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ImpAtom
May 24, 2007

It is an in-game gatcha, yes. You get Core Crystals of different rarities and when you use them you roll a random Blade, influenced by various things you can do. The game saves when you roll so you can't savescum.

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8-bit Miniboss
May 24, 2005

CORPO COPS CAME FOR MY :filez:

Yeah, buy in game as in buy it from a merchant in game with in game gold. There's been absolutely no talk of microtransactions in this game.

Unlucky7
Jul 11, 2006

Fallen Rib
^^^^^^ I meant to say that you could buy them in game with in game gold, earlier. Sorry, I was trying not to sound alarmist :v: .

I do not doubt that it is entirely in game. I was just surprised, and a bit amused given recent events.

Nep-Nep
May 15, 2004

Just one more thing!
I'm actually cool with the idea of a gacha with no microtransactions tied to it, then it's just a fun thing to do with in-game resources.

8-bit Miniboss
May 24, 2005

CORPO COPS CAME FOR MY :filez:
Well the idea is with gacha is that you'll be brimming with Blades you can send out on excursion missions and give you items/gold and increase affinity without having to keep using them in your party.

chumbler
Mar 28, 2010

8-bit Miniboss posted:

Well the idea is with gacha is that you'll be brimming with Blades you can send out on excursion missions and give you items/gold and increase affinity without having to keep using them in your party.

I am not sure how sending someone away repeatedly and telling them to never come near your real friends makes them like you more, but video games.

8-bit Miniboss
May 24, 2005

CORPO COPS CAME FOR MY :filez:

chumbler posted:

I am not sure how sending someone away repeatedly and telling them to never come near your real friends makes them like you more, but video games.

It's nice to be wanted sometimes. :unsmith:

ghostinmyshell
Sep 17, 2004



I am very particular about biscuits, I'll have you know.
Can you add this to the OP?

Rumor has it on console mode you get better physics...

NSFWish https://imgur.com/u1eDa5I

AlphaKeny1
Feb 17, 2006

can i get rare blades more than once

what i'm saying is i want multiple of the same boob lady

Andrast
Apr 21, 2010


ghostinmyshell posted:

Can you add this to the OP?

Rumor has it on console mode you get better physics...

NSFWish https://imgur.com/u1eDa5I

Are those the good physics or the bad physics

8-bit Miniboss
May 24, 2005

CORPO COPS CAME FOR MY :filez:

AlphaKeny1 posted:

can i get rare blades more than once

what i'm saying is i want multiple of the same boob lady

I'm not 100% sure but I thought I read rares are all unique somewhere.

Kurtofan
Feb 16, 2011

hon hon hon
I'm a sucker for gacha poo poo in games

Ciaphas
Nov 20, 2005

> BEWARE, COWARD :ovr:


Just seems like a hook for them to add buying better odds with real money, to me. I hope I'm just being pessimistic

Motto
Aug 3, 2013

https://twitter.com/XenobladeJP/status/936129635502325760

Viewtiful Jew
Apr 21, 2007
Mench'n-a-go-go-baby!

She is risen.

Edit: No seriously this is like a religious event for some people.

https://twitter.com/tokohaanjou/status/936130425772273664
https://twitter.com/tokohaanjou/status/936132017439363072
https://twitter.com/tokohaanjou/status/936133172697460736

Viewtiful Jew fucked around with this message at 08:24 on Nov 30, 2017

chumbler
Mar 28, 2010

KOS-MOS confirmed for Smash 5.

Crawfish
Dec 11, 2012



If Xenoblade Chronicles gets a cameo blade, I hope it's Alvis instead of Shulk.

8-bit Miniboss
May 24, 2005

CORPO COPS CAME FOR MY :filez:

:vince:

Gwyrgyn Blood
Dec 17, 2002


oh shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit


Maybe Kosmos can finally be in a good game now.

Konstantin
Jun 20, 2005
And the Lord said, "Look, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is only the beginning of what they will do; nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them.

Crawfish posted:

If Xenoblade Chronicles gets a cameo blade, I hope it's Alvis instead of Shulk.

I assume it would be (Xenoblade 1 spoiler) Fiora.

Axel Serenity
Sep 27, 2002

I'm screaming

Tyberius
Oct 21, 2006


GOTY of all years.

Meowywitch
Jan 14, 2010

I'm looking forward to the video game Xenoblade Chronicles 2

Unlucky7
Jul 11, 2006

Fallen Rib

Ciaphas posted:

Just seems like a hook for them to add buying better odds with real money, to me. I hope I'm just being pessimistic

That would involve Nintendo getting with the times. I am not too worried.

EDIT: Annnd I just remembered Fire Emblem Fates and the new Animal Crossing.

Still, absolutely no one has mentioned any sort of hook for real money transactions, and I do not see the point in being clandestine about it, especially given the recent loot box fiascos.

Unlucky7 fucked around with this message at 08:58 on Nov 30, 2017

Sam Faust
Feb 20, 2015

This game may be far more powerful than I could have possibly imagined.

Evil Fluffy
Jul 13, 2009

Scholars are some of the most pompous and pedantic people I've ever had the joy of meeting.

Crawfish posted:

If Xenoblade Chronicles gets a cameo blade, I hope it's Alvis Riki instead of Shulk.

:colbert:

Would also accept a human-sized Amdusias blade that has you wield its e-scythe.

Crawfish
Dec 11, 2012



If we're going by previous fanservice standards, it's going to be Lorithia.

Ciaphas
Nov 20, 2005

> BEWARE, COWARD :ovr:


So it's technically Thursday, anyone posted a review yet or should I just try to go to bed again (stupid insomnia)

Crawfish
Dec 11, 2012



Go to bed. Pretty sure reviews aren't hitting til after Australian release in 4 and a half hours.

RareAcumen
Dec 28, 2012




chumbler posted:

I am not sure how sending someone away repeatedly and telling them to never come near your real friends makes them like you more, but video games.

'Only you are bad enough to traverse God's Regret, stop those barbarians, rescue their captives and return alive. No one else can do this with as high a chance of success as you.'

Lessail
Apr 1, 2011

:cry::cry:
tell me how vgk aren't playing like shit again
:cry::cry:
p.s. help my grapes are so sour!

Crawfish posted:

If Xenoblade Chronicles gets a cameo blade, I hope it's Alvis instead of Shulk.

well it kinda should be Alvis since the whole blade thing is expanding on plot points surrounding him

ghostinmyshell posted:

Can you add this to the OP?

Rumor has it on console mode you get better physics...

NSFWish https://imgur.com/u1eDa5I

why do we need rex if she can use the sword???????

Tender Bender
Sep 17, 2004

I'm not a fan of heavy RNG loot systems in single player games. Xenoblade has already shown in two entries how obnoxious things like Rare Collectepedia items are.

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


10min until I let 'er rip

Crawfish
Dec 11, 2012



Same, but I only have about two or three hours with it before I need to get some sleep to be able to work tomorrow.

Then I have all of tomorrow night and Saturday to do this.

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


Hello I am playing Xenoblade.

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


Actually I am waiting for the 870Mb Japanese voice-pack DLC to download.

Grab it for free on the eShop before you launch, because it looks like it starts straight into a cinematic.

Crawfish
Dec 11, 2012



I went the English route.

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


The subtitles don't match up with the Japanese soundtrack.

This will annoy me no end

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

"Hi Everybody!"
I'd like to say I'll be going out to get my collector's edition tomorrow. What I will be doing instead is staying the gently caress home and not going anywhere near Melbourne with tomorrow's forecast of Complete Shitstorm.

Infinitum posted:

The subtitles don't match up with the Japanese soundtrack.

This will annoy me no end

They're probably the english dub script rather than a translation of a Japanese one.

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Cheap Trick
Jan 4, 2007

Infinitum posted:

Actually I am waiting for the 870Mb Japanese voice-pack DLC to download.

That's a relief, I was dreading a multi-GB download for it.

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