Is Xenoblade Chronicles 3 A Must Play? - An In-Depth Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2025
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Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has now been out for over a month and after putting over 300 hours into this game, I want to share my thoughts and opinions within my review of Xenoblade Chronicles 3. This review does contain spoilers but is suitable for all. Whether this is your first Xenoblade game or you have already reached the epilogue, this review serves as a guide to share my thoughts on Xenoblade Chronicles 3's strengths and weakness'
This video aims to answer one particular question and which is "Is Xenoblade Chronicles 3 a must play?" and hopefully by the end of this video, you will agree that the answer is YES! If your unsure as to whether or not to give this game a go, I highly recommend watching this video as I go through everything you could possibly need to know
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0:00 Intro
1:30 Story
6:18 Characters
16:02 World
21:21 Gameplay
26:59 Issues
30:05 Final Thoughts
31:39 Conclusion
32:56 Outro
Songs In Order:
I will update this video description when we actually know the name of each song and I can link to each of them 👍
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Gameplay correction: break isn't a debuff, it's a combo reaction, and its resistance in enemies I'd separate from debuff resistance
By combining the ogre class skill that decreases break resistance with the break brooch accessory you can inflict break on basically anything
Nah nah, I'm well aware that break is a reaction but reactions are a type of Debuff. During the time I was writing this script (before the data mine was completed on these mechanics) we also had no idea if it used its own resistance multiplier or not so for simplicity and not to confuse potential new players to the series, I opted to simply call it a Debuff (Which is what it is in technicality, just a different type)
@@JBspherefreak no it's a reaction. Knockback isn't a debuff. It's a reaction
@@kevinmokumobi9684 Which is a type of debuff 🙄
@@JBspherefreak Well the game sure doesn't think so.
@@JBspherefreak There is a comprehensive list of debuffs in the tips section of the game that even includes things like Moebius Shackles and Eclipse Soul. The reactions are not in that list.
I’m honestly surprised with how many people were initially dissatisfied with the plot. I understand the criticisms completely but I never got the sense of a dip in quality. My only gripes with the story is some questions being left unanswered (which honestly didn’t bother me much because they weren’t all that important to me) and the lackluster antagonists, ironically though I loved Z. I felt like his role and inclusion fit into the story and it’s themes perfectly, but I understand why he can be seen as disappointing. I never felt like the game slowed down after chapter 5, just that it didn’t teach the same high till the final battle which absolutely blew me away. Xenoblade has never been a perfect series, but my god was this game amazing and for sure deserves the same praise as 1 and 2 in my opinion. I can’t wait for the DLC and the future of the franchise!
@222ckc Welp, too bad for you I guess.
@222ckc Just because you don’t like it doesn’t mean you should bring down people who like it
All those negative points are the dip in quality. If you play any other the other games, especially 2 and Torna, then it’s completely noticeable the lack of emotion, character development, and plot moving forward that occurs in Xenoblade 3. The tutorials are worse, side quests are mandatory and hard to find, and the game info dumps instead of fleshing out characters each chapter. You get so many nameless villains that the good ones and the sympathetic ones are severely lacking. N’s character doesn’t make any sense without FR, X and Y are completely ignored even though they make up the fake trinity, and other minor villains like Crys don’t have enough character development or context to understand why they’re even relevant. You don’t even meet the villains until the game is 3/4 over. Way to much padding and filler content, even the main party doesn’t get enough development.
@@chineseman6580i think that the two last chapters are simply rushed and the big part of the collecting of the shards is a downer. But i think the characters (not all villains) are more fleshed out than the other 2 games, with exceptions like jin, zanza, amalthus. But here you have for example shania, j and d. I think at last it comes down to preference and i prefer 3 way more than 2. But i did all side quest, so maybe thats a thing
@@mattgezockt2596 The main side quests should be part of the main story and forced upon the player. I did not complete many of the Hero Quests and I don’t know where to find them. The ones I did complete I stumbled upon by accident. The way the story of the characters is delivered is made overall complicated and should have been handled normally.
Felt unfulfilled when I finished it but this has my favorite cast of heroes and the most relatable love story in any media that ive seen in a long while. Really needed a love scene with noah and mio and some light couple banters in chapter 6 or 7, they just dropped everything after shanias death cutscene. A lot of baby stuff and tackling loss of loved ones in the city really struck a chord with me as a father of 2. The main characters feels 'adult' to me which I really appreciate. Also the only jrpg or single player game that I instantly started over again after finishing it since xenogears, also enjoying my 2nd playthrough a lot more.
Its a flawed masterpiece for me. The high points is just so high in this game that the shortcomings are glaring.
Fortunately the dlc is yet to come turning some of the questions we have into answers. The story isn’t over yet. 😊
Agreed, whilst the end of the game has a few flaws (Video on those coming soon), I share the sentiment that this game is still great regardless. The DLC should hopefully give us some closure on some things also so we will just have to wait till then
Totally agree on that point with Noah and Mio. It’s completely bizarre that they do not have one single one to one scene after the start of chapter 6 before the ultimate finale. Even one deep conversation, just to show how the month in prison has impacted Noah, how becoming joined with M has made Mio feel, and the fact that her life has no more limits, would have been fantastic. It just seems strange and almost out of character for them considering how many moments they had before chapter 5’s finale
I so agree with the lack of cast from other series coming in. Having Dromarch guard the castle would’ve blown my mind away, and it should work in theory since Blades don’t die either. So many missed opportunities
Fan service for the sake of fan service isn’t interesting
@@Dr.Farewell Dromarch’s life is literally tied to Nia’s. This isn’t a shoehorn pick. He probably should’ve been there. If Nia is alive, presumably Dromarch would be too
yeah but it would take away the focus from the actual main characters. Like in future redeemed the mean character is Matthew, but when I played it I instaswitched to shulk and rex when they became playable. Don't forget, these are a new set of characters. There are references to previous games like Linka referencing Zeke and Pandoria in FR, and Panacea doing the same in the context of Reyn and Sharla, and Shulk referencing Fiora and Dunban. Showing characters from 1 and 2 alienates newer players, as they feel like they have been spoiled.
@@tuckersins9904 dromarch along with most of alrest was assimilated into origin. It makes sense that he wasn't there. You could say the same thing for pyra and mythra in fr, rex is there, but they are absent.
Final ranking:
XC3=XC2>XC1
They are all phenomenal games though
Short answer: Yes if you've played 1/DE and 2
Im just saying Melia’s starlight kick is a good easter egg for anyone that blade one when you get that haha
Couldn't be happier that she stills hits the ground super hard when doing lmao, love Melia, my favorite character of the franchise
They weren't gonna bring her back and not add that art
@@alabaster3535 Would have been kinda cool as well to see her practice paying off by her landing it with a sideflip or smth, but I'm all in for her still adorable fall 😊
I still absolutely love this game but I agree with most of this video. I really felt the majority of the Secret Locations were pretty lack luster in comparison to previous games. They were just kind of there and didn't require much adventuring or work to find.
There are some that are well hidden but once again the "Secret" areas, aren't all that secret
25:00 Two things to note, Ogre has the skill, fury smash, that increases the chances that 'reactions' occur, aka, blowdown, knockback and break.
Yumsmith has a masterskill that works similarly, but applying to debuffs, called sappy-sappy drain, thats almost a necessity to run on tactician or machine assassin.
I feel almost the exact same way. I remember feeling really empty after finishing the game, like something huge was missing. But after a couple of days that I finished all the hero quests and got time to fully understand everything that went through, I grew up to absolutely love the game overall. Is it perfect? No, but it's the biggest emotional rollercoaster that I've seen in any game, it had me crying, hyped up, laughing... I just can't stop thinking about it, it's the most unique of the franchise and that's what makes it so good. I can't wait for the dlc and I really hope it shines light to many things that where either left to speculation or straight up not fully explained. Couldn't be more excited for the future of the franchise
Also had the same exact experience, appreciated it more in my 2nd playthrough when my 'xenoness' expectation was gone (sci fi mystery and out there twist in turns like in part 1)
Yep, that chapter 5-6 cutscene was peak fiction. Never had that kind of emotional rollercoaster ride like you said in gaming in a long while.
Agreed! I don't think any major Xeno fan didn't have this reaction tbf
It sucks that the great sword's base is so small. It both looks amazing and has my favourite area theme in the game (specifically the night theme).
Agreed! I think it might actually be one of my favourite areas and I just wish that there was more to it
I love that art in the thumbnail, but it's also incredibly funny because I immediately recognised who the artist is from their very *distinctive* artstyle (ahem). Good taste.
anyways great video lol
Appreciated! I was excited to upload this one cos I love how it looks myself
I knew nothing about this game until launch day. I have no idea how I played all the previous chronicle games and still didn’t know about 3 (I guess I just didn’t care about the series after Torna and just moved on with my life). Played 3 and it’s my favorite of the series. It fixed so many issues I had with 1 and 3 and excels sooooo much. It was good I put it under my top 10 games of all time which I am surprised a new game could do that.
I found the final area really boring and dissapointing, and don't get me wrong, the design is pretty impressive, but the art direction just killed if for me, it is the culmination of all technology from two worlds and yet it just feels like it came out of a transformer movie, with generic purple enemies
One thing I loved about two's finale is that, while the world tree might not be really that interesting, everything surrounding it was building up to it, you reach the Tree part of the world, then fall to the land of morytha with the remains of torna and the forgotten civilization, then you reach the entrance to the tree and is this technological station with a bunch of robots different to each other, you go outside it for brief seconds as you watch the battle with indol and torna, then finally climb it all to find a desolated Elysium which was where the old space civilization lived, it was all amazing
Origin just felt really bland and lame to me, just walking in circles around same looking areas, oh and then there's a Theater at the core for... some reason.. like there's no build up to it, just take a random elevator of which you took like 10 already.. and it takes you to a floating theater
And I could've seen it, like, we've seen agnus and keves architecture and looks really great specially the castles, so when I heard origin was the ultimate culmination of both game worlds I got really excited! but no, is just your random evil looking lair with the model of a theater just there at the end, again, the design of origin itself is pretty impressive, but it just feels like they dropped the ball really hard after that
100% agree with you man. Turned to normal mode from hard and 1st time I leveled up on camp just to finish the story, really didnt like the place, im on my 2nd playthrough and maybe I'll have a change of heart when I get there
I personally enjoyed Origin BUT the world tree is absolutely better. You actually feel like your climbing up the world tree where as Origin just feels like your going in one big circle and wandering. That said, I don't mind the art direction as it does feel otherworldly compared to everything else but I do wish they focused in more on this theme. Been discussing recently the idea that Origin should have played with Gravity in some areas so at time your walking on walls and roofs (Kind of like the distortion world in Pokemon Platinum)
Yes, please review Xenoblade 1 and 2
Yes, I wanna hear more people talk about Xenoblade 😁
Can do and I'm always talking about Xenoblade 😂
Coming back to this video because, as this was my first XC game, I absolutely loved it (therefore, no comparisons to others). Because of this, I really like hearing criticisms or other notes to see things that I may have missed. Overall, this is the game I’ve most caught myself thinking about story-wise. And while I appreciate the open-ended lore left unexplained, i agree it would have been nice to have more development in some areas. Finally, the music was an absolute treat. Great video!
I'd love to see your take on the other Xenoblade games.
Thats the plan once I get round to them
I LOVE that there were not any characters from 1 or 2 aside from the Queens. The Queens were so beaitifully woven into the stories narrative as the designers of Origin and the fail safe of the Ouroborus stone should Origin fail.
Finally had the chance to watch this and will say first off, incredible editing.
I agree on the mcguffin popping in to progress at the end felt disappointing as they're not usually a good story implementation when handled this way. Moebius as a whole had some interesting moments but the monotony of the bulk of them left something to be desired, and the final boss lacking significant physical presence as compared say to Malos left a bit of wanting.
Excellent video my friend!
I really wish humanity create a device for memory erasure, no thing makes me feel more empty than remembering that i finishied XC3 and i can't play it for the first time again
Now that would be a blessing
I really liked this game. However, TH-cam doing its thing and after a view reviews I have watched I feel like this game is a spiritual remake of Xenogears for Takahashi. A lot of elements are the same and a lot of story elements are hints of that.
Takahashi absolutely takes a lot of inspiration from his previous works but having not played them, I don't mind
@@JBspherefreak me either cause 90% of us will never be able to play it
The plot needed more twists and explanation. The ending areas and bosses weren't developed enough. There were several series staples that were left out. BUT, it's still amazing, and the amount quality of life changes is a true love letter from Monolithsoft to us fans! XBC1>XBC2>XBC3>all other games.
yeah, Origin felt pretty empty, instead of being some sort of complex machine, it just felt like a dungeon, and Z felt empty, as we knew his reasons, but he was overall less developed than everyone else.
@danknados after 2 years and a dlc capstone to provide clarity, I have more appreciation for Zed. He is meant to represent faceless corrupt "powers that be" that toy with peoples lives without empathy for the shear self indulgence. That's the takahashi mind @#$% that everyone was expecting, but it just didn't get translated in story well. Also, if you haven't played future redeemed yet, you are in for a treat.
@yourtrubers1728 yeah I get that he's just a sentient ai that is trying to keep himself and his world intact but for the entirety of the game he is just a figure sitting back, watching the spectacle. He never really tells the moebius to do anything, he just lets them do whatever.
@@danknados kinda like the real world, huh? 🤔😉
@yourtrubers1728 not really, in the real world the most powerful force(governments) tell the acting forces(police) what to do and doesn't give them any freedom in that sense.
What the game needed was Ferronis piloting. Or at least letting us romp around in Oroborus form to explore faster. X (Cross) did it so well and it's a shame we never got exploration/mech piloting again...
I don't think it 'needed' it, 3 is actually the first game that allows you to travel in vehicles, in erythia sea you are given a boat to sail around in. That's pretty close to X. Also I can't see why a game with little to no relation to X should have mechanics from it. 2 didn't have it, so I don't see how 3 should either.
Wow I can't believe I missed some of the character arc side quests you mentioned! They should have required those and just cut out a few colonies (The cycle got very repetitive by the 2nd half of the game.). I also 100% agree that the sheer number of Moebius make them not very memorable or impactful. I though Xenogears handled villains much better actually. And yeah IMO everything after Xenoblade 1 plot-wise is kind of retconned and they don't do a great job of delivering the plot. Like, we bought the game... JUST TELL US. Again I think Xenogears is better in this respect, too. Great review. Subscribed.
I personally loved the gameplay (battles, exploration, side content) and FR even improved upon that, definitely the best in the series, even if I would have loved some more things like visions coming back.
All the characters are also so good (with some exceptions) and the story too (despite the last two chapters being kind of mid).
However, the main villains were really lacking (with some notable exceptions) and I hated how they left so many things unexplained when previous games always had those revelation moments I was looking forward each and every time. It also felt very strange as a conclusion to the trilogy, it really feels like a fourth one is needed to actually conclude it all properly.
This is a good video (I have not yet watched this video)
Have you watched it now?
@@JBspherefreak yes
Great review bro, I had the same conflicted feelings as you when I played this game but now I’ve realised that Xenoblade 3 is just different in the way it uses certain ‘Xeno esq’ mechanics and plot devices. I thought this had to be the end all be all Xenoblade experience but now that the series is popping off with sales, I see now that 3 can serve as a great foundation that is hopefully built upon by Monolith in the future whether they continue with the blade franchise or make a new Xeno series entirely. Also I appreciated personally how subtle of a ‘sequel’ it really is and they also managed to add in some small Xenogears illusions/references in there as well which makes the game feel more like a homage to Takahashi’s 24 years of game directing.
Agreed! I would have liked the whole Xeno saga to feel a little more wrapped but eh, I'll manage. I find that this game just requires a bit of time to warp your perspective before you can truly appreciate it
@@JBspherefreak yeah I agree, plus I think the DLC is gonna be a game changer.
Torna really completed XB2. FC didnt seem as essential, but it may turn out that FC might be important for XB3's DLC.
For someone who isnt fussed about the plot, is it good? Like deep combat etc. Exploration
Been waiting for this bad boy. Thanks man!
Had to reupload but hope you enjoy it
I really disagree on Lanz as the least developed character. To me Sena is clearly the least well developed and this opinion is largely shared from what I've seen. Lanz is quite well developed in my opinion through his relation with Joran and will learn to not take everything at face value thanks to his Keves teamates, especially Noah. On the point you mentionned, I feel like I could pretty much say the same about Taion. I think learning there was other ways to be useful rather than fighting wasn't the main point of his character but more what I speaked about earlier. I ultimately would have appreciated more interactions between Lanz and Taion on the charging ahead vs the well crafted strategy approach cause it could have leaded to more character development for both I think. Sena's development really feels lacking on the other hand. A big part of her development is more through side quests and even then she's not the main focus at any point. Her relation with Shania came too late and feels forced in my opinion when they stay pretty different in their approach. It's not explicite enough on why would they be the same. It feels like it comes out of nowhere (even though I know it's because they always try to impress). But this motivation clearly wasn't taken far enough throughout the story. She really starts being developed only after Keves castle and stays in the shadow of the group (emotionally speaking) from the beginning to this point. Lanz has been better developed throughout the entire story however.
Also I have one critic on the video cause to me your final verdict was too quick and you don't detail why you would consider this game as a must play exactly. You're essentially saying your opinion changed after reading comments online about the depth of the game but don't give any specific detail so this sounds like you quickly changed your opinion in the end and it doesn't necessarely align with the whole analysis of the video.
I pretty much agree on the rest of this video though, positive and negative points.
I personally disagree but this does come down to personal preference. I do think Sena is the second least developed character but her character trait as the emotional support for the party upped her in my eyes (reminds me of Riku and I like Riku).
As for the change of opinion, allow me to clarify. When I first finished Xenoblade 3, I was very disappointed with the story mainly due to my lack of understanding about it. I felt that after Chapter 5 (beginning of Chapter 6), the game fell of drastically as the story just felt rushed from this point onwards and development and everything else was put to the side in space of "STORY DEVELOPMENT" and came to the end of the game feeling quite conflicted. Up to Chapter 5, I would argue that this is the best Xenoblade game made but from after that point, I really didn't like it. It was at this point over a couple of months that I debated a number of topic with people online (Mainly in Discord) and came to understand more about this game. In particular, the Lore Explaination videos really gave me a chance to explore and enjoy the Lore that was in the game (Even tho there wasn't much) and overtime, my opinion began to change for the better. I still think the ending is lacking, shown via the video I made fixing it but I could eventually come to appreciate it in its entirety
Honestly, I'll have to disagree with you on the world part. I found it absolutely stunning. Other than that, this is a well put together and well thought out review.
i wish the game didn't release early. i would have rather they took another 3 months to iron out the story and worldbuilding flaws, but otherwise its a good game
3 months wouldn't have been enough time to fix the issues that most people have. It might be enough to fix my issues with a few aspects of the ending but I don't think it would have made all that much of a difference. The game being moved up isn't an issue for me
I felt no emotion with this game where as I cried with 1 & 2, 2 especially having the most emotional impact by a looong shot. The story in this game was so poorly executed it doesn’t even come close to being in the same tier as the other 5 cannon games.
tbh I cried with this game more than 1 and 2 combined. Joran's sacrifice, the ending, it practically brought me to tears. Surprisingly enough, 1 and 2 somehow didn't give me the same feeling, even though 2 is the game which embodies sacrifice the most, with vandham, Haze, Mikhail, Jin, Malos and eventually Pneuma were all sacrificing themselves/ being secrificed.
Short answer: YES. Long answer: This video
I started playing xenoblade 3 a few months ago. I dont know how far I am in the game but I'm characters are currently at level 46. I enjoy open world games and i almost enjoy this game as much as I do breath of the wild. I like Zelda breath of the wild a little better because you have to be more precise with defense and attack. Once I best xenoblade 3 I may consider playing the dlc offers
Thanks again. Looking forward to this!
😊
Heavily disagree with the lack of fanservice and the more subtle worldbuilding : for me they're absolutely a positive
To clarify, are you disagreeing that there is a lack of fanservice and subtle world building or the fact that they are a negative??
I personally just wanted one drop of fan service (That doesn't mean bath scene or booba) or just some big reference back to the other 2 games. After Chapter 5, I just wanted one more hype moment and then I would have been content.
As for the world building, yea thats good but I don't like it from a technical gameplay perspective most of the time
As much as I love Xenoblade Chronicles 3 but I think it is too polished
The story beats that the previous games had it hiccups occasionally but I think 3 just moves forward with little time for side quests or down time in the story
1 and 2 felt more impactfull in the end while 3 left me a little dissatisfied
Like 1 with Fiona having short hair had me bawling
And 2 with Poppi running to hug the girls gave me a leap of joy and then Rex's face with a hint of mystery
3 was suppose to have left me happy for them but at the same time longing for the endless now
I was thinking about picking it up around black Friday, since im playing through XC2 atm and have XC1 and Torna to get through yet. Maybe I'll wait longer
This is unrelated but do you know what can cause burn damage to get out of controll?
Like i was dealing 7k ticks with my burn damage and suddenly i did a burn debuff for 21k each tick and it wasnt related to chain attacks dmg buff
What kind of buff can just TRIPLE the burn damage?
This is great, Noah :)
Thanks Noah
I love the xenoblade 3 but I love xenoblade 2 a bit more.
Xenoblade 2 >= xenoblade 3 > Xenoblade X > Xenoblade 1
Xenoblade chronicles 2 was the only one that has made me actually cry
Along with the relatable story and characters, the world building was amazing and for being made during the pandemic and with half of the team [the other half being taken for breath of the wild ]
The lip sink was jarring and the tutorial was horrible. I had to replay the game 6 time in order to find out what the combos do haha. Didn't mind it since in every lets play was a new experience and learned more every single time and the dlc just made the game better as a whole.
Loved all of the characters and each titan and the exploration was really fun along with the combat with all the unique blades also when you have the foods and awsome normal blades. Everything felt connected same thing I felt with 3 but 2 had everything with the main story was phonomal.
9.9/10
Xenoblade chronicles 1 I only cared about certain sections of the story. Tbh with how I played it with me only being able to play until 7 and shuck fell of a cliff then a flood destroyed my 3ds. After playing xenoblade chronicles 1 definitive editon I liked the game just most of it was really surprising especially 7, I would say xenoblade chronicles 2 made me appreciate it more. With the whole ending timing into xenoblade 2. The only part I found enjoyable was melias whole arc and the whole city with the island which was my first time playing. This game was the only one where when i replayed it i didn't really get and ah ha moments in terms of shulk which everyone was hyping about. If anthing shulf felt the most bland until the end and most of the characters moments was mostly taken by the villan since after the reveal i got the woah moments becuse of xeno2. I would explain it more but I am really bad at typing haha.
Xenoblade x I watched a lets play of and it shocked me to no end. The world and its build through its side quest with the main story is 👏 loved it, the ending though was a shock and a one that I actually want an answer to lol. Just waiting for a port so I can play it.
Xenoblade chronicles 3 had a mix character and world building in side quest, I do feel that the world is a bit lacking in certain parts but not that bad. Everything felt like a improvement on xenoblade 2 with the side quests but the world was more support than apart of the story until the end in xenoblade 3
The cast is 👏 team augnes loved every thing kind hard to find some side quests but I am still playing to find all of em. Was not really sad of the not alot of returning characters but with the ending and the mentions in side quests was nice
It felt like this was a merge of a beginning game and a endgame game, I like figuring out stuff on my own so I will just replay it at least 5 more times to make sure
FUCK YEAH BEBE, DINO NUGGY GAME GO HARD, HELL YEAH BABY!
I have no idea what the hell I'm saying, I'm just asserting my unbridled dominance on everyone.
I'm a little over six hours into XC3 but so far its just not clicking with me and I can't put my finger on why.
For me XC2 is still my favorite, flaws and all. I would say XC1 is better but it didn't have the emotional impact that 2 had and I have to give it credit for that.
I'm going to keep playing 3 in the hopes that I'll hit that point in the story where it will make sense why so many people love it, but as of the moment I'm pretty "meh" about it.
My comparison to the other games
Story premise: 1 >2 > 3
Story execution: 1 > 2=3 (3 just has a terrible final act in terms of polish. It peaks at ch 5/6 but then drops off in quality pretty hard)
Cast: hard to pick but eunie, melia, nia, mio, pyra, poppi, tora, zeke, jin, lora, reyn. I agree the interactions are incredible in this game specifically but Sena falls short sadly.
Gameplay: 3 >2 > 1 (this game is the most fun gameplay wise)
Map music 1 = 2 = 3 (although most of the new tracks have very boring parts unlike the previous 2 games)
Battle music 3 > 1 = 2 ( this game has my fav battle theme)
Maps: 1 = 2 > 3 (3 relies on the other two and the best ones are too small…)
I also found the maps to just be ok. The best part was guessing which old maps were fused. Damn near cried when i realized the desert was the fallen arm
Nice!
I don't know how Monolithsoft keep outdoing themselves like this but yeah they always improve in every games. Hopefully they start a new ip soon and let the Xenoblade series rest for a while after the dlc next year.
no, xenoblade must keep getting games
@@jackthomas9103 *BOTH!*
@@3abdooogamer734 I SECOND THIS
We need a new series and more Xenoblade
I can go either way tbh. A new IP would be exciting to explore but Nintendo doesn't seem to share our sentiment with them shooting down most of Takahashi's ideas so I think we may be stuck with Xenoblade for a while longer and tbh, I'm ok with that
XC3 had a few too many plot holes, narrative inconsistencies and missed opportunities for me to say that it's the best in the series. That crown still sits on XC2's head in my opinion. That said, I had a blast playing XC3, and it's a very enjoyable game.
The plot is,
You have two brains (planets) these two brains should operate in unison like the Ying and Yang symbol
But the Lower emotional brain has been put to sleep ,by REASON and LOGIC . in western culture the lower brain is the Devil
Which allows the concept of "NOW" a place with zero emotions no FEAR/SIN , Sanctuary
The Abrahamic's call it flattening the curve
This allows the breeding of humans within a DELUSION created by thought and telling them they are in Eternal conflict with the other side, otherwise known as the industrial military complex and if they are good soldier's they go to heaven
But by reawakening the emotional brain and re establishing the spectrum of subjective and objective you achieve a balance that ceases to destroy
You start to "see the woods instead of the trees"
In other words that there is no separation between us and them me and you, you just imagine individuality and focus solely on individuality the "TREES!"
The enemy was each character arguing within themselves to accept the loss and pain of emotions or the legion the Amygdala and remove emotions from the Human race , like we have before, in ancient times
XC3 + FR is the best package in the series. Better than XC2 + Torna and XC1 + FC.
Im a grown man has any one elas got realy upset but part 6 i was in tears no joke n nintendo dont do adult content to tech deth to kids is minde blowing
You can play xc3 without 1 or 2 (unless you want to get all the fan service)
It is a must play if you have any sort of affinity for RPGs, and it’s at least worth checking out otherwise. If you’re afraid of the number 3, I’ll say as someone who has played every single Xenoblade game (as well as Saga I, but that doesn’t matter right now) that you shouldn’t be. You can enjoy this completely on its own, although I will mention that there are a few Easter eggs and little story bits that you will appreciate more with some basic knowledge of what came before.
Solid review. This game truly is something special, as well as the Xenoblade series as a whole
Not even close.
Good JRPG in general but that's about it.
Not even close to what
@@JBspherefreak Have you ever read your title mate? 🤣
Eunie is my fav charecter
Its the closest to being in a aaa manga film its amzing look at 2 d rpg of ff7 and people put this and nintendo doune not cool thay will miss out or have no haret Just cod and gta so sad
I rate this video 3333 out 333
And in your pfp there is 3 red *Xenoblades*
I feel like most people disappointed only want this to be a fan service game
the real xenoblade is the friends we made along the way
Remember the story is not yet done... Because Mio's diary is not yet done...
Hm maybe
I think that we'll get a prequel DLC and the post credits will be a Epilogue of that final scene btw
There's lots of ways they can do the DLC but I don't wanna spark the whole prequel vs sequel debate here
@@JBspherefreak I guess normies will think it's a prequel but I do believe it will be an Epilogue..
Review the other 3 games
Can do, might take a bit of time until I get round to them tho
welp... two still have my favorite cast of villain and heroes
yep
Agreed
Villains I agree, 3 has the better heroes though
the villains in this game so far I'm up to chapter 5
they are very one note give them a cat and a eye patch they would fit right in with a bond villian lol
@@lostvarius yes 3 has the best heroes
Honestly I found the story a bit inconclusive and too short for the duration of the game.
In some parts it's really rushed, especially in the second half, while it really takes its due time at the beginning.
It also went back to Xenogears levels of useless mistery. If the nature of Aionios and Z had been explored more in the main story, it would have helped having a better experience with the conflict at hand.
I also liked the writing of the side quests...but they were really too many.
The hero characters were too many. Most of them felt like filler and slowed down the pacing to an excruciating stop.
The class system is a good idea, but not that well implemented. Individually, the cast main classes were the best and the more thought out to work in sinergy to one another. The variety of techniques and abilities was actually the best in the series, but I like more how Future Redeemed implemented them, than the base game, by removing the "job system".
I don't like that this time the map is more traditional, but it's designed for the abuse of fast travel. It's a matter of taste, but I hate the non-diegetic fast travels in games. Exploring the world without it means literally running in circles for hours.
I found it to be still a good game, but the worst Xenoblade. And it's a pity: the story themes were the deepest in the series.