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Xenoblade Chronicles X: new info from Famitsu (map size, battle system, characters)
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Smiles and Cries
Member
just imagine how many parts of Bionis would have to open up for exploration to equal this
5x what we explored damn this game better not be empty
I hope I can finish it
TheMoon
Member
Yes, at E3 in fact. http://www.giantbomb.com/xenoblade-chronicles-x/3030-41347/#toc-0-9
Read the part about Soul Stage & Health. Or rewatch the Treehouse live footage. They explain it there and show it off.
lol fuck no, this isn't metal gear.
ArchedThunder
Banned
Xenoblade was a linear game with large environments, Xenoblade X is actually a full open world like Grand Theft Auto or Elder Scrolls.
The game is still VERY story focused.
Did you play Xenoblade 1? You wouldn't even complete that in 40 hours unless you were seriously rushing.
In Xenoblade 1, each area is huge, but the progression from area to area is more or less a straight line. I'm guessing with the mechs you'll be able to go to many more areas at once, in different directions.
El Pescado
Member
Any new info about Xenoblade 3DS?
These map size numbers do nothing for me. The characters run at a speed that would make Usain Bolt blush, and the mechs are much faster obviously. 400 km^2 in that world means doesn't mean much.
It speaks to the overall scope of the game, which is great, but just taking numbers as some sort of multiplier to how fun a game might be never made sense to me.
It speaks to the overall scope of the game, which is great, but just taking numbers as some sort of multiplier to how fun a game might be never made sense to me.
I took a look at the actual text from sinobi about the interview, and the description Takahashi gives the online is definitely indicating something like the passive online features of Souls game. He refers to it as ゆるく繋がるオンラインゲーム which is the common term used these days to refer to stuff like the blood stains, messages, and player shadows.
SkeptiMism
Member
I keep saying to myself to not see any media relating to the game, but I'm not very successful at it..
I really hope the open design will work well. Xenoblade was indeed very linear, but it worked very well as such. Open design has very different kind of challenges.
We'll see.
I really hope the open design will work well. Xenoblade was indeed very linear, but it worked very well as such. Open design has very different kind of challenges.
Agreed.
It could have. For example someone said about "crossing" over to other people's games, but perhaps it could be about crossing over to other dimensions in which there are monsters to hunt or something like that (and you'd be able to coop there).
We'll see.
I don't mind other devs in the industry copying or becoming inspired from those features. It's a great concept. (as long as it's done right.)
threelights
Member
Thank god.
I will still play offline, but thank god it's just minor features like these.
This made my hype rise more than the OP =P
Ah, thanks for the clarification. Adding that to the OP.
I wonder if that means there's no actual multiplayer, though?
ArchedThunder
Banned
Are you saying this is bad, or that you had already finished wackin it when you posted?
FalsettoVibe
Member
300 hours?? 250 of that better not be a side quest collectathon like the first game. I really hope they made the side quests matter.
lol I just realized the gif continued to a different point, let's just assume I'm taking it offscreen
The_Intruder
Member
Journey like?
It sounds like they're still not ready to reveal details, so it's hard to say. But if I had to make a guess, I would say that what Takahashi is referring to here might be tied to Miiverse functions too. That would make sense given the WiiU capabilities. Seems like something Nintendo would push for too.
ActStriker
Member
in my veins
Oh the QTEs from the first game. Bleh.
SatoAilDarko
Member
They never said it had co-op. It's just that the character names in the party where player 1-4. Probably because the characters hadn't been finalized at that point.
If they do it will sell out in half an hour with prices on eBay hitting $500 a day later.
thewhitehawk
Member
While I don't believe that quantity equals quality, the original Xenoblade was an embarrassment of riches for both, and this one seems to be better in every single regard.
SatoAilDarko
Member
My post from the Twitter thread.
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EdwardTeach
Member
Just realised that this game is likely to come out in England at a really difficult time for me in terms of free time. I am starting an intense 1yr course in September, so a 300hr playtime sounds really scary!
OverturePT
Member
Bring it here to the West as fast as you can, please, Nintendo.
ArchedThunder
Banned
We're getting it this year at the very least, they likely also want it to come out before Zelda, which will probably be a November release. August to October is when we'll probably get this game.
Orakio Rob
Member
Yes! I'm very anti-social when gaming, so I don't really like playing with others online. However, I like being able to see other players roaming the world and stuff like that when I solo WoW, so this is probably good news for me.
OverturePT
Member
May the Gods at Nintendo hear you.
OrbitalBeard
Member
This game is going to consume my soul and all of my free time.
burn this down
Banned
Jesus, 300 hours!? I'm really feeling it!