Mod note: Created a spoiler thread that won't have unmarked spoilers. If you don't like spoilers, leave the thread and come back until you beat the game. Kinda have to beat it anyways so that some of your questions early on in the game can be answered. -Squirrel
The Xenoblade X Secret File artbook is AMAZING I'm so happy x_____x now I really want a sequel. I also wish the character models looked more like the design sketches, some of them are unrecognizable. Irina's sketch in particular looks so much better than her game model. (Oh and Lao too. Lao's sketch is way better)
The "Confidential" section also shows some things that were unused (scrapped protagonist, unused supporting characters...) AND some of the mystery things like a full illustration of the shadowy figure in the final cutscene.
A lot of the descriptions have black bars over the words D:
And it shows other interesting things that didn't make it into this game like
It totally teases like it's a preview for things to come. I will be so sad if I never get to see this stuff realized.
The Xenoblade X Secret File artbook is AMAZING I'm so happy x_____x now I really want a sequel. I also wish the character models looked more like the design sketches, some of them are unrecognizable. Irina's sketch in particular looks so much better than her game model. (Oh and Lao too. Lao's sketch is way better)
The "Confidential" section also shows some things that were unused (scrapped protagonist, unused supporting characters...) AND some of the mystery things like a full illustration of the shadowy figure in the final cutscene.
A lot of the descriptions have black bars over the words D:
And it shows other interesting things that didn't make it into this game like
L's "true form" (I believe they showed a glimpse of this at one of the American events but here it's kept separate from his other design concepts... also I would have realized this sooner if I played the English version but I am very sure his true name is Lucifer)
Qlu ship/villages (I think they were originally planned to have a much, much larger role)
More Ares designs (in the original concept at least, it was the protag's skell piloted in tandem with Elma)
New Tokyo
Black knight (the shadowy figure)'s Skell
The Ghosts (alien race in the opening cutscene)
Some satellite floating above Mira called "the rose garden"
Qlu ship/villages (I think they were originally planned to have a much, much larger role)
More Ares designs (in the original concept at least, it was the protag's skell piloted in tandem with Elma)
New Tokyo
Black knight (the shadowy figure)'s Skell
The Ghosts (alien race in the opening cutscene)
Some satellite floating above Mira called "the rose garden"
It totally teases like it's a preview for things to come. I will be so sad if I never get to see this stuff realized.