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[SoraanTribal]

Didn't Adam Howden do some VA work for XBX? He was one of the voices you could choose for your avatar from my understanding.

Yeah, it was just battle voices and grunts, though. I used his voice!

 

[skypunch]

Oh wow. I did not catch that....

It'd only make sense.

Now granted, I think NOE outsources more now, whereas I think they did stuff in-house back then.

Well, they'd just outsource it to Side UK, who dubbed the first Xenoblade.

 

[Pancake Mix]

Well, they'd just outsource it to Side UK, who dubbed the first Xenoblade.

Good point. I hope they do just that. Your point about the subtitles gives me hope.

 

[DrArchon]

I'm iffy on the character designs, but the environments are still so on point that I'll probably end up thinking the game is a visual masterpiece regardless.

I hope you can change the main character out of those ridiculous pants/armor combo ASAP.

 

[Lunafreya Nox Fleuret]

Mysterious dudes with masks probably. Probably cloaks too.

Lol.

The best kinds of villains are in Xeno.

 

[Almond]

I'm a little disappointed this isn't the direct sequel to X, but I can't pass up on a new Xeno game.

They'll get to X's sequel next hopefully, or they're already working on it because I find it hard to believe this is coming out this year unless it was started sometime along with X. So I'm excited either way!

And people, as usual, are being super hyperbolic about the character designs, for both X and now 2. I don't really understand it. I loved X's designs, but these ones I'm not too sold on yet. They're not bad, like this girl

looks really nice. While the main character looks just kind of boring/plain, like Shulk. They actually kind of remind of this artwork

Kunihiko Tanaka(?) did for the Xenoblade art book. It's more "cutesy" but still looks nice.

Overall, I'm still really excited about this. Everything looks great.

 

[DJIzana]

I think that odds are very good that X is connected to Xenoblade 1 and 2 somehow. There are simply too many teases of possible connections in X to ignore.

Now, if we make the major presumption that 2 and X take place somewhere in the same universe, just seperated by a massive time gap, we might still encounter some of the more mysterious things referenced in X. Perhaps the Vita might appear in some form, or the Ovah. Odds are also extremely high that one or more Telethia will appear, continuing their track record in the series.

I think you're entirely right!

MiiSeeks put out a new video. I like watching his videos. Lots of interesting theory behind it. Check it out for yourself!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr9Gtr94_iY

 

[Iva Demilcol]

And, lest we forget... I adore Xenoblade Chronicles as my favorite game, but its armor designs were, shall we say... unique....


It's so far beyond a breaking point for me that character style and design is almost a non-factor given just how amazing the rest of the game was.

As someone who's playing Xenoblade for the first time I agree that the characters models and their armours are hideous.

I can give them the benefit of the doubt that the actual character design may not be awful, but at least those designs didn't translate well to the actual game.

I like the new guy though.

 

[anaron]

I am a little bit disappointed that Kunihiko Tanaka is not returning as a character designer, especially because his rendition of Shulk and Fiora was fantastic. Also because I think his art style would be better suited for cel-shading.

That being said, I am glad to see Tetsuya Takahashi and Monolith Soft experiment outside of their comfort zone. And I actually like the red-haired female as evident by my avatar. >_>;

it makes me so sad that they finally go with cell shading and it's not to properly utilize Tanaka's amazing designs.

(though I think of what we have seen, XB2's look good)

 

[TheGreatLugia]

I found these quotes about Xenoblade X from December 2015 while looking for Takahashi's comments on Monolith Soft's upcoming project:

It seemed as though this project was announced by Iwata as a completely new game series, so why did you retroactively make this part of the Xenoblade line?
Tetsuya Takahashi: So as it turns out, the idea of it being part of ”Xeno" was always there. I have to clarify a little bit because not in the sense that it's a sequel to the previous game but rather it is a new series that is still ”Xeno". That's how I was thinking of it.

Does Xenoblade Chronicles X have the same level of connection to Xenoblade Chronicles as say between a Xenogears and a Xenosaga?
Takahashi: It's maybe even a little more loosely connected than that, but yes there are a few links that you might be able to pick up on.

Nothing really surprising here, but Takahashi does consider Xenoblade and Xenoblade X to be separate "Xeno" series. So I guess it's possible for the team to make a Xenoblade X sequel later on if they want to continue the story in that series.

Source: http://www.gameinformer.com/b/featu...cher-3-los-angeles-and-his-favorite-rpgs.aspx

 

[massoluk]

I think I get it now, Xenoblade series gets British accent, Xenoblade X series gets American accent

 

[Otakumegane]

Can't we call out Nintendo for having the conscience for lying through their teeth with the 2017 date?

It is not coming out this year and I think we all know that. It's also obvious that they want the launch period to look more appealing so they included that in there but it's such a obvious lie.

 

[brad-t]

Can't we call out Nintendo for having the conscience for lying through their teeth with the 2017 date?

It is not coming out this year and I think we all know that. It's also obvious that they want the launch period to look more appealing so they included that in there but it's such a obvious lie.

Maybe uh, we should wait to see if the game comes out this year?

 

[random25]

Can't we call out Nintendo for having the conscience for lying through their teeth with the 2017 date?

It is not coming out this year and I think we all know that. It's also obvious that they want the launch period to look more appealing so they included that in there but it's such a obvious lie.

But...what if it really comes out this year?

Let's just wait for the official date. It's not coming out of launch anyway so I don't see the problem.

 

[kuroneko0509]

some art/sketch from monolithsoft recruitement page

https://www.monolithsoft.co.jp/recruit/special

edit: oh i'm late & there's another thread actually.. welp

 

[King Gilga]

Not a fan at all of the full on generic anime look.

Whyyyyyyy.

 

[MomoQca]

I'm beginning to hate the word "generic."
Honestly, I love the designs. Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one in this vast sea of anime-style haters.

 

[Firemind]

I'm beginning to hate the word "generic."
Honestly, I love the designs. Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one in this vast sea of anime-style haters.

They should take a page from Nomura.

 

[KupoNut]

Wonder what this thing is... it has vents so maybe a (steam powered) wingsuit?

 

[redcrayon]

What is going on with the main characters trousers? Has he got two footballs in pouches of material attached to his shorts, or is he wearing chaps? Looks really odd, like he's chopped the arse out of a jumpsuit for some reason.

 

[Jashobeam]

I'm still in disbelief that this is coming out this year. Along with Mario Odyssey and Zelda:BotW, this might be the best 1st year of any console IMO.

 

[User123456]

Wonder what this thing is... it has vents so maybe a (steam powered) wingsuit?

Pretty sure it's a helmet.

 

[Rebel Leader]

Pretty sure it's a helmet.

It does look similar to an old diving helmet

 

[MomoQca]

Wonder what this thing is... it has vents so maybe a (steam powered) wingsuit?

It's a diving helmet. One the pages from the script scene in the trailer suggested that the group was going on a diving expedition.

 

[User123456]

It does look similar to an old diving helmet

I think there was some talk about how the script mentions divers in some expedition.

 

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