Xenoblade Chronicles X is out now in North America and Europe, which is certainly something to celebrate for Wii U owners that enjoy immersive, challenging RPG experiences. We've already shared our view that it's a fantastic game in our review - in that article we describe various key gameplay mechanics, so give that a read for some basics. We've also stated that this is a complex experience, occasionally sliding into slightly over-complicated territory.
When playing the game for review we came unstuck a few times, so the aim of this guide is to provide some key tips and pointers for your time with the game. All situations are retrievable, but hopefully this guide will get your adventure on Planet Mira off to a good start.
Read the manual. Seriously, read it...
It may be odd to say this in a guide, especially as point one, but it's vitally important. Even veterans of Xenoblade Chronicles should hit up the e-manual and read through it, as there are mechanics and processes that aren't immediately apparent in the game, nor are they ever explained. A great thing about this game is that it doesn't hold your hand and enforce hours of tutorials, but likewise it also leaves a lot of lessons untaught.
So, read the manual, then bear these tips in mind.
Exploration is vital right from the start
In the first few hours the experience is relatively linear as you're introduced to the first area, Primordia. You'll be shown how to use data probes (more on those shortly) and engage in early missions and battles. What's key from the moment the leash is loosened is exploration. It'll be about 20 hours before you own a Skell (mech) and over 40 hours before you can fly one, so exploration into new areas will often be on foot.
It's important, though, for the following reasons.
- Finding new areas will update your map on the GamePad, and Data Probes are integral. Those faded out on the map are yet to be activated, so look for these red beams of light shooting up from the ground and activate as many as possible. Doing this increases your 'survey rate' - a requirement in accessing some missions - but also reveals more information on the surrounding area.
- Discovering probe sites and locations is a hugely useful means of levelling up. You often get a healthy chunk of experience points just for finding an area, typically far more than completion a side mission, for example. Keep an eye out for caves and coves that aren't easily visible on the map.
- Be wary, however, always keep an eye on the indigens or enemiesthat are present, assessing their levels compared to your own and those of your crew. If areas are swarming with powerful enemies, you should come back when you're better equipped for the challenge. Remember that an eye icon above an enemy means they attack on sight, and a lightning symbol means they attack if they hear you.
- Gather items as you go - you'll see a lot of blue orbs as you explore, and you should pick them up as much as possible. A lot of the items may seem useless when you grab them, but as you progress and take on more missions you'll often need a diverse range of goodies in order to make progress.
Some key exploration tips, meanwhile, from our experience:
- Some parts of the world can only be reached in a Skell; if you've really tried to find a way around a mountain and have no luck, it's likely impossible on foot.
- Use the sea - Primordia, Noctilum and Oblivia are connected by land, but Sylvalum and Cauldros are on a separate continent. When levelled up a good degree it can be worth heading to the North coast in Oblivia and swimming to discover Sylvalum (or gliding across the sea in your pre-flight Skell). Some vital items can be collected at sea, too.
Equip yourself and your team
A key part of this game that continues across from its predecessor is that you have to micro-manage your team to get the best out of them. Within the Start menu you'll see 'Party', and in here that are a range of sub-menus, as follows.
- Status - A handy resource for assessing your current crew, their gear and their capabilities.
- Ground Gear - Now for the nitty-gritty. In here you manage weapons, clothing and armour for everyone in your team. You'll probably find that most of your guns and armour options are picked up after winning battles or when completing quests; we haven't bought much of our equipment. Check all categories for each team-mate regularly and upgrade when options are available; in our experience stronger armour or ground weapons can be the difference between success and failure in tightly fought story mission battles, in particular.
- Skell Gear - Once you access Skells and perhaps buy more to assign to your team (they need to be level 30 before you can give them one) this is where you customise or change armour and 'Art Weapons'. Unlike ground based battles, it's the weapons that define the Arts that are available with Skells, so you should be sure to maximise the capabilities of your mechs.
- Arts - These are your vital attacks, buffs and defensive moves in ground-based battle, integral throughout and particularly in the first 20-or-so hours. When you level up you unlock more moves so that you can customise your loadout with Arts that you like the most. You also use this screen to level up Arts utilising Battle Points - rather like with ground gear, the level of arts can make the difference in a tight battle. Be sure to manage these and upgrade them for yourself and the team, as it's a hugely important area.
- Skills - Another important aspect, you can activate a few skills that improve your character's abilities in various ways, in terms of improving accuracy of attacks, the ability to auto-evade enemy moves and more besides. Like Arts these can be loaded up as you see fit and levelled up with Battle Points, so maximise these as far as possible for yourself and your team.
- Classes - This is an important one. Within this screen are branching trees that cater to different combat approaches - you can be balanced, combative or more of a supportive sniper. After the initial basic option there are three core groups, and then these each split into two separate branches. Each Class requires levelling up to 10 before the next in the branch is then available, but there's certainly scope for exploring multiple classes and paths. Bear in mind that a new class at level 1 will have less arts than the previous at level 10; more arts are unlocked as you rank up, so test out new Class upgrades on weaker foes to get used to it and to unlock more moves.
- Soul Voices - This is where sub-menus within sub-menus really come into force. In a battle your character will respond to certain scenarios by issuing commands, and these often tie into timed moves to activate them. In this section you can go through each command and choose from multiple options in terms of what buffs will be triggered. So if you want a 'HP Peril' trigger to heal you more or to instead heal less but offer temporary invincibility, you can do that. 16 commands have three variations each, so this could take a while to customise.
- Active Members - Most of the time you'll have Elma and Lin with you, yet outside of story and affiliate missions (which often 'require' certain party members) you can add many others to your team to boost affinity or help them level up.
- Return to Skell - If you've left you mech to explore on foot but want a quick return, select this option.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it...
The mission structure in Xenoblade Chronicles X is interesting, as the number of Story Chapters is actually relatively humble. Yet they often require certain player levels and completion of other quests to access, and much of the narrative here is driven by Affinity missions and even smaller tasks. Let's break it down.
- Story Missions - These are the main attraction and prompt notable moves for plot progression. After the early stages the access requirements are so stringent, however, that a good number of hours can pass between taking on chapters.
- Affinity Missions - The next tier down and, importantly, just like Story Missions these can only be taken one at a time and cannot be cancelled. These incorporate side-story elements and are often required to unlock Story Missions. Be careful before accepting one, using your map to make sure you've found and selected the task you want or need to undertake.
- Normal / Basic Missions - You choose these at the BLADE terminal and are limited to 20 at a time. Some develop into sub-plots in which you help other New LA citizens or even try and resolve disputes, while others simply require you to find specific objects or kill dangerous creatures in Mira. As you're limited to 20 we recommend that you only 'accept' missions such as hunting certain creatures or bigger missions with multiple parts. Those that necessitate collecting assorted objects in the world can be left alone as you can see whether you've gathered the materials already while checking the terminal. When you have '7 high accelerators', for example, it'll show in the objective screens and you can accept and clear the mission immediately. Save your 20 slots for tasks where you want to set waypoints, not collect-a-thons.
A key tip with missions, also, is that many are discovered and triggered simply by exploring New LA. There are six areas - five excluding your BLADE Barracks - full of characters and hidden secrets. Look for NPCs with blue or yellow speech bubbles and go nearby, as these provide cues, tips and even unlock new missions. The hexagonal panels on the GamePad map often show 'New' discoveries when you do this, so tap these panels to see what's at those locations.
When running around New LA also keep a close eye on the sub-map visible on the top right of the TV screen. It often shows exclamation marks for characters and objectives, with red equivalents being missions that may not have appeared on the BLADE terminal.
Online Play
When you launch the game you can choose to focus on solo play - in which case online features are more hidden - or to prioritise online missions. These actually have little difference between them, as you can choose the online-centric option but still mostly mind your own business playing the solo campaign, for example.
When online your BLADE 'Division' is relevant; there are eight to choose from and you can switch at any time. Each division rewards extra bonuses for completing certain kinds of tasks, so switch these around if you're taking on particular types of challenges. If you're focused on exploring and placing data probes the Pathfinders are best, while if you're fighting a lot of battles and clearing missions the Interceptors are more rewarding, and so on. Keep an eye on these eight options and switch out at the 'Network Console' in the Barracks if you can find a group better suited to your current gameplay goals.
We explained aspects of this in our review, but below are tips for online features that aren't immediately obvious in-game.
- When out in Mira 'Squad Tasks' show as icons in the bottom right. Hold R and then cycle through them with L to see descriptions; these are often timed, and if you contribute you receive 'Reward Tickets' which can be redeemed for items at the Network Console.
- You can also contribute greatly to your Division simply by completing solo missions or tasks fitted to its requirements - see our paragraph above - which is a vital source of Reward Tickets. So there's scope to earn these even when ignoring Squad tasks.
- Squad Missions are often triggered when your Division has met Squad Tasks, and you can join other online players in their parties, host one of your own or take them on solo with your AI team.
- To tackle the biggest quests - particularly Nemesis battles - you need to be at certain levels and have reached the Skell stage. Also, though, you need Medals; you earn these by contributing greatly to the timed Squad Tasks, so bear than in mind.
- Time Attack Missions at the network console are tackled solo with your AI crew and can be repeated as much as you like. These offer a lot more experience points that normal, so if you're grinding to move up levels these are hugely useful.
Some final useful tips
Xenoblade Chronicles X is a game with incredible depth, much of which you'll discover as you progress through the mammoth campaign. We'll round off with some miscellaneous tips:
- In the Start menu you'll see the Affinity Chart - it's useful for seeing how much you've bonded with the sprawling cast. Some Affinity Missions necessitate a certain Affinity level with characters, so try to shake up your crew to develop these bonds as you play, especially when tackling easier missions. Focus on characters like Lao, Doug and Irina, but try to find space for more minor characters too.
- Use the GamePad map in both New LA and Mira. In New LA, particularly, it's invaluable for viewing details on available Affinity missions, or simply to see information on where certain characters - that can be recruited into your team - typically hang out.
- Use Data Probes properly, the game will show you how near the start of the game and it's important to give this attention. When viewing a data probe segment by tapping on it you can see what benefits and resources can be found. If a probe has actual mineable resources beyond the standard 'Miranium' be sure to set Mining Probes, as some key Affinity Missions can require resources only found via these Probes. Be sure to explore these areas thoroughly to avoid frustrating waiting later on.
- Talk to fellow gamers when trying to find a specific collectible or item that's blocking progress. As the world is so enormous it can be overwhelming when seeking a specific item within a continent, especially when they may be limited to spawning in one or two small areas. We had to use Japanese resources and speak to fellow reviewers, but now many more have the game and can help each other.
- Skells - These typically come with 3 'insurance' points, which recover it for free if it gets destroyed. When these are gone, however, it costs a lot to get your Skell back, so if a battle's going poorly use Y to bail out of the mech so it survives, even if you'll then likely die and get put back to a checkpoint. When your teammates have Skells and you want them to exit the mechs to preserve them, meanwhile, you need to access the battle commands menu (Start button during battle) and tell them to do so.
This guide will evolve in the coming days; hit us up in the comments with your enquiries and we'll add more details to try and help.
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Good read, now putting it into practice ASAP.
I'm about to start the game as soon as I'm done typing this. So excited~
Helpful stuff, Tom! No doubt I'll be using this guide a lot in the near future.
I've got the game, but my gamepad has yet to return from the repair workshop. TORTURE
I'll be using one of these tips in my stream in a bit and that's exploration. Just played the first hour and there was so much to absorb
My game data has failed to download thrice. And the data somehow managed to corrupt each time.
Torture for me as well!!!
Nintendo really needs to have a faster turn-around time with localizations. If they had gotten this game out before Fallout 4, XCX would be the game with the mechs and Fallout 4 would be the copy-cat.
Nintendo really needs to have a faster turn-around time with localizations. If they had gotten this game out before Fallout 4, XCX would be the game with the mechs and Fallout 4 would be the copy-cat.
Pre ordered the special edition ages ago from the Nintendo UK store and it didn't come. Annoyed is not the word!!!!
I'm glad this is a long article - AS I AM STILL WAITING FOR MY INSTALL TO COMPLETE AFTER 4 HOURS!
Got multiple Collector Editions on the way from UPS, due to be delivered today. I'm tempted to just pay for a digital download and start playing, but gosh dang I already will have 4 copies (forgot to cancel my Newegg order... oops). Do I really want to pay for a 5th lol?
@cfgk24 Same here, the wait is killing me!
Luckily both of my parents are going out for a whole day tomorrow, I wonder what I'll be doing...
Can't wait to pick it up tomorrow at some point.
didn't read lol. planning on figuring all out myself and probably find out stuff for myself waaaaay too late. not to many games out there where that's even possible, so I'm cherrishing that feeling of exploration
Still waiting on my delivery .
Great tips to get started! I also really recommend reading the manual foe this, really do yourself a favor. I can imagine you don't want to spend time reading it on your console and I found it's also on the internet! Follow this link: https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Wii-U/Xenoblade-Chronicles-X-766921.html#game_info and click on the details tab. Somewhere on that page is a link to download the manual PDF. It also works great on phones so you can read it while traveling or so. Hope that helps
What a traumatic day:
1. Had to work when game was being delivered
2. Was told by housemate that game had not arrived (they even checked outside)
3. Sent a snotty email to GAME
4. Came home to find game on doorstep
5. Realised Wii U is at friend's house
6. Sent apology to GAME
I reckon I will be started by 10pm. This guide nearly blew my head up so not sure how my fragile mind will take the game!
@Fazermint No ProController lying around? I actually have my gamepad on its stand just for a map and am playing with le pro controller.
@LasermasterA Yikes. I saw your post on one of the other articles recently. Are you doing anything differently?? I preloaded the entire game using my phone's tethered connection and I'm playing right meow without problems.
I thought downloading the data packs would be step 1.
Bookmarking page......I'll go back to this after Christmas day.
@Zetro
Used my home WiFi connection to download around half when the internet disconnected and instead of pausing like it should, the game decided to get its data corrupted. Thought it was a one off error, happened twice again with my tethered connection.
Finally changed settings to static IP and Google's DNS servers, hopefully download completes this time. My data limit is about to get over as well -_-
Im still not sure. It has some good scores and some not so good, averaging out at about 85.
Im not sure why but I get the feeling I will get bored before I finish the game. It might be because I have watched a few videos and all I see is this figure running and jumping through a vast landscape swimming and jumping up high mountains, passing the occasional monster grazing or whatever. Until many hours later you acquire some sort of transport which allows you to go through the landscape quicker.
A gather there are tasks but I have not seem a video showing any.
I could start playing now, but I'm waiting until Christmas. I'm not waiting when FAST releases next week though. I'm playing that sucka immediately.
Two questions here:
1. Are Timed Quests back on this game?
2. For those who bought the special bundle edition how do I open the music files on the USB?
Thanks
This is one of the games where I knew, as a Xenoblade Chronicles vet, that I will need a guide for this one. My limited edition guide arriving on monday only, but it is confirmed, a lot of stuff will go unanswered, because half the time it is random people that explain you how to do stuff and what exactly you need to do, so you often end up not seeing them or running past them. I hope the guide has all answers.
My wii U keeps freezing - before I get to save anything. . .
Hello, I have a minor inquiry. I have heard there is something like a bestiary in this game, yet no information has been given on it. I know this aspect of the game is rather inconsequential, but I always love encyclopedic representations of the nature of games.
Furthermore, in the bestiary, how many enemies are there? In the first Xenoblade, there were over 700 if I recall correctly from a wiki page. Also, how is the bestiary sorted? Are bosses included in the bestiary? Thank you for answering!
Thanks for this! i just got off work and am in fact about to pick up my shiny physical copy, and this is just what I needed to shake off a bit of the huge-game-intimidation.
Thanks for the helpful guide!
Man, been playing for some 7 hours already but not having the feeling of having accomplished something at all, considering how big everything is!
Only gripe with the game so far is the absence of story drive. I'm already questing a lot and yes, there are a lot of NPCs and it feels quite alive, but when I compare it to the journey of Xenoblade Chronicles, it feels a bit lacking. Hopefully it will get better, though it's really an impressive game already!
I pre-ordered the guide with micro fibre cloth shortly before release from GAME but got an email to say it had been cancelled. The nl guide will make a good alternative.
I downloaded the basic high impact pack. I don't have enough space for all 3 remaining. The biggest size is the players pack so will download this and will see how it goes.
@rsanchez1 Well techically other than the first Xenoblade Chronicles the Xeno series has always delt with some form of mechs. Xenogears had Gears and The XenoSaga trilogy had the A.G.W.S. Oh and keep this in mind originally in the earlier Fallout games before 4 they were just power armor suits. In the Xeno series they've always been of the full blown Mech variety.
@WarlockNem If I'm anything like the average gamer, all I'm gonna know is, "Oh, another game with mechs. Copycats"
@Zetro Sadly, only Classic Controller Pro. Nintendo doesn't want me to use their best controller ever with this game, sadly, only their twitchy Wii U pro controller...
playing for 30 hours now,dont even have my skell yet.its so huge i just keep exploring and i forget about what i'm supposed to do.its so awesome getting lost in x.
@rsanchez1 Yeah that's unfortunate. "Oh how cute, look at Nintendo and their copycat little mech game. Now the kids have something to play too while I live on Fallout 4" I wish X had more of a reach, people are truly missing out not giving such an awesome game a chance just because, Nintendo....
@WarlockNem
@rsanchez1
???
I don't know anyone who thinks like that. Mechs have been around LONG before either of these games were even conceptualized. The mere notion that one is copying the other, especially given they are complete opposites in genre and gameplay, is ignorance indeed. Anyone who thinks like that is probably beyond the reach of rational appeal anyways.
@GraveLordXD
Ah man that's unfortunate. I haven't got mine in the mail yet (any hour now UPS), but I sure hope that's not the case with all of them. I'm more interested in the art book and art cell though tbh...
Wow, "Xenoblade Chronicles X" sounds really complicated. I used to have tons of time for RPG's, but lately it's all work and sleep, work and sleep.
@WarlockNem "Well techically other than the first Xenoblade Chronicles the Xeno series has always delt with some form of mechs. " Let's not forget faced mechon!
@JaxonH I'm sure if you look around your place really hard you can find something to play until XCX arrives. Didn't I just read today on PS you are halfway thru some big game - W3, H5, F4? I'll let you guess what they all are.
Not going to read this to closely or the manual. Will tough it out and see how it goes. I am getting the guide 2 weeks before the game but I'm only getting it for the pictures. I'll read it when I'm done. And then if need be I'll start the whole game over.
@rjejr
Where's rjejr and what have you done with him? The Rog I know complains about games being too difficult and shuns anything with a difficulty range beyond that of a teaspoon.
"I don't need the guide but for the pics. If tough it out and if need be Ill just start the game over"
Ya. This definitely isn't rjejr...
I played it for 12 hours straight and so far it's near as complicated as reviews have said. Still complicated enough to be fun though.
Basically anyone that's played Diablo 2 and Chronicles should have not too much of a problem. It's been fantastic so far.
This is still a great idea to have a guide though, I'm sure many will use it. I just hope more casual players aren't being scared of from buying it is all.
@zool 85 is a very good score.. It means that it is getting about 50% 90's and 50% 80's (which last time I checked is still very good). The score is roughly the same as Fallout 4. Anyway.. It is best not to put too much emphasis on metacritic scores. It is best to find reviewers that you trust when you choose games rather than relying on metacritic. I bought Witcher 3 last week partly because it had been rated so high overall, but found out that it emphasized story too much over gameplay and have been somewhat disappointed in it. Anyway, as long as you can get 60 hours of enjoyment out of the game, that is still only 1 dollar per hour... pretty good value for your money.
@GraveLordXD
Dude you're right, that USB drive is the ugliest hunk of scrap I've ever seen passed as a USB drive. Wow.
@JaxonH JRPGs are the only games I'm good at. And they never have minecart levels.
Logged on after midnight, bought it and it was ready for play in the morning. First couple of hours have blown me away... I can't imagine a better WiiU title. My son having a ball playing with me as well.
Can't wait for the next session.
Great guide! Will certainly be helpfull.
Still waiting for my copy, till we can join the fun^^
I'm frantically putting the time into XC whenever iiI can but still only clocked 15 hours, just reached a marshland for the first time. Aim is to complete XC and then roll straight into XCX. Might be a while tho. Enjoy y'all.
My download is getting there.The first 8gb or so took far longer than it should have with my dodgy wifi but it's fairly cracking on now.Going to stock up on food tonight and devote my Sunday to exploring Mira.I seriously cannot wait!
@roboshort you make good points about completing the game. There are very few games I complete 100%.
I find that GameSpot give the most accurate score and they have Xenoblade 80%. I guess they score against all games where as NL only compare against Nintendo console releases and there have few great games of late on the Wii U.
Talking about Squad missions... Am I the only one who consider them as spoilers? The best part of the game is exploration and the two missions I tried send me to a new contintet fighting new monsters... I think I'll skip these until I actually discover the continent they are set.
@zool - Why bother?
First off Gamespot is known to give Nintendo harsh, low, out-lier scores. If you think they're a decent site for reviews, then more power to you...but they're pretty well known for being especially brutal to Nintendo games.
Second, so much of what you say sounds exactly like what haters of Nintendo and fanboys of other consoles have been repeating on message boards. Which is pretty much your routine most of the time too.
There's a few key people on this board we can always count on to bring the spin and negative talking points.
@Nintenjoe64 You'll live..
@Action51 you are way off base. I have bought every console Nintendo have make since and including the N64 (apart from the 2ds). I have never owned a PlayStation or an Xbox.
I'm sure a lot of gamers here have an Xbox or PlayStation and so have a wider choice of games to spend their money on. Others will go along with what ever Nintendo do and show a positive response. Others are negative for the sake of being negative and some just don't bother with their Wii u's any more and have traded it in for an Xbox/PlayStation, so they only appear as low sales for Nintendo games.
But, there are some people (including myself) who are loyal to Nintendo but are not always happy with the way Nintendo are doing things, but stick with them knowing things will improve; as they usually do. But usually do, does not mean 'always will improve'. I think the NX is the last chance Nintendo has to get back on track otherwise they will go the way Sega went. The Wii was a runaway success with 100 million sales but the Wii U failed with only 10 million sales.
As a loyal Nintendo gamer I have the right to comment on Nintendo stuff in a positive way. 'Criticising' is to judge the merits and faults of something and is NOT being negative. I have a lot of good stuff to say about Nintendo but I also think that during the last couple of years Nintendo have lost their way regarding the Wii U. The Amiibo's and the Gamepad are to blame for much of it. OK Amiibo's bring a lot of revenue but games will suffer.
According to Nintendo they are not going to abandon the Wii U when the NX arrives and that the NX is completely different from the Wii or Wii U.
As long as they put Games first and the console can match or better the Xbox and PlayStation they should be OK, but if the NX is just another 'we are not trying to match or keep up with the PlayStation or Xbox graphics, memory and power in favour of gimmicks' then they will struggle.
Many reviews say that Xenoblade x is to powerful for the Wii U and while it looks great for a Wii U game it does show that Nintendo would have been wiser with hindsight forgetting the gamepad and spent the money on Power and memory and graphics.
Lesson one is a given, but I would say its great to have to find out alot of these mechanics ourselves and over time rather than been told every single gameplay nuance before the game is even released. Anyone with a Ps4 will know that the reason games like Bloodborne are so damn addictive and atmospheric is that even veterans can be initially clueless as how to overcome certain sections/monsters. It means when you do beat them you feel like a god.
While XCX isnt anything like Bloodborne it shares that same mysteriousness. Eg. I didnt realise until my third attempt that by locking onto a certain boss's wings that I would ground him, making him a pushover to defeat. Its this lack of knowledge about what im up against that makes me love XCX. Hell, I have Fallout 4, Halo 5, Bloodborne and Rise Of The Tomb Raider and I still think XCX could be my game of the year. Its that good.
@zool Dude, two things. First: Awesome avatar, Zool was a great game for its time!...yes im old...
Second: You are doing yourself an injustice if you dont pick up this game. Did you play Xenoblade Chronicles for wii? Or do you enjoy jrpgs or mmo's? If the answer is no to all of them then...fair enough. But if you like leveling up, massive open worlds, fantastically designed monsters to take out and a huge sprawling epic story (seriously, the game begins with earth being blown up) then you really owe it to yourself to give the game a go.
Finally managed to download the game!
What I find annoying however is that I can't have audio through my headphones without mirroring the main screen on my gamepad, hence having no map and 2nd screen stuff. Is there anyway to get around it without having to go to off-screen mode?
@Marshi Zool was good in it's day. Playing Chibi Robo now, (only purchased it because it was £12, it's better than the reviews say it is) and it reminds me a little bit of Zool crossed with Mario, it has Mintos and other sweets to collect; product placement like Zool.
I may get Xenoblade, haven't ruled it out yet. Got Paper Jam lined up next though.
@zool - I did a little experiment.
I went through your comment history (which is very simple to do here) and EVERY SINGLE COMMENT was a negative talking point or derision of a Nintendo game or negative retort to someone on this board who said something positive about Nintendo or a Wii U game.
I went back about thirty posts and not even ONE POST was just a neutral, passing comment of interest, much less a single note of praise.
You can make long posts that go off into weird tangents about the power of the console compared to Xbox or...whatever...but I think it's clear you are either here expressly to spread a negative agenda, or Nintendo isn't for you and it's time to move on instead of constantly repeating whatever the anti-Nintendo talking point Du-Jour might be.
I was not forcing you to read my posts yet it seems that you like reading them. You are not understanding what 'Criticising' is. As I said above, it is to judge the merits and faults of something and is NOT being negative.
I am happy to give my views regarding Amiibo's for example. There are plenty of people who like them and express their views, but I don't like them so why should I not say so.
Look at my previous comment, what is in your words is negative about that.
You point out any of the 30 posts you viewed and tell me what you see as negative. It won't be easy for you.
@Locke159 There's a long, well dong, fan-made Q&A on YouTube you can watch. They answer many common questions about the game including yours about timed quests. The answer is "no," by the way.
@zool The lowest scores on Metcritic are 70's, which are still pretty good scores. This means the game has gotten positive reviews from everybody, while many have given it outstanding reviews.
If you want a more in-depth look at the gameplay, you should watch Nintendo's Survival Guide videos, which are linked from here in a few articles when each one came out.
@gb_nes_gamer i pre ordered the guide months ago and its also cancelled.very angry now...
@Action51 straight up reported. How can you have nothing better to do than internet stalk another user and question their validity as a Nintendo fan?
Bout to go pick this game up y'all it's been like 40 degrees outside all day. I may be too hot to even handle this today lol can't wait
@zool
You have drastically misjudged this game. Just saying, if you've ever played a JRPG before then you should know where the addictive gameplay loop lies. And if not, it's something you have to experience, not watch.
The world is filled with creatures EVERYWHERE. Like, everywhere everywhere. At any given point you can probably count at least 20-30 indigens within a stone's throw, everything from level 1 to level 100. It's like a real world Pandora.
And of course there's a bunch of running around, as would be expected in any open world game. Fun lies in exploring that world. But it's a JRPG. The REAL fun comes from leveling up and progressing through missions.
And yes, there are enough missions to make your head spin. Probably thousands tbh. If you've played games like Dragon Age Inquisition you'll know what I mean when I say a LOT of missions. All there for you to cherry pick what you like.
The appeal of a JRPG is to be experienced, not watched. All I can tell you is that if you like playing video games, and want not just a good game to play but an epic, amazing game, then go buy Xenoblade X. You don't have to understand what makes it good. You'll figure that out for yourself as you play it.
And a note- the game is averaging an 85... what's the hesitation?!!! That's an EXTREMELY good score. Probably less than 1% of all video games made score an 85 or better on MetaCritic. What are you waiting for, a perfect 100? Don't hold your breath
XCX is awesome so far, but I'm not seeing where all of the confusion lies. Most of the stuff in the manual is found in the game.
Wow, great guide!
I didn't read anything before playing, so I had to figure it out by myself... I really enjoy this game.
Today I played for 7 hours and it was so fun!!
I'm 24 hours in and I see no appearance change option... am I missing something? I don't like the colors of my hair and want to change my eyeballs.
Possible or do I have to beat the game first?
@rsanchez1 Well technically XCX was out way before Fallout 4 was released, even if it was only in Japan. So if anything, Fallout 4 would be the copycat.
But I'm really against such accusations because both games have nothing to do with each other.
@ThomasBW84: Thank you very much for this guide! I just installed the game and will play it now, following the advise in the guide.
Just started this game last night. It's beautiful! But those faces, lol! Thank god that's being changed in Xenoblade 2 on the Switch.
This game is very daunting I must say but I'm going to give it a bash. I spent ages trying to figure out the camera until I read to hold 'L' and use right stick to move camera in and out from your character, much better far away from the character.
I've a lot to learn!
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