The next massive sci-fi role-playing game from Monolith Soft, the creators of Baten Kaitos and Xenoblade Chronicles, comes exclusively to Wii U. A terrible intergalactic war leaves just a handful of Earth survivors trying to live in a beautiful yet hostile environment. Players engage in battles against powerful creatures of all forms and sizes using the deep battle system that builds on the triumphs of Xenoblade Chronicles for Wii
Features:
- Riding and controlling a weaponised mech, players can explore every inch of the massive open world displayed in gorgeous high-definition graphics. The world is filled with strange and imaginative creatures, from small bugs to giant dinosaurs.
- As characters improve in different classes, they will learn new combat and defensive skills, or Arts. Players can customise the Arts palette as their characters learn new Arts. All Arts have a 'recast' time - once cast, the player must wait out a 'cooldown' period before that Art can be used again.
- Players can customise everything about the main character's appearance, including gender, shapes, height, skin colour, voice, and tattoos.
8 comments
malm
26 Mar 172#1
Did manage to pick one up at Smyths for £10 on clearance but was unsealed ex display and slightly scratched,so heat on this deal.
Trund023
26 Mar 171#2
I got one from Smyths in Stockton which was sealed, bargain at £10.
caluarcale
26 Mar 17#3
good find! just added...
Marcoos
27 Mar 17#4
Heard a lot of good things about this but never tried it, sequel due for the Switch I believe?
So what's this like? Especially curious about combat, is it turn based? Anything it can be compared to?
Spectral to Marcoos
27 Mar 171#5
Kind of but not really. There was a game on the Wii called Xenoblade Chronices. The Switch game is a sequel to that. This one is by the same developer and shares a lot in common gameplay wise but is set in completely different world with different characters.
The combat isn't turn based but it isn't really actiony either. It is very similar to the combat in an MMO. You can move around freely, you automatically do a basic attack when in range and you pick from various skills that are on cooldown timers.
Raz23
27 Mar 17#6
If you liked the scale of the new Zelda just wait till you're roaming around this vast alien world in an invincible flying mech suit! Such an epic sci-fi adventure with hundreds of hours of gameplay. One of Wii U's finest.
RoboJoe
29 Mar 17#7
Thanks for the heads-up on this, I was heading in my nearest city today so I popped into Cex and bought the only copy they had.
Of course finding time to actually play it is the problem, so many fantastic games out lately I'm already playing, especially open world ones! I'm currently loving Horizon Zero Dawn :smiley:
KCooperman
3 Apr 17#8
back in stock at smyths for £10 home delivery... be quick!!
Opening post
The next massive sci-fi role-playing game from Monolith Soft, the creators of Baten Kaitos and Xenoblade Chronicles, comes exclusively to Wii U. A terrible intergalactic war leaves just a handful of Earth survivors trying to live in a beautiful yet hostile environment. Players engage in battles against powerful creatures of all forms and sizes using the deep battle system that builds on the triumphs of Xenoblade Chronicles for Wii
Features:
- Riding and controlling a weaponised mech, players can explore every inch of the massive open world displayed in gorgeous high-definition graphics. The world is filled with strange and imaginative creatures, from small bugs to giant dinosaurs.
- As characters improve in different classes, they will learn new combat and defensive skills, or Arts. Players can customise the Arts palette as their characters learn new Arts. All Arts have a 'recast' time - once cast, the player must wait out a 'cooldown' period before that Art can be used again.
- Players can customise everything about the main character's appearance, including gender, shapes, height, skin colour, voice, and tattoos.
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So what's this like? Especially curious about combat, is it turn based? Anything it can be compared to?
The combat isn't turn based but it isn't really actiony either. It is very similar to the combat in an MMO. You can move around freely, you automatically do a basic attack when in range and you pick from various skills that are on cooldown timers.
Of course finding time to actually play it is the problem, so many fantastic games out lately I'm already playing, especially open world ones! I'm currently loving Horizon Zero Dawn :smiley: