Xenoblade Chronicles 3

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8.5

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  1. Mauronomas
    Sep 11, 2023
    8
    Lo que ha sido capaz de mover una simple Switch con este juego ha sido impresionante. Su mayor defecto es su predecesor, pero por una buena razón. Si no existiera Xenoblade 2 probablemente este XC3 tendría mejor nota, porque el anterior dejó la vara demasiado alta. Este juego peca de cierta linealidad y se desaprovecha lo gigante de su mundo. La mecánica se simplificó respecto a suLo que ha sido capaz de mover una simple Switch con este juego ha sido impresionante. Su mayor defecto es su predecesor, pero por una buena razón. Si no existiera Xenoblade 2 probablemente este XC3 tendría mejor nota, porque el anterior dejó la vara demasiado alta. Este juego peca de cierta linealidad y se desaprovecha lo gigante de su mundo. La mecánica se simplificó respecto a su antecesor lo que le hizo perder sustancia para jugadores más exigentes. Tiene demasiadas cinemáticas que hacen perder el ritmo. En todo lo demás es impecable.… Expand
  2. Minizekrom
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The third game in one of my favourite games definitely doesn't disappoint in its world, premise, combat, exploration and some of the heavy story moments. The world is very detained and vast and the side quests that fill it are very fun now compared to some of the other games. The story is very good with both the ending of chapter 5 and the ending of the game hit very hard with a really good romance built between the 2 main characters. However, it left some considerable holes which I would have liked to see get an explanation. Overall I would say I still enjoy the satisfaction of learning about XC2's lore more but every other element is better in XC3 making this game a solid 9.5/10 for me. (edit im now raising it up to a 10 because future redeemed gave me basically all i wanted to tie up the loose ends of this game, definitely a must play)… Expand
  3. Chippychee
    Aug 19, 2023
    9
    +Characters don't feel one-dimensional and there's lots of focus on the group and their personal struggles, wich is something that the previous games also had but not to the same extend and I'm glad to see more of it here.

    +Combat is advanced and complex and gives you seemingly infinite options to set-up your party. It's fun but din't go in this game thinking it's a full on action-JRPG    +Characters don't feel one-dimensional and there's lots of focus on the group and their personal struggles, wich is something that the previous games also had but not to the same extend and I'm glad to see more of it here.

    +Combat is advanced and complex and gives you seemingly infinite options to set-up your party. It's fun but din't go in this game thinking it's a full on action-JRPG cuz it's not. It's more of a tactical/strategy JRPG except it's not turned based.

    +Music is peak as usual.

    +The areas look dope and are fun to explore, tho don't go in this game thinking it's an open-world game like BOTW, cuz it's simply not that and not trying to be that.

    +The graphics are better than ever. Great artstyle with great graphics (For the Switch, at least)

    -The areas are very large (especially in the later chapters) but unlike in Xenoblade X, there's no sprint button wich this game could use for sure.

    -When you're fighting in a small area with lots of enemies at once the game becomes hard to follow visually. Now yes, there is an indicator showing your position relative to the enemy you're targeting but it's still a mess sometimes. I feel like they should give us the option to disable damage and healing numbers since, when you think about it, you don't really need them. Sure it's good to compare the damage output of your party members n' stuff but you can already see all the stats in the character menu so just give us the option to turn of all these damage/healing numbers so that my screen doesn't look so bloated in crowded fights.

    -The dialoge isn't bad but sometimes it feels like the characters point out pretty obvious things. Mainly early game.

    -This is not the dev's fault but sometimes I had frame rate drops in ceetain areas. This is just a Switch issue, not a Xenoblade issue.    … Expand
  4. EasyGamerBoi
    Aug 17, 2023
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Tetsuya Takahashi is a GENIUS. 3 Xenoblade games back to back that are *near* masterpieces?! Monolith Soft is one of the best companies around period (and yes this game has a 9 while the other 2 games have an 8 from me, but I still consider them all on equally amazing footing). This was easily my most anticipated game of 2022 alongside Horizon II and while Xenoblade 3 isn’t perfect, it’s so damn close I can’t help smiling whenever I think about it, unable to put it down for WEEKS.
    My LONG list of positives, music is incredible as always. Is that even a question? I have to listen to it in full still but The Weight of Life, Moebius battle themes and A Step Away, truly some of the BEST songs ever in any video game. The graphics are surprisingly beautiful as well, it pushes the weak Switch to its breaking point (resulting in a few hard crashes for me), but it looks genuinely amazing, I took DOZENS of screenshots every hour. The fused environments had me geeking out the whole time too. The combat is FANTASTIC. I had so much fun even in the most basic of battles. The class system is genuinely addictive & I loved to switch up my strategies every few hours (but after a certain later point I stopped because I found classes for everyone I loved to use), and chain attacks are finally fun to use! It took a little getting used to, but very soon I was doing MILLIONS of damage and basically shredded every boss after that point. Anything would be WAY better than the god awful chain system in Xeno 1. It’s been a long time since I had so much addictive fun with a game, especially such a MASSIVE experience like Xenoblade 3. The cutscene direction & choreography are in a master class of their own. Everything in this game is designed to make you FEEL & I love some severe emotional damage in my games! I cried multiple times throughout almost every chapter, while jumping out of my seat with pure concentrated HYPE during other moments. For the record it’s physically very hard for me to cry, so THAT is an achievement! If you think that’s emotionally damaging, the ending had me in absolute SHAMBLES. I sobbed my eyes out for over an hour, until my eyes burned & my shirt was soaked. Happy & sad tears btw! One of the best ending setpieces in video game history!!!
    Negatives are few & far between. Minor stuff like some of the chapter lengths were a bit much, there’s only 7 but I think some of them could’ve been broken up into separate chapters like in previous games. Like I mentioned, the game did stutter a little then crash after from time to time. I saved a lot, but once I lost 30 minutes of decent progress which was annoying. Also in one of the later chapters, you’re stuck at a location for an extended period of time doing boring tasks for an hour before being able to leave, right in the middle of the typical ramping up of the Xenoblade story which kinda stomped on the excellent pacing up until that point. It picked right back up after like none of the fetch quest crap didn’t just happen thankfully, but I was audibly groaning after a certain point of that quest, a dirty smudge on an otherwise heart wrenching & gripping chapter. SPOILERS! What I wanna dive into last is the story itself, what I was easily the most excited for.. I really love it trust me, but I think I had set my expectations WAY too high which is on me obviously. The story has some goddamn heartwarming, heartbreaking & awe inspiring moments, but a lot of them can be spaced far apart due to the chapter design. The main villains are also kind of.. ok? Compared to Egil & Zanza, Malos, Jin & Amalthus, the majority of them pale in comparison to those iconic characters. Moebius are all intriguing to watch, but I can’t help but scratch my head a little at some of the twists and turns surrounding them, especially at those 2 FAMILIAR Moebius, if ykyk. They just kinda fell flat for me. I understand everything about them now, but the way it was presented in the story came across as convoluted at times, at least to me. I really wish there were more connections to previous games as well. What we did get was AMAZING I was just wishing there to be a lot more, although my Xeno 2 story expectations helped to prepare me for this game tbh, Xenoblade games are their OWN stories with references to previous games. Considering this was a culmination of the series & was advertised as such, I was just craving more. Still LOVED the story, but out of the 3 Chronicles games, I still prefer the 1st & 2nd’s stories. Might be a controversial take, but all of these games are so carefully & lovingly crafted, it’s truly become one of my Top 5 Favorite Franchies, and one of the best trilogies I’ve ever played right up there with Mass Effect. Thank you Takahashi & Monolith Soft.. One more thing.. REST IN PISS FIELD SKILLS!!    … Expand
  5. lesiuML
    Aug 16, 2023
    8
    Story in this game is amazing, one of the best that I've recently experienced. The characters and overall storytelling is very memorable, touching and thought-provoking. And my score is very uplifted by this aspect. Because to be honest after 30h or so... I was completely bored with always the same combat and exploration loop. At first it was brilliant and everything was fresh for me butStory in this game is amazing, one of the best that I've recently experienced. The characters and overall storytelling is very memorable, touching and thought-provoking. And my score is very uplifted by this aspect. Because to be honest after 30h or so... I was completely bored with always the same combat and exploration loop. At first it was brilliant and everything was fresh for me but after half of the game it become a real struggle to keep on going. But fortunately when I switched difficulty lvl to easy battles were lot faster and I really recommend easy from the start if you don't want to waste a lot of hours looking on the same combat system over and over again. I've tried previous xenoblade games but they never really convinced me to give them a chance for more then couple more hours. But this game is really special. I really think that everyone should give it a try even if you are not into j-rpg - like me - I'm sure you'll still have a lot of fun!… Expand
  6. Omletter
    Aug 12, 2023
    10
    Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is an excellent JRPG that is sure to please fans of the genre and newcomers alike. The game has an epic story, a beautiful world, engaging combat, and plenty of content to keep players engaged. If you are looking for a new JRPG to play, then Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is a great choice.
  7. Borderlinez
    Aug 8, 2023
    10
    I've been playing video games since the days of Final Fantasy 1, and I've seen a lot of them come and go. But Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is one of the best I've ever played. The story is gripping, the characters are memorable, and the world is absolutely stunning. I could spend hours just exploring the different areas and taking in the sights.
  8. Alicedcac
    Aug 8, 2023
    10
    This is an JRPG masterpiece that everyone need to experience once in their life
  9. Combatking42
    Aug 5, 2023
    9
    I love this game so much!! But one thing I dont like are the controllers in which I am referring to the mechanics when you are fighting enemies. But the soundtrack is fire!!
  10. Devicra
    Aug 5, 2023
    8
    Se me esta haciendo largisimo el juego la verdad que la falta de personalidad de algunos personajes es evidente pero el contraste y la relacion con la historia medio explota mas al final del juego hace que te encariñes un poco con los personajes.
    La historia esta bien pero todo avanza muy lento.
    La musica de normal no me termina de convencer, aun que si en las batallas. Sistema de    Se me esta haciendo largisimo el juego la verdad que la falta de personalidad de algunos personajes es evidente pero el contraste y la relacion con la historia medio explota mas al final del juego hace que te encariñes un poco con los personajes.
    La historia esta bien pero todo avanza muy lento.
    La musica de normal no me termina de convencer, aun que si en las batallas.

    Sistema de clases no me gusta nada exepto las trasformaciones y los combos.
    SIstema de copiar las clases de los otros personajes es una absoluta basura ya que por tener lvl alto no pude desbloquear la mitad de las clases.
    La personalidad de algunos personajes es plana eh insispidad todo el tiempo como Sena Noah les parece bien todo no dudan en ayudar y hacer de recaderos.

    No me gusta juzgar un juego en base a los anteriores pero me gustaba mas el sistema de blades del segundo titulo, entiendo que innovar siempre es mejor y se nota que en algunas cosas han sido originales pero no se si es por el cambio de lo oriental a lo europeo que veo a los personajes muy serviciales y correctos en todo, aun no he jugado al DLC pero espero que mejore el juego.

    Le doy un 8 por la cantidad de horas que tiene de juego aun que mucha morralla de conversaciones contenido y misiones.

    SIN SPOILERS
    MALO: Final no explican lo que son los moebius ni quien es el malo, al malo se le podia haber sacado mas chicha un poco ñahh
    BUENO: Me has gustado el final un poco regulero pero a tenido 4 puntos qque me han gustado.    … Expand
  11. SPARARARK
    Aug 4, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Did it.
    After 140 hours i did it.
    I finished Xenoblade 3.

    I fell like a mess.
    The ending made me a sad emotional man.
    Not a single game has made me as emotional as this game.

    i still get tears when I hear the song (Where we belong)

    After 11 years i found my favorite game of all time.
    Thank you Monolith Soft.

    10/10 Perfection.    … Expand
  12. Mitthrawnuruodo
    Jul 29, 2023
    3
    The music may be the only redeeming thing of this entire game. An overcomplicated combat system that you can just ignore and let it auto-attack for the vast majority of your fights. When you do have to use it, you can largely just sit and smash all the buttons while doing something else on your phone so you can actually be entertained until the fight ends. It has an open world that feelsThe music may be the only redeeming thing of this entire game. An overcomplicated combat system that you can just ignore and let it auto-attack for the vast majority of your fights. When you do have to use it, you can largely just sit and smash all the buttons while doing something else on your phone so you can actually be entertained until the fight ends. It has an open world that feels copy and pasted repeatedly, and largely empty. All exploration gets you is hundreds of different items that are so numerous and so frequent none of it feels interesting or special. They seemed to have taken some bits from MMO style gameplay, but only the most boring bits. A story that can't seem to decide on it's pacing, with many of the characters being very bland stereotypes. You have so many cutscenes that they become a boring slog to even put up with and you groan every time you have to sit through one, or just start skipping them completely. The boss enemies are just terrible attempts at I think being funny mustache twisting evil and instead are just cringy and comical in a very bad way. Hours and hours of voice acting, yet in combat and overworld you'll hear the same half a dozen lines repeated over, and over, and over.

    Save yourself the time and money and play almost any other game in the series instead, or really any other JRPG instead.    … Expand
  13. Lil_Dierk
    Jul 29, 2023
    3
    What a heavily disappointing game. I started the xenoblade franchise in 2020 when xenoblade chronicles definitive edition was released on the switch, and I instantly fell in love. Xenoblade 2 was alright, but not nearly as bad as this game. At the time of release, I was not a legal adult, and had no source of reliable income, I saved for months to buy this game on release day with the dlc.What a heavily disappointing game. I started the xenoblade franchise in 2020 when xenoblade chronicles definitive edition was released on the switch, and I instantly fell in love. Xenoblade 2 was alright, but not nearly as bad as this game. At the time of release, I was not a legal adult, and had no source of reliable income, I saved for months to buy this game on release day with the dlc. You could only imagine my disappointment. Let's start on the story. I love the story. But actually playing through it, sucked. It was really hard to follow for some reason, and I found myself googling about the part that I was at. Now let’s begin on the gameplay. All the past battle mechanics we know and love are still here. However, the auto attacks were my biggest problem in this game and xenoblade 2. If auto attacking builds your team gauge, then why is it required for me to stand stationary when positioning is so crucial in xenoblade games? This was not a problem in xenoblade definitive edition, as you were able to auto attack while moving to position yourself better, which, as previously stated, is a crucial part of battle in these games. This auto attacking problem is auto attacking this game’s rating (Mediocre attempt at humor). Other than auto attacking, there were a few gameplay mechanics that are new, but poorly designed. One of which being the weapon class system. Every character in this game has a unique weapon that they use. While that is all well and good, you can also SWITCH any character’s weapon class to the weapon of another character. That makes any strategy of who to play, completely irrelevant since you can use any weapon as any character. It also has a level system for ALL the characters and for ALL the weapons. That adds more playtime to the game that just is not fun. This mechanic also makes the characters less diversified, as the weapon you see them use in the cutscenes has no meaning to the character anymore. Which perfectly segways this review into the characters. They are really not that bad, but the character designs are amazing, but way too detailed for the switch to handle, along with the environment. It feels as if this is meant to be played on a PS5. It runs horribly. Even the menu lags due to too much detail. Now we can talk about the dlc. The hype train for the dlc fell off because of how long the waves are taking to come out. I sadly can not recommend this game to xenoblade newcomers, or anyone for that matter. Just go buy Xenoblade definitive edition.… Expand
  14. DarkwingSchmuck
    Jul 28, 2023
    10
    Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is the best game in the Xenoblade franchise, and the best game bearing the "Xeno" brand since Xenogears. This near-masterpiece features the most original and compelling narrative in a Xeno title since Xenogears, with rich themes, a timeless cast of characters, and the strongest battle system yet in a Xenoblade game -- now with the addition of the tried-and-true andXenoblade Chronicles 3 is the best game in the Xenoblade franchise, and the best game bearing the "Xeno" brand since Xenogears. This near-masterpiece features the most original and compelling narrative in a Xeno title since Xenogears, with rich themes, a timeless cast of characters, and the strongest battle system yet in a Xenoblade game -- now with the addition of the tried-and-true and much beloved Job System. Xenoblade 3 also has a much darker tone and story than either of its predecessors, though it never gets too dour or full of itself *cough*Final Fantasy XVI*cough* -- as heavy as it can be at times, Xenoblade 3 always keeps its sense of fun.

    It is also by far the biggest and longest Xeno game, featuring a beautiful and fully realized world to explore, and countless side quests and side content to take part in. The game is so jam packed with content that you can easily hit triple-digit hours of play; though -- as one can imagine -- with so much content, not all of it is equally as compelling. Some side quests are very well developed and meaningful, while others feel more like useless filler.    … Expand
  15. Spouters
    Jul 18, 2023
    10
    A masterpiece.

    I finished the game and it was wonderful from start to finish. Touching moments. A beautiful soundtrack. Fluid gameplay. I prefer this style of controls and character advancement over Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (XC2). XC2 was ackward and clunky. XC3 was exquisite. People giving this a zero are just upset Mommy wont buy them a Switch. I’d also recommend the Ys series for    A masterpiece.

    I finished the game and it was wonderful from start to finish. Touching moments. A beautiful soundtrack. Fluid gameplay.

    I prefer this style of controls and character advancement over Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (XC2). XC2 was ackward and clunky. XC3 was exquisite.

    People giving this a zero are just upset Mommy wont buy them a Switch.

    I’d also recommend the Ys series for JRPG fans looking for solid games and unforgettable music. Ys 8 being the best.

    Overall XC3 is a masterpiece. Few games get this honor from me. Top production value.. and it shows!

    10 out of 10    … Expand
  16. thompmi
    Jul 16, 2023
    9
    Phenomenal. Some of the story beats here are among the strongest in the series, and the gameplay is once again the best yet. Only thing holding it back from a 10 is a lack of development to some story beats, and a pretty unpleasant final boss battle.
  17. mssixi
    Jul 13, 2023
    2
    El peor Xenoblade al que he jugado. Es tremendamente aburrido,lleno de tutoriales,conversaciones de los personajes insustanciales… No es nada desafiante ni en modo difícil. He jugado muchas horas con la esperanza de que fuera a mejorar en algún momento pero vamos….Cinemáticas eternas y tocar la flauta continuamente. No entiendo cómo tiene la nota que tiene.
  18. irai16
    Jul 11, 2023
    9
    Wow...I just finished this game and I'm still shook by the ending. I won't spoil anything, but it's an absolutely heartbreaking conclusion that perfectly encapsulates the overall themes of the story (i.e., the nature of loss, and the importance of letting go rather than clinging to the past as the story's villains do). As for the rest of the game, it serves as the true culmination of theWow...I just finished this game and I'm still shook by the ending. I won't spoil anything, but it's an absolutely heartbreaking conclusion that perfectly encapsulates the overall themes of the story (i.e., the nature of loss, and the importance of letting go rather than clinging to the past as the story's villains do). As for the rest of the game, it serves as the true culmination of the Xenoblade trilogy by combining the best elements of both. The combat is so fun, with great variety thanks to the class-switching system, and the open world is as always stunning and satisfying to explore. The characters are among the series's best as well, with all six protagonists becoming well developed by the end. My favorite was Taion, but even the stoic Noah becomes a fascinating, three-dimensional character.

    The main criticism I would give is that the game has a bit too many mechanics, and it became tedious to juggle classes, arts, gems, and Ouroboros upgrades. Additionally, while I think the ending was a good conclusion to the specific story of Xenoblade 3, it doesn't really serve as an ending to the Xenoblade trilogy that we were promised, and a few elements are left frustratingly unexplained (still have no idea WTF is up with Noah's sword). This last point doesn't bother me too much since I assume the Future Redeemed DLC will serve as a suitable ending, but just something to keep in mind! Overall, this is a definite recommend to any Xenoblade fan or RPG fan in general, and one of the Switch's best games.    … Expand
  19. TheXxchaKing
    Jul 7, 2023
    4
    + Soundtrack is nice, though it still pales in comparison to XC1, XC2 and even XCX
    + World and enemy design are exactly what you would expect from a Xenoblade title
    - Storytelling and dialogue is absolute drivel that makes no sense - Protagonists and villains alike are utterly unlikeable - Character class systems are too malleable, making every character play the same - Chain attack    + Soundtrack is nice, though it still pales in comparison to XC1, XC2 and even XCX
    + World and enemy design are exactly what you would expect from a Xenoblade title

    - Storytelling and dialogue is absolute drivel that makes no sense
    - Protagonists and villains alike are utterly unlikeable
    - Character class systems are too malleable, making every character play the same
    - Chain attack system breaks boss fights in an unforgiveable manner
    - Graphics and abysmal draw distance somehow look worse than XC2    … Expand
  20. cerb747
    Jul 6, 2023
    10
    The best in the franchise and that's saying alot considering how great the other 3 were. An absolute pice of Art.
  21. Phuz
    May 16, 2023
    0
    Nintendo are doing a great job in recent years of ruining legendary franchises. They turned Zelda in to a walking sim, mixed it with Minecraft and took away the great music and made a kiddies empty fetch quest walkathon.

    Then Fire Emblem, a masterpiece right through to 3 Houses, which really brought it to the future, had these great story path choices, beautiful design, adding stunning    Nintendo are doing a great job in recent years of ruining legendary franchises. They turned Zelda in to a walking sim, mixed it with Minecraft and took away the great music and made a kiddies empty fetch quest walkathon.

    Then Fire Emblem, a masterpiece right through to 3 Houses, which really brought it to the future, had these great story path choices, beautiful design, adding stunning music. Then Engage happened and ruined it all. I don't care how good the chess bit is when everything else was ruined. Nasty ear piercing, boring anime characters that I wanted to kill, not save and in a fooking illuminous game world.

    Then Xenoblade, guess what? Yes ruined. The 3rd of Nintendo's best franchises given the **** treatment on the latest gen.

    How did they manage to downgrade everything from the Wii and WiiU? All they had to do was combine the two and ditch Nopons. The gameworld, graphics, speed and fun of XC X on WiiU mixed with the Story and music of XC1 on Wii. Instead they literally destroyed everything. I am really at a point now where I don't believe the hardware of Switch is as good as WiiU. I don't think the Switch is capable of the WiiU game world in Xenoblade Chronicles X. On paper Switch maybe better but in the real world, I haven't seen the Switch come close to XC X on WiiU.

    I am also starting to believe that people are paid to add reviews. Some of the reviews are outright lies.

    Great characters. If you're 6 y/o possibly.
    Great story. Yeah, I'm just 30 hours in and the story has done practically nothing and the cuts enes are boring as it gets.

    Edit: Got to 40 hours and it was still bad and got hit with loads of filler just as the story was about to move. Went to CEX and traded this junk. Good riddance.

    I can't even be bothered listing every part of the game. It is bad in every way. Go play XCDE and XC X and comeback and tell me this isn't a downgrade in every possible way.

    It's childish with characters and dialogue. With the removal of the old combat bar (I know they did this in 2 but I haven't played it) combat can feel like a lot of waiting around. Characters constantly glitching out and humping scenery. High quality but very forgettable music. I've never spent so long on such a terrible game. Absolute waste of my life.

    I'm not sure how so many people can criticise SAO games and then praise this because the poor dialogue is very reminiscent of SAO. Hollow Realisation is actually a better game than this though.

    Avoid this crap. Reviews are clearly from primary schoolers. There is nothing for teenagers, or adults here.    … Expand
  22. Dumeta
    Jul 1, 2023
    10
    Xenoblade 3 is a really good title in one of my favorite jrpg series and a massiv rpg.

    Positiv in my opinion -great story, good writen party and character and antagonists -memorable moments -intressting Setting established -the World is fun to explore, good looking and spacious Areas with good variety -Combat is fun and with Classes a lot of customization -Lot of the Sidequests    Xenoblade 3 is a really good title in one of my favorite jrpg series and a massiv rpg.

    Positiv in my opinion
    -great story, good writen party and character and antagonists
    -memorable moments
    -intressting Setting established
    -the World is fun to explore, good looking and spacious Areas with good variety
    -Combat is fun and with Classes a lot of customization
    -Lot of the Sidequests have good quality with scenes and rewards and give you more context of the world
    -good Music
    -very good dlc with Future Connected
    -Choreography are strong with Action and Emotion.
    -many plottwists
    -good voiceacting in english (my prefered for this series) and japanese    … Expand
  23. AnimeConnoisseu
    Jul 1, 2023
    0
    Easily the worst Xeno game. Which says a lot because Xenosaga 2 exists. Awful main party, awful villains, and all colonies look identical. Also the localization is awful.
  24. drseven
    Jun 30, 2023
    9
    Rpg with an addictive combat system and a story that keeps you hooked on the screen for most of its development. The game is unbeatable until it reaches a certain point in the story, where it feels unnecessarily lengthened and the climax that had been worked on throughout the game deflates. The soundtrack is a delight and there is content for hours of fun. As a negative point, I don't likeRpg with an addictive combat system and a story that keeps you hooked on the screen for most of its development. The game is unbeatable until it reaches a certain point in the story, where it feels unnecessarily lengthened and the climax that had been worked on throughout the game deflates. The soundtrack is a delight and there is content for hours of fun. As a negative point, I don't like the decision to limit the obtaining of classes if you are above the level of the story, it seems to me a vague way to control the extra leveling and it hurts players who like to squeeze all the content out of as the story progresses.… Expand
  25. Fisherk1ng
    Jun 28, 2023
    6
    The gameplay feels stiff but mostly fun until you unlock all the combat features where the gameplay actually becomes smooth. Unfortunately, the game actively punishes you for preparing for tough fights by locking experience to classes when you are over 5 levels than the enemy you're fight. This means the game is also punishing you for doing quests, since doing all the quests as they comeThe gameplay feels stiff but mostly fun until you unlock all the combat features where the gameplay actually becomes smooth. Unfortunately, the game actively punishes you for preparing for tough fights by locking experience to classes when you are over 5 levels than the enemy you're fight. This means the game is also punishing you for doing quests, since doing all the quests as they come up makes you roughly 10 levels over the monsters you face while doing said quests.

    The story is mid at best and insulting at worst. It feels like it was written by three very distinct individuals. The first is an industry veteran who knows what they're doing. When they're writing, the story well written, concise, and you can really understand who each characters is.
    The second writer is a college grad who hasn't quite kicked the habit they teach you in school to write a 5 page essay where 4 paragraphs is more than enough. This writer breaks the show don't tell rule in the most infuriating way. They will show you, tell you, then make the characters have a conversation going in depth on what they just experience or learned and then have the characters act like this is all new information when it comes up again. Never before has my controller fallen asleep because a cutscene was going on too long. Never before have I skipped cutscenes on the first viewing because i already know everything that happens in the cutscene from the first 5 second while they insist it needs 30 more minutes of cutscene to really drive the point home.
    The Third Writer is a twitter blogger. They care more for creating artificial drama than keeping character consistency. Characters will spontaneously break character, act stupid, or act stubborn for the sake of adding extra drama or conflict when the story already has plenty of both to work off of.
    The discrepancy between these three writing styles is such a glaring issue to the point that im almost convinced the first writer had made the prefect story for this but it wasn't long enough for investors so they hired writers two and three to stretch the play time and consequently ruin the story. The game tries to mix the themes of the first two games to great effect until the second writer beats the point to death and the third writer retcons it at the last second.

    In conclusion, if you want to play it for the gameplay, go ahead and just try not to over-level. if you you want a compelling well written story, just play the last two because you're not going to find that with this one.    … Expand
  26. ZeldaIsBest
    Jun 28, 2023
    10
    My game of the year. It's beautiful graphics, refined combat and mechanics, gripping cutscenes, and a deep story, make this an incredible final entry in the Xenoblade Chronicles trilogy.
  27. FFisTrash2
    Jun 28, 2023
    10
    Easily my favorite game so far. Relatable, good characters. Very nice battle system. Easy to understand game mechanics with the option of a) re-viewing tutorial or b) using the "training" option. The story is awesome. I'm absolutely invested. It made me cry a couple of times already..
  28. Spike-_
    Jun 26, 2023
    10
    Absolutely amazing game that blew my expectations out of the water. The story had me griped the whole time and the detailed combat system was extremely fun to delve into. The characters are one of the things I loved the most about the game as they were fun and meshed with each other very well. The voice acting was also really great and bring life to a lot of scenes. I don’t think I wouldAbsolutely amazing game that blew my expectations out of the water. The story had me griped the whole time and the detailed combat system was extremely fun to delve into. The characters are one of the things I loved the most about the game as they were fun and meshed with each other very well. The voice acting was also really great and bring life to a lot of scenes. I don’t think I would have enjoyed the game so thoroughly if I hadn’t played xenoblade 1 and 2 before hand but it can still be enjoyed without playing them. Almost forgot to mention the music. That was honestly (as usual with xenoblade) one of the best parts. I also absolutely loved the ending. People who didn’t like it because it “goes against the message” or because it “didn’t make sense” I’m fairly certain were not paying attention when playing the game. It was a perfect end which was shown to be the characters aims from the start of the game. Overall this is my opinion that this is a great game, I didn’t get bored once even in the sections where there wasn’t any action. Truely a masterpiece.… Expand
  29. Flippoo
    Jun 11, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I played and finished both XB1 and XB2 and really enjoyed both. So I thought there was no way XB3 could fail. Unfortunately XB3 made several design and story decisions that did not captivate me.

    First was the military theme, just didn't enjoy that aspect of it. XB games are more fun and interesting when they have a more homey or medieval theme. Could just be me that feels that way, I don't know.

    I also didn't like the whiny lead character Noah. So weak. I mean I didn't like Rex that much either at first but at least he was tenacious so I had to give him respect for that - and eventually Rex won me over. Noah just wants to talk about emotions the whole time and I want to roll my eyes.

    Also the UI felt like a step backwards, the combat also wasn't better than XB2, the villains were stupid, and the environments seemed dark and ugly. Not an enjoyable universe to be in at all. Somehow they did the impossible and released a terrible XB game.    … Expand
  30. DJBobRokk
    Jun 8, 2023
    4
    Just One Word: BORING.. nothing more than boring.. silly story/dialogues, totally unrewarding gameplay and terrible graphic quality (on TV)
    let me go to play another Yakuza..
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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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