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Title: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: demi on January 23, 2013, 09:38:07 AM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GxUMMGyZcM
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: MCD on January 23, 2013, 09:43:10 AM: I didn't play 1 but ugh....this looks fuck fantastic FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF I DON'T WANT TO BUY A WII U STOP ME ALLAH AKBAR
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: demi on January 23, 2013, 09:43:13 AM: XENOGEARS 2

(http://www.abload.de/img/amekbv.gif)
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on January 23, 2013, 09:44:17 AM: it won't look like that in game and xenoblade was boring
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: demi on January 23, 2013, 09:44:42 AM: Pleae take your trolls to your troll thread, thanks
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Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on January 23, 2013, 09:45:38 AM: its not a troll its my honest to god opinion cousin ???
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: MCD on January 23, 2013, 09:46:09 AM: Come on methodis, this looks like FF13+/Last Remnant. Nothing outraging here.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: tiesto on January 23, 2013, 09:57:51 AM: Quote from: demi on January 23, 2013, 09:38:07 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GxUMMGyZcM

Jesus fucking christ. :o :o :o :o :o
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: maxy on January 23, 2013, 10:00:29 AM: Nintendo :bow2
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: MCD on January 23, 2013, 10:01:06 AM: tiesto

This or geek date girl?
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Tasty on January 23, 2013, 10:01:24 AM: Damn, need to finish Xenoblade now.

Swords, guns, AND mechs? Oh my. :o
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: hampster on January 23, 2013, 10:01:33 AM: Wait, does Xenoblade 1 play anything like that trailer? I need to check out some video reviews tonight. I want to fly around in a mech and chase giant monsters!
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: demi on January 23, 2013, 10:02:45 AM: Theres no giant mechos to pilot and the enemies arent exactly that huge (there are big monsters) -- but the gameplay looked 1:1 for the most part (no idea what X2 does to improve/change)
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: demi on January 23, 2013, 10:03:57 AM: And you better get a copy now, cause its already commanding up to $100 on eBay. And with this announcement, those who skipped out will be hurting and wanting it more.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: MCD on January 23, 2013, 10:06:35 AM: Yeah, I will get it for sure now.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Beezy on January 23, 2013, 10:13:47 AM: Fuck. FUUUUUUCK
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 23, 2013, 10:16:40 AM: what

what

what

WHAT
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Beezy on January 23, 2013, 10:20:14 AM: *sigh*

You win this round, Nintendo...
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: demi on January 23, 2013, 10:21:40 AM: Its not gonna be out for a while, Beezy. lol

I'd love for this to be 2013...
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: cool breeze on January 23, 2013, 10:21:40 AM: Quote from: Andrex on January 23, 2013, 10:01:24 AM
Damn, need to finish Xenoblade now.

Swords, guns, AND mechs? Oh my. :o

same. I only played xenoblade for like 10 hours and the 80 to 100+ hour ballpark is daunting.

the part with the mech is ridiculous :bow2
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Beezy on January 23, 2013, 10:24:54 AM: Quote from: demi on January 23, 2013, 10:21:40 AM
Its not gonna be out for a while, Beezy. lol

I'd love for this to be 2013...
True, but now I can't pretend like that godawful system doesn't exist. I'll probably end up getting one after a pricedrop/revision.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 23, 2013, 10:27:38 AM: Probably won't come out in Japan until 2014. And the Western release? Well...

By then the Wii U will be selling for $150.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: tiesto on January 23, 2013, 10:31:58 AM: I lost it at the mech at the end. Seriously can't believe what I'm seeing...
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: cool breeze on January 23, 2013, 10:34:00 AM: Quote from: Great Rumbler on January 23, 2013, 10:27:38 AM
Probably won't come out in Japan until 2014. And the Western release? Well...

By then the Wii U will be selling for $150.

I dunno. They did show it for the US stream as well. oh, right, they showed off xenoblade (then, "Monado") and it took them years to bring it over.

I just hope this new xeno game isn't too dependent on multiplayer. at least, it appears to be a multiplayer game.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Don Flamenco on January 23, 2013, 10:37:29 AM: Bayonetta 2 and Xenoblade 2 -- now i want two wiiu games
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: MCD on January 23, 2013, 10:39:13 AM: Bayonetta 2 will be ported. No hurry.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: bork on January 23, 2013, 10:42:27 AM: Quote from: MCD on January 23, 2013, 10:39:13 AM
Bayonetta 2 will be ported. No hurry.

Nintendo has a stake in the game, IIRC, so I don't think that's gonna happen.

Then again, Koei's Sengoku Musou 3 was supposed to be Wii-only, was published by Nintendo in America and had a character/mode based on an old Famicom game...

...and still ended up coming out on PS3, sans-Nintendo content.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: MCD on January 23, 2013, 10:43:40 AM: They can just rename it or alter it in a way. We have seen it happen many times this gen.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Himu on January 23, 2013, 10:44:37 AM: Quote from: demi on January 23, 2013, 09:43:13 AM
XENOGEARS 2

(http://www.abload.de/img/amekbv.gif)

Oh my.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Don Flamenco on January 23, 2013, 10:44:59 AM: also Ninja Gaiden Sigma 3, which popped up on amazon france at some point. Ninja Gaiden 2 was published by MS, but later ported to PS3.

They might get to do "Bayonetta 2: Climax Edition" or something like that.

or just make a PC version
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Himu on January 23, 2013, 10:46:19 AM: This game really is xenogears 2. Getting my bib.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Huff on January 23, 2013, 10:46:24 AM: Still have Xenoblade one is it's wrappings. Doubt I'll ever get around to playing it.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Himu on January 23, 2013, 10:49:01 AM: Game looks like FFXII. Fuck. Goddamit nintendo.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 23, 2013, 10:50:59 AM: Quote from: fryinghigh on January 23, 2013, 10:34:00 AM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on January 23, 2013, 10:27:38 AM
Probably won't come out in Japan until 2014. And the Western release? Well...

By then the Wii U will be selling for $150.

I just hope this new xeno game isn't too dependent on multiplayer. at least, it appears to be a multiplayer game.

It looks exactly like Xenoblade 1, which had no multiplayer at all. It's definitely not going to be DEPENDENT on multiplayer.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: MCD on January 23, 2013, 10:55:22 AM: (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BBTad1TCEAI9LN2.jpg:large)
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: MCD on January 23, 2013, 10:56:02 AM: It's HUGE!

WOAH~

LET'S DO THIS!
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: demi on January 23, 2013, 10:57:26 AM: Theres no question that this will have a multiplayer component. But theres also no reason to assume that there wont be a nice thick meaty single player game there as well.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: cool breeze on January 23, 2013, 10:57:34 AM: Quote from: Great Rumbler on January 23, 2013, 10:50:59 AM
Quote from: fryinghigh on January 23, 2013, 10:34:00 AM
Quote from: Great Rumbler on January 23, 2013, 10:27:38 AM
Probably won't come out in Japan until 2014. And the Western release? Well...

By then the Wii U will be selling for $150.

I just hope this new xeno game isn't too dependent on multiplayer. at least, it appears to be a multiplayer game.

Huh? It looks exactly like Xenoblade 1, which had no multiplayer at all.

look to the left on the video. It has a chat log and "PLAYER1/2/3"

granted it can be in-game characters fake talking and place holder names.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Mr. Gundam on January 23, 2013, 10:58:32 AM: Now that looks really awesome. I probably still won't buy a WiiU, but that's very cool.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 23, 2013, 10:59:06 AM: Some people on GAF are freaking out, thinking it's going to be an MMO. :lol

Come on, guys. Seriously.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: bork on January 23, 2013, 10:59:56 AM: Quote from: Don Flamenco on January 23, 2013, 10:44:59 AM
also Ninja Gaiden Sigma 3, which popped up on amazon france at some point. Ninja Gaiden 2 was published by MS, but later ported to PS3.

Yeah, but Ninja Gaiden wasn't announced as exclusive to 360 -or had funding from Microsoft- from what I remember.

Quote
They might get to do "Bayonetta 2: Climax Edition" or something like that.

or just make a PC version

Would love to see this happen but I'm not banking on it.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: cool breeze on January 23, 2013, 11:06:21 AM: Quote from: Great Rumbler on January 23, 2013, 10:59:06 AM
Some people on GAF are freaking out, thinking it's going to be an MMO. :lol

Come on, guys. Seriously.

in a positive or negative way?

I'm fine with multiplayer as long as it ain't mandatory. Actually, using xenoblade as a reference point, I'd rather it have multiplayer like Journey or the Souls series. You don't plan for multiplayer, but may encounter other players in the world fighting monsters and you're free to join them or go about your own business.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Himu on January 23, 2013, 11:16:22 AM: MORE XENOGEARS 2 TALK

Can't believe Takahashi didn't do shit like this in the ps2 days instead of Xenoshita.

I MAD. :maf
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: MCD on January 23, 2013, 11:19:49 AM: Fuck u himuro

Kos-mos is better than this
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Tasty on January 23, 2013, 11:19:54 AM: Quote from: Great Rumbler on January 23, 2013, 10:59:06 AM
Some people on GAF are freaking out, thinking it's going to be an MMO. :lol

Come on, guys. Seriously.

Looks like a MH setup to me, just with wildly different battle gameplay.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: tiesto on January 23, 2013, 11:20:51 AM: Quote from: Formerly Known As Himuro on January 23, 2013, 11:16:22 AM
MORE XENOGEARS 2 TALK

Can't believe Takahashi didn't do shit like this in the ps2 days instead of Xenoshita.

I MAD. :maf

Well I think Monolith has been taking steps to improve with every game they made.

Xenosaga = pure shit
Baten Kaitos = flawed game with some good ideas and beautiful art direction, but the pace was way too sluggish and voice acting sucked
Baten Kaitos: Origins = great game that completely overhauled everything bad about Baten Kaitos
Xenoblade = best RPG in years
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: MCD on January 23, 2013, 11:21:40 AM: Fuck u too tiesto

Xenosaga redefined the genre
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Himu on January 23, 2013, 11:22:51 AM: Could S-E sue Monolith for that X? I know that Xenoblade has that X and it's like the Xenogears X but this one is full on red and I went all OMG when I saw that red Xeno 'X'.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Don Flamenco on January 23, 2013, 11:27:55 AM: Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on January 23, 2013, 11:11:46 AM
Quote from: Don Flamenco on January 23, 2013, 10:44:59 AM
also Ninja Gaiden Sigma 3, which popped up on amazon france at some point. Ninja Gaiden 2 was published by MS, but later ported to PS3.

They might get to do "Bayonetta 2: Climax Edition" or something like that.

or just make a PC version

Main difference with everything mentioned so far is that the main publisher wanted to release those games.

SEGA and Platinum are finished. This only happened because Nintendo wanted it. SEGA didn't and don't. If half of what I've heard is true, it's a miracle even this much happened.

does nintendo own the rights to Bayonetta now or did Sega just license it?
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Diunx on January 23, 2013, 11:29:21 AM: :zzz
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Tasty on January 23, 2013, 11:30:18 AM: Quote from: Don Flamenco on January 23, 2013, 11:27:55 AM
Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on January 23, 2013, 11:11:46 AM
Quote from: Don Flamenco on January 23, 2013, 10:44:59 AM
also Ninja Gaiden Sigma 3, which popped up on amazon france at some point. Ninja Gaiden 2 was published by MS, but later ported to PS3.

They might get to do "Bayonetta 2: Climax Edition" or something like that.

or just make a PC version

Main difference with everything mentioned so far is that the main publisher wanted to release those games.

SEGA and Platinum are finished. This only happened because Nintendo wanted it. SEGA didn't and don't. If half of what I've heard is true, it's a miracle even this much happened.

does nintendo own the rights to Bayonetta now or did Sega just license it?

Sega licensed it to Nintendo.

Really, all the things they had to juggle to make it happen, it's downright amazing it's actually getting made. Seems like someone at Nintendo played Bayo and really, really loved it. (Or more likely it was a contract clause for Sakurai doing Smash, lol.)
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: TakingBackSunday on January 23, 2013, 11:43:06 AM: welp, better fire up the first one again
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 23, 2013, 11:55:26 AM: Quote from: Formerly Known As Himuro on January 23, 2013, 11:16:22 AM
MORE XENOGEARS 2 TALK

Can't believe Takahashi didn't do shit like this in the ps2 days instead of Xenoshita.

I MAD. :maf

Nintendoes what Namco...uhh...Namcwon't. :smug
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 23, 2013, 11:59:03 AM: Quote from: Formerly Known As Himuro on January 23, 2013, 11:22:51 AM
Could S-E sue Monolith for that X? I know that Xenoblade has that X and it's like the Xenogears X but this one is full on red and I went all OMG when I saw that red Xeno 'X'.

If the word Xenoblade is combined with that red X on box art, SE could argue trademark infringement as they're confusingly similar. It would be a bad case as the distinguishing parts of the titles are "blade" and "gears" as "xeno" is a regular prefix in many words. A bloody red x seems common. Plus the mark isn't particularly strong, as it was on a PSX game 15 years ago.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Tasty on January 23, 2013, 12:00:06 PM: Nintendo probably came to a gentlemen's agreement with Square over using the "Xeno" namesake; the game was originally called Monado, after all.

Or, if Namco owns it, they probably just rolled over and gave it to Nintendo considering how buddy buddy they are.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Himu on January 23, 2013, 12:06:28 PM: xenogears is 15 years old? that was a top 10 game when i beat it. ;_; Now I can't even replay it.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 23, 2013, 12:06:39 PM: I'm pretty sure that Takahashi owns the patent on Xeno- and X's. He just hasn't sued Microsoft yet because he's such a nice guy.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Himu on January 23, 2013, 12:08:15 PM: :lol
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Bebpo on January 23, 2013, 12:37:57 PM: Looks great, but uhhhhhhhh.............XB kind had a very complete ending. Wonder how they'll make this fit in story-wise.

Anyhow, this is probably a few years off, but will buy a Wii U when it comes out. Now where's Baten Kaitos 3 on 3DS?
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Tasty on January 23, 2013, 12:39:08 PM: It's not actually called Xenoblade 2. Who knows what it's gonna be like.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Bebpo on January 23, 2013, 12:40:02 PM: Well the main dude looks exactly like Shulk. So either's it's a direct sequel/prequel or it's a custom character from an MMO.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Diunx on January 23, 2013, 01:19:38 PM: Quote from: Formerly Known As Himuro on January 23, 2013, 12:06:28 PM
xenogears is 15 years old? that was a top 10 game when i beat it. ;_; Now I can't even replay it.

Why can't you replay it?
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: archnemesis on January 23, 2013, 01:38:34 PM: Because it's not a good game.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Himu on January 23, 2013, 01:54:03 PM: Quote from: Diunx on January 23, 2013, 01:19:38 PM
Quote from: Formerly Known As Himuro on January 23, 2013, 12:06:28 PM
xenogears is 15 years old? that was a top 10 game when i beat it. ;_; Now I can't even replay it.

Why can't you replay it?

Shit camera and 2d sprites on 3d environment. Managing camera is tedious shit. Platforming is tedious shit. Just not a good game.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Rahxephon91 on January 23, 2013, 01:55:30 PM: WTF did I just watch? Some Monster Hunter game? I really hope this is an actual party based jrpg and I can avoid any type of online portion. But that just looked like Munster Hunter with a tamer version of Star Ocean 4's visuals. Though the bar did look like Xenoblade .
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: demi on January 23, 2013, 01:58:13 PM: I like to assume too
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 23, 2013, 02:00:14 PM: Quote from: Rahxephon91 on January 23, 2013, 01:55:30 PM
WTF did I just watch? Some Monster Hunter game? I really hope this is an actual party based jrpg and I can avoid any type of online portion. But that just looked like Munster Hunter with a tamer version of Star Ocean 4's visuals. Though the bar did look like Xenoblade .

Other than having large monsters [which Xenoblade 1 also had] and allowing for multiplayer of some kind, I don't see much there that reminds me of Monster Hunter. It reminds me more of, ya know, XENOBLADE 1.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: tiesto on January 23, 2013, 02:10:38 PM: Based upon what I can tell, basic combat seems a bit more interactive than Xenoblade 1, which is a good thing imo.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 23, 2013, 02:13:30 PM: The one thing I'd really like to hear more about is whether this is more of a single-character game with the option to bring some mutliplayer people along or if it's a party-based game with the option to replace the members of your party with multiplayer people. Parts of it seem to suggest that former, but other parts look more like the MC has NPC party members, so I can't really tell for sure just from what they've shown so far.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Rahxephon91 on January 23, 2013, 02:13:43 PM: Well there's what looked to be a chat system thing and well it's probably placeholder, but the readings of the party being Player 1, Player 2, ect ect...

But yes it looked more like Xenoblade then anything. I just don't really like co-op and I hope they aren't making a game with a big focus on it.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: HyperZoneWasAwesome on January 23, 2013, 02:16:08 PM: this kinda makes me mad at NOA all over again.

so there was a Xenoblade 2 at some point in development, albeit years away from release when they passed on publishing the first one in America and only did so because they got a sweetheart co-pub deal from Gamestop so they could guarantee whatever modest profit they got from pushing their extremely limited print run.

dicks.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on January 23, 2013, 02:37:28 PM: Quote from: Formerly Known As Himuro on January 23, 2013, 01:54:03 PM
Quote from: Diunx on January 23, 2013, 01:19:38 PM
Quote from: Formerly Known As Himuro on January 23, 2013, 12:06:28 PM
xenogears is 15 years old? that was a top 10 game when i beat it. ;_; Now I can't even replay it.

Why can't you replay it?

Shit camera and 2d sprites on 3d environment. Managing camera is tedious shit. Platforming is tedious shit. Just not a good game.

But it's fun jumping around through the towns
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Steve Contra on January 23, 2013, 02:37:40 PM: Well that actually looks fucking awesome.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Tasty on January 23, 2013, 02:54:59 PM: Quote from: HyperZoneWasAwesome on January 23, 2013, 02:16:08 PM
this kinda makes me mad at NOA all over again.

so there was a Xenoblade 2 at some point in development, albeit years away from release when they passed on publishing the first one in America and only did so because they got a sweetheart co-pub deal from Gamestop so they could guarantee whatever modest profit they got from pushing their extremely limited print run.

dicks.

Actually it probably went more like:

"Uh hey Reggie."

"Yeah?"

"So you're passing on Xenoblade...?"

"Yeah, it's going to tank in sales. It also kinda seems like a one off like Disaster. Kind of a no brainer."

"About that... we're making a sequel for it."

"What really?"

"And considering the barren Wii U release schedule... we kinda need for you to make a big deal out of it in America."

"FUCK. So Xenoblade-"

"That needs to come out now."

"SHIT. FUCK."

"Please understand."

"GODAM- Wait, those Eurotards are translating it anyways. Guess we can just have them make some extra and we'll stamp the ESRB logo on them. Crisis averted."
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: SantaC on January 23, 2013, 03:25:28 PM: demi, told you to wait for monolith soft announcement and you said no thanks :lol
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: demi on January 23, 2013, 03:27:35 PM: Yeah, and? I'm enjoying Ni No Kuni AND now I get to play Xenoblade 2. Enjoy being a sniveling runt.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Rahxephon91 on January 23, 2013, 04:38:27 PM: There was going to be a Xenoblade 2 on wii?
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on January 23, 2013, 04:49:26 PM: Quote from: Formerly Known As Himuro on January 23, 2013, 01:54:03 PM
Quote from: Diunx on January 23, 2013, 01:19:38 PM
Quote from: Formerly Known As Himuro on January 23, 2013, 12:06:28 PM
xenogears is 15 years old? that was a top 10 game when i beat it. ;_; Now I can't even replay it.

Why can't you replay it?

Shit camera and 2d sprites on 3d environment. Managing camera is tedious shit. Platforming is tedious shit. Just not a good game.

Game really should get a remake, cant believe i stopped in the last 5 hours of it, the shame.

Best bit is MAN OF THE SEA ^^
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 23, 2013, 05:01:30 PM: Quote from: Premium Lager on January 23, 2013, 04:49:26 PM
Best bit is MAN OF THE SEA ^^

Mitsuda :rock

Hopefully they bring him back for X2.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Steve Contra on January 23, 2013, 05:24:22 PM: Xenogears is fucking trash, and Xenosaga is worse. Get over it.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Rahxephon91 on January 23, 2013, 05:34:07 PM: Screw you man. Greatests story ever.

Xenogears was ok. Played it while getting into Evangelion. Good times.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 23, 2013, 05:47:34 PM: I know it's late, but:

(http://i.imgur.com/a0yc48I.gif)
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Diunx on January 24, 2013, 12:34:09 AM: Xenosaga was fucking terrible and killed any hype I might have for this team.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 24, 2013, 12:34:44 AM: Quote from: Diunx on January 24, 2013, 12:34:09 AM
Xenosaga was fucking terrible and killed any hype I might have for this team.

Xenoblade is the best JRPG of this entire generation.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Diunx on January 24, 2013, 12:36:59 AM: So says the sega fan.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Damian79 on January 24, 2013, 12:43:14 AM: Ice burn. Shit Oscar you are on a roll today.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: D3RANG3D on January 24, 2013, 01:09:00 AM: Quote from: Rahxephon91 on January 23, 2013, 05:34:07 PM
Screw you man. Greatests story ever.

Xenogears was ok. Played it while getting into Evangelion. Good times.

(http://i.minus.com/iO7xTwJvdjnyi.png)
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Tasty on January 24, 2013, 01:15:04 AM: Quote from: Diunx on January 24, 2013, 12:36:59 AM
So says the sega fan.

WHAT A COMEBACK
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Tasty on January 24, 2013, 01:30:24 AM: Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on January 24, 2013, 12:40:32 AM
yeah, but at least a) i recognize that a lot of sega's stuff is terrible and will admit it and b) i don't go around shitting all over 90% of anything whether it interests me or not

like seriously, you're a more consistent poster in nintendo threads than andrex. why don't you go grab some scripts from the worst action movies of the 1980s, mix the pages up, head into the bathroom with a bottle of lotion and a photo of michael biehn and spare us the peanut gallery comments?

:o

#ether
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Rahxephon91 on January 24, 2013, 01:39:08 AM: Quote from: D3RANG3D on January 24, 2013, 01:09:00 AM
Quote from: Rahxephon91 on January 23, 2013, 05:34:07 PM
Screw you man. Greatests story ever.

Xenogears was ok. Played it while getting into Evangelion. Good times.

(http://i.minus.com/iO7xTwJvdjnyi.png)
Yeah, I don't like Xenosaga at all. I tried to get into it, since coming off FFX people said to get episode 1. I finished 1 and thought the boost system was pretty cool, but outside of that it was pretty boring. Character development system did'nt really feel engaging, just busy work with no real visual reward like say the sphere grid system. Plus I just did'nt know what was going on, nor did I care.

I thought two looked cool, but the battle system just seemed overly complex for no reason. I also just didn't care about the Jr and UTV shit so I never finished it.

I got three for xmas the year of it's release. People claimed "oh this one was great". I was so far removed from this story that just seemed to be in love with itself. I finished it, but basically forgot it.

Cool music though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b7YP1ewCLc
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Diunx on January 24, 2013, 02:22:23 PM: Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on January 24, 2013, 12:40:32 AM
yeah, but at least a) i recognize that a lot of sega's stuff is terrible and will admit it and b) i don't go around shitting all over 90% of anything whether it interests me or not

like seriously, you're a more consistent poster in nintendo threads than andrex. why don't you go grab some scripts from the worst action movies of the 1980s, mix the pages up, head into the bathroom with a bottle of lotion and a photo of michael biehn and spare us the peanut gallery comments?

I can easily do both.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: SantaC on January 24, 2013, 02:27:48 PM: Quote from: demi on January 23, 2013, 03:27:35 PM
Yeah, and? I'm enjoying Ni No Kuni AND now I get to play Xenoblade 2. Enjoy being a sniveling runt.

whats a runt
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Lucretius on January 26, 2013, 08:55:07 PM: I just finished Xenoblade Chronicles today.
Loved the ending.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 26, 2013, 08:57:13 PM: Quote from: Lucretius on January 26, 2013, 08:55:07 PM
I just finished Xenoblade Chronicles today.
Loved the ending.

How many hours did it take? I'm at about 23 hours right now, but it still feels like I'm a looooong way from the end.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Damian79 on January 26, 2013, 09:37:35 PM: ~ 80-100 hours i believe. It is a long ass game.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Lucretius on January 26, 2013, 10:17:40 PM: Quote from: Great Rumbler on January 26, 2013, 08:57:13 PM
Quote from: Lucretius on January 26, 2013, 08:55:07 PM
I just finished Xenoblade Chronicles today.
Loved the ending.

How many hours did it take? I'm at about 23 hours right now, but it still feels like I'm a looooong way from the end.

My save file reads 77:36
Fought the last boss at level 81.
That's without doing many of the side quests. I knew the game was going to be long so I pressed on... and on... AND ON! I spent significant time grinding though. I'd look up in a FAQ to see what level the next boss was and I'd grind until I matched levels.

Best 77 hours and 36 minutes I've spent gaming in a long long time.

Best JRPG of this gen hands down. And it's up there with my favorite JRPGs ever. My favorite game world to spend time in and explore. Breathtaking in-engine vistas. I genuinely liked the characters. I think the voice acting was handled well (and there's so much of it!). The story was creative and interesting. The ending was heady but not heavy handed. I found myself thinking later in the game that Xenoblade was in many ways what I would have wanted thematically and tonally out of a new single player Phantasy Star V.

I started the game on my soft modded Wii back in 2011 when the EU version was released got about 25 hours in. Finally picked it back up when I snagged a US copy to play on my Wii U (I hacked the region on my old save file). It was definitely a commitment but totally worth it.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: demi on January 26, 2013, 10:36:07 PM: <3 I'm glad you liked it, Lucretius
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Lucretius on January 26, 2013, 10:43:10 PM: Quote from: demi on January 26, 2013, 10:36:07 PM
<3 I'm glad you liked it, Lucretius

I LOOOOOVED it! It's everything I like about JRPGs done super competently. Every other RPG dev is now without excuse.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: demi on January 26, 2013, 11:04:17 PM: Yea it's hard to really enjoy stuff after Xenoblade :p
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Tasty on January 26, 2013, 11:37:05 PM: Quote from: Damian79 on January 26, 2013, 09:37:35 PM
~ 80-100 hours i believe. It is a long ass game.

Goddamnit. I've put in, like, three. :lol

I'll finish it and X will finally just be localized, lol.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Positive Touch on January 27, 2013, 12:23:49 AM: :-\ i shoulda payed money for this game
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Freyj on January 27, 2013, 12:47:52 AM: Quote from: Positive Touch on January 27, 2013, 12:23:49 AM
:-\ i shoulda payed money for this game

Someone shouldn't have taken so goddamed long to release it.

Wish its story were more enjoyable, but it isn't.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: demi on January 27, 2013, 12:54:17 AM: Quote from: Positive Touch on January 27, 2013, 12:23:49 AM
:-\ i shoulda payed money for this game

you shoulda payed for many copies, since it goes for $80-$100 at least on ebay
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Lucretius on January 27, 2013, 01:26:40 AM: Quote from: demi on January 27, 2013, 12:54:17 AM
Quote from: Positive Touch on January 27, 2013, 12:23:49 AM
:-\ i shoulda payed money for this game

you shoulda payed for many copies, since it goes for $80-$100 at least on ebay

Or you could just import the EU version. Still regular price on Amazon.co.uk. Play it on Homebrew Channel.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Rahxephon91 on January 27, 2013, 01:28:59 AM: The only reason i'd want a US copy is to play on the eventual Wii U I will buy.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Positive Touch on January 27, 2013, 01:29:47 AM: too lazy to hack my wiinus
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Lucretius on January 27, 2013, 01:32:41 AM: I have an EU copy but was also able to find a new US copy through the Gamestop website. Had the store hold it for me. Regular price. Boyfriend was able to find a used US copy through Gamestop too. Cheap.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Tasty on January 27, 2013, 02:04:53 AM: Got it week one shipped from GS like the loyal ninthing I am.

I remember almost buying an EU copy at PAX lol.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Diunx on January 27, 2013, 10:27:36 AM: Quote from: demi on January 27, 2013, 12:54:17 AM
Quote from: Positive Touch on January 27, 2013, 12:23:49 AM
:-\ i shoulda payed money for this game

you shoulda payed for many copies, since it goes for $80-$100 at least on ebay

Damn, gotta go to the flea market and get me some cheap copies.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: thisismyusername on January 27, 2013, 11:02:04 AM: Eh, guess I should track down a copy of Xenoblade but I really don't want to be assed to hook up three cables and waggle just for a JRPG. :/
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Diunx on January 27, 2013, 11:18:23 AM: Dolphin.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Lucretius on January 27, 2013, 04:46:06 PM: Xenoblade is one of those games I hope gets an HD makeover someday.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: naff on January 27, 2013, 11:32:25 PM: SO hot. Goddam I will finish Xenoblade one day, stopped at around 45hrs when I lost my hdd with all my pirated wii games :'(
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Tasty on January 28, 2013, 12:00:48 AM: How do you lose a hard drive?

Also if Xeno is getting an HD port I hope they announce it ASAP so I don't waste time with the SD version. If I put in more than 10 hours I'm not getting the HD version, let alone 40-80.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: naff on January 28, 2013, 12:10:58 AM: I dunno, it was sitting in an enclosure in my lounge last time I saw it... We've had some big parties with a fair number of poors hanging round, my ex might have it, and I used to truck it around for work sometimes (was just a standard NTSC drive with a wbfs folder). WHO KNOWS, been too lazy to try hunt it down. Got my first ever uncapped adsl connection the other day so I'll just redownload tonight :rock
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Tasty on January 28, 2013, 12:25:25 AM: Quote from: quietID on January 28, 2013, 12:10:58 AM
I dunno, it was sitting in an enclosure in my lounge last time I saw it... We've had some big parties with a fair number of poors hanging round, my ex might have it, and I used to truck it around for work sometimes (was just a standard NTSC drive with a wbfs folder). WHO KNOWS, been too lazy to try hunt it down. Got my first ever uncapped adsl connection the other day so I'll just redownload tonight :rock

That reminds me I should backup my own hard drive rips to the cloud.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: TakingBackSunday on January 29, 2013, 12:20:56 PM: So I'm playing through Xenoblade now for the first time, sorta. Last time I tried I got like two hours in and got confused by the affinity shit and just quit. Now I'm playing through it again and it really is quite fun but I still don't think I've gotten in the groove with it yet.

Is this one of those games where grinding is pretty much essential? I don't really mind if that's the case because the battle system is pretty enjoyable, but I don't want to get through a dungeon and then get royally fucked in like ten seconds then have to go through the dungeon all over again.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: demi on January 29, 2013, 12:22:41 PM: The game is pretty forward at what levels you should be at for each area. And it's super easy to grind and level up through exploration (you get XP for finding landmarks and shit), and quests. Just enjoy the game, it's going to be a long one either way. I blazed through it, and I still wound up shy of 80 hours. I did try to enjoy all that I could - I didnt do any of the super extra stuff.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: TakingBackSunday on January 29, 2013, 12:25:18 PM: yeah that makes sense. before I even got to Tephra Cave or whatever that first dungeon was called, I was already at level ten. But before I got to the cave I was randomly curbstomped by a rare bunnit motherfucker :maf

And yeah a lot of those sidequests from colony 9 are a bunch of bullshit. No bitch, I'm not fucking fixing your watch.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: demi on January 29, 2013, 12:26:46 PM: The game does seem difficult early on. It will get much easier as you get better equipment or more characters. I know I tried to kill that giant bug in Tephra Cave and just said fuck it.

The game has icons showing how much stronger / weaker the enemy is as well. I think name color too.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Joe Molotov on January 29, 2013, 12:29:48 PM: I bought Xenoblade and The Last Story this weekend. Still don't own a Wii.

:bow Operation Rainfall :bow2
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: TakingBackSunday on January 29, 2013, 01:28:03 PM: Quote from: demi on January 29, 2013, 12:26:46 PM
The game does seem difficult early on. It will get much easier as you get better equipment or more characters. I know I tried to kill that giant bug in Tephra Cave and just said fuck it.

The game has icons showing how much stronger / weaker the enemy is as well. I think name color too.

THAT MOTHERFUCKER. I died there like 5 times and did the same thing.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: demi on January 29, 2013, 01:41:58 PM: I think it's meant to do that, since Reyn even says that some fights can't be won and you should bail the fuck out.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: wrowa on January 29, 2013, 01:43:39 PM: I hope they turn the colors on for the final game, because the subdued colors are preventing me from really appreciating what I see. I loved walking through Xenoblade's world just doing shit and I can't imagine doing that in a field that feels like it gives me depressions while looking at it.

Also, I feel kinda physicially sick when watching that gif. Not sure if it's because I was pretty sick last week or because it's being posted way too often everywhere.

Also 2: Having seen some Baten Kaitos stuff right now, I hope for Honne doing something BK-related, even though that's never going to happen again. Origins was such a great game, damnit. Why did no one play it?
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: demi on January 29, 2013, 01:46:35 PM: Because they ruined the card system for me.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: TakingBackSunday on February 08, 2013, 03:16:12 PM: About 15 hours in now.

The game has been clicking on all cylinders for the last 7 hours or so. Been grinding to upgrade arts and skill trees, and I'm an unbeatable motherfucker at the moment (unless you're one of those level 90 assholes that show up at night.)

Just got to Makna Forest, I think it's called, and called it a night once I saved that chick that looks like a fairy. It's so fucking obvious who Metal Face is, so the story has been really stupid so far (why the fuck are you calling him Metal Face, dumbest name ever). Regardless though, Shulk, Dunban, and Sharla are raping mothers at the moment.

I haven't been doing a lot of sidequests though. I avoid the ones that just offer gold, and go for the ones that offer experience along with gold, and any item that may be an award. Gold quests are easy any way, you just kill shit, for the most part. Still, I'm in a good spot level wise and I haven't had to do many sidequests.

Game is tight. Also it's very pretty for a Wii game...I keep on saying wow every time I enter a new part of Bionis. Shit's huge. Reminds me of XIII's world.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: TakingBackSunday on February 10, 2013, 12:49:25 AM: THIS GAME

HOLY SHIT
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Great Rumbler on February 10, 2013, 01:00:29 AM: You know, I really hope the Wii U lives long enough for X2 to be released. As it is right now, that could be a serious worry.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: TakingBackSunday on February 10, 2013, 09:24:50 PM: Level 60 and I'm not even halfway through the game it seems

gatdam
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Rahxephon91 on February 10, 2013, 10:05:22 PM: Are you doing a lot of sidequests?
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: TakingBackSunday on February 10, 2013, 10:25:41 PM: Honestly no, not really. A lot of them are stupid sounding. The ones that I actually end up doing are the ones I complete unconsciously -- just take a shitload at an outpost or town the meander around the field, killing things and picking up blue/red orbs. That usually completes...I'd say about a third of the quests I take on.
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: TakingBackSunday on February 10, 2013, 10:32:01 PM: Worth nothing, when I say I'm seemingly around the half-game mark, it's because

spoiler (click to show/hide)
I just got on Mechonis about an hour ago. I feel that I'll be exploring most of this body for the next 20 hours , just like I spent about 30 on Bionis
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Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Damian79 on February 10, 2013, 10:36:59 PM: spoiler (click to show/hide)
mechonis is kinda sort apparently
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Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: TakingBackSunday on February 10, 2013, 10:47:20 PM: fuck :'(

well I'll try and spread it along by doing some more active sidequests...like that colony 6 stuff
Title: Re: XENOBLADE 2
Post by: Damian79 on March 05, 2013, 08:58:04 PM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvScF7vEmpE

A breakdown of that trailer. It's multiplayer?