Xenoblade Chronicles 2

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8.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2500 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 183 out of 2500
  3. Negative: 240 out of 2500
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  1. nakoll
    May 14, 2018
    10
    This game is at par with zelda titles. I am enjoying it so much. Great artwork, great progression, and a good story. I think this game is underrated and need more attention.
  2. Orz233
    May 14, 2018
    6
    Auto save feature of this game serverely destroys my game experience. I definitely support the developers to use auto-save feature to prevent players to use Save&.Load to repeatdly draw crystal and the developers actually done well on this point [1 save per draw]. But... please do not just let your auto-save feature only works here... I have used 5 hours to upgrade my Zenobia's KizunaAuto save feature of this game serverely destroys my game experience. I definitely support the developers to use auto-save feature to prevent players to use Save&.Load to repeatdly draw crystal and the developers actually done well on this point [1 save per draw]. But... please do not just let your auto-save feature only works here... I have used 5 hours to upgrade my Zenobia's Kizuna Circle to full and when i almost done the game crashed. No even 1 time auto-save worked during this duration even i killed several dozens of Elite monsters for Zenobia. Originally i prepare to score 8 to this game but now only 6. This game can be better if the developers can pay more time to improve the game experience [not only auto-save].… Expand
  3. TsukasaHiiragi
    May 13, 2018
    1
    Pro's

    Interesting game concept and plot Cute Characters Feels like playing an MMo* Con's Suffers from all the problems of being like an MMo* Severe grindfest Unfair game/boss mechanics Too many game mechanics in play Janky controls Buggy sometimes Useless map/compass system Very frustrating to play Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is easily one of the worst jrpgs I've played to    Pro's

    Interesting game concept and plot
    Cute Characters
    Feels like playing an MMo*

    Con's

    Suffers from all the problems of being like an MMo*
    Severe grindfest
    Unfair game/boss mechanics
    Too many game mechanics in play
    Janky controls
    Buggy sometimes
    Useless map/compass system
    Very frustrating to play

    Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is easily one of the worst jrpgs I've played to date, and I've played a lot. The reasons are many and unfortunately by the look of the Pfff *user score* alot of paid or fanboi reviews artificially bumping up the score. XBC2 is a beast of a game, tedious, boring and downright frustrating to play, but has charming characters and a great story assuming you can force yourself through the morass of downright obnoxious game designs and flaws.

    XBC2 suffers from having far too many game mechanics in play, the game world being poorly constructed with areas having widely different monsters in them, with extremely huge level gaps which often could pop up and wipe your party at a moments notice if your not paying attention.

    The combat system is unnecessarily and overly complicated with combo after combo after combo being the only real way forward, regular trash mobs often taking several minutes to beat because your arts always reset after each battle making for a substantial uphill grindfest. Consider XBC2 a single player MMO similar to FF14 but with far slower character progression and levelling, this would be the closest explanation on how this game plays out.

    The control system is often janky at best, trying to navigate narrow ledges or jump on certain things often leaves your character bugging out whilst the quest system clearly enforces another very obvious grinder for relatively little rewards, but the player does them anyway because its content even if ultimately time consuming and unrewarding, an early case and point is having to rescue a Nopon from monsters, then fetching wood then going back to the quest giver then finding another Nopon then either paying 30,000 in gold or doing another fetch quest to find rarer wood then going back to the original quest giver for 300g / 200 exp reward and a few measily items, bullcrap like this is unfortunately common.

    The character designs, story plot and sound though are at least par or even above par and for the switch do the system some justice but ultimately are heavily let down by everything else the game has to offer.

    The interesting thing about this game though, it does have the addictive qualities of MMos because it really does feel like your playing on, and that is the only source of fun you'll have most of the time just pretending you'll run into other players to take on a unfair or frustrating raid boss that can cheat or cheese the player resulting in countless wipes until you decide just to overlevel that boss.

    Blade grinding again, is another severe uphill grindfest - not only is there a significant amount of cores to find making it almost like pokemon, you'll have to level and grind them up before they'll even be even remotely useful.    … Expand
  4. javiandre10
    May 11, 2018
    10
    Si eres amante de los J-RPG este es tu juego, historia, jugabilidad, personajes memorables, momentos épicos y una excelente banda sonora, Alrest te está esperando.
  5. pkjoohwan
    May 11, 2018
    1
    The game system and game play is too poor.
    It's battle system is poor than WOW.
  6. Minen
    May 9, 2018
    10
    This game is simply stunning and a blast to play.
    The graphics might be "primitive" but it still looks great.
    The gameplay is very addictive and fun different aspects of the game supports another part of the game. Example being savaging gets you items to sell to get boosters and raise the development level of the towns. Boosters give you a higher chance to get a rare blade, which is very    This game is simply stunning and a blast to play.
    The graphics might be "primitive" but it still looks great.
    The gameplay is very addictive and fun different aspects of the game supports another part of the game. Example being savaging gets you items to sell to get boosters and raise the development level of the towns. Boosters give you a higher chance to get a rare blade, which is very helpful.
    The story of this game weaves both science and fiction near perfectly that the game has very little ploy holes.
    This game should be nominated for Game of the Year at least because it is just really good.    … Expand
  7. Loo_oo
    May 4, 2018
    9
    I had a good time ! The story is awesome, and graphics are beautiful... but animations are a disaster (WTF!). A very good JRPG

    I like :
    - Story
    - Beautiful Graphics
    - Lifetime
    - the blades ;-) however it's very difficult to understand how the attribution system works
    - Combos

    I don't like :
    - animations WTF style
    - secondary quests... totally useless
  8. SuperDylan
    May 2, 2018
    7
    I feel like i am fairly qualified to review this game. I've got every rarer blade. beat the game twice. and i feel as if i have experienced the game with everything it has to offer. so do i recommend it. thats tough
    for a average person who hasn't played that many JRPG's this is a fairly good entry. it as a descent, but cliche story. and the story is probably the worst out of the series.    I feel like i am fairly qualified to review this game. I've got every rarer blade. beat the game twice. and i feel as if i have experienced the game with everything it has to offer. so do i recommend it. thats tough
    for a average person who hasn't played that many JRPG's this is a fairly good entry. it as a descent, but cliche story. and the story is probably the worst out of the series. But it is still an amazing story and it has pretty good characters.

    one of the biggest turn offs for people is that the game has a lot of fan-service. many of the character designs are skimpy and the girls are overly exposed, besides Mia. There is also a lot of **** moments in the game design department. These flaws are the reason why this game is a 7 and not a 10. let me list all of the bs aspects of this game at the end.

    The music in this game is nowhere near xenogears, or xenoblade 1. It sounds pretty forgettable. also the voice acting is borderline tolerable for a lot of characters. while that could be attributed to having boring cringie dialog, there are some really good voice actors such as Pyra, Mythra, sometimes Rex, Zeke, Mia, and the villeins. everything else seams flat and boring. Tora is especially annoying.

    1. there is a level 80 monster that can one shot you in the opening field. this is not only one time. this is many times and over level monsters are a reacureine appearance in this game. in fact Mor Ardain is crawling with level 80 monsters

    2. some of the boss's are bs as well and require shear luck to beat.

    3. the mini game Tiger Tiger is to tedious and boring. this game is used to level up and get new skills for a couple of new party member's (poppi, I'm not naming this a spoiler because its so early in the game. Its in chapter 1)

    4. Some rare blades (like KOS-MOS) require an obserd amount of grindeing, If you want to get every rare blade its going to be tough.

    5. Mercenary missions are boring and they should have had a mini game for them instead of a real time timer.

    in the end i do recommend this game, but it will sometimes test your patience, and durability, take brakes with it, and have a fun time.    … Expand
  9. Carlinhos
    Apr 24, 2018
    10
    Game is absolutely amazing. Beautiful and smart world design, nice characters, good and long story, addicting gameplay, great soundtrack... Everything is there. My only gripe is the menu, which becomes a mess, since the game uses chronological sorting for items by default. There should be manual sorting or, at the very least, the possibility to change the default sorting method. A mustGame is absolutely amazing. Beautiful and smart world design, nice characters, good and long story, addicting gameplay, great soundtrack... Everything is there. My only gripe is the menu, which becomes a mess, since the game uses chronological sorting for items by default. There should be manual sorting or, at the very least, the possibility to change the default sorting method. A must have masterpiece for JRPG fans, nonetheless.… Expand
  10. rooneyback
    Apr 23, 2018
    9
    the game is a fantastic jpg with one of the most appealing art styles on the switch so far, the gameplay is complex to be engaging and it is and it has absolutely engaging characters and story
  11. likevin96
    Apr 22, 2018
    8
    Completion: Finished game and a huge number of side quests after approximately 105 hours.

    Pros: - Undoubtedly unique . JRPGs, especially turn based ones, are typically thought of as a fairly stagnant genre, but Xenoblade turns the norm on its head through its extremely unique battle and progression systems. Although there are issues, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 deserves to be lauded due    Completion: Finished game and a huge number of side quests after approximately 105 hours.

    Pros:
    - Undoubtedly unique . JRPGs, especially turn based ones, are typically thought of as a fairly stagnant genre, but Xenoblade turns the norm on its head through its extremely unique battle and progression systems. Although there are issues, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 deserves to be lauded due to its willingness to push boundaries and try something new.
    - Soundtrack is catch and memorable. There are a number of tracks throughout the game that will undoubtedly stay with me. Some standouts include the Argentum and Mor Ardain themes.
    - Battle system is very different from anything else that is out there right now and requires positioning, strategy, tactics, and proper timing to utilize effectively. This is especially true during the earlier parts of the game where you're still getting used to all the different components of the initially overwhelming system. There are a lot of moving parts and mastering them is satisfying.
    - World is sprawling and fleshed out. Alrest feels like it could be a real place due to the plethora of lore and intrigue surrounding it. The large, sprawling areas also contribute to this through the sense of place that results from exploring and wandering around the myriad fantastical lands.
    - I overall enjoyed the story. The characters are one of the strongest points and Rex was much more likable that I had initially expected. This may be due to me playing with the Japanese voices and not having to deal with some of the strange accents the localization team had decided to implement. The pacing can be too slow at times and comedy is not used well (to put it lightly), but overall the drama of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 did in fact compel me to continue my journey.

    Cons:
    - So many aspects of the game waste an enormous amount of time. The Merc Missions were a great idea to better utilize your full roster. However, constantly going into the menu and having to scroll through pages of menus to get a proper team for these missions is annoying and can take you far out of the immersion of the rest of the world.

    Another example of this is in the Blades, which serve as a hybrid being weapons and party members in Xenoblade 2. Making these Blades stronger often requires you to do very specific tasks that make you go far out of your way to do boring tasks such as killing a random mob X times. Although there are ways to get around some of these requirements, they are definitely necessary for progression when it comes to certain Blades and in the earlier sections of the game where you don't have as many Blades to play around with. Furthermore, the drop rates for the Rare Blades are FAR TOO LOW. I understand how the Generic Blades play into the Merc Mission system, but that doesn't make it any more fun to (very slowly) activate dozens of virtually useless Blades.

    However, the most egregious example of this lies in the battles themselves. While strategic and fun, every single battle lasts far longer than they have any right to, especially if you aren't massively overleveled. Defeating an enemy 20 levels under you should happen in the blink of an eye, especially for a game like Xenoblade with no random encounters or any sort of discrete transition into battles, but this is definitely not the case here. It quickly became obvious to me that skipping every single mob I could was the only way to beat the game at any reasonable pace. The enemies have massively inflated health through the entire game and that is simply not fun to deal with in a game that is already so long.

    - You don't have to change your strategy much for fighting different enemies. Although there are elemental weaknesses and species-specific items/abilities, they are often too niche to really be effective and used in any sort of active way for 90% of your battles. Although their appearances and stats change, every single enemy in the game just felt too similar to one another in terms of what my approach should be.
    - Map system is awful and oftentimes the only way to progress is to walk through the area that your objective is in countless times before noticing a hidden pathway or area that will let you progress. The map has no detail in the Z-axis and the objective compass can be as deceiving as it is helpful.
    - Frequent FPS/resolution drops. This is egregiously poor in handheld mode.

    Final Word:
    Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is the definition of a flawed masterpiece. The developers reached for the sky and created something truly unique. From playing the game, I am certain that Xenoblade is a game with genuine heart and passion. However, this does not excuse the painfully plodding nature of nearly every aspect of the game, ranging from story to combat. I still enjoyed it - but will forever be disappointed at how incredible the game could've been with just a few more tweaks.

    True Score:
    8.1    … Expand
  12. JuanpSage
    Apr 21, 2018
    10
    One of the best J-RPG I have ever played!! It's Amazing in all of the angles!
    Just give it a try, and you will not regret it. That's for sure!
  13. llDust
    Apr 21, 2018
    8
    This game is good for those who are really into RPGs. The whole game can be overwhelming at first but give it sometime and you will enjoy it. Also, once you start to understand how the combat works you will not want to put it away it is very good.
  14. mivideojuego
    Apr 20, 2018
    10
    Es el segundo juego que voy a hacer una crítica y de nuevo voy a poner un 10. ¿Por qué le pongo un 10? Pues para quien le guste los RPG creo que este juego es una autentica joya, es un rpg puro que nos recuerda a los mejores años de este género y en cierto modo y espero no ofender a nadie es un digno sucesor al ff7 o al menos cuando lo jugué por primera vez me hizo recordar mucho a este ffEs el segundo juego que voy a hacer una crítica y de nuevo voy a poner un 10. ¿Por qué le pongo un 10? Pues para quien le guste los RPG creo que este juego es una autentica joya, es un rpg puro que nos recuerda a los mejores años de este género y en cierto modo y espero no ofender a nadie es un digno sucesor al ff7 o al menos cuando lo jugué por primera vez me hizo recordar mucho a este ff . No es broma, obviamente no es el mismo estilo ya que no tiene batalla por turno como un ff clásico pero mantiene la esencia de lo que es un buen rpg, para mi ahora mismo esta saga es la mejor del género y el 2 es para mi el mejor juego de esta saga hasta ahora. Si teneis la opotunidad de jugarlo no lo dudeis, para los amantes de los rpg este es un juego de los de verdad, de los de toda la vida.… Expand
  15. DreamX
    Apr 19, 2018
    10
    This game is both one of my favorites, and one of my brother's favorites as well. I'd consider it one of the best games on the switch, absolutely. The story is one of the best I'd ever seen in a game, the gameplay (mainly combat mechanics) may not be for everyone, but once you get used to it, it's actually quite nice. It's a lengthy game, so you certainly get your money's worth. And don'tThis game is both one of my favorites, and one of my brother's favorites as well. I'd consider it one of the best games on the switch, absolutely. The story is one of the best I'd ever seen in a game, the gameplay (mainly combat mechanics) may not be for everyone, but once you get used to it, it's actually quite nice. It's a lengthy game, so you certainly get your money's worth. And don't even get me started on the soundtrack..fantastic. I don't often write reviews but I HAD to make an account just to write a review for this game because I loved it that much.… Expand
  16. Lolling_Chris
    Apr 18, 2018
    10
    A wonderful, wonderful game; maybe not that beautiful in visuals, but still. It catches all you want from a traditional rope-playing game.
    XENOBLADE CHRONICLES 2 has great stories, dialogues, engaging and in-depth combat system, beautiful concepts, great CG camera cuts, everything that helps the core of a RPG to stand out.
    Above all that, it has one of the best musics among all games    A wonderful, wonderful game; maybe not that beautiful in visuals, but still. It catches all you want from a traditional rope-playing game.
    XENOBLADE CHRONICLES 2 has great stories, dialogues, engaging and in-depth combat system, beautiful concepts, great CG camera cuts, everything that helps the core of a RPG to stand out.
    Above all that, it has one of the best musics among all games released in 2017.

    It does have some minor flaws which will somehow impact your gameplay experience, some of them are fixed by patches. They are: map system (improved by patches), some UI flow, low resolution on handheld mode.

    To sum up, I recommend those who love RPGs, and were familiar with Japanese anime culture (at least not hate that), this game is a must-have for you guys.

    And be sure download Japanese V.O package, I don't think the tone of the game is suitable for English V.O, no offense tho, it's just the theme is too J-RPG like.    … Expand
  17. SappyNoypi
    Apr 17, 2018
    8
    Brilliant story. Awesome gameplay. The characters are cool too. But it has resolution and frame rate issues on handheld. Also I think the art style was a happy accident. It seems like they can't make it too realistic because of hardware limitations. But overall, a great pick up FOR JRPG fans.
  18. Crujones
    Apr 14, 2018
    10
    Now I have played Xenoblade Chronicles 1, X, and now 2 but I have never beat one until Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Absolutely ONE OF THE BEST JRPGs out there, it's beautiful, fun, and rewards you heavily for putting in time with your party. I am 120 hours in and have yet to wanna put it down with all of the post game stuff there is.

    Pros: Absolutely astounding and rewarding combat system    Now I have played Xenoblade Chronicles 1, X, and now 2 but I have never beat one until Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Absolutely ONE OF THE BEST JRPGs out there, it's beautiful, fun, and rewards you heavily for putting in time with your party. I am 120 hours in and have yet to wanna put it down with all of the post game stuff there is.

    Pros: Absolutely astounding and rewarding combat system that picks up quickly and requires coordination and planning
    Beautiful Art Style
    Characters are fun and interesting
    It's on the Switch so you can take it with you!

    Cons: In typical JRPG style, things don't pick up until about 8 hours in and you don't unlock all of the combat systems till about midway through. With this you will still be seeing tutorials well into the game
    The story is predictable
    It ends.    … Expand
  19. hifumitogo
    Apr 12, 2018
    9
    Oh boy I rated this game higher than Zelda BoTW. Definitely a MUST play title for every JRPG fans! Prelude: I bought this game mainly because of the promo price from an online store, hype from my local country's Nintendo groups, and basically Switch doesn't have too many game choices after I am done with Zelda and Odyssey.
    Honestly I actually felt regretted over this purchase in the    Oh boy I rated this game higher than Zelda BoTW. Definitely a MUST play title for every JRPG fans! Prelude: I bought this game mainly because of the promo price from an online store, hype from my local country's Nintendo groups, and basically Switch doesn't have too many game choices after I am done with Zelda and Odyssey.
    Honestly I actually felt regretted over this purchase in the beginning due to few reasons. BUT as I proceed through the game, I am starting to get hooked deeper and deeper.
    The plus:
    1. The story is very engaging although I dislike its pace. The story is just like watching an anime (a teen anime to be precise), get hooked by the story and the suspense all over the cut scene. The setting of the story is very fresh and cool for me too. Cloud sea, world tree, titans, salvaging….
    2. The depth of the game. The longer you play the game, the more things you will learn e.g. the VERY DEEP combat mechanics (blade combo auto attack cancel, arts cancel, blade switch), pouch items, affinity, huge item choices to match with your play style, just like your usual JRPG. It’s very satisfying to see all the skills on the affinity charts are unlocked.
    3. Waifu! We have Pyra, Mythra, Morag, etc. Nuff said.
    4. The content. Many things or places to explore. Play it and you will know about it.

    The minus:
    1. The disgustingly bad graphics in handheld mode. The graphic just looks sooooo bad in handheld mode. It’s just very bad until the extent I can’t believe this game runs on a Switch. However, it looks much better in dock mode. Anyway I am just too lazy to play in dock mode (Switch is meant to be primarily played in handheld mode right). And few hours in, you won’t be bugged by the bad graphics anymore lol.
    2. Awkward camera.
    3. Map is somehow hard to navigate for me.
    4. Childish dialogue. Again, get used to it and you will enjoy the game without any problem.
    Overall the game has so much potential if the graphics in handheld mode is as good as dock mode.    … Expand
  20. BaconHD
    Apr 12, 2018
    10
    Probablemente uno de los mejores JRPG de los ultimos años muy recomendable
  21. kito78
    Apr 12, 2018
    10
    Wow.... I do not know even where to start. I just finished the main story.
    First - if you want to read proper review, please ensure that writer fished at least 50% of game (main story at least).
    I spent 150 great hours in Alrest. Here is my verdict - main story plot - 10 - characters - 10 - world - 10 - side quests - 9.5 - mechanics - 9.5 - graphics - 10 - music - 10 I do not    Wow.... I do not know even where to start. I just finished the main story.
    First - if you want to read proper review, please ensure that writer fished at least 50% of game (main story at least).
    I spent 150 great hours in Alrest.
    Here is my verdict
    - main story plot - 10
    - characters - 10
    - world - 10
    - side quests - 9.5
    - mechanics - 9.5
    - graphics - 10
    - music - 10

    I do not like single player games, usually feeling lonely in the world, but in XC2 you have a whole team made by very different characters. Character creation is so perfect!!!

    |f you like JRPGs, RPGs and your switch this title is a MUST HAVE :)    … Expand
  22. g940672
    Apr 11, 2018
    4
    It's honestly not a very good game compared to the previous 2 games

    Level progression is super slow so the game becomes impossible to progress if you don't want to grind levels for 2 hours and the extremely slow battles make it a bit worse It's not very polished The main protagonist (rex) is just really childish and has pretty bad voice acting, most of the other protagonists are great    It's honestly not a very good game compared to the previous 2 games

    Level progression is super slow so the game becomes impossible to progress if you don't want to grind levels for 2 hours and the extremely slow battles make it a bit worse
    It's not very polished
    The main protagonist (rex) is just really childish and has pretty bad voice acting, most of the other protagonists are great though. He is mainly just pretty annoying
    There are some good things though like the story is pretty interesting, although I didn't finish it because I didn't want to grind levels for 2 hours like I said before.

    On the other hand xenoblade chronicles x is pretty well polished and xenoblade chronicles had great characters and was also pretty well made    … Expand
  23. Vidya_
    Apr 11, 2018
    9
    The game was absolutely fantastic to say the least To think that I expected this to bad prior to the release is hilarious to me, I cried for 4 minutes straight during the end scene, last time that happened was with Nier Automata. The gameplay seemed like it would get repetitive at first, but honestly? It's super fun and addictive. As for the localization? It's somewhat bad, they fit theThe game was absolutely fantastic to say the least To think that I expected this to bad prior to the release is hilarious to me, I cried for 4 minutes straight during the end scene, last time that happened was with Nier Automata. The gameplay seemed like it would get repetitive at first, but honestly? It's super fun and addictive. As for the localization? It's somewhat bad, they fit the dialogue to the british dub and made dumb changes with names, like morag and tora calling rex 'rex-rex' instead of 'big bro' (aniki). However i'm glad nothing plot relevant was changed, the personality of characters seemed intact, I love the entire cast, even the two characters I hated got a really good redemption. I also really appreciate the dual audio and applaud the devs for including it. Because of some minor annoyances like field skills affecting story progression and my playtime glitching,

    I rate Xenoblade Chronicles a 9/10.

    Playtime: 85+ hours according to switch profile 107:52:18 In-game time    … Expand
  24. FueledbyBangrus
    Apr 9, 2018
    10
    The game is awesome. I believe for myself that this is yet the BEST JRPG come that i have ever played, the game not only feels like playing a long JRPG game that could reach a hundred hours. This game also feels like watching an anime! The subs maybe a bit wrong at times, but the game is just wonderful. The graphics, long gameplay and most of all. The story. It's just a wonderful game soThe game is awesome. I believe for myself that this is yet the BEST JRPG come that i have ever played, the game not only feels like playing a long JRPG game that could reach a hundred hours. This game also feels like watching an anime! The subs maybe a bit wrong at times, but the game is just wonderful. The graphics, long gameplay and most of all. The story. It's just a wonderful game so far, and im still ongoing in the game. The game is just great and worth.… Expand
  25. Jessey
    Apr 4, 2018
    9
    Music, story, characters and landscape are all awesome, and you can really feel sucked in to the story and can't stop playing to explore the world more and more.

    Only downside is that I feel for some people the combat system might get boring after a time.

    But still I definitely recommend everyone to play this through.
  26. thisseatofmars
    Mar 28, 2018
    10
    I'm about 100 hours in and thoroughly enjoying the game. It's a classic JPRG with a solid story but a world-class treatment in terms of presentation. I especially like how they got actual Brits (from different regions, some are Welsh, not Brits) to do the English voice acting; that's an excellent touch. I hate it when "actors" try to emulate a British accent; that breaks immersionI'm about 100 hours in and thoroughly enjoying the game. It's a classic JPRG with a solid story but a world-class treatment in terms of presentation. I especially like how they got actual Brits (from different regions, some are Welsh, not Brits) to do the English voice acting; that's an excellent touch. I hate it when "actors" try to emulate a British accent; that breaks immersion especially badly. Anyway, I recommend this title! 10/10… Expand
  27. Powermario0
    Mar 26, 2018
    10
    No spoilers so you can go and read

    This is just amazing! My favorite JRPG for sure! Better than x or first game. Characters are interesting and I like them. (I miss Shulk though) There is just so much to explore and it's so much fun. And... music, oh god... I love it. If you don't know what game to buy and want some new game... BUY THIS!
  28. Arbiten
    Mar 19, 2018
    9
    As my first game in the Xenoblade series, I was a little skeptical at first. However after buying and playing the game to completion in about 60 hours, I have to say I'm in love with it.

    Story: The story is amazing, if not a bit cringy at times. It follows a young salvager named Rex who through certain circumstances becomes the master of an Aegis named Pyra and now must fight to    As my first game in the Xenoblade series, I was a little skeptical at first. However after buying and playing the game to completion in about 60 hours, I have to say I'm in love with it.

    Story:
    The story is amazing, if not a bit cringy at times. It follows a young salvager named Rex who through certain circumstances becomes the master of an Aegis named Pyra and now must fight to fulfill Pyra's wish of going to Elysium.

    The first half of the story is a little slow, but by no means boring. It's the latter half of the story that really gets interesting. I could barely put the console down in the second half of the story because of how mind blowing it was. That's not an exaggeration, whilst playing put aside any theories you have about the ending, because you're likely to be surprised anyway.

    Overall i enjoyed the story, it seemed to follow the idea of "you can't do everything alone" a point that is reiterated to Rex by numerous other characters. This phrase is rather important in understanding why the ending happened like it did. However, I will say that you must remember that Rex is a child (15) and as such he is a bit naive and childish, but this doesn't really distract from the story since his strong will more than makes up for it.

    Combat:
    The combat in this game is incredible, but can be a bit complex. I've seen some reviewers stating the combat is "slow", but this is only for the start of the game. You can eventually upgrade your character so you can chain driver arts together without a pause in between and even upgrade to the point where you can use all your driver arts at the beginning rather than building them up first.

    Remembering all the specialist terms is difficult, but gets more natural the longer you play. By the end of the game I was doing chain attacks with 4 orbs (I've heard some people got up to 6 orbs) and doing ridiculous damage due to the multipliers. The ability to seal an enemies abilities by doing a specific combo is a bold, but genius move. With the right strategy you can seal an enemies strongest ability and then decimate them with a chain attack.

    Graphics:
    Now this is one of the reasons it doesn't get a 10 from me. The graphics in handheld mode aren't great, in return the graphics in docked mode are pretty good. My suggestion is to play docked for the story and undocked for farming. I don't really mind the graphics that much since the gameplay, music and story more than make up for it.

    Music:
    I don't need to say much, Takahashi stated that all the music they recorded for this game was about 1TB in size, showing just how much they wanted to get it right. The music is absolutely unforgettable, especially the ending music and the ending title screen music which is so good I actually have it on my phone for when I want to relax.

    Post Game:
    At the moment I'm level 69 (almost 70) I plan to get every blade, then get them all to S+ affinity and then start NG+ to get the other blades. I don't think I've ever put this much time into a JRPG before, not even FF or DQ.

    In the beginning of the game you have very high level unique enemies wandering around the starter zones, I guarantee they'll kill you a few times. However, at end game you can go and teach them a lesson! Furthermore, you have superbosses which are very high level/difficulty bosses that are quite similar to FFXIV extreme trials. You better hope you have a good strategy prepared before the fight.

    Note:
    After looking at the negative reviews, I find it hard to believe any of them are actually serious. Quite a lot of the reviews just outright attack anyone who likes this game which is completely inappropriate and makes me think that perhaps they're just there to troll people.

    Conclusion:
    This is a prime example of the way JRPG's should be done.    … Expand
  29. Drawnimo
    Mar 17, 2018
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is an amazing experience, but I've found myself being frustrated for about a solid 20% of my playthrough. Some game design choices make no sense (for example, there's a level 80 monster that can one-shot you in the STARTING AREA of the game) and most of the events caused by these choices are designed to annoy the player or halt their progress for no reason. The progress of the story, while phenomenal, is often blocked by ability-specific roadblocks towards the end of the game. All these small kinks and more taint an otherwise perfect game.… Expand
  30. formulas666
    Mar 17, 2018
    8
    I thought this was one of the better RPG's I have played in a very very long time. I classify this game as a flawed masterpiece, the flaws are far outweighed by the thing it does right and the immersion factor. The story is everything I want from my JRPG's, convoluted, touching, thought provoking, and well written. The side stories for the individual blades not essential to the main storyI thought this was one of the better RPG's I have played in a very very long time. I classify this game as a flawed masterpiece, the flaws are far outweighed by the thing it does right and the immersion factor. The story is everything I want from my JRPG's, convoluted, touching, thought provoking, and well written. The side stories for the individual blades not essential to the main story is something other developers could learn from. I have over 200 hrs into this title and continue to go back for more. I am still 3 blades shy of a complete set of rares and I am now spending time leveling each individual rare blade and still finding new story stuff for them.… Expand
  31. dgo013
    Mar 14, 2018
    10
    After 85 hours of full gameplay this is one of the most beautiful and biggest JRPG i´vplay on 2017.
  32. someHermit
    Mar 9, 2018
    1
    This is one of if not the worst game(s) I've ever had the displeasure of wasting $60 on. The only reviews i found for this game before purchasing it were written by die hard fan boys how would gladly suck this games dick for days at a time if it possessed one calling it a "stunning master piece" while only really going into depth on the environments and nothing else. Speaking of which, theThis is one of if not the worst game(s) I've ever had the displeasure of wasting $60 on. The only reviews i found for this game before purchasing it were written by die hard fan boys how would gladly suck this games dick for days at a time if it possessed one calling it a "stunning master piece" while only really going into depth on the environments and nothing else. Speaking of which, the environments are needlessly big and that coupled with a way-point system that is vastly inferior to other such games more than a decade it's senior ( Ex. Borderlands 2) and if that weren't bad enough there is an area in one of the games maps that it totally inacessable unless you manage to fall down there and miraculously not die whivh i managed to do and i found just as filled with enemies as anywhere else and that moment was when it became clear to me that most of this games develpment was completely focused on its environment which explains the severe lack of polish the game so clearly suffers from. The combat system while i will admit is extremely satisfying (far more so than xenoblade Chronicles. X) most of the necessary combat mechanics are left up to figure out for themselves as the tutorials are just long and drawn-out bricks of text that: do a poor job explaining how battle is to be conducted efficiency, do not test out your understanding of said mechanic unlike many other games in the same genre (ex. Southpark: The stick of truth, Persona 5, etc), and unlike these games the tutorials are not rereadable AND on top of that the A.I. for both friends and foes is totally incompitant with me being able to sneak past many foes who were practically stairing me right in the face and with my healer barely doing her damn job. The voice acting is some of the worst i've ever heard in a video game with performaces ranging from mediocore to down right awful with the english script not being much better awkward-lines-a-plenty and the absolute butchering of even the most common of englsh phrases however there is a
    free japanese voice pack that clears this problem right way. The story i'll admit is VASTLY superoir to that of the previous xenoblade instalment with the sound track along being leagues better as well as far less anoying with the sound actually being adjustable this time around. Another thing i'll give this game is the design of the games many blades with even the lower quality blades all feeling unique much like the plethera of guns in the Borderlands games and the higher quality blades all have very unique and creative designs, however even with all this in mind and the fact that i was just literal inches away from finally completing the story i couldn't stop myself from become fed up with the sheer wieght of this game's flaws (many of which i have not listed here due to the fact that i'd rather put this disappointment behind me as fast as i possibly can) which like many other games of its sort only grow worse and more apparent as the story progresses and promptly wiping every last trace of this abortion of a game from my switches harddrive including the save data as i have no intentions of ever returning to the world of alrest and if im being honest this game just seems like it was designed by pretentious art student who really just wanted to make an anime (which i would totally watch if they obtained better voice actors and a better translator).    … Expand
  33. WolvenAshes
    Mar 8, 2018
    5
    The story is great and the world itself is vast as well, but this game is far from great. Combat is slow to get into, doesn't really get that engaging until late game honestly. Bosses were ok at best, and the music was pretty decent. The quests were a nice change of pace, but the characters in the game are a strong point. Overall, I enjoyed Xenoblade Chronicles X a lot more than this..butThe story is great and the world itself is vast as well, but this game is far from great. Combat is slow to get into, doesn't really get that engaging until late game honestly. Bosses were ok at best, and the music was pretty decent. The quests were a nice change of pace, but the characters in the game are a strong point. Overall, I enjoyed Xenoblade Chronicles X a lot more than this..but it's worth a play-through. Just don't 100% before doing new game +, I did that and quickly shelved the game after restarting due to boredom. Not game of the year, for sure.… Expand
  34. KappaKai77
    Mar 5, 2018
    10
    This game was breathtaking. It had everything for JRPG fans. The atmosphere of the open world was so immersive. The art style and music complimented each other to no end. People may discredit this game for a few flaws the game has. It's not perfect but the games overall strengths outweighed the shortcomings. It was perfect to me, that I can say.

    The Torna characters like Jin and Malos    This game was breathtaking. It had everything for JRPG fans. The atmosphere of the open world was so immersive. The art style and music complimented each other to no end. People may discredit this game for a few flaws the game has. It's not perfect but the games overall strengths outweighed the shortcomings. It was perfect to me, that I can say.

    The Torna characters like Jin and Malos were amazing characters with such complex story arcs. Also they were designed by the main mastermind of the Kingdom Hearts series Tetsuya Nomura so that is a huge plus. Rex the protagonist is a great character and his development was excellent. if you haven't played this game and you're looking for a game with a meaningful story... What are you doing go buy and play it.

    Thank you Monolith Soft    … Expand
  35. friendzone215
    Mar 2, 2018
    5
    Pros: Initially the game was really charming -- fun music, the story is entertaining and funny enough, the characters have colorful personalities and there are huge animated boobs bouncing around all over the place. So in short -- the setting is a pretty traditional JRPG

    Cons: Where do I begin... to start, the menus are redundant and extremely convoluted. Just getting to the world map    Pros: Initially the game was really charming -- fun music, the story is entertaining and funny enough, the characters have colorful personalities and there are huge animated boobs bouncing around all over the place. So in short -- the setting is a pretty traditional JRPG

    Cons: Where do I begin... to start, the menus are redundant and extremely convoluted. Just getting to the world map is tedious and the map itself does not serve you well. Combat is clunky and tries to be super complex -- so much so that 10 hours into the game you're still getting lots of tutorials. In the end, it doesn't really matter and all the upgrading and stat boosting feels super irrelevant. The battle controls are just over done and the movement feels like it's from older generation systems like the Gamecube -- glitchy and clunky. Sometimes it has very poor & simple "dungeon" & level design that looks like late ps2 era graphics and I KNOW the Switch is much more capable than this. It makes some levels very boring to explore.

    Not the best comparison, but After playing Zelda on the Switch it set a standard for beautiful smooth gameplay that showed us what the Switch can do. XC2 is a game that could be played on the Wii or possibly even the Gamecube -- all in all this game was a huge letdown for me because systems are too deep, redundant and convoluted.

    I really wanted to love this game and looked forward to it for months, I even pre-ordered it. At the end of the day - Monster Hunter World turned out being everything I wanted XC2 to be and I'm much happier with it.    … Expand
  36. Siggy88
    Mar 2, 2018
    7
    +0- Little brother to Xenoblade (Wii), playing XC first is recommended, but not vital -0+

    A game that feels closer in style to XC than XCX. The game offers an original universe: a sea of clouds on which titans live (some of them are only a few meters, some others are literally organic continents on which people live!). There are several species (humans, Nopons...) living on titans, but    +0- Little brother to Xenoblade (Wii), playing XC first is recommended, but not vital -0+

    A game that feels closer in style to XC than XCX.
    The game offers an original universe: a sea of clouds on which titans live (some of them are only a few meters, some others are literally organic continents on which people live!). There are several species (humans, Nopons...) living on titans, but there are also Blades. They are immortal beings that other living creatures can summon for help.

    +++Good+++

    + good story, although with more clichés
    + team consist of up to 3 characters and one Blade each. You can assign 3 Blades at a time for each char and switch them during battle to adapt your strategy
    + superb OST
    + several amazing characters
    + great variety in environment. Although each individual titan feels a bit useless outside of one or two story-related places (mostly one main city per titan)
    + convenient cutscenes viewer, but you need to restart the game to use it
    + the game gives you the same sense of wonder and curiosity as XC. Every new titan, every new character, every new chapter is a discovery.

    000Meh...000

    0 many QTE and some button mashing in battle. Sometimes even a mix of the two. Erk!
    0 combat system kind of discourages you from moving. You will spend a lot of time in battle just standing around waiting for skills to charge up
    0 devs took good note of all the praise they got for the British VA in XC and decided to do that again. Sadly the cast in unequal in skill and some chars have very thick accents.
    0 oversexualized female characters, you like it or you hate it. Poor Pyra can't even see her feet :'(
    0 a character whose role is so cliché that he complains about it himself (RIP 4th wall) and another character complains about wasting time right after a padding section of the game. That's a bit frustrating.
    0 the game keeps receiving patches, but clearly it has been released a couple months too early for Christmas
    0 tutorials are not great and can only be seen once
    0 the game keeps giving you low tier stuff (lowest level cores for the Blades, notably) nearly until the end. Drops and chest feel underwhelming too often.
    0 resolution is low in handheld mode, but AA is surprisingly good
    0 a lot of menu navigation

    ---Bad---

    - if you don't like games where everyone keeps shouting for no reason this game is not for you. (chars comment on practically everything: sunrise, sunset, fast travel, opening a chest...)
    - the fighting mechanics seem to have been designed with complexity in mind, rather than depth (slow, hard to learn, messy GUI...)
    - a RPG that tries way to hard to be a platformer at times. The jumps are terrible and the collisions are sometimes treacherous.
    - likewise, physics applies to loot too! Items can fall off cliffs and be lost for ever (WTF?)
    - AI is probably as good as in other games in the series, but the more complex geometry of the levels will make your team mates run around, get stuck or jump over cliff often. It gets old real fast.
    - padding!
    - bosses are big bags of HP, fights take forever
    - ridiculous difficulty spikes on some story bosses that will halt your progress and force you to level-up. Then you will tear through everything for the next 3 hours...
    - the way you unlock new Blades is a disaster. It is a GATCHA! And a very bad one. You will have to collect cores in fights and from chests. Using one leads to an unskippable cutscene (nearly 40 seconds total!). To be fixed soon apparently?
    - most of the time you will get a basic Blade from your gatcha. Good luck collecting all the unique ones!
    - upgrades for one of the Blade are locked behind a 8bit minigame. It is not fun, but since it's mandatory...
    - the game spoils many things due to poor design and oversights. For example, you can tell which enemies will become allies later on by looking at the silhouettes in the Blades menu.
    - some cutscenes are just too long
    - inconsistent names of main chars between Japanese and English localization. You can have JP VA with EN subs if you want, but it will be hard to follow.
    - I can tell that at least the French localization tends to be very inconsistent with the English one at times. Overall quality of translation is sometimes amateurish.
    - some weird design decisions: just like in the other games, you heal automatically out of fights, but now there are inns. Their only real purpose is to level-up chars, instead of doing so immediately on the field. Ins feel shoe-horned in the game.
    - very predictable lines of dialogue and many classic character archetypes
    - the game keeps introducing new rules for the universe, but it never takes very long until a new character arrives to brake that rule before you even had time to get used to it
    - ended sooner than expected. I was expecting the game to pull a "Ha! You thought it was over, but there's 15 more hours to go!". It did not.
    - some cryptic things to do to unlock some rare blades...    … Expand
  37. Porotof
    Mar 1, 2018
    10
    Un gran JARPG. Un mundo inmenso disponible para recorrer. Una historia rebuscada, a la altura del primer Xenoblade. Jugabilidad dinámica y con una curva de complejidad coherente. Diseños de anime mezclando cell shadding con foto-realismo, hermosos, con calidad equiparable a las demás consolas de actual generación. Piezas musicales complejas y memorables, dignas de músicos virtuosos, algo aUn gran JARPG. Un mundo inmenso disponible para recorrer. Una historia rebuscada, a la altura del primer Xenoblade. Jugabilidad dinámica y con una curva de complejidad coherente. Diseños de anime mezclando cell shadding con foto-realismo, hermosos, con calidad equiparable a las demás consolas de actual generación. Piezas musicales complejas y memorables, dignas de músicos virtuosos, algo a lo que nos tiene acostumbrados toda la meta-saga. Personajes profundos y entrañables. Misiones secundarias que realmente aportan a la trama de la historia. Se nota que tomaron lo mejor de los anteriores Xenoblade y lo mejoraron. Lo recomiendo ampliamente a pesar de no ser muy aficionado de los RPG por lo tediosos que se tornan, pero en este caso el craftéo, farméo, etc., logran ser llevaderos debido a la gran variedad del mundo de Alrest.… Expand
  38. Sabrewulf1
    Feb 27, 2018
    9
    for us oldies that been jrpg gaming for 40 years and know and understand the jrpg gameplay mechanics.. yes this is the real deal
    outstanding game..
    loses a percent for frame rate as it does actually make difference when salvaging to get the 'excellent' on all the timed hits.. the lag is a switch issue tho not the game
  39. deepspace
    Feb 27, 2018
    10
    Not for a long time has a game called to me in this way. I used to love JRPGs as a kid. I remember playing many of them on the SNES and the mega drive. Then I fell out of love with them after I started to see the repetitiveness and cliches of the genre. This game has broken that spell. It’s wonderful. Ok, so the cut scenes are a bit long and the character development is a bitNot for a long time has a game called to me in this way. I used to love JRPGs as a kid. I remember playing many of them on the SNES and the mega drive. Then I fell out of love with them after I started to see the repetitiveness and cliches of the genre. This game has broken that spell. It’s wonderful. Ok, so the cut scenes are a bit long and the character development is a bit inconsistent. But the game is wonderful- huge, and exciting. I have felt like grinding this much since world of Warcraft in the early 2000’s. It’s an incredible game. If you’ve bought the switch and are looking for a BOTW-like experience, then get this game. But don’t expect it to be the same. You’ll need a touch more patience to stay with the narrative and combat. But if you do, you’ll enjoy a deep and lengthy adventure that is rare to experience in a world of shorter and brief games (no disrespect to the indies intended). Get this if you love adventure.… Expand
  40. Natorules
    Feb 26, 2018
    9
    This was my first ever JRPG (other than Pokemon) and I absolutely loved it! As of finishing it yesterday I have to say that in my opinion that it was the best game released in 2017! As I got further and further into the game I found myself slowly but surely becoming entranced into the deep world of Xenoblade 2. The story despite having a somewhat slow and trope-heavy start really began toThis was my first ever JRPG (other than Pokemon) and I absolutely loved it! As of finishing it yesterday I have to say that in my opinion that it was the best game released in 2017! As I got further and further into the game I found myself slowly but surely becoming entranced into the deep world of Xenoblade 2. The story despite having a somewhat slow and trope-heavy start really began to pick up around Chapter 3 or so and I found myself becoming emotionally attached to the various characters within this story. All in all it took me roughly 85 hours to finish the main story alongside a significant amount of extra content (affinity charts, sidequests etc.) and almost every second of it was magical.

    However, despite my amazing experience there is a reason I said almost. This game has a few issues which slightly dragged down the experience for me. This included lip syncing, occasional bad voice acting from the English cast, blade summoning, collectathon sidequests, somewhat invasive tutorials and worst of all a combat system which was only a bit above mediocre. The combat system despite being generally engaging due to its simplistic complexity ended up becoming too repetitive to remain anywhere near as engaging as in the beginning. In my opinion the main issue with this battle system was how long it would sometimes take to kill even normal enemies. This issue could easily be fixed by buffing enemy damage whilst also buffing the damage and healing of your own party.

    This game however, isn't for everyone, if you're looking for a short game to play or can't stand minor yet also infuriating inconveniences you most likely won't find this game suffices your needs. I'd personally recommend this game for those who rather than focusing only on game play also enjoy the stories and lore within video game universes.

    Despite the negatives of the game I find that my own personal enjoyment of the game severely outweighed the negatives mentioned. Overall I'd give the game a solid 9.5/10 based purely on my own enjoyment of the game!    … Expand
  41. Mythra
    Feb 25, 2018
    10
    I played RPGs for 2 decades now, I'm not easy to impress and still Xenoblade 2 was able to do it!

    Incredibly vast, diverse worlds, lovable characters, the best OST I've heard in an RPG, amazingly complete for a modern game : you'll need at least 65-70 hours to complete the main quest and moret han 200 hours to get everything (blades, their quests and skills). And while there are some    I played RPGs for 2 decades now, I'm not easy to impress and still Xenoblade 2 was able to do it!

    Incredibly vast, diverse worlds, lovable characters, the best OST I've heard in an RPG, amazingly complete for a modern game : you'll need at least 65-70 hours to complete the main quest and moret han 200 hours to get everything (blades, their quests and skills).
    And while there are some resolution issues in portable mode it doesn't prevent you from enjoying the game at all.

    This game is pure magic, only the 1st Xenoblade on Wii and Skies of Arcadia made me feel the same in the past.

    Thanks Monolith Software, and don't hesitate to buy it if you just in search of a fantastic adventure!    … Expand
  42. TopHatHapi
    Feb 25, 2018
    10
    Best JRPG of 2017 Hands down, This is the 1st Xenoblade game I've ever played out of the 3 in the franchise, and i have to admit I was intimidated to jump in at first, but man am I so glad I actually gave it a chance because this game is so good. The story is amazing, if you love anime, this is literally an anime in video game form, as for the combat, it starts out slow but trust me, beBest JRPG of 2017 Hands down, This is the 1st Xenoblade game I've ever played out of the 3 in the franchise, and i have to admit I was intimidated to jump in at first, but man am I so glad I actually gave it a chance because this game is so good. The story is amazing, if you love anime, this is literally an anime in video game form, as for the combat, it starts out slow but trust me, be patient and learn the mechanics because once you master it, you'll feel like a God in the game.… Expand
  43. naiper
    Feb 20, 2018
    4
    Time is limited, why should I waste my time on so many anti-human details? You can only summon one blade once and when you summon a blade, you have to see the blade shining several seconds. The main character is very naive and shallow, the Xenoblade Chronicles IP is ruined by the game.
  44. ObjectiviTea
    Feb 18, 2018
    6
    This game is horrible. It has made me cringe so many times. I made an account on this website just to warn anyone that is looking to play this game... Don't buy it. If you do buy it, don't buy the DLC. I played the original Xenoblade and I loved it. The original Xenoblade had a great story and great characters. Most importantly the original Xenoblade had a feeling that it wasn't justThis game is horrible. It has made me cringe so many times. I made an account on this website just to warn anyone that is looking to play this game... Don't buy it. If you do buy it, don't buy the DLC. I played the original Xenoblade and I loved it. The original Xenoblade had a great story and great characters. Most importantly the original Xenoblade had a feeling that it wasn't just another Japanese RPG, it had a very European feel. And the mouths didn't move like I was watching some old Bruce Lee English Dubbed movie (as it does in Xenoblade 2 :( ). I can tell that there is still a bit of Monolith Soft in there. There are good things scattered throughout this game. But Nintendo put some... person... in charge of the team for this game or something and they just screwed everything up. I really wanted to love this game as I did the original but it is just so bad that I can't. I got to this cutscene in the third world and I was watching it with my sister and it was just so painful to watch and she agreed. I couldn't play it anymore after that and I don't know if I can pick it up again.… Expand
  45. steve888
    Feb 17, 2018
    10
    This is the best game on the nintendo switch. I dropped super mario and zelda to start playing this and it hooked me from beginning to end. Great story, really deep combat system. Fantastic game i want some DLC.
  46. Innereye
    Feb 17, 2018
    4
    I was so excited for this game. I was very disappointed with it. The game felt incredibly shallow compared to the first game. The battles are painfully slow and drawn out. They completely removed the premonition system the first game was known for even though they included it in the games story. It felt like they ran out of time, and wanted to include it but fell short. Battles began toI was so excited for this game. I was very disappointed with it. The game felt incredibly shallow compared to the first game. The battles are painfully slow and drawn out. They completely removed the premonition system the first game was known for even though they included it in the games story. It felt like they ran out of time, and wanted to include it but fell short. Battles began to feel like a chore. I wanted to see this story play out, even with all of its faults. But I cannot justify going through 100's of hours of battles when they are so taxing and boring just to see some of the story.

    The characters fall flat and are just shallow. I'm not against tropes, but that is all the characters felt like they had to offer. And if you did not like the voice acting in the first xenoblade, they have done nothing to improve it. The story takes forever to get rolling, and feels padded down with tons of filler. It felt like a cheesy, cringey, first person's anime. Like the most terrible anime you can watch because you just started getting into all of that stuff.

    Don't even get me started on the main character. He felt like he had no emotional connection to the story, and like he is just along for the ride. In all the other games you could see the character struggle and grow from the trauma and loss they experienced. In this one the most he can do is a repetitive "Daaaaamnnn" line.

    Then you'll run into story quests that have a timer. Once in particular either expected you to grind and have great luck in order to get a required skill, or instead send a team of people to do it while you waste away 30 minutes. I don't understand why you would put an app game trapping into a console game like that.

    I wanted to like this game, I loved all of Monolith Soft's previous works in the "Xeno" series. it was my motivation for getting a switch. It was a terrible let down. Do yourself a favor and look into the battle system, watch a few battles online. Watch a trailer or two, and don't just buy the hype. If it still looks fun, then you might have a good time. I was excited, and loved monolith soft's past games, so I really wanted to love this one.    … Expand
  47. Simisimi2004
    Feb 16, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is one of the biggest games on Nintendo Switch it has a beautiful soundtrack,characters,story,world and questions like the reality

    I love this game because you‘re it.    … Expand
  48. IssaTeejay
    Feb 14, 2018
    10
    Turn-off from the start and looks like a 30$ game.

    Bought it due to good review, however I had difficulty trying this game out because of ugly looking protagonist and overall visual/aesthetics being underwhelming. But now I am enjoying the game more than I did with Zelda botw. The combat is like a hybrid of jrpg & mmos done quite right. I've read negative comments regarding to combat-    Turn-off from the start and looks like a 30$ game.

    Bought it due to good review, however I had difficulty trying this game out because of ugly looking protagonist and overall visual/aesthetics being underwhelming. But now I am enjoying the game more than I did with Zelda botw. The combat is like a hybrid of jrpg & mmos done quite right. I've read negative comments regarding to combat- saying its too slow or too messy. I won't disagree since that was my first impression too. However, it would be nice if you guys stayed around till mid Chapter 3 or Chapter 4 in which the combat pacing starts to pick up, and also to watch youtube regarding to the combat system since the tutorial isn't very good at explaining. Once you get the gist of the combat, you'll realize it isn't slow nor is it messy.

    All in all, if you have an urge for JRPGs or games like old Final Fantasy series, mmorpgs, or even rpg pokemon games, then this game is for you. Looks like a 30$ game, but if by the sheer amount of contents (probably 3 to 4 times more than modern triple A games), its definitely worth 60$.    … Expand
  49. vape
    Feb 14, 2018
    3
    Yeah this game is not something i'd recomend to a lot of people unless you want to see anime boobs but don't know what a google is. Let's just cut the **** gameplay is a bore, story is very poorly acted by the protagonists, though the antagonists surprisingly had good acting. The music is top notch but you barely hear it in game since your party never stops shouting pointless voicelines,Yeah this game is not something i'd recomend to a lot of people unless you want to see anime boobs but don't know what a google is. Let's just cut the **** gameplay is a bore, story is very poorly acted by the protagonists, though the antagonists surprisingly had good acting. The music is top notch but you barely hear it in game since your party never stops shouting pointless voicelines, The way you unlock blades is extremely boring, the worlds look kindof nice but then you realize the grass renders well within the camera and that looks really bad, exploration is kinda boring as movement in this game is quite slow and uninteresting, the story is good and bad, the bad guys are alright like jin and malos, but then the protagonists are just not well acted and not very well written, pyra is very boring, rex is both boring and annoying, nia is alright i guess but her voice acting is pretty bad. Morag has alright voice acting and brighid is an alright written character, i like the diary thing with her. If you like being bored, you'd probably love this game, but for me i'd much rather just sleep, i finished the game and beat the final boss and i still felt the gameplay was just boring.… Expand
  50. vahn
    Feb 14, 2018
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the most mediocre JRPG I've ever played in my entire life.
    Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is...neither good or bad, it's just mediocre, and I'm going to give my literal 2 cents about why:
    1)Bad story and characters: the game starts incredibly fast, WAY too fast, and in less than 2 hours your dull main protagonist - called Rex no less - will become the next savior of the earth...nothing too different from your general jrpg plot so far.
    The problem starts at chapter 4 because the plot literally stops and instead of giving us a good presentation of our main protagonists and antagonists and their backstory, we get to do literally nothing until chapter 7: this is when the plot decides to come back and explains all the motivations and the reasons for their action, at about 70-80 hours.
    Suffice to say, this is really bad pacing and writing and I recall getting bored most of the time because nothing was happening: all I was doing was just filling the time with pointless and meaningless cutscenes, which explained nothing to me!

    Add the fact that the main plot is quite literally two bad guys wanting to destroy the world "because", I really couldn't bother to follow it and I just rushed through to the end. 110 hours of gameplay, but it felt like it was triple at least...

    And to top it all off, the main protagonists are just dull and uninteresting, to say the least: Rex is the usual boy with a big heart and no brain, and Nia is just your generic tsundere cat-gurl who has a crush on Rex because...she likes blandness I guess. Morag - a potentially good character, great even - is just another bland soldier with no character development at all and will remain the generic "tough woman in male clothing", without much else to add. And Tora is Tora: He's a nopon, the comic relief, so you either like him or hate it. I prefer Riki: Nuff said.
    But among all this blandness, I'm glad to say that Zeke is probably the best character of the bunch and it's odd to say this, because he starts off as a comic relief himself and will get himself defeated twice for silly reasons, only to show his true nature later during the filler chapters. He is quite literally the representation of "don't judge a book by its cover", because he is far smarter than he looks and has something that the rest of the cast hasn't: a personality.

    To be honest, also the rare blades have great personality and their sidequests are probably the best bits of storytelling you'll get from this bland of a game, so not everything is lost. Just look for their quests: you won't regret it.

    2)First and foremost, I did play Xeno 1 and X, and both combats had their issues but it wasn't so big to be bad - at worst it was unbalanced. Xenoblade 2 combat, however, is just too slow, lacks the adrenaline and the impact that 1 and X had, it heavily tunes down the arts and overall it's an objectively worse combat than its predecessors.

    I could explain how the combat is slow, the cooldown for each of the 9 arts are slow and how you can't auto attack while moving, but it doesn't matter: all that matters is racking up orbs after doing elemental combos and doing chain bursts to kill bosses: that's really all there is to it, because you can't kill enemies or bosses with normal arts due to their enormous hp pool.
    Meanwhile, a full burst can do up to 6m+ damage within few minutes so, it's probably just best to look for the right elemental blades and rack those orbs up!

    that is if you have enough luck to find the right blades since they had the great idea of locking rare blades into lootcrystals (it's actually core crystals but do you care?), which makes the entire ordeal frustrating. Seriously, why random lootcrystals? Did they have microtransaction planned? I think so because you can get 3 kinds of lootcrystals (common, rare, and legendary) and even then it feels useless: I've wasted about 30 legendaries and I've had zero rares before I called it (I have about 25 blades now, give or take). Not cool Nintendo/Monolith, not cool.

    What wasted potential...I spent money for the collector's edition and after playing Xeno 1 and X, I expected greatness from this,Instead all I got is a piss poor jrpg that was clearly rushed to meet a deadline and just not enough polish in the story and content.
    Do I recommend it? Barely, because it still has enough content to get 40-50 hours going, but wouldn't recommend it at full price: it's not worth it and you can find much better jrpgs about anywhere and on any platform.

    Or if you didn't, just play the original Xenoblade Chronicles and forget this travesty of a sequel: Xenoblade Chronicles X is a far better sequel than this, and that game had nothing to do with Shulk and the Monado!

    At least it has quite the Xenoblade in it!    … Expand
  51. Afenger
    Feb 13, 2018
    8
    Xeno 2 vem com uma proposta diferente do seu antecessor, aqui temos um enredo muito mais bem produzido. O foco na hhistória fica muito claro desde os primeiros minutos. A trilha sonora é perfeita digna da serie, o sistema de evolucao ficou simples e muito eficaz, as blades e a maneira de se conseguir pelo fato de sorte é frustrante mas é recompesado pelas que conseguimos atraves de quests.Xeno 2 vem com uma proposta diferente do seu antecessor, aqui temos um enredo muito mais bem produzido. O foco na hhistória fica muito claro desde os primeiros minutos. A trilha sonora é perfeita digna da serie, o sistema de evolucao ficou simples e muito eficaz, as blades e a maneira de se conseguir pelo fato de sorte é frustrante mas é recompesado pelas que conseguimos atraves de quests. Parte grafica se falando no switch é fraca, texturizando muita coisa na cara larga, modo portatil é ruim a resolução cai muito chega a atrapalhar. Mas num contexto é um jogo bom.… Expand
  52. jcvandan
    Feb 13, 2018
    6
    First of all, the combat system in this game is incredible. I really enjoyed getting to grips with it. Western RPG's could learn a thing or two from this game about implementing deep combat that takes many many hours to master. However the combat is the only thing that kept me playing to the end, as I don't think this is a particularly good game. The storyline is total nonsense with a hardFirst of all, the combat system in this game is incredible. I really enjoyed getting to grips with it. Western RPG's could learn a thing or two from this game about implementing deep combat that takes many many hours to master. However the combat is the only thing that kept me playing to the end, as I don't think this is a particularly good game. The storyline is total nonsense with a hard to understand plot that has nonsensical twists and turns constantly. Characters seem to behave in odd ways at random times, and many of the characters motivations are completely impenetrable. There are also waaaaay too many cut-scenes. I don't mind long cut scenes, but the way they are done in this game is totally obnoxious. You watch one cut scene which lasts 5 minutes, then it goes back to the game, you run forward for literally 30 seconds, then there is a 2 minute cut scene, then so on and so forth. This got a lot worse in the last few chapters of the game, and this is when I really stopped enjoying it and just started ploughing through to finish it (as I had already sunk so many hours into it I felt the need to complete it). One thing I will say though is I quite enjoyed the banter between the main characters earlier one when it wasn't so serious and exposition heavy, and despite what other reviewers have said I quite liked the english voice acting and it's nice to hear regional British dialects in a game like this.

    In terms of graphics it can be a wonder to behold at times, with a very pleasing anime art style and incredibly vast open areas. This all changes in handheld mode though, as the resolution drops to something close to standard definition and the frame rate chugs along even at this low res. It also has some weird artifacting effect round the edges of models in handheld mode which makes it look very amateurish. Graphics aren't everything but when it's this bad it actually takes you out of the game. I think they should have been less ambitious with the textures etc so as to keep the resolution up.

    This is the first JRPG I've played since FF8 on the PS1, but I don't think I will be playing another tbh.    … Expand
  53. zainosk03
    Feb 10, 2018
    9
    When I first heard about Xenoblade Chronicles two I thought it looked interesting but extremely not my thing. I'd never played a JRPG before, combat looked strange, I was not a fan of the voice acting in the trailer, what I had seen of the story looked basic, and the art style did not appeal to me whatsoever. I eventually looked into it more and as I learned more about it I slowly came onWhen I first heard about Xenoblade Chronicles two I thought it looked interesting but extremely not my thing. I'd never played a JRPG before, combat looked strange, I was not a fan of the voice acting in the trailer, what I had seen of the story looked basic, and the art style did not appeal to me whatsoever. I eventually looked into it more and as I learned more about it I slowly came on to the idea of buying it. So I picked it up when it came out, cautiously, and got stuck into it. In the end, I was wrong about nearly everything, this is one of the best games of 2017 in my opinion, and not only has it made me interesting in playing another JRPG it exiles in all the things I was worried about when I first learned about it. Combat works, and its some of the most interesting, fun and complex combat in any game. Once you catch onto it at the beginning it is workable and as it slowly introduces new mechanics it improves tenfold. It does a relatively good job of introducing mechanics and inner workings of combat but I found some combat explanations online very useful. Mastering a particular aspect of combat and then going back to defeat a particularly hard foe is extremely satisfying. And the levelling up of your character and blades, or unlocking a new power is satisfying in the same way. The story in Xenoblade is something I ended up really enjoying, its pretty fun and despite the game's length tended to go past pretty brisk at most points. It deals with some interesting themes about friendship and what it means to be human, all this through an ensemble of colourful and interesting characters with depth. This goes for both the main cast, NPCs and even the villains I was happy to watch ALL of the many long cutscenes and stayed engaged with the story the whole time. I had said that at my initial learning of the game I was not on board with the voice acting but in the end, it was pretty ok with me. To be clear I played with English voices because I am not a true weeb and while I was mostly indifferent about the voice acting the voices were distinctive and seemed correct for (and a part of) the characters. Not to mention the fact that there was a large variety of voices, you got not just American accents but Scottish, British, Australian and more. And from these accounts, you could tell which nation the person speaking was from with pretty good accuracy, which I reckon is a cool touch and some fun world building. Xenoblade brings an extremely interesting approach to fantasy that also integrates it with a degree of science fiction and an original idea for a world. I was really happy that it did this because it made the game all the more better. And finally, while at the beginning I was not a fan of the art style I very quickly grew comfortable and actually really loved it. But, sadly my one big complaint comes within this category and it is to do with character models. While most are really good basically all of the female models are dumb and oversexualised. What makes it worse is that some of these characters who have been objectified by their design end up being really cool and fleshed out characters. It says a lot that this is by far my biggest issue but it was noticeable and pervasive throughout all of the game. I think some of my issues with this is that it's my first JRPG and the first time I've really had this as an issue but it doesn't dismiss this as a valid problem and a slight on a great game. In conclusion. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is an extremely good game with a lot of merit in a lot of places and in my mind is an uncountable must have for Nintendo Switch.… Expand
  54. Yegwen
    Feb 9, 2018
    10
    The scope of this game! I gave it 9 at first, but having completed the playhrough I upped the score to 10. The game is gigantic and awesome. It falls short on how unnecessarily complicated some of the side quests are, but makes it all up with an excellent storyline.
  55. Bluespell1
    Feb 8, 2018
    9
    Sweet game but a bit to long 50 to 65 hrs for the story line to 100% the game is around 100 hrs . Nintendo made one neck of a game one of the greats when it come to their first party's. The one thing is that the story is not voice acted the whole way but i understand the cost would be throw the roof. I do like the Titan's especially gramps. Good job for Nintendo not the best game made butSweet game but a bit to long 50 to 65 hrs for the story line to 100% the game is around 100 hrs . Nintendo made one neck of a game one of the greats when it come to their first party's. The one thing is that the story is not voice acted the whole way but i understand the cost would be throw the roof. I do like the Titan's especially gramps. Good job for Nintendo not the best game made but still a game every Nintendo fan should give a look at.. At least watch some game play a very beautiful settings.… Expand
  56. aztimh
    Feb 5, 2018
    10
    In a year of outstanding first party exclusives on Nintendo Switch I was so hyped for this game. Having only recently played the original game this one did not disappoint. The characters, story, gameplay and godly soundtrack made this probably my favourite Nintendo Switch game of 2017, surpassing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey for me.

    It was a journey I    In a year of outstanding first party exclusives on Nintendo Switch I was so hyped for this game. Having only recently played the original game this one did not disappoint. The characters, story, gameplay and godly soundtrack made this probably my favourite Nintendo Switch game of 2017, surpassing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey for me.

    It was a journey I will not soon forget and one I was invested in from start to finish. Great new entry in the franchise, polished combat system that rewards the veteran player and music that evokes emotion and nostalgia the first time you play. 10/10    … Expand
  57. CptRed82
    Feb 4, 2018
    10
    Xenoblade Chronicles 2 ti porta in un mondo dove ti trovi inizialmente spaesato non comprendi da subito su come e perché il mondo sia tanto diverso non c'è un introduzione alla storia ma vieni catapultato in una delle tante giornate di vita di Rex, poi succede il gioco inizia a trasportati anima e cuore nella storia sempre più intrigata sempre più interessante e ne vuoi sempre più ilXenoblade Chronicles 2 ti porta in un mondo dove ti trovi inizialmente spaesato non comprendi da subito su come e perché il mondo sia tanto diverso non c'è un introduzione alla storia ma vieni catapultato in una delle tante giornate di vita di Rex, poi succede il gioco inizia a trasportati anima e cuore nella storia sempre più intrigata sempre più interessante e ne vuoi sempre più il gameplay è un crescendo così come i personaggi che incontreremo durante la nostra avventura anche loro con le loro storie e il loro passato. per me in conclusione xenoblade Chronicles 2 non è solo un gioco non è solo un avventura è una esperienza di vita che fa crescere sia i personaggi del gioco sia il giocatore arricchendolo di morali e sentimenti che non si provano ogni giorno.… Expand
  58. HaterOfHaters
    Feb 4, 2018
    1
    Juego sin terminar con un apartado gráfico PENOSO en modo portátil. Soy fiel de Nintendo pero en esta ocasión me he sentido totalmente decepcionado porque este no es su estilo. Debieron supervisarlo y evitar que saliera así al mercado, todo por las jodidas prisas y meterlo para la campaña navideña. Fatal, al mercado de segunda mano se va, con apenas 5 horas de juego

    PD: a quien crea que    Juego sin terminar con un apartado gráfico PENOSO en modo portátil. Soy fiel de Nintendo pero en esta ocasión me he sentido totalmente decepcionado porque este no es su estilo. Debieron supervisarlo y evitar que saliera así al mercado, todo por las jodidas prisas y meterlo para la campaña navideña. Fatal, al mercado de segunda mano se va, con apenas 5 horas de juego

    PD: a quien crea que exagero o que soy un hater o un loco de los gráficos, sólo decir que probé Xenoblade 2 y al momento tuve que poner Skyrim y Breath of the Wild para comparar resultados porque me dolían los ojos...os aconsejo a todos que lo hagáis y juzguéis vosotros. Mi conclusión es que un juego de la pasada gen como Skyrim no debería verse mejor ni ir más fluido nunca salvo que el juego de Switch tenga un pésimo trabajo o esté inacabado como es el caso de Xenoblade 2.

    Unfinished game with a PENOUS graphic section in portable mode. I'm faithful to Nintendo but this time I've been totally disappointed because this is not his style. They had to supervise him and prevent him from going to the market like that, all because of the **** haste and putting him in for the Christmas campaign. Fatal, the second-hand market goes, with just 5 hours of play

    PD: whoever I think I exaggerate or am a hater or a crazy graphics, just say that I tried Xenoblade 2 and at the time I had to put Skyrim and Breath of the Wild to compare results because my eyes hurt ... I advise you to all who do and judge you. My conclusion is that a game from the past gene like Skyrim should not look better or go more fluid ever, unless the Switch game has a bad job or is unfinished as is the case with Xenoblade 2.    … Expand
  59. Kaizowib
    Feb 2, 2018
    10
    Wow, just wow.
    This was a game that i not expected to fall in love with. I had never played a Xenoblade game before nor such a huge JRPG. i did not know what to expect but i was blown away.
    The key things i liked: The art style: At first it could be a bit odd but when I realised that the art style gave the characters more expression. The gameplay was fun even tho this is not my cup    Wow, just wow.
    This was a game that i not expected to fall in love with. I had never played a Xenoblade game before nor such a huge JRPG. i did not know what to expect but i was blown away.
    The key things i liked:

    The art style: At first it could be a bit odd but when I realised that the art style gave the characters more expression.

    The gameplay was fun even tho this is not my cup of te.

    The story most of all: All the Characters was really well written and the story was fantastic. There was at no point during the story that I could not lay the game down. I had to force myself to stop playing the game.

    There is so much good about this game, I can only recommend it.    … Expand
  60. MediaFreak
    Feb 1, 2018
    9
    Tried the first game on 3ds but gave up after 20 odd hours of running round lost. Gave X about 4 hours on wi u but couldn’t get into it at all. The story and the characters of this one however had me hooked long enough to learn all the mechanism I really enjoy the battle and upgrade systems.

    Took around 60 hours to finish and it’s the first JRPG that isn’t a pokemon game that I’ve    Tried the first game on 3ds but gave up after 20 odd hours of running round lost. Gave X about 4 hours on wi u but couldn’t get into it at all. The story and the characters of this one however had me hooked long enough to learn all the mechanism I really enjoy the battle and upgrade systems.

    Took around 60 hours to finish and it’s the first JRPG that isn’t a pokemon game that I’ve finished since FFVII.

    It’s not perfect, there’s a lot to learn, to the point where I didn’t get how affinity was even represented until,the last battle. The voice acting is mixed, mainly the main character who’s a bit annoying and Cheesey. The map and level design will frustrate you at time, the platforming mechanics are poor and unfortunately there are areas where you need to walk narrow paths or time jumps.

    But aside from all this, it’s an absolutely amazing game, one that after 20 hours in I couldn’t put down.    … Expand
  61. H0000-Halves
    Jan 31, 2018
    9
    I liked it as much as the previous game and it's one of the best switch games on it's first year. Pros include the combat and it's mechanics, the story, the ost and the art style.
  62. LinkMaster505
    Jan 31, 2018
    10
    Very good game better than x you should play this game if you get the chance
  63. hintonhintonhin
    Jan 29, 2018
    9
    This game is what I imagined in my head playing old school snes jrpgs... gigantic worlds, endearing characters and epic battles. I was like many who didn't know if I could get into this game, but investing in it is worth it all- when you figure out the mechanics (and they are much, much easier to understand after a little play) and seeing how nicely every little system within the game fitsThis game is what I imagined in my head playing old school snes jrpgs... gigantic worlds, endearing characters and epic battles. I was like many who didn't know if I could get into this game, but investing in it is worth it all- when you figure out the mechanics (and they are much, much easier to understand after a little play) and seeing how nicely every little system within the game fits together and feeds the experience - this game was a joy.

    The final 5 hours of the game consumed me in a way few other narratives have. There is a heartwarming philosophy at the core of this game, and though it treads in many familiar jrpg tropes it also stands firm on its own as a testament to the genre.

    Certainly, in my opinion, one of the greats.    … Expand
  64. ohmandude
    Jan 29, 2018
    10
    First thing's first, if you're not familiar or fond of the shounen anime genre, Xenoblade Chronicles may not be for you at least in a narrative sense. The game plays the tropes straight, in a way that many scenes are comical and ridiculous, but that's where part of the fun is. At the heart of this game is a story that's not afraid to be exaggerated, over-the-top ridiculous at times(oftenFirst thing's first, if you're not familiar or fond of the shounen anime genre, Xenoblade Chronicles may not be for you at least in a narrative sense. The game plays the tropes straight, in a way that many scenes are comical and ridiculous, but that's where part of the fun is. At the heart of this game is a story that's not afraid to be exaggerated, over-the-top ridiculous at times(often just for the sake of it!), but still manages to tell an emotional tale of a young boy discovering truths about the world around him and what it means to really be alive and grow up in a world full of evils.

    In terms of gameplay, the game, (namely combat) is a lot to take in, while all the same, presenting itself as overly simplistic and unengaging during the early parts of the game. This wasn't the case for me at all however. The game did a decent job at easing me into the world that i was thrown into and it gave me a lot of time to play around with the mechanics and evolve my own experience of the combat. Now sitting at 368 hours with the game, I am continuing to experiment blade and equipment loadouts for the fun of it, and I still have quite a few sidequests to do, and I just don't want to stop. The world of this game is beautiful, I love the characters, the sound design, the art, I just love this game so much.

    There are definitely a few things that could frustrate players though, such as the unintuitive map and objective markers, and RNG gacha systems of core crystals, but if you're completely fine with making do with what you can get,taking things at a slow and steady pace, instead of trying to collect ALL the rare blades and 100%'ing the game as quickly as possible, I think this game will be a much better experience for you. As someone who plays the game exactly like this, I can say for sure I am in love with this game despite its flaws; definitely one of the best games I've played in my life and my definitive game of the year for 2017.    … Expand
  65. bluekieran
    Jan 29, 2018
    4
    I don't understand why this game is rated so highly (unless the site reviews were written by 12yo boys), there's some good stuff there but getting to it feels like swimming through ****

    The dialogue and accompanying animation is babyish, like a children's cartoon, the interface is somewhat clunky, the gameplay is chock full of skinner box elements and QTEs, the budding romance (I'm    I don't understand why this game is rated so highly (unless the site reviews were written by 12yo boys), there's some good stuff there but getting to it feels like swimming through ****

    The dialogue and accompanying animation is babyish, like a children's cartoon, the interface is somewhat clunky, the gameplay is chock full of skinner box elements and QTEs, the budding romance (I'm still in chapter 3, and unlikely to continue) is also right out of a kid's cartoon, except that the female characters are modelled and dressed as porn stars rather than anything you'd want to show a kid. What a mess.    … Expand
  66. peamkei
    Jan 28, 2018
    9
    I didn't planned to write a review until I have read quite a lot of overrated and underrated reviews. I can see a lot of 10s and 0s which in my opinion is a bit extreme. I am about 60 hours into XC2 so far and I am loving it myself but it surely have some rooms for improvements.

    Let's talk about the cons first, people love cons. 1. The map/fast travelling/navigation has taken a step    I didn't planned to write a review until I have read quite a lot of overrated and underrated reviews. I can see a lot of 10s and 0s which in my opinion is a bit extreme. I am about 60 hours into XC2 so far and I am loving it myself but it surely have some rooms for improvements.

    Let's talk about the cons first, people love cons.
    1. The map/fast travelling/navigation has taken a step down compare to the last game. I don't understand why they have decided to change it this way and it's kind of irritating.
    2. Some people says the it's noisy during combat and the characters shouted a few lines over and over. I sincerely agree that it is a bit noisy and it gets annoying during farming , ie a lot of trivial fights. But they are some audio clues of what your teammates are doing. This is useful for setting up chains for high damage.
    3. The story is straight forward. Not many surprises, typical anime plot. You know, the main character is always hot-headed, shout loudly, reckless but things turned out alright for them. I am not a huge fan for this story type but I enjoyed naruto , one piece , etc. So (shrug) , I am completely fine with the story. They have some cheeky/service scenes that are a bit sexual but that is also expected from Japanese lololol.
    4. The tutorials are like a one time thing. I cannot find the instructions afterwards. The item descriptions/intel are like a two line text. A little bit of translations are wonky or simply wrong and actually mislead me going all around the world. (or I am too stupid to understand)
    5. The graphics are not the best. Have a bit FPS issues and blur especially in hand held mode. But i am not expecting great graphics like PS4 so I will live with that.

    For the pros part:
    1. Great BGM
    2. Enormous map for exploration, nice scenery at some places
    3. simple at start and slowly going into complex combat system. THIS is where things get interesting and makes XC2 differs from other JRPG. If it is another ARPG or another turn-based combat system, I wouldn't be loving it.
    I don't know why people brag about the combat. If you get one shot, you can come back later. I get randomly one shot by some fxxking lv 8x monkey wandering around when I was lv 10. So what ? There is no real penalty for dying anyway. I can wait until it is gone before walking through the area again.
    Some people are complaining it takes too long to fight a monster, even if it is the same level as all 3 team members. Or the combat is boring, you just stand there, don't even have to look at the screen etc etc. In my opinion, that is simply because those people don't want to use their brain during combat or didn't upgrade their blades or use brain in general. There are tutorials about how different chain works to maximize damage output. If you missed/forgot the tutorials, just search on the internet please.
    There are so many things you can plan ahead before combat. The typical rpg stuff like team compositions, equipment for blade and driver, elements of blades (planning which driver is going for the 1st tier ultimate, 2nd tier, etc) , arts of driver (making sure I can execute the driver chain).
    During combat, you will be constantly calculating the CD of your own arts and your partners. Since you cannot control your teammates, the noisy shouting from teammates is a way of communication. They try to tell you that they are using arts. Observe their animation and determine which arts have been used and on CD for the next ? numbers of normal atk. i think this is the key to complete the driver chain. Not to mention the elemental chains for blades. People need to chain the ultimates for higher damage. If the chained ultimates happened during driver chain, that is even more damage. Of course you can just throw ultimates out randomly and you will probably end up with no elemental orbs for chain burst.
    I won't go too deeply into combat and just briefly introduce things I normally have to consider before and during combat.

    Overall, I think this is a game that require a lot of planning ahead and calculating. It also requires a bit of fast reaction but not as much as ARPGs. This is not for those people who are looking for hack and slash or some no brainer relaxing story telling game. If people are complaining about the combat system being too simple, low damage output etc etc, I sincerely suggest them go play easy difficulty in Dynasty Worriers. You can run around and press a single normal atk button and win the whole thing. After all, I cannot stop people playing XC2 like a monkey, but at least I hope people can give an honest review and let others truly understand what they should be expecting from the game. Rather than some pure emotional nonsense.    … Expand
  67. JonyV6
    Jan 28, 2018
    9
    Buen juego aunque tecnicamente mejorable.
    Muy buen sistema de combate, muy buena banda sonora, buena historia, duración, cuidado a los detalles...
    El juego se ve mejor mejor jugándolo en una TV que en el dock, y tiene alguna caída de frame notable sobre todo en las ciudades, pero es aceptable.
    Digno compañero del primer Xenoblade y uno de los mejores JRPG actualmente.
  68. Grease
    Jan 28, 2018
    9
    Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is one of the must buys for nintendo switch and is my personal game of the year for 2017. Xenoblade 2 or "xeno 2" is set on a planet named Alrest which is covered by a cloud sea and humans and wildlife must survive on giant creatures named "Titans". There are a wide variety of these said titans in the game and are a lot more creative than the basic "grass, ice,Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is one of the must buys for nintendo switch and is my personal game of the year for 2017. Xenoblade 2 or "xeno 2" is set on a planet named Alrest which is covered by a cloud sea and humans and wildlife must survive on giant creatures named "Titans". There are a wide variety of these said titans in the game and are a lot more creative than the basic "grass, ice, desert" styled landscapes that you usually find in many games (although there are similar ones). The game focuses on a young boy named Rex who accidentally awakens a powerful blade named Pyra or the Aegis. Their mission is to reach the world tree and find a magical land named "Elysium" so that the humans can have a place to thrive and survive due to the titans starting to die out. The plot in that is simple but the way the game executes it makes it thoroughly enjoyable with countless twists and turns. The main enemy is a terrorist group named torna who also wish to access the world tree and it becomes a race to reach elysium. Torna wants to destroy humanity while Rex and pyra want to save it. There are 10 chapters each of them being about 5-10 hours long and i finished the game in about 80+ hours. The main attraction of this game however is battling and as such has a complex but easy to understand battle system that is really enjoyable once you get the hang of it. The game spreads battle tutorials across the first few chapters so you could get used to each section. The only problem is tutorials can never be re-read meaning you have to remember everything when you are told. You can just google if you forget though. In battle your character is the driver and your partner is the blade. There are lots of blades to uncover and you are able to have 3 with you in your party for each character. The battles system is fun for a while but can get tedious if you are battling enemy after enemy but that's the same with any video game. The titans you can explore (there are 8) are all huge and have lots of exploration value. The game doesnt try to throw you straight through the story and due to the huge amount of content within each titan you can spend hours upon hours filling out side quests and just looking through every nook and cranny if you wish. There are other locations but they aren't quite as exapnsive but still are good fun. Something that you will encounter regularly are field skills and each blade has 3. These field skills will be required to access new areas, open treasure and such. Each field skill such as "focus" or "mineralogy" can be upgraded with the affinity chart. The affinity chart is basically a set of abilities the blades have ranging from battle techiques to field skils, however i did encounter a small problem, The affinity chart has layers and the only way to unlock further layers are to complete quests or more commonly.... increase trust. Increasing trust is an absolute pain, to increase trust you must either put items in your characters pouches that the characters like or battling and this can be a huge grind. You could find yourself increasing trust for hours just to complete one quest, This is one thing that annoyed me. In your party you can have 3 characters each equipped with 1-3 blades. You can control only one of them meaning the rest of them use A,I the part A.I is actually really smart and they usually know what attacks to use and when to heal so you usually wont encoutner unlucky defeats. Each Rare blade you unlock has a side quest related to them, these blade side quests take quite a while to complete which is a very good thing meaning that when you have the main story complete you can go back and complete each blades side quests which takes probably even longer than the whole story if you do every single side quest and every single blade side quest. A lot of side quests however require gathering materials. Materials can be gathered from areas named "collection points" however each titan and each area within titans contain different materials and the game will ever tell you where the materials are located so you will use google A LOT. Xeno 2 is overall bug free. I encountered absolutely 0 glitches and the difficulty is just right for the game. It uses a level system like most games where your team will be a certain level and so will be the enemies, levelling up increases health and damage. My problem is levelling up takes ages as you cant beat enemies that are a few levels higher than you and side quests give only a few hundred exp and you will be needing thousands and thousands in the later levels. All in all though the plot of xenoblade 2 is simple but is extremely fun and thorough with many plot twists and engaging events. The battle system is unique and there are many endless combos and tactics. The post game presuming you havent completed everything prior is lengthy, levelling up blades on the affinity chart can be tedius and tiring and the side quests are an absolute pleasure. A true work of art.… Expand
  69. kujoja
    Jan 25, 2018
    10
    The depth of this game is outstanding, if you like complex JRPGs, give this one a try, you won't regret it. The base game will give you a solid 150 hrs, so it's also great value for the price.
  70. Dreizehn
    Jan 23, 2018
    10
    Currently best JRPG in the market. An amazing world, and wonderful and interesting story, great written characters and an awesome combat system. This is the best "Final Fantasy" game I have played since "The Last Odysee", if you know what I mean :)
  71. Darthtux
    Jan 22, 2018
    9
    Finally beat the game after clocking in about over 250 hours!!!
    This is currently my favorite game on the Switch!!!
    (2nd fav in 2017)----> Persona 5 still on top cause that's more of my type of game Absolutely loved the: -Story/Characters (This surpasses Xenoblade X in every way) -Music (I need the full soundtrack asap!!!) The vocals hit me hard in the feels -World Building (Alrest    Finally beat the game after clocking in about over 250 hours!!!
    This is currently my favorite game on the Switch!!!
    (2nd fav in 2017)----> Persona 5 still on top cause that's more of my type of game

    Absolutely loved the:
    -Story/Characters (This surpasses Xenoblade X in every way)
    -Music (I need the full soundtrack asap!!!) The vocals hit me hard in the feels
    -World Building (Alrest is a cool world and just the concept of living on titans is really fresh/unique)
    -Cutscenes (Holy... It feels like i'm watching a really good movie and the immersion is amazing)

    Liked:
    -Battle Mechanics (It's confusing in the beginning but after you play for a long time you will master it and pull of some insane combos with your party)
    ----->You get tutorials even in the very end of the game...

    -Character Designs (Both main party and the rare blades are well done)

    -Blade Quests (Love the cutscenes! It tells you more about who they are and what they can do)

    -Heart to Heart (Loved the choices and how each one plays out! Some are comedic while some are learning more about everyone in general)

    Meh Meh:
    -Blade Summoning (Its integral to the story and I'm fine with it; the problem is getting rare blades in general and it involves a lot of a luck) ---> Maybe about the same as FGO xD
    -Side Quests (Pretty much what you find in almost every game; pretty inconsistent in terms of the how good the side quests are)
    -----> Pretty much walk back and forth

    I could spend a lot of time talking about in depth of every single thing but it would take ages to write xD

    Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is a masterpiece for me
    It is not a game for everyone since there are some complex mechanics especially the battle system where you have to spend a lot of time in it to master

    I highly recommend it to those who have a switch and are looking for a JRPG masterpiece cause it definitely was one kind of an experience that I will not forget

    If you're a fan of JRPG, there is no reason to miss this game!!!

    If you cannot get it; at least watch the cut scenes and/or listen to the music!!! It's seriously that good

    Congrats Monolith and thank you for making such an incredible game!! Looking forward to what you guys make next!!!
    ~Also can't wait for the DLC which I will be back for sure    … Expand
  72. itonydelatorre
    Jan 22, 2018
    10
    I'm giving this a 10, because to me, it is exactly what I look for in a game.

    So you can compare tastes, some of my favorite games/series are: Fire Emblem Persona Borderlands Elder Scrolls Additionally, this is my first Xenoblade game, so take that into consideration. Story: The story was phenomenal. An exceptional story. Rather than sit and explain the way the world works,    I'm giving this a 10, because to me, it is exactly what I look for in a game.

    So you can compare tastes, some of my favorite games/series are:
    Fire Emblem
    Persona
    Borderlands
    Elder Scrolls

    Additionally, this is my first Xenoblade game, so take that into consideration.

    Story:

    The story was phenomenal. An exceptional story. Rather than sit and explain the way the world works, the game drops you in as a Salvager named Rex, and tells you that, in this world, people live on the backs of giant creatures called titans, but the titans are starting to die out. That is about it. Over the next 100 or so hours, the way the world works is revealed. And even the smallest questions get answered. Almost nothing is without an explanation, but nothing that isn't too important to a character gets over explained.
    I really don't want to say anything about the story. It's great and is filled with plenty of twists, turns and fantastic characters. I'm very thankful I was able to play it blind and without spoilers, and I hope you get to as well. Just know that if you have questions about the way the world works, an answer is coming.

    Characters:

    Again, fantastic. From the main cast to the villains, everyone is interesting, funny and they all have good backstories. You'll grow to like everyone in the game, or at least, have sympathy towards, even the most diabolical of the villains.

    Gameplay:

    Alright, something I can dive into without spoiling anything. I really really came to love the gameplay. It does start out slow. However, slowly over time it gets more complex, and once you have all the tools at your disposal, it gets fun.

    So you have skills, called arts. Like most mmos, your character will do their basic attack chain automatically, and you decide when to use the skills. You also have a special meter, and using skills will charge the special meter. Positioning and timing are important. For positioning, skills like the main character, Rex's "double spinning edge" will do extra damage from the side. Some of the tanks do extra damage from the front, etc. For timing, using a skill right after you finish an auto attack gives a boost to your special meter.

    On top of that, you can chain specials to deal massive damage. All specials are ranked. So you fill up the special bar once, you can do a rank 1 special, fill it up twice for 2, etc. If you use a special, a tree appears, and you follow the tree, while using ascending specials. For example, you start with Rex's fire special, then you can follow up with a level 2 fire or water special, then you follow up with the appropriate level 3 special. Finish off the chain and you get an elemental orb.

    The elemental orbs you get from finishing the special trees can be used to deal even more massive damage in a chain attack. In a chain attack, your party take turns using their specials. As they go along, you deal damage to the elemental orbs. Shatter one, and you get another round of higher level specials. Pull it off well, and you can deal millions of damage, pretty much ending boss fights, but it is easier said than done.

    Outside of this, you can break, topple and launch enemies to extend your special duration adn do extra damage while leaving them defenseless.

    There's a lot more to it, but it is a lot of fun.

    In the end, I know a game was something special when I'm left feeling lost after finishing it. It's the same way I felt after persona 5. This game had consumed me. It's a brilliant time, and the only major complaint I have with it is that I'll never be able to experience it for the first time again.

    Okay, really though there are a few complaints:

    1. The gatcha system for getting blades is not for everyone. I didn't mind it, and I got lucky, but I've heard horror stories of people desperately trying to get the rarest one, and really struggling. By no means will you need them all, but for completionists, it'll be a grind, and one you have no control over.

    2. You have to play a retro game to upgrade on of the characters. I like this game, and am good at it. Many will not. There should have been another method of upgrading. This character is a tank, and they do give you another one, but still.

    3. Side quests are just alright. Some are interesting, more are just okay. Side quests are entirely optional though, you don't need to grind them out to be able to finish the story. In fact, they actually take all the exp from these, and save them as bonus exp, in case you don't want to get over leveled.

    Other than that, a masterpiece. Easily a 10/10 for me.    … Expand
  73. SaintJames012
    Jan 22, 2018
    7
    Xenoblade Chronicles is a good game riddled with issues and problems. As a JRPG on the Switch, it is a definite recommendation for anyone who wants a solid game; however against other JRPGs across multiple platforms, it falls flat in its appeal. The issue with XC2 is in the game outside of the main story. The side quests are either laughably bad or frustratingly boring. They consist of oneXenoblade Chronicles is a good game riddled with issues and problems. As a JRPG on the Switch, it is a definite recommendation for anyone who wants a solid game; however against other JRPGs across multiple platforms, it falls flat in its appeal. The issue with XC2 is in the game outside of the main story. The side quests are either laughably bad or frustratingly boring. They consist of one of two different formulas, the first is either a glorified scenic route in which you are required to go to point A only to be told to go to point B then C, or it is a boring fetch quest that requires you to either get ingredients or get loot. What makes the fetch quests especially boring is the game won't tell you where some of them are, so you will end up running in circles trying to find the drop spot for these items. The voice acting for the English setting is pretty bad, as the actors must not have known what emotions were supposed to go with what scene. This is especially a problem for the character Nia, who in some scenes will be animated as hysterical or animated, but the voice actor will deliver the lines in a calm demeanor, undermining the entire point of the scene or otherwise diminishing the emotions that were supposed to occur. The game does boast some pretty fun characters and is smart enough to have them evolve both emotionally and combat-wise over time. The chemistry between the characters is also fairly strong, as cutscenes and dialogue between the many party members is always fun to listen and watch. Combat-wise, the game separates classes into 3 basic types: Attack, Tank, and Healer. These are the baseline for all party members. Added on are elements that allow for combos not only among individuals, but the initiated between the party as a whole. The sense of scale and the world are extremely fun to explore, although there are moments where the game does feel a little unfair. A great example is in a world a couple hours into the game, most of the creatures are fairly low level (about 4-17 for range), but included is a freaking bird that is a level 75. Mind you this is a starting location as soon as the game starts teaching you the more complex aspects of its mechanics. This dumb ass bird moves across most of the map, and if it spots you will attack indiscriminately. Since this is the location for many story and side quests, there are moments where you are stuck, since the bird can kill you one shot, and you cannot run away. This is not the only issue. Combat against creatures can also draw in others in the vicinity. While this does cause many fun brawls and struggles for survival, the enemies will never target each other even if they would do so by the world building standard. If mercenaries attack you on the road, and a herd of big buffalo type creatures join in, the buffalo will not attack the mercenaries as well. Rather everyone ends up attacking you. There are plenty of instances in other titles where the use of the environment and its habitat can be used to your advantage, but in XC2, this does not exist. Sometimes getting from town A to town B is a monotonous, frustrating endeavor because if a single enemy spots you, then you will end up fighting the entire colony of rogue death bees or hungry wolves. Still the game is not all problems. It is still a fun adventure to partake in, and the characters are for the most part likable and interesting enough to carry the story. While the side quests are a drag and grinding is going to be an issue, it can still hold itself as a competent JRPG. The problem is is it not a 10 by any means. If we are being completely honest, this game benefits from being on the switch. If it were to be on the Playstation for instance, it would not hold up against titles like Final Fantasy or Persona. This game is fun, but it is a 7 at best.… Expand
  74. zhizhi3678
    Jan 20, 2018
    9
    √ Great story for who has romance at heart;
    √ Excellent animation, especially the expression and action of characters;
    √ Full of incredible details; √ Sophisticated battle system, which provide full of joys even finish the main story; √ Amazing side stories. × Awful blade chosen interface which you can't skip; × Terrible resolution on portable mode; × Stupid map display, you can    √ Great story for who has romance at heart;
    √ Excellent animation, especially the expression and action of characters;
    √ Full of incredible details;
    √ Sophisticated battle system, which provide full of joys even finish the main story;
    √ Amazing side stories.

    × Awful blade chosen interface which you can't skip;
    × Terrible resolution on portable mode;
    × Stupid map display, you can find nothing useful on it.    … Expand
  75. Rodkaroma117
    Jan 18, 2018
    9
    A great JRPG offering on the Switch. Reminded me a lot of Tales of Symphonia.

    I would recommend it to anyone if you're looking into a long journey filled with an interesting lore and some unexpected twists. The combat system may appear simple at first but it is gradually introduced in a nice pace to full extent. Pros: - Aesthetics. - Story. - Characters. - Combat system. Cons:    A great JRPG offering on the Switch. Reminded me a lot of Tales of Symphonia.

    I would recommend it to anyone if you're looking into a long journey filled with an interesting lore and some unexpected twists. The combat system may appear simple at first but it is gradually introduced in a nice pace to full extent.

    Pros:
    - Aesthetics.
    - Story.
    - Characters.
    - Combat system.

    Cons:
    - UI Quirks. Some have been ironed out by a recent update.
    - Lack of re readable tutorial information.
    - Some of the more advanced combat mechanics are not detailed at all.
    - Drop rates on the Rare Blades could probably do with a bit of a buff.    … Expand
  76. ALPHASxCHAOS
    Jan 17, 2018
    9
    Just finished the game last night. Have to say "what an amazing game" However this game is NOT for everyone. Most of the negative reviews are from people that probably never played a XENO game or this game for that matter. There are some things that can be approved on but they don't bother me much to give it a lower score than 9. If your a true JRPG fan and a fan of Tetsuya Takahashi thanJust finished the game last night. Have to say "what an amazing game" However this game is NOT for everyone. Most of the negative reviews are from people that probably never played a XENO game or this game for that matter. There are some things that can be approved on but they don't bother me much to give it a lower score than 9. If your a true JRPG fan and a fan of Tetsuya Takahashi than this game is for you.… Expand
  77. phuckphace
    Jan 17, 2018
    0
    Quite possibly the worst 6 hours of an RPG I have ever played.
    The English V.O is embarrassingly bad. It feels like each actor recorded their lines years apart from each other. The animation system makes every character suddenly jump into their walk animations. The on-boarding process just throws random gameplay elements at you without any rhyme or reason.
    The characters are your basic    Quite possibly the worst 6 hours of an RPG I have ever played.
    The English V.O is embarrassingly bad. It feels like each actor recorded their lines years apart from each other. The animation system makes every character suddenly jump into their walk animations. The on-boarding process just throws random gameplay elements at you without any rhyme or reason.
    The characters are your basic pervy anime tropes, and if you are into lingering cameras on anime breasts, well do I have the game for you. The Christian symbology is so in your face, I'm embarrassed for the writers. "Child of Adam? Wow. Hacky writing.
    To top it all off, they do not tell you how to save the game at any point while you are playing it. After twelve hours of playing this drek, my system updated and turned off, deleting all of my progress.
    Truly, a horrific experience start to finish.
    If you like a game with even a reasonable unique story, look elsewhere. Play Zelda for another near until something good comes out.    … Expand
  78. MrAptronym
    Jan 16, 2018
    5
    Note: I haven't beaten the game, but have >36 hours logged in my save, so I think I can form an opinion at this point.

    I genuinely don't get the praise this game is getting. I've been playing RPGs (Japanese and otherwise) for 20 years, since I was a kid, and I just think this game is a mess, I can normally understand the appeal, even in games I don't like, but not here. I do think the    Note: I haven't beaten the game, but have >36 hours logged in my save, so I think I can form an opinion at this point.

    I genuinely don't get the praise this game is getting. I've been playing RPGs (Japanese and otherwise) for 20 years, since I was a kid, and I just think this game is a mess, I can normally understand the appeal, even in games I don't like, but not here. I do think the environments are lovely and the music is good. However, the writing is boilerplate, the characters are bland things I've seen done better before, the voice-acting is mostly pretty bad and repeats endlessly in combat. (THINK YOU CAN TAKE ME? DON'T FORGET ME!)

    The maps are open world, but lack both the proper waypoints towards objectives modern games have and the narrative directions and in game signposting older games used. Instead, exploration is tedious guess and check. Exploration is rewarded primarily with boring collection spots where you gather bland, lifeless icons. Occasionally you find a Heart-to-Heart spot where you get a fun cut-scene and this is actually pretty great, but also pretty rare. I will also note here that the map system is abysmal. especially when the map frequently features height variations as obstacles. I can enjoy exploration in games, Morrowind is a contender for my favorite game ever, but XC2 doesn't seem to get that its not enough to make navigating your game obtuse. You have to encourage exploration by making an interesting world where I genuinely wonder about what will be around the next corner. XC2's world is pretty but ultimately boring.

    The gameplay takes a solid basis and proceeds to ruin it in innumerable small ways. Combat starts out bland, but builds up to something more engaging if somewhat overcomplicated for what depth it has. takes a longer term, strategic view for the most part. You use normal attacks to build up your bars for your special moves which build up your super moves which you chain together with your teammates super moves of specific elements to land debuffs and elemental orbs on your opponent which you then burst with moves activated by a party-wide gauge to cause massive damage. There are plenty of small complications to timing for these and your choice of both specials and elements but this is the overall flow and it honestly is just a bit too much watching bars slowly creep up for me. Plus, sometimes your allies, needed to execute the most damaging of charged bars, are just not cooperative. Still, it isn't a bad system overall.

    What is bad is the way you acquire blades. Blades are characters that are bonded to your main characters (drivers) and determine your element and provide your specials as well as various field abilities. The game focuses heavily on how important and sacred the bond between a blade and their driver is, and your male and female lead are a romantically involved driver+blade pair. Imagine my surprise when it is revealed that drivers generally form bonds with tons of different blades. Imagine my further surprise to discover that you get new blades through a lootbox/gacha system that is inexplicably in a game that doesn't seem to have any microtransactions. Blades are divided into common and rare varieties, with the common ones all being generic looking robots while the more powerful rare blades are designed by a huge team of guest artist with varying degrees of success. Yes, the roles and elements available to your character are up to RNG lootboxes you open from the menu screen. Remember that elements are pretty key to forming these important party combos. My surprise was further maxed out when I started recycling my blades into element boosters to try to aim for rare blades of the elements I needed. The gameplay and world here just do not match up, and furthermore this system is miserable.

    More lore friendly but perhaps most annoying of all, with one sort of major exception, your blades are bound to whatever character you chose before opening the lootbox. You can transfer them using an incredibly limited item you get a few of throughout the game, but if you happen to randomly get that great rare tank on your healer? Well, it isn't of much use to you outside the automated missions you can send unused blades are. (this is just Progress Quest)

    The annoyances go on and on. The game just seems insistent on not explaining what anything does outside of the combat tutorials, the menus are sluggish and the game doesn't even run consistently or well on the switch. I have sunk a complete day and a half of my life into this game and I have to say it has only gotten progressively less fun as it goes on. XC2 has tons of small, mostly insignificant systems that don't ever form a larger whole. I went into XC2 with high hopes thanks to countless recommendations, but I do not get it. The game is an inelegant mess and probably the least fun I have had with a JRPG in years.    … Expand
  79. vince14_evil
    Jan 16, 2018
    7
    How can I say ? It is not a game of the year like Zelda but I had good time played it.
    If you want a kinda like solo-mmorpg, it's the game for you!

    The graphic and the presentation are very disappointing comparing of the first X.
  80. Locke_Cole
    Jan 16, 2018
    9
    Los JRPG me encantan, Final Fantasy es mi saga favorita de videojuegos. Me gusta mucho la narrativa que plasman los japoneses en este tipo de juegos, así como los sistemas de progresión, personalización y el diseño de personajes que realizan. ¿Por qué comienzo divagando sobre este tema? Pues porque creo que Xenoblade Chronicles 2 es excelente en todos estos apartados, en todos y cada unoLos JRPG me encantan, Final Fantasy es mi saga favorita de videojuegos. Me gusta mucho la narrativa que plasman los japoneses en este tipo de juegos, así como los sistemas de progresión, personalización y el diseño de personajes que realizan. ¿Por qué comienzo divagando sobre este tema? Pues porque creo que Xenoblade Chronicles 2 es excelente en todos estos apartados, en todos y cada uno de ellos.

    La narrativa de este juego está muy bien, y eso acompañado de la gran historia que cuenta es uno de los grande fuertes de este juego. Se narra principalmente a través de cinemáticas, pero dado que están generadas por el motor del juego, y el estilo del mismo es tan animé, si siente como un capitulo de alguna serie japonesa, bien escrita y bien hilada. El desarrollo de los personajes está muy bien logrado y es en general coherente.

    El sistema de combate es prácticamente igual que el de las entregas anteriores, es sólido y bien construido, permite personalización muy profunda. Las luchas son entretenidas y estratégicas, muy bien llevadas. Así mismo los mapas están increiblemente bien diseñados, amplios y llenos de vida.

    El juego es increible pero tiene una falla que lo aleja de ser una obra maestra: tiene un mal manejo de los tiempos, hay segmentos de gameplay de 8 horas y luego una cinemática que te deja enganchadísimo y luego otras 8 horas de gameplay. Hay segmentos del juego que tienen mal ritmo, y eso resiente la experiencia general. Aún así es uno de los mejores JRPG que he jugado en los últimos años.    … Expand
  81. Crisalfa
    Jan 16, 2018
    10
    Magistral!. Para mi el mejor juego del año, Hace tiempo no me enganchaba tanto con un vídeo-juego, el sistema de combate es perfecto los mundos son inmensos y con una puesta en escena impresionante. El único punto en contra que le veo es que algunas, no todas, misiones secundarias son un poco aburridas. pero la historia principal está a un muy alto nivel.
    Definitivamente una obra maestra!
  82. chad_pattan
    Jan 14, 2018
    8
    Let's get the obvious stuff out of the way. This is a Nintendo Switch game. It's not a PS4 game. Don't expect it to perform like a PS4 game. However, it's a strong contender against any PS3 RPG ever released.

    I'm not going to bore you with story. Here are the points that you probably most care about. It is true that the graphics are degraded in mobile mode vs. docked. But that    Let's get the obvious stuff out of the way. This is a Nintendo Switch game. It's not a PS4 game. Don't expect it to perform like a PS4 game. However, it's a strong contender against any PS3 RPG ever released.

    I'm not going to bore you with story. Here are the points that you probably most care about.

    It is true that the graphics are degraded in mobile mode vs. docked. But that should be obvious. It's not enough to impact the game negatively except for framerate drops which seem to happen more frequently than you might expect.

    Music is a standout with excellent compositions and presentation.

    Unlike Xenoblade Chronicles 3D, this is truly a JRPG in the finest sense of the word. There's no "MMO-lite" feelings here. If you want that, this isn't the game for you.

    This is an extremely complex game to master. There's just a lot of things going on - and while the game does things to help you out, it doesn't change that there's a LOT to remember and master.

    If you're not a fan of the way games used to be, with nice, lengthy, meaty cutscenes as a reward for your hard work, skip the game. There are a LOT of cutscenes and they're long. I love this. People who like games like The Witcher won't. You've been warned; don't come on here complaining and putting negative reviews. There are videos all over the place and every reviewer has called this out, if you didn't do research that's your fault.

    I'm not really a fan of the battle system. I'm fine with the "Final Fantasy XII" auto battle. What bothers me is the healing mechanics. There's no way to just adhoc use an item to heal. You either have to steal one (which doesn't heal enough) or be healed by Arts (which doesn't happen frequently enough). The first boss I fought mopped the floor with me simply because there was no way to heal. This seems to just be random chance, because the second time around I beat him having changed nothing in strategy.

    Which brings me to the other negative - unbalanced difficulty and damage. To me, something's wrong if the first boss you come to is stun multi-hitting you for 200HP when you only have 800HP. Then you walk through the next three bosses, come to a boss who kills you out of nowhere. Dinosaurs that can take you out in less than a minute when you're their same level, yet the final boss of the game gets wasted faster than the giant gorilla running around Gormott. It's a joke. I struggle to think of another game with difficulty this unbalanced.

    Lastly, the concept of "armor" is poor. It basically creates artificial difficulty, because you can't properly equip your characters the way you'd like to. Most of the accessories you can equip don't make a significant dent in the aforementioned obscene damage instances. Leveling up happens only at hotels, which means if you're out and about for hours, you might be underleveled simply because you can't get back to a town before fighting the boss. Much of your strength comes from the affinity charts which are tedious to fill out for the most powerful characters in the game. Not nearly as tedious as FFXII's but close enough.

    I also dislike the RNG mechanic for summoning. You basically are rolling dice for every Rare Blade summon, meaning it'll take a LONG time to get them all. I finished the game at 232 hours still missing Vale because I lost patience trying to get her. It shouldn't be like that. They really need to fix that to where Legendary Cores are a guaranteed summon. Even Chaos Rings 3 wasn't this bad.

    Summary: I like the game. Much better than 1/3D by far. I never played X because the Wii was crap. This game feels like it puts things back right, and is a welcome breath of fresh air in a desert of old school "J" RPGs.    … Expand
  83. EdgarEM
    Jan 14, 2018
    10
    Un RPG de aquellos que no se jugaban desde hace años, te atrapa por completo durante horas y horas, grandisimos ecenarios, excelente musica y waifus de lo mejor, una gran variedad de personajes y muchisimas formas de combinar cada uno de ellos para obtener resultados variados con una dificultad bastante aceptable todo eso sumado a una narrativa que te sacara un par de lagrimas a traves deUn RPG de aquellos que no se jugaban desde hace años, te atrapa por completo durante horas y horas, grandisimos ecenarios, excelente musica y waifus de lo mejor, una gran variedad de personajes y muchisimas formas de combinar cada uno de ellos para obtener resultados variados con una dificultad bastante aceptable todo eso sumado a una narrativa que te sacara un par de lagrimas a traves de ella y te atrapara en cada escena de accion, sin duda una compra obligada para aquellos que gustan de los RPGs.… Expand
  84. GrilledBacon
    Jan 13, 2018
    10
    One of the best JRPG I played in my life, great and detailed world, awesome characters, great history and one of the best OST. Just play it!! :)
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    Uno de los mejores JRPG que he jugado en mi vida. Un mundo gigantesco lleno de detalles, personajes geniales, una gran historia llena de lore y una de las mejores BSO. SImplemente juegalo :)
  85. Billy-Goodfear
    Jan 13, 2018
    10
    good game that brings an art style and gameplay that evolved from the already good wii game, with an all new story. Overall good experience.
  86. Risax
    Jan 13, 2018
    7
    I got Xenoblade Chronicles 2 because I heard good things about the first Xenoblade Chronicles and felt bad about never getting it on my own Wii. Overall, this is the first game in the Xeno series I got. Mainly because I don't think Xenogears and the Xenosaga games ever got released in Europe.

    Anyway, on to the review. I got Xenoblade Chronicles 2 about a day before release, and I    I got Xenoblade Chronicles 2 because I heard good things about the first Xenoblade Chronicles and felt bad about never getting it on my own Wii. Overall, this is the first game in the Xeno series I got. Mainly because I don't think Xenogears and the Xenosaga games ever got released in Europe.

    Anyway, on to the review.

    I got Xenoblade Chronicles 2 about a day before release, and I don't think I played for more than an hour. The English voice acting got on my nerves too quickly. The voices didn't seem to fit most of the characters and their shouts during battle sounded flat and easily started to grate on me. It also felt like I was watching an old Kung-Fu flick dubbed in English with how badly the movements of the mouths of characters synced up with what they were saying, but when the patch for Japanese audio was released the next day I found that it was still kind of "iffy"

    Speaking of combat, throughout the game whenever I had to fight I was just...bored. You had to slowly move over to an enemy with you drawn weapon before you could attack, since your character wouldn't swing his weapon while moving. While auto-attacking you do load up skills that can give benefits if you attack at certain times or from positions, but combat never really got exciting. Even when your Blades performed certain moves. Usually that was just a mess of QTEs. Not that your skill level at handling any of this really mattered, because the difference in level between you and your enemy usually determined how easily you would win or lose anyway.

    As for the Blades I mentioned, they are what made me interested in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 in the first place. Now, I have a weakness for sentient weapons. Whether they can talk to their wielder, or have some sort of body of their own like in this game. I just really like it. And I was not disappointed. Aside from the Blades you get through the main story, you can also gain new ones through Core Crystals. And each Rare Blade has a personality, quest lines and Heart-to-Heart scenes of their own.

    Unfortunately, GETTING said Rare Blades is a mess that determines heavily on RNG. I've wasted plenty of Rare and Legendary Crystals, that supposedly up your chances of getting Rare Blades, to get nothing of importance.

    And raising the affinity of said Rare Blades and gaining better skills and actually getting to their quests can be a pain in the ass too. Expect a LOT of slay x amount of monsters in y place. Gather this amount of wood. Deal that amount of damage in one hit. And so on and so forth.

    Aside from the Blades the parts of the game I loved where the music and the areas you got to explore, which all looked beautiful in their own way. Exploring and gathering stuff could be a bit annoying with the way you had to organize your Blades, however. As they can only use their Field Skills when equipped, but it's something you have to deal with.

    Now, I'll try not to spoil much of the story but honestly I thought it kind of dull. If you played RPGs before, the plot and characters probably feel rather clichéd with the all-loving hero that only sees the good in everything and wants to save everyone. The Tsundere chick that keeps tagging along for some reason. The cute mascot character. The serious one and the comic relief. I did like some of the party members and Blades, but honestly I don't think I really ever grew attached to anyone.

    That being said, there are some fairly good twists and darker parts that caught my attention, but those didn't happen until I'd gone about half way through. It also isn't really necessary to play the first Xenoblade Chronicles, but there were some damn important things related to at the endgame that I had to look up. So I probably spoiled myself a little on Xenoblade Chronicles should I want to play it. But that's my own fault.

    Anyway, I've rambled for a while so I'll leave some PROS and CONS before giving my verdict and ending this review.

    PROS:
    +Amazing music
    +Beautiful areas to explore
    +Some good lore and world building
    +Blades

    CONS:
    -Bad English voice acting
    -Boring combat
    -Uninteresting characters and plot
    -GETTING Rare Blades
    -Raising the affinity of Rare Blades

    Overall, Xenoblade Chronicles isn't a bad game. Unfortunately, it isn't great either. I had fun with it, don't get me wrong. I'm sure I easily spent over a 100 hours playing it. But I don't see it sticking in my memory as a game I should pick up again some time to play for the beginning.

    I'd say, get it on sale if you're a big fan of JRPGs and don't have anything else to play.

    Final verdict: 7/7.5    … Expand
  87. josei1985
    Jan 12, 2018
    8
    Me ha llevado 120 horas pasarme la historia principal, entre combates donde moría una y otra vez y las secundarias, muy necesaria para subir nivel. En realidad todavía tengo contenido adicional por hacer.

    Soy poco experto en jrpg, apenas he jugado a un par: al tales of berseria y a éste. Francamente, me ha encantado. Desde el apartado artístico, su historia y en muchos momentos he    Me ha llevado 120 horas pasarme la historia principal, entre combates donde moría una y otra vez y las secundarias, muy necesaria para subir nivel. En realidad todavía tengo contenido adicional por hacer.

    Soy poco experto en jrpg, apenas he jugado a un par: al tales of berseria y a éste. Francamente, me ha encantado. Desde el apartado artístico, su historia y en muchos momentos he disfrutado muchísimo del sistema de combate, para nada tan complicado como decían, ya que cuentas con numerosos tutoriales a lo largo del juego. Y según vas avanzando y las posibilidades, combos y demás aumentan, se hace más divertido. Eso sí, te acostumbras a jugar con un blade que, llegado el caso, se te hace un mundo tener que usar otro. Aunque esa es la gracia también, la variedad de blades. Los hay que se dividen por elemento (tierra, rayo, agua,...), por tipo de arma; si son comunes o legendarios/raros, etc y según el arma y poderes que tengan, el combate que hagas será distinto. También puedes elegir el personaje que quieras utilizar sin que sea necesario controlar al protagonista. Los gráficos no es que sean precisamente punteros ni fotorealistas ni es el objetivo, pero el juego es realmente bello, especialmente en algunos "países/titanes" y cinemáticas. La historia al final es muy emotiva, si eres un poco sensible se te saltarán las lágrimas. Pero no yo, yo soy un machote... bueno, casi he llorado...

    Por otro lado, el apartado técnico es bastante mejorable: tirones, bajada de frames,.. y un modo portatil demencial aunque te acabas acostumbrando bastante pronto por el juegazo que tienes entre manos. Tal vez no es un juego al que echarle horas en ese modo, más allá del rendimiento, ya que no es del todo cómodo jugar con los joycon. Con el mando pro es una maravilla jugarlo.

    Otro punto demencial son las misiones secundarias. Dios de mi vida. Qué malas, realmente malas. Mensajero, recolector y similar. Y toooodo el santo mundo para que encuestres los objetos. La historia ya exige bastante tiempo como para alargar el juego artificialmente en este tipo de misiones que no aportan nada. Es el tema que peor llevo de los juegos de hoy día. Porque no son ni uno ni dos los juegos mal planteados en el contenido adicional. Más cantidad no es mejor. Luego están las misiones de mercenarios, que no llevas acabo tú pero asignas a blades para ello, ganando dinero y experiencia.

    En definitiva, para mi un videojuego brutal que todo usuario de Switch debería comprar y que justificaría la compra de la consola para todos aquellos amantes del jrpg que aún no la tengan.    … Expand
  88. JellyMan33
    Jan 12, 2018
    9
    GIVE IT A CHANCE! YOU WON'T REGRET IT! I am typically a pc and ps4 gamer, but I do own a switch to play some essentials like your big ticket nintendo games, also because my girlfriend will actually play the switch with me unlike the other systems :). Well I have never played Xenoblade Chronicles 1, but I came onto metacritic only to read some of the user reviews for this game (IGIVE IT A CHANCE! YOU WON'T REGRET IT! I am typically a pc and ps4 gamer, but I do own a switch to play some essentials like your big ticket nintendo games, also because my girlfriend will actually play the switch with me unlike the other systems :). Well I have never played Xenoblade Chronicles 1, but I came onto metacritic only to read some of the user reviews for this game (I wanted a new switch game). I took a chance on it without expecting too much and knowing I would possibly be disappointed.

    I WAS SO WRONG. Here are the main reasons why.

    1.) The game is gorgeous. Don't take this with a grain of salt, yes it is a switch game, yes it doesn't look like the graphics are much to brag about at all. Plain and simple the creators deserve immense credit. The world truly feels alive, and this is the first game where I felt like using a camera application in game to take pictures of the world. The character models are pretty old school, but the attention to detail is there and the characters are still fleshed out so well it's not something that hinders the game.

    2.) Story: Well I am about 45 hours into the game and I love it. The world and its history and politics and the conflicts that the world is facing are definitely interesting. The concept of drivers and blades is interesting and how it impacts combat is fantastic for games. So far the story has been emotional and engrossing yet also not predictable which is the key to really making a story that sticks. Great twists!

    3.) Combat: At first I was worried, I won't lie. It seemed boring, but as the game progressed I learned that the combat had SO MUCH MORE going on than I thought. They slowly give you more and more until there are so many aspects of combat you're lost in and so many working systems that create a level of depth in the game that is addicting. Rolling for blades is fun as hell.

    4.)Sound -- Soundtrack is fantastic, compositions are beautiful and varied for the different lands. My roommate comments on the soundtrack every time I'm playing. The voice acting is also fantastic, I can only say this for the English version of the game (the only one I've tried) One gripe I do have is that during battle time, the lines said by characters do get overused and I wish they would have taken out a lot of it and just let the battle music in the forefront.

    Some final tidbits that I think deem comments.
    -The difficulty of the game is also at a great level, your typical jrpg feel. Get to a tough part, theres ample things to do to get stronger and then ya hit it again.
    -I do wish they had a better tips and info system, the system they have where you buy tips from vendors is stupid especially in a game with this much content and systems to use.

    Overall an amazing game: not without a couple gripes. But it is by far one of the best games I've played this year and one of the best rpgs I've played ever. If you're a jrpg fan.. DIVE IN    … Expand
  89. Kenmei
    Jan 12, 2018
    6
    I personally wasn't a fan of the first two games in the series, both Chronicles 1 and X, but I was hoping that this game would buck that trend. And, while I thought this game was better then the first two, it still didn't do enough for me to stand out from the crowd in a very cluttered JRPG scene. There are tons of similarities from the previous two games in here that fans of those willI personally wasn't a fan of the first two games in the series, both Chronicles 1 and X, but I was hoping that this game would buck that trend. And, while I thought this game was better then the first two, it still didn't do enough for me to stand out from the crowd in a very cluttered JRPG scene. There are tons of similarities from the previous two games in here that fans of those will enjoy. However the series continued reliance on a very inactive battle system, very similar to an MMO battle system, and the horrible side quests that mostly focus on extremely random RPG elements to complete did nothing to hook me. Even if the storyline here was more interesting then the previous two entires, with a good cast of characters (even though they all were seemingly ripped straight from a Guy Ritchie movie with how British they all were). I was hoping to see a bit more change with the elements from the previous games that everyone admitted were just tedious. Instead those elements are very obvious from the start and I could never get over them. Thankfully for the Switch, this wasn't the game that needed to sell consoles during the holiday season. I was really hoping for more from this game but the series in general seems to be a bit stagnant at this point.… Expand
  90. Maxson
    Jan 10, 2018
    9
    One of the best games on the Switch. It's a must buy if you're a fan of Xenoblade Chronicles-the first game. The game offers an amazing story, great characters, and a beautiful soundtrack. The english dub, you might like it or hate it. I didn't like the english dub at first but I got used to it. Visually the game looks great thanks to the art style. You're going to see some low texturesOne of the best games on the Switch. It's a must buy if you're a fan of Xenoblade Chronicles-the first game. The game offers an amazing story, great characters, and a beautiful soundtrack. The english dub, you might like it or hate it. I didn't like the english dub at first but I got used to it. Visually the game looks great thanks to the art style. You're going to see some low textures here and there, but it doesn't hinder the game. Once again, amazing work Monolith Soft and I can't wait to see more games from you guys. 9.5/10… Expand
  91. Firepistol95
    Jan 10, 2018
    9
    It is definitely a great game in story, music, characters and most of the time in Eng dub VA. (along with great looking worlds)
    Now early on the game, it felt a bit like a slow burn, not much going on and the fights u could just left on auto and not have much challenge and only gave the occasional input. But once u get past chapter 4 or 5 is when the combat really turns up a notch, and    It is definitely a great game in story, music, characters and most of the time in Eng dub VA. (along with great looking worlds)
    Now early on the game, it felt a bit like a slow burn, not much going on and the fights u could just left on auto and not have much challenge and only gave the occasional input. But once u get past chapter 4 or 5 is when the combat really turns up a notch, and certain bosses of each chapter from then on, will have a difficulty spike. The game starts getting harder and require u to put more and more input, and once u reach chapter 7 is when u always need to have a watchful eye on the combat with regular input, almost active, to make sure u don't fail. (and this is from me keeping my characters at their highest levels from frequent short sleeping level ups in inns.) From most of the reviews I read here from people who only got put off by the combat were mostly in the 1st 3 chapters or so, and I must say their view is valid since the 1st 1/3rd of the games combat is pretty...meh at best, almost sloggish. But honestly the combat in that part of a game felt more like a big tutorial for when u get to chapter 5 and forward, it gets better. But I can understand not many people will like the combat still, even after getting past chapter 4. To me I just wanted the combat to make me give more input and pay attention to win to entertain me, and it does that at the halfway point in the game....imo anyways. (yes its mostly repetitive but, again, it didn't bother me and I enjoyed it.)

    Now the English dub is almost 50/50 with people, with some saying its great and others saying its horrible, but honestly from my opinion the dub is pretty good most of the time with a few hiccups here and there. Early on like the 1st 3 chapters, the acting felt more decent at best, like it almost felt like a 1st take or early on in recordings. But honestly after ch.3 it improved more and more, Rex's VA starts putting a lil more emotion, even though imo he still needs to add a bit more, so I grew to like his VA-ing. He does however seem to have issues with screaming, yelling (falling/attacking) and sometimes crying in his VA-ing. His VA-ing is however good most of the time outside of these scenarios. (his eng VA was at its best in the final chapter where he yells and cries pretty well) Now Nia's I liked more with her Welsh accent tbh, I liked it more than the more typical loli cat girl VA-ing I hear in Japanese dubs from anime and such. (and tbh she doesn't look loli to me, more like small bodied) Now Morag's and Zeke's VA-ing is really great, I liked Morag's more sophisticated tone and was pretty believable, where with Zeke's his sound pretty on point with his characters personality with his ego and cringey self. Love them alot with Morag might be my most fav. character in the game. Now Pyra's VA is good imo, some ppl say its bad but honestly I cant hear it. She puts just enough emotion in her character that makes it pretty believable of who she is, that timid-ness while also having a backbone.

    Now the music is what I really love about this game, most of it just fits very well with the world and each location having its own theme that reflects what the place is about. From the lively, bombastic feel of the Argentum trade guild that gives off a bustling trade center, to the more catchy and also lively melodic of an open field of nature, of the Gormott province. and later in the game u will start hearing some xenosaga-like music that i'm sure some older fans would appreciate, well that's what the music sounded to me.

    Now the story I really enjoyed and early on it did feel kind of anime trope heavy (almost fanservice-y), but after chapter 5 is where it started getting more serious and the tropes started becoming less and less. Now I find myself putting the story quality of this to rivaling Xenoblade 1's story, its pretty good. and don't worry theirs a few plot twists for y'all. ;)

    Anyways this game is a near masterpiece that I really enjoyed and felt very nostalgic with the 1st xenoblade. It will have some great music and locations to explore that will immerse u in this world of Alrest. It has some hiccups in acting (Eng dubs) and the graphics are great imo, even though not many people will like the resolution of the game in handheld (600p and rarely drops down to 364p) and with data streaming issues when fast traveling to other provinces where you're still seeing some assets and textures loading in. (they should just cover those up with longer load times imo). Hopefully u will enjoy this game as much as I did and not many would like some of the classic takes of JRPGs of old, but imo this game is up there for some of my top 5 favorites for 2017. I recommend this game very highly to any old and new school JRPG fans. (Even MMORPG fans since the game does incorporate a good few into itself.)
    Rating: 9.4/10    … Expand
  92. Ferb2012
    Jan 10, 2018
    9
    133小时完结散花，

    画面、新手教学、地图指引不好，

    音乐、过场演出、地图设计、剧情和设定很棒，

    掌机模式降到300P左右分辨率依然跑图跑的很开心就TMD很奇葩，

    剩下还有一堆东西要肝，全部打完估计一共200小时了，

    今年能玩到P5和xb2真是太好了，

    我永远喜欢吼姆拉.jpg
  93. NXRevolution
    Jan 9, 2018
    10
    This games is a masterpiece. The gameplay is topnotch, it is different enough from the previous games to keep it interesting, but the core mechanics are still there. In this game, there are also many huge Titans to explore. Each of them hiding many secrets and quests. The visuals are also amazing, yes, it does have some resolution issues in handled mode. However, this has not detractedThis games is a masterpiece. The gameplay is topnotch, it is different enough from the previous games to keep it interesting, but the core mechanics are still there. In this game, there are also many huge Titans to explore. Each of them hiding many secrets and quests. The visuals are also amazing, yes, it does have some resolution issues in handled mode. However, this has not detracted from my enjoyment of the game in the slightest, and I still believe the game is beautiful. I love this game, and it is in my top few best games of 2017.… Expand
  94. Ashanor
    Jan 9, 2018
    10
    This is without a doubt one of the best games on the Switch. It truly brings back that original Xenoblade Chronicles feel.
  95. DreamCore
    Jan 8, 2018
    7
    + Great story
    + Interesting combat system
    + Beautiful environments and level design - The map is utterly useless, worst I've ever seen. - Side quests suck and are all the same (gather resources or salvage) but with different "story". Unfortunately you have to do them unless you want to grind. - Enemies has way too much hp. Killing regular enemies with the same or even lower level    + Great story
    + Interesting combat system
    + Beautiful environments and level design

    - The map is utterly useless, worst I've ever seen.
    - Side quests suck and are all the same (gather resources or salvage) but with different "story". Unfortunately you have to do them unless you want to grind.
    - Enemies has way too much hp. Killing regular enemies with the same or even lower level can take up to 5 minues which is the reason why this game is so long. Enemies aren't hard but just takes forever to kill even when using Specials, Blade Combos etc. Three characters beating on a tiny little lizard 5 lvls lower for 5 minutes is just ridiculous.    … Expand
  96. Hellsky
    Jan 8, 2018
    10
    The king of modern jrpgs has returned!

    Xenoblade Chronicles 2 has it all: memorable characters, deep story, a beautiful combat system and the best OST of 2017. When I started playing it I found the combat system interesting and I was lost trying to figure out how I should play the game but it didn't bother me because I know what a JRPG like Xenoblade can offer, and I patiently spent the    The king of modern jrpgs has returned!

    Xenoblade Chronicles 2 has it all: memorable characters, deep story, a beautiful combat system and the best OST of 2017. When I started playing it I found the combat system interesting and I was lost trying to figure out how I should play the game but it didn't bother me because I know what a JRPG like Xenoblade can offer, and I patiently spent the first 2 hours walking around and looking for info on in-game tutorials about the combat. The game rewards the player a LOT if you understand the mechanics in combat and once you understand it all, it's so satisfying to play it. And I recommend you to download the "Japanese voice pack" on Nintendo ESHOP, I played all Xenoblades in English but the English Voice acting on this one is not good enough for me. So I recommend playing on Japanese VA and english/spanish/etc subtitles.

    Next, we have the world design. It is superior and better than Chronicles and Chronicles X, where you can find a good variety of different monsters and some special monsters (tyrants).

    The story telling of this game reaches the perfect score of the first Xenoblade, with charming characters and memorable enemies. The story has a meaning and there's no need to play the first one in order to complete the story on this one, but I'd recommend you if you have enough time to play Xenoblade Chronicles 1 before starting this one. If you don't have the time, don't worry, you can enjoy it just as I did!

    And what I should say about the music... it is perfection. Mitsuda, Kiyota, ACE+, ANUNA,... It was amazing, the music topped the perfection of the xenoblade franchise, each track reflects every place, location or situation.

    I'll finish this review writing that this game deserves a solid 10 forgiving the flaws that it has, because it is such a unique game... I'd recommend this game to all JRPG fans without a doubt and if you are not into RPGS, give it a try! But I must warn you that it's hard for a non-jrpg lover to understand the mechanics, you must be brave and try to understand it, but I assure you that it will be worth your time thanks to the story.    … Expand
  97. smahlt
    Jan 7, 2018
    9
    GotY 2017. Great gameplay, great combat, great music, great environments, great story, and great characters. Took one point off because I would have preferred they kept the slightly less anime artstyle of Xenoblade Chronicles X, the combat is slower than I'd like, and they put absolutely no effort into trying to match the english voices to the character mouth movements.
  98. PageWizard
    Jan 7, 2018
    10
    Easily the best game I played in 2017, and still with tons to do for me in 2018. It took me around 60 hours to beat the main story, but up to close to 100 hours of playtime so far. This game is easily on par with the original Xenoblade Chronicles, and is an overall incredible experience. Most, if any, very minor complaints I had with the game have been already addressed with patchesEasily the best game I played in 2017, and still with tons to do for me in 2018. It took me around 60 hours to beat the main story, but up to close to 100 hours of playtime so far. This game is easily on par with the original Xenoblade Chronicles, and is an overall incredible experience. Most, if any, very minor complaints I had with the game have been already addressed with patches since release. The only thing I could say is at times the Blade Field Skills can get in the way at a couple spots in the main events, but honestly they were so easy to overcome that the tedious nature really was not much of an issue.

    Amazing music, best gameplay out of the Xenoblade games, incredible story (that ties up even some things from the first game, no spoilers beyond that point, it will give something to think about, especially if you played the first game), and does not even require even knowing what happens in the first game (though it makes the game even more impressive when you do) . If you're looking for an amazing 1 player story-driven game for the Switch, this is the game to get!    … Expand
  99. Thedeadaremany
    Jan 7, 2018
    4
    I loved Xenoblade Chronicles and even enjoyed X but this game has so many critical flaws that have undermined imo the countless hours that must of gone into making it. It is one of those games that I started off enjoying but by the end could not wait to finish. Once I got the hang of it I really enjoyed the combat system but the the average combat takes way to long and quickly becomeI loved Xenoblade Chronicles and even enjoyed X but this game has so many critical flaws that have undermined imo the countless hours that must of gone into making it. It is one of those games that I started off enjoying but by the end could not wait to finish. Once I got the hang of it I really enjoyed the combat system but the the average combat takes way to long and quickly become tedious.

    The previous games had clear maps, ways of tracking side quests, plus achievements and the collepedia which made exploring these huge worlds fun and rewarding. I love fully completing RPG’s but in Xenoblade 2, I released after 40 hours or so playing that doing the side stuff is completely pointless, tedious and frustrating.

    The main character is complete dud both personality wise and character design. The huge boobed Pyra and Bridget are just stupid looking and make you feel like your in some **** teenage boy’s fantasy. The villains are also dull except for the ok Jin. The plot is ridiculous even by JRPG standards and by the end I wanted them all to die, I like crazy plots being a big fan of Metal Gear but this games plot is just bucket loads of boring stupid nonsense.

    I feel sorry for devopment crew as there really is a lot of stellar world and monster design in this game but I imagine most gamers will ignore the swathes of content to make a bee line for the ending. I was really looking forward to XB2 but it is really is a waste of your time as the directors juvenile vision and scripting have ruined what could of been a brilliant game.

    The high reviews from critics and users are puzzling and I wonder if they really have only played 20 or 30 hours of this game. Early on I would of given this game 7 or 8. But the deeper you go the worse it gets. If after a full play through people genuinely enjoy this game well good for them but I cannot understand the love for this deeply flawed time suck of a game. I want those waisted hours back.    … Expand
  100. SailorWave
    Jan 6, 2018
    5
    One of the most time wasting games I've ever experienced. If you dig mobile games, mmo's and flavor of the week anime you might really get a kick out of this game. Otherwise, I highly advise staying away. While the original Xenoblade Chronicles had a very compelling plot that brought back memories of epics like Star Wars, Lost Odyssey, and even the original XenoGears, Xenoblade ChroniclesOne of the most time wasting games I've ever experienced. If you dig mobile games, mmo's and flavor of the week anime you might really get a kick out of this game. Otherwise, I highly advise staying away. While the original Xenoblade Chronicles had a very compelling plot that brought back memories of epics like Star Wars, Lost Odyssey, and even the original XenoGears, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 does nothing but slog through a mediocre anime trope story that brings back memories of the worst of the Tales series or even Hyper Dimension Neptunia. The gameplay feels like an immense time sink, with redundant open world concepts such as long winded fights and RNG loot box style dice rolls for new party members. I wanted desperately to like this game - I beat it with a 120 hour playthrough, but my time spent was entirely in the name of integrity. How could anyone like a game where the combat has next to no user input? Where even the easiest of mobs take 8 minutes each to fight? Fights where there are upwards of 12 characters SCREAMING THEIR MOVES AND BARKING THEIR TAUNTS AT THE SAME TIME? And where there exists no actual area map except for the local fast travel map (I played before the patch which didn't even add a map but made the fast travel menu simply start on the area you are in)? I just had to know what everyone was going on about. And I never saw eye to eye with any of these other players, which has never happened to me before. I simply see so very little to enjoy. I can't even comment on the music because I never got to hear it over the battle commands, which can't be turned off without disabling the voice acting outside of cutscenes entirely.

    The game feels half baked, which is a shame because I wanted so bad for it to rival Persona, Final Fantasy, and other RPG's in terms of quality and I felt that Xenoblade 1 came close. But I feel completely gypped of my time and money and can't recommend this game for anyone looking for a good or serious plot with any good characters, or anyone looking for a game with compelling gameplay.    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

25
#25 Best Switch Game of 2017
3
#3 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2017
3
#3 Most Shared Switch Game of 2017

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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 92 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 78 out of 92
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 92
  3. Negative: 1 out of 92
  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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