Current Events > The first Xenoblade Chronicles is fantastic so far

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Thank goodness I got some practice in with Melia before the High Entia Tomb.

Also, there are A LOT of quests in this game. Im loaded with money.
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TomNook20 posted...

I thought x was good until I started playing botw.

x is better than botw
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DoGCyN posted...

MetalGearRiki posted...

Do not play any other game in the series, you will be very disappointed

Ignore this post. XC2 is fantastic.

ignore this post

XC2 is booty cheeks
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XB2 is *****ing complete travesty, reaaaly bad game

XBX is an amazing open world game, but dont expect as good of story
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Rikki likes Xenoblade Chronicles!

I played the game for the first time a couple years ago and loved it. It had lovable characters, fun dialogue, engaging story, and great environments.

Also Rikki who needs his own game.

I wanted to like XBX, but the lack of character development, not enjoying/understanding as well as XB1, and obnoxious side quest requirements ruined the game. The story was sort of decent, but the rest of the game didn't pull me in enough to keep playing.
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ignoring xb2's story (xenoblade's story hasn't been good in 7 years), the gameplay is much better than xb1

quit calling it shit
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Tappor posted...

ignoring xb2's story (xenoblade's story hasn't been good in 7 years), the gameplay is much better than xb1

quit calling it shit

The gameplay is ****ing atrocious dude. gatcha mechanics, endless menu pop-ups, field skills, content on timers like a ftp game.

The story is decent, problem is they essentially turned it into a Tales of game with how they present it
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solosnake posted...

Tappor posted...

ignoring xb2's story (xenoblade's story hasn't been good in 7 years), the gameplay is much better than xb1

quit calling it shit

The gameplay is ****ing atrocious dude. gatcha mechanics, endless menu pop-ups, field skills, content on timers like a ftp game.

The story is decent, problem is they essentially turned it into a Tales of game with how they present it

The gameplay is the best in the series. You trippin
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Blue_Inigo posted...

The gameplay is the best in the series. You trippin

You MIGHT be able to argue the battle mechanics are the best, but I would disagree.

But the moment to moment gameplay is objectively the worst in the series
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solosnake posted...

Blue_Inigo posted...

The gameplay is the best in the series. You trippin

You MIGHT be able to argue the battle mechanics are the best, but I would disagree.

But the moment to moment gameplay is objectively the worst in the series

What on earth do you mean by moment to moment?
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xenoblade 2's combat is worse for the simple fact they removed movement and positioning from the equation

instead just spam the same blade combos again and again and keep your eyes locked on the menus and cooldown timers

there's nothing good about the game except for the music
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Delirious_Beard posted...

xenoblade 2's combat is worse for the simple fact they removed movement and positioning from the equation

instead just spam the same blade combos again and again and keep your eyes locked on the menus and cooldown timers

there's nothing good about the game except for the music

????

They didnt remove positioning related skills. Just like XB1 there's the hit them from behind, front, side, etc skills. Their effectiveness may get dimmed by the access to blade switching and driver combos later on but that goes for all the Xeno games. Once you hit late game youre spamming crazy shit.
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i'm talking about how they made movement during battles slow as molasses for no reason
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Am I locked out of doing side missions until I deal with Prison Island? I cant fast travel to any of the landmarks at Eryth Sea or any place else.
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Damn, Lightspeed Sonid is fucking me up. Shulk/Dunban/Riki may not cut it for this UM fight.
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Just finished Prison Island

Yooooooooooooooooo, this game is wild
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It's all good, Melia.

The Emperor took on two wives so I don't see why the Empress can't take on two husbands. Both Melia and Fiora can get the Shulk. Everyone wins.
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I'm in Sword Valley. Really digging this game. I like it so much that I woke up around 6 A.M. to start playing again.
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Fantastic game. You're doing yourself a favor
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The last party member absolutely shreds. I was battling a UM and she basically took it down to half health before Shulk or Dunban could do anything.
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since there is XC2 discussion ITT, I'm legally allowed to bring this up.

hey guys, remember in XC2 when Nia was jealous of Mythra's massive tits?
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Phantom_Nook posted...

since there is XC2 discussion ITT, I'm legally allowed to bring this up.

hey guys, remember in XC2 when Nia was jealous of Mythra's massive tits?

It's all good. Nia compensates by having those hips.
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I made it to Agniratha. It feels like I'm approaching the end of the game soon. I'm probably going to do a bunch of side quests I haven't finished up yet.
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Focus on quests that have a clock next to them. That means a story event will prevent you from completing it later.
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You are approaching a quest lockout point.
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I take back what I said about Sharla being useless. Her heals are pretty useful when dealing with enemies that have spike damage. Also, I don't know if I should keep hoarding my money. I'm almost at 3 millions right now.

Phantom_Nook posted...

Focus on quests that have a clock next to them. That means a story event will prevent you from completing it later.

Spidey5 posted...

You are approaching a quest lockout point.

I hope nothing bad happens to areas like Alcamoth. I already can't go back to Sword Valley.
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Damn, every quest in Alcamoth was timed. That's not good.
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The_Scarecrow posted...

Damn, every quest in Alcamoth was timed. That's not good.

Do em

Like now
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Melia has barely said anything in hours. She'll always be best girl in my opinion.

Blue_Inigo posted...

The_Scarecrow posted...

Damn, every quest in Alcamoth was timed. That's not good.

Do em

Like now

Did a large majority of them. I will save the rest for the inevitable NG+ run.
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Melia will have more to say soon.
*laughs insidiously*
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Melia is best girl.
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Holy shit

What the hell Dickson

Holy shit everyone
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Oh here we fucking go .jpg
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The_Scarecrow posted...

Holy shit

What the hell Dickson

Holy shit everyone

Spidey5 posted...

Oh here we fucking go .jpg

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This game is insane. I need to take a break soon to gather my thoughts.
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"I'm nothing compared to her"

That's a load of shit, Melia.
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The_Scarecrow posted...

"I'm nothing compared to her"

That's a load of shit, Melia.

It's really quite depressing how she gets treated and/or treats herself. It's still far from over for her...
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The_Scarecrow posted...

"I'm nothing compared to her"

That's a load of shit, Melia.

yeah Takahashi doesn't exactly have the healthiest views about women
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The_Scarecrow posted...

Holy shit

What the hell Dickson

Holy shit everyone

Whats this in regard to?
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Blue_Inigo posted...

The_Scarecrow posted...

Holy shit

What the hell Dickson

Holy shit everyone

Whats this in regard to?

Dickson shooting Shulk in the back.
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What a great climax.
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Finished the game. Loved it. Since I already played Xenoblade Chronicles 2 last year, I will make compare the two games in a bit and decide ultimately which one I liked more.
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Alright, here is my comparison post for XBC1 and XBC2.

Story:

Xenoblade Chronicles 1 had the more entertaining and better story in my opinion. From early on in the game, I wanted to see where the story would go. Plus, interesting little tidbits would be thrown at the player every now and then to keep them intrigued and guessing at what's really happening. That was nice. Not to mention all of the crazy plot twists. It was a pretty wild ride.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2, on the other hand, took a while to really get going. That's probably why I spent so much time messing around in the game instead of continuing the main story. It felt the main party was being dragged along for most of the game. Granted, the last few chapters of that game were really good but that doesn't excuse how many parts of this game's story felt like filler.

Characters:

Personally, I preferred the characters in Xenoblade Chronicles 1. When it came down to it, I just liked them more. XBC2 had a bigger party if you count all the main blades but because of that, some of the characters didn't feel too fleshed out. I liked Shulk more as a protagonist than Rex. Riki was far better than Tora. XBC1 had a plenty of side characters I actually ended up caring for.

Gameplay:

This is a toss up. I do think XBC2 had the better battle system in general. However, I liked XBC1's battle system. XBC1 battle system felt more involved plus you could auto attack while moving. Why that was taken out of the sequel is beyond me. I'll mention it now since we are talking about gameplay. The gacha system is a huge mistake. It needs to be absent from any Xeno game from here on. Completely unacceptable gameplay mechanic. Field skills need to go as well. It was another shit mechanic from XBC2. Another terrible system from XBC2 were the merc missions.

This is why XBC1 was ultimately more fun for me to actually play. I didn't have to deal with some of these frustrations while playing the game.

Music:

Not much to say here. Both games have amazing soundtracks and I am currently losing sleep to put them on my iPhone.

Open field/Dungeons:

I'll give XBC2 credit where it's due. Those first few Titans in the game are fantastic. Gormott, Uraya, Mor Adain, Leftherian Archipelago, and Tantal are superb. Can't really say the same about the rest of the areas in the game except for The World Tree. Plus, the Old Factory and Spirit Crucible Elpys were awful dungeons. XBC1 had really solid areas throughout the game and I cannot recall any particular dungeon pissing me off. One minor complaint is that the Ether Mine dragged on a little too long but that's about it.

Voice Acting:

I played both games in English. XBC1 had far better voice acting.

Villains:

As much as I love Malos, XBC1 had better villains overall. One of the big bads of XBC2 had some good backstory but his final appearance and his death were lacking. Also, Torna could have been handled way better. I actually did not like Metal Face or some of the other villains in XBC1. In fact, I couldn't wait for them to perish. When the writing makes me hate the villains, then it's good writing imo.

Not sure if I covered everything. It's pretty late and I have to catch a flight in a few hours. I would give XBC1 a 9/10 as of right now. It's probably one of the best games I've played in years. XBC2 is more like a 8/10 for me.
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Good write-up! I mostly agree with what you said, though there are a select few characters I liked better in 2. Even though Tora was a painfully-obvious pervert, he kicked ass in cutscenes when there was in need of action. I do like Riki a lot but I liked Tora a little bit more...though that also kinda extends to Poppi. His artificial Blade ends up getting more characterization/attention than Tora himself does by the end, lol. I also kinda liked Nia a bit better than Melia, if we're to make a comparison. She's a more varied character and is a legitimate foil to Rex's character. The only thing they dropped the ball on is her feelings for Rex, which just came out of nowhere. At least with Melia you could tell she felt something for Shulk after the first few hours with her...but she never had the guts to say so to him like Nia ended up doing to Rex. Most of the other characters in 1 left more of an impact to me though, including villains like you said.

As for gameplay I mostly preferred 2, at least with combat mechanics. I can agree that the field skills combined with a gacha system to be able to get past those checks was a terrible idea (should've been a way to guarantee the kind of blade you want rather than leave it through RNG), but the combat felt pretty involved to me. Not being able to move while auto-attacking felt weird, along with the decreased speed, but opening up skills that let me speed up Arts cooldown and let me cancel one Art into another brought up some really engaging battle moments. I still really like Xenoblade 1's combat system, but X did it better to me. It's essentially a faster-paced version of 1's, but the team focus takes a bit of a backseat considering how customizable your player character is.
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I'm playing this as well..

Are the Monado art upgrades locked behind the Colony 6 rebuilding? I'm on the first trip to Prison Island.
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Ryetoast posted...

I'm playing this as well..

Are the Monado art upgrades locked behind the Colony 6 rebuilding? I'm on the first trip to Prison Island.

No, but one of them is in a later area. You get 6 by just playing the game, and the other two are in sidequests.
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Phantom_Nook posted...

Ryetoast posted...

I'm playing this as well..

Are the Monado art upgrades locked behind the Colony 6 rebuilding? I'm on the first trip to Prison Island.

No, but one of them is in a later area. You get 6 by just playing the game, and the other two are in sidequests.

Aww..

I almost missed advanced summon bolt manual .
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XBC1 got me back into gaming when I thought I'd 'grown' past it.

Can't wait to play 2.
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Should I buy all the arts manuals even though I'm only leveling stuff I use?
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Banjo2553 posted...

Good write-up! I mostly agree with what you said, though there are a select few characters I liked better in 2. Even though Tora was a painfully-obvious pervert, he kicked ass in cutscenes when there was in need of action. I do like Riki a lot but I liked Tora a little bit more...though that also kinda extends to Poppi. His artificial Blade ends up getting more characterization/attention than Tora himself does by the end, lol. I also kinda liked Nia a bit better than Melia, if we're to make a comparison. She's a more varied character and is a legitimate foil to Rex's character. The only thing they dropped the ball on is her feelings for Rex, which just came out of nowhere. At least with Melia you could tell she felt something for Shulk after the first few hours with her...but she never had the guts to say so to him like Nia ended up doing to Rex. Most of the other characters in 1 left more of an impact to me though, including villains like you said.

As for gameplay I mostly preferred 2, at least with combat mechanics. I can agree that the field skills combined with a gacha system to be able to get past those checks was a terrible idea (should've been a way to guarantee the kind of blade you want rather than leave it through RNG), but the combat felt pretty involved to me. Not being able to move while auto-attacking felt weird, along with the decreased speed, but opening up skills that let me speed up Arts cooldown and let me cancel one Art into another brought up some really engaging battle moments. I still really like Xenoblade 1's combat system, but X did it better to me. It's essentially a faster-paced version of 1's, but the team focus takes a bit of a backseat considering how customizable your player character is.

Yeah, Nia actually had some real good character development. I liked how both her and Melia got a good amount of focus at various points in the game.

I honestly hated XBC2s combat at first. Once I could art cancel, the combat system started to really speed up and it became pretty satisfying. Im also hoping to start X some time in August.
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