This review contains spoilers
This 20+ hour expansion for the 2022 JRPG title definitely delivers a big bank for your buck with a lot of content included and a lot of nods to past entries that reward people who played the previous games.
I think this is probably my favourite cast overall in the series with everyone being great characters in terms of writing, chemistry and personality. The affinity mechanic and collectopedia/encyclopedia are fantastic QOL changes that make the experience way better.
The story and the lore dumps in this are so insane if you played the previous entries and even if you played Xenosaga. Some elements of the story recontextualises elements of the past games like how Alvis was created from Klaus' regret for example.
Overall, fantastic wrapup to a saga that I will be thinking about for a long time. This is not the end though for these characters and this canonicity for the future of the series awaits...
I think this is probably my favourite cast overall in the series with everyone being great characters in terms of writing, chemistry and personality. The affinity mechanic and collectopedia/encyclopedia are fantastic QOL changes that make the experience way better.
The story and the lore dumps in this are so insane if you played the previous entries and even if you played Xenosaga. Some elements of the story recontextualises elements of the past games like how Alvis was created from Klaus' regret for example.
Overall, fantastic wrapup to a saga that I will be thinking about for a long time. This is not the end though for these characters and this canonicity for the future of the series awaits...