Xenoblade Chronicles X (Wii U)

[bbobb]

Ban please.

[Hero]

I think the Trigger/Cross comparison is more of a tonal one, than anything else.

Like, think of how Crono Trigger did what it did. Set a certain tone by the music, story, characters, color palettes, etc. used. Then Cross went the opposite way in a lot of ways. Neon colors of the coral beaches contrast against Trigger's earthy greens and browns. Stuff like that.

I think Xenoblade and X are like that. The original sets a tone of being in a foreign world that all your characters are familiar with, epic in its scope and score, kinda 'lived in' despite hints of higher tech all over... Then X is PSO; hard-edged tech and neon lights. Added in with crazy, barely-fits-there music, a loss of self-seriousness in the tone of all the characters (despite their situation). Everyone you play as is literally just as lost and foreign to the world as you are.

Maybe I'm wrong, but I think that's how the comparison fits. Not in how it plays - the two are very similar that way.

[MechDeus]

Ban please.

Seriously contemplating it.

[Andrew]

I'm right though.

[bbobb]

Ban please.

[Andrew]

You enjoyed doing what it took to get the "real" ending? Okay, fair enough. I hated it.

I'm playing Yakuza 5 and loving it. But I can see how others would be turned off by it. It's very slow to get going, the fighting can be repetitive, the random encounter rate is absurd... The list goes on. So fine, it's not everyone's cup of tea. Fair enough.

That's how I feel about Chrono Cross. When you add up the deficiencies, I'm left disappointed. And when someone compares it to XCX, it's a red flag.

Of course, I'm still gonna get it--I already know the wife is buying it for me for Christmas. And I'll probably love it as much as the last one (even though it doesn't have Reyn time). That's all.

[MechDeus]

Chrono Cross' only real flaws were trotting out the garbage known as a silent protagonist and the PS1 polygons did not hold up. But I think we're about to go dangerously into an off-topic spiral.

[No One]

Chrono Cross has an awful, awful battle system that brings whatever momentum the plot has to a screeching halt each time you have to deal with it.

I still love the game, though. And that soundtrack!

I really want to play Xeno X. :/ I think I'm going to end up buying a Wii U for it.

[Finch]

Chrono Cross' only real flaws were trotting out the garbage known as a silent protagonist

WRONG

Every RPG would be better with a silent protagonist. There's not a single one i like more than any silent protagonist. Not a single one.

This game has a silent protagonist. I wish they all had silent protagonists.

I'm enjoying the game a lot so far, but I am kind of annoyed by how it tries to shove the multiplayer aspect of the game down my throat

Does this get worse after chapter 4? Because right now you can either go all in or almost completely ignore it. I think you could even turn your connection off and just play the game however you want.

[MechDeus]

Nothing gets me more invested in a character then when they're equivalent to a Real Doll.

Lucca: OH GOD THAT TOWN IS ON FIRE
Crono:
Lucca:THAT BABY HAS BEEN SAWED IN HALF
Crono:
Lucca: LETS THROW A PARTY
Crono:

Riveting.