Xenoblade Chronicles 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Overall of one my favourite Switch games.

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

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

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

    Up there with the classic Final Fantasy games.

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

    If you own a Switch, you have to own this!
  24. AuxRe
    Dec 2, 2018
    10
    Xenoblade is by far one of the best games that I have ever played. It has an immersive universe, the map feels quite large, the story feels quite fitting and emotional, and the characters have wonderful personalities. Sure, in some ways, the English voice acting can falter, but it still manages to help keep the characters' emotions clear. The battle mechanics are hard to get used to, butXenoblade is by far one of the best games that I have ever played. It has an immersive universe, the map feels quite large, the story feels quite fitting and emotional, and the characters have wonderful personalities. Sure, in some ways, the English voice acting can falter, but it still manages to help keep the characters' emotions clear. The battle mechanics are hard to get used to, but can be manageable after enough practice in the game. The music is phenomenal. it took me about 100 hours just to beat the game, and if you want to still keep playing after you've beaten the game, you most likely will have to buy the DLC, thankfully the DLC has a ton of new content for the game. Overall, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is an amazing game, enough to stand on its own feet without help of the original, bringing a unique story with unique characters.… Expand
  25. greninjaX
    Dec 1, 2018
    10
    an absolute master piece. surpasses the original xenoblade in every way. make sure to buy the expansion pass, and this game will never end, giving you over 300 hours of entertainment
  26. SeanGX
    Nov 27, 2018
    9
    Overall this is a great game, though it has a few issues. The main issues I had with the game was its slow start, its spotty voice acting, and some tacked on features that slow the game down. The game has a fantastic story that takes a while to get in to, but once you do its an amazing and gripping story. The characters are cool and interesting and are all like able. The presentation isOverall this is a great game, though it has a few issues. The main issues I had with the game was its slow start, its spotty voice acting, and some tacked on features that slow the game down. The game has a fantastic story that takes a while to get in to, but once you do its an amazing and gripping story. The characters are cool and interesting and are all like able. The presentation is great, the game looks stunning on the Nintendo Switch, the music in my opinion is better than the first game, and the character designs (while some are a bit too much in the case of the female characters) look great. If you are a fan of JRPG's and are looking for the best JRPG on the switch, this is it.… Expand
  27. jdawg191
    Nov 25, 2018
    10
    I actually put more time into Xenoblade 2 than I did with Zelda Breath of the Wild. Overall I put a few hundred hours into the game and got to the point where I could kill all but the most difficult superbosses in about 30 seconds (everything maxed out with new game plus). The game starts very SLOW!!! My first reaction within about 1 hour of playing was actually regret... But as I playedI actually put more time into Xenoblade 2 than I did with Zelda Breath of the Wild. Overall I put a few hundred hours into the game and got to the point where I could kill all but the most difficult superbosses in about 30 seconds (everything maxed out with new game plus). The game starts very SLOW!!! My first reaction within about 1 hour of playing was actually regret... But as I played the game, and starting building up an actual party I started to enjoy the game more. While it lacks the polish of a game like Zelda Breath of the Wild, overall, the cut scenes, and mechanics, and depth of the game made up for it. Many of the female characters (blades) are little over the top sexy, which can be awkward at times if you're with mixed company. Also, I played New Game Plus which was a fantastic addition to the game... In new game plus you get a 3rd accessory slot and several new blades... If you're looking for a game that can give you hundreds of hours of enjoyment and you love RPGs, this game is fantastic.… Expand
  28. Velsuan
    Nov 25, 2018
    9
    A pure marvel! I can't give this game a perfect score however... Just because Xenoblade Chronicles is better than this one. In fact, the gameplay of Xeno 2 is way better. But the world and the story of Xeno 1 had a huge impact on me. That's not exactly the case with Xeno 2. A great story, but "lacking" in a sense... comparing to the first game of the saga. If I could, I'd give 9.5/10 forA pure marvel! I can't give this game a perfect score however... Just because Xenoblade Chronicles is better than this one. In fact, the gameplay of Xeno 2 is way better. But the world and the story of Xeno 1 had a huge impact on me. That's not exactly the case with Xeno 2. A great story, but "lacking" in a sense... comparing to the first game of the saga. If I could, I'd give 9.5/10 for this gem on Switch.… Expand
  29. Link99
    Nov 19, 2018
    10
    Mejor rpg de la historiae storia. Dnfjfjfjfjfjfjfjfndndjdjejejejdbdndndjdjdjdj
  30. Spudient
    Nov 11, 2018
    8
    Story was good overall, combat was interesting at first but grew repetitive over time. Randomly generated blades, along with the button mashing required when trying to get a rare blade, made the game feel even more grindy..
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#25 Best Switch Game of 2017
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#3 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2017
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#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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