The Art System and Xenobalde's Mainstream Appeal in the West

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Cloudman said:

I do feel better marketing could have helped sell this game. I don't really think it got any...? Just some exposure would have been nice. I do feel making the gameplay more hack-and-slash would be more appealing overall, but the system they have now is fun as well.

If there is one thing I think they should change, it's the art style. Even I have to admit it's not very visually appeal, though not all characters look bad... If they change this with more marketing, I think it could sell better. If they make another Xenoblade-like game, maybe they can apply these changes and do a better job overall.

It got some commercials, but you had to be on the lookout for it. They usually advertise their M rated games on Adult Swim so I checked and it was on there. Otherwise I never saw it anywhere else, which was a shame. Its a great game. They really should have put it everywhere. Even Bayonetta 2 had playboy playmates doing cosplay. This had... just that commercial as far as I know.