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OTBWY said:

aikohualda said:

the story of XBX was good for me until they introduced the characters stories... i was like... WTF these are the finest people they got!????

 

but the world and gameplay was outstanding....if they can improve the gameplay and world/exploration... even if they give me a shitty story i will be ok with it (as long as it is not too repetitive like bravely default-story)

The main problem of that game is the story, and the problem of the story is two-fold: The bad decision to make the main character a custom character that is silent and more of a spectator, and lastly, generally not great developed characters. Of all the characters, only Lao was the interesting one. Elma had the personality of a wet carrot, and Lin was.. well.. 

The problem with XBX's story was the fact it was more of a really good introduction to a bigger story. The plot twists at the end showed a lot of promise for sequels. But as a standalone, it definitely left us wanting way more than it should have. Way too many unanswered questions.