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Monolith+Nintendo Announces XenoBlade: Third Xeno Is the Charm?
Professor Snugglesworth
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So yesterday I read about an upcoming Nintendo title known as XenoBlade. I immediately dismissed it, thinking it couldn't have anything to do with the previous Xeno series.
It seems I was wrong.
Right now, I have no idea what to make of this. I don't know if this follows Xenosaga, or is an entirely new thinly-connected Xeno project.
But as someone who is an immense fan of Xenogears, and highly enjoyed Xenosaga's characters and setting (but ultimately grew disappointed in the subsequent episodes, for several reasons), I'm keeping a watch on this. I think a brand new series would work best in order to remove the stigma from Xenosaga (not that I think it isn't salvageable, but a fresh start would probably be best).
And as with Gears and Saga, the first thing that catches your attention is the music. The BGM in this site is FANTASTIC, whether it's from Mitsuda or Kajiura. If they manage to convey the usual drama from the previous games, this will instantly become one of my most anticipated RPGs for this year.
Also, I've been planning on making a Xenogears thread for a while now, which this thread may likely transform into, but for now let's ponder about this new thing coming up, and what you hope to see/not see.
It seems I was wrong.
GAF wrote:Previously announced at E3 2009 as Monado, this is Tetsuya Takahashi's next major RPG project due for release on the Wii in Japan in Spring 2010.
Right now, I have no idea what to make of this. I don't know if this follows Xenosaga, or is an entirely new thinly-connected Xeno project.
But as someone who is an immense fan of Xenogears, and highly enjoyed Xenosaga's characters and setting (but ultimately grew disappointed in the subsequent episodes, for several reasons), I'm keeping a watch on this. I think a brand new series would work best in order to remove the stigma from Xenosaga (not that I think it isn't salvageable, but a fresh start would probably be best).
And as with Gears and Saga, the first thing that catches your attention is the music. The BGM in this site is FANTASTIC, whether it's from Mitsuda or Kajiura. If they manage to convey the usual drama from the previous games, this will instantly become one of my most anticipated RPGs for this year.
Also, I've been planning on making a Xenogears thread for a while now, which this thread may likely transform into, but for now let's ponder about this new thing coming up, and what you hope to see/not see.
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Why the wii?
Yeah, I know, but I think this is for the best.
Face it, Monolith hasn't exactly been making SE money....not even crappy SE money. A smaller budget project might cause them to focus less on 2 hour cutscenes (which I never minded in the first place) and make sure the game is fun to play, first and foremost.
At the very least, I hope they are forced to think smaller in regards to the story. Planning a sequel or trilogy is fine, but planning six episodes right off the bat results in some lazy bullshit ("That is to be revealed in future episodes).
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Like XoB said, Nintendo owns them now...so yea, that's why.
It's now first party. :P
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Well that makes sense, but it doesn't make me feel any better.
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Oh and some shitty games with Xeno in the title.
From that day on I have at least 4 hour increments for my saves in long RPGs.
(Excluding Xenogears, of course)
meh. the previous games were on SD consoles. i think it'll be o-k. though I do know where you're comin from...HD would definitely be nice.
Because it's awesome.
Hope this means the return of KOS-MOS
I have a personal rule to never trust anyone with a gamer score over 10k to not be a silly goose, especially when it comes to video games NOT on an Xbox platform.
This particular goose needn't worry about getting his 1k on this game.
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And new pants.
OP wasn't lying about the music on official page. It is simply fantastic.
Different Monolith. The one you're thinking of is owned by Warner, not Nintendo.
So rest easy, I guess.
From a gameplay standpoint, sure.
But I seriously did not like the cliff note's fast forwarding of the story to fit everything in one game, nor how the secondary characters served no purpose and barely even spoke during key events, and not to mention the WORST DECISION EVER BY A MAIN CHARACTER.
The sheer retardedness of "that scene" is epic beyond scale.
I imagine, at the very least, they'll find KOS-MOS' remains and reactivate her. She's pretty much the poster child for Monolith, so they'll likely find a way to throw her in.
Supposedly there was an E3 trailer for this game, but I haven't come across it.
Edit: Found some screenshots.
I don't see anything even resembling the past Xeno games here, so it might just be something in name only. I really don't know.
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Remember the original title Snugglypoo?
In many Gnostic systems (and heresiologies), the Supreme Being is known as the Monad, the One, The Absolute Aiōn teleos (The Perfect Æon, αἰών τέλεος), Bythos (Depth or Profundity, Βυθός), Proarchē (Before the Beginning, προαρχή), and Hē Archē (The Beginning, ἡ ἀρχή) and The ineffable parent. The One is the high source of the pleroma, the region of light. The various emanations of The One are called æons.
Within certain variations of Gnosticism, especially those inspired by Monoimus, the Monad was the highest god which created lesser gods, or elements (similar to æons). Some versions of ancient Gnosticism, especially those deriving from Valentinius, a lesser deity known as the Demiurge had a role in the creation of the material world in addition to the role of the Monad. In these forms of gnosticism, the God of the Old Testament is often considered to have been the Demiurge, not the Monad, or sometimes different passages are interpreted as referring to each.
This Monad is the spiritual source of everything which emanates the pleroma, and could be contrasted to the darkness of pure matter.
Just saying.
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Because Nintendo owns Monolithsoft.
Was hopping they make more DS games instead.
The thread needs more screenies.
And it's working.
Even then, I found Xenosaga pretty engaging
There's a slight possibility that this takes place
The prototype name of this game was "New World", right? It could be implying that.
This would also mean that we should see a reincarnated Jin Uzuki, under a different name.
Of course if this is the case, this essentially removes Xenogears completely from the current canon.
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Also I own a japanese ps2 and all three games for it because I couldn't wait.
Good, because Xenogears is garbage
Ditto.
No, in fact, so ditto:
So...wait, by that logic, they could squeeze Xeno into a Smash Brother's game? Fei as a playable character? KOS-MOS as an assist? Levels taking place on or around giant fighting robots? AWESOME Mitsuda music?
No.
Never.
1) Xenogears is still owned by Square-Enix
2) KOS-MOS is owned by NAMCO
3) Mitsuda isn't own by anyone, but unlikely for Nintendo to get him to compose for Smash Bros.
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e309-debut-xenoblade/50332
It's sorta, well, it looks pretty generic, like a Rogue Galaxy + FF12 mishmash.