Xenoblade Chronicles FINALLY gets a US release

Bloody_Inferno · 01-27-2012, 12:45 AM

It's been out in Japan for over a year and a half, and got a Euro/Australian release mid last year, but looks like this fantastic RPG for the Wii is finally getting a US release on April 2 this year. Thank you Operation Rainfall.

Can't say I'm excited as I've already been playing this game for months.

I can however rave on and on as it's one of the best RPGs to come out in the past few years (I've done a lot of that already actually). Highly recommended. Seriously.

SirMyghin · 01-27-2012, 12:45 PM

Thanks for the point, it is not too often you hear great title and Wii in the same sentence unfortunately, so I will have to check this out on release. Unfortunately I will be at work immediately though, but it will be there when I get back. Never played a Xenoblade game before granted.

Bloody_Inferno · 01-27-2012, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by SirMyghin

Never played a Xenoblade game before granted.

This is the first of it's kind so I wouldn't worry to much about it. The title (originally called Monado: Beginning of the World) is merely a moniker and an ode to Tetsya Takahashi who worked so hard on Xenogears and the Xenosaga series. His resume is also very impressive too.

SirMyghin · 01-27-2012, 11:03 PM

Still don't know how I missed such a high rated RPG as xenogears in my playstation days... I used to play the hell out of RPGs

Qweklain · 01-28-2012, 12:15 AM

This has been available for preorder for a month, maybe longer. You can only get it from Nintendo directly or Gamestop.

feilong29 · 01-30-2012, 03:48 PM

Wasn't there a Xenogears game for PS1 back in the day...? And then Xenosaga? I caaan't remember which is which... I didn't play thru any of them though... any relation to those older titles?

Alberto7 · 01-30-2012, 04:17 PM

Finally! I've been wanting Nintendo to do a US release of this game, so I can finally play it (even though I live in the Middle East, my system is American... Which can suck at times). Pumped for this! Thanks for sharing!

Bloody_Inferno · 01-30-2012, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by feilong29

Wasn't there a Xenogears game for PS1 back in the day...? And then Xenosaga? I caaan't remember which is which... I didn't play thru any of them though... any relation to those older titles?

Xenogears was for PS1. At the time, it was a completely original story from the Square dream team behind Chrono Trigger. It had one of the best mature storylines from any RPG even by today's standards, using religion and philosophy for it's theme.

Xengears Perfect Works was a book that contained detailed info in the world of Xenogears. The book implied that the game was the 5th installment of a 6 part saga.

A lot of the staff involved in the game left and formed Monolith Soft. Under that company, they released the Xenosaga trilogy (PS2). These games are the supposed spiritual prequels to Xenogears, though despite the common themes, there really weren't enough evidence to tie them together. Even the development team denied that notion altogether.

What director Tetsuya Takahashi stated on the subject:

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It's probably more suitable to say that it follows the direction and style of Xenogears. [...] Now that we are under a different company, we figured we should start everything from scratch all over again. Though there are familiar faces that serve as important characters in Xenosaga, others are more like self-parodies, so we don't really want Xenogears fans to overreact. Like movies, sometimes you have the director of the movie or friend of the leading actor appearing as cameos, so it's similar to that.

The story again, was great, but unfortunately that didn't cover up the fact that these game were mediocre at best (crap if you ask me). Which is a shame, as by Ep3 it lead to all sorts of DaVinci Code style twists and revelations. There's been a DS remake, basically a retelling of the first 2 episodes, and even an anime series.

Xenoblade, aside from the Xeno prefix and same development staff, is a brand new game that has no relation to the above games mentioned.

feilong29 · 01-30-2012, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Bloody_Inferno

Xenogears was for PS1. At the time, it was a completely original story from the Square dream team behind Chrono Trigger. It had one of the best mature storylines from any RPG even by today's standards, using religion and philosophy for it's theme.

Xengears Perfect Works was a book that contained detailed info in the world of Xenogears. The book implied that the game was the 5th installment of a 6 part saga.

A lot of the staff involved in the game left and formed Monolith Soft. Under that company, they released the Xenosaga trilogy (PS2). These games are the supposed spiritual prequels to Xenogears, though despite the common themes, there really weren't enough evidence to tie them together. Even the development team denied that notion altogether.

What director Tetsuya Takahashi stated on the subject:

The story again, was great, but unfortunately that didn't cover up the fact that these game were mediocre at best (crap if you ask me). Which is a shame, as by Ep3 it lead to all sorts of DaVinci Code style twists and revelations. There's been a DS remake, basically a retelling of the first 2 episodes, and even an anime series.

Xenoblade, aside from the Xeno prefix and same development staff, is a brand new game that has no relation to the above games mentioned.

Wow I didn't know any of that! Thanks! I might have to find a copy of xenogears.

toiletstand · 01-30-2012, 10:09 PM

dude this is awesome. i was never able to finish xenogears. and this looks like so much fun!

goth_fiend · 01-31-2012, 05:41 PM

xenogears is by and far my favorite rpg of all time, really looking forward to seeing what this game brings new to the table, takahashi is an amazing game developer

habicore_5150 · 02-11-2012, 02:41 AM

bit of a thread bump, but if nobody knows about this, apparently you can choose the box art for the game

Xenoblade Chronicles - Box Art Images for Fan Voting | Facebook

personally, i picked the fourth one out of the bunch

Bloody_Inferno · 02-11-2012, 03:21 AM

Those cover art pics are really really cool!

I like 2 and 4 best.

brutalwizard · 04-04-2012, 08:12 PM

pre-ordered and super exited for friday

TheBigGroove · 04-06-2012, 10:17 AM

why does it have to be on the wii? the sauce is weak...

brutalwizard · 04-06-2012, 05:05 PM

loving it so far

Bloody_Inferno · 04-06-2012, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by brutalwizard

loving it so far

Are you playing it with the English voice actors? If so, I'm curious if they prepared a new dub, as opposed to keeping the British voice acting dub from the previous localisation.

brutalwizard · 04-07-2012, 08:42 AM

British voices

Bloody_Inferno · 04-08-2012, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by brutalwizard

British voices

I see. Cool thanks.

Tough I must confess, after 20 minutes into the game, I switched the language to Japanese.

brutalwizard · 04-09-2012, 07:42 AM

have to say so far i am IN LOVE with this game

Bloody_Inferno · 04-09-2012, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by brutalwizard

have to say so far i am IN LOVE with this game

Welcome to my world.

I've purposely held off FF XIII-2 and a whole heap of other games, just so I can concentrate on completing this monster. Lv72 and still going strong.

SirMyghin · 04-15-2012, 10:52 AM

I am playing this now too, wife bought me a copy for our anniversary. Just started though, not far in. Trying to keep up with the myriad of quests

brutalwizard · 04-15-2012, 10:23 PM

I just beat that xord boss guy, but i have only been playing like half an hour a day

Bloody_Inferno · 04-17-2012, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by brutalwizard

I just beat that xord boss guy, but i have only been playing like half an hour a day

That's pretty good progress for 2 or so weeks. It took me ages to get to that part probably because I got tangled with the 40 plus quests that was already thrown at me thanks to curiously talking to all the NPCs prior.

As for where I'm up to...

Do you really think I'm gonna ruin it for you here? It's too good to spoil so get there yourself...

SirMyghin · 04-19-2012, 10:05 AM

This game is a damned completionist's nightmare. that is all I have to say. Too many mindless annoying quests I require to finish!

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01-27-2012, 12:45 AM	#1
Bloody_Inferno Silence is Violence Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 12,058 Thanked: 244 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Xenoblade Chronicles FINALLY gets a US release It's been out in Japan for over a year and a half, and got a Euro/Australian release mid last year, but looks like this fantastic RPG for the Wii is finally getting a US release on April 2 this year. Thank you Operation Rainfall. Can't say I'm excited as I've already been playing this game for months. I can however rave on and on as it's one of the best RPGs to come out in the past few years (I've done a lot of that already actually). Highly recommended. Seriously. http://www.cracked.com/article_15231_7-reasons-21st-century-making-you-miserable.html http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-harsh-...better-person/ http://www.cracked.com/article_18817_5-reasons-future-will-be-ruled-by-b.s..html http://www.cracked.com/article_15663_10-things-christians-atheists-can-must-agree-on.html http://www.cracked.com/article_14990...keysphere.html http://www.cracked.com/article_19468...you-think.html

01-27-2012, 12:45 PM	#2
SirMyghin The Dirt Guy Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Anywhere but here. Posts: 7,160 Thanked: 41 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Thanks for the point, it is not too often you hear great title and Wii in the same sentence unfortunately, so I will have to check this out on release. Unfortunately I will be at work immediately though, but it will be there when I get back. Never played a Xenoblade game before granted. Guitar techs are for sissies. Learn some damn music theory, don't complain, and you'll be a better person. -Schecterwhore Show me a truly awesome guitar for under $1000 and I'll show you hateful lies.

01-27-2012, 11:03 PM	#4
SirMyghin The Dirt Guy Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Anywhere but here. Posts: 7,160 Thanked: 41 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Still don't know how I missed such a high rated RPG as xenogears in my playstation days... I used to play the hell out of RPGs Guitar techs are for sissies. Learn some damn music theory, don't complain, and you'll be a better person. -Schecterwhore Show me a truly awesome guitar for under $1000 and I'll show you hateful lies.

01-30-2012, 03:48 PM	#6
feilong29 SS.org Regular Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Aurora, Co Posts: 448 Thanked: 10 Feedback Score: 5 reviews	Wasn't there a Xenogears game for PS1 back in the day...? And then Xenosaga? I caaan't remember which is which... I didn't play thru any of them though... any relation to those older titles? "You shall suffer, LONG death!" - Geese

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01-28-2012, 12:15 AM	#5
Qweklain SS.org Regular Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Minnesota Posts: 443 Thanked: 2 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	This has been available for preorder for a month, maybe longer. You can only get it from Nintendo directly or Gamestop.

01-30-2012, 04:17 PM	#7
Alberto7 At Fort Kickass Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Montréal, QC Posts: 2,045 Thanked: 16 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Finally! I've been wanting Nintendo to do a US release of this game, so I can finally play it (even though I live in the Middle East, my system is American... Which can suck at times). Pumped for this! Thanks for sharing! Sum, ergo cogito; cogito, ergo dubito; dubito, ergo cogito; cogito, ergo sum.

01-30-2012, 10:09 PM	#10
toiletstand /\'...'/\ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: El Paso, Tx Posts: 1,653 Thanked: 23 Feedback Score: 18 reviews	dude this is awesome. i was never able to finish xenogears. and this looks like so much fun!

01-31-2012, 05:41 PM	#11
goth_fiend SS.org Regular Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 662 Thanked: 2 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	xenogears is by and far my favorite rpg of all time, really looking forward to seeing what this game brings new to the table, takahashi is an amazing game developer

02-11-2012, 02:41 AM	#12
habicore_5150 Gilgashuggah Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Crossville, TN Posts: 870 Thanked: 28 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	bit of a thread bump, but if nobody knows about this, apparently you can choose the box art for the game Xenoblade Chronicles - Box Art Images for Fan Voting \| Facebook personally, i picked the fourth one out of the bunch the axe fx 2 can wait i have old games to buy -.- - Onegunsolution Self-Proclaimed 7 Stringed Metalheaded Video Game Nerd

02-11-2012, 03:21 AM	#13
Bloody_Inferno Silence is Violence Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 12,058 Thanked: 244 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Those cover art pics are really really cool! I like 2 and 4 best. http://www.cracked.com/article_15231_7-reasons-21st-century-making-you-miserable.html http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-harsh-...better-person/ http://www.cracked.com/article_18817_5-reasons-future-will-be-ruled-by-b.s..html http://www.cracked.com/article_15663_10-things-christians-atheists-can-must-agree-on.html http://www.cracked.com/article_14990...keysphere.html http://www.cracked.com/article_19468...you-think.html

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TheBigGroove SS.org Regular Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Forks, WA Posts: 373 Thanked: 10 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	why does it have to be on the wii? the sauce is weak...

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SirMyghin The Dirt Guy Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Anywhere but here. Posts: 7,160 Thanked: 41 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	I am playing this now too, wife bought me a copy for our anniversary. Just started though, not far in. Trying to keep up with the myriad of quests brutalwizard likes this. Guitar techs are for sissies. Learn some damn music theory, don't complain, and you'll be a better person. -Schecterwhore Show me a truly awesome guitar for under $1000 and I'll show you hateful lies.

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SirMyghin The Dirt Guy Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Anywhere but here. Posts: 7,160 Thanked: 41 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	This game is a damned completionist's nightmare. that is all I have to say. Too many mindless annoying quests I require to finish! Guitar techs are for sissies. Learn some damn music theory, don't complain, and you'll be a better person. -Schecterwhore Show me a truly awesome guitar for under $1000 and I'll show you hateful lies.

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