/v/ I am in love. Finally a jrpg that isn't stupid and

XCX is better when it comes to
>Setting
>Sidequests
>World Building
>Battle System
>Exploration

XC is better when it comes to
>Main Story
>Music
>Comfiness
>Antagonists

Both are great games.

Who could have predicted that the best jrpg of that gen would come out on the fucking wii of all things

X is very different but still very good. The main quest is really short, but the sidequests are fantastic.

Just think of the sidequests as the true meat of the story and you'll like it.

>>376865171
I'm actually playing it on the 3ds because I couldn't afford the wii version desu

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i sold this game in college at the peak of my alcoholism

i only got like $12 bucks

bought a fifth of burnette's and threw up the next day

why was i born this way?

>>376864978
>XC
>Better music
Hold up you double nigger.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehxzly2ogW4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOeb7StJlRc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDbh3lLi1ZY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2udFheMQDQI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8pFzQ1lyF8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n40Lxd53EcY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwAdGHq0VWY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIDn1dfa8Ic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKCuAJdvynU

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>got to Snowy Valak
Oh anon, you have plenty left to go.

>>376865171
The best JRPGs of that gen were on the DS and PSP though.

>>376865382
Which Etrian Odyssey are you talking about

>>376865445
Neither
I'm talking about Radiant Historia and Trails to Azure

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>>376865242
you can get it on wii u VC or play it for free with hd texture pack mod on your personal computer entertainment system

XC's story was great intill you get to the last third or so of the game.
It goes complete bonkers, and plot holes start popping up everywhere.

>>376864978
>Setting
X's setting has nothing on bionis+mechonis, not even close.
>Sidequests
They are shit in both
>World Building
X's world building is literally unfinished
>Battle System
Debatable, I think mechs in X break the game far too much.
>Exploration
Only one I completely agree with.

>>376865531
You no good rotten weab piece of I wish I knew moon, fuck you

>>376865297
This is the best X has to offer and it is goof, but when you compare it XC's soundtrack, it really isn't a contest.
XC is objectively better.

>>376864463
XCX has unlikable characters, a worse dub, worse music, and much more padding. But the combat and exploration are improved.

>>376865637
Sidequests are godlike in X. It's not like in XC where 90% of it is just fetch quests and then when completed there is very little character building for the NPCs.

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>>376865637
>X's setting has nothing on bionis+mechonis, not even close.
Bionis+mechonis is only better conceptually, the idea of being on two titans is more interesting than the idea of just being on an alien planet. As an actual world design and in terms of things to see and do, Mira is a much better setting than Bionis/Mechonis hands down

>>376865637
How the fuck do the mechs break the game? Groundcombat completely outclasses mech combat. I'd understand if you said Overdrive breaks the game, but not the mechs.

>>376865297
compared to
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0HaIF2vvaw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfuoUv5YMN0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18uJPvyID_Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Dy74NOzcS8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnovGK6EfcQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwDwR71Ef-s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpZzMNz1BSk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAL4-HZPDcY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol5k02RRYhY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCo78e53uUc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX1D9pWYZSE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_os7Y-4Xz_4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq10Mwcvdxc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlAy2WzNepU

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>>376865601
>it's a "Shulk and Fiora fly around talking about rights of living beings while fighting" cutscene
The game bucks annoying JRPG tropes fairly well for the first two thirds and then it turns into the same old shit.

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>>376865297
X has some great music, but it also has some not so great music. The original is much more consistent.
>tfw fighting a tyrant

>>376866435
Cry some more.

>>376866030
They are all still MMO tier fetches to me, none of the writing in any of the sidequests made me feel like they were worth it.

>>376866053
XC still had some fantastic looking envirornments. It also helps that there were settlements on the mechs to explore.

>>376866317
Maybe break is the wrong word. I guess mech combat just feels too simple to be enjoyable compared to ground combat.

>>376866442
>but it also has some not so great music.
The same is true of XC, with the first main battle theme being actively terrible. I'll take WE'RE STUCK ON A WHOLE DIFFERENT PLANET over Time to Fight! or whatever it's called.
Thankfully it gets replaced later on with Mechanical Rhythm, holy fuck that song is hype and it's just a normal battle theme.

>>376866619
>none of the writing in any of the sidequests made me feel like they were worth it

Did you even play the game? And by play I mean ACTUALLY play, not watch an LP.

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>two games in and there's already a black sheep in the franchise
Sure can't wait to enjoy Xenoblade 2: Monado Boogaloo by the end of 2019.

They re both good but holy shit XCX has the worst pacing in vidya history

>>376865637
Sidequests in X are pretty good, they actually build up the world and the characters that live in it.

Which xeno game did the whole "choirs and guitars" track the best

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n10VyIRJj58
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6xQyJlt7EE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2xDbnK65cc

>>376866619
Mech combat IS to simple. It has far to few customization options when compared to ground combat which has customization out the ass.
I hope XC2 still has playable mechs and they improve upon what XCX started.

>>376865242

>Playing the inferior version of a game

>>376866842
Yes. Of the ones that stick out in my mind I can remember the quests with the water treatment plant (probably the cream of the crop), the xenophobic alium hunter, the Back to the future reference quest, and one about a wedding for a prone fella. When it comes to character sidequests I just straight up dont remember what they were about, I didn't want to grind affinity just to see them.

I just wanted some quests that had more interesting mission structure and ones that give better rewards, along with some memorable characters. There was no way for me to really care for alot of these quests about the aliens because most aliens just have no appreciable stake in the main story at all.

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>>376864463
XC is definitly one of my all time favorite RPG's. Absolulty rock solid main cast that all get fleshed out and interact with eachother, a great main story that kept me invested in the action and mystery, huge ass world to explore, really impressive visually and mechanically for the Wii, and the game play while not to demanding never became a chore and offered up some good combos and team management.

I enjoyed XCX equally as much, but for different reasons. Right off the bat the main cast isnt even in the same league as XC. Elma and Lin have their moments and by the end I felt honest to god betrayed by one of them, but there isnt any of the character interaction that you would come to expect after finishing XC. The main story also isnt nearly as good. Again it has its moments but some parts feel very rushed and overall I found the side missions more interesting. However the exploration took what was great from XC and magnified it by 10. The world is huge, diverse, visually appealing, and you got way more ways then just running and fast travel to get around. Also the side quests are a huge step up from XC, lots of them have stories that span multiple quests, develop the supporting cast, expand on New LA, and overall are just a pleasure to find and do. I played for a good 150 hours and didnt even come close to finishing them all. Also I fell in love with my giant fighting robot, durring the invasion chapter it came down to just me, my giant hunk of metal fury, and this big fuck who was begging for an ass kicking. Felt like something that should have been scripted it was one hell of a showdown.

tldr; if you liked exploring and fighting in XC you will love XCX, but if XC's story and main cast is what carries it for you then you might be disappointed with XCX.

OVER THE RAINBOW

>>376867601
Godsibb > Raokimerateresia > Zanza

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>>376866435
This one is more accurate to what's really happening.

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>>376867887
>you dont get a remixed version of over the rainbow for the different areas

its a fine tune to fly too but Id by lying if I said it didnt get a bit old.

>>376867807
I think you're forgetting the fact that only affinity quests require you grind affinity and the rest, which are the really good ones, don't.

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>>376867887
WITHOUT REYN, BABY!

>>376867887
The feeling when you take the mech into the air for the first time and Dont Worry starts playing was fucking amazing. Getting one-shotted by Elvira made it even better.

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>>376867601
Im inclined to say X, but killing Zanza was great

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I really liked X's enemy and armor designs. Hoping we see more like them in later games.

>>376869553
HONK
CLAP CLAP