Topic: Xenoblade Chronicles 2

@Henmii That's some bad luck. Does Amazon ship to Holland? If not, digital may be the way to go.

@NinjaAceTrainer,

I did send the package back. I just wrote the proper information on the box. I hope they can still deliver the game, or at least give me my money back (I used a giftcard).

I'm a little disappointed. Why does Akhos use his bow in the awakening cutscene and we are only getting a scythe as a blade? That doesn't make any sense..

Opened all of my core crystals now that you can skip the summoning animation. Unfortunately, it also skipped the rare blade animation. I used all 99 commons, 18 rares and 2 legendary core crystals that I had and ended up with 3 new blades, all from common crystals. I think I'm missing 6 now and at least three of them are from quests. I haven't finished Vess' quest, I don't have Praxis' friend and I think there's also one in Tantal which I didn't visit after leaving that place because I was so busy trying to beat the game.

I'm currently playing other games but I'm interested in New Game+ and I still have bunch of things to discover in the main game as well. I just want to finish some other games before playing another 100+ hours.

PSA: Core Chips from equipped Blades that are not engaged (like if you have Mythra and two common Blades and those two common Blades have a +50 Luck Modifier or Gold Chips and you have Mythra on the field) will no longer take effect. This is a flat nerf across the board to not only getting 999 Luck, but also to Gold Chips and mid-game Morag, who's really going to not be as good anymore mid-game due to Pentagon Chips not being as good.

That said, I don't know if it's a glitch that came with 1.3.0 or if it's a bug fix. For all we know, Monolith saw that as a bug to fix and it makes sense from both perspectives tbh.

@subpopz Whichever form you pick in Morytha affects cutscenes from that point on. For example, if you pick Mythra, Rex will yell her name at the end, you will see Mythra's lips move at the end, and when Pneuma isn't in a cutscene, Mythra will be running around, rather than whoever you had active. As well as the choice that you get asked, which name to give Pneuma.

@subpopz @NinjaAceTrainer In addition, whichever form you choose affects Pneuma's default animation. Choosing Pyra has Pneuma stand like her with arms next to the body, and choosing Mythra has Pneuma stand like her with one hand on the hip.

Finally beat the game. The ending and final boss fight fell off a cliff for me but otherwise an enjoyable 140 hours. I’ll come back when the dlc comes out.

Just rebeat the game on NG+. And wew, still love the game. That surprise after the end of the credits was great.

@Ryu_Niiyama Curious, that implies you didn't like those two. What about them you didn't like? Just wondering, because I have heard enough people not like both to peak my interest.

Okay just started this as finally have the time this game deserves some long sessions in the dock. A few early observations from my first few hours.

Had heard a lot about the voice acting before starting and thought I would hate it. I'll admit that it is strange the various British accents in a game like this but... I kinda like it. I mean it's different at least and sort of endearing. Let's see what I think after 100 hours!!

Great art style and design love what I am seeing of the world so far. Love the little touches.

Awesome music.

Combat system will take some getting used to.

@AlternateButtons

Do have the Battle Course items equipped? These items boost exp. gained, so that obviously helps. I'm currently on level 70 and the lvl 73 Queen Arachno enemies in Gormott give a lot of exp. They shouldn't he too hard to take down. Hope I helped.

@bluemage1989 I totally agree. Started yesterday. I do like the vibe but I don't like how linear and slow the first few hours went. I hope (and expect) that will change though, from everything I've read.

What I do worry about is the complex and chaotic battle system. I don't really get the hang of that yet... Must admit that my (j)rpg experience is very limited.

Hello,

I think I am just before the (SPOILER) : final battle and i have some questions :
Is it ok to patch the game now?; I did all my playthrough at 1.1.0 and i'm a big afraid of bugs that could emerge if i patch^^. For example, while the game often has slow downs, i don't remember it stuttering even once (in 125 hours!) so that's not bad!

If i go into the fight, would i still be able to do things in the world after or i need to do it now?

Is ng+ good? i actually kinf of want to continue with my levels and to complete my collection of blade but it means that the world will not be available right away of course, and i'm a little slow^^.

Finally, the game was just PHENOMENAL!!
i'm so sad that i'm at the end ((((((((((((((((((((((((

I just started playing Xenoblade chronicles 2 my first time is awesome
But I have a problem on right corner it say Current objective Press ZR
that message wont go away, and when i press ZR nothing happen
Does that happen to anyone else just in the start of the game when you start playing.

@8-Bit_Superman You have to downgrade your weapons too, if you're looking for an "authentic" experience.

I'm 80 hours in, chapter 6, doing lots of sidequests and blade quests, and it's one of those games that get better the more you play.
I just wish I had more time to invest in games nowadays.

@toiletduck

Nice to know someone else is just starting as well!! Yeah I have a reasonable amount of experience with jrpgs but not tackled something like this in a long time. I'm excited by the challenge but sometimes I think... am I doing this right?? Am I missing something?? Is there some detail I've forgotten from the tutorial??

The game does seem quite linear at this point but I'm actually okay with that for now I just hope it opens up a bit.

That soundtrack though is blowing me away. It sets the mood perfectly for sure.

What are your thoughts graphically??

Yeah in NG+ you are definitely OP for a bit no matter what you do.

Yeah that's actually how I feel most of the time but I'm starting to get the hang of it, now that I'm getting used to the basic mechanics. I'm still getting killed most of the time when I take on a lvl9 beast while I'm at level 12 though...

I really like the colourful 'cartoonish' environment. Have to get used to all the girls in the game having enormous chests and don't where too many clothes, though I don't say that's a bad thing

On another note though: how important is that Tiger Tiger mini game? I really hate it and I totally suck at it. If I'd like to play arcade games, I would buy some random ACA NEOGEO game and not a 2017 AAA 1st party title. If it's important to get really good at it, I might actually consider to sell the game... Yes, I hate it that much

@AlternateButtons hehe thanks for your advice and comforting words! I still don't get why they would implement such a minigame like this in a game like this though...