So Xenoblade X has an 84 on metacritix because there is too much to do and the world is too big?

[ghettoglamour]

If watched the Gamespot's review on youtube yesterday. It sounded like a 6, maybe 7 out of 10 during the review, then it still gets an 8. I was pretty surprised.

According to him many important fighting mechanics, such as healing, aren't properly explained.
The story overall is weak.
You are forced to grind to progress the story.
The side quests are pure filler.
Characters are uninteresting (and poorly modeled and voiced, at least the first woman you meet)

This doesn't sound like a great game at all.

But well, I guess the review was bad overall. He kept saying that despite it short comings, your patience will be greatly rewarded. He failed to explain how it rewards you though.