Xenoblade Chronicles 2

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  1. Terragon
    Jan 28, 2019
    2
    I've played this for about 70 hours now and I honestly can't continue

    In a nutshell, what started as a promising RPG with a unique take on the world, fight mechanics and various complexities that are usually absent in RPGs, turned into a boring chore with a cheesy Japanese storyline and absolutely abysmal game design choices. The story as you are aware, takes places on large titan    I've played this for about 70 hours now and I honestly can't continue

    In a nutshell, what started as a promising RPG with a unique take on the world, fight mechanics and various complexities that are usually absent in RPGs, turned into a boring chore with a cheesy Japanese storyline and absolutely abysmal game design choices.

    The story as you are aware, takes places on large titan like creatures, that are essentially continents, each filled with various missions and monsters to fight. Despite the idea itself sounding great, what you end up having is a bunch of difficult to track and locate fetch quests, some of which suffer from horrible pathing or from map bugs and some end up taking you through areas you're not ready for. The monsters are all mixed, so you'll always find yourself one shotted by random mobs everywhere.
    The quests for the most part are unimaginative and boring and the main storyline feels like it was written by a prepubescent Japanese high school boy.

    Battle mechanics dont' change almost at all throughout the game, so you will actually be fighting the auto battles with even trash mobs until late parts of the game. This means you have to spend at least a minute of just watching your characters doing cheesy moves and shouting their attack slogans even when fighting a monster 10-20 levels below your level. The scaling in this game is non existent and after fighting 100s of these nonsense encounters, I juts feel like it left me numb.

    The worst part of the game for me personally is the constant cheesy waifu intermissions that are literally so cringy and so out of place that I have no idea whose idea it was to put this into this title. Previous Xenoblade games were serious in their undertone and were so much better executed storyline wise, with this one just being so ridiculous that I can't even bother to care.

    So after 70 hours of struggle and not really wanting to finish this crap anymore, I'm just going to leave this here: it's a good JRPG on paper and you may enjoy it for a bit, but it's horribly made, has some of the worst game designs I've seen in years and is just overall a very dull and boring RPG.

    3/10 is all I'm going to give it, +1 for having a complex and potentially interesting battle system -7 for ruining everything else

    FINAL EDIT: I finished this junk and it only gets worse. The game kept trying to teach tutorials until literally last chapter and there were some parts in the game where you can literally get stuck and not be able to advance if you made certain choices throughout the game in terms of your characters. It's abysmally bad in terms of game design and I can only give it one praise - environments and monsters design.
    The actual storyline and gameplay are horrible. There are several half an hour long cutscenes with the clingiest dialogue I've seen in an RPG and at some point I literally just went to watch a TV show while it was playing.

    This game is HORRIBLE!    … Expand
  2. XV_
    Jan 27, 2019
    9
    I blasted my way out through XC2 and by the end, my play time was at 89 hours and I didn't notice at all. I think that Monolith Software is finding the balance between story and characters, my biggest issue with XC1 is that the characters didn't stand on par with the story, they were too generic, but here, even when they represent some cliches, they're likable and charming in their ownI blasted my way out through XC2 and by the end, my play time was at 89 hours and I didn't notice at all. I think that Monolith Software is finding the balance between story and characters, my biggest issue with XC1 is that the characters didn't stand on par with the story, they were too generic, but here, even when they represent some cliches, they're likable and charming in their own way. The music is good and some of the tracks are amazing, they remind me a little of crono trigger, but a lot of them are kind of generic. The combat is not as amazing as XC1 or XCX but is still good and it has its own personality thanks to the blades system which is so refreshing, if you're into JoJo's Bizarre Adventure the blades are practically stands, also speaking of JoJo, one of the writers (Soraya Saga) is a big JoJo fan, so I will say that some of the character's backstories are very dark and similar to the ones that appear in parts 7 and 8 of that said manga, but that's just a baseless theory anyway. My issues with this game are that a lot of the side content is way too boring and generic as the back entries, and it needs a lot of mindless backtracking, the menu and hud are better than past entries but not for much, they need to sort that thing by the next entry. As for the blades, is an amazing system but it also depends a lot on luck, in order to unlock all the extra blades, you rely on certain items that summon by chance rare blades or normal blades, it seems to me more like a P2W mechanic and it also depends a lot on grinding, so I didn't like it at all. At last, the localization team seems to make a lot of changes in the names and some of the dialogue and is pretty noticeable when you play it with Japanese audio, and as far of fan service and anime-japanese things here is a lot of that, I like it but if you're easily triggered by cleavage and non-practical female outfits you may pass on this one.

    I think that this entry expands on the universe set by the first game and is better in almost everything, but is still a little far to become a classic, that being said when you finish the 12 hour tutorial is pretty damn fun onwards.    … Expand
  3. Brentinitis
    Jan 24, 2019
    7
    An overall pretty good but disappointing game. I've been playing these games all the way from Xenogears till now and this is definitely my least favorite of all the games in this franchise. I will say I did enjoy the Story despite a few criticisms I have for it and I like all the main characters... except Rex that is. Unfortunately this game suffers from a lot of really bad game design.An overall pretty good but disappointing game. I've been playing these games all the way from Xenogears till now and this is definitely my least favorite of all the games in this franchise. I will say I did enjoy the Story despite a few criticisms I have for it and I like all the main characters... except Rex that is. Unfortunately this game suffers from a lot of really bad game design. Convenient and streamlined features that were in previous games are just gone with no reason or explanation. For example the loot system was improved going from Xenoblade 1 to Xenoblade X, but in this game they took more than a few steps backward with that. When an enemy drops items and money they fly everywhere and more often than not land somewhere unreachable. This means you could end up spending a long time trying to get an enemy to drop a specific item only to have it fall off a cliff once it finally drops; this is incredibly frustrating and is a problem for the entire game. I could write a book on all the problems I have with this game but I'm deciding to look at the positives. The story is pretty good, I like the characters, I like the music, and the gameplay is fun sometimes. Overall 7/10, if you liked the first one give it a try.… Expand
  4. mario_sparrow93
    Jan 24, 2019
    10
    Una de las aventuras más emocionantes de mi vida videojueguil. Yo no he jugado al original de Wii todavía (espero poder hacerlo) pero sí he jugado al X y ya tengo una mínima experiencia en esta joven saga. El X me gustó MUCHÍSIMO por sus abrumadores mapeados, su increíble apartado artístico, su increíble contenido, su universo increíblemente rico y por su maravilloso gameplay yUna de las aventuras más emocionantes de mi vida videojueguil. Yo no he jugado al original de Wii todavía (espero poder hacerlo) pero sí he jugado al X y ya tengo una mínima experiencia en esta joven saga. El X me gustó MUCHÍSIMO por sus abrumadores mapeados, su increíble apartado artístico, su increíble contenido, su universo increíblemente rico y por su maravilloso gameplay y personalización. Pero su historia principal, aún no estando nada mal, le faltó más duración. No se sabe si habrá secuela de este, si la va a haber...PERFECTO, pero de momento en ese aspecto se quedó el juego un poco cojo.

    Así esta entrega se han vuelto a centrarse más en la narrativa, como parece ser que hicieron con el Xenoblade 1 y lo han hecho una forma absolutamente brillante en mi humilde opinión. Aunque sí que es verdad que se han decantado mucho por las cinemáticas, siguen ocupando un porcentaje muy pequeño de las horas que vas a echar al juego, aparte de que en este caso presentan una gran intensidad y una gran carga sentimental por lo que en este caso no veo las cinemáticas ningún defecto. La historia como he dicho es sensacional y super profunda (cuando me refiero a profunda, me refiero a mucho trasfondo de detrás) pero es que ya cuando el juego consigue que yo sufra por los personajes es porque hay algo que han hecho MUY BIEN los de Monolith Soft, incluyendo a los villanos por los que incluso llegaremos a ser capaces de llorar por ellos. Otro dato que añado es que la relación Rex/Pyra ha sido para mí la más bonita la historia de los videojuegos, junto con Max/Chloe en Life Is Strange.

    Pero dejemos de hablar de la historia y centrémonos en el gameplay. Cuando ví los trailers me estaba dándome la sensación de que el sistema se había simplificado respecto a los anteriores...ni de PUTA...BROMA XD. Sigue siendo igual de complejo que los anteriores y con una gran importancia de saber equilibrar al equipo y saber desempeñar bien los roles: caballero, sanador y tanque. Por supuesto podremos ejercer el rol que queramos con nuestro protagonista principal y si os da pereza equiparle para distintos roles, siempre podréis manejar a cualquiera de los personajes de tu equipo. Cuando se empieza sí que es verdad que no enteras muy bien de cómo va el sistema, pero bueno, como ya conocía el anterior juego ya sabía que me iba a encontrar con eso. Pero a medida que vayamos avanzando ya iremos manejando con soltura todos los apuntes y elementos de este sistema de combate, posiblemente NO A LA PERFECCIÓN, pero lo dominaremos, descuidad ;) Luego está el tema de los obstáculos y de utilizar las habilidades de nuestros blades (nuestros compañeros de combate) y cierto nivel para soltearlos que también fue super criticado por mucha gente porque tienen que estar todo el rato en el menú. Repito, yo ya jugué al anterior y el estilo de esta desarrolladora es así, de farmear y de pasar bastante rato en el menú personalizando, que no les guste esto, no siginifica que sea malo, simplemente es porque el juego es exigente. Me hace mucha gracia que se critique todo el rato la complejidad y la lentitud del juego, tanto la prensa como los usuarios, y luego van poniendo notazas a los Dark Souls y al Bloodborne por ese mismo motivo. Incomprensible,

    Y en todo lo que se refiere a arte, es una gozada (Sobre todo en dock): Las ciudades, los edificios, los ecosistemas...Y la banda sonora, aquí ya sí que no hay ningún debate: es una OBRA MAESTRA, yendo mucho más allá del simple acompañamiento.

    Los defectos que le pongo son especialmente técnicos: Bajadas de fps en varios momentos y sobre todo lo tengo que decir así...el modo portátil es un ÑORDO. No olvidemos que una de las claves de Nintendo Switch es su portabilidad, así que si no hacemos una versión como Dios manda en un EXCLUSIVO...mal tema. Otra cosa que no me ha gustado en exceso es la nula conectividad entre los continentes (titanes, en este caso), me hubiera gustado de verdad algún medio de transporte o algo que me haga más coherente ir de un sitio a otro que estar recurriendo al viaje rápido y aparecer en el otro titán en cuestión de segundos. El farmeo también sí que es verdad que se ha simplificado si lo comparamos con el X. algo que me llamó también un huevo la atención. Los personajes solo tienen dos ranuras para equiparles con cosas y no cambian su apariencia cuando nos las equipamos. Aunque sí que es verdad que nuestros blades tendrán ranuras para mejorarles.

    Como podéis ver el juego no es perfecto. Pero sus pros superan por paliza a las contras. Y la mayoría de contras que se dicen por ahi son excusas baratas de la prensa que se utilizan con tal de no subirles más la nota por simplemente no llamarse Dark Souls o no ser de From Software.

    Lo siento ZBOTW y Super Mario Oddissey, ambos sois muy grandes. Pero Xenoblade Chronicles 2 se ha ganado por derecho propio el título de mejor juego de Nintendo Switch.    … Expand
  5. Kamikazeshocki
    Jan 21, 2019
    9
    This was my first Xenogears/BLade game and oh boy did that game surprise me with quality and length.
    Best combat system in a jrpg (after you finally understand the full extent). Top story, beautifully, extensively told. Huuuuge world with so much to do, that is totally on Witcher/Skyrim level, or even more. The Soundtrack is a straight 10 and the graphics are pretty amazing for that    This was my first Xenogears/BLade game and oh boy did that game surprise me with quality and length.
    Best combat system in a jrpg (after you finally understand the full extent). Top story, beautifully, extensively told. Huuuuge world with so much to do, that is totally on Witcher/Skyrim level, or even more. The Soundtrack is a straight 10 and the graphics are pretty amazing for that little switch, so much love went into the design. I always imagine if this game would've been for PS4pro or steam, on graphics term...
    Anyway, this is the best JRPG of this generation. It's better than Persona 5 in every regard and a perfect combination of old school and modern rpg. Eat this square-enix this is how you do rpgs!!

    I completed the game after 128 frigging long hours, never did I get bored.....could've completed that maybe 30-40 hours earlier, If I would not mind developing my blades and doing sidequests.    … Expand
  6. Gangus
    Jan 21, 2019
    10
    In short, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is one of the best games I have ever played. This game is pretty much the main reason why I bought a Switch, and honestly, I am not disappointed at all. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 with its over 70 hour long campaign, delivers a solid and deep combat system with an engaging story, full of lovable characters, paired with excellent music and visuals.

    The combat    In short, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is one of the best games I have ever played. This game is pretty much the main reason why I bought a Switch, and honestly, I am not disappointed at all. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 with its over 70 hour long campaign, delivers a solid and deep combat system with an engaging story, full of lovable characters, paired with excellent music and visuals.

    The combat system is unlike anything I've played before. I did try a bit of the first Xenoblade via emulation, but due to issues, I could only play a few hours of it. Nevertheless, the complex combat system of Xenoblade 2 feels great to play overall. Chaining together Specials to form Blade Combos, and sealing enemies' attacks, before breaking all those seals and unleashing a massive amount of punishment on them always felt satisfying to do throughout the game. But even outside of combat, things are really engaging. There are tons of ways in which you can modify your blades, as well as your party members, which kept me tinkering with menus for a long time, trying to find the best setup I could come up with.

    The story is something I really got hooked on after playing for a while. There is always something to keep you on your toes and await the next cutscene or mission, be it lore or present events, but the end is where Xenoblade 2 really shines. This game has a wonderful ending, which I admittedly teared up on not once, but twice. The curiosity of what lies in Elysium always kept pushing me forward, while I gradually grew closer and closer to the characters.

    Finally, the audiovisual aspects. They can be simply stunning sometimes. I'm not the one for ambient music, but this game might have made me a fan. Be it grand, and powerful, or sad and melancholic, the music always hit a pleasant spot for me. The tracks with vocals are just simply amazing, and it really feels like a lot of effort has been put into the music. As for the visuals, they are absolutely beautiful. Scale plays a huge role here. Seeing the Titan you're on move its head or wings around with you walking on it just felt amazing to witness. Xenoblade 2 also likes to switch up its locations quite variably, which is a great thing. No two areas are remotely the same, their people as well as their structures are distinct to the point where you can recognize an in game nation just by their looks and style alone.

    My only real gripes with the game were the really slow and sloppy start and the gacha system. Once the story and the gameplay got going, I got sucked in, but before that, I was a bit unsure to keep playing or not. I glad I did though. As for the gacha, while it does vary up how you go through the game (with the random drops and all) I felt like the game should have been more generous with the drop rates for Rare Blades or just rarer Core Crystals. I did like how all of the rare blades have their own flushed out histories and personalities, though. Additionally, the inn system is something that I was kind of confused about. The bonus EXP you get is just way too much, and I'd advise players who are planning on picking this up to just ignore the inns and the bonus EXP, because it is super easy to overlevel yourself with it, and that's never a fun thing.

    Overall, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is an outstanding game. A lot of people brush it off just because of its Japanese style, or slow starts, but it really, REALLY pays off in the end. It has so much content, polish, and love put into every one of its aspects. If you really do love JRPGs, this is a must. If you get through its slow start, you'll find one of the best gaming experiences you can ever witness on the Nintendo Switch.

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  7. Garbagio
    Jan 19, 2019
    5
    As a huge fan since Xenoblade and I went back and played almost all the developer's library this is probably the weakest game they've put out since saga II. That being said it's worth a play if you're a fan of 1 not so much X though. The combat is dumbed down from X with many combat features being removed/downgraded. Auto Attacking in previous games served little purpose besides interimAs a huge fan since Xenoblade and I went back and played almost all the developer's library this is probably the weakest game they've put out since saga II. That being said it's worth a play if you're a fan of 1 not so much X though. The combat is dumbed down from X with many combat features being removed/downgraded. Auto Attacking in previous games served little purpose besides interim damage while you waited for arts to charge on a timer but now they charge with it instead. There's ways you can change this with the new pouch items which is basically a brand new kind of equipment except it's on a timer and you can only hold an incredibly limited amount of them (Until late game you gain access to shop deeds) Auto attacking is now restricted to when your character is standing still so now positioning yourself in combat is now tedious instead of challenging. Because of this height no longer matters in the game. This slows down combat A TON in the early game. You wont get that familiar speed until well after the midway point of the game. But when you finally hit NG+ you'll enjoy almost instant arts charges and ridiculous combos faster than even X. Also removed: the soul voice mechanic but now instead we get... a button press. party members get a button you can push to do a super move. This is probably one of the bigger losses combat wise. Aura arts are also all gone. There's no more build variety now everyone fits solidly into Healer, DPS, or Tank, while characters can maintain multiple roles between them you're gimping yourself a bit by doing so. Returning from 1 though is Chain attacks which are now INFINITELY WORSE, made more powerful by the orb mechanic. when you set up these easy to execute blade combos that inflict orbs onto enemies. You can now control EXACTLY how long your chain attack lasts with these and these ALSO has a damage bonus. if it wasn't for mid-battle cutscenes you could easily just take a boss from nearly full health to dead with just one chain attack, given you aren't severely under leveled. To make matters worse you don't execute specific arts now you execute specials which are super moves that normally take a little while to charge but if you successfully bust orbs while in a chain attack you steadily progress until you're literally unleashing super moves after super moves. New to 2's mechanics is the Blade system, which is a generic Gacha system. you're given a core and you awaken a random blade and just hope it's a unique one and not one of the random generic ones. Thankfully they don't charge for these but it's still incredibly obnoxious. Other removed features is the UI customization, the affinity chart (Instead we get these skill trees that are called affinity charts but are nothing like prior affinity charts), the collectopedia, the quest system is revamped for better or worse I couldn't decide, 1 and X's incredibly robust equipment system (most characters get at max 3 slots with no visual changes except for weapons), The amount of arts was reduced significantly, there is FAR less options for long range weapons as well. Weapon switching is now on a cooldown (this one is timed). As for the world there isn't much to say here. It's not nearly as nice to look at as X or even 1. The areas aren't connected. you just sail to different continents. There's one area that's literally just a massive field with nothing but enemies in it. It's just a huge step down there. The story is infinitely worse than X or 1. Say what you want about X but it at LEAST showed promise and a cohesiveness that a sequel could easily fix. 2 has some great ideas but it is executed so horribly and it turns into the MOST generic shonen plot you can think of which becomes worse because there's multiple chances for it to break but the characters make the MOST inane choices to drag the plot back onto the generic shonen rails. Not to mention how obnoxiously contrived it is. Near the beginning 3 characters decide to take the direct approach and go right to the final area of the game, BUT it's guarded by a beast and a giant hole in the sea that are both well known about. Except one of them knows a way to go almost DIRECTLY there and she literally forgets about it until the last 10 hours of the game. Literally everything between the party setting out to the World Tree in ch 3 and when the characters land on the Cliffs in ch 7 is just complete filler, because one character forgot that the place existed. They turn around and immediately get swallowed by a Titan which is INCREDIBLY CONVENIENT because it has a mercenary group whose leader just so happens to have a dead son who the main character reminds him of and he just so happens to know a guy who has an in with the effin Pope who just so happens to know how to get past the void but not before he sends you out on his filler quests. And that's just 1of the contrived plot points, there's at minimum 3 points the party survive a huge fall because of a random updraft.… Expand
  8. M1N1B34R
    Jan 11, 2019
    8
    This is one of my most enjoyable JRPG, it have decent graphic, a good story and interesting combat system. The combat system is rather complex but you eventually mastered as the game will force you to use your knowledge on it to progress, If you care abount finishing the story, you could finish the game without too much grinding, i found my self always on higher level as needed as theThis is one of my most enjoyable JRPG, it have decent graphic, a good story and interesting combat system. The combat system is rather complex but you eventually mastered as the game will force you to use your knowledge on it to progress, If you care abount finishing the story, you could finish the game without too much grinding, i found my self always on higher level as needed as the story progress even though not exploring the map thoroughly . If you love JRPG, chance are you will love this game immediately.… Expand
  9. ijol
    Jan 9, 2019
    8
    Breathtaking universe to explore and interesting combat system.
    There are too many trivial side quests though.
  10. Roen86
    Jan 5, 2019
    10
    i must admit this one is slightly less good than Xenoblade on the Wii was, its a bit more ...how you say... hentai or something... but maybe some people like that. but that is about the only negative point i have. my opinion is that this is one of the best games for the swtich, and it definetly is one you should at least play once, but i am keeping it in my main collection together withi must admit this one is slightly less good than Xenoblade on the Wii was, its a bit more ...how you say... hentai or something... but maybe some people like that. but that is about the only negative point i have. my opinion is that this is one of the best games for the swtich, and it definetly is one you should at least play once, but i am keeping it in my main collection together with Zelda and Monster Hunter. i got lost in this one for hours, weeks, months perhaps.... and i am giving it a full 10/10 because my opinion is that this game is much better than world of goo. (which is currently rated higher than xenoblade, which ofcourse as a true fan of the series i can not let happen)… Expand
  11. Vk_tio
    Jan 5, 2019
    10
    nice one .
  12. Aleejandro
    Jan 4, 2019
    10
    Took me 300 hours to finish this game, despite all those hours neeeded to complete it, I never wanted it to end, and thats a feeling not every game causes in me. And for the first time in my life, I shed a tear playing this game, the ending and story is sad, but it is amazing.
  13. SwitchReview
    Dec 28, 2018
    6
    Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is sadly a game that I cannot recommend. One of the first highly rated games on here that I did not enjoy on the Switch. My initial reaction upon starting the game was that the graphics are pretty blurry compared to other big titles on the Switch. This problem becomes especially noticeable in handheld mode.

    The story is what you'd expect from a JRPG, and it    Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is sadly a game that I cannot recommend. One of the first highly rated games on here that I did not enjoy on the Switch. My initial reaction upon starting the game was that the graphics are pretty blurry compared to other big titles on the Switch. This problem becomes especially noticeable in handheld mode.

    The story is what you'd expect from a JRPG, and it definitely picks up later on. The voice acting was interesting to say the least, I downloaded the Japanese voice pack DLC and played with that for the most part. Really the only strong points that I found were the music and story, which is disappointing for a game as hyped as this.

    There is about 50 hours of gameplay packed into this game, or 36 if you subtract the 14 hours of cutscenes. There's a lot of content in Xenoblade Chronicles 2, some of which is interesting and may help to distract you from the long and grueling combat. The combat system isn't as bad as people say, a couple of short YouTube tutorials will set you on the right path. The actual length of the combat itself is the problem, many of the enemies feel as if you are fighting a tank. Usually, when I play an RPG I like to explore every part of the dungeon and defeat all the enemies. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 was probably the first game I decided not to do this. Eventually, it became a hilarious game of "how fast can I sprint past these enemies to get to the next cutscene?"

    I will give credit though, a lot of games tend to drag out the ending with useless stuff but Xenoblade Chronicles 2 did not do this and the pacing was very good. Overall, I give Xenoblade Chronicles a 6/10.    … Expand
  14. iMetaCritic
    Dec 20, 2018
    10
    If you like Final Fantasy, Chrono trigger, Super Mario RPG, or JRPG's in general then this game is a must own on the Switch. Absolutely would recommend
  15. Ludalexmar
    Dec 18, 2018
    10
    Beautiful game, with amazing story, OST and gameplay... I recommand this game for all J-RPG fans ! It's an unforgettable experience.
  16. toonlinkman
    Dec 17, 2018
    10
    What makes this game is the story. Some may say it is the story of the characters not the story, but what ever it is allowed me to persist with this game right until the end. It took me about 6 months because I would play other games instead of this. I didn't really enjoy it until about chapter 6. Then I slowly started really understanding the combat. The story was so gripping and one ofWhat makes this game is the story. Some may say it is the story of the characters not the story, but what ever it is allowed me to persist with this game right until the end. It took me about 6 months because I would play other games instead of this. I didn't really enjoy it until about chapter 6. Then I slowly started really understanding the combat. The story was so gripping and one of the best I have ever seen. If it wasn't for this great story I never would have stayed until the end and discovered what a gem this game is. As soon as I finished the game I played it again. This time completing it in about a week.

    The graphics are a bit of a disappointment. I hoped for 900p docked. The in-combat voice acting is repetitive and boring. However the story voice acting is good.

    Overall of one my favourite Switch games.

    I have now played through this game three times. The more I play the more I like it. Increasing the score to 10.    … Expand
  17. Luia_94
    Dec 15, 2018
    9
    Baja la epicidad de la primera entrega y sube el humor (japonés)
    Altamente recomendable pasarse el primero (wii o 3DS) para así disfrutar del final de este.
  18. Camer6
    Dec 13, 2018
    10
    A mi gusto uno de los mejores JRPG que he jugado en mi vida, tras 205 horas de juego aun me quedan cosas por hacer. Una historia que emociona, un modo de combate muy complejo y que cuesta dominar al principio y una de las mejores OST que he escuchado en un videojuego.
  19. Luigui27
    Dec 9, 2018
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Un juego muy divertido y adictivo. La banda sonora es memorable y los personajes son bastante carismáticos. La exploración en este juego es bastante satisfactoria a pesar de no ser un mundo abierto gigantesco. Los combates son entretenidos y a pesar de que las mecánicas pueden parecer sencillas y son fáciles de aprender, es un reto dominarlas, no obstante, si bien la dificultad del juego va aumentando, no es un juego que llegue a frustrar por su dificultad. La historia que tiene el juego es bastante interesante. Simplemente un juego ARPG que hay que tener en tu colección.… Expand
  20. gonzar25
    Dec 7, 2018
    10
    Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is a game that impresses by its size and its ambition. After more than 160 hours necessary to complete 100% of the game I can say that it is a gift for any fan of RPGs, being one of the most impressive games to have in the first year of a console. With varied and very beautiful music this game will guarantee dozens of hours of fun. With so many excellent qualities,Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is a game that impresses by its size and its ambition. After more than 160 hours necessary to complete 100% of the game I can say that it is a gift for any fan of RPGs, being one of the most impressive games to have in the first year of a console. With varied and very beautiful music this game will guarantee dozens of hours of fun. With so many excellent qualities, Xenoblade 2 is a must-have game in your library and will make you little by little enchanted by these incredible characters.… Expand
  21. Jax360
    Dec 7, 2018
    9
    one of the best open world JRPGs

    Presentation. 9/10
    Graphics TV. 9/10
    Graphics Handheld. 7/10
    Music. 10/10
    Controls. 9/10
    Fun-factor. 9.5/10
    Score. 9.4/10
  22. Dext21
    Dec 4, 2018
    10
    The game was fun and deep and the story was good for what the game is. I have yet to play the DLC but, well be doing so soon. Some area's of the game are more open then other's and for me I like it but, that can be a turn off to some. All in all I loved the game.
  23. imi_lee
    Dec 3, 2018
    10
    Probably the most underrated game of 2017.

    I never thought i'd say this but it's better than the first game. One of the best RPG's i've ever played.

    Up there with the classic Final Fantasy games.

    Story - 9/10
    Gameplay - 10/10
    visuals - 9/10
    Lifesplan - 10/10

    If you own a Switch, you have to own this!
  24. AuxRe
    Dec 2, 2018
    10
    Xenoblade is by far one of the best games that I have ever played. It has an immersive universe, the map feels quite large, the story feels quite fitting and emotional, and the characters have wonderful personalities. Sure, in some ways, the English voice acting can falter, but it still manages to help keep the characters' emotions clear. The battle mechanics are hard to get used to, butXenoblade is by far one of the best games that I have ever played. It has an immersive universe, the map feels quite large, the story feels quite fitting and emotional, and the characters have wonderful personalities. Sure, in some ways, the English voice acting can falter, but it still manages to help keep the characters' emotions clear. The battle mechanics are hard to get used to, but can be manageable after enough practice in the game. The music is phenomenal. it took me about 100 hours just to beat the game, and if you want to still keep playing after you've beaten the game, you most likely will have to buy the DLC, thankfully the DLC has a ton of new content for the game. Overall, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is an amazing game, enough to stand on its own feet without help of the original, bringing a unique story with unique characters.… Expand
  25. greninjaX
    Dec 1, 2018
    10
    an absolute master piece. surpasses the original xenoblade in every way. make sure to buy the expansion pass, and this game will never end, giving you over 300 hours of entertainment
  26. SeanGX
    Nov 27, 2018
    9
    Overall this is a great game, though it has a few issues. The main issues I had with the game was its slow start, its spotty voice acting, and some tacked on features that slow the game down. The game has a fantastic story that takes a while to get in to, but once you do its an amazing and gripping story. The characters are cool and interesting and are all like able. The presentation isOverall this is a great game, though it has a few issues. The main issues I had with the game was its slow start, its spotty voice acting, and some tacked on features that slow the game down. The game has a fantastic story that takes a while to get in to, but once you do its an amazing and gripping story. The characters are cool and interesting and are all like able. The presentation is great, the game looks stunning on the Nintendo Switch, the music in my opinion is better than the first game, and the character designs (while some are a bit too much in the case of the female characters) look great. If you are a fan of JRPG's and are looking for the best JRPG on the switch, this is it.… Expand
  27. jdawg191
    Nov 25, 2018
    10
    I actually put more time into Xenoblade 2 than I did with Zelda Breath of the Wild. Overall I put a few hundred hours into the game and got to the point where I could kill all but the most difficult superbosses in about 30 seconds (everything maxed out with new game plus). The game starts very SLOW!!! My first reaction within about 1 hour of playing was actually regret... But as I playedI actually put more time into Xenoblade 2 than I did with Zelda Breath of the Wild. Overall I put a few hundred hours into the game and got to the point where I could kill all but the most difficult superbosses in about 30 seconds (everything maxed out with new game plus). The game starts very SLOW!!! My first reaction within about 1 hour of playing was actually regret... But as I played the game, and starting building up an actual party I started to enjoy the game more. While it lacks the polish of a game like Zelda Breath of the Wild, overall, the cut scenes, and mechanics, and depth of the game made up for it. Many of the female characters (blades) are little over the top sexy, which can be awkward at times if you're with mixed company. Also, I played New Game Plus which was a fantastic addition to the game... In new game plus you get a 3rd accessory slot and several new blades... If you're looking for a game that can give you hundreds of hours of enjoyment and you love RPGs, this game is fantastic.… Expand
  28. Velsuan
    Nov 25, 2018
    9
    A pure marvel! I can't give this game a perfect score however... Just because Xenoblade Chronicles is better than this one. In fact, the gameplay of Xeno 2 is way better. But the world and the story of Xeno 1 had a huge impact on me. That's not exactly the case with Xeno 2. A great story, but "lacking" in a sense... comparing to the first game of the saga. If I could, I'd give 9.5/10 forA pure marvel! I can't give this game a perfect score however... Just because Xenoblade Chronicles is better than this one. In fact, the gameplay of Xeno 2 is way better. But the world and the story of Xeno 1 had a huge impact on me. That's not exactly the case with Xeno 2. A great story, but "lacking" in a sense... comparing to the first game of the saga. If I could, I'd give 9.5/10 for this gem on Switch.… Expand
  29. Link99
    Nov 19, 2018
    10
    Mejor rpg de la historiae storia. Dnfjfjfjfjfjfjfjfndndjdjejejejdbdndndjdjdjdj
  30. Spudient
    Nov 11, 2018
    8
    Story was good overall, combat was interesting at first but grew repetitive over time. Randomly generated blades, along with the button mashing required when trying to get a rare blade, made the game feel even more grindy..
  31. Bradyg
    Nov 6, 2018
    10
    Xenoblade 2 what a masterpiece of a game. This is my first real rpg I have ever played, and I would say it blew away my expectations. While some have a issue with the voice acting being synced with the mouths, it does not personally bother me. The game does present difficulty at early stages in the game. The game is beautiful for a switch game. The combat is really engaging, compared toXenoblade 2 what a masterpiece of a game. This is my first real rpg I have ever played, and I would say it blew away my expectations. While some have a issue with the voice acting being synced with the mouths, it does not personally bother me. The game does present difficulty at early stages in the game. The game is beautiful for a switch game. The combat is really engaging, compared to other rpgs I have played after it. The game is very strategic and requires you to know the battle system well to succeed. You will get attached to characters throughout the game. The game is a must by for rpg fans and strategy game players.… Expand
  32. awdrifter
    Nov 4, 2018
    0
    Xenoblade 2 is a massive disappointment! I loved the first Xenoblade, I was looking forward to playing this when it first released. After getting a Switch recently I can finally play this game. But it gets more and more frustrating the more I played. Keep in mind I did not finish this game, and I probably won't. I played up to chapter 6 and I pretty much had enough of the artificialXenoblade 2 is a massive disappointment! I loved the first Xenoblade, I was looking forward to playing this when it first released. After getting a Switch recently I can finally play this game. But it gets more and more frustrating the more I played. Keep in mind I did not finish this game, and I probably won't. I played up to chapter 6 and I pretty much had enough of the artificial limitations that was put in everywhere of the game. The random blade spawning is bs! The Affinity Chart is bs! Field Skills limitation is bs! The map and quest waypoint marker system sucks!
    The blade spawning and Affinity Chart feels like they are taken from free-to-play games, maybe that was what Monolith was planning to do, where you can buy premium coins to get guaranteed rare blade crystals and affinity boosting items. But for whatever reason (maybe seeing the backlash at EA) they didn't implement that. So we're left with a system that was made tedious for the purpose of encouraging purchase but have no way of purchasing the premium items. I would rather they had the ball to put that into the game.
    The field skill gates doesn't even make any sense, they gate the side quests, which should be giving you field skill points. I was doing a rare blade quest and it requires Botany lvl 7, who would have that by going through a normal playthrough?! On another side quest I need to talk to an NPC, it requires Girl's Talk lvl 3 WTF?! How is even talking gated behind the fking field skills.
    So what I'm left if is just the main story, which was alright up to chapter 6. But now I'm stuck because all the enemies in the area I'm in suddenly became level 80 after a certain cutscene, so I need to either grind 20+ levels or stop playing. I think the choice is pretty easy.
    Before I played this I saw many older posts also mentioned this game was disappointing, but I didn't think it's that bad. It's like all the new stuff they added to this game was made for monetization, but they didn't actually go through with it. I rather they just put in 30 unique blades in the entire game (no random blades) you grind money to get it, none of this lootbox stuff. No Affinity Chart at all, blade skills should be manually chosen by the player (using up experience points). No field skill requirements, that should be completely scrapped. I know this is probably not realistic as that would pretty much be remaking the entire game's progression system. So I'll probably never finish this game.    … Expand
  33. Kagoo
    Oct 31, 2018
    10
    [FR]
    Histoire principale bouclée hier soir, et je dois dire, quel scénario! Et quelle fin éblouissante!
    Je maintiens et confirme mon excellente impression quant aux indéniables qualités de ce titre qui mérite sans nul doute de faire partie de votre ludothèque. ******************************** Quelques défauts en vrac (qui sont parfois des qualités):    [FR]
    Histoire principale bouclée hier soir, et je dois dire, quel scénario! Et quelle fin éblouissante!

    Je maintiens et confirme mon excellente impression quant aux indéniables qualités de ce titre qui mérite sans nul doute de faire partie de votre ludothèque.

    ********************************
    Quelques défauts en vrac (qui sont parfois des qualités):
    ********************************
    - un héros principal un peu lisse qui traine son boulet de doublage US parfois très moyen
    - chara design inutilement hypersexualisé des héroïnes
    - profusion de quêtes annexes: j'ai parfois perdu le fil de l'histoire principale dont certains détails n'en sont pas
    - énormément d'interludes qui approfondissent les relations entre persos mais ne plairont pas à tout le monde: l'animation corporelle des persos y est souvent rigide et redondante, la synchro est parfois aux fraises et certains doubleurs US ont un accent (c'est voulu)
    - un jeu complet, TRES complet, voire parfois trop dense (microgestion des Lames, des missions mercenaires, des stats, inventaire pléthorique...)
    - énormément de Lames génériques
    - pas mal de PNJ génériques
    - indicateurs d'objectif imprécis surtout en nombre, carte assez ratée
    - la Switch trébuche parfois en cas de grosse charge graphique à l'écran
    - protagonistes toujours aussi bruyants en combat (comme XC1)
    - Tiger!Tiger! est bien lourd à la longue
    - "THINK YOU CAN TAKE ME/ DON'T FORGET ME!!!!!!" qui est déjà devenu un même sur internet

    *************************
    Pas mal de qualités!
    *************************
    - Alrest, un monde en perdition cohérent avec sa géopolitique mouvante et son Histoire
    - un scénario solide bien plus mature qu'il n'en a l'air qui démarre lentement, puis accélère progressivement pour finir pied au plancher (!); qui sait cacher sa profondeur réelle jusqu'aux derniers chapitres et reste fouillé, vivant, avec son lot d'humour, de moments d'émotion et de rebondissements en pagaille tout au long de l'aventure!
    - un chapitre final absolument haletant et une fin stratosphérique d'anthologie, riche en révélations bien au-delà d'Alrest!
    - une réalisation ainsi qu'une mise en scène magistrales! On est dedans!
    - une bande-son monstrueuse qui dispose d'une batterie assez phénoménale de titres plus fantastiques, de morceaux plus mythiques les uns que les autres!
    - des Titans très exotiques pour des décors à couper le souffle!!!
    - le système de combat tactique, nerveux, complet et très dynamique qui introduit régulièrement de nouvelles mécaniques jusqu'aux derniers chapitres
    - des persos aux backgrounds bien développés qui en font des individus charismatiques de grande classe (Nia, Jin, Amalthus) mais aussi très attachants (Poppi, Tora, le Zykinator)
    - un soin méticuleux et tout-à-fait remarquable dans l'animation faciale des personnages qui prennent vie d'un simple regard
    - les Lames Uniques: chara design de qualité avec arme, élément, rôle, capacités et personnalités propres
    - doublage US de certains persos de grande qualité (Bana, Malos, Zeke...)
    - des sous-titrages FR à la hauteur et sans complexe!
    - une forte dimension philosophique: de nombreuses questions sous-jacentes sur l'Humanité, l'immortalité, l'ambition, la blessure originelle, le sacrifice, la figure paternelle, le passage à l'âge adulte...
    - vidéothèque des principaux moments du jeux (scénario, Lames...) pour pouvoir revenir aux temps forts de la partie
    - des clins d'oeil un peu partout: Ghibli, Astroboy, Goldorak, les séries Magical Girls, le 1er Xenoblade Chronicles bien sûr, la série Xenosaga, etc...
    - un jeu rempli à ras bord! Développer ses Lames, ses stats, son équipement, acheter des magasins, les missions mercenaires, développer les zones... impossible de s'ennuyer tant il y a de choses à faire! Le déploiement du patch 1.3.0 et de son "New Game +" a encore élargi les possibilités et la rejouabilité.
    - l'indiscutable qualité d'un jeu Monolith Soft, l'aura déjà mythique d'un vrai "Xéno"

    ... bref, vous l'aurez compris, j'ai été emballé: pour moi, si vous aimez les (très) bons JRPG, vous pouvez courir vous le procurer!    … Expand
  34. Skyblue93
    Oct 30, 2018
    10
    Best Jrpg this generation. Everyone should play this game. Torna and the base game is such a wonderful beautiful experience.
  35. Fezehim
    Oct 28, 2018
    10
    A very enjoyable game, while i understand why many people don't enjoy it as much as the first game, I personally feel like it's far more beginner friendly than either of the previous games in the series, but that doesn't mean It's not fun for experienced JRPG fans, easy to get to grips with the combat system, and remains consistently fun throughout the length of the game
  36. Manuz
    Oct 26, 2018
    9
    One of the biggest RPG of the last years, a game with a bunch of new dinamics, the only problem its the little confuse camera, and the diference in design between the heroes and de villians
  37. JerryBorjon
    Oct 24, 2018
    0
    With an overabundance of tropes, cliches, and a lack of character development, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is one of the biggest disappointments of the year. The story was boring, the gameplay is riddled with bad game design, and most of the characters stick to their overused archetypes like molecules. Do not waste your time with this disappointment of a game.
  38. NouZeM
    Oct 15, 2018
    9
    No voy a decir nada en este análisis. Cómpralo, juégalo, cabreate y llora. Sin más.
  39. ssesses
    Oct 14, 2018
    8
    While frustrating at times, Xenoblade 2 manages to create a world big enough and a story intricate enough to intrigue the player, especially near the end of the game. There is a masterpiece underneath a few mind numbing design choices and terrible difficulty spikes. The combat system is deep and takes time to master, while the rest of the gameplay is monotonous walking. Every singleWhile frustrating at times, Xenoblade 2 manages to create a world big enough and a story intricate enough to intrigue the player, especially near the end of the game. There is a masterpiece underneath a few mind numbing design choices and terrible difficulty spikes. The combat system is deep and takes time to master, while the rest of the gameplay is monotonous walking. Every single chapter is phenomenal, but each chapter has at least one terrible moment. There is so much good, but all that good comes with something terrible. However the good is so darn good and the story goes from an interesting, but relatively forgettable story to an insanely intricate political war by the end of the 8th chapter. The story was so carefully designed, and while the still animation is less than appealing, the fight cut scenes are a wonderful sight to see. If you are willing to go through a few tedious, frustrating moments, this game opens up in an incredible fashion.… Expand
  40. Pazaak
    Oct 13, 2018
    8
    To be honest this game took me a few tries to get into, but now that I have gotten use to a few things it is a very fun game.

    The reasons: - The compass is garbage and I was relying on it in the beginning as I didn't know where I was going. I feel like it tries to make you walk a certain path instead of saying hey the object you want is north it tries to tell you to walk east then    To be honest this game took me a few tries to get into, but now that I have gotten use to a few things it is a very fun game.

    The reasons:
    - The compass is garbage and I was relying on it in the beginning as I didn't know where I was going. I feel like it tries to make you walk a certain path instead of saying hey the object you want is north it tries to tell you to walk east then south then north. Which ends up being confusing and runs you into high level monsters that 1 hit you.
    - Some of the places quests try to send you to are hard to find. Trying to dodge higher level monsters while looking for a specific area can get annoying and take unnecessary amount of time.
    - The tutorial can really use some work, but with there being youtube to help out it doesn't hurt much.

    After getting past those few things I would highly recommend it to people who are into JRPG's.    … Expand
  41. Shilfein
    Oct 13, 2018
    2
    Xenoblade 2 is basically a one-player MMORPG.

    Semi-automatic battles with little to no strategy nor gameplay involved, HP sponge enemies, hundreds of quests based on mindless resource fetching, random drops and resources, gigantic empty environments, etc... Everything in this game is simply designed to waste the player's time with boring, braindead activities. Story is mildly    Xenoblade 2 is basically a one-player MMORPG.

    Semi-automatic battles with little to no strategy nor gameplay involved, HP sponge enemies, hundreds of quests based on mindless resource fetching, random drops and resources, gigantic empty environments, etc...

    Everything in this game is simply designed to waste the player's time with boring, braindead activities.

    Story is mildly interesting, but nothing is interesting enough to make me invest so much time in such boring activities to move it forward. Open-World RPGs have evolved but Monolith Soft seems to have lived in a cave the last decade.

    If you are into MMORPGs then buy it by all means, you will find more than 250 hours of repetitive grinding, farming and blindly search for resources in gigantic environments here.

    If you value your time though, stay clear from this one.    … Expand
  42. Stilicho
    Oct 13, 2018
    10
    One of the best JRPGs I've ever played. This TAKAHASHI game makes you emotional as Xeno series (like Xenogears, Xenoblade Chronicles or games he has ever made) ever did. You'll feel sometimes fun, sometimes serious, and finally catharsis.
    Also wonderful fields and beautiful music make the amazing story vibrant. I hope TAKAHASHI and his team will make more JRPGs!
  43. B0rn2_w1n
    Oct 13, 2018
    8
    This is the first Xeno saga game I played. In general, I am quite happy to what I saw.

    Pros: - Battle System (I love turn-based jrps, that´s what kept me away from this saga for a while. However, I have to say the battle system is very well implemented and hard to master (you might need to review/study the battle mechanics for a while if you want to master it). - Difficulty. I´ve just    This is the first Xeno saga game I played. In general, I am quite happy to what I saw.

    Pros:
    - Battle System (I love turn-based jrps, that´s what kept me away from this saga for a while. However, I have to say the battle system is very well implemented and hard to master (you might need to review/study the battle mechanics for a while if you want to master it).
    - Difficulty. I´ve just finished Octopath Traveller and I have to say it is much easier than this XC2, You are gonna die, a lot, period. The world is full of high level monsters you want to avoid and some bosses are quite hard to beat.
    - Music. I am more a a fan of classic music for jrps rather than electronic/modern music, but despite this fact, the soundtrack is amazing
    - Duration

    Cons:
    - Story (It,s decent, but I didn´t fell in love with it)
    - Graphically, it could be more polished

    A game worth playing if you enjoy jrpgs.
    Regards,    … Expand
  44. FlipSideKiller
    Oct 12, 2018
    10
    ((MINOR BLADE SPOILER))

    Words can’t describe how F***ing amazing this game is. I bought this game because it looked fun, and I like anime, but I knew the combat was like dragon age, which I despise. I opened the game up on my switch, and noticed something right off the bat. This game looked U G L Y on handheld. That didn’t take away my from my experience, as it looks phenomenal docked.    ((MINOR BLADE SPOILER))

    Words can’t describe how F***ing amazing this game is. I bought this game because it looked fun, and I like anime, but I knew the combat was like dragon age, which I despise. I opened the game up on my switch, and noticed something right off the bat. This game looked U G L Y on handheld. That didn’t take away my from my experience, as it looks phenomenal docked. Next, I need to talk about the story. Absolutely amazing, and isn’t afraid to deal with dark subjects such as death, depression, and loneliness. I was astonished at the surprisingly great voice acting in English, and Japanese. For some reason, I felt like I had to play it in Dub, as the Japanese didn’t seem right to me. The blades in this game, which are the Pokémon aspects, looked good, and terrible. This game, as a blind purchase was amazing. You may see reviews talking about how the combat is sluggish, or how enemies can aggro onto you from a mile away, but, even though I experienced that once or twice, I still had a fun time with the game. The characters are so charming, and likable, I couldn’t pick best girl or boy. Maybe the best girl in my opinion is ((Partial Spoilers)) Mythra, and best boy is Zeke, or the Zekenator. I wish the game was longer, even though it took me 150 hours to beat it. No major complaints here, but this game is very niche. If you don’t like JRPG’s, massive boobs, or combat that takes a while to get good, then don’t buy this. I’m okay with JRPG’s, and I was so surprised at how much I loved this. Another wish is that I want Nintendo to bring Xenoblade Chronicles X to switch. Have a wonderful day, reader.    … Expand
  45. GoodCat
    Oct 12, 2018
    9
    Un juego de rol con gran profundidad en historia y sistema de combate, de corte muy japonés aunque muy bien enfocado y explicado para el publico occidental, si ya se esta curtido en este tipo de juegos no dudes en comprarlo pero si eres un principiante en esta categoría mejor empezar con otros títulos con menor complejidad, el apartado grafico es excelente explota la capacidad de laUn juego de rol con gran profundidad en historia y sistema de combate, de corte muy japonés aunque muy bien enfocado y explicado para el publico occidental, si ya se esta curtido en este tipo de juegos no dudes en comprarlo pero si eres un principiante en esta categoría mejor empezar con otros títulos con menor complejidad, el apartado grafico es excelente explota la capacidad de la consola al máximo pero los tiempos de carga son largos y las texturas tardan en cargar una vez llegada la primera pantalla sobre todo cuando se carga un nuevo escenario, de resto un excelente juego con gran jugabilidad y unos personajes con mucho carisma.… Expand
  46. Reed618
    Oct 12, 2018
    10
    This game really surprised me. I was hesitant about picking it up but quickly came to enjoy the combat system and was consistently impressed by it.
    Collecting blades, building a good team, unlocking their skill tree, the music, the exploration, the enormity of it all... 65 hours well spent.
    A must play for any jrpg fan. Looking forward to diving into more of monolith soft's back catalog.
  47. monmon
    Oct 11, 2018
    5
    This sequel title has unfinished, contradictory, and choppy main story especially compared to the previous "Xenoblade Chronicles" and "Xenogears" title. There are "too much" boring side quests, and I found it's difficult to empathize with main characters and villains. These three main issues ruin the best quality of music and massive landscapes/worlds. I suppose this title could becomeThis sequel title has unfinished, contradictory, and choppy main story especially compared to the previous "Xenoblade Chronicles" and "Xenogears" title. There are "too much" boring side quests, and I found it's difficult to empathize with main characters and villains. These three main issues ruin the best quality of music and massive landscapes/worlds. I suppose this title could become another masterpiece as a "legitimate sequel of Xenoblade Chronicle" if staff could invest more time to make the story more persuasive and give more emotional reality on the main characters.
    I feel very sorry about the staff who tried to cover the incomplete quality of its main story with less-interesting side stories of rare blades and side quests which force players to work on boring routines over and over again without strong emotional motivation.    … Expand
  48. waveathon
    Oct 10, 2018
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have been playing the Xenoblade Series since the first. I Loved 1 and I Liked X for 2 I would Say I Liked it as well.

    First of all story wise the story is okay. Not bad actually there is of course some cliches. But these are cliches that I can't live without.

    Game play Wise when I first watched it on the trailer I said to myself that is one long fight for just a regular enemy. When I was able to play it it was really still long just to finish a fight. However as I progress as I Get the skills on how the mechanics work. The fights are becoming more enjoyable that I barely notice is long. Sometimes fights are actually fast now if you get the trick.

    It can be overwhelming at the start because the way they show the tutorial is just a text screen that you need to follow. I believe it could've been better but that's just me.

    There is again a lot of quest but mostly was just tedious for me but I did like the side quest for the blades. Except you Ursula. God That merc mission is so annoying. you'll basically just send Ursula all the time rather than using her.

    I also hated the field skill which kept you changing your blades from time to time. wish it could've been permanent and you don't have to apply the field skill again.

    Going to music. I still prefer the Musics on first but I did liked some on Xenoblade 2 but not much that I could explain how good it is.

    All in all it is still a great game. When I complete the game a hole was left in my heart as I typed this review.

    But now I am going to Torna. I am not interested on the story 500 years ago but I need something to fill the void in my heart. I am hoping this will be the one to do it.

    BTW my favorite blade is Agate. I love her accent and her personality. I also love her Japanese VA but I would still go back to her English VA.

    also this should've been waifu Chronicles 2 instead. Not that I'm complaining but I would like to see more Male blades.    … Expand
  49. sunnybun
    Oct 7, 2018
    1
    tl;dr: An exaggerated, boring overpriced RPG with ridiculous storyline and is absolutely not worth the pricetag

    Ok let me explain where I'm coming from and why I gave this game such a low score. I'm a huge RPG fan and have played every major series from Baldur's Gate to Final Fantasy and Zelda series. I absolutely loved the new Zelda on Switch and enjoy most but not all JRPGs.    tl;dr: An exaggerated, boring overpriced RPG with ridiculous storyline and is absolutely not worth the pricetag

    Ok let me explain where I'm coming from and why I gave this game such a low score.
    I'm a huge RPG fan and have played every major series from Baldur's Gate to Final Fantasy and Zelda series.
    I absolutely loved the new Zelda on Switch and enjoy most but not all JRPGs. Storyline is very important to me, but graphics are not. I also believe that strong narrative and story progression as well as introduction of new game elements needs to be done right for the game to be successful and fun. It's in these last elements where XB2 fails miserably.

    Let's start with a story:
    From the beginning up until where I am in the game now (about 50 hours in) it feels like it was written by a hormonal Japanese teenager with absolutely no understanding of human relations. The characters are bland, boring and plain weird. Lost in Translation kind of weird. This goes beyond some of the weirdest writing I've experience in some of the Final Fantasy games and is just way too distracting.
    The characters don't help this either, they're way too overdramatic and extreme with some being absolutely unrealistic protagonists or antagonists. Nothing in the story really made sense so far and some of the "twists" are fundamentally dumb. Every little encounter ends with a Deus Ex Machina like solution that makes no sense whatsoever. "Oh so we are losing the battle and now suddenly one of us is going to uncover a hidden potential that nobody thought we have and basically defeat an overwhelming foe, that also didn't really appear that overwhelming from the get-go, oh and all of this in a 5 minute long cutscene"

    Music and sound - too extreme and much too distracting. Having your character announce his every move in every single battle (with battles lasting up to 5 minutes) is just plain stupid.
    Music is okay in some parts, but way too dramatic in parts where it shouldn't be. Very badly executed for the most part. I more or less play with sound completely off now.

    Game elements and overall gameplay: this is where the game fails the most I think. Up until about 40-50 hours in the game, you are still "learning" - the game throws mandatory tutorials at you with some of the mechanics such as chain attacks that could have been learned from the onset in 2 minutes. As you walk through various levels, you'll find a huge mix of mobs from very underleveled to extremely overleveled that will one shot kill you all the time. There's no reason for such level design and it helps nothing in the game - it's just very poorly designed overall. The battles are way too long and even when battling monsters 10-20 levels below you, you'll waste time with monsters that always aggro you.

    At this point, I'm only trying to finish the game because I paid the full price for it but I honestly deeply regret it and hope you don't make the same mistake. This game is absolutely not what many people make it out to be, I feel like we're just all stuck in the deep buyer's remorse and need to justify this pile of crap as something worthy.

    Ok to be fair, I thought I'd mention a few things that this game does well too:
    The world is large and varied, although there isn't much to do in it unfortunately other than walking and picking up occasional loot or battle monsters.
    The battle mechanics are somewhat original and the variety of character builds is good.
    The battles can be challenging and rewarding, but because they can also be super boring, it's usually more of the latter not so much of the former.
    There is a lot of variety in terms of weapons and classes/skills, but this of course assumes you like the battle system.
    There are a lot of monsters and various designs. Seeing such a variety of creatures is impressive. If only fighting them wasn't such a chore.

    Overall this game to me feels like it's an early beta of an RPG that's trying to figure out the monster placement and the storyline. This is not worthy to be released as "top RPG on Switch" as some have claimed it was.    … Expand
  50. hime
    Oct 5, 2018
    10
    Самая недооценённая игра.
    Сначала это какой-то гаремник с куцым геймплеем и шуточками в стиле аниме, но по мере прохождения сюжет становится серьёзным, а битвы превращаются в шахматные партии, где фигуры - это персонажи, а ходы - это комбинации.
    Вот что неизменно на протяжении всей игры - это погружение и атмосфера, ты всегда веришь в персонажей, в их переживания и характеры, а так же    Самая недооценённая игра.
    Сначала это какой-то гаремник с куцым геймплеем и шуточками в стиле аниме, но по мере прохождения сюжет становится серьёзным, а битвы превращаются в шахматные партии, где фигуры - это персонажи, а ходы - это комбинации.

    Вот что неизменно на протяжении всей игры - это погружение и атмосфера, ты всегда веришь в персонажей, в их переживания и характеры, а так же в этот мир и его проблемы.

    Самое главное не бросить эту игру в начале, разобраться с боевой системой и она займёт место среди любимых игр почти у любого.
    Из недостатков только графика, она слабая даже для портативного Свитча.    … Expand
  51. Desolark
    Oct 2, 2018
    10
    Definitely the best game of 2017. The game came out with a fully fleshed out story that was intriguing with a satisfying end. The characters are each fully developed with story arcs dedicated to each (With the exception of one poor neglected tiger). If that wasn't enough, throughout 2018, Monolith updated the game periodically with free content along with paid DLC that added to an alreadyDefinitely the best game of 2017. The game came out with a fully fleshed out story that was intriguing with a satisfying end. The characters are each fully developed with story arcs dedicated to each (With the exception of one poor neglected tiger). If that wasn't enough, throughout 2018, Monolith updated the game periodically with free content along with paid DLC that added to an already extensive game. Both anime and JRPG fans will get a kick out of this masterpiece.… Expand
  52. ChrisTs
    Oct 1, 2018
    10
    The game is simply superb! No regrets for buying it in full price at all. You can spend huge amounts of time in it.
  53. Poseidon1979x
    Sep 30, 2018
    10
    Epic story, fantastic game. I love it. it's a difficult game but when you know how to play you will love it try it it's fantastic
  54. uVimOvil
    Sep 27, 2018
    10
    que decir tras casi 200 horas de juego, un viaje asombroso, un juego muy cuidado en multitud de detalles, tras 100 de horas te seguira sorprendiendo algo..
  55. Geminorum
    Sep 23, 2018
    9
    A valuable piece of art, the new engine is good but needs to be refined as Takahashi's said. The story is awesome, the vanilla game is nothing compared to this, it's very awesome and dramatic, the gameplay is now more smuth and tactical. I'm simply loving it
  56. Lamabunnyvile
    Sep 22, 2018
    10
    This game is amazing (if you like JRPGs). Let's begin when I first bought the game, the first 20 hours or so I was not too sure I didn't really like the battle system and I constantly got lost, which is an issue a lot of people had but I still decided to continue because I paid 60 dollars for this game so I better get my moneys worth. And oh boy am I glad I continued. The first problem IThis game is amazing (if you like JRPGs). Let's begin when I first bought the game, the first 20 hours or so I was not too sure I didn't really like the battle system and I constantly got lost, which is an issue a lot of people had but I still decided to continue because I paid 60 dollars for this game so I better get my moneys worth. And oh boy am I glad I continued. The first problem I had was that was that the battle system was weird difficult and convoluted and at the start it was but once you get used to it you will realise how fun satisfying and clever the combat system is especially late game. Next was how I would get lost constantly which I still think is a bit of an issue but it helps you explore the huge areas that they offer instead of just following a strict path. Now we get onto the big positives and those are. 1. The Incredible and engaging story. 2. The top-notch soundtrack and 3. The gorgeous visuals. First, we begin with the story, the story is incredible I don't have the time to go over it now but trust me it's amazing. Next we have the music, now this soundtrack I listen to all the time some of my favourites are; The tomorrow with you, Elysium in the blue sky, were we used to be, Elysium, Drifting souls, Gormott, Mor Ardain (day), Elysium in the dream, counterattack, the decision and many many more. And finally the visuals. I don't usually take screenshots on my switch but Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is one exception to that because it's such a beautiful game. In conclusion, if you are a JRPG guy then this a must buy if you have a switch and if you don't buy one with this game it's that good.… Expand
  57. Reboyon
    Sep 16, 2018
    10
    If you have a Switch is a must and if you don't have it but you love RPGs you have to buy one with the game alongside. The combat is complex but fun, the enemies are challenging, the soundtrack is so good that there are no words to describe it and the Story is one of the best I have ever had the pleasure to experience. Absolutely recommendable.
  58. Trajan90
    Sep 14, 2018
    9
    Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is a rare treat for Nintendo fans who are generally starved for RPGs, Xenoblade 2 is the perfect follow up game to BOTW as this game has large open areas, but fills them in with content unlike BOTW. The story of this game is amazing, and doesn't require you to have played the first title. All in all if you own a Switch you should try this game.
  59. ThaaTyyN
    Sep 13, 2018
    10
    PUTO JUEGASO. es un juego fantastico una narrativa increible un sistema de combate complejo y siempre tienes cosas que aprender una banda sonora inpresionante nada que decir para mi el mejor juego de la nintendo switch
  60. JdOs
    Sep 12, 2018
    9
    At first, I was hesitant to pick up this game. I had never played the first game or the Wii U game and wanted to try it. At first, the resolution is not very high and bothered me sometimes, this was my only graphical complaint. The game is gorgeous and I feel that I could live in the world of Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

    Sometimes I felt loss and I had no idea on where to go. I would then go    At first, I was hesitant to pick up this game. I had never played the first game or the Wii U game and wanted to try it. At first, the resolution is not very high and bothered me sometimes, this was my only graphical complaint. The game is gorgeous and I feel that I could live in the world of Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

    Sometimes I felt loss and I had no idea on where to go. I would then go grind and learn from a youtube video or just by common sense. The story is really wonderful with the great cast of characters and interesting plots.

    Honestly, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 was in my top ten games of 2017. This game is great for people who enjoy JRPG's with a big world, lovable characters, and grinding for XP till their hearts content.    … Expand
  61. FireFistYamaan
    Sep 6, 2018
    10
    I randomly picked up this game on its release because I had the money for it and because I'd heard so much about Xenoblade Chronicles and X. At the start, I was like, yea a solid JRPG with its fair share of anime tropes.

    But at the end of the game, I was nearly bawling because that's how attached I became to the game and its characters. THIS GAME IS BRILLIANT! The story isn't    I randomly picked up this game on its release because I had the money for it and because I'd heard so much about Xenoblade Chronicles and X. At the start, I was like, yea a solid JRPG with its fair share of anime tropes.

    But at the end of the game, I was nearly bawling because that's how attached I became to the game and its characters. THIS GAME IS BRILLIANT!

    The story isn't original but it's very VERY captivating. The combat system takes time to learn but becomes incredible once you've mastered it, the voice acting in English is mixed. The female characters all have great voices but some male characters and foremost our protagonist, Rex has a terrible voice. He's not a bad voice actor per say but he **** up in some key moments. There is also a Japanese voice pack which is great as always.

    I can't recommend this game enough, give it time and you'll be emotionally attached to it    … Expand
  62. Ghenwy
    Sep 4, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the best JRPG ever.
    Wanna feel something like the FF saga of PS1??? Play this.

    You need a few hours to learn to play well, but... it deserves it.    … Expand
  63. Emb3rs
    Aug 30, 2018
    10
    Over 150 hours and showing no sign of stopping. This game after the initial chapter thrusts you into what seems to be a whole different world. This game is a jrpg in the Xeno series following the game Xenoblade Chronicles X. Instead of monster levels being relevant to where you are in the game the first titan or “continent” has monsters ranging from level 3 to in the 80s +. While thisOver 150 hours and showing no sign of stopping. This game after the initial chapter thrusts you into what seems to be a whole different world. This game is a jrpg in the Xeno series following the game Xenoblade Chronicles X. Instead of monster levels being relevant to where you are in the game the first titan or “continent” has monsters ranging from level 3 to in the 80s +. While this might seem like a problem at first glance given that they can and WILL kill you if you get in range this makes the game seem like not just a game but another world as I have already said. I could go on for hours about why I love this game but I better cut it short as many people don’t like long reviews—

    Story 10/10 got me fully immersed I. The story and this worlds conflicts—

    Gameplay 9/10 fights are built around auto attacks the more you hit the enemy you charge your “arts” which can do many things from heal your allies topple enemies and of course do damage to enemies—

    Characters 9/10 The characters are so lovable. As well as that you get many party members called “drivers” at different points in the game you can switch these out between a party of 3 drivers.    … Expand
  64. rrafemi
    Aug 26, 2018
    4
    El juego está roto.

    Enemigos 5, 10 o 15 niveles por debajo del mío que me matan de 2 golpes, pero el siguiente enemigo, siendo el mismo, le mato yo de 2 golpes. (no, no son de esos especiales que tienen un contador de tiempo) Todos mis personajes tienen blades sanadores, pero ninguno sana. De hecho tuve que quitar un blade de los raros de mi personaje para poner uno genérico, ya que    El juego está roto.

    Enemigos 5, 10 o 15 niveles por debajo del mío que me matan de 2 golpes, pero el siguiente enemigo, siendo el mismo, le mato yo de 2 golpes. (no, no son de esos especiales que tienen un contador de tiempo)

    Todos mis personajes tienen blades sanadores, pero ninguno sana. De hecho tuve que quitar un blade de los raros de mi personaje para poner uno genérico, ya que éste no tenía un solo ataque que diera pociones y los especiales tampoco regeneraban salud (entonces no entiendo que tiene de sanador)

    Todos mis aliados se pasan por el forro de los cojones cuando aprieto el botón de concentrar el ataque sobre un enemigo, cada uno ataca al que le da la gana, siempre, da igual cuentas veces apriete el botón. Esto significa que la fuerza se mi grupo se dispersa y yo muero porque todos los enemigos tienden a buscarme a mi. Ello unido al punto anterior que los blades no sanan, pues siempre acabo huyendo cuando hay 2 o más enemigos.

    Encima a partir del capítulo 6 el juego empieza a exigir al jugador que los blades tengan conocimientos de viento, superfuerza, conocimiento antiguo... algo que debería ser opcional y estar reservado para las misiones secundarias porque lo único que hace es frenarte de golpe el avance del juego y tener que perder el tiempo con estupideces como buscar insectos para desbloquear esas habilidades.

    todo esto convierte el juego en una experiencia de lo mas frustrante    … Expand
  65. lordrahl
    Aug 21, 2018
    0
    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. it is extremely frustrating, high level monsters will agro you out of nowhere and you will die thousands of times for no **** reason at all. Also the map system absolutely sucks in this game, i've been wandering around for the past 5 hours trying to figure out where to go and I still haven't found the place. It's confusing and poorly made, don't waste your money like I did.
  66. nilocelyod
    Aug 17, 2018
    10
    Amazing game all around. The story, characters, OST, and visuals are all top tier and enjoyable. The further you dive into the game, the more complex and exciting the battle system becomes. There is so much to do and so many different places to explore so you’ll never be bored! Honestly, one of my favorite games I have ever played. Such an enjoyable experience, I highly recommend this gameAmazing game all around. The story, characters, OST, and visuals are all top tier and enjoyable. The further you dive into the game, the more complex and exciting the battle system becomes. There is so much to do and so many different places to explore so you’ll never be bored! Honestly, one of my favorite games I have ever played. Such an enjoyable experience, I highly recommend this game to everyone.… Expand
  67. night4
    Aug 4, 2018
    4
    Pros:
    - Incredible graphics
    - Original story

    Cons:
    - Combat is extremely repetitive and grindy
    - Some mechanics, like canceled attacks, are poorly named and/or unintuitive
    - Cutscenes are too long and too plentiful
    - Plays like a single player MMO
    - Feels like a boring single player MMO
  68. CrankyKong
    Aug 4, 2018
    9
    Juego épico. Tiene muy buena historia, fácilmente dura mas de 100 horas si exploras y haces secundarias, la banda sonora es genial, las animaciones están trabajadas aunque durante estas pierden calidad en las texturas creando pixelados. Hay una buena variedad de blades y luego se hace rejugable si quieres conseguir mas blades en NG+
  69. rm-sdp
    Jul 31, 2018
    10
    tl;dr: go buy it now!
    long version:
    This has got to be one of the most satisfying games i've played in years. The story: Really good, reminiscent of a lot of manga/anime. Characters: NPC's seem like the same model but with a small facelift to make them look different, enemies are kind of varied, and you get a mix of level 10's and level 72's on the same area so it makes it a challenge    tl;dr: go buy it now!
    long version:
    This has got to be one of the most satisfying games i've played in years.
    The story: Really good, reminiscent of a lot of manga/anime.
    Characters: NPC's seem like the same model but with a small facelift to make them look different, enemies are kind of varied, and you get a mix of level 10's and level 72's on the same area so it makes it a challenge to clear some places.
    Music: It's good but after 100hrs it feels repetitive somehow...
    UI: Very very simple, but streamlined, you have a million of options and it's easy to navigate between them.
    Side Quests: they're well designed, even the typical RPG quest of "go pickup 100 apples" have some backstory to make it more interesting, or they add the salvage mechanic to add some randomness to it.
    Combat: even if the game failed on all other aspects, this one would carry it to a 10/10. You manage a party of 3, whose roles (Tank/Healer/DPS) are very notorious, the equipment, skills, etc. all revolves around those roles, compared to other semi-rpg's this is a great win. There is a combo/chain mechanic that makes it not just be a button mashing game or just a DPS+heal rinse&repeat, it also requires hitting a timed button to trigger better attacks, enemies have a "weakness" to which you can sort your blades to be more effective.
    AI: The tank AI is OK, i can rely on it to keep the aggro, the problem lies with the Healing AI, i've fallen a lot of times and noticed that the healer is DPS'ing instead of healing the party, on some bosses i've had to switch to healing the party as the AI doesn't do an optimal job there and the DPS is meh, doesn't always does combos :(
    Bottom line: great great game, i'd give it a 11/10 but take a -1 for the exaggerated female characters that get a close up only when my wife is passing by the tv and she then disapprovingly looks at me.
    Stop looking for reviews, go buy it, now now now!    … Expand
  70. Enkindled
    Jul 26, 2018
    9
    Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is a JRPG, that mixes some old elements of RPG, and this new dynamic gameplay, where you can run around and attack. Its this mix, between the feeling of turn-based and action RPG. Reminds FF XII, actually. This is a great game, I`ll list my impression of this game. Please note that I am an old gamer, that played tons of RPG`s, since the NES, so I have a lot ofXenoblade Chronicles 2 is a JRPG, that mixes some old elements of RPG, and this new dynamic gameplay, where you can run around and attack. Its this mix, between the feeling of turn-based and action RPG. Reminds FF XII, actually. This is a great game, I`ll list my impression of this game. Please note that I am an old gamer, that played tons of RPG`s, since the NES, so I have a lot of Backgrounds to compare.

    The Cons:

    - The English voice dubs it's not good because it's out of sync frequently. Additionally, sometimes the voice actors have no feeling when you compare to what the game is trying to make you feel (but I have to admit, they try really hard to be good, and most of the time they are). However, you can download for FREE the Japanese dubs.
    - I feel that many variables in the game (for your gameplay and customization), are not necessary and they could have made something better. It's a gigantic pain to upgrade your blades sometimes (Kill X of some monster, Talk to X people). Things like that.
    - Some of you may like this, but I am not a big fan: the cut scenes are too frequent for me. You get some space to be free, and when you least expect, you get caught in the middle of [another] 5-10 min cutscene. It gets annoying since this kind of RPG is more enjoyable when you have more freedom. But man, they are good.

    The Good:

    - Great graphics and AMAZING artwork. If you love the artwork, like me, I strongly advice playing attention to everything and even buying the limited edition, that comes with a 220 pages art book.
    - Great Story, full of emotional moments. The Story is genius because it gets you off guard. You THINK you are getting all, that you understand the story and it is a standard teen story. BUT IT IS NOT. Its full of emotional moments and deep thinking. The more you play, the more you get deep into de characters and the world.
    - Again, this is one of the most beautiful games I have ever played in my life.
    - Extremely fun characters to get to know, and nice pacing.
    - Good combat, but could be better. Nevertheless, it is still good. The Blades Mechanics is alot of fun and it is new, different and original. It gets betters as you get more Blades.
    - Awesome cutscenes, although frequent.
    - Great NPCs (their personalities are a little cliche, but they are charismatic), nice party choices.
    - Beautiful, amazing idea of the whole world. You will really feel that you are in a new world.
    - The Blades Mechanics are a great gameplay structure.

    Overall, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is an amazing game that you must have for your Switch Library. It reminds an old RPG, that nice, good pacing, slow-building worlds and great character and artwork design. Like a cross of Final Fantasy VI artwork (SNES), Final Fantasy XII and X gameplay (PS2), with a mix of Dragon Quest pacing of the story. But all recreated with better technology and less clunky play. It does bring new elements to the table (the Blades mechanics). You will get some of that classical personalities in Japanese anime: the serious character, the funny, the edgy girl, the hero, etc, but they are charismatic, thus, becoming enjoyable. The story gets better as you progress, getting to the point you think "Man, this is awsome". Dont miss it, people.    … Expand
  71. jhuang3
    Jul 24, 2018
    10
    Would like to give 9.5 score, It is an amazing game, the battle has lots of fun and the story performs are awesome and a lot!
  72. Antidote4
    Jul 22, 2018
    8
    Easily one of the better RPGs available on the Switch. While not as strong on the first one made for the Wii, Xenoblade 2 is definitely one of the better JRPS to come out in the western states and a must have for anyone. The weakness in the game are mostly for the overly complex combat system, where most of the mechanics are never needed. And a cast of relatively forgettable anime fanEasily one of the better RPGs available on the Switch. While not as strong on the first one made for the Wii, Xenoblade 2 is definitely one of the better JRPS to come out in the western states and a must have for anyone. The weakness in the game are mostly for the overly complex combat system, where most of the mechanics are never needed. And a cast of relatively forgettable anime fan service characters.… Expand
  73. Rstiles7
    Jul 21, 2018
    9
    Before I start this review, let me make it clear that I am not a big fan of Japanese RPG's, and for a lot of different reasons. Most of them utilize turn-based combat, which is something I almost always really don't like, but even when they don't, I find them to be too weird for my taste. But Xenoblade Chronicles is one of the few JRPG franchises that I love, and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 isBefore I start this review, let me make it clear that I am not a big fan of Japanese RPG's, and for a lot of different reasons. Most of them utilize turn-based combat, which is something I almost always really don't like, but even when they don't, I find them to be too weird for my taste. But Xenoblade Chronicles is one of the few JRPG franchises that I love, and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is no exception.

    The story of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is great, as it includes a very memorable cast of characters and many interesting and shocking plot elements. If you were disappointed with the story of Xenoblade Chronicles X, don't worry, this game has a story that is leagues better than the previous one. Though, it does get off to a very rough start, as the first 2 chapters are not very impressive in the story department. But, believe me, once you get past that point, the story and characters completely explode in quality and make the first 5-10 hours so worth it. I won't go much more in depth on the story, as you really should experience it for yourself, but I will warn you that the last couple chapters include some very shocking and unexpected moments that you will never forget. And what happens, you may ask? Play the game and find out.

    Now, I would like to discuss the negative parts of this game, because this game can certainly be bad in places. Firstly, as I said before, the early chapters (1 & 2) are rather lackluster and really failed to impress me. Throughout these chapters, the combat is rather dull, most of the characters feel very stereotypical, and, worst of all, the game has technical problems in the early areas, which include slowdown and framerate drops throughout a lot of the second area, Gormott. Thankfully, these problems seem to have been mostly fixed now, but they definitely were a problem closer to launch. Secondly, and this is a subjective choice, but I am not a fan of the art style of this game, as the previous two game had art styles that helped them feel more ambiguous (like a combination between western and Japanese RPG's), whereas this one looks way too anime-like for my taste. Speaking of which, this game includes some very weird and cringe-inducing moments within the earlier chapters, and some of them even made me want to stop playing for a while. They become less and less prevalent as the game progresses, but still, they feel out of place one way or another.

    Even though this game has some very low points, the high points do so much more than just make up for them. First, once you get past chapter two, this games combat system becomes so addictive and fun, as it not only allows the player to use a variety of different fighters but just feels that perfect refinement of typical Xenoblade combat. Even now I still cannot get of the combat in this game, and I don't think it will ever grow stale for me. Next, the areas of this game, which are referred to as "Titans," are very memorable and well-designed, as most of them are open to exploration and include many different side quests to complete. Some of the most memorable titans include Gormott, Uraya, Tantal, and Leftherian Archipelago. Also, the character development in this game is absolutely amazing, as most of the characters go from being typical JRPG characters to unique and loveable characters throughout the course of the story. I won't mention any names, as I really want to avoid spoiling anything, but just remember not to be so quick to judge any of the characters in this game. Some other excellent parts of this game include fun and challenging super bosses, large affinity charts to complete for each character, memorable side quests and seemingly endless customizations to give.

    In conclusion, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, when its at its best, it is a top-notch RPG. However, thanks to its shortcomings, I cannot give this game any higher than a 9/10. If they would've given us a better early game and more realistic art style, then I easily could've given this game a 10/10. But, you know, this is still a fantastic game, and I highly recommend that every JRPG fan picks this game up, as you will not be disappointed.    … Expand
  74. McMuffineer
    Jul 20, 2018
    10
    it has **** xdddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd
  75. jeru
    Jul 17, 2018
    10
    un juego increíble con una historia muy inmersiva que te pone en la misma piel de los protagonista y llega a tocarte la fibra,
  76. FreelancerRai
    Jul 16, 2018
    8
    The Vast world of "Xenoblade Chronicles" has touched gamers alike, and "Xenoblade Chronicles 2" is no exception. The game plays much different than it's predecessors and incorporates characters that fight in pairs. The drivers, which are the player character, and blades, who assist the former. The characters are typical altered tropes, but are incredibly likable, and play different fromThe Vast world of "Xenoblade Chronicles" has touched gamers alike, and "Xenoblade Chronicles 2" is no exception. The game plays much different than it's predecessors and incorporates characters that fight in pairs. The drivers, which are the player character, and blades, who assist the former. The characters are typical altered tropes, but are incredibly likable, and play different from one another, do to certain roles they possess. The soundtrack is also phenomenal, and tracks like "Counterattack", and "Awakening" really engage the player. The Titans of Alrest make for incredible places to visit, and are a notable upgrade from "Xenoblade Chronicles 2"'s Mira, and are quite beautiful to look at and explore through. The battle system is a bit simpler, and it is notably easier to defeat bosses with higher levels than you, while still being difficult when it needs to. However, there are notable shortcomings. Characters often repeat battle phrases WAY too often. The animations can be choppy at times, especially when on the go, which hurts an otherwise fantastic JRPG. Then, the final nail in the coffin, the character designs are...questionable. It wouldn't be a JRPG without this popping up in some form but in the case of deuteragonist Pyra (Voiced by Skye Bennet), her design is ridiculous and makes it hard to take some characters seriously. Thankfully, this does not apply to everyone, and a lot of other designs stand out, say, Fire Blade Dagas. Overall, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is a joy from start to finish and is right at home on the Nintendo Switch… Expand
  77. AliasOrion
    Jul 16, 2018
    10
    By miles, this game is the best game for Switch, and no, that isn't a contrarian Breath of the Wild hater's opinion. Where BotW won out in visuals, this game had everything else. It hit every cord so perfectly in terms of world structure, story, combat, pacing, difficulty, and pretty much everything else.

    The world, though not as visually stunning or free as Breath of the Wild's feels    By miles, this game is the best game for Switch, and no, that isn't a contrarian Breath of the Wild hater's opinion. Where BotW won out in visuals, this game had everything else. It hit every cord so perfectly in terms of world structure, story, combat, pacing, difficulty, and pretty much everything else.

    The world, though not as visually stunning or free as Breath of the Wild's feels more polished and more tailored to what I want, where the monsters, loot, and quests are organized exactly how they should be across the map to make it interesting and make exploration exciting. Certain areas are walled off until you hit certain milestones in terms of blade development providing constant reason to care to go back and explore zones which you've previously been.

    The combat, which is the best part of the game despite what critics might have tried to convince you, is easy to learn, but with incredible depth that rewards you not only in increased damage output for learning and getting good at it, but also in loot. If you do well and work hard to do well, you get better and more items providing a constant motivation to not just mash buttons. This system kept me interested through to the last moments to take every fight seriously.

    The blade system, which is essentially a pokemon/booster pack opening system whereby you find certain blades in the world/story or find certain cores (booster packs) which you open with a random chance of getting something good, is fantastic. The RNG is perfectly structured where you can't just farm cores and get them all early on, but where it gets more difficult as you're getting down to your last few and pretty much requires you to wait for the cores you get later in the game. There is NO pay to win here, no loot-boxes where there could have been, just a system designed to make the game more fun, and they truly succeeded.

    To address the most controversial portion of the game, the design of women and female blades, all I have to say is recognize this game was made in Japan and that video games remain to be a far more widely-held male hobby. Add 15 points to the critics' score and 1.0 point to the use score and we'd be at a more honest place discounting political nonsense spilling into video games. Then we're at a 98 for critics and 9.4 for users, the disparities from a perfect score for critics stemming from an admitted time commitment and learning curve in figuring out the combat system and for users in not liking hard games.

    Also, if you need further verification that this game was scored unjustly for political motivations, look up some videos of the voice acting, hear how great it is, then look up reviews. Critics seriously scored lower for the game because they exclusively used European accents rather than a more diverse collection of accents, quality of the voice acting not even addressed.

    But back to the regular review stuff, the story is incredibly thought-out and expansive; not just save the world from Ganondorf but understand the world and why you are destined to fight him in various forms for all eternity level stuff. The characters are unique and likable, their individual plots and motivations enjoyable. Mechanics wise though, my only objection would be that one spoiler unnamed character should have been a different class so as to make all the characters and team selections equally viable.

    Looking forward to the expansion this fall, and though I already have the season pass, this game is so good, a big irrational part of me wants to buy the physical copy of the expansion I already have a digital copy of just to contribute to the developers.

    10/10 will play several more 100+ hour play-throughs again in my life.    … Expand
  78. TechEagle
    Jul 9, 2018
    10
    One of the best game i have ever played and definitely the best game on NSwitch.
  79. NickSlyCooper
    Jul 8, 2018
    9
    A few words to describe Xenoblade Chronicles 2:
    A great story
    Characters that I could actually care for and are very unique. The art style, in my opinion, is superior to it's `1st game. Music is decent, probably because I usually listen to my own music while playing a lot of video games. The English Dub could be better but it isn't as bad from what I hear. I rather hear them in    A few words to describe Xenoblade Chronicles 2:
    A great story
    Characters that I could actually care for and are very unique.
    The art style, in my opinion, is superior to it's `1st game.
    Music is decent, probably because I usually listen to my own music while playing a lot of video games.
    The English Dub could be better but it isn't as bad from what I hear. I rather hear them in English than hear them speaking Japanese.    … Expand
  80. OutlawTX
    Jul 5, 2018
    9
    The first few hours I found the game to be spectacular. Fantastic characters, great voice work, cool story and fun gameplay. After 15 hours this game had become infuriating. Constant 1-3 hit deaths from wandering high level creatures when I was engaged in an already close battle had become the norm. I was starting to hate the game but stuck with it. At 61 hours the surprise attacks fromThe first few hours I found the game to be spectacular. Fantastic characters, great voice work, cool story and fun gameplay. After 15 hours this game had become infuriating. Constant 1-3 hit deaths from wandering high level creatures when I was engaged in an already close battle had become the norm. I was starting to hate the game but stuck with it. At 61 hours the surprise attacks from wandering high level creatures has lessened and the characters and story have shown through. The game, for me went from a 9 to a 6 but I’m so glad I stuck with it. It’s back to a 9 despite the hiccups at the beginning. This is an incredibly memorable game with spectacular characters and a great story.… Expand
  81. Justjoined83
    Jul 3, 2018
    10
    Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is a satisfying sequel to a great series. The deep story, immersive combat and charming characters make this franchise stand out like no other. Between the Empire of Mor Ardain and the Kingdom of Tantal, I found myself rocking out to one amazing theme song after another.

    A quick warning, this game is more like the original Xenoblade Chronicles than it’s    Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is a satisfying sequel to a great series. The deep story, immersive combat and charming characters make this franchise stand out like no other. Between the Empire of Mor Ardain and the Kingdom of Tantal, I found myself rocking out to one amazing theme song after another.

    A quick warning, this game is more like the original Xenoblade Chronicles than it’s predecessor Xenoblade Chronicles X, which is to say it is more linear and story focused. That could be a good thing or a bad thing depending on your preference. Like the first game, the rich landscapes offered in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 take place on the backs of giant Titans. The combat is also similar to the first game with break-topple abilities but improves upon it by adding a status bar that runs down so you can time your attacks with more efficiency, and the combos are just so satisfying to pull off between your teammates. Expect to put anywhere from 100 to 200 hours into this game.

    Bottom line: In a year where Nintendo released Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is the final piece of the triforce that capped off a great 2017 for the Switch. If you enjoyed the previous entries in this series, you owe it to yourself to play this wonderful game.    … Expand
  82. kTheFrog
    Jul 2, 2018
    9
    110 hours into my first play through, near the end of the game, feel this is a safe point to write a review.

    The bad: Let's just get this out of the way. There has only been 2 flaws I've had with this game, and luckily if you are playing this game in 2018 or beyond, there is a very safe simple solution. The map / directions in this game are absurdly vague. I caught myself wandering    110 hours into my first play through, near the end of the game, feel this is a safe point to write a review.

    The bad: Let's just get this out of the way. There has only been 2 flaws I've had with this game, and luckily if you are playing this game in 2018 or beyond, there is a very safe simple solution.

    The map / directions in this game are absurdly vague. I caught myself wandering around the map trying to get to the key point for a quest for sometimes 60min+. There's no reason for the game to be so vague about where to go or how to get there. Perhaps set mini-check points to help guide me up a secret path? But that complaint was easily dealt with by hopping online and checking where to go. Is it cheating? Sure. But the game can be otherwise very annoying if you let this one particular thing plague your session.

    The other bad thing about this game is how much there is to learn. I made it a good 70 hours into the game before I really started to understand two things that made the game infinitely easier.

    Thing 1: Learn the Break -> Topple -> Launch -> Smash combos. Figure out which blades can do them, and abuse them. Make sure you are either in a level 1 or level 2 phase of an elemental combo and you'll do bonus damage with the Topple->Launch->Smash abilities.

    The Smash piece, during a level 1 or 2 elemental combo phase does very high damage that I simply didn't understand until much later. Required tech to know? Not really, but does it make the game MUCH faster and easier? Absolutely. They teach you it once and then never really come back to it. Always look for ways to pull off this combo. I usually have the main character equipped with blades that can handle the Topple->Launch->Smash part and have my teammates set up with plenty of weapon/skill combos that have Break and Topple to get the combo started often.

    Next is chain attack. I don't know why, but I sort of ignored this mechanic through most of my play-through. It wasn't until I watched a video about the game's mechanics that I really understood ...

    You can pump up chain attack damage+crit ... to unbelievable numbers. Going from hitting for 2-5k damage to hitting for 900k damage is ... big? And it turns out ... if you KILL the opponent with the chain attack and enter the overkill mode ... you get BONUS loot, exp and skill points depending on how much you overkilled the enemy by.

    Chain attacks make enemies/bosses that have an 'explode' like mechanic trivial. You can generally kill most bosses (if you are set to do bonus chain damage) with 1-2 orbs available at almost any stage of the fight. I'm at the end game and every fight my goal is to finish 1-2 elemental combos to build orbs (make sure they end with different elements) orbs and then just go into my chain attack as soon as possible. Or if I'm really greedy I can ALMOST kill the boss/enemy and then pop the chain at the end for maximum overkill.

    Either way ... these two, easily overlooked, mechanics make combat 100% more interesting and interactive. Also speeds up combat by a lot to just be able to end a fight after doing only 30-50% of the boss's life. And if you beef up chain attacks? You are looking at being able to 1 shot most things in the game with no orbs.

    ====

    Game mechanics aside. This game is wonderful. The characters are awesome, I personally enjoyed all the voice overs (during combat can get annoying), and you never really get the sense that you cannot die, which I often get in other games if I take a little time to power level.

    The side quests are fun, discovering new blades is pretty cool (i wish I had them all unlocked but farming cores isn't too bad later on) ... the first 40 hours I would have said this game was a 7/10. Then I started to understand the mechanics more, combat sped up as a result and I started to really get into the story. Not that the story was bad up til this point, but it was hard to get into the game when combat was going so slow (I was just spamming abilities til stuff died).

    The last 70 hours have been pure, enjoyable addiction.    … Expand
  83. anfil18
    Jul 1, 2018
    9
    Una historia increible, profundidas de personajes, al principio parece aburridos los combates pero al de unas horas de juego le vas pillando los combos y todo su sistema de lucha. Algo nuevo muy interesante. Repito la historia es epica y te sorprende en muchos tramos de la historia. Para mi una de las mwjores historias que e jugado y visto en los videojuegos. Graficamente pues... no estaUna historia increible, profundidas de personajes, al principio parece aburridos los combates pero al de unas horas de juego le vas pillando los combos y todo su sistema de lucha. Algo nuevo muy interesante. Repito la historia es epica y te sorprende en muchos tramos de la historia. Para mi una de las mwjores historias que e jugado y visto en los videojuegos. Graficamente pues... no esta ala altura de estos tiempos, pero es que al ir jugandolo te da igual, no le doy un diez por eso. Pero... JUEGAZOO… Expand
  84. Terresius
    Jun 27, 2018
    2
    so. i love xenoblade chronicle 1 and x both where extraordinary, but xenoblade chronicle 2 was a pure joke. there why
    i have now 90 hours in the game and their my concern
    the good the break, topple, launch, smash is crazy enjoyable to perform the blade combo are very satisfying when you finally understand how they are suppose to work (took me 60 hours). the story look great, i'm at    so. i love xenoblade chronicle 1 and x both where extraordinary, but xenoblade chronicle 2 was a pure joke. there why
    i have now 90 hours in the game and their my concern
    the good
    the break, topple, launch, smash is crazy enjoyable to perform
    the blade combo are very satisfying when you finally understand how they are suppose to work (took me 60 hours).
    the story look great, i'm at chapter 5 only and the side quest are interesting
    the legendary blade are very interesting
    the world aesthetic is quit nice
    the music is good

    the bad
    the whole art system. they are all the same but just some variation in how they will do more damage. only rare are those that give the player the opportunity to heal. where are the aura? where are the basic art combo?
    Blade switch system: because that thing is very ugly, and that all art are the same but for the break, topple, launch, smash and the 2 healing art, the only strategy is. spam all your offensive art from your first blade, when a miraculous break statue appear perform the topple,launch, smash then go back to the first blade to wait for the next break. some time do the special
    level design: the level design of that title is terrible.
    the marked objective
    the lake of depth into the Npc

    the ugly:
    the AI: basically nia is a healer that never heal even if you give her 3 healing blade, your ally while never try to do intelligent basic thing like using their break art when it's ready.

    the compass. the compass get me more lost then not following it. it so bad that some time it show that the objective is in front of you while in fact the objective is in back of you. I still don't understand how it work after 90 hours

    the art system: why using 3 different blade while they all do the same thing and you have to count 3 hit before using an art? so actually my art is already ready to use after the third hit so just using the back slash equivalent is sufficient.

    the field Skill:
    some time you swapped 1 blade and then loose 1 field skill that is needed during talking quest. that is very heretating.    … Expand
  85. Respectthecrow
    Jun 21, 2018
    10
    With its rich and vibrant worlds, its strong story, great cast of characters and fun and interactive battle system its easily a 10 out of 10 and one of the best games from last year (2017)
  86. WizardOfBangkok
    Jun 21, 2018
    9
    Xenoblade Chronicles 2 might be one of the most underrated Switch titles to date.
    An action JRPG with an array of characters to fill your team with. The content is none stop and every single map area is absolutely stunning. There are frame rate issues in portable when the fighting gets a bit rough but I didn’t let it get to me. This will supply you with 100+ hours if you decide to go    Xenoblade Chronicles 2 might be one of the most underrated Switch titles to date.
    An action JRPG with an array of characters to fill your team with. The content is none stop and every single map area is absolutely stunning. There are frame rate issues in portable when the fighting gets a bit rough but I didn’t let it get to me. This will supply you with 100+ hours if you decide to go through as many side quests as you can. The story is great and you can feel an attachment to the characters which makes the story much more compelling.    … Expand
  87. Starwolf-001
    Jun 20, 2018
    4
    The result ended with me closing the software and pulling the chip out saying "Why play this when there are more important things to do and many other competent, fun and entertaining games I can play instead."

    Introduction: I was really looking forward to this game and in the end, it's one of the worst RPGs I have ever played in my life. While the game has a lot of good moments to    The result ended with me closing the software and pulling the chip out saying "Why play this when there are more important things to do and many other competent, fun and entertaining games I can play instead."

    Introduction:

    I was really looking forward to this game and in the end, it's one of the worst RPGs I have ever played in my life. While the game has a lot of good moments to keep you going; It is also filled with many frustrating and terribly implemented moments and components.

    Pros:

    * Graphics are visually enjoyable on portable mode for the Switch.
    * Environments and open world terrain is quite beautiful.
    * Like the idea of various accents for the game's characters. Representing how they have come from
    different places in the world.
    * Highly detailed tutorial explains a lot to help new comers.
    * I REALLY like the Empire's soldier's uniform. Looks really nice.

    Cons:

    * Resolution and graphics are painfully terrible and obvious when the Switch is in dock mode.
    Basically up scaling a 720p resolution to a 1080p monitor. ~ Yuck >XP
    * Large open world, once again, filled with nothing with exception to lots of enemies and collection
    points.
    * Who the hell decided to put extremely high level monsters, that move around, right next to batches
    of small, low level monsters? I died so many times simply because I was attacked behind by one of
    these monsters. Really killed the mood and beginning of the game for me.
    * The worst map ever implemented into a game! (Literally the reason why I stopped playing)
    * Game play reminds me of the old auto-attack from Knights of the Old Republic. Just here, it's very
    repetitive and bland. Most enemy engagements take a while to defeat and your selection to
    powers (arts) are limited to 3/4. Not exciting at all.
    * English voice acting is terrible.
    * Subtitles barely ever show up even though the feature is on.
    * Pointless and time consuming quests. Both for the main and side quests.
    * High detailed tutorial is incredibly wordy, numerously appears and still misses important
    components of the game.
    * The humour falls flat. Whether it starts off well or end wells, it always feels mediocre and poorly
    thought out. Worse part is the humour in this game appears way to often and bunch together. One
    joke after another and after another.

    Conclusion:

    I really recommend people save their money instead of playing this. I personally feel like I wasted 13 hours playing this poorly made game when I could have just played Zelda Breathe of the Wild instead which many people love.    … Expand
  88. agentken
    Jun 19, 2018
    10
    First 30 hrs, the game is overwhelming with the complex combat and field skill. New comer needs to be patient with the progress of the game before it will bare fruit at the middle til the end. The pace of story is quite troublesome at first but it will pick up later. I love everything in this game except graphic could be sharper. The graphic is pixellated. Prepairing to fight with superFirst 30 hrs, the game is overwhelming with the complex combat and field skill. New comer needs to be patient with the progress of the game before it will bare fruit at the middle til the end. The pace of story is quite troublesome at first but it will pick up later. I love everything in this game except graphic could be sharper. The graphic is pixellated. Prepairing to fight with super boss right now. Grinding trust MTF!!… Expand
  89. qwerty00712
    Jun 18, 2018
    9
    Something can be improved but this is a really good game with a fantastic world and great combat mechanism
  90. Savogensis
    Jun 17, 2018
    10
    This is a one of a kind game.

    Besides its relative slowness at the beginning of the game, its world quickly becomes adictive, inviting you to visit it, and to happily grind the **** out of it.

    The main storyline is just mind blowing.

    You should use the japenese dubbing, and expect some out of context/funny reactions from the characters.
  91. runeasgar
    Jun 1, 2018
    8
    I was genuinely surprised with how good this game was. The combat system is fantastic, the story is pretty good, and the voice acting was mostly good. Some of the game (I'm looking at you, Ursula; also, summoning specific blades) is suuuuuper grindy, though.. and I didn't find the game to have much replay value at all. Still, well worth the purchase.
  92. manute12
    May 30, 2018
    10
    Me parece increíble lo injustamente tratado que ha sido este juego, sólo porque tiene fama de ser complejo. He de decir que nunca había jugado un Xenoblade y estaba algo preocupado, pero mis dudas se disiparon a las pocas horas de empezarlo. Mi saga favorita de todos los tiempos es Zelda, y puedo decir sin ningúna duda que para mi Xenoblade Chronicles 2 es el mejor juego junto con breathMe parece increíble lo injustamente tratado que ha sido este juego, sólo porque tiene fama de ser complejo. He de decir que nunca había jugado un Xenoblade y estaba algo preocupado, pero mis dudas se disiparon a las pocas horas de empezarlo. Mi saga favorita de todos los tiempos es Zelda, y puedo decir sin ningúna duda que para mi Xenoblade Chronicles 2 es el mejor juego junto con breath of the wild de la switch en 2017. Me he enamorado de este juego, los escenarios, los paisajes, la historia, incluso el combate que tan mala fama tiene a mi me parece impresionante una vez que lo dominas. De verdad que me duele en el alma lo mal que se trato...Ha conseguido hacer lo que muy pocos juegos consiguen, hacer que me vuelva a sentir como un niño. Bravo, Monolithsoft.… Expand
  93. Mmmmph
    May 25, 2018
    4
    This game looks like a Xenoblade game but once you really start looking at it you can kinda see that this game was shambled together to get it out the door for the Switch. There are plenty of mechanics in this game, but so many of them feel like they were put in then somebody shoved them into the game and refused to let the designer do anything interesting with them.

    Then there is the    This game looks like a Xenoblade game but once you really start looking at it you can kinda see that this game was shambled together to get it out the door for the Switch. There are plenty of mechanics in this game, but so many of them feel like they were put in then somebody shoved them into the game and refused to let the designer do anything interesting with them.

    Then there is the map for this game. The map and waypoint system for this game is beyond useless, one of the MAIN STORY QUESTS for the game requires you to go find "dawnview grotto" which is way up on a mountain with one way up. You want to know where it is? You have to climb a tree root, then climb another tree root so narrow it doesn't look like somewhere you're actually intended to walk then you follow the one linear path up to the five items you need to collect. There is only one way to go up and it's just a crappy fetch quest.

    That is so much of a problem with the game, collectathon RPG but without the movement mechanics to back that sort of gameplay up. You' think you're done with this quest? NO you have to pay for this lady to fix her stove because screw you. No matter what the quest is no matter how tiny and insignificant it seems it generally feels like they plucked it out of Vanilla World of Warcraft, stretched out the distance you need to walk and stapled four or five more quests to the end there.

    As an RPG and especially compared to Xenoblade 1 and even Xenoblade X this game feels like I'm eating packets of unflavored bulk dry instant ramen instead of playing an RPG, because NO LADY I DON'T want to fix your goddamn stove and I shouldn't have to pay to fix YOUR stove, and this quest should have ended when i gave you everything you needed to make a pie. In case you're wondering that isn't the only sidequest that pissed me off, it was just the one that stood out the most for how crap it was.    … Expand
  94. BrettSiebenhaar
    May 24, 2018
    6
    This game was good, just not Zelda good. The game was too big for its own good in my opinion. There were plenty of times where I wandered around endlessly not knowing where to go because the game doesn't really help you with directions. The game was fun and emotional, but it lacked that X factor, funny saying this because the games name starts with an X! The game did get repetitive atThis game was good, just not Zelda good. The game was too big for its own good in my opinion. There were plenty of times where I wandered around endlessly not knowing where to go because the game doesn't really help you with directions. The game was fun and emotional, but it lacked that X factor, funny saying this because the games name starts with an X! The game did get repetitive at times, and the lack of customization ruined it for me, but I did still enjoy it for the most part...… Expand
  95. zephir93
    May 22, 2018
    2
    cosa?! dov'é la mia recensione? l'avevo già scritta..
    poco male: XC 2 é uno dei peggiori jrpg mai creati, migliore di XCX ma non ci voleva molto.
    In xb2 abbiamo: -una storia piena di cliché che stenta a decollare -personaggi insopportabili -fanservice che esce dalle orecchie -CS noioso, basta guardare senza fare nulla per grindare, se vuoi attivi abilità per -finire prima gli    cosa?! dov'é la mia recensione? l'avevo già scritta..
    poco male: XC 2 é uno dei peggiori jrpg mai creati, migliore di XCX ma non ci voleva molto.
    In xb2 abbiamo:
    -una storia piena di cliché che stenta a decollare
    -personaggi insopportabili
    -fanservice che esce dalle orecchie
    -CS noioso, basta guardare senza fare nulla per grindare, se vuoi attivi abilità per -finire prima gli scontri
    -realizzazione tecnica vergognosa, soprattutto su portatile
    -posizionamento e aggro di nemici senza senso
    -tutorial, come da prassi monolith, inutili

    statene lontani    … Expand
  96. Rossella
    May 22, 2018
    10
    a spectacular game, with an enganging and an incredible OST, deluxe. A game of such caliber had not been released for years
  97. vegitojt
    May 19, 2018
    10
    So far, the best Xenoblade Chronicles i have played.
    The combat system once you understand it is the most fun and satisfaying system ever.
    Plus the story is just lovely
  98. Kick454
    May 17, 2018
    10
    Honestly, my previous review of this game sucked, so I'm going to remake it here. Though, it's still a 10/10 for me.

    Pros: + Gameplay: I prefer XC2's combat to XC1's. I don't get bored trying to beat a boss in this game, unlike in XC1. + Soundtrack: By far my favorite soundtrack in video game history. + Story: AMAZING! By far my favorite story in any game. + Characters: Most of the    Honestly, my previous review of this game sucked, so I'm going to remake it here. Though, it's still a 10/10 for me.

    Pros:
    + Gameplay: I prefer XC2's combat to XC1's. I don't get bored trying to beat a boss in this game, unlike in XC1.
    + Soundtrack: By far my favorite soundtrack in video game history.
    + Story: AMAZING! By far my favorite story in any game.
    + Characters: Most of the characters are amazing.
    + Bosses: Refights actually change up the bosses, or at least after a certain point in the game.
    + Side Quests: Most of them are pretty great, especially the Blade Quests. Also, at least they give out good rewards, unlike BotW.

    Mix:
    = Gacha System: C'mon, please give me this rare blade, please... DANG IT! Why another one of these? Especially from a Legendary Core Crystal.
    = Resolution: Kinda hurts the graphics a bit, but I only play this game in handheld, so I don't know about how it plays in TV mode.

    Overall, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, while suffering from some flaws, warrants a 10/10 from me.    … Expand
  99. urdnottitan
    May 17, 2018
    10
    I am a new adopter of the JRPG genre and this was my first one ever, with that being said this is probably one of the best games I have ever played. It is a must have for anyone looking into or already own a Nintendo Switch.
  100. macunix
    May 14, 2018
    1
    a good story telling JRPG. a lot nice character designs, decent music.
    AWFUL handheld image quality. really awful resolution.
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  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Mar 2, 2018
    73
    A fight with an ordinary enemy whose level is slightly higher can drag on for minutes, especially if you’re fighting it alone. The combat itself is also rife with problems: sometimes main character even fails to draw his weapon, or locks onto a far-off enemy, while another already is eviscerating him in close combat. [Issue#226, p.64]
  2. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Feb 26, 2018
    80
    Despite some rough patches, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is a worthy addition to any Switch owner's library, especially if you have a predilection for RPGs and enjoyed either of the previous entries in the series. [Issue #32 – March/April 2018, p. 75]
  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 16, 2018
    80
    Extensive and massive JRPG. Although with a rather cliché story and characters, it comes with a beautiful world and a fighting system growing more and more complex with every hour played. [Issue#282]
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