Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Reviews - (83) Metacritic (83) Opencritic

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Goodnightmoon said:

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While I wouldn't go that far, I too was disappointed by XCX. Mira was an amazing world to explore, but the lacked most of what made me love Xenoblade 1, most notably a strong plot and an awesome OST.

Granted I'm only in chapter 2 but so far the framerate seems par for the course for a game of "today's standards." Heck, I can think of a lot of games of considerably  bigger budget that run worse.

Only a year you were praising XCX to deaht and calling it one of your favourites (if not your favourite) Wiiu game, what's this sudden change of opinion?

Personally I think it was flawed, but it has so much virtues that the overall experience was quite epic and totally worth it.

XCX had moments of greatness and some truly amazing highlights. In retrospect though it also had its fair share of shortcomings, which I was more forgiving of at the time cos, well, it was dark days of the Wii U and any food tastes great to a starving man.

The world of Mira with its breathtaking landscapes, numerous secrets, and believable yet alien ecology was and still is a stunning achievement and a joy to explore. Getting a skell for the first time and later taking flight were awe-inspiring moments. 

On the flip side though, I spent the whole game waiting for the story to take off and it never really did. There was also way too much tedious filler, and while the music could be great at times, it could also be awful.