@@cursuscruor5080 Uh I agreed with his statement. My point is those 2 laughing emojis I put is not making fun of anything but there as a good thing. You read it the wrong way.
The WiiU is powerful enough , when a such talented developer makes a game from the ground-up with the WiiU hardware in mind , you get this result , same can be said for Fast Racing Neo on WiiU made by Shin'en .
To be fair, Wii U’s gpu is at least the same level as 360 and ps3’s, probably even better due to more advanced features supported. And also, for a 2015 game, the lighting model xbx used was dated (especially compared to the full pbr materials in Mario games) I guess it’s astonishing because no dev tried to make a game primarily for the Wii U of such a big scale before.
+necropig one thing to be clear:take your time to enjoy the game , IT HAS SHIT TONS OF STUFF TO OFFER ALSO do remember you have probes to do your grinding, you need no griding for cash
+Walther Penne What are you talking about? Shovel Knight runs nearly at full speed! And as you already mentioned in another comment sound is not handled by the main CPU, so sound data could be handled in another thread more or less easily, but it's not the focus right now! Atm most of the system functions are being implemented, that takes time due to RE'ing everything! +Steward Fisher If you can afford a PC that can handle it, you could also just buy the console + the games that interest you! ;)
@@tynibbs5759It’s because the Wii U had a better GPU slightly for this situation or something I can’t remember but this game is WAY TOO big for me to download😅 either I’ll upgrade to hard drive or Just get the Disc (My Wii U is modded).
Hilarious all the fanboys hating on each other, I'll be enjoying Xenoblade on my Wii U and Fallout on my PS4 this December. All these trolling comments are ridiculous get a life. Enjoy the games and stop worshipping the underpowered pieces of plastic you play them on. Yes by this stage all consoles are underpowered but they all pump out awesome titles to play like this one.
+highlyevolv3d Yes, I don't understand why so many people have to spew out all this hating, all consoles have their pros and cons! I myself got a PS3, Xbox 360 and for +1 year a Wii U, which I haven't played much on, but hopefully will get more on (If I get Xenoblade Chronicles X for Christmas!).
when I got to Sylvalum today, I almost cried. I haven't seen anything like that in any game yet. this game is just on the next level from a world-building perspective. I have a ps4 and there is simply nothing remotely comparable. also, it runs super smooth, rockstar and bethesda should take notes.
Another buff added by lack of collision, with enemies specifically, is that unless they use an attack that physically knocks you back, they can't just push you around with their bodies. In Xenoblade 1, if you were fighting an enemy near a bottomless pit, you had to be super careful cause the bigger ones could just decide to use an attack with a big fancy animation that could push you off the edge and send you hurtling to your doom even if it wasn't targeting you.
+OwtDaftUK hopefully you will take your time playing not rushing to get skells also if u ever think of grinding for cash, remember this, you have Probes to do that for you , if u want character development they have sidequest for that the best way is take your time
I bought the Wii U long before this game was even announced. I just was curious about this once "new" game system and have been mostly surprised by both first and third party games. Once Bayonetta 2 had come along, this system had become my favorite of this generation ahead of my PS4 and I don't do much computer gaming outside of a WoW fix. Guilty pleasure? AC Black Flag... I'm sure that will change in several days.
Nice video. I had to laugh though when I heard you say that "the lack of camera bob means that it doesn't quite feel natural." This is an example of how stylistic choices in movies and games has caused people to lose perspective on reality. Do an experiment. Next time your walking around, see if the world is bobbing around or if it's actually almost perfectly smooth. And for kicks run around and guess what? You'll notice it doesn't really bob then either. Humans are designed with an incredible system that eliminates such craziness. Otherwise we'd be falling down all over the place or getting dizzy. That's why it drives me crazy when I see movies using the so-called "shaky camera" method to add "realism" because it's actually anything but realistic. Thanks for doing this video. I've been analyzing this game and having this information is very helpful as well.
+xyz2theb Why? they are always negative? Do you want to start your day with negativity :p 30fps is shit eww I can't play it. WiiU is crap, under-powered and has a shit controller.
This game needs as much marketing as possible. It probably sold horribly on the wii u. Now on the switch xenoblade franchise is better known. So this game needs to recoup it's loses
Having played through both this game and Xenoblade Chronicles 2, I find that I still prefer the graphical fidelity of this game over XC2, despite XC2’s use of the same base engine with incremental improvements. Maybe (probably) if Monolith had put similar resources towards XC2’s backend as they did when making this game I’d be singing a different tune, but as it stands I find the terrain pop-in (especially the grass) in XC2 to be significantly more jarring and distracting than the terrain pop-in in XCX, with the sole exception of the very first area in XC2’s Torna DLC. I think it could be interesting to see a side-by-side comparison of the differences between the two games’ rendering backends and the stylistic techniques used to minimize the impact of rendering imperfections. It seems to me like XCX might still do some things better than its technological successor.
I agree, but I think XC2 was more limited by Switch's hardware, specifically with Switch's Handheld mode, which led to some caveats visually to keep performance stable in Handheld. The game has to look good at a smaller resolution in Handheld while running with similar performance as Docked mode, while also trying to maintain the team's vision of more animated and detailed character models and environments with a different art style, all while on a similar engine for hardware that runs surprisingly similarly to the last-gen hardware. Switch has 400-500 Gigaflops of GPU memory and Wii U has about 350 Gigaflops (.4-.5/.35 Teraflops respectively, to compare to numbers used by more modern consoles). They definitely had their work cut out for them, putting a new game on new hardware with similar specs as the old hardware while also trying to improve the look of the game without sacrificing performance for a 70+ hour game with twice as many unique locations, all within a 3 years, as XC to XCX was 5 years. I'm honestly surprised XC2 came out looking and performing as good as it did, all things considered. Personally, I see XC2 as a step back from XCX, but XCX was such a major departure from XC in both ambition and art style, so I try not to compare them too much. I see XC2 as more of an upgrade to XC on Wii, and XCX as its own separate entity. I do wish they'd put out a port to Switch, though. Maybe with the rumored "Switch Pro/4k Switch" thing we'll see a proper remaster. Assuming the rumors are true.
Loving this at the moment. I'm astonished at the scale and that the engine developed here can run so smoothly on the Wii U. Astounds me every time I boot it up. And you know what? I'm not a crazed fanboy either. I would love to get stuck in with Witcher 3 on PS4 or Metal Gear Solid 5 as well, and Fallout 4 too. There shouldn't be hate from any gamers out there as there are soooo many great titles out there right now. We are truly spoiled for choice. I'm just glad I'm playing this right now.
+David Ribeiro Interesing Rare was making LJN games before they sign with Nintendo (and AVGN review some Rare made games) and they becomme they top devs, or Retro studio before Nintendo got them Retro studio was a mess, like they ware working on 4 project at the time with teams that are new to the gaming industry, and Retro is now also a great game developer. I dont know how Nintendo does it, but they somehow take Gaming studios that dont make great games and make them top dogs
Wii U the "weak" console that has consistently outperformed it's stronger "better" competition... why do people care about power again? oh right 3rd party games that need all the power in the world to launch with bugs, ass frame rates and cheek spreading micro transactions.
+ActiveGamerLife The wii u has never outperfomred anything. Sales-wise its dead last. Software-wise its dead last. For the software quality its dead last. In 2015 PS4 is the highest selling console, the highest rated game is on PS4 and the highest rated exclusive is on PS4. I am truly disapointed with the wii u. My wii u is hardly turned on, there is hardly anything to play on it.
+Merciless Nemesis A horrific mess unable to accept that different people have different tastes. What kills me about this console wars B.S. is that the companies themselves actually have pretty great professional relationships with one another.
+Jared Knight And that in this "console wars", Nintendo has peacefully stepped down and acknowledged that Xbox One and PS4 compete in a league of their own. Nintendo knows its strengths and weaknesses and works on them. This game is a perfect testimony of what happens when you know what you can achieve.
@ yep for sure. Obviously XCX has some massive pop in to help keep it at 30fps but the world, enemies and art style are breathtaking. Even during heavy battles the frame rate holds up and the scale of the environments are mind blowing. I haven't played XC2, but I own the game (Torna too) but am waiting for a Switch successor that might run the games a bit better.
I vaguely remember the collision issue being mentioned in a Nintendo Treehouse video. They removed collision on multiple objects and vehicles to allow skells to have an easier time moving through the city.
Can't believe we're finally getting a port after 9 years. And apparently the load-in for assets when looking at the trailer for the port looks a lot better
Who is watching after XCX DE announcement? What a nice game BTW. It's my favourite because of how much freedom you have and it's very fun to 'break' this game.
The cars are able to be passed through for convenience. Once you get a skell (giant mech). You will be able to drive through the streets with it and the cars won't be incredibly obtrusive.
It's coming to the Switch March 2025 ❤. Oh yeah, definitely will get XCX for my Switch Lite/Switch OLED. 400 square KM = 3x Witcher 3 world. Crazy big open world game
Why Xdrones and Sony Zombies don't like this game: - It has no microtransaction - The framerate is too consistent, no obvious framedrops - Nintendo has the gameplay > graphics vision - Online is for free - It is bigger than the Witcher 3, Fallout 4 - Too much content, too many hours - It is yet another better exclusive than their consoles have to offer
I've yet to see anyone hate on this game yet though? Be they Xbox or PS fanboys. By the way, don't take this the wrong way, but you're kinda no better than them.
The whole people/car/etc. popping up isn't a issue for me. The fact that XCX is as huge as it is and running well on the Wii U is amazing! I've seen other titles like Fallout 4 that have glitches left and right. So, amazing job by Monolith Software!
***** The WiiU has a gpu that was produced in 2010-2011 timeframe. WiiU has 2.5x memory available for games. WiiU main tricore cpu can 100% be utilized for its games. In other words... it is considerably more capable than PS3/Xbox360.
+BuffaloBill it's monolithsoft, not nintendo they stared by making bad looking games, into godly, and, fun fact, they were with square before, so it means they were even more!
This game need a remaster/definitive edition or sequel for Switch, this game is just too beautiful to pass on, I really hope Monolith is working on this IP as well, now that we got Xenoblade chronicles Definitive Edition on Switch.
Was this test made with the Data Packs installed or not? There are 15GB of downloadable Data Packs that improve Pop In and much more. (Because they had not enough space for everything on the 25GB Disc)
I thought the Wii U was vastly underpowered but yet somehow it can handle a game that's twice the size of the overrated Fallout 4 and The Witcher 3 at a consistent 30fps for a majority of time.....smh. Damn, it must be magic because that's nothing short of amazing
+paidenthusiast i am not saying those 2 games you mentioned are better than this game. But you cant compare this game with the Witcher 3... that game is light years ahead compare to this game
+paidenthusiast You got to admit that lower texture qualities from a distance along with the NPC/prop popups and disappearances were made not to overwhelm the limitations of the Wii U. Because he did say "sacrifices made in service of performance".
+paidenthusias Do you not see how god awful those textures are? Fallout 4 would probably run at 15-20 FPS on the Wii U and The Witcher 3 might burn that thing to the ground. I love my Wii U, but you have to understand, rofl.
+Luke Petersen It's specs aren't as pathetic as you make it sound. It's still much more powerful than the 360 and PS3. And even though it's not quite on par with the PS4/Xbone, it doesn't mean it's pathetic.
The upgrades in graphics to Xenoblade 2 revealed recently look fantastic. The cel-shaded character models really stand out and the environments look as graphically impressive as X, but with more vibrancy imo
Picked the game up ages ago, only just no actually digging in and playing it through in June 2020. And in a sense it's striking both how good it looks and performs compared to my typical Switch fair. Like Zelda, Fortnite, and Dauntless are all so much more muted in texture detail. And it shows I don't play a lot of demanding games. Doom 2016 for the Switch looks amazing and like nothing else. And yet Xenoblade Chronicles X here is still blowing my socks off because I don't go for a lot of the high end games. Also interesting to see that despite there being no Mii support anymore, the base online aspects of the game still work and it feels like there's a set of people still playing it judging by achievement popups in my Lifehold Squad. XBCX holds up well, short load times, big areas. I wish the quest design was a little more balanced. But overall it's a good game, and surprised to not see a Switch port announced yet.
Wii U were a great console. I had it since launch and bought 75 retails for it and nearly all exclusives. Switch is more like Wii U v2 with too much overpriced Wii U ports.
I finally got my copy today, and I'm mighty impressed. Granted, right at the beginning when you see characters up-close and in smaller areas, things can look rough. But once you're out in the world, running about and smacking gargatuan beasts, it's astouding considering the hardware. I can only imagine how much better it will look once I'm running around in my Skell.
Its so sad that most gamers are so focused on how many pixels there are on the screen, rather than how good the artwork is. Xenoblade Chronicles X may not look like the most impressive game up close, but its world and creatures are very breath taking!
There is one thing I truly love about this game so far < 36 hours in > is that there is SO much to do. Completing the game can some times take a back seat to all the side missions. Graphics are great but for me its the fun factor which this game got in bulk.
Really enjoyed the video and I was waiting for it... It's a shame it is not 60fps but at least is a consistent 30fps experience. One thing that I don't consider fair is the comparison against Halo5 considering the XOne has much more processing / graphics power. I'd also like a review similar to the halo 5 one because you guys catch things that one normally misses.
Aktuell Russland Who cares if you get all games? And why the fuck you lying, there's like 500 games on PS4 and about 15,000 on PC, if you want all games GET A PC. If you want good games, get any combination you want, as a gamer how many games that are available to you should not be the number one priority, the games you like to play should be the number one priority.
+Aktuell Russland (RussiaGood) Actually, PC has more games even if you would only count the generations PS1,2,3,4 were out. PC will always have more games than consoles, it's just how it is.. Don't see it as something to be ashamed for..
***** The physics of this game are a developer choice in favour of gameplay, the things you see are typical of RPGs. This isn't a game like GTA were something like collision is a key part of the game. The physics aren't better or worse, they are simply different and cater to the fast exploration gameplay.
Finished this game back in 2015 and loved it, sinking over 1000 hours experimenting with different art builds and exploring Mira. Now I've been replaying it on Cemu at 1440p 60FPS and looks amazing. I really hope that they port this to the switch especially because of how underrated it is. I still believe this is Monolith Soft's best open world even after BoTW
Kinda of hard to imagine that you would enjoy playing it on the Switch after you played it on Cemu. I have never played this game before, and I really hope that it happens.
@@seekingsolutions7078 while having the option to play at higher res and higher FPS is great, I definitely don't "need" to play at 60FPS 1440p. I've been in the "once you've played in [Insert high resolution here] at [triple digit FPS ], you'll never go back" crowd before when I first built my PC, but going back and playing through older games through emulation has really washed all that BS away. Heck, I played Dark Souls remastered on Switch which is 30FPS and I'll say it's still a fine way to play DS1. While I appreciate playing games at a high resolution with 60FPS+, I don't see a problem playing whatever most people see as "low quality"
@@Kirusei That is great that you think that way. We've become so entitled, and our standards have gone through the roof. I also don't mind as much (although I wouldn't complain if more switch games had antialiasing). It's weird but I kinda like playing games that have no business running on the switch- like dying light! The switch made it possible for me to game again because at the time, I was focused on my many jobs.
Was hoping you guys would take a look at this, Thanks! Really impressed by the frame rate, though I suppose growing up with the N64 and PS1 even a low 15fps rarely bothers me. But you know kids these days ;)
xenoblade X is what gaming is about. it knows what it wants to be, and does an excellent job. Of course I do still have some gripes with it, like it being really tough to find where all the recruitable party members are. A simple screen I could go to and swap them in and out at the barracks would have been nice. Also a better way to keep track of where found items are at. Some quests are like "go gather this thing", but that's so vague. The world is so huge I can't remember where I found every little item. my biggest gripe is it just screems multiplayer. it would have been nice if up to 3 friends could enter and explore your world with you. Maybe that wouldn't have been possible though, I don't know what it would have taken to do it. I actually got my friend to buy the game because I told her we could. I thought we could too, the game doesn't really make it clear exactly what we can do together. I thought the recruitment panel was for other players, but its just for NPC versions of them. All in all though this is a solid 9/10. it would have been a perfect 10 if my first 2 issues were resolved, having to looking up that info online takes away from the game. its a shame too because theres a pretty in depth bestiary and all that.
Personally I played this with Xenoblade Chronicles X installed to the SSD hard drive of the Wii U with all textures packs installed. Personally I think the performance felt incredibly stable and the game looked freaking amazing. Even today it might be the most amazing open-world I ever have seen even today. Note that this game also has a fully open-world just like breath of the wild. It also sorts of surprising to me that digital foundry don't compare SSD performance from external HHD performance, if you are using texture packs or not have an impact etc. For example, the main selling point for the PS5 and Xbox Series X is that an SSD drive is much much better for open-world games.
There are very few Wii U titles that DON'T have V-sync enabled. Why that alone doesn't speak for the performance Wii U achieves already proves the "knowledge" most "gamers" have with regards to the tech they brag about on a daily basis. TRANSLATION: Get your learn on before you bash, and stop trying to impress people by repeating rumors you saw elsewhere. Better code is ALWAYS better than stronger hardware.
A great little console and a marvelous game. I ended up selling my PS4 as I was tired of big soulless games which cost £60 and werent any fun. This is a stunning game with so much game play, its fresh, different and lots of FUN and still only cost me £30 on release.
This game is just crazy in so many aspects. If it’s ever gonna get a port to switch it will probably be compromised. The amount of time they spend to optimize it for wiiU is just unreal
@@jaguar4120 You make no sense at all. The Switch has Wii U ports and all of them run better and look better on Switch. The only issue with an X port is the size of the game. It's nearly 32 GB itself, so they'd likley have to find a way to make it smaller, force it to be digital only, or force downloads on even physical copies.
I do hope monolift soft move onto porting this now. They have done a great job with xenoblade chronicles definitive edition and a similar or greater effort into porting this would be fantastic. Greatet draw distances, resolution bump, locked 30fps (if 60 then would be even better). Keep the art/visual style as is though.
Having played 1000s of hours of breath of the wild it's fascinating coming back to this. you can see were monolith helped to the point it looks like a similar engine in parts
I think the lack of collision in the city was to avoid getting stuck on everything when piloting your mech.
Yep devs said that on tree house
I like how Nintendo haters try to say this looks like a ps2 game.
+Doctre81 That's millions worth of seats right there, Doc. LOL
+Doctre81 do you know what the resolution is?
+Doctre81 Cuz it does
***** ...not have HD power like the Wii U. There... I've fixed it for ya.
+Doctre81 well they enjoy playing third party games at 15fps on ps4 and xboxone. i guess they got used to it.
Even as a PC gamer this game looks gorgeous
this is what can be done when a developer puts their fucking soul into a game!
yoyoyoshio267 Yeah, any videogame can have stunning visuals, even the DS. Hard work is needed.
This is the work of Nintendo's top developers, Monolith soft is da best open world expert
Yeah, that's why they are also working in the next Legend of Zelda game.
Yeah!!
@@many911 Indeed yes & we know how that turned out 😂🤣.
@@solonepeon5805 It worked out to be amazing, what's your point here?
@@cursuscruor5080 Uh I agreed with his statement. My point is those 2 laughing emojis I put is not making fun of anything but there as a good thing. You read it the wrong way.
It's official. Monolith Soft's programmers are secretly wizards. How else would they be able to make a game like this on the Wii U?
The WiiU is powerful enough , when a such talented developer makes a game from the ground-up with the WiiU hardware in mind , you get this result , same can be said for Fast Racing Neo on WiiU made by Shin'en .
To be fair, Wii U’s gpu is at least the same level as 360 and ps3’s, probably even better due to more advanced features supported. And also, for a 2015 game, the lighting model xbx used was dated (especially compared to the full pbr materials in Mario games)
I guess it’s astonishing because no dev tried to make a game primarily for the Wii U of such a big scale before.
I would pay full price for a switch port of this.
I too
Same here,and a sequel to this game.
@@RedRabbit08 We need a sequel way before getting a port of the first game.
@@Ryio5 yep.
With an extension of the story to see the aftermath.
I love the part when John says that you can traverse any part of the map. I'm sick of games that lock the player and limit exploration.
8 years later every single game is freaking open-world, let's get back some of that linearity for god's sake!!
@@billysanchez8773 I know!
what? the ghost car hitbox is future technology to make that there were non car accident in the future
...and eliminate traffic jams forever?
Also taking the load of the cpu
Wow, coming back this, Johns presentation skill has gone a long way
This has been my most anticipated game of the year. Thankfully it's getting well reviewed too
+necropig one thing to be clear:take your time to enjoy the game , IT HAS SHIT TONS OF STUFF TO OFFER
ALSO
do remember you have probes to do your grinding, you need no griding for cash
+necropig I agree. Can´t wait for a stable version of the wii u emulator.
+Stewart Fisher That will take years.
Vezix Haikal time for lots of probing
+Walther Penne
What are you talking about?
Shovel Knight runs nearly at full speed!
And as you already mentioned in another comment sound is not handled by the main CPU, so sound data could be handled in another thread more or less easily, but it's not the focus right now! Atm most of the system functions are being implemented, that takes time due to RE'ing everything!
+Steward Fisher
If you can afford a PC that can handle it, you could also just buy the console + the games that interest you! ;)
It may be more of an artistic triumph, but I feel that this is much more impressive visually than Xenoblade 2.
I'm hoping it gets ported to Switch 2. It looks like next gen xenoblade.
Xenoblade 2 looked way worse than X. It was still pretty but not nearly as expansive or detailed
2 was a rush job so it's not surprising
Story, characters, music and gameplay is better too
@@tynibbs5759It’s because the Wii U had a better GPU slightly for this situation or something I can’t remember but this game is WAY TOO big for me to download😅 either I’ll upgrade to hard drive or Just get the Disc (My Wii U is modded).
No, Xenoblade 2 just looks really different both artstyle are completely different.
It would like comparing Mario Odyssey to a realistic looking game.
This game deserves far more recognition than it gets. The game is awesome.
omg everything in XCX is so underrated!! COME TO THE SWITCH ALREADY!! I need to play this all over again
Granted
Now you can
This game looks better than the new Pokémon games on Switch 💀
Hilarious all the fanboys hating on each other, I'll be enjoying Xenoblade on my Wii U and Fallout on my PS4 this December. All these trolling comments are ridiculous get a life. Enjoy the games and stop worshipping the underpowered pieces of plastic you play them on. Yes by this stage all consoles are underpowered but they all pump out awesome titles to play like this one.
+highlyevolv3d Thank you!
+highlyevolv3d Yes, I don't understand why so many people have to spew out all this hating, all consoles have their pros and cons! I myself got a PS3, Xbox 360 and for +1 year a Wii U, which I haven't played much on, but hopefully will get more on (If I get Xenoblade Chronicles X for Christmas!).
So true!
People wasting their lives lol
more true than ever in 2020! i still appreciate what a masterpiece monolith accomplished with X on wiiu
7 years later I be enjoying both Xenoblade Chronicles X and fallout 4 in my laptop
Get ready to make an updated video for this game now on Switch 😃
I am really astounded by how nice this game looks for the Wii U. It is amazing that it can pull anything close to this.
when I got to Sylvalum today, I almost cried. I haven't seen anything like that in any game yet. this game is just on the next level from a world-building perspective. I have a ps4 and there is simply nothing remotely comparable. also, it runs super smooth, rockstar and bethesda should take notes.
Another buff added by lack of collision, with enemies specifically, is that unless they use an attack that physically knocks you back, they can't just push you around with their bodies. In Xenoblade 1, if you were fighting an enemy near a bottomless pit, you had to be super careful cause the bigger ones could just decide to use an attack with a big fancy animation that could push you off the edge and send you hurtling to your doom even if it wasn't targeting you.
I have this pre-ordered. SOOOOooo excited, this is the main reason I bought a Wii U and have been waiting with excitement.
+OwtDaftUK hopefully you will take your time playing
not rushing to get skells
also if u ever think of grinding for cash, remember this, you have Probes to do that for you ,
if u want character development
they have sidequest for that
the best way is take your time
+OwtDaftUK get splatoon is it so refresh and bayonetta 2 those are must haves
I already have the game! :P
I bought the Wii U long before this game was even announced. I just was curious about this once "new" game system and have been mostly surprised by both first and third party games. Once Bayonetta 2 had come along, this system had become my favorite of this generation ahead of my PS4 and I don't do much computer gaming outside of a WoW fix.
Guilty pleasure? AC Black Flag... I'm sure that will change in several days.
Xenogorgeous X is truly impressive.
Already pre-ordered my copy.
Who else is here after tne announcement of the Switch port???
🙋♂
It came up in my recommendations lmao
Nice video. I had to laugh though when I heard you say that "the lack of camera bob means that it doesn't quite feel natural." This is an example of how stylistic choices in movies and games has caused people to lose perspective on reality. Do an experiment. Next time your walking around, see if the world is bobbing around or if it's actually almost perfectly smooth. And for kicks run around and guess what? You'll notice it doesn't really bob then either. Humans are designed with an incredible system that eliminates such craziness. Otherwise we'd be falling down all over the place or getting dizzy. That's why it drives me crazy when I see movies using the so-called "shaky camera" method to add "realism" because it's actually anything but realistic.
Thanks for doing this video. I've been analyzing this game and having this information is very helpful as well.
god John sounds so young can't believe it finally coming to switch after almost 10 years
He also sounds a bit nervous. Although, I watch at 2x speed. So, maybe it's just that.
given the limits of the hardware, this is extremely impressive, especially in terms of stability.
im just here for the comments..*grabs popcorn*
+xyz2theb Why? they are always negative? Do you want to start your day with negativity :p
30fps is shit eww I can't play it. WiiU is crap, under-powered and has a shit controller.
+Taha Etekbali entertainment my friend....entertainment.lol
+Taha Etekbali What's funny is most of the negative comments so far are directed at other consoles.
+Taha Etekbali Well you did say the truth
+xyz2theb There's nothing entertaining about these pathetic comments.
No any single player game would ever provide this exploration experience like Xenoblade X
Every scenery in game can be a wallpaper
RUclips algorithm putting this video on my recommended now because of the announcement 😂
This game needs as much marketing as possible. It probably sold horribly on the wii u.
Now on the switch xenoblade franchise is better known. So this game needs to recoup it's loses
Having played through both this game and Xenoblade Chronicles 2, I find that I still prefer the graphical fidelity of this game over XC2, despite XC2’s use of the same base engine with incremental improvements. Maybe (probably) if Monolith had put similar resources towards XC2’s backend as they did when making this game I’d be singing a different tune, but as it stands I find the terrain pop-in (especially the grass) in XC2 to be significantly more jarring and distracting than the terrain pop-in in XCX, with the sole exception of the very first area in XC2’s Torna DLC.
I think it could be interesting to see a side-by-side comparison of the differences between the two games’ rendering backends and the stylistic techniques used to minimize the impact of rendering imperfections. It seems to me like XCX might still do some things better than its technological successor.
xenoblade 2 looks like ass tbh id take X any day.
I agree, but I think XC2 was more limited by Switch's hardware, specifically with Switch's Handheld mode, which led to some caveats visually to keep performance stable in Handheld. The game has to look good at a smaller resolution in Handheld while running with similar performance as Docked mode, while also trying to maintain the team's vision of more animated and detailed character models and environments with a different art style, all while on a similar engine for hardware that runs surprisingly similarly to the last-gen hardware. Switch has 400-500 Gigaflops of GPU memory and Wii U has about 350 Gigaflops (.4-.5/.35 Teraflops respectively, to compare to numbers used by more modern consoles). They definitely had their work cut out for them, putting a new game on new hardware with similar specs as the old hardware while also trying to improve the look of the game without sacrificing performance for a 70+ hour game with twice as many unique locations, all within a 3 years, as XC to XCX was 5 years. I'm honestly surprised XC2 came out looking and performing as good as it did, all things considered.
Personally, I see XC2 as a step back from XCX, but XCX was such a major departure from XC in both ambition and art style, so I try not to compare them too much. I see XC2 as more of an upgrade to XC on Wii, and XCX as its own separate entity. I do wish they'd put out a port to Switch, though. Maybe with the rumored "Switch Pro/4k Switch" thing we'll see a proper remaster. Assuming the rumors are true.
Not trying to hate on either game or anything, they're both great, it's just how I see them when I compare the two games.
@@CDL_Gaming its getting a port
Loving this at the moment. I'm astonished at the scale and that the engine developed here can run so smoothly on the Wii U. Astounds me every time I boot it up. And you know what? I'm not a crazed fanboy either. I would love to get stuck in with Witcher 3 on PS4 or Metal Gear Solid 5 as well, and Fallout 4 too. There shouldn't be hate from any gamers out there as there are soooo many great titles out there right now. We are truly spoiled for choice. I'm just glad I'm playing this right now.
why monolithsoft is one of nintendos top developers
+David Ribeiro X is why!
Because Namco Bandai sold the studio to Nintendo
CodeNameZ i wasnt asking why monolith soft is owned by nintendo. I was saying that this game is why monolithsoft is one of nintys top devs
+David Ribeiro Interesing Rare was making LJN games before they sign with Nintendo (and AVGN review some Rare made games) and they becomme they top devs, or Retro studio before Nintendo got them Retro studio was a mess, like they ware working on 4 project at the time with teams that are new to the gaming industry, and Retro is now also a great game developer.
I dont know how Nintendo does it, but they somehow take Gaming studios that dont make great games and make them top dogs
**because** not "why".
Wii U the "weak" console that has consistently outperformed it's stronger "better" competition... why do people care about power again? oh right 3rd party games that need all the power in the world to launch with bugs, ass frame rates and cheek spreading micro transactions.
+ActiveGamerLife People just make up stuff to fit their narrative. Even when Nintendo's better, they're worse lol.
+ActiveGamerLife No, Wii U is a disappointment.
dampflokfreund Needed more remakes like wind waker hd to compete with xbox and playstation I guess? lol!
Wii U has never been the weaker console it is honestly in its own league.
+ActiveGamerLife The wii u has never outperfomred anything. Sales-wise its dead last. Software-wise its dead last. For the software quality its dead last. In 2015 PS4 is the highest selling console, the highest rated game is on PS4 and the highest rated exclusive is on PS4. I am truly disapointed with the wii u. My wii u is hardly turned on, there is hardly anything to play on it.
This comment section... dear lord what has humanity become?
+Merciless Nemesis A horrific mess unable to accept that different people have different tastes. What kills me about this console wars B.S. is that the companies themselves actually have pretty great professional relationships with one another.
this is not humanity. these are nerds that take gaming too serious.
+jose cuervo Ahem, do not insult us nerds by likening us to console warriors, thank you.
+Jared Knight And that in this "console wars", Nintendo has peacefully stepped down and acknowledged that Xbox One and PS4 compete in a league of their own. Nintendo knows its strengths and weaknesses and works on them. This game is a perfect testimony of what happens when you know what you can achieve.
+Merciless Nemesis pretty much humanity has gotten to the point where they care about looks more then functionality
I'm playing this currently and am blown away by what they've achieved on the WiiU....
WiiU master race!
@ yep for sure. Obviously XCX has some massive pop in to help keep it at 30fps but the world, enemies and art style are breathtaking. Even during heavy battles the frame rate holds up and the scale of the environments are mind blowing. I haven't played XC2, but I own the game (Torna too) but am waiting for a Switch successor that might run the games a bit better.
I vaguely remember the collision issue being mentioned in a Nintendo Treehouse video. They removed collision on multiple objects and vehicles to allow skells to have an easier time moving through the city.
I think this game does a fantastic job considering the system it's running on and the sheer scale of the game itself. Very impressive.
Booted up my save in this. 50 hours,level 30. Still don't even have a Skell yet, lol. This game is massive.
Get a skell. Get a flying part. Spend 150 more hours.
I've been playing on and off for years. I'm a lot of hours in (final chapter) and I just figured out how to fly lol
Can't believe we're finally getting a port after 9 years.
And apparently the load-in for assets when looking at the trailer for the port looks a lot better
Who is watching after XCX DE announcement?
What a nice game BTW. It's my favourite because of how much freedom you have and it's very fun to 'break' this game.
The cars are able to be passed through for convenience. Once you get a skell (giant mech). You will be able to drive through the streets with it and the cars won't be incredibly obtrusive.
It's coming to the Switch March 2025 ❤. Oh yeah, definitely will get XCX for my Switch Lite/Switch OLED. 400 square KM = 3x Witcher 3 world. Crazy big open world game
7 Years on, this game still looks impressive. It really needs a remaster on the Switch.
Or remaster for switch 2...
Why Xdrones and Sony Zombies don't like this game:
- It has no microtransaction
- The framerate is too consistent, no obvious framedrops
- Nintendo has the gameplay > graphics vision
- Online is for free
- It is bigger than the Witcher 3, Fallout 4
- Too much content, too many hours
- It is yet another better exclusive than their consoles have to offer
+BadLuckBrian
Add in:
- No handholding
- Non shallow/obvious story
- Beautiful art style as opposed to graphics that aim more towards realism
Lol
+BadLuckBrian LOL Sony zombies, so true!
bigger maybe but not better
I've yet to see anyone hate on this game yet though? Be they Xbox or PS fanboys.
By the way, don't take this the wrong way, but you're kinda no better than them.
+BadLuckBrian It has censorship though.
the wind blows hard in december......
+inter ceptor
december is the name of a strip club, and wind is a stripper.
+inter ceptor Last fight, do you remember?
And Xenoblade 2 is coming on December
@LeDerpChris You and I, slipping 'way.
The whole people/car/etc. popping up isn't a issue for me. The fact that XCX is as huge as it is and running well on the Wii U is amazing! I've seen other titles like Fallout 4 that have glitches left and right. So, amazing job by Monolith Software!
Nintendo made this game on WiiU. Can't wait to see what they'll be able to do with NX! Should be nothing short of amazing.
***** The WiiU has a gpu that was produced in 2010-2011 timeframe. WiiU has 2.5x memory available for games. WiiU main tricore cpu can 100% be utilized for its games. In other words... it is considerably more capable than PS3/Xbox360.
***** It's going to be glorious
+BuffaloBill Considering they may be having the NX go with cartages again, they would be able to pull some crazy shitz.
+BuffaloBill I can't wait to see what they make with Zelda U.
+BuffaloBill it's monolithsoft, not nintendo
they stared by making bad looking games, into godly, and, fun fact, they were with square before, so it means they were even more!
This game need a remaster/definitive edition or sequel for Switch, this game is just too beautiful to pass on, I really hope Monolith is working on this IP as well, now that we got Xenoblade chronicles Definitive Edition on Switch.
Granted
Can't wait to see the comparison with switch.
Was this test made with the Data Packs installed or not?
There are 15GB of downloadable Data Packs that improve Pop In and much more. (Because they had not enough space for everything on the 25GB Disc)
I would like to know about that too.
This was the digital version of the game which includes the packs, says so on DFs website
+thebassmentofficial 10 GB :) At least in Europe, considering I downloaded 'em yesterday ^_^
+thebassmentofficial The Data packs are 10GB, not 15.
+Jaekization yes i've seen that! when you download on eshop it says 15GB of space needed, but in the download manager it says 10gb
We REALLY need this game on Switch...
too big
I thought the Wii U was vastly underpowered but yet somehow it can handle a game that's twice the size of the overrated Fallout 4 and The Witcher 3 at a consistent 30fps for a majority of time.....smh. Damn, it must be magic because that's nothing short of amazing
+paidenthusiast i am not saying those 2 games you mentioned are better than this game.
But you cant compare this game with the Witcher 3... that game is light years ahead compare to this game
+paidenthusiast
You got to admit that lower texture qualities from a distance along with the NPC/prop popups and disappearances were made not to overwhelm the limitations of the Wii U.
Because he did say "sacrifices made in service of performance".
+paidenthusiast With crazy pop-in and clipping? Sure it is
+paidenthusias Do you not see how god awful those textures are? Fallout 4 would probably run at 15-20 FPS on the Wii U and The Witcher 3 might burn that thing to the ground. I love my Wii U, but you have to understand, rofl.
+inFAMOUSJakey No it ain't but thanks for your " opinion "
I got a Wii u to sit beside my PC especially for this game. So stoked.
Finally some Wii U love again. I hope we see more Nintendo Stuff!
We need it for switch
It's actually quite an achievement for the Wii u considering how pathetic it's specs are. They must have slaved over this one.
+Luke Petersen nope, that;s why they delayed. Because the producer said in an interview that they don't like to overstress their employees.
+Walther Penne Actually they made a new engine for the game if you kept up with there twitter updates
+Luke Petersen It's specs aren't as pathetic as you make it sound. It's still much more powerful than the 360 and PS3. And even though it's not quite on par with the PS4/Xbone, it doesn't mean it's pathetic.
+Jaekization Wii U's CPU is far less powerful tan the 360 and ps3 cpu's, and gpu power is barely above
+Johnny Most well it is, it reminds me of Gta 5 or the last of us running on the PS3. Outstanding achievements for such a dated weak console.
The upgrades in graphics to Xenoblade 2 revealed recently look fantastic. The cel-shaded character models really stand out and the environments look as graphically impressive as X, but with more vibrancy imo
They need to port this to the switch, it was an amazing game and I need to play it in handheld mode
Come next year the channel will be Digital Foundry Definitive Edition for XCX DE release.
Picked the game up ages ago, only just no actually digging in and playing it through in June 2020. And in a sense it's striking both how good it looks and performs compared to my typical Switch fair. Like Zelda, Fortnite, and Dauntless are all so much more muted in texture detail. And it shows I don't play a lot of demanding games. Doom 2016 for the Switch looks amazing and like nothing else. And yet Xenoblade Chronicles X here is still blowing my socks off because I don't go for a lot of the high end games. Also interesting to see that despite there being no Mii support anymore, the base online aspects of the game still work and it feels like there's a set of people still playing it judging by achievement popups in my Lifehold Squad. XBCX holds up well, short load times, big areas. I wish the quest design was a little more balanced. But overall it's a good game, and surprised to not see a Switch port announced yet.
Wii U were a great console. I had it since launch and bought 75 retails for it and nearly all exclusives.
Switch is more like Wii U v2 with too much overpriced Wii U ports.
I finally got my copy today, and I'm mighty impressed. Granted, right at the beginning when you see characters up-close and in smaller areas, things can look rough. But once you're out in the world, running about and smacking gargatuan beasts, it's astouding considering the hardware. I can only imagine how much better it will look once I'm running around in my Skell.
7:54 personally, i prefer non moving shadows in large environments to shadows that move but look choppy close up.
Its amazing how good the digital foundry videos are. Congratulations!
3:03 that voice crack though HAHA
This myriad of settings options is pretty amazing to see!
"We went hunting not for monsters, but for frame-rate drops"
I fanboyed there
Why’s there the render complete sound from Adobe at 02:12? 😂
Its so sad that most gamers are so focused on how many pixels there are on the screen, rather than how good the artwork is. Xenoblade Chronicles X may not look like the most impressive game up close, but its world and creatures are very breath taking!
6 years and this game still look amazing
Yeah I have a ps5 & Switch but I'm planning this on Wii U and having a blast. Man I love this game
There is one thing I truly love about this game so far < 36 hours in > is that there is SO much to do. Completing the game can some times take a back seat to all the side missions. Graphics are great but for me its the fun factor which this game got in bulk.
Monolith Soft's magic right there.
The opening for this video is very well. Excellent intro! 😭👍✨ It brings back memories of that virtual world/setting.
Really enjoyed the video and I was waiting for it... It's a shame it is not 60fps but at least is a consistent 30fps experience. One thing that I don't consider fair is the comparison against Halo5 considering the XOne has much more processing / graphics power. I'd also like a review similar to the halo 5 one because you guys catch things that one normally misses.
+MrZmurkz Halo is a beast, sorry if that upset you losers
You're adorable
*****
because I said so. Welcome to the internet
+PersonaBrazil Ahh Halo. It plays in 1440p/60 on my MacBook Pro... I guess that's beastly in some delusional kind of way.
+PersonaBrazil So basically, you're a bitch, because you can cower behind your monitor?
I have a Wii you and i just Build a 800 US PC for me is the best combination.
+SuperPatatePoilue yehhh... because someone who doesn't like games you like makes him automaticly stupid... You people make me sick.
Aktuell Russland Who cares if you get all games? And why the fuck you lying, there's like 500 games on PS4 and about 15,000 on PC, if you want all games GET A PC. If you want good games, get any combination you want, as a gamer how many games that are available to you should not be the number one priority, the games you like to play should be the number one priority.
OMG! I just like Nintendo exclusives, and a PC fill the lack of Wii U's third party games.
+Aktuell Russland (RussiaGood) Actually, PC has more games even if you would only count the generations PS1,2,3,4 were out. PC will always have more games than consoles, it's just how it is.. Don't see it as something to be ashamed for..
***** The physics of this game are a developer choice in favour of gameplay, the things you see are typical of RPGs. This isn't a game like GTA were something like collision is a key part of the game. The physics aren't better or worse, they are simply different and cater to the fast exploration gameplay.
I love how many people are saying "graphics are greater than gameplay" when that isn't true in the slightest.
3 years later and this is still my fav game
The gameplay and world are truly one of a kind
Finished this game back in 2015 and loved it, sinking over 1000 hours experimenting with different art builds and exploring Mira.
Now I've been replaying it on Cemu at 1440p 60FPS and looks amazing. I really hope that they port this to the switch especially because of how underrated it is. I still believe this is Monolith Soft's best open world even after BoTW
Kinda of hard to imagine that you would enjoy playing it on the Switch after you played it on Cemu. I have never played this game before, and I really hope that it happens.
@@seekingsolutions7078 while having the option to play at higher res and higher FPS is great, I definitely don't "need" to play at 60FPS 1440p.
I've been in the "once you've played in [Insert high resolution here] at [triple digit FPS ], you'll never go back" crowd before when I first built my PC, but going back and playing through older games through emulation has really washed all that BS away. Heck, I played Dark Souls remastered on Switch which is 30FPS and I'll say it's still a fine way to play DS1.
While I appreciate playing games at a high resolution with 60FPS+, I don't see a problem playing whatever most people see as "low quality"
@@Kirusei That is great that you think that way. We've become so entitled, and our standards have gone through the roof. I also don't mind as much (although I wouldn't complain if more switch games had antialiasing). It's weird but I kinda like playing games that have no business running on the switch- like dying light!
The switch made it possible for me to game again because at the time, I was focused on my many jobs.
I'm actually surprised on how well this game runs! Please also make the comparison between having or not the Data packs!
Games like this highlight how important optimization is to game development.
Was hoping you guys would take a look at this, Thanks! Really impressed by the frame rate, though I suppose growing up with the N64 and PS1 even a low 15fps rarely bothers me. But you know kids these days ;)
Same xD
If they port, I'll play :p
xenoblade X is what gaming is about. it knows what it wants to be, and does an excellent job. Of course I do still have some gripes with it, like it being really tough to find where all the recruitable party members are. A simple screen I could go to and swap them in and out at the barracks would have been nice. Also a better way to keep track of where found items are at. Some quests are like "go gather this thing", but that's so vague. The world is so huge I can't remember where I found every little item. my biggest gripe is it just screems multiplayer. it would have been nice if up to 3 friends could enter and explore your world with you. Maybe that wouldn't have been possible though, I don't know what it would have taken to do it. I actually got my friend to buy the game because I told her we could. I thought we could too, the game doesn't really make it clear exactly what we can do together. I thought the recruitment panel was for other players, but its just for NPC versions of them. All in all though this is a solid 9/10. it would have been a perfect 10 if my first 2 issues were resolved, having to looking up that info online takes away from the game. its a shame too because theres a pretty in depth bestiary and all that.
Good timing. Can't wait for this gorgeous game to look even better.
Edit: Would say this game is still extremely impressive even by todays standard which is no small feat for a game release 2015.
Looks like a part 2 is in the works now lol
They really need to port this to Switch
btw. This is one of the smoothest looking 30fps games I've seen
Personally I played this with Xenoblade Chronicles X installed to the SSD hard drive of the Wii U with all textures packs installed. Personally I think the performance felt incredibly stable and the game looked freaking amazing. Even today it might be the most amazing open-world I ever have seen even today. Note that this game also has a fully open-world just like breath of the wild.
It also sorts of surprising to me that digital foundry don't compare SSD performance from external HHD performance, if you are using texture packs or not have an impact etc.
For example, the main selling point for the PS5 and Xbox Series X is that an SSD drive is much much better for open-world games.
How much size ocupes in the NAND all the game?
@@Ghio1234 Think it was 5 - 10 GB or something like that.
Your full review was really nice
There are very few Wii U titles that DON'T have V-sync enabled. Why that alone doesn't speak for the performance Wii U achieves already proves the "knowledge" most "gamers" have with regards to the tech they brag about on a daily basis.
TRANSLATION: Get your learn on before you bash, and stop trying to impress people by repeating rumors you saw elsewhere. Better code is ALWAYS better than stronger hardware.
WoW, the performace is great! Good job Monolith Soft :D
A great little console and a marvelous game. I ended up selling my PS4 as I was tired of big soulless games which cost £60 and werent any fun. This is a stunning game with so much game play, its fresh, different and lots of FUN and still only cost me £30 on release.
This game is just crazy in so many aspects. If it’s ever gonna get a port to switch it will probably be compromised. The amount of time they spend to optimize it for wiiU is just unreal
Exactly. The Switch simply isn't powerful enough to run the game without major downgrade visuals and run at 25 to 30fps. Not worth all that work.
Plus the Switch is running on a mobile chip set not good. Considering that the Switch has a difficult time running Nintendo's own titles.
@@jaguar4120 You make no sense at all. The Switch has Wii U ports and all of them run better and look better on Switch. The only issue with an X port is the size of the game. It's nearly 32 GB itself, so they'd likley have to find a way to make it smaller, force it to be digital only, or force downloads on even physical copies.
Just caught this part: "let's enable the Frame Rate Analysis Tool" lol- complete with a JINGLE!!.
trdrop in a script.
I feel like going back to this game again.
This is a big fuck you to all the third party companies who said the Wii U is too weak to handle their games!
There is one loading screen and it’s baffling, when you enter the barracks there is the only load zone in the game.
Performs better then any Assassin creed game
+Slick Reed - Those games look better though, more ambitious.
This looks fine for 7th gen graphics though.
+SirPuggsly assassins creed look alot worse actually.
+Der Würger Sure, AC1, of course.
+Koko the Arabian assassins's creed lacks faces.
+SirPuggsly What? This is way more ambitious than the entire AssCreed franchise combined.
I do hope monolift soft move onto porting this now. They have done a great job with xenoblade chronicles definitive edition and a similar or greater effort into porting this would be fantastic.
Greatet draw distances, resolution bump, locked 30fps (if 60 then would be even better). Keep the art/visual style as is though.
Like a game with great graphics but in ultra low
Having played 1000s of hours of breath of the wild it's fascinating coming back to this. you can see were monolith helped to the point it looks like a similar engine in parts