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Many gamers had mixed feelings regarding Nintendo’s position on what they wanted to present at E3 2015 .
. Instead of delivering details on games like The Legend of Zelda for Wii U, they instead opted to only show off games that were ready to be released in the near-future.
However, there is one advantage to this philosophy: rather than simply showing off minimal teaser trailers, Nintendo had a lot to demonstrate with the games they did actually bring. Amongst these is Xenoblade Chronicles X , which Nintendo showed off in detail during E3.
Nintendo showed off a 40-minute long playthrough ofduring a Nintendo Treehouse broadcast. While they kept dialog and story to a minimum in the footage, gamers can get a great idea of how the game is going to look and how expansive the maps are. The detail in the buildings and environments is stunning to look at, and the developers discuss briefly how they not only based “New Los Angeles” off the real the city of Los Angeles, but actually went through the trouble of traveling there themselves to make it as authentic and believable as possible.
Like other recent action/RPG hybrid games, Nintendo demonstrated that characters are able to follow certain dialog trees that give their character a specific disposition. However, while the dialog was subtitled, they admitted that the text was still a little rough around the edges and still utilized Japanese voices, the game will eventually receive an English dub cast for Western players.
The developers also discussed the customization of weapons and armor, and emphasized that there are a wide variety of each, with different appearances based on which race developed them. Additionally, each character’s equipment is visible on-screen as soon as they’re changed to it.
With 40 minutes of discussion and gameplay, there’s a lot to see in the Nintendo Treehouse Xenoblade Chronicles X demonstration, which should excite fans of the series. Reggie Fils-Aime has been frank that Nintendo isn’t sorryfor their position on what they chose to show at E3, but their wide breadth of footage from Xenoblade Chronicles X helps to make up for it.
Waiting is a bummer, but at least we know that once The Legend of Zelda for Wii U is ready, we can expect Nintendo to be just as forthcoming with video and gameplay as they have been with Xenoblade . In the meanwhile, Xenoblade Chronicles X looks like it’s going to be an amazingly huge, immersive game that will hopefully satisfy Xeno seriesfans that have been awaiting a sequel.
Xenoblade Chronicles X will be released on December 4, 2015 on Wii U.
Source: Nintendo