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Interesting that they introduce Silver Faced Mechon and then right away reveal that it's Fiora's body on the inside, but they just kinda tease who Metal Face (the big antagonist so far) is on the inside. Similarly, it's kinda interesting that Metal Face was completely silent during the attack on Colony 6, but hasn't shut the gently caress up since. I guess they didn't want to risk people figuring it out too quickly?
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Oct 30, 2020 01:37
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It also helps keep up the whole "are they just monsters?" mystery bit going. It's effective enough, and the decision to let him ham it up later is excellent.
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Oct 30, 2020 02:31
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It's also possible that the faced mechon CAN'T talk for a while after they're activated, like they have to remember how to do it, and slowly other details of their lives start coming back as well. Metal face might be the oldest faced mechon, so he remembers more then any other, but he was only activated before the attack on colony 6, hence the silence at the time. The reason I'm thinking this, is cause MF was the only face pressent during the attack on C6, while xord attacked C9. Then later on we see more and more of the Xord face types, all of which are mute, which suggests that quiet a few of the people who were taken from the colonies were used to make faces, just like Fiora was. But since they're so new, they haven't figured out speech yet.
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Oct 30, 2020 03:49
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It's just good natural story progression. Metal Face shows up and utterly wipes poo poo out and is just a silent monster that the Monado has no effect on. Xord shows up and ups the ante and shocks everyone by suddenly talking. Once that reveal is dropped, Metal Face is free to start yakking and never shut up. Then Face Nemesis shows up confirms that the Faces are mechanized Homs, AND that she's Fiora. So each reveal builds on the next one precipitously, slowly filling in the holes in the story of the Mechon. Narratively speaking Xenoblade is probably one of the tightest and most properly functioning games Monolith has ever put out.
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Oct 30, 2020 04:05
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Xenoblade follows anime rules, of course.
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Oct 30, 2020 10:43
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Aaaaa I love this whole bit.  It's so great.I also love what a smug douche Alvis is. He's great too. The whole game is great.
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Oct 30, 2020 19:49
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When I said earlier that Fiora was going to come back as The Big Bad Mastermind later on as a Top Ten Anime Betrayal I wasn't being serious game! 
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Oct 30, 2020 20:01
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nine-gear crow posted:Narratively speaking Xenoblade is probably one of the tightest and most properly functioning games Monolith has ever put out. I prefer 2's gameplay but narratively there's no contest. Rex is idiot shonen hero, model 33B, while Shulk? Shulk spends the first few hours of the plot as this delightful ball of rage, and the the voice acting really sells it (see last update for the latest example). The rage abated somewhat while we were gathering the party but it's clearly still there. Then surprise motherfucker, Soylent Faces are people and the silver one is your girlfriend, what you gonna do? Slaan posted:When I said earlier that Fiora was going to come back as The Big Bad Mastermind later on as a Top Ten Anime Betrayal I wasn't being serious game!
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Oct 30, 2020 20:44
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Omobono posted:I prefer 2's gameplay but narratively there's no contest. Rex is idiot shonen hero, model 33B, while Shulk? I've been replaying 2 over the past month or so and I think I've come around on Rex? I'm currently playing the DLC for the first time between chapters 7 and 8 but his arc wasn't nearly as unremarkable as I remembered it being. That'll have to be a discussion for another time though, we're nowhere near done with 1.  Slaan posted:When I said earlier that Fiora was going to come back as The Big Bad Mastermind later on as a Top Ten Anime Betrayal I wasn't being serious game! I'm so happy at least one person came into this thread blind.
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Oct 30, 2020 21:15
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I see we've arrived at the "poo poo got real" episode.
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Oct 31, 2020 01:35
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RareAcumen posted:Xenoblade follows anime rules, of course. So God is real, evil, and will be a boss fight?
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Oct 31, 2020 22:36
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White Coke posted:So God is real, evil, and will be a boss fight? I think you got even the order correct.
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White Coke posted:So God is real, evil, and will be a boss fight? I mean, it is a Xeno game.
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Nov 1, 2020 05:29
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The Sandman posted:I mean, it is a
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Nov 1, 2020 07:39
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Well in DQ7 you fight god but its a friendly spar and hes not evil. But this is a xeno game so malicious theology will happen.
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Dragon Quest is generally the exception to the JRPG rule that God is evil and must be killed. Even the church is usually beneficent (some assclowns in 8's church excepted). And 7 had Orgodemir pretend to be the Almighty so it kinda fits anyways.
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Nov 1, 2020 14:44
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While the actual church might be benevolent, there's usually also an evil cult or something that worships a dark god.
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OutofSight posted:I think you got even the order correct. I've never played a JRPG, except Pokemon if that counts, but there's a formula that's easy to pick up on.
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Nov 2, 2020 19:05
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Ahahahahaha the falling stars again. How many times is that now?
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Nov 2, 2020 19:45
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It find it amusing that Sharla seems to be the only person in the party who has tact/understands how feelings and emotions work. I'm surprised she doesn't have a permanent handprint on her forehead from all the facepalming.
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Nov 3, 2020 16:46
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Prowler posted:I'm surprised she doesn't have a permanent handprint on her forehead from all the facepalming. Or has to use Ether to deal with her constant headaches.
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Nov 3, 2020 16:50
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Riki is clearly Jughead, Reyn is Reggie but incompetent instead of evil.
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Nov 3, 2020 19:46
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White Coke posted:Riki is clearly Jughead, Reyn is Reggie but incompetent instead of evil. Reyn is extremely competent at his job. Job description does not include thinking though.
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Nov 3, 2020 22:30
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Omobono posted:Reyn is extremely competent at his job. I suppose Reggie is good at football after all. I was thinking about him pushing the button in the tomb, but aside from that has Reyn done anything else that's really harmed the group?
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White Coke posted:I suppose Reggie is good at football after all. I was thinking about him pushing the button in the tomb, but aside from that has Reyn done anything else that's really harmed the group? Can only of think of him grabbing the Monado at the beginning of the game off the top of my head.
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Nov 3, 2020 22:54
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Reyn is a competent friend. 
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Sally posted:Reyn is a competent friend. I was wrong. They're both Jughead or rather half of him. Reyn is the loyal friend, while Riki has the insatiable hunger.
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Nov 4, 2020 03:19
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Prowler posted:It find it amusing that Sharla seems to be the only person in the party who has tact/understands how feelings and emotions work. I'm surprised she doesn't have a permanent handprint on her forehead from all the facepalming. Riki knows emotion, its just that Nopon can only feel various shades of "hunger" and "spite."
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Nov 5, 2020 05:01
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That's not true! . . . . . Riki's also been scared plenty of times. Cowardice is a storied trait among Nopon. :P
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Nov 5, 2020 08:45
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Riki is Jughead, Reyn is Moose.
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Nov 5, 2020 19:19
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I never got that staff for Melia. I am slightly annoyed.
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Nov 6, 2020 18:27
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Silver Falcon posted:I never got that staff for Melia. I am slightly annoyed. Is there not a similarly good staff you can grab from the High Entia Tomb in one of the hidden rooms? Granted, I'm also annoyed regardless.
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Nov 6, 2020 18:33
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Prowler posted:Is there not a similarly good staff you can grab from the High Entia Tomb in one of the hidden rooms? Granted, I'm also annoyed regardless. Oh I'm sure there is. I definitely have a staff with three slots for Melia, and that's all she cares about. I'm just annoyed I missed that one. Didn't even know it was a THING and it's an appropriate thing for Melia to have!
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Riki is from a different comic entirely. He's Dagwood, from Blondie. Also my guess is there aren't actually any sick Nopon in Alcamoth, just High Entia doing lines of crushed red pollen.
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Nov 7, 2020 23:21
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Reyn is sweet bro and hella jeff
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Nov 7, 2020 23:50
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Sally posted:Reyn is sweet bro and hella jeff 
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In video #27 at 24:43, apparently Melia is 88 years old?
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