Mistwalker's The Last Story and Xenoblade

[EddieA]

There aren't really any details yet, but 1Up has the news that Mistwalker's (Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon) next game is for the Wii and is entitled The Last Story.  Also, the Monolithsoft-developed (Xenosaga series, Baten Kaitos) Wii RPG Monado is now called Xenoblade and has a teaser website (with an awesome opening image) here.  With Arc Rise Fantasia and (hopefully) Tales of Graces coming this year as well, it's nice to see the Wii finally get some more RPGs.

[metallicorphan]

Lost Odyssey is my favourite JRPG this gen(which i have a funny feeling will still be so after FF13 is released),but i sold my Wii 4 months ago and was hoping their next game would of been on the 360

so,unfortunately...i am out

[Misguided]

Last Story, Last Window, Last Guardian?
I'm so confused...that's the last straw. 

[Eel Snave]

[Dante Rising]

Why, oh WHY, did they not approve lost Odyssey II? 

[Ridah]

Why, oh WHY, did they not approve lost Odyssey II? 

How much did the first one even sell?

[Dante Rising]

Why, oh WHY, did they not approve lost Odyssey II?  

How much did the first one even sell?

To date, it is the best selling JRPG on the 360. The last numbers I saw were 305,000 in the US, but that was some time ago. Personally, I found Kaim to be one of the best main characters of this RPG generation. I got to play a character that is confident, doesn't whine, isn't emo, and shows genuine emotion.

[KePoW]

I liked Lost Odyssey a ton, it was great.

Only bad thing is that most of the cutscenes dragged on way too long, but the gameplay was great.

[Gratch]

Why, oh WHY, did they not approve lost Odyssey II? 

Even though I didn't push all the way through to the end of Lost Odyssey and thought it suffered from some pretty major issues, I would have really liked to see a sequel. 

[EddieA]

There's some new information about Xenoblade here and it sounds awesome.

Xenoblade's background story starts thousands or maybe tens of thousands of years in the past as two great gods waged a great battle. In the end, all that was left of the two gods were two giant corpses. Xenoblade is set on top of those two corpses.

Because it's set on these human-like god figures, Xenoblade's world has a lot of height. "From the start of the project," said Takahashi, "we thought it would be interesting if we could make use of a vertical construction."   Areas of the world correspond to parts of the gods' bodies (no jokes now!). You'll find a wide variety to the world, from different weather to varied monster ecology.

Residents of the two corpses are enemies. The player is on one god, which is home to a population of organic life. The other side of the world has mechanical life. Explaining how the story starts, Takahashi said, "It's simple -- the fight against mechanical life that threatens the peace of mankind."

Takahashi wanted to make a game where it was simply enjoyable to adventure...Takahashi said that he hopes players will simply walk around in search of special unexplored areas which have beautiful settings. You'll get experience for just finding these. Some areas include monsters that can't be defeated at first. Once you've powered your character up, you'll want to return to take on those beasts.

 

[jersoc]

what the shit? japan never stop please.

[Kevin Grey]

Xenoblade does sound really cool.  I know it has already shown up on at least one of NOA's release lists so  hopefully it is guaranteed to come out here but I don't trust NOA on these things. 

[EddieA]

Xenoblade does sound really cool.  I know it has already shown up on at least one of NOA's release lists so  hopefully it is guaranteed to come out here but I don't trust NOA on these things.  

They announced the game at last year's E3, and I assume they wouldn't have done that if a US release wasn't certain.

There are some new screens here and here.  It definitely looks a lot better than the first shots from E3.

[CeeKay]

here's some scans of Famitsu covering showing off the game.

[EddieA]

Here's a video showing off some awesome-looking locations in Xenoblade.  I'm particularly intrigued by what happens at 2:08 in the video 

[Eel Snave]

Wow.  That was something.

[Andrew Mallon]

Wow. The art direction in the game is fantastic! The cel shading is very reminiscent of DQVIII or Rogue Galaxy. Really looking forward to finding out more about the game.

[Kevin Grey]

Wow. The art direction in the game is fantastic! The cel shading is very reminiscent of DQVIII or Rogue Galaxy. Really looking forward to finding out more about the game.

I think it comes out in Japan in about a month so hopefully we'll get some more impressions soon. 

[Kagath]

Huh, that looks pretty sweet. I may have to finally break down and pick up a Wii after all. Just need to whittle down the current backlog...

[EddieA]

Here's an article with new details on Xenoblade - relationships, sidequests, achievements, and city-building

[Gratch]

Here's a video showing off some awesome-looking locations in Xenoblade.

   Love the music as well.

I will not buy a Wii just for this game...I will not buy a Wii just for this game...I will not buy a Wii just for this game...I will not buy a Wii just for this game...

[Kagath]

I was already half thinking about one but this may end up pushing me over the edge.

[EddieA]

New screenshots for The Last Story - It's looking very impressive.

[EddieA]

Some videos of the early game from someone who already has it - field exploration and battle and city exploration.  The graphics and music are incredible 

[Kevin Grey]

Any word on these at E3?  I was hoping/expecting at least a release date or timeframe for Xenoblade since it's released in Japan now. 

[EddieA]

It doesn't look like Xenoblade is at E3.  I'm guessing that since they debuted it at last year's E3, they're going with their standard policy of announcing a game and then not mentioning it again until a few months before release.

[Kevin Grey]

It doesn't look like Xenoblade is at E3.  I'm guessing that since they debuted it at last year's E3, they're going with their standard policy of announcing a game and then not mentioning it again until a few months before release.

I'm going to be do my best not to be too pessimistic.  Given their focus on core gamers at E3 I expected at least some confirmation that Xenoblade would be coming. 

[EddieA]

I can't imagine why they'd have announced it at last year's E3 if they didn't plan all along to localize it, and I don't see why they'd change their plans.  This might mean that they don't plan to release it this year, though

[Kevin Grey]

I can't imagine why they'd have announced it at last year's E3 if they didn't plan all along to localize it, and I don't see why they'd change their plans.  This might mean that they don't plan to release it this year, though

I just don't trust Nintendo on localization stuff.  I'm sure we'll get it (especially since Xenoblade seems heavily influenced by Western RPGs and MMOs) but until it's given a date I'll be worried. 

[EddieA]

Here's an awesome trailer for The Last Story.

[MonkeyFinger]

Here's an awesome trailer for The Last Story.

Nice! 

[Gratch]

Here's an awesome trailer for The Last Story.

Dammit, I'm going to end up with a Wii after all. 

[Kevin Grey]

That trailer is pretty awesome but I was still hoping that this thread was bumped because of a release date announcement for Xenoblade. 

[CeeKay]

newish video of the Last Story. 

[Kevin Grey]

newish video of the Last Story. 

Dude, you just pulled a Daehawk. 

[CeeKay]

newish video of the Last Story. 

Dude, you just pulled a Daehawk. 

I wasn't sure if it was new or not just going by what Joystiq said, hence 'newish'.

[Kevin Grey]

Oh, it's new but Eddie posted it just this morning. 

[CeeKay]

Oh, it's new but Eddie posted it just this morning. 

LOL, missed that.  that's what I get for marking topics read by accident 

[jersoc]

trailer looks good. will watch for this game.

[Kagath]

Any word on this yet? Got a Wii a while ago but haven't really fired it up yet.