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Mar1217 on 01 January 2023
BasilZero said:
Link_Nines.XBC said:

I feel like I should play Xenoblade Chronicles 2 before playing the 3rd one, but at the same time I don't feel like doing it, there's just some stuff about that game (XC2) that really turns me off, such as some character desgins (Rex's design is repulsive) and, mainly, the Gacha-esque mechanics. It's weird because Xenoblade Chronicles 1 is probably my favorite game.

Isnt the story connected?

Yes but the tale you see in each Xenoblade games are standalone. You can play each game as their own.

You'll simply get to understand the smaller references if you played previous games.



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Mar1217 on 01 January 2023
Link_Nines.XBC said:

I feel like I should play Xenoblade Chronicles 2 before playing the 3rd one, but at the same time I don't feel like doing it, there's just some stuff about that game (XC2) that really turns me off, such as some character desgins (Rex's design is repulsive) and, mainly, the Gacha-esque mechanics. It's weird because Xenoblade Chronicles 1 is probably my favorite game.

Admittedly it's a slow burner with a style that may push some away and a weird paci g in it's first half.

However, it's soundtrack (soundtrack of the generation IMO), the characters and it's world are aspects that are incredibly strong once you finish the journey through it's 2nd half which most would consider a "pinnacle of the genre".



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CaptainExplosion on 01 January 2023
Mar1217 said:
BasilZero said:

Isnt the story connected?

Yes but the tale you see in each Xenoblade games are standalone. You can play each game as their own.

You'll simply get to understand the smaller references if you played previous games.

I can't help but look at Lanz's behavior, and being a tall dark badass, and think of Reyn from the first game.



Kakadu18 on 01 January 2023
BasilZero said:

What will be everyone's first game that they will play on the Switch this year?

(Or if another platform, what game?)

Played Splatoon 3 at 2am, just two hours into the year.



curl-6 on 01 January 2023
Mar1217 said:
curl-6 said:

2022 was wild

Be it from it's 1st/2nd/3rd party exclusive games display it had to all the other content we went this year, I could honestly prolly say this year equals 2017 in pure enjoyment from the games I played IMO.

Yeah in addition to these there was a ton of other awesome games too; 13 Sentinels, Prodeus, It Takes Two, Nier Automata, Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak... for me 2022 was honestly the best year of the Switch. 



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Mar1217 on 01 January 2023
CaptainExplosion said:
Mar1217 said:

Yes but the tale you see in each Xenoblade games are standalone. You can play each game as their own.

You'll simply get to understand the smaller references if you played previous games.

I can't help but look at Lanz's behavior, and being a tall dark badass, and think of Reyn from the first game.

In itself the archetype of the tall badass "meathead" best friend is typical of the medium but they enjoy quite different personalities and arcs thankfully so they don't retread much of the same ground.

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Mar1217 on 01 January 2023
curl-6 said:
Mar1217 said:

Be it from it's 1st/2nd/3rd party exclusive games display it had to all the other content we went this year, I could honestly prolly say this year equals 2017 in pure enjoyment from the games I played IMO.

Yeah in addition to these there was a ton of other awesome games too; 13 Sentinels, Prodeus, It Takes Two, Nier Automata, Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak... for me 2022 was honestly the best year of the Switch. 

Yes, the third party offering was honestly amongst the best on a personal level too. Team Asano at Square pumping a great SRPG and also a remake of beloved gem of the SNES gave me some quite fantastic gaming moments. It just makes the wait for Octopath Traveler II and the remake of Dragon Quest III almost unbearable.

And I haven't even began to mention the best narrative I got to experience this year with AI The Somnium Files Nirvana which had probably the best type of narrative  Uchikoshi could craft for this game since the Zero Escape series. Once again proving the force of narrative construct in video games can be much more engaging and fun than the ones that only copycat the style of movies, which simply limit their narrative structures imo. 



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CaptainExplosion on 02 January 2023
Mar1217 said:
CaptainExplosion said:

I can't help but look at Lanz's behavior, and being a tall dark badass, and think of Reyn from the first game.

In itself the archetype of the tall badass "meathead" best friend is typical of the medium but they enjoy quite different personalities and arcs thankfully so they don't retread much of the same ground.

Although he seems frequently annoyed at a Nopon, like Reyn sometimes was at Riki.



KLXVER on 02 January 2023

Theres a blowout sale at Limited Run Games now. Got me The TakeOver and Bug Fables. 2 games I regretted not getting before. Also grabbed Corpse Killer for the lulz.



CaptainExplosion on 02 January 2023

Nintendo should've taken a look at Bug Fables and taken notes.