things to know about Future Connected: 1. WE MEASURE 2. FIND TREASURE 3. PONSPECTORS TILL WE DIE!
@lightshiner3742
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I had no idea what they were saying cuz they were so loud! Lol
@PsOne4Life
4 жыл бұрын
MEASURE IN A WORLD OF STRIFE. TREASURE THE ODDS. NOPON DANCE.
@tylershanks6741
3 жыл бұрын
@@PsOne4Life Nopon Dance? I wonder what that would look like.
@Kiolu100
4 жыл бұрын
Monolith HQ: "Okay fellas, for the new epilogue we've gotta change up some of the mechanics to make it a more unique experience. Anyone got any ideas?" "what if we just replaced the chain attack with a fuck ton of nopon"
@bandi642
4 жыл бұрын
worth it the morale of the enemy wont go up after getting beaten by a mass of fluff
@nesoukkefka1741
4 жыл бұрын
"GENIUS !!!!!!!"
@topherkauffman3393
4 жыл бұрын
Future Connected is basically Sticker Star, but instead of Toads everywhere, it is Nopons everywhere.
@Hoovinoyse
4 жыл бұрын
The best part of Future Connected is when Shulk says that it makes sense that Riki’s kids fight like Reyn and Sharla, because it opens up for Riki’s other kids to fight like other party members, which means there is likely a Nopon Dance!
@owensimpson7895
4 жыл бұрын
oh my god, i can just picture one of riki's kids saying something like "born in world of strife, against hard odds, choose to fight back, nopon dance!" 😂
@blunderbus2695
4 жыл бұрын
But does it make all into Heropon?
@lpfan4491
3 жыл бұрын
Meliapon incoming Kappa
@zaos7321
3 жыл бұрын
Xenoblade 3 I already have good expectations for. A nopon with a monado, and a nopon with a katana, staff, sevens weapon and Rikis true successor
@rhettmitchell
3 жыл бұрын
Oh shit
@bandi642
4 жыл бұрын
i love how kinos reason to have the cool off mechanic is that he is stressed while doing arts xd
@Tachtzehn
4 жыл бұрын
Being the healer is stressful. They have to babysit everyone, fix peoples' mistakes when they take avoidable damage, and they always get blamed when something goes wrong.
@hml2833
3 жыл бұрын
healer problems
@riolusanchez
3 жыл бұрын
@@Tachtzehn this is why everyone hates sharla and i genuinely dont understand? they just dont know how to play the game and get hit by everything
@Poppipower
4 жыл бұрын
“You’re given Shulk and Melia who have the same arts they did in the base game.” Cries in Monado Enchant
@DeadCell33
4 жыл бұрын
"You're not invincible"
@chaincat33
4 жыл бұрын
shulk doesn't have enchant
@owensimpson7895
4 жыл бұрын
huh, i knew one of his monado arts was missing, i guess it's because there aren't any mechon
@Matsuna13
3 жыл бұрын
Don’t forget that Shulk no longer has the power of vision and no mechon in this one.
@natchu96
2 жыл бұрын
Considering that Monado Enchant basically exists because Zanza had a big hateboner for Mechonis...
@gabrielkaddis2851
4 жыл бұрын
*Stuff Enel Didn't Mention (But Might Still Be Nice To Know):* ->Finishing Future Connected will unlock Master Arts Manuals for sale in the main game's Time Attack mode, as well as the Lv. 80 Challenge 'Lost in A Dark Dream'. This is the main benefit of playing the epilogue, so you might be tempted to finish F.C. early for this reason. There are MASSIVE STORY SPOILERS throughout, but if you don't care about those, go nuts (I did this myself, since I already beat the original on Wii years ago). ->There are seven Giant's Troves hidden around the Bionis' Shoulder. They contain some useful equipment for boosting EXP/AP gains, as well as rare Gems, including the only Heat Sink Gem for Kino. ->Completing the two Collectopaedia Entries will award you the Resort III cosmetic equipment for Shulk & Melia. This is the ONLY way to obtain these sets. ->Completing the Ponspectors' questline by beating the final superboss gets you a one-of-a-kind headpiece for Melia, with a special effect; it boosts the Tension of the Ponspectors when she has it equipped (Granted, it's not much use at that point, but it looks pretty rad). ->There's a semi-secret quest chain starring an old friend... (Talk to Maxis with Melia after completing every non-Ponspector sidequest.) ->Getting a perfect QTE on a Union Strike adds a little confetti and applause at the end of the attack. Fun!
@zaxtonhong3958
4 жыл бұрын
Isn't the definition of a super boss based on it being a higher level than your party's maximum? Knock off abassey is just a high level boss. Doesn't have the "oh snap" of seeing a level 112 enemy.
@gabrielkaddis2851
4 жыл бұрын
@@zaxtonhong3958 Prosecutor Davrum is Lv. 80. That makes him stronger than any other enemy or UM in the epilogue, including the Fog King. You also don't have any Skills, Chain Attacks and very limited equipment/gems, which makes the fight significantly more challenging.
@Hathos9
4 жыл бұрын
There are atleast two Heat Sink gems in FC. I don't remember where the second one is from, but I currently have both equipped on Kino.
@alinepiroutek8932
4 жыл бұрын
@@gabrielkaddis2851 And thanks to that I can't beat it
@GURGLEGUY12345
4 жыл бұрын
I actually mined a Heat Sink gem.
@CaldakSK
4 жыл бұрын
They really had to give us Nopon-Sharla and not Nopon-Dunban
@justjay9995
4 жыл бұрын
A nopon with a katana would be the only thing I'd ever need in life
@crowviz
4 жыл бұрын
It's Riki's brother lol
@NoNo-fv9pz
4 жыл бұрын
@@justjay9995 wouldn't a nopon with a gun be cooler tho?
@keystone5750
4 жыл бұрын
But Kino’s a good boy so it’s fine.
@MineNAdventurer
4 жыл бұрын
So you *want* people to become furries?
@MiguelHernandez-lo5lg
4 жыл бұрын
I mean hey if there is one good thing about the epilogue it's that the vision reacts song doesn't play when listening to good tracks.
@Scerttle
4 жыл бұрын
Yes omg I got so tired of the vision breaking song.
@alinepiroutek8932
4 жыл бұрын
I love Xenoblade 2 because there is no stupid vision song
@boshwa20
4 жыл бұрын
Downside is that we're all getting nuked by talent arts
@BboySoloUniverse
4 жыл бұрын
This whole time I thought they were saying "WE NEVER, FIND TREASURE" which would've been a lot funnier in the context of Future Connected.
@patrickhachem9716
4 жыл бұрын
0:28 he did it, the madlad finally did it, he didn't spoil the seventh party member
@RAOliverDude
4 жыл бұрын
For anyone that cares - completing the Collectipedia pages will give you the missing Resort costumes for Shulk and Melia. Bionis Shoulder for Meli, and Alcomoth for Shulk. This is the only way to get them, which can be eqquiped as cosmetics in the base game. That's all.
@windwaker0rules
4 жыл бұрын
honestly i love the prospectors in concept and i laugh at all the allies you have but they do not make up for no chain attacks
@TheKotaCan
4 жыл бұрын
I actually prefer ponspectors to chain attacks, literally used less than 10 chain attacks in my entire playthrough of Xc1, but always looked forward to using Ponspectors.
@Nexidal
4 жыл бұрын
@@TheKotaCan That's very strange to me, though I can see why in some respects. I love the cutscene variety and animations for the ponspecters, but I still very much prefer chain attacks. I feel like there's a lot more planning and options with them, and that when done correctly they are much more valuable than even my best use of the ponspecters. When I initially unlocked the ponspecters I thought recruiting more would give me more options to do a sort of chain attack lite, but I can roll with what we got just fine. I like how much more challenging fc is than the main game. No skill links or chain attacks makes for some spicy situations.
@dismasthepenitent569
4 жыл бұрын
How even Not even counting the bosses where you're pretty much forced to use chain attacks, they're one of the most powerful tools in the main game and downright essential at times What did you even spend party gauge on?
@TheKotaCan
4 жыл бұрын
@@dismasthepenitent569 revives.
@NoNo-fv9pz
4 жыл бұрын
@@TheKotaCan how did you beat superbosses?
@ieattables
4 жыл бұрын
Some extra Ponspector data: Extra chance odds are 8% + 2% x number of high tension Ponspectors. So extra chance odds can get as high as 32% with 12 high tension Ponspectors. Speaking of tension, not sure if you mentioned that hitting Burst Affinities raises the tension of a few Ponspectors, so that's how you can raise your odds of an Extra Chance. Ponspector arts - looking at the arts list in the datamine, every Ponspector has 4 arts listed. However most of them appear to be placeholder data so in practice, I think they all have 1 or 2 arts. They have some minor stat differences compared to their original versions but are functionally very similar. Wunwun (red): Sword Drive Tutu (yellow): Shadow Stitch Drydry (red): Wild Down Fofora (yellow): Dive Sobat Faifa (blue): Cure Bullet Hekasa (blue): Heal Round Setset (red): Lacerate Tei-tei (yellow): Slit Edge Nonona (red): Lurgy Dekadeka (blue): Engage & Heal Bullet Evelen (yellow): Hypnotise Tentoo (blue): Heal Blast Honestly, the ones I notice having the biggest effect in battle are the blue team ones. With all four blue Ponspectors you have enough healing to drop Kino I found. The red ones didn't seem to deal especially impressive damage, and I didn't massively notice the yellow team debuffs being that impressive either.
@kamalo01
4 жыл бұрын
Really missed the visions during battle while playing this 😭... Also taught me what a fantastic father Riki really is.. Bummed that a certain other high entia was not a playable party member...even though it would have been IMO the perfect opportunity for to have that person travelling together with Shulk and Melia throughout the extra story 😔
@crowviz
4 жыл бұрын
Yes I would have liked for that bird to be the 5th party member
@phantomlotus
4 жыл бұрын
It really thought it would happen due to the quiet moment requirement for it
@Drako-js2ur
4 жыл бұрын
@@phantomlotus yeah she's literally in like 3 quiet moments
@thebeast3448
4 жыл бұрын
Some arts need visions like Monado Shield. I’ve actually done an ok job predicting when an enemy will use a talent art
@yann_ma
4 жыл бұрын
About the Bird... I got to the final boss and literally stopped playing FC for three days since I was so disappointed and wanted to actually enjoy the ending
@shieldboi3646
4 жыл бұрын
I’m pretty sure there’s a heat sink gem from a giants chest. I remember jumping off a secret area into a lake and getting one
@irtehmrepic
4 жыл бұрын
Yes there is, it's in Gran Dell.
@adooly
4 жыл бұрын
9:29 I know that the animations are definitely distracting, but there are also lag spikes that can occur sometimes because of those animations which messes me up every single time I use the ponspector attack.
@Vonadu
4 жыл бұрын
"Union strike" The most dreaded words in the Nopon language.
@Kiolu100
4 жыл бұрын
I do like how gems are simplified like Aux Cores in Torna. The old system wasn't bad but FC streamlines the process in a way that I think works well for a more bite sized campaign.
@Jayroonify
4 жыл бұрын
So not even Enel manages to consistently get the timing right - I'm really relieved to know I'm not the only person having problems because of those animations :D (Seriously, who thought that would be a good idea? To me personally, it doesn't feel like a challenge bur rather an annoyance because it feels completely random most of the time if I hit the spot or not)
@gbird.
4 жыл бұрын
Oh my god PLEASE make a Nene and Kino Guide for April Fools its perfect
@ayylmao633
4 жыл бұрын
I wish there was more content in future connected, it’s shorter than torna and the strongest enemy does not respawn.
@AliBaba-sw4ej
4 жыл бұрын
I’m sorry Kino but you’re not becoming a heropon anytime since you chose to follow the wrong footsteps
@jacobg8640
4 жыл бұрын
I know you're just joking, but there's actually an in game explanation for why he uses a rifle instead of a nibbler. It wasn't exactly a choice.
@zaos7321
3 жыл бұрын
@@jacobg8640 if Kino grow big and strong though he can be a heropon
@barbobska9730
4 жыл бұрын
I was listening to the Quiet moment between Melia and Nene. Glad she agreed with me on how Melia looks good in blue, considering how that’s the color I made her wear in the base game before reverting her back to her original outfit. Partly wish Shulk’s colony top color matched with the REX head.
@bandi642
4 жыл бұрын
i dont know why the fog king didnt die of cuteness after entering the boss fight with a line of 12 fluffs
@bandi642
4 жыл бұрын
well 14 including kino and nene
@sandwichwithnocheese5194
4 жыл бұрын
Doze off best talent art, and Egg shaker is the best daze art AND BRO, ENEL, it’s B-B-B- BOOST not drive boost 😂
@EnelXC
4 жыл бұрын
it's hard to remember all the art names LOL
@pronounjow
4 жыл бұрын
I think the best part is that Nintendo included FC for free! They could've easily made it paid "DLC" instead. Great customer-friendly move!
@sLasHeRxXx07
4 жыл бұрын
It's the correct move. *cough* square Enix *cough*
@chaincat33
4 жыл бұрын
Worth noting: Shulk's AI is significantly better in FC. He no longer has Enchant (there are no Mechon in FC so it's unnecessary) and you can remove battle soul if he's being too gungho about it. He's not the best at managing his monado arts, but he tends to favour using Armor if it isn't already up, meaning he's serviceable as an AI party member. Melia, as always, is barely useable as the AI, and Godly in your hands. Melia Shulk Nene is probably the strongest team easily since you have a lot of topple and daze arts to go around
@RyuNoZero
4 жыл бұрын
*beats the story of the main game* *starts Future Connected* *Game tells you:* Chain Attacks are gone Skill Links are gone Visions are gone Here have a little Nopon Army instead!
@darkrai6543
4 жыл бұрын
And somehow it still manages to be pretty satisfying (I at least got a kick out of every time my switch did the rumble with the final explosion, even though I never hit a perfect QTE combo).
@RyuNoZero
4 жыл бұрын
@@darkrai6543 the fact that we can play on the shoulder alone is amazing+ Alcamoth gives me the chills xD
@darkrai6543
4 жыл бұрын
@@RyuNoZero Absolutely. I wasn't sure about how I'd really feel about Alcamoth until I was there, but once I set foot inside and I saw the walkways were lying in ruins, the ceiling had holes and the parks were overgrown, I was just like 'oh my god I wish I had an entire game like this'
@RyuNoZero
4 жыл бұрын
@@darkrai6543 you really see Alcamoth in every state: glory, fall and ruined
@darkrai6543
4 жыл бұрын
@@RyuNoZero Yup. And that's just my jam, tbh. Makes it feel good when you see it getting fixed back up in the credits too.
@der_bauer3438
4 жыл бұрын
with Art Heal Gems you can give shulk sealfheal on casting monado armor since every ponspector counts as an ally hit by armour and triggers 1 tick of arts heal really handy to survive longer fights
@AlvisMonado
4 жыл бұрын
I really like it! But it really made me desperate to have Tyrea join the team. I don't like letting Shulk and Melia be AI controlled. Once I figured out I can't bother with gems the way I want to, I just was DPS tank Shulk. Spamming Speed, Armour, and Shield preemptively on cooldown, I could keep aggro and not worry about the lack of visions. The only real weakness is that I didn't want to grind in Future Connected since I was using it as a break from Post-base game grinding. Coupled with limited quests that may not even give EXP. Last Quest, was tough, so Tanking as Shulk felt necessary. I was probably overleveled for actual story ending. Independent of that Nene is so adorable.
@zaxtonhong3958
4 жыл бұрын
Can confirm nene is best nopon in the xenoblade series.
@lukio3935
4 жыл бұрын
Filling up the collectopedia gives you the final resort type outfits for Shulk and Melia :)
@justjay9995
4 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love the soundtrack they added
@SoupyLenny
4 жыл бұрын
And unfinished battle plays again
@questionmarkquestionmarkques
4 жыл бұрын
@@SoupyLenny and it actually loops
@Matsuna13
3 жыл бұрын
It actually does not that I wish it does which is my favourite song in the game
@MineNAdventurer
4 жыл бұрын
You can get Heat Sink from a chest in Gran Dell's watering hole area. The one above the lake behind the city. Also, Melia is OP after beating the final Ponspector mission.
@BassForever
4 жыл бұрын
I used Melia, Shulk, and Nene and almost never had use for Kino's healing in FC outside of the level 80 optional boss. You have to control Melia but you'll usually delete most FC enemies without ever needing to heal.
@FinalDragoon
4 жыл бұрын
One thing not covered is the best way to grind extra levels/AP if you feel the need to. Go to Alcamoth and set your level to 71-72 with Expert Mode. There's a level 75 fogbeast at the top of the central stairs that respawns every time you quick travel to the nearby landmark. It's great for getting the remaining coins you need to buy extra art books too.
@ajmakab
4 жыл бұрын
The dieno saurus facing the slobo in front of the quarry is a better to grind. It's 65k exp/3k AP when red and you kill them both easily with a red union attack
@willbowden6897
4 жыл бұрын
Kino exists to make Sharla technically not the worst party member in the game...
@Tachtzehn
4 жыл бұрын
I'd argue that Kino has more practical application in his game than Sharla does in hers due to the difference in game mechanics (most notably lack of visions in FC), making Kino better.
@adamnguyen4439
4 жыл бұрын
Hey. I remember that you were in a ZeRo video a while back. Just came to tell you that I hope you’re alright. I assume that you guys were friends and this situation hurts you if you know what I’m talking about. Take care of yourself, man. I love these Xenoblade videos!
@darkrai6543
4 жыл бұрын
Enel, just fyi since you mentioned it, there ARE heat sink gems in FC, they're just in one of the giant's chests. I don't recall what level gem it is or which specific chest it's found in, but he does get one.
@Tachtzehn
4 жыл бұрын
You can also mine Heat Sink from the ice deposit north(ish) of the Agni's Birthplace landmark.
@perfectdivot2583
4 жыл бұрын
Completing the collectopedia in future connected gives you cool cosmetics you can be used also in the base game and the reward for beating the last boss is actually really nice
@presion5628
3 жыл бұрын
I mean, you don´t have to deal with Shulk/Melia AI, you just will have to deal with Nopon Sharla
@JulieFalcom
4 жыл бұрын
Started Future Connected and I love it! The cast and interactions have been great so far. Nene an Kino are plain adorable but also authentic. The only thing issue I have is the lack on chain attacks. From the gameplay aspect it could have been better. Still enjoying it overall so far.
@ghiri3769
4 жыл бұрын
I about pissed myself in the first cutscene when Shulk saw alcamoth. It was one of my favorite places and Im glad it got some closure in FC
@streamofthesky
4 жыл бұрын
Shield is still very useful, IMO. Some of the enemy talent arts are just brutal. Yes, you don't know when they're coming. But with a Talent Up gem on Shulk, you can fill his gauge quickly and keep Shield up nearly 100% of the time against monsters w/ nasty TA attacks, sometimes even able to alternate Shield and Armor. Not sure why you even mentioned Buster, it's totally not worth the gauge cost w/ no mechon around. Eater and Purge are far better for offense. I know you don't like it in the main game anyway, but it's worth noting Last Stand is way less useful in FC. In the main game, with visions and skills, it's basically a free attack negation for Reyn since you can use it when needed and get the party gauge back immediately plus other bonuses, while as in FC it's just a sheer guessing game. My party was usually Melia-Nene-Shulk (it's her game and all...), but Melia seems to badly suffer from lack of skills and (good) gems, so any hard fights I usually had to go with Shulk-Nene-Kino. I can't even imagine tackling everything w/ Melia-Shulk-Kino, w/o Nene seems impossible.
@KingKafei
4 жыл бұрын
All you need to know about future connected is that Nene is adorable
@ixchel3330
3 жыл бұрын
*kino
@joelman1989
2 жыл бұрын
I really like how you’re closer to the characters in future connected. Makes you appreciate the world and art even more.
@flavienp1510
4 жыл бұрын
Hello! Thanks for your great content! For the extra turn with ponspectors, the chance is based from how many ponspectors are with the orange boost you get from qte and melia's crown!(I don't know how that is called in English) A big thanks from a French wiever, I find your vids great and you introduce me to xenoblade 1 and 2! Keep up the good work!
@JJGamezMC
3 жыл бұрын
I don’t even remember much about the fog beasts and the fog king but I do know that the fogbeast battle theme is the best song from FC.
@Nicky_Dore
2 жыл бұрын
Just started playing this today. I love the addition of the ponspectors!!! Hopefully they have something like this in xc3.
@andreuromeroelias8341
4 жыл бұрын
Hey, thanks for always give us content and also for be so consostent in this channel. You always do great if not Amazing guides and all of them help a lot. Have a very nice day and good bye.
@yann_ma
4 жыл бұрын
If you need more content you could do guides of where to find UMs (In the main game and FC) and fogbeasts for affinity coins and artbooks of an area or two per video. I think it would be better to start on one of three areas: - Colony 9/Tephra cave 1 since it’s the start of the game - Any area blocked after mechonis core so people don’t miss them - FC since it’s the new part not many people know (you could do a video for fogbeasts and another for UMs). Or people can just look at the Wiki
@m.taylor6890
4 жыл бұрын
Love the soundtrack. Thank man for all you do.
@sayzar9474
4 жыл бұрын
Future connected does have heat sink gems. I think I got one near the town and it was level 4.
@sayzar9474
4 жыл бұрын
Just came back to say I actually found another one in another treasure chest. This one is actually in the town. It’s also a level 4 gem.
@chowy_
4 жыл бұрын
"Best" equipment / ether crystal farming spots / available weapons? Maybe you should have talked in more detail about these things
@smashking286
4 жыл бұрын
Completing the collectopedia for each area gives an additional swimsuit outfit for Shulk and Melia. I'm unsure if you can buy it in the main game via Noponstone like the rest of them.
@DeQuimet
4 жыл бұрын
8:54 "Simply press down on the d-pad to scroll". Or maybe just press up to access it directly. I wondered why you always passed through the Flee option...
@Kasaaz
4 жыл бұрын
The Collectopedia for FC is just two outfits, one for Shulk, one for Melia.
@paragonyoshi4237
4 жыл бұрын
I will never get the Sharla hate. She is a very likable character and her gameplay is fine for a different playstyle. Too many people say she is bad from a very one-sided perspective, as if a fast rush-down HP Nuke is the only legitmate way to play. Sharla and Kino are different, yes. But that doesn't make them expendable or any less significant. They're just not suiting your own personal playstyle. So stop saying they suck, when the truth is they just suck for your own personal playstyle. Let everyone play how they want, instead of trying to dictate how people should play the game.
@nascour5991
3 жыл бұрын
She never dictated anything it's just a guide people can use if they want. It's what he recommends he never says u can't play with kino chill lmao
@paragonyoshi4237
3 жыл бұрын
@@nascour5991 First of, why do you people constantly laugh like madmen. But second of all: A guide is supposed to be as objective as possible, trying to be a help for every possible type of player. And saying "Character X Sucks don't use em" is very opinionated and a slap to the face for all those who like to play as said character or is interested in them. And finally, how desperate are you, bringing up a comment from 4 MONTHS AGO, just so you can "be right" and tell someone ""Ur wrong". :/
@gachalibra9243
3 жыл бұрын
Main reason why people say sharla is the worst party member: cool off.
@werecatqueennic864
Жыл бұрын
Melia simps hate Sharla because she stops shipping ShulkXMelia in her heart to hearts with Fiora
@weezerofficial1738
4 жыл бұрын
Best Epilogue
@LavaCreeperPeople
4 жыл бұрын
*Gaming Creator on the Rise*
@selder_7
4 жыл бұрын
Spent so long trying to time an all out attack to play perfectly with You Will Know Our Names for screen capture. Melia’s is amazing
@heroponriki3084
3 жыл бұрын
You forgot that when the regular battle theme is playing you have to hold the pronspectors thing for at least 10 m
@faereman
4 жыл бұрын
Maybe you intended to to these at some point, but I'd love to see some guides regarding the time attacks, especially the versions with fixed equipments. Because even though the regular ones are freebies with pretty much a guaranteed S, the fixed ones are actually decently challenging when it comes to getting an S rank (beating them at all is still easy though). On a side note, these time attacks remind me of how the arena quests work in the Monster Hunter games, some are just regular quests that you can do with your own equipment, but the dedicated "arena type" quests have a bunch of preset equipments and skills, sometimes less than optimal too :p
@ExImperialDragon
4 жыл бұрын
I think the largest problem with Future Connected is the boss of the whole thing. *Spoiler warning if you haven't beaten FC or XC1 yet* - - - What the hell was the Fog King, and why was nothing explained about it? In base Xenoblade you had Metal Face, Egil, and even Zanza- and their backstories and motivations were at least explained (Metal Face hated Dunban and was finally given his opportunity to steal the Monado. Egil saw the original war between Bionis and Mechonis, and wanted to destroy the Bionis at all costs or else the Mechonis would be destroyed, and Zanza just wanted even more power, acquired it, and then wanted to remake the world as he saw fit). Fog King? No explanations, no nothing. Just, "There's a rift. It seems to be drawing power from it. The Telethia ran into it, somehow weakening it, Fog King go bye bye, roll credits." It was just... way less than I was used to given how characters would bloviate about their motivations for minutes at a time. Fog King turned out to be Calamity Ganon but worse, and I didn't even know that was possible before FC. However.... Nene was adorable and easily the best thing about FC.
@MyPupTobi
4 жыл бұрын
I thought it was pretty clear that FC wasn’t meant to be a complete story. It also potentially *connects to the future*. The Fog King was strong, but this is one big side quest for Shulk and Melia. It’s open to debate, but it likely is foreshadowing Xenoblade 3. The actual “interesting” story line is Melia’s struggles with the others of her race. Nothing more, nothing less.
@brokenm8950
4 жыл бұрын
I saw nothing but a huge Xenosaga reference with the Fog King stuff.
@samreddig8819
4 жыл бұрын
Also how did it connect to the future? If it foreshadows the next xenoblade we'll see then. But until then it feels pointless. Melia didn't have much of an arc. She lets the troops walk all over her. She end up begging them to defend of gran dell. If the said no she'd be out of luck then. She should have taken command and grown a backbone. Last we saw her she had feelings for Shulk. I would have liked some closure there. The fog king was literally non existent as a threat. He just sits in Alcamoth and waits for you. He draws power from the rift. But what is the rift? Is it like a portal? A tear in time? Connected to a world full of eather? This is never explained. Then some telethia fly into it and it goes away. The fog king is immune to weapons until Shulk basicly says we have to hit it harder. Gael'garn was wasted as a one note villain. That said i like Kino and Nene. The ponspecters were fun to round up. Monado was said like 3 times. So if you play immediately after the base game you don't get all Monado'd out. Melia and Shulk's redesigns are cool except for their pants im not a fan of those cloud thing on Melia and Shulk's pants are just stupid. Overall it was a so far unessary and pointless story. That was a bit of a mixed bag. Gameplay was fun. Side content was great. Character development was practically non existent. And acting was stoll better then XC2. Play it if you want. You're not missing much if you don't.
@Tachtzehn
4 жыл бұрын
It seemed to me that the true nature of the Fog King was intentionally left a mystery so that players could enjoy speculating about it, and if it could mean something for the series going forward (is it foreshadowing?), and I'm fine with that. Initially, I wondered if it was some remnant of Zanza, but I abandoned that idea later. In the final boss fight, I thought it was interesting that it resembled the giant Guldo from XC2 (Not going to spoil XC2, if you've finished it, you know what the Guldos were implied to be). Part of the fun is in not knowing. If you explain everything, the fiction loses its magic. Take Santa Claus for example. I dont think a 10-hour sidestory, (to a 100+ hour game) the primary catalyst for which being a scrapped map/region from the original game would be the place to expect a more complex "grey area" villain like Egil to be introduced and also have the plot around him resolved within that short time. I'm fine with Monolith saving their most overtly interesting ideas for the next big game.
@raveouscarlias4479
3 жыл бұрын
Yah Fog King was awful
@skadi2911
4 жыл бұрын
I still enjoy a lot more what they did with Torna compared to Future Connected. In Torna, the experience felt shorter and more fast paced, but in a good way imo. They really changed the battle system to make it feel more dynamic and to speed it up, which was a great touch for a short adventure like that. On the other hand, Future Connected just left me a bit frustrated because I couldn't use chain attacks and skills. It felt really simplified (in a bad way imo) whereas Torna felt different, even if some mechanics were altered. Obviously, I knew it wasn't going to be as good as Torna, but I still think it could have been better.
@azuredeath
4 жыл бұрын
Finding all of the collectibles gives you swimsuits for Melia and Shulk. Also Fog Beasts do draw aggro from nearby monsters but they also emit an aura which forces awakening on those enemies which can raise their levels by 5. If not careful you could get overwhelmed. That aura can be Mind Blasted or Monado Purged to lower the levels of the adds.
@azuredeath
4 жыл бұрын
@@TARDISES That makes sense. I only saw the 5 levels increase when encountering fogbeasts. Didn't know it was set to their level.
@justjay9995
4 жыл бұрын
Kino is a worse damage dealer than Sharla but way more likable
@Joker-nh6dd
4 жыл бұрын
Yo my guy what's wrong with sharla? (Minus the gameplay)
@RudiMyDear
4 жыл бұрын
Joker Storywise? Her whole Arc is unnecessary, wastes time, and the most she contributes is ruining other party member’s days. Also: “GuHdOlT!” Is annoying af. She’s more of a Macguffin than the Monado is, and the Monado is a poster boy for Xeno Macguffins. She’s basically JuJu, if JuJu were a sex joke. Aight; Sharla Simps, commence the Hate train.
@theonewingedangel8680
4 жыл бұрын
Elementary, My Dear how can we? You’d have to insult Sharla first. Comparing her to the best character in Xenoblade is not an insult.
@justjay9995
4 жыл бұрын
@@Joker-nh6dd Galdolt is her whole story/character arc and it was insanely annoying. She wasn't even that likeable in her heart to hearts. If you like her more power to you but I can't wrap my head around it
@Joker-nh6dd
4 жыл бұрын
@@justjay9995 I'm not saying I like her, shes probly the most indifferent I've been to a character in games for a while. I just never saw her as "bad"
@selder_7
4 жыл бұрын
Feel like you should just all your arts have their caps moved to level 12 for beating this, having to them go and grind trials for ages to then grind for AP for ages is pretty poor in an otherwise sublime game
@johnsmith-fe4ip
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Enel. Always enjoy your content,
@arbiter9135
4 жыл бұрын
Even though Future connected wasn't as good as Torna, I think it was still a good dlc and a relaxing experience. Also Kino and Nene are absolutely adorables.
@showmeyourmoves8551
4 жыл бұрын
Its not dlc
@arbiter9135
4 жыл бұрын
@@showmeyourmoves8551 True, is already on disc. Anyhow I guess it's not wrong to consider it a dlc nowadays, it fits that criteria in fields such as length and overall content in it when compared to dlc from other games. Although it is more correct to call it an expansion or an epilogue as they label it, I still judge it by following dlc parameters, especially considering the time that they had to develop it and the overall price of the game.
@kirindas4691
4 жыл бұрын
Future connected was definitely a fun and contained experienced to wrap up Melia’s side.
@chrislee9429
4 жыл бұрын
Keep doing what your doing Man. Your the best.
@crowviz
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Enel are you a Nopon irl?
@MGM_Think
4 жыл бұрын
I just finished the main game, after beating the final boss I reloaded my save file, I finished most quests, recruited most NPCs to Colony6, reached level 85 then just fell out of love for the game, doing the extra stuff to perfection isn't worth it without the bragging right I get from the trophy system on my Playstation, I wish Nintendo would do something to make it worth completing the game 100%. I thought about doing the extra story, but It's not interesting after watching your video, I think it's time to play XC2.
@mikemitchell6265
4 жыл бұрын
Great guide as usual.
@isaacmaier4150
3 жыл бұрын
I did really well with Shulk, Melia, and kino,
@irtehmrepic
4 жыл бұрын
I love the animation of the full team attacking when using the Ponspectors. Everyone working together, with Shulk coming in with that glorious slash. Love it. Best thing about FC other than Nene.
@SwordsmanOrion
4 жыл бұрын
The opening tutorial of the "changes" in FC compared to the base game reads like a list of patch notes to a game where every single change was a huge nerf. It's nothing but removed features and the only thing added was a whole bunch of nopon.
@ratmilk671
4 жыл бұрын
You're videos are really in deph and really generous. Thanks for the amazing content, I cant believe its free, thank you for putting in so much hard work. Im looking to get into xenoblade and your channel is such a good find, im already a huge fan!
@areallymeanperson
4 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing that if the ponspectors have high tension (it looks like a dragon ball esque glowy thing iirc) you get a higher chance of doing another uniom strike
@selder_7
4 жыл бұрын
Problem with the party is you HAVE to have at least one of Shulk or Melia, and as such to play optimally you’ll always have to play as one of them
@360noahscope
4 жыл бұрын
Literally all I want in life is a full Xenoblade game with a bajillion Nopon following you around like in FC. Nopon are the best things about this franchise and I NEED MORE (also they should SERIOUSLY make a stuffed nopon plushie, I’d buy at least 10, minimum).
@_Yozora_
4 жыл бұрын
I believe the more Ponspectors with high tension increases your chances of a 'Extra chance!'.
@Vinylmelody1517
4 жыл бұрын
Collectopedia rewards are full sets of shulk and melias new swim suit gear third color . Gear is only good as cosmetic options since the stats suck.
@NoNo-fv9pz
4 жыл бұрын
Yesssss I've been waiting for this for 2 days
@bigyoshii
4 жыл бұрын
Now we need a monado and regular art tier list
@daltongibson1033
3 жыл бұрын
We got so cheated out of having Tyrea as a party member. I will die mad about that.
@N120Xeno
3 жыл бұрын
I think she was actually intended to be a party member as there was I think art of her for the menu.
@kevinr.9733
2 жыл бұрын
@@N120Xeno The menu-style art of Tyrea was used for the Quiet Moment between her and Melia. This doesn't prove one way or the other whether she was intended to be a party member, but it is a valid alternate explanation.
@omo4941
4 жыл бұрын
Future connected had very good music and the best animations in the game in my opinion.
@lordnoxx9512
4 жыл бұрын
Completing the Collectopaedia will give you some nice unique costumes for every row you complete and area you have at 100% completion. These are recolors of some of the new armours added in Xenoblade DE and Future Connected. Looks very nice in my opinion.
@darshpatel3525
4 жыл бұрын
One thing you neglected to mention is that each of the Ponspectors can enter a state of high tension during battle. I believe you can increase the chances of getting high tension on them if you successfully land the battle start affinity and burst affinity QTEs. The higher the number of Ponspectors in high tension when you perform a Union Strike, the greater the chance of getting a second chance for the Union Strike.
@Ultimabuster92
4 жыл бұрын
All i wanted was some romance between Shulk and Melia... ah i knew from the beginning that this was a foolish wish, but my brain decided to hope for it anyway. Of course... the result was clear from the start. I got nothing. But at least, Melia got some time to shine, something that the main game denied her! Shame on you Maingame, shame on you! For disrespecting Melia to that extent. Jokes aside, i enjoyed FC for what it was, but... well my first sentence was the truth, i'm sorry xD
@Qwerty10254
3 жыл бұрын
Shulk is an idiot and doesn't deserve her, that is clear.
@selder_7
4 жыл бұрын
Just played through it myself. A nice addition to the story and experiment in how much you can strip down from the mechanics. I missed skill trees (links not so much) and I missed the affinity chart (not party affinity so much) and visions (can understand why they’re gone) and I did really like the all out attacks as a nice and flashy change but chain attacks would be preferred in a potential 3
@irtehmrepic
4 жыл бұрын
The game explains that Union Strike extra chances are tied to the Ponspectors' tension. Since using a Union Strike also resets tension to base, it's impossible to get all 3 strikes at one as far as I'm aware, even with the headgear for Melia that makes Ponspector tension always maxed. Ponspector tension only increases with the burst affinity and battle start affinty, so they are CRUCIAL. It's also prudent to note that it seems like the bonus damage affects the aoe hit of union strikes, not the effects of the specific strike you choose, though I'm not 100% sure on that. The reason having more Ponspectors gives you extra chances is because that makes tension rise much higher with each qte.
@EXstormDragon
4 жыл бұрын
For the collectopedia I believe the rewards are fashion armor for shulk and Melia.
@ebgamesemployee2764
4 жыл бұрын
I thought future connected would be longer but it was still fun
@hayesclark97hc
4 жыл бұрын
You can get heat sink 3 gems as soon as you get to gran dell
@michaelthompson785
4 жыл бұрын
Glad that you mentioned that about Union strikes, I thought my timing was just really bad 😅 they kinda reminded of XBC 2 blade combos with the QTES & Anime battle sequence
@EnelXC
4 жыл бұрын
nah they're really hard to hit lol
@doraemonlam68
4 жыл бұрын
Love seeing the ponspectors all lined up and pretty every time I turn around ☺️☺️☺️
@goldmemberpb
4 жыл бұрын
Filing out all of the collectopedia and some sidequests will give you access to the missing fashion gears for Shulk and Melia. So, if you want that for the main game, then you will need to do a little bit of item grinding.
@angelicagunsandroses2356
4 жыл бұрын
You can predict enemy arts, if you are good enough. However I recommend using Monado Armor whenever you get the chance, but if you know your enemy they do have some patterns and if you guess right Monado Shield and Speed can be just as good, and considering the lack of Visions, speed is better if you want to evade damage with the chance of avoiding an enemy physical art. Shield is high risk but high reward
@irtehmrepic
4 жыл бұрын
The rewards for the FC collectopedia are alternate color vanity armor swimsuit sets for Melia and Shulk, which seem to be references to XC2 with their colors. At the very least, Shulk's looks a lot like Cloud Sea King Rex.
@irtehmrepic
4 жыл бұрын
And no, it is not worth it, really. Even for those that love 2.
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