Those who know me are aware of my history with this title. Went from loving it to absolutely despising it to thinking its a bad game with good qualities. I can't really express how a lot of the game design elements of this game piss me off to no end. The UI is clunky and is somehow worse than when the game was demoed at E3 2017. The titans aren't as interesting to explore compared to the Bionis and Mechonis and now Aionios in 3. The gacha and field skills make me want to tear my hair out due to how much it breaks the flow of the game. The last part may seem small but it adds up so much overtime that I can't ignore what I despised.
I won't go into spoilers but while I think the story at best is just okay, I don't understand the hype and admiration of this story compared to other titles. I think most of the cast is forgettable and are only remembered for the wrong reasons whether it be due to their design or really cringe moments in the story. The English dub is also trash. Rex isn't the worst protagonist ever but he's definitely on the bottom of the barrel in terms of protagonists I never really liked/cared for. Also Chapter 4 SUCKS. The worst filler I've experienced in any video game ever.
And a quick sidenote: if you're one of those Xeno fans who trash on people who dislike this game for thinking that just because it's "more Xeno" doesn't make it a good game, you need to touch every tree in the rainforest because grass isn't enough. The people who defend the story by bringing up lesser moments from 1 are also pretty pathetic.
With that said there are some things I like. I think the soundtrack is pretty awesome and full of energy like the first game. And while I trashed on the story, I at least think there are still some good moments especially by the end. Nia and Zeke are also the only party member I really took a liking to.
But yeah, I really don't ever wanna revisit this game. I never even finished Torna because I was tired of this game so I won't rate that. Hoping I can put this game behind me forever.
Edit: Oh yeah and the combat can be fun. I think the core crystal gacha crap holds it back a bit since while I understand common blades ≠ bad, the fact you created a system for special one of a kind party members anyway is pretty evil design. When you know how to play battles though it's damn satisfying
I won't go into spoilers but while I think the story at best is just okay, I don't understand the hype and admiration of this story compared to other titles. I think most of the cast is forgettable and are only remembered for the wrong reasons whether it be due to their design or really cringe moments in the story. The English dub is also trash. Rex isn't the worst protagonist ever but he's definitely on the bottom of the barrel in terms of protagonists I never really liked/cared for. Also Chapter 4 SUCKS. The worst filler I've experienced in any video game ever.
And a quick sidenote: if you're one of those Xeno fans who trash on people who dislike this game for thinking that just because it's "more Xeno" doesn't make it a good game, you need to touch every tree in the rainforest because grass isn't enough. The people who defend the story by bringing up lesser moments from 1 are also pretty pathetic.
With that said there are some things I like. I think the soundtrack is pretty awesome and full of energy like the first game. And while I trashed on the story, I at least think there are still some good moments especially by the end. Nia and Zeke are also the only party member I really took a liking to.
But yeah, I really don't ever wanna revisit this game. I never even finished Torna because I was tired of this game so I won't rate that. Hoping I can put this game behind me forever.
Edit: Oh yeah and the combat can be fun. I think the core crystal gacha crap holds it back a bit since while I understand common blades ≠ bad, the fact you created a system for special one of a kind party members anyway is pretty evil design. When you know how to play battles though it's damn satisfying
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fair enough though!
I think you're being too generous when it comes to the story and the gameplay. Glad to see someone else on this site actually articulate why this game sucks though.
MBgov1133
1 year ago