Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition announced for Switch (2020)

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Jumpin said:

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I think a big part of what made XCX less engaging for me story-wise boils down to two things.

(A) The VA felt really phoned in and lacked the charm and character of XB1 and XB2's VA.

(B) The whole game felt like it was building up to a big narrative payoff that simply never came. So much went unanswered, and that felt intensely unsatisfying.

Both valid points, but where we differ is that these things didn't impact my experience even close to as much as yours.

Mostly for me, the solution to the imminent death of the colony was a pretty big payoff given that was the main conflict. But there is SO much more to Mira and the XCX Universe that remains unresolved. Many of these involve compelling questions: What is Mira's mysterious power source? How will the Samaar Federation react to this? What about other Arks? What about the danger within the human genome? Where does NLA go from here?

For me, the main enjoyment of the game came from unravelling all there was in the world, it left me both satisfied but also looking forward to more. Which is why I think it's a huge shame we've seen no indication of a continuation yet. We're nearing the 4th anniversary and no announcement on such a project.

I won't comment on the voice acting, a whole other can of worms!

See that's the thing, for me the game failing to answer all these questions itself leaves it ultimately unsatisfying. It feels like all setup and no payoff. The survival of the colony wasn't rewarding, of course they survive, the good guys never get wiped out in mainstream games. But answering none of the Mira-related mystery left the whole thing feeling like a 90 hour wank with no orgasm.