I should've played Xenoblade Chronicles 3 sooner.

[@vtech88_the_one]

Hello, mod here again :) Please avoid backseating and explanations of past, present or future game events or mechanics. Dee loves reading the comments, and those might take away the chance for him to experience surprises, genuine reactions, or the joy of figuring out how a mechanic or story element fits together. Please be thoughtful and considerate when leaving comments. Thank you!

[@catalyst539]

This should be a pinned comment so more people would see it.

[@wasabilai9405]

please tell him to be realistic and not read the comments. Or have the mods select comments for him to read Why are we acting like this is the first day we go on the internet

[@MrLuigiBean1]

​@@wasabilai9405I don't know the full story, but it was unwanted backseating from some people that played a part in his break from streaming and the series for a while.

[@VikTimmy]

​@@wasabilai9405 I think it is at least somewhat of a fair request. Future events and mechanics I get, no need to discuss that, but past and present, if he's seen it it's fair game as long as the discussion doesn't involve how those past/present events/mechanics relate to something that he hasn't seen in this game yet.

[@wasabilai9405]

@@VikTimmy It is totally fair to request, but it wont prevent anything from happening People who like to spoil or backseat wont stop doing it just because they saw this message, since they didnt find it a problem I even saw people who hate spoil stuff, like just to spite

[@patricktravis1720]

Harry Mcentire the Voice of Noah actually did a playthrough of this game and he's just as funny and wholesome as the character he voices he's now currently playing through Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition

[@mrmiesfies3941]

Oh no, I did not notice that he was streaming again. Is there a way to find episode 1? On his Twitch the vod is already gone ... :(

[@vtech88_the_one]

@@mrmiesfies3941 His uploads his VODs straight away to this channel

[@dustinbragg1921]

Wasn't it a thing in his lp that in certain parts he didn't know what was going on in advance despite voicing multiple characters in the scenes? (Being intentionally vague here to not spoil the who, what, and when. If anybody answers all I want is a yes or no.)

[@patricktravis1720]

@mrmiesfies3941 sadly no which sucks cause I wanted to watch it as well

[@patricktravis1720]

@dustinbragg1921 yes and you should watch some of the clips from his lp they are genuinely hilarious he improvs lines in character

[@srlopez875]

31:08 THIS, This cutscene is one of my All time favourites Like Lanz did say that he would NOT associate with those Agnus "mudders", LITERALLY the next Morning after saying that he's bonding via DBZ screaming at top of his lungs alongside Sena while Taion sounding like he's just woke Up being incredibly confused by the image

[@jakepearce7776]

Lanz and Sena often share the same braincell and it makes them my favourite Ouroboros duo lmfao

[@brandonwithnell612]

i love how they instantly knew they were eachothers interlink buddy

[@hododod246]

Mio’s voice actor is Aimee-Ffion Edwards. One and only Ranni the witch. I think with combined Mio and Ranni performance, she should have been nominated for best performance on 2022.

[@feluriandelights4156]

hard agree

[@xenghuong]

Holy shit, now that I know, ic an hear it

[@Terranigma23]

3:12:40 PTSD moment when the cooking feature was not even working correctly months after the release of the game ahah.

[@MrStephenfull]

Manana help with NOTHING

[@jonasc.3937]

Lol literally placebo'd myself into thinking the cooking was speeding up leveling and class mastery, but wishing it had a stronger effect, only to find out it was doing nothing. I genuinely love Monolithsoft though so they get a pass, they did fix it eventually.

[@jessica_albert3563]

I am going through a difficult time in my life and these live streams make me have that moment of calm and happiness, since this is my favorite game and I love to see your experience playing it

[@arcanedreamer1640]

Another crazy thing, Monolith recently started a dedicated R&D department focused on optimizing for hardware and developing systems for smoother development. Monolith is just on another level

[@vtech88_the_one]

Imagine what they could do with a more powerful hardware. Being fair, if you run any of the 3 XC games on an emulator and just reduce the blur filters and scale it to 4k, the games look amazing, they scale really well.

[@Elyrium42]

@@vtech88_the_one that makes me hope the next nintendo console is a lot stronger than the switch. I can just imagine how monolith's games could end up looking

[@joshuabean7805]

​@@Elyrium42based on some supposed "leaks" the new Switch is projected to be 4 to 5 times more powerful than the current system which is a pretty huge upgrade if true.

[@RoyalCrustle]

I LOVE that you play as the whole party at once. I hate having to choose between party members in RPGs, so this game is a dream come true. And having the whole team basically from the get-go gives so much time to build up character arcs and relationships.

[@MrLuigiBean1]

I know, right? My only nitpick is that this causes the post-battle quotes between the same characters to be played more frequently. :P

[@LucilleThorn]

Being able to play as any of the characters on the fly makes my ADD brain so happy LMAO. This game is great with its characters, and having them all from the beginning really pays off in their developments.

[@lannobile7260]

Only thing is that I miss being able to remove characters from my active party. If I wanna try and solo a boss with Unlimited Blade Noah I should be able to. And no, the Archsage's gauntlet doesn't count.

[@LucilleThorn]

@ That’s fair lol, I guess they weren’t thinking of those kinda challenges 😭

[@8ColousBIT]

Hey Dee, I con't comment much but I'm following you since Zelda BOtW in 2020, just wanna say that you been very important helping me relax while I face the life strugles, Xenoblade 3 came for me with the exact message in the exact moment of my life I was needing most a way. Seeing you playing for the first time and enjoying the heck out of it's priceless, I'm getting close to achieve my dream nowdays and I want to thank you for the help your content was for me in these years.

[@JVR_BC]

Ground Beef

[@ShallBePurified]

Noah is giving Lanz something a bit meatier.

[@totalradlad]

This Angus is a sigma… apparently.

[@TheUnknownZ990]

Angus Steak

[@keith_squared]

Let's show them a steak or three!

[@RavenGamingOverLord]

Keves Bacon

[@totalradlad]

This playthrough has reminded me how much I love this game and how I felt when I played it for the first time. I seriously can't wait for next week's streams.

[@mobes8876]

As much as we like to meme on the chain attack music, man is it a banger. They really hit it out of the park

[@grandpm9270]

I used my thinking muscles for this one!

[@lily-_-]

Yippee!

[@wargame7209]

The music itself is fine, the problem is not having the option to turn it on/off, it override the battle theme even if an enemy has a specific one and it ruin the tension, same for the menu theme, those 2 are the music I remember the most out of the entire xenoblade 3 ost and for bad reasons, it feels like they were hammered into my head. It's sad but simply because of that (and skip travel put you in the morning so you don't enjoy the night theme that much without changing to nighttime manually which is immersion breaking and not instinctive), xenoblade 3 ost is easily my least liked ost in the series (and that's including x in it).

[@wesnohathas1993]

Yes, the chain attack music is good. Problem is the rest of the game's soundtrack is also amazing and I want to hear that stuff too. Same exact issue with the menu overriding all the overworld themes. All the music itself is great, but they seriously flopped on the way it's integrated into gameplay.

[@mobes8876]

@@wesnohathas1993 Yeah I completely understand. One of the songs in the game has such a hauntingly beautiful sound that matches the atmosphere of the moment. It is my favorite song in the OST, and yet the Chain Attack overrides it. It is a huge miss. Song is still a banger though

[@RobbinnDaHood]

You had the exact reaction I had to that ladder. It scratches an itch that I wanted scratched since dark souls 1

[@wesnohathas1993]

Funny part is this game has fast travel so the ladders are completely superfluous.

[@RobbinnDaHood]

@ very true

[@RavenGamingOverLord]

@@wesnohathas1993 Not completely though

[@FanaticalLikeADemon]

Thank for posting the vods Dee! The stream times don't work well with my timezones so I really appreciate being able to still watch everything here. Hope you enjoy this game as much as I did!

[@StarLeo_]

Legend has it, Lanz wants something a bit meatier

[@jacobmonks3722]

They should bring the training drills system to every future game. It's basically perfect. Loving the LP so far Dee, looks like you are having a great time!

[@YodElMS]

You think so? I honestly didn't use it

[@jacobmonks3722]

@@YodElMS Trust me, for those who need it, it does everything it's supposed to.

[@gektoast4968]

@@YodElMSdo you know how hard it is to relearn the combat system without it if you stop playing the game for months?

[@YodElMS]

@gektoast4968 maybe it can be for others, idk because for me it wasn't. I stopped for months and jumped right in to fight super bosses. Same thing with the others like X

[@YodElMS]

@gektoast4968 no, I honestly kind of subconsciously remember how to play a game. Almost like muscle memory. It happens in many other things too

[@thecursed_1lordofcats738]

This game is a perfect example of "how the hell did MonolithSoft fit this huge of a world on the Nintendo Switch of all things!?!" alongside Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. Not even the first time they performed wonders considering how large the original Xenoloblade Chronicles was, and they got that to run on the Wii.

[@krystami5789]

I'm thinking partially the reason why is the general art, not the models or style, but the rendering, the painted art on the models. They have a distinct style that can't be found in other media, no matter how stylistic or detailed, nothing has been able to match what Monolithsoft does, you can see the visible flare they put into things. I think maybe because they put so much detail in the base art that wraps around the models, they can allow for less need for polygons and such things, because their detail is added elsewhere, they can focus more on different detail otherwise. It's a collaboration between many artists, but each one adds their flare that makes things quicker, less maintenance and what not. I feel they just know how to balance things in such a way, they don't need to over focus on things most other studios end up getting stuck on. I think other games, the artist get into art block while working on what they do because they are trying to go an "extra level" maybe something they are actively learning. Monolithsoft on the other hand, they stick to what they know and build off of it little by little, it adds to their art flow and doesn't put them into blocks because they are utilizing their skills they are building, into the core of their creations, they aren't experimenting to see what works, but when they experiment they plan on it to be a core feature somewhere down the line. They are true artists.

[@thecursed_1lordofcats738]

@krystami5789 nah, I'm convinced the MonolithSoft employees made a deal with a dark god to use magic in order to get these games to work as well as they do.

[@krystami5789]

@thecursed_1lordofcats738 I want to say they have access to knowledge given by a pure hearted, good god or angels. I don't think they are in league with demons, quite the opposite. Funny if you knew Soraya Sagas real name, her name is that of a main character in a novel who happens to be a clairvoyant. So perhaps they have their very own magic they work off of, but work towards helping the world and not condemning it. The evil being possibly who they split from, ones who decided to make deals with demons. They are more "industrial" about just making money and not pleasing fans, that seems to come second. Opposite of Monolithsoft who cares about their fans, their creations story like it is their own baby, don't mull over money besides for what is essentially needed to grow. Lawl, yes I went too deep into this, but I genuinely find getting "too deep", entertaining when it comes to talking about topics, even nonsensical jokes I take out of hand, hahaha. But yes, I enjoy your comment, I just kinda rambled on 8D

[@rodrigobarrera2281]

Don't forget Xenoblade X, that's the real deal here.

[@krystami5789]

@rodrigobarrera2281

[@dangfxn771]

God the music in this game is freaking incredible. I remember hearing chain attack for the first time too

[@yusufied.]

Really loving the playthrough so far. And you're doing so well picking up on the mechanics even though there are a lot all at once and some possibly going over your head. I will be seated for further episodes!!

[@joshuabean7805]

Glad to see DeeBee using the tutorial simulator, should be a huge help to him with understanding combat in this game.

[@dezooielylat9134]

XC3 is my favourite titel. I was already a Xenoblade Fan after the first and second game but this one made me a hardcore fan. I remember when i first played it that i asked my self how you would react to the game. Im not that much into watching streamers playing games. But i always loved to see your reaction to my favourite games like Zelda and now Xenoblade. In the past years i saw you playing Zelda, Metroid, Kingdom Hearts and becoming a Dad. Now in a few Months i myself will become a Dad. How time flies. Im so happy you re back on Xenoblade!

[@ProfessorAzure]

I’ve been enjoying watching your Xenoblade journey and I’m excited to see how Xenoblade 3 will unfold for you DeeBeeGeek. Your reactions remind me of how I felt during my first time playing this game and it brings me so much joy.

[@kimiami]

this so much fun, really loving your gameplay. maybe i cant watch the stream but im surely will watch all of your vod

[@Scaider_]

Slowly but surely you will find out why Xenoblade 3 is currently my favorite game of all time. The amount of content and variation the game offers is astounding and extremely addictive. Really enjoying your playthrough so far and impatiently waiting for more.

[@ZakarutU]

I wish I could erase my memory to enjoy this game for the first time again

[@konirtaes]

play it once and leave it alone for about 10 years

[@ShallBePurified]

@@konirtaes Problem is, some people, like me, have a good memory. I still remember 80% of a game's story that I beat 10 years ago.

[@emblemblade9245]

Watch enough video essays about it and it’ll feel like experiencing the game again in a whole new way. This game goes so incredibly deep. I recommend Ontos’s channel highly

[@123goofyking]

That's what I've always said about Botw and TotK collectively. They're both amazing, but quickly lose their spark as you learn how they work. (Hoverbike, anyone?)

[@DestinyAbsol]

@@konirtaes Good luck with that. I remembered some games from 20 years that I haven't played since then.

[@companion_monke_gaming]

My favourite game! I'm now playing 1DE the music at 22:17 is "The Bereaved and those left behind" btw (that's one of my favourite scenes... Noah and mio already having deep conversations)

[@ProjectNaturePrds]

2:06:17 My playstyle, I like to shift all characters between classes once they’re at cap to give as many options as possible throughout my playthrough. I feel it keeps the game fun and fresh that way. Highly recommend but you do you.

[@DamienDrake2940]

Monolith is one of the few remaining gems in the industry. You can tell the people working there still love the work and make games they want to play.

[@jacobmonks3722]

They've become one of my favorite development studios, especially since I played Xenosaga, and I am looking forward to trying Baten Kaitos and Soma Bringer at some point.

[@vascojdb]

Its Friday 8pm, I keep on coming here in the hope that this video stretches and includes more awesome content, but it seems that I really have to wait till next week

[@Scaider_]

So real

[@sailiealquadacil1284]

The game: Don't go that way. Me: Gotcha. Gonna got that way first. The game: It's dangerous. Me: Stealth mission!

[@dustinbragg1921]

@@sailiealquadacil1284 The game: (Invisible wall) "No really, *Don't.* Back on the tracks with you."

[@RavenGamingOverLord]

⁠​⁠@@dustinbragg1921 There wasn’t a invisible wall when I went over there low level and got some cool stuff

[@leah-the-animation-fan]

My favorite parts of this stream were your reactions to all the new game mechanics: ladder shortcuts, class switching, chain attacks, the huge map...it's great to finally watch my favorite streamer play my favorite game

[@parvanaturalia]

awesome stream, glad I can catch whatever I missed immediately the next day! I'm glad you're having fun and I hope you absolutely love this game as much as we do!

[@kingme5167]

20:30 Ouroboros is the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Male and Female

[@little_buster4289]

Honestly by the comments, Dee should just not read any of these until he’s done the game. People just can’t stop spoiling and back-seating, unfortunately. Someone is going to ruin his experience just like before.

[@Aurilash]

1:11:02 I am! I’m grateful to see you play this, even if it’s just the VOD!

[@lemonfry26]

Can't watch this now while I'm at work just dropping in to leave a quick like and comment for the algorithm ✌️

[@rodanyo]

I like the fact that these suspicious guys are hanging out very casually in a victorian teather, of all places.

[@weertangel7231]

Seeing this all again makes me exited to give the game another go when i have time for it, its just so much fun, only now with the content from the Season pass added.

[@shadowlinkx9180]

Absolutely loved this stream, so glad to have caught it all live! Have fun with the rest of the game

[@extrashifty578]

I was waiting for the time he would think he says Ground Beef 😂

[@PoPo-qp8zq]

It's so cool that everyone can change their weapon and outfit.

[@wesnohathas1993]

The way XC3 handles its class system definitely reminds me a lot of the Bravely Default series

[@barcster2003]

Well it's actually other classes

[@kisdota]

Lanz: Don’t expect me to work with these people. One day later - 31:10

[@wargame7209]

That's one of my problems with this cast, they were raised as sworn enemies and Lanz show that perfectly at first but after just one night, it's thrown out of the window, having to team up out of necessity don't make you suddenly trust someone you spent years fighting, this is part of why the ouroboros gang doesn't work for me, so many plot decisions fell unnatural. It especially weird me out when 2 had such a well written found family.

[@hammertime8901]

​@@wargame7209it's not a huge issue for me, could have been handled better and made it so that they don't act friendly till they have all had their first interlink then maybe they realise it's not all as it seems

[@jacobmonks3722]

I think it speaks more to how personable Sena is. Even Lanz is thinking, how can you not love her? ​ Also, everybody is less cranky after a good sleep. @wargame7209

[@wargame7209]

@@hammertime8901 That's the problem, they could have understood that they were suffering from the same problem with the interlink but showing tension at least until that but Lanz, the one who showed the most distrust toward the Agnians, spend one night sleeping, not even showing thoughts about the situation at all and in the morning, he's already goofing around with Sena as if they were old buddies. Even in 2, Morag and Nia still didn't really trust each other until chapter 6 because of what happened in chapter 2. It's because of many details like it, that the more I progressed in 3, the less I felt invested, I never had this problem in the others xenoblades. Massive spoilers incoming, don't read it Dee And it's because of this accumulation that when I reached what the community call the peak of the game. I wasn't invested in the group anymore and some would call me heartless but the "peak" doesn't affect me at all. My only reaction was laughing at N when he realized that he got his just deserts. The previous games made me cry many times, and some cutscenes still does. But in 3 (at least the base game), I only shed a tear in my first run of the game. In the maternity scene because it finally felt natural, and on 3 others occasions: Guernica's death, seeing the ruins of Fonsa Myma and the drifting soul remix playing when the cloudkeep appeared, and those 3 happened to be references to xenoblade 2, I find it sad that most of my emotional moments in 3 must rely on build-up from previous entries and not work by itself.

[@RavenGamingOverLord]

@@hammertime8901 Agreed

[@realmanpwns]

With Love... Keh-Vezz - Keves

[@ThePepperkingXY]

I think your reading's improved Dee. Good job lad!

[@SnooWords97]

"Yes mommy" 😭

[@alfonsobiggers2452]

My same reaction upon first playthrough.😅 What is not to love? Ethel is beautiful, fierce, yet compassionate. A responsible leader above all else... ... ahem. I think I said too much.

[@prof.laytonfan764]

Dee’s gonna love the class system once it opens up more. Easily one of my favorite parts of the game.

[@thewizard7886]

Using stored xp at camps is very handy, but you can't level down so be wary about overlevelling if you want to keep the game challenging, it adds up incredibly quickly

[@SUPERSIDESWIPER]

28:35 honest answer. We really don't know for certain. We have theories though. But no idea for certain. Anyway, keep having fun.

[@Mechadeuce]

2:14:41 I thought the same thing when I got here the first time, lol. Definitely one of my favorite songs in the game.

[@wesnohathas1993]

3:16:17 *Girl with the gall intensifies*

[@seedofwonder]

Your play style reminds me of myself in some ways. I unapologetically got distracted by collectibles, and it makes fetch quests far less annoying in the long run.

[@meerzanazmi2823]

2:00: Ah yes, Noah's specialty Ground Beef ^_^

[@AlexNINTENFAN]

47:37 Millick Meadows moment

[@Killertamagotchi]

Every character has affinity missions that also contribute to the story. To unlock these, however, you have to level the weapon class of the respective character to the maximum. The affinity missions are not a must to progress in the story, but should be seen as more of a bonus

[@shuckleiscool7330]

I love all the characters and their designs in this game. Sena and Mio being my top favorites. Did you buy the dlc by any chance? Or planning on it after a certain point?

[@vtech88_the_one]

He has the DLC, he plans on doing it after this. The only tips he is getting from the mods is when to unlock the waves.

[@keith_squared]

it's gratifying (?) to know i wasn't the only one with skipping music in millick meadows. i feel like i only remember it happening there, though. or maybe i got used to it happening the odd time.

[@jelyse14]

30:54 His first Gazel conversation.

[@hedgehoundable]

I genuinely want every JRPG going forward to have Xenoblade 3's training drills. I often drop an RPG for a long time and hesitate coming back even longer because I left the game tits-deep into the mechanics and can't remember rule number 1 of combat sometimes. One day I'll get back to Tales of Arise before I die of old age...

[@lisa-mariekruger3974]

I just see the video title and think to myself: yes you would have ^^

[@DrunkSnowWhite]

I love how everyone in the game uses a G-rated set of made-up swears in place of irl words, and then there's just Eunie firing off "shit, bitch, arse" every 5 seconds

[@TainoMoya]

your honour, it's peak

[@ZanarkandFFX]

I need MOOOOAAAARRR uploads!!!

[@WildspeakerYT]

I'm happy he's using the new tutorials as reminders, definitely a big jump from any other xeno game

[@tomgubi2470]

If Dee likes the expansion of the world of Xenoblade 3, he definitely should play Xenoblade X sometime. Specially because he enjoyed Breath of the Wild.

[@RinChan82]

Thanks to Harry McEntire, every time they say Air Slash I hear it as "ass hat," and now thanks to you, every time they say Ground Beat I'm gonna hear it as "ground beef"

[@monolithsoft_guy]

"The difference is, you're an arsehole!" - I love how real the writing feels in this game :D

[@meerzanazmi2823]

3:43: Bet, think Dee's going on a full course meat weekend? Let's ask on his next stream HOW WAS YOUR MEAT DEE?

[@Tri-Xeno6619]

XB music top tier 🎉

[@WonderAsh_]

What I love with XC3 is that they really improved the tutorials from XC2. The learning curve is a lot more seamless, which makes it a lot easier to pick up. I do think out of the three games, this is my favorite iteration of the Chain Attack because of how much you can do with it too! It's a bit confusing at first, but once it clicks, it's great

[@kuni06_]

Good viedeo!!!!

[@ChoriographedGames]

Ground beef! 😂

[@elflooffer5196]

One of my favourite things about this game is definitely the dialogue, the main cast has a lot of quips and character to it ! That along with the little rest spot animations when we chill for a bit is definitely a highlight, they did amazing crafting the cast of this game

[@vtech88_the_one]

They did really push those in this game beyond what I was expecting

[@mattgezockt2596]

I like that you are fully blind, (a feel that you didnt see the trailers or forgot about that. Also that you see some deeper means (like understanding why they react like that when they see the wrinkles of vandham in the last episode)

[@Gabe_29]

This game is so emotional. God, I love the soundtrack!

[@killaknight12]

WE GOT HIM! Hooo boy, that's gonna be a fun ride!

[@rodrigobarrera2281]

GG

[@yasinn9492]

2:29:12 Why? It's just right there!! Like Dumban's!!

[@SamM_Scot]

Yeah, the training session tutorials that you can access at anytime in Xeno 3 is such a massive improvement. They listened to feedback after awful Xeno 2 tutorials :-)

[@16ktsgamma]

Yeah Xenoblade 2 has pretty bad tutorials right next to X.

[@jacobmonks3722]

​@@16ktsgammaWe'll see in X Definitive Edition how/if they improve.

[@HolyCow0273]

@@16ktsgammahopefully Xenoblade X DE will fix the tutorials

[@wargame7209]

All the exaggerated hate towards 2 made Monolith overreact to try to make it better, Xenoblade 2 tutorials are not perfect by any means but I take those any days over tutorials that holds your hand so much it feels like "baby's first game" and you can't skip on a replay, that's insulting.

[@SamM_Scot]

@@wargame7209 Xeno 2 along with Torna is one of my favourite games ever made and I adore the combat, but the tutorials in base game were simply bad. They could've explained the mechanics better and you had no way to check back or practice in-game either. You had to look up it up on the internet :-)

[@pipsdontlie3031]

1:35:57 Real

[@alfonsobiggers2452]

Oh, yes...

[@Terranigma23]

The "spark" word in Xenoblade 3 was a really bright way to say the fu*k word without having to raise the ESRB rating. I love it ahah.

[@PedroMatos482]

Also works in-universe as the characters clearly don't know what "fucking" is lol

[@barcster2003]

It defintely was a clever way of doing it.

[@mr_yoru5834]

Reminds me of old sci-fi TV shows that used this same trick back when networks were more strict about language. Words like frell (Farscape), frack (Battlestar Galactica), or speaking in Chinese (Firefly) to disguise naughty words.

[@tadatl1696]

Great stream Dee. I still have goose bump with all the cutscene while watching you play XB3 for the first time. What a great experience. Anyway, have fun!

[@josiahgarber3761]

GROUND…BEEF

[@Viovel]

1:35:57 we all said the same thing the first time as well

[@barcster2003]

Yeah I think that was the most obvious Waifu character.

[@alfonsobiggers2452]

I most certainly did, and the more I played, the more I fell in lo- ... ahem. Anyway, glad I'm not alone here!

[@companion_monke_gaming]

If you want you can disable the fixed camera during the talent art animations from the settings. The advantage is that you can switch characters in that time, since some of those animations can be a bit long.

[@aneasteregg8171]

1:35:56 😄

[@alfonsobiggers2452]

Dee spoke for many of us...

[@barcster2003]

I really liked 3.

[@kiranearitachi]

yes you should have :)

[@joshuabean7805]

Just a heads up DeeBee but you probably actually don't want to use your built up exp at camp as you level up really easily in this game and can get overleveled very easily even when not using camp exp. Now in most rpgs being overleveled is minor as it just makes the game easier but in Xenoblade 3 you actually make an aspect of it much harder by being overleveled. I won't say anymore as i don't want to inadvertently spoil something for you but figured the earlier you know about the camp thing the better.

[@dustinbragg1921]

He has the sword because he's the protagonist, and the protagonist has to have a cool sword. That's just narrative law. Yeah hotswapping whenever you want. Xb2 got a lot of fairly earned criticism for a few things that you might remember, like the awful tutorials or how (the unexplained) AI behavior of party members kinda sucked. Well in 3 they took that feedback to heart. You've already praised how comprehensive and useful the new tutorial system is, and with hotswapping there's no more screaming at Nia to please get off Dromarch and Launch the enemy before your Topple wears off or Rex to switch back to Pyra for a Fire special, or Tora to just make up his mind with Poppi because you can just assume direct control. Figuratively at least; that's not in this game. That was 2. 3's system is yours to figure out. The one thing they didn't fix is all the time you'll end up spending in the characters menu tweaking your Arts and Equipment as needed. You'll go in for a quick tinkering of Lanz' setup, and an hour later you'll finally finish optimizing Taion's support functionality and realize you've done the in-game equivalent of "hopping on tik-tok for 5 minutes." The game is _immersive,_ like an addiction. 53:35 oh yes, Big Monke is still here to ambush you in the middle of fighting some level 10 bird. At least he isn't Rotbart. Oh the Class grind. Dee, you are so lucky you're playing the fully updated version of this game. On the launch version there was a bug that made grinding class points take so much longer than it should have, and fixing it was not a super high priority for the devs so it stuck around for a while. I ended up spending tons of Silver Nopon Coins instead because of how tedious it was. "How is this the safest route?" Remember this game and the last two games, when the early game starting routes had level 80+ giant, highly aggressive monkeys just to dunk on your low levelled party? A "safe route" is a very relative term. Ok, that was -three- four times in the stream your game started bugging out on you. The game autosaves so you shouldn't be at _too much_ risk of losing a ton of progress if you crash, but your game is being weirdly unstable so you might want to look into that. There's not really that much in the way of after battle banter lines I'm sure you've noticed; unfortunately if there is something sufficiently meaty enough to satisfy Lanz in all of Aionios nobody has ever found it. Ironically the wandering Darbus are the least problematic enemies roaming the wastes. Compared to the dozens of volff, hox, ropl, and aspar absolutely everywhere a few giant Darbus are easy to avoid. There is no escaping watery catgirls I'm afraid, Nia cemented that as a Xenoblade staple back in 2. Expect to see one in Xb4 whenever it gets announced.

[@812omegazero]

This poor man has no idea how deep the combat system rabbit hole goes. It'll be a great time watching him figure out all the cool stuff.😁

[@aashniw7125]

You don't need to say that here. That creates anticipation. He doesn't want that.

[@YodElMS]

It surprised me seeing you actually do the training drills, because I never did.

[@amiiboacid4785]

One small tip about levelling: it's easy to get overlevelled in this game when doing side content, which makes it harder to increase class level. Try to avoid using all bonus exp at rest spots.

[@Vs2103]

Seeing the game again makes me want to play it again... It's incredible, but the plot twists won't surprise me the same. But the characters are so well developed that they are incredible, even the ones that are not playable like Ethel

[@Gag1800]

God I love the dialogue in this game, the dub script is amazing with how unabashedly British it is, gives the game such a unique charm.

[@nicholaswopperer5092]

Dudes gotta learn to focus his teams attacks on one enemy

[@TimmyTam]

Learning how to do chain attacks properly will honestly make you feel unbeatable. Once you get all the mechanics down and figure out in which order to go through attackers, defenders and supports to fill up the TP gauge, you'll have a lot of fun with it lmao

[@Birdthefeatheredone]

While it’s fresh, I want to ramble about the opening of the game. Namely, how chapter 1 mirrors the fall of man from the book of Genesis. The colonies are “paradises” where soldiers live. They have no concept of shame about their bodies, they don’t worry about much of anything beyond the next mission. Vandham and the Ouroboros stone are the serpent and the fruit of knowledge. The party can no longer living in ignorance of the outside world. Also note the ouroboros is also a serpent. Moebius acts the roll of god, telling them they have sinned. Banishing them from their paradises. Afterwards, the boys feel uncomfortable changing near the girls, as they have, for the first time, recognized gender. In the book of Genesis, god recognizes their sin by their understanding of being naked.

[@16ktsgamma]

How many times has Dee accidently put it on Follow Leader. There are a couple times in both videos. I hope he can learn not to do it. Also the combat is fun when you switch off characters.

[@aashniw7125]

He's still at the beginning. Do you expect him to remember all the details right away? There's so much else he has to learn. Cut him some slack.

[@vtech88_the_one]

Mods are specifically not giving him any tips so he can learn like anyone else, from his mistakes.

[@joshuabean7805]

I did that a few times when I first played too, he'll figure it out before too long especially if he makes a habit out of reviewing the tips menu and such at the beginning of play sessions.

[@mirrorimage7077]

My man Noah just trauma dumps on Mio the moment the two of them have a single quiet moment together it's great

[@implicitmintjulep]

The 2years gap means you have forgotten a few things maybe, like the base you start in being called colony 9….

[@little_buster4289]

Christ how many videos must he make saying no backseating or spoilers for you guys to listen. Let him remember on his own…

[@joshuabean7805]

​@@little_buster4289That's more pointing out an easter egg he missed, I really wouldn't call that spoiling since he's already encountered it and just didn't pick up on the context.