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The Black Stones
May 7, 2007

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WAIT, STOP! ARE YOU GOING TO PLAY THIS GAME? IF THE ANSWER IS YES
READ THE loving MANUAL
THE GAME ACTUALLY EXPECTS YOU TO DO THIS



Welcome to the new thread for Xenoblade Chronicles X!

The old thread served as a vehicle for keeping us hyped for a game for a long time away and now that it is almost here it was a good idea to not have a huge thread full of a lot of bad in the way.

BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE GAME

Publisher: Nintendo
Release Date: 12/04/15 (This Friday!)
Price Tag: 74.99/124.99 Canadian
59.99/89.99 U.S
39.99/59.99 U.K

Developer: Monolith Soft
Director: Tetsuya Takahashi
Character Designer: Kunihiko Tanaka
Writers: Tetsuya Takahashi
Yuichiro Takeda
Kazuho Hyodo
Mamoru Ohta

Composer: Hiroyuki Sawano
Genre: Japanese Role Playing Game

Platform: ONLY FOR WII-U


Info about buying the disc copy of the game! :siren: Nintendo discovered game installs! Unlike other systems, they're on the game's eShop page (found under DLC) instead of on the disk, which means you can load them before you pick up the game itself. Four packs of textures and other miscellaneous data, ~10GB in all, and about 15GB(?) required for the download and installation. If that's too much for your WiiU internal memory and you don't want to shell out for an external hard drive, just download the basic/field data pack, the one labeled High Impact. This isn't necessary for those taking the digital route, as they're built into the whopping ~23GB download.




WHAT KIND OF GAME IS XENOBLADE CHRONICLES X?

Xenoblade Chronicles X is a spiritual successor to Xenoblade Chronicles. It's not really the same game, a greater focus was placed on exploration and combat, and the story was placed on the back burner. Xenoblade Chronicles X is a Japanese Role Playing Game that plays like a single player MMORPG, although it does have some online functionality to it. In addition to having a party of characters you can fight with, you also have the ability to climb into mechanized robots called Skells which you can also use to traverse the planet and fight monsters. You have to be careful though, because they are not cheap to replace when destroyed. In a change from XC, in XCX, you have customization of the main character and choose to make him/her as you see fit.

THE PLOT?

I'm just gonna let Wikipedia gonna explain this one -

The game begins in the year 2054, as two alien races engage in battle near Earth, causing significant collateral damage to the planet. With governments sensing Earth's obliteration, humanity is forced to evacuate in enormous interstellar ark ships, though very few of them manage to escape before the planet is destroyed. The story follows the passengers of the American evacuee ship, the White Whale, as they are found two years later by one of the alien races and are attacked, causing them to crash land upon the planet Mira. From there, they attempt to establish their new home of "New Los Angeles" alongside the planet's native Nopon race while still being hunted by the aliens.


THE COMBAT CLASSES

XCX this time around uses a class system for the main character. You will start off as a jack-of-all-trades drifter but after that you have the ability to class up into one of three different classes

Striker - Branch of Drifter class. "Choose this route if you want to go in guns blazing." Mixes offensive and defensive Arts. Provides HP and melee attack bonuses. "Well balanced and suited for beginners."
Long-ranged - Assault Rifle
Melee - Longsword

Rank 10 with this class unlocks the following classes: Samurai Gunner and Shield Trooper.

Commando - "Choose this route if you want to rack up damage." Focuses on skillful application of damage buffs. Provides bonuses to melee accuracy, ranged accuracy, and evasion.
Long-ranged - Dual Guns
Melee - Dual Swords

Rank 10 with this class unlocks the following classes: Winged Viper and Partisan Eagle.

Enforcer - "Choose this route if you want to provide support from afar." Offers Ranged Arts. Provides bonuses to ranged power and potential. "Tricky to master and suited for professionals."
Long-ranged - Raygun
Melee - Knife

Rank 10 with this class unlocks the following classes: Psycorruptor and Blast Fencer.

(There are further classes, but I am going to try sticking to a little bit of the basics and probably update OP once people come up with a more detailed guide)

UNCLE SAM WANTS YOU: JOIN A DIVISION TODAY!

(I stole this from the Hardcoregamer website! Credit where credit is due)

Divisions are groups you can join which will give bonuses to the class you picked and give them further ways to enhance combat. Here is a breakdown of each companies specialty.


Pathfinders’ main objective is to place data probes around Mira so as to map the terrain and expand BLADE’s information system dubbed FrontierNav — a computer network designed to collect intel on the planet’s flora and fauna on a macro and micro level. A player can enhance their Division Points while playing as a Pathfinder by planting data probes and discovering new locations. Pathfinders experience great HP recovery over time. They are a bit paladin-y by design, making them great for someone who is looking to deal damage, self-heal, and even do a bit of group healing.


Interceptors are tasked with creature subjugation, act as bodyguards for survey teams, and rescue New Los Angeles citizens in need. Division Points are boosted through defeating enemies and completing missions. They are ranged combat experts and experience a boost in damage dealt by ranged weapons whenever they are used. They are a bit like a standard ranger/archer in that they are glass cannons; from afar, they can wreak havoc on foes, but if an enemy closes the gap they are easily taken out.


Their goal is to defeat the most fearsome creatures Mira has to offer. Division Points are boosted through defeating enemies as well as Xenoblade Chronicles X’s largest monsters, Tyrants. They experience a boost in damage dealt by melee weapons and are considered the most melee-oriented division in the game; so those looking for up-close-and-personal combat should apply to the Harriers. Think of them as the typical melee DPS class.


Reclaimers search for and recover parts from the White Whale that have been scattered across Mira in the crash landing made after being shot out of the sky. They also focus on recovering lost items from the battlefield, such as weapons that may be left behind from fallen comrades or Skell scraps that have been torn off in the heat of combat. They are more likely to receive items from enemy drops, making them the token rogues of the bunch. Division Points are boosted through retrieving White Whale wreckage and planting data probes.


They pioneer, scout and survey Mira’s unexplored territories, and collect materials from across the landscape. To obtain Division Points as a Curator, players are tasked with finding and acquiring collectibles as well as defeating Tyrants, like the Reclaimers. They specialize in increased critical hit rates, allowing them to put up big numbers when combined with the right weapon, skills, and attributes.


Prospectors use the aforementioned FrontierNav system to mine for minerals and resources, with the aim of maintaining peoples’ livelihoods through their exploration and acquisition of resources. Division Points are enhanced by players mining Miranium and discovering locations. Their combat role is to take less damage from enemy attacks, thus specializing in what the game refers to as “defense support.” They make great tanks thanks to their damage absorption.


They support the development of the Arms Manufacturers in New LA, and are developers themselves of weapons and equipment for Skells and ground troops. By leveling up the Arms Manufacturers around NLA, and earning R&D points, they enhance their Division Points. They receive boosts in commercial points (R&D Support), which go toward Skell and weapon development, making them vital in group content and guilds, as they can produce fantastic combat items for team members.


Mediators’ core objective is to resolve problems between citizens of New Los Angeles, acting as community problem-solvers of sorts. They’re a bit like cops, really. They obtainDivision Points via completing missions and training new prospective BLADE members. They can increase their Tension Points by using Arts, as well as by using the standard auto-attack option, and are best thought of as a more traditional mage class.

CHARACTERS: A HERO IS YOU

Main Character:

YOU! YES THAT IS RIGHT! You will be creating your main character and almost everything about them in order to create your own anime dream protagonist!

Other Main Character

Elma


Elma rescues you from your escape pod and will be the first face you see.

There are other a lot of other characters, but I'm mainly gonna keep this part sparse as I've never felt that I need to read up on characters before the game. There is a XCX wiki if you want to dive right in though (Possibly spoilers in there of course)

:siren: HELP I DON'T KNOW WHO/WHAT/WHERE IS :siren:

USE THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK BECAUSE IT'S GONNA HAVE SPOILERS

Xenoblade Chronicles X Google Doc

MISC Q&A ABOUT THE GAME

Why Are Goons excited for this?

The Wii U pretty much as no good JRPGs. Same with the Wii. So when Xenoblade Chronicles came out and it actually turned out to be pretty good, all Wii fans got a little bit excited. Maybe too excited. That doesn't change the fact that Xenoblade Chronicles turned out to be a good game that was Tetsuya Takahashi's first game that wasn't brought down in some way due to time/money constraints. Takahashi finally found a good publisher in Nintendo and they seem to keep giving him money to make games so something is working.

How Anime will this be?

VERY

but...

INCREDIBLY ANIME

Why do all the characters look like weird doll anime people this time

Takahashi has worked with the main character artist during previous games such as Xenogears and Xenosaga Episode 1 and more than likely threw him a bone because they are friends and he likes his work. The problem is while his designs work well in 2D games like Xenogears and Sands of Destruction. They look like utter poo poo in 3D. Just get used to it.

Can I customize my character to make them wear a bunch of crazy poo poo?

Yes

How is the Soundtrack?

It is going to be very hit and miss for people. Because it is headed up by Hiroyuki Sawano who is surging in popularity these days, he is doing a TON of work and unfortunately (in my opinion) it is creating a bit of a repetitive thematic sounds across his works. There is also opinions that the music just doesn't match the tone of the game or that he adds in unnecessary vocals.

Judge for yourself. I'm of the opinion Xenoblade Chronicles will have a better soundtrack, but they could have done much worse than Sawano and his stuff is pretty catchy and bombast. There's a reason why he is popular.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yfqF0o7XWw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE_Fsg7kdJw

How big is the game (land-wise/poo poo to do?)

It's bigger than Witcher 3 and Fallout 4....combined. Apparently. So yeah. Have fun exploring!

How long till I get my big anime robot?

There's no hard hour answer, but it is going to be quite a ways into the game. So don't count on jumping into any giant robots right at the beginning of the game.


How does the online work?

:siren: READ THIS :siren: https://www.reddit.com/r/Xenoblade_...rmation_thread/

THE "CONTROVERSIAL" poo poo

So there's been two main things brought up about this game in regard to censorship and it's gonna come up anyway so I'm gonna try address it here so it doesn't have to be brought up much in the thread proper.

1) There is a young character in the game called Lin who is 13-14 around there and had the ability to wear some pretty skimpy swimsuits. This has been altered for the North American/European release of the game and she wears something I honestly think looks cool. I don't think this is an issue anymore and I think Nintendo has nicely shut the nail on the coffin of what was a lovely debate going on.

2) There is no boob slider if you create a female main character. One bust fits all. This one was kind of a weird decision to take out because even western games and MMO's have done this no problem, but Nintendo was probably acting on the safe side. There has been, and probably will be no official reason why they did this.

:siren: SPOILER POLICY :siren:

Please don't do it. Please mark and tag if you absolutely must talk about spoilers, but in general if you don't really need to bring it up, it's probably best just to not do it.

BEGIN THE COUNTDOWN




HEY GOONS WHO WANT TO PLAY ONLINE WITH OTHER GOONS!

Want to join up with other goons to do objectives? Put your NNID on this handy list!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15XBTrRJQnZ4qZzCET_Rgn3mD2cdpOkCuJ75lFkCyKfE/edit#gid=0&vpid=A1

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The Black Stones
May 7, 2007

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Mill Village posted:

I assume there's going to be one Division all Goons should join for multiplayer?

No!

What division you join for multiplayer actually doesn't matter, and it's all down to what bonuses you really want. So just join what you really want. In finding out the answer to this question I found a good post on Reddit (sorry) which is pretty informative of the online features of the game. Read about them here - https://www.reddit.com/r/Xenoblade_Chronicles/comments/3u77rz/xenoblade_x_multiplayer_information_thread/

The Black Stones
May 7, 2007

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Inflammatory posted:

why would you preorder a special edition without knowing what was in it

Goons are bad with money. I bought it knowing the cost was well not worth it, but I have almost every Monolith Soft game including Namco X Capcom so I jump on any Special Edition thus proving my point.

The Black Stones
May 7, 2007

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GreenBuckanneer posted:

Change the youtubes in the OP because you linked the dirty brit videos where the videos are blocked in america for copyright reasons.

:canada:

(but yes I'll get on that)

edit: Done, let me know if story trailer works or not. Used the same one but provided by IGN this time.

The Black Stones fucked around with this message at 07:31 on Nov 30, 2015

The Black Stones
May 7, 2007

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GreenBuckanneer posted:

Also the music composer Hiroyuki Sawano did the music for Kill la Kill. If you liked that thing, that should make you happy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroyuki_Sawano

He's also doing music for the Seraph of the End show currently airing, Attack on Titan, and Aldnoah Zero. If you watch anime at all you've probably heard his work.

The Black Stones
May 7, 2007

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RuBisCO posted:

Amazon.ca hosed up a bunch of E3 preorder deals or some such and now I'm getting XCX for 19$ with an additional 30% off :canada:.

I was thinking of using the money to get this Collector's Guide or whatever. Does anyone have any idea if this is worth it or not?

I have no idea but I pre-ordered it from Ebgames so I'll let you know.

The Black Stones
May 7, 2007

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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:

You might want to mention the downloadable data packs, why you might need them, how big they are, etc.

I know I always forget something. Thanks. Done.

The Black Stones
May 7, 2007

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Motto posted:

You can switch Divisions, but it costs money.

According to the link I posted earlier as well, you don't want to switch too much as well as the penalty gets worse for doing so.

The Black Stones
May 7, 2007

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The REAL Goobusters posted:

Read a review that was angry about the music and saying you might as well hit the mute button (Gamespot) and then I took a listen of the OST on youtube and its actually godlike? Am I going crazy or are these people really hosed up.

There's a whole part in the OP where I addressed this! Sawano's music is divisive. For as much people that love it there is a lot who hate it. It also doesn't help that he's following a game where there was pretty high praise for the soundtrack.

The Black Stones
May 7, 2007

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The Ninth Layer posted:

Do I need to play Xenoblade Chronicles through to appreciate this game or can I just jump in when it's released? Are the two games' stories connected in any significant way?

Nope. Just jump in.

The Black Stones
May 7, 2007

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victrix posted:

I don't understand how or why this game is on the Wii U, I didn't understand why X was on the Wii, but I don't really care, I will enjoy it!


Because Nintendo owns Monolith Soft. They made RPG's and Nintendo didn't have a studio that was known for that so it was a good deal. Bamco took a big hit on the Xenosaga games and Monolith Soft actually seemed interested in doing Wii games (They were making Disaster:Day of Crisis when bought) so it was a good way for Nintendo to get a developer who could do new IP's and types of games Nintendo themselves didn't.

Shame Disaster never came out in North America. That was a fun game and had some interesting ideas.

The Black Stones
May 7, 2007

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OP has been updated with NNID list and removal of trailer.

The Black Stones
May 7, 2007

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Just got an e-mail saying my CE has shipped. Small possibility I might see it Friday otherwise it will be Monday/Tuesday.

GreenBuckanneer posted:



Who's getting the strat guide? Gamestop isn't doing a midnight release :(

I am getting it.

The Black Stones
May 7, 2007

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I added my name to the list, however I won't probably have the game till early next week because I didn't pay for fast shipping. Probably for the best since I have a huge paper due that I haven't started.

Edit: Anyone can feel free to add me, I just don't like mass adding myself.

The Black Stones fucked around with this message at 21:15 on Dec 3, 2015

The Black Stones
May 7, 2007

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Dishwasher posted:

So I'm in the market for a new RPG. This looks good, but I'd prefer a more traditional battle system (have misgivings about the mmo-styled combat) and format and am leaning towards going all in on Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky as its got phenomenal reviews too. Which do you guys on this designated XBC thread think I should get?

You've said it yourself in your post that you want a more traditional battle system which Trails in the Sky definitely has. It's a really great game so go ahead and pick that up and then buy this when your finished and feel like something different.

The Black Stones
May 7, 2007

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Tender Bender posted:

Well if you were wondering how popular this game was, I stopped by Best Buy to pick this up at 7:30 pm and couldn't find it on the shelves. They looked it up and saw they had 20 in stock so the guy went into the "game closest" and dug around for five minutes and found them. They forgot to put them on the shelves and no one had noticed.

As someone who works at a Best Buy this is pretty much standard for any game that doesn't have a super hype machine behind it. If a Best Buy actually has even the smaller stuff on display they actually have someone excited about games working.

The Black Stones
May 7, 2007

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I finally got my copy of the game and dipped my toes into it. It's similar yet different to Xenoblade Chronicles and as I'm getting used to it I'm liking it more.

Also the title is not gonna change anytime soon so you can stop suggesting new titles.

The Black Stones
May 7, 2007

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Calaveron posted:

There really should be something in the op about the questline to unlock character editing because it's actually a fairly annoying, if short questline with no indication of its final purpose.

Then write me up something and either PM me or put it in the thread and putting my name in bold or something so I notice it and I'll get around to adding it. I haven't done that quest line yet so I have no idea what you want said about it.

For anyone who wants a specific thing added to the OP

I got the game a little late and still have one more week of school left and I have an essay due which I can't really ignore. So I'm not playing as much as I would like. That means when the thread gets 200 replies I'm not going to read all of them and will skim some things. If you have come across something super important that should be added to the OP. Just PM me or highlight your post in a way that I can easily notice it, and I will add it to the OP if needs to be there. Thanks.

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The Black Stones
May 7, 2007

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A link to the manual has been added to the OP.

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