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LostRook posted:Aren't Gamespot and Kotaku notorious for hating JRPGs that aren't Persona? Different people review different things
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Dec 1, 2017 04:34
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That's kind of the problem though?
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Dec 1, 2017 04:39
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Unlucky7 posted:I think those people may be fixating on things like “10 hours of not particularly helpful tutorials that you cannot even review” than “Injects anime into your eyes”. I'm hearing different things from different reviewers on that. I know Kotaku and Gamespot complained about it, but I'm not sure the IGN review did, and it didn't seem to be an issue for a few other dudes that reviewed the game on Youtube.
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Dec 1, 2017 04:43
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Willias posted:I'm hearing different things from different reviewers on that. I know Kotaku and Gamespot complained about it, but I'm not sure the IGN review did, and it didn't seem to be an issue for a few other dudes that reviewed the game on Youtube. As said before, different people have different preferences. I don’t think it is a deal breaker myself but I can understand why people may be annoyed
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Dec 1, 2017 04:45
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The game is perfectly playable without understanding all the mechanics and honestly a lot of them are self-explanatory but if you're not familiar with JRPGs it can be easy to see getting overwhelmed by stuff.
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Dec 1, 2017 04:47
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ImpAtom posted:but if you're not familiar with JRPGs it can be easy to see getting overwhelmed by stuff. Ah, now the problem that Gamespot and Kotaku had is explained.
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Dec 1, 2017 05:01
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The good news is that when the general public gets ahold of the game you can just ask other players how things work if you didn't fully grasp something.
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Dec 1, 2017 05:02
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If I'm honest I rather like this particular anime art style  (Now how well I tolerate the anime tropes that probably come along for the ride, well, we'll see)
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Dec 1, 2017 05:05
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Badingading posted:Jason Schreier's a JRPG fanboy but he absolutely hated XBC1. lol that's like assigning a guy who hates metroid to review Fusion, Zero Mission, and Samus Returns. I can't imagine somehow playing and reviewing through 3 iterations of a series you dislike, especially if something like XCX is one of them
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Dec 1, 2017 05:10
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Christ why does he grunt like he’s getting hosed every single time he jumps
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Dec 1, 2017 07:15
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The Nopon diving suits are adorable and further cement my belief that Rex should have been a Nopon.
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Dec 1, 2017 07:27
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Until I bought Setsuna for the switch, I had not played a JRPG in a long time. I still have not finished Setsuna as it was nostalgic but the action was too slow and repetitive. Will X2 keep me more engaged in the story and battles?
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Dec 1, 2017 07:31
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Looking forward to getting home from work tomorrow and playing the anime titty sword game.
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Dec 1, 2017 07:44
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Seems good, hopefully you can keep the big boob anime lady in the disguise she wears.
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Dec 1, 2017 08:18
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"It's not anime! It's not anime!" I continue to insist as I slowly shrink and transform into a Nopon
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Dec 1, 2017 08:31
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The English dub was alright until Rex started doing a battle scream and now I wanna download the Japanese dub before I continue some incidental dialogue like mid/post-battle poo poo isn't subbed but I'm not sure I care
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Dec 1, 2017 09:06
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Hell yeah, now it's a Xenoblade game. Got merc'd by a level 81 monster while I was fighting a monster my level. Also: https://twitter.com/digitaldiatribe/status/936507410155429894 Ciaphas posted:The English dub was alright until Rex started doing a battle scream and now I wanna download the Japanese dub before I continue Yeah, I couldn't handle it either, I swapped over to Japanese right quick and I feel much better about it.
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Dec 1, 2017 10:51
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I like Nia and Pyra's English voice acting so I guess I'll keep playing with the English track until I'm writing "EASY PEASY" on the walls in my own blood.
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Dec 1, 2017 10:55
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Furry Hunter posted:Until I bought Setsuna for the switch, I had not played a JRPG in a long time. I still have not finished Setsuna as it was nostalgic but the action was too slow and repetitive. Will X2 keep me more engaged in the story and battles? Setsuna is generally considered really boring and bad so if that was the extent of your problems with it then yeah, you'll probably like this, which just going off the first few hours is a much much better game. Though that said it's a pretty different kind of JRPG from Setsuna. It's action combat not turn based. Two hours in and the only issues I have are - the VA and that's growing on me. Somehow. Too much dialogue goes without subs for me to tolerate the Japanese dub though. - the UI is just kinda... cheap looking and lacking in relevant info. - short tutorials that poorly explained the more advanced mechanics. And no in game reference guide.
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Dec 1, 2017 11:12
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Pants Donkey posted:I like Nia and Pyra's English voice acting so I guess I'll keep playing with the English track until I'm writing "EASY PEASY" on the walls in my own blood. I agree, but Rex can get a bit questionable at times.
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Dec 1, 2017 11:36
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I'm so bummed about how this looks in handheld. I'd rather have their sub-720 blurry image than the gross sharpening filter they applied that rings every edge. Docked:  Handheld:  It's like watching a DVD your parents HDTV they never changed the settings on. edit: Here's some railings you can see it on.  ee: And the uneven italics and kerning is gonna drive me insane.   AHHHHHH!!
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Dec 1, 2017 11:46
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Pants Donkey posted:I like Nia and Pyra's English voice acting so I guess I'll keep playing with the English track until I'm writing "EASY PEASY" on the walls in my own blood. If you don't follow that up with "LEMON SQUEEZY" every time you have failed at life. That said, Rex is likable and not a moody turd so it's all good. His and Nias accents own bones.
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Dec 1, 2017 14:46
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Holy poo poo why would you not translate the names back to Japanese for the subtitles  My Japanese is average at best, so I'm using subs to help out a lot.. it's just really loving annoying when the sub says Pyra and her name is Homura; not to mention everyone else and place names. Yes I know that's a nerdy  but gently caress.. at least make the subs accurate
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Dec 1, 2017 14:56
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 Just say Paradise instead of the romanised Rakuen (Japanese name for Elysium)
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Dec 1, 2017 14:59
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I've never seen any game use the Japanese names even in the subs if they've been changed for whatever reason. Worst was Tales of Hearts R because they changed a few peoples names and there was no English dub so you had no choice but to listen to them say one name and read another.
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Dec 1, 2017 15:01
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Boo The worst offender is probably the tiger Byakko and whatever his name is in English. Dorsmach or something.
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Dec 1, 2017 15:13
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Honestly I'd just play with the English dub, but the lips are synced to the Japanese dub and THATS annoying as well Yes But still
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Dec 1, 2017 15:15
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Subs are almost always supplemental to the dub (portable Tales aside). It was really obvious in Xenoblade because some of the English lines, and therefore the subtitles, were timed completely differently to the Japanese audio. Also Xenoblade has always localized aggressively. What gets me isn't that they've changed the names of basically everything, including but not limited to characters, places, rare Blades, Titans, and Proper Nouns (going so far as to change "Grail" to "Aegis" when it's 天の聖杯 to begin with), but that, from the last gameplay video I saw, they didn't bother to not just romanize the Japanese-rear end randomized names of common Blades.
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Dec 1, 2017 15:16
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the kotaku review of this is one of the cringiest bitchfests I've ever read
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Dec 1, 2017 15:50
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DLC Inc posted:the kotaku review of this is one of the cringiest bitchfests I've ever read “Wah wah wah it’s not Xenogears wah wah wah”.
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Dec 1, 2017 16:04
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Gibbering posted:“Wah wah wah it’s not Xenogears wah wah wah”. tbh I too wish that more games would crucify their characters in weird cutscenes
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Dec 1, 2017 16:09
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Isn't the dub just bad actors reading the subtitles?
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Dec 1, 2017 16:13
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DLC Inc posted:tbh I too wish that more games would crucify their characters in weird cutscenes Have you been Saved?
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Dec 1, 2017 16:15
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Infinitum posted:The worst offender is probably the tiger Byakko and whatever his name is in English. Dorsmach or something.
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Dec 1, 2017 16:27
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Just up to Boss #3 Brighid and oh boy did they kick my rear end something awful. Should have suspected something was up when I tanked my way though the Soldier Group battle before hand. Then again, I put this down to my own incompitance, Boss #2 kicked my rear end because I kept assuming things worked like XBC1 and artes were timer based not Super Meter based. DLC Inc posted:lol that's like assigning a guy who hates metroid to review Fusion, Zero Mission, and Samus Returns. I can't imagine somehow playing and reviewing through 3 iterations of a series you dislike, especially if something like XCX is one of them Sounds exactly like Gawker's SOP though. ConanThe3rd fucked around with this message at 16:59 on Dec 1, 2017 |
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Dec 1, 2017 16:41
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Dromarch. He sounds like Falkor from never ending story in this trailer where he says "Now now my lady." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wG8pz9plUQ Due to the video above, please tell me for the love of all holy that there are not gigantic pauses after two words, then complete a sentence, ala Star Trek Captain Kirk or characters seeming like they are taking a poo poo mid sentence, for the entire game's cut scenes.
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Dec 1, 2017 16:47
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Utnayan posted:Dromarch. He sounds like Falkor from never ending story in this trailer where he says "Now now my lady." Aww, DoorSmash sounds like a much better name for a tiger.
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Dec 1, 2017 17:01
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How do I download the Japanese audio pack? I can't find any options in the game itself, is it from the eShop?
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Dec 1, 2017 17:03
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Corte posted:How do I download the Japanese audio pack? I can't find any options in the game itself, is it from the eShop? Yeah, you'll find it on the Eshop's XBC2 page.
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Dec 1, 2017 17:07
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Macdeo Lurjtux posted:Aww, DoorSmash sounds like a much better name for a tiger. Being that I heard a very familiar game of thrones opening in the first few notes of the song that played in that trailer, I would agree. And then tiger comes in to save the day by smashing a door.
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Dec 1, 2017 17:22
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