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    Default Xenoblade Chronicles 2

    I'm torn



    On one hand, my favorite game of all time is getting another follow-up, and it looks like this time it's an actual sequel that's in many ways more similar to it than to X. Takahashi's still involved, so it should be good

    BUT

    THAT ARTSTYLE


    IT'S JUST SO OFFPUTTING! WHY DID YOU DO THIIIIIISSSSS

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    Generic anime cutesy art style. That's a downgrade.

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    Yeah. Did Monolith just assume that while playing the original my thoughts were "This game is amazing, but you know what would make it even better? GENERIC MOE BLOBS INSTEAD OF ACTUAL CHARACTERS!"

    Just watch. It'll turn out that your main character is the only male party member and you'll have to pick one female character to have intercourse with by scoring points throughout the game

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    Yaaaay, proper Xenoblade Chronicles again! It's Reyn Time!

    I mean, after FFXV I don't really get excited for things any more, but this is as close as I allow myself to get. The protagonist has a VOICE and says WORDS after XCX I thought those days were behind us! Nice to see some of the old music team return as well - although no Shimomura for obvious reasons. Now I just hope that the game mechanics follow suit and they drop 60% of the rubbish from X.

    Art style doesn't bother me (except protag's weird pant boot armour things. Reminds me too much of Fayt from SO3 and they were weird in that as well), although the character designs in the original did look somewhat more unique. The environment is spot on and wonderful as ever though.
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    Yeah I'm not a huge fan of the new designs. They all look 12. But they don't look porn game to me either

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    Wow. I assumed you'd like the art style, actually, since it reminded me of the Tales series

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    I quite like "Red-head Asuka Langley". But "Fayt from SO3 with a diving helmet on his back" does nothing for me.

    I have no opinion on blonde girl by the tree.

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    Yeah the pant boots are weird, but otherwise it doesn't bother me. We got sort of burned by Xenoblade Chronicles X so I am approaching this with cautious optimism.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fynn View Post
    Wow. I assumed you'd like the art style, actually, since it reminded me of the Tales series
    doesn't remind me of tales at all
    everything is wrapped in gray
    i'm focusing on your image
    can you hear me in the void?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mirage View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Fynn View Post
    Wow. I assumed you'd like the art style, actually, since it reminded me of the Tales series
    doesn't remind me of tales at all

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    It's a typical new Nintendo style. They went that way since the Wii and I think if this is a big realse for the Switch as they are looking to bring people back to Nintendo, and they had their say in the art. Just my thought.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FFNut View Post
    It's a typical new Nintendo style. They went that way since the Wii and I think if this is a big realse for the Switch as they are looking to bring people back to Nintendo, and they had their say in the art. Just my thought.
    But the original Xenoblade was on the Wii. And it looked like this.





    Notice how the characters don't look twelve, have the same face or boobs the size of their heads.


    Idk, I don't think there's a "typical Nintendo style" they're going for. If anything, it reminds me of those weird otaku games that come shipped with panties. And that's just incredibly creepy and I really can't get that association out of my head.

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    It's anime styled. Plenty of games have it, that are not what you describe. I have shelves of games with cutesy anime style, and not one was shipped with pants. Not even in Japan. You need to get your mind out of the gutter I think.

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