Having watched the new story content now, it finally feels like the game's narrative is complete, as opposed to the original where it feels like they ran out of time and money two thirds of the way through, stitched together what they had, and released it.
For such an old game, made on hardware that was well behind the curve even at the time, I will also say its remarkable how well it holds up. Monolith Soft are masters of technical engineering and this is still the best looking Xenoblade game in my opinion. (2 and 3 use more advanced effects, but the lower resolution makes them less visually appealing)







