Poll of the Day > Semi regular reminder that there's more movie in Xenoblade 2

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PK_Spam
06/16/22 7:32:20 PM
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Than most movie franchises

https://youtu.be/60WhCcfcSBE

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/0/1/AAc2z0AADWVN.jpg

buy Xenoblade 3

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adjl
06/16/22 7:33:28 PM
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Also in Xenoblade 1. If memory serves, its cutscenes total about 10 hours, which is less than 2's 14, but still quite substantial.

It's also a better game.

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PK_Spam
06/16/22 7:36:34 PM
#3:


XB1 has higher highs, but significantly lower lows. Alcamoth is a boooorrrreeee

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Zareth
06/16/22 7:47:50 PM
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I stopped playing Xenoblade 1 when I realized it was a single player MMO

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Adam_Savage
06/16/22 7:50:23 PM
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at this point, any single player game is just a single player mmo

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Zareth
06/16/22 7:51:25 PM
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No, I mean the battle system is basically FFXIV's but slightly dumbed down

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Adam_Savage
06/16/22 7:52:23 PM
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that does not change anything with what i said

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Zareth
06/16/22 7:52:51 PM
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Typical helly opinion

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Adam_Savage
06/16/22 7:55:20 PM
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or

you could realize that the state of games pretty much mandating always online connectivity means they are all mmos

or, alternatively, because pretty much every genre has been done as an mmo at this point

take your pick, here's your sign.

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Lokarin
06/16/22 8:00:55 PM
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I haven't played the xenobulge chrowonicles... it any good?

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streamofthesky
06/16/22 8:41:47 PM
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Zareth posted...
No, I mean the battle system is basically FFXIV's but slightly dumbed down
That's pretty amazing though, you gotta admit

Xenoblade copied and then slightly dumbed down FF XIV's combat system a whole 3 years before FF XIV even was released.
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AltOmega2
06/17/22 8:46:04 AM
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Yes, jrpgs are movie games, just like those Sony walking simulators
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adjl
06/17/22 9:54:11 AM
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Adam_Savage posted...
or

you could realize that the state of games pretty much mandating always online connectivity means they are all mmos

or, alternatively, because pretty much every genre has been done as an mmo at this point

take your pick, here's your sign.

None of which is what he's saying. The battle system is a single-player version of the one popularized by WoW (autoattacking while cycling between various special abilities as they come off cooldown, with aggro management and the typical MMO Tank/Healer/DPS trinity being a major factor in party composition), which has been a staple of MMO's pretty much ever since. Yes, every genre can technically be an MMO because "MMO" is a format and not a genre, but that's generally not what people colloquially saying "this plays like an MMO" mean.

PK_Spam posted...
XB1 has higher highs, but significantly lower lows. Alcamoth is a boooorrrreeee

Eryth Sea's a little too big and kind of annoying to navigate (especially with the map not filling in the gaps when you take transporters, so the whole map ends up just being a bunch of unconnected islands), as is Alcamoth itself, but the actual main story around Alcamoth is perfectly solid. Melia's got the best character arc in the game by far (granted, the only other discrete "character arc" is Sharla's, and that's not much competition), there's a ton of important foreshadowing and plot events littered throughout the arc, Melia herself is the most obvious chance the player is given to experiment with a different party lead (Shulk's AI being pretty bad and any compositions that don't include him being unconventional and less intuitive)...

Makna and Eryth combine to make a very long story arc, but that's about the worst thing I can say about it, and that's not exactly bad. If anything, Makna's just filler that delays getting to the important Eryth stuff.

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PK_Spam
06/20/22 3:57:29 PM
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Cant wait for the direct on Wednesday so we can see more of this

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/5/8/5/AAc2z0AADXOx.jpg

buy Xenoblade 3

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/5/8/6/AAc2z0AADXOy.jpg

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adjl
06/20/22 5:14:02 PM
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If that's not a comprehensive summary of Xenoblade as a series, I don't know what is.

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Bligh_with_no_T
06/20/22 6:00:26 PM
#16:


There's more shit in Xenoblade 2 than most public restrooms
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PK_Spam
06/20/22 6:02:28 PM
#17:


Everyone point and laugh!

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PK_Spam
06/20/22 11:56:11 PM
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https://youtu.be/N_7CuSMx-E4

even the soundtrack so far is killer.

anyway you know the deal

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/9/0/AAc2z0AADXVG.jpg

buy etc etc Xenoblade etc etc

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adjl
06/21/22 12:25:43 PM
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I'm thinking I'm going to skip tomorrow's Direct for the sake of going in more blind. I may change my mind, but I really don't feel like I need more information. I've pretty much just watched the two trailers, steering clear of the endless speculation/analysis videos and the gameplay footage that's been shared, and I'm pretty happy with that. I also listened through The Weight of Life, which has met all expectations for a Xenoblade track, but that's about it.

On an unrelated note, I've finished with DE and am ready to start a NG+ playthrough of XB2, but I'm holding off on the off chance the franchise goes on sale after the Direct tomorrow and I can pick up the Expansion Pass at a discount. That'd be the first time it's ever been discounted, so I'm not holding my breath, but I'm not in enough of a rush to turn down saving a few bucks.

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MechaKirby
06/21/22 4:58:27 PM
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I'll miss the Xenoblade direct, so hopefully they show some cool stuff.

I remember when XCX had a hope bunch of 20 info videos, it it was pretty hype (when they were fan translated)

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CarefreeDude
06/21/22 5:16:11 PM
#21:


The xenoblade chronicles movies are great.

Shame I don't like the gameplay


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CarefreeDude
06/21/22 5:18:13 PM
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Honestly though the difference between cutscene battles and actual battles (especially in xenoblade 2) drive me crazy. Like in the beginning when pyra appears and starts having this epic battle against malos and then after what felt like am absolutely amazing fastpaced epic battle against two powerful beings you suddenly get thrown into gameplay where it is just slow and clunky

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adjl
06/21/22 7:28:05 PM
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2 was particularly bad for having a slow start to the battle system. 1 also started a little slowly, with the drip feed of new arts to use and relatively limited strategic options Shulk/Reyn/Fiora offers as a party composition, but it works well as an introduction, gives you plenty of opportunity to learn the Break>Topple>Daze system and play with Chain Attacks, then when the Mechon attack happens and the stakes are raised dramatically you actually have to put all of that to use just to stand a chance and feeling weak is thematically appropriate. 2 takes much, much longer to build up the battle system's complexity, including a considerable amount of time where feeling weak and clunky isn't thematically appropriate and multiple stages where enemies become health sponges that take forever to get through unless you start using the mechanics that were just introduced.

It eventually gets there and I thoroughly enjoyed both games, but 1 is definitely my favourite of the franchise.

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MechaKirby
06/21/22 7:41:37 PM
#24:


It took me a playthrough and a half to figure out how to use XCX's Overdrive

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adjl
06/21/22 8:20:57 PM
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Overdrive was indeed pretty unintuitive at first glance, but completely, insanely broken once you knew how to exploit it properly. I pointedly avoided using Blossom Dance for the sake of handicapping myself, but I used something vaguely similar in the Photon Saber moveset that was also really strong but slightly less obscenely overpowered.

I kind of want to replay X, but getting up the motivation to subject myself to Skell-less exploration is kind of hard (that, and the main quest progression gating was annoying enough the first time around).

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PK_Spam
06/22/22 2:17:12 PM
#26:


semi-regular reminder that theres more ASS in Xenoblade 3 than most movie franchises

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/4/7/5/AAc2z0AADXsT.jpg
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/4/7/6/AAc2z0AADXsU.jpg

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Dmess85
06/23/22 3:17:22 PM
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There's more boobs in XC2

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