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Are you new to JRPGs? Because I thought the plot is pretty outstanding for the genre.
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Mak0rz posted:Are you new to JRPGs? Because I thought the plot is pretty outstanding for the genre. I don't play many JRPG's and think most of them have horrible stories. Just felt so bloated to me. I love the combat though which is why I'm excited for the next game on Wii U.
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May 20, 2015 00:12
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Chrono Trigger is my favorite JRPG story.
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May 20, 2015 00:40
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what JRPG doesn't have someone that wants to destroy the world then recreate it.
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May 20, 2015 02:02
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Technically in Chrono Trigger, Lavos just straight up wanted to destroy the world and nothing else. Magus wanted to rule the small kingdom in the medieval time period, and the dinosaurs wanted to destroy the humans during the prehistoric period. Lavos was the main villain though. What I always thought was cool about Lavos though was, as far as I can remember, he had no dialog. He was just this beast that crash landed on earth and its not even clear if that that was intentional or not. He was just some random event that came, laid dormant for millions of years, woke up, and then destroyed everything.
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May 20, 2015 02:11
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actually I don't think lavos cared, he just used the planet as an incubator and moved on. wasn't malicious or anything.
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May 20, 2015 12:22
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hubris.height posted:actually I don't think lavos cared, he just used the planet as an incubator and moved on. wasn't malicious or anything. Yeah I never considered Lavos to have some sort of evil motive to destroy the planet beyond procreation. In fact I barely even considered him to have a normal sense of awareness. His role was closer to a biological weapon in the story that other characters tried to harness.
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May 20, 2015 13:28
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He was just a really awesome boss fight, and the fact that you could fight him within the first 30 minutes of the game if you wanted, was one of the coolest things ever at the time. It was also awesome because his abilities were based entirely on previous bosses you fought, plus some of his own abilities.
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May 20, 2015 15:40
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Hi is this a thread for Xenoblade Chronicles questions Why is it I can't do the quest Romantic Notions of a Boy? I started the counterpart one and got the item you need to get for it, did that lock me out
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May 21, 2015 05:33
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Yes, the quests are mutually exclusive, because they both need the same quest item and have kinda contradictory goals. There's a bunch of those quests stashed here and there, a lot of them are in Colony 9 though (Note any quests marked with clocks; they're either cut-off for plot reasons later or they're exclusive to another quest)
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May 21, 2015 05:40
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YggiDee posted:Yes, the quests are mutually exclusive, because they both need the same quest item and have kinda contradictory goals. I didn't actually complete the quest though
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May 21, 2015 05:41
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So you haven't finished either? Did it say you failed one, or what?
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May 21, 2015 05:47
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YggiDee posted:So you haven't finished either? Did it say you failed one, or what? I never unlocked the other one, I got the gem, found out there was another quest, went to talk to Andreas and it hasn't let me do it.
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May 21, 2015 05:57
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I believe you have to talk to him before you get it. The whole point is that you hear one side of the story, then on your way out of town you hear the other side.
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May 21, 2015 05:58
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TheKingofSprings posted:I never unlocked the other one, I got the gem, found out there was another quest, went to talk to Andreas and it hasn't let me do it. Might be a time of day thing. I remember him not giving it to me right away either for some reason. ^^^^ or that
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May 21, 2015 05:59
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TheKingofSprings posted:I never unlocked the other one, I got the gem, found out there was another quest, went to talk to Andreas and it hasn't let me do it. Oh, I thought you already had it unlocked. If you get the Tephra Drop first it's gone for good.
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May 21, 2015 06:02
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YggiDee posted:Oh, I thought you already had it unlocked. If you get the Tephra Drop first it's gone for good. Well poo poo
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May 21, 2015 06:04
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The whole OST is out This'll keep me occupied until the game comes out.
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May 21, 2015 22:02
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Apparently it's selling pretty well according to Saga's twitter. Also someone is digging the NLA day theme. 
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May 21, 2015 22:14
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so any of you guys beat this yet? what'd you think?
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May 21, 2015 22:16
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Dastardly posted:Apparently it's selling pretty well according to Saga's twitter. X is, in Japan? The numbers were just okay the first week and tanked the second. Maybe the totals don' include bundles? Was there a bundle?
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May 21, 2015 23:34
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I don't think there were any bundles. Xenoblade X will do way better in America and Europe.
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May 21, 2015 23:45
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Well, at 103 hours i finally gave in and finished Xenoblade 3DS with all sidequests done and characters levelled up to 99. I tried taking on the superbosses but even with the topple lock the inability to land a hit and the grinding required to get some of the things to make fighting them easier was just too much effort. Also, i hope the new game does away with the arts manuals because while it was easy enough to find and kill the unique enemies that had a chance of dropping the book that let you level up an art, the fact that there were so many books to get and subsequent AP required to level them up just made the thing a bit of a pointless chore. Especially as there wasn't really any enemies that needed you to use the moves. All in all, a great game that replaying on a small screen didn't tarnish the joy of.
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May 21, 2015 23:48
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Louisgod posted:X is, in Japan? The numbers were just okay the first week and tanked the second. Maybe the totals don' include bundles? Was there a bundle? I think they were referring to the soundtrack, since Soraya linked to an image of it being #1 in... some category on Japanese amazon. Couldn't actually read what it said.
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May 22, 2015 00:12
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Louisgod posted:X is, in Japan? The numbers were just okay the first week and tanked the second. Maybe the totals don' include bundles? Was there a bundle? The soundtrack.
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May 22, 2015 03:51
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The regular battle music gets funnier and funnier the further you get into it
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May 22, 2015 16:48
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Been playing X for around a week now. Combat is fun. Story is kinda crap. Music is just ok. Dialogue between the characters Lin and Tatsu is so obnoxious and anime that I've started muting my TV every time they start talking. I can't believe how terrible and generic the characters are in this game. Also I would probably recommended the download version where possible. The console constantly reads the disc (literally constantly, especially within the city) meaning that it's pretty noisy. I think it also contributes to the fairly terrible pop-in I've been noticing. Basically it's pretty fun just going out and exploring and killing stuff. Still haven't got a "doll" yet so I have no idea what that aspect of the game is like. The environments are gorgeous though.
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May 23, 2015 16:40
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I'm really not a huge fan of the vocals in the songs I'm hearing. They just seem so out of place in video game music.
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May 24, 2015 03:53
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I listened passively to the OST and that 'triumphant music with vocals' got kind of old
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May 24, 2015 05:55
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I just beat chronicles. That ending sure was something
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May 25, 2015 04:57
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So what's seems to be the general consensus for the people that have played Xenoblade X? Is it better or worse than Xenoblade Chronicles?
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May 25, 2015 09:46
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punk rebel ecks posted:So what's seems to be the general consensus for the people that have played Xenoblade X? They're basically apples and oranges. Whether or not you liked the first Xenoblade has pretty much no bearing on whether you'll like X or not.
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May 25, 2015 09:47
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Terper posted:They're basically apples and oranges. Whether or not you liked the first Xenoblade has pretty much no bearing on whether you'll like X or not. So Xenoblade X is a very different game compared to Xenoblade Chronicles? Like Jet Set Radio vs Jet Set Radio Future?
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May 25, 2015 10:23
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From what I can tell its Xenoblade Chronicles, but with a Xenogears coat of paint on it, down to the Sawano soundtrack.
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May 25, 2015 10:37
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seems like from a purely gameplay stand point its an improvement over the first game in every way, but as far as everything else goes (story, characters, setting, music) its worse. exactly how much worse i'm not sure
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May 25, 2015 10:57
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Both games are cool and good and I look forward to playing Xenoblade Chronicles X when it is released in North America in 2015.
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May 25, 2015 11:41
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One of the things I heard being said about Xenoblade X is that it feels like a JRPG take on The Elder Scrolls. Also yeah, most opinions on the game from what I have seen are basically saying that you will probably be disappointed if you are coming into it wanting a story similar to Xenoblade, but if you want to do side quests and explore it is stupidly addicting.
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May 25, 2015 11:50
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I hear that Xenoblade X has a branch choice system much like a WRPG such as The Witcher. What I mean by this is that with quests you actually have choices of what you can do and it effects the end outcome of the quest.
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May 25, 2015 12:20
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Yeah I have heard that (spoilers for minor quests) you can kill very minor npcs with your choices in some minor quests. For example, I've heard for one, you collect materials to repair a broken down helicopter, and at the end you have to make a choice of Red Wire, Blue Wire. Choose Wisely.
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I don't mind the story being pushed to the side, but if exploring is the crux of the game then I need the soundtrack and art (characters, environments, etc) to be top-notch, and the stuff I've seen so far is a mixed bag (although the environments are beautiful). XC questing got repetitive at times but that was fine for a change of pace between plot points and character development. I'm sure I'll put stupid hours into it at some point but a Xeno game without a ridiculously creative/nonsensical/great story or characters a la Gears/Saga/Chronicles just feels off to me. Ah well, low expectations can only be a good thing in terms of enjoying the experience after replaying XC.
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