Tales of xillia is the greatest jrpg from this gen

[QUOTE="turtlethetaffer"]

I want to play it... tales of the Abyss has me heavily interested in the Tales series now. Wish it'd come to Xbox.

bbkkristian

I meant I wish Xillia would come to Xbox :P  I already have around 40 hours on Abyss on my 3DS and yeah it's awesome so far, hence why it's gotten me interested in the rest of the series.

Xenoblade /thread.

:/ I want to buy this, but can't buy anything at the moment.ArisShadows

It has taken a while but finally a game surpasses xenoblade and graces f and ofcourse, persona 4 the golden

thoughts?

Sweenix

Xenoblade /thread.

mojito1988

Yeah I really have to wonder how many JRPGs truly can match the ambition and execution of Xenoblade... It's one of the few JRPGs where I never thought "okay, let's get this rolling, this is getting slow" and I love JRPGs, and Xenoblade is also the longest JRPg I've ever played (clocked in at around 75 hours).

[QUOTE="mojito1988"]

Xenoblade /thread.

turtlethetaffer

Yeah I really have to wonder how many JRPGs truly can match the ambition and execution of Xenoblade... It's one of the few JRPGs where I never thought "okay, let's get this rolling, this is getting slow" and I love JRPGs, and Xenoblade is also the longest JRPg I've ever played (clocked in at around 75 hours).

[QUOTE="Senor_Kami"]

LO gets my vote by a long shot. One of the best RPGs this gen period.

 

[QUOTE="Badosh"]
No, Vesperia was great. Better than Xillia. Minishdriveby

Vesperia is down there with Eternal Sonata.  Might be better than Xillia but that speaks more to how bad Xillia is than Vesperia being good.

Everyone here is appreciating Xenoblade, and I'm just sitting here, trying to find a copy under 60 dollars.SonicNextGen2

Shoulda bought it when it came out.  Although I'd say it's worth 60 buckaroos.

[QUOTE="turtlethetaffer"]

[QUOTE="mojito1988"]

Xenoblade /thread.

Minishdriveby

Yeah I really have to wonder how many JRPGs truly can match the ambition and execution of Xenoblade... It's one of the few JRPGs where I never thought "okay, let's get this rolling, this is getting slow" and I love JRPGs, and Xenoblade is also the longest JRPg I've ever played (clocked in at around 75 hours).

Honestly, I didn't ever feel like it was too slow... I thought the pacing was masterful in that the story was always moving right along.  I think the pacing is one of the best aspects of it.

Everyone here is appreciating Xenoblade, and I'm just sitting here, trying to find a copy under 60 dollars.SonicNextGen2

Good luck with that lol. I feel so bad for all those in SW talking about best JRPG without playing Xenoblade. It is like going to Jack in the Box without getting the Tacos. Not cool.

[QUOTE="SonicNextGen2"]Everyone here is appreciating Xenoblade, and I'm just sitting here, trying to find a copy under 60 dollars.turtlethetaffer

Shoulda bought it when it came out.  Although I'd say it's worth 60 buckaroos.

[QUOTE="SonicNextGen2"]Everyone here is appreciating Xenoblade, and I'm just sitting here, trying to find a copy under 60 dollars.mojito1988

Good luck with that lol. I feel so bad for all those in SW talking about best JRPG without playing Xenoblade. It is like going to Jack in the Box without getting the Tacos. Not cool.

Don't feel bad for most of them.  People who disowned it because it was on the Wii clearly got owned, didn't they?

[QUOTE="turtlethetaffer"]

[QUOTE="SonicNextGen2"]Everyone here is appreciating Xenoblade, and I'm just sitting here, trying to find a copy under 60 dollars.SonicNextGen2

Shoulda bought it when it came out.  Although I'd say it's worth 60 buckaroos.

Damn, that really sucks, man, sorry to hear that :(  Now I kind of feel like an ass.

It has taken a while but finally a game surpasses xenoblade and graces f and ofcourse, persona 4 the golden

thoughts?

Sweenix

Better than Xenoblade?

[QUOTE="SonicNextGen2"][QUOTE="turtlethetaffer"]

Shoulda bought it when it came out.  Although I'd say it's worth 60 buckaroos.

turtlethetaffer

Damn, that really sucks, man, sorry to hear that :(  Now I kind of feel like an ass.

[QUOTE="Sweenix"]

It has taken a while but finally a game surpasses xenoblade and graces f and ofcourse, persona 4 the golden

thoughts?

p3anut

Better than Xenoblade?

That gif in your sig just shot my hype for X up even more

[QUOTE="turtlethetaffer"]

[QUOTE="SonicNextGen2"] I was in a medically poor situation around the time, it came out. When I got out and tried to find it, it disappeared off the face of the Earth. TT~TTSonicNextGen2

Damn, that really sucks, man, sorry to hear that :(  Now I kind of feel like an ass.

I'm heavily considering the same course of action.  X looks... Well, incredible.  It's basically Xenoblade with FVCKING MECHS.  That's just... Orgasmic.

How was Pandora's Tower BTW?  I played TLS, I enjoyed it, but not as much as XB.  PT looked the most interesting as far as the concept goes, but I've heard it's the weakest of the three.

[QUOTE="Minishdriveby"]

[QUOTE="turtlethetaffer"]

Yeah I really have to wonder how many JRPGs truly can match the ambition and execution of Xenoblade... It's one of the few JRPGs where I never thought "okay, let's get this rolling, this is getting slow" and I love JRPGs, and Xenoblade is also the longest JRPg I've ever played (clocked in at around 75 hours).

turtlethetaffer

Honestly, I didn't ever feel like it was too slow... I thought the pacing was masterful in that the story was always moving right along.  I think the pacing is one of the best aspects of it.

[QUOTE="turtlethetaffer"]

[QUOTE="Minishdriveby"] There were a couple slow parts toward the end. I wasn't too fond of the sword valley, Mechonis Field, or the Central Factory, but the game did an amazing job overall with not having a feeling of RPG fatigue.

bbkkristian

Honestly, I didn't ever feel like it was too slow... I thought the pacing was masterful in that the story was always moving right along.  I think the pacing is one of the best aspects of it.

That's what I did.  First playthrough I did some sidequests, just enough to be level 80 by the endgame, and I fully plan on taking my time with the second playthrough and focusing on them... Really want to get the extra Skill trees and Arts, as well as being able to take on some really high level enemies... And apparently there's an enemy you can only fight on New Game + which is cool, too.

[QUOTE="SonicNextGen2"][QUOTE="turtlethetaffer"]

Damn, that really sucks, man, sorry to hear that :(  Now I kind of feel like an ass.

turtlethetaffer

I'm heavily considering the same course of action.  X looks... Well, incredible.  It's basically Xenoblade with FVCKING MECHS.  That's just... Orgasmic.

How was Pandora's Tower BTW?  I played TLS, I enjoyed it, but not as much as XB.  PT looked the most interesting as far as the concept goes, but I've heard it's the weakest of the three.

Haven't played it. I have yet to play a Tales game. I will though, starting with Vesperia.freedomfreak

[QUOTE="bbkkristian"][QUOTE="turtlethetaffer"]

Honestly, I didn't ever feel like it was too slow... I thought the pacing was masterful in that the story was always moving right along.  I think the pacing is one of the best aspects of it.

turtlethetaffer

That's what I did.  First playthrough I did some sidequests, just enough to be level 80 by the endgame, and I fully plan on taking my time with the second playthrough and focusing on them... Really want to get the extra Skill trees and Arts, as well as being able to take on some really high level enemies... And apparently there's an enemy you can only fight on New Game + which is cool, too.

WHAT? You serious? I purposely started a new game without NG+ so I could reset the levels. Being level 80 with the enemies at seriously low levels was boring for me. But now that I know there's enemies exclusive to NG+, I'm going back!! :x

If you guys like XenoBlade so much you really need to play Baten Kaitos. I enjoyed those over the famed TOS on the GC. HarlockJC

Hm... I'm going to have to; Its made by Monolith Soft as well. :P it got some great reviews as well.

[QUOTE="HarlockJC"]If you guys like XenoBlade so much you really need to play Baten Kaitos. I enjoyed those over the famed TOS on the GC. bbkkristian

Hm... I'm going to have to; Its made by Monolith Soft as well. :P it got some great reviews as well.

OO I love dat Baten Kaitos. But I will say sometimes my darn fruit cards (yes I said fruit cards) would spoil before I used them!!! It is part RPG part card game all amazing!!!

If you guys like XenoBlade so much you really need to play Baten Kaitos. I enjoyed those over the famed TOS on the GC. HarlockJC

I didn't really like Origins as much as Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean, but it was still good.

[QUOTE="HarlockJC"]If you guys like XenoBlade so much you really need to play Baten Kaitos. I enjoyed those over the famed TOS on the GC. bbkkristian

Hm... I'm going to have to; Its made by Monolith Soft as well. :P it got some great reviews as well.

[QUOTE="SonicNextGen2"]Everyone here is appreciating Xenoblade, and I'm just sitting here, trying to find a copy under 60 dollars.mojito1988

Good luck with that lol. I feel so bad for all those in SW talking about best JRPG without playing Xenoblade. It is like going to Jack in the Box without getting the Tacos. Not cool.

I played it. The cast for the most part is very boring with only 2 characters catching my attention. In the gameplay department though it is very well done with how it handels sidequest and combat. The overall story was good though I wouldint call it my most enjoyable. Heck I had a better experiance overall with the last story.Another thing that bugged me about xeno was the most usful skill for the sword wasint just obtained you had to get it from a sidemission you could miss. I would be fine with this is all the skills had worked this way but the fact they kept giving you the skills then just stoped right before you hit the most useful one was so stupid.

So, it's the best bad game?

Haven't played it. I have yet to play a Tales game. I will though, starting with Vesperia.freedomfreak

[QUOTE="freedomfreak"]Haven't played it. I have yet to play a Tales game. I will though, starting with Vesperia.Badosh

Haven't played it. I have yet to play a Tales game. I will though, starting with Vesperia.freedomfreak

Grace is great fun if you dont mind some cheese. Though the child arc is a bit slow it picks up after that.

I don't think it's that great to be honest, I'd say both Graces F and vesperia where better.

Am I the only one who's going to own up and admit I couldn't get through Xenoblade because of the graphics? I feel like some PlayStation 2 games looked better than Xenoblade did, and that's not OK -- even for Wii.

But who knows, maybe I'll feel differently if I give it another go.

Am I the only one who's going to own up and admit I couldn't get through Xenoblade because of the graphics? I feel like some PlayStation 2 games looked better than Xenoblade did, and that's not OK -- even for Wii.

But who knows, maybe I'll feel differently if I give it another go.

REVOLUTIONfreak

The face models were pretty dam squissy. Though everything els looked good espcially the enviorments.

Radiant Historia still stands as the best JRPG this gen for me. Granted, I'm only a few hours into Xillia.

Radiant Historia still stands as the best JRPG this gen for me. Granted, I'm only a few hours into Xillia.

whiskeystrike

[QUOTE="whiskeystrike"]

Radiant Historia still stands as the best JRPG this gen for me. Granted, I'm only a few hours into Xillia.

Xaero_Gravity

[QUOTE="Xaero_Gravity"][QUOTE="whiskeystrike"]

Radiant Historia still stands as the best JRPG this gen for me. Granted, I'm only a few hours into Xillia.

Minishdriveby

Radiant Historia still stands as the best JRPG this gen for me. Granted, I'm only a few hours into Xillia.

whiskeystrike

If we are counting handhelds Fire emblem awaking deserves to be up there somewhere. I wasint even that into the gameplay that much but the story was very enjoyable and most importantly the characters and the realationships you could build with them was freaking just awesome. Im happy my avatar meant something.

[QUOTE="whiskeystrike"]

Radiant Historia still stands as the best JRPG this gen for me. Granted, I'm only a few hours into Xillia.

finalfantasy94

If we are counting handhelds Fire emblem awaking deserves to be up there somewhere. I wasint even that into the gameplay that much but the story was very enjoyable and most importantly the characters and the realationships you could build with them was freaking just awesome. Im happy my avatar meant something.

Well it's not a JRPG but sure.

[QUOTE="Minishdriveby"] I'm playing it right now. I beg to differ.Xaero_Gravity

It's a good game, but I don't think it's god tier.

[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

[QUOTE="whiskeystrike"]

Radiant Historia still stands as the best JRPG this gen for me. Granted, I'm only a few hours into Xillia.

whiskeystrike

If we are counting handhelds Fire emblem awaking deserves to be up there somewhere. I wasint even that into the gameplay that much but the story was very enjoyable and most importantly the characters and the realationships you could build with them was freaking just awesome. Im happy my avatar meant something.

Well it's not a JRPG but sure.

This seems unlikely, because it's a Tales game. Tales games are grindy as f*ck. That is not good game design.

[QUOTE="turtlethetaffer"]

[QUOTE="bbkkristian"] You know, perfectionists will hate Xenoblade, their pacing will be incredibly slow because of side-quests and Colony 6 reconstruction. And they will do it on their first run, which is the problem. For anyone, I would say enjoy the game first without sidequests asides from accepting the monster aids, and just let them complete while your advancing the plot. Then go for seconds with the Perfectionist route.bbkkristian

That's what I did.  First playthrough I did some sidequests, just enough to be level 80 by the endgame, and I fully plan on taking my time with the second playthrough and focusing on them... Really want to get the extra Skill trees and Arts, as well as being able to take on some really high level enemies... And apparently there's an enemy you can only fight on New Game + which is cool, too.

WHAT? You serious? I purposely started a new game without NG+ so I could reset the levels. Being level 80 with the enemies at seriously low levels was boring for me. But now that I know there's enemies exclusive to NG+, I'm going back!! :x

I only heard that, have yet to confirm it myself, so I'm not 100% sure.