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bigtakilla on 16 September 2017
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sc94597 said:
bigtakilla said:

For me, it's just sad knowing I'm going into this game based solely on the name. It it were anything else besides Xenoblade I'd skip it, not might or maybe, I WOULD skip it even though Monolith Soft maade it. That's not really the way you want to release games, because if it is not all it's cracked up to be you're going to have people jumpimg ship or at least more hesitant of buying the next game or if this is peoples first Monolith Soft game, can put them off this developer entirely.. But as of right now for me they are 2 for 2. Both Blade and Blade X are masterpieces, I just wish it looked like this one was as well but instead I find myself thinking "well, this doesn't look good, but it is my favorite series so...." 

Other than from a few people on this forum, the reception to the game seems to be quite positive from what I've seen. I was just watching Easy Allies' reaction to the entire direct and a few of them mentioned that Xenoblade looks like it could go mainstream with this game, and that Monolith Soft seems to be trying quite hard to make that happen. They were positive about everything except the lack of information on the story, but are confident the story will be good. Similar reactions can be found all across YouTube. Much of the early skepticism seems to have faded with the direct. 

The negative reaction seems to be limited to some more ardent fans of the series who might be disappointed in the slight tone shift from Xenoblade Chronicles X. I can understand that. I would have prefered X-2 to be a priority, especially since I was invested in seeing that story completed, but don't overestimate the overall appeal of this game because you (and a few others) are dissapointed with it. 

Going main stream isn't always a good thing, and ignoring the issues by saying "eveyone's cool with it I seen" doesn't really solve the issues. I even know some of these are my personal dislikes and don't translate over to mainstream thought. The thing is though is that it still is a game muddled by iffy voice acting work, with pretty dated looking graphics for Switch, with a story that obviously isn't striking the right cords with people, and an art style/animations that seem a step back for the series character wise. And the only response to this skepticism is "Oh, it's Monolith Soft". Well yeah, I love Monolith Soft too but that changes nothing.