Topic: Xenoblade Chronicles 2

Maybe they should update the base game with some of these changes

So, is there a way to start the NG+ over or do I have to start a brand new game?

This game is sooo good. I was worried about the new combat, but its so easy to do a driver combo now. I like it.

@Trajan I read elsewhere it’s running on a new game engine and they said things should look better (although it’s an early version that probably uses similar assets). My biggest question is if the improvements are noticeable. I thought the xb2 was fine but I would especially hope portable is better. It was plenty of fun on portable but that sharpening filter they added to overcome the low resolution was certainly a step down from docked. Hopefully they improved it.

@Nehalem that's the first I have heard of this. Source?

@Trajan https://nintendoeverything.com/takahashi-on-xenoblade-chronic...

They pretty much is using new engine, and I can see that it looks much better than the base game already! (and the combat feeeeeels so much better too)

@darkfenrir I thought it looked darker... Didn't do a side by side comparison though.

The grass in Gormott is still one dimensional and rotated with your camera. Helps with rendering. I'll check it out more tomorrow.

Now that I've had 10 hours with it, yeah I think I do like the combat more. It feels much faster and you can do more. Hell you can do an entire driver combo after the first "boss".

I have not tried it on handheld yet.

I wondered what XB2 would've looked like if MS dropped the fan service and adopted a more serious approach. This easily surpasses XB2's base game. The combat's flashier and more intuitive, the visuals improved, a smaller cast to focus the story on (over countless filler waifus)—I can go on.

My party's around 35; maybe 10 hours in. I'm going to play as much as I can this weekend. This game is awesome.

To follow Trajan on undocked performance, it's a significant upgrade. The resolution doesn't dip as much, and the FPS seem better. Those are my impressions, anyway.

I don't mind fan service, and I actually really like pyra. That being said, this being a smaller game, as well as it being an expansion on chapter 8 cut scenes, which were serious, is the reason for its only tone.

I played XC2 a lot when it came out and never finished final boss. Now I’m thinking about purchasing Expansion Pass for Torna DLC..
Can someone confirm if I buy Expansion Pass, would I be able to play Torna without catrige inserted because it’s a stand alone game as I heared? I still have a game but it would be nice to play Torna without removing Monster Hunter GU catrige.

@CroRock The cartridge/digital standalone is the only way you can play it by itself. If you buy the ACTUAL DLC, you access the expansion from the main menu so you'll need the physical copy in your Switch to play it.

However, I believe if you buy the standalone digitally (which will cost you an extra $10) so you don't need the cartridge, you can get a code that will give you the rest of the DLC stuff, like Challenge Mode and the six extra Blades. Don't quote me on that though.

@jtmnm I really liked Pyra/Mythra as well in fact I liked almost all the characters with maybe the exception of Nia. Looking forward to some character expansion and hopefully a continuation in Xenoblade 3!!

@jtmnm It might have been a bit better since Takahashi is in uncharted territory for him going the direction Xenoblade 2 went and Torna is literally just another attempt at Xenogears Episode IV only much more smaller-scaled. He's well aware that stories like Xenogears and Xenoblade 1 were more popular, he just wanted to do something different with Xenoblade 2. So I don't really care for this game.

Despite that I liked everyone in 2 a lot. But Torna's characters are really good. Might be the best out of all the Xenoblade games and even beat Xenogears's characters.

@EvilLucario
Thanks for explanation. I think I’ll go with Expansion Pass then because it’s cheaper. Not only that but digital stand alone version will be much larger then 3GB dlc size probably.

@EvilLucario you dont care for xenoblade 2, or you don't care that there were attractive women in it?

Actually the grass in Torna doesn't rotate, but it does in Gormott. Weird. I guess he was saying compare Torna and Gormot in this game, not with the original.

Yeah I really like Jin and Lora. I don't view this expansion as an either or. It really is a game about the cutscenes we saw in the later chapters. People forget that the main game wasn't just Rex and Pyra's relationship. I mean Mythra's still there. I think her chest might be even bigger in this game. Lol

But I'm one of those guys who liked 2 more than 1.

@Trajan I meant the latter. Honestly though, if we had more awesome-looking guys like Zeke, Addam, and Perceval to round out the ratio (I like Rex a lot but he doesn't give off the "awesome-looking" vibe at all), that would have been a bit better for everyone.

@Tsurii At the same time, it IS a standalone release so I don't mind. New Super Luigi U was $30 when that launched as a physical copy and it was $20 as DLC.

It is pretty much its own game anyway, so I find it perfectly fine.

@EvilLucario Yeah I'm with you on Rex. His pants are silly. I remember getting his outfit in BOTW and thinking wtf?

Someone with Jin's style would have been better perhaps. Jin's my favorite guy in this game.

Wow, Torna is fantastic!

The graphics look better and it looks considerably better in handheld mode. I love the new battle system and how quick they are to just teach you how it works and let you at it.

This will surely stand toe to toe with the three main line releases as it's own entity. And stand tall and proud at that. This is just what I needed. Another game to try to pull me away from Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate. Final Fantasy XV Pocket was doing a perfectly good job of that on its own.

Just beat Torna in 15 hours! Damn that was good. There are a bit of problems, but overall it's a damn good worth. Very much a more condensed version of the base game, which is pretty great honestly.

Also comes with extra difficulty and NG+ after you beat it, so if you wish you can get your money's worth. There's also superbosses I haven't even tried to fight yet, so there's a lot more to do across the game for me.

I think by the time I 100% Torna, it'll be 30-40 hours, which is pretty dang awesome for a DLC.

@Tsurii Yes, it comes with Bringer of Chaos and Custom difficulty.