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we already know its going to sale
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More tidbits on Monolith Soft's new project (Fully-realized world, cast of characters, and Mechas?)
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Nobody ever said garbage didn't sell
we already know its going to sale
So you're going to troll everyone here by insisting the whole game isn't good? Have a nice day.
Even if it's reusing the Xenoblade X/Xenoblade 2 engine, it sounds like the gameplay could be substantially different from Xenoblade titles so it might take some time for the devs to put together the new combat system. New IPs also generally need more time in the oven than sequels (assuming it doesn't get a "Xeno____" name later in development anyway).
I could maybe see an announcement in mid-late 2019, but I don't think it'll release until 2020 at the earliest.
The game was great and it sold well because it was a good game. Easy as that.
At the time it came out, there would have been no hope for it to do exceptionally well. Hardcore titles on the Wii died off
That's what I'm saying, yeah. By the time XC came out on the Wii, hardcore games had already stopped selling.
This is the first Xenoblade game in the series to be released on hardware where people were hungry for games and marketed/released appropriately. It's the first Xeno launch Nintendo hasn't botched in some way.
I'd say Xenoblade X, but that was on the Wii u. A switch port would easily sell better
So it's has proper Action combat? Like not just Xenoblade MMO type combat?
Cause this shit would make me infinitely more hype
They're not recruiting for an action game, they are recruiting people with action game experience. It's the SAME thing that they have been recruiting for since they announced this project. They never said it's an action game, but that they are looking for people with action game experience (because this is something Monolithsoft specifically lacks). What is new today is that they are pushing harder for recruitment, which suggests they are prepared to go into full production and want the vacancies filled asap. That's all. There is no new information about the project itself in the recruitment details compared to before.
Yes. This isn't new though. It has been known since they announced this project. They are looking for battle programmers and battle designers who have experience in action games, especially in regards to a responsive player character. Certainly sounds like they want to attempt something that plays more like Souls than PSO or Diablo this time.
A straight action RPG would be so awesome and a very welcome addition into Nintendo's stable of first-party IP. I loved the world and characters of Xenoblade 2 but just didn't enjoy the gameplay... so personally I'm happy the studio seems to be pivoting in this direction.
Yeah, Ive been thinking it'll likely be an RPG with a more action-based combat system since the initial recruitment page went up last year.
By the way, do Takahashi's comments in the conversation with Hashino make you think this is Takahashi's next project?
Probably. Especially with Takahashi saying he wants to make a more hardcore fantasy game next compared to Xenoblade 1 and 2 which he called "fake fantasy." I just remember people speculating about whether Monolith Soft Tokyo would remain as two separate dev teams following the Xenoblade X team getting split up for Breath of the Wild and Xenoblade 2, with the Breath of the Wild support team working on the medieval fantasy project and the core Xenoblade 2 team working on another Xenoblade title, or if both teams would merge back together for the medieval fantasy project.
I don't know, a Xenoblade X-2 could be made with a small team if you recycle many things.
An action RPG is a pretty safe bet at this point. Hope is released in 2019.
Also, I see that some people keep downplaying the success of XC2 because of things like the artstyle without realizing that such aesthetic actually makes it much, MUCH more appealing for the mass audience than any other entry in the series based on the praise the cast gets in terms of art and stuff like that (something that never happened before). The anime style sells like it or not.
Speaking about XCX for the Switch, it probably will sell better than the original but not by much. I don't know why people keep forgetting of the bad word of mouth the game got after release in Japan and other places due to the restrictive nature of its gameplay and how it wasn't in the same vein as the same XC (which cut its legs quite a bit even by WiiU standards). Not to mention the underwhelming cast (Elma notwithstanding) and completely nauseating characters like Tatsu and Lin. I really hope it gets ported so they can fix some of the most gamebreaking issues but not expecting much in terms of sales.
Also, I see that some people keep downplaying the success of XC2 because of things like the artstyle without realizing that such aesthetic actually makes it much, MUCH more appealing for the mass audience than any other entry in the series based on the praise the cast gets in terms of art and stuff like that (something that never happened before). The anime style sells like it or not.
Speaking about XCX for the Switch, it probably will sell better than the original but not by much. I don't know why people keep forgetting of the bad word of mouth the game got after release in Japan and other places due to the restrictive nature of its gameplay and how it wasn't in the same vein as the same XC (which cut its legs quite a bit even by WiiU standards). Not to mention the underwhelming cast (Elma notwithstanding) and completely nauseating characters like Tatsu and Lin. I really hope it gets ported so they can fix some of the most gamebreaking issues but not expecting much in terms of sales.
We're getting the Xenoblade 2 expansion this year anyway, which sounds like it will be its own little mini-RPG.
I don't remember where I heard this, but I remember hearing that X was originally going to drop arts and go for full blown action, but they decided against it. Takahashi often talked about how X was "building up the foundation" for Xeno games that followed, because it was the first HD title. I think similar to that, even if the new game isn't Xeno, it will lay out the foundation for X2 to go in a more actiony (or full action) direction.
Just a reminder of the concept art:
I always think about this art, and can´t help but dream about how beautiful the world for a game based on these could be. Let's wait and see what they do.
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I always think about this art, and can´t help but dream about how beautiful the world for a game based on these could be. Let's wait and see what they do.
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FYI, that concept art you posted is likely to not be for this game. The other two pics were posted in recruitment ads for it, while this one was posted in a generic recruitment ad for, I believe, Monolith's Kyoto studio.
I hope whatever comes next continues to leverage the talent of guys and gals in the UK. I think they really give both XC games a unique flavour.
I remember Takahashi mentioning the dev team originally wanting X to be a full action RPG, but I can't remember the source.
I just hope it's not too action-y. My reflexes suck. Over/under on this game prompting tons of driveby shitposts upon reveal? I'd give it a 95% chance at this point. u_u;
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Monolith Soft posted a new interview on their site. I believe they're talking about this project in the last segment of the interview. Google Translate is pure nonsense as usual... Is there anyone willing to take precious time out of their life to translate it? Pretty please!
https://www.monolithsoft.co.jp/interview/vol05.html
https://www.monolithsoft.co.jp/interview/vol05.html
The only thing in the interview that could remotely relate to the new project, and this is just my opinion, is that Hiroshi Ando might be working on the new game in some capacity. In terms of personal ambition, he says that he came from a background of working on action and fighting titles and he likes action games the best himself, so one day he would like to make a Monolithsoft style original action game. I believe Ando previously worked at both Namco and Square Enix previously.
They made Dragon Ball Z. Did you buy it? If not, you contributed to the statistics of their non-turn based games selling more!
They're not really different teams as far as I know, just a single team that had its resources taken.
So I'd assume all 100+ are working on this now.
There are no teams in MS, at least anymore. The staff that made up XC2 is just whoever was left while the rest worked on Zelda