#16: Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
Where to start? I played the Definitive Edition on the Switch, never played the Wii original. The story of Xenoblade Chronicles is incredible. It blows most others out of the water with ease. Stunning. The great characters and dialogue play a big part in why it's so good. The premise and setting are very unique, ingenious even.
An area where Monolith Soft have exceptional expertise in is the level design with the different areas in this game being of magnificent beauty. The combat is to me more intuitive and easier to get into than in Xenoblade Chronicles 2. There is an abundance of side quests that I had a ton of fun to complete even if they're just fetch quests because I just love strolling around, taking in the beautiful view and enjoying the great soundtrack. Yes the soundtrack is better than in XC2, especially the final song made even more emotional than the one at the end of XC2. Future Connected is great too but not quite as much as the main game.
Xenoblade Chronicles is a wonderful journey I wished more people would experience. The ending in particular is incredible. Like every game this high on my list it's very special to me.
When I play video games this is exactly what I'm looking for, an experience that will always stay in my memories for how fantastic it was. I don't know wether I will ever replay Xenoblade Chronicles, but I know that my first playthrough like with so many games will always stay the best.
