Comes out the 19th, I have it pre-ordered on Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E8RVOFG/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00E8RVOFG&linkCode=as2&tag=thbo09f-20&linkId=PBZULBNJYN624IDI)
Was watching my friend play the first one last night. Game seemed pretty decent from what I saw, nice art direction. Not sure if it will dethrone Vesperia yet. Anyways I have the second one preordered as well. Nice to see Namco finally giving this series a chance in the US.
Are the dungeons palette swap bullshit again?
I think this game got a higher budget than the first one.
Are the dungeons palette swap bullshit again?Oh not only that, but they reuse areas from the first game.
Are the dungeons palette swap bullshit again?Oh not only that, but they reuse areas from the first game.
And the next one is supposed to be open world! Good luck with that.
Um....what? I've played many jrpg sequels that don't straight up re-use the same environments from thier predecessor. These are also sequels to games that didn't have the most bland and copy and pasted environments out there so I guess Xillia is just unique.Are the dungeons palette swap bullshit again?Oh not only that, but they reuse areas from the first game.
And the next one is supposed to be open world! Good luck with that.
well it is sequel afterall. Did you not expect the same world?
Um....what? I've played many jrpg sequels that don't straight up re-use the same environments from thier predecessor. These are also sequels to games that didn't have the most bland and copy and pasted environments out there so I guess Xillia is just unique.Are the dungeons palette swap bullshit again?Oh not only that, but they reuse areas from the first game.
And the next one is supposed to be open world! Good luck with that.
well it is sequel afterall. Did you not expect the same world?
So you were only able to use two examples? Ok? There's a lot of jrpg sequels out there.was I suppose to list more examples? Ok Tales of Symphonia 1 &2 has mostly the same areas. So it's not even the first Tales game to do so.
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look forward to half-assed mediocre sequels to half-assed mediocre games, brehs
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look forward to half-assed mediocre sequels to half-assed mediocre games, brehs
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look forward to half-assed mediocre sequels to half-assed mediocre games, brehs
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look forward to half-assed mediocre sequels to half-assed mediocre games, brehs
I've never played Symphonia 2 to know why it's terribad, but the inclusion of monster allies is already a negative. I hate that shit.
I did buy the collection when it was $10 on PSN, so I will replay these games sometime.
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look forward to half-assed mediocre sequels to half-assed mediocre games, brehs
well yes I like the Tales of series so I guess I must like mediocre games. Gotta support the jrpgs though since they're needed to counter all the western fps games.
Every thread has Himu asking "if its good" - nicca aint gon play it anyway
Decent gameplay and no sick fanservice, it's about all you can ask these days of JRPGs.Yep, this is sadly the world we live in.
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look forward to half-assed mediocre sequels to half-assed mediocre games, brehs
well yes I like the Tales of series so I guess I must like mediocre games. Gotta support the jrpgs though since they're needed to counter all the western fps games.
I don't say this lightly, but I'm concerned that you're either stupid or distinguished mentally-challenged, or God help you, both. You should get that shit looked at.
Decent gameplay and no sick fanservice, it's about all you can ask these days of JRPGs.
You can tell we're living in the bad future when Tales games' disgusting animu content is considered minimally sick fanservice.
Dont hurt yourself figuring it outToo late. I already played Vesperia.
Decent gameplay and no sick fanservice, it's about all you can ask these days of JRPGs.
You can tell we're living in the bad future when Tales games' disgusting animu content is considered minimally sick fanservice.
Dude, Tales of Vesperia was the best jrpg of last gen. That tells you everything.
I still can't understand JRPG fans who managed to stay console-exclusive through last gen. It's like an FPS fan who adamantly sticks with Nintendo-only because Goldeneye was a thing 17 years ago.
It tells you everyone else fell the fuck off HARD. That said Vesperia is a really damn good game. A bit surprised by the hate Xillia 2 is getting here sine I've seen like years of Siliconera comments talking up how good it is and how much better it is than part 1.
well yes I like the Tales of series so I guess I must like mediocre games. Gotta support the jrpgs though since they're needed to counter all the western fps games.
Vesperia is actually that good. It may be hard to believe but it's just a great game. Even a broken clock is right sometimes. As we've seen it's probably a once in a life time occurrence. Verperia is actually that good and if it were on the ps2, would still be considered one of the best RPGs the system had to offer. Tiesto has nothing to be ashamed of in this case.
Would you say Vesperia was better than every handheld RPG from last gen?
ugh, when is the stupid 360 gonna drop to like $100 or something. I saw my bud play it a bit and it's got all kind of shit I hate in other Tales games but fans are always gonna point to that game as the saving grace of the series until I actually get the chance to play it for myself. Then again Tales fans also told me that Phantasia and Symphonia were both amazing so I don't know why I should be taking them seriously.
A better question is why does Tales games rustle the fuck out of all yalls panties
Why does Vincent suck? I thought the writing for him was unique for games. I like Shepard mostly because of player agency. Shepard doesn't really have a character besides the you create. Which, for obvious reasons, appeals to me.
he was unique, but he was a fuck-up that i couldn't relate to. that whole game's story, for as much as i appreciate it trying something different and more mature than games usually try, just did nothing for me.
So back to handheld RPGs, what's everyone's favorites from last gen?
Mine are:
-Radiant Historia
-The World Ends With You
-DQ5 Remake
-Trails in the Sky
-Wild Arms XF
I think it was when I finished Neptunia mk2 that I realized what I was doing and wondered why I even bothered with the B-or-lower-tier RPGs anymore if this is what I’m likely to get served.
Himu, you'd like Sen no Kiseki. But it's probably not gonna get localized for a long time, if ever.
Also, any preorder bonuses on Xillia 2? Still need to get this.
Similarly, I started Ar Tonelico 3 because someone suggested it as a stream game and I never want to play that game again (http://www.g4tv.com/videos/54081/sexy-awkward-moments-in-ar-tonelico-qoga-knell-of-ar-ciel).
After making it to the next story bit, Xillia 2 gave me my next goal: I had to make a payment on my debt before the plot could continue chugging along. It was then I noticed this new amount was six figures in size, and all the old quests I'd completed before were back, waiting for me to undertake them again. Xillia 2 wasn't ready for me to move on until I killed another hour doing things I'd already done before.
And this reuse of content goes beyond Xillia 2's "paywall:" After a certain point in the game, Ludger is tasked with a primary mission that involves traveling to alternate dimensions and destroying the catalysts powering them. While this idea isn't inherently flawed, Xillia 2 uses it as a flimsy excuse to feed you old content in a ever-so-slightly-modified form. Remember that open field you spent the last 15 hours traipsing through? Well, now you have to go back there, except things are different colors—because it's an alternate dimension or something.
"Well this one review isn't completely trashing it, so it can't be that bad."
"Well this one review isn't completely trashing it, so it can't be that bad."
no review has trashed this game. I know you hate the tales of series, but comon.
Stan for a game series that has had like 1 good entry out of 20 games, brehs :hitler
Got my dick out ready to save the world AGAIN with my wonderful waifus
http://i.imgur.com/hLPIiTf.jpg
So your initial impressions of the game you set yourself on liking are positive? Fancy that.
This is the Bore. Put on your big girl panties and deal with it, SantaC.
That is demonstrably false, there are off the top of my head 3 Sega rpgs that are better than the entirety of the Tales series. (PS II and IV, Skies)
That is demonstrably false, there are off the top of my head 3 Sega rpgs that are better than the entirety of the Tales series. (PS II and IV, Skies)
I think they both put about as much effort in, to be honest.Yeah, I can see that. Especially since they seem to blow their budget on ufotable/seiyuu instead of the actual game these days! I know I'm coming off as jaded, but fuck it. It ticks me off to see the series become even more of a cashgrab with even less substance than before.
omg Xillia 2 is so much better than first one so far. The cat dispatching is hilarious.
GameTrailers actually said the story this time around was good and that is was different from the usual Tales. Is this true? I mean honestly what interested me about this game was the story premise and the fact that it looked to be taking place in a more modern world. I mean most of the reason I'm bored with Tales games is that the worlds and stories blend together for me at this point. The fact that Xillia 2 reuses environments wholesale kind of sucks. If they were to just modernize places up that would've helped.
This is the Bore. Put on your big girl panties and deal with it, SantaC.
eh segata is the one that always get upset. he cant take that Tales of series is better than any game sega ever released :ohhh
It's so weird that you still base your burns of me on a handle I ditched nearly half a decade ago.
Right, but it's not like I'm burning you about your love of Santa Claus. The new hotness in Oscar burns is mobile, my man. The only SEGA games I buy anymore are the RGG games, and I pretty much bitch endlessly about them post-3.
Oh wait Sonic Racing Transformed was pretty legit, too.
Debt system is there to limit your travel options
I am hating the jazz music in Trigleph :yuck