It took me a long time to get around to this, and I'm so mad at myself for waiting. This is everything I could have wanted as a send off to the story that's built up over the Xenoblade trilogy. The party dynamics in this one are just as good as base 3's and the gameplay really refines what I liked about 3's combat system; even if it never quite reaches the heights 2's combat reached for me personally.

I am thoroughly amazed at how well a prequel story manages to work as the end to this era of Xenoblade. I don't want to get into spoilers because I think any Xeno fan should experience it for themselves but god it really honed in on the themes of the meta series as a whole up to this point and managed to make something beautiful both reflecting on everything that has come before.

Please play Future Redeemed if you have finished XB3, you won't be disappointed.

10/10