Mechanically this game has a lot going on, and most of the systems are interesting, although the combat itself can get rather repetitive. It’s an excellent game to play when you’re multitasking; filling out the world’s enormous maps and doing otherwise laborious side quests is a decent enough time killer when you’re watching something on TV in the background.

I don’t care about anything this game has to offer when it comes to its story or characters. Typically where the Xeno series flourishes, XC1 is weighed down with bad voicework trying to hold up an even worse script. At no point do I care about any of these people, and for a 60+ hour JRPG, that’s an issue.

Reviewed on Nov 27, 2022


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