Finishe after about exactly 20 hours with about 75-80% of the side content done. This is a phenomenal expansion to Xenoblade 3 and an even better closing story to the entire series. It's chock full of fanservice for every game in the series which is great. Though, while you could enjoy XB3 without playing the other games in the series, with this expansion, you'll miss out on way too much if you haven't played the other games.
Gameplay wise, there's a lot of cool new features and QOL stuff. I really like the new system for character progression and affinity that rewards the player for exploring and doing side content in a way the series really hasn't before. The battle system is much the same from the base game with a few tweaks to keep it fresh but it has a lot of the same problems the original game had as well, especially with chain attacks. They still take too long and feel too strong and aren't particularly engaging.
Story wise, well.. Takahashi cooked. There's not much else to say.
Gameplay wise, there's a lot of cool new features and QOL stuff. I really like the new system for character progression and affinity that rewards the player for exploring and doing side content in a way the series really hasn't before. The battle system is much the same from the base game with a few tweaks to keep it fresh but it has a lot of the same problems the original game had as well, especially with chain attacks. They still take too long and feel too strong and aren't particularly engaging.
Story wise, well.. Takahashi cooked. There's not much else to say.