9/9/9/9
Some translation from 1up
Some highlights from the console games due to hit Japan next week, courtesy of Famitsu magazine's review pages: - Xenoblade (9/9/9/9, 36 points): The top game of the week, and a review score that's particularly striking because even Xenogears -- director Tetsuya Takahashi's most famous RPG -- received only 31 points upon its release in 1997. "The massive field to explore, plus the sheer number of side quests, is enough to make you forget about the main story," one writer said. "The battles are also excellent, requiring you to constantly think about your position against the enemy's."
While the story was interesting to the review crew, much of the praise was reserved for the battle system, which is "MMORPG-style in the way it plainly defines every character's role in the fight [...]It's hard to keep track of everything when a lot of enemies are attacking at once, but the chaos that results just adds to the tension."
Xenogears - 31/40
Xenosaga Ep II - 33/40
Xenosaga Ep III - 32/40
Xenosaga Ep I & II - 31/40
Xenoblade - 36/40
