Board 8 > New players of Xenoblade: is the hype real?

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HaRRicH
06/03/20 7:31:23 PM
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Are you feeling it?



We've all heard it's GOTY 2010 2011 2012 2015, but it's 2020 now.

If you're first playing it in 2020, how's it treating you so far?

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Grimlyn
06/03/20 7:31:52 PM
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y'all keep forgetting it's GotY 2016 too

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ZaziGuado
06/03/20 7:52:13 PM
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I'm not far into yet. running around Gaur Plains doing sidequests and haven't entered Colony 6 yet, but yeah I'm digging it. I really enjoy the concept of the affinity system, especially regarding the NPCs. While it doesn't seem super fleshed out, it feels like it has a lot of potential to be something really unique for an RPG. Do any of the further installments in the Xenoblade series do anything further with it?

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HaRRicH
06/03/20 7:58:26 PM
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Grimlyn posted...
y'all keep forgetting it's GotY 2016 too

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenoblade_Chronicles_(video_game)

What is this page missing, like a Virtual Console release or something?

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X_Dante_X
06/03/20 8:02:08 PM
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HaRRicH posted...


What is this page missing, like a Virtual Console release or something?

thats exactly what its missing

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Grimlyn
06/03/20 8:03:29 PM
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ZaziGuado posted...
I'm not far into yet. running around Gaur Plains doing sidequests and haven't entered Colony 6 yet, but yeah I'm digging it. I really enjoy the concept of the affinity system, especially regarding the NPCs. While it doesn't seem super fleshed out, it feels like it has a lot of potential to be something really unique for an RPG. Do any of the further installments in the Xenoblade series do anything further with it?

XBX does an NPC affinity system like XB1, though it can be a bit disorienting with its large orbital layout unlike 1's rectangular region-grouping maze and not everything has connections

XB2 doesn't have the system at all, there's just Driver-Blade affinities that unlock skill stuff, and it keeps the Area Affinity level stuff but that's really it

Torna brought some manner of a community chart back, but it's really just a big list of people you've helped or not yet, with no connection links or anything. Though you get a really nice community wallpaper like image on completion!

XB1's is definitely the best, getting better latter on as your really develop the different regions and get a better sense of the townsfolk

HaRRicH posted...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenoblade_Chronicles_(video_game)

What is this page missing, like a Virtual Console release or something?
Wii U eShop~

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Leonhart4
06/03/20 9:34:12 PM
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B8 is actually pretty annoying about Xenoblade so there's no real hype for it to live up to for me.

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_SecretSquirrel
06/03/20 11:08:53 PM
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Yeah, as soon as I finished the Ether Mine, I knew this game absolutely deserved what it did in GotD.

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ninkendo
06/03/20 11:11:37 PM
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ninkendo
06/03/20 11:13:05 PM
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My favorite part is actually been people playing it for the 1st time not knowing it has British voice acting and absolutely hating it

Buncha wankers

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_SecretSquirrel
06/03/20 11:15:58 PM
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ninkendo posted...
My favorite part is actually been people playing it for the 1st time not knowing it has British voice acting and absolutely hating it

Buncha wankers
I don't get that in the slightest. The British localization is something that completely sets it apart from pretty much everything else on the market.

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Grimlyn
06/03/20 11:22:52 PM
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gotta play XB2 for all the regional UK accents

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ninkendo
06/03/20 11:28:22 PM
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There is a subset of people who just can't take British voice acting seriously and sounds too goofy to them

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ninkendo
06/03/20 11:33:38 PM
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foolm0r0n
06/04/20 12:09:02 AM
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The British voices are amazing. A typical RPG would have one goofy British character to add some quirkiness, but this is ALL OF THEM.

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HaRRicH
06/04/20 9:12:13 AM
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Looks like two newbies are enjoying this. Who else who're still new?

I'm almost certainly going to buy it soon but I thought I'd check to make sure it was standing the test of time.

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Axl_Rose_85
06/04/20 9:18:22 AM
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Leonhart4 posted...
B8 is actually pretty annoying about Xenoblade so there's no real hype for it to live up to for me.

There is a lot of B8 games that havent remotely lived up to expectations for me but Xenoblade is probably the only one that actually surpassed even the hype for me. It was that good.

Playing the DE and it is as good as I remember it being. Timeless.
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Peace___Frog
06/04/20 9:25:24 AM
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My only previous exposure to xenoblade was playing xbc2 for a few minutes, this feels very different. And no kosmos.

I only started xbc last night. There's a lot of systems and a lot of jrpg to it. Battles are odd with the auto attacking but it's not bad and I expect it'll click for me more as more advanced abilities open up. Voice acting seems fine.

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ninkendo
06/04/20 9:29:47 AM
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I'm just happy if new people are enjoying it

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Eddv
06/04/20 10:22:52 AM
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Yeah if it were possible for Shine to rip all hype away from a game thats more or less what he did

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transcience
06/04/20 10:25:09 AM
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I was the original hype machine for Xenoblade and Im not really that into the remaster. I havent bothered to play it the last 2-3 days. its a really good rpg though and worth playing.

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Leonhart4
06/04/20 11:24:27 AM
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Eddv posted...
Yeah if it were possible for Shine to rip all hype away from a game thats more or less what he did

It's definitely not just him

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Lightning Strikes
06/04/20 11:36:32 AM
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Hype backlash is a real thing, and the game doesn't really need to be hyped by the board any more. It came out of the fact that this game almost didn't come out on the continent most of the board lives in and seemed to depend on fan engagement to actually succeed and come out there. The only reason the game actually got a NA release was because it was very successful in Europe, which was itself because of a lot of the online hype. That's why some people on here still evangelise it so hard. Once that started it just never really stopped.

Personally the game is one of my all time favourites but I really don't think the way some hype it here is necessary. I always thought the GotY whatever meme was lame. It's like guys, Xenoblade has made it big now and has an amazing reception, you can calm down. It's a bit like if I was out there talking about this hip new series you should play - it's called Fire Emblem, not sure if you've heard of it...

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ninkendo
06/04/20 11:51:11 AM
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I've done this with every video game ever for 20 years

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swordz9
06/04/20 12:00:49 PM
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Leonhart4 posted...


It's definitely not just him

True enough. Can only see GoTY 20XX etc posted so many times by the same posters before you get annoyed whenever the game is mentioned
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ninkendo
06/04/20 12:01:54 PM
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listen we can't help if if you guys don't know what's good and have to be told

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mnkboy907
06/04/20 12:23:27 PM
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Eddv posted...
Yeah if it were possible for Shine to rip all hype away from a game thats more or less what he did

That sounds miserable. Sounds like you need to play some XenoblaDE to cheer you up.

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Grimlyn
06/04/20 12:24:49 PM
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it's a meme on of how stubborn Nintendo was to ever releasing it worldwide, hence 3 years of releases and then more

you wanna pick fights with anyone go fight Nintendo for dragging their feet so long

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pjbasis
06/04/20 12:32:37 PM
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I can't imagine thinking british voice acting is more goofy than the typical american dub.

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LeonhartFour
06/04/20 12:35:33 PM
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Grimlyn posted...
it's a meme on of how stubborn Nintendo was to ever releasing it worldwide, hence 3 years of releases and then more

you wanna pick fights with anyone go fight Nintendo for dragging their feet so long

they stopped dragging their feet nearly a decade ago

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redrocket
06/04/20 12:39:40 PM
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Imagine being such a sour puss that you have to pick a fight with people for being excited over a video game on a video game message board.

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ninkendo
06/04/20 12:47:16 PM
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Unfortunately that's what old age does to some people

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swordz9
06/04/20 12:55:26 PM
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pjbasis posted...
I can't imagine thinking british voice acting is more goofy than the typical american dub.

Depends on the quality and region really. It would be weird to hear a Japanese game dubbed with a bunch of Southern US accents for example full of yalls and stuff. British English is kinda silly to me. Still cant get over them calling cookies biscuits
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Lightning Strikes
06/04/20 1:08:53 PM
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Yes there is the other side of that which is the people overcorrecting due to their hype backlash, and going "I hate this game now" or rooting for it to lose in GotD because people liked it and wanted it to win matches. That's obviously silly.

LeonhartFour posted...
they stopped dragging their feet nearly a decade ago

Yep they actually course corrected very quickly on the franchise, and it became clear that they were taking it seriously as a significant series for them worldwide. I can't help but feel that if the Switch had existed in 2015 Xenoblade Chronicles X would have been a big hit. They promoted all of those games well, they localised them quickly and well, and since 2 there have been simultaneous worldwide releases. Nintendo obviously realised their mistake very quickly. When you compare it to Fire Emblem, Xenoblade fared much better. Or better yet compare it to the way Sony treated Demon's Souls. We can be less insecure about this series now!

swordz9 posted...
Depends on the quality and region really. It would be weird to hear a Japanese game dubbed with a bunch of Southern US accents for example full of yalls and stuff. British English is kinda silly to me. Still cant get over them calling cookies biscuits

I really hate this. The idea that I am supposed to swallow endless American voice work but a game being in British English is "silly" is a ridiculous stance and a bit offensive if I'm being honest.

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ninkendo
06/04/20 1:09:40 PM
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swordz9 posted...
It would be weird to hear a Japanese game dubbed with a bunch of Southern US accents for example full of yalls and stuff

I wish the Wild Arms games went deeper into having southern accents. It's more just cowboy music.

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Mac Arrowny
06/04/20 1:12:36 PM
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Leonhart4 posted...
B8 is actually pretty annoying about Xenoblade so there's no real hype for it to live up to for me.


You sure that's not just you? B8 is way more obnoxious about Persona or Ace Attorney than XBC.
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Axl_Rose_85
06/04/20 1:15:34 PM
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Yeah as much as I love the game and think it deserves all praise it gets, I seriously cannot help but cringe every time I see someone post GotY 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2020 even if the people are being a good sport about it and not mean it in an elitist way.
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LeonhartFour
06/04/20 1:16:51 PM
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B8 is pretty bad about Persona at times (as most places can be with anything where "waifu wars" can become a thing), but I definitely wouldn't agree about Ace Attorney. The sheer breadth and depth of the series has led to endless fun discussions about it for me. The fanbase here tends to be pretty knowledgeable and capable of talking at length about pretty much any aspect of it, which is fun.

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ninkendo
06/04/20 1:17:19 PM
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at the very least it was legitimately my GotY 2012 (and my GotD)

I enjoy the joke of throwing in the 3DS version even if I had no intention of ever playing it on a handheld

the switch version I play 100% in docked mode too

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Shadow Dino
06/04/20 1:21:09 PM
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Mac Arrowny posted...
You sure that's not just you? B8 is way more obnoxious about Persona or Ace Attorney than XBC.

I posit that you could narrow Persona down to just Persona 4. No one really gets the pom poms out for Persona 5, as Royal got met with a collective "meh".

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Axl_Rose_85
06/04/20 1:23:14 PM
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And another thing I used to find really annoying around here as much as I like the Trails games (not love though, like the board) is, the Sky games being calls Tits. Everyone went along as if saying that was so cool but in reality it was just so lame. I haven't seen it recently though, thank god for that.

I dunno if that was a thing on the internet because board 8 is really the only message board I use. If it was, I think that just makes it worse.
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ninkendo
06/04/20 1:23:58 PM
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not too different from Xenoblade X and 2

both good games in their own right and they differentiate themselves enough to each be a unique experience, but the characters of the first game are so much better in comparison.

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ninkendo
06/04/20 1:24:41 PM
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Axl_Rose_85 posted...
And another thing I used to find really annoying around here as much as I like the Trails games (not love though, like the board) is, the Sky games being calls Tits. Everyone went along as if saying that was so cool but in reality it was just so lame. I haven't seen it recently though, thank god for that.

I dunno if that was a thing on the internet because board 8 is really the only message board I use. If it was, I think that just makes it worse.

TitS of Cold Steel

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LeonhartFour
06/04/20 1:25:09 PM
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yeah B8 is pretty annoying about Trails too

there's just something about niche RPGs I guess even when they stop being niche

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swordz9
06/04/20 1:27:02 PM
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I dont mean any offense by it. Im not saying it sounds objectively bad or anything. Its just kinda weird to hear since I dont usually ever hear it in anything and its very uncommon for Japanese stuff to get non-American English dubs.
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The Mana Sword
06/04/20 1:27:15 PM
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y'all don't even know what annoying hype is unless you were here when kyle bowen was going on shadow hearts rampages

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ninkendo
06/04/20 1:28:25 PM
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I feel like Shadow Hearts was multiple people too. Wasn't it because Shadow Hearts 2 and Tales of Symphonia came out the same week.

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06/04/20 1:31:24 PM
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LeonhartFour posted...
I definitely wouldn't agree about Ace Attorney. The sheer breadth and depth of the series has led to endless fun discussions about it for me. The fanbase here tends to be pretty knowledgeable and capable of talking at length about pretty much any aspect of it, which is fun.

LeonhartFour posted...
yeah B8 is pretty annoying about Trails too

there's just something about niche RPGs I guess even when they stop being niche
so it's just you, is what I'm getting.

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Axl_Rose_85
06/04/20 1:32:01 PM
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Well. I don't know who it was but I only tried Shadow Hearts because someone over here a long time ago mentioned good things about it, the main character being awesome (and yes he is) and the battle system being turn based with input system kinda like a simplified Legend of Dragoon.

Played the first game. Liked it. Played the second. Absolutely loved it. Played the third. Hated it.

So yeah the board 8 hype giveth and the board 8 hype taketh (most indie and visual novel games) away
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transience
06/04/20 1:33:56 PM
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haha, the shadow hearts hype was me and it was mostly a joke to try to harass HM that ended up taking off. I mean, it was kyle bowen too but he was annoying in every way. I don't think anyone played that game because of him.

Xenoblade has gotten a little obnoxious in a Symphonia kind of way, but at least it's a good game.

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