Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is one of the best JRPGs released to date.
It respects and honours its predecessors, offering laughter, thrills and an adventure that will stay with me for the rest of my life.
It respects and honours its predecessors, offering laughter, thrills and an adventure that will stay with me for the rest of my life.
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@Rensie (Can I tag here? I have no clue)
I played on Normal, and while I didn't have to grind or face any "very challenging" encounters, I could say that combat didn't feel like a lowpoint or boring. (Maybe on some of the later bosses, where I was underleveled, but that was definitely my fault and made those encounters a bit too long.)
I really like how they took the best elements from both 1 & 2 (if you've played those) and incorporated them here with additions. It might feel a bit underwhelming early on, since you don't have a lot of abilities, and the ones you do have are on a timed cooldown. This improves when you start getting abilities that rely on auto hits to recharge instead. In general, the more the game opens up and you unlock more classes & abilities, it becomes a lot more hands on, since you always have something to do/press.
I've heard similar criticisms before, from an IRL friend regarding XBC1 since they weren't a big fan of the auto attack system, which I can understand, but I personally find it interesting.
The best example I can give you to visualize the flow of combat is:
Think of a tab-targeting MMORPG where the auto attacks are automatic and you need to cast your own abilities.
(There is an auto battle mode if you want to minimize active grinding, which I appreciate for some trivial encounters)
TLDR:
While a bit slow/ might feel underwhelming at first, the more you progress the more it opens up with new systems and mechanics. I personally really like it!
I played on Normal, and while I didn't have to grind or face any "very challenging" encounters, I could say that combat didn't feel like a lowpoint or boring. (Maybe on some of the later bosses, where I was underleveled, but that was definitely my fault and made those encounters a bit too long.)
I really like how they took the best elements from both 1 & 2 (if you've played those) and incorporated them here with additions. It might feel a bit underwhelming early on, since you don't have a lot of abilities, and the ones you do have are on a timed cooldown. This improves when you start getting abilities that rely on auto hits to recharge instead. In general, the more the game opens up and you unlock more classes & abilities, it becomes a lot more hands on, since you always have something to do/press.
I've heard similar criticisms before, from an IRL friend regarding XBC1 since they weren't a big fan of the auto attack system, which I can understand, but I personally find it interesting.
The best example I can give you to visualize the flow of combat is:
Think of a tab-targeting MMORPG where the auto attacks are automatic and you need to cast your own abilities.
(There is an auto battle mode if you want to minimize active grinding, which I appreciate for some trivial encounters)
TLDR:
While a bit slow/ might feel underwhelming at first, the more you progress the more it opens up with new systems and mechanics. I personally really like it!
Rensie
1 year ago