curl-6 on 15 May 2023
Managed to finish it just in time for Zelda!
In terms of gameplay, this is honestly the best the series has ever been in my opinion.
The new AP rewards system is so satisfying, the tweaks to the base game are smartly implemented, the new areas are awesome, the soundtrack kicks arse, and its handling of the series characters and lore is worthy of its legacy.
In particular, seeing
Spoiler!
the old world before the "fall" and placing the Xenoblade characters in a real world (albiet future) city
near the end was exactly the kind of crazy masterstroke that makes the series so great.
When the credits rolled and those scenes from all three games played alongside that song... just wow.
What a ride it has been, ever since I first set foot on the Bionis back in 2011.
Thank you Tetsuya Takahashi.
