Anyone else bothered that XCX won't be on any major GOTY lists because of how late it came out?
Nah, I just need good games to be made I don't need polls to say it.
>>320998485
Yeah but recognition on major websites/publications will get good games more sales and ensure more similar games are made.
>>320998394
>Anyone else bothered that XCX won't be on any major GOTY lists because of how late it came out?
Yakuza 5 is getting more love and it just came out, so it has nothing to do with that. Has more to do with the fact that it's on the WiiU and that it really is a mediocre JRPG.
I decided to pick the Curators.
Is it an alright choice or am I definitely fucked in the long run?
Why do Prospectors have so many points?
>>320998717
>ensure more similar games are made
Unnecessary since the sequel is already in the works in this case.
The sales in Japan alone validated a sequel.
>>320998982
Because all they have to do is sit around and they get points.
>>320998797
>and that it really is a mediocre JRPG.
Not really. There's a lot going on here and it's done very well.
>>320998982
Curators are the best choice if you want lots of bonuses. You get bonuses for every item you pick up and there are always loads of them around.
>>320999192
No it is rather mediocre. Theres way too many dull missions and quests, the story is just ... there, and while the world and visually amazing and really massive, its also rather empty.
>>320998982
The one you pick really doesn't matter, however if you want the best division rewards just pick Prospectors because they are the highest daily. The system is pretty retarded.
>start chapter 12
>no level requirement, can do it right after 11
>it turns out it's the final chapter
>start battle with the Vita, die and lose my skells
>no way to leave the boss room
>have to literally exit the game because I'm only level 45 and have no skells now
>lose 4 hours of work because I didn't save beforehand
This was such bullshit it's turned me off of playing the game. I just can't believe it. What the fuck were they thinking?
>>320998394
>because of how late it came out
yeah thats totally the reason
>>320998797
this
>>320999029
umm no its literally confirmed that the next game will literally have nothing to do with this one
So Miranium. Do I REALLY need to worry about it early game? Like I feel like I need assloads of dosh at this point (chapter 5) and mining miranium takes away from that. It feels like it's more of a late game resource anyways.
>>320999192
>There's a lot going on here and it's done very well.
a lot of nothing that is poorly executed
still a good game though just not as good as TW3
>>320999643
>This was such bullshit it's turned me off of playing the game. I just can't believe it. What the fuck were they thinking?
Did you retard past the multiple warnings that there was no going back once you went in?
Where do I trade in my Miranium for cash? There was a Ma-non with a quest that said he could do it but now I can't find him.
>>320999643
They were thinking, "Two 'are you ready' warnings should be enough for players to realize they should back out and save, right?"
>>320999241
>>320999110
>>320999491
How does the division system work anyway? Do you just do your tasks, get points and get bonus items?
>>320999651
Not only is that untrue, but how would that make what I said wrong even if it was?
>>320999643
Elma literally says that once you enter, there's no going back. You have to confirm TWICE that you want to enter.
>>320999852
>>320999875
Not once before in the game were you not allowed to leave a bossfight to grind. Why the fuck would they do it for ONLY that one?
>>320998394
A little, but it still wouldn't have been talked about that much even if it was released in the middle fo the year. It's still a reminder that GOTY lists shouldn't be made until the year is finished, though.
Wish I got to spend more time in Cauldros. Really like the music for it, its a shame you rarely hear it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arCSjKvK0s0
>>320999960
So you're retarded and retarded past "Once you go in you can't leave" thinking "lol I can just leave lol haha" without even considering backing out and saving, because you're retarded.
>>320999852
To be fair though, making it so your skells dont get a free regen for that room is total bullshit.
Specially with the complete dick move that is the 10 Chimeras
>>320998394
It doesn't deserve to win any award, especially in a year with quality games like Witcher 3
>>320999926
You get the exact same missions no matter what you choose. Also every player gets BLADE points for anything you do in the world (kill, explore, collect shit, etc). The only difference division makes is that it applies a multiplier bonus to certain actions.
Also the bonus items is something you get for literally nothing. You choose what you want once a day at the network console in BLADE HQ. Everyone can choose an item each day, but if your division scored higher than they can choose from more and better items.
>>321000162
>Once you go in you can't leave
They don't say that though, Elma just says "Are you ready?"
>>320999949
I could understand them not letting you leave if they gave you some way to repair or refuel your skells at least, that was real bullshit.
Censored games don't deserve to be GOTY
>>321000263
I wish more people knew the Chimeras are tied to the his health bar, not some timer.
Slowing down killing him to thin them out makes the fight easier, especially taking out the Queen as soon as she spawns.
You don't even need a skell for the fight.
>>320999192
There's a lot of boring shit that's poorly done. If this was on a system with actual RPGs people would pass it over for the competition, but since it's on Wii U it gets more attention than it otherwise would.
>>321000591
Not during his fight. I powered through that.
The phase just before that basically just goes "You know what fuck it, heres 10 chimeras"
If you aint in a skell you're going to die.
Starting the final chapter now anons. Wish me luck.
52 main
48 Lin/Elma
49 Nagi
3 lvl 30 skells, 1 lvl 50 on the main. Have completed every side quest and affinity mission possible.
>>321000917
SHIT I CAN'T USE NAGI. WHAT THE FUCK.
Celica it is I guess. Would use Hope but she's underleveled due to me having to spend resources elsewhere.
>>321000732
Can you elaborate more on the parts that you didn't like?
>>321000917
You're going to kick the boss's shit in unless you really fuck up.
>>321000486
Reminder that nobody can cite an actual censored game to come out in recent years.
Alterations =/= Censorship.
>>321000317
The dialogue makes it extremely clear that you're not going back once you go in, you have to be infant level intelligence to think agreeing to TWO "ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE READY" prompts means you can just leave if you don't feel like continuing.
>>320999029
Monoliths next game is confirmed not to take place in the XCX universe
>>320999459
>>320999784
>>321000732
I don't get into single player games often, so when I do get into and want to 100% a big game I see it as an achievement of the developers. Normally single player games fall off for me around the 8 - 12 hour mark.
>>321000917
Good luck! I got worked a number of times at a similar level and had to max level and 2 lv. 50 skells to hang, but I'm also not so good at OD and builds and such in general.
is there any reason to not exclusively use heavy skells other than the price?
>>321001221
Covering exposed skin is censorship, dumbass.
>>320998394
It won't be on any major lists becauseit will get snubbed to shit by the Western Industry-controlled games media, just like everything else that has come out of the East since like 2001
>>321001298
Was it? I thought it was just confirmed to be very different.
Tips for beating chapter 9?
Fightinghot cat bitch, red lion guy and some other fuckers
>>321001298
Stop repeating this crap.
He never said that.
>>321001226
The dialogue also makes it extremely clear that you can't leave the Chimera fight when you find the Vita, or the Ga Jiarg fight, but guess what, you can anyway.
>>321001701
Kill catgirl first
Have 4 level 30 skells for the second phase
>>321001864
Does it give you two prompts asking you if you're absolutely certain you're ready when you fight them?
Stop trying to blame your retardation on the game.
Gotta start Chapter 6 soon, some pre requisites I have to finish.
Levelling feels like it takes so much longer in XCX.
But at least enemies 3 levels above you are more manageable now.
I wish the game had more color. There's nothing in the game that green or blue. The colors all seen really dulled.
>>321002220
Try leaving Primordia.
>>321001823
Yes he did.
Stay delusional
>All the team gathered in one place, having fun being friends
>It's the last chapter
Why wasn't the entire game like this?
So I tried to get into this game and I just can't. I got to chapter 4 and it seems everything exists to crush my dick. Any time I try to explore I get crushed by level 50-80's. Any time I try to take on missions they are almost triple my level.
How the fuck can you have an open world game where the only path is to follow the liner safe road? This shit makes no sense. Also combat seems really boring right now. All I do is start a fight. Hope my ally tells me to get close and melee then just spam black slash.
>>321001701
Beam resistance
>>321001823
You're really fucking stupid if you think Takahashi wants to make another game with muh Ganglion and all of these tropey, one dimensional characters. No, he made this game as an experiment, he even said that. No that that shits out of the way he's going to make a new universe with some lore, story, and characters that are actually decent.
>>321002339
You have to be sneaky you retard. Maybe don't try running straight through the giant level 50 monsters and MGS the place.
Who the fuck decide that GOTY award is held on December anyway. It's just fucking dumb.
Every GOTY awards should be announced at the beginning of the year. That way it would include all the game from the previous year.
>>321002264
>>321002409
>Game ends on fucking huge obvious sequel bait cliffhanger
>NO HE'S NEVER MAKING A SEQUEL
You people can't be this retard
>>321002252
I just picked up a mission to the continent to the right of Primordial. I'm level 14. Am I going to get my shit pushed in?
>>321001961
will try
>>321002397
can you expand on that? like skills or augments or...?
>>321002583
No, you have to get used to avoiding higher level enemies though. Also Oblivia has less color than Primordia even. Go to Noctilum or Sylvania before you complain about there "not being any color"
>>320999868
You don't. There are quests that come up where you deliver miranium for money but those are finite in number
>google an item to find what enemy drops it
>separoth2004 on gamefaqs says just use reward tickets :D
I've just about had enough of this shit.
>>321002583
I'm getting my shit pushed in right now. I don't use Elma/Lin so they're like level 15 getting fucked sideways by level 20~22s. It's incredibly frustrating. My normal team is L / Lao / Irina. Elma and Lin are the worst things to ever happen to xenoshits, but that's just because they're required for fucking everything and you aren't allowed to ever use people you want to, and if you do use them, you have to fight with those two being underleveled. Shit's nonsense.
>>321002582
I'm guessing this is your first Takahashi game? He's famous for doing shit like that and then never following up on it. The man has never finished a project in his life, he always gets bored midway through, reboots the universe with a new game, then abandons that one, and the cycle continues. Even Xenoblade 1 was unfinished. The only reason he put that stuff in at the end of XCX was so the player could have their own interpretation of the ending.
His latest interview in TIME even says he doesn't want to do anymore Xenoblade games, he wants to do something different.
>>321002582
People put way too much stock into the ending and think that it means there'll be a sequel. No, Japanese writers are taught to throw in some crazy twist at the end, even if they can't explain it.
See: every MGS ending
>>321002165
Level cap is level 60. Once you get level 30 mechs you can go from 30 to 60 in about 2/3 hours of grinding
>the DLC characters show up in the final chapter as your defense squad
Holy shit yes.
>>321002705
>can you expand on that? like skills or augments or...?
Both, if possible. Armors have element resist values, find a good beam resist set, or add augments that have them. All of the enemies in that fight use beam attack, so with good beam res, you'll be fine. Someone said kill Ga Buidhe first, I focused on the lower mooks first, she's a long fight, and they stack on the damage if you don't.
>>321002881
Monolith Soft’s next project will look and feel “pretty different from this one”
“I tend to get bored with things pretty easily, so I’d like to keep creating things with different approaches every time,” says Takahashi. “Along those lines, I’d definitely like my next project to look and feel pretty different from this one. The ‘Xeno’ name, by the way, really just exists to make it clear that these are Tetsuya Takahashi productions.”
This doesn't say shit about not making sequels.
>>321002824
All drops are in the bestiary:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1g0YR4M8RAHiRhCbAvV4tjXXHLEhRMrARzZMYAUGmyZ4/htmlview?pli=1&sle=true#
>>320998797
My wife's son and I agree with you. It really is mediocre.
>>320998394
no
>>321003403
It definitely sounds more like the next game won't be a sequel & less like it will be.
>>321003724
To be fair, a sequel can be a sequel story-wise and be nothing like the original game outside of story.
>>321003724
He's already called XCX his newest "Part 1 of 6" and explained how he approached it and how he plans to approach his next game.
He has explained that he went about this game focusing on building the world putting more focus on exploration and side quests than on the main story, and it shows. Because of this he has already stated that he wants to make his next game far more story focused.
>>321004103
>He's already called XCX his newest "Part 1 of 6
Source
no but I am bothered by how fucking ridiculous it is to get gold for a level 50 skell
>>321004103
>He's already called XCX his newest "Part 1 of 6"
Lol. He's never said anything of the sort.
>>321003403
I don't want to give the shitposters credit, but yeah, it definitely sounds like he doesn't have plans to continue the bigger story (I.e. Sameer Federation, the alien race fighting the Ganglion on earth that we didn't see, etc) and wants to do something else.
>>321003424
>my wife's son
>being a cuck
>>320998394
Who makes a GOTY list when the year isn't even over? Make that shit in January or something.
>>321004221
If your using probes correctly you should be able to buy 2 or more when they're available.
Finally. The skell exams didn't actually take too long since I'd already explored a lot of the world and plenty of node revenue.
>objective: kill 2 eternal milesaurs
>one-shot my level 50 Skells
>>321004103
>He's already called XCX his newest "Part 1 of 6"
Why lie? You're no better than the people claiming a sequel is deconfirmed.
Just got my skell license. I'm level 35 and I see a level 50 skell that's about 200k credits more than I have now.
Can I use it despite me being only level 35?
If yes it'd be well worth the wait.
>>321004556
I got that mission on level 30.
Said lol, turned back and abandoned it.
>>321004784
Nope, have to be lv 50 to use a lv 50 skell frame.
>>321004784
No. Can't use skells higher level than you.
>>321004784
Obviously not
Yes, X was an experiment... in the way that dipping your toes into the pool is an experiment. You don't just take your toe out of the pool and go do something else, the obvious next step is to actually step inside of the pool.
Yes, Takahashi said he wanted to make something with a pretty different look and feel, but that doesn't preclude the possibility of it being- or of ever making- a sequel, or of following games having links to the current game. It could just mean dropping the Mira setting, XCX characters, hotbar-cooldown combat, or open world--none of which have even been confirmed--it's merely a possibility that any one of these things may happen, but even if one or more of them were true, that doesn't mean that the story can't be related.
For me personally, I see a little less chance of it being an entirely new and unrelated game than I see of it being a direct sequel. Way I figure it, the best bet is that the next entry will be linked to X in some ways, possibly even shedding light on following events, but will be about as much of a sequel as any Yoko Taro game is to any other Yoko Taro game, for example. I see about a 50% chance of that, 30% chance of direct sequel with different setting and gameplay, and 20% chance of entirely unrelated new game.
>>321005169
>>321005125
>>321005116
Wishful thinking I guess.
At least the level 30 ones aren't that much of a downgrade, sort of.
>Put on H.B.'s glasses
>They look wonderful on my waifu
>Switched them for better armor stats later
>End up selling glasses by selling things in bulk
>Play around with menus
>You can equip items on for fashion purposes
>Look for glasses
>Realize the glasses gone for ever
>mfw
Fuck how to buy back?
Or another party member with glasses? Or make them again?
>>321005239
>downgrade
Unless you've got a cheesy build it will be 3 times as powerful as you on foot.
>>321004556
Dude just wait until you can chop ones head offand then realise that wasn't its head.
>>321005375
The only reason I want a good skell is to make it an overpowered cheese cannon to be used only as a last final resort or for enemies like 15 levels above me.
Other than that I won't be using it for anything since being on foot is a lot more fun.
Is there anything like L's bodywear that upgrades a female character's abs?
Please say yes.
>>321005476
A level 30 skell can already kill level 45 enemies alone. Well, non-XXL sized at least.
If you give skells to your whole party, you can faceroll the entire game until level 50.
>>321005316
Theres like 20 different pair of glasses in the game. Mostly quest rewards and drops maybe.
Don't think you can buy back
>Learning what her real name is after clearing the whole game with her.
It was worth it.
>>321005859
Eat shit.
>>321005316
how to equip items for fashion?
>>321005880
you too
There better be a sequel, I need to play as my hot ninja cat girl! Can't believe she wasn't a party member.
>>321005982
Open ground gear menu, choose char, press X, choose Fashion Gear
>>321005982
go in your equip menu and read
>>320999671
Work on it all the time, it's not like you'll have anywhere near enough research nodes to try and focus on credits.
there's also a repeatable quest to turn in 10k mira for credits pretty early off as well.
>>321002864
>required for everything
>he didn't level them
>complains they are low level
you are fucking retarded and brought this upon yourself
>>321006126
>>321006149
thanks friends
also how do i level up faster?
i feel like im only getting like 10-100 xp like every monster i kill
>on chapter 7 or 8
>whichever one needs me to do lao's affinity quest first
>just slapped him, murderess and gwin in my party and started doing sidequests and exploring to get their affection up
I'm almost level 40, I get the feeling my next few story missions will be easy as hell.
>>321006421
Kill stronger monsters.
Where the hell is the NPC to turn in the Off The Record Archaeological? Everywhere says the park in the Residential District in the morning, but I can never find him.
>>321006672
>>321006421
Use your skell and kill bigger or higher level monsters.
>tfw the ganglion got to the lifehold before you.
Shout out to editors.
>>321006835
I found out what the problem is. The guide's wrong. It's Early Morning between 5-7, not Morning between 7-12. Thanks for at least giving me the motivation to look for a YT video.
Still on the fence about getting this game, critical opinion seems to be pretty divided.
What's the consensus? I like the exploration, but it sounds like the story leaves a lot to be desired, and the questing is monotonous. Kinda iffy, but it's either that or I keep getting splatted by lv. 50 nipsquads in Splatoon.
Not trying to shitpost, and I'm sort of "new" to the genre but XCX has a ridiculous amount of shit going on such as
Main Game
Set up like an episodic anime. Each side quest and affinity quest are like episodes.
Combat
Like an MMO with auto attack and "arts" which are special moves. Also there are "soul voices" which characters yell prompting you to a specific type of attack. Also there is a morale system and specifics based on which class you are. Add this to the fact you can have 5 party members, be any of them, customize all of them and...you see where this is going
Now that would be complicated enough but ass in the exploration and probe/mining metagame and you have even MORE SHIT TO DO. placing probes not only unlock fast travel in areas but you can replace probes with different types for different effects. Also if you place the same kind of probes near each other you'll get a chain bonus. Probes can gather mining resources which can be used for crafting as well as research and team support.
So how complicated is this game compared
to something like A mainline Final Fantasy?
>>320998394
Who cares only indieshit and homosexual walking sims win these days anyway.
>>321006398
Oh okay. Because you know in a game with 18 fucking playable characters, you should always be forced to use 2 of them. That's real fucking good game design. I'm not complaining that they're low level, I'm complaining that I'm required to use them.
>>321007403
The main story is weak because it just starts to get good at the very end of the game. The sidequests are good. You get your normal kill X, collect Y, etc but you get some sidequests with a nice story. The questing's varied enough for me at least; could just be because I love the combat and exploration in this game is fun. If you want a good open world RPG that you can easily sink 100+ hours into, then XCX is the way to go.
God I want to destroy my speakers when I hear the daytime New LA theme.
>>321007403
the main story is weak. the affinity quests aren't much better because all of the characters with the exception or 2 or 3 are flat and one dimensional, and even bigger anime tropes than XC's characters were. But if you like exploration you'll enjoy it
>>321007535
Xenoblade X is to Final Fantasy as tabletop Warhammer is to Go Fish
>>321007858
WAN
TOO
TREE
FOH
>>321005419
Fuck that video that spoiled that part. That was actually pretty cool and they ruined it. At least show something else like those colossi looking things.
>>321006835
Thanks guy.
>>321007858
Nighttime NLA is worse.
>>321008651
HUAHU
YEAH
HA
HA
HUAH
>upgrade nopon AM
>nothing until rank 4 when they get another stat line
>upgrade Doc B's AM
>nothing until rank 4 again
How many of these sidequest ones are like this?
Should you give a party member any weapons on their skell besides bigdick damage ones?
where do i find the two chucklefucks that are friends with elma and that one guy who crashed the skell in the beginning.
are they worth using?
>>321008865
Yes, treat them as you would yourself. They use soul voices too, and it helps to have a teammate inflict beam res down when my ringedge is on cd.
>>321008987
I mean, what if 2 busters will kill something and the retard's just using every other weapon they have instead of buster
>>321009098
Oh they'll use the Buster alright. Some party members use skills like that so often that they get Fuel starved.
>>321008926
All 3 are in the administrative district.
Gwin is north of the blade barracks, Irina is just south of the barracks.
Doug is in the hanger area underneath the admin district, towards the south-west I think.
One thing to keep in mind that after Ch. 10 you are forced to do an affinity mission for Gwin that requires 1 Heart in order to progress.
>>321008926
theyre in admin district
you should probably check what they unlock before investing time with them
>>321009209
what do you mean? i'm on chapter 4
is it worth using H.B?
>>321009098
Its good to have variety, plus they'll use the buster the second it goes up. Also get used to their fuel always being in the yellow. Better get your miranium up.
>>321009330
Hideo Bojima is the best. He's actually a pretty good tank and he is magnificently smug.
It won't be on a list because its filled to the brim with major flaws.
>>321009594
As if that stopped Fallout 4 with all its bugs, glitches, watered down mechanics, a world map that can be traveled across in 11 minutes, etc. or MGS V which is literally an unfinished game with Chapter 2 being full of rehashed missions.
>>321007073
>try to activate the Lifehold
>lock up the Y: Drive with no patch to fix it
>can't even copy info because lolexecutable
Fuck you Luxaar.
>>321009594
Unlike Fallout 4 and Witcher 3, which have literally no problems whatsoever at all.
>>321009330
>>321009330
raising your affinity levels with teammates unlock affinity missions for those teammates
doing those unlock you special arts
so you should raise affinity with people that complement your build
ex : doug gives you some good photon saber shit
>>321000917
Alright, just beat it. Boss was easy as shit. Have no idea how anyone had any trouble with any of the the forms. Funny enough the closes any of the bosses came to destroying my skells was the very first phase.
As for everything else...
What the shit. I won't say more in fear of spoilers.
But I LOVED the ending where it showed all the characters just doing their jobs/hanging out in NLA. I wish there was more of that in the main game.
I also think episode 12 showed how much stronger the story could have been if they went for a larger main cast beyond just Elma, Lin, and Tatsu. Doug especially surprised me in the final chapter by being by far the most human character of anyone there. Every fear I had of what Elma was saying Doug echoed perfectly, complete with perfect voice acting.
Doug actually became one of my favorite characters simply because of the last chapter.
Also,Lao stabbing that fatass in the back was satisfying as fuck.
Something else, Elma said it was "Something about this planet" in the second to last scene. Does anyone also think it might have something to do with 'souls'? It would go hand-in-hand with the conversation Elma and Doug were having in the Lifehold Core, about how they whether or not they were more than just scanned memories.
Any way, not a bad story, just left a lot to tell and not many things answered. Hope we get a sequel.
I really hope you guys are wrong about the sequel, i mean, why would they have that stuff at the end if they weren't planning on expanding on it?
>>321009852That part with Lao was fantastic, made my nipples are hard and shit. Seriously though I love when the traitor redeems himself and goes down with the villain. Just thinking about it gives me chills. I'm interested in what exactly the planet does though. I don't think they can leave it either, seeing as how they're only alive because of whatever is on or in Mira.
>>321009812
one last question, how do i check what do they unlock?
>>321010371
when you recruited them it told you their unique arts. There's probably some way to check it on their arts page
>>321009852
They obviously made the main story with Elma/Lin mandatory to avoid the fuckload of VA they'd have to record if they gave every combination of characters dialogue. Well that and because it didn't make sense for this cast of characters to always be together like Shulk and his group.I don't think it's the planet. I think it's the alien race that had the war with the ganglion in the first place and you never even meet in this game. They rescued/made a copy of the lifehold data upon realizing the ganglion are frightened of the human race, and the sequel will be exploring Mira's moons and oceans trying to find THAT lifehold server.
>>321010090
He said he wanted to focus on story more next time so I guess there's hope.The time interview is way too vague and I hope he clears it up somewhere down the line, cause that shit is the only reason people are saying there won't be a sequel.
>>321009734
>>321009808
You're projecting by even naming those games. XBX didn't have to meet any expectations. I went into it expecting a monotonous JRPG grindfest with cringey anime characters and an empty overworld. I was also expecting it to have an outdated numbers based combat system. The one thing I didn't expect was for the music to be as fucking horrendous as it is.
The problem is that taking into account the strongest points of XBX, its still weaker than those same points of comparable titles when at their worst. You can say FO4 and W3 were bad all you want, but that doesn't change the fact that they were still executed considerably better. I have no stake in any console or PC affiliation. I'm a home owner with disposable income that plays in my free time on any system I want. And while I can say this may affect my choices as Fallout and W3 are more friendly to non lengthy game sessions, I cannot imagine XBX to hold my attention long enough for me to do it even if I had that time.
>>321010537A fun theory I read: If you go back and watch the opening cutscene of the WW getting attacked over Mira, it's supposedly NOT the Ganglion shooting the WW down, but a different alien race entirely. Maybe even the same race that attacked the Ganglion over earth.
Did that alien race force humanity to crash land on Mira on purpose? Did they know the planet was special?
>>321010371
you can do it like that anon said >>321010465
but honestly just google that shit
>>321009852
I want a sequel that confirms that XCX isPerfect Works Episode 1, the Lifehold is the Kadomony, and that we see the creation of Deus.
Great. So if we get a sequel, it's gonna be another fucking 70+ hours with stoic, same-tone-of-voice Elma & chirpy fucking wittle Lin & more food jokes with Tatsuck. Fucksake. I hate these characters; they're dull as fuck.
>>321010673
>Fallout 4
>executed considerably better
Really m8? I get it, you're not a fan of XCX, and that's fine, but you're full of shit.
>>321010465
thanks, for asking my barrage of questions, i'm enjoying the game so far, only problem i have is the removal of the breast slider since it hurts my ability to create characters the fit the outfits they wear like school blazer or that suit you get from carl
>>321010371
When you recruit the character, it'll say what their two signature skills are. If you forget that, check in your Class section to see what moves that weapon type has, and see which ones aren't there but your party member has it. Those'll be the ones you learn.
>>321010673
>I went into it expecting a monotonous JRPG grindfest with cringey anime characters and an empty overworld.
So basically you're a biased retard who would hate this no matter what it was.
>I'm a home owner with disposable income that plays in my free time on any system I want.
Me, too, you're not special, little baby.
>>321010828
Not necessarily. Off the top of my head there are several ways to make it a new cast.
>NLA expanding.
>Sends recon parties to new continent.
>Electrical storm/weird Mira shit forces them down, communication lost.
>Skells need repairs, game starts you on foot again.
>New cast of recon team survivors, new xenos to meet.
>>321010828
I hope the next game takes place on another Ark that wasn't shot down, and instead of colonizing a planet you go through space on the ship to various planets searching for one that is hospitable and getting into other shenanigans along the way, and maybe fighting the other alien race that was fighting above earth, and trying to contact the humans on Mira.
All classes unlocked, time for some fun.
>>321010917
There's tons of cutscenes in X that are executed so awkwardly, with out of place music & odd cutscene direction.
That fucking track that goes all epic, y'know the one, the duh DUH duh DUH duh-duh-duhhhh, duh DUH duh DUH duh-duh-DUHHH, duh-duh DUH duh DUH-DUH DUH..... And so on. That fucking shit track plays over nearly every fucking cutscene & it just doesn't fit & sounds like a fucking mess. I hate it. It's soulless. It's the track that plays during the big twist in chapter 5... Every fucking scene it plays in. I hate that shit song.
>>321010172
Yeah, you strike me like the kind of guy who would enjoy seeing a ruggedly handsome man spear another male from behind.
>>320999643
90's mode bitch u dont like it dont fucking play it .
git gud also
Also, just-finished-the-game-anon here, it was insane how much better the final chapter was animated than the rest of the game. I think they just ran out of time/budget for the rest of the game.
>>320998982
Mai boi
>>321011426
>That fucking track that goes all epic, y'know the one, the duh DUH duh DUH duh-duh-duhhhh, duh DUH duh DUH duh-duh-DUHHH, duh-duh DUH duh DUH-DUH DUH..... And so on.
>tfw Aura-Boosted G-Buster
God damn, hunting Xe-Doms is actually pretty fun now, already 2 Advanced Cores into my Ares unit.Those Neilnail fucks can kiss my dick. At least the Vita fight is frustrating yet fun.
>>321011620
They focused more on gameplay and the world than story and it shows. I hope they do focus more o story next time.
>>320998717
>Yeah but recognition on major websites/publications will get good games more sales and ensure more similar games are made.
It's a myth
>>321011989
I was surprised how fast the credits went by. Monolith really need to hire more staff.
The online for this was so fucking disappointing. I kinda regret buying it honestly. The story was fun and all but I was hoping for fun online action, no one does fucking shit.
>>321011620
There was also that one cutscene during the chapter where you defend NLA from the Ganglion. That was pretty cool.
>>321012172
Oh yeah, the Marcus death one.
There was also Nagi and Celica's affinity missions. Both of those were well animated too I thought.
It's inconsistent as hell.
>>321011620
I dunno about that. I'm playing through some affinity missions and there are some complex cutscenes scattered around there as well. I think they tried to spread the story of individual characters around to a more optional position for players, instead of the original Xenoblade thing of having characters you may not give a shit about having a conversation during the main story.
Also the final two cutscenes were video so of course they look smoother. Guessing they didn't do that for the whole game due to the clothing being different from what you'd pick and such.
What's the name of the song that plays before theChimera Laopart?
>>320998717
dude, the recognition will happen in a few years when people begin to make TOP 100 lists of games of the generation.
Xenoblade will be in all of them.
The Wii U will be remembered as a cult console, and hipsters of the future will love it as much as they love the Saturn.
>>321012230
>Nagi affinity mission
>>321010917
Think of the things Fallout has been noted for that XBX has also been noted for. The biggest one is exploration.
While XBX's strongest point is probably exploration, all it has to back it up is a pretty world with dreamlike aspirations behind the terrain. There's no substance. It's just remodels of the same enemies walking around in lower level sections that do nothing but serve the purpose of completing fetch quests. To repeat the same complaint about Skyrim, it's big as an ocean with the depth of a puddle. When you compare this to FO4, it beats it in every way. Some points by a slight margin and some by a landslide. The "doodad" system in Fallout makes the world feel absolutely alive and the crafting system only enhances the coercion of this. The placement of camps, the stories to uncover, and the somber tone of the post-apocalypse is just unmatched when you see how arcadey and juvenile much of XBX is. And this is a fair comparison in my eyes because the tone of XBX is nearly identical to that of FO4. Humanity struggling to survive in a world unfamiliar to them. People losing loved ones, actively fighting a threat that wants to end your race. So why is all this horrible j-pop playing, and why are guitar solos drowning out the dialog? Why is there a preteen anime girl walking around pigeon-toed gawking at giant robots? Why is fucking Tatsu in this game? I get comedic relief, but this whole game tries to take itself seriously while wearing clown shoes.
And I did get relatively far. I'm on my way to Ch 6. And I thought the twist and the action that happened at the end of Ch 5 was very well done. I just don't know why they didn't make the whole game like this. Immediately after that super high-action and visually appealing cutscene and plot twist, they go right back to the same tired jokes and grinding. They really dropped the ball a lot in this game.
>>321012438
They used NO.EX01 in that cutscene. Perfect. The guitar kicking in as Nagi went around slicing bitches in half was beautiful.
>>321003403
... I thought Monolith was working on the Zelda NX next? Making this entirely true? But at the same time not a death of a sequel? Since, after helping on Zelda they would come back for the sequel or whatever for this?
whats the song with the asian lady singing that plays during story boss fights? Pretty sure it played during the Wrothian Skell fight and the Zu Pharg fight
>>321004314
HAHAHA YOU GOT THE JOKE, BRAVO.
>>321012525
>Didn't finish game.
>Barely made it halfway.
>Thinks his opinion is worth a fuck.
>>321012617
Two entirely different teams at Monolith. One handles the co-development with Nintendo's games. The other does their original games.
>>321012689
It's NO.EX01
>>321010090
>why would they have that stuff at the end if they weren't planning on expanding on it?
Stop reading into it, its just something goofy they added so people can have their own interpretation of the ending. His comments make it pretty clear he isn't interested in doing a sequel.
>>321012870
>You must have put at least 50 hours into a game to have any effective criticisms
Anon, just stop for your own sake. I get that you're salty your Wii U doesn't have shit that isn't Mario or anime shovelware, but don't get aggressive with everyone because of it.
>>321013149
thanks anon
>>321013063
that makes entirely reasonable sense. hmm
Anyone know what outfit this is and where I can get it?
>>321013317
>literally admitting to being a console warrior
way to make everyone disregard what you have to say
>>321012870
It's like FF13 all over again
>>321013504
I'm still trying to do whatever bullshit is necessary to unlock Mia. I've done the Oblivia mission, not sure where she heads to next or what has to be done beforehand.
>>320998797
People dont even know what yakuza is or that it was released
>>321014082
Nopon camp in Sylvalum.
>>321011361
Add singing and you got macross 7. Ganglion and that empire can be the zentradi and protodevilin
How's /v/ like my Elma?
Are there any weapons I can farm for level 30 dolls that are better than the G buster?
>>321015079
>knew the m spoiler
>knew it long again
>that way it was presentedm-my arm!
Have you all been seeing and picking up treasure deals? I've been throwing em out all over the place.
I want to protect those innocent eyes.
is there a comprehensive list of things changed/removed from the english version?
>>321015079
nigra/10
>>321015079
why is she hover handing herself
>>321015334
Anytime I see a deal I think I might want nothing I kill drops any weapons to offer back. It's crap.
Did anyone else lose a lot of respect for Elma in the final chapter?seems like she didn't really care about humanity, just wants to use their DNA to beat the ganglion
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>>321013943
anon stop embarrassing yourself
>>321015632
did you actually take a picture of speccy/find one online, respond to someone calling you a console warrior, and insinuate that they are the one who should be embarrassed?
whether it's real or not, do you even understand that it doesn't mean anything, or will we have to laugh you out of the thread before you do?
Is there any way to saveAckwar?
Man these sidequests...
>>321015840Learn how to defuse the bomb, have fun
>>320998717
Open world games are the big thing right now.
Games like it ARE being made.
>>321015541How so? She seems like she cares. Have you not done any of her affinity missions or heart-to-hearts?
>>321015541I lost a lot of respect for her in the last two chapters. It really seemed to come off that she saw humans as below her. More like she was a God to us as opposed to someone equal.
Telling Lao humans are stupid for fighting amongst themselves.
Telling Doug to suck it up because she basically left their original bodies to die.
And yeah the whole DNA thing, combined with keeping so many secrets to herself up until the VERY LAST MOMENT.
It's why I ended up liking Doug and Lao (despite his reasons for nearly killing all of humanity being pretty petty. Should have been Elma he targeted) so much in the end. They both seemed to not be completely sold on Elma's bullshit while the other characters were like "OH. WELL IT'S ELMA SO I GUESS IT'S COOL."
>>321015435
That's how delicious her ass is. Even she hesitates to touch it.
>>321016050
I did all of her heart to hearts, yeah. Haven't done her last affinity quest yet since it apparently has two level 80 sphinxes.for me it was mostly that she just didn't give a shit that all of the original bodies died
basically what this anon >>321016112 said sums up how i feel about the whole thing
>>321016304
she had known that for over 2 years
compare with her butthurt over the lifehold in noctilum with library data getting rekt, while vandham and chausson didn't give a shit
>>321015821
>get called a console warrior
>take 10 seconds to upload a picture of my specs
>name calling shifts in a new direction
Anon pls stop, whatever argument you're trying to start, I don't care about it
>>321016112
>>321016304To me it seemed like she really explained herself very well plus it wasnt her decision to whether have bodies in stasis or not. She literally did nothing wrong. Also Doug was being a salty faggot who couldnt see that it doesnt matter if your original body died or not, the only thing that matters is the "continuity of conciousness" as Elma explained it.
>>321016608
>twenty minutes is now ten seconds
funny thing for someone attempting to start console wars to suddenly bow out and want no part in something he tried to start, but I'll accept it
>>321016304
>>321016112Elma: "I never understood why humans divide themselves among races or religion or factions."
Lao: "Of course you don't understand! How could you?! That's what MAKES us human!
I loved that moment. That humanity isn't some perfect race that fights and squabbles amongst each other yet ends up coming out the better for it is a good feeling.
Also it was Elma getting BTFO right at the moment I started really doubting her. You could tell that one stung.
Does anyone else find the Ma-non to be absolutely lovable? Just the way they talk about humans is amusing.
>>321016865
Fuck no
>>321016865
I like the kittie cat people and the Orphe more
>>321015541
>just wants to use their DNA to beat the ganglion
it'd be nice if we ever found out more stuff about her intents in general except that'd require takahashi to fucking not have ADHD and start writing a new space opera after ending a previous one on a cliffhanger
i've got like 50 questions about x's plot most of them being "who is" and "why did"
>>321017162
the kitty on top of the admin tower has a mission you can do, she complains about how cute her ears are
>>321007535
>5 party members
Only four active party members in battle.
>>321008651
>>321008724
http://vocaroo.com/i/s16B0BWB4i16
>>321016791
Twenty minutes between posts is not the same as taking twenty minutes to perform a task, guy
>>321016769
How the fuck could you label ANYONE a 'salty faggot' over THAT topic.
Of course people are going to have doubts and questions. Yet Elma basically just told Doug"Yeah, you might 'die' when we carry over your consciousness, but whatever. Souls are just human philosophy bullshit so who knows what happens lmfao". It was the biggest point that made me think Elma really was in it for the DNA.
ALSO, and this is a big one. SHE HERSELF gets to be the only one with a real original body, making her entire argument against Doug look extremely petty. It really rubbed me the wrong way. Like, bitch, you said earlier the way the participants for the White Whale were selected was ethically wrong, yet YOU get special treatment?
Like I said, it just made it seem as if she truly thought of herself as 'above' us.
>>321017552
Your rhythm is all wrong white boy
just finished the main story
that was quite the fucking ridehas anyone extracted the model of the mysterious dude?
>>320998394
>because of how late it came out?
yeah, thats why
>>321017773Well she got to have her own body because I assume since she is a alien race completely different from humans/Sammarians, they couldnt make one for her since the amniotic fluid in the Lifecore was from the creatures from Earth so it would be impossible to make her a new body from Earth creauture DNA.
>>321012392
doubt it, xenoblade lost first round on that gamefaq thread
>>321013504
its like level 25 skell armor from the shop..
>>321018692
gamefaqs just votes for what's popular, it doesn't mean shit
hell, they voted pokemon Y/R/B in the semi finals and that's objectively the worst pokemon games
>>321017773If she just wanted DNA, she could just as easily get some when she came to the planet, and leave to use her race's advanced super technology to replicate it, given basically everything that made the whole plan possible was directly from Elma.
She wanted to save humanity, and spearheads tons of projects like all the Arks and shares a lot of technology to make self defense and escape even possible. Chaussen even recalls how she said she wanted humanity and xenoforms to live in peace.
She also is the one the most upset about the other Lifehold units being destroyed, even though they're nothing but archive units that more or less contain the entirety of human culture and history in them.
As for how she treated Doug, I felt that was good too because she was calm and logical about it. Humoring shutting down the project would show she didn't believe in it and it was literally the only chance for humanity to live on in any form here. That and besides, if you already think you lost nothing by living in a robot and transferring those memories and experiences back into a body, there's no reason a genetic clone shouldn't be the same thing.
When in the game does Melancholia play? I love that song.
>>321019569
When choosing your squad quest after the title screen.
>>321019569
beginning when you are choosing your squad and during some cutscenes
codename z plays like one or two times and that pissed me off because it's amazing
>>320999651
why would that even matter? it's not like the xeno saga really has any continuity
>>321019298I dont really think that's a valid comparison. They got into the mims with the expectation that they would one day get their real bodies back. It was supposed to be temporary.
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>Rise of the Blood Lobster
Everyone at Monolith is a sadist
