Bruh for me I've been on basically social media black out because I've been moving so the past 3 days I've been packing nonstop. Today I just casually check reddit and see someone post the trailer for this, I was like wtf did I miss a Nintendo Direct announcement?! lmao
Right? I'm 38, and this made me feel like a kid on Christmas. Just the announcement alone. So much to look forward to, like finally giving "The Black Knight" some spotlight! I'm so stoked, really thought we were never gonna see the scrapped content.
I'VE BEEN SAYING FOR YEARS NOW! Monolith softs map design is immaculate, and more people need to thank them for the maps they worked on with BOTW and TOTK. Lets not get started on how AMAZING the xenoblade maps are. Thank you, Monolith. ❤❤
honestly the map in xenoblade 1 makes my jaw drops everytime i go to new places, it got so many nice things they did in this game. other games was so into realistic, but xenoblade got this huge map fit into switch game
Agreed. However..They should have kept the doll-like look, as it fit the fact that they are robots theme! Moreover,Goddess Elma is back!!! But what's up with her new art style and she was little darker complexion-wise! I hope things improve on that front! Other than that... I'm excited!🎉
@@rikkasummer2784Xenoblade 1 is more impressive cause they fit those maps somehow on an goddamn Wii and an New 3DS Of course it would look beautiful on switch
I'm not even playing when I say this game saved my life. I was at my lowest depression and ready to end it and this game kept me going. So when I saw this trailer I literally cried.....It was so emotional...
@@scottcaligiuri5410I’ve only really heard others say something to this extreme with final fantasy games. Glad you played X at the right time. Games like these are truly incredible
I guess Nintendo's done with Switch 1-only Directs, otherwise we would've gotten this in a September Direct as opposed to us getting an August Partner Showcase.
@@tomsimmons7673endless ocean was made by Arika, which, while they partner with nintendo, are not owned by nintendo. therefore, they quite specifically belong in the partner showcase.
They should have kept the doll-like look, as it fit the fact that they are robots theme! Moreover, Goddess Elma is back!!! But what's up with her new art style and she was little darker complexion-wise! I hope things improve on that front! Other than that... I'm excited!🎉
@@Human_01if you look at someone like lao or the main character, they are doll-like. The problem was that the facial expression were far to bland, and im happy they fixed it. The eyes were enough to feel like "dolls"
@@AzureRoxe Even if they’re intended to be connected, it’s going to take a ton of retconning to fix the whole aliens destroying the world vs. Klaus destroying the world issue. I don’t think they have the courage to change that much of the story.
Who knows at this point. The Future Connected ending opened a floodgate of possibilities. Given that, and this, it's clear to me that they wanna keep this franchise afloat. Takahashi said they're already working on a new Xeno, which he claims is going back to the mature tones of Blade/Saga.
The main QoL change I’m hoping for is a streamlining of how you change party members. Having them throughout the city is a fun idea but having to find them each time is a pain
Just make it like the Heroes in 3, considering those mechanics already felt inspired by X. Hopefully they can implement some kind of Bonus XP system to allow the other party members to level up with you without you having to play as them, again like the Heroes in 3
Jon wanting cars in NLA to stop being ghosts is like someone wanting the place to be basically unplayable while running with the mech as a car, everything is a ghost so you don't keep hitting everything with the dolls
One of my core memories with this game is swimming to Sylvalum because I wanted to explore more. It took FOREVER but was so worth it once the music kicked in. Then I eventually made it to the final continent before I even had the skell, the world is so cool and just encourages exploration.
@@derrickhaggardim guessing they will add more in between and in the end because they fidnt show a dlc like fr, fc or torna - at least i hope so. We would get lucky if they put something of the scraped content back into game (or maybe retcon it to other xenoblade titles)
They should have kept the doll-like look, as it fit the fact that they are robots theme! Moreover, Goddess Elma is back!!! But what's up with her new art style and she was little darker complexion-wise! I hope things improve on that front! Other than that... I'm excited!🎉
Not gonna happen. The development studio doesn't exist anymore, the IP owner is likely some no-name company they merged with (Soleil from Wake Up Interactive) that barely does anything and Itagaki's own company he created after leaving (Itagaki Games) has also shut down several years ago. Honestly chances are slim we'll ever see Itagaki be the driving force behind a game again. I love DOA up till 4 and his Ninja Gaiden games and I'm not fond of the current Team Ninja (nor their takes on the NG games), but I don't see him doing that anymore. While he can make superb games, he's someone with an ego and I don't think it would really work very well for modern game development.
I don't think I'd realized it before, but this game (and Derrick's reviews and deep dives) are how I discovered you guys in the first place back on GX. 9 years later and I'm still here.
My first exposure to Xenoblade was both Xenoblade X and Smash Bros. when they introduced Shulk. I never played Xenoblade X, but a friend of mine in college loved the series and would always talk about it when we play Smash. He owned a copy and would actually play on my WiiU and i would see the gameplay and everything. I never got the chance to play any Xenoblade games up until the Switch came out and my first game ended up being Xenoblade Chronicles 2, and when Xenoblade 3 was announced i bought Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition and thats how i emded up loving the franchise overall
I played half the game with as the default class. When I for hired out how to change and upgrade classes I was floored. It was my first open world rpg and I had no idea what I was doing half the time. I also really hope we can change party members using a menu like in 3. Going an hunting down each character suuuuucked.
At least let them stay at one point! If there was a heart to heart they werent at their usual spot (for immersion its great but maybe something like a phone wouldnt break it
@@manuelalbertoromero952810 times the size of skyrim (only landmass without any verticality calculated. With oceans around 400 square kilometres (size of spain) and with that one of the really big maps in gaming
If Shulk and Fiora were voice options in the original X, I wonder if the other protags will get added too. I’m not counting on it but I would love to see that! Or… hear, that is. Lol
I apologize to anyone who I am disturbing with my joyous screaming. I am not stopping, btw. THIS IS HYPE! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go binge the Xenoblade X OST again (Hiroyuki Sawano FTW)
I really loved how you assemble a community, and build the city in this game. Bringing all the different races together, addressing their issues, negotiation between them. Just carving out a special home on this weird, hostile planet.
They should have kept the doll-like look, as it fit the fact that they are robots theme! Moreover, Goddess Elma is back!!! But what's up with her new art style and she was little darker complexion-wise! I hope things improve on that front! Other than that... I'm excited!🎉
I actually just got done crying because of this. Although I think the play test Nintendo just did might have been for testing this out without people knowing.
@RyouShi98 they could have adjusted the textures and only given impartially access to some of the systems. The fact that it was a resource gathering type thing, and that's one of the things you do in the game. Considering the size I could technically see it
@@mageius You're really reaching for something that makes no sense. The playtest is testing entirely different, new ideas and is literally still ongoing. Xenoblade X's online is nowhere near this level and it worked on Wii U you don't need to test it again lmao.
I love how this news prompts an immediate discussion between you guys. Not just a short news segment, but we are treated with great new content. Very much appreciated guys! 👍🏻
Here's my complete list What we want to see *Updated* 1: Boob slider uncensored well uncensored gameplay from the original Japanese version. 2: Better online mode with more exploration harder missions and larger exploration of maps' for online mode 3: Better inventory clutter fix, with previews of equipment on obtaining them, and previews in the menu of each item. 4: Maybe a multi-player to explore your own world with friends in split screen and or online. 5: Let me choose to turn off the flight music. 6: When flying around in your mech, another key to turn into a Jet plane Mech to fast speed past map areas or escape from an op enemy. 7: Let us bring the Jump skill back. ---------------------------------------- I ranked over 30,000 hours in this game. I wonder how long the online mode in this game is now, or will they shutdown the servers like they did on the wii-U? Side note my character you might recognise is called Nirvana I was online 24/7 nearly since the wii-U's American release lol. Hopefully they give us new mechs and a lot of them, and more customization perhaps some download content to give us mechs like in Xenogears with cool weapons and unique abilities that are op lol I'd like to fly around with Xenogears from well Xenogears lol Lau in the game might mean he can bring his black mech to help the team lol. Also you know there's going to be a Xenoblade Chronicles X-2 if this game does well on the switch, and it will come out on the switch 2 guaranteed. Wonder when it will be on physical pre-order? Oh don't worry m8 they can connect all the characters like they did in the games, via the dimension rift, and yes this is my fav game of all time probably. I spent the longest on it than any other game in the world, the main story was weak and quick, but the exploration and missions were so good it made up for it. What do you think? What would you like to see?
30,000 hours??? You've mastered this game three times over! What did you spend that time doing, mostly online missions? It took me 230 or so hours to complete the map which is like a drop in the bucket compared to you lol
@@josephstanichar5434 I didn't follow any guides, I was exploring the whole world in every nook and cranny for missions, and found so many, and they kept on piling up, and at different times of the day to boot, and did you know there's missions all over the world not just in the city? Yep trust me, try different time of day and travel the world too and you find random missions on the map where some npc's are hanging out lol it's crazy but I think I found like 50 missions or more scattered around the world. I'd say I spent some years doing exploration missions the most, trying to find all those hidden items and equipments. So basically exploring the whole world at different times of the day as well lol. Really hope they give us time control on the fly, cause finding a seat or bench is difficult. I think the nodes on the map also took me some weeks to perfect. I can safely say this is the biggest game I ever played, even bigger than starfield which was a pile of junk lol
They should have kept the doll-like look, as it fit the fact that they are robots theme! Moreover, Goddess Elma is back!!! But what's up with her new art style and she was little darker complexion-wise! I hope things improve on that front! Other than that... I'm excited!🎉
@@Mnemoniforma9.00if they cared about that series they would have made a new game already, but they haven't, also the golden sun game on ds sold so poorly and was so poorly received they decided to never make any more games ever again
@@terrysyvertson9205 There's so much wrong with that statement I don't know where to begin. First, Dark Dawn sold poorly because it released at the tail end of the DS system lifespan. Second, it has it's flaws and it doesn't do a great deal too differently than its predecessors, but it isn't some irredeemable piece of crap. Third, there are quite a few dormant Nintendo series, but nobody calls THEM dead. Never say never. It's clear you're just here to start trouble and provoke a reaction, so please take that attitude elsewhere. You are not welcome in this discussion.
Man as hype as I am about this announcement it’s actually full circle hearing you guys talk about the hype. I remember watching your videos all those years ago before the game even came out and here I am hearing you guys hype it up a decade later. LETS GOOOO
The one thing they need to fix is if it’s a quest that is just random items at least mark where they’re at. I understand it’s also about exploring, but it kind of a little excessive not being able to complete those quests because you had no idea where they were at in any way like it’s one thing that needs fix
I put over 700 hours in in Xenoblade Chronicles X on the WiiU back in 2015/2016. After Xenoblade Chronicles 3 was announced I thought we’d never see X happen in this generation. I’m so happy to be proven wrong. I really hope the switch successor is backwards compatible with some type of upscaling. The Xenoblade Chronicles series deserves it.
I am so unbelievably ecstatic for this!!! I couldn't even begin to replicate the scream I let out seeing the news! Beside it existing in the first place my hopes for this remaster would be; Improved UI, An actual in-game tutorial (as the game apparently doesn't really have one?), being able to manually level both up AND down whenever and recommended levels for quests.
I remember, wayy back when, watching that one Character Customization showcase video made on the other channel. I would look at every option to figure out what my Rook would look like once I got the game. Here we are now, nearly 10 years later. Can't wait to relive the memories
@@michaelmacorso4479 Awesome here's hoping a Xenosaga remaster collection if it happens also includes that one side game that was a Japan-exclusive for the PSP so it could finally get a proper Western release. Yes there are technically 4 Xenosaga games with the 3 main ones for PS2 that got global releases and a side-game set between Episode 1 and 2 for the PSP that was sadly Japan-exclusive.
What happened to Elma’s fiancée? Why can all the xenomorphs understand each other’s languages? What is that twist ending’s explanation? Why are they still alive? What is the mystery of Mira overall??? 😩
Agreed. Moreover, they should have kept the doll-like look, as it fit the fact that they are robots theme! Moreover, Goddess Elma is back!!! But what's up with her new art style and she was little darker complexion-wise! I hope things improve on that front! Other than that... I'm excited!🎉
Maybe they raise the level cap (and hopefully add something like superbosses over lvl 100). It was 60.. imagine if they would raise it to 99 like the other titles. Btw the story final boss is at lvl 50. In 1 it is around sword valley, in 2 it is around morytha and in 3 around chapter 5. Imagine like 3 to 5 additional story missions at the end.
@@lol-ih1tl X on Wii U came with large patch files you needed to make it run at a higher frame rate and texture packs. switch 2 could help with upscaling and could do wonders for the game with draw distance and foliage.
@@teejay8212 according to the eShop, the game's file size is less than half of the combined Wii U file size (digital version + patches). That means that the game is already going to be well-optimized for Switch 1 by default (plus Switch's extra horsepower compared to Wii U)
Finally the Xenoblade game with the best battle system is coming to switch... What a console... it's like Final Fantasy 6 -9 would be on one console back in the days (oh wait there was one). Can't wait to dive back into Mira. Edit: And I hope they still announce a special edition. Hopefully again with a soundtrack vinyl :)
Been waiting for this day for so long. Can't wait to hop into this game again on a platform I can play wherever. Xenoblade X is pretty much my favorite RPGs ever. This game is pretty much a single player MMO with some of the best action RPG combat ever. Full stop. Never would've picked it up all those years ago if not for that coverage on game explain, so thanks Derrick never would've got this pretty much day one without you.
I hope Monolithsoft remakes Xenogears, in full 3D, with a Witcher 3 level budget so they can make multiple giant cities (Etrenank, Bledavik, Nortune will need it) and a lot of other decent and small sized cities with the thousands of NPCs, I think Xenoblade games have at least made it into the 800 or 900s, and complete voice acting.
20:23 Can't remember which it was, but either either Xenoblade 1DE or 3 had a decent time gap between its initial reveal and the announcement of its special edition. I remember having this same conundrum of whether or not to go ahead and preorder the normal physical edition or wait in case a special edition happened.
I hope they expand on Celica's story, iirc, she and two other characters were dlc in Japan, but was added in the american release. And i hope the slider is back... Dreading making more accounts just to fulfill roles for others online, i know not everyone cares about that, but after dealing with DD2 my "do it myself" mentality just came out full force this year
The font is an easy solution. The problem with the first game is it had a bunch of info text printed all over the interface, but you kinda already know what to do after about 10 minutes anyway. All that stuff can be put into tool tips, have a help toggle and when you hover over it it shows the tool tip in a larger font, instead of just having it all over the place all of the time, and in a very small font so they can fit the text on the screen.
I just hope we will be able to turn down the volume of the music. It was very hard to understand the VA or read the subtitles because they were sooo small!
Not COMPLETELY out of nowhere. The devs have been teasing this for a while, even tho most ppl never believed we would see the day it actually would be released
i’m a huge xenoblade fan, i bought a wiiu specifically for this game after i played XC2. i kinda bounced off of it after 20ish hours, but i’ve always wanted to go back and really dig into it. i’m super excited that i’ll have a second chance to experience the online side of this game while there’s still an active community
One of my favourite parts of X was also because the protag is just a blank slate android, you are free to come up with your own backstory like a traditional RPG unlike the numbered entries which have preset main characters. For instance, after that one scene where your arm gets blown off, I kept that arm looking like a mismatching replacement for the rest of the playthrough and treated it as if it held the activation trigger for Overdrive mode.
I started playing the Wii U version a few months back, part of the reason I didn’t get far and haven’t gone back is because the font size is so flippin small, and I don’t have a super big TV (or the best eyesight for that matter). If they can fix that I’d be more than happy to play the new version, new content just a happy bonus. Also I’m not the only one thinking that’s an Organization XIII member at the end of the new trailer right? Heck of a crossover
Confirmed new story content so no more leaving it all on a cliffhanger! So excited. Love Xenoblade X. Really hope they have some quality of life stuff like option for different text size and maybe an option to change new LA rap music? lol. Regardless I am delighted with this. I wonder will it play at 60fps on switch 2? Personally I MUCH prefer xenoblade X to both 2 and 3. Xenoblade 1 is still king overall for me though.
@Roughling I just cant 😅 after the 50 hour mark i used to mute my tv while running about. If i remember correctly theres a difference between night and day music and one of them didnt bother me but the other one...well...I started to just mute my tv. Uh....yeah....uh..uh.......i cant man 😅
Maybe an option so that the Skell flight music doesn't play immediately upon jumping. That being said: OVER THE RAINBOW GLORIOUS SIGHT IT'S LIGHTING OUR DREAMS AND I ____ WE'RE ALRIGHT WE'RE ALL THE SAME, EVEN IF FROM ANOTHER WORLD WE DON'T BELONG HERE ANYMORE
So excited for this! This game was my introduction to Xenoblade as well Derrick! So excited for everyone to be able to play this on Switch! This is one of my favorite Wii U games. This is a dream come true!
I remember trying this game before I'd played the first game and got a bit lost and confused back in the Wii U days... Now with the main trilogy under my belt and a greater appreciation for these kinda games under my belt... I am excited to finally try this game again after all these years
I remember picking this up around Christmas time back in 2015 as a kid. Played all summer long during summer vacation, probably put in like 300+ hours... I was so sad the day my wiiU broke. Glad I can finally play it again.
10:15 That quest is the bane of my existence! I got 98/100 lobsters. After you get the 99th, the last one will spawn in a set location. So really I was just missing one lobster. I swear I checked every single location MULTIPLE times and never found it. I genuinely started to think my game bugged and didn't spawn in one of them. I gave up after trying for so long and still to this day I never completed it :(
A good secret to grinding, once you get the mech, kick the overleveled bugs like helpless sentient hackysacks until they reach 1 HP and then activate the fight and hit them asap.
I remember I played this in a game expo before the Wii-U release date and was blown away. Never got a Wii-U but I always hoped we'd get a port of this to Switch! FINALLY it's time!!!
I've been on the Xenoblade X Switch for 2025 train ever since the Definitive Edition for 1 dropped, a 10th anniversary release just made sense to me, they did it with XC1 (and they've done with a few other games too).
I'm so happy they're bringing this back. I admittedly didn't finish it, but I spent over 100 happy hours in this game and wish I had the time to finish it. It easily had the best gameplay of the series and the most fun exploration, but the focus on world building over narrative was divisive. I really hope they take another shot with X2 one day.
The cars moving in the city at least are meant to be holograms so maybe if they append in a collision animation it would make sense. Here’s hoping the font is better.
As a collectors edition owner who put 100s of hrs in this (despite selling my WiiU for the Switch); I am more than hyped for myself/former players and a new generation to experience this masterpiece. It was my first Xenoblade and also before my daughter was born the year after. I would keep the intro playing as a screen saver on our big screen in the apartment. It really is the precursor to BotW but something it does better than any game imo is scale. Skells (Dolls) make you realize how small and almost insignificant you are after you’ve explored the world for almost half the game. Giant monsters now are small creatures you can bully. Smaller creatures you just run over and kill since they’re too weak to properly engage in your badass mecha!Getting your license and insurance on your first Skell is a religious experience (Endgame when you can afford and have materials for the Bugatti and Lamborghini of Skell’s make for a ng+ experience…many creatures are too powerful to engage even with the best load outs. Tyrants then become the new enemies to defeat (regional high lvl boss like monsters) and online helps with this. I could gush more but I’m stunned that they did this. One of my all time fav games is back (Also Castlevania Donimus and Marvel vs Capcom have really brought the nostalgia back…Tatsunoko vs Capcom remains…I sadly sold mine)!
Xenoblade X Definitive Edition Wishlist in order of highest to lowest priority/likeliness: -Button on the equipment screen that lets me check what built-in augments actually do -Make all the characters level together even when they're not in my party -Better draw distance on lobster plushies -Loadout menu for at least Cross since they can change classes like Xenoblade 3 characters -Perks for damage types outside of Ether to make them more viable -Less grindy end-/post-game; halve the amount of materials needed for all craftable augments -Better TP gain on all weapons so I'm not forced to have Irina with the Ramjet Rifle in my party at all times to make the game fun. Alternatively, take away the TP costs on arts. I don't care if that makes Overdrive more powerful, I don't use it because it overwrites the battle music
I remember watching derrick's review, streams and content of this game Non-STOP bcs it was my first rpg and I was SO excited for it and now HERE WE ARE!!!!
You don't understand. When this news dropped, I was having THE worst day at work, I was so mad, I was basically prepared to feel that way the entire day. I get home, and after seeing the news, my mood just does the HARDEST whiplash, I didn't know I was capable of feeling two opposite emotions like that.
I was just thinking recently how much I wanted to play this game again(which I never finished). But I no longer have access to my Wii U and I don’t have a lot of time for at home gaming. Im so excited this actually ahappened
Fully agree with Derrick: to me, the sidequests were the core of the narrative experience with X. I often found them more compelling than the main story quests. X's sidequests take great advantage of its setting to explore humanity's struggles, dreams and depravities, trying to survive in this kind of incomprehensible disaster scenario on an unknown alien world. I am so looking forward ro revisiting this game!
One thing I remember that was an issue in the Wii U version of this game was there was some pretty bad pop in and I expect that to be much better in this Switch version.
For you, the day Xenoblades Chronicles X got a Switch port was the biggest day of your week. For Nintendo… it was Tuesday.
I rarely like, but... this one I had to.
For me it was my birthday 😂❤
@@isaac3078Happy birthday!
OMG LOL IT IS LITERALLY TUESDAY THOUGH!
Bruh for me I've been on basically social media black out because I've been moving so the past 3 days I've been packing nonstop. Today I just casually check reddit and see someone post the trailer for this, I was like wtf did I miss a Nintendo Direct announcement?! lmao
Nintendo used the "But for me, it was Tuesday" strategy again!
I'm happy for the non-WiiU-owners who can finally play it. I just hope this paves the way for a Xenoblade X 2.
As do I.
i feel like we will get some answers in the remaster
it won't
@@IsaacFlores-ou2rc We're getting story updates on the DE, so it's hopefully there!
I imagine this'll be quite successful and the next game will either be like this or a combination of this and the traditional style.
Blood Lobster quest will be "fixed" by adding another 100 lobsters.
That mission pissed me off. I never finished it.
I tried so hard to find them all... you won that round terrorist, but I will find you all this time!
Took me ages to get all those!!
Only the real fans will understand this comment
Don't you dare put that evil on us.
This is the best, no leacks, no rumors, etc just drop like in old days
Right? I'm 38, and this made me feel like a kid on Christmas. Just the announcement alone. So much to look forward to, like finally giving "The Black Knight" some spotlight! I'm so stoked, really thought we were never gonna see the scrapped content.
Yeah, it's more exciting when it happens like this.
Well it was leaked at the start of the year but it's still pretty surprising that we got it
@@fishman689eh, you say leak. I say "guess until you get it right". A broken clock is right twice a day.
There was actually a rumor I saw pretty much two days ago on reddit though I didn't really pay much attention. And bam!
I'VE BEEN SAYING FOR YEARS NOW! Monolith softs map design is immaculate, and more people need to thank them for the maps they worked on with BOTW and TOTK. Lets not get started on how AMAZING the xenoblade maps are. Thank you, Monolith. ❤❤
The Xenoblade X map was the basis for the Hyrule Map in BoTW and ToK
honestly the map in xenoblade 1 makes my jaw drops everytime i go to new places, it got so many nice things they did in this game.
other games was so into realistic, but xenoblade got this huge map fit into switch game
Agreed. However..They should have kept the doll-like look, as it fit the fact that they are robots theme!
Moreover,Goddess Elma is back!!! But what's up with her new art style and she was little darker complexion-wise! I hope things improve on that front! Other than that... I'm excited!🎉
@@rikkasummer2784Xenoblade 1 is more impressive cause they fit those maps somehow on an goddamn Wii and an New 3DS
Of course it would look beautiful on switch
@@Human_01I think it’s to match the more Definitive edition/XC3 look they are going for here, since 3 is closer in line to DE than 2
This announcement pulled me out of a depressed funk. Seriously the best WiiU game ever made.
Fr dude
I'm not even playing when I say this game saved my life. I was at my lowest depression and ready to end it and this game kept me going. So when I saw this trailer I literally cried.....It was so emotional...
@@scottcaligiuri5410 I'm glad you're still with us. 🙏
@@scottcaligiuri5410I’ve only really heard others say something to this extreme with final fantasy games. Glad you played X at the right time. Games like these are truly incredible
I guess Nintendo's done with Switch 1-only Directs, otherwise we would've gotten this in a September Direct as opposed to us getting an August Partner Showcase.
See yall next year when switch 2 gets announced!
Wasn't expecting to see you over here from Era.
Nintendo fully owns monolith soft, meaning the Xenoblade IP is a 1st party IP, this game wouldn't have been in a partner showcase
@@terrysyvertson9205they put Endless Ocean in a Partner Showcase.
@@tomsimmons7673endless ocean was made by Arika, which, while they partner with nintendo, are not owned by nintendo. therefore, they quite specifically belong in the partner showcase.
Derrick, it was your review that made me try the game and eventually made Xenoblade one of my favorite series ever! Excited to return to Mira!
They should have kept the doll-like look, as it fit the fact that they are robots theme!
Moreover, Goddess Elma is back!!! But what's up with her new art style and she was little darker complexion-wise! I hope things improve on that front! Other than that... I'm excited!🎉
Same. Can't wait to return to Mira.
@@Human_01if you look at someone like lao or the main character, they are doll-like. The problem was that the facial expression were far to bland, and im happy they fixed it. The eyes were enough to feel like "dolls"
Now how much you wanna bet the additional content is gonna lead into the Future Redeemed ending?
If they somehow manage to make both X and Xenosaga canon to the numbered timeline… peak fiction
@@rin_reverie X is heavily implied to be canon in Future Redeemed since they flatout mention stuff from X.
@@AzureRoxe Even if they’re intended to be connected, it’s going to take a ton of retconning to fix the whole aliens destroying the world vs. Klaus destroying the world issue. I don’t think they have the courage to change that much of the story.
Who knows at this point. The Future Connected ending opened a floodgate of possibilities. Given that, and this, it's clear to me that they wanna keep this franchise afloat. Takahashi said they're already working on a new Xeno, which he claims is going back to the mature tones of Blade/Saga.
@@JadeM15Maybe Earth in X could be Earth far in the future after it reforms post-Future Redeemed?
The main QoL change I’m hoping for is a streamlining of how you change party members. Having them throughout the city is a fun idea but having to find them each time is a pain
Yeah that was a pain. But I'm confident they will make it more player friendly.
Just make it like the Heroes in 3, considering those mechanics already felt inspired by X. Hopefully they can implement some kind of Bonus XP system to allow the other party members to level up with you without you having to play as them, again like the Heroes in 3
Jon wanting cars in NLA to stop being ghosts is like someone wanting the place to be basically unplayable while running with the mech as a car, everything is a ghost so you don't keep hitting everything with the dolls
Yeah, that was a technical sacrifice if I remember. Wonder if that will change though.
Yeah, I didn't get that complaint. Your skell in vehicle mode would literally get stuck in traffic if you couldn't go through the cars.
@@ltb1345add physics and turn it into xenoblade gta
@@manuelalbertoromero9528Yes, also explained by in game lore.
The fuck is a "doll"?
One of my core memories with this game is swimming to Sylvalum because I wanted to explore more. It took FOREVER but was so worth it once the music kicked in. Then I eventually made it to the final continent before I even had the skell, the world is so cool and just encourages exploration.
We are of the same mind. I did exactly that as well and it was magical
Oh I did that too! I think I was doing a hero mission and I think that ended up with me traveling to the continent by swimming.
Been waiting to play this for nearly a decade, finally it's time! New story content to boot!
Me too
I’ve been wanting the damn cliffhanger answered for ten freaking years
Only thing keeping my Wii U under my TV lol.
So far the only new bit of story content that's been revealed is a epilogue section set after X's cliffhanger ending.
@@derrickhaggardim guessing they will add more in between and in the end because they fidnt show a dlc like fr, fc or torna - at least i hope so. We would get lucky if they put something of the scraped content back into game (or maybe retcon it to other xenoblade titles)
I put hundreds upon hundreds of hours into this game man, if you give this game some patience there is really nothing else like it.
They should have kept the doll-like look, as it fit the fact that they are robots theme!
Moreover, Goddess Elma is back!!! But what's up with her new art style and she was little darker complexion-wise! I hope things improve on that front! Other than that... I'm excited!🎉
Same took me 100+ hours just to 100% this massive open-world JRPG.
Devil’s third is not a matter of if,,, but when
Mark my words .
I personally liked Devil's Third, so it's a bit of a pity that it probably won't get ported...
looking forward to Rooples Pooples Remastered
Valhalla Studios owns Devil's Third, so..... no sorry.
Not gonna happen. The development studio doesn't exist anymore, the IP owner is likely some no-name company they merged with (Soleil from Wake Up Interactive) that barely does anything and Itagaki's own company he created after leaving (Itagaki Games) has also shut down several years ago. Honestly chances are slim we'll ever see Itagaki be the driving force behind a game again. I love DOA up till 4 and his Ninja Gaiden games and I'm not fond of the current Team Ninja (nor their takes on the NG games), but I don't see him doing that anymore. While he can make superb games, he's someone with an ego and I don't think it would really work very well for modern game development.
@@BushinRyuCatthe company wen r bankrupted. Won't be surprised if nintendo owns the copyrights
As soon as I jumped on Twitter, this announcement was the first thing I saw before it refreshed and I freaked the hell out.
Ew Twitter
I literally just randomly checked my phone and I get a notification for a fucking xenoblade x remake. Holy shit.
I don't think I'd realized it before, but this game (and Derrick's reviews and deep dives) are how I discovered you guys in the first place back on GX. 9 years later and I'm still here.
My first exposure to Xenoblade was both Xenoblade X and Smash Bros. when they introduced Shulk. I never played Xenoblade X, but a friend of mine in college loved the series and would always talk about it when we play Smash. He owned a copy and would actually play on my WiiU and i would see the gameplay and everything. I never got the chance to play any Xenoblade games up until the Switch came out and my first game ended up being Xenoblade Chronicles 2, and when Xenoblade 3 was announced i bought Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition and thats how i emded up loving the franchise overall
Praying they give us proper tutorials this time. I only learned couple years back how Overtime REALLY worked, while loaning this game to a friend.
I played half the game with as the default class. When I for hired out how to change and upgrade classes I was floored. It was my first open world rpg and I had no idea what I was doing half the time.
I also really hope we can change party members using a menu like in 3. Going an hunting down each character suuuuucked.
Nah, nah, the Ma-non voices can stay as they are, their sheer goofiness is what makes them endearing, wouldn't change it for the world
HOORAY FOR PIZZA!
So excited to replay this, ALL I ASK is that we can switch party members in a menu instead of having to find them in NLA
This!!!!!!
At least let them stay at one point! If there was a heart to heart they werent at their usual spot (for immersion its great but maybe something like a phone wouldnt break it
11:45 yeaah this map is frickin HUGE, and in a good way. There is so much to see and explore, there are almost not boring spots in this game.
Yeah, Mira made me feel like a bloody ant. Like, the size of this world could Skyrim a run for its money for how huge it was.
@@manuelalbertoromero9528 Ahahaha I love the use of skyrim as a verb. I'm really excited to revisit Mira and all it's secrets for they are many.
@@manuelalbertoromero952810 times the size of skyrim (only landmass without any verticality calculated. With oceans around 400 square kilometres (size of spain) and with that one of the really big maps in gaming
If Shulk and Fiora were voice options in the original X, I wonder if the other protags will get added too. I’m not counting on it but I would love to see that! Or… hear, that is. Lol
If that's the case then I'll have my female CaC have Mythra's VA as her voice option.
Having Harry McEntire and Aimee-Ffion Edwards as voice options would be amazing, I'd adore that! I'm not gonna expect it, but oh, how I want it...
I apologize to anyone who I am disturbing with my joyous screaming.
I am not stopping, btw. THIS IS HYPE! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go binge the Xenoblade X OST again (Hiroyuki Sawano FTW)
Cauldros Night bgm!!!!!
Literally out of nowhere, they finally fulfill the wish of we Xenoblade X fans.
After YEARS of hearing people swear that it wasn't possible.
I really loved how you assemble a community, and build the city in this game. Bringing all the different races together, addressing their issues, negotiation between them. Just carving out a special home on this weird, hostile planet.
On my B-day too! What a gift!
Happy birthday!
@@AStupidID Thank you!!!
Lucky you! And happy birthday🎉
They should have kept the doll-like look, as it fit the fact that they are robots theme!
Moreover, Goddess Elma is back!!! But what's up with her new art style and she was little darker complexion-wise! I hope things improve on that front! Other than that... I'm excited!🎉
@@Human_01 Thank you!
"The only wii u port remaining..." PLEASE I STILL NEED YOSHI'S WOOLY WORLD
Star Fox Zero?
Zelda Twilight Princess HD and Windwaker HD: First time?
@@YTDani75 Both of those were Game Cube originals.
@@DracobyteYeah... That one can remain buried
@@DracobyteI'm so desperate for starfox on switch. Fine, give me Star Fox Zero. My hope for a StarFox Assault remake was crushed
I actually just got done crying because of this. Although I think the play test Nintendo just did might have been for testing this out without people knowing.
Ohhh that's a really good point! Good idea!
Awww, and I'm really excited for this too ;w;
But if that was the case we surely would have heard of it? No way could they keep a lid on it if an XCX port was the thing being playtested
As someone in the playtest and someone who has played Xenoblade X, no this was not anything to do with the playtest lol
@RyouShi98 they could have adjusted the textures and only given impartially access to some of the systems. The fact that it was a resource gathering type thing, and that's one of the things you do in the game. Considering the size I could technically see it
@@mageius You're really reaching for something that makes no sense. The playtest is testing entirely different, new ideas and is literally still ongoing. Xenoblade X's online is nowhere near this level and it worked on Wii U you don't need to test it again lmao.
I literally screamed and thought there was a Direct lol. Nintendo just being like "Ah here you go, we forget."
there's no more directs happening this year
I love how this news prompts an immediate discussion between you guys. Not just a short news segment, but we are treated with great new content. Very much appreciated guys! 👍🏻
Here's my complete list
What we want to see *Updated*
1: Boob slider uncensored well uncensored gameplay from the original Japanese version.
2: Better online mode with more exploration harder missions and larger exploration of maps' for online mode
3: Better inventory clutter fix, with previews of equipment on obtaining them, and previews in the menu of each item.
4: Maybe a multi-player to explore your own world with friends in split screen and or online.
5: Let me choose to turn off the flight music.
6: When flying around in your mech, another key to turn into a Jet plane Mech to fast speed past map areas or escape from an op enemy.
7: Let us bring the Jump skill back.
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I ranked over 30,000 hours in this game. I wonder how long the online mode in this game is now, or will they shutdown the servers like they did on the wii-U? Side note my character you might recognise is called Nirvana I was online 24/7 nearly since the wii-U's American release lol.
Hopefully they give us new mechs and a lot of them, and more customization perhaps some download content to give us mechs like in Xenogears with cool weapons and unique abilities that are op lol I'd like to fly around with Xenogears from well Xenogears lol Lau in the game might mean he can bring his black mech to help the team lol.
Also you know there's going to be a Xenoblade Chronicles X-2 if this game does well on the switch, and it will come out on the switch 2 guaranteed. Wonder when it will be on physical pre-order? Oh don't worry m8 they can connect all the characters like they did in the games, via the dimension rift, and yes this is my fav game of all time probably.
I spent the longest on it than any other game in the world, the main story was weak and quick, but the exploration and missions were so good it made up for it.
What do you think? What would you like to see?
30,000 hours??? You've mastered this game three times over!
What did you spend that time doing, mostly online missions? It took me 230 or so hours to complete the map which is like a drop in the bucket compared to you lol
@@josephstanichar5434 I didn't follow any guides, I was exploring the whole world in every nook and cranny for missions, and found so many, and they kept on piling up, and at different times of the day to boot, and did you know there's missions all over the world not just in the city?
Yep trust me, try different time of day and travel the world too and you find random missions on the map where some npc's are hanging out lol it's crazy but I think I found like 50 missions or more scattered around the world.
I'd say I spent some years doing exploration missions the most, trying to find all those hidden items and equipments. So basically exploring the whole world at different times of the day as well lol. Really hope they give us time control on the fly, cause finding a seat or bench is difficult.
I think the nodes on the map also took me some weeks to perfect. I can safely say this is the biggest game I ever played, even bigger than starfield which was a pile of junk lol
@@deusvlad2.083 Oh yeah without a guide it might have taken me that long too lol
@@josephstanichar5434 lol
Derrick's old XCX review is one of my favorite game reviews ever.
I felt my heart in my throat when it saw the notification. I couldn’t believe it, since things have been silent for this entry for so long.
And again.... there is hope once more.
They should have kept the doll-like look, as it fit the fact that they are robots theme!
Moreover, Goddess Elma is back!!! But what's up with her new art style and she was little darker complexion-wise! I hope things improve on that front! Other than that... I'm excited!🎉
I was 100% confident this would NEVER happen and boy am I glad I was wrong THANK YOU NINTENDO!!!!
9:12 At least it's one cliffhanger. Now, if only Nintendo gave Camelot the chance to resolve Golden Sun Dark Dawn...
neither Nintendo nor camalot cares about golden sun
@@terrysyvertson9205 Source or it's not true.
@@Mnemoniforma9.00if they cared about that series they would have made a new game already, but they haven't, also the golden sun game on ds sold so poorly and was so poorly received they decided to never make any more games ever again
@@terrysyvertson9205 There's so much wrong with that statement I don't know where to begin. First, Dark Dawn sold poorly because it released at the tail end of the DS system lifespan. Second, it has it's flaws and it doesn't do a great deal too differently than its predecessors, but it isn't some irredeemable piece of crap. Third, there are quite a few dormant Nintendo series, but nobody calls THEM dead. Never say never.
It's clear you're just here to start trouble and provoke a reaction, so please take that attitude elsewhere. You are not welcome in this discussion.
I need a resolution to Dark Dawn... I actually like that Golden Sun game alot.
Man as hype as I am about this announcement it’s actually full circle hearing you guys talk about the hype. I remember watching your videos all those years ago before the game even came out and here I am hearing you guys hype it up a decade later. LETS GOOOO
Fr man. GVG was the first place I checked
Like Derek this is what got me into XB and it's my fav Wii U game! Feeling a bit of nostalgia now esp with his review and longplay of his OC Nori 🤣
FINALLY! The whole series on one console now.
I never did to get a chance to beat it, now I can.
The one thing they need to fix is if it’s a quest that is just random items at least mark where they’re at. I understand it’s also about exploring, but it kind of a little excessive not being able to complete those quests because you had no idea where they were at in any way like it’s one thing that needs fix
Bro on god. Also you should be able to leave the final boss room after dying because if your skell breaks during the fight, you're just fucked.
I put over 700 hours in in Xenoblade Chronicles X on the WiiU back in 2015/2016. After Xenoblade Chronicles 3 was announced I thought we’d never see X happen in this generation. I’m so happy to be proven wrong. I really hope the switch successor is backwards compatible with some type of upscaling. The Xenoblade Chronicles series deserves it.
I am so unbelievably ecstatic for this!!! I couldn't even begin to replicate the scream I let out seeing the news!
Beside it existing in the first place my hopes for this remaster would be; Improved UI, An actual in-game tutorial (as the game apparently doesn't really have one?), being able to manually level both up AND down whenever and recommended levels for quests.
I remember, wayy back when, watching that one Character Customization showcase video made on the other channel. I would look at every option to figure out what my Rook would look like once I got the game. Here we are now, nearly 10 years later. Can't wait to relive the memories
Hopefully nintendo could work something out to bring the beloved xenasaga trilogy. Especially when future redeemed reference it.
Bandai would have to be willing to play ball. I would love it but with how Bandai has been as of late, i'm not hopeful.
@@jenerossitea9247 there was a copyright update on xenoblade that reference namco n xenosaga on xenoblade 3. I still think it would happen one day
@@michaelmacorso4479 Awesome here's hoping a Xenosaga remaster collection if it happens also includes that one side game that was a Japan-exclusive for the PSP so it could finally get a proper Western release. Yes there are technically 4 Xenosaga games with the 3 main ones for PS2 that got global releases and a side-game set between Episode 1 and 2 for the PSP that was sadly Japan-exclusive.
They better explain that ending… there were so many unanswered questions from the original.
What happened to Elma’s fiancée?
Why can all the xenomorphs understand each other’s languages?
What is that twist ending’s explanation?
Why are they still alive?
What is the mystery of Mira overall???
😩
Agreed. Moreover, they should have kept the doll-like look, as it fit the fact that they are robots theme!
Moreover, Goddess Elma is back!!! But what's up with her new art style and she was little darker complexion-wise! I hope things improve on that front! Other than that... I'm excited!🎉
@@Human_01Elma has always been kinda dark toned? If you want confirmation, look at her XC2 design as well.
They did confirm we were getting new story content including a epilogue set after the cliffhanger ending.
Maybe they raise the level cap (and hopefully add something like superbosses over lvl 100). It was 60.. imagine if they would raise it to 99 like the other titles.
Btw the story final boss is at lvl 50. In 1 it is around sword valley, in 2 it is around morytha and in 3 around chapter 5. Imagine like 3 to 5 additional story missions at the end.
**puts on tinfoil hat** This game feels like a prime candidate for a "switch 2 upgrade available" type offer.
I don't think there's going to be Switch 2 upgrades for Switch 1 games.
@@lol-ih1tl X on Wii U came with large patch files you needed to make it run at a higher frame rate and texture packs. switch 2 could help with upscaling and could do wonders for the game with draw distance and foliage.
@@teejay8212 according to the eShop, the game's file size is less than half of the combined Wii U file size (digital version + patches). That means that the game is already going to be well-optimized for Switch 1 by default (plus Switch's extra horsepower compared to Wii U)
That Cat in the trailer! If you know, you know ❤
That guy on the Xenoblade Chronicles X subreddit can finally stop spinning Murderess.
Finally the Xenoblade game with the best battle system is coming to switch...
What a console... it's like Final Fantasy 6 -9 would be on one console back in the days (oh wait there was one).
Can't wait to dive back into Mira.
Edit: And I hope they still announce a special edition. Hopefully again with a soundtrack vinyl :)
but 2's already on there!! ( how is future redeemed's combat, btw?Haven't played it yet)
Been waiting for this day for so long. Can't wait to hop into this game again on a platform I can play wherever. Xenoblade X is pretty much my favorite RPGs ever. This game is pretty much a single player MMO with some of the best action RPG combat ever. Full stop. Never would've picked it up all those years ago if not for that coverage on game explain, so thanks Derrick never would've got this pretty much day one without you.
I hope Monolithsoft remakes Xenogears, in full 3D, with a Witcher 3 level budget so they can make multiple giant cities (Etrenank, Bledavik, Nortune will need it) and a lot of other decent and small sized cities with the thousands of NPCs, I think Xenoblade games have at least made it into the 800 or 900s, and complete voice acting.
20:23 Can't remember which it was, but either either Xenoblade 1DE or 3 had a decent time gap between its initial reveal and the announcement of its special edition.
I remember having this same conundrum of whether or not to go ahead and preorder the normal physical edition or wait in case a special edition happened.
I hope they expand on Celica's story, iirc, she and two other characters were dlc in Japan, but was added in the american release.
And i hope the slider is back...
Dreading making more accounts just to fulfill roles for others online, i know not everyone cares about that, but after dealing with DD2 my "do it myself" mentality just came out full force this year
Pretty sure Celica was base game while the 3 dlc characters were H.B. Alexa, and Bozé.
I've wanted to play this for so long, absolutely can not wait!!
If you've never played this get ready because it isn't easy to get into but when it clicks it's an all time classic
The font is an easy solution. The problem with the first game is it had a bunch of info text printed all over the interface, but you kinda already know what to do after about 10 minutes anyway. All that stuff can be put into tool tips, have a help toggle and when you hover over it it shows the tool tip in a larger font, instead of just having it all over the place all of the time, and in a very small font so they can fit the text on the screen.
I just hope we will be able to turn down the volume of the music. It was very hard to understand the VA or read the subtitles because they were sooo small!
Not COMPLETELY out of nowhere. The devs have been teasing this for a while, even tho most ppl never believed we would see the day it actually would be released
The one thing I'm hoping to get out of all of this is the OST being on streaming platforms
i’m a huge xenoblade fan, i bought a wiiu specifically for this game after i played XC2. i kinda bounced off of it after 20ish hours, but i’ve always wanted to go back and really dig into it. i’m super excited that i’ll have a second chance to experience the online side of this game while there’s still an active community
One of my favourite parts of X was also because the protag is just a blank slate android, you are free to come up with your own backstory like a traditional RPG unlike the numbered entries which have preset main characters.
For instance, after that one scene where your arm gets blown off, I kept that arm looking like a mismatching replacement for the rest of the playthrough and treated it as if it held the activation trigger for Overdrive mode.
Only one remaining? Wooly World, Twilight Princess, and Wind Waker. Im sure Im missing something. 😊
Star Fox Zero!
Wooly world was ported to the 3ds
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse!
@@s.p.d.magentaranger1822 that's what I was trying to remember.
@@s.p.d.magentaranger1822 that one. Although it might be hard thanks to the touch controls
The cars will still be ghosts; walking around NLA in a Skell would be awful otherwise
I started playing the Wii U version a few months back, part of the reason I didn’t get far and haven’t gone back is because the font size is so flippin small, and I don’t have a super big TV (or the best eyesight for that matter). If they can fix that I’d be more than happy to play the new version, new content just a happy bonus.
Also I’m not the only one thinking that’s an Organization XIII member at the end of the new trailer right? Heck of a crossover
Confirmed new story content so no more leaving it all on a cliffhanger! So excited. Love Xenoblade X. Really hope they have some quality of life stuff like option for different text size and maybe an option to change new LA rap music? lol. Regardless I am delighted with this. I wonder will it play at 60fps on switch 2? Personally I MUCH prefer xenoblade X to both 2 and 3. Xenoblade 1 is still king overall for me though.
the NLA theme is perfect how dare you
@Roughling I just cant 😅 after the 50 hour mark i used to mute my tv while running about. If i remember correctly theres a difference between night and day music and one of them didnt bother me but the other one...well...I started to just mute my tv. Uh....yeah....uh..uh.......i cant man 😅
@@Terron29 yeah the day theme is better for sure, that was my alarm for a long while
@@Roughling omg wtf is happening. Im bopping along to it here now lol!
Maybe an option so that the Skell flight music doesn't play immediately upon jumping. That being said:
OVER THE RAINBOW
GLORIOUS SIGHT
IT'S LIGHTING OUR DREAMS AND I ____ WE'RE ALRIGHT
WE'RE ALL THE SAME, EVEN IF FROM ANOTHER WORLD
WE DON'T BELONG HERE ANYMORE
Always nice to wake up to an announcement I never played this game. I have XB1-3 I heard it's great
So excited for this! This game was my introduction to Xenoblade as well Derrick! So excited for everyone to be able to play this on Switch! This is one of my favorite Wii U games. This is a dream come true!
I remember trying this game before I'd played the first game and got a bit lost and confused back in the Wii U days...
Now with the main trilogy under my belt and a greater appreciation for these kinda games under my belt... I am excited to finally try this game again after all these years
Good choice of background music. Sylvalum day just feels magical and alien at the same time.
At this point its just Twilight Princess HD, Wind Waker HD, Nintendo Land, Yoshi's Wooly World, and Star Fox Zero that are trapped on the Wii U.
I remember picking this up around Christmas time back in 2015 as a kid. Played all summer long during summer vacation, probably put in like 300+ hours... I was so sad the day my wiiU broke. Glad I can finally play it again.
On Jons gamexplain video he said that XbC X is just a matter of time when this game comes to switch and BOY WHAT A TIME IT TOOK!
One of the best features of this game is the “follow ball”.
10:15 That quest is the bane of my existence! I got 98/100 lobsters. After you get the 99th, the last one will spawn in a set location. So really I was just missing one lobster. I swear I checked every single location MULTIPLE times and never found it. I genuinely started to think my game bugged and didn't spawn in one of them. I gave up after trying for so long and still to this day I never completed it :(
A good secret to grinding, once you get the mech, kick the overleveled bugs like helpless sentient hackysacks until they reach 1 HP and then activate the fight and hit them asap.
I remember I played this in a game expo before the Wii-U release date and was blown away. Never got a Wii-U but I always hoped we'd get a port of this to Switch! FINALLY it's time!!!
This is great. We need to share it more.
I've been on the Xenoblade X Switch for 2025 train ever since the Definitive Edition for 1 dropped, a 10th anniversary release just made sense to me, they did it with XC1 (and they've done with a few other games too).
I'm so happy they're bringing this back. I admittedly didn't finish it, but I spent over 100 happy hours in this game and wish I had the time to finish it. It easily had the best gameplay of the series and the most fun exploration, but the focus on world building over narrative was divisive. I really hope they take another shot with X2 one day.
For the cars it was lore that they were holograms to help residents feel more at home in a more lively environment
The cars moving in the city at least are meant to be holograms so maybe if they append in a collision animation it would make sense. Here’s hoping the font is better.
The player character customization censorship feels like a form of body shaming.
As a collectors edition owner who put 100s of hrs in this (despite selling my WiiU for the Switch); I am more than hyped for myself/former players and a new generation to experience this masterpiece.
It was my first Xenoblade and also before my daughter was born the year after. I would keep the intro playing as a screen saver on our big screen in the apartment. It really is the precursor to BotW but something it does better than any game imo is scale.
Skells (Dolls) make you realize how small and almost insignificant you are after you’ve explored the world for almost half the game. Giant monsters now are small creatures you can bully. Smaller creatures you just run over and kill since they’re too weak to properly engage in your badass mecha!Getting your license and insurance on your first Skell is a religious experience (Endgame when you can afford and have materials for the Bugatti and Lamborghini of Skell’s make for a ng+ experience…many creatures are too powerful to engage even with the best load outs.
Tyrants then become the new enemies to defeat (regional high lvl boss like monsters) and online helps with this. I could gush more but I’m stunned that they did this. One of my all time fav games is back (Also Castlevania Donimus and Marvel vs Capcom have really brought the nostalgia back…Tatsunoko vs Capcom remains…I sadly sold mine)!
Only 100 hours?! I thought the game hours minimum was like 300 or 400 hours!!
What an absolutely epic Tuesday morning!!!
Xenoblade X Definitive Edition Wishlist in order of highest to lowest priority/likeliness:
-Button on the equipment screen that lets me check what built-in augments actually do
-Make all the characters level together even when they're not in my party
-Better draw distance on lobster plushies
-Loadout menu for at least Cross since they can change classes like Xenoblade 3 characters
-Perks for damage types outside of Ether to make them more viable
-Less grindy end-/post-game; halve the amount of materials needed for all craftable augments
-Better TP gain on all weapons so I'm not forced to have Irina with the Ramjet Rifle in my party at all times to make the game fun. Alternatively, take away the TP costs on arts. I don't care if that makes Overdrive more powerful, I don't use it because it overwrites the battle music
Today is now my favorite Tuesday
I remember watching derrick's review, streams and content of this game Non-STOP bcs it was my first rpg and I was SO excited for it and now HERE WE ARE!!!!
I've been wanting to play this game for AGES, HELL yes
You don't understand. When this news dropped, I was having THE worst day at work, I was so mad, I was basically prepared to feel that way the entire day. I get home, and after seeing the news, my mood just does the HARDEST whiplash, I didn't know I was capable of feeling two opposite emotions like that.
THIS REALLY WAS OUT OF NOWHERE!!!
I'm so hyped for this remaster. It looks so good.
I was having a bad week but everything is okay now :')
I loved the high-pitched voices of those aliens! I for one, hope they stay as is.
YeAhhhh!!!!!!
Well, there's 2 more wii u ports - Twilight HD and Windwaker HD - but this is the last actual wii u game we were waiting for.
This should've been a direct! I'm crying... IMAGINE ALL THE SUPERBOSSES WITH ONLINE CO-OP°!°
I was just thinking recently how much I wanted to play this game again(which I never finished). But I no longer have access to my Wii U and I don’t have a lot of time for at home gaming. Im so excited this actually ahappened
Fully agree with Derrick: to me, the sidequests were the core of the narrative experience with X. I often found them more compelling than the main story quests. X's sidequests take great advantage of its setting to explore humanity's struggles, dreams and depravities, trying to survive in this kind of incomprehensible disaster scenario on an unknown alien world.
I am so looking forward ro revisiting this game!
Because of connections in Future Redeemed, I wouldn’t be surprised if they incorporate something in the new story to tie in with XC3.
One thing I remember that was an issue in the Wii U version of this game was there was some pretty bad pop in and I expect that to be much better in this Switch version.