This game was a hell of a journey. Easy 9/10 for me. The game isn't even close to being finished after the main story concludes. There's so much content in this game I don't understand how they pushed the release date FORWARD by a few months... Thank you Monolith Soft, I look forward to see what amazing experience you create next!
i give it a 8.6- out of ten. combat is pretty uninvolved unlike the prequel, atmosphere is a bit dull, maneuvering over levels is too linear, uninteresting world. and way too much generic anime-eee story honestly the ending "moebiuses" where pretty sad in introductions.
@@luluna5228 feel like you’re trolling, cause while 2’s combat is better overall this is still the deepest/most involved, atmosphere is where more consistent than the others (not saying any are bad), the areas are far less linear than probably ever before, and way less than 1 at the least, and the world is at a peak of fascination if you’ve played the previous games Also if you actually think that about the story, you objectively didn’t pay attention. Like damn, that’s one of the weirdest complaints I’ve ever seen here lol
@@DavidHosey1 nah, ive played and listed all games highly rated and have been doing so the whole time. im up to almost hitting all games rated over 87 on any platform on metacritic or oc. deepest and most involved? buddy you literally hit until you get your ultimate. then to the same pattern of attack-healer-defender-special fusion arts. its the same thing with not much skill involved. atmosphere was literally fallout if nobody lived in it and there were no buildings or houses. boring. less linear? dude xenoblades 2 is literally one whole map for a section needed to maneuver through the quests. in 3 i literally ended my game with every map section being a literal straight line. also as to the story part. you're kinda dumb here bro. For example the main message of "choosing your own path and making it mean something" sure whatever i guess. would help if you developed any characters over the 50 hours. all we get here is -taion -omg she died protecting her colony here are some flowers and stopwatch -mio - i feel bad because mayobi or whatever gave her life to me now i can live on my own so on and on forth. this is a sad excuse for fascinating atmosphere. most of it is literally the color of shit. anyways. play more games
You have a way of amusing me with your videos! Even when I've never played any Xenoblade games (and I don't plan to) I was fascinated by your explanations, it even has it's own charm compared to your other content! Bravo and I await your next vid!
One of the best feelings in Xenoblade is when so much shit is happening on screen and you take a moment to pause the game and think "How the fuck do I know what the hell is going on!?" Also this game has some of the best npc characters and stories. Kyrie my queen.
Xenoblade series have become a staple in jrpg genre. With just 4 games (not counting gears and saga) i put this series at same level as dragon quest and ff.
Storywise it’s the peak, to the point it’s not just a good jrpg story but just great fiction. Definitely made it even better when it comes to its relevance
About the music, while I think that 2 especially had more memorable music (for me especially in the area themes), I think the area music fit the tone the game was going for really well, and more epic area themes such as in 2 would have actually detracted from the overall experience I think.
Yeah I think I get where you're coming from! For me personally, I just wanted the area themes to be more, idk, catchy? Like I don't remember what a single one sounds like and I played the game yesterday LOL
Each game goes for a different tone with the sountrack, 2 has more whimsy which means louder, more in-your-face leitmotifs which immediately makes the songs easier to get into and remember, 3 goes for a melancholic tone and is also more cinematic.
finally finished the game so i could come back to watch this video without worrying about any spoilers (i didn't even watch the xenoblade 3 direct cuz i wanted to go in as blind as possible) nice to know someone shares my overall opinion as well, though i played in japanese dub for fear of not very good english voice acting. i did rewatch some scenes in english just to test it out and was pleasantly surprised to see it wasn't awful, but i still think it could've been better
Out of context tho a game i compare with xenoblade is omori. has a banger and consistent soundtrack, beautiful art, heartfelt and depressive story,very memorable and good characters, somewhat memey feel and hell of a ending. Though, the horror can be too much, it's kinda depressive gameplay is like, the worst, it's near to the unplayable line.
Man… this game looks so dope. I hope in the future, I’m able to find enough free time to get through this (as well as the first two, as you recommended), because they look so sick
Spoilers... Thank you for telling me Mia's unlocked AFTER the end credits. I'm currently at the "collect parts for the ultimate boat" part and have just been doing loads of side quests expecting that I NEED to do one of them before I am able to get hers going. You just saved me loads of time and frustration.
I effing love this game. Granted, I love all of Tetsuya Takahashi & Kaori Tanaka's games. I wish Kaori would actually come back to writing for Monolith. The Gears and Saga stories were even more off the wall than anything in Chronicles, which is pretty bat-crap crazy already. Play those games if you dig Chronicles, using PCSX2, it's great!!!
The soul hacker class, aka blue mage is a whole side content in itself. So much to unlock and master to then break your head building something out of it
Glad you enjoyed the game so much. Definitely my GOTY! The game has my favourite interactions between characters in the whole series, which is saying something, and the combat is amazing. Haven't decided whether or not I prefer it over the combat in 2 yet, but it is hella' fun and addicting. I also loved the premise of the game, and the story as a whole for the most part. Though all the unanswered questions toward the end and the lacklustre villains do bring it down a little for me, unfortunately. Still great though, and the ending got me pretty emotional, I will admit. I can sort of understand your disappointment in the games soundtrack, since it does have a very different feel to the previous games, but I still liked it. Sure, it doesn't quite reach the same heights as 1 and 2, but it's still phenomenal. The vocal tracks in particular. Also I kinda liked the final boss theme personally, lol.
Yeah I almost completely agree! The villains and bosses overall could have been more interesting that's definitely true. And the soundtrack is definitely super good, but the overworld themes weren't as good as like, Mor Ardain yenno LOL definitely LOVED the ending theme though, damn
As someone who's never played a Xenoblade game before, I didn't enjoy this game that much. It was still a unique experience, with lots of interesting content, that I'm glad to have played. But I should warn you: if the most important thing to you about a story is the characters, you will love this story. If the most important thing to you is the plot, you are likely to be left wanting. There are interesting plot beats, but they're few and far between throughout the many, many hours of play time - and none of them are in the final act. The excellent character writing alone carries this story.
As much as I'm glad other people can enjoy it, the amount of stuff going on in this game seems like it may be a bit much for me. I am simply overwhelmed by the amount of customization that seems to be in this game, and as someone who enjoys picking one thing to do throughout the entire game in most games, I feel that I wouldn't get as much enjoyment out of the classes, combat and skills mechanics that anyone else would. It would feel like a chore to even grind for these classes. That said, it looks like a good game and the variety of the characters seems really good! I'm glad other people can enjoy it. I just won't be able to, lol.
I'm the exact same way with "sticking to one thing the whole game" so I was worried going in LOL but it makes the game so damn good I can't stop playing
SPOILERS!!! LOL hey it's just my opinion but absolutely hated it tbh :( To me only the first phase was neat, I really liked that. But then after... It was just the same thing for like 5 more phases 😂
@@Coolin So more like way to long? I think it was cool but too long, after the fight it looks like you need to fight one last time (thank god it was over and just a cutscene) and i was like, no not again
So if you want the full impact of the story you should play 1 and 2 first. I'd say it's pretty necessary to play the first 2. A lot of the story beats won't "hit" since you wouldn't know the context from the previous games. BUT technically you could just google a synopsis to the first 2 and just play the third after getting that information LOL I don't really recommend that but it's an option!
This game was a hell of a journey. Easy 9/10 for me. The game isn't even close to being finished after the main story concludes. There's so much content in this game I don't understand how they pushed the release date FORWARD by a few months... Thank you Monolith Soft, I look forward to see what amazing experience you create next!
Well I'll be.
Never expected Coolin to be one of us. Can't wait to get further into 3, I've been too busy recently
i give it a 8.6- out of ten. combat is pretty uninvolved unlike the prequel, atmosphere is a bit dull, maneuvering over levels is too linear, uninteresting world. and way too much generic anime-eee story
honestly the ending "moebiuses" where pretty sad in introductions.
@@luluna5228 feel like you’re trolling, cause while 2’s combat is better overall this is still the deepest/most involved, atmosphere is where more consistent than the others (not saying any are bad), the areas are far less linear than probably ever before, and way less than 1 at the least, and the world is at a peak of fascination if you’ve played the previous games
Also if you actually think that about the story, you objectively didn’t pay attention. Like damn, that’s one of the weirdest complaints I’ve ever seen here lol
@@DavidHosey1
nah, ive played and listed all games highly rated and have been doing so the whole time. im up to almost hitting all games rated over 87 on any platform on metacritic or oc.
deepest and most involved? buddy you literally hit until you get your ultimate. then to the same pattern of attack-healer-defender-special fusion arts. its the same thing with not much skill involved.
atmosphere was literally fallout if nobody lived in it and there were no buildings or houses. boring.
less linear? dude xenoblades 2 is literally one whole map for a section needed to maneuver through the quests.
in 3 i literally ended my game with every map section being a literal straight line.
also as to the story part. you're kinda dumb here bro. For example the main message of "choosing your own path and making it mean something" sure whatever i guess. would help if you developed any characters over the 50 hours. all we get here is
-taion -omg she died protecting her colony here are some flowers and stopwatch
-mio - i feel bad because mayobi or whatever gave her life to me now i can live on my own
so on and on forth. this is a sad excuse for fascinating atmosphere. most of it is literally the color of shit. anyways. play more games
You have a way of amusing me with your videos! Even when I've never played any Xenoblade games (and I don't plan to) I was fascinated by your explanations, it even has it's own charm compared to your other content! Bravo and I await your next vid!
Pls plan to.
I will not tolerate any Ghondor slander!
LOL I'll say that at least her class is sick 😂
Goddamn, 3 felt like a complete fever dream. Love it a lot.
100% agree it was straight fire. I'm just grinding side quests and unique monsters cause I don't wanna stop playing :(
@@Coolin fr. We can’t stop playing until Lanz finally finds something meatier.
@@themonkeyman2910 LMAOO SO NEVER
One of the best feelings in Xenoblade is when so much shit is happening on screen and you take a moment to pause the game and think "How the fuck do I know what the hell is going on!?"
Also this game has some of the best npc characters and stories. Kyrie my queen.
LITERALLY LOL and I actually don't know if I did Kyries full quest yet :o
Xenoblade series have become a staple in jrpg genre. With just 4 games (not counting gears and saga) i put this series at same level as dragon quest and ff.
Storywise it’s the peak, to the point it’s not just a good jrpg story but just great fiction. Definitely made it even better when it comes to its relevance
About the music, while I think that 2 especially had more memorable music (for me especially in the area themes), I think the area music fit the tone the game was going for really well, and more epic area themes such as in 2 would have actually detracted from the overall experience I think.
Yeah I think I get where you're coming from! For me personally, I just wanted the area themes to be more, idk, catchy? Like I don't remember what a single one sounds like and I played the game yesterday LOL
@@Coolin I definitly also get your point, and I also thought the same while playing through the game.
Each game goes for a different tone with the sountrack, 2 has more whimsy which means louder, more in-your-face leitmotifs which immediately makes the songs easier to get into and remember, 3 goes for a melancholic tone and is also more cinematic.
finally finished the game so i could come back to watch this video without worrying about any spoilers (i didn't even watch the xenoblade 3 direct cuz i wanted to go in as blind as possible)
nice to know someone shares my overall opinion as well, though i played in japanese dub for fear of not very good english voice acting. i did rewatch some scenes in english just to test it out and was pleasantly surprised to see it wasn't awful, but i still think it could've been better
Out of context tho a game i compare with xenoblade is omori. has a banger and consistent soundtrack, beautiful art, heartfelt and depressive story,very memorable and good characters, somewhat memey feel and hell of a ending. Though, the horror can be too much, it's kinda depressive gameplay is like, the worst, it's near to the unplayable line.
Please be aware of spoilers. The game is based on almost just one event.
Man… this game looks so dope. I hope in the future, I’m able to find enough free time to get through this (as well as the first two, as you recommended), because they look so sick
THANK YOU! Im glad im not the only one who find THAT character garting to my nerves
LOL truly a based opinion
Spoilers...
Thank you for telling me Mia's unlocked AFTER the end credits. I'm currently at the "collect parts for the ultimate boat" part and have just been doing loads of side quests expecting that I NEED to do one of them before I am able to get hers going. You just saved me loads of time and frustration.
No problem! Glad I saved you some time 🙂 the class she has is hella good too!
@@Coolin I'm excited. Oh also. Before I forget. How close am I to the ending of the game?
Nia*
I effing love this game. Granted, I love all of Tetsuya Takahashi & Kaori Tanaka's games. I wish Kaori would actually come back to writing for Monolith. The Gears and Saga stories were even more off the wall than anything in Chronicles, which is pretty bat-crap crazy already. Play those games if you dig Chronicles, using PCSX2, it's great!!!
I wanted play more ! My top 5 favorite game of all time
The soul hacker class, aka blue mage is a whole side content in itself. So much to unlock and master to then break your head building something out of it
It's such an amazing idea to have in this game. I've been hunting enemies down for HOURS
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You mixed them up.
DID I ACTUALLY? FUCKING GOD DAMN IT LMAO
Edit: oh well, I hope people still understand what I mean!
@@Coolin
Death.
@@Coolin AYO-
Just to make the point stronger that it is confusing 😅
Glad you enjoyed the game so much. Definitely my GOTY! The game has my favourite interactions between characters in the whole series, which is saying something, and the combat is amazing. Haven't decided whether or not I prefer it over the combat in 2 yet, but it is hella' fun and addicting. I also loved the premise of the game, and the story as a whole for the most part. Though all the unanswered questions toward the end and the lacklustre villains do bring it down a little for me, unfortunately. Still great though, and the ending got me pretty emotional, I will admit.
I can sort of understand your disappointment in the games soundtrack, since it does have a very different feel to the previous games, but I still liked it. Sure, it doesn't quite reach the same heights as 1 and 2, but it's still phenomenal. The vocal tracks in particular. Also I kinda liked the final boss theme personally, lol.
Yeah I almost completely agree! The villains and bosses overall could have been more interesting that's definitely true. And the soundtrack is definitely super good, but the overworld themes weren't as good as like, Mor Ardain yenno LOL definitely LOVED the ending theme though, damn
As someone who's never played a Xenoblade game before, I didn't enjoy this game that much. It was still a unique experience, with lots of interesting content, that I'm glad to have played.
But I should warn you: if the most important thing to you about a story is the characters, you will love this story. If the most important thing to you is the plot, you are likely to be left wanting.
There are interesting plot beats, but they're few and far between throughout the many, many hours of play time - and none of them are in the final act. The excellent character writing alone carries this story.
Yeah I think I mostly agree. I didn't mind how spread out the "good plot points" were since I loved the combat, characters, and hero quests!
Idk man the plot is always interesting and paced very well. Always something interesting going on, especially chapter 4 onwards
while i dont think its as good as 2s i still think this games soundtrack is amazing personally.
Oh yeah, it's still great! I may have came off a bit harsh on it in the video, but I still enjoyed it :)
As much as I'm glad other people can enjoy it, the amount of stuff going on in this game seems like it may be a bit much for me. I am simply overwhelmed by the amount of customization that seems to be in this game, and as someone who enjoys picking one thing to do throughout the entire game in most games, I feel that I wouldn't get as much enjoyment out of the classes, combat and skills mechanics that anyone else would. It would feel like a chore to even grind for these classes.
That said, it looks like a good game and the variety of the characters seems really good! I'm glad other people can enjoy it. I just won't be able to, lol.
I'm the exact same way with "sticking to one thing the whole game" so I was worried going in LOL but it makes the game so damn good I can't stop playing
if the game had Riki in it, easy 10
The final boss was awesome. Jeez, I guess I know where not to go for my game reviews.
SPOILERS!!!
LOL hey it's just my opinion but absolutely hated it tbh :(
To me only the first phase was neat, I really liked that. But then after... It was just the same thing for like 5 more phases 😂
@@Coolin So more like way to long? I think it was cool but too long, after the fight it looks like you need to fight one last time (thank god it was over and just a cutscene) and i was like, no not again
It was definitely too long, yeah LOL I feel like it could have been so much better but hey, the cutscenes after were godlike so idc that much
Definitely agree, best final boss in the series so far by a landslide gameplay-wise
I only have xenoblade DE and haven’t played it yet. How necessary is it to play 1 and 2 before 3? Can I skip to 3?
So if you want the full impact of the story you should play 1 and 2 first. I'd say it's pretty necessary to play the first 2. A lot of the story beats won't "hit" since you wouldn't know the context from the previous games.
BUT technically you could just google a synopsis to the first 2 and just play the third after getting that information LOL I don't really recommend that but it's an option!
Wow the DMCV hate? You probably need to just “git gud”
Honestly, maybe. LOL
But, Ghondor was funny
To me it was only sometimes and in small doses 😅
@Coolin I admit, I wasn't use to her when I first encountered her but eventually she grew on me lol maybe I'm weird
@@riftfontain LOL I think she gets better later on, but that first interaction I was NOT impressed 😂
@@Coolin I agree, but I do wish ashera was more involved in the story lol
Oh yeah she should have. I think she was one of my favourite heroes!
Finished game yesterday was disappointed love the other games I put in 115 hours in 3 and regret it