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  1. 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.
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  2. 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.
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  3. 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.
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  4. 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. 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. 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.
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  7. 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.
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  8. 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. 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. 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. 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
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  12. 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.
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  13. 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. 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. 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. 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. Sep 1, 2022
    10
    the gameplay is so good here, i love every detail on this game very amazing
  18. 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. Aug 30, 2022
    6
    Playing the story is nice. But the fights are very boring with weird random stuff.
  20. 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!
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  21. 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. Jul 30, 2022
    10
    Es un juegazo ( escribiendo para que me deje mandarlo xd .................)
  23. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.
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  29. 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.
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  30. 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.
Metascore
89

Generally favorable reviews - based on 122 Critic Reviews

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  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. 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.