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[Xenoblade Chronicles] The Incredible Shulk MARK YOUR GODDAMN SPOILERS

WeedLordVegetaWeedLordVegeta Registered User regular
edited April 2012 in Social Entropy++
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7Xc6in86rs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4vCEHpv6Hg&feature=player_embedded

Not especially related to the clusterfuck that is the Xeno series, this game has been out in Japan and PAL-land for yonks and yonks, but it's out in the US on the 6th! You can ONLY acquire it by pre-ordering it at a gamestop or via the nintendo store, but it looks to be well worth the inconvenience, given that it's rockin' a 92 on metacritic

The jist of the appeal is that it has a number of features that streamline many common complaints about JRPGs: save anywhere system, fast travel, intuitive combat (including a sword that reads the future and predicts a boss' special moves)

TALK ABOUT THIS GAME

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    Indie WinterIndie Winter die Krähe Rudi Hurzlmeier (German, b. 1952)Registered User regular
    what the hell is this game

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    WeedLordVegetaWeedLordVegeta Registered User regular
    Indie Winter wrote: »
    what the hell is this game

    Essentially what happens when a bunch of people decide to develop a SMART JRPG (mechanically, that is)

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    Indica1Indica1 Registered User regular
    I played this game but only got like ten minutes in. The androgynous pink clad squeaky voice main character and intro cinematic about a magical giant techno sword kinda turned me off. I'll have to check it out for real though, people love it.


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    Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    I would like to buy this game but it is Gamestop exclusive and so I can't

    out of moral obligation

    also haha why would I buy a wii game

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    PaperLuigi44PaperLuigi44 My amazement is at maximum capacity. Registered User regular
    Indie Winter wrote: »
    what the hell is this game

    You get a sword that can predict the future, which can be used to save your ass in (real-time) combat.

    That's not the only part to it but it is important to get it out there, this game is incredible.

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    ShortyShorty touching the meat Intergalactic Cool CourtRegistered User regular
    intriguing

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    WeedLordVegetaWeedLordVegeta Registered User regular
    edited April 2012
    It's also a JRPG with fast travel a la bethesda games

    Edit: and a save anywhere feature

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    ackack Registered User regular
    alright i ordered it

    the exclusivity, the limited quantities ~~~

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    DuxDux A host to DarknessRegistered User regular
    This game looks interesting.

    Oh wait, it's only for the wii.

    Well, crap.

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    PaperLuigi44PaperLuigi44 My amazement is at maximum capacity. Registered User regular
    Let me lay out the combat for you:
    It's up to 3 people in your active party at one point and there are no random encounters, every area in the game has an ecosystem filled with creatures. There's an option that is off by default that you should turn on that will give every creature an icon that colour-codes them to indicate their level in relation to yours, and the icon itself tells you whether an enemy will only attack in self-defense or whether it will attack you on sight/upon hearing you, etc.

    What this means is that you battle when you want to, and a lot of areas will have enemies at your level, some powerful mini-boss enemies (that get this theme)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4vCEHpv6Hg

    and sometimes there will be level 80 or 90 dudes that I suggest you stay the fuck away from. It's nice because it's more believable than an area only containing dudes at your level.

    As for the combat itself, once you are in battle you move around freely and auto-attack when you are close to the target, while you press the d pad left and right to select special attacks known as 'arts'. And every character in this game has a unique combat style (and you can control any of them after a certain point), so your buddy Reyn is all about taking the hits and drawing attention from the main character Shulk, who has attacks that debuff when hitting an enemy from the side and a move that deals extra damage when hitting the enemy from behind, for example.

    Also, there are no healing items, only healing arts, and health regenerates after battle so the focus is on tough individual fights instead of mildly challenging fights that wear you down. Once you learn the ins and outs of battle it becomes all about maintaining a rhythm, picking off weaker dudes and timing your arts wisely.

    Bottom line you get a sword that can predict the future which you use to save your ass in combat.

    And the fast travel is better than Bethesda games because you can do it into and out of dungeons and every area has multiple checkpoints to get you where you want.

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    VALVEjunkieVALVEjunkie Registered User regular
    the OP says you can only get it at gamestop, this is NOT TRUE

    you can ALSO get it at the nintendo store

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    WeedLordVegetaWeedLordVegeta Registered User regular
    VALVEjunkie wrote: »
    the OP says you can only get it at gamestop, this is NOT TRUE

    you can ALSO get it at the nintendo store
    noted

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    VALVEjunkieVALVEjunkie Registered User regular
    edited April 2012
    the nintendo store also has a bundle with a classic controller pro, it's $5 less than if you buy them separately but the shipping is so bullshit that you end up losing any savings.

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    SCREECH OF THE FARGSCREECH OF THE FARG #1 PARROTHEAD margaritavilleRegistered User regular
    I imported this game when it hit pal regions last year, and holy fucking this game is phenomenal the combat the characters te story the world FUCK I love this game go buy it

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    SCREECH OF THE FARGSCREECH OF THE FARG #1 PARROTHEAD margaritavilleRegistered User regular
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAYBui5ghJ0

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    SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    This seems like single-player Japanese WoW and I am way into that.

    The preorder receipt is in my wallet right now.

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    SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    My only regret is that I won't be done with Persona 3 by Friday.

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    BeastehBeasteh THAT WOULD NOT KILL DRACULARegistered User regular
    spiky hair check

    oversized swords check

    ridiculous dialogue check

    sign me the fuck up

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    BeastehBeasteh THAT WOULD NOT KILL DRACULARegistered User regular
    some of those textures are pretty ps2 era

    shameful

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    SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    Beasteh wrote: »
    some of those textures are pretty ps2 era

    shameful

    It's a Wii game.

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    Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    This game is right up my alley but I don't have a Wii.

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    SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    Everybody had a Wii 3 years ago now nobody has a Wii.

    This is why you don't sell your consoles.

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    SCREECH OF THE FARGSCREECH OF THE FARG #1 PARROTHEAD margaritavilleRegistered User regular
    I like how this game has a protagonist that isn't a whiny teenager who acts dumb for comedy

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    CorporateLogoCorporateLogo The toilet knows how I feelRegistered User regular
    Remember when Xenosaga was supposed to be a 6 game series

    How the hell was that going to work

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    SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    CorporateLogo wrote: »
    Remember when Xenosaga was supposed to be a 6 game series

    How the hell was that going to work

    Well people were gonna buy the games so Namco was gonna keep funding development.

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    ArtreusArtreus I'm a wizard And that looks fucked upRegistered User regular
    SimBen wrote: »
    Beasteh wrote: »
    some of those textures are pretty ps2 era

    shameful

    It's a Wii game.

    Wii games can look better than that

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    SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    It's a two year old Wii game.

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    ArtreusArtreus I'm a wizard And that looks fucked upRegistered User regular
    You hear that Xenoblade? you can do better

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    CorporateLogoCorporateLogo The toilet knows how I feelRegistered User regular
    SimBen wrote: »
    CorporateLogo wrote: »
    Remember when Xenosaga was supposed to be a 6 game series

    How the hell was that going to work

    Well people were gonna buy the games so Namco was gonna keep funding development.

    There was no way they'd have been able to get development on them all done within a single console generation though

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    SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    edited April 2012
    CorporateLogo wrote: »
    SimBen wrote: »
    CorporateLogo wrote: »
    Remember when Xenosaga was supposed to be a 6 game series

    How the hell was that going to work

    Well people were gonna buy the games so Namco was gonna keep funding development.

    There was no way they'd have been able to get development on them all done within a single console generation though

    Persona 4 came out in 2008 on the PS2. Xenosaga 1 came out pretty early in the PS2's life. It wasn't impossible for them to stretch it out. I mean just think how many goddamn .hack games there were on PS2.

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    CorporateLogoCorporateLogo The toilet knows how I feelRegistered User regular
    Nobody wants to think about the .hack games

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    PaperLuigi44PaperLuigi44 My amazement is at maximum capacity. Registered User regular
    The graphics are certainly dated, and the faces often suffer from it.

    But gosh darn it this game does wonders with what it has. There are a lot of beautiful areas in this game.

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    TayaTaya Registered User regular
    I will buy this game.

    I will probably pass on Last Story though.

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    RadiusRadius Registered User regular
    edited April 2012
    I wish I had the money to preorder this. Gonna have a hell of a time tracking this down once I can afford it. Thanks Nintendobama

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    YukiraYukira Registered User regular
    I'm really tempted to get this just because it looks neat.

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    SyphyreSyphyre A Dangerous Pastime Registered User regular
    Already ordered because this has been so hyped to be one of the best RPGs ever made, that I simply must get it. So Friday I will be sitting down in my little cave and playing it.

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    WeedLordVegetaWeedLordVegeta Registered User regular
    CorporateLogo wrote: »
    Nobody wants to think about the .hack games

    Get
    out

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    RadiusRadius Registered User regular
    .hack 1 was okay, and then they wanted me to play it 3 more times and I was all 'fuck that noise'

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    Magic PinkMagic Pink Tur-Boner-Fed Registered User regular
    xenoblade chronicles? you mean that game I've been playing for 6 months and paid less for then the US version would cost? yeah, it's really great. 8->

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    WeedLordVegetaWeedLordVegeta Registered User regular
    Radius wrote: »
    .hack 1 was okay, and then they wanted me to play it 3 more times and I was all 'fuck that noise'

    This is an acceptable statement, but the GU games were pretty goddamn rad

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