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kupomogli on 17 September 2013
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orniletter said:
kupomogli said:
 

Xenoblade is sitting with a 92 on Metacritic and I've never seen a review that has complained about its graphics.


http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/04/03/xenoblade-chronicles-review?page=2

Graphics 7:

This is the best that the Wii can do, but it's not really up to modern standards. The artistic direction makes up for a lack of technical grunt.
...and:
http://www.destructoid.com/xenoblade-chronicles-226518.phtml
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Why Xenoblade Chronicles HAD to look like shit

So Xenoblade Chronicles dropped less than half a point because the graphics score may have been lower than it should have been, but who knows.  It still scored a 7 in the graphics category.

Compare that to a game that has better graphics.  Ninja Gaiden 3 got trashed in pretty much every area of the game overall scoring a 3/10, but the graphics scored a 4.  They look much better than Xenoblade Chronicles, so I'd make the comparison tohat the game is on an HD system is why it received a 4 in graphics while Xenoblade is on an SD system so it got a much higher 7/10. 

But maybe the rating of 4 in graphics is just because Ninja Gaiden 3 got bashed left and right.  Alright.  How about an open world HD game.  First one looked like shit, but Prototype 2 actually looks really good for an open world next gen game.  Graphics are a 6/10.

Or what about a game that's similar  to Xenoblade in every sense of the word.  White Knight Chronicles.  White Knight Chronicles has better graphics.  Much better.  But guess what this game scored?  A 7/10.  Same as Xenoblade did.  Imagine ethat.  A Wii game scoring the exact same as the same exact graphical style, open worldish RPG, despite having much worse graphics.  Certainly it's because it's being compared graphically as a next gen title, not as a Wii title.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/03/19/ninja-gaiden-3-review

http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/04/25/prototype-2-review

http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/02/03/white-knight-chronicles-review?page=2

.So yeah.  You may have found some complaints about the graphics not being next gen, but did  those graphics really affect the review scores?  Probably not.

In my opinion, compared to some of the best looking PS2 and Xbox games, Xenoblade Chronicles graphics are shit.  It's a beautiful game, doesn't mean the graphics don't look like crap.  Here's a comparison to Final Fantasy 12.  So yeah.  I'd say that the 7/10 that Xenoblade received in it's  graphics was entirely deserving.