In terms of themes, characters, and story, Xenoblade 3 is my absolute favorite of the trilogy. Everything is so seamlessly crafted together to make an incredibly enjoyable narrative which also features a character who ended up being one of my all time favorites in all of fiction (Consul N).
The game doesn't look the greatest at times aside from the character models but I think the combat is the weakest element. The 6 characters you control is somewhat overwhelming and a lot more to manage compared to the previous games, I do like the customization the game offers with the differing classes and skills and arts which can be transferred between them though.
The biggest negative I had with the game though came from being overleveled. In Xenoblade 1, I did most of the quests and the difficulty was relatively tame, nothing too hard but not mindlessly easy. In 2 I did a few quests and had a fine experience. In 3 I did every single quest possible and ended up incredibly overleveled by the end, if they just added in the choice to level down like what's available in New Game + I think it would've enjoyed the combat more. I do like Chain Attacks as well but it feels like the game forces you to rely on Chain Attacks to actually deal damage compared to normal moves.
The game doesn't look the greatest at times aside from the character models but I think the combat is the weakest element. The 6 characters you control is somewhat overwhelming and a lot more to manage compared to the previous games, I do like the customization the game offers with the differing classes and skills and arts which can be transferred between them though.
The biggest negative I had with the game though came from being overleveled. In Xenoblade 1, I did most of the quests and the difficulty was relatively tame, nothing too hard but not mindlessly easy. In 2 I did a few quests and had a fine experience. In 3 I did every single quest possible and ended up incredibly overleveled by the end, if they just added in the choice to level down like what's available in New Game + I think it would've enjoyed the combat more. I do like Chain Attacks as well but it feels like the game forces you to rely on Chain Attacks to actually deal damage compared to normal moves.