Xenoblade Chronicles 3

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8.5

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  1. dannyusername
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    here come the people review bombing and calling the battle system boring without even understanding the mechanics past auto attacking. the exact same happened with 2, so I'm not surprised. if you can't understand the game, you should go back to fortnite!
  2. SpYdEr_88
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    Un juego con un gusto exquisito, una trama tremenda y una ejecucion de juego excepcional! De lo mejor que he jugado en los ultimos tiempos. Grande Monolith! Grande Nintendo!
  3. esarbay
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    Amazing world, amazing story, characters, sidequests, the best combat system in a xenoblade game so far. Everything has been polished from the previous titles, bringing the best RPG experience on such a small device as the Nintendo Switch is. A true miracle that every fan from the genre should try.
  4. AndGrirgo9
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    Un mundo increíble, con banda sonora extraordinaria e inolvidable, historia inolvidable, personajes bien escritos y un gameplay algo loco pero cuando aprendes es una pasada muy completamente fascinante.
  5. cess093
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    Definitely one of the best games of Nintendo Switch. The gameplay, the story, the characters… everything is perfect!
  6. Burninator84
    Aug 1, 2022
    9
    I’m only about 11 hours in the game so far, so this isn’t a review score of the entire game. So far this game is amazing, the story is fantastic, the voice acting is very good. For being on the very underpowered Switch the visual quality is really good (Nintendo needs a kick in the behind to get a more powerful system). I do have some small gripes with the game, but as a whole Xenoblade 3I’m only about 11 hours in the game so far, so this isn’t a review score of the entire game. So far this game is amazing, the story is fantastic, the voice acting is very good. For being on the very underpowered Switch the visual quality is really good (Nintendo needs a kick in the behind to get a more powerful system). I do have some small gripes with the game, but as a whole Xenoblade 3 is extremely good and if you play it you can tell MonoliftSoft really cared about this game.… Expand
  7. zeroreoxo
    Aug 2, 2022
    10
    Monolith Soft really listens to user opinions. There are a lot of improvements compared to Xenoblade 2 and 1DE. JRPGs are dying these days and Xenoblade is one of the game I enjoyed the most. Glad to see Nintendo values this series.
  8. gustave154
    Aug 4, 2022
    10
    This is the best JRPG for Switch period. Monolith have outdone themselves with this entry. This game has everything.
  9. OwtDaft
    Nov 19, 2022
    6
    + The story is pretty good.
    + The image quality is improved from the 2nd game.
    + Voice acting is really good. + It's very easy to become over powered early if you enjoy that. - The story though good isn't as good as the previous games. - The characters didn't interest me as much here. - Exploration was the biggest let down in this game. - The world is very empty and lacks proper    + The story is pretty good.
    + The image quality is improved from the 2nd game.
    + Voice acting is really good.
    + It's very easy to become over powered early if you enjoy that.
    - The story though good isn't as good as the previous games.
    - The characters didn't interest me as much here.
    - Exploration was the biggest let down in this game.
    - The world is very empty and lacks proper towns to see in the landscape.
    - Never been a big fan of the battle system in the first place, after so many games it's so stale.
    - Your team constantly keep saying the same things over and over after a battle.
    = The battle system been stale and the exploration and story been a step down from previous
    games, this game is a huge disappointment though it's still good in places. The story despite been a step down has it's moments, there is a very good story point about 2/3 into the game I won't spoil. The environment isn't as fun to explore but there is a more open bit later but getting around it is a nightmare because of the boat you have which has horrible controls. I really hope the 4th game reboots the series with a much improved battle system and a more interesting world to explore, hopefully on better future Nintendo hardware.    … Expand
  10. Juac
    Mar 14, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My original rating for this game was 6/10, after 110 hours and the ending it is now 4.5/10. This game was made for teen to young adult audiences who don’t mind anime-esque tropes and clichés and to introduce philosophies to them. I am not that target audience and feel those that are deserve better than this.

    This game suffers a bar so low that it acts as an excuse as to why it’s not better than it should be. It walks on the corpses of the previous games, and by the end tramples on them. If you’re looking to play XenoC 3, welcome to the Endless Now.

    Gameplay 3/5

    TL;DR: The gameplay is held up by conveniences invented and improved in the last 3 XenoC games, but is spoiled by its thoughtless combat and a lack of interesting mechanics on the enemy’s side.

    -The good stuff from the previous Xenos are still here.
    -The Gem mechanic has been simplified since XenoC: 1 into tactical stat buffs. No more fumbling around menus, throwing out useless ones or fusing them then slotting them.
    -This game has an insane amount of tutorials for half the game.
    -I like the new colony mechanics. Raising ranks to get better shop items, and building (pointless) relationships is nice.
    -Traversal takes too long. This game could use XenoC X’s vehicles.
    -The discussion mechanic bogs down time with extra steps to do basic quests.
    -The bonus EXP is basically just “Get more EXP from the EXP you already get”.
    -The Interlinks are cool looking, but slow combat with long animations. They’re like summons in FF10 and 12, meat shields used to keep the party alive.
    -Chain Attacks are horrendously long. The animations are not fluid, they take forever, with latency between selection and animations.

    ~THE COMBAT of XenoC 3 is the worst part of gameplay. It comes down to basic level related questions.
    ”Are you 5 levels below a normal enemy?” You win.
    ”Are you the same level as this elite enemy?” You win.
    “Are you 5 levels above the boss?” You win.
    People make bosses with weird and interesting mechanics to breakup the above formula. The only two interesting boss fights in the game are against M (whose not that interesting, just watch your targeting) and the Final Boss.

    The problem with the combat is that it’s flashy, slow and superfluous. Interlinks and Chain Attacks bloat the time. All the subclasses are pointless because you’ll never need the admittedly great and varied ideas they had for the subclasses because no enemy is special enough to need different strategies. On top of that it incentivizes you to just drop the controller because of Auto-combat. “Above the level requirement? Good, turn on auto-combat, it’ll be over soon. Unless you want it over even slower, but guaranteed, with the overly long Chain Attacks.”

    Story 1.5/5

    TL;DR: The premise is simple, but interesting and starts well. Later the themes are found to be only skin deep and the characters and villains are shallow. The setting is glazed over and no one goes through character growth. The midsection is bloated.

    -Plot. Easily guessable, but fine…till the end.
    -Setting. Unutilized. The world is made of the titans of the first two games, who don’t come up as a plotpoint. The focus is on the “10 years to die” aspect and Moebius's immortality.
    -Themes. They’re brought up only on a surface level with one exception. The main themes: Reincarnation, living a short life to the fullest , living for the possibilities of the future rather than the Now, people live on in others who knew and cherished them.
    -Characters. The main characters are bland, save Eunie. The worst parts about them is they're innofensive and have no hobbies or dreams besides their goals. Earlier I mentioned this game has a safety net; that’s their 10 Year Lifespan. Because they can only live for 10 years they lack personhood/occupations. The narrative uses this as an answer to the character’s lacking elements. Yet they stretch subjects of convos impossibly long.
    -Character Growth. There is none. The main reason being that because the colony’s side stories are optional. If any character development happened at a colony that was too significant, they’d have to change too much later to compensate.

    The best characters are mainly the colony leaders: Ethel, Cammuravi, Monica, Asherah, and Triton. The rest are bland to bad (Ghondor). Only fleshed out villains are J and M

    ~THE ENDING. The End was so insultingly bad I thought it was a bad ending that I could earn a good version of. I could go on for hours, but in short it subverts its own message of giving people more choices. They rob each other of choice, denying the wish of people that want to be together, in hopes of finding a way to get back to each other. Also, when did Origin, a machine designed to hold people’s souls through an apocalypse (and somewhat manipulate ether) gain the power to force two universes apart?    … Expand
  11. HunterSeeker
    Apr 6, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a game that has many good ideas but the execution of it is rather sloppy. First off, it's really cool that you get up to 7 characters on screen at once all participating in battle. However, the story wants to be a super complex story but has many plot holes and contrivances. For instance, the game basically says someone has 3 months to live, yet the party is okay meandering around doing things that aren't their main objective despite their time constraints. There's a moment where the main character summons a sword from his chest; yet never explained why this happens. Sometimes, the plot only moves forward because the writers force characters to make absolutely asinine decisions. For example, the party finds themselves in the heart of enemy territory and all agree that they have to get away as soon as possible. But no, the protagonist walks more into the territory rather than running; he does this for no reason and it's never explained. The game features completely one dimensional and overdramatic villains. It's a darn shame that the counsel of villains all have extremely similar personalities. There's even a scene where one of the characters tells the villain that they would join their side cuz of "friendship" even though the villain murdered all the character's friends. Let me tell you, if one of my friends murdered my other friends, I'd be pretty pissed about that. There's a part where one character switches bodies with another character. It's never explained why this can occur and how this is possible. It just happens because the writers needed a way to progress the plot and couldn't think of a logical way to do it somehow.

    The gameplay itself is really fun. If you love tab targeting MMO's, you'll like the gameplay of this game. Exploration feels smooth, but some of the maps have issues telling the players which items are on which floor. One of the biggest foibles of this class based game is that when a new class is unlocked, it's not unlocked for every character. This is huge oversight because other games in this genre will allow all characters to use a class once it's unlocked. Why this game went against that good game design is beyond me. Also, the game fails to explain that you can't unlock classes if you're fighting mobs that are 5+ levels lower than you. This is awful design to an otherwise well designed class system.

    Overall, there's nothing wrong with a straightforward story. If the writers wanted to make a complex story, they can do so without having so many plot contrivances and plot holes.    … Expand
  12. JeffMD
    Aug 2, 2022
    9
    The game lays a lot of story out in the first couple of hours as well as unlocking a lot of things like all your arts in one go. This is great for vets but can be overwhelming for newcomers. There are hand holding tutorials for everything and while in the end you will need them to understand it all, it is just a little frustrating at times when you just want to get moving but you areThe game lays a lot of story out in the first couple of hours as well as unlocking a lot of things like all your arts in one go. This is great for vets but can be overwhelming for newcomers. There are hand holding tutorials for everything and while in the end you will need them to understand it all, it is just a little frustrating at times when you just want to get moving but you are forced to slog through menus to learn something new.

    Rest assured the game does its best not to fall in some of the pitfalls of xenoblade 2's systems (Not that I thought anything was wrong with it personally). Amazingly enough, at first shoving 6 diverse characters on you you would think you would fine at least one or more of them annoying or disappointing. After 7 hours I was able to find at least one thing to like about each and every one of them and can't wait for full backstories. The writing is really amazing, and it really needed to be because it can be particularly difficult to believe what these colonies do day in and day out for their 10 year life spans.

    Technically, we aren't seeing any BETTER visuals then anything we saw in xenoblade 2 per say, but rather the little things everywhere. Performance is pretty rock solid now, no sudden frame drops from busy areas. Load times are based on the complexity of the area so out in the world the load times are quite fast. I also have yet to see any of the texture load in bugs that plagues XB2 when you loaded into cities and cutscenes. I also think facial animations have been improved noticeably. On the audio front, I so far feel this is the series best sound track to date.

    If you are any kind of a fan of JRPGs, this is a must have just as Xenoblade 2 is.    … Expand
  13. 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
  14. Flomo
    Aug 2, 2022
    10
    Unglaublich diese Jrpg es ist Perfekt ,Grandiose Musik,Charaktere, Grafik, und sdie Story ist Meisterhaft .Es hat eine Magie wie der erste Teil. Die Musik ist noch ein Stück besser .Meisterleistung
  15. Mcmardigang
    Aug 8, 2022
    10
    It is one of the best games of this year. Very good story and exellent tutorial for understanding the combats, that by the way, it is really deep and ejoyable. I really respect the opinion of other people, but I do not understand why Metacritic allow haters participate providing their useless opinion in this platform.
  16. Volcan24
    Aug 8, 2022
    10
    Excellent game! Great story, astounding music and well-written characters. Out of the Xenoblade games, it is definitely my favourite.
  17. felixmoysich
    Oct 7, 2022
    10
    One of the best RPGS ever made.
    Story,battle system,graphics,music,characters,amount of content, everything is top notch.
  18. MuhannadX
    Aug 2, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Characters ✅
    Story ✅
    Play Rate ✅
    Conversations ✅
    Play Rate ✅
    world ✅
    Technical orientation
    10/10    … Expand
  19. 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
  20. Thiago06
    Aug 5, 2022
    10
    Xenoblade chronicles 3 es una aventura muy increíble, con un impresionante mundo abierto y una historia que te impresionará cada segundo
  21. Sasanqua67
    Aug 5, 2022
    10
    i can't stand people who bash on games without even playing them.
    This game is amazing, good gameplay, AMAZING characters, good music, and nice graphics for Switch standars. The story tho, oh my god it's great, literally.
    if you like party interactions, good chemistry among protagonists and genuinely good romances, then the game's for you.
  22. Djon57VGR
    Nov 10, 2022
    10
    The JRPG at his paroxysm that give us a magnificent moment to link the 2 beloved previous serie entries. The Nintendo Switch allows us to have this anthology triology on a single machine.
  23. Andybody
    Jul 30, 2022
    10
    A Fantastic game. 17 hours in now. Great gameplay and story. Recommend this game. Don't listen to the haters. They don't even own a switch
  24. Monoblade
    Jul 30, 2022
    10
    Definitely one of the best games ever made,amazing story don't listen to the 0/10 obviously trolls
  25. Delsinx4
    Jul 30, 2022
    10
    A deep and sentimental adventure full of great and thoughtful moments with a beautiful soundtrack, recommended for anyone who likes good, thoughtful and humanistic stories
  26. Bob84
    Jul 30, 2022
    9
    Gonna give this a 9 from wat I've seen from the first 10 hours, extremely well put together considering the hardware that it's running on, coming from elden ring on ps5 to this was a bit of a shock but it's held up quite well even on a switch lite! Ignore the 0 out of 10s obvs not own a switch
  27. Dabigboss_1987
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    Una absoluta obra maestra de la mano de monolith si te gustan un poco los jrpg no lo dejes pasar! el juego es espectacular
  28. nininiyy
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    Don’t read all those 0 rating reviews, they haven’t even played it. The story is absolutely amazing and the gameplay and the exploration are perfect. Just play it!
  29. Meeeeee
    Aug 1, 2022
    10
    dear God they went hard on this one gg monolith thank you funny japanese man takahashi
  30. Shirohae
    Jul 30, 2022
    10
    Intruging story and extremly good battlesystem, requires some dedication to master!
  31. ALUZ
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    My most anticipated game of 2022 and it dose not disappoint.

    Xenoblade 2 was my favourite game of all time and expectations where high coming into this one. Before they revealed gameplay, I was worried that they might have made gameplay and combat more simple and streamlined, Monolith went with the opposite direction and cranked it up to 11, taking the best parts of xbc 1, xbc 2 and    My most anticipated game of 2022 and it dose not disappoint.

    Xenoblade 2 was my favourite game of all time and expectations where high coming into this one. Before they revealed gameplay, I was worried that they might have made gameplay and combat more simple and streamlined, Monolith went with the opposite direction and cranked it up to 11,
    taking the best parts of xbc 1, xbc 2 and Torna to create the best game in the franchise.

    A good story, good characters combined with a new amazing art style makes this game of the year for me.    … Expand
  32. StrikeX
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    Recommended Nintendo Switch Game. Best entry in the series, combat far better than xc 1 and xc 2 imo, exploration is bigger and not empty. Looking forward for next entry.
  33. Zelfraonis
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    I played only 10 jours but i Can already Say i love this game :The music, The characters, The story, The battle system, The world
    Everything is really good And For a Switch game it is looking really good
    It's way better than the other xenoblade games
    The ability to Switch characters during battle is one of the best New features
  34. PyroicSkullster
    Jul 31, 2022
    9
    Xenoblade chronicles 3 is great!
    The graphics are better than the Xenoblade chronicles 1 port on switch and heck even better than the Second! The mouths also dont look like that made of rubber and mostly look like there actually saying the wording. Only complaints I really have is only healer can now revive and you get chain attack a little late than we should have got it. One last thing    Xenoblade chronicles 3 is great!
    The graphics are better than the Xenoblade chronicles 1 port on switch and heck even better than the Second! The mouths also dont look like that made of rubber and mostly look like there actually saying the wording. Only complaints I really have is only healer can now revive and you get chain attack a little late than we should have got it. One last thing is the fusion is amazing!    … Expand
  35. ppajxu
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    Rating this a 10. Can't believe the negative reviews. Many haven't even played it... very odd behavior by these weirdos. The other complajn of graphics. Sorry it's a switch game guys...
  36. ttgamerr
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    Don’t read all those 0 rating reviews, they haven’t even played it. The story is absolutely amazing and the gameplay and the exploration are perfect. Just play it!
  37. xjpnldzztp
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    This game is amazing in every aspect. The exploration, the combat, the story, the music,... It's a masterpiece.
  38. opention
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    Xenoblade chronicles is the best game that i have ever played, it has stunning graphics, great quests, a long story, and lots of plot twists, which i find amazing.
  39. LucaSturch
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    You can tell they took the best aspects of either game to make the best product possible. I also cant believe how much can be happening on the screen at one time. Impressive!

    Great music, Really nice cutscenes and well done gameplay. But be prepared for lots of tutorials and systems to learn ;)
  40. Qwertyuiop885
    Jul 31, 2022
    9
    Played 20 hrs so far. It's great! From music, VA, direction of cutscenes to combat mechanics, systems and gameplay loop. It also looks pretty good for a switch game!
  41. MrMcBride
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    I’m a veteran fan of the Xenoblade games with X being my favourite followed 1 (DE) and then 2. I’m about 8 hours in and so far this iteration of the series improves on the previous entries graphically, stylistically, and in gameplay. It’s a flawed masterpiece, like the games that came before hand, but I maintain a 10 scoring to reflect the net enjoyment the game brings me.
  42. abowman
    Aug 3, 2022
    10
    This game is absolutely amazing, and it's by far the best in the series so far. Some of the way the story is presented reminds me very much of Xenogears.

    Xenoblade games feel like you're controlling an MMO party, and they've really refined this gameplay in XC3. In previous titles of the series these systems could feel a bit clunky and under utilized. It would often feel like you    This game is absolutely amazing, and it's by far the best in the series so far. Some of the way the story is presented reminds me very much of Xenogears.

    Xenoblade games feel like you're controlling an MMO party, and they've really refined this gameplay in XC3. In previous titles of the series these systems could feel a bit clunky and under utilized. It would often feel like you couldn't quite get the gameplay loop down to how they intended it. Fights would end too quickly, or you couldn't get the combos to work properly. All of these issues seem to have completely disappeared with XC3.

    This is especially true on the harder difficulties, and it really shines when you're fighting bosses. There is the concept of a main tank, off tank, healer, utility, and dps classes. Unless you're over leveled, you will almost certainly have to switch party members to better control the actions of your party. During these longer fights, you will have many opportunities to leverage all of the proper mechanics, and it’s immensely satisfying to pull off.

    There is a phenomenal class system that allows you to leverage skills and arts from other classes that you’ve mastered. The classes are unlocked both through main story quests, and optional side quests. It wouldn’t surprise me if some of the classes end up being decently hidden.

    Like other titles on the series, the open world maps can definitely feel a bit lifeless. There are great incentives to explore the maps, but don’t expect any type of dynamic event or sense of the world being lived in. This is true of all JRPG’s so I would think most people will be expecting this going into this game.

    Any potential downside from the dull environments is quickly overlooked by the fact that you can play this phenomenal RPG anywhere you want. The fact that we are able to play this phenomenal 80+ Hour RPG’s in handheld mode is amazing. I'm a father of 2 so being able to play XC3 in bite size chunks on the couch is really a great bonus.

    I hope they never stop making these games. I love this series.    … Expand
  43. RicardoDavid
    Jan 17, 2023
    1
    The story is even more stupid than Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and that is saying something. These games are supposed to be good because of the story yet you can feel dumber every hour you spend listening to it.
  44. icyboi
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    Amazing combat with interesting story. Cant believe such a feature complete game like this is also getting a ton of dlc.
  45. 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
  46. 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!
  47. 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.~
  48. Luisguerreroa
    Nov 14, 2022
    2
    No me gustó, me parece un juego aburrido y repetitivo, con una historia con potencial desperdiciado y falta de desarrollo en los personajes
  49. JohnDoeVin
    Aug 2, 2022
    10
    Xenoblade 3 is a celebration of this decade-long series and boy what a way to finish! Monolith took the best aspects of prior games and incorporated them into what is hands down the most polished Xenoblade game yet. The story is an emotional rollercoaster and for the first time I was invested in all of the main cast. The world of Aionios is vast and it’s easy to simply get caught up in itXenoblade 3 is a celebration of this decade-long series and boy what a way to finish! Monolith took the best aspects of prior games and incorporated them into what is hands down the most polished Xenoblade game yet. The story is an emotional rollercoaster and for the first time I was invested in all of the main cast. The world of Aionios is vast and it’s easy to simply get caught up in it for hours exploring, collecting and completing quests. The Heroes were the perfect solution for replacing Blades and recruiting and learning their movesets is addicting! I would call the combat “masterful”. There’s enough complexity yet it doesn’t become convoluted and the game does an excellent job explaining the combat to you with there even being drills for you to practice if you ever want to revisit certain mechanics. Simply put: If you enjoy the Xenoblade series this is a must buy.… Expand
  50. 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
  51. Pembroke_Watts
    Aug 8, 2022
    10
    Xenoblade 3 takes what made the previous games great (music, story, exploration, combat, etc.) while avoiding the mistakes of its predecessors(bad tutorials, weird art style, unnatural dialogue, etc.).
  52. DolphinReviews
    Jan 14, 2023
    0
    Cringe voice acting, awful characters, and a terrible story. The game all around is sexist with it's revealing women's clothing 0/10.
  53. TTmallz
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    Another great Xenoblade Chronicles game! The story is great, the combat is fun, the length of the game is what I love about JRPGs, cutscenes are also another favorite of mine for JRPGs. All 3 Xenoblade chronicles games are just amazing in their own way and monolithsoft keeps on pumping out quality JRPGs.
  54. 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
  55. LORISZ84
    Aug 2, 2022
    10
    Leggendario leggendario leggendario leggendario leggendario leggendario leggendario.
  56. cornpenguin01
    Aug 2, 2022
    10
    Masterpiece and peak fiction. I love the game! I really enjoyed the first two games, so this is a wonderful addition to the series.
  57. Souljahnl
    Aug 3, 2022
    10
    Best game in the series in my opinion. Tons of side quests and things to collect and also many strategic options for your character development and combat execution. The graphics seem fine too me and are not as bad as negative reviews portray in my opinion. The QoL upgrades especially with showing you the shortest path to your quest is a huge game changer as it was quite common to get aBest game in the series in my opinion. Tons of side quests and things to collect and also many strategic options for your character development and combat execution. The graphics seem fine too me and are not as bad as negative reviews portray in my opinion. The QoL upgrades especially with showing you the shortest path to your quest is a huge game changer as it was quite common to get a bit lost in Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Definitely recommend this game!… Expand
  58. JoeJacques
    Aug 3, 2022
    10
    Me personally never could get into JRGS I am a typical RPG fan played all the classics was looking for something to play on my Switch and came across this. I have never played the previous entires in the series so can't make any comparisons.

    The story is amazing, I easily connect with all the characters and what they are fighting for. The combat is also great, a good number of classes    Me personally never could get into JRGS I am a typical RPG fan played all the classics was looking for something to play on my Switch and came across this. I have never played the previous entires in the series so can't make any comparisons.

    The story is amazing, I easily connect with all the characters and what they are fighting for.
    The combat is also great, a good number of classes which all work in conjunction for many different play styles.

    The open world there are many things to explore, fighting boss enemies, collecting recourses etc. For me my play through is still in progress and this has already convinced me to go pick up the earlier games in the series.

    If you like RPGS, you like long games, a good story this is the game for you.    … Expand
  59. AMindJoke
    Aug 3, 2022
    10
    I’d give more than 10 if there was a better vote, this game is simply perfect! The scenes, the music, the gameplay, there’s not a single category I’d give less! The feelings this game can give you are something unbelievable!
  60. Nintendo-Xream
    Jul 30, 2022
    10
    What can I say but that it's one of the greatest games of all time! What more can I say but Monolithsoft outdoing themselves once again!
  61. Hunk3studios
    Jul 30, 2022
    10
    Monolithsoft continues to only make masterpieces.

    This game is so unbelievably good.
  62. BabaYega
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    Xeno3 is the best JRPG I've played in recent years. Complex mechanics, a great plot, and adorable characters. Technically everything is perfect, and your graphics are beautiful. A true masterpiece.
  63. saleh5417
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    Great game and better than the last one. I wish they didn’t make the party players more than four.
  64. Jonuffy
    Aug 1, 2022
    10
    Monolith Soft have done it again with another exemplary Xenoblade outing. Lets not forget they reinvented the JRPG for the western audience with Xenoblade 1 at a time when they were really dying out in popularity. They have listened to their audience, critics and quite possibly numbskull metacritic 0 raters (although I doubt it as the vast majority seem to have deep set psychologicalMonolith Soft have done it again with another exemplary Xenoblade outing. Lets not forget they reinvented the JRPG for the western audience with Xenoblade 1 at a time when they were really dying out in popularity. They have listened to their audience, critics and quite possibly numbskull metacritic 0 raters (although I doubt it as the vast majority seem to have deep set psychological issues). There are many QOL improvements and for newcomers to the series more approachable tutorials. They have also added a training drill system if you need to practice or refresh your understanding.
    They have combined battle systems from Xenoblade 1 and 2 which has resulted in a wonderful and thoroughly enjoyable hybrid.
    The characters and world are to their usual high standard and I personally love the voice acting although of course this is going to be subjective..
    I highly recommend for RPG/JRPG fans and you certainly get plenty of bang for your buck but I would advise doing your homework to the type of game this is especially regarding the battle system as it really makes up such a large part of the game-play. It requires some build tinkering but its not completely obsessive either. It's not for everyone as some have shown in their reviews on here already, crying about the price and experience but not knowing anything about the kind of game it is.
    Oh and that soundtrack. This must be soundtrack of the year or at the very least nominated!
    A very good starting point if your new to the series as the mechanics are explained well and the story is self contained without requiring knowledge from the previous two incarnations (although it would be a lie to say the Easter eggs from those don't enhance the experience). Already looking forward to Monolithsoft's next offering and don't forget its them that help Nintendo with the world building on the Zelda titles since Nintendo acquired them. Looks promising for BOTW 2's world I would suggest.    … Expand
  65. Serenist
    Jul 30, 2022
    9
    Its just very good. I don’t know what the other reviews are talking about. They just hate.
  66. Gamster77
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    I’ve played 60 hours of this game this game is game of the year blows past elden ring . I guess it will be reviewed bombed as usual so I’ll be back to give god of war a nice 0 in a few months
  67. NintendoBoy28
    Jul 30, 2022
    10
    Everything I wanted Xenoblade 2 to be. Beautiful game. amazing characters must play game on the switch
  68. crimbythecat
    Jul 30, 2022
    10
    Very fun game , characters are great too. I’m happy I gave this one a try!!
  69. Scrump12
    Jul 30, 2022
    10
    Great game . Not sure why people are coming on here to give it negative reviews. Enjoyed the first 20 hours thoroughly
  70. Luis64
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    Juegazo, el mejor RPG del mundo superando a Final Fantasy, quien no haya jugado este juego no puede considerarse amante de los JRPG, el mejor exclusivo de Nintendo y de nadie más.
  71. lelouchejaeger
    Aug 2, 2022
    10
    Great soundtrack and story plus an exciting world to explore make this the best out of the three
  72. eric1723
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    このゲームは本当に素晴らしい。
    世界観に引き込まれ、何時間プレイしていても飽きない。 bgmも素晴らしく、期待をはるかに上回った。
  73. Yesofcouse
    Jul 30, 2022
    10
    Exactly what I wanted
    Engaging combat, interesting Twists and character to character interactions

    Don't let the review bombing do you, this game is a banger
  74. Garc79
    Aug 1, 2022
    10
    Is it massive entertaining RPG that doesn't disappoint? Indeed. It fulfills all expectations with excellent story, lot of dilemmas, well-written characters, vast world and plenty of activities and combat. Fans can be satisfied again and newcomers could give it a shot, finally.
  75. Arturos
    Aug 1, 2022
    10
    potentially one of the best in the series, the story is too good unfortunately it's hard to talk about xenoblade chronicles 3 without spoilers, it's a G.O.T.Y
  76. KenSasaki90
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    I play it now 25h, rly Great Game, Story, Music, Characters, Open World, Quesrts. All is rly good. The Combat-System works perfect.
    Pros:
    Big Open World, Music, Characters, Gameplay, Storywriting.
    Neutral: Tutorials (sometimes way to much), Textures (Hardware Limitations, so more a Switch Problem and not Monoloths)
    Cons:
    To Less Nopons!
  77. Schakko
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    It's truly a Masterpiece. Even better than the Predecessors. Good story and characters.
  78. RobertBarlow
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is an absolute joy to play, and the pinnacle of the franchise. The cast of characters is immediately likeable and interesting, the story is intriguing, and the gameplay is the most involved it's ever been. Most of the filler which plagued Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is relegated to side content, and quite a lot of the game is eminently missable - which is a good thing,Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is an absolute joy to play, and the pinnacle of the franchise. The cast of characters is immediately likeable and interesting, the story is intriguing, and the gameplay is the most involved it's ever been. Most of the filler which plagued Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is relegated to side content, and quite a lot of the game is eminently missable - which is a good thing, because it means the fluff is optional for those of you who dislike it. Likewise, the story is a lot more balanced than the first Xenoblade game. No more cast members disappearing into irrelevance when their main arc is complete.

    I wholeheartedly recommend the game, even to those of you who aren't familiar with Xenoblade. Please, check it out. You're robbing yourself of one of the best experiences of all time otherwise.    … Expand
  79. youareready
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    In one word: Perfection

    Flawless Execution of story and gameplay

    THE best RPG of switch
  80. RikkuBlue
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    The game is an absolute masterpiece. It is the very pinnacle of the jprg genre. The storytelling, the world building, the gameplay, purely chef's kiss
  81. guguluk
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    I could finish the game in 52 hours. He took me to his world with story and I played until my eyes were devastated. Since I was extremely curious about the story, I mainly proceeded from the main story, but I did not rush. First of all, the story is beyond my high expectations. Their music is beyond legendary and makes you experience the spirit and world of the game completely. YasunoriI could finish the game in 52 hours. He took me to his world with story and I played until my eyes were devastated. Since I was extremely curious about the story, I mainly proceeded from the main story, but I did not rush. First of all, the story is beyond my high expectations. Their music is beyond legendary and makes you experience the spirit and world of the game completely. Yasunori Mitsuda what a legend you are. The flute choice is incredible. I think it will connect more to Xenoblade Chronicles and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 with its dlc that will be released at the end of next year.

    Thank you monolith soft. What a masterpiece.    … Expand
  82. JORC
    Aug 1, 2022
    10
    O game evolui aspectos já existentes nos outros e traz uma narrariva mais madura, mais humana, menos anime. O sistema de personalização de classes é absurdamente divertido. O mundo é vivo e traz melhorias de vidas muito bem vindas. O design do mapa (apesar do setting menos interessante que os outros), é sublime. E a trilha sonora, como sempre, entrega tudo. Um dos melhores games do ano,O game evolui aspectos já existentes nos outros e traz uma narrariva mais madura, mais humana, menos anime. O sistema de personalização de classes é absurdamente divertido. O mundo é vivo e traz melhorias de vidas muito bem vindas. O design do mapa (apesar do setting menos interessante que os outros), é sublime. E a trilha sonora, como sempre, entrega tudo. Um dos melhores games do ano, espero que esteja no TGA.… Expand
  83. Chascoby7
    Jul 30, 2022
    10
    Truly a masterpiece. The narrative, characters, story, combat and graphics are perfect. One of the best jrpg ever.
  84. Tailed-Raven
    Nov 24, 2022
    10
    To me this game is everything a xenoblade game should/wants to be at its best.
  85. Theyn
    Jul 31, 2022
    9
    - Spoiler Free -

    The Story? Everything you would expect from a Xenoblade game, tho a bit slow to kick off when you do all the side content Combat? I found XC1's combat... okay. XC2's combat I really disliked. XC3 however managed to make Xenoblade combat actually _fun_ for me. The Ourboros form, switching classes, switching characters mid combat and all make it so battles never    - Spoiler Free -

    The Story?
    Everything you would expect from a Xenoblade game, tho a bit slow to kick off when you do all the side content

    Combat?
    I found XC1's combat... okay. XC2's combat I really disliked. XC3 however managed to make Xenoblade combat actually _fun_ for me. The Ourboros form, switching classes, switching characters mid combat and all make it so battles never become boring.

    Graphics?
    Insane, considering this is the Switch. They do some very dark magic of upscaling and shaders to manage this feat, but the image almost always looks fantastic. Both in docked and handheld mode.

    Issues?
    I have encountered no real bugs so far, just very minor glitches, like some items getting stuck in a wall (but still being able to pick them up), or a character vanishing in a nearby furniture piece.

    Now why just 9/10?
    Because while being a perfect Xenoblade game that overcomes almost every weakness and oddities of the former games, it isn't without flaw.
    Even though the world is vast, there's a good amount of backtracking at times when new things get unlocked in older areas - and unlocking faster running only seems to come halfway through the game.
    There's also some other QoL things missing, like being able to give much needed specific commands in battle (prioritize Ourboros, prioritize healing, ...)
    And there's a flood of unskipable tutorials in the first ~10 hours or so. Very annoying - but helpful for players new to the series.    … Expand
  86. Bucklepuff
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    The ultimate crescendo to the numbered series so far taking all the positives from 1, 2, and the DLCs without any of the problematic issues. They've streamlined the menus, tutorials, collecting, and side quests with an amazing story and characters. Moreover, they've managed to push the switch to it's limits. This game looks and runs amazing for the system. Great in handheld too.
  87. 22mario22sm
    Jul 31, 2022
    9
    Monolith soft lo vuelve ha hacer… Se supera de nuevo con Xenoblade 3! Paisajes y banda sonora que te dejan sin aliento. Sistema de combate increíble con gran variedad de posibilidades. Historia profunda llena de giros inesperado… Para fans y no tan fans del género, una maravilla!!
  88. handsomeking
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    Worth the hype. This game is absolutely a blast and an impressive technical achievement on the Switch. The game features a solid dub and excellent cast of characters. The combat system is strong and the story is excellent. Buy it, love it.
  89. Zaren
    Jul 31, 2022
    9
    Es sin duda uno de los mejores juegos de Nintendo switch y desde mi punto de vista su mejor RPG, bastante pulido en general muy bueno en gran cantidad de aspectos, pero tiene un problema, tutoriales, está llenísimo de estos y resultan molestos
  90. xenoage17
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    Some may say the graphics are outdated but the story plot is built in much nicer way. In 10 hours of my play, i cant wait to find out how the combat system will develop like it did in XB 2
  91. Nixxx2000
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    The game is highly polished single player open world JRPG. If u are a fan of free exploring, making quest and top notch storyline this is a game for you. I've played Elder Scrolls series, Fallouts, Dark Souls, Witcher 1,2,3, Zelda BOTW and Elden Ring and I can totally recommend this one. This is my second JRPG after Nino Kuni and I'm blown away with graphics art style and music. Also coreThe game is highly polished single player open world JRPG. If u are a fan of free exploring, making quest and top notch storyline this is a game for you. I've played Elder Scrolls series, Fallouts, Dark Souls, Witcher 1,2,3, Zelda BOTW and Elden Ring and I can totally recommend this one. This is my second JRPG after Nino Kuni and I'm blown away with graphics art style and music. Also core mechanics like character progression and combat is very detailed and fun. Overall the experience is amazing and every fan of RPG games and Nintendo should try it… Expand
  92. zeroX52
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    Must-Play.
    No le falta y le sobra nada. Juega con un Pro controller si es posible, los Xenoblade no están hecho para los JoyCons.
  93. ArvindS0508
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    Pinnacle of the series in terms of gameplay, music, story, and world. If you liked any past entry, you'll love this. The combat is immensely deep and satisfying, and the music is more dynamic and greater than before. Xenoblade 3 has reached greater heights by propelling itself from the foundation of 1 and 2.
  94. shanzz
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    I have never played a xenoblade game before, and I am around 12 hours in and loving it so far, the combat is smooth and fun and the characters are really great, really got good value out of my $60.
  95. janesang
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    It's the funniest JRPG game out there. It's the best graphics game on the Switch, and it's a gift from Nintendo and Monolith to all JRPG players out there
  96. Safhier
    Jul 30, 2022
    10
    The best JRPG you can find on Nintendo Switch today

    The story took a more serious tone compared to the 2nd game which is not necessarily better but seem to be easier to be accepted by normies who about to dive to this game. The combat is definitely different than most JRPG you see, its a real time action but at the same time also an ATB like final fantasy, which makes the sadly still    The best JRPG you can find on Nintendo Switch today

    The story took a more serious tone compared to the 2nd game which is not necessarily better but seem to be easier to be accepted by normies who about to dive to this game.

    The combat is definitely different than most JRPG you see, its a real time action but at the same time also an ATB like final fantasy, which makes the sadly still presents frame drops barely matter, so for game this good to be on Nintendo Switch is already a miracle.

    If you don't like anime visual, you probably wont like this game because compared to Xenoblade 1, this one is heavily anime looking especiailly with Saito Masatsugu at the helm of the character design, but in the exact opposite, if you love anime visual, you will deeply in love with the game!

    and of course the music, which is obvious if you played the other 2 game, is really top notch JRPG quality, and this time its borrowing some le'motif from previous games' music into the new ones which gave veterans a sense of coming home!

    overall, this game is a treat, not only to the eyes, but for your soul.    … Expand
  97. aizee121591
    Jul 30, 2022
    10
    Great game!!!!! Amazing story and gameplay. Its what you expect from a Xenoblade game.
  98. fortuitousphrea
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    Very fun game. Never played an RPG that allowed me to have 7 active party members. To me, that is unique. The graphics do need a little bit more work, but I feel like its not the dev's fault, but the age of the switch. I definitely recommend this game for the gameplay!
  99. MasterCyn
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    Compared to the previous installments in the franchise, this one really shines bright. The musical scores are bigger and better than before.

    The story is really great, and even better when you complete some side quests. The combat is more intuitive and pleasing than the Blade/Driver system in Xenoblade 2.

    Overall really enjoyed this game and cannot wait to see what the DLC brings in the future
  100. ElVosso
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    Don`t trust those review bombing assassins creed loving Cod fanboys.
    This game is one of the best jrpgs in years. Over 30h in to the game my impressions are:
    10/10 Story and characters 10/10 music 10/10 beautiful varied world 6/10 graphics (good for switch but far behind modern titles) The only negative Thing i can say about this game, are some of the boring side fetch quests.    Don`t trust those review bombing assassins creed loving Cod fanboys.
    This game is one of the best jrpgs in years. Over 30h in to the game my impressions are:

    10/10 Story and characters
    10/10 music
    10/10 beautiful varied world
    6/10 graphics (good for switch but far behind modern titles)

    The only negative Thing i can say about this game, are some of the boring side fetch quests.

    It is just so sad, that people who dont even play rpgs or Nintendo games (because of bAd gRaPhicS) start hating on games which are obviously crafted with so much more love and passion behind it than 99% of modern AAA games. But let them waste their money in Ea in game stores while I enjoy this gem here :).

    (sorry for my english, Its not my mother language)    … Expand
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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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