judgement, found myself quite endeared to the new character. Also was able to have a bit of fun picking the sarcastic responses.
I hadn't been paying much attention to BLADE quest board, but now I will. Don't want to miss out on stuff like that, because I assume there's more than one of those sort of quests.
No, you can only change your party outside of battle, with a few exceptions (you can't remove the player-created character ever (so far, anyway), certain characters can't be dismissed during story/affinity quests, etc).
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I hadn't been paying much attention to BLADE quest board, but now I will. Don't want to miss out on stuff like that, because I assume there's more than one of those sort of quests.
No, you can only change your party outside of battle, with a few exceptions (you can't remove the player-created character ever (so far, anyway), certain characters can't be dismissed during story/affinity quests, etc).
SoraanTribal
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You can definitely control the other characters. I've seen people in Streams using them and even before that, in the various Directs, they were using them as well.
That's what I figured, thanks.
Oh, does anyone here has bought the DLC? Are the Skells in there new models or just some of the current ones but with better stats O_O
I like the Light - Medium Skells more than the Heavy ones though, but that's just me =P
All of this are amazing...Found some pics on Twitter. These Dolls mang
I like the Light - Medium Skells more than the Heavy ones though, but that's just me =P
This is what you get for going to that mine field...
So sorry tbh T_T
Mpve the character you want to control to the top of the party list.
The DLC comes out on Friday.
The HUD feels weird. Left side is completely empty while the right side is a bit too busy to my liking. What are the small icons between the minimap and doll fuel gauge supposed to be?
I do have to say though, the shots look fucking amazing. The scale is pretty insane. I remember complaining about the.. I dunno, purplish? Environments, but these look great.
Looks union related. From what I've heard you can remove most of the HUD and keep only what you need.
Oh, I though it was already released since they were calling it "Day 1 DLC" in that other thread...
percheD for impressions then =D
theprodigy
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Day 10 DLC
SoraanTribal
Member
While I'm not personally a big fan of the soundtrack, there are definitely a few good songs on there and this is one of them. I really like it.
Day 10 DLC
Those greedy Nintendo bastards!
Maybe I should just make the big-ass SPOILER banner even huger because this keeps happening.
Before bed, my friend has upgraded her opinion from game of the year to her current game of the generation for the simple reason of being the most fun she's had in any release game she's played and she keeps playing after 100+ hours, lol.
Disclaimer: she's a huge RPG fan and nerd.
Screenshot from the 2nd area.
They cost from 10k (regular ones) to 100k (special ones) Milanium to make and require a ton of Galaxy rarity materials (which cost 200+ tickets per pop at the Squad/Union counter). Oh joy.
After a whole day of running Normal Quests, I have to say that I really don't like how little XP they give for the amount running around you have to do. It really seems that grinding is the only viable option to level around 50 and up, which is a real bummer.
Answering my own question here - the level 60 Dolls and a big batch of super weapons (those taking up a few slots) unlock when you beat the game, but they are not for purchase - you have to make them in Company Store -> Create Equipment (or something like that).
They cost from 10k (regular ones) to 100k (special ones) Milanium to make and require a ton of Galaxy rarity materials (which cost 200+ tickets per pop at the Squad/Union counter). Oh joy.
After a whole day of running Normal Quests, I have to say that I really don't like how little XP they give for the amount running around you have to do. It really seems that grinding is the only viable option to level around 50 and up, which is a real bummer.
theSlacker
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Interesting. I've always prefered "endgame" over "postgame" though. I like my final act to be clearing the story, even if that means I just fucked off and did a ton of side shit for 200 hours before it.
Same here, which is why I don't really like major content unlocking after beating the final boss in games. After I do the final boss, I always have a hard time finding the motivation to do the optional bosses/side quests/whatever. The game's over for me, the world is saved etc.
SoraanTribal
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Yup, I'm the same way. I prefer to do all the optional content before actually finishing the game. A lot of times, after I finish a game's story, I move on and just skip all the optional stuff.
Well on this case Earth is still destroyed and you still is a survivor in a alien planet.
It's not like you are all safe and sound, and everything is sunshine just because you finished the main story
I'm enjoying it, but holy hell there's a lot going on. I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around everything.
TheGreatLugia
Banned
Do you mean gameplay-wise or story-wise?
Music-wise it is super divisive. If you really love Japanese Anime music/melodies/vocals(dubbed in English) you will love the soundtrack. If you don't, you'll only like a third or less of it (everything without vocals).
Because Sawano
Gameplay. Maybe it's just me but there's a lot of stuff to learn and understand.
theSlacker
Member
That being said, I do also realize how much it can kill the mood/tone of the end of the game to take a break from whatever catastrophic event is happening to go race birds and snowboard for days.
TheMoon
Member
You could read the impressions linked in the OP from the people who are playing the game.
Otakumegane
Member
Is lvl 60 the max level?
Didn't we see a level 81 monster in the field video?
Didn't we see a level 81 monster in the field video?
theprodigy
Member
well, numbers from Media Create/Famitsu are actually Friday
don't expect anything spectacular though
yes level 60 has been confirmed now a million times
Otakumegane
Member
Interesting decision. At least superbosses will be more fun.
theprodigy
Member
it's not like level 60 vs level 99 is any different from level 99 vs level 140 or whatever...although there better not be some crap later like "level cap is raised with this DLC!"
blitzwolf215
Member
Love this song. Where does it play?
Ulysses 31
Member
When you're flying with the Doll.
When you're flying with your mech ^^
TheGreatLugia
Banned
The first game was capped at 99 with the superbosses going up to 120. Most people beat the game around level 80.
I'm totally cool with the cap assuming that all the monsters (up to lvl.99) are beatable as is now before any "cap raise" in future dlc/expansions.
The battle system is really good in this. I mean it was really good in the original XB, but there's just an insane level of customization and complexity in X. Making the right custom setups to take on super challenging bonus bosses should be a ton of fun in the endgame.
The battle system is really good in this. I mean it was really good in the original XB, but there's just an insane level of customization and complexity in X. Making the right custom setups to take on super challenging bonus bosses should be a ton of fun in the endgame.
I do wonder the effect it'll have on the game pacing though. I'm level 14 now in about 12 hours. I tend to 100% every rpg I play, and I remember in the original XB I didn't hit max levels until the very end of the game bonus stuff, even doing every sidequest along the way. I'm trying to do all the sidequests in X as I go along (as much as is possible on each continent before moving to the next) and wonder if I'll cap out 3/4ths through the game or something.
That's so nice to hear. I liked XC's battle system a lot, but it felt like it was a bit underdeveloped (not unlike BK1 versus BKO, though this is more of an evolution than a deconstruction).
Positive to really positive to nerding positive?
Zero²;162810211 said:Well on this case Earth is still destroyed and you still is a survivor in a alien planet.
It's not like you are all safe and sound, and everything is sunshine just because you finished the main story
Xenoblade Chronicles had that cozy "hero's journey" structure, where there's a journey with friends to meet and magical places to discover,
everybody triumphs over a villian and the future is bright afterward
Though it is structured like a Western made open-world RPG, this game definitely has that Japanese-made story and world aesthetic, with stuff to make players smile, a willingness to embrace goofiness and cuteness at times, so I'm very curious to find out whether this game will continue to have those colorful moments that build sympathy towards the characters and their experiences, the kind of human moments and fun that perhaps makers of RPGs in the West aren't able to express in their M-rated worlds.
Of course that raises the bar on the soundness of the gameplay, to ask of story-seeking players to actively seek out more of those things instead of having most of it be served during a "main experience." But going by the creators' words, the game has more story volume overall than the previous entry, so I'm surely going to allow that extra volume of story content to be sufficient reward to continue playing the game, rather than treating the game like a book that must be reread. That's their challenge to us and I'll have to see for myself if it can be a more fun way of experiencing a Japanese flavored story.
All my fears have been realized with this game. Why did they go this route? This all sounds terrible.
I knew when they announced that it was going to have a silent protagonist that that was a bad sign. I don't. I don't want an offline MMO. Much less a passive online one. No, I want an actual story focused JRPG. The big environments, mmo combat, and shallow side quests of the original did'nt take away from that. This though? This sounds like it does. Now we have something that hardly has a main character. I hate silent protags when they really are just a player avatar. It always means there's going to be a lack of story. I knew that's what would happen here and well it sounds like it has.
I knew when we hardly saw party members that there was going to be some kind of Dragon's Dogma pawn system. Which I don't want. I wan actual party members who are characters.
I wanted the game to feel like a huge journey like the first one. Not a mission structured MMO.
I wanted them to actually have meaningful side quests. Not cheapen out and say "fuck it" to the flaw of the first one.
The game sounds very disappointing.
I knew when they announced that it was going to have a silent protagonist that that was a bad sign. I don't. I don't want an offline MMO. Much less a passive online one. No, I want an actual story focused JRPG. The big environments, mmo combat, and shallow side quests of the original did'nt take away from that. This though? This sounds like it does. Now we have something that hardly has a main character. I hate silent protags when they really are just a player avatar. It always means there's going to be a lack of story. I knew that's what would happen here and well it sounds like it has.
I knew when we hardly saw party members that there was going to be some kind of Dragon's Dogma pawn system. Which I don't want. I wan actual party members who are characters.
I wanted the game to feel like a huge journey like the first one. Not a mission structured MMO.
I wanted them to actually have meaningful side quests. Not cheapen out and say "fuck it" to the flaw of the first one.
The game sounds very disappointing.
Man, I didn't realize Xenoblade came out almost this time of year in 2010 in Japan. Those 5 years went by fast. Felt like it just came out a few years ago. Thought it was more like 3.
I hope the development period isn't so long for their next game. Especially if they build off this one.
I hope the development period isn't so long for their next game. Especially if they build off this one.