I love this series and this game is really good but personally the story just wasn't very compelling for me. Its taken me so long to complete it. Love the gameplay and landscapes but its just got a bit boring!
This is still one of my favorite games of all time, and is so great on a replay after knowing what’s coming. I really loved revisiting this game 2 years after launch.
Funny enough, this replay began back at the end of 2022, but I kept stopping early on. I played through all of Chapter 1 in 2022, a tiny bit of chapter 2 when the Pyra and Mythra amiibos dropped, then finished chapter 2 when the Noah and Mio amiibos dropped. Date noted as the start date is when I decided to fully focus on replaying the game from start to finish.
I will say though, NG+ has a few issues that does make the game a bit less fun. While it’s great having all of your heroes transfer immediately, I feel significantly less inclined to experiment when I already have a very consistent set up for chain attacks already.
Though on the other hand, Origin is a little bit of a slong, being 3ish hours long. In NG+, it was nice maxing out my characters and being able to just ignore all enemy encounters to make it go faster
Also, already mentioned above but the story still hits super hard for me. One scene in particular is one of my favorite scenes in any video game ever, and it got me to tear up watching it in game with full context again.
While typing this, I’m still watching the final cutscene and god what a perfect ending to this game. This game is a 10/10 and everyone should play it. GOD I WANT XENOBLADE 4 NOW
Funny enough, this replay began back at the end of 2022, but I kept stopping early on. I played through all of Chapter 1 in 2022, a tiny bit of chapter 2 when the Pyra and Mythra amiibos dropped, then finished chapter 2 when the Noah and Mio amiibos dropped. Date noted as the start date is when I decided to fully focus on replaying the game from start to finish.
I will say though, NG+ has a few issues that does make the game a bit less fun. While it’s great having all of your heroes transfer immediately, I feel significantly less inclined to experiment when I already have a very consistent set up for chain attacks already.
Though on the other hand, Origin is a little bit of a slong, being 3ish hours long. In NG+, it was nice maxing out my characters and being able to just ignore all enemy encounters to make it go faster
Also, already mentioned above but the story still hits super hard for me. One scene in particular is one of my favorite scenes in any video game ever, and it got me to tear up watching it in game with full context again.
While typing this, I’m still watching the final cutscene and god what a perfect ending to this game. This game is a 10/10 and everyone should play it. GOD I WANT XENOBLADE 4 NOW
Gameplay was ok, but the story made me actually cry real man tears
After this replay I think as of right now this is my favorite game ever made. It’s a work of art of such a high and constant quality the likes of which I haven’t seen almost anywhere. I’ll carry the story this game tells with me for the rest of my life. Always move forward towards the future where we all can flourish. The future is ours for the taking!
This game is so special to me. It feels like grand culmination of different elements from the xenoblade series while being its own unique experience. I love the fact that you have a pretty big core party with the option of guest members. This system makes the whole journey really engaging in its big and small moments. The core party is really endaring and i resonated a lot with them, especially Noah. With guest charactes you get to feel the vastness of human connections in this complex world and i love how every sidequest is connected to a bigger story with these people and the communities they inhabit. The world building feels so closely tied to the main themes and characters of the story that it feels alive. The story in general deals with some complex human emotions that really hit me and i love it for that. This is an experience i will not easily forget. (Music is also excellent).
this game has been stuck at the back of my head for a good year now and comes to the front of it in the form of ashera. that being said its a good game
In terms of story and writing this game far exceeds the other Xenoblades. The characters are so fleshed out and realistic it genuinely shocked me. It still has the shonen vibe we all love about Xeno but the characters are just better. Gameplay does drag on a bit in my opinion, I got tired of it towards the end but it help up for that long still so it's not bad by any means, but it lacks compared to XC1 and 2
One of my GOTYs in 2022 and the long awaited trilogy ender for one of my favorite series ever this is probably one of the best action rpgs ive ever played
really enjoyed, this games cast and insane story
gameplay is generally really addicting
really enjoyed, this games cast and insane story
gameplay is generally really addicting
Possibly my favorite game ever, this trilogy is the best