Holy shit what an ending to this series. A last run of the series full of fun callbacks and set pieces to everything else. Xenoblade 1 I think was the first game that clicked with me as art rather than something for fun, so seeing colony 9 and Valek mountain again was incredible. The 2 callbacks were also there but it's 2 so I don't really care, sorry.
But the story is what carries it. Being an amazing prequel to 3 with Shulk and Rex (who's actually an insanely good character now, congrats) with Matthew also being an incredibly good protagonist, even if he is your standard headstrong Shounen protag. A is also a good character, but Nikol and Glimmer aren't really given much time in the spotlight. They aren't bad characters by any means, but rather forgettable.
Overall, it's the finale to Xenoblade. And a damn good one. A series of highs and one extreme low like holy shit how do you fuck up that badly, and I'm excited for what Takahashi and Monolith Soft do next
But the story is what carries it. Being an amazing prequel to 3 with Shulk and Rex (who's actually an insanely good character now, congrats) with Matthew also being an incredibly good protagonist, even if he is your standard headstrong Shounen protag. A is also a good character, but Nikol and Glimmer aren't really given much time in the spotlight. They aren't bad characters by any means, but rather forgettable.
Overall, it's the finale to Xenoblade. And a damn good one. A series of highs and one extreme low like holy shit how do you fuck up that badly, and I'm excited for what Takahashi and Monolith Soft do next