Xenoblade Chronicles 2

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  1. 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
  2. AcerolaOrion
    Jun 10, 2022
    0
    Outrageously awful. I cant believe anyone thinks this is good.

    Possibly the worst writing ever put into a video game. Eeeeveeeryyyyone taaaaalks reeaaalllllyyyy ............. slooooooow ........... aaaaand with draaamaaatic ........... paaaaaaauuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuses. Half the characters (Including the main cast) have outrageously thick accents from various areas of britain. Its so bad    Outrageously awful. I cant believe anyone thinks this is good.

    Possibly the worst writing ever put into a video game.
    Eeeeveeeryyyyone taaaaalks reeaaalllllyyyy ............. slooooooow ........... aaaaand with draaamaaatic ........... paaaaaaauuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuses.
    Half the characters (Including the main cast) have outrageously thick accents from various areas of britain. Its so bad that its not longer good but bad again.
    There is sooooo much time wasted on cutscenes with no facial, awful switch graphics and super slow awful voices.

    Stay far far far away. Possibly one of the worst games ever made.    … Expand
  3. User4321
    Dec 17, 2017
    9
    This game is amazing.

    The story is brilliant, characters are fun and lovable and villains eventually become sympathetic. It knows the right balance between humor and drama, and paced really well. There was no moment when I felt bored, or lost. All questions are answered, all story lines are resolved, we get some neat additions to the lore of the whole series. Without getting into    This game is amazing.

    The story is brilliant, characters are fun and lovable and villains eventually become sympathetic. It knows the right balance between humor and drama, and paced really well. There was no moment when I felt bored, or lost. All questions are answered, all story lines are resolved, we get some neat additions to the lore of the whole series. Without getting into spoilers I'll just say this - the whole sequence after the final boss made me cry like a baby.

    The gameplay is magnificent. The battle system became easier, in comparison with the original, but in return it brought more variety to the fights by inclusion of combos and switchable blades. In addition to usual sidequests there blade quest, which are given to you either by your unique blades, or by unique blades in the world. Unlike the regular ones, these sidequests contain their own fully voiced cutscenes and subplots, which help to develop blades' characters. And I never had a need to grind. I was strong enough to overcome every challenge game threw at me by just playing at my own pace. It wasn't easy, but it also wasn't impossible and I never stopped just to grind couple levels, like in the end of the original XC.

    The world is gorgeous. It's not as original and fascinating as Bionis, but still manages to impress. And like in the original exploration is rewarded. Locations are still highly atmospheric, and while the game uses a lot of old enemies, it present lots of new ones, who are not inferior in design. Also, like in the original you will encounter mini-bosses much stronger than you. Yes, Territorial Rotbart is in the game.

    The music is awesome. I won't speak about it. Just go and listen. In my opinion soundtrack surpasses original game's.

    But there are some technical problems. One time the game didn't end the battle, when all the enemies were dead, and I had to reboot it. Also while playing in docked mode textures are loading slowly when you fast-travel from titan to titan, and for couple seconds you may stand in the center of non-existent world. These are minor details, which won't ruin the fun you'll have with the game, but still I have to mention them. Also, no new game+. I know, that it would have been hard to realize, considering the opening chapter and blade-system, but still I miss this option.

    So, this game is amazing. After the credits rolled I wanted to play it all again immediately, but sadly, there is no new game+, at least for the time being.    … Expand
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. gilbertofp16
    Dec 27, 2017
    10
    The game has a story, excellent art and direction. It is not plain and just killing monster around, also requires patience sometimes, because some monster are too strong and you have to avoid them or change your setup to win. I gave 10 points, because is addictive and fun game to play. But I believe nintendo switch has more capability than the graphics they gave to this game, Mario andThe game has a story, excellent art and direction. It is not plain and just killing monster around, also requires patience sometimes, because some monster are too strong and you have to avoid them or change your setup to win. I gave 10 points, because is addictive and fun game to play. But I believe nintendo switch has more capability than the graphics they gave to this game, Mario and Zelda got not the best graphics but they are fine, in Xenoblade sometimes the art of the game has to save the bad resolution of the graphics.… Expand
  7. HonokaKousaka
    Dec 22, 2017
    10
    This is literally one of the best switch games! Almost as good as the first! The only problem was the lip syncing and some of the voice acting. But the story and combat were outstanding!

    Would definitely recommend this to anyone who loves Nintendo or JRPGs.
  8. Wanglehoof17
    Dec 31, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Let me start by saying this review will have spoilers. I feel like I must provide parts of the story in this to express my feelings for this game.

    I have never written a review for a game before. I never really had a connection to a game where I felt I would want to express my feeling of it to other people. This game has really changed this for me. I'll start by going into smaller details like graphics, gameplay, etc.

    Pros:

    Graphics- This game's graphics are beautiful. For a huge game like this on a small console the game looks stunning. The vast amounts of terrain that you traverse gorgeous. Places like the Leftherian Archipelago look beautiful to stand upon and look down at the cloud sea, then travelling the Land of Morytha which is a polar opposite still is amazing. 10/10

    Gameplay- The gameplay is very good. There is still a little to be desired in the early stages, having to rely on auto-attacks to charge up your arts can leave you a little bored, but when you progress, you will always be doing something in battle, instead of watching a battle take place. The specials are satisfying to pull off and the synergy with the elements and your party is fantastic to watch. 9/10

    Blades: The vast amount of different combat styles that you unlock with your blades is incredible. Switching in battle from a sword to a polearm and even to dual wield scythes is really cool to expeience. Some weapons can be a bit boring to use, for instance hammers which have an incredibly low attack speed but hit very hard can really bore you, especially in a game where auto-attacks are necessary if you're not using Mythra. 9/10

    Story: The story for me is the greatest story in any video game. Watching Rex evolve from a salvager that seemingly became the driver of the Aegis only by luck to the true Driver of the Aegis is very emotional. The game ends the first chapter on a high note and ends the final chapter on a sad note that really had me on the verge of tears. Knowing that Blades lose their memories when returning to their cores, watching Pyra and Mythra return to the core and being reawakened, not knowing anything about their past with Addam, Rex and the group is really, really heartbreaking. Her speech at the end is incredible, and knowing how much Rex really loved her and how she'll never really understand the true length of their adventure that got him to that point was really sad for me. 11/10

    Soundtrack: The soundtrack for this game is as beautiful as the story. The ending soundtrack really did it for me, One Last You. Such a beautiful piece to end a story. This isn't the only forgettable song, but the one that really impacted me the most. 10/10

    Cons:

    Cliches: As you can expect, this is a JRPG, so you're going to expect a lot of cliches. This game is full of them. There are many points in the game where you feel someone should die but you'll unlock a new form or do something that is supposed to be completely surprising but instead you knew that you would be saved. There are a few contrasts to this, when Pyra gives herself to the enemy and when the third sword disappears into thin air just to name a few. The cliiches aren't bad and do help the story, but if you don't like cliches then you won't become drawn into this game as much. 6/10

    Voice Acting- I feel as if there was a huge disappointment with the voice acting. A lot of emotional moments were made to feel a little comical with the voice acting. However, Catrin-Mai Huw, the voice of Nia, really needs to be given props. Her voice acting was incredible and her you could really feel she was giving it her all in her lines. Rex's voice actor on the other hands isn't so good. It felt as if the same line was being repeated over and over again each time he needed to shout her name. Also, Arina Ii, the voice of Poppi, did an unbelievable job and by far the best voice actor in this game. Apart from those two exceptions, the voice acting wasn't very impressive, but if you're willing to put it aside for the incredible story, then you're sure to be rewarded. 4/10

    Progression - Late game progression requires you to increase the field mastery of your blades. This can be especially frustrating as you may need to grind out at the end just to complete the story, kind of ruining the flow of the storyline. Although it is a nice idea, it can be frustrating if you just want to continue the story. 4/10

    Coming from someone who's completed Zelda and played partially through Mario, I can say Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is by far the Game of The Year for me. The story, graphics and cast of characters is something I have never seen another game perfectly achieve, unlike this one. I love this game, and I strongly urge you give this game a chance, even if you're not a fan of JRPGs. This game is GOTY material, and I hope Monolith continue the story in either DLC or a sequel, because this game deserves it.

    Final Verdict - A cliche 11/10    … Expand
  9. rm-sdp
    Jul 31, 2018
    10
    tl;dr: go buy it now!
    long version:
    This has got to be one of the most satisfying games i've played in years. The story: Really good, reminiscent of a lot of manga/anime. Characters: NPC's seem like the same model but with a small facelift to make them look different, enemies are kind of varied, and you get a mix of level 10's and level 72's on the same area so it makes it a challenge    tl;dr: go buy it now!
    long version:
    This has got to be one of the most satisfying games i've played in years.
    The story: Really good, reminiscent of a lot of manga/anime.
    Characters: NPC's seem like the same model but with a small facelift to make them look different, enemies are kind of varied, and you get a mix of level 10's and level 72's on the same area so it makes it a challenge to clear some places.
    Music: It's good but after 100hrs it feels repetitive somehow...
    UI: Very very simple, but streamlined, you have a million of options and it's easy to navigate between them.
    Side Quests: they're well designed, even the typical RPG quest of "go pickup 100 apples" have some backstory to make it more interesting, or they add the salvage mechanic to add some randomness to it.
    Combat: even if the game failed on all other aspects, this one would carry it to a 10/10. You manage a party of 3, whose roles (Tank/Healer/DPS) are very notorious, the equipment, skills, etc. all revolves around those roles, compared to other semi-rpg's this is a great win. There is a combo/chain mechanic that makes it not just be a button mashing game or just a DPS+heal rinse&repeat, it also requires hitting a timed button to trigger better attacks, enemies have a "weakness" to which you can sort your blades to be more effective.
    AI: The tank AI is OK, i can rely on it to keep the aggro, the problem lies with the Healing AI, i've fallen a lot of times and noticed that the healer is DPS'ing instead of healing the party, on some bosses i've had to switch to healing the party as the AI doesn't do an optimal job there and the DPS is meh, doesn't always does combos :(
    Bottom line: great great game, i'd give it a 11/10 but take a -1 for the exaggerated female characters that get a close up only when my wife is passing by the tv and she then disapprovingly looks at me.
    Stop looking for reviews, go buy it, now now now!    … Expand
  10. Anti_badgame0
    Feb 18, 2019
    8
    Now i want to get this out of the way. Xenoblade 2 is my first Xeno series game, ever but i have seen Xenoblade 1 for comparison. Even if i may be a bit blinded by love for this game (especially Pyra, who's character design i love, but i'll get to that later) it has its upsides and downsides. I'll start with those downsides.

    Cons: The gameplay! Oh goodness the gameplay, the compass    Now i want to get this out of the way. Xenoblade 2 is my first Xeno series game, ever but i have seen Xenoblade 1 for comparison. Even if i may be a bit blinded by love for this game (especially Pyra, who's character design i love, but i'll get to that later) it has its upsides and downsides. I'll start with those downsides.

    Cons:

    The gameplay! Oh goodness the gameplay, the compass system is atrocious! I spent literally 8 hours finishing 4 early side quests because i had no clue where to go. The aggro system when alone is inconsistent at best and lack of explanation for the more sophisticated areas of the game makes it not very beginner friendly until about 15 hours in. Now the gameplay isn't bad at all, but it could be better with some quality of life improvement. I understand Xenoblade 1 wasn't very good at this either.

    What the actual hell is the voice acting? I have cringed many, many times from how abysmal/inconsistent the voice acting is in this game. A lot of times the voice actors seem to forget what emotions are and other times certain lines are delivered like they are from a Triple A actor! What the hell? It detracts from the emotion of those moments, but when the voice acting is good, it's GOOD since the actual actors themselves are good.

    Animations/facial expressions. Look i get the anime art style is not designed with this in mind, but at least show SOME expression. I swear one of the bosses has the same dumbass grin the entire time, even after you beat him. That's another thing. Why can the heroes never canonically succeed? Even after thrashing a boss? It's fun to see your hero overcome a challenge sometimes!

    The Blade system is fun on paper, but in practice. Oof, getting a good Blade is so hard! Sure you can get 'legendary Blade's from common crystals, but it's very rare and, to me, the Blades were MASSIVE missed potential in the combat. It would've been nice to have them fight using a sub-weapon every now and then, without your commands, acting as actual support rather than a limiting anchor, and with combat as free-flowing as the type Xenoblade is known for, an anchor is the LAST thing you need. At least their special moves are nice

    Alright now that's about it for the notable bad sides of this game, let's start on the good!

    The storytelling in this game is amazing! With allusion to past events that isn't to vague or too descriptive, revelations on every corner and a story you advance at your own pace (i overlevel everything, lol) along with relatable villains you really feel for the story serves up one hell of a sometimes silly, sometimes serious dish of feels that's guaranteed to stay with you well past the ending. Good thing there's DLC and a prequel because if you love JRPG stories, you'll love this one!

    The character designs are amazing! Now this is a contentious point but i personally love the character designs, especially of the villains. Despite the cartoonish art style and lack of proper expression, the designs alone tell us a lot about who we're looking at and who they are, that is a sign you've made your character's appearance well. In terms of personality and actual characters. Mmm, not sure, that's a yes and no, some of them are rather boring.

    The open world and care taken into creating this environment where you can fight every enemy you come across (usually with disastrous results) is absolutely wonderful. I've played for hours upon hours just grinding in the open world, taking in its beauty. The artwork for this game is amazing!

    Now if you think Metal Gear Solid had good cutscenes, which it does, Xenoblade 2 has a treat for you. I don't normally enjoy lots of cutscenes, but given the occasionally adorable, sometimes silly, but funny characters, disregarding their occasional boredom, the cutscenes, which use the same art style as the rest of the game, are excellently crafted and executed PERFECTLY with these characters, in my opinion. It isn't enough to propel the game to 9/10 but just enough to save it from 7/10. Especially when said cutscene is a fight. Man those are good.

    The levelling system isn't a favourite of mine. A bit too complicated for your everyday RPG with this 'extra XP' stuff, but it's easy to master.

    Finally. Just listen to the SOUNDTRACK! Even if you don't like these kinds of games, but love a kickass soundtrack, Xenoblade has it for you, and when audio and cutscenes combine, well, cinematic magic happens since the composers did such excellent jobs capturing the feel of every moment in the game. Now i don't like some, like the replacement for 'You Will Know Our Names' from XB1 but it's still REALLY GOOD

    Final verdict. If you like JRPG's, don't mind a bit of bad voice acting and like a good story, you'll enjoy Xenoblade 2. It's a deceptively deep, fun and emotional game i'd recommend every Switch owner try for at least 4 hours    … Expand
  11. 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
  12. fromis
    Jul 26, 2019
    2
    Just finished this game on my Switch and I have to start off by saying I believe this game is not for everyone. Either you're gonna love it or hate it, there's no middle ground, unfortunately I'm in the latter category. Never played any Xenoblade titles before this one and I believe it will be my first and last.

    The story is interesting and it's what kept me playing, even though it    Just finished this game on my Switch and I have to start off by saying I believe this game is not for everyone. Either you're gonna love it or hate it, there's no middle ground, unfortunately I'm in the latter category. Never played any Xenoblade titles before this one and I believe it will be my first and last.

    The story is interesting and it's what kept me playing, even though it contains typical japanese weeabo/loli themes. The music is actually amazing, Mor Ardain night theme has to be my personal favorite.

    However, the combat is absolut garbage, hated every minute of it. If you've ever played an MMO like WoW, it can be compared to raiding, except solo and you use your blades (kinda like pokemons) to perform elemental combos. Only one problem, it's really bad compared to todays MMO combat standards.    … Expand
  13. Kingdomhear
    Apr 23, 2022
    0
    Un pastrugno come l uno...inizia che sembra una bella avventura ..divertente poi diventa tirato e noioso perché devono fare il gioco da 70 ore...sta fissa di fare giochi Infiniti allungati...campi da calcio vuoti da percorrere fino allo sfinimento..bah
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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.
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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.
  21. 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!
  22. Kirillito
    Feb 9, 2021
    3
    After playing previous two games, this one was an extreme disappointment.
    Pros:
    - Beautiful graphics and colorful visuals. - Amazing and inventive world/location design. - Deep and complex RPG system. For casual players it doesn't require any optimization, but if you're playing on harder difficulties, you might need to spend time tweaking all the buffs, and skill settings, and Blade    After playing previous two games, this one was an extreme disappointment.
    Pros:
    - Beautiful graphics and colorful visuals.
    - Amazing and inventive world/location design.
    - Deep and complex RPG system. For casual players it doesn't require any optimization, but if you're playing on harder difficulties, you might need to spend time tweaking all the buffs, and skill settings, and Blade affinities, etc. There are a lot of challenging enemies that can test your setup and skills.
    - Fun and diverse battle system.

    Cons:
    - Boring story. What's worse - it is a long and boring story. A very generic JRPG plot stretched out way too much. For the game that is so imaginative with it's design, the plot is so unoriginal, it's a crime against Xeno-series fans. At least it was cool to look for plot connections with XC1.
    - Questionable character design. I'm Ok with a step back towards more childish anime-style, but why did they make some female characters with such a huge breasts and exposing outfits? Those are distracting and break the immersion.
    - Field skills everywhere. Field skills were Ok in Xenoblade Chronicles X - the requirements to open containers and do some actions were not as often and added a bit more depths to exploration. In XC2 field skills checks are EVERYWHERE. Almost every side-quest, and some progression in main story quests are locked behind a multitude of field skill requirements that can be a pain in the ass to fulfill. But the worst thing, that probably is my main grudge against this game, is MICROMANAGEMENT. It is ridiculous, how much micromanagement with blade switching you have to do in this game just to match field skill requirements with the proper configuration of Blades. Some quests and locations require you to do the same thing several times in a row just because of several field skill checks one after another. Same mind-numbing steps: go to the menu, spend several minutes looking for a Blade with a proper field skill, assign it to the character, repeat with other field skills, go back from the menu, pass the check, then repeat the same steps for the next check. Seriously, out of more than 100 hours spent in this game, I probably spent 5-10 hours just on Blade micromanagement alone.

    Overall, this game was fun to play for a while just for its battle system and visuals. But boring story hours spent on mechanical Blade micromanagement made it unbearable after a while.    … Expand
  23. ThaaTyyN
    Sep 13, 2018
    10
    PUTO JUEGASO. es un juego fantastico una narrativa increible un sistema de combate complejo y siempre tienes cosas que aprender una banda sonora inpresionante nada que decir para mi el mejor juego de la nintendo switch
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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 :)
  28. jeru
    Jul 17, 2018
    10
    un juego increíble con una historia muy inmersiva que te pone en la misma piel de los protagonista y llega a tocarte la fibra,
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. agentken
    Jun 19, 2018
    10
    First 30 hrs, the game is overwhelming with the complex combat and field skill. New comer needs to be patient with the progress of the game before it will bare fruit at the middle til the end. The pace of story is quite troublesome at first but it will pick up later. I love everything in this game except graphic could be sharper. The graphic is pixellated. Prepairing to fight with superFirst 30 hrs, the game is overwhelming with the complex combat and field skill. New comer needs to be patient with the progress of the game before it will bare fruit at the middle til the end. The pace of story is quite troublesome at first but it will pick up later. I love everything in this game except graphic could be sharper. The graphic is pixellated. Prepairing to fight with super boss right now. Grinding trust MTF!!… Expand
  32. jikflet
    Mar 24, 2019
    10
    Next to BOTW, this is the best game on the switch. After playing +120 hours and finishing the main story I can say I became a fan of Xenoblade. This is not a game for people who have no patience. It take time to grow your character skill level, and to fully understand the game mechanics. But once you do it becomes extremely complex but easy to understand. Cant wait to see whats comingNext to BOTW, this is the best game on the switch. After playing +120 hours and finishing the main story I can say I became a fan of Xenoblade. This is not a game for people who have no patience. It take time to grow your character skill level, and to fully understand the game mechanics. But once you do it becomes extremely complex but easy to understand. Cant wait to see whats coming next after this gem. Totally recommended to everyone.. just be patience and you will love it!… Expand
  33. 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
  34. 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.
  35. 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
  36. Kick454
    May 17, 2018
    10
    Honestly, my previous review of this game sucked, so I'm going to remake it here. Though, it's still a 10/10 for me.

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

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

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

    Overall, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, while suffering from some flaws, warrants a 10/10 from me.    … Expand
  37. NouZeM
    Oct 15, 2018
    9
    No voy a decir nada en este análisis. Cómpralo, juégalo, cabreate y llora. Sin más.
  38. DRainbow
    Jun 11, 2023
    8
    The story and characters are fun and interesting enough to keep you engaged and they are the main reason I even finished this game. The graphics are great for a Switch title and it runs very smooth as well. However, while the gameplay is unique and, at times, entertaining, it's mostly an experience held back by insanely unfair battles even when overleveled. Especially towards the end, theThe story and characters are fun and interesting enough to keep you engaged and they are the main reason I even finished this game. The graphics are great for a Switch title and it runs very smooth as well. However, while the gameplay is unique and, at times, entertaining, it's mostly an experience held back by insanely unfair battles even when overleveled. Especially towards the end, the gameplay got so frustrating, I almost had to stop playing. There is a lot to do in this world and the fact that I really wanted to see how it ends, even when being frustrated at times, justifies a positive score for me.… Expand
  39. 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
  40. supernichao
    Jan 1, 2018
    10
    200 hours in this game, bought one limited edition and one Japanese digital edition. I am so grateful, there is still such great game. Xenoblade chronicles 2 meets everything i want form a jrpg.
  41. Samuel6710
    Jan 6, 2018
    10
    This game at first raises a lot of skepticism, but after playing it for 80+ hours, I can happily say that Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is one heck of an amazing game. For me, it's the story, cut scenes, and soundtrack. The cut scenes are really well executed and impact my play through of the game really well. Even though the English voice acting is a little wonky, some of the voice actors areThis game at first raises a lot of skepticism, but after playing it for 80+ hours, I can happily say that Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is one heck of an amazing game. For me, it's the story, cut scenes, and soundtrack. The cut scenes are really well executed and impact my play through of the game really well. Even though the English voice acting is a little wonky, some of the voice actors are really good. The story (No spoilers) is amazing. I haven't played the original Xenoblade Chronicles 2, but I can say that the story of the 2nd is awesome. And a big reason for the story are the cut scenes! Finally the soundtrack...oh gosh the soundtrack. Where to even begin? From "Counterattack" to "Incoming!!" to "Awakening" and beyond, the soundtrack was amazing. I love the electric guitar vibe you get from it, showing how tense the situation is. One of the most notable song is "Elysium of the Blue Sky" which is by far one of the most moving songs I have heard so far in a video game. I was at first a Zelda music fan, but after Xenoblade Chronicles 2, it blew Zelda themes out of the water for me! Also, about the combat. The battles are a lot better than the original Xenoblade Chronicles out of what I know, but even though I hear a lot of people complaining about it, the first thing I say, "it's a Role Playing Game, okay? Your going to need to give it some slack." but even though at first glance it's a big rip-off, it has a lot more in-depth strategy you need to be aware of. One of the main things is the blade combos with the chain attack. it gets quite confusing for beginners and I didn't really pay attention to that availability for my first 50 hours of playing, but if you do try it, it's very helpful. So yeah, the combat is a bit more well with the strategy than entertainment. It's really engrossing with how much I want to do in it! Overall, I think the game deserves a 10/10 in my opinion.… Expand
  42. 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
  43. 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.
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. 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.
  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. 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.
  49. 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
  50. NickSlyCooper
    Jul 8, 2018
    9
    A few words to describe Xenoblade Chronicles 2:
    A great story
    Characters that I could actually care for and are very unique. The art style, in my opinion, is superior to it's `1st game. Music is decent, probably because I usually listen to my own music while playing a lot of video games. The English Dub could be better but it isn't as bad from what I hear. I rather hear them in    A few words to describe Xenoblade Chronicles 2:
    A great story
    Characters that I could actually care for and are very unique.
    The art style, in my opinion, is superior to it's `1st game.
    Music is decent, probably because I usually listen to my own music while playing a lot of video games.
    The English Dub could be better but it isn't as bad from what I hear. I rather hear them in English than hear them speaking Japanese.    … Expand
  51. Respectthecrow
    Jun 21, 2018
    10
    With its rich and vibrant worlds, its strong story, great cast of characters and fun and interactive battle system its easily a 10 out of 10 and one of the best games from last year (2017)
  52. manute12
    May 30, 2018
    10
    Me parece increíble lo injustamente tratado que ha sido este juego, sólo porque tiene fama de ser complejo. He de decir que nunca había jugado un Xenoblade y estaba algo preocupado, pero mis dudas se disiparon a las pocas horas de empezarlo. Mi saga favorita de todos los tiempos es Zelda, y puedo decir sin ningúna duda que para mi Xenoblade Chronicles 2 es el mejor juego junto con breathMe parece increíble lo injustamente tratado que ha sido este juego, sólo porque tiene fama de ser complejo. He de decir que nunca había jugado un Xenoblade y estaba algo preocupado, pero mis dudas se disiparon a las pocas horas de empezarlo. Mi saga favorita de todos los tiempos es Zelda, y puedo decir sin ningúna duda que para mi Xenoblade Chronicles 2 es el mejor juego junto con breath of the wild de la switch en 2017. Me he enamorado de este juego, los escenarios, los paisajes, la historia, incluso el combate que tan mala fama tiene a mi me parece impresionante una vez que lo dominas. De verdad que me duele en el alma lo mal que se trato...Ha conseguido hacer lo que muy pocos juegos consiguen, hacer que me vuelva a sentir como un niño. Bravo, Monolithsoft.… Expand
  53. Enkindled
    Jul 26, 2018
    9
    Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is a JRPG, that mixes some old elements of RPG, and this new dynamic gameplay, where you can run around and attack. Its this mix, between the feeling of turn-based and action RPG. Reminds FF XII, actually. This is a great game, I`ll list my impression of this game. Please note that I am an old gamer, that played tons of RPG`s, since the NES, so I have a lot ofXenoblade Chronicles 2 is a JRPG, that mixes some old elements of RPG, and this new dynamic gameplay, where you can run around and attack. Its this mix, between the feeling of turn-based and action RPG. Reminds FF XII, actually. This is a great game, I`ll list my impression of this game. Please note that I am an old gamer, that played tons of RPG`s, since the NES, so I have a lot of Backgrounds to compare.

    The Cons:

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

    The Good:

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

    Overall, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is an amazing game that you must have for your Switch Library. It reminds an old RPG, that nice, good pacing, slow-building worlds and great character and artwork design. Like a cross of Final Fantasy VI artwork (SNES), Final Fantasy XII and X gameplay (PS2), with a mix of Dragon Quest pacing of the story. But all recreated with better technology and less clunky play. It does bring new elements to the table (the Blades mechanics). You will get some of that classical personalities in Japanese anime: the serious character, the funny, the edgy girl, the hero, etc, but they are charismatic, thus, becoming enjoyable. The story gets better as you progress, getting to the point you think "Man, this is awsome". Dont miss it, people.    … Expand
  54. 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
  55. 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
  56. 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.
  57. BaconHD
    Apr 12, 2018
    10
    Probablemente uno de los mejores JRPG de los ultimos años muy recomendable
  58. 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
  59. 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
  60. 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
  61. Chascoby
    Dec 17, 2020
    10
    Just wonderful. For me the best jrpg ever. Absolutely stunning characters and story, with one of the most original Gameplays I've ever played.
  62. 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
  63. Savogensis
    Jun 17, 2018
    10
    This is a one of a kind game.

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

    The main storyline is just mind blowing.

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

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

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

    Characters 9/10 The characters are so lovable. As well as that you get many party members called “drivers” at different points in the game you can switch these out between a party of 3 drivers.    … Expand
  65. Reboyon
    Sep 16, 2018
    10
    If you have a Switch is a must and if you don't have it but you love RPGs you have to buy one with the game alongside. The combat is complex but fun, the enemies are challenging, the soundtrack is so good that there are no words to describe it and the Story is one of the best I have ever had the pleasure to experience. Absolutely recommendable.
  66. Stilicho
    Oct 13, 2018
    10
    One of the best JRPGs I've ever played. This TAKAHASHI game makes you emotional as Xeno series (like Xenogears, Xenoblade Chronicles or games he has ever made) ever did. You'll feel sometimes fun, sometimes serious, and finally catharsis.
    Also wonderful fields and beautiful music make the amazing story vibrant. I hope TAKAHASHI and his team will make more JRPGs!
  67. Manuz
    Oct 26, 2018
    9
    One of the biggest RPG of the last years, a game with a bunch of new dinamics, the only problem its the little confuse camera, and the diference in design between the heroes and de villians
  68. 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.
  69. 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.
  70. Marioxy22
    Mar 1, 2019
    10
    Xenoblade Chronicles 2 fue todo lo que esperaba y más, después de haber jugado al 1 que todos aman, me enamoré de la saga, y ahora es el turno de Xenoblade Chronicles 2.
    Historia: mucha gente me dijo que no era mejor que el 1 pero a mi me ha gustado más, trata temas muy maduros como la muerte, los refugiados, el mercado negro, mercenarios, asesinos y mucho más, está increíblemente llevada    Xenoblade Chronicles 2 fue todo lo que esperaba y más, después de haber jugado al 1 que todos aman, me enamoré de la saga, y ahora es el turno de Xenoblade Chronicles 2.
    Historia: mucha gente me dijo que no era mejor que el 1 pero a mi me ha gustado más, trata temas muy maduros como la muerte, los refugiados, el mercado negro, mercenarios, asesinos y mucho más, está increíblemente llevada y los personajes son mucho mejores al contarte su pasado.
    Música: sin duda a la altura o mejor que el 1, xenoblade 2 tiene músicas orquestadas que te quitan el sentido, temas de rock en batallas que te ponen los pelos de punta, música dramática en las escenas que te tocan la vena, simplemente es la mejor banda sonora que he escuchado nunca
    Combate: difícil, complejo, divertido, variedad sin fin... esto sería el combate, infinitamente mejor que el 1, menos repetitivo y con más profundidad, simplemente ASOMBROSO
    Mundo: Alrest está compuesto de 12 titanes que van desde enormes a medianos pero que dan en conjunto un mundo abierto enorme, con cantidad de cosas a explorar, batallar o descubrir, la variedad de paisajes y las historias de sus titanes son maravillosas, mejor que Bionis y Mekonis
    Misiones secundarias, duración...: la duración parte de que mínimo 65 horas para terminar la historia le vas a echar, y la cantidad de secundarias, en las cuáles profundizas en los poblados o en los propios blades me parecen muy buenas algunas, aunque como siempre están las típicas coñazo.
    Gráficos: paleta de colores maravillosa, brillo genial, diseño de personajes y escenario precioso, buena definición en televisión, regular-mala en portátil.
    Características jrpg: comercios de gran variedad, arboles de progresión, afinidad, multitud de objetos para mejorar, puntos de mejora y muchíííísimo más que hay en este juego
    Conclusión: Xenoblade 2 se planta como uno de los mejores juegos que he jugado en mi vida, o el mejor, es un juego para el recuerdo que me ha aportado infinidad de horas de diversión, eres un amante de xenoblade? no sé que haces que no lo has jugado, eres amante de los jrpg? lánzate a por él porque es top 3 de esta generación sin dudarlo, amante de la aventura? si no aborreces lo complejo y lento que puede llegar a ser para ti, juégalo    … Expand
  71. Ughduty
    Aug 10, 2021
    3
    This game is by my mind highly overrated because of it’s very bad game design. Following a list of what I disliked the most:
    - E.g. the story tells you the time is pressing because the next day something really bad will happen. Next thing you‘ve been told is that to solve this you have to go on some quests that will take several in game days.
    - Some story elements come over as fabricated    This game is by my mind highly overrated because of it’s very bad game design. Following a list of what I disliked the most:
    - E.g. the story tells you the time is pressing because the next day something really bad will happen. Next thing you‘ve been told is that to solve this you have to go on some quests that will take several in game days.
    - Some story elements come over as fabricated like this:
    You need that extremely rare item and the party is standing in the middle of the town and guess what an unknown NPC comes over to you asking you for help and in return you will get that extremely rare item.
    - You get led by the nose to every quest giver and it‘s solution
    - The world is cluttered with icons showing you the way to everything that is important
    - There is an extra store for every little type of equipment so you have tons of stores in every city and their big icons are cluttering the scenery
    - Convoluted battle system
    - Extremely high level monsters roaming the world killing your party with one hit. E.g.:
    My party was around level 8 and in front of them they have open savanna where wildlife around the same level is strolling around. Some are up to level 18 so the party had to run through the land in a zigzag course not to walk into one of these level 18ish monsters. When the party stopped for a sec they got hit by an unseen foe and all got killed by this one hit. Luckily I had saved a few seconds before that and when I loaded the game and looked around to find what killed my party I found a level 81 monster roaming the world in high speed.
    - Bad tutorials leaving you with questions you can only solve by searching the www    … Expand
  72. ZEROKILLER
    Feb 8, 2019
    10
    This game was easily the game I enjoyed most on the Switch thus far. The story is great to me. The cutscenes are also spectacular along with attaining all the rare blades is super fun. I loved the grind. Easily put over 120 hours in my first play through. There’s so much to do and this was one of the best games I’ve ever played. Plus, I love the waifus Pyra and Mythra!
  73. XB0
    Apr 26, 2019
    10
    Una obra maestra que fue maltratada por la prensa y la misma comunidad de Nintendo. Que este juego sea el más vendido de su franquicia con tan pocas ventas es solo una muestra del punto de vista caduco de un Nintendero promedio (Marios, Zeldas y Pokemones para todos). En caso de juegos como este no suelo spoilear mucho ya que no me gusta decir algo antes de que alguien lo adquiera, pero loUna obra maestra que fue maltratada por la prensa y la misma comunidad de Nintendo. Que este juego sea el más vendido de su franquicia con tan pocas ventas es solo una muestra del punto de vista caduco de un Nintendero promedio (Marios, Zeldas y Pokemones para todos). En caso de juegos como este no suelo spoilear mucho ya que no me gusta decir algo antes de que alguien lo adquiera, pero lo que si puedo decir es que es un videojuego obligatorio de comprar si tienes una Nintendo Switch, un gameplay complejo pero satisfactorio que solo hará que nuestro progreso ante las horas de juego sean puras horas de disfrute.… Expand
  74. Lighty
    Dec 16, 2020
    10
    Delightful and surprising story; incredibly advanced and fine combat, although explained terribly; lots of really good side quests, but a few are not so good; amazing exploration and world; outstanding music; some visuals and voice acting are good, others very bad; and in general XC2 is an amazing game. It's a must-play for switch owners, and one of the best games on the system, perhapsDelightful and surprising story; incredibly advanced and fine combat, although explained terribly; lots of really good side quests, but a few are not so good; amazing exploration and world; outstanding music; some visuals and voice acting are good, others very bad; and in general XC2 is an amazing game. It's a must-play for switch owners, and one of the best games on the system, perhaps the best. The original Xenoblade Chronicles is great, but I honestly prefer this game, since the gameplay and exploration are far superior.… Expand
  75. BigPapa1
    Apr 13, 2020
    10
    I like it. It's a good game in my opinion. You should play it. I don't mind the bad character design. The gameplay is fun. The graphics are great. The story is less predictable
  76. chulalala
    Jun 18, 2020
    10
    One of the best JRPGs of the generation, second only to the first Xenoblade Chronicles. A must play.
  77. NGMAN1987
    Jun 10, 2020
    9
    One of the my favourite JRPS since Final Fantasy X.

    I won't go into the game too much but Xenoblade Chronicles 2 has many many features that would work well in the evolution of the Gamefreak Pokemon series. Mainly in terms of the Blade (Blades are basically humanoid(ish) pokemon) levelling up system where Blades have to meet certain criteria to upgrade perks in the skilltree. I think    One of the my favourite JRPS since Final Fantasy X.

    I won't go into the game too much but Xenoblade Chronicles 2 has many many features that would work well in the evolution of the Gamefreak Pokemon series. Mainly in terms of the Blade (Blades are basically humanoid(ish) pokemon) levelling up system where Blades have to meet certain criteria to upgrade perks in the skilltree. I think this would work well in Pokemon.

    It's funny when people ask whether to get Pokemon Sword or Shield, I answer with Xenoblade Chronicles 2, because its the game Gamefreak should be aspiring to.    … Expand
  78. MrGeekOfficial
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    The battle sistrm is very addictive, and the new game plus adds a lot of tings like new blades
  79. Adrigosp
    Jul 18, 2020
    10
    Absolute masterpiece with its awesome story and lore, its unique characters and one of the better soundtracks i've ever heard. A game everyone should give a try
  80. anonymous1112
    Sep 3, 2021
    9
    A really nice RPG game, good gameplay, hundred hours of game.

    - Graphics could be improved for switch support
    - Some very rare bugs
  81. GRX3m0m
    Nov 22, 2022
    8
    Interesting story, beautiful visuals, good game, but extreme difficulty spikes.
  82. oopkp
    Feb 23, 2023
    0
    I haven't played this game, but it basically ruined the Switch and had an immensely negative impact on gaming culture. First of all, Smash got 100 times worse when it got flooded with Xenoblade fans. Pyra/Mythra are not only oversexualized, they are also annoying as **** and the most broken characters ever. If you like eating **** and committing war crimes, this might appeal to you, butI haven't played this game, but it basically ruined the Switch and had an immensely negative impact on gaming culture. First of all, Smash got 100 times worse when it got flooded with Xenoblade fans. Pyra/Mythra are not only oversexualized, they are also annoying as **** and the most broken characters ever. If you like eating **** and committing war crimes, this might appeal to you, but this does not tickle my fancy.… Expand
  83. 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
  84. Skyblue93
    Oct 30, 2018
    10
    Best Jrpg this generation. Everyone should play this game. Torna and the base game is such a wonderful beautiful experience.
  85. 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
  86. Listener12
    Dec 6, 2017
    9
    This game is not as good as the original but is none the less an extremely good JRPG. Take note however that this is a game for JRPG and may be normal RPG fans, if you are not know to like this type of game you will not enjoy Xenoblade Chronicles 2. This is know reason to score it low, its just a matter of personnel taste. Also note that this is a game made in japan where the culture isThis game is not as good as the original but is none the less an extremely good JRPG. Take note however that this is a game for JRPG and may be normal RPG fans, if you are not know to like this type of game you will not enjoy Xenoblade Chronicles 2. This is know reason to score it low, its just a matter of personnel taste. Also note that this is a game made in japan where the culture is much different than the US and you can expect to see this in the game. If none of this bothers you though Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is a game with deep combat, inspiring environments, spectacular music, and many hours for you to play. The combat requires concentration, timing, and strategy in how you set up your blades and characters to fulfill different roles. The environments are expansive and colorful, full of collectibles, unique monsters and blades to find. Yasunori Mitsuda is back from Xenoblade 1 and in this respect the game is definitely on par with the original, you will want the soundtrack. I don't put a lot of stake in graphics, but the game looks great in docked mode and drops in resolution noticeably in handheld mode, but nothing else suffers any loss. If you never played any of the Xenoblades before this there is also no story connection so you can jump in here and not be lost. Over all a great game for the genre and the switch.… Expand
  87. GenkiYokota
    Jan 27, 2022
    0
    One of the worst J-RPG's and a disgrace to the original work of its prequel on the Wii console.
    The amount of fanservice it has is obscene and attentive to the intelligence of the player.
  88. 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
  89. 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
  90. 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
  91. BamcoNandai
    Jul 22, 2021
    0
    Bland, tropey, slow to start. Supposedly gets good after 40 hours but it's not worth the time or money. Characters are all one dimensional and what are supposed to be emotional moments just come off as lame. It took me awhile to pick up this game because I was apprehensive but I honestly wish I had never played this.
  92. OpticMaster56
    Sep 19, 2022
    0
    This game is absolutely awful. I find the gameplay and story awful, and don’t even get me started on the female characters.
  93. 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
  94. 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
  95. 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
  96. 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
  97. Starwolf-001
    Jun 20, 2018
    4
    The result ended with me closing the software and pulling the chip out saying "Why play this when there are more important things to do and many other competent, fun and entertaining games I can play instead."

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

    Introduction:

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

    Pros:

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

    Cons:

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

    Conclusion:

    I really recommend people save their money instead of playing this. I personally feel like I wasted 13 hours playing this poorly made game when I could have just played Zelda Breathe of the Wild instead which many people love.    … Expand
  98. ReMeredith
    Mar 28, 2021
    0
    One of the worst games I ever played and completed I hoped till the end " maybe it gets better" but sadly no. So there are pöenty of Reviews wich point out all the Problems with the game and I agree witch all of them. The best Thing about this game is that XBC X dosen't Look so bad anymore :D
  99. DolphinReviews
    Jul 21, 2022
    0
    Yeah it’s cringe. Unlikable characters and a boring story. It’s not a very good switch exclusive. You might like it if your attracted to cartoon characters but that’s about it.
  100. 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
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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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