>PAX 2017: Xenoblade Chronicles 2 May Be Exactly the Hardcore RPG Switch Needs
http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/09/02/pax-2017-xenoblade-chronicles-2-may-be-exactly-the-hardcore-rpg-switch-needs
>Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is not for inexperienced RPG players. The battle system at its most intense is a tremendously complicated ballet of patience and timing that will take dozens of hours to master
http://www.gameinformer.com/games/xenoblade_chronicles_2/b/switch/archive/2017/09/02/exploring-a-chunk-of-the-massive-world.aspx
>Battles in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 are fun and engaging; managing your positioning, blades, and arts is satisfying when you combo them just right. The most exciting moments came as my party gauge filled up and I began chaining attacks together. Stringing together attacks proved most satisfying as I churned through several lengthy battles.
>still no SE announced
>still no release date
>no new music outside of muddled footage with the voices of numales constantly talking over it
>>389425570
Will I be able to fuck my sword and impregnate her before she inevitably dies for a cop-out feels ending?
>>389425570
>Implying X saved Wii U
>Implying Kart saved Wii U
>Implying Bayonetta could save Wii U
>Implying Smash could save Wii U
>>389425819
>SE announced
>Goes up at 4am
>Sold out in minutes
>>389425570
jrpgs are not rpgs
>>389425570
Combat looks like single player MMO and extremely slow one too. I can't understand how's this even remotely acceptable.
confirmed for OST of the year, that's for sure
>>389427193
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7Z9fIbLf_c forgot link
>>389425570
I want to take that sword to paradise.
Do you like him yet?
>>389425570
Probably the game I'm looking forward to the most at the moment. Was a bit apprehensive after the first footage but the gamescom stream and the positive previews have made me hyped again.
Hope Nintendo comes with a release date soon.
>>389428284
I don't dislike him. Yet to see if I'll like him.
We should be getting more news starting this month. The US website is already up.
>>389429045
>full site coming soon
I'm hoping for an SE reveal
>>389429105
It's the reason I still didn't buy the switch. I want to see if there is going to be a bundle with it
>>389429298
yeah my plan is if it's before black friday get a switch ASAP, otherwise nab one on BF
>>389426226
So track 1 is just forest of the nopon night then?
>>389429045
It just isn't complete with only one half of the Pussy Pair.
I really don't know what tag to use on pixiv. Every single one looks lit it gives less results
>>389429639
*looks like
>>389425570
>Xenoblade 2 confirmed for GOTY
Yeah, just like XBX huh
>>389429845
well...yeah. I tied it with bloodborne though personally
>>389426418
>Xenoblade ANYTHING
>sell out in minutes
I pre-ordered the Special Edition for the game and you could order one at Gamestop weeks leading up to the release.
Heck, right now it's only $20 or so more than it cost at launch on Amazon.
>>389429845
It was for me, shadow of mordor was close tho
>>389429298
>>389429458
>>389429639
So Dromarch talks and his English accent is posh as fuck. On a scale of 10-Fuck Yeah how cool would you rate this?
I get the feeling that Xenoblade 2 is going to slip into a Spring 2018 release date, if not summer. I'd be surprised if it ships this year in the US.
>>389430404
how do you have such good taste and such shit taste at the same time? SoM is abhorrent
>>389425570
She's gonna die in the ending, isn't she?
>>389430785
I always thought she was going to be a villain, I had a hunch about her the moment I saw her in the reveal trailer in january. Just seems like one of those monolith soft characters
>>389425570
>Hardcore RPG
They're gonna copy the Last Remnant?
>>389431057
no, Monolith soft doesn't make retarded decisions.Hiding necessary information from the player isn't a good idea
>>389427065
this, could be so good with a decent combat system
It's not coming out this year, you can quote me on that
>>389432163
quoted
>release date Q4 2017
>no date yet
We are not gonna get it this year, are we lads?
>>389432163
>It's not coming out this year
>>389429639
What tag did you use to find that pic, cause I can't.
>>389433242
Nevermind, just found it. I also appear to have forgotten what a question mark is.
>>389426226
This
Switch has been a total rehash of the Wii U
>>389426226
>all games listed made more profit than Bloodborne
Lmao
>>389428284
He's supposedly hotblooded according to Takahashi so yes. I doubt I'll dislike him besides a few cringey or cheesy lines here or there, hopefully that stuff was already fixed up and rerecorded.
>>389429298
>Special Edition
>For Xenoblade
If Zelda and Mario aren't getting Special Edition Switches, Xenoblade isn't getting anything.
>>389434360
>
>>389429845
Was my goty
>>389430402
What? Xenoblade chronicles discs were completely sold out everywhere in uk on release. GAME were marking them up to £80 at one point
>>389434416
The concept art was fucking awesome
>>389434416
That's for the game, not a Special Edition console.
>>389434817
you said special edition, not special edition console
>>389434310
He all around seems like a rougher and tougher character than nerdy, "delicate" Shulk. That's probably why they went with a Northern accent of all things in the dub. He's MEANT to sound like a low class shit kid who gets into scraps all the time. Even Shulk's fairly neutral working class southern accent would be too posh.
>>389435031
>virgin nerd vs Chad cloud scavenger
>>389434870
>special edition switch
Are you retarded?
>>389435031
>A'll show yuh, a'll show yuh what me an pahra ah made of
It's honestly fantastic.
>>389435189
Somebody make this shitty meme real
>>389435320
This is honestly something I really missed in XBCX. Call me shallow, but I get endless amusement from just listening to these ultra British fucks say words. The one voice I got in the party in X just didn't cut it for me.
>>389435619
>>389435320
My favorite line so far is the "are you the aegis or aren't you".
>>389435772
I think you mean "WOTS THUH MATTAH? AR YEW THE EEJIS, OR AHN'T YEW?"
>>389435619
X did a lot of things very well, but characters wasn't one of them for me. I spent 100+ hours in XBC because Shulk and the gang were interesting and I was on their journey, in X I felt like I was on the journey of a nameless voiceless guy I designed and don't care about and a bunch of anime cliche characters.
>>389435880
Oh look it's the single cool older guy in your party of kids who will betray you.
What was his name again? Kratos Aurion?
>>389435880
I don't think that's from him, sounds like Van damme
>>389435984
>he doesn't go the zelos betrayal route
lmaoing @ your life
>>389435990
The line looked like it synced up better with his mouth movements in the trailer. I definitely hope it's him at least.
>>389426072
She only dies in the bad ending.Which you get if you choose to fuck her.
>>389425570
>arts
>automatic attack
>animations like mmorpg
Why did they ruin this game?
>>389435225
Wasn't Zelda wind Waker HD the only one that changed how the console look.the only bundle that I know was called a special edition was tms #fe. xcx bundle that came with the art book and map
>>389436092
I want to fuck my sword
How much do you think the germans were beat for leaking Roc/Van damme?
>>389435880
I thought the guy saying that was the brown dude in yellow attacking them lol
>>389436368 see >>389436057
The "AHN'T YEW" at the ends looks like it matches up with his mouth flaps.
>>389436094
This shitty bait again? Really?
>>389436474
Eeeehhhhhh. I can KINDA see what you mean, but I'm not sure.
>>389436486
As long as it keeps drawing those (You)'s of course.
Since they're doing different accents for different groups, it seems like the voice acting is more diverse this time. I wonder if there will be any "southern" accents in the game?
Also, this dude has surprisingly good lines in the trailer, way better than his Japanese counterpart.
>>389436804
Dromarch sounds kinda fancy, maybe even RP. Nia sounds maybe Welsh. The rest I can't place.
What I really want to know is, what the hell are the American accents supposed to represent and why does Pyra have one?
>>389437087
>all the secret evil organization members have American accents
>American accents represent Illuminati/high folk from Elysium
A nice flip from where American accents are for plebs.
>>389425570
Yeah just like blunderful 101 sales right?
>>389437342
And British accents are for bad guys. The whole thing's a weird reversal.
>>389437391
the op didnt mention sales numbers
>>389437443
I like it. As an American, the accent has always sounded very basic and neutral to me. It's also never regarded as being culturally sexy or pleasing or what have you. Having it be for Illuminati style groups is a fresh change of pace and actually makes the game feel like it's fantasy but not generic, especially combined with the crazy street British accents.
>>389437527
So what?
>muh hardcore action game on bing bing wahoo box
Yeah good luck with that.
>>389425570
They destroyed this game with shit Gameplay
>>389427065
If there is one single group on /v/ I'd wish the worst and most lethal form of cancer it would be that retarded "OFFLINE MMORPG COMBAT XD" group that's plagueing Xenoblade threads for 10 years soon.
Yes, we got it, there are parallels to MMORPGs. It's still much better combat than your average RPG and especially JRPG combat, which is always pure dog shit. Learn to form an argument.
>>389425570
>>389438010
you wanna know how to make them go away? stop responding
>>389438023
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>>389437596
It's funny how what was originally a purely happenstance practical decision, since Xenoblade 1 was localized by Brits for Brits after NOA didn't feel like bothering and then later made its way across the pond anyway, has now become a deliberate stylistic choice for international audiences.
>>389438113
The 15th as a placeholder? Not too sure about that. Besides, Nintendo likes to release games on Fridays, and the 15th is a Friday.
>>389437751
Better than every other JRPG gameplay, namely Tales of shit, Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy etc.
Do you even play games?
>>389438749
Literally not
Tales gameplay is a 10 in compare to this shit gameplay which feels looks a Mobile game.
Even roundbased system would be better at this point
I can't fucking fathom why people don't want more X, mechas, flying and fun sidequests was awesome.
>>389425570
>3 GOTY titles at launch year
Pretty gud
>>389439037
They're going to continue making X as its own storyline. Regular Xenoblade will be FF style while X will be a coherent sci fi story.
>>389434671
Pretty sure he's talking about Xenoblade Chronicles X.
I feel like a direct is coming up pretty soon, this game needs a release date, among other things. It's also been awhile since the last non-specific direct
>>389439037
because we're not getting it, so there's no sense in pining after it.
not really hard to understand, bud. anyhow, just relax. maybe none of that makes sense in the context of this and we'll get something just as good/better. wait and see. ;)
>>389439037
>I can't fucking fathom why xeno fans don't want more of a game that throws character development and story out the window
>>389439119
and then that's it.
>>389438929
>tales
>10 in any department
I don't even like them, but that's a ridiculous thing to say. tales games have aggressively broken gameplay that doesn't even suit whatever it is they're trying to accomplish. I've never seen such confused combat systems. they make FFXII's combat look refined and coherent.
>>389438010
what are the parallels? never got that "criticism".
>>389441573
Yeah all the other publishers and devs really dropped the ball this year
>>389441715
having cooldowns, even though they work nothing like an mmo cooldown, and having a hotbar, even though they work nothing like pc hotbars. And having 'mmo-style' quests, even though literally every game ever made with quests has the same kinds of quests. It's a dumb old shitpost. Report it and move on.
>>389440508
This is to much anon this is too adorable.
>>389425570
Gamescon battles were long and boring, so unless they were playing with a shit build it's not going to be "hardcore", but just slow as all shit
envirronment and moster designs seems lower than XenoX on the wiiU, too.
>>389441882
how do cooldowns work in MMOs?
>>389442175
the same way they do in every other game?
>>389442085
oh no, it seems lower? how unfortunate. :(
>>389442220
that's not what you just said. I think you need sleep, anon.
>>389432624
We will get it this year. We will get a Nintendo Direct just before Mario Odyssey where they give us the release date.
>>389442175
By being special moves you use for special circumstances, not every single move you use all the time. By idiot logic any game where time is a resource magically becomes an MMO.
Playing xenoblade chronicles on 3ds now, just got the 4th character. Easily the best jrpg I've ever played, but a bit too easy, and I'm not doing any grinding, just completing quests. Also, I wish Shulk would get an attack without a positional advantage, it's annoying when I grab the aggro and can't pull off any cool shit.
>>389439037
I'd love an X sequel. Although the only games I've ever put 150+ hours in to have had MS involvement, so I'm confident about XB2
>>389442974
>shulk
>grab the aggro
I'm sorry what
>>389443303
Me too
>>389427065
>g-guyz, I know the game is an RPG, but why is not the combat pure action based!!!
cause the game is more ackin to real time strategy based you dick sucker
I want to impregnate Pyra
How are you guys gonna avoid spoilers when the game is released?
>>389447047
by playing it, cause its gonna be world release this time
>>389447095
Yeah sure, but I wouldn't want to rush my playthrough.
>>389429845
It was certainly in the running for GOTY that year
>>389447047
>implying I'll avoid spoilers
>>389447047
I wont. I don't give a flying fuck about spoilers, and I'll likely be playing the game already anyways.
>>389425570
any dual audio info?
>>389441907
>>389449667
Anyone else loving the regular battle theme? It sounds ACE's work. Kind of like a YWKON-lite. Definitely a step up from Time to Fight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNB6vlNH-1k&t=55s
>>389451436
>Anyone else loving the regular battle theme?
Probably. Hard to judge with that quality
>>389432624
worldwide release, we WILL get it this year
>>389450391
jesus christ she has gigantic hips
>>389425570
Hope this bombs in the west
>>389451623
Not a whole lot that can done about that unfortunately.
>trusting journalists when they say the game is difficult
Journalists think fucking Skyrim is "not for inexperienced players", I don't trust their opinions on anything relating to difficulty or depth anymore.
LMAO IF THIS WAS ON PLAYSTATION YOU WOULD CALL IT WEEBSHIT
>>389452040
it's going to
Persona 5 is already game of the year.
>>389452040
With no dual audio it will bomb everywhere with the dub voicework.
Do you think XBC2 will have god tier side quests like X?
>>389451436
I think I might like it better than the actual new YWKON.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL4udCx9g44&t
>>389428284
Nope.
>>389452930
Don't see why not.
>>389452930
No, if you focus on story, gameplay and side content turn to ass, just like XC
>>389453886
I'd love to know what game development looks like in your mind. I imagine it's like two groups of little elves pulling on opposite sides of a giant lever, with one end saying "GAMEPLAY" and the other saying "STORY," and when the lever clicks into place on one side, a little present pops out of a chute, and inside is the finished game, boxed and sealed.
>>389454119
please don't refer to japanese men as "little elves", thank you
So I haven't watched this yet and I have no idea if it's good or not but it's new and on topic so here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=ALXQxaGxhq0
GameXplain put a preview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALXQxaGxhq0&feature=youtu.be
>>389454893
>>389454935
This town ain't big enough for the both of us pardner.
>>389454893
>wouldn't let them open the menu or hang out around the town
REEEEE
>>389454893
>you can change the time of day anytime you want
Already better than XCX
>>389425570
>The battle system at its most intense is a tremendously complicated ballet of patience and timing that will take dozens of hours to master
>IGN
Lol
>>389455553
Probably because of this. This blade leveled up in the gamescom stream so that means they had another party member in the cast
>>389454893
>>389454935
Jesus are they saying anything new at all? They're only repeating stuff we already know, like how you can change blades and there isn't a horizontal arts bar.
Absolutely useless.
>>389428284
TAKE THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
>>389456017
No. The only thing they said is that it wasn't the latest build and I guess you can change the time of day anywhere like the first game
>>389454893
>>389454935
You two must now copulate.
>>389456017
Of course not. Nintendo has been incredibly stingy with info on this game for some reason.
>>389455553
Obviously because of spoilers like >>389455873 said, you can easily guess things like the maximum number of characters in the party, skills, maps and so on through the menus, especially in a RPG.
>>389456747
He could have at least talked about the battle lines or personalities during the combat encounters. Or the kinds of loot he got after a battle. Or something about high-level monsters he encountered. Or literally anything that we didn't know already.
The guy had a demo with the game and all he can tell us is stuff we've known since the E3 Treehouse. What a waste of time.
>>389457167
Some straight gameplay with no commentary so we can clearly hear everything would be nice.
>>389457102
The guy at gamescom was probably skinned alive for this
>>389425570
>i was memed into buying XBC-X for the wiiu
>its some sort of korean offline MMO thing with numbers flying out of enemies when whacked, skill cooldowns and boring shit
>dont even bother getting out of the starting area
Is it more of the same?
>still no info on the best switch game
SMTV alone will make the switch worth it.
>>389455873
Pic related?
>>389458264
Most likely.
>>389457832
Will your adhd be satisfied by XC2? No.
>>389458524
>responding to the "mmo-combat" bait
>>389425570
>the most "hardcore" title on the Switch is animu weeashit garbage with characters designed by a hentai artist
>>389458572
>bait
Tell me how it's not MMO combat.
>>389435880
>>389458264
>>389458485
So does this mean we get not one, but TWO manly motherfuckers for the party?
>>389458596
>with characters designed by a hentai artist
So, business as usual?
>>389458596
>with characters designed by a hentai artist
You mean like almost every japanese game?
>>389458596
>characters designed by a hentai artist
You seem to be new to japanese games.
>>389458146
I sure hope I get to punch god in the face again in this title
It was fine in 4A, but I kinda didn't like the choice between Persona and Edge master, kinda wish there was a choice in the middle. Dagda was cool tho.
Oh look, now Poppi has a whole two pieces of fanart. Yay?
>>389425819
>>no new music outside of muddled footage with the voices of numales constantly talking over it
This pisses me so much. The X soundtrack was up ages before release. All we get is muffled shit.
On the plus side, the soundtrack appears to be excellent so far
>>389428284
Not really, unless he gets added to Smash
>>389462038
I'm not sure how that would make him any more or less likable but okay.
>>389428284
I love the fact i'm going on a wacky JPRG adventure with a local lad from Hull
>>389435619
Being British makes it all the more fun when you start to recognise the voices
E.g the old king of the Entia was the dude who announces the fucking X-Factor
Hearing a guy who normally goes "TONIGHT ON THE X-FACTOR" talk about anime ass shit was endlessly fun
>>389436804
>>389437087
I hope the Nopon are Brummie
>>389428284
Going from Fei Wong to Rex, it's weird seeing Xeno MCs get more childlike, but at the same time, they've become more straightforwardly confident and macho. By the next Xenoblade, we're gonna get a 9 year old with the personality of Duke Nukem.
>>389453000
This motherfucker again?
>>389464347
What's Tora sound like? They'll probably be like him.
>>389467369
Swords are not for lewd.
>>389464146
>the old king of the Entia was the dude who announces the fucking X-Factor
Holy fucking shit. I thought he sounded familiar.
>>389464146
Long has the curse of dumb anime bullshit been the burden of American voice actors. It's good to see Xenoblade finally giving the Brits a turn.
>>389467569
But why are there porn of her if she's not for lewding? It's going to make up for whatever let down the game may have to offer.
>>389468618
Pyra is PURE!
>>389467569
but Nia is
>>389470221
This could use less memes and more British.
>>389465286
If that happens, I hope the MC becomes a girl.