That is peculiar, because this kind of thing is common place in anime. The game has a distinct anime look. Wich maybe is the problem, because the last two tried to dabble with a realistic and anime style fusion.

Maybe it's best to think of these blades like Summons from Final Fantasy. I confess i'm not the biggest fan of these underaged characters, but it's not cause of their costumes but rather cause most often than not, they are obnoxious 1 dimensional characters.

I can think of only the little girl from the original Grandia as the exception to that.

I don't know how exactly these things work in Xeno 2, but are these blades even characters in the game with a story line? If not it would make sense that the outfits are a way to try and throw some differentiation between them and why they go overboard with it.

I'll certainly consider it a reduction in quality, even if it's a miniscule amount. Looking past the looks, the stereotypical nature of said characters and the annoying, one dimensional personalities we've seen as well are issues that stretch beyond subjective opinions of sexualization

Now I get why Nintendo and other companies Censor their games when they localize it... Sighh

Yes, Pyrrha is a major part of the storyline, with developed character, and frequent interactions. It's almost comical how much the design clashes with any of that.

Yeah, her i know. Just don't know about the other ones.

I thought the OP was talking about the petite ones. Like this one: https://twitter.com/XenobladeJP

Personally I really don’t mind Pyra and Myrtha’s design. All of them look really interesting. Is it sexuaized? Yea, but I’m not gonna lose sleep on it. It’s ultimately Monolith Soft’s decision on the designs. Besides Saito, whom they hired as the lead character designer, they had Xeno veteran designers develop some of the Blades. If they are all in on it, then so be it. I cannot wait to get the art book from the special edition.

To be fair, I don't think the problem, at least for me, is the sexualization.

It just looks fucking stupid.  And it doesn't fit the character.

It kinda reminds me of Soul Calibur. Great series with female characters in relatively skimpy designs (at least in 2-5), with Ivy Valentine, who has a pretty interesting background, being the worst offender. Hell, as much as I love Talim, her design is also pretty skimpy, especially for her age. Still, it didn’t take away from my enjoyment of the series (though haven’t played 5 yet).

For me, the context really matters, if it fits in or not.

I actually disliked Rex's design, in its first appearance, due to it sticking out so much - but after they explained the functionality of the thing, it went away. Doesn't have to be realistic. Just, Rex is a weird adventurer/diver-treasure-hunter, so he has a weird adventurer/diver-treasure-hunter suit, and it's perfectly fine that he sticks out like a sore thumb in normal society.

The anime vibe in general is pretty bad. Lots of cheesy anime cliches.