Xenoblade Chronicles North American Pre-Release Talkback (SPOILERS)

[River26]

I dunno if there're other topics on this. But if there are, I'm sorry.


Xenoblade
trailer 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi7lYpde62U)
trailer 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqRJ5unVR8Y)
trailer 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B57AhOUs2c)

Official Site (J.P) (http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/sx4j/)

Xenoblade, as some may don't know used to be Monado. But Takahashi wanted to change it due to him putting his heart into the product.

[TheGunheart]

I'm still buying it, but I'm dissapointed by the severe lack of pilotable giant robots.

[River26]

Personally though, Wii needed some RPGs. Not just cutsey family games. And from the trailer, seems really interesting.

[Desensitized]

The robots were always my least favorite aspect of the Xeno games. So I'm not too shaken up, I'm just eager to see more of it. I wonder how it stacks up next to The Last Story so far.

[TheGunheart]

Frankly, I don't see the point of a Xeno game without giant robots. That was like 90% of the point of the Xeno series, seeing how they're pretty much the only RPGs to have them. To see that the focus is not on some kid wearing shorts and his plastic sword, it's a little disapointing.

I'll still probably be a good game, and the aestetics are okay, but I really hope there's something besides the enemies and the teo giants in terms of mecha content.

[River26]

Update - Soundtrack

According to Siliconera, there seems to be another composer joining Shimomura. Here's more


We already know Yoko Shimomura is composing music for Monolith Soft and Nintendo?s upcoming RPG. But she isn?t alone. VGMdb are reporting that she?ll be joined in her composition duties by none other than Yasunori Mitsuda. 

Furthermore, the soundtrack for Xenoblade is being published by Dog Ear Records, which is Nobuo Uematsu?s music production house. The OST will contain 4 entire CDs worth of music ? including all the music from the game, and the themes by both Shimomura and Mitsuda ? and is scheduled for a June 23rd release.

[TheGunheart]

Screw giant robots, that officially makes me want the game. I love Yoko Shimomura's music.

[River26]

lol Personally, I've been a fan of robots (mechs in particular)

As for today's updates. It's now focusing on new characters that've been added to the site.

Character's name (race of character)

Rein (Homs)
- 18
- 190cm (6'0)

Carna (Homs)
- 21
- 168cm

Melia (Heinter)
Riki (Nopon)

[TheGunheart]

It was a joke. I freakin' looooove giant robots, mechas, etc. I'm just saying that Yoko's inclusion as a composer is enough to make me forgive them for apparently only featuring giant robots as enemies.

[River26]

trailer update
- field (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HFW5dspvb4&playnext_from=TL&videos=hTQjF_86Sas&feature=sub)

[TheGunheart]

And this fits on a Wii disc how?

[Desensitized]

Nice, now this is the type of RPG I like. Can't wait to see more!


Frankly, I don't see the point of a Xeno game without giant robots. That was like 90% of the point of the Xeno series, seeing how they're pretty much the only RPGs to have them. To see that the focus is not on some kid wearing shorts and his plastic sword, it's a little disapointing.Meh, my favorite part of Xenogears was on foot combat and figuring out the best combo to topple enemies in battle. Rationing fuel with the mechs was boring as all get out and their moves were nothing compared to the crazy martial arts and weapon combos you could pull off.

[Gokou Ruri]

I loved Xenogears (and the mechs, some of the fuel stuff was tedius, but the rest was awesome, like upgrading them) but I didn't care for Xenosaga.

I'm not sure what to make of this game.

[River26]

-_- You give up too easily. Even before the full game has touchdown.

Xenoblade is in no way related to Xenogears (muchless Xenosaga).

Update
- Time management features

Siliconera notes the following
- You can save anywhere
- You can warp to previously visited places
- NPC conversation change depending on the weather or time of day

[Ryusuke]

Update - Soundtrack

According to Siliconera, there seems to be another composer joining Shimomura. Here's more
Yasunori Matsuda and Yoko Shimomura? Sold. Liking what I'm hearing in the field trailer. Wonder if it'll play differently than the previous Xeno games...

[River26]

Also this gives gamers what they've been wanting. Fully explorable worlds. In XIII, it was only just a straight linear path from point A, all the way to the dungeon's boss.

And as such would be considerably longer I suspect.

[Jave]

Nintendo has listed Xenoblade (under "Monado: Beginning of the World) for their 2011 release titles. Date is currently TBA.

http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=148723

http://tn3-1.deviantart.com/fs20/300W/f/2007/297/1/2/I_want_to_believe_by_ridleysaria.jpg

[Desensitized]

I've heard great things about this game, I really don't want to miss out on it.

Word is, though, it is getting a UK release. Though, obviously nothing official yet. (It's just a rumor)

[Desensitized]

Announced for the UK (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=425989)

It even has dual language.

If this isn't announced for NA by E3, then there is seriously something wrong with NOA (not like there isn't already) and I'll just have to add this to the pile with Last Window and Another Code R.

[RockmanDash]

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/5896/960564204183front.jpg


Release dates

JPN:6/10/10
EU 8/19/11
AU:September 2011


"Xenoblade Chronicles, known in Japan as Xenoblade (ゼノブレイド Zenobureido? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets)), is a role-playing game published by Nintendo and developed by Monolith Soft for the Wii console. Xenoblade Chronicles has an action based battle system where normal attacks will happen automatically at intervals, similar to the set up in Final Fantasy XXI. However, special attacks known as arts each have their own cool down time as opposed to being on a continuous time queue with normal attacks and are performed manually by the player. Arts for each character have to be set on a "battle palette" at the bottom of the screen, which can be modified outside of battle. Movement of the character in play also needs to be executed manually with the analog stick, however this only plays an integral role when using Shulk's arts as they are more effective if used from the side or behind. Xenoblade also has the "Visions" system, where Shulk can see glimpses of the future, and the player has to try to react or prevent it from happening.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenoblade_Chronicles#cite_note-11)


Notes: If you live in Europe and own a Wii..and want a new great game, BUY THIS GAME NOW DANG IT! This is by far one of the best rpg games that has been released on the Wii in my opinion anyways and if you love the type of game-play it gives then you will be in heaven. Oh and...the whole world in this game makes Twilight Princess's whole Hyrule look small.....which means it's pretty dang big. This probably is the Wii at it's best in terms of rpg gameplay and I'm not exaggerating that..but sadly Nintendo has no plans to release in the US as of now. Oh and due to not finding any good summaries on the game I took it off Wiki to make it more explainable just in case anybody got curious about that =).

[Shawn Hopkins]

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/5896/960564204183front.jpg


Release dates

JPN:6/10/10
EU 8/19/11
AU:September 2011


"Xenoblade Chronicles, known in Japan as Xenoblade (ゼノブレイド Zenobureido? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets)), is a role-playing game published by Nintendo and developed by Monolith Soft for the Wii console. Xenoblade Chronicles has an action based battle system where normal attacks will happen automatically at intervals, similar to the set up in Final Fantasy XXI. However, special attacks known as arts each have their own cool down time as opposed to being on a continuous time queue with normal attacks and are performed manually by the player. Arts for each character have to be set on a "battle palette" at the bottom of the screen, which can be modified outside of battle. Movement of the character in play also needs to be executed manually with the analog stick, however this only plays an integral role when using Shulk's arts as they are more effective if used from the side or behind. Xenoblade also has the "Visions" system, where Shulk can see glimpses of the future, and the player has to try to react or prevent it from happening.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenoblade_Chronicles#cite_note-11)


Notes: If you live in Europe and own a Wii..and want a new great game, BUY THIS GAME NOW DANG IT! This is by far the best game that has been released on the Wii and if you love the type of game-play it gives then you will be in heaven. Oh and...the whole world in this game makes Twilight Princess's whole Hyrule look small.....which means it's pretty dang big. This probably is the Wii at it's best and I'm not exaggerating that..but sadly Nintendo is currently too dumb to want to release it here in the US:sad: due it being "another rpg". Oh and due to not finding any good summaries on the game I took it off Wiki to make it more explainable just in case anybody got curious about that =).

You live in California, solidly in the place Nintendo decided wasn't good enough to get this. How can you know that it's the best game for the Wii?

[RockmanDash]

How can you know that it's the best game for the Wii?

=) If you read the JPN release date it came out last year so I had means to at least watch it and gather my own opinion and plenty of people in US have imported it so there all different kinds of means of having a opinion on it right now(not to mention this game has been a huge talk in the area of Wii rpgs for the past year nor would I exaggerate how great this game turned out). Also if you really believe it won't sell well, at least watch this as it proves a pretty dang good point why it possibly could: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-_yZvmzLOQ. And just thought I note now that this thread isn't meant to be a debate about Nintendo and you're more than welcome to pm me about it :) and share your thoughts. I just don't want things to get too off topic since this is more on the game itself more than why it isn't in other areas and etc.

I'll edit the thread and say "In MY OPINION" so you don't need to poke at me more plus I didn't mean it like "BEST GAME IN DA WORLD" but just more one of the best games the Wii has released as a whole for a rpg:p(which I'll go ahead and edit in the first post since after re reading it did sound a bit too exaggerated from me when I first typed the thread up but I was excited for this game so heh =) ), I will say though that the game is a rare gem and it pretty much deserves the excellent scores that it's been currently given.

Back on the game itself: I can't wait to hear what some Europe players have to say about it though :) I'd love to read some thoughts and possibly see a different opinion on how they feel about it. Oh and I just found out one of the people who worked on the music for this game was Yoko Shimomura who composed Street Fighter2 ,Super Mario RPG, and Legend of Mana!(or so people are saying anyways!)

[Shawn Hopkins]

=) If you read the JPN release date it came out last year so I had means to at least watch it and gather my own opinion and plenty of people in US have imported it so there all different kinds of means of having a opinion on it right now(not to mention this game has been a huge talk in the area of Wii rpgs for the past year nor would I exaggerate how great this game turned out). Also if you really believe it won't sell well, at least watch this as it proves a pretty dang good point why it possibly could: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-_yZvmzLOQ. And just thought I note now that this thread isn't meant to be a debate about Nintendo and you're more than welcome to pm me about it :) and share your thoughts. I just don't want things to get too off topic since this is more on the game itself more than why it isn't in other areas and etc.

I'll edit the thread and say "In MY OPINION" so you don't need to poke at me more plus I didn't mean it like "BEST GAME IN DA WORLD" but just more one of the best games the Wii has released as a whole for a rpg:p(which I'll go ahead and edit in the first post since after re reading it did sound a bit too exaggerated from me when I first typed the thread up but I was excited for this game so heh =) ), I will say though that the game is a rare gem and it pretty much deserves the excellent scores that it's been currently given.

Back on the game itself: I can't wait to hear what some Europe players have to say about it though :) I'd love to read some thoughts and possibly see a different opinion on how they feel about it. Oh and I just found out one of the people who worked on the music for this game was Yoko Shimomura who composed Street Fighter2 ,Super Mario RPG, and Legend of Mana!(or so people are saying anyways!)


There's no need for all that. All I'm saying is that it hasn't been released in English until yesterday, so I couldn't see how you played it and was asking.

It looks like a good game and you might even have been right about it being the best game on the Wii. It's sad that I'll never know for sure.

[GWOtaku]

Well, reviews are quite strong (http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/xenoblade-chronicles/critic-reviews).....will certainly buy this if it makes its way to North America after all.

[Jave]

There's no need for all that. All I'm saying is that it hasn't been released in English until yesterday, so I couldn't see how you played it and was asking.Over at GAF several people in America already have it. It seems some stores in the UK shipped it early.

I'm waiting until the Nintendo Fall Conference since that's the last time we could realistically get an announcement. If not, I'm importing.

[Shawn Hopkins]

To import you have to mod, though, right? I'm not doing that. Too much trouble for one game, and knowing me I'd probably end up with a brick.

Anyway, I've read some of the reviews and it does look like a pretty good game. Hopefully we will eventually get it here.

[Peter Paltridge]

To import you have to mod, though, right? I'm not doing that. Too much trouble for one game, and knowing me I'd probably end up with a brick.

Anyway, I've read some of the reviews and it does look like a pretty good game. Hopefully we will eventually get it here.
Prepping a Wii for out-of-country titles takes five minutes with an SD card; no soldering required. I couldn't tell you if Nintendo has an evil firmware update up ahead that'll foul it all up, but if you haven't noticed, they've lost most of their interest in the Wii.

[RockmanDash]

There's no need for all that. All I'm saying is that it hasn't been released in English until yesterday, so I couldn't see how you played it and was asking.


D'oh! I owe you a major apology for all of that then(not to mention I was really tired and misread your post completely). Aw shucks me..:p


Prepping a Wii for out-of-country titles takes five minutes with an SD card; no soldering required. I couldn't tell you if Nintendo has an evil firmware update up ahead that'll foul it all up, but if you haven't noticed, they've lost most of their interest in the Wii.

Pretty much this and I really doubt Nintendo has anymore major updates ahead for the Wii to stop the import methods as well.

I'm pretty much following what Jave said and waiting until Fall, and if it doesn't get any word then well..-clicks the import button-:p.

I'm actually kind of happy for Europe though, I remember back when they didn't get the awesome games that the US only got and they had a sad breeze.

[Jave]

Thanks to the guys at GAF for spotting this.

http://i.imgur.com/8O0SU.jpg

And before you scream "Photoshop!", Nintendo's Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/Nintendo) just uploaded official Monado artwork.

Release Date: April 3rd, 2012.

Operation Rainfall is now 33% complete.

[GWOtaku]

And that raises my list of must-own RPGs in early 2012 to no fewer than four. And I don't have Skyward Sword right now. Yikes.

Nevertheless.....


http://youtu.be/P3ALwKeSEYs

Well, fellow Wii owners, let's put our money where our mouth is. Reviews are stellar (http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/xenoblade-chronicles/critic-reviews), by the way.

Now, The Last Story would make me really happy.

[Daxdiv]

You can pre-order the game right now, here's a friend of mine with an actual pre-order receipt. (https://twitter.com/#%21/Tsukento/status/142640689048584193/photo/1)

Glorious.

[Gold Guy]

Well, this is good news. I've heard quite a lot of impressive things about this game.

[RockmanDash]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Looks like not ordering it from Europe was the smart idea.

[Gorbash]

May I be the first to say "a little too late"? A good amount of people who supported the cause may have already imported it by now. But at least Nintendo seems to be keeping their expectations low about this, so maybe the few players who didn't import it will be enough. I know I'll be one of them.

[Vyse]

It's official now. (http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/09LPao0thCWTobgndPH5UTuz4zsz63F4) Including all that GameStop jazz (although you can also pre-order the game from Nintendo directly if you hate the GameStops). Good job, Operation Rainfall.

[mod notes]
Also, this thread is going to be re-titled because even NoA believes Xenoblade is a better name than Monado. And most likely merged with the previous talkback thread within 24 hours.

[/mod notes]

[TnAdct1]

Just pre-ordered my copy from Gamestop.com (too late for that?) after hearing the news, in case I can't drive down to my local mall until Tuesday.

[Daxdiv]

Just got back from GameStop and was able to pre-order this game without any trouble. April 3rd, get over here right now. This should tie people over until WiiU gets a release date.

[Peter Paltridge]

I was on the edge of importing. I was seriously going to get it from Amazon.co.uk this month.

But if I don't have to void my warranty anymore to enjoy this game, then GOOD. I can wait a few months more.

[Vyse]

And, announcement trailer with ESRB rating.


http://youtu.be/WQnaMvEMRo8

[Marvin Tikvah]

Time to let my money talk then.

Strange that its a GameStop exclusive, but if it means Pandora's Tower and The Last Story still have a chance to make it here, I'll do it.

Nice to see it lands the week of my birthday too.

[Shawn Hopkins]

Cool. Nintendo comes through for the fans in the end. Will pick this up. Bet all those people who were calling for Reggie's head over things like this and the special Zelda 3DS (which we got too) feel pretttty crappy right now.

[RockmanDash]

Cool. Nintendo comes through for the fans in the end. Will pick this up. Bet all those people who were calling for Reggie's head over things like this and the special Zelda 3DS (which we got too) feel pretttty crappy right now.

Why would they feel crappy? True fans who "wanted Reggie's head" are probably cheering that they got their feelings out and won. And considering we have yet to get "The Last Story" and "Pandora's Tower" which Europe is getting next year, I would say fans are just getting started.

April is a solid release date though, it pretty much has nothing huge to go up against so sales can be nicely solid if fans live up to their hype.

[jlaking]

I wonder when there will be a pre-order for Canada.

[Jave]

I wonder when there will be a pre-order for Canada.On December 19, you can pre-order the game at the Nintendo Store (http://store.nintendo.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Xenoblade?storeId=10001) which ships to Canada.

[Chaos Yoshi Mage]

So much RPG goodness coming out in the first half of next year, next thing you know, Square Enix is going to confirm a US version of Final Fantasy Type-0 (Actually, I think I did hear a thing about an International Version the other day). If I'm only able to afford two games during that crazy packed time frame, I'll make sure this is one of them (Mass Effect 3 takes top priority though).

[Shawn Hopkins]

Why would they feel crappy? True fans who "wanted Reggie's head" are probably cheering that they got their feelings out and won. And considering we have yet to get "The Last Story" and "Pandora's Tower" which Europe is getting next year, I would say fans are just getting started.

April is a solid release date though, it pretty much has nothing huge to go up against so sales can be nicely solid if fans live up to their hype.

Because they turned on Reggie for no reason. As soon as it looked briefly they wouldn't get what they wanted they jumped to a negative conclusion and called for his ouster. In reality he was not standing in the way of it and probably worked to make it happen. It's like the time I called the bank to complain they hadn't deposited one of my checks, only to find it in my pocket when I was on the phone. I felt like a heel. Life is not all about one's own selfish desires being met and "winning,"it's also about how you treat other people.

As for the other two games, they might still come eventually. It's fine to keep asking for them and making the argument, it's not fine to say "Oh no, I didn't get what I wanted instantly from you,you suck."

[RockmanDash]

"Oh no, I didn't get what I wanted instantly from you,you suck."

And here is the problem, you are literally grouping everybody together who wants those games. Not everybody thinks that way and most opinions about Reggie aren't just "WE HATE HIM, HE DOESN"T GIVE ME WHAT I WANT". It's called the dislike of business decisions, which is yet again another whole debate. Do some research about these types of things before coming up with these ideas.

If fans don't fight for what they want, they will never get it. Reggie and US Nintendo wouldn't of put out Xenoblade if people didn't make a big deal out of it to begin with. Should I remind you that they originally didn't want to release the game for being a RPG? Namco wouldn't have gave fans Tales of Graces F if they didn't fight for that as well which was a even bigger deal.

I respect your ideas about life, but making that kind of rash decision about allllll of those fans is a bit harsh and slightly uncalled for even for you.

[Shawn Hopkins]

And here is the problem, you are literally grouping everybody together who wants those games. Not everybody thinks that way and most opinions about Reggie aren't just "WE HATE HIM, HE DOESN"T GIVE ME WHAT I WANT". It's called the dislike of business decisions, which is yet again another whole debate. Do some research about these types of things before coming up with these ideas.

If fans don't fight for what they want, they will never get it. Reggie and US Nintendo wouldn't of put out Xenoblade if people didn't make a big deal out of it to begin with. Namco wouldn't have gave fans Tales of Graces F if they didn't fight for that as well.

I respect your ideas about life, but making that kind of rash decision about allllll of those fans is a bit harsh and slightly uncalled for.

No, I'm not lumping everyone who wants this game together at all, so the rest of whatever you're trying to say falls apart and isn't worth discussing. I'm just saying all the people that said Reggie should resign because of this jumped to a really, really hasty conclusion, and they should feel bad about it. Including you.

Is it that hard to admit you were wrong on this one? You've never felt bad because you jumped on somebody for something that turned out to be a misunderstanding or not their fault?

[RockmanDash]

No, I'm not lumping everyone who wants this game together at all, so the rest of whatever you're trying to say falls apart and isn't worth discussing. I'm just saying all the people that said Reggie should resign because of this jumped to a really, really hasty conclusion, and they should feel bad about it. Including you.

Is it that hard to admit you were wrong on this one? You've never felt bad because you jumped on somebody for something that turned out to be a misunderstanding or not their fault?

Including me...? Shawn, I'm not on either side about this. If anything I was happily debating with you about it to let you understand the other side views about it. Was it over the top? Sure, but most fun debates are. :)

And that whole last three sentences literally told me what kind of person you are, and I'm not a huge fan of the "I'm right and your wrong". I'm not trying to prove you wrong or right, I even said I respected your thoughts on life. There are times when you should not read too much into what people say, and here is one of them.

Honestly, I like Reggie but I can understand the other debates about him as well. If you actually think you're 100% right that's fine, but I like looking at both sides more than just saying one side is 100% about it. It doesn't hurt to look at both and see why people are acting the way they do. :)

[Shawn Hopkins]

Including me...? Shawn, I'm not on either side about this.



You insisted that Reggie was personally blocking this game.



Overall, I wouldn't mind if Reggie was gone honestly if he keeps handling actual great rpgs the way he does. Xenoblade isn't a title on the Wii to pass by any means, if anything it's probably by far one of the best titles to ever reach the system and sadly so many people will miss out on such a great gaming experience. I don't strongly dislike Reggie, but his decisions aren't the best when you see the full picture behind things and how much better it would be if he thought just a litttleeee more.





And that whole last three sentences literally told me what kind of person you are, and I'm not a huge fan of the "I'm right and your wrong". I'm not trying to prove you wrong or right, I even said I respected your thoughts on life. There are times when you should not read too much into what people say, and here is one of them.

Honestly, I like Reggie but I can understand the other debates about him as well. If you actually think you're 100% right that's fine, but I like looking at both sides more than just saying one side is 100% about it. It doesn't hurt to look at both and see why people are acting the way they do. :)

I don't get why you go so quickly to personal attacks. That's just a terrible way to debate an issue. You've been snidely insulting to me in two posts. What does that add to anything?

[Jave]

I think if anyone is feeling pretty crappy right now, it's those people who said OpRain was a joke and referred to everyone involved as a "moron", "ingrate" and "loser".

As for The Last Story, I always thought that one had a solid chance of making it here even before today's events. It's already trademarked in America, it should come out at a time where the Wii will be in need of games, and it could be advertised towards the core fanbase as "From the makers of Final Fantasy".

[RockmanDash]

You insisted that Reggie was personally blocking this game.






I don't get why you go so quickly to personal attacks. That's just a terrible way to debate an issue. You've been snidely insulting to me in two posts. What does that add to anything?

"Over the top" is defined as going a bit too much. As in our debates were just going a bit out there and not very friendly. And yes I was trying to insist on that, but I never said that was my own 100% stance. It was more that I was trying to prove a point that the other side that you disagree with might not possibly be wrong as well.

Shawn, you're reading into my posts too deeply. Why in the world would I want to attack you? I completely understand where you are coming from and I'm not the type to ever be hating on other opinions honestly. I have no hard feelings against you nor would I ever want to have a actual fight about this. I'm not the type of video game player who thinks "BEHEAD DA REGGIE!". The opposition against him though only interests me is all and I'm not just going to say that side is wrong as well as they have their own big opinions. So if anything, I respect your opinion and I apologize if you felt like I offended you, but I was never trying to aim at that. :) There is alwayssss going to be somebody who will take a stance opposite from somebody else, thus how debating is formed into the crazy world. :p I'm more of a middle person who likes listening to both sides more than just assume on one end. Plus, the more I debate back with you; the more I get to learn more about what you think about certain aspects which is interesting.

To sum this up: I don't think badly of you and I think you're overreacting just a tad bit. Your previous posts were a bit harsh which why I had to respond back the way I did which you in return took as a complete insult. I apologize if I hurt your feelings as its never fun to debate with somebody likes this. But try to take a deep breath and realize that I'm not some guy who wants to destroy Reggie. Was I standing up for the idea that his decisions aren't the greatest? Yes I was. Is that my complete side? No, and you shouldn't be trying to state and feel like I am. Its as if you are imagining that I'm making fun of you and your opinion when I'm nodding my head to some things that you are saying but also sharing my thoughts that you may be looking at things a little one sided. I think the only comment that I made that was on the harsh side was when you were putting people who don't like Reggie together, which is what your post seemed like it was poking at. You obviously misread how I was poking things at and I was obviously misreading some of your feelings as well, so we are both being a couple of dorks right now on the internet bwhahaha!


No hard feelings :) ok?





I think if anyone is feeling pretty crappy right now, it's those people who said OpRain was a joke and referred to everyone involved as a "moron", "ingrate" and "loser".

.

Oh geez, those people are probably have their eyeballs popping up. :p

[Vyse]

RMD, Shawn. Hopefully, both of you have got early OpRainfall decisions out of your system. Because I have been reading about your tirades towards each other. Luckily, y'all remained civil. But, I'm going to nip it right here. JOR-EL HAS SPOKEN!

To bring it back on-topic in a slightly weird yet funny way, apparently NoA thinks those interested in Xenoblade would also like Monster High and Barbie Jet, Set & Style. (http://kotaku.com/5864616/nintendo-thinks-fans-of-xenoblade-would-also-like-these-games) That was LOL-tastic when I saw it at first. Most likely unintentional.

[Dragnatek]

And the moral of the story is, "Swear off gamestop forever and they will give you a reason to come back." Good show Gamestop Good show. Now i have a reason to shop there again.

[Andrew T. Hingson]

GameStop exclusive eh? I have no qualms with that but I hope it exceeds their expectations and they eventually sell it in more stores.

[RockmanDash]

GameStop exclusive eh? I have no qualms with that but I hope it exceeds their expectations and they eventually sell it in more stores.

It could happen if the game sells as great as it did in Europe. :) ...Though I am a bit worried about how many copies Gamestop is going to actually carry. I usually never preorder so hm..

[Dragnatek]

Nintendo themselves are selling the game too, so you don't have to buy it from gamestop. still in ether case it would probably be smart to pre order the game as I bet it will be a limited release.

[Vyse]

Found the two previous talkback threads for this game. As such, I merged them with the recent announcement of Xenoblade's North American release into one thread, which will be renamed to reflect the NA release. The original Operation Rainfall thread is still here and located at this link. (http://www.toonzone.net/forums/showthread.php?283830-Nintendo-Fans-Pushing-NOA-to-Get-3-Japanese-Games-into-U.S)

Keep calm and carry on, my wayward son.

[RockmanDash]

Time to revive this thread! Woosh~


The game will be released in four days in the US! If you need a great rpg, Xenoblade is definitely a great choice.

US Nintendo heard many fans yell out for Xenoblade and The Last Story to come over, now we just need Pandora's Tower. Though, I'm not sure if that game has been released in Europe yet..? To be honest I completely forgot about it haha :p.

Regardless, it's great to see the Wii getting some really great titles still :).

[Peter Paltridge]

Man, if people don't buy this after everything they went through to get it, if the very fans who demanded it skip out on spending money because they already "played" the game, I'll be so mad.

I had to do my part. (http://www.platypuscomix.net/top193.jpg)

[RockmanDash]

Man, if people don't buy this after everything they went through to get it, if the very fans who demanded it skip out on spending money because they already "played" the game, I'll be so mad.

I had to do my part. (http://www.platypuscomix.net/top193.jpg)


"Fighting for Xenoblade was the cool thing back then"

:p

It will be interesting to see if it does well or not. Tales of Graces F(another rpg title that fans fought for) seems to have attracted a good audience, though that is for the ps3.

[Shawn Hopkins]

"Fighting for Xenoblade was the cool thing back then"

:p

It will be interesting to see if it does well or not. Tales of Graces F(another rpg title that fans fought for) seems to have attracted a good audience, though that is for the ps3.

You know, I really have my doubts that it will do well. I think getting het up about injustice and fighting for righteous causes (when it doesn't cost you anything or inconvenience you at all) is probably a lot more popular than paying full retail price for and then playing a long, complex JRPG.

We'll see, I suppose.

[GWOtaku]

VGChartz puts Xenoblade at over 187,000 preorders (http://mynintendonews.com/2012/04/03/xenoblade-chronicles-is-the-fifth-most-pre-ordered-game-in-north-america/) as of today, which seems like a pretty decent number.

[TheGunheart]

I've already got my preorder down and plan to even pick up a Classic Controller Pro with it.

[RockmanDash]

You know, I really have my doubts that it will do well. I think getting het up about injustice and fighting for righteous causes (when it doesn't cost you anything or inconvenience you at all) is probably a lot more popular than paying full retail price for and then playing a long, complex JRPG.

We'll see, I suppose.

Yeah, I've been thinking that it probably only do decent at best:). The Wii RPGS seem to have a bit of a hard time finding a good audience that can make great sales happen(besides Tales of Symphonia II, which sold well because..Symphonia is just naturally popular:sweat:).

Regardless of sales, I'm just glad it's coming over :).

[Shawn Hopkins]

Kotaku gives it a "meh" review, saying it's overhyped and is really "just another RPG." A good RPG, but that all the "best RPG EVAR" stuff was hyperbole. I think there's probably some truth to that, I can see people overselling it as part of the campaign to get it here.

http://kotaku.com/5898947/xenoblade-chronicles-the-kotaku-review

[RockmanDash]

A good RPG, but that all the "best RPG EVAR" stuff was hyperbole. I think there's probably some truth to that, I can see people overselling it as part of the campaign to get it here.

It really depends on the person about the "best game eva" area :p.Some people can think a game is amazing while others don't really find that certain game to be all that great. I think it's mostly half and half about it being more "exaggerated", since there are people who imported/bought in Europe who enjoyed the game a lot.

It really comes down to what type of RPGS you're into.

[ShoutMeOut]

I asked for a Nintendo 3DS for my birthday, but since everyone I know is poor, I might be getting this instead. Can't wait! It'll be one of the Wii's last great games, that's for sure.

I'll likely get The Last Story as well (I'm upset over the news of it getting a limited print) and hopefully Fatal Frame 2: Deep Crimson Butterfly comes over here too.