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Xenoblade Chronicles X - Twitter & Website updates thread
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Smoothice65
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So it begins ! Its out on 29 April in Japan so I am expecting a lot of new info between February and April, especially about the online mode ! Good times good times.....
Hibiki Kurosawa
Member
That's what I was thinking. Online features should be revealed fairly soon.
Nothing interesting at all. Takahashi is just happy that they finally got to announce the release dates for Xenoblade X and Xenoblade 3DS in Japan, and that April will be great for Xenoblade fans. Fans can play Xenoblade while outdoors during Golden Week, and they can play Xenoblade X while they're at home, etc. There shouldn't be a concern about not being able to finish Xenoblade 3DS in a month either, because Xenoblade X isn't a story sequel.
Thanks, gonna add that to the OP anyway.
Crazy that Japan got both games in the same month... hopefully, it'll help XCX sales, even if it's just +1%.
It's not surprising. It isn't a sequel. This is how Takahashi makes games. Xenosaga is not a prequel or sequel to Xenogears even though people try really hard to connect them. That's not to say that stuff which appears would not be familiar to Xenogears fans, but it's not meant to be connected, it's just him revisiting and reimagining similar ideas.
Soma Bringer and Xenoblade also explore themes and concepts which he used before in Xenogears and Xenosaga, but they don't take place in the same universe either.
Xenoblade X will definitely have stuff which was from Xenoblade - some similar looking races, possibly even characters who look the same and might share first names as a nod, but the game's story will not be consistent with Xenoblade's world and history. This gives them more freedom to tell an original story they want, without being restricted to making things "fit".
Werewolf Jones
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Anyone know who the voice actors are for Elma and Lin? I think Tatsu's was Daisuke Sakaguchi.
Elma is Houko Kuwashima. She's the leader of the Blade PMC. Back on Earth she was a Captain in the Doll Division which trained the United Earth Government's Special Ops in operating mechs.
Lynlee Koo is Mariya Ise. She's a 13 year old genius mechanical engineer who serves as the mechanic for Blade. She's been developing the mechs known as Dolls.
Tatsu is Daisuke Sakaguchi. He's a member of the Nopon tribe which were encountered on Planet Mira.
tonyh24613
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Well...
whoa whoa! Are High entia in this game??
from where is this?
Sable~Knight
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I believe it was Satata or something like that. The Tatsu in Xenoblade X we've seen so far has glasses too, but otherwise is different (Satata had green fur, Tatsu is brown), although they share the same names and similar design (the glasses/goggles).
II was pretty sure since the beginning that this game was completely new, but it'll definitely have callbacks and Easter eggs for the fans who've played Xenogears, Saga and Blade (Monado hairdos anyone?). It'll definitely share some themes too, but the unique story is definitely better so they're free to do new things without being limited by the old characters.
tonyh24613
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Can someone translate the story page?
http://xenobladex.jp/world/
It's said something like a hero defeat alien armies in the battle, like what Dunban did at the begining of Xenoblade.
http://xenobladex.jp/world/
It's said something like a hero defeat alien armies in the battle, like what Dunban did at the begining of Xenoblade.
TheMoon
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*cough*
It happened again and I thought of you
from the "new x trailer" thread:
oh and here's another one:
More tweets... hopefully, something interesting this time around
https://twitter.com/XenobladeJP/status/557085522938441728
https://twitter.com/XenobladeJP/status/557085622381187074
https://twitter.com/XenobladeJP/status/557085750697525248
https://twitter.com/XenobladeJP/status/557085522938441728
https://twitter.com/XenobladeJP/status/557085622381187074
https://twitter.com/XenobladeJP/status/557085750697525248
tonyh24613
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Talk about localize.
mocolostrocolos
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So, localization has begun?
Masked Man
I said wow
"My name's Shingo Kawabata, and I'm the producer for Xenoblade X. I apologize for the sudden introduction. Starting today, Mr. Takahashi won't be the only one using this account. Several other Monolift Soft staffers will be tweeting from time to time, and I'm first up to bat.
It's already been five years since we released Xenoblade. I know we've kept you waiting for quite some time but, to be honest, it's felt like a pretty long time for us developers, too. The localization is making great progress, and I can proudly say that this game will be well worth the wait. The release is right around the corner, so get ready!"
There you go!
It's already been five years since we released Xenoblade. I know we've kept you waiting for quite some time but, to be honest, it's felt like a pretty long time for us developers, too. The localization is making great progress, and I can proudly say that this game will be well worth the wait. The release is right around the corner, so get ready!"
There you go!
Huh. I guess the NA/EU releases won't be far from the JPN one?
StreetsAhead
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More tweets... hopefully, something interesting this time around
https://twitter.com/XenobladeJP/status/557085522938441728
https://twitter.com/XenobladeJP/status/557085622381187074
https://twitter.com/XenobladeJP/status/557085750697525248
Running all three together:
EDIT: Beaten, darn it.
Masked Man
I said wow
Doesn't specify. The "release date" line sounds like it's directed solely at the JP market, so it's hard to infer any specifics regarding the overseas release.
EDIT: Ooops, looks like it's -bata, not -hata, lol.
Yeah, I'd like to learn more about that
Thanks, gonna add that to the OP asap
Thanks to you too
Well, of course it has. They're planning to launch it in the West this year, it'd be quite problematic if they hadn't started already.
It's actually pretty standard stuff, localisation for games (especially for such a massive RPG with lots of text) always starts even before the JP version is completed. "When" usually depends on the project (size, amount of text, whether the WW release is simultaneous or not, need for dubbind or not, etc...). Doesn't tell us much about when the game is coming out though.
timetokill
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Good to hear localization has been underway. No way they'd make it in time otherwise.
Mihael Mello Keehl
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The release around the corner.. like april then?? Whats the release date list for Wii U games so far this year?
mocolostrocolos
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I hope we get this game before october.
August-September seems to be a realistic launch window for the west.
August-September seems to be a realistic launch window for the west.
Velcro Fly
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feeling better about this being 2015
can't wait to laze around all summer playing xenoblade chronicles 3D and watching baseball.
can't wait to laze around all summer playing xenoblade chronicles 3D and watching baseball.
StreetsAhead
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Note: My tenses are all muddled, but I'll fix them. Give me a minute.
EDIT: Did a clean up of the language, but let me know if you notice any grammar or translation errors.
Kawabata was the director of Soma Bringer and the producer on Xenoblade, so it's not surprising to see him return in that role. It's nice to see more Monolithsoft staff tweeting though. Takahashi was mostly focused on introducing external staff previously. Hopefully we'll see Koh Kojima start tweeting too. Maybe he can introduce some of the gameplay systems and talk more about those.
Captain Smoker
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I really like the start of the story.
Made me think of the Fermi Paradox: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wait-but-why/the-fermi-paradox_b_5489415.html (this article is a great read!)
Made me think of the Fermi Paradox: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wait-but-why/the-fermi-paradox_b_5489415.html (this article is a great read!)
Orakio Rob
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Thanks, StreetsAhead and Masked Man!
Even though we still don't have a date for western release, it's good to know that localization is already underway. I know that localization work for big RPGs usually starts before the Japanese version is released, but still I was a bit worried because the trailers we were shown were all in Japanese. Maybe a 2015 release is actually possible.
Even though we still don't have a date for western release, it's good to know that localization is already underway. I know that localization work for big RPGs usually starts before the Japanese version is released, but still I was a bit worried because the trailers we were shown were all in Japanese. Maybe a 2015 release is actually possible.
tonyh24613
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I really like the start of the story.
Made me think of the Fermi Paradox: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wait-but-why/the-fermi-paradox_b_5489415.html (this article is a great read!)
Xenoblde Chronicles X |OT| Where is everybody?
SatoAilDarko
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The one issue I have with the game (I like the character designs) is the date when this begins. 2054? What? I'm assuming we aren't reverse-engineering alien technology since it's so far ahead. Also if we had a plan for interstellar escape obvious we had some advance technology.
I don't get how you can have this ridiculous sci-fi game take place within the next 50 years? If you're not going to come up with a new date system at least do something in the 22nd century.
I wonder if they are setting up some type of alternate Earth where technology advanced quicker.
I really can't understand choosing such a ridiculous date. I mean even Star Trek had just the beginning of advanced space travel happening around the Millennium decades from when the show aired. I'm basing this on my memory of when Khan and his race of genetically enhanced individuals were said to leave Earth in the original series.
I don't get how you can have this ridiculous sci-fi game take place within the next 50 years? If you're not going to come up with a new date system at least do something in the 22nd century.
I wonder if they are setting up some type of alternate Earth where technology advanced quicker.
I really can't understand choosing such a ridiculous date. I mean even Star Trek had just the beginning of advanced space travel happening around the Millennium decades from when the show aired. I'm basing this on my memory of when Khan and his race of genetically enhanced individuals were said to leave Earth in the original series.
It might just be an alternate history. Remember that Xenoblade had
sentient AI and universe-ending experiments on an Earth not too removed from ours in time
Dr. Buni
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Cool, thanks.
I don't see a problem with the date especially since they've already set the precedent that earth in the Xenoblade umbrella has technology far past what we actually have.
I really like the start of the story.
Made me think of the Fermi Paradox: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wait-but-why/the-fermi-paradox_b_5489415.html (this article is a great read!)
Xenoblde Chronicles X |OT| Where is everybody?
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