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We’ve translated another batch of details about Xenoblade Chronicles X from this week’s Famitsu. There are several points covered here, including the Frontier Network, Unions, and more. A number of you have also asked about off-TV play, and it now looks like that’s confirmed.

Read all of the latest Xenoblade Chronicles X information below.

– You can add scars or beauty spots to faces in the character creator
– In New Los Angles, there are four main areas: blade area, industrial area, commercial area and residential area
– The main character joins BLADE and takes part in the group’s various activities
– In order to search for human pods scattered around Mira, you have to expand the information system called Frontier Network
– If you establish a Data Probe, the data of the surrounding area will be added to the system
– Data Probes can be established in spots called Frontier Network Spot
– A pillar of light helps locating a Frontier Network Spot
– Frontier Network info can be seen on the GamePad
– Map info includes player location, quest target area
– Can warp to already visited places
– Although the GamePad normally works as a terminal, the game can also be played on the GamePad screen
– The activities of BLADE are separated into 8 different divisions called Unions
– Available tasks differ depending on the Union you join
– The player can freely choose which Union to join
– The player can also enter a different Union after the initial decision

– Path Finder: Union for pioneers. Responsible for establishing Data Probes. Expands the Frontier Network.
– Interceptor: Responsible for suppressing native life forms. Guards research teams and rescues citizens.
– Avalanche: Interceptor protects while Avalance attacks. Suppresses dangerous creatures.
– Testament: Search and collects the wreckage of the White Whale. Also looks for things left behind in battlefields.
– Colepedian: Goes to various places of Mira to do research and collect materials.
– Land Bank: Searches Mira for stocking up resources in order to maintain the daily life. An important task is to gather minerals.
– Arms: Helps the “Arms company” to develop weapons like dolls.
– Companion: Helps the civilians of New Los Angles. Does almost anything as task vary from arbitrating quarrels to finding lost cats.

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Famitsu has a big update on Xenoblade Chronicles X this week. There’s a total of ten pages dedicated to the game, including an interview with director Tetsuya Takahashi.

The following information has leaked out of Famitsu thus far:

– Mira is 400km^2, which is 5 times the size of Xenoblade’s world
– Takahashi’s final check play time was over 300 hours
– “Union” Sound; something like factions for quests
– There are 8 of them, and you can join any of them, and change them depending on your goal
– PATH FINDER, COLEPEDIAN, INTER CEPTOR, LAND BANK, AVALANCE, ARMS, TESTAMENT, COMPANION
– Nagi (Takayuki Sugou): Former Captain of the White Whale and current Military Chief in the Autonomous Government of New Los Angeles
– Guin (Yuichi Nakamura): Worked in the same division as Elma and Irina on Earth; was their subordinate
– Many options for player avatar customization
– Kunihiko Tanaka did the preset avatar designs
– Some famous voices actors providing their voice as options for the avatar, will be announced on the Xenoblade homepage later
– GamePad shows character locations, quest locations
– Warp to previously visited areas on the GamePad
– The use of ‘X [Cross]’ has implications for the online functionality
– Not a standard online game, more ‘loosely connected’
– About 90 songs in the game
– Xenoblade had 1 vocal song at the end, but Xenoblade X has many vocal songs (many for an RPG)
– Sawano involved in all aspects of music
– Battles are faster paced, more-actiony than Xenobalde
– Differentiates close and distant attacks
– No healers
– Healing done with new system called ‘Soul Voice’
– 4-player party
– You control 1 character, the AI controls the rest
– More unique monsters and equipment than Xenoblade
– Xenoblade was a traditional RPG, whereas Xenoblade X is an open world RPG
– Xenoblade was linear despite having big world
– Xenoblade X you will get quests from different places and have more freedom

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Siliconera has reported another round of Pokken Tournament details that were shared during today’s stream. We’ve rounded up the information below.

– Choose support Pokemon at the start of each round
– These can be used at any time
– Support Pokemon have a cool-down period
– Lapras shows in footage appearing from the side, and it covered a wide area with its Surf attack, although it got blocked
– Pokemon select screen shown (see above)
– It shows Snivy with a Leaf Tornado attack, and its charge time marked as “Fast”. Lapras’ shows Surf with a charge time of “Normal”
– Namco has shown Support Pokémon of Pachirisu and Fennekin as a “Set A,” and Snivy and Lapras as “Set B”
– Unknown whether you can mix/match Support Pokemon or if they’ll come as sets
– “Phase Change”: makes the camera angles look more like a 2D fighter with a side-view during battle
– There are certain moves that can force a Phase Change as well
– “Burst Mode”: temporary power up where Pokemon go into their Mega-forms
– Those without Mega versions get a similar power up
– In the demonstration, Namco showed Lucario going into his Mega-form, while Pikachu got an power-up with an electric aura
– Can easily pull off special attacks; no complicated commands
– This is also another reason why it was made possible to play the game on a simple controller, instead of an arcade stick
– The stage description for one of the battle arenas was shown in English

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Square Enix passed along another batch of information about Bravely Second today. The latest details cover Edea Lee’s role in the game, other characters, and jobs. Read on below for the information, courtesy of Gematsu’s translation.

Character Profile

Edea Lee, Guard Knight Captain, Eternian Army

In Bravely Default, after coming to harbor doubts about the methods of her unit, Edea fled the Eternian army and joined up with Agnes as she toured the world. Having helped save Luxendarc from impending doom and returned to Eternian’s armed forces, going so far as becoming captain of the newly formed Guard Knights, she helps out her father Braev as she works on rebuilding her country. Alongside Agnes, the new pope of the Crystal Orthodoxy, she was making progress in achieving peace between the Duchy and the Orthodoxy, but upon hearing of Agnes’ kidnapping, she heads off on her own to the various towns of Eternia in the hopes of learning more about the situation at hand.

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Today’s Terra Formars: Fierce Battle on the Crimson Planet update introduces us to five new characters. Siliconera translated their bios, which can be found below.

Akari Hizamaru:

Michelle K. Davis:

Michelle is the miracle child, who was born with the powers of the Paraponera, which gives her extraordinary strength and durability. She also has the powers of a Blast Ant to blow up the Terraformars.

Shokichi Komachi:

Shokichi gets his powers from that of the Japanese giant hornet. He fights using his twin stingers with poison in both hands, and he also goes berserk, just like the Japanese hornets that are known for its aggression.

Marcos Eringrad Garcia:

Marcos has the powers of a Huntsman Spider, which gives him power, ferocity, and speed. While he may have it all going for him, his endurance is his weakness, which leaves him vulnerable at times.

Keiji Onizuka:

The Peacock Mantis Shrimp is where Keiji gets his powers from. Similar to Michelle, his strength and durability are his best attributes. He can also regenerate his limbs, so losing an arm or leg against the Terraformars shouldn’t be that big of a deal to him.

You can find several new screenshots and art from the game here.

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IGN published a new article about IronFall: Invasion, and it contains a few details about the game. Find the information rounded up below.

– Has Gears of War’s sticky cover and active reload
– Enemies will pop in and out of cover while trying to flank you
– Campaign and wave-based co-op mode has only shown one enemy thus far
– It’s a rifle-wielding enemy
– Uses the New 3DS’ c-stick for aiming
– Can adjust speed settings for aiming
– Cut-scenes show two separate characters’ POVs during cutscenes on the top and bottom screens
– Flickering hallway lights affect the hero character Jim in real time
– Early in the single-player story, Jim gets too close to a bomb detonation, causing disorientation in the form of a wobbling camera and frantic blinking during his recovery
– 60 frames per second with 3D off

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Gust Corporation has sent out new details about Atelier Rorona Plus: The Alchemist of Arland, and Siliconera has provided a translation. We’ve rounded up the information below.

– Battles begin with symbol encounters
– Touch a monster to seamlessly enter a grid-based battlefield
– Press “Y” for a pre-emptive attack
– The bottom screen has commands
– These include Attack, Item, Skill, Special Attack, Defend, and Escape
– While fighting, the grid makes it easier to gauge movement with lines showing wherever you move
– Assist system will have allies help Rorona out in combat
– Each time you do an action, the Assist Meter will go up, and it can then be used to help add attacks to Rorona’s attacks
– “Item” selection is exclusive to alchemists
– They range from attacks to heals, and have all kinds of different effects that can help you out in combat
– The grids also makes it easier to see the areas items cover
– “Auto-Battle” feature included
– This lets you select a monster, and all the characters will automatically move and attack whichever one you select
– Attacking a monster from behind will do more damage to the foe
– Monsters can also get you with back attacks
– Use powerful skills with some MP
– Effects vary from healing allies, to blinding or sleeping enemies
– Skills depend on the character and their skill
– Once you reach a certain level with your characters, they learn special attacks
– Use attacks and skills to raise the special attack meter
– Attack meter is then used to do an extra dose of damage against enemies

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Bomber’s Notebook

– Shows your current quests, rumors you’ve heard, and your completed quests
– The Bombers gang will now also give you rumors if you talk to them
– You can now set alarms in the Bomber’s Notebook

Saving

– Can now only save by using owl statues
– More statues now around Termina

Song of Double Time

– In the original Majora’s Mask, the Song of Double Time let Link shift time forward to either dawn or nightfall
– Can now shift time forward to any hour

Fishing

– Two fishing holes
– Each fishing hole has 10 different types of fish

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Here’s the latest on Girls Mode 3 (otherwise known as Style Savvy), which was announced during today’s Japanese Nintendo Direct:

– Take on the role of a fashion store manager
– Need to make your shop more popular
– Do this by helping customers coordinate and find the right clothing to match their looks
– Roughly 19,000 clothing items
– Over 1,300 possible combinations of hairstyles, which can be used as a new beautician’s work, where you change the looks of your customers at your shop
– Can also do some makeup artist work at the shop as well
– Put your best cosmetology skills to use and give customers a new look
– Can also do some designer work and create your own clothes using fabrics
– Take on the role of a model
– Partake in fashion shows and photo shoots for posters
– Out on April 16 in Japan

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Another round of Bravely Second details have in from today’s live stream event. We’ve rounded up the information below.

– They recorded a certain character’s song recently; keeping it a secret for now
– The asterisk holder for the Exorcist job is named Geist – Bloody Geist
– He’s voiced by Takumi Yamazaki
– The designer for the Exorcist is Yokoyan
– The buster ships are used to combat Maou in space
– The more you have, the lower you can drop a Maou’s level so that they’ll be beatable by your party
– You can team up with friends’ buster ships to do this
– This feature will be added into an update for the demo which will also include the Exorcist job as well
– Maou battles will still use the Revo track because they had him compose it to be the main Maou theme from the get go
– Edea will be back in Bravely Second
– Asterisk holder of the Tomahawk job, Aimy Matchlock, speaks with a distinct Hiroshima accent
– While talking about her dialect, the developers asked themselves how the localization will be handled in this regard, since you can’t really replicate the Hiroshima accent in English
– Asano then joked that they’re doing everything they can to give the localization translators as hard of a time as possible
– Magnolia Arch speaks “fluent” English
– Everyone on the moon speaks fluent English, which is where Magnolia is from

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