A vast world awaits in Xenoblade Chronicles 3, the next game in the acclaimed RPG series from developer Monolithsoft. Players will step into the roles of protagonists Noah and Mio amid turmoil between the hostile nations of Keves and Agnus. Six characters hailing from those nations will take part in a grand tale with “life” as its central theme. Explore a new world that will connect the futures of both Xenoblade Chronicles and Xenoblade Chronicles 2.
Also in series
Reviews View More
SPOILER FREE
I finished Xenoblade 3's main story. I do have a lot more to do but I got all heroes, did all main characters side stores and 3/4 of the side quests.
Lot of post game clean up but I feel like I need to make my review because this game is something special.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is everything Monolith Soft learned in their years of making the series and welled so tightly together to create genuinely the most perfect mechanically Xenoblade game.
They fixed EVERY single issue I've ever had with the series. They sorted the bad blade system, the combat, the compass, the party amount and important side quests not being locked behind awful trivial fetch quests.
I can't believe how tightly tuned this game is. This is the best Xenoblade to PLAY. It feels awesome and all the quality of life improvements will make your gameplay experience be nothing but fantastic if you've played the others.
Gameplay wise, this game is a 10/10 for this franchise.
However we all know that plot is what carries us in JRPG's, so what did the plot do for me?
This game basically mixes what they were going for in 1 and 2 and blends it all together. Xenoblade 1 felt really twist heavy. It had a lot of gasp moments and really set up the world. Xenoblade 2 had less twists but a lot more social commentary.
The third game absolutely blends both with twists and commentary on life in general.
I really enjoyed the plot a lot. It really connected and soldified at the end. For a while, I was worried where it was going but by the end of it, it all clicked and broke me.
I don't think I've cried that hard in a video game ever. I physically couldn't hold back the tears and it felt so guteral. A game that can make me do that, is a game I will forever cherish.
Overall in terms of plot, if you're into any JRPG's this one hits perfectly and yes, you do need to play the other two for this one to work. It is 1000% a trilogy and I'm glad they stuck the landing on that.
Shout outs to the voice actors and music as well. The voice cast is brilliant in this and somehow less aggressively British. They don't feel as jarring as the first two even though they grew on me.
The music is god tier. Best in the series in my opinion. I can't get enough of the battle themes. They slap in every single way and no one can tell me otherwise.
My only downside to the game is it's side quests. This series just can't get this right. There are hero and side stories that are fully voiced like Blade quests in 2 but they make up maybe 30% of the quests. The rest are mostly fetch quests. Collect this and dump this many resources you don't have over and over.
They're not fun and sadly this series suffers a lot in it's emphasis on fetch quests and repeated resource dumping quests.
However please do play all hero and side story quests. The amount of context and awesome content that is locked away that actually changes your view on characters and the world.
In summation, I love Xenoblade Chronicles 3. Though it may suffer in it's side quests, the rest of the game is the biggest improvement of the series. Making this the penultimate Xenoblade and a perfect ending to the trilogy as well as featuring some of my favourite characters the series has made.
I finished Xenoblade 3's main story. I do have a lot more to do but I got all heroes, did all main characters side stores and 3/4 of the side quests.
Lot of post game clean up but I feel like I need to make my review because this game is something special.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is everything Monolith Soft learned in their years of making the series and welled so tightly together to create genuinely the most perfect mechanically Xenoblade game.
They fixed EVERY single issue I've ever had with the series. They sorted the bad blade system, the combat, the compass, the party amount and important side quests not being locked behind awful trivial fetch quests.
I can't believe how tightly tuned this game is. This is the best Xenoblade to PLAY. It feels awesome and all the quality of life improvements will make your gameplay experience be nothing but fantastic if you've played the others.
Gameplay wise, this game is a 10/10 for this franchise.
However we all know that plot is what carries us in JRPG's, so what did the plot do for me?
This game basically mixes what they were going for in 1 and 2 and blends it all together. Xenoblade 1 felt really twist heavy. It had a lot of gasp moments and really set up the world. Xenoblade 2 had less twists but a lot more social commentary.
The third game absolutely blends both with twists and commentary on life in general.
I really enjoyed the plot a lot. It really connected and soldified at the end. For a while, I was worried where it was going but by the end of it, it all clicked and broke me.
I don't think I've cried that hard in a video game ever. I physically couldn't hold back the tears and it felt so guteral. A game that can make me do that, is a game I will forever cherish.
Overall in terms of plot, if you're into any JRPG's this one hits perfectly and yes, you do need to play the other two for this one to work. It is 1000% a trilogy and I'm glad they stuck the landing on that.
Shout outs to the voice actors and music as well. The voice cast is brilliant in this and somehow less aggressively British. They don't feel as jarring as the first two even though they grew on me.
The music is god tier. Best in the series in my opinion. I can't get enough of the battle themes. They slap in every single way and no one can tell me otherwise.
My only downside to the game is it's side quests. This series just can't get this right. There are hero and side stories that are fully voiced like Blade quests in 2 but they make up maybe 30% of the quests. The rest are mostly fetch quests. Collect this and dump this many resources you don't have over and over.
They're not fun and sadly this series suffers a lot in it's emphasis on fetch quests and repeated resource dumping quests.
However please do play all hero and side story quests. The amount of context and awesome content that is locked away that actually changes your view on characters and the world.
In summation, I love Xenoblade Chronicles 3. Though it may suffer in it's side quests, the rest of the game is the biggest improvement of the series. Making this the penultimate Xenoblade and a perfect ending to the trilogy as well as featuring some of my favourite characters the series has made.
Took the best parts from the previous 2 games and made a masterpiece
Its aight
A história desse game aqui eh loucura viu, maluquice. Interessante como você pode tranquilamente jogar o 2 sem jogar o 1, mas tem que jogar o 1 e o 2 pra jogar o 3. Tiraram tudo que eu não gostava nos outros (principalmente no 2) e o jogo ficou gostozinho demais. Único game da franquia que eu fiz todas as secundárias pq elas tinham propósito, faziam vc entender melhor o universo do jogo. De negativo, na minha gameplay as mecanicas dos mobs/bosses não faziam diferença nenhuma se é que existiam. Não sei se é pq eu tava overleveled, mas a unica coisa que eu tinha que me preocupar era em não pegar o agro e já dava certo. Tinha uns lags esquisitos em alguns mapas, até em cutscene já tive lag. O sistema de ficar mudando de arma é interessante e eu achei que ia gostar menos, mas como eh mt core do jogo se vc acabar não gostando disso vc basicamente vai detestar o jogo ou passar o jogo inteiro com 3 skills. fora isso very bom meu favorito da franquia um beijo a todos
Don't like switching weapons.
Hermoso juego, valió la pena cada minuto jugado. Recomendado para cualquiera que le guste el género JRPG