Japanese Gamers Share Their Views on Xenoblade Chronicles X

Those pie charts look delicious... but they are just making the wait harder to bear.

Gosh darnit, I wish I had a wiiu.

The "loosely connected"(?) online pie chart is interesting - why is that feature so divisive?

@Danny429 me too.

I think 100-200 hrs of gameplay is perfect. I remember putting 160 hours into xenoblade chronicles 3ds, I mean, I absolutely adored the game, and at around 130 hours, I was starting to actually want the game to end It has to end sometime, so we can spend our little time we have also on other games. I am now enjoying Attack on Titan Humanity in Chains immensely despite its rather negative metacritic, because people were too busy writing reviews instead of unlocking world mode, and start doing level 10 missions upwards alone or in co-op.

@ NINTENDO : if you read this, do not forget about the Wii U bundle for US, Europe and Australia.

@Shiryu you failed statistics, first chart is not a pie chart jk

Oh, surveys. For a moment, I thought you had some player-written summaries. Looks like thge overall reception isn't too bad.

Yes can't wait to experience it soon. May probably be the only RPG for Wii U I bought sadly.

Really was hoping for this over summer, But after the Zelda U delay I knew it would not be here in the States until the holidays. Now, where the heck is my DEVIL'S THIRD to tide me over after I finish ARKHAM KNIGHT!?!?

Been thinking of getting the Japanese version soon, recently got a hard drive for my Japanese Wii U so I may download it.

@retro_player_22
There aren't many modern RPGs for the Wii U are there? They all went to the 3DS. Just now thinking about this.

I'm really peeling it with those pie charts!

Who are the idiots that put the world is too small and not enough content. I don't think anyone in their right mind could honestly post that answer without trolling intentions. Sure put you want more places to go or maybe more types or varied quests or more story but too little and too small?

@VR32F1END You're right. There's this and the forthcoming SME x FE game and that's really about it. But personally, I think RPGs are a better fit for the 3DS. You can play them on the go and anywhere. Sometimes if you're clocking up a hundred hours on a single game, you're going to need to do so before going to sleep or.. well... I won't say on the toilet but yeah, on the toilet!

I'm on the fence over this one, some reviewers have mentioned that the game is light on story and heavy on fetch quests.

I guess you could say...they're really feeling it .

"Dude, spoilers." that was funny. xD
Anyways I keep hearing mixed opinions on this game, some people say this game wasn't that great and all that. >.>

Thanks to NL for running this, been wondering how it was received in Japan for awhile now.

I'm about 120 hours into Xenoblade on my Wii (U) and there have been several times when I worried about how lame XCX might seem after all the story that is packed into XC. And all the hidden areas. Seriously the world is not only massive, but caves and things are hidden throughout, making it feel even larger. So I'm expecting disappointment.

Which makes me wonder how many negative comments here are based on people playing and then comparing it to the first game. I know it will probably be smaller, and the story will be lame, and the characters uninteresting - you can't top Riki, that's impossible - but I'm still looking forward to it for the graphics and the skells. Monster hunter on the big screen. I'm hopeing w/ low expectations I'll be satisfied, but I in no way expect it to compare favorably to the first, I just don't think that's possible. Am looking forward to the skells though, man I hate walking.

I was excited about this title but Nintendo gave us a DECEMBER release date and now I'm bitter I mean now we are reading articles about what Japanese players thougt makes the game seem old and dated to me so I'm not sure I will even get the game now, I feel Nintendo has really hurt the sales of this game by making players wait sooooo long .

@Mr_Zurkon
The first Xenoblade was VERY heavy with side quests. Its just gonna be one of those games where you either run through it or take hours each session being distracted by side missions and exploring.

Hoping it will be my bday present come early December

Another plus, can't wait for this to come to the West! Day one for me.

Well i guess ill be taking a week off to play this as well... I need more vacation days...

So they asked them a bunch of questions, but didn't bother with 'Did you like the game?'.

The only game worth buying on wiiU on 2015..... Can t wait for that

I still haven't got round to playing the first one, but this series is looking great so far

I hope the game won't take TOO long to complete. 40 hours for an rpg like this, is usually my desired length in terms of story length. Anything more than that, and I lose focus.,

This is exactly the kind of game I've been waiting for on the WIIU, I'm not much for RPG's but give me an open world and a mech and it's on like Donkey Kong.

So who were the buncha jokers who thought the size of the world and the amount of content were "very small"?

This would be an example of useless statistics.

Not a single question is related to the quality of the game itself, only numerical aspects of it.

What's more, the statistics are so subjective they can hardly be called statistics at all.

Oh, and very neat Excel graphs.

@Tsurii I like the sound of that actually. The design seems very Japanese with a western style combat system. I never played the Xenoblade Chronicles so just basing that off preview videos.

This the the 2015 game I am waiting on and am actively trying to clear as much "gaming clutter" as I possibly can. My plate will either be clean when XCX comes, or everything else will have to wait. No gray area here.

@Fazermint hahah I wouldn't say useless, but they aren't grand questions. That's for sure. It does give insight to the gamers' thoughts and views.

I sure am looking forward to this buy.

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That is how I feel about the entire Xeno not gears saga.

Xenoblade looks awesome apart from new la which looks rubbish.

Oh boy. I'm getting even more excited about the game!
C'mon! I've been on a journey to clear my whole game backlog just for that game!

December 4th can't come soon enough!

100+ hours for just the main story?! Damn.... I have a lot of time management to get sorted out this year... Between college, MGS5, Rock Band 4, Fallout 4, then this game... It's going to be another rough semester. I might not ever finish college with all these highly re-playable games coming out. 😩

@rjejr Huh? Lol. This is Monolithsoft, I refuse to believe they can make a disappointing plot. Yeah, I was bummed at first to hear it wasn't a continuation of Shulk and gang's story at first, but I'm positive it will be amazing in its own right. Have a little confidence for once.

I wish I could find more free time to play this game. Also that it was in English. Or at least they didn't cram the screen with as much microscopic Japanese text as possible at every possible moment (which, to be fair, is pretty much how everything in Japan works, screen-based or otherwise). Still, what little I've played so far has been pretty awesome.

Lol, that 2% "Very Small" at the size of the world question, must have been trolling, surely!

@Captain_Gonru - "you were looking forward to being disappointed"

Well it made sense when I said it, but you make it sound all weird.

I'm looking forward to it, but I just think it's inconceivable that it will be as good as XC, therefore I'll be disappointed. But if it's even half as good as XC I'll be happy.

You ever wonder why someone who bowls a 300 would keep bowling? It's all downhill after that. And Steven Matz probably should have retired after his 3-3 debut, or asked for a trade to the American league, he went 0-3 his next start.

So yes, I'm really looking forward to being disappointed.

@C-Olimar Hard to say. Maybe the people who didn't dig it prefer a more active co-op experience like that of PSO or Monster Hunter.

I, for one, am very excited about the idea of working together separately towards mutually beneficial tasks. In a way, it makes more sense than reaping benefits only if your friends are right there with you. Given all the content, it seems awfully convenient, too, without seeming like you'll miss out on action. I could be wrong. Either way, we'll see.

Besides the Dolls, the "loose" online connectivity holds my interest the most.

@JesWood13 - "I refuse to believe they can make a disappointing plot."

I just really like XC that much, I just don't see how they can top it, therefore it will be disappointing in comparison. Like how every FF game not numbered 7 is inferior, in part b/c Sephiroth is the greatest villain ever created, in part b/c One Winged Angel is one of the best villain songs ever created.

And I already played the XC storyline in both the Xenosaga trilogy and Star Ocean:The Last Hope. First thing I thought when I saw the first XC trailer was - I already played this game, SO:TLH.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ywY4S5Q0MM

So yes, it will be good, but it won't be homs living on a bionis fighting mechon on a living Mechonis and childhood freinds struggling to save themselves and the world. I just don't see that happening. And b/c I'm still playing XC it will still be fresh in my mind when I play XCX.

I don't really understand how the online mode works, but I hope it's good.

I'm really hyped for this game, hope it is as great as the first Xenoblade Chronicles.

Welp, there goes all my plans for December.