Xenoblade 2 thoughts (no spoilers)

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curl-6 said:

I've done a few sidequests but not much. I know it'd be a lot easier for me if I was sidequesting more heavily and gaining a massive level advantage, but honestly I found the sidequests struggled to hold my interest; in a lot of them I'd end up getting told to go to an area that was blocked off or told to go find some thing that only spawns at a specific place during the night when its raining, and I couldn't be bothered. I know, I'm lazy. Besides, the primary thing that keeps me playing is the main storyline, so if I'm not continuing that it's hard to summon the motivation to sit down for a play session.

That's fair. I enjoyed the side quests a lot more than the first game (and X...though that doesn't take much), but it's true a lot of them turn into fetch quests at a certain point. I like the unique setups for the Blades, so it motivated me to push through less interesting sections.

Personally though, my biggest draw into the game is the exploration, so the side quests simply gave me an excuse to go look around the Titans, finding unique vistas and new landmarks. There was something charming about find a secret location while roaming the colorful worlds.

Nuvendil said:

Jin is a one-man-army guy, it's true.  I think going double tank like I was, my party could absorb the punishment and I could quickly bring up the heals.   Amalthus is more a standard boss.  

Also, if evasion bothers you, Dexterity is your accuracy stat, buff that.

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