Xenoblade Chronicles 2

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  3. Negative: 240 out of 2500
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  1. Paradox_
    Sep 12, 2019
    10
    Es un juego excelente, música, historia, personajes, me divirtió por horas, me cautivo, me hizo llorar, reír, una experiencia maravillosa, me atrevo a decir que es el mejor juego en switch por encima incluo de breath of the wild
  2. Antidote4
    Jul 22, 2018
    8
    Easily one of the better RPGs available on the Switch. While not as strong on the first one made for the Wii, Xenoblade 2 is definitely one of the better JRPS to come out in the western states and a must have for anyone. The weakness in the game are mostly for the overly complex combat system, where most of the mechanics are never needed. And a cast of relatively forgettable anime fanEasily one of the better RPGs available on the Switch. While not as strong on the first one made for the Wii, Xenoblade 2 is definitely one of the better JRPS to come out in the western states and a must have for anyone. The weakness in the game are mostly for the overly complex combat system, where most of the mechanics are never needed. And a cast of relatively forgettable anime fan service characters.… Expand
  3. CrankyKong
    Aug 4, 2018
    9
    Juego épico. Tiene muy buena historia, fácilmente dura mas de 100 horas si exploras y haces secundarias, la banda sonora es genial, las animaciones están trabajadas aunque durante estas pierden calidad en las texturas creando pixelados. Hay una buena variedad de blades y luego se hace rejugable si quieres conseguir mas blades en NG+
  4. Kagoo
    Oct 31, 2018
    10
    [FR]
    Histoire principale bouclée hier soir, et je dois dire, quel scénario! Et quelle fin éblouissante!
    Je maintiens et confirme mon excellente impression quant aux indéniables qualités de ce titre qui mérite sans nul doute de faire partie de votre ludothèque. ******************************** Quelques défauts en vrac (qui sont parfois des qualités):    [FR]
    Histoire principale bouclée hier soir, et je dois dire, quel scénario! Et quelle fin éblouissante!

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

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

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

    ... bref, vous l'aurez compris, j'ai été emballé: pour moi, si vous aimez les (très) bons JRPG, vous pouvez courir vous le procurer!    … Expand
  5. Kirbykid
    Nov 24, 2019
    10
    My favorite game of all time. It has a great story with very deep and interesting characters. The gameplay is fun and fast paced. The music is probably the best part of the game with it’s beautiful songs. A must play for any Nintendo switch owner.
  6. B0rn2_w1n
    Oct 13, 2018
    8
    This is the first Xeno saga game I played. In general, I am quite happy to what I saw.

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

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

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

    A game worth playing if you enjoy jrpgs.
    Regards,    … Expand
  7. Pazaak
    Oct 13, 2018
    8
    To be honest this game took me a few tries to get into, but now that I have gotten use to a few things it is a very fun game.

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

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

    After getting past those few things I would highly recommend it to people who are into JRPG's.    … Expand
  8. Jhonuru
    Sep 4, 2019
    10
    Un gran Jrpg que te tendra enganchado por cientos de horas para descubrir muchos parajes hermosos y secretos en cantidades y no dudes en comprar su expansión.
  9. Lewonski
    Apr 8, 2019
    9
    Gráficos : 7
    Jogabilidade : 8
    História : 10

    Possui uma historia maravilhosa, pode possuir falta de polimento principalmente no modo portátil, mas sua historia que prende compensa tudo que Há de ruim. Me marcou muito
  10. 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..
  11. withard
    Sep 29, 2019
    10
    SE A CONVERTIDO PARA MI EN MI 2º JUEGO FAVORITO POR DETRAS DE INAZUMA ELEVEN , Y POR ENCIMA DE ZELDA BREATH OF THE WILD
  12. Lesh0
    Sep 12, 2019
    10
    its one of the best jrpg i have played recently and i picked it up too late.Already got torna and waiting for other Nintendo switch releases of Xenoblade. The graphics are amazing , the world is amazing, the character design is amazing the story is amazing but it has some flaws and the voice acting ruins the moment sometimes but overall its an amazing game. The story is deep andits one of the best jrpg i have played recently and i picked it up too late.Already got torna and waiting for other Nintendo switch releases of Xenoblade. The graphics are amazing , the world is amazing, the character design is amazing the story is amazing but it has some flaws and the voice acting ruins the moment sometimes but overall its an amazing game. The story is deep and interesting even if you know whats gonna happen it gets you excited.
    The only downside i have is the voice acting on some caracters. Voices of Nia, Malos, Jin, Poppi were amazing the others meh. To have only one active side quest at a time was also meh but overall great game.    … Expand
  13. ijol
    Jan 9, 2019
    8
    Breathtaking universe to explore and interesting combat system.
    There are too many trivial side quests though.
  14. DJKrimson
    Dec 5, 2019
    8
    Amazing story, characters, cutscenes, music, visuals etc.

    However, everything takes extremely long time to do. A few fights in my playthrough ended up taking around 25 minutes.. Also, the battle system is unnecessarily complex. It took me like 35 hours and a bunch of youtube tutorials to understand it all. That being said, I would strongly recommend this game if you like jrpgs in    Amazing story, characters, cutscenes, music, visuals etc.

    However, everything takes extremely long time to do. A few fights in my playthrough ended up taking around 25 minutes.. Also, the battle system is unnecessarily complex. It took me like 35 hours and a bunch of youtube tutorials to understand it all.

    That being said, I would strongly recommend this game if you like jrpgs in general and can stand a slow paced game.    … Expand
  15. KratosKong
    Jun 15, 2019
    9
    Este Jrpg es uno de los mejores exclusivos que posee el catalogo de Nintendo Switch. Posee un sistema de combate que al principio puede parecer simple pero en realidad es muy complejo y puede que tardes en dominarlo. Es muy fácil encariñarte con sus personajes, la banda sonora es sobresaliente y la historia es de una calidad muy elevada.
  16. xSelene89
    Sep 15, 2019
    9
    Must play JRPG if you own a Switch! Only negative I have that it gets to..."Anime" sometimes and a bit cringey
  17. ZeroXR
    Sep 5, 2019
    8
    A great game. Charismatic characters, Fantastic Japanese dubbing and a beautiful art. Gameplay can be boring for people who don't have the patience to wait for slow narrative. The battle is very good when more skills are unlocked and combinations between the various blades to be found.
  18. Miniqiqi
    Mar 30, 2019
    8
    Almost everything is good. Sadly the combat is very very very bad. Poor animation, slow pace, too lenient hit-box.
  19. Alebaboy
    Apr 29, 2020
    10
    Points Positives:
    A awesome history. Intense. Good chars and great fun!

    Points negatives:
    Tutorial Battle complicated.
  20. Garlands
    Sep 1, 2020
    10
    un must have si vous aimez les jprg , une aventure folle avec des ost dingues , des panoramas superbes et une mise en scène de folie !!
  21. harpediem
    Mar 10, 2020
    9
    A very solid JRPG. Impressive worldbuilding, great visuals and a killer soundtrack.
  22. Onioncreature
    Dec 20, 2020
    9
    Many elements of this game are quite incredible, but there are several detractors which keep it from being a perfect experience. Managing all the different system for each of your characters can be enjoyable at times, but more often than not felt like busywork. Figuring out how to use the battle system is unclear and it takes several hours until you unlock the mechanics which actuallyMany elements of this game are quite incredible, but there are several detractors which keep it from being a perfect experience. Managing all the different system for each of your characters can be enjoyable at times, but more often than not felt like busywork. Figuring out how to use the battle system is unclear and it takes several hours until you unlock the mechanics which actually make combat fun. Many of the characters are over-designed, and frankly look a bit hideous. The side quests are serviceable, but never engaged me nearly as much as the main story content. However, apart from one or two pacing issues and a few inconsistent vocal performances, I love just about everything else. The story is relatively intricate and deep, and leads to some very effective emotional beats. The characters are (for the most part) quite well defined and enjoyable to interact with. The soundtrack is outstanding, and contains some of my favorite songs from any video game I've ever played. The battle system can be tremendously fun in the latter half, and has some very unique and satisfying mechanics. The worlds are vast and enjoyable to explore. Visually it's incredibly good, the substandard resolution is a shame, but it doesn't actively detract from the experience while playing. It is unfortunate that Xenoblade Chronicles 2 doesn't contain the level of consistency seen in it's predecessor, but it is still highly worthwhile. In fact, the high points in 2 are often far higher than those in 1, even if the overall quality doesn't quite match up. I'd recommend trying Xenoblade 2 out, if you can get past the flaws it's one of the most unique and beautiful games out there.… Expand
  23. Jeti
    Mar 29, 2019
    10
    One of the most underrated game on the Switch. The biggest problem is, you need 30+ hours to get into the game. I think, most of the bad reviews never played so for (you can often read this out of the complainings). But if you play 30+ hours, this game will not let you go. The characters are heartwarming, the story is one of the best ever seen in a JRPG and even the fighting system (thatOne of the most underrated game on the Switch. The biggest problem is, you need 30+ hours to get into the game. I think, most of the bad reviews never played so for (you can often read this out of the complainings). But if you play 30+ hours, this game will not let you go. The characters are heartwarming, the story is one of the best ever seen in a JRPG and even the fighting system (that many people say they don't like) you get into it. You just need the time. But it is worth it!… Expand
  24. KingFisher74
    Mar 31, 2019
    9
    This game isn't perfect, but it's hands down the most fun game I've played on the Switch so far. The story and characters are engaging, and there's so much to do. Difficulty is perfect for me, challenging at times but certainly not frustrating: if you get stuck you can always gear and level up to be better prepared. Amazing game. Would have been a 10 if not for a few weird design choices.
  25. WakeUpJeff
    Feb 18, 2021
    5
    Xenoblade 2 is simply "ok" at almost everything it tries to do and is bogged down by convoluted and tedious systems. It's soundtrack is the only thing I would call a standout (Torigoth Day is a particularly nice song). While not a bad game, it does not, as a whole, do anything remarkable enough to warrant the 60 hour time-sink.
  26. BillyDipper
    Jul 26, 2019
    9
    While the game still has some little issue in game mechanics and several cliché in the story, I found it was still very addictive, worth over 100 hours playing. When you get used to the game mechanics, that moment you will be overdose with Xenoblade C2. Plus you would probably be in love with the main characters like mine. One of the best JRPG.
  27. Ninjaputte
    Apr 25, 2019
    10
    it is really amazing and i like it a lot. there is really nothing to hate on
  28. Rez_01
    May 5, 2019
    9
    This was a very good game, good combat, amazing story, and very fun mechanics the beginning is a little slog but very very fun.
  29. whowe
    Jun 8, 2019
    10
    I absolutely love the game despite the high difficulty curve to climb. The more I get to understand about the characters, the story, the world, the combat, the blades, the more I sink into it, enjoying every minute of the game.
  30. Jochase
    May 31, 2019
    9
    I spend 100 hours un this beautiful game, great music, and history with charming characters. The only drawbacks are the graphics in the handheld mode and at the beginning the fighting system is challenging but you get use to after a few hours.
    Great game
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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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