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10/26/2017 7:50 PM ·Spoilers

With the end of Miiverse fast approaching, and the biggest reason I continued to care about this game about to end, I thought this would be as good a time as any to leave a short review and my thoughts on Xenoblade Chronicles X for everyone to see. Check it out below if you care.

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  • Justin

    10/26/2017 7:53 PM ·Spoilers

    Honestly I was kinda disappointed with XBC X. While not bad at all, I felt it was very much lacking in terms of overall quality. That said, the overall graphical fidelity and music was very good, and the voice acting very competent. But I can't say the same for the animations, writing and gameplay, sadly.

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    10/26/2017 7:57 PM ·Spoilers

    While the graphics ARE beautiful, some of it falls apart upon closer inspection. Notably, grass is very pixilized and a lot of plants are just 2d objects. Additionally, a few peaks and cliffs in certain areas look very unnatural, and shaped like a cliff would be on the N64 days. And the animations outside cutscenes look very stiff and stoic. All very distracting but not a game killer.

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  • Justin

    10/26/2017 8:01 PM ·Spoilers

    As for writing, the fact that I only recall two characters from memory alone- Elma and Lin- speaks very poorly for the rest of the cast, and even then Elma and Lin are VERY one-note characters. The story is a mess as well, lacking sufficient pacing and character development, and refusing to expand upon its world, leading to the worst cliff-hanger ending I've ever seen. Sad for an RPG, really.

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  • Justin

    10/26/2017 8:06 PM ·Spoilers

    The last point is gameplay. And to be fair, I actually enjoyed this game's battle system. But I think it could've been better. Some builds, like the Dual-Gun Ether build, are absurdly broken and render most other weapons useless by comparison. My favorite was Dual Swords, because it used the 3D environment to the fullest with many position-based damage buffs, but only these really did so.

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  • Justin

    10/26/2017 8:09 PM ·Spoilers

    So, without taking another 3 hours to explain, I enjoyed this game a bit. But I was hoping for more than I got, which may be my own fault. As for the rest of you, I'm happy you're enjoying it still and I hope you'll play it for years to come. I may even do a full playthrough or video review someday, who knows? But until then, BLADE Harrier Coco signing out for the last time.

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