I am so conflicted what I should rate this one...

Some of the best story setup and worldbuilding idea I have ever seen, the perfect way to combine part 1 and 2, but they kinda messed it up. They spoil their own twists and have nothing to really blow you away in the end. The game just ends with so many questions unanswered, the weakest ending of the Xenoblade game.

But where the story was a little bummer for me, the gameplay saves this one. I loved to battle and to run around in the open world, even when there was nothing to find. The colonies where really lame after the fifth time, but I still really liked playing it the entire time.

I wished the main characters where more varied, they all share the same type of backstory. In the other games there were a lot of different people in your team, from different parts of the world, different cultures and especially part 3 has the perfect opportunity to introduce two other factions in your main party.

I am aware of the hero system, but they are not really part of the story and just help you in battles. Some of the hero quests were ok, but they were mostly really boring, like most JRPG quests, so nothing new here.

I just feel like there was so much more potential. And they kind of wasted it for nothing. I really love the idea behind this game's story, but my imagination has to do all of the lifting. I am just glad, there exists a way better DLC.

So basically I wanted more from the story, all my problems revolve around that. If I ignore this aspect, it's definitely a wonderful experience.

It is difficult to rate Xenoblade 2, it was my first JRPG and I liked it quite a bit, but after playing the first game I see it's problems.

The story is nowhere near as competent as in the first one. It is filled with more cliches and over the top performances. In it's core there is an interesting story to be told, but the game cannot really bring it to the surface. Same goes for the characters.

If you like the battle system is simply a matter of preference, I thought is was fun, but some battles were just to long.
What they thought, when they designed the skill trees and those overworld powers is beyond me, that's a horrible feature.

But despite all that, I still kinda like it. The music still slaps and the core gameplay is still really fun. I just know, the game could have been better and that's a little bit frustrating. The first game is obviously better, but that doesn't say much.

I feel like I am the only one who was really disappointed by this game. As a huge Star Wars and Lego Star Wars fan I thought this game could be the masterpiece I have been waiting for. But for some reason this is one of the most boring Lego games ever.

It felt like the developers got their inspiration from the worst open world games. The majority of quests are downright horrible and the open worlds itself are passible at best.

The main story missions were a mixed back, some missions worked for me, others were just long boring hallways or the same bossfight with a different skin. Some major events are just missing in the game completely.

I could not bring myself to 100% it, something I always do in Lego games. The gameplay was just so unbelievably boring. I'm probably done with this series now, so thanks.

Idk man. I really tried to like this one, but the gameplay just isn't for me. This combination of platformer and RPG makes both aspects so shallow and uninteresting. There are some nice ideas here and there, but overall it was just boring to play. Most people praise this game for the story and its characters and while I agree, that there are really fascinating approaches, this is not really what motivates me. I really want to like this game, but I literally stopped playing in the last area for no reason. Happy for everyone who loves this one tho.