Haven't experienced much space opera fiction in my life, and much less space opera video games, but this is a very fun one! The battle system is super interesting and I honestly wish I could see it done again. Story is interesting and the characters, to me, were lovable and memorable. Setting up a lot of lore as well, and there's mythological and religious references galore. I'm not sure if it's a "must-play" for Xenoblade fans, but regardless I think more people should give it a shot.
also Shion and KOS-MOS are gay for each other don't @ me