Now things are getting interesting.��
Listed on Nintendos japanese site
IGN eyes on trailer and screens
A lone warrior chopping through an army of robotic warriors with an outsized Cloud Strife-like energy sword. Colossal war machines advancing though a misty canyon, shooting anything that moves. The few remaining human defenders hiding behind simple wooden shields that are no match for high-energy weapons. Welcome to the world of Monado.��
The debut trailer for Monado: Beginning of the World premiered today at E3: 2009, and first impressions for the new Wii RPG are that the beginning is going to be pretty exciting. Things kick off with that canyon-set battle, revealing more and bigger enemies with an interesting steampunk design. Things likely don't end well for our lone warrior, as we soon segue to a young blonde hero discovering that energy sword - now inert - only to see it flash blindingly to life the moment he picks it up. Your standard JRPG Hero's Journey (tm) is definitely in full effect here, with just a dash of King Arthur.��
Gameplay appears to be open-world, where you'll traverse lush jungles, glowing forests, climb sheer walls, and encounter the crumbling remains of a conquered people. It looks nicely textured and details pop, animating at what looks like a smooth 30 fps.��
Players will pick up two partners in their travels, and while combat initially looks turn-based, we saw all three party members attacking simultaneously. Transitions into combat are completely seamless; characters approach enemies, draw weapons, and it's on. One scene showed your team (wielding much smaller edged weaponry) surrounding a lizard-man enemy, who didn't make much of a dent in their lifebars before it was downed. A much larger lizard-man (a good twenty feet tall) and giant mutant crab monster probably fared better.
(back up link - check the japanese site first link in post for proper quality trailer)
Hit the HQ option.
How about no?
No again
People that still have Sharla is their team should not throw stones.
No it is how the game is set up. You have the option of doing sidequests. They are all optional, or you can just ignore them and do the quest.
The game is made so that if you do the sidequest, you will not have to fight to level up. Or you could just fight your way through and ignore all sidequests if you want.
I like it because it allow me to play however I want. If I want to move the story allong I can do that, if I want to fool around and explore that is also possible. Making the game so hard that you will need to do all the sidequests would make it impossible for the ones that are not interested in doing it. There are however unique monsters that will remain a challenge and you can increase the challenge by attacking monsters that are 10 levels above you. Heck there is a video of a team of naked people taking down a level 99 monsters at level 40. Naked!
The only way they could balance this is, if they had some level scaling, but that is horrible. There is a mod that decreases the ammount of xp you get from sidequest though. If you use that you might enjoy it more.
I assume when I reach the point where I can battle the super monsters customizing your squad will be key.
Yep and there are multiple ways in doing that.
My main team is Melia, Shulk, Dunban
But I will try to get Riki (who is awesome) and the 7th in my team, the next time I play it.
Yes and they are wRPG that gives you to choice of avoiding all battles if you want to. And it is praised for that. So not sure why Xenoblade would be different. Also Zelda and Metroid have the same problem, the more you explore the stronger you get, the easier the game becomes. Zelda Skyward Sword solved that with the game+ which was much harder. Too bad Xenoblade the game+ makes the game even easier. Try fighting the bosses when you are level 99.
Who the hell is Sharia?
The covered up version of Sharla, duh!
It's not worth knowing her name.
Holy shit.
I stay loyal to my team! Asshole!
I sorta forgot this game was made by many of the same people who did XenoGears... (Don't ask me how I forgot that.)
...but their influence is apparent!
Between Giant, Mech-Like Beings, and people being used for nutrients... duh! What took me so long to see the similarities?!