Topic: Xenoblade Chronicles New3ds

Wow. Everyone with the console should get that! It's seriously one of the best games you'll ever play. Get it!!!!

For some reason, I can't beat the Solidium Telethia and Assassin. My whole team (Shulk Reyn Sharla) just gets creamed in the first 2 minutes of the battle even though they're the same level as them. Anybody else have any trouble with this/ have any tips?

Was that one of the ones you needed to use the Monado skill to be able to hit? (The one Alvis used in a cutscene against a telethia, can't remember the name)
I don't remember having any trouble with it at all. If in doubt, the answer in Xenoblade Chronicles is always to go away and grind. Being 2 levels higher than an enemy makes a world of difference.

I bought this game last week during Target's buy 2 get 1 free sale. I found my Target's last copy in with the clearance games!

Anyways, I finally fired it up last night. First impressions are that the music is incredible. It seems to have a ton of exploration, which I personally love. I do find the camera controls to be a bit loose if that makes any sense.

I didn't play very long. I fired the game up, scanned in my Shulk Amiibo, used up my tokens on a combo of songs & models; and then jumped into the game. I got to Colony 9 and then did some exploring before saving and stopping for the night.

@dkxcalibur
Do you play the game for the first time? I mean didn't you experience the game in the Wii-era?
Don't give up on the game early for any reason, maybe some do.
It's the best game I have ever played. I wish I would pick up the game and experience it for a first time again. Back then I didn't know it was gonna be that one game, then ofc you don't know how excited you should have been =)

@Konda: yes it's my first time playing the game. I'll be honest, by the time it came out on the Wii, I had already basically moved on from the Wii. I bought a "New" 3DS only because I was already planning on buying another 3DS system anyways and thought I should check out what the hype is all about. I'm only 2 hours into the game. So far I like it. I don't know if I would say it's my favorite game yet but who knows, maybe it will be.

I finally started playing this and I kinda like it but am finding the quest log frustrating to the point I can't be bothered continuing with the game. Why on earth does it display every single quest I ever accepted even after I complete them. Plus why is there no way to accept a single quest as a current and have the arrow on the screen give me at least a hint as to where I am supposed to go.

Am I missing how to use the log correctly?

That is sadly how it works. I just pick up any quest I encounter, most of them will be cleared by just playing trough the story and provide you with nice extras. I would just focus on the main story for the first playtrough, and whenever you find an interesting side quest, try to finish that.

@Flashman: the side quest log is probably the least well-made part of the game, I still say it's more good than bad, the fact that there is no limit to the numbers of quests you can accept and the fact that 80-90% of them aren't frustrating to understand what to do mean I wouldn't say it's bad per-sé. Just that there are a considerable number of annoying ones that are made worse by the log. You're not doing anything wrong, other than I'd say thinking that it's required to do every quest. It most certainly is not, as has already been said, don't try to actively seek out the more obscure side quests on your first play through, I focused on the story and found things much easier.

You can sort them by complete and new and incomplete quests, but I do agree that it should be automatic to display the incomplete ones first.

@Flashman: If you're willing to use a guide, the Xenoblade wiki is a good guide. Be careful, because there are spoilers present. Oh, and a huge protip, make sure you finish the Alcamoth quests ASAP because they will be unavailable past a certain point.

Is there any improvement in the wii u xenoblade as I was considering buying it sometime soon

You mean Xenoblade Chronicles X? It's a new game.

How the hell do you defeat metalface? I have him down to about 50% health but am hitting for 1 da,age almost every time. The fight so far has lasted about 35 minutes. Getting very bored.

@Flashman: You have the Monado now right? Use the Enchant art or try and topple him you will do more damage.

@Flashman

You fight him twice at the beginning. The first time you just need to survive for about 2 mins then it goes to a cutscene. After the sad cutscene you need to beat him by using break then topple whilst in a chain attack.
To build your chain attack gauge again, if you couldn't kill him in 1, use Shulk's "Slit Edge" attack from the side repeatedly. That'll build it back up. You can beat him in 1 chain attack if you've levelled a lot though (see chuggaconroy's playthrough)

@OutCold
Don't think enchant does anything on the early bosses. You just have to topple.

Done it thanks for the help.

I have a similar problem with Xord. I know I need to keep attacking him (or his minions) until I fill the party gauge, then topple him and last just a bit longer before the battle ends. the problem is, even this short amount of time is like impossible to me- every time I almost fill the gauge on of my party members die and the guage goes down again when I attempt to revive him.
Its a short battle with a certain trick to it, but even that much is pretty difficult for me ><

Oh, and I tried to attack only the minions and avoid Xord's attacks, but still couldnt survive long enough to fill the gauge =

i got a week to finish this game and i'm up to sword valley..!

OK... after going back and logging about 15 more hours into this game... I can see why people have been so hyped about it. It's incredible. The battle system, the scope of the story, the open exploration... something just clicked for me.

I still think the side-quests are largely rubbish, of course, and I continue to have no clue what affinity coins actually do, but otherwise I am really enjoying this game now.

@Ralizah: Here's another game I really need to get back into. Maybe after Stella Glow and Steamworld Heist I will give it another go. Got close to half way my first time.