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Ryukishi07 please save this series
omg this shit is crazy. I keep thinking like "oh this solution totally makes sense" and then a character brings up that exact theory and I'm so wrong that even when I seem to get something right I think I'm still wrong. Anyways Dlanor is amazing Erika is amazing nobody does it like Ryukishi.
LET TAKAHASHI COOK. If this wasn't a DLC it would be my GOTY, but because it technically isn't a full game I'm not calling it that. Amazing conclusion to the story started with XC1, and an amazing expansion of the lore for Xenoblade 3, and Xenoblade as a whole, plus banger OSTs and a great take on 3's combat. I love the aged up old characters, along with the new ones! A will have my heart forever.
The black sheep of the Xenoblade series, a much more gameplay focused entry with a soundtrack by Hiroyuki Sawano of AoT and Kill la Kill fame, and the people who have seen those shows will know that his style is distinct and brilliant. The story is bad, and unfinished, but frankly it doesn't really matter when the side content is so engaging and the world is so fun to explore. One of, if not the best open worlds ever designed, AND this is still the only Xenoblade where you get to fly around in and fight in a mech. XC3 comes close with Ouroboros but it isn't quite there. An absolute joy, even though it's so different than the other games.
Wow this game is just not it. Certain parts of the story are great, and it is worth getting through to experience episode 3, but this game's combat is bad. Really bad. And it's so damn boring, and the characters are so ugly, and many dub actors from episode were replaced for the worse, it's just so rough.
2017
Absolute mess. That is, I am, after going through this game. I needed therapy. The game is phenomenal though.
YES this game is so good! The story hits hard, it somehow manages to salvage the mess episode 2 left into something brilliant, and tie off the series wonderfully, while also having two of the best turn based battle systems I've ever played, in both it's mech and ground combat. Absolute must play if you can get yourself through episode 2.
2015
Review for my 3rd replay. This game has unmatched vibes. Yharnam is one of the coolest settings for a video game, and I wish any other souls game reached this level. There's so many fun boss fights here as well, a true masterpiece. I could dock points for certain bosses(fuck the One Reborn) or the weird difficulty curve(imo the first zone of the game is by far the most difficult) but it just isn't worth it because this game is such a unique and fun experience.
2009
Are you seeing this? Absolutely amazing story, with a perfect ending. This game has to be an Organization plot to get me distracted, so they can take me out.... Hah. Me? Distracted? Do you know who I am. The great mad scientist, Hououin Kyouma, will NOT be distracted by this wonderfully written cast of characters! However, I will recommend that as many people experience this amazing game, to further my goal of plunging the world into chaos, as they are addicted to this game.... forever! MUAHAHAHAHA! I will contact you soon. El. Psy. Kongroo.
2023
This game is amazing. That's all there is to it.
This is my favorite game of all time. It takes the best parts of the first two Xenoblades to create something both unique and deeply resonant with me. A game that had me laughing, losing my shit, and sobbing like a baby on multiple occasions paired with a beautiful world that is the best take on the 'remixing locations from old games' troupe I've ever seen, and the amazing combat system that is my favorite take on a job system in a jrpg. Absolute masterpiece.
Kevin is my GOAT. Great protag, great send off to the sky arc.
Insanity - just as tough to parse as the first arc of Higurashi. The characters are great and I'm having tons of fun crafting theories.
Get over those Barriers! This game is so peak I love Trails, easily the best game in the series imo.
If you beat FC and haven't started this one, what are you doing?