I'm wicked excited to replay XC1 on the Switch. The core concept of the console is perfect for huge rpgs like that. I'd also love a port of XCX and a sequel to that game. Whatever they do, I hope they ditch the lame slow cumbersome combat mechanics of XC2. Great story don't get me wrong, and I did enjoy the game for the story and its characters, but the combat was ponderous and got old too fast. I prefer my XC1 and XCX arts pallete and the fact that your character doesn't stop auto-attacking when you reposition him or her to take advantage of position-specific critical hits (like slit edge from the side or back slash from the back). I know there was some of that in XC2, but it felt like Rex was trying to run through mud when he had his weapon out and you tried to move him around the enemy. And he stopped auto-attacking! Which is the dumbest combat mechanic I've ever heard of. OK maybe that was a little over the top, but it's definitely the dumbest combat mechanic in a Xenoblade game and XC2 is by far my least favorite in the series.
@cooldude99 "...like they're supposed to be played..." Huh... Guess my copy of Animal Crossing didn't come with instructions and rules. I say to each their own. Don't want to take advantage of this? That's your choice. But it's a pretty absolutist position to take saying things like this ruin the game. Anything that makes a game enjoyable to the person playing it is good, since ultimately enjoyment is the point of video games. So yeah, to each their own.
Can't wait for this to come out. Honestly, one of my favorite games of all time, and it's really only narrowly edged out by BotW and XCX (the latter of which I'm dying for on Switch!)
XC1 has way better combat than XC2, IMHO. Everything from having more arts and that classic Xenoblade arts palette, to your characters continuing to auto-attack as you reposition them, unlike XC2 where when you move in combat around an enemy they stop auto-attacking(to be better positioned for location-specific arts, like Back Slash from XC1).
Also, I always thought the story of XC1 was more epic and enjoyable than 2. The obviously hyper-sexualized blades in XC2 didn't do that game any favors.
Anyway, can't wait for Xenoblade!
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Friday can't get here fast enough!
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I'm wicked excited to replay XC1 on the Switch. The core concept of the console is perfect for huge rpgs like that. I'd also love a port of XCX and a sequel to that game. Whatever they do, I hope they ditch the lame slow cumbersome combat mechanics of XC2. Great story don't get me wrong, and I did enjoy the game for the story and its characters, but the combat was ponderous and got old too fast. I prefer my XC1 and XCX arts pallete and the fact that your character doesn't stop auto-attacking when you reposition him or her to take advantage of position-specific critical hits (like slit edge from the side or back slash from the back). I know there was some of that in XC2, but it felt like Rex was trying to run through mud when he had his weapon out and you tried to move him around the enemy. And he stopped auto-attacking! Which is the dumbest combat mechanic I've ever heard of. OK maybe that was a little over the top, but it's definitely the dumbest combat mechanic in a Xenoblade game and XC2 is by far my least favorite in the series.
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@AlexSora89 Wow! 😂
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I love watching musicians perform. That was excellent!
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I like everything about this game so much more than XC2. Can't wait to play it again!
Re: Yet Another Animal Crossing: New Horizons Item Duplication Glitch Has Been Found
@cooldude99
"...like they're supposed to be played..."
Huh... Guess my copy of Animal Crossing didn't come with instructions and rules.
I say to each their own. Don't want to take advantage of this? That's your choice. But it's a pretty absolutist position to take saying things like this ruin the game.
Anything that makes a game enjoyable to the person playing it is good, since ultimately enjoyment is the point of video games.
So yeah, to each their own.
Re: Video: Nintendo Shares 'All About Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition' Trailer
Can't wait for this to come out. Honestly, one of my favorite games of all time, and it's really only narrowly edged out by BotW and XCX (the latter of which I'm dying for on Switch!)
XC1 has way better combat than XC2, IMHO. Everything from having more arts and that classic Xenoblade arts palette, to your characters continuing to auto-attack as you reposition them, unlike XC2 where when you move in combat around an enemy they stop auto-attacking(to be better positioned for location-specific arts, like Back Slash from XC1).
Also, I always thought the story of XC1 was more epic and enjoyable than 2. The obviously hyper-sexualized blades in XC2 didn't do that game any favors.
Anyway, can't wait for Xenoblade!