TheMightyEthan Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 I would consider buying a guide for Pokemon not for the game walkthrough but for the type charts and Pokedex and stuff. I cannot keep that shit straight in my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope V2 Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 It used to be so easy in Pokemon, not anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnstableArk Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 (edited) Alright, so I just got through what was quite possibly the most unbalanced and frustrating boss battle in the game. I thought I was too underleveled to attempt it, so I went to grind until I was 2 levels under the boss, which always seemed to be enough for every boss prior. Nope! The boss is the size of a house, there are environmental hazards around you, and the damn thing will not stay put and push you and your team just about everywhere. Oh, and it summons a bunch of little guys that have status spikes. Lots of prep work and about 5 attempts later, manage to finally beat the damn thing. Shame, too. Every boss before this one always felt challenging but manageable. Points off. Edited April 27, 2012 by UnstableArk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 Where did you guys even get Xenoblade Chronicles? Not even Amazon sells it, at least not itself as other sellers mark-up the retail price. I've finally arrived in my hometown, so maybe the stores have it here, but really, North America finally receives Xenoblade Chronicles and it's nowhere to be found! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnstableArk Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 (edited) You can only get it through Gamestop or Nintendo's online store. I got mine at the Gamestop on my campus. Edited April 27, 2012 by UnstableArk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 Well... I guess it's GameStop since I happen to have enough points saved for $5 off. Though I have a $10 off certificate for Best Buy, which is much easier to get than GameStop's "Spend $500, get $5 off!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope V2 Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 Yeah, Gamestop got the exclusive on it so they're the only ones besides NOA who sell it. That's the reason I went ahead and paid full price for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 I hate it when companies do something I want, like release a game in NA, or on PC or whatever, but then hobble it with stupid shit like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope V2 Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 Well, in Gamestop's defense the game may never have seen a release here if it weren't for them. Probably works two fold, they get to sell it and will sell a lot of copies at their stores for lack of competition but it probably wouldn't have sold well enough to warrant a mass release. I believe it's only sold 250k copies right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excel_excel Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 So wait, the sidequests in old towns are triggered by story events? So I need to be going back to those old towns periodically? Also, I will say that it's a little annoying having to walk around each town about 3 times to find all the quests people are offering because they're only available at certain times. It's also hard to remember where the guy that gave me the quest is sometimes. This is the first game I've considered buying a guide for in a long long time. Well not really periodically. Most places give you 75% of their side quests the first time you there. There's a big plot development that changes things in one city though where you have to make sure you do all the side quests there, but aside from that its pretty lax. City below. Alcamoth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baconrath Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 My brother bought this but he can't play it because his Wii's laser isn't reading right and he had to order a replacement. Poor guy. :C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excel_excel Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 Heck I'm basically at the end game, doing loads of side quest stuff but my poor Wii....won't read any discs. Its all packaged up ready to go the Nintendo repair centre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope V2 Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 It's funny because I have had a WoW itch ever since I escaped years ago. I didn't realize that I didn't really want to get back and play WoW but I really just wanted an offline WoW with a good story and Xenoblade really seems like it is just that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnstableArk Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 Finished. Currently analyzing where this game ranks with me appropriately, but I can easily say this ranks EXTREMELY high for me. The ending was pretty incredible, in more ways than one, so interpret that however you like. But man, I'm tired...I'll say more when thoughts settle. Final Play Time: 93:07 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excel_excel Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 See I told you. I TOLD YOU ALL. Oh did you stick with the dub? Cause then you'll know when ITS REYN TIME BABY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMW Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 We didn't doubt you Excel. We just hated you. ...and every other resident of Europe. Except for the Queen, she seems chill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnstableArk Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 I played with the dub. I learned that all enemies are just a bunch of jokahs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 Finished. Currently analyzing where this game ranks with me appropriately, but I can easily say this ranks EXTREMELY high for me. The ending was pretty incredible, in more ways than one, so interpret that however you like. But man, I'm tired...I'll say more when thoughts settle. Final Play Time: 93:07 Glad you liked it but I'm aghast that you haven't messed around in there just to get that up to a round 100 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnstableArk Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 Glad you liked it but I'm aghast that you haven't messed around in there just to get that up to a round 100 hours. I was going to play a lot longer to finish up side quests, raise affinities, and try to unlock some other trees, but I was afraid that going on would make me too overpowered to appropriately enjoy the finale. Plus, I was at the end, so I just wanted to finish things up. Funny, because while I did overlevel myself a bit, the final boss still posed a challenge for me, which was just the best thing I could ask for in a finale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope V2 Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 Who always enters the final boss battles with 50 elixers because you're always saving them until you need them and then you're on the final boss and overpowered and you realize you never used them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 I plan to play every single sidequest I can so when I walk in to the final boss battle he dies when I look at him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 (edited) So Excel, you're saying that Xenoblade Chronicles is better than The Last Story? EXPLAIN YOURSELF! No, really, explain as EU has had these games a lot longer than the ol' NA market. I mean, The Last Story was back in February, but I'll have to wait until July. Edited May 3, 2012 by Atomsk88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excel_excel Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 well I haven't played enough of The Last Story to really get a proper feel for it. I feel Xenoblade just does everything it sets out to brilliantly, the music, the exploration, the characters, the setting, the sense of truly being in a massive world. I just can't see Last Story, from what I've played, topping it. And Last Story is quite enjoyable don't get me wrong, its got a really unique approach to combat and the story may top Xenoblade but...Xenoblade just does everything perfect. Not a single part of that game is half baked. I'm 193 hours into it by the way, but I've tried to do EVERYTHING and I've left the game paused a few too many times I suppose. But I absolutely love it to pieces. If a sequel is Wii U bound, or coming out launch day then....I would kill someone, in front of THEIR OWN MOMMA JUST TO GET IT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 hope you haven't all seen this already - it's Xenoblade Chronicles running in Dolphin. I'm pretty sure someone mentioned that in here/on a status update. If nothing else some of the pictures would make pretty epic desktop wallpapers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Thanks for posting that TFG. Seeing those pictures REALLY makes me hope the Wii U can upscale games. I know it won't... but it'd be... so nice... so very... very nice............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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