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Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Switch) is on the NA Press Site, PR and HQ screens in OP 2017
- Thread starter Hero of Legend
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Yeah... I don't think I'll be getting the Switch for just one game. There hasn't been anything announced that I'm really interested in besides Xenoblade 2. That was the biggest surprise considering the other games came kind of late in the Wii and Wii U.
A lot of the other games seem like remakes or ports of the Wii U versions like Mario Kart, Smash, Splatoon.
RPG_Fanatic
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Well wasn't there an interview or something about how the focus on Xenoblade X was about building an open world and the gameplay side of things. With Xenoblade X giving them a base to work with, they can go back to focusing more on story and characters.
Bending_Unit_22
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I'm not a fan of the anime art style but I loved the first one, hmmm... I'm still getting it.
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
and it was also to get used to developing games in HD
ZombiePlatypus
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So this has multiple composers?? I wonder how much Mitsuda is contributing. (Please be most of the tracks.)
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Wasn't that the case in the first Xenoblade? Mitsuda did like one track for that, and ACE handled most of the rest, and it was amazing.
The soundtrack doesn't seem like a concern, now that Sawano's out.
Vic_Viper
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some of the character models look ok but then others like the main character just look like trash. Who decided it was a good idea to change the art style? I mean wtf happened to the art design? It doesnt resemble the other 2 games at all accept for minor stuff like the girls armor in the trailer. This must be them trying to appeal to a younger audience in Japan.
The character models in the previous two games were awful so thats probably why.
Xenoblade always looked generic but once you play it you know it isn't.
Wut? All I see is Custom Robo.
family_guy
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Not feeling it. It's like going from FF Tactics to FF Tactics Advance.
fredrancour
Member
character faces looking all tales-of is a pretty big turnoff but I'll probably still buy it.
Well XC wasn't the most original but this one going 100% anime just doesn't click for me.
Cell shaded graphics allow for so much awesome stuff... why go full generic modern anime?
Hope they announce some mechs. The only way this game could be saved for me.
Hero of Legend
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I know, the models alone are LEAPS and bounds better. Design and model-wise (though Elma was cool-looking).
XBC2 is pretty close to being my game of the show, I mean so what you don't have Skells (that we know of)? The game just looks outstanding and finally we get the true Xenoblade Chronicles 2, hopefully meaning Shulk, Reyn, and others are part of the story in some fashion (of course the possible time skip could determine if that happens or not).
Another curious thing; no battle scenes, weird. I'd assume it's yet again using the same system, which here is fine, just wasn't fond of X originally being billed as a new IP (the name teasing implied this also I think), only for it to be a XB game but also use the same battle system. It didn't know if it wanted to be a new IP or not IMO.
walking fiend
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Not digging the character designs
And look what ambition brought them. One of the worst Xeno's they've made.
Because everyone complained about the faces and bland characters so they went full on anime characters.
Lunafreya Nox Fleuret
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XV was ambitious as hell and look where that got it.
I'm actually totally getting into the XCX soundtrack now, after dozens of hours. Going to pick up the CDs.
That said, the XCX soundtrack is good, but the XC soundtrack is one of the best video game soundtracks of all time. More ACE is not going to be a bad thing.
InfiniteCombo
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If it doesn't release in 2017, good... They have some work to do. That framerate looked choppy as fuck in the footage they showed last night.
The game is still good if that's what you are implying. Gotta love the hyperbole on gaf.
Anyway, I really dig the art style here.
If it's like Xenoblade 1 then Ace and Kiyota will handle most of the tracks, and Mitsuda will do like one...or a few. But Ace and Kiyota are awesome.
DarknessTear
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Soraya Saga also said 2017. Believe!
Vic_Viper
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This is bad art?
Where are the character models in your screenshot?
Let's not pretend the in game models reflect the art. FAR from it.
Donniewahlberg
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Hmm, this throws me for a loop on the Xenoblade x port rumour if it's due for 2017. I was holding off a XCX replay for the switch and now I'm sure what to do Hah. Would love if this was 2017 anyway
ZombiePlatypus
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Jawmuncher
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Would be nice if it's 2017 worldwide. Even if not 2017 same date. But as many said, if this even hits in 2017 will probably be only in japan.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Which would still be okay with me since the system isn't region locked
Yes,
I said it before but I think this game is going to be a bunch of floating islands/continents and you will travel using some kind of mount/ship. Mostly because that helmet thing the protagonist has in his suit.
GamingOblivion
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based on what
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