Xenoblade | Definitive Edition (NSW)

[Shenrien]

game runs in 378p - 540p in handheld and 540-720p in dock, has stuttering issues that are only resolved if you have a hacked switch and can pump the gpu to its highest frequency, for whatever reason the game is set to run at the lowest frequency the chip is factory set to run at. Marketing cherry picked the moments of the game that will look good when compared to the original while the rest of the game will probably be a muddied mess during heavier areas all to achieve that stable frame rate.

https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwi...a_and_running/

[Prothescar]

How did they manage to get it to run worse than XB2

[Kaslo]

How did they manage to get it to run worse than XB2

This guy has a review copy btw

[KuroTsuki]

About $10 off on Amazon right now.

[Katlan]

About $10 off on Amazon right now.

I contacted bestbuy and they refused to price match a pre order price. /facepalm (so i cancelled my bestbuy order)

[KuroTsuki]

Didn't see it mentioned here, but the game has an Expert Mode. It allows you to allocate already obtained exp however you want. You can even take exp/levels away from party members and bank it.

Such a cool, even if simple, system. I wish every game had something like that.

[Prothescar]

[Kaslo]

[Demosthenes]

Been playing all day, saying it runs as badly as xc2 is an outright lie.

Hard pass. Not about to watch a 30 min vid of some guy being upset at someone else's opinion about a game.

[Nitsuki]

My Works set has shipped, so i’m stoked to play it once it arrives

[Kaslo]

My amazon order still hasn't shipped, scheduled to arrive on Tuesday :/

[Nitsuki]

My amazon order still hasn't shipped, scheduled to arrive on Tuesday :/

Mine is arriving tuesday too, i don’t mind the wait.

[Kirin]

It is kind of cool paying this after knowing the XC2 reveal at the end, wondering what Rex and crew are doing *right now* while you're traversing the Bionis' knee.

Is the time trial area supposed to be from Spirit Crucible Elpys?

[Tyrath]

It is kind of cool paying this after knowing the XC2 reveal at the end, wondering what Rex and crew are doing *right now* while you're traversing the Bionis' knee.

Is the time trial area supposed to be from Spirit Crucible Elpys?

The reveal doesn't really spoil all that much. It was more of just a AHA moment

[Vaspinne]

I'm enjoying the game a lot so far. But the OCD completionist side of me is both stuck tackling every quest possible when it is available and also hating that I have to save some for later because it's on an unobtainable platform or blocked by some ridiculously overleveled mob or etc etc

[Demosthenes]

Only worry about the ones that can expire.

[IceSylph]

Only worry about the ones that can expire.

Spoilers below for when timed quests expires.

1) Bionis Leg: When you move the Refuge Camp to Colony 6. This will automatically happen (if you choose not to do it manually) after

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the events of Mechonis Core.

** The lower half of Ether Mine becomes inaccessible at the end of the boss there (Lv. 24). There's nothing to do there, but if you care about map completion, get it done before that boss.

Rest are major spoilers, so will spoiler them:

2)

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After the battle against Jade Face at Mechonis Field: Sword Valley and Galahad Fortress are inaccessible for the rest of the game.

Make sure to do all the quests here, and defeat all the UMs. Pick up the following items, as they are missable, and you won't be able to finish Colony 6 without them.

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*Art Core Coil: Galahad Fortress = 2 (3 total for Collection page)
*Red Frontiers: Sword Valley = 2 (3 total for Collection page)

3)

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After seeing the almost last part of Agniratha (you'll get a location prompt for Meyneth Statue): Mechonis Field, Central Factory, Agniratha.

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Mechonis Field cannot be accessed. Central Factory and Agniratha technically are, but you can't quicktravel there any more. The quests also expire.

Make sure to kill all the UMs, do the quests, and get the following items:

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**Azure Hollyhocks: Mechonis Field = 2 (3 total for Collection page)

**Lewisia Silver: Agniratha = 2 (3 total for Collection page)
**Blue Light Amp: Agniratha = 3 (4 total for Collection page)

**Angel Engine X: Central Factory = 2 (3 total for Collection page)
**Black Styrines: Central Factory = 2 (3 total for Collection page)

5) Final Lockout:

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After Mechonis Core, you cannot visit Prison Island, Central Factory, Agniratha and Mechonis Core. Alcamoth is still accessible, however, all your Alcamoth quests expire. Get them done before hand

[Vaspinne]

Only worry about the ones that can expire.

...there are quests that can expire....?

[Vaspinne]

Spoilers below for when timed quests expires.

1) Bionis Leg: When you move the Refuge Camp to Colony 6. This will automatically happen (if you choose not to do it manually) after

Spoiler: show

the events of Mechonis Core.

** The lower half of Ether Mine becomes inaccessible at the end of the boss there (Lv. 24). There's nothing to do there, but if you care about map completion, get it done before that boss.

Rest are major spoilers, so will spoiler them:

2)

Spoiler: show

After the battle against Jade Face at Mechonis Field: Sword Valley and Galahad Fortress are inaccessible for the rest of the game.

Make sure to do all the quests here, and defeat all the UMs. Pick up the following items, as they are missable, and you won't be able to finish Colony 6 without them.

Spoiler: show

*Art Core Coil: Galahad Fortress = 2 (3 total for Collection page)
*Red Frontiers: Sword Valley = 2 (3 total for Collection page)

3)

Spoiler: show

After seeing the almost last part of Agniratha (you'll get a location prompt for Meyneth Statue): Mechonis Field, Central Factory, Agniratha.

Spoiler: show

Mechonis Field cannot be accessed. Central Factory and Agniratha technically are, but you can't quicktravel there any more. The quests also expire.

Make sure to kill all the UMs, do the quests, and get the following items:

Spoiler: show

**Azure Hollyhocks: Mechonis Field = 2 (3 total for Collection page)

**Lewisia Silver: Agniratha = 2 (3 total for Collection page)
**Blue Light Amp: Agniratha = 3 (4 total for Collection page)

**Angel Engine X: Central Factory = 2 (3 total for Collection page)
**Black Styrines: Central Factory = 2 (3 total for Collection page)

5) Final Lockout:

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After Mechonis Core, you cannot visit Prison Island, Central Factory, Agniratha and Mechonis Core. Alcamoth is still accessible, however, all your Alcamoth quests expire. Get them done before hand

Thanks for this! I'm basically doing every single quest I possibly can before moving on and right now (just finished the mine fight under Colony 6), the only ones left are ones where the item is physically impossible to get to, or there's 1 quest where I need to be super close with 2 female party members... and I currently only have one, so it's not possible to do.

All 4 are colony 9 quests

[Demosthenes]

The ones that can expire tend to have a clock on the info. Honestly, don't break your back over it. I played the Wii version a ton and only bothered to 100% the quests once. It's just a massive time sinkhole.