Kinda crazy how both noah and mio’s flutes were custom made just for this game. Such dedication and passion put into this game. Truly deserving of its praise.
1:06:58 The sign of a really great game is if you ask yourself THIS question. Only few games in my life have ever made me feel "empty" in a good way when I finished them, this was one of them.
2:22:16 the Sword of Origin is the Sword of the End’s Interlinked form. Like Taion’s Mondo, Noah’s sword gets an upgrade when Interlinking. Sword of the End is its original official name, Lucky Seven the Nopon name for it, and Truthsinger might be its new name given by Noah.
Funny enough, Colin McFarlane also voices one of the minor NPCs in an ascension quest. I first thought his voice sounded familiar from that but hadn't put it together that he also voiced Y. So I spent ages trying to look up a voice actor when I had basically no information while there was an easy solution right in front of me. Colin's got a beautiful voice, either way.
1:52:35 At the very same time I love and hate how Shakespearean Y talks. It's such a graceful form of English with such an amazing voice actor, but it won't go out of your head for days, I doth say.
Thank you for posting this VOD! I'm soooo grateful and so glad that it worked out as I predicted near the start, that the donations and all that are coming in from doing these streams are shifting your ability to prioritize work to include more Twitch streaming. Twice a week is a healthy medium for longevity on the platform, I think! I've seen a lot of streamers come and go, and once a week is not QUITE enough to build an audience, unless, like you, they have a previous claim to fame. And more than 3 times a week seems to exhaust them too quickly. Definitely is healthy to have a diverse set of various revenue sources, which - haha - you probably already know that, as an actor! Doing Twitch TOO MUCH can burn people out very quickly, so you're in a good place, that game streaming isn't your Dream Job (tm) but a pleasant side project. You seem to be a very generous, earnest, and eager-to-please sort of person, and it truly is a gift that you give us, to share your time and boundless sunny cheer with the Internet :) And that's exactly why I hope and pray you are able to jealously guard your offline time, because people that get very popular, very quickly, can get sort of shocked and suffer from it. And on behalf of all your fans, we don't want you to suffer like that if it can be helped! When a Discord does appear, would you link to it in the description of your VOD uploads? I hope your mods are very knowledgeable and prepared for the deluge of interest in such a space, and that they can handle and filter the chatter that will come your way! Even when it's well-intentioned, it can be very overwhelming!
When I looked up Y's VA and found the list of roles he did, I made numerous jokes about him hosting a parody of The Cube as he doles out sadistic challenges to Noah and company.
21:50 - I like not having chat in the corner of the screen, honestly! I do find it a bit distracting, trying to keep up with the commentary AND the game audio, AND reading all the other lil conversations. Plus, it's just less potential to be spoiled for other media, or seeing off-hand criticisms or someone else's bad-day-vibes. The biggest sources of distress are well-covered the moderators, but still. This is YOUR youtube channel, so I come to see and hear YOU and your work. That's the YT format, one person talking to camera. I'd go over to Twitch if I wanted to see and engage with a live chat, since the format is more geared towards that. That's my take on it, at least.
2:15:43 you did. That Driver Combo Art Lucky Seven does? It doesn’t just Pierce Defense and do the whole combo. It does it AS AN AOE ATTACK AROUND NOAH. You can Driver combo a whole squad with that move.
1:23:37 Rule #1 of Chain Attacks: wait until the last possible moment to Smash. Not only does the opponent being launched give you a damage bonus all throughout, but you want the damage ratio built up as high as possible to make the most out of the Smash, which means finishing more rounds.
2:19:10 This reminds me of the fight between Finrod Felagund and Sauron in The Silmarillion. Music is a conduit for magic in Middle-Earth. And they attacked eachother by singing songs laced with enchantment
Harry thanks so much for the Restaurant recommendation 🍅🍲 . We actually went out eating a delicious lunch at "SMLS" in Nottingham on the next day and watched a great Editors Show at the Rock City in the evening. Such a great trip. It was so cool to watch your stream in Britain for once 🍀🎶💯🥳
1:21:42 swapping back and forth and spamming Arts isn’t the best way to build up the Ouroboros Talent Art: cancelling into them does. Just time them to the first Auto-Attack, which is a punch for Noah, and you can surf all over Baccro’s and Tracy’s faces much quicker. Plus this is accelerated by having a Level 3 Interlink, which also allows your Break Art to actually try to Break the enemy.
2:30:15 you were actually fine, as Fiona no longer had Power Charge. Her Chain Order gives everyone Power Charge, including herself. The problem is, it’s granted before she uses her Chain Art, which counts as an Art in terms of consuming Power Charge. If you don’t have a second Resonant Flag on Ouroboros, Fiona loses Power Charge for the rest of the Chain Attack.
1:18:22 These are scenes that are worthy a "Return of the King" by Peter Jackson...... ....and this game didn't win a single award at the Game Awards! HOW?!
Hi! I want to give some interesting information that will help you easily find your name in the game (outside of end credits) and how to complete the hero quests/ascension quests. But first off, holy crap you've gotten good at this game. You said that this is your first proper JRPG and first Xenoblade game, and you've done a lot better than other streamers I've seen. Even when other streamers have played other Xenoblade games before, I feel like you've gotten the grasp of it far faster. I'm 400+ hours in, and I'm taking tips from how you customize your arts and how you use smash. And now with the tip that won't affect your gameplay, if you press X -> System -> Hero Roster you can see all the heroes you have unlocked, their respective English voice actor, and the prerequisites for their ascension quests (the hero journeys that let you have class level 20 for their class, like with Mio's in this stream). The prerequisites are usually displayed as quests, and you can either find them in your quest log or by googling it if you don't have it there. Last thing concerning heroes, you will be able to obtain all the heroes in the game and complete their ascension quests before beating the game... except for two. There will be a good reason to stream the game after beating it since there is no way you will be able to obtain those two heroes unless you return to your save file that is your "point of no return" before beating the final stages of the game (every Xenoblade game has does this, and I heard you vaguely describe the ending on stream so this won't be a surprise). I look forward to seeing as many streams as I can with my busier college schedule, and enjoy the rest of your playthrough!
Good, informative post! Regarding the ascension quests: personally, in many cases I honestly prefer them to their hero quest counterparts. Although, the fact that most (all?) of them are locked behind standard side quests means that doing them will take quite a bit of time. I still think it's worth doing at least some of them for anyone who is enjoying the game.
2:27:04 LOL Break is called Stagger in Japanese and in Xenoblade X, which is probably a better name for it, but it’s fun to say “I’m gonna break you” to a fictional character
1:00:8 Yup, the end of the Alphabet. Spoilery Fun Fact for these that do not know (read at your own risk!) . . . X, Y and Z are the only 3 Moebius that don't have a "human", "living" counterpart, so they might be pretty unique. And no, there was no Consul A so far....we all hope it's in the DLC :D
A 50% 50% poll on Mio’s hair, I think it’s clear that there are valid reasons for both parties.
The choice would be obvious if she put her long hair up in a ponytail.
@@Druidlover Rex: 👀
Short hair mio is the only valid option imo. It shows that she’s her own mio, not M
I changed it back to short. Easier for her to fight. And wash.
Kinda crazy how both noah and mio’s flutes were custom made just for this game. Such dedication and passion put into this game. Truly deserving of its praise.
It really is awesome.
...The only sad part is that we can't get copies of those flutes ourselves...
1:35:45 I can’t believe it. You did the impossible. You DEBUFFED A LATE GAME UNIQUE
2:43:47 my favorite part, I just want to imagine Noah burst out laughing while uttering that sentence.
16:18 just to have a replay button
47:11That camera angle, the words and the delivery of those lines by Eunie's VA + the music in that scene are such a stellar composition ❤❤❤
10:38 thanks to M’s gambit, Mio has finally unlocked Protagonist Privilege.
11:30 Heck yeah, especially after all the party has went through there, it feels so much like heavenly redemption.
1:06:58 The sign of a really great game is if you ask yourself THIS question. Only few games in my life have ever made me feel "empty" in a good way when I finished them, this was one of them.
2:22:16 the Sword of Origin is the Sword of the End’s Interlinked form. Like Taion’s Mondo, Noah’s sword gets an upgrade when Interlinking. Sword of the End is its original official name, Lucky Seven the Nopon name for it, and Truthsinger might be its new name given by Noah.
1:03:52 There we have it: The biggest lie in the whole Xenoblade Saga.
ESPECIALLY after a certain nod to a certain person later on!
Funny enough, Colin McFarlane also voices one of the minor NPCs in an ascension quest. I first thought his voice sounded familiar from that but hadn't put it together that he also voiced Y. So I spent ages trying to look up a voice actor when I had basically no information while there was an easy solution right in front of me. Colin's got a beautiful voice, either way.
1:52:35 At the very same time I love and hate how Shakespearean Y talks. It's such a graceful form of English with such an amazing voice actor, but it won't go out of your head for days, I doth say.
Thank you for posting this VOD! I'm soooo grateful and so glad that it worked out as I predicted near the start, that the donations and all that are coming in from doing these streams are shifting your ability to prioritize work to include more Twitch streaming.
Twice a week is a healthy medium for longevity on the platform, I think! I've seen a lot of streamers come and go, and once a week is not QUITE enough to build an audience, unless, like you, they have a previous claim to fame. And more than 3 times a week seems to exhaust them too quickly. Definitely is healthy to have a diverse set of various revenue sources, which - haha - you probably already know that, as an actor! Doing Twitch TOO MUCH can burn people out very quickly, so you're in a good place, that game streaming isn't your Dream Job (tm) but a pleasant side project.
You seem to be a very generous, earnest, and eager-to-please sort of person, and it truly is a gift that you give us, to share your time and boundless sunny cheer with the Internet :) And that's exactly why I hope and pray you are able to jealously guard your offline time, because people that get very popular, very quickly, can get sort of shocked and suffer from it. And on behalf of all your fans, we don't want you to suffer like that if it can be helped!
When a Discord does appear, would you link to it in the description of your VOD uploads? I hope your mods are very knowledgeable and prepared for the deluge of interest in such a space, and that they can handle and filter the chatter that will come your way! Even when it's well-intentioned, it can be very overwhelming!
I knew I'd heard Y's voice somewhere before, but never figured out where. The cube was a great show back in the day
When I looked up Y's VA and found the list of roles he did, I made numerous jokes about him hosting a parody of The Cube as he doles out sadistic challenges to Noah and company.
21:50 - I like not having chat in the corner of the screen, honestly! I do find it a bit distracting, trying to keep up with the commentary AND the game audio, AND reading all the other lil conversations. Plus, it's just less potential to be spoiled for other media, or seeing off-hand criticisms or someone else's bad-day-vibes. The biggest sources of distress are well-covered the moderators, but still. This is YOUR youtube channel, so I come to see and hear YOU and your work. That's the YT format, one person talking to camera. I'd go over to Twitch if I wanted to see and engage with a live chat, since the format is more geared towards that.
That's my take on it, at least.
Same here!
1:04:04 Riku in DnD Stats:
Diplomacy 20
Charisma 20
Riku in Skyrim Stats:
Speech 300
2:15:43 you did. That Driver Combo Art Lucky Seven does? It doesn’t just Pierce Defense and do the whole combo. It does it AS AN AOE ATTACK AROUND NOAH. You can Driver combo a whole squad with that move.
2:45:12 I reckon that’s just the standard-issue Agnian flute
1:23:37 Rule #1 of Chain Attacks: wait until the last possible moment to Smash. Not only does the opponent being launched give you a damage bonus all throughout, but you want the damage ratio built up as high as possible to make the most out of the Smash, which means finishing more rounds.
Not necessarily, if you build enough to finish the combo multiple times in a chain then you should just do it
1:06:17 perfectly delivered.
2:19:10 This reminds me of the fight between Finrod Felagund and Sauron in The Silmarillion. Music is a conduit for magic in Middle-Earth. And they attacked eachother by singing songs laced with enchantment
Harry thanks so much for the Restaurant recommendation 🍅🍲 . We actually went out eating a delicious lunch at "SMLS" in Nottingham on the next day and watched a great Editors Show at the Rock City in the evening. Such a great trip. It was so cool to watch your stream in Britain for once 🍀🎶💯🥳
Thanks for the playthough vods they are fantastic! Keep them coming!
1:21:42 swapping back and forth and spamming Arts isn’t the best way to build up the Ouroboros Talent Art: cancelling into them does. Just time them to the first Auto-Attack, which is a punch for Noah, and you can surf all over Baccro’s and Tracy’s faces much quicker. Plus this is accelerated by having a Level 3 Interlink, which also allows your Break Art to actually try to Break the enemy.
2:30:15 you were actually fine, as Fiona no longer had Power Charge. Her Chain Order gives everyone Power Charge, including herself. The problem is, it’s granted before she uses her Chain Art, which counts as an Art in terms of consuming Power Charge. If you don’t have a second Resonant Flag on Ouroboros, Fiona loses Power Charge for the rest of the Chain Attack.
47:34 I thought it was a bit more one-sided with Ashera
1:18:22 These are scenes that are worthy a "Return of the King" by Peter Jackson......
....and this game didn't win a single award at the Game Awards! HOW?!
Hi! I want to give some interesting information that will help you easily find your name in the game (outside of end credits) and how to complete the hero quests/ascension quests. But first off, holy crap you've gotten good at this game. You said that this is your first proper JRPG and first Xenoblade game, and you've done a lot better than other streamers I've seen. Even when other streamers have played other Xenoblade games before, I feel like you've gotten the grasp of it far faster. I'm 400+ hours in, and I'm taking tips from how you customize your arts and how you use smash.
And now with the tip that won't affect your gameplay, if you press X -> System -> Hero Roster you can see all the heroes you have unlocked, their respective English voice actor, and the prerequisites for their ascension quests (the hero journeys that let you have class level 20 for their class, like with Mio's in this stream). The prerequisites are usually displayed as quests, and you can either find them in your quest log or by googling it if you don't have it there.
Last thing concerning heroes, you will be able to obtain all the heroes in the game and complete their ascension quests before beating the game... except for two. There will be a good reason to stream the game after beating it since there is no way you will be able to obtain those two heroes unless you return to your save file that is your "point of no return" before beating the final stages of the game (every Xenoblade game has does this, and I heard you vaguely describe the ending on stream so this won't be a surprise).
I look forward to seeing as many streams as I can with my busier college schedule, and enjoy the rest of your playthrough!
Good, informative post! Regarding the ascension quests: personally, in many cases I honestly prefer them to their hero quest counterparts. Although, the fact that most (all?) of them are locked behind standard side quests means that doing them will take quite a bit of time. I still think it's worth doing at least some of them for anyone who is enjoying the game.
I was having dinner and came back just in time for the poll. Team long hair all the way
1:55:39 protip: Side and Back positional Arts aren’t that good on Tanks who want the enemy to be mad at them, ergo facing them.
1:29:35 Rex-Rex: I don’t get it, but I’m not complaining!
Noah: I love it I don’t understand it and I love it.
2:27:04 LOL Break is called Stagger in Japanese and in Xenoblade X, which is probably a better name for it, but it’s fun to say “I’m gonna break you” to a fictional character
1:00:8 Yup, the end of the Alphabet.
Spoilery Fun Fact for these that do not know (read at your own risk!)
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X, Y and Z are the only 3 Moebius that don't have a "human", "living" counterpart, so they might be pretty unique.
And no, there was no Consul A so far....we all hope it's in the DLC :D
2:19:10 Ever played a game before that has a literal AND musical Flute Battle at the same time?
Mwamba deification! Raise a statue in his name! 🤣
2:56:55 Sometimes I'm just disappointed by the Internet....I mean...until today, nobody has created a "Eunie the good Egg" meme out of this.... :(
You’re a Lifesaver.
OREO
We must complete the food trifecta
2:10:39 fun fact: Mio’s Chain Order is literally useless. It’s glitched and does nothing.
WHAT. All this time ??
@@corruptedteka they fixed it!!!!!
@@MaxWelton Ah that's a relief...
Yes, finally I'll be able to watch you timeley here on TH-cam! Woohooo! :D
2:05:03 Yes, that's why.
Sorry, couldn't resist that pun.
4 months late, but I would like to see chat yeah.
1:01:45 Don't let him hear you say that
Don't forget to get the DLC!
53:33 Glad to see you made the right choice there!
57:04 it’s pronounced “shpeel.”
Personally, I would like to see the chat, but not seeing it isn't a detraction from the viewing experience.