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Xenoblade Chronicles X is Pure Scenery Porn

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Xenoblade Chronicles X may be on a system far less graphically powerful than the PS4 or Xbox One, but that doesn’t stop it from having some of the most beautiful alien scenery I’ve seen in a game.

At this point, I’ve been playing Xenoblade Chronicles X for around 20 hours. And in that time, I’ve only just begun to explore four of the game’s six major regions. But let me tell you, the wonders I have seen are stunning to say the least.

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acekaze3293d ago

It wont take long until someone comes in here and says "X game has better graphics", or the usual " To bad the characters look horrible", people seem to have forgotten that a good gameplay, a good storyline and a deep sense of imersion make a game, if we went by todays kids standarts gaming would have never reached to the point it is today, just because "pong" was simply to bland and uncolourfull

wonderfulmonkeyman3293d ago (Edited 3293d ago )

In all honesty, the only two character faces I've seen that look off, were the main character with orange hair that Nintendo made for their announcement, which we can change to look better, and Lyn.
And her odd looks were just because she didn't have enough white in her eyes to balance out how much space her dark pupils took up! The rest of her face was cute, far as digital girls go.XD
Other than that, I haven't had any issues with the rest of the cast.
Everyone else looks great, IMO. Especially Elma.

But I digress; there was an article a while back where, IIRC, someone related exploring Mira to stepping into the kind of fantasy world that he would get lost in while reading his favorite books, or daydreaming of his own worlds.
I agreed with it profoundly.

Edit: found it!
http://geekparty.com/xenobl...

I honestly feel that making a game look great is more about art style than the number of pixels everything has crammed into them.
I've felt that way since the first time I picked up and played Secret of Mana.
Games like this, more than any others, help to reinforce that feeling.

My dearest wish is that third parties, and other teams within Nintendo, will try harder with the system, and it's successor, after seeing what Monolith Soft has accomplished here.
If Monolith can make a game like this happen on lower powered hardware, there's no reason why others cannot do the same if they actually try their hardest.

OtakuDJK1NG-Rory3293d ago

well the players can always make Lyn wear a helmet.

wonderfulmonkeyman3292d ago

Pfft!
This might sound a bit screwed up of me, but the first thought to pop into my mind, when I read your post, was Reyne from the first Xenoblade shouting the words "Quick! Cover the ugly!"
And I have no idea why, because he NEVER said that.XD

ThunderPulse3292d ago

SKYRIM without Mods has better graphics!!!!!!!!

IrisHeart3292d ago

Except this has nothing to do with any of the things you mentioned. Dude said game looks good, it looks ok, end of story.

3-4-53292d ago

* It's odd that some gamers are so hardcore about THEIR favorite game that they don't want anything else good to exist.

They want THEIR game to be the only one....with no competition.

It's odd.

For the rest of us, having another good solid RPG/JRPG to play is always a good thing, regardless of which console it's released for.

* I didn't get to play Ni No Kuni ( no PS3/4)even though it looks beautiful.....Do I hate on PS because of it? NO? I'm happy for those that get to play it.

Can't wait to play Xeno X

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AKR3293d ago

The original XC had some pretty damn good looking environments despite running only on the Wii's hardware, so I'm not surprised MonolithSoft was able to create something this good on the U's hardware.

Nintendo's first-party titles on the U have some of the best art direction we've seen in years.

Neonridr3293d ago

man those screens look really, really nice.

DanielGearSolid3292d ago

I watched IGN playing it last night... The battle system looks so boring.

Maybe its just fun to play not to watch

themonado3292d ago

Yeah, it's not really fun to watch, but I enjoyed the battle system for the original Xenoblade (which is the same for this game).

FullmetalRoyale3292d ago

I actually cannot stand to watch anyone play games, but that's me. If I'm watching gameplay it has to be narrated for me to find it enjoyable.

F0XHOUND3292d ago

Epic game. Its "good" graphics mixed with absolutely fantastic artistic direction and style... many people say oh X game has better graphics.... yet this will be way better, tbh it looks better than anything shown in even final fantasy xv artistically.

NoctisPendragon3292d ago (Edited 3292d ago )

ANYTHING shown in FF XV is a lil too much , nothing can beat Accordo believe it or not .

http://img2.wikia.nocookie.... .

Look that City every cm^2 on the picture has something to show and something to tell .

Lucis arts are also looking really good : http://www.novacrystallis.c... .

Same goes for Lestallumm : http://img3.wikia.nocookie.... , http://img2.wikia.nocookie.... .

If we don't count those townd we have only seen 0,5 % of the world map (the demo map ) and i have to agree that XCX looks better than the demo .

XCX beats anything seen in the demo or Lestallum but not Lucis and even more not Accordo .

F0XHOUND3292d ago

I'm a huge final fantasy fan, literally life long. But XCX so far, from what we've seen is a far more interesting world then XV.

The demo is beautiful, and I absolutely know the game will look awesome graphically and artistically. But seriously, this game "XCX" is literally once in a consoles generation levels of good imo. This looks like every second you explore will be in awe. "So far" FFXV had had set pieces that gave that, the behemoth, Ramuh etc... but these plains were so linear and quite average artistically. I'm looking forward to seeing areas like woodland or typical magical styles if areas like past final fantasy games. Also, final fantasy always has awesome music to accompany the visuals, both of these games will be awesome. But right now, XCX looks better.... but hey, we've seen very little of XV! Either way, we win"

NoctisPendragon3292d ago

Yeah i know i am moslty talking about the "anything" .

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With Chronicles Done, It's Time to Make Xenoblade X: Definitive Edition

With Chronicles finished, it's time to return to the mechs and mysteries of Mira

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jznrpg329d ago (Edited 329d ago )

Yea. I own it but don’t want to pull out the Wii U

Zeldafan64329d ago

I never unplugged my Wii U. Still play it almost daily but a definitive edition of X would be appreciated.

jznrpg329d ago (Edited 329d ago )

It’s one of the systems I have the least games for . Though there are some really good games on it. I have systems from Atari’s , Nintendo’s, Segas , TurboGrafx 16 , PS’s etc etc so I put a few in my game storage room. I do pull it out from time to time and I have a new one in a box but won’t open that .
But I’d really like to have a Chronicles X but not on Switch whatever the next console is preferably so they can add more quality to it .

Zeldafan64328d ago

Lucky, you didn't need to explain that.

Zeldafan64329d ago (Edited 329d ago )

Playing X at 1080/60 would be great so waiting for the Switch successor would be ideal but it wouldn't be smart to make it a launch game. It would suck waiting til 2025 to get X definitive edition but I think that's what will happen.

I know people say Wii U has no games but I've got over 100 games for it.

luckytrouble329d ago

I mean, when people say a system has "no games" they aren't saying the system literally had no games released on it. They're more commenting on the state of games that make the system worth owning. For many the Wii U never had a game that made the system worth owning, or if it did, it has a Switch port or successor at this point anyways so they were effectively proven correct to have never purchased a Wii U in the first place.

Yes, depending on the individual the Wii U remains worth owning for the handful of games still locked to it, but for many they'd rather just wait to see what else gets ported in the future at this point. There is exceptionally little you can only play on a Wii U these days though, especially with the eShop dead so anything that may have existed only on it is no longer of consequence to non-Wii U owners.

chaos999329d ago

They said it cost too much time to remap controls unfortunately

luckytrouble329d ago

In all fairness, that's probably a reason they're passing on a few of the still Wii U locked games. Starfox Zero, among the reasons you may not want to port it, would need its entire control scheme reworked from the ground up. Chronicles X may not be as extreme of a case (I don't know, I've never played or watched gameplay), but often unless a game is going to sell really well, it can be hard to convince a company to do more than the basic expected remaster work. Heck, a lot of people figure the only reason we got Galaxy 1 in the 3D All Stars collection for example is because they had already done the work for the Nvidia Shield port for China, which subsequently is likely the major reason they didn't include Galaxy 2. They simply did not want to remap the game controls. It may sound silly since it sounds so simple just by the words, but you have to figure more goes into it than you're probably thinking if it's that much of a sticking point.

DefaultComment329d ago

Yes, I agree. We definitely need to retake Xenoblade Chronicles X which btw it left us on a cliffhanger suggesting there wiull be a XCX2 .... and im up for it.

isarai329d ago (Edited 329d ago )

I put so many hours into X, just please ad a music volume setting was going crazy walking around base and hearing

"UH UH... YEAH!.. YEAH!...YEAHYEAHYEEEEAAAAH!..U H UH!"

FinalFantasyFanatic329d ago

I can't believe they haven't done it yet, it's the Xenoblade game I'm most excited for, I would buy it in a heart beat.

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ZeekQuattro767d ago

I wish The Last Story would make a comeback.I played it years before I got around to Xenoblade. Mainly because of the scalping going on because of Xeno's limited run. It took me a few tries to get into it but once I did I couldn't put it down. A Wii hidden gem for sure.

pietro1212766d ago

As much as I love Xenoblade, Last Story was the better game IMO. I wish Nintendo would remaster or simply port the game onto the Switch.

porkChop767d ago

Xenoblade went on to be a really successful franchise too.

pietro1212767d ago

I wish the Last Story get a Switch remaster or remake. That game deserves a second chance

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The 3DS and Wii U eShop is shutting down in 2023 - download these games before they’re gone

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MadLad809d ago (Edited 809d ago )

If they're not important enough to be held on their own official storefront then they're not important enough to give your money to Nintendo.

Buy these, physically, used or simply emulate them.

This article comes off as nothing more than advertising games that Nintendo, themselves, don't care to offer you... buy now!

ocelot07808d ago

Wait hang on where all the outrage? I swear when Sony tried to do this with PS3 last year. There was outrage from all corners of the gaming universe.

Why does no one care Nintendo is doing it?

MadLad808d ago (Edited 808d ago )

There has been.
A lot of it.

Simply type in "3DS" in Google and tell me what you see.

ocelot07808d ago

Oh I have a fair few websites reporting on it. But where is the outcry on here? I remember their was 2-3 approved top voted articles when Sony announced they where closing the PS3 store. All slating them and not caring about customers.

I should of worded it better. Where is all the outrage on n4g?

MadLad808d ago (Edited 808d ago )

N4G is a fanboy site, mainly frequented by only Sony.
Microsoft is their direct competition, so you'll typically only see articles that are made to rile up those fanbases.

Nintendo does it's own thing, so they're rarely brought up, aside from their fans. The most you get is the same typical two or three posters claiming Nintendo is only for infants.

If you come to N4G for educated discourse and reasonable discussion, this isn't the place. Sad as it is.

pietro1212808d ago

It's lame that it is shutting down. Now I feel rushed buying all the rpgs I missed out on the system.

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