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‘Xenoblade Chronicles 2’: First impressions

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I’m a huge fan of Xenoblade Chronicles X. So much so, that the very sight of Monolith Soft’s logo during the Nintendo Switch presentation sent me into a frenzy. Considering how X ended, I and

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Ristul3393d ago

Those pants... look so... umm... yeah...

Bimkoblerutso3392d ago

Was going to say the same thing. Doesn't really affect my excitement for the game...but...it would feel weird not to at least acknowledge those retarded looking pants.

Yi-Long3393d ago

Trailer had me excited, but I expect Nintendo to botch the Western release again (dub only), so that dampens my enthusiasm quite a bit...

kevnb3392d ago

The voice over has been really good so far though.

The 10th Rider3392d ago

I'm worried about the release date. I would be shocked if it comes out in the West this year. I'm expecting holidays next year, honestly.

ZeekQuattro3392d ago

Well since the console isn't region locked you can just get the Japanese release. Problem solved.

JacketsNest1013392d ago

You do realize the system is regions free, right?

Yi-Long3392d ago

I know, but we don't know yet if the Asian releases will have English subtitles.

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sk8ofmnd3392d ago

Hard to form an opinion with a 30 second showing. Nintendo fans seem to praise the 1st one so i bet they are happy.

phoenixwing3392d ago

I played the first one and i'm not a nintendo fanboy (family bought a wii not me). It was a good game.

Neonridr3392d ago

that's because the first one was regarded very well and offered so many hours of gameplay. Many people put in over 100 hours on their copies.

sk8ofmnd3392d ago

Hmm maybe ill go snag my sisters wiiu to play it. I know thats how ill be playing breath of the wild as well. Zelda has never been about amazing graphics and the two versions dont seem the gen ahead apart when looking at them side by side.

conanlifts3392d ago

The first was amazing. I have heard talk of a port and if so i will buy it day 1. But the camera controls were terrible in the first.

sk8ofmnd3392d ago

Im glad to hear you liked it. Shitty camera controls can tarnish an otherwise amazing experience like in resi evil 1, 2, and code veronica x.

conanlifts3392d ago (Edited 3392d ago )

I think the problem was because it didn't auto lock the camera on the player. So in battles i would find myself staring at a wall as i moved etc. I only had the wii mote and nunchucks and have been told the camera was easily corrected with the pro controller. The wii controls were just not suited for the game. But its a great game.

JacketsNest1013392d ago (Edited 3392d ago )

You do realize the system is regions free, right?

Sorry wrong reply.

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DillyDilly3392d ago

I hope they port the first one to the Switch should not be hard since they did it for the Wii U

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Ranking the Xenoblade Chronicles games, from best to worst

NE: "Today, we're taking on the difficult task of ranking every single game in the Xenoblade Chronicles series from best to least best."

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repsahj88d ago

For me, Xenoblade 2 and 3 and Final Fantasy 7 remake and rebirth are the best JRPGs or RPGs in general ever made. Yes, they even surpassed Expedition 33 in my honest opinion. Before, the Tales series was among my favorites, but I was very disappointed with their last game, Tales of Arise. Its world has become linear and not as expansive as their previous games. Fortunately, its battle gameplay is still very good. I hope that in the next Tales game, they will expand the game even more.

Hoping for a new Xenoblade game from Monolith Soft in this year's Nintendo General Direct. And it should be a Switch 2 exclusive.

Sircolby4587d ago

Yeah, Xenoblade 2 and 3 are amazing. I would have put Xenoblade 2 in first and 3 in second if I was ranking them.

Zeldafan6487d ago (Edited 87d ago )

The "worst" Xenoblade game is still better than 95% of games out there. Xenoblade 2 is my favorite rpg ever. All the Xenoblade games have incredible characters, soundtracks, voice acting, stories, world design and combat (save for Xenoblade 1 whose combat, while good, is not incredible).

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Why all four Xenoblade Chronicles games need Nintendo Switch 2 Editions

NE: "We look at each Xenoblade Chronicles game's performance on Nintendo Switch and how each one would be impacted by a Switch 2 Edition or patch."

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Vits159d ago

What makes it even sadder is that if you jailbreak your Switch 1, it actually runs those games better than the Switch 2. Since you can, on the fly, change the rendering resolution and overclock the device to handle it.

I’m currently playing Xenoblade X like that and it’s great, no FPS drops, and even in handheld mode, the game looks very clear. Though, I have to say, I’m still a bit divided on whether I like or dislike the changes they made from the Wii U version. On one hand, everything looks cleaner and the models feel more alive, but on the other hand, it looks less unique.

Zeldafan64158d ago (Edited 158d ago )

Saying X looks less unique is not something I ever expected to read. I think the character models look quite a bit better in the Switch version (not that I thought they looked bad in the Wii U version). The world and monster design are some of the best I've ever seen in video games though I'll still give a slight edge to Xenoblade 2's world design. Leftherian Archipelago is my favorite location in any video game from a visual standpoint followed closely by endgame of Xenoblade 1.

Vits157d ago

If you think the Switch version models look unique, I have dozens of anime titles to sell to you.

Zeldafan64155d ago

I was talking about the world and monster design being unique, not the character models. Guess I should have made that clearer.

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Monolith Soft May Be Hinting At Xenoblade 2 Remaster For Switch 2, Visual Comparison Inside

Monolith Soft may be hinting at a remaster of its action role-playing game, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, for the Nintendo Switch 2.

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Goodguy01248d ago

They should update these games for the switch 2 hardware, might as well as we wait for the next new xenoblade game.

repsahj246d ago

I hope this is a free update for switch 2. Specially XCX.

jznrpg246d ago

2 was the game I liked the least but it was still pretty good

Zeldafan64246d ago

2 is my favorite in the series even though it's the one I have the most issues with.

Duke19246d ago (Edited 246d ago )

So outside of a side by side comparison you would never notice a difference between the original title and the remaster?

It’s depressing how many people want to keep buying the SAME GAME on a new platform.

Zeldafan64246d ago

The Xenoblade games deserve way higher sales numbers than they get.

peppeaccardo246d ago (Edited 246d ago )

Switch 2 = Replay Station