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Re: Xenoblade Chronicles.Confirmed for North America April 6th 2012
« Reply #625 on: November 09, 2012, 02:38:10 PM »
I will get around to playing this game...possibly when I pick up a Wii U.  I still haven't plugged my Wii back in since November of last year.

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« Reply #626 on: November 09, 2012, 07:13:35 PM »
You guys are making me want to buy this game and I'm not really into heavy RPG's like this one appears to be....

No guarantees that you'll like it, but if you do you'll probably love it like the rest of us do. Worth the risk, I think.

The last time I bought a game and disliked it to the point that I gave up on it (and gave it away) was Call of Duty: MW2. I feel like I'd like this game more than that so there's a good chance it'll be worth the risk, but I can't find it anywhere for a minimum $50...
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« Reply #627 on: November 09, 2012, 07:19:20 PM »
You guys are making me want to buy this game and I'm not really into heavy RPG's like this one appears to be....
What are your reasons for not being into heavy RPGs? Perhaps this game may fix the problem.

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« Reply #628 on: November 09, 2012, 07:31:46 PM »
You guys are making me want to buy this game and I'm not really into heavy RPG's like this one appears to be....
What are your reasons for not being into heavy RPGs? Perhaps this game may fix the problem.

Probably just the simple fact that I'm a very impatient person. I have this view of RPG's (JRPG's especially) as being very detail heavy when it comes to things like like stats and party combinations. For example, simple RPG's like the ones that feature Mario, or games like Rune Factory that have RPG elements - I can deal with these. Everything is very simplified (and even though Rune Factory does have some complex parts, it's pretty optional because you can still just farm and don't necessarily have to fight the bosses or level up your gear).

When it comes to these modern RPGs I hear things about team chain attacks and it all just sounds overly complicated to me that I get put off. Same thing goes for the scope of it; I don't really have much time to dedicate to games so these massively long games don't suit my current gaming style/life. The last big game I played was Skyward Sword and while I did my best to invest the kind of time that games needs, and deserves, to really enjoy it to the fullest, at least I walked in knowing what to expect. When it comes to something like Xenoblade Chronicles; I don't have a history with the characters, I know nothing about the story, so if I skip it I don't feel like I'm missing out.

Make sense?

With that said it is time for a new experience.. and I've heard nothing but good things about this particular title.
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« Reply #629 on: November 09, 2012, 07:49:20 PM »
Yeah, makes sense. The game isn't quite as complicated as it may sound, it isn't as simple as the games you mentioned of course but it isn't terribly complex. Each part of the battle system is introduced individually, so it's fairly easy to understand how it all comes together. And you can read the tutorials from the menu, so you can look something up if you need a refresher. As far as stats go, there isn't much to manage, just slap on some new equipment when you get it, leveling up is more important. Gems can be confusing, but you don't have to bother with these to get through the main game.

Battles move pretty quickly too, however the story does feel like a drag in parts so you may get impatient with the sometimes slow story. This would be the stickler if there was one, the main story probably takes about 60 hours if you don't do any sidequests, of which there are hundreds. You don't have to do any of the side stuff, although the items and experience you get from them can help you get through the story. The game does give you a reminder of where you're supposed to go, and has a log of all your sidequests and what you need for them, so it is easier to get back into than RPGs usually are. But it's still better if you have time to invest.

I wonder if you might actually want to check out The Last Story instead, that one's a 25-hour adventure. It isn't up to Xenoblade's quality, but it's still a good game and worth playing.

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« Reply #630 on: November 09, 2012, 08:38:36 PM »
Thank you for that Mop it up, it does help make my decision. I don't know much about The Last Story but, like XC, I've thought about picking it up based on impressions I've heard here (I trust you folks, except Ian :P). I was going to buy it when I read about it being $8 in the amazing deals threat but i was already too late (I really need to pay attention to that thread more).

We'll see. If some extra cash comes my way I just may pick this up (and the last story!) and save it for a rainy day. It'd be a shame to not get my hands on a copy of one of the Wii's swan songs.
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« Reply #631 on: November 11, 2012, 05:17:11 AM »
Thanks for the tips! It took 60 years but I finally beat the last boss.

What a satisfying game! I guess Nintendo got this generations Final Fantasy after all.
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« Reply #632 on: November 11, 2012, 05:34:17 PM »
Thanks for the tips! It took 60 years but I finally beat the last boss.

What a satisfying game! I guess Nintendo got this generations Final Fantasy after all.

60 years!? No way am I buying this game now :P
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Re: Xenoblade Chronicles.Confirmed for North America April 6th 2012
« Reply #633 on: November 11, 2012, 05:45:05 PM »
I'm not really into RPG's. The last game I played was Skies of Arcadia and before that Final Fantasy X, both of which I love though I've never actually finished them. But I've been listening to the soundtrack and after the third run through, I decided to go ahead and buy the game. If the game is anything like the music, I won't regret it.
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« Reply #634 on: November 11, 2012, 06:17:08 PM »
That's the single best pitch I've ever heard. I'm buying this **** right NOW.
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Re: Xenoblade Chronicles.Confirmed for North America April 6th 2012
« Reply #635 on: November 11, 2012, 06:17:34 PM »
The length of the game is something that is stopping me from progressing further. It's like I could be play 5-10 other games in the time it takes to do Xenoblade Chronicles. Since reviewing games is part of my deal here and elsewhere, that makes the decision easy for me. But from what I did play of the game, I really enjoyed it.

Also, the fight song for strong monsters is awesome. That guitar!
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« Reply #636 on: November 11, 2012, 06:22:25 PM »
bought.
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« Reply #637 on: November 11, 2012, 07:45:45 PM »
(I trust you folks, except Ian :P).
Ian Sane likes this game though, so be careful!

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Re: Xenoblade Chronicles.Confirmed for North America April 6th 2012
« Reply #638 on: November 11, 2012, 08:59:41 PM »
Oh no! I already bought it off amazon! eh.. I'll take my chances.
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« Reply #639 on: November 11, 2012, 11:39:49 PM »
Does anyone love that there are no angsty teens playable?

I'd like Xenoblade to get a spiritual successor in the same way this was a successor to Xenosaga and/or Xenogears, but I would certainly enjoy revisiting these characters maybe once a generation or every other. I finished at 80 hours and as much as I wanted to get everything, the Wii U is just too close and I've got Pokemon to train. Two of these in one generation would be too much.

You know I realized there is more voice acting in games like this than in animated movies. That amazes me...
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Re: Xenoblade Chronicles.Confirmed for North America April 6th 2012
« Reply #640 on: November 12, 2012, 11:29:30 AM »
Shulk sorta seems like an angsty teen to me...
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« Reply #641 on: November 12, 2012, 12:17:50 PM »
Shulk sorta seems like an angsty teen to me...

You take that back! Shulk is a nice happy guy, just caught up in a zany situation is all.
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« Reply #642 on: November 12, 2012, 05:32:37 PM »
Shulk sorta seems like an angsty teen to me...
Same here. The story didn't seem like anything special to me, though the setting was good.

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« Reply #643 on: November 12, 2012, 06:13:20 PM »
At least he did something about it. Unlike other games and stories where they were too fucking good to ever get vengeance.

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« Reply #644 on: November 12, 2012, 06:30:33 PM »
I played this game with Japanese vocals and English subs - Shulk came across, for me anyway, as having this crazy-insane passion for getting vengeance on Fiora's killer, and putting a stop to the Mechon from invading the Bionis. I loved it. He's one of my favourite RPG characters of all time now because of this, but I do wonder if Shulk comes across differently with British English vocals...

But yeah. Definitely in my top five RPGs of all time now.
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« Reply #645 on: November 12, 2012, 09:14:09 PM »
I played with the English voice overs and the cast's thirst for vengeance comes across there as well. Perhaps I haven't played enough RPGs, but I was surprised how no-nonsense the characters of Xenoblade are when it comes to pursuing and killing their enemies. It is refreshing to see a Japanese narrative that doesn't have its characters hesitate or second guess at the most inopportune times.

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« Reply #646 on: November 12, 2012, 09:49:30 PM »
Time to avoid the thread less everything be spoiled, I suppose..
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« Reply #647 on: November 13, 2012, 01:15:42 AM »
He wasn't angsty at all, in my opinion. I think you guys have spent too much time away from teenagers. :P Shulk ain't angsty.

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« Reply #648 on: November 13, 2012, 01:45:41 AM »
I played with the English voice overs and the cast's thirst for vengeance comes across there as well. Perhaps I haven't played enough RPGs, but I was surprised how no-nonsense the characters of Xenoblade are when it comes to pursuing and killing their enemies. It is refreshing to see a Japanese narrative that doesn't have its characters hesitate or second guess at the most inopportune times.

I'm sorry but have you played the whole game?  This is one of the reasons why I feel the storyline falls apart during the second half of the game.

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Seriously, the part where Shulk stops Dunban from killing Mumkhar made me want to throw up.  This is the scene that completely ruined Shulks character for me and turned him into the usual pussy JRPG hero.  Mumkhar was a monster who enjoyed working with the Mechon to kill all those innocent people.  He's the one who stabbed Fiora and killed Melia's Father and even admitted to doing this while all under his own free will.  This was a guy with absolutely nothing redeemable at all and yet right when Dunban is about to rightfully punish Mumkhar for his crimes, Shulk stops him. 

And Shulks reason, only the fact that Mumkhar was a Homs like them and said Homs shouldn't kill other Homs.  So when Shulk though Metal Face was a machine he had no problem trying to kill him but as soon as he finds out he's a Hom's, that makes him not want to kill him.  What a load of fucking bullshit.

Oh and don't even get me started on the Egil ****.  Dude was basically Hitler trying to kill entire races but just because his past was tragic that suddenly made Shulk forgive him and didn't kill him when he had the change after their first fight, which allowed him to get away and take control of the Mechonis and move the sword which probably killed thousands of Homs soldiers that were still in Sword Valley, and then destroys the city of Agniratha which result in Gadolt sacrificing himself to save everyone including Shulk.  So because of Shulks stupid bullshit, he's responsible for thousands of people dying right there including Gadolt.


Yeah, this is one of the reasons why I found Xenoblade's story to kind of fall apart in the second half of the game vs the first half.  The storyline in the second half starts going too much into your topical JRPG and Anime cliches which was a huge disappointment since the first half was pretty unique and original.
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Re: Xenoblade Chronicles.Confirmed for North America April 6th 2012
« Reply #649 on: November 13, 2012, 02:11:22 AM »
I just got out onto Bionis' leg for the first time and HOLY **** LOOK AT HOW HUGE. The battle system took some getting used to, but I am fully loving this game.

I'm sure this topic has been discussed numerous times probably in this thread and elsewhere, but was NOA right to give Xenoblade the limited release it got and not a proper release or even the giant marketing push release it probably deserved? I know Skyward Sword wasn't the sales juggernaut that Zelda has been in the past. Is the North American Wii audience, all forty some million of us, really that dead? To me, the outsider, the fan, the amateur, I can't believe this game couldn't do at least half the sales that Skyrim does. Yes, it's an apples-to-oranges comparison. Skyrim is HD, has higher production value, is more open ended, is grittier, and has dragons. Xenoblade is not as easy to market. But it's a huge RPG. And it's not buggy as hell. And it's great! I just can't believe there's not a sizable audience for this game and that it took an internet mob to force Nintendo to give us this game at all.