Xenoblade Chronicles X details
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– At the beginning of Xenoblade Chronicles X, two alien factions are at war above Earth
– Unfortunately, their war is destroying Earth
– The human race then evacuates the Earth in two arc ships
– You wake up from stasis and create your character
– Nintendo showed a vast area surrounding a city called Neo Los Angeles
– A number of locations around this area featured the American flag painted on
– Game has a class system
– Start out with the Drifter class
– Access different abilities with different classes
– Day-and-night cycle included
– Real-time weather changes
– Enemy behavior changes from day to night
– Ex: predators come out to hunt at night
– Other creatures sleep at night
Project Giant Robot details
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– Customize your robot on the GamePad
– Choose a headpiece, body, and legs
– Alter length, width, and depth
– Can make a big-headed creation, but you’ll fall down quickly, etc.
– Play through 4 stages after making your robot
– Fight randomly generated robots
– Move forward by holding the R button
– Back up with the L button
– Punch by moving the left/right sticks
– This is the primary means of attack
– Give punches momentum by moving the GamePad
– Need to knock down the other robots in the stage before you fall down
– This is done by punching them and using the environment to drag them to the ground
Hyrule Warriors details
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– At least 50 enemies on-screen at once
– Most of them don’t attack
– Most stand still until Link strikes them
– Y button: weak attack
– X button: slower but more powerful heavy attack
– Can do combos such as YYYX or button mash
– B button: dodge
– A button: special attack
– Different weapons in the game
– Link throws a bunch of bombs at once
– Can equip one item to the Zr button such as a health bottle or bombs
– D-pad cycles through items
– ZL: guard
– When you find the bombs, enemies stop attacking and the game cuts to Link doing his classic treasure finding animation where he holds the bombs to the sky
– Zelda has a similar animation
– Link’s spinning sword technique is flashier and knocks enemies up in the air
– Link completes the move by slamming enemies to the ground with a downward stab
– His special move (aka Musou Attack) is a spinning slash with more reach. Special moves are charged when you attack enemies
– While Link is fighting, Hylian Troops also fight
– They don’t mind if you accidentally hit them in the heat of battle
– Impa is in the demo and she gives Link tips
– Tutorials also have the classic “hey, listen” line when they pop up
– Castle Keep has a power up bomb
– This is a one use item with a huge blast radius
– Link can also collect Rupees dropped by enemies and glowing hearts to restore his life
– E3 demo ends with a King Dodongo boss fight who appears at the North Square
– King Dodongo breaths a cone of fire Link has to dodge
– The trick to beating him is throwing bombs in his mouth when he inhales
– Then Link can follow up with a combo ending with a fatal downward slash
– Zelda uses a glowing rapier to fight
– Has a combo where she darts left and right
– Zelda has 3 orbs
– You can charge these by pressing heavy attack and then use orbs as combo finishers like creating a golden triangle on the ground that damages all of the enemies inside it
– Zelda also has a combo ending with a barrage of arrows from a golden bow
– Zelda’s special move is a charged bow strike that knocks enemies back
– Lizardos was the first enemy with a weak point and if you hit him on the head you’ll knock him down
– Fill up your Focus Spirit meter with magic jars
– When this is full you can press R to get a speed and attack burst
– Your character will glow yellow and get a new combo too
– Zelda can use three elemental magic spells as her Focus Spirit combo
– Hyrule Warriors says “Zelda defeated Moblin” when you knock out a general
More: details roundup, Hyrule Warriors
Mario Maker details
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– Tap and drag items around
– No limits on the amount of objects that can appear
– Can fill every grid tile with enemies, items, and obstacles
– Editor has little tricks
– Ex: pick up and shake a green Koopa Troopa and it will turn red
– Swap between the original and New Super Mario Bros. graphical styles
– Nothing changes but the visuals
– Can quickly switch between playing and editing
– Editor shows the last few second of Mario movement as ghosting
– Enemies will maintain their totem pole stature if you stack enemies
– Can add wings to the enemies
– This makes them hop
– Can place any of the enemies inside of pipes, which creates an auto-spawning pipe
– Enemies and objects also bounce off of the springboards
– The title screen looks like Mario Paint
– Can even tap on the “O” in Mario to make the mustachioed man pop out
– Dog undo icon also makes an appearance
– Mushrooms are the only power-up in the demo
– The block sometimes spits out a skinny mushroom, which would make the overalled hero tall, but skinny.
– Can create single standalone levels — no pipe travel
– Unclear how sharing will work
More: details roundup, Mario Maker
Tales of the World: Reve Unitia character details
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Bandai Namco has shared new details about some of the characters in Tales of the World: Reve Unitia. You’ll find details about a whole bunch of them below.
– Ludger Will Kresnik (Tales of Xillia 2): Ludger uses three weapons out of twin swords, twin pistols, and a hammer
– Julius Will Kresnik (Tales of Xillia 2): Julius the gentleman will fight using his twin swords
– Flynn Scifo (Tales of Vesperia): Flynn will take on a tank role, as he uses his heavy armor to act as a shield for his allies
– Rubia Natwick (Tales of the Tempest): Rubia puts her healing and offensive magic to use, making her one of the more versatile party members
– Guy Cecil (Tales of the Abyss): Guy has low defense, but prides himself in his speed
– Norma Beatty (Tales of Legendia): Norma’s role will be that of a buffer with debuffs for enemies and enhancements for allies
– Sophie (Tales of Graces): Sophie uses all kinds of different artes from her “Martial Assault Artes” style
– Luke fon Fabre (Tales of the Abyss): Luke is a power-type fighter who puts his elemental attacks to good use
– Zelos Wilder (Tales of Symphonia): Zelos is an all-rounder, who uses various artes as a Magic Swordsman that help out in offense and defense
– Presea Combatir (Tales of Symphonia): Presea’s role is a heavy-hitting damage dealer, who uses the power of her axe
– Rita Mordio (Tales of Vesperia): Rita excels at doing high damage output with a large arsenal of powerful spells
– Leon Magnus (Tales of Destiny): The hero from Tales of Destiny will show off his excellent swordsmanship in combat
– Raven (Tales of Vesperia): Raven’s another one of the characters on the versatile side, as he uses his bow and spells, including some healing capabilities
– Colette Brunel (Tales of Symphonia): Colette fights using her light-based magic, called Angel Skills
– Milla Maxwell (Tales of Xillia): I’m not sure if Milla will have access to the Four Great Spirits, but she’ll be using artes from their respective elements in combat
– Cress Albane (Tales of Phantasia): The Tales of Phantasia protagonist Cress will also be putting his hones swordsmanship to use with powerful attacks on the battlefield
A few Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire details
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A few Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire details have emerged from this month’s CoroCoro. You can find them rounded up below.
– Steven Stone returns and also appears to have a Mega Charizard X and is after the secret for Mega Evolution
– Mach and Acro Bike make a return
– Team Aqua & Team Magma are also back
– Team Magma is lead once again by Maxie and his admins Homura & Kagari
– Team Aqua is lead by Archie and his admins Ushio and Izumi
– The team you face depends on the game
– Mega Evolution is activated by the Mega Bangle
First Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark 3DS screenshots, details
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