Xenoblade Chronicles 3

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  1. TheLinkgirl
    Sep 6, 2022
    6
    While Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is certainly a good game, I feel like it failed to grab me in quite the way that previous Xenoblade games have. With their unforgettable worlds, stories and characters, the Xenoblade games are known for a certain level of quality in some regard or another.

    My unfortunate case with Xenoblade 3 is that, while all of its qualities are good, they don't reach a    While Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is certainly a good game, I feel like it failed to grab me in quite the way that previous Xenoblade games have. With their unforgettable worlds, stories and characters, the Xenoblade games are known for a certain level of quality in some regard or another.

    My unfortunate case with Xenoblade 3 is that, while all of its qualities are good, they don't reach a point that feels even close to previous games in the series. The music is mostly forgettable, the story is fine, albeit mostly cliché or poorly managed, the gameplay is a strange mess of elements that don't feel like they fit together well, and the world is just completely uninteresting. It's very sad to think, but Xenoblade 3 has left me feeling unsatisfied. I'm left wanting simply to go back and play Xenoblade 2.    … Expand
  2. Cobalt_Red
    Sep 6, 2022
    5
    Xenoblade Chronicles 3 è un deludente passo indietro rispetto alla semplicità del primo gioco e alla complessità del secondo.
    Per quanto riguarda la storia, è il gioco più lento dei tre e con il cast più debole: invece di far crescere i personaggi in modo naturale, sembra tutto predeterminato.
    I cattivi sono usati frettolosamente senza dare loro una ragione per quello che fanno. Gli    Xenoblade Chronicles 3 è un deludente passo indietro rispetto alla semplicità del primo gioco e alla complessità del secondo.
    Per quanto riguarda la storia, è il gioco più lento dei tre e con il cast più debole: invece di far crescere i personaggi in modo naturale, sembra tutto predeterminato.
    I cattivi sono usati frettolosamente senza dare loro una ragione per quello che fanno.
    Gli eroi avrebbero potuto essere utilizzati molto meglio, invece la maggior parte sono anonimi o poco interessanti.
    Molti contenuti della storia sono relegati alle subquest, è ridicolo vista l'importanza di alcune.
    Dal punto di vista del gameplay è stato rimosso il sistema elementale, sono stati rimossi i potenziamenti delle armi, dei 3 set di abilità che si hanno uno ha gli effetti "bloccati" dalla sincronia per cui per usarlo con i suoi effetti bisogna prima usare gli altri due insieme almeno 3 volte di seguito, l'IA è pessima spesso si perdono le battaglie perché non vuole stare dentro i cerchi, l'attacco finale a catena di uroboros usa un'animazione lunghissima che non si può saltare e diventa noioso vederla 2~3 volte a battaglia, il fatto di avere molti personaggi su schermo non è proprio una novità (personaggi + blade sono sei nel secondo) ma nel terzo in certi momenti non si capisce un accidente perché sono tutti attivi quindi se si usa una classe d'attacco non si vede dove si è posizionati rispetto al nemico, stessa cosa per la resurrezione visto che quando il gioco diventa caotico perde fotogrammi, la telecamera si ingrandisce e si rimpicciolisce a caso.
    Se si gioca lentamente, ci vogliono 40 ore in modalità difficile per sbloccare il sistema di base (la concatenazione delle abilità).
    Le ambientazioni sono inferiori ai predecessori con poche eccezioni, niente città (con una sola eccezione) solo avamposti con differenze ma fin troppo anonimi.
    Il comparto sonoro l'ho trovato buono ma non ci sono musiche memorabili (a parte quella del menu che purtroppo vi rimarrà in testa per ore) così come il doppiaggio sia in jp che in eng, anche se non raggiunge il primo in inglese ma è migliore del secondo gioco.
    Il gioco ha troppi problemi di framerate ed è andato in crash diverse volte con diverse console (switch v1 e v2) anche durante battaglie con i boss piuttosto lunghe.
    Fa cose buone come la semplificazione delle subquest, ma non è abbastanza.
    Il sistema di classi è una buona idea ma non è sufficiente, basta avere uno dei 3 tipi di classe e premere i pulsanti che hanno le abilità impostate, non c'è tattica, diventa monotono.
    L'intero gioco è l'apoteosi di:
    Mediocrità, cerca di creare una storia pretenziosa e non ha personaggi o gameplay per farlo.
    Per me non è degno di un capitolo finale della saga, soprattutto quando alla fine ti ricorda che dovrà uscire un dlc.
    Di solito aspetto un po' prima di comprarli puramente in caso di bug o cose del genere e sono sicuro che alcuni dei problemi elencati sono risolvibili con patch o almeno per il gameplay, per la storia sono rassegnato.
    Non posso consigliarlo in questo stato.    … Expand
  3. docmars
    Sep 5, 2022
    9
    Absolutely insane how incredible this game's story is. It has no right to be this great. And the combat is fun and engaging too. Scenery and level design are humongous and feel just about as epic as Elden Ring's various areas.

    I have never had a game make me tear up or outright sob as much as this one has, and I think it may be the most memorable story second to Witcher 3 for me in    Absolutely insane how incredible this game's story is. It has no right to be this great. And the combat is fun and engaging too. Scenery and level design are humongous and feel just about as epic as Elden Ring's various areas.

    I have never had a game make me tear up or outright sob as much as this one has, and I think it may be the most memorable story second to Witcher 3 for me in recent memory.

    RPG makers: you have Xenoblade 3 to beat in the coming years. Hire good writers, because you will struggle to come even close to what this has to offer; and after years and years of mediocre story after another, this one was refreshing, emotional, unique, and fun.

    My only critiques for the game are: get off Nintendo's platforms and give this game the visuals and performance it deserves. It was distracting and almost heartbreaking to deal with the Switch's 5-year-old hardware struggling to drive this game, with the visual fidelity of a PS3 game at best, but not in the tailored way you might think. Outside of cutscenes, exploring the world and running around felt like a sloppy backport from PC where the lowest settings could barely make it on this system. That's honestly kind of pathetic and sad.

    Nintendo is overdue for releasing an updated console with more capable hardware, and Monolith should seriously consider branching out and offering their titles on better systems. The poor visuals did the story and gameplay an injustice.

    I'll end on a good note -- despite those gripes, PLAY THIS GAME. You will remember the music and heartfelt moments forever.    … Expand
  4. o15ika
    Sep 4, 2022
    10
    One of the best experiences ever in the jrpg genre, MonolithSoft are ever evolving and improving. Exploration, story, music, combat,… everything is incredibly good. I only wish the game is even longer, but DLC will give me that later.
  5. Ajenjo33
    Sep 4, 2022
    10
    This franchise was born to become a cultural benchmark for Japan in terms of video games, more properly speaking, a full-fledged jrpg that does not envy anything to wrpgs and remain current and competent in each section. Hopefully more products like this, which are disappearing and leaving a void difficult to fill with other franchises in decline like final fantasy. This saga and dragonThis franchise was born to become a cultural benchmark for Japan in terms of video games, more properly speaking, a full-fledged jrpg that does not envy anything to wrpgs and remain current and competent in each section. Hopefully more products like this, which are disappearing and leaving a void difficult to fill with other franchises in decline like final fantasy. This saga and dragon quest are my last hope of the genre.… Expand
  6. fredguipavas29
    Sep 4, 2022
    9
    Je viens de terminer le jeu aujourd'hui et je le recommande vivement. Ses points forts sont le plaisir de l'exploration (beauté des paysages, l'accessibilité de certains endroits demande réflexion et persévérance), la bande son excellente et le système de combat qui est très prenant pour peu qu'on s'en donne le temps nécessaire à sa compréhension. Enfin, l'histoire, dont la chargeJe viens de terminer le jeu aujourd'hui et je le recommande vivement. Ses points forts sont le plaisir de l'exploration (beauté des paysages, l'accessibilité de certains endroits demande réflexion et persévérance), la bande son excellente et le système de combat qui est très prenant pour peu qu'on s'en donne le temps nécessaire à sa compréhension. Enfin, l'histoire, dont la charge émotionnelle peu être très intense par moment et des thèmes abordés intéressant comme la mort ou le sens de le guerre. Les personnages sont incroyables et on en vient rapidement à tous les aimer.
    Ce jeu est pour moi le meilleur jrpg que j'ai fait (j'en fait depuis 25 ans pourtant).
    Je ne lui mets pas 10 car si Monolith avait la puissance d'un PC ou d'une console new-gen, le jeu pourrais certainement être bien plus abouti techniquement. Faites ce jeu, aimez-le et tout comme les précédents opus, prennez le temps d'en explorer chaque recoin.
    Merci de nous faire des jeux d'une telle qualité.    … Expand
  7. Askeel
    Aug 18, 2022
    10
    In my opinion It is precisely the type of game that is not so common in the nintendo switch, I have already lost the number of hours that I have been in it, it is epic, the music is epic, it has charming cinematics, some are only secondary stories but they do not taste so bad.

    Be prepared there are multiple cinematics, if they don't interest you and you want to jump into the action you    In my opinion It is precisely the type of game that is not so common in the nintendo switch, I have already lost the number of hours that I have been in it, it is epic, the music is epic, it has charming cinematics, some are only secondary stories but they do not taste so bad.

    Be prepared there are multiple cinematics, if they don't interest you and you want to jump into the action you can skip them but I don't recommend it, this way they try to give depth to the story of the group,

    There is also a lot to learn so don't panic, the first few hours of the game are focused on being a giant tutorial.    … Expand
  8. kazama0
    Sep 4, 2022
    3
    I do not recommend playing unless you are a fan of this game series. I've been playing for over 20 hours and still get boring tutorials.
  9. MalistiX
    Sep 4, 2022
    9
    A bit slow is an understatement story wise (15-20hrs in it gets interesting) but the gameplay, world and mist characters are top notch. Especially the returning characters along with mio and noah are great. The story hots hard at times and the combat system never disappoints, the best of the series
  10. SquallL
    Sep 4, 2022
    10
    I'm too lazy to explain, but if you've played, you know why this game is 10 out of 10. The only downside is that there are very... no, VERY many cutscenes.
  11. Pokenight
    Sep 3, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is great. But it doesn't live up to the standard the previous two games do for me. I loved it regardless, exploring the world was admittedly better than it was in 1 and 2. But the story is where this game falters. 7 chapters isn't enough for a game like this. Just as I got interested, it ended. The villains are boring and easily forgotten.
    The main villains N and Z are recycled copies of Jin and Zanza respectively.

    I loved this game. But I wanted to love it so much more    … Expand
  12. Marilleep
    Sep 3, 2022
    10
    Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is a truly magical experience and is the most invested I have ever been in a video game. The gameplay, story, music, voice acting, and even graphics (at least for Switch standards) are all top notch. I would personally advise playing the first two games before this one, but there is still more than enough fantastic original content for anyone to enjoy, even if theyXenoblade Chronicles 3 is a truly magical experience and is the most invested I have ever been in a video game. The gameplay, story, music, voice acting, and even graphics (at least for Switch standards) are all top notch. I would personally advise playing the first two games before this one, but there is still more than enough fantastic original content for anyone to enjoy, even if they have no prior experience with the series.
    To give a bit of context, I played DE and 2 back in 2020 and loved them both. They both have flaws that I can acknowledge, but the core experiences are more than enough to make up for these flaws and make the games very enjoyable. The same is true here, but even more so. The gameplay is the strongest we've seen in the series, combining the best aspects of 1 and 2's combat while taking out the flaws that dragged them down. I never got tired of battles, even after putting over 140 hours into this game (which is more than I put into DE after 2 playthroughs). It's also the most fun I have ever had exploring a game's world. It's significantly bigger than those of the first two, but each corner of this world has something for you to do or find. Whether it be a secret area, unique monster, container, etc, you are always rewarded for exploring off the beaten path. Combine this with the excellent combat, and you have a recipe for a game that will keep you hooked beginning to end and plenty after.
    The story may not quite be on par with the first game (my opinion might change later though), but it is still an engaging, thought-provoking wild ride that will make you laugh, cry, and want to keep playing more. However, the actual plot isn't the best part of the story: it's the characters and world. All of the characters are likeable and well developed, giving us the strongest main cast in the series (my personal favorites are Taion and Eunie). Their interactions are always a treat, and some of the best parts of the story are when characters are just talking or goofing around. Seeing the party grow to like each other and discover more about themselves is a joy, and, by the end, you will have grown to appreciate each and every one of them. The world building is spectacular, completely immersing you and making you feel like you're living right alongside them. It has a lot of unique rules and concepts, but all of them are properly explained in a way that feels natural and not overly expositional. Additionally, all of these rules and concepts are expertly applied to the story and accentuate the themes. Almost everything has some importance to the plot, making the entire experience synthesize together perfectly.
    Now, the game does have a few flaws. First, it was recently discovered that cooking does literally nothing. This will almost certainly be patched later, but if you're reading this before then, don't waste your ingredients and Nopon Coins. The tutorials are a massive improvement on 2's, which didn't explain everything to the player, were cryptic, and even downright misleading. However, 3 might have overcorrected a bit, since some of the tutorials feel kinda handholdy, particularly the bonus XP and accessory tutorials. However, I'd rather have a game explain too much than not enough, so it's mostly fine. Someone who's unfamiliar with the series might be put off by the unique accents or repeated voice lines (yes, Eunie, we know Lanz wants something a bit meatier). Personally, I find that it only adds to the charm of the series, but I would understand if others found it a bit grating. It's just something to be aware of. Lastly, the game can give you way too much experience at times, so I would advise saving most of your bonus XP until you absolutely need it. That way, you should hopefully be on par with most of the main story bosses while still being able to do some side quests. Additionally, if you feel the game is getting a little too easy, you can always switch to hard mode. I think hard mode is still completely manageable if you have a good understanding of the mechanics, and you can always switch back if you find it to be too difficult.
    However, these flaws are extremely minor. Most players might not even notice these things, and the game is so good that it's easy to forget that these flaws even exist. This is MonolithSoft's masterpiece, and is a game that I would tell just about anyone to play. Whether this is your first game in the series or you've been playing them ever since the original on the Wii, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 will almost surely keep you engaged and joyful the whole way through. It's my personal game of the year, and I hope it at least gets nominated for something at this year's Game Awards. Monolith have had to work so hard to get to this point, and they deserve all of the praise and recognition that they get.    … Expand
  13. JLA66821
    Sep 3, 2022
    8
    A Good Game, Haven't Played many sidequest keep that in mind. It has a decent story, nice characters, music is phenomenal which it being the strongest point of the game. In all honesty the weakest xenoblade game in the trilogy. Still excited for xenoblade chronicles 3 expansion pass.
  14. StardustQOL
    Sep 2, 2022
    10
    This is my first review on metacritic and i have been a fan of JRPG and xenoblade but this one really hits me differently the feels from the VA makes you feel like you really immerse in the story also the music really really well made. easily one of my best JRPG top 3.
  15. GameforGamers
    Sep 1, 2022
    10
    XENOBLADE 3 is an unmissable game in the Nintendo Switch games, the game is worth just for the fact that it take the already great concepts of the previous XENOBLADE games and add so much to it to make this one of the best i ever experienced personally an experience that will probably stick for me for a long time.
  16. ali_3410
    Sep 1, 2022
    10
    Undoubtedly the best game of the Xenoblade trilogy, a JRPG, a great fighting system, a very entertaining story, a very long game, a lot of content. If you have a switch, you have to have this game yes or yes, it's a TOP 5 Nintendo game.
  17. GRAFAIAI
    Sep 1, 2022
    10
    the gameplay is so good here, i love every detail on this game very amazing
  18. grady2k12
    Aug 30, 2022
    10
    I'm about 10 hours in and have been blown away with how good this game is. I never have played any of the others in the series and may need to go back. Great characters, great story, great gameplay. Well worth the asking price.
  19. Ughhh
    Aug 30, 2022
    6
    Playing the story is nice. But the fights are very boring with weird random stuff.
  20. starl3s__
    Aug 30, 2022
    10
    This game is notthing short of a MASTERPICE! and let me explain why:
    The characters are very well written and each and every one of them has a story arc with some tangible character development, something that i found was lacking in both xc 1 and xc 2;
    the game world is HUGE and varied, featuring locations from past games mashed together in a wonderful and unique world, filled to the    This game is notthing short of a MASTERPICE! and let me explain why:
    The characters are very well written and each and every one of them has a story arc with some tangible character development, something that i found was lacking in both xc 1 and xc 2;
    the game world is HUGE and varied, featuring locations from past games mashed together in a wonderful and unique world, filled to the brim with side quests, easter eggs and usefull items, something tgìhat was directly taken (and in many ways improved) from xc x;
    side characters are way more intresting then many of the non-main cast characters in the other entries of the series (case and point, Ethel and Cammuravi);
    the graphics look fantastic, even tough the switch's limitations hold them back;
    the character designs look fantastic, giving you a sense of the general character with just the siluette. also long gone are the days of BIG BOBBA from xc 2, for better or for worst;
    the combat feels responsive and unique, it takes the best aspects from every entry so far and expands upon it, while giving it its own spin;
    last but not least, the story is **** AMAZING and i think it's the best one so far and by a pretty significant ammount.

    overall, i think it's a masterpice worth the price of 60 euros and then some more.
    buy it. RIGHT. NOW!    … Expand
  21. Cheesefingies
    Aug 30, 2022
    0
    The graphics are terrible, I would rather run my ballsack through a cheese grater than spend more time in this game. Cheesefingies is not happy :(
  22. Dini333
    Jul 30, 2022
    10
    Es un juegazo ( escribiendo para que me deje mandarlo xd .................)
  23. Aboughtcritic
    Aug 29, 2022
    4
    Best comedy game i played in years but after awhile it gets hard to enjoy the terrible dialog and cringy moments cause characters constantly repeated the same 2 lines and everything takes to long.
  24. thezora99
    Aug 29, 2022
    9
    Again Monolith delivers peak fiction. I wont spoiler the game too much but gameplay-wise it has combined the best of both XC1 and XC2. The main story may be the most well written in any media ever for me personally, but especially some side content leaves some big plotholes towards the end. I sadly cant give it a 10 because oi that last point but its really damn close.
  25. seojoon98
    Aug 29, 2022
    10
    Masterpiece. In every aspect, it is far more advanced than its predecessor. I don't recommend this game to people who don't like cut scene.
  26. krulemuk
    Aug 29, 2022
    10
    Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is the best in the series and one of the best JRPGs I've ever played. It's an absolutely Masterpiece.
  27. jholden3249
    Aug 28, 2022
    10
    I rarely rank games here. Typically only when I play a masterpiece that deserves a 10. There's just too many "decent" games to bother with anything less. This is the best JRPG I've ever played. Bar none.
  28. Dubeau
    Aug 28, 2022
    8
    Great RPG. The story is very interesting, although the dialogues repeats a lot of the same stuff over and over. The ending is really emotional. The combat is fun but maybe with too much specials effects. It make the combat visually messy at times. There are a lot of systems in it. Cooking, accessories, Art, Skills, jobs, heroes, gem. I though that half of them were useless. The characterGreat RPG. The story is very interesting, although the dialogues repeats a lot of the same stuff over and over. The ending is really emotional. The combat is fun but maybe with too much specials effects. It make the combat visually messy at times. There are a lot of systems in it. Cooking, accessories, Art, Skills, jobs, heroes, gem. I though that half of them were useless. The character levelling at rest camps, is a proof of that. And certainly the Gem system, didn't seem to do anything special. The heroes were fun, it's like adding a special member in your team. And the Job system offered a lot of variety in combat and weapons.

    There is a ton of sub quests and if you like doing them (some are very interesting), you will have to go back at each of the colonies you found. As new quests constantly pop ups. So, you progress in the main story, then you go back to those locations. It's also the best way to level up. Sounds: good voice over, good music. Graphics: I especially loved the level and objects designs. Those mechs and structures were great. Nice touches on the characters. I still find the animation to be very stiff and emotionless, but it is compensated by very distinct characters. It took me 89 hours on easy, and I didn't do all the side quests (maybe 75% of them). I give it 82%. It was amazing but some aspects of it aren't perfect.    … Expand
  29. SlickRick36
    Aug 28, 2022
    8
    This was my first Xenoblade game, and naturally I was concerned that I wouldn't "get" everything. To my delight, it took away 0 from my experience. I'm sure there are many things players of the previous games would've taken away that I may have missed, but overall for my first Xenoblade game it was great. I'm gonna try and break it down below.

    Gameplay: I'm a fan of JRPG's and typically    This was my first Xenoblade game, and naturally I was concerned that I wouldn't "get" everything. To my delight, it took away 0 from my experience. I'm sure there are many things players of the previous games would've taken away that I may have missed, but overall for my first Xenoblade game it was great. I'm gonna try and break it down below.

    Gameplay: I'm a fan of JRPG's and typically prefer turn-based style games (Dragon Quest, Persona, etc.), to my delight I actually did enjoy the combat here, far more than I thought I would in fact. I won't lie, around my 80th hour in the game, it started to feel a tad bit tedious but I think that is probably natural after so many hours. It is pretty fun and complex for how outwardly simple it seems, a ton of customization adds to the fun, it can be a bit daunting, but can be sorted with an auto-build if you are overwhelmed by all the choices. (My biggest complaint is that gold is useless and I wish there was a better bartering system for items that don't have to do with Nopon coins)

    Story: The story was nothing special, but it was done very well for what it was. I liked the characters, I though a lot of the side story's added a lot to the characters personalities. The relationships between the partners was something I really enjoyed watching develop. Once I got to the final boss battle, I felt "done" with the game. I had put 99 hours in and I was ready for it to be over, and I think it ended fairly well. Overall, the story is pretty predictable, but when put together with everything else, it more than did it's job.

    Graphics: I think people criticizing what this game looks like forget what its being run on. I almost find it impossible that this game is being run as smoothly as it is on a Nintendo Switch. I'm not really sure what kind of witchcraft Monolith is using over there, but a game this big, with as much going on as there is, running as well as it does on this console? Bravo. Game looks good, especially considering what it's on.

    Overall: In closing, I really enjoyed the game and would 100% recommend it to anybody looking to get into the series. I give it an 8 only because it feels like by the end I just kind of wanted to be "done" with the game. The last 3-5 hours or so felt like a bit of a slog to me, more so than my favorite JRPG's, but still, any game you can get an enjoyable 85+ hours out of is doing A LOT right. Combat and exploration for a completionist like my self got a little tedious at the end, and that's really all the complaints I have. It is a 100% recommend for anyone interested.    … Expand
  30. NandM
    Aug 28, 2022
    10
    The game is great full of easter eggs for you in your journey throughout the world. With a beautiful written story, does not disappoint.
  31. Maestr
    Aug 27, 2022
    7
    Nice game with good balance mostly. It's possible to follow main story, side stories or visit area for grind. For example, I've not understood purpose of desert at all except grid.

    But there is one cons: sometimes too many cut-scenes. I did 5 steps -> cut-scene for 5 minutes. Another 5 steps and new scene. It annoyed. Another problem in battles: I cannot recognise where my allies are    Nice game with good balance mostly. It's possible to follow main story, side stories or visit area for grind. For example, I've not understood purpose of desert at all except grid.

    But there is one cons: sometimes too many cut-scenes. I did 5 steps -> cut-scene for 5 minutes. Another 5 steps and new scene. It annoyed.
    Another problem in battles: I cannot recognise where my allies are and who I am. Am I defender or healer. I would propose to highlight the active player in the list on the left-up corner.

    Plot: It's not stable. Sometimes it's breathtaking, but final disappointed me. I expected more details about the world. But it was ruined. Final ruined everything. It's horrible.    … Expand
  32. Ivannirwan
    Aug 26, 2022
    10
    Totally stunning the whole story, quest, visual, combat system and especially on game music totally worth game to play!
  33. lucinhagamer
    Aug 26, 2022
    10
    this game is very brilliant, all the smart moves you can do. this game is flawless
  34. 6500
    Aug 25, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I've played Xenoblade 3 for about 120 hours. I started with Xenoblade 3 due to the influence of Smash Bros. Homuhika. The story, fields, characters, replay elements, and battles were well done. Thank you, Monolith, for the God game.… Expand
  35. AC-18
    Aug 25, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Played over 110 hours. I think the characters, replay elements, and story were well done. Personally, this is my number 1 work of the year.… Expand
  36. PacoHolliday
    Aug 25, 2022
    4
    The story may be ok, but there wouldn't be anything good left if it wasn't. The game is more or less a movie.
    The combat system is ok, too. But not great.
    And there's nothing else. No game play. No crafting. No gear. No puzzles. No choices or decision, it's all linear. You follow a red line, fight a bunch, watch a cut-scene. Rinse and repeat. I loved XC1, liked XCX, still enjoyed XC2;    The story may be ok, but there wouldn't be anything good left if it wasn't. The game is more or less a movie.
    The combat system is ok, too. But not great.
    And there's nothing else. No game play. No crafting. No gear. No puzzles. No choices or decision, it's all linear.
    You follow a red line, fight a bunch, watch a cut-scene. Rinse and repeat.
    I loved XC1, liked XCX, still enjoyed XC2; but I can't go any lower; won't finish this boring game.    … Expand
  37. Chupee
    Aug 25, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The best JRPG in 2022! I have played it for more than 165 hours and I am still trying to finish the Lv200 boss challenge.… Expand
  38. avantic00
    Aug 24, 2022
    10
    One of the Top JRPG games I’ve ever had. Story is perfectly built, new features are satisfying, and the appealing characters for sure. I liked this story the best out of all Xenoblade. Tutorial definitely got better than the prequels, but still needs an easier way of explaining to new players. I would highly recommend it to nintendo fans. I didn’t expect much, but the work was beautiful!One of the Top JRPG games I’ve ever had. Story is perfectly built, new features are satisfying, and the appealing characters for sure. I liked this story the best out of all Xenoblade. Tutorial definitely got better than the prequels, but still needs an easier way of explaining to new players. I would highly recommend it to nintendo fans. I didn’t expect much, but the work was beautiful! I’m glad I continued to the next game.… Expand
  39. agentgro420
    Aug 23, 2022
    10
    Almost a hundred hours into the game and so far, it's my favorite of the series. The graphics are what I expected from that game, the music is magnificient (like always) and the story is compelling. The new battle system is a perfect mix of the ones from XC:DE and XC2. It might be a bit heavy for newcomers to JRPG, but those who played the other installment in the series will feel like aAlmost a hundred hours into the game and so far, it's my favorite of the series. The graphics are what I expected from that game, the music is magnificient (like always) and the story is compelling. The new battle system is a perfect mix of the ones from XC:DE and XC2. It might be a bit heavy for newcomers to JRPG, but those who played the other installment in the series will feel like a fish in water.… Expand
  40. Adamantys
    Aug 22, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It did not had to be this impactful, the game is by far the most well written in the xenoblades… Expand
  41. Nilsson
    Aug 22, 2022
    10
    El mejor juego en su categoría, supera con creces las entregas anteriores.
  42. Minimannen
    Aug 22, 2022
    10
    It's easily game of the year, the world is amazing, the plot gets really good, especially when they start tackling pschcological fysilogical themes.
  43. Lucas359
    Aug 21, 2022
    8
    Casi 4 años y medio pasaron desde que Nintendo y Monolith sacaran la secuela de lo que es hoy una de sus IP mas importantes y que es un referente de los títulos con el cual hace lucir su consola, Xenoblade Chronicles.
    Xenoblade 3 es Sin dudas, es el proyecto "mas ambicioso" en el que trabajo esta gran desarrolladora para brindar una nueva cara a una serie que empezó con una obra magnifica    Casi 4 años y medio pasaron desde que Nintendo y Monolith sacaran la secuela de lo que es hoy una de sus IP mas importantes y que es un referente de los títulos con el cual hace lucir su consola, Xenoblade Chronicles.
    Xenoblade 3 es Sin dudas, es el proyecto "mas ambicioso" en el que trabajo esta gran desarrolladora para brindar una nueva cara a una serie que empezó con una obra magnifica ,se mantuvo en la media con su secuela, y ahora querer poder superar a ambas con este titulo tomando lo que hizo bien en dichos titulos. La pregunta es,lo logro? la respuesta es NO....pero si.
    Hay que empezar con que la serie Xenoblade tiene 3 pilares que hicieron de su 1ra entrega haya por 2012 en Wii (con un hermosísimo remaster en 2020) un verdadero clásico y juego aclamado por la critica: una historia y personajes rebosantes de originalidad (acompañado de unas excelentes cinematográficas); un sistema de combate jrpg simple pero al mismo tiempo complicado con banda sonora excelente; y un mundo abierto y gameplay detallado e interesante.
    Vamos con lo bueno, Xenoblade 3 brilla por el increíble trabajo en el diseño de sus mapas, tanto en detalles como su refinamiento, un apartado grafico que demuestra (como otros títulos) el potencial que se le puede sacar a su consola y que si se lo trabaja como debe no tiene nada que envidiar a los de la ultima generación. Es un deleite poder observar los paisajes y un placer perderte en su basto mundo lleno de referencias a anteriores entregas. También todo el contenido adicional al cual le dieron mas profundidad e importancia que son las misiones secundarias y ahora las nuevas...la de los "heroes",realmente motivan a uno a cumplirlas y te cuentan pequeñas historias en mas de 1 ocasión bastante interesantes.
    Ahora lo malo, su sistema de combate es en vista el mas trabajo y divertido hasta el momento de todos, dando muchísimas opciones y combinaciones para poder personalizar tus personajes como mas te guste. Pero al mismo tiempo dándote demasiadas herramientas para afrontar las peleas volviendo la dificultad característica del juego en una muy fácil, descartando la estrategia y en solo posicionarte para tener ataques con mas daño, rellenando barras con las que te podes tirar un enemigo "unico" 10 niveles mas alto cuando antes era todo un desafio vencer a estos monstros tan específicos. A menos que seas alguien que nunca toco un titulo de esta serie o tipo de juego (o seas un manco jaja) nunca veras la pantalla de game over.
    Los personajes principales, salvo un par, son genéricos y planos, no llegan a complementar la historia y tienen un desarrollo bastante pobre, carecen de carisma y originalidad para que de gusto verlos protagonizar una historia, al punto de que los personajes secundarios importantes, los HEROES, brillan mas en sus pequeñas historia que los protagonistas en la principal. Los villanos de turno (que son muchos) son un chiste mal contado que no da ni gusto enfrentarlos.
    La historia principal no es nada de otro mundo, nos presenta una idea reflexión y análisis bastante
    mediocre sobre el significado de la vida, haciendo paralelismo entre lo que es el presente/una vida corta y una posible vida eterna, la cual peca por su falta de originalidad y por los débiles, poco interesantes y redundantes fundamentos y pasiones que presentan los buenos y los malo para defender su postura.
    Las cinematográficas era una herramienta fundamental que usaba la serie para hacer momentos épicos y memorables de la historia que contaba, aquí abusaron muchísimo de ellas sumado a tener una dirección pésima sin dinámica que quita toda fluidez donde te ponen 3 escenas seguidas donde los personajes quieren llegar a una conclusión que ya esta claro desde el inicio, tanto así que los vas a ver girarse y asentir con la cabeza mas veces de lo que hablan ,volviendo los momentos densos y dándote ganas de saltearlos a mas no poder.
    Plost Twist demasiados obvios que los ves venir desde un principio en el cual el juego gasta mas horas en explicarlos que en lo que realmente importaría mostraste, provocando 0 interés en la historia y quitándote la posible sorpresa o emoción que podrían darte. Lo que mantiene realmente el interés y hace que quieras avanzar en la historia (porque es infinito mas divertido e interesante perderse explorando o haciendo misiones secundarias) es saber que paso con los mundos de las anteriores entregas y el papel que juegan en esta nueva historia, sin mencionar 2 personajes que se presentan nuevamente y son una daga a la nostalgia preciosa.
    Por ultimo, del titulo solo quedo el nombre, porqué la historia ya no tiene como base una espada jajaja. Es difícil superarse cuando dejas la vara tan alta en tu primer titulo, pero siempre esta bien querer ofrecer algo nuevo aunque se falle en el intento.
    Cuantos años pasaran hasta un nuevo titulo, si es que lo hay o si este fue el ultimo?    … Expand
  44. FlexosuarousRex
    Aug 21, 2022
    9
    I can't reccomend this game enough. Monolith seems to have really perfected their formula. Combat evolves constantly as the game progress, the level design is really well done in a huge world that begs to be explored, and the cast of heroes has great chemistry. The lore is pretty good, it might not wow any newcomers but returning players who are caught up on what's happened in the previousI can't reccomend this game enough. Monolith seems to have really perfected their formula. Combat evolves constantly as the game progress, the level design is really well done in a huge world that begs to be explored, and the cast of heroes has great chemistry. The lore is pretty good, it might not wow any newcomers but returning players who are caught up on what's happened in the previous games will be absolutely glued to their tv from start to finish.

    The sheer amount of content in this game is crazy. There are seven chapters and I had 80 hours on my game before chapter six - not because the story is that long, but because I was so compelled to go and do everything I could. No time is wasted in this game as the player is incentivized by so many things that stand to make the party stronger - whether it be new equipment, new resources for crafting gems, increased friendship with a certain faction, or even sp to use on the various skill trees for the interlink forms.

    The class system is handled really well and allows the player to customize everything about their party and how it synergizes in combat. My only complaint with this game is the way that classes are unlocked. Its easy enough to get a class for one character that automatically inherits it, but it can be a bit of a pain to acquire the class with everyone else. That's honestly the only complaint I can think of, I know i'm biased as a fan of the series but this game has been such a pleasant experience for me - there just isn't really anything I don't like about this game if I'm being honest.

    This will undoubtedly be my game of the year and I strongly recommend any gamers who are at all interested in the jrpg genre to give this game a shot, you will not be disappointed.

    TLDR: This is an excellent modern jrpg with tons of content and a lot to love for fans of the genre and more so for fans of the games that proceeded it.    … Expand
  45. zombiemc1
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Likable cast of characters, enthralling story and beautiful world to explore. 100 hours in and I'm still not finished. Best game in the series for me.
  46. Mistoltean
    Aug 21, 2022
    8
    TDLR:
    - XC1 = balanced,
    - XC2 = one of the deepest and most incredible stories of all time and antagonists, but too complicated battle mechanics, and background protagonists and slow pace at the start. Dev playing too risky is the best description of XC2 - XC3 = ok story, more similar to XC1 but worse, good character design but uninteresting personality-wise, battle mechanics are more    TDLR:
    - XC1 = balanced,
    - XC2 = one of the deepest and most incredible stories of all time and antagonists, but too complicated battle mechanics, and background protagonists and slow pace at the start. Dev playing too risky is the best description of XC2
    - XC3 = ok story, more similar to XC1 but worse, good character design but uninteresting personality-wise, battle mechanics are more simplified and more friendly to newcomers. The major downside is nothing a masterpiece. Dev playing too safe is the best description of XC3

    if you are looking for RPG that you don't have to scratch your head and just have some fun, XC3 is more to you. AI and battle design are simple enough that can carry you through the end of the game without the headaches of XC1 and XC2.
    But if you are looking for something deep or masterpiece and can tolerate some flaws, XC2 is for you. Be careful about lacking of the navigation system
    If you want more depth in character and story but without major flaws, XC1 DE is for you.    … Expand
  47. Alexei322
    Aug 20, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The best xenoblade chronicles instalment so far. Everything from the previous games is iterated upon to make something truly enjoyable throughout the whole playthrough. The story and soundtrack take the lead here, and as you may be aware the long cutscenes are a signature of the series.

    After playing through the previous instalments, this really does feel like a culmination of everything so far. It's hard to explain the magic this series has, absolutely unique to the series with it's storytelling and music. If you aren't a fan of jrpgs it might be a hard sell, but I'm of the opinion you need to at least give it a try. The stories of these game have left an impression for a long time, re-watching cutscenes on youtube even months after I've finished the game, and this is no exception.

    The combat is vastly improved on the prior games, and I've found myself happily grinding away at levelling all the classes, completely enjoying my time doing so. If you like the previous games you have probably already bought it, if you're new to the series this one is fantastic, however I would recommend playing the other 2 first.

    I completed the story at around 100 hours in, however I did a lot of side content, and was really desperate to get the story finished. So much content is present here, and the side quests are the only thing I have to mark the game down on. Similar to the prior games some quests feel very dull, gathering or follow quests, while others are brilliant and would be a shame to miss. It's very hit or miss with these, but as a whole it's a big improvement on the previous games.

    Fingers crossed the dlc lives up to expectations, and adds more to the game as many are hoping. While personal preference plays into this, I have to say I enjoyed xenoblade chronicles 3 even more than elden ring, which was my other must play this year.

    Just sad to have finished this game, it's rare for me to enjoy a game this much and they really don't come often. If you're on the fence, have enjoyed jrpgs or story heavy games in the past, please give this a go. You might find your new favourite series!    … Expand
  48. KazutoKirigaya
    Aug 20, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This Game is so **** good!
    Story of XB1 is God Tier, of XB2 Good, of XB3 Good Tier.
    Yeeea the Story is weird because run to the next Location and fight with Konsul A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y. This is Terrible but the Character Writing is so good. I love every Char of this game .    … Expand
  49. Zeldiano88
    Aug 20, 2022
    10
    Tra i migliori jrpg mai fatti. Un gioco immenso, moderno e unico sotto molti punti di vista. Una trama che riesce addirittura ad oscurare quella del primo storico Xenoblade e con il combat system più complesso della saga, ma divertente e profondo allo stesso tempo. Un’acquisto obbligato per tutti i possessori di Switch e dagli amanti dei jrpg. Un plauso anche alle side quest, che esaltanoTra i migliori jrpg mai fatti. Un gioco immenso, moderno e unico sotto molti punti di vista. Una trama che riesce addirittura ad oscurare quella del primo storico Xenoblade e con il combat system più complesso della saga, ma divertente e profondo allo stesso tempo. Un’acquisto obbligato per tutti i possessori di Switch e dagli amanti dei jrpg. Un plauso anche alle side quest, che esaltano sempre il carattere di ogni componente del gruppo con storie dedicate spesso più avvincenti della trama principale stessa. Insomma, un candidato sicuro al Goty 2022. 10/10… Expand
  50. albegres
    Aug 20, 2022
    9
    Xenoblade Chronicles 3, compared to 2, actually represents a real sequel and it is a bit of a shame to play this one before the previous entries as part of the plot will surely be obscure if you are not familiar with the worlds of 1 and 2 (explaining "why" would lead me into unavoidable spoilers). For that reason, I do not strongly recommend it to those who have not played the previousXenoblade Chronicles 3, compared to 2, actually represents a real sequel and it is a bit of a shame to play this one before the previous entries as part of the plot will surely be obscure if you are not familiar with the worlds of 1 and 2 (explaining "why" would lead me into unavoidable spoilers). For that reason, I do not strongly recommend it to those who have not played the previous ones, but it can always be done.
    For those who have played them, however, from my perspective, this Xenoblade is the best of the 3, because game mechanics and gaming experience are similar to a refined mix of the previous two entries (perhaps more toward 2). As for the story, it is again very interesting and full of turning points with good narration of events.    … Expand
  51. kefka_palazzo
    Aug 20, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A glorified mobile game wrapped in a poorly written, unoriginal anime featuring wooden animation void of any charm.

    I struggle to comprehend how people can place this game adjacent to achievements like Breath of the Wild or Elden Ring. The philosophy behind this game seems to be ‘’more is more’. The world is massive for no reason. Textures can be seen tiling and often the camera needs to be so zoomed out I feel like I'm controlling little ants. Loot is scattered around like trash. Collecting loot lacks any specialness-compare to the magic of breath of the wild. There's no sense of discovery because there's nothing to discover. There are far, far, far too many cut scenes and interruptions to the gameplay. Open a door, cutscene, approach a destination, cutscene, take ten steps, cutscene. Most don't serve the story they only inflate the total length of the game unnecessarily.

    The cutscenes aren't very well animated either. Characters pop into poses with no transitions, slide over terrain and come to sudden stops. Expect to see lots of those recycled JRPG poses that no one in real life does - weird curtsies, hands to the chin as if in deep thought, looking at each other nodding in agreement. The action sequences, however are really really good! Battle is ok. Mediocre at best. The job system is fun but forces you to play most of the game with weird team composition. Landing combos isn't very satisfying. Battle feels almost automatic without a lot of skill required. The game is lacking any meaningful mechanics or quests. For instance, this upgrade system with the orroboros is full of false choice. Why do I need to select those upgrades? Just roll them out as I level. Quests rarely amount to anything more than go here and collect this. Throwing a cutscene into the quest doesn't change what it is-kill quests and fetch quests are pretty much all you get.

    There’s literally nothing to do but collect trash, talk to people, watch cutscenes and switch jobs. Nothing even close to collecting Korok seeds, or the magic of climbing some mountain and discovering something at the top. Exploring the world feels like channel surfing in the 90s. 1000 channels and nothing good is playing. The story is really really bland. It's a cool premise but anyone with average IQ can figure it out by chapter three. It's an overly long, oversized game full of filler content and yawn worthy storytelling. Is it enjoyable, yeah, it's pretty fun, but rating it anything over a seven is just flipping a middle finger to the real game design achievements of recent years. Call it what it is. A ‘’more of the same’ JRPG with decent presentation and thankfully lots less pervy stuff.    … Expand
  52. ibra13x
    Aug 20, 2022
    10
    An amazing game! you’ll get swept up in the story and gameplay! highly recommend
  53. disposable
    Aug 19, 2022
    2
    The combat is like playing WoW with the worst party to ever walk the earth. The story is the usual "win the fight lose the cutscene" fare this series likes to use. Needs a rebalance.
  54. Hibi_TQ
    Aug 19, 2022
    10
    It's a Xenoblade game. 100+ hours of one of the best JRPGs ever made.

    Simply lovable
  55. kairadan
    Aug 5, 2022
    0
    very bad game, it is a mockery for fans of the series, the story is really bad and character are boring and without characterization. There is no love from the developer for the game..This game is only : go in a base, fight the boss, go in another base fight the boss, after that go in another base and fight the boss, and in the meantime kill some wild animals to get exp. shameful is to sayvery bad game, it is a mockery for fans of the series, the story is really bad and character are boring and without characterization. There is no love from the developer for the game..This game is only : go in a base, fight the boss, go in another base fight the boss, after that go in another base and fight the boss, and in the meantime kill some wild animals to get exp. shameful is to say the least.… Expand
  56. ah1ddengamer
    Aug 19, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is good but absolutely inferior to its predecessors.

    The story has its good parts but for the most part incredibly predictable and bland, it tries to make you feel urgency but in a game like this where you have the option to sidequest or explore the map for hours on end kinda makes any sense of urgency feel removed. As you progress you really start to feel the story fall off pretty hard due to the nature of its predictability. The best example of this is Joran when I say him I said that character is going to die, but not die and be an awful character, another would be consul N who is revealed to be Noah but not Noah and how the queens are evil but not actually evil. Stuff like that I was able to see from the moment I saw their appearances. Too predictable

    As for gameplay, I like the exploration but many of the locations in the game seem formulaic, there was not really a place in the game world that stood out and made me go "wow this place looks awesome". The battle system is alright if you played the previous game, but new players will most likely get overwhelmed trying to control 6 characters or even customize 6 characters. I do dislike that every character can get away with doing whatever they want and that there is not really a specific niche that makes the character feel more unique. An example of what I mean is in Xenoblade 2 every character's starting blade had a role attached to it that gave that character a unique way to play Rex was the attacker, Nia was the healer and you can mix and match secondary blade to either help a weakness they have or go all in on their strength, but in this game, the characters are not exactly forced into a specific class or role, they can do whatever with maybe stats not being as good in a certain role but the effect of that is not felt at all and seems that the game would rather just give you a bunch of classes to grind out for skills and arts in order to increase the playtime

    The music was a massive letdown, no memorable tracks for me personally, in fact, the colonies reuse the same tracks once you free them no sense of uniqueness between the areas. The song that gets me most excited is the triangle attack song.

    As for the characters, the main cast is likeable and seems to have developments that keep you invested in them, villains and supporting characters are boring and extremely forgettable they are nothing if you compare them to the previous game's villains.

    When I was writing this I initially was going to give it 7/10 but thinking it over 6.5 or something might be better, I loved the previous games but this feels like all the other mid JRPG out there, kind of a letdown    … Expand
  57. VG_Alex
    Aug 18, 2022
    10
    'Xenoblade Chronicles 3' once again proved to the industry that JRPG is still advancing on the road of progress, with a high degree of completion and a great gameplay and full sincerity and craftsmanship, Monolith provided us with a nearly full score game.

    Review of "Xenoblade Chronicles 3"

    Graphic/Art: 9

    Music/Sounds: 10

    Narrative/Performance: 10

    Gameplay: 9

    Score: 9.7 Amazing
  58. ShiGu
    Aug 18, 2022
    10
    Still in Chapter 6 and i almost spend 70 hours for this game. This game is really a peak fiction
  59. QuaserTi
    Aug 18, 2022
    10
    Sublime, me ofenderla muchísimo si no tiene por lo menos 1 nominacion en los goty xD
  60. ghostCP9
    Aug 18, 2022
    10
    I would say Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is the best in the series by far, and it is one of the best RPG games on Nintendo Switch. It is certainly not perfect, but I think it is a masterpiece and every JRPG fan should try it.
    I feel like I really evolved the characters, engaged in the story, and enjoyed the adventure in this open fantasy world over 150 hours of my gameplay. Monolith Soft had    I would say Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is the best in the series by far, and it is one of the best RPG games on Nintendo Switch. It is certainly not perfect, but I think it is a masterpiece and every JRPG fan should try it.
    I feel like I really evolved the characters, engaged in the story, and enjoyed the adventure in this open fantasy world over 150 hours of my gameplay. Monolith Soft had improved and optimized the tutorials and game system so Xenoblade 3 is much more user-friendly than Xenoblade 2. For sure, Xenoblade 3 still has a few annoying aspects like boring and long side quests. But when I finished the game, I forgot all my complaints and just felt fulfilled and touched. I even reloaded my clearance game archive and played another 20 hours. Xenoblade 3 also has many good side stories (i.e., hero quests). Don't miss them!    … Expand
  61. susannayyy
    Aug 18, 2022
    10
    This is an amazing game with a touching story.Excellent music and maps, interesting combat system, it's worth spending hundreds of hours on it.
  62. EmiSpusiii
    Aug 18, 2022
    10
    Best JRPG and RPG in general I’ve ever played. The storytelling is brilliant and the gameplay pretty much too. 150 hours in and I still got plenty to do, thank you monolith soft for this game!
  63. Zerolimitz
    Aug 17, 2022
    10
    by far the best jrpg out there the story was amazing the combat was fun and it's a roller coaster ride took me 154hours to finish completed everything and loved every minute of the game a big thanks to the devs for making this masterpiece.
  64. jujuthefuknut
    Aug 17, 2022
    10
    Tora is fking dead also Riku is the best chad nopon. I loved it when he said "these really were the xenobalde chronicles" at the end of the game after xenoblading all over those guys

    ****
  65. xRed_Ray
    Aug 17, 2022
    10
    Oh dear. Where do I begin. Its so awesome! I've seen that some people dislike the ending, but I adore it! The Combat System is a lot of fun and only second to Torna in the series. There are a lot of references to previous games but they really didn't lie that you don't have to know what happens in those to enjoy this game
  66. awokendo
    Aug 17, 2022
    10
    This game is amazing, You can see, that Monolithsoft is growing more mature and are better with every game they release. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is so far the best game in the series, great story, wonderfull soundtrack, very well written characters, battle system is easy to learn and pretty hard to master, but in connection with classes, gems, skills and arts You have possibilities likeThis game is amazing, You can see, that Monolithsoft is growing more mature and are better with every game they release. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is so far the best game in the series, great story, wonderfull soundtrack, very well written characters, battle system is easy to learn and pretty hard to master, but in connection with classes, gems, skills and arts You have possibilities like never before. I could write a lot about XC3, but want to say just one thing - GREAT WORK MONOLITHSOFT, LOVE YOU GUYS!!!… Expand
  67. Datsux
    Aug 17, 2022
    10
    After 150 hours into the game I have to say that this is my favorite game of all time now. I already loved the previous titles but this one here is very close to being the perfect RPG experience. The landscapes and cutscenes are masterful, the combat better than ever, Soundtrack is another 10/10 by Mitsuda and the story brings tears to your eyes. Monolith Soft definitely is Nintendo's mostAfter 150 hours into the game I have to say that this is my favorite game of all time now. I already loved the previous titles but this one here is very close to being the perfect RPG experience. The landscapes and cutscenes are masterful, the combat better than ever, Soundtrack is another 10/10 by Mitsuda and the story brings tears to your eyes. Monolith Soft definitely is Nintendo's most important developer and I can't wait to see their future projects including the upcomig expansion. If they get to work with better hardware on their next game, they will be even more unstoppable and I'm so excited for it.… Expand
  68. johnly
    Aug 17, 2022
    10
    Finished the main story with 120 hours played so far, so I thought I could share some thoughts! I absolutely love the game! Familiar gameplay and style to XCDE and XC2, but with a completely different story and new systems all its own. I think the characters and voice acting are the strongest in the series so far! The side quests don't seem like a chore, and they almost all add to theFinished the main story with 120 hours played so far, so I thought I could share some thoughts! I absolutely love the game! Familiar gameplay and style to XCDE and XC2, but with a completely different story and new systems all its own. I think the characters and voice acting are the strongest in the series so far! The side quests don't seem like a chore, and they almost all add to the characters and world. And speaking of the world: absolutely massive and stunning! I will be spending a great deal of time in postgame to make sure I haven't missed anything. I also like how it managed to connect the first two games, but in a manner that still leaves them as independent entities that could each see unrelated sequels of their own. Worth the play! I look forward to the additional Expansion Pass DLC content!… Expand
  69. Cbiswell
    Aug 16, 2022
    9
    I absolutely love this game, BUT, sometimes between missions, it is very slow. I think back to chapter 3 and it just felt like it was slugging along. I am a huge fan of Monolith's work on this series.
  70. Zski
    Aug 16, 2022
    7
    I am not a huge fan of the Xenoblade franchise. I came in playing Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition a few years back, and while I appreciated what it was, I thought it was very rough and aged poorly. I played Xenoblade Chronicles 2 for maybe 5-10 hours and gave up on it, I just could not get into it. So my expectations for this game were tempered, but the hype and the previews soldI am not a huge fan of the Xenoblade franchise. I came in playing Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition a few years back, and while I appreciated what it was, I thought it was very rough and aged poorly. I played Xenoblade Chronicles 2 for maybe 5-10 hours and gave up on it, I just could not get into it. So my expectations for this game were tempered, but the hype and the previews sold me on it.

    This game really is worth the hype that it receives. It feels like this is the first game in the series where everything came full circle, and finally fulfills the vision of the creators. I can finally understand what they were trying to get at with the first two games because the execution is fantastic in this game. To start with the combat and gameplay, every feature is fully streamlined and I can finally understand the logistics behind them, whereas in the first two games I just couldn't really see what they were trying to achieve. The combat is smooth and engaging, and the class system isn't perfect but it adds a really nice layer of depth to the character builds. What I didn't like is that they took away changing gear and weapons, which tempered some of the progress made by the class system. Regardless, everything has been fully realized and makes for a great experience. The combat and gameplay sort of feels like a MMO. The game does a great job of drip feed introducing you to new mechanics, because there is a lot to take in.

    The story, character development, and presentation are all pretty good. They really paced the cutscenes pretty well, so its always a little bit of character development, a little bit of mystery surrounding the overarching plot, and then it goes away so you can continue to play the game. Some of the cutscenes are long, but they are engaging. The graphics are good, the music is excellent, the voice acting is solid.

    Overall its an excellent RPG. It still has its rough features such as the clunky animations and awkward banter in an attempt to do character development, but the core features of the game are so well executed that makes it a very digestible experience for those who have a tough time getting into the depth of JRPGs.

    EDIT: After close to 30 hours, I am changing the score from 9 to 7. All of the above still remains true, but I am really starting to feel like a large portion of this game is filler. It feels long for the sake of it being long, not because there is actually that much content. While the story is engaging, it’s spread out into bursts, so there is a lot of walking in an empty and soulless world and repetitive combat against routine enemies. When a game begins to feel like a chore to get to the parts of the game you enjoy, it’s a testament to game itself. It’s not a bad game, but it absolutely overstays it’s welcome.    … Expand
  71. rafario
    Aug 16, 2022
    10
    At first I had small complaints with the story and combat and would give it a 9....

    however, as I came back to the game after beating it to study the plot more and discover that I could disable a lot of clutter of the battle on the settings... I`m increasing to a 10
  72. MadMaxxieXD
    Aug 16, 2022
    7
    First off I'll say, the game is fun but just like Elden Ring, it's overhyped and issues are getting ignored. The writing and dialogue is shockingly bad most of the time, the villains are cartoonishly evil, characters just suddenly completely change their minds with no morivation, don't give necessary info or do not even sort of react to things that should completely wreck them. It badlyFirst off I'll say, the game is fun but just like Elden Ring, it's overhyped and issues are getting ignored. The writing and dialogue is shockingly bad most of the time, the villains are cartoonishly evil, characters just suddenly completely change their minds with no morivation, don't give necessary info or do not even sort of react to things that should completely wreck them. It badly breaks immersion in the story because it starts off very interesting but the dialogue tanks it. Then combat, it's very fun and addictive but my huge issue is the AI for companions, it's very bad and basically forces you to play healer in any non-trash fight because the AI will not use their skills right and you will die constantly because of it if you are not focused on playing a healer.
    There are issues with the game crashing as well, I've had my game crash 3 times so far at chapter 5. There is also a problem with overleveling, you can very easily get too high level and it not only trivializes story content and makes it boring, but you cannot gain class ranks or unlock classes on other party members if you fight enemies more than 3-4 levels below yours so you can have long stretches of story where you are not able to progress your classes because you accidentally leveled up , and sometimes it levels you up during battles, not manually at campfires, so with no way to lower your level it can really screw up the experience. Just to demonstrate how easy it is for this to happen, I just went and did all the question marks on the map indicating quests that unlock new classes, not even all the regular side quests, then went back to the story at level 48 when the main story had a recommended level of 27, most levels were not manual, and the game did not indicate that you would not get class progress if you leveled too much, so the only way to avoid this would have been to skip getting new classes or running from all unnecessary battles avoiding everything like supply drops or those bouts where you pick a side.
    That said, the plot hook is interesting even if the execution is kind of a mess and it is very fun still so I would still recommend it, but it's not the masterpiece some people are acting like it is, it needs some big fixes.    … Expand
  73. revs077
    Aug 15, 2022
    3
    Sacrificaron todo el producto para mejorar el gameplay. Si, tenemos la mejor jugabilidad de la saga, realmente increíble. Pero sacrificaron todo lo demás. El 1 tiene la mejor historia, el 2 es el más balanceado. El 3 tiene el mejor gameplay. Sin embargo, sumaron 20hs más al anterior de puro relleno con secundarias vacías. Sacaron las waifus, los gachas, etc. El desarrollo de personajes esSacrificaron todo el producto para mejorar el gameplay. Si, tenemos la mejor jugabilidad de la saga, realmente increíble. Pero sacrificaron todo lo demás. El 1 tiene la mejor historia, el 2 es el más balanceado. El 3 tiene el mejor gameplay. Sin embargo, sumaron 20hs más al anterior de puro relleno con secundarias vacías. Sacaron las waifus, los gachas, etc. El desarrollo de personajes es un chiste. Intenta varios plots pero no concreta ninguno, da marcha atrás en todos porque tiene miedo de salirse de los estandares de los JRPG modernos. No se arriesga. Es super genérico, con un gameplay muy bien pulido para que estés grindeando más de 100hs, pero con una historia vacía, repetitiva, genérica, aburrida, alargada y con un final pésimo. Una decepción para lo que esperábamos que supere a la anterior entrega. Otro JRPG más para el montón, una lástima.… Expand
  74. DaiOne
    Aug 15, 2022
    9
    Some of the best moments in the story with great callbacks to past entries and homages to the rest of the xeno series. Amazing pay off and diverse gameplay. It has my favorite combat and characters from the series and it seems to take more from Xenoblade chronicles 1 than 2 (thankfully). And lastly the sidequests: theyre actually fun this time. I honestly can't tell which hero side questsSome of the best moments in the story with great callbacks to past entries and homages to the rest of the xeno series. Amazing pay off and diverse gameplay. It has my favorite combat and characters from the series and it seems to take more from Xenoblade chronicles 1 than 2 (thankfully). And lastly the sidequests: theyre actually fun this time. I honestly can't tell which hero side quests are mandatory and which arent because there is so much memorable story in them.

    Holding it back are just a couple things: The world locations are lacking in visual diversity when compared to past entries
    The bgm for these locations are also less memorable compared to predecessor
    It could really benefit from slight increases to graphical fidelity and effects ( wierd graphical glitches during shifts from day to night are jarring)    … Expand
  75. chronofantasy
    Aug 15, 2022
    10
    I'm possibly halfway through the game or more and I just came across a cutscene which I felt was simply a masterpiece. 30 hours in and the entire game also felt like a masterpiece too and I knew it'd just continue to get better from there.

    I've always been a fan of all the Xeno games though. I even enjoyed the 2nd one while many may have not liked it as much, and at first I still liked    I'm possibly halfway through the game or more and I just came across a cutscene which I felt was simply a masterpiece. 30 hours in and the entire game also felt like a masterpiece too and I knew it'd just continue to get better from there.

    I've always been a fan of all the Xeno games though. I even enjoyed the 2nd one while many may have not liked it as much, and at first I still liked the 2nd one better than this one, but both games are great in their own way.

    The music is always top notch in these games, especially with one of the best video game composers in the industry. This time around he made the music more atmospheric rather than the typical JRPG-esque instrumental music we tend to see. So it feels like you're really apart of the game. The characters have layers of depth to them and their interactions as they face one of their greatest struggles of overcoming the acceptance of death with what little life they have, and living life to the fullest. The characters and this game teaches a great lesson and allows you to grow really attached. The battle is a lot of fun and as been a little more simplified compared to the other titles, while it still throws some more new fun mechanics to make the battle engaging. I can't wait to finish this gem as it feels like there's still some more. I'm not 100% sure how much I have left. Usually I'll look these things up so I know when I'll be done with a game to move onto the next, but with a great game like this, i prefer to be surprised and just wait and see myself how long it'll be.    … Expand
  76. Syhlcam
    Aug 15, 2022
    9
    Xenoblade Chronicles 3 est un chef d'œuvre, un jeu gigantesque avec une grande durée du vie (env. 60h) riche et bien travaillé. Un jeu qui montre que bien utilisé la Nintendo Switch peut sortir des jeux très ambitieux avec un niveau graphique très correcte.
    Le jeu possède un grand univers avec un scénario qui est cohérent, qui s'enchaîne bien avec des rebondissements et des moments    Xenoblade Chronicles 3 est un chef d'œuvre, un jeu gigantesque avec une grande durée du vie (env. 60h) riche et bien travaillé. Un jeu qui montre que bien utilisé la Nintendo Switch peut sortir des jeux très ambitieux avec un niveau graphique très correcte.
    Le jeu possède un grand univers avec un scénario qui est cohérent, qui s'enchaîne bien avec des rebondissements et des moments mémorables. Accentué par des personnages bien travaillé, développé et attachant, de même pour les personnages secondaires. Le tout sublimé par des musiques de haute qualité et de très belle mise en scène.
    Avec cela le jeu offre des combats très bien travaillé et riche en options, possibilités et personnalisation. Une forte richesse de mécaniques qui sont bien apporté et expliqués. Un jeu qui entre parfaitement dans le catalogue des meilleurs jeux de la console.

    FULL TEST : https://www.geekexperience.fr/jeux-video/avis/avis-xenoblade-chronicles-3/    … Expand
  77. cid33
    Aug 15, 2022
    8
    Story = 8 nothing special but we'll executed.

    Characters = 10 rarely do I play a jrpg were I like the whole cast as they range from ok to amazing Euni Bering awesome. Battle = 6 worst in any xeno game it plays it self, only thing you add is cutting down the time by cancelling an using skills. All classes are glass cannons, except tanks that suck at holding aggro and even when They do an    Story = 8 nothing special but we'll executed.

    Characters = 10 rarely do I play a jrpg were I like the whole cast as they range from ok to amazing Euni Bering awesome.

    Battle = 6 worst in any xeno game it plays it self, only thing you add is cutting down the time by cancelling an using skills. All classes are glass cannons, except tanks that suck at holding aggro and even when They do an enemy aoe attacks will kill your healers as they have no range on healing arts and stand next to tanks to heal them. Chain attacks add 5minutes to 2 minute battles so you don't use them even if you miss the exp multiplier.

    Bosses are 90% pink giants and "unique" world bosses are just regular enemies with scale factor set to 200x. Horrible enemy variety game has like 30 of the same bunny bird and croc enemy probably the worst I have seen in a j-rpg in years this including other xeno games.

    World =7 It's allot of empty space that barley has anything worth exploring as most chest contain the same nopon coins. Tho it is amazing to behold visually especially when you look down on huge areas you just explored and gasp at the scale. System = 4 no equipment like in previous games that change looks and give build options. Tons of duplicate accessories that range from low quality to legendary, tho there can be low quality accessories that are +30% attack and then legendary that are + 20% attack this makes 0 sense
    And they have different names even tho they do the same thing, this making inventory sorting a pain as you can't sort by type only by name, ordervalue.

    Changing classes is fun but visually boring previous game had tons of unique blades and armour options. This just slaps on robes and trinkets on your base costume with few exceptions you look the same. Graphics = 4 it's just plain ugly for a new game in 22 when other games push billions of triangles hirez textures raytracing. This has barely any shadows, textures are terribly blurry loding times are long, image quality is improved but still blurry shimmering. Can't wait to se what this studio will do in the future the switch needs to retire.

    Game is a must buy if you love jrpg but
    Giving it 10 is insanity and fan boyism. I have followed this studio since xenogears and they are the reason I own a switch, as I only own the xeno games. But giving it 10 and calling it goty is copium At best, no matter how much you love it.    … Expand
  78. boxcutta
    Aug 15, 2022
    7
    I love the game. It's great! Battle system is awesome, plot is pretty good too. Why 7 then? IMO it has severe pacing problems. I'm around 50 hours in and the game turned into a cut scene fest. I'm just going from one place to another to watch some cut scene, after that I'm reading some text that summarize what just happened and then goes to the next place to watch yet another cut scene.I love the game. It's great! Battle system is awesome, plot is pretty good too. Why 7 then? IMO it has severe pacing problems. I'm around 50 hours in and the game turned into a cut scene fest. I'm just going from one place to another to watch some cut scene, after that I'm reading some text that summarize what just happened and then goes to the next place to watch yet another cut scene. It's ridiculous. It's 10 minutes of gameplay and 35 minutes of cut scenes. It breaks my heart, but I think this is going to be one of those games that I never finished.… Expand
  79. Mourning_star
    Aug 15, 2022
    10
    Absolutely loves this game. The combat, story, characters and story are wonderful. It improved all the clunky mechanics from 1 and 2 from combat, affinity, gear, and side quests. My game of the year
  80. Slackman
    Aug 14, 2022
    6
    Xenoblade Chronicles 3 delivers amazing character designs, a beautifully crafted open world, and a lengthy campaign.
    However beneath the ascetic glamour, is an underwhelming story, and characters lacking any unique personality traits.
    It's not a bad game It's just that when compared to other monolith titles, it's noticeably subpar.
  81. AntiReviewBmb
    Aug 14, 2022
    10
    How are people giving this game a 0 but saying the game is boring, but other things are good? You review bombing idiots need to get some real parents, because it's clear that you guys lacked any parental presence in your lives. Pathetic pencil necked geeks and obese, high cholesterol nerds. Go do something active with yourselves.

    Game is great, by the way. Slow paced combat, but it    How are people giving this game a 0 but saying the game is boring, but other things are good? You review bombing idiots need to get some real parents, because it's clear that you guys lacked any parental presence in your lives. Pathetic pencil necked geeks and obese, high cholesterol nerds. Go do something active with yourselves.

    Game is great, by the way. Slow paced combat, but it gets intense the farther you get into the game.    … Expand
  82. skubiak
    Aug 14, 2022
    7
    Review after 30h of gameplay, might reconsider final score later. Xenoblade is one of my favorite series, but its hard to continue playing this one.

    + Graphics + World design is excellent + Most of characters, even side characters are interesting + Music is wonderful - Story well said, but uninteresting and very slow pacing - bigger party size make mess on screen and its hard to    Review after 30h of gameplay, might reconsider final score later. Xenoblade is one of my favorite series, but its hard to continue playing this one.

    + Graphics
    + World design is excellent
    + Most of characters, even side characters are interesting
    + Music is wonderful

    - Story well said, but uninteresting and very slow pacing
    - bigger party size make mess on screen and its hard to see whats going on, not even think if tactics is optimal
    - side quests seems to be repetetive and not rewarding
    - even lower sense of progression than in previous games
    - some builds are much stronger than other which force to play those to be efficient
    - chain attacks are slowing game way too much
    - Special form of characters is weaker than characters without it

    Edit: After 50 hours in i stopped playing. rating of 7/10 remains unchaged, as i see XC3 to be worse in many aspects as its predecessors.    … Expand
  83. Thelittleprince
    Aug 14, 2022
    9
    Undergoing review. I might adjust the score later on, although I’m pretty sure that 30 hours of gameplay provide a decent overview of what’s happening here. The story and the acting are solidly built. Even side quests fit in the main storyline and they don’t feel being thrown into the game. I’m not a fan of the job system but in the cutscenes/story events every character retain theirUndergoing review. I might adjust the score later on, although I’m pretty sure that 30 hours of gameplay provide a decent overview of what’s happening here. The story and the acting are solidly built. Even side quests fit in the main storyline and they don’t feel being thrown into the game. I’m not a fan of the job system but in the cutscenes/story events every character retain their original role. The combat is fun to tweak around and the new mechanics feel refreshing. The soundtrack is dreamy.… Expand
  84. Surubi
    Aug 14, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Me gustan mucho los gráficos, se ve espectacular, se esperaba muchísimo esta saga...… Expand
  85. pcgamersemi
    Aug 14, 2022
    10
    Es un juego maravilloso, lo acabo de terminar luego de 2 semanas largas de entretención, en lo gráfico pone a sudar a la NSW, la música es grandiosa me puso siempre los pelos de escarpia de principio a fin, el final que se mezcla con el 2, un final hermoso y triste pero esperanzador a la vez, una obra sublime.
  86. RowanBlack
    Aug 13, 2022
    7
    I loved the first 30 hours I played and then the next 50 were a mix of love hate and almost giving up.

    Finished the main story at a bit over 80 hours. The decision to leave several dozens of hours of side content unfinished was a difficult one but one that was necessary for me to make. The story is the best thing about the game...up until about halfway. Any time a story gets so    I loved the first 30 hours I played and then the next 50 were a mix of love hate and almost giving up.

    Finished the main story at a bit over 80 hours. The decision to leave several dozens of hours of side content unfinished was a difficult one but one that was necessary for me to make.

    The story is the best thing about the game...up until about halfway. Any time a story gets so long I need to set down my controller and start checking my email, go to the bathroom, make a sandwich, and check my email again because it still hasn't finished is too long and something many JRPGs suffer from. This one didn't start out that way. The story which begins as an exploration of self and identify ends on a lofty scifi trope that is played out and you really miss those more personal interactions.

    The graphics are dated.

    The environment is HUGE! So big and grand that you stop many times to just take in the view. However the creatures feel repetitive and like a mmo from 2 decades ago.

    Combat is interesting but mostly pointless. You control 1 character out of 7 on screen so the A.I. is doing most of the fighting. You are just there to manage and hit some appropriate timed strategy actions.

    Based on my first week of play I might have given this game of the year. Now I can only say that if fell short in a few areas. Not a bad JRPG but not special enough to be remembered long.    … Expand
  87. Char_ss
    Aug 13, 2022
    0
    Worst story among Xeno series. Poor MC development.
    Will DLC save the story? Let's see.
  88. Helderdiego
    Aug 13, 2022
    10
    The best JRPG on Nintendo Switch. It is an wildly emotional adventure, with a refined combat system and an incredible world exploration.
  89. Sheila26
    Aug 13, 2022
    10
    Grandisimo juego con una gran y bonita historia, sistema de combate que es un vicio, con ganas de que salga el DLC
  90. Ffujvf
    Aug 5, 2022
    10
    Took about 10 hours to get into the game, but now fully lost in exploring the landscape. Completely forgotten about the story at some point, just finding new places, tunnels, caves, ... Love it!
  91. Jofe
    Aug 12, 2022
    3
    Garbage writing. It's been a while since I see a mediocre story like that, completely incoherent. Ainoios is a uninteresting world which absolutely does not compare with Bionis, Mekonis and Alrest.
  92. EnsisLucis
    Aug 12, 2022
    10
    This game is the final vision that Tetsuya Takahashi had hoped to fulfill with Xenogears, back in 1998. As a fan of the Xeno series who has completed every single game, this game is absolutely perfect in every way. The story, characters, music, combat, and world are all extremely innovative and immersive. I cannot say more about the game other than to play it yourself. It does not requireThis game is the final vision that Tetsuya Takahashi had hoped to fulfill with Xenogears, back in 1998. As a fan of the Xeno series who has completed every single game, this game is absolutely perfect in every way. The story, characters, music, combat, and world are all extremely innovative and immersive. I cannot say more about the game other than to play it yourself. It does not require you to have played all the previous games at all. You can start with this one and be just fine. However, you will greatly benefit from playing the previous Xeno games. Overall, this is an amazing game… Expand
  93. MarkussLugia
    Aug 12, 2022
    4
    Nice music, mediocre storytelling, and stinky, unreliable, nonsensical autosave rendering my whole-hour gameplay of exploration into nothing.
  94. coltdogster
    Aug 12, 2022
    10
    Just finished the game and was blown away, the cutscenes, story, writing, soundtrack, voice acting and overall gameplay were all incredible. Such a great ending to a really good trilogy. Very few flaws here outside of some dialogue that can get a bit overkill but man, this one will stay with me for years.
  95. MaximMillennia
    Aug 12, 2022
    10
    Thats how you announce and develop a game without 'tryharding' to please the broad masses. Just make a quality game, Monolith Soft can show you.~
  96. Mop_Hair
    Aug 11, 2022
    10
    From everything that I've played so far in the game, I can and will strongly recommend this game to those out there. If you are looking into buying the game, I'd also suggest purchasing the first 2 games as well, as in my opinion, Xenoblade Chronicles is the most underrated game franchise Nintendo owns.
  97. Manuchimso
    Aug 11, 2022
    10
    I just finished this game and I'm an emotional wreck. It's rare to find a game that can reach such emotional peaks. This game was already amazing but those last 3 chapters really did it for me.

    From the despair-filled ending of chapter 5 to the insane plot-twists in chapter 6 only to top it off with a magnificent emotional payoff in chapter 7 it's an understatement to say that this game    I just finished this game and I'm an emotional wreck. It's rare to find a game that can reach such emotional peaks. This game was already amazing but those last 3 chapters really did it for me.

    From the despair-filled ending of chapter 5 to the insane plot-twists in chapter 6 only to top it off with a magnificent emotional payoff in chapter 7 it's an understatement to say that this game is a wild ride.

    The message of XC3 is absolutely astounding and that ending only reinforced what XC3 is truly about. Nothing lasts forever but that doesn't mean those ephemeral moments don't have any value. This has quickly become my favorite Xeno game and also one of my favorite games of all time. This is a modern jrpg masterpiece that will be talked about for years to come. Please do yourself a favor and play this game.

    10/10    … Expand
  98. Renzokuken
    Aug 11, 2022
    8
    So I've finished the game, I'm going into the post game now.

    The good: Great plot, not as good or coherent as the first game, but still fantastic. Some of the best individual character development in the series. Heroes mean that key characters you meet are more than just window dressing and cheerleaders. The class system is great and each one really brings something unique to    So I've finished the game, I'm going into the post game now.

    The good:
    Great plot, not as good or coherent as the first game, but still fantastic.
    Some of the best individual character development in the series.
    Heroes mean that key characters you meet are more than just window dressing and cheerleaders.
    The class system is great and each one really brings something unique to combat.
    Probably the best combat system in the series.
    Side quests have been reduced to manageable levels compared to previous titles.
    Side content, particularly side story and ascension quests, are surprisingly high quality.

    The bad:
    The least memorable soundtrack in the series, it's still good, but only because of one or two standout tracks.
    Performance and visuals on the switch still leave a lot to be desired, this game deserves better hardware.
    Some of the most clunky menu's in the series.
    A really nice quick swap quest tracking element in the UI, that paradoxically only lets you assign a single sidequest to it.
    Side content was not factored into the main story progression at all, doing any substantial amount of side content will leave you grossly over levelled, I was 10+ levels higher than the bosses for the majority of the game.

    Overall, it's a great game, a worthy new entry into the series and a must buy as far as I'm concerned, it has some drawbacks over previous entries in the series, but also does a lot of things better, showing that monolith aren't just resting on their laurels and are really pushing to make this series great. On better hardware this would have been a 9/10 easily.    … Expand
  99. JGR_Parner
    Aug 11, 2022
    10
    La forma mas sencilla de describir este juego es como una obra maestra y a mi parecer el mejor juego de la saga, claro tanto xenoblade 1, 2 y X son excelentes juegos, que resaltan en apartado sonoro, artístico y tienen una excelente historia, pero xenoblade 3 mejoro todos los aspectos negativos que tenían sus entregas pasadas, como lo son la falta de explicación n de los sistemas del juegoLa forma mas sencilla de describir este juego es como una obra maestra y a mi parecer el mejor juego de la saga, claro tanto xenoblade 1, 2 y X son excelentes juegos, que resaltan en apartado sonoro, artístico y tienen una excelente historia, pero xenoblade 3 mejoro todos los aspectos negativos que tenían sus entregas pasadas, como lo son la falta de explicación n de los sistemas del juego y mecanicas, asi como sus misiones secundarias.
    El juego tienen una de las mejores bandas sonoras del año, tiene a mi parecer el mejor sistema de mecanicas y una historia incluso mas profunda y seria que la de sus antecesores con varios toques filosóficos que insita a la refleccion y todo esto lo llevó a coronarse cómo mi juego favorito de todo el catalogo de la switch,.
    El motivo de mi reseña es sumar mas puntos para que la gente le de luna oportunidad a este JRPG que es de lo mejor que tiene la consola y en el cual se perderán n unas 100 horas o incluso mas, además de desmitigar el review bombing g que a sufrido el juego ya que en no se merece ni si quiera el 8.9 que le puso la prensa en general, este juego es de 9.0 en adelante de calificacion.    … Expand
  100. JuanpSage
    Aug 10, 2022
    10
    The Best XBC of all... If XBC1 was an Outstanding and XBC2 a Wonderful game... Then XBC3 is the culmination of the series.
    Already fall in love with this one. A deep, emotional and epic story!
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 122 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 116 out of 122
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 122
  3. Negative: 0 out of 122
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 25, 2024
    100
    Ultimately, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 represents the pinnacle of the series, both gameplay-wise and narratively. The characters are another highlight of the game. They are well-drawn, with only a small amount of formulaicness. [Issue#321]
  2. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Nov 9, 2022
    100
    I began XC3 knowing I'd enjoy it because of the fun I had with the previous games. What I didn't expect was for this to become one of my favorite JPRGs of all-time! With its engaging open world, engrossing combat system, loveable characters and gripping story, this game is a masterpiece of the genre! [Issue #62 – November/December 2022, p. 67]
  3. Easy Allies
    Oct 11, 2022
    90
    Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is a clear improvement over its predecessors in almost every way. It streamlines so much and avoids past pitfalls, though there’s still work to be done in terms of balancing the difficulty. There’s a grounded story here with a solid cast of characters, and the basic plot is much easier to digest. The world design exceeds past efforts with ease, and the implementation of Hero Quests is a game changer. While the devs have done an admirable job making the battle system easier to grasp, it feels like the series has fully explored and exhausted these core combat mechanics, signaling it’s time for the next game to change things up. As a whole, it stands as a phenomenal RPG with a one-of-a-kind sense of exploration you can’t find anywhere else.
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