Xenoblade Chronicles 2

I still can't believe how good the XCX was

and now we'll get this, only two years later

I'm in shock

>>382360050
they're probably already working on XCX2 right now

>>382361106
muh diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick

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>>382360050
>>382361106
They're able to shit out Xenoblade games so fast now because Monolith grew enough that there's two teams.

Also apparently Xenoblade 2 was already in development shortly after Xenoblade X was announced.

>>382361407
>They're able to shit out Xenoblade games so fast now because Monolith grew enough that there's two teams.

no, they always released games that fast. It was only XCX that took a while because the team needed to learn HD, on top of it being rewritten 50% of the way in. The second team, the kyoto branch, assists nintendo with their games

>>382361407
I still think the faces are an improvement, sometimes less is more ad less derpy.

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>>382359843
>ripping-off a classic RPG

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>>382361525
>ripping off a classic action adventure

>>382359843
How does this have anything to do with XC

XCX frankly had more connection potential than this

>>382361959
there's a big red 2 on the box art, the game takes place on titans with the "ocean" being a sea of clouds, back to gnostic influences with the architect

>>382362052
Yeah but it seems more like a spiritual successor than an actual sequel. Also I dunno, the two titans thing was way more compelling to me than lolspacewhale

>>382362196
welcome to a Tetsuya "it's just a reference" Takahashi game

>space whale

the initial titan is a dragon-giraffe hybrid

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>>382361886
>ripping off a classic book

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>>382359843
TAKE THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS

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>>382362827
>posting the edit

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>>382362827
>tfw it doesn't even look shooped

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next OST release when?

>>382359843
>Nomura designed something

This is supposed to be a good thing ?

>>382359843
>Tetsuya Nomura designed

fucking dropped

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His design would be just fine were it not for those hilariously shitty pants and whatever that thing on his back is.

>>382367018
nothing wrong with the diving helmet

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oi rex why must we fight, we are not enemies

>>382360050
I'm playing XCX right now, just got Skells.

Holy everloving fuck, it might be the sci-fi nut in me speaking, but the world and atmosphere are just too interesting. Fantasy titans like XC and XC2 are awesome, but I adore the concept of a realistic city in an alien world. I hope X2 is next.

>>382361959
Its probably like Final Fantasy. Its only related conceptually, not story-wise

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The menu background shows us the giraffe, the whale and a turtle titan. Takahashi did say there was a humanoid one too.

>>382368150
FF aren't related conceptually, you can argue crystals but they dropped that shit after 6 except with 9

>>382359843
there is nothing confy aboyt that art style

>>382367409
If you're still enjoying exploring, I'd recommend holding off on the flight pack mission that unlocks post chapter 9 unless all you have left is stuff that's out of reach. Cauldros is mostly designed with flight in mind (and has a large population of flying enemies), but the other continents aren't.

>>382367018
Oh, get the fuck over it already. Hate to see what you're like with an ex girlfriend. Probably stalk her everyday and lick her windows.

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>>382360050

I wanted to like XCX so bad. The maximalism was just too much for me. I'm usually into that kind of thing, but I just can't handle it in XCX. I stopped playing when I got skells. I didn't like skell combat and it seemed like the mobility they gave you made the world feel smaller.

Best soundtrack of 2015 though. I hope Sawano comes back for XCX 2.

>>382367018

Switch the back attachment thing with that tiny wrist mounted crossbow that doesn't even look functional and this post is 100% accurate.

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>>382367018
There's a method to its madness. It's still JRPG as fuck, but it's not random.

>>382361407
>They're able to shit out Xenoblade games so fast now because Monolith grew enough that there's two teams.
Nope, it's the same team. This one's just out faster because they have the engine ready to go from XCX and don't have as much technical work to do.

>>382370005
This.

The gaming majority are just too fucking dumb to think. Takahashi knows what he's fucking doing, you know? And you just get these edgelord gaming autists who just want "cool" looking socially acceptable pants who piss on something when they themselves don't even know what the pants are inspired by. Fucking idiots.

>>382370005
I never had a problem with his design. I was always a fan. I always thought he was some sort of scavenger or diver of some sort and Takahashi confirms he's a sky salvager so...

I love it when characters clothes are influenced by their profession instead of wearing some random J-pop shit.

>>382359843
>giant Titans which are dying
Wait they're dying?

>>382362196
This is just a theory, but I think they haven't dropped the entire story yet m8

>>382370710
>In this game world that we're trying to create, there are these enormous beings called Titans that people live on and, that's their land. But their land, the Titans, are dying. Once they die, they sink into the cloud sea, so all these people are going to lose their land. They're not going to be able to survive, and I think when you look at it in the real world, I think something like that, something similar happens where there is a lot of competition for resources in the world we live in right now.

>>382359843
not gonna play it. I bought the first one because i was led to believe it was a fantasy game not a science fiction game

>>382370710
Yup. And when they die the sink into the cloud sea so everyone will lose their lives and their land.

>>382370904
>>382370790
Huh. Still, wonder what the story is and what the MCs motivation is

>>382370796
>a thirty-second backstory cutscene at the end invalidates the hundred hours that preceded and the rest of the ending which is still fantasy-based

>>382370904
This story is going to great. It's already sounding pretty multilayered. You have the Ardanian forces taking over Torigoth for some unknown reason and Rex and his party are wanted by them. You have the Titans dying which I'm sure will ensue resource-based conflicts across different Titans and people wanting to survive. You have the Torna organisation who seemingly don't want Rex and Pyra making it to Elysium. You have the journey of getting Pyra to Elysium.

This shit is fucking dope. I can't wait

>>382369384
I don't get why people hate XCX's soundtrack so much. Yeah, it had some real stinkers, but it also had some absolutely fantastic tracks.

>>382370790
Fucking genius.

Fuck every other JRPG developer. Takahashi has been 1 upping them since Xenogears. All you cucks that still play FF, or Tales or Star Ocean, or any other cookie cutter "save the crystals" JRPG: you're wasting your time. Xeno will always be the best. It's the cream of the crop. The cherry on top.

Takahashi forever <3

>>382370997
He's trying to get the redhead back to her home which is a mythical paradise on top of a giant tree.

There's also an empire attempting to colonize the other Titans.

>>382371309
Well yeah, but why and how does it tie in to the MCs motivations and the Titans dying

>>382369825
Who knows, maybe we can dive and use a grappling hook in the game?

>>382371362
It ties into the MC's motivations in that he's horny and a cute girl needs his help.

So... I guess with the titans dying it might not be full on open world. Like if a Titan dies for story reasons, like when Mechonis died in XB1, I guess we won't be able to go back to it

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>>382359843
>all these Japanese coming out
>still don't know Jap
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>382371494
So deep

>>382371362
That's the thing, this is exactly what Monolithsoft are really good at. Making everything in the story connect and weave into each other.

The story already sounds fucking amazing. It's gonna be epic.

>>382370904
Why don't the people fall with them and live below the clouds?

>>382371635
Given that Rex is some sort of diver who salvages stuff from in the clouds and he needs a helmet, I don't think it's healthy to live down there.

>>382371635
Because maybe it doesn't have the resources they need to sustain civilisations. It could be dead land. We've already seen massive creatures out to attack Rex when he's travelling across the sea of clouds so it's obviously dangerous out there.

>>382368337
He said there would be humanoid oneS. There will be a ton of titans in the game.

>>382371550
It's really fucking hard. I've been treating it like a hobby and can just about follow a VN or doujin if I take my time, but voiced cutscenes really get me lost

>>382371635
Guaranteed at some point in the game, the party will fall with a titan, only to find there's a civilisation below the clouds...

Like the robots in XBC1 living on the fallen hand

>>382371635
We'll they'd have to probably survey the area first. But I imagine it's just an empty pool of nothing but clouds with really hostile enemies. Plus it's too risky. And considering they've made their home on the back of titans already, once they sink their houses will get destroyed. Look mate, it's just not a viable option.

>>382371517
>implying performing life-saving surgeries on Titans won't be part of the gameplay

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>>382371476
Salvaging is a confirmed gameplay element and he uses the arm mounted harpoon for at least one attack.

>>382372373
Wicked game.

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Why do I get such a Skies of Arcadia feeling from this game?

Pic related might as well be notValua, and I like every pixel of it

>>382372373
Savage. I need this game. Seems like he was designed with Smash Bros in mind as well.

>>382373330
>Seems like he was designed with Smash Bros in mind as well.

I can't well but wonder if that's a thing Nintendo designers actually do nowadays.

>>382373262
I dunno maybe it's the art style and the sea of clouds

>>382371157
yep

>>382373330
What makes you say that? If anything the way blades work would make him a hassle to implement.

>>382374309
Not at all. He could be like Rosalina & Luma in that it's Rex & Pyra as a duo.

>>382374309
It would just be reverse Pokemon Trainer.

>Last remnants of civilisation live on the backs of giant Titans which are dying
>Resource-based conflict story between different civilizations
>A taste of boy-meets-girl story which will develop over the course of the story
>British and Scottish accents
>Tetsuya Nomura designed the Torna organisation (Who are they? What is their agenda? What is their role within the story?)
>Pyra (her flames hide something deeper)
>Massive fucking whale
>Over 30 Blades to collect for each party member (not counting story Blades)
>Different themed continents (Grass, Water, Snow, etc.)
>Variety of titans (Giraffe, Humanoid, Whale, Turtle)
>Millions of other fucking crazy shit

This game man. This fucking game is gonna be mental. Fucking epic I can't wait. The story sounds crazy and fucking awesome !!!£(£(#(#;(##)#)#)#!#;£-£-#(!hdhshjs

>>382361407
>Also apparently Xenoblade 2 was already in development shortly after Xenoblade X was announced.

What? Takahashi said they started production on it when X was close to finishing, since the team was likely more free at that point.

Either source that or stop speaking out of your ass.

>>382374835
Did you have a stroke as hit the post button?

>>382370790
My theory: when everyone still lived on the World Tree, the Architect told everyone to fuck off, so he created the lifeforms known as Titans and people settled on them. Eons pass, Titans are dying, and now people are all "shieet that's a sweet looking tree, I wonder how I can get there"

>>382375306
I think he's mistaken, XBX was finished on MS end and XB2 was in the concept stages towards the end. Development started fully after X started localisation for the west according to that one Kotaku interview

>>382375680
Interesting theory. I don't think the regular humans are trying to reach Elysium though. They might not even know the titans are dying. The only person we know of who needs to reach Elysium, is Pyra. And maybe the blonde chick. I just can't comprehend how it's all gonna go down. This shit is crazy.

>>382374835
>bad voice actors
>mainstream shonen story aimed at kids
>no armor customization
>combat doesn't seem very good from what we've seen

Don't get me wrong, I'm very excited about this game but do not forget the bad points. :)

>>382359843

XBX was such a mixed bag; and it seemed so unfinished that I'm really struggling to get excited for XBC2, despite how amazing the first was.

>>382376209
>They might not even know the titans are dying.
Hmm, why else would there be a conflict over resources, then?

>>382376258
>bad voice actors
It will sound better in context. And I've even warmed up to the voicework now. The Scottish female sounds fucking brilliant. And I like Rex voice now and Pyra is nice because it isn't overly twangy.
>mainstream shonen story aimed at kids
You have no idea what you're talking about. The story sounds mature. The concept of civilisations fighting over resources just like in real life doesn't sound like it's aimed at kids to me. Idiot. It's not the concepts that make it aimed at kids, it also comes down to how it's presented and executed.
>no armor customization
Not confirmed.
>combat doesn't seem very good from what we've seen
This is the worst point you've made. It looks way deeper than the previous two. Billions of different combos. Loads of Blades. Break and topple is back, but with even more now with Toxin, Virus, Plague, Shard, etc. Everything from the original is still their but it's been built upon. It's even more strategic.

Trust me, it's gonna be the best JRPG ever.

>>382376402
Ahh yeah, you have a point.

>>382376954
The :) should have tipped you off.

>>382376954
> doesn't sound like it's aimed at kids to me
Takahashi said it himself tho..
>no armor customization
I mean, yeah it's not confirmed you're right but we have a lot of proof that it won't be in the game.
For example, that little pet in rex's helmet in the cinematics, the blade giving stats, and the artwork in the menu is in 2D.
Then I said that combat doesn't look very good since farming low level ennemies look like a hassle since you don't have your arts ready.

>>382377338
He never ever said Xenoblade 2 is aimed at kids. Not once.

I swear /v/ just makes shit up all the time. What?! He never said that.

>>382377338
>Takahashi said it himself tho..

He said targeting a wider audience was one of their goals. That's it. They always want to target a wider audience. They're a fucking Nintendo developer for fucksake of course they want to reach a wide audience.