Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition

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8.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1336 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,179 out of 1336
  2. Mixed: 58 out of 1336
  3. Negative: 99 out of 1336
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  1. Katerinashon
    Oct 9, 2022
    1
    Good plot, but the game play is terrible compared to xc2. The combat requires just scrolling through abilities and spamming them. The game forces you to complete side quests and mindlessly grind enemies even if you just want to play main quest it will throw you into impossible battles. Not worth the money, just play the second part and read the plot in the wiki
  2. EmCza
    Aug 22, 2021
    0
    This game have great story and interesting world, but thats all, rest of this game is crap, it's boring and repetitive;
  3. blackalps
    Jan 11, 2021
    4
    The story is good. The rest of it sucks. The combat sucks and gets really tedious by the end. Some characters like Riki have absolutely no point and are useless in combat. The exploring sucks, the gem crafting system sucks, the side missions are tedious and rote. There's no sense of satisfaction from winning the big battles, because once you get the boss HP bar down, it suddenly turns intoThe story is good. The rest of it sucks. The combat sucks and gets really tedious by the end. Some characters like Riki have absolutely no point and are useless in combat. The exploring sucks, the gem crafting system sucks, the side missions are tedious and rote. There's no sense of satisfaction from winning the big battles, because once you get the boss HP bar down, it suddenly turns into a cutscene that will show you losing, or the boss is fine and flies off and you have to beat it again later. If this was a well done anime, it'd be pretty great, but as a game it kind of sucks.… Expand
  4. Haky
    Jul 14, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This Game is just straight up Boring. I wanted to play the first game because i saw so much about the second game on Twitter.
    So I played it and from the start on you dont know whats happening there is no Introduction or anything you just get thrown into the World and there's a magical Weapon that kills the Mechons better than other weapons, ok. Then you get introduced to Shulk and his random ass friends, who dont get developed the slightest and the one of them dies and its supposed to hurt your feelings. sorry but i dont care much about a character that gets introduced in the first 10 min of the game and then die's randomly. the whole game is just random and unfun things just happen out of nowhere and you have to"figure out" why, but the answer in the end is just , there is a random ass Scientist who created the world and is Hungry for power blabla. So the Story is pretty cringe and boring for today's standards and i would mind as much if the Gameplay was actually fun, but it isnt.
    I was waiting hours into the game for shulk to learn new moves but he didnt, so all you do is all game is spamming air-slash and backslash until the end of the game...
    So like 60 hours into the i was like yeah this is boring, ill try switching up my team. so i grinded a bit and got good weapons and armor for everyone just to lose every fight because i didnt have shulk on the team. All in all combat feels very janky FOR EVERY FIGHT doesnt matter if its normal enemies or the last boss fight, you just HOPE that your teammates do the right Moves and that you dont get janked by bad timing, and that is not fun at all.
    The only thing i enjoyed from this game was the Soundtrack which is phenomenal, it helps to build a feeling of epic-ness and greatness to the world you play in.
    2/10    … Expand
  5. honest_rev7
    Sep 24, 2020
    3
    It was so boring. I liked the characters and the story seemed promising. The world seemed well-built, but by God, all of it combined is just so boring. Dropped the game after playing it for 5 hours, and never touched it again.
  6. GenkiYokota
    Jan 27, 2022
    0
    It has the same problem as the XC2, an excess of erotic fanservice, and a horrendous redesign that is not very faithful to the original aspect of the Wii game.
    It is in general a remake-remaster quite lacking in soul.
  7. Gamexpert
    Jun 5, 2020
    3
    The game itself is an absolute Masterwork, one of the best JRPGs ever made.
    What i am criticizing is this Remaster itself. They managed to get my to by this version and it the only thing they really approved was the character models. The World itself and the rest looks a bit better, but i hoped for more. I played the original 2 Years ago, and i should have whatched more Comparison Videos,    The game itself is an absolute Masterwork, one of the best JRPGs ever made.
    What i am criticizing is this Remaster itself. They managed to get my to by this version and it the only thing they really approved was the character models. The World itself and the rest looks a bit better, but i hoped for more. I played the original 2 Years ago, and i should have whatched more Comparison Videos, but everyone talked about a new Engine, its just an Upscale, nothing more. Great Game, not so great Remaster.    … Expand
  8. Koyb0417
    Jul 2, 2020
    0
    Terrible gameplay i couldnt hold this for a day. This isnt worrhy of $60 if u wanna play this wait a year and get used one cheaply
  9. chiakisensei
    Oct 24, 2020
    0
    Battle too boring.
    i feel cheated.
    The only game that disappointed Nintendo
  10. Priception
    May 30, 2020
    1
    One of the laziest remasters I have ever seen. The game looks like an early Xbox 360 title while running at a terribel resolution and doesn't even run at 60 fps?!

    There is definatly a Nintendo bias as this game does not deserve an 89 on metacritic.
  11. oxitran
    Jun 6, 2020
    3
    This is coming from someone who loves the original. Someone who's disinterest in the Wii after its game momentum died in 2009, came back and is now someone who loves the Wii and has extremely fond memories of its closing years with Xenoblade, Last story, and Pandoras tower.

    But I have to say it, this is a lazy port. The game is a masterpiece that deserves so much better. The Wii version    This is coming from someone who loves the original. Someone who's disinterest in the Wii after its game momentum died in 2009, came back and is now someone who loves the Wii and has extremely fond memories of its closing years with Xenoblade, Last story, and Pandoras tower.

    But I have to say it, this is a lazy port. The game is a masterpiece that deserves so much better. The Wii version should still not be the definitive edition of the game after all these years. The 3DS version was an acceptable handheld port, but the Switch version is barely passable as a handheld port, and the docked version is a joke. Low resolutions, terrible frame lurches when the resolution changes, and an already poor fps. And for what? different character models, not necessarily better character models.

    Just have a look at the Wii HD texture pack. The mod fixed most of the games textures with ones that are respectful to the source art. The biggest respected aspect is the characters. When you remake a game you dont change the characters art. You can give them smoother geometry and higher res textures, but not different geometry or textures to the point that they look like different people.

    Really poor job on this one. Okami HD could get away with a half assed uprez cause the art suited it. But even still the purists bemoan the loss of the rice paper filter and increase in colour saturation. This game needs a complete environmental overhaul at 1080p 60fps locked with the characters original art intact. Not this mess.

    If you dont have a Wii, PC, or a way to buy the original game, then buy this. But know you are getting a subpar experience at full price.    … Expand
  12. BigPapa1
    May 29, 2020
    0
    Eh.....
    I like Final Fantasy 7 Remake more. That game has better graphics. Xenpblade isn't as good as Xenogears and has terrible anime voice acting British
  13. Robert2
    May 29, 2020
    0
    I’m going to be honest here, I’m not a big fan of games like xenoblade I don’t really know what I was thinking when I bought it. It’s not very fun at all. Breath of the wild is still my favorite switch game.
  14. Kkodss
    Jun 5, 2020
    0
    single-mmo-trash with lazy level design, boring battle system and bad character development
  15. Arrc84
    Mar 17, 2021
    0
    I don't understand what there is to like about this game on almost every level.
  16. jotoer
    Sep 25, 2022
    2
    First half of the game was really enjoyable and I think it would have gotten a solid 8/10 from me. But the last few chapters are so damn annoying, I couldn’t do it. The story is written like a 5 year old kid did it; everytime someone may die, something magic happens and everybody is saved. Literally EVERY SINGLE TIME. The narrators sound like they want to give voice for a kids cartoonFirst half of the game was really enjoyable and I think it would have gotten a solid 8/10 from me. But the last few chapters are so damn annoying, I couldn’t do it. The story is written like a 5 year old kid did it; everytime someone may die, something magic happens and everybody is saved. Literally EVERY SINGLE TIME. The narrators sound like they want to give voice for a kids cartoon show. Completely overdone and over dramatic voice acting.
    Everything apart from the combat and the world design is getting more cringey by the second. And as the sudden ‚betrayers‘ come up (what a plot twist, LOL), I had to put the game out. If you are under 10 years old, you might like it though.    … Expand
  17. Henryseraph
    Jul 19, 2020
    2
    No es posible que saquen el mismo juego de Wii con los
    Mismos gráficos y aveces peores que en su version original.
  18. dexxx
    Jun 28, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. badords can't describe how amazing this JRPG still is 10 years later. The characters are so memorable. The music is outstanding. The world is so imaginative that it's still yet to be outclassed by anything else since it's debut in 2010. The story keeps you guessing with it's mystery, and the story is an absolute masterclass because it's so well written and perfectly executed with plot twists… Ex… Expand

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#4 Best Switch Game of 2020
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Metascore
89

Generally favorable reviews - based on 92 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 88 out of 92
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 92
  3. Negative: 0 out of 92
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Oct 26, 2020
    100
    This has been a delight in a dark time in humanity's history. [Issue #48 – September/October 2020, p. 74]
  2. GameMAG
    Sep 14, 2020
    90
    Xenoblade Chronicles is still one of the best games of the genre, which 10 years later continues to delight and surprise with a unique world, luxurious epic landscapes, an incredible sense of freedom, beautiful music and a really interesting story. Of course, it is a pity that the Definitive Edition has a technical limitation in terms of resolution, which does not allow the image to really shine in 2020, but otherwise it is a chic project that every fan of the genre of adventure and Japanese role-playing games should play.
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  3. App Trigger
    Jul 20, 2020
    95
    It’s hard to believe this is a game that released in 2012 and not more recently. Though there are some dated and heavy systems, the atmosphere and a combat system that gives freedom and depth make Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition an RPG for the ages.
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