I have seen four full reviews (from japanese speakers/sites) and several port previews from people for whom Japanese is not a first language (or don't speak it at all). And 3 out of the 4 reviews were positive and one was kinda negative (two of those were users here, the positive one being Tachikoma). Of the port previews, the only negative one I have seen so far was Kotaku. However, Kotaku didn't like the first game either and their complaints for XCX are dang near identical so I was expecting that and was not the least bit surprised or put off. I will say that this game looks to lean a bit more towards the West with its approach to open world and such than the first one. I do like very much that there are branching aspects to the story and setting, where a choice can decide whether a character makes it or not or whether you even encounter certain races at all throughout the whole thing.







