What am I going to expect /v/?
Shulk is a scientist
You'll either love it or hate it.
Play the game and find out
>>336013494
A solid narrative and an interesting world that's made a chore to explore because of the terrible run speed. I enjoyed by time with it but I was getting pretty tired of the game by Galahad Fortress.
>>336013494
Just play it, if you like RPGs you'll probably love it.
hours of grinding.
british accents.
awesome quests like, "oh hey some monsters stole my laundry while I was hanging them out to dry. can you help me out?"
the game does have killer environments and a nice soundtrack. I got 25 hours in and quit. but you might like it. very ff12 style combat which turned me off. all you do is spam your special attacks until you get a better special attack. not really an insane amount of strategy.
oh yeah...HORRIBLE MENU/CRAFTING
First 20 or so hours is literally padding until you get to prison island.
>>336014405
You don't really have to grind. If you do all the side quests you will be overpowered. The only real challenge are the overleveled bosses. That and if you're trying to get rare items or craft top level gems.
Should I get this?
Or Oreshika?
Or Digimon: Cyber Sleuth?
>>336014997
this
>>336014405
the only problem i had was the battle system
i mean in theory its pretty complex but you can get through the game by just spamming arts without being over the level of your enemies
>>336015491
oh and the characters dont really have much dpth to them and sometimes behave in some unrealistic ways
>hey out best childhood friend just died, we barely grief about it at all and just go staight out for an adventure the next day!
>>336013494
Tedium and muh monado
Tiny text.
I literally can't play this game because the text is so small on both my TVs.
>>336013753
>solid narrative
Are you high?
>>336014405
>british accents.
I'm playing it on an emulator and it has an option for Japanese voices which is not really annoying.
>>336014529
I'm 55 hours in and I haven't reached Prison Island yet
>>336013494
Melia to get cucked.
>>336015727
lore of the world was dank but as >>336015618
says characters and dialogue are shit tier
Big maps, lots to explore, a ton of sidequests and Reyn time.
>>336015727
It's a reasonably well told story with some interesting twists and turns along the way. No, I'm not high, and I also don't pretend things are lower quality than they really are for the sake of seeming intellectually superior on the internet.
Also catchy phrases.
>>336015835
I just didn't like how the "solid narrative" was interrupted with filler at every area
>>336015780
20 hours is a good estimate for just progressing and little exploration/side content.
>>336013494I'LL KILL YOU
>>336015618
>the next day
You fucking idiot, Colony 9 was destroyed and rebuilt ,it's safe to assume months passed.
>>336015835
>>336015795
The narrative is many things, but solid it is not.
Interesting might be a better word? It's very haphazardly told, dropping off and picking up side plots every chance it can, before throwing curve balls at you.
name a better JRPG post PS2 era, you can't
>>336016164
Dragon's Dogma
>>336015919
its still under construction after you get control of the characters again
also showing some scenes of the grieving wouldnt have hurt to make the characters more believable and relatable and less two dimensional than they already are
>>336016031
I was genuinely surprised at what happened in the mountains (not spilling it because OP), because the game kinda tricks you in to thinking important shit is going to happen only for it to not happen, and then the opposite as well. I wasn't expecting to see "that" character again until the fortress
>>336016164
I enjoyed Xenoblade X and The Last Story quite a bit more but XBC is one of the better JRPGs in recent memory.
>>336016164
Probably risking flaming, but I didn't even think XB was the best JRPG on the Wii. Last Story was much better
>>336016164
Vesperia
BORN IN A WORLD OF STIFE
>>336015780
You can't seriously WANT the Jap voices in this case though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNJRRR3jKcY
>>336015618
A quest for bloody revenge and "adventure" aren't exactly the same thing.
>>336013494
Play around with different teams, skill links and gem setups. The starting party of Shulk / Rein / Sharla is probably the safest and most boring set up in the game. You can control characters other than shulk by placing them in the number 1 spot. You don't need shulk in your fighting party to have visions. Experiment and find the team you like best.
>>336014405
>HORRIBLE MENU/CRAFTING
It was a lot more straight forward than what they tried to do in X. At least the materials are a lot more straight forward and don't require you run all the fuck over the place for a single gem.
>>336013494
boredom
>>336014997
Digimon > Xenoblade > Oreshika
A really long fucking game
>>336013494
One of the best RPGs of the last gen, a beautiful world with a unique setting and an amazing soundtrack, colorful characters and a plot that you can actualy give two shits about. Combat will be hit or miss once you understand how to combo arts together but each character has a different playstyle to mess around with to your pleasing.
Have fun OP, you're in for one hell of a ride.
>>336017560
So many wrong opinions
>>336013494
I gave up not long after meeting Melia, I was bored to tears
a lot of people like it though, so chances are you will too
