Years ago, I learned of Xenoblade Chronicles through one of my favorite YouTubers at the time, Chuggaaconroy. Then when i got a New 3DS, that was my first time ever getting a chance to play this game. But that was 5 years ago, and I'm entirely a different person now. And since I recently played through the entirety of Xenosaga, I wanted to go back to Xenoblade, with a new perspective. And god, this game is really peak. I would say it's not as good as Xenosaga Episode III, but Xenoblade Chronicles is still undeniably peak.
Yet again with games like these, I don't want to say anything about the story. But much like the Xenosaga games, there's a lot of themes in the story that are explored really well. But I think these themes are so integral to it, I think it'd be a spoiler exactly mentioning them. Anyway, I also really love the character writing of the games, the main cast has such a great dynamic with eachother, and knowing that I've only really scratched the surface of total character interactions is really interesting. There's such a good found-family dynamic in this game, and I love those types of dynamics.
The combat of the game is really interesting. The earlier Xenosaga games were turn-based, so it's crazy how much of a drastic change there is here. It's hard to describe really, but it's such an interesting system. I love how you have to pay attention to so many things, no battle makes you feel like you're just going through the actions. If you aren't thinking about what your best move is, you could just easily fall in battle. And the customization with arts, skills, equipment and gems, I absolutely love it. Do I know the proper ins-and-outs of how they work? No, but I love trying to figure it out.
I have to really commend the voice acting here. So many of the voice actors have pure, unfiltered emotions in there lines, especially Adam Howden as Shulk. He puts his all into his lines, and you can just feel it.
I did have a couple hiccups while replaying the game. One boss was absolutely terrible, and late game grinding was a slog, but I absolutely loved my time going back through Xenoblade Chronicles. And I know I've still only scratched the surface of the game, and what you can actually do in it. Maybe one day I'll go back and try to see more of what the game offers, but even still, this is a genuine masterpiece.
Yet again with games like these, I don't want to say anything about the story. But much like the Xenosaga games, there's a lot of themes in the story that are explored really well. But I think these themes are so integral to it, I think it'd be a spoiler exactly mentioning them. Anyway, I also really love the character writing of the games, the main cast has such a great dynamic with eachother, and knowing that I've only really scratched the surface of total character interactions is really interesting. There's such a good found-family dynamic in this game, and I love those types of dynamics.
The combat of the game is really interesting. The earlier Xenosaga games were turn-based, so it's crazy how much of a drastic change there is here. It's hard to describe really, but it's such an interesting system. I love how you have to pay attention to so many things, no battle makes you feel like you're just going through the actions. If you aren't thinking about what your best move is, you could just easily fall in battle. And the customization with arts, skills, equipment and gems, I absolutely love it. Do I know the proper ins-and-outs of how they work? No, but I love trying to figure it out.
I have to really commend the voice acting here. So many of the voice actors have pure, unfiltered emotions in there lines, especially Adam Howden as Shulk. He puts his all into his lines, and you can just feel it.
I did have a couple hiccups while replaying the game. One boss was absolutely terrible, and late game grinding was a slog, but I absolutely loved my time going back through Xenoblade Chronicles. And I know I've still only scratched the surface of the game, and what you can actually do in it. Maybe one day I'll go back and try to see more of what the game offers, but even still, this is a genuine masterpiece.
3 Comments
You could play the Definitive Edition when you go back to this game! This is better in every aspect.
You could even emulate it on PC with the Yuzu emulator, and install mods to make the adventure easier.
There is that mod that increases your movement speed outside of combat and it really saves hours of your time.
Anyway, this game is amazing, and it has one of the best OST I have ever heard 💖
You could even emulate it on PC with the Yuzu emulator, and install mods to make the adventure easier.
There is that mod that increases your movement speed outside of combat and it really saves hours of your time.
Anyway, this game is amazing, and it has one of the best OST I have ever heard 💖
I've wanted to try out Definitive Edition, especially for the Future Connected story, but I've always preferred how the original game looked. Though then again I've played both the Wii and 3DS versions, so maybe some point in the future I can play the Definitive Edition as well.
NOWITSREYNTIME17
1 year ago