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Fusioncode said:
Hmmm it sounds like an offline MMO and those are the worst types of RPGs.


.hack/ was one of the best types of RPG.

As for Xenoblade, I will judge for myself, I never trust fanbases (Looking at half of you people in this thread) or reviewers on RPGs, last time I did that I bought Final Fantasy XIII against my better judgement. 



 

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I'll wait and see the reviews.



Acevil said:
Fusioncode said:
Hmmm it sounds like an offline MMO and those are the worst types of RPGs.


.hack/ was one of the best types of RPG.

As for Xenoblade, I will judge for myself, I never trust fanbases (Looking at half of you people in this thread) or reviewers on RPGs, last time I did that I bought Final Fantasy XIII against my better judgement. 

Never played it. But if it's an offline MMO then I'm sure I'd hate it.



Sigs are dumb. And so are you!

Xenoblade X's plot isn't good as Xenoblade

SO don't expect anything from the story but gameplay and sidequest



 

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SubiyaCryolite said:

Thats about the 3DS version specifically. Maybe it doesn't translate well to handhelds? Maybe the game aged badly? 

"Keza MacDonald: I have, although not quite as much as I’d have liked to. I finished it on Wii, and despite the fact that I literally just played all the way through Majora’s Mask again on 3DS with no complaints, I’m finding Xenoblade a bit of a tougher sell on the handheld. I’m not anti-remakes. I’m pro-remakes. But a game like this is tough to play on the 3DS. That said, I’m amazed it runs it at all."

Seems pretty straightforward.

Read it again. Keza loves the game, though she admits it is flawed and feels that the 3DS port is greatly inferior to the original. Jason (who reviewed the game, initially giving it a 'Yes') agrees that the port is poor, but goes further and says that he doesn't really like the game at all. Just read Jason's comments... it's clear he has decided that he never liked the game to begin with, and only reviewed it in a positive light because he bought into the hype. He outright says that Xenoblade's only redeeming quality is its soundtrack.



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http://www.dualshockers.com/2015/05/19/review-xenoblade-chronicles-x-japanese-version-the-greatest-battle-for-humanity/

Another review, Dualshockers ( a page that people thinks is sony biased, I´m not sure though ) says:

"Xenoblade Chronicles X was absolutely worth the import, despite my struggles to progress through the game due to the language barrier. Despite that and my few misgivings, I was still able to completely enjoy the rest of the content: combat, exploration, quests and Dolls, which truly speaks to the quality of the game."

Score?: 9.5/10



Looking through the article and the comments, I think the key statement is in the comment where Richard Eisenbeis says that, when compared to the first game it is "Similar, but without the plot." It seems that Tachikoma can confirm that the plot is nothing to write home about, if I am not mincing her words. Famitsu's review, though perhaps addressed obliquely, seems to also corroborate this point with statements "Things like the world setting are explained carefully and cut-scenes appear often so it is a bit of waste that things tend to progress slowly. It would also be good if the tempo of conversations was a bit faster" from the third Famitsu reviewer, and "The story is carefully made, but there is a strong feeling of just watching a movie" from the fourth Famitsu reviewer.

Taken collectively, I think we can be fairly confident that the story is overbearing and not well-written enough to be engaging. This is consistent with Monolith as a developer, in that they are very uneven in their storytelling quality. (Again, a disclaimer: I haven't played too much of the first Xenoblade, but I have played the Xenosagas sans the unbearably awful Xenosaga II and I have played Xenogears numerous times.)

I think this is the most relevant tidbit of information to take from this review. If you like offline MMOs and if you liked the first game's combat, you'll probably like them in XCX.



Goodnightmoon said:
IGN said that the game feels very fun to play, Gamexplain was loving it, Tachikoma has already played it and thinks is the best game of the generation so far, and someone in kotaku thinks is boring. OK

Everyone has opinions.

This.Probably the guy who did this preview dont like this genre, or simply the game isnt for him.I'll just wait for the actual reviews.



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SubiyaCryolite said:
Kotakus on VGChartz blacklist I presume XD


Surely at this stage they should be on everyones? Have you not heard of the site before?



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ganoncrotch said:
SubiyaCryolite said:
Kotakus on VGChartz blacklist I presume XD


Surely at this stage they should be on everyones? Have you not heard of the site before?

Indeed