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Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition Environment Comparison

TheGreatLugia

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Youtube account Paradigm & Erico used a modified camera to create a 1:1 comparison video for Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition and the Wii release of Xenoblade Chronicles. This video provides a much closer comparison for how the environments in Definitive Edition look compared to the Wii version.





Screencaps of environment comparisons from the video:
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TheMoon

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the whole Mechonis hand/sword looks so different.

the final Shoulder is also quite different in parts (especially those scaffoldy rock formations)
 
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First image seems more detailed on the wii so it still needs some work
 

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I feel like we need a new word to represent these games that are far more than just a remaster (which suggests just cleaning up) but not quite a full remake.
 
mnk

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From what was left of the shoulder in the original game, should we be expecting there to be another colony or settlement there or is it just wilderness?
 
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mnk said:
From what was left of the shoulder in the original game, should we be expecting there to be another colony or settlement there or is it just wilderness?
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Another colony, IIRC the houses in the shoulder have a really different architecture style so maybe it's not even a homs colony, but I don't know.

So far it looks like a huge improvement while keeping the same environmental art. Some areas I really want to see remastered are:

-Satorul: During the day it's a bad-looking area
-Tephra cave: Another boring area, a huge increase in geometry should be enough to make it look more like a cave and less like random corridors
-Valak: Same as Satorul, during the day is boring
 
Aleh

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They really went above and beyond, no one would ever be able to tell this used to be a Wii game lol
 
Dany1899

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Wow there is so much work behind it. It is absolutely my most wanted 2020 game. It is a pity I was a bit spoiled about the ending because of Xenoblade 2, but I am already sure I will anyway love this game.
 
Zarzolaon

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Technically better, but I do prefer some select details in the original. Mainly related to the sky and the color of some things (Alcamoth seems to have lost most of its glowing blue color).
 
Zen Hero

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My initial impression from the trailer was that the environments hadn't changed too much, but now I can see they clearly have. I guess it's the classic "looks like how you remembered it looking".
 
Yarbskoo

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I kinda miss the lighter pastel tones of the original, but yeah, pretty big improvement on the detail.
 
shinken

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Looks really great already. Can't wait to start this adventure again. My fave Xenoblade game/RPG.
 
Tarot Deck

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Oh boy, I almost 100% the first game but I lost the save file and wanted to do a proper replay.

This is better than I imagined... Probably they will have the QOL from X2 too to help.
 

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Looks like xenoblade 2 a lot, the lighting and the way the characters are shaded. Let's hope it runs at a higher resolution haha
 
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I tried to play through this on 3DS and lost motivation right after the fight with the boss who's in the Xenoblade stage in Smash. I do wonder if maybe I'll give it a second chance when this remaster drops.

I did get through XB2 on the Switch and enjoyed it quite a bit. Not really sure what made it different enough that I got into it though.
 
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Looks fantastic! Idk why people were saying they just redid the grass and textures and called it a day. There are clearly a lot of new model touch ups in the environments and characters.

I do hope this runs better than XC2 apparently did on Handheld.
 
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TheGreatLugia

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I feel like those Bionis's Shoulder comparisons are hella misleading. :lol
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I know the map was unfinished in the Wii version, but the matching camera does a good job of confirming the new location is indeed Bionis' Shoulder since most of the images I had seen of the unfinished map were from different angles.
 
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When the trailer started I didnt know wether to believe my eyes when I thought the game looked better than I remember, theres no way they would remaster Xenoblade right?
I am very happy to be wrong, it looks amazing.
 
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Descapp said:
Looks like xenoblade 2 a lot, the lighting and the way the characters are shaded. Let's hope it runs at a higher resolution haha
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I dream for 1080p, hope for 900p, and expect 720p :/
I really hope they can at least get it to 900p because 720p is rough. Xenoblade 2 was rushed to hit launch window so I hope they've managed to optimize enough since then to at least be able to hit 900p in this
 
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It looks nice, though I still feel some of it just looks a bit blurry. First few shots mainly, hope that improves a little. At least there's none of that awful sharpening filter though.

Flandy said:
I dream for 1080p, hope for 900p, and expect 720p :/
I really hope they can at least get it to 900p because 720p is rough. Xenoblade 2 was rushed to hit launch window so I hope they've managed to optimize enough since then to at least be able to hit 900p in this
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Thought there was a noticeable improvement from 2 to the Torna expansion so hopefully more time with the engine improves things further.
 
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Monolith Soft ever since Xbc 2 has been implementing a heavy anti aliasing and lighting/atmospheric effect. It looks great, but every single wide shot always seems to come off as always ever so slightly out of focus or low res. Not texture low res, not shadow low res, not particle low res, but like the actual game output image resolution looks low. It unfortunately keeps creating these incredibly soft shots. Maybe it's also low quality motion blur or depth of field effect in game. They usually always get cleaner and sharper as development goes on.

That's the exciting thing. It always keeps improving with every showcase. Xb2 had this issue where its reveal and E3 2017 trailer was kinda blurry looking. But by September onwards it got cleaner and sharper.
 
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