I think this is wishful thinking. As you play through the game, you can look at the world map and see regions you haven't unlocked yet, which are covered in a fog of war but connected to the rest of the world via roads. When you've beaten all eight stories, as I have, the world map will basically all be unfogged. There are no dangling roads or secret regions to find as far as I can tell. I even spent some time poking around some of the perimeter areas to try to find one.
Normally this kind of stuff would be considered a spoiler lol. But I guess people are really antsy about this game for some reason and want to know everything before going in
What is there to do in the areas that were fogged though? They can't be just empty.
If these people explain why they aren't happy with the final game (even if almost nobody from here played it), I don't think it's a bad thing, we're here to talk games.
You said Nintendo told you there was some post game? It's out there some where then unless they lie
In the comment section he said he wouldn't recommend playing Xenoblade 2 but it was one of my favorite games last year just different opinions.
Even if there's no secret region, there are no post game/extra bosses or dungeons?
The world map is sort of composed of three rings, like an onion. The innermost ring is the loop of cities where all the Chapter 1s take place, and then surrounding that is another loop of cities where Chapter 2s and 3s take place, and then surrounding that are high-level areas where Chapter 4s take place.
But aside from the ??? tracks in the OST, there's some official statement about the secret area and bosses? All what I've read about the "interconnected stories" is more about some details here and there about lore.
No, Nintendo told me there was some sort of postgame content. They didn't offer any details, nor could they say how you access it. It could be a cut-scene, could be a dungeon, could be a boss -- I have no idea.
Sounds stupid tbh. Why endanger your reviews limiting the content before day 1?
So you're saying you explore most of the world through the stories or I'm reading wrong?
Same. A lot of the character art involves everybody being together. The expectation that this would actually happen at some point was kind of planted from the beginning. The fact that it doesn't is a huge fucking bummer, and an actual dealbreaker for me.
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To be fair there is nothing wrong with a critical viewpoint. I don't think PS was disrespectful in any of his (i think he's a he) qualms with the game, and apparently he's not alone in his feelings. We need the balance, so that meltdown don't happen when it inevitably scores lower than everyone had hoped and dreamed for....
Ok, so it's 100% confirmed that the AMAZING opera song is not in the 8 main stories?
It means that the level design could have been better. Levels are not as dynamic as they could be. Chests are hidden in plain sight on forking paths, instead of having several interesting secrets and hidden paths with hidden chests to discover.
The IGN reviewer said there are bossess he couldn't beat even after spending more than 50 hours with the game. Who knows what else there is.
For some people like myself the art direction and the music are the two most important factors in a jrpg.
