Last Topic: 7:58:18pm, 03/13/2022
Last Post: 5:31:59pm, 12/16/2022
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Switch)
I was already close to beating it before Pokemon Violet came in between, but now I have beaten the game. I haven't done every side quest or gotten every rare blade, but I did a lot nevertheless. I also have Torna: The Golden Country still to play and I probably will at some point, but I mostly wanted to turn off enemy aggression at some moments which greatly improved my patience with the game (so that was well worth the 30 bucks).
So this game was a reattempt after I sold it a few years ago. I could not get into it as much as XBC1 and seeing how long it was, I just didn't want to bother. However, I rebought it at the start of the year to give it another chance, but lent it to my partner soon after I bought it, whilst I played his copy of XBC: DE since I had never actually beaten the game before this year (and it was still amazing like it was on the Wii). So it definitely took some time for me to get going with XBC2.
Now I've finally finished it and I have to say...it's good, there's a lot of charm and colour to it, the characters are fun and the story certainly expands a lot towards the end. All in all an impressive product and the battle system is quite enjoyable later in the game. However, my initial struggles to get attached to the game still hold true to an extent and I do feel it takes too long before battling actually becomes enjoyable. Sure, XBC was quite primitive in comparison, but it also wasn't really in the way much. XBC2 could sometimes feel reaaaally sloggy. I also just don't like the world building and story pacing as much as XBC1. It's just too all over the place, the lore sometimes felt very random and I'm actually not all that satisfied with the ending. Not saying it's bad, but not my cup of tea per se. It felt just overly anime and cheesy at some points where it just hindered my attachment to a game of such an epic scale. You also start getting stuff to really care about a bit too late imo. XBC1 also had an info/twist dump at the end, but the build up of it all felt far more natural. Also, maybe it's just me, but I felt that the final boss in this game was pretty lame in almost every regard and surprisingly simple.
I sometimes felt like XBC2 lost itself in its own complexity or attempt at it. I still liked it overall, it's an impressive product, but I'm not sure I could ever play through it again.
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Currently playing - Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Switch)
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