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Fucking play Xenoblade Chronicles 2 already

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nah, anime crap

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lol nah

I did and i regret it immensely

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To me it look like a leprechaun to me

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Reis posted...

lol nah

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refmon posted...

nah, anime crap

Naysaspace posted...

To me it look like a leprechaun to me

Wut

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I would if Nintendo would re-print it.

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I tried and failed. Lacked the charm of the first one but had several times the annoying busy work, and then gacha mechanics on top to boot.

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@pauIie this includes you

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I already did. It was an enjoyable game, aside from the stupid Gacha summon system and Rex's terrible battle cry at the beginning of the game.

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Think you can take me?!

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yillin posted...

Think you can take me?!

Don't forget me!

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I'd love to but I only have a PC

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pinky0926 posted...

I tried and failed. Lacked the charm of the first one but had several times the annoying busy work, and then gacha mechanics on top to boot.

This. I had some fun with it, but it would be hard to rate it very high. The gatcha mechanic really pissed me off because I literally spent tons of hours trying to get one particular blade and never got it.

The combat was honestly boring. I never was a fan on this type of RPG, but I played it twice. I could see myself playing it again, but not any time soon. I have the Switch version. Its really not bad for playing while you watch TV or something.

I've never even played the first one yet.

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Naysaspace posted...

To me it look like a leprechaun to me

Everybody who seen the leprechaun say, YEAH!

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Only if Monolith Soft promises to use the revenue I give them to making Baten Kaitos 3.

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Hayame Zero posted...

I've never even played the first one yet.

Smh Hayame.

What are you doing

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I like Xenoblade Chronicles 2 but I cannot recommend it to people. It's the definition of "It gets good 20 hours in".

Also:

SocialistGamer posted...

I would if Nintendo would re-print it.

If you want to buy this game physically, good luck finding copies. Last time I checked, it was damn hard.

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Nah I never played 1

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The limited edition was my third purchase for my Switch, after Mario Odyssey and BotW



I'M ALL IN

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Conflict posted...

Xenoblade 2 is by far and away the worst Xenoblade game

I disagree.

It's worse in some aspects to 1, but better in others. I personally wouldn't consider it "far and away" the worst Xenoblade. Game was addicting enough to get me to play for over 400 hours.
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Hell no

Character looks dope tho

How similar is it to the first Xenoblade Chronicles actually?

Because I actually liked that game. Didnt care for X at all though.

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weebshit

I already did, I bought Golden Country and everything ;-;

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anime tiddies doe

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rexcrk posted...

How similar is it to the first Xenoblade Chronicles actually?

Because I actually liked that game. Didnt care for X at all though.

A more expanded version of 1 in nearly every way. They made the combat crazier, made the world disconnected but all the sections are bigger with collectible stuff to find and fight. Personal sidequests with actual stories and cutscenes. Unless you really dislike the character design, you'll like that game.

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Nah it's garbage and the worst Xenoblade

I have. I liked it, but it's definitely the weakest of the three Xenoblade games.

Musourenka posted...

Only if Monolith Soft promises to use the revenue I give them to making Baten Kaitos 3.

@Musourenka
They addressed this before. You have to talk to Bandai Namco, since they have the rights and the concepts for Baten Kaitos 3 locked in a vault somewhere.

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I haven't played it in a while. But now a replay may be imminent.
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Soooo I watched the gameplay trailer.

The minute the fourth gameplay mechanic system was introduced, I knew I was out.

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rexcrk posted...

How similar is it to the first Xenoblade Chronicles actually?

Because I actually liked that game. Didnt care for X at all though.

Well, if you didn't like X for how open it is and how the main story and characters didn't seem to be as much of a focus, then 2 is more like 1. In ways, it's better than 1, but in other ways it's...kinda annoying.

- The gameplay is slow to start and takes too long to get "good", but I consider its "good" to be better than Xenoblade 1.
- While characters in 1 defy their tropes in favor of character growth, 2's characters are defined by their tropes but have multiple layers hidden beneath. I guess it depends on if you prefer character growth over character depth, but I personally feel like Xenoblade 2's characters are a bit more interesting and realized, and I was able to connect with them in a deeper sense than Xenoblade 1's. Some of them go through some growth as well but it's more subdued. Meaningful moments between characters are more frequent in 2 than in 1 and I appreciate that. Basically, look at the beginning of the Fallen Arm in 1 as an example of character interactions in the story that 2 expanded upon.
- Various QoL changes like more meaningful stories to sidequests, item collection being less annoying, and defeated unique monsters showing up as tombstones so you can freely re-fight them are well appreciated. But on the other hand, some sidequests and exploration being blocked off by field skill checks make those things a bit annoying to deal with, considering what field skills you have entirely depend on your luck on what Blades (glorified weapons) you've awakened. This is the "gacha" system that people talk about. Real money isn't used whatsoever, but you still have to rely on pure luck for these things. And even if you do have the field skills, they have to be in your active party to work, so it requires a bunch of switching around.
- Soundtrack is breathtaking. Many times it's better than Xenoblade 1, though I don't think anything hits quite as hard as some of the major event themes from Xenoblade 1, like Unfinished Battle, Tragic Decision, and Engage the Enemy. Comes close though.
- The world feels much more alive and fleshed out. There's so much more history to everything, which I love. Bionis/Mechonis felt like a more interesting and interconnected world which I will always appreciate, but Alrest has a richer history.
- Xenoblade 2 has far more side content and post-game stuff to go through. Whether you feel much of it is pointless artificial grinding is up to you, but I spent 400+ hours on it compared to 150+ with Xenoblade 1. And to be fair, the gameplay is quite addicting for me to be spending THAT much time on it.
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Whenever I actually get a Switch, I intend to.

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I own it, but I only got a few hours in.

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Solar_Crimson posted...

I have. I liked it, but it's definitely the weakest of the three Xenoblade games.

@Musourenka
They addressed this before. You have to talk to Bandai Namco, since they have the rights and the concepts for Baten Kaitos 3 locked in a vault somewhere.

Ah, dang.

I wish Nintendo could just buy the rights away from the vault.

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The voice acting for that game annoys me to no end. I believe there is a japanese va option, but usually prefer dub if possible, but damn is that dub bad.

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Back when Walmart was doing their massive Switch game clearance a couple weeks ago, I got Torna: The Golden Country

turns out, it's some weird standalone DLC >_> (I've never played any Xenoblade game before, so I'm just stuck with it, but hey it was only $11)

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I played X for probably 30 hours, but I didn't like the combat or story. The exploration was cool though.

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Delirious_Beard posted...

I did and i regret it immensely

Same but I couldn't finish it. I tried XBC1 hoping it would boost my desire to finish XBC2... It somehow made it worse, I also couldn't finish it.

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I was. Then I went a long time without. Because they moronically don't have a tutorial menu in case you forgot something, I forgot everything about how to play.

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Naysaspace posted...

To me it look like a leprechaun to me

everybody who seen the leprechaun say "yeah"

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Compared to the first, 2 is a far weaker game. At least imo. The voice acting is really bad, and the story just isn't that good.

Xenoblade 2 might've been pretty weebish, cringey at times (don't play the dub) and goofy

But it was also fun and hype as fuck. Also the ending is 11/10.

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Ivany2008 posted...

Compared to the first, 2 is a far weaker game. At least imo. The voice acting is really bad, and the story just isn't that good.

The voice acting is fine for everyone who isn't Rex and sometimes Pyra/Mythra.

Malos is the best

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