Is Xenoblade Chronicles X Underrated?

[midrange]

StuOhQ said:

midrange said:

StuOhQ said:

I've noticed that a lot of GOTY lists have been leaving "Xenoblade X" out in the cold. Do you think this is the result of its late release date, or just that the game isn't getting any respect?

I, for one, have been completely captured by it. The game is massive, funny, and highly addictive. It's certainly in the mix for my personal GOTY - what about the rest of you? Do you think it deserves more accolades than it has received?

In a year containing Fallout 4, the Witcher 3, Bloodborne, and Metal Gear Solid V, you can't really expect Xenoblade X to really compete for game of the year.

It's an excellent game, but there are also other masterpieces out there. 

The game is already highly rated and recieved way more attention for an rpg (a wii u exclusive nonetheless) despite it's many shortcomings. So no, it's not underrated.

 

Maybe my word choice was poor. I don't necessarily think it should WIN game of the year, I was just suggesting it should have made more lists (as a contender). 

 

"Mario Maker" and "Splatoon" seem to be making most lists, while "X" has been mostly snubbed. 

 

On an interesting note "Fallout 4" shared it's Metacr tic score with "Xenoblade" the last time that I checked.

Metacritic is not the final say on GOTY, if so bayonetta 2 should have won a lot more GOTY awards (it won a good amount though). Things like impact and ingenuity also allows for games like Mario maker to be up there regardless of score.

basically, Xeno X just faced too much competition from franchises that were big and delivered, franchises that made well crafted games this year, and franchises that innovate.

does that mean Xeno x is bad? Heck no

does that mean Xeno x is underrated? No