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New Xenoblade Chronicles X trailer
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Hours Left
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Looks great, but I'd like so more focus on the characters and the story now please. We know the game is beautiful and the world vast.
The 60 option is there, but only the logo fade ins actually display at 60 fps, the actual gameplay is 30. Youtube just identifies that the video hits 60 at points and flags them as 60 FPS, it's dumb like that.
patrickthehedgehog
Member
Looks like some gameplay is 60fps or closeish.
I'm gonna be shocked if the game ends up being 60fps
I'm expecting a 720p 30fps with dips lol (would love to be proved wrong)
really loving the look of the colored environments. I still wish the game wasn't centered around a "avatar" anyway game less than 4 months away from release @_@..in japan
come on NOA you can localize his before summers end plsssss
QuantumZebra
Member
Uh... ok I can't even
bobbychalkers
Member
Didn't see a gif of my favorite scene
I need this game in my life.
I need this game in my life.
Highly doubt it, if that happened then I'd assume someone at Monolith performed a blood sacrifice to get it to run that well on the system.
keltickennedy
Member
That's amazing. I haven't seen an open world game with that scale in height other than GTA V.
EDIT: and Just Cause.
ElectricKaibutsu
Member
I can't believe this game's scale. Those areas and enemies are huge.
I don't get why people keep harping on the technical details as if we don't know that the Wii U is an underpowered console. This game is HUGE, so of course there are limitations. Xenoblade Wii also had some of the worst textures/animations of the system as far as 1st party games are concerned but it's still gorgeous and definitely pushing the hardware.
It's Ninjablade, ignore and move on, he's been coming into
It gets way crazier:
That's the area in the gif you quoted. You're flying thousands of meters above it in this one.
This. So much this. What they should have done is reduced the exp gained, and added in AP and SP which I could never get enough of. I had plenty of experience between fighting enemies, exploring, and doing hundreds of quests.
FalsettoVibe
Member
This game is looking pretty darn good. Hope there are less fetch quests this time around.
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
I am genuinely looking forward to traversing these areas in a mech.
I hear he is very experienced at lovemaking and borrows heavily from the latin culture
I hear he is very experienced at lovemaking and borrows heavily from the latin culture
True, but that scope almost makes up for it. If the have a good bundle I might pick it up.
I have a copy of the wii xenoblade, its my bros, I think I just might play it.
Yeap, that's pretty much all he's ever done in a Nintendo thread. Looking forward to see him when the GAF game of the year will be announced.
I think you misunderstood him there. He's laughing at the notion that people believed that there was any kind of graphical downgrade.
Looks amazing given the hardware it is running on - impressive scale through environment design with some nice textures, effects and details. The global lighting engine and how distant terrain looks is quite nice - I feel like I could breathe that air.
I just love the sci-fi fantasy theme too. I felt it looked a little generic in the city area shown previously, but everything else looks quite fantastic.
If this ends up even nearly as good as Xenoblade in terms of story, characters and mechanics then it'll be quite incredible!.
I just love the sci-fi fantasy theme too. I felt it looked a little generic in the city area shown previously, but everything else looks quite fantastic.
If this ends up even nearly as good as Xenoblade in terms of story, characters and mechanics then it'll be quite incredible!.
GravityMan
Member
Jesus, the varied environments and scope are just plain sick. I can't wait.
Pejo
Gold Member
This new trailer does nothing to address the fears I have about this game. So far there has been no semblance of a story or re-occuring characters between trailers. I REALLY hope this isn't going to be mission style gameplay with custom characters, ala Monster Hunter.
Also, the fields are completely gorgeous but completely barren. Where are the enemies? Other than the giants off in the background there doesn't seem to be anything. Definitely doesn't look like a game that's supposed to come out this year, at any rate.
I really hope they hold on to this, delay as necessary, and make it something special.
Also, the fields are completely gorgeous but completely barren. Where are the enemies? Other than the giants off in the background there doesn't seem to be anything. Definitely doesn't look like a game that's supposed to come out this year, at any rate.
I really hope they hold on to this, delay as necessary, and make it something special.
I don't think you've been paying attention. Like, at all.
Astral Dog
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Like it was said, its on Wii U, really lacking in terms of detail is not what i would describe it. while having some flaws like character models, you can clearly see its an ambitious jrpg game pushing the system, it depends on the person, but this is Xenoblade HD, or Xenoblade 2, what made that game was the gorgeous art direction combined with environment scale, along with the combat system, something that its still here on Wii U, even with less colors.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
It's an Exploration/Environments trailer, why would it have any story elements? And they most likely took out the enemies so they could focus on showing the environments, given how they emphasized how this was mainly about the environments in the Direct.
Screens don't load.
Anyway, flat doesn't mean everything is a plain. I mean it lacks details on the ground, the amount, variety and quality of vegetation and generally the attention to details I've seen in FFXV. I'd prefer not to mention it here, but it's just for comparison, take a look at the latest videos. X is no different from Xenoblade in my opinion, a good overall but nothing "wow" the more and more you get closer.
As I said, graphics doesn't help because some textures are really bad and the other gaffer is right, grass is mostly 2D and shadows aren't that good either and we all know how much of a difference a good lighting can do.
Still, they're details on such a big game and it's not like they stop me from enjoying it. I was just stating what I liked and what I didn't.
We're not saying otherwise :|
Probably we just care more about these things, at least I do, especially when everything else is good. Some will disagree but I believe that these details make the difference between a good looking location and one that actually leave you speachless.
It doesn't seem like you've seen the other trailers. We already know there's going to be an involving story based on the E3 2014 trailer and a bunch of enemies besides some giants. And of course they're not going to spoil the story in a couple trailers. It was like this with the first Xenoblade as well I believe.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
You kept saying that it looked "poor" though in your posts, which doesn't translate into "it's good looking but more of the little details can make it look even better."
For comparison's sake: Xenoblade Exploration Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ2-Qu7ngts
I hope we get an Abyss style trailer soon! (Spoilers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GphU5kHtls)
I hope we get an Abyss style trailer soon! (Spoilers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GphU5kHtls)
Once again, the further you elucidate, the further you confuse. There's a ton of variation in terms of biomes, flora, fauna, and topography (more so than anything that's been shown in FFXV, if you're using that as a measuring stick). I don't see where you're coming from, and I'm convinced we're looking at different games here.
Vampirolol
Member
Have you seen the Treehouse? And the E3 2014 trailer? It's Xenoblade 2, the focus on story/adventure is definitely there. And the enemies too.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Please, dont give ninjablade the time of day.
Astral Dog
Member
Well, the lack of enemies is not an issue, Xenoblade had great variety, and this is based on that, so it should not be a concern, we have seen many monsters on trailers
The story.. the main concern is the main character, other than that, we only have seen the opening, if its like Xenoblade, it will have an story, but the main focus is on the gameplay.
That said we have seen cutscenes, dialogue and developer commentary to say this is going to have many cutscenes.
Silent_Ocarina
Member
I'm already dying to explore that cave on that cliff in the distance.
And I know I said this before, but I think this track is considerably weaker than the tracks for the first two trailers.
Shyakugaun
Banned
Character models are pure shit
JuanLatino
Member
loooks so god. Those areas, that jump, the monster WOW.
Im in for this game
Im in for this game
It's just something they decided on for this game. The first Xenoblade doesn't have a silent protagonist.
Anyway, this game looks so good, can't wait to play it!
Pejo
Gold Member
I realize there will EVENTUALLY be enemies. It's just worrisome that the game is due out at the end of April in Japan and it still doesn't have enemies in the trailers, and the characters float shuffle when they run.
The character designs look fugly and generic. It's possible that I'm just used to the Tales series way of building and revealing their games with characters first, then the rest.
As some of you suggested, I will rewatch the other trailers to see what exactly I'm missing.
Check the E3 Treehouse segments (approx 40-50 minutes each), they show there a lot of enemies and fights.
Edit: as for the characters, they should have really gone with Space Rihanna from E3 instead of this generic guy.
Tidus_Great
Banned
those faces...wow some ps2 games outclass those.
rest of the game looks great.
rest of the game looks great.
mrmickfran
Member
I can't watch that trailer again.
I want to discover all those areas on my own.
I want to discover all those areas on my own.
FlashbladeGAF
Member
After playing thru Xenoblade on the Wii, these faces for XCX on Wii-U
...look like shit
But at least it's a step up from the MGS style texture maps we got in the first game.