Discussion thread. What do you like about this game?
Everything, I am still mad about XBX fucking up every single aspect of what made XB amazing.
The music and beautiful setting.
>>339816465
The music, the cast,the English VAs, the setting,the combat
What I didn't like:
Gem crafting, inventory limits, most sidequests, navigating Frontier Village and AlcamothXCX was better.
>>339816465
Strangely enough i can't think about something i really liked, only the stuff i didn't like that prevent this from being the best game ever, i guess that just means i really liked a lot of what it had to offer
There's a lot to like about it. Figuring out tactics to use with the arts of each character is fun, it's cool how each character manages to have their own individual aspects of battle.
The music, setting and scenery are amazing. The story is good and unpredictable, and so long as you aren't a normalfag with ADHD, it's still easy to follow and enjoy. The voice acting is top tier and extremely memorable.
>>339816581
As someone who loves both Xenoblade and XBX, I really wish they would have just given XBX a different name. It's a really good game that gets shat on because it isn't cinematic like the first game.
>>339816709
this
It's inferior to Xenogears.
English accents was unique and was a nice touch. Very charming. I love how Metal Face sounds like a cockney Dalek.
The characters are good too.
Riki could have easily been a Jar Jar Binks but was actually well written. A good mixture of badass, sympathetic, and genuinely funny. (Also best playable character in the party)
People also give Shulk shit for being bland or generic but he's actually pretty harmless.
>>339816581
I disagree, I feel like XBX did everything well that XBC didnt, and vice versa. XBXs main story and music weren't that good, but combat and side quests were a huge improvement, as well as the amount of postgame content.
>>339816465
How it rekindled my hopes and dreams for modern JRPGs which I thought was dying from PS3 generation. Also, Gaur Plains.
Strictly speaking from gameplay perspective, I don't think it's revolutionary or anything, but just balanced. Maybe that's why I think it's fun. No sidequest for everyone's ultimate equipment still bothers me, though.
>>339816465
I love how the cutscenes are directed. They use really cool camera angles and the music always syncs up and the voice acting is great.
>>339816581
This. I'm absolutely furious about XBX's superior world, exploration, setting, combat, gameplay, and customization..
Cheesy dialogue and funny characters.
>>339816465
XC
>everything except gameplay
XCX
>everything except storyI did like the premise and concept, execution was bad tho
>>339816465
heropon
>>339816465
weebshit #145.
NO TIME FOR SMALL FRIES
>>339821436
poster on a board full of weebshits #500,145.
>>339818114
People disliked Shulk? I thought he was the perfect JRPG protagonist. Just enough character to make him interesting but not enough to alienate the player.
>>339821595
>but not enough to alienate the player.
Wanna elaborate more on that?
>>339816465
I love the music and the whole world. Living on a fucking Titan? That is just dank. English VAs are great and the dialogue is fantastic. Everything is so memorable. I also love the cast of characters and the party banter. Even the worst character is in XBC isn't terrible just overshadowed by others but, can still be useful.
>>339819240
>Also, Gaur plains.
The art direction of this game is just phenomenal.
>>339821595
I think most of the issue with shulk is that the entire game is built around tropes and shulk is pretty generic compared to everyone else.His whole scene with Egil after the Mechonis Core fight redeems him
>>339821790
Not that guy, but main characters (especially in JRPGs) are expected to be somewhat bland.
For instance, a lot of people love Reyn, but they'd hate him if he was the main character. It's much easier for a side-character to be wacky, loud or annoying in some way. People simply tolerate it more.
I don't know why man, that's just how it goes.
>>339821790
JRPGs protagonists tend to be rather weak to allow the player to self-insert. I think Shulk is a bit above that. His motivation and attitude against danger usually align with the players', but his distinctive voice and interaction with other characters still made him feel like a person and not just a blank slate for you to insert as.
Personally I would've just made Reyn the main character though.
>>339822068
Guess i must be the odd one out, i really don't like when RPGs try to make the MC a blank state for easier self insertion, in fact i don't any game ever managed to pull it right for me except Ace Combat, especially Ace Combat 3 JP
...That being said though i don't think they were going for something similar for Shulk, he had enough character of his own and a lot of emotional outburst, something that the bland JRPG self inserts really lack
>>339816465
So is it universally agreed that Dickson is an asshole?
>>339816465
>What I liked
Amazing landscapes
Top tier semi-open world design
Good sense of exploration and adventure
Deep combat system
Chain attack and prediction of future mechanics
God tier soundtrack
God tier English voice actingIt's miles better than the original jap VA deal with it fags
Likable characters
Basically a well-told shonen plot
>What I didn't like
Tedious gem crafting system
Most of the sidequests
Best girl not only lose but also she was cucked till oblivion
>>339821950
IDK, I thought Shulk was pretty generic up until the end of the Mechon attack on Colony 9. The I'LL KILL YOU line made me really like him by that point.
>>339822614
That's literally before the game even begins though
Great soundtrack, nice art direction. The only thing I don't like when it comes to the latter is the armor designs, a lot of those were a bit over the top for my taste. Combat was decent, works well for what it is. The dubbing was decently done and made the game feel different.
There's a few flaws, but overall good game.
Also, it seems people liked Shulk enough to name half their characters in XBX after him.
>Hero driven by vengeance
>Eventually his thirst for blood dries up when he finds his waifu alive
>Ends up talking things out with the big bad
Wish it happened more often in vidya games. Shulk isn't one-dimensional.
The voice acting was top tier, too bad it had to sacrifice the japanese dub for that, damn that dub was bad
Still didn't stop me from putting in japanese voices whenever Metal Face appeared though
>>339822682
I already had several hours in the game, granted I like to mess around a lot. Ended up having 200 something hours in the end.
>>339823243
going by the story time though.
Prison Island is suppose to be around 50 hours in so Fiora dying is about 2 hours in if anything
>>339816581
What, the story? Cause that's pretty much the only thing XC did better.
I mean the music too, but XCX's music fit perfectly anyway.
>>339822252
>Personally I would've just made Reyn the main character though.
no, thats a bad idea. Reyn is a support character through and through. He's nothing without Shulk.
>>339816465
the feel of exploration, the god tier music and world, the combat system, the characters, even the god damn cutscenes. hands down my favorite game of all time.
>>339824252
yeah I'm still partial to the music in XC. Most of the music fits with the cutscenes and environment
They managed to do the impossible : make the QT kawaii mascot character genuinely interesting.Riki's english VA sucks balls though, Jap wins this one
>>339827665
>Riki's english VA sucks balls though, Jap wins this one
Fiora never should of died to become a mechon, if they had to of made a mechonia a party member Venia would of filled that role.
Ditch Melia's affection for Shulk and Don't kill her brother. If they of done that then the game would of been perfect for me. Now it's just a 6/10.
Now then, why does a Mechina have cowtits if they don't breed that way?
>>339816465
The fact that exists so I can make sure not to talk to anyone who likes garbage like this.
>>339830317
Why not kill her brother?
Anyone have fun replaying this game? Whenever I do, I burn out trying to get 100% sidequests.
Plus, the gem crafting and getting drops gets infuriating. I guess I'm just not meant to completionist this game.
>>339830608
I tried starting a 100% playthrough, but i stopped once i realized i was 5 hours in and didn't increase a single star in Colony 9
>>339816465
The party banter is absolute gold once you make a comeback from a tricky battle.
>>339830705
most of your early quests don't give much affinity. I think after Sharla joins do the quests start giving out higher affinity
>>339830705
I think I'm gonna play with cheats to get gems. Can't be bothered.
BORN IN A WORLD OF STRIFE
>>339816465
Characters are memorable (especially Reyn and Dixon), Music is great, Environments are phenomenal, Story is interesting( post mechonis core was aboslutly crazy), Combat system was neat.
Oh yeah, I was kinda happy Xenoblade was Part of Operation Rainfall with NoA not accepting it, since because of it, we got top tier euro VAs
AGAINST THE ODDS
WE CHOOSE TO FIGHT
>>339830565
Because she at least deserved something happy to look forward to. Sharla lost her lover but she gained Reyn, Dunban's war buddies betrayed him but at least he got his remaining family back, Riki has a big ass family to fight for, Shulk has his lover, his family and his friends to fight for Meilia has nothing. She's a High Entia, she'll outlive all of her friends and worse yet, every time she sees Shulk she'll see Fiora on his arm and them being lovey dovey with each other. Do you know how it feels to see someone you love being happy with another like you aren't even there?
Xenoblade Chronicles is the only JRPG that I will always think positively about without question. The story, the characters, the goddamn huge ass world, almost everything about it was great.
The only thing I never really liked about XBC was how many obscure sidequests there were, or how you wouldn't even notice that you were missing one. I don't like quest markers in many games, but XBC would've been better with one imho.
Other than that, it's one of my favorite JRPGs. I'll probably end up replaying it again this year.
>>339832125
>Do you know how it feels to see someone you love being happy with another like you aren't even there?
>>339832463
Aw shit, that guy finally finished that WikiHow edit
>>339832125
>Shulk has his lover, his family and his friends
>his family
Shulk killed his foster dad
>>339821595
He went full-retard during the confrontation with Metal Face but eventually pulled it back into being somewhat okay.
Seriously though he gets Melia to buy into his revenge quest, but then the moment Fiora's still alive it's all
>if you kill him you'll be just like him!
What a selfish dick.
Also he could've at least saved Melia's people if he was going to rewrite the world and give Fiora a new body. Fuck.
>>339816465
Looked great for a Wii game, had good art direction, had a decent combat system. Music was okay i guess but kind of bland.
>>339816581
X was better in every way except for the story, and that's not much of a compliment to Xenoblade Chronicles because that game's story was awful.
>>339832463
>>339833334
about damn time
>>339822976
Except that aspect was one-dimensional. Very cliche.
>>339835153
Fiora getting a new body was touched on in the book that it was High Entia tech that game her a new body.
>>339835445
>vision reacts
That song single handedly ruined the game
>>339835734
one of my biggest gripes
Post YFW you heard "you will know our names" for the first time.
>>339836208
>>339836208
first time I heard it I got wrecked by that level 6 caterpillar outside colony 9
first time I got k.o.'d in-game, so since then whenever I heard that theme I always took the fight seriously
>>339836208
>>339835153
>Also he could've at least saved Melia's people if he was going to rewrite the world and give Fiora a new body. Fuck.
That would of required him to become a god, None of them wanted to be gods or try to undo the shit that happened in the world, they just wanted to move forward in a world without gods like Meynth said, did you even pay attention to the story? At no point did any of them consider taking Zanza's place. Shulk doesn't even have visions anymore at the end of the game to make it clear they are walking a path without a clear view of it.
>>339837685
>yo alvis, we don't want gods and shit so reboot the universe but revive every innocent that died by zanza
as easy as that
>>339838483
Now they have the most over populated world there is.
>tfw I love both
I need to play saga and gears later.
>>339838651
I would like to play gears, but it was never released in EU.
>>339838825
emulate it
>>339817039
Why did you hide that you liked the english VA? It's legit one of the best dubs and it's better then the Japanese voice acting which actually spoils a major thing with how one of the character's inflict a sentence.
>>339821595
Usually when a JRPG character looses their love interest they moan a lot and cry and stuff. Shulk just decided that he's going to genocide all Mechon
>>339839483
He hid it because he's ashamed of liking something awful. As you should be. Seriously the overacting in the dub was so bad.
Godlike game. Did almost everything right. Beautiful on Dolphin.
The sequel is an abomination by comparison.
>>339839898
>liking the japanese voicing acting
holy shit get some taste
>>339839898
And here the jap dub sounds like a generic anime.
>>339838483
Except that's not how it works. Not even Zanza had the power to revive the dead, he only had the power to make people strong enough so that anything in the world would hardly would able to touch them. Such as Dickson, He was strong as fuck, it took Shulk and Fiora channeling Meynth's and Zanza's leftover power for them to win. He also had the power to create things such but no where was it ever said nor proven that he could revive the dead.
>>339840001
>>339840080
Whoa, I never said the jap audio was any good. The dub is definitely preferable. But it's still bad.
>>339822559
He was one of my favorite characters in the game, although I wonder whyZanza chose a Homs to be his assistant
>>339840414
He wasn't a homs.
He was a giant in disguise.
I'm stuck at Galhad Fortress can't seem to win the boss fight where I have to defend 7th member. I think it's time for me to do all the quest I've skipped over and grind since I'm only level 50. I love this game my only issue with myself and not the game is that I feel like I still am not getting the combat right. Not sure if it's my team comp or maybe I just need to get good.
>>339840646
What's your party?
I used Sharla Reyn Shulk for a good amount of time, but as soon as I swapped out Sharla for Dunban the game got a lot easier.
>>339835734
I think the one where you start losing the battle was worse, honestly. Especially during a boss or unique battle.
>>339840562
Why a giant though? Wouldn't all beings that aren't gods be looked down upon by him?
>>339840646
Oh and another thing, if you haven't explored all of Sword valley, I would recommend it, secret areas give you a ton of XP, as do the mini-bosses there.
>>339841085Could have something to do with their life span, so he doesn't need to keep recruiting people.
>>339841085
He sided with Zanza for power. Helped that Zanza possessed Arglas who was also a giant
>>339840809
I'm using the same team. I'm sure it's just me needing to get better at the game.
>>339836208
>>339840646
Yeah, go do those quests as for defending Face Nemeis. Ignore her and focus on Gold Face, the faster to deplete his HP the quicker the fight will end before Face Nemesis falls
>>339841486
There are a lot of things I discovered at times that appeared to be later than I should have.
I went through a good portion doing chain attacks incorrectly, and not understanding the topple mechanic.
>want to use Melia and Shulk on my team
>their AI sucks, so you have to use them personally to make them effective
>having too much fun with Dunban to control anyone else
Xenoblade Chronicles:
>have hooking story
>have godlike musicmechonis field
>have unexpected plot twists
>have interesting protagonists
>have interesting antagonistsfinal boss is literally god
>have a beautiful and diverse world with a great variety of enemies
>hidden places with lore attached
Xenoblade Chronicles X:
>have story that is basically a huge sidequest
>have few antagonists, some you only see a few times and then never reappear
>have cheesy music with vocals
>have mechs that make exploring interesting at first, but then boring as shit after
>skell combat is "mash CD and face "back""
>only one real plot twist, at the end of the game
>game ends withsomething impossible is possible because of planet, hurr
>super annoying and low-effort alien voices
>no main character voice acting
>you are basically useless in all of the story
>final boss islaughably small and insignificant, also easy
>ganglion is a much worse enemy than mechon
>the climax of the last cutscene is ruined by inappropriate music, bad voice acting and bad animation
>repeated forced heropon jokes that aren't funny
>side quests are 90% fetch/tyrant/miranium
>affinity missions about repairing fucking coffee machines
>changing your party is annoying
>the camera takes 5 seconds to rotate 360 at close range, regardless of settings
>no audio setting when it was really needed
>story is about finishing a city, but no colony-6 like elements are present.
>a countdown timer untildoom that doesn't decrease with time spent playing
>skells enable you to one-shot much higher-level enemies, making you overleveled early
>you fucking lose the ability tojumpwhen you get theflight module
>>character struggles in combat (in a quest)
>>"let's teach him buy defeating him!"
>>"wow thanks! I learnt so much!"
I'm so sad this game was Xenoblade: offline MMO and not Chronicles 2:
>>339816465
After Xeno X - nothing. Such a boring slow piece of shit.
- FIIIOOORA!
- SHURUKU!
for 70 hours. Jesus Christ.
>>339841989
>going Dunban as main and having endgame Fiora shit out damage as Reyn smashes enemies to death
>enemies can't touch me as I slash cherry blossoms
>Try to go back and play XC after playing XCX
>tfw it's so fucking slow compared to XCX
The run button spoiled me
There's nothing like running around as Shulk,Reyn and Fiora and being able to do a Topple Paralyze loop. Still, I don't fuck with those Dienos monsters in Makena Forest.
>>339842235
>>339842547
No, it's not.
Literally no one able to play XC after XCX. See >>339842486
>>339842479
Dunban is such a fucking beast, combat-wise and character-wise. I'd pay for a Xenoblade prequel starring him back when he fought the Mechonis.
>>339816465
I have some serious buyers remorse for this one.
>shitty voice acting
>boring as fuck
>but mostly the shitty voice acting
Oi er we gunna showem the powah of the Menadoe
I can't fucking stand it.
>>339842725
Go play the jap dub then, weeb
>>339842880
oh no I usually like dubs, but I just can't stand this one
I don't feel like having JRPG's sound like an English pub.
>>339843091
I bet you enjoy the VAing in FFX, faggot
>>339842486
you know there are gems that increase run speed, right? I needed them to get to the hidden peaks in Valak mountain, that fucking ice slide holy shit
>>339843345
it's not great but it didn't detract from the game
I think the Danganronpa english dub was pretty good for both games
>>339835413
>XBC
>awful story
where you playing a different game anon?
>>339843350
the ice in that game is amazing. I especially love that one area on valek mountain where there's a moderately sized area of ice with some enemies you need for a quest and battling them is a nightmare/amazing
>>339841989
I had this problem.
Shulk is alright AI if you get rid of Battle Soul and have Mechon killing weapons on everyone else.
But then Dunbanand Fioraare my favorite 2 to play as, so I usually just stick Reyn in the party with them.
>>339843758
>that one mini boss that is trapped inside the spider cocoon.
There were too many sidequests for me to pay attention to all of them, but I liked the small war on Valak mountain.
>>339816465
It had a really good story. and sharla made me hard
>>339844067
>sharla
shit taste senpai
>>339844372
>not appreciating those nice jiggle physics
fag
>>339844650
why were they removed in x...
>>339845325
Because having big tits is a bad thing according to Treehouse
>>339843091
Ah,mate, cheer up and let's have a go,eh?
>>339845325
looks silly
>>339845679
I don't mind the British accent at all, I think it's great.
The narration of the 40k novels are greatly enhanced by them.
But XBC was just too grating for me.
>>339843091
Ah calm down luv, we'll 'ave a bitta rabbit and everything'll be lurvely jurvely eh?
>>339845978
that's maximum boob size which looks completely horrendous and disproportinate it's as if she got footballs for implants
>>339846879
surprisingly it's not the max in code.
The vast majority of sidequests and the collectopedia were absolutely pointless bullshit, rebuilding Colony 6 was was something only to be done for its own sake and fueled by the above pointless bullshit, and the gem crafting system was needlessly convoluted when you'd only ever use a few types of gem anyway.
Having said all of that, I greatly enjoyed it. I have a high tolerance for pointless open world bullshit but I recognize how awful it is. It would have been a far better game if that was all toned down.
Ive never heard /v/ talk about the saga trilogy. What's the verdict?
>>339847261
literally a movie.
>>339846962
what
Why did the sequel have to be such a let down?
>>339816465
I like how certain things were coded into the game that you can't see due to fog.
Mechonis moves after the events of Agniratha and the model is visible from Gaur Plains and Colony 6 if you can remove fog
>>339849006
I remember being able to see it moving at Colony 6 and other places without doing anything out of the ordinary.
>>339849363
I'm talking about when it reawakens most of the model becomes obscured. You can barely see it through the fog that is spawned in to hide the crappy movements
>>339841989
>want to use Melia and Shulk on my team
>their AI sucks
Damn even the gameplay doesn't want them together. Daily reminder, Melia is ment to suffer.
>>339841989
Melia's AI can at least be OK if you make sure to keep ordering your team to "Focus Attacks"
>>339816465
It had one of the best settings I've seen in an rpg, two giant mechs being the entire world was rad as shot.
The English VA's were so corny that you had to love them
Music was top tier
Those are the standouts to me
>>339818114
I like shulk for some of the same reasons I like Tidus. When shit goes bad for them, they decide to do something about it
>>339836208
Environments were nice as fuck.
>Eryth Sea during a meteor shower
>Satorl Marsh at night
>Bionis Interior post-awakening
The music and environments. Everything else sucks
Shit was beautiful.
So when does Dunban join your team? I loved him from the short bit you got to play as him, and I hear he's top tier at evasion later on
>>339851467
after the ether mine which is in colony 6
But soon it will all be over. The Tellithia will exterminate all life on Bionis and then I will create a new world. Just as I have done many times before.
>>339851467
You'll be around L25 when he comes
>>339851467
I'd tell you, but "Dunban's return" is a pretty hype moment in game and I don't want to spoil it.
I will tell you he joins permanently after Sharla, making him the 4th party member.
>>339851592
The Zanza reveal was nuts. Then he fucked up the Monado's fantastic design to this thing, the original just looked so right before its advanced forms.
>>339851624
OK, thanks. I just wanted a vague idea anyway. I'm just going into colony 6 IIRC, so I don't think I'm that far off
>>339851079
>finding out you can jump off the bridge in colony 9 for the first time
>exiting the bland tephra cave and seeing the vastness of gaur plain before you
>Crossing the bridges in Makna Forest and seeing the huge waterfalls and actually being able to swim to them
>being able to see mechonis from every outdoor area in the game
>everything about the fallen arm
>valak mountain at night
>sliding down the slopes at valak mountain
>the cool as fuck architecture of Agniratha
>Mountain goating up the cliffsides of Primordia
>getting to mountain tops on foot and seeing the vastness of the world
>reaching the top of the giant ring in Oblivia
>Sylvalum during the aurora
>jumping into the yawning giant for the first time
>flying into the divine roost for the first time and hearing the ominous music
>getting to the top of talon rock and seeing the big motherfucker in the drop shaft
>finally beating territorial rotbart
>fighting final marcus when a blizzard suddenly shows up and avalanche albassy spawns in the middle of your fight
>there will never be a xeno game as great and batshit crazy as xenogears
>>339851835
monado 2 looks cool
>>339850140
Shulk and Fiora should be switched here
>>339851835
Monado II was the best
>>339847261
I like the first one
Second one is trash
I have no interest in playing the 3rd
The worst of the Xeno games by far
>>339852185
its like a greatsword
>>339852231
I seriously think im the only one who liked 2 and the awesome Shinji hosoe soundtrack
>>339841989
>having too much fun with Dunban to control anyone else
I understand that pain. Once I unlocked all of his arts and managed to arrange them in a combo of which the beginning went off cooldown by the time I reached the end I couldn't play as anybody else.
>your face when you finished all the quests
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l86GCaqZuxY
>You'll never explore this part for real
>>339852185
incorrect
>>339816465
- Music
- Environments
- Largely good cast of characters
- British dub
The Dub was surprisinlgy good. How's XBX's dub, and is there dual audio?
>>339851945
>>everything about the fallen arm
I don't see this often, but it's my favorite area.
The music and area are maximum comfy, and it's a nice change of pace after what preceded it.
And also climbing to the top of the hand is nice.
>the cool as fuck architecture of Agniratha
Best Mechonis area, and my favorite area music.
>>339853314
Dub is fine, kinda dull at times but I blame the dialogue they had to work with.
No dual audio
>>339851945
>>fighting final marcus when a blizzard suddenly shows up and avalanche albassy spawns in the middle of your fight
>Seeing the level 99 Deinos for the first time and realizing you really do have to sneak past them and there is no other routes
>Giant spiders mobbing you on top of Lizard Temple at the swamp.
>Entering the windy cave and immediatly get a vision of being attacked by an unknown monster that turned out to be just high level generic fucking bats.
>Get to the lookout near Colony 6 only for an angry and high level as fuck Eagle thing to attack.
>Seeing that pack of Gorilla's that are in their high 70's just looking at you.
God, Bionis Leg taunt me some mean lessons such as don't go into that fucking den and stay away from the plains at night
>>339852653
>The game will forever be less because of the time constraints
>We will never be able to naturally progress up the Bionis
>>339853538
Yeah that is the issue with XBX's dub.
Voices are fine just shit writing.
>>339853539
>Giant spiders mobbing you on top of Lizard Temple at the swamp.
this here is probably the greatest moment in Xenoblade Chronicles.
>>339852653
Oh wow nice find anon.
Hadn't seen that before.
That's a real shame.
>>339853764
No fuck that man. I played that part when it night in game and in real life at 2 am. I've never been so freaked out in my life
>>339853314
The dub's serviceable. Nothing special but not bad by any stretchwell except for the sound mixing, oftentimes the background songs with English lyrics are louder than the characters speaking, and they all but stop giving a shit about lip-syncing halfway through so be ready for some Kung Pow-esque scenes near the end.
No dual audio.
Make sure you pick a good VA for your player-made characters, some are really good, some are fucking trash, if you know your way around anime dubs, you'll be able to figure out who's what.
>>339853314
Done by NoA if I'm not mistaken.
>>339853764
don't forget the throne room
I found out that fucking enemies can chain attack
>>339853764
>still wiped them but another managed to pop up
Goddamn I wasn't ready when I turned around and saw that fucker climb up
>>339851945
>finding out there's no penalty for dying
>thinking you will die when you jump from the bridge unto the water, and you don't
>underestimating the "you can explore everything"
shit felt good
I liked the cool setting and the battle system. I disliked almost everything else, especially the characters
>>339853917
>nintendo dubs a nintendo game
okay
>>339852605
>you finish all possible sidequest and get 5 stars on every zone
>beat all super bosses
>there nothing else to do in the game anymore
>320 hours
>"Now what with my life?..."
>>339853764
Second time around wasn't as spoopy as the first time here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iob2UBGnGbU
>>339853891
Though you can always change voice later, so it's just a matter of avoiding some of the options for the first part of the game.
>>339854438NG+ to break the social point limit
>>339854445
AHHHHHHHHHHH. This game doesn't do good for my arachnophobia.
>>339853717
How much of that is down to the orignal script? People were freaking out about NoA before release, but they were probably overreacting.
>>339854201
Sorry.
Was more pointing to the fact that NoA didn't handle the localisation of XC, and NoA have a pretty bad reputation for sticky in memes and censoring and what not.
>>339853764
wait hold on, I saw giant spiders and temple and mixed it up with something else.
Nah, the best moment in Xenoblade was that one area off to the side in Bionis Leg with that little ruins area overlooking a cliff.
Go grab some treasure and HOLY SHIT A FUCKING GIANT SPIDER CRAWLS OVER THE LEDGE READY TO FUCK YOUR SHIT UP
THAT is the best moment in Xenoblade Chronicles.
>>339854829
outside of a few names the NA script is the same as the source script.
>>339854445
shit you beat me to it. That's actually what I mixed up the other anon's post with
>>339854879
Oh good, cause that one had a bigger impact on me as well.
And then you go back after dying to the little cave on the right for the overwatching point.
>>339854829
Most of it. There are parts that have a western gloss, but those are always comedic moments where that kind of thing is inevitable. It's clear Nintendo put their competent team on this one and turned, say, Fire Emblem, over to the interns.
What Tales of game should I play? I've beaten Xillia 1, thought it was alright. That final fight was probably the best part, though. I own Symphonia, Xillia 2, and Hearts R and I can probably get the GBA games.
>>339855041
Then the giant pissed off bird shows up. Then your remember a girl who said her boyfriend was going to take her to that spot and that we find a poor sap's item from Colony 9 up there. Poor sap did get far on his own, I'll admit. I mean, he got pass the giant spider that would of killed Reyn and Shulk had Shulk not managed to Monado Shield up. Seriously with the amount of things that are so high level and ready to kill it's amazing Homs could live in that world at all, Through I suspect it's because the true path of Tepra Cave was blocked.
>>339853314
the problem with the dub is that the voice actor were never given any context for what they were voice acting for and what music will be played. What results is that some talk really softly in loud music cutscenes and others loudly in soft music cutscenes.
The japanese version had zero sound mixing problems because the actors were actually given context to be synced with music.
>>339816465
The music and sense of exploration are 10/10. Gameplay is serviceable, and the plot's fun to watch as well.
>>339857464
Shulk's hitting that now. Hope all that running around Bionis and Mechonis did wonders for his stamina because Fiora is Dunbun's ken at the end the day.
>>339855487
Abyss on PS2 emulator
