Realistically speaking is Xenoblade worth the premium price?

I finally got my Wii hooked up to the TV.  It's been two years, I was lazy, but finally bought the Wii2HDMI converter and I'm in business.  Got copies of Skyward Sword and The Last Story to finish up the collection of Wii games I want (and maybe Pandora's Tower, the jury's out on that one at the moment).

Xenoblade Chronicles is a game that I want, but is it worth the $90 asking price on GameStop and Ebay?  How essential is it to my library?  Is it worth the $90 asking price or should I hold out and hope for a reprint?

I'm certain I'd enjoy Xenoblade Chronicles, but I also typically don't pay more than $20 for a game and with the various Steam sales and Humble Bundle deals on the PC end of things I rarely even go that high.  Basically, is this game such a genuine classic that I need to experience it or should I just pass up on it and go for the next RPG that comes around?

Also, let me know about Pandora's Tower if you guys have played it.  I doubt that one's essential but I'm also certain it can be found dirt cheap, hopefully cheaper once I beat Skyward Sword and The Last Story.

Thanks for any replies.

It's definitely an amazing game, but not worth 90 bucks. For your sake I hope they reprint the game or you can find a cheaper copy elsewhere, but screw Gamestop and Ebay. It's definitely worth it at "full price" though, which is 50-60 bucks.

I'd say wait it out a bit as the recent influx of Gamestop copies might lower the price a tad on Ebay.

It's definitely an amazing game, but not worth 90 bucks. For your sake I hope they reprint the game or you can find a cheaper copy elsewhere, but screw Gamestop and Ebay. It's definitely worth it at "full price" though, which is 50-60 bucks.

I'd say wait it out a bit as the recent influx of Gamestop copies might lower the price a tad on Ebay.

yokofox33

An excellent point.  Here's hoping it helps.

It's definitely an amazing game, but not worth 90 bucks. For your sake I hope they reprint the game or you can find a cheaper copy elsewhere, but screw Gamestop and Ebay. It's definitely worth it at "full price" though, which is 50-60 bucks.

I'd say wait it out a bit as the recent influx of Gamestop copies might lower the price a tad on Ebay.

yokofox33

I am not taking the risk.  If the price does go down which I doubt it will because Gamestop, when that happens it will be hard to find it again.

It's definitely an amazing game, but not worth 90 bucks. For your sake I hope they reprint the game or you can find a cheaper copy elsewhere, but screw Gamestop and Ebay. It's definitely worth it at "full price" though, which is 50-60 bucks.

I'd say wait it out a bit as the recent influx of Gamestop copies might lower the price a tad on Ebay.

yokofox33

I think xenoblade is very likely to either get a reprint or more likely, a digital release on the Wii U. As for the 90$ price point? No, I wouldn't do it, at least not buy it from gametop. It's bad to support such behavior from retailers.

Alright, thanks for the replies everyone.  It looks like I'll be holding off for now.

No, no it's not

It's a good game but it's completely awful in a lot of ways

Graphics? They're awful even for the Wii

Pacing? Completely atricious

A lot of people will say "well if you only own a Wii and you want an RPG" well that's crap, if you only have a Wii then you're so casual that the thought of the Wiimote being removed from the Wii wheel makes you lightheaded and you think RPG is what Arod took to get him suspended from baseball.

It's a bargain game with a premium price, the time it takes to play the game is time you can play many significantly better games to completion.

No, no it's not

It's a good game but it's completely awful in a lot of ways

Graphics? They're awful even for the Wii

Pacing? Completely atricious

A lot of people will say "well if you only own a Wii and you want an RPG" well that's crap, if you only have a Wii then you're so casual that the thought of the Wiimote being removed from the Wii wheel makes you lightheaded and you think RPG is what Arod took to get him suspended from baseball.

It's a bargain game with a premium price, the time it takes to play the game is time you can play many significantly better games to completion.

Jaysonguy

Even if it was worth $90, don't buy it from Gamestop. Don't condone their shady practices.

No, no it's not

It's a good game but it's completely awful in a lot of ways

Graphics? They're awful even for the Wii

Pacing? Completely atricious

A lot of people will say "well if you only own a Wii and you want an RPG" well that's crap, if you only have a Wii then you're so casual that the thought of the Wiimote being removed from the Wii wheel makes you lightheaded and you think RPG is what Arod took to get him suspended from baseball.

It's a bargain game with a premium price, the time it takes to play the game is time you can play many significantly better games to completion.

Jaysonguy

And people like you are the reason RPGs suck now.  http://www.destructoid.com/xenoblade-chronicles-226518.phtml

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

No, no it's not

It's a good game but it's completely awful in a lot of ways

Graphics? They're awful even for the Wii

Pacing? Completely atricious

A lot of people will say "well if you only own a Wii and you want an RPG" well that's crap, if you only have a Wii then you're so casual that the thought of the Wiimote being removed from the Wii wheel makes you lightheaded and you think RPG is what Arod took to get him suspended from baseball.

It's a bargain game with a premium price, the time it takes to play the game is time you can play many significantly better games to completion.

Sora278

And people like you are the reason RPGs suck now.  http://www.destructoid.com/xenoblade-chronicles-226518.phtml

Considering I tend to pay that price for pretty much all games (yay for living in a country where games are unreasonably overpriced), I would say it definitely is worth that price. :P

But seriously, it is a great game and one of the Wii's best games. And that's coming from someone who dislikes JRPGs in general.

I'd say yes, though I'd wish you could get it at a better price. My first playthrough lasted me nearly 90hrs. In this case, you're getting $1/hr of gameplay - not bad at all considering many games this gen hardly scrape by the 30hr mark.

[QUOTE="Sora278"]

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

No, no it's not

It's a good game but it's completely awful in a lot of ways

Graphics? They're awful even for the Wii

Pacing? Completely atricious

A lot of people will say "well if you only own a Wii and you want an RPG" well that's crap, if you only have a Wii then you're so casual that the thought of the Wiimote being removed from the Wii wheel makes you lightheaded and you think RPG is what Arod took to get him suspended from baseball.

It's a bargain game with a premium price, the time it takes to play the game is time you can play many significantly better games to completion.

roboccs

And people like you are the reason RPGs suck now.  http://www.destructoid.com/xenoblade-chronicles-226518.phtml

$90?

Short answer: Hell No

It was a good game, but definitely not worth past $39.99 at this point.

I LOVE Xenoblade, but I would take pause at paying $90 for it.  It is definitely a amazing game, and I could justify the price considering the game's quality and length, but if you're not sure you'll love it I don't think $90 is a fair price at all.

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

No, no it's not

It's a good game but it's completely awful in a lot of ways

Graphics? They're awful even for the Wii

Pacing? Completely atricious

A lot of people will say "well if you only own a Wii and you want an RPG" well that's crap, if you only have a Wii then you're so casual that the thought of the Wiimote being removed from the Wii wheel makes you lightheaded and you think RPG is what Arod took to get him suspended from baseball.

It's a bargain game with a premium price, the time it takes to play the game is time you can play many significantly better games to completion.

Sora278

And people like you are the reason RPGs suck now.  http://www.destructoid.com/xenoblade-chronicles-226518.phtml

I'm so glad you linked that.  I enjoyed reading it very much.

Considering I tend to pay that price for pretty much all games (yay for living in a country where games are unreasonably overpriced), I would say it definitely is worth that price. :P

But seriously, it is a great game and one of the Wii's best games. And that's coming from someone who dislikes JRPGs in general.

Pierst179

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

No, no it's not

It's a good game but it's completely awful in a lot of ways

Graphics? They're awful even for the Wii

Pacing? Completely atricious

A lot of people will say "well if you only own a Wii and you want an RPG" well that's crap, if you only have a Wii then you're so casual that the thought of the Wiimote being removed from the Wii wheel makes you lightheaded and you think RPG is what Arod took to get him suspended from baseball.

It's a bargain game with a premium price, the time it takes to play the game is time you can play many significantly better games to completion.

Sora278

And people like you are the reason RPGs suck now.  http://www.destructoid.com/xenoblade-chronicles-226518.phtml

No, you're the reason we can't have nice things

It's insane that we can't have high production values and a good game at the same time.

You're one of those people that defended the Wii for years with the "it doesn't matter matter that the game looks like mud, it's how you CONTROL the mud"

Xenoblade had no business being on the Wii. You ever hear a dev say "now we finally have the hardware to make a game like I imagined"?

That should have been the thought behind Xenoblade. Someone should have had the smarts to say "oh this is going to look really bad and there's a new console on the way so maybe..."

Also the game looking awful doesn't fix pacing problems, that wasn't due to hardware limitations that was due to developer limitations.