Please, please buy Xenoblade 2. You will not regret it. I've played X as well, but it's no XC2. Not in story or gameplay. It's really got more of a WRPG feel to it than anything and the first city theme will make you put a gun to your head.
The music in XC2 is simply amazing. Compared to the first one, I think it outdoes it, if only by a little. The characters are endearing, tons of great sidequests, the main story is well done, gameplay is simple to use, and only somewhat difficult to master.
To put it into perspective for me, I only beat Xenoblade X a couple years after it released. But when I got Xenoblade 2 I played it every day, for hours as it came out during the holiday break. I could not stop playing it. It really is one of the best JRPGS I've ever played, and you probably think I may be overhyping it...and that may be true depending on what you want in a JRPG, but I can honestly say this game is not something any JRPG fan should miss. It's made with exceptional quality and has kept me entertained for hundreds of hours.
If story is your main thing, compared to the first I think it's just about equal if not just a tad bit above. I don't think they'll make a cast of characters as charismatic as Shulk, Reyn, Dunban, etc. but these come really damn close. And again, I can't speak highly enough of the music, your ears will cry, man! I mean, you're not getting Yoko Shimomura but you're getting Yasunori Mitsuda and ACE, which is great. At this point it sounds like I'm rambling, so.. . B . U . Y I . T.
Damn i get myself convinced too easily when when someone puts it like that and speaks so highly and passionately xD
Anyway listened to the soundtracks i don't know wth is happening in XCX one but i loved the one from XC2.. remember Colony 9 from XC1 ? that one was magical.
Haha, yeah I do get pretty hyped up over JRPGs.
I saw that you're concerned about the handheld visuals, and no they haven't patched it. I, personally only played handheld when I needed to but for the most part I played on my TV. It does get pretty bad at times in handheld mode, more so in the larger areas, but still this should and really does not detract from the overall experience. Don't let this deter you! It's a beauty in docked mode though.
I also see you have a Persona 5 avatar, and XC2 is more up that alley than X. X is like I said, more of a western RPG with bits of JRPG flare which is nice, but trust me you'll want this one.
Colony 9's music was God tier! But yeah, if you loved the music sample from Xenoblade 2, you will LOVE the rest of the soundtrack. It really is a gem and I don't want to spoil the other soundtracks for you, they're really that good. I mean, really good. The battle theme will always hype you up. And the best thing about the game...when you finish it, there's even more main story content coming. I'll just shutup now. Go buy the game,
