Best RPGs on Nintendo Switch
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- Today, we take a look at some of the very best RPGs on the Nintendo Switch!
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As some have you have noticed, tactical RPGs aren't featured in this particular video, and that's by design. We don't want to say too much, but TRPGs might just require their own list 👀
@@nintendolife is Mario + Rabbids… a Mario RPG?
Can't wait to see what ya'll have planned!
Other then Triangle Strategy I hope Fuga Melodies Of Steel will make an appearance.
Better have Unicorn Overlord on it
Ok I forgive you.
…for now.
0:33 Persona 5 Royal
1:24 Persona 4 Golden
1:49 Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition
2:42 Undertale
3:37 Golf Story
4:16 Xenoblade Chronicle: Definitive Edition + 2 + 3
5:24 Divinty: original sin 2 - Definitive edition
5:54 Nier: Automata The End of YoRHa Edition
6:35 Bravely Default II
7:05 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
8:02 Live A Live
8:49 Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition
9:58 Baldur's Gate & Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Editions
10:33 Dark Souls: Remastered
11:12 Pokemon Legends: Arceus
11:56 Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
12:52 Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
13:25 Diablo III: Eternal Collection
13:52 Star Oceon: The Second Story R
14:35 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
15:09 Monster Hunter Rise
15:39 Monster Hunter Generations*
15:48 Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
16:32 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
17:15 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of Kingdom
17:50 Chained Echoes
18:24 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
19:23 Super Mario RPG
20:24 Octopath Traveller II
21:18 Final Fantasy I-X, XII (IV,VI & VII)
22:11 Sea of Stars
22:58 Outro
Thank You!!
Thank you, should have been part of the original video.
King
Thanks!!!
Thanks
being able to take long rpgs on the go is really convenient. i love the switch for this
Probably the BEST use for the Switch.
I remember being on some short plane rides for work just grinding some levels for my game. Then progressing in the story in my hotel. Made RPGs far more digestable
@@Hundo_Mo 100%. Now that I have work and a family, the switch makes it way easier to play bigger games
Not just on the go but also the fact that you can just turn the console off or put it back in the dock, then pick it up the next day right where you left off
I only play rpgs...hence the reason I'm here...Octopath travler both 1&2 were amazing! So now I need something else cause I only play my switch ...sold my gaming pc and my ps5s
@@innatelyobvious6449 i bought octopath but I haven’t even open it yet. I need to give it a shot
For a Nintendo channel I’m surprised there wasn’t a mention of Fire Emblem, or any strategy RPGs
Love three houses, first fire emblem game
Well, maybe they just dont consider them among the best
That's because Nintendo fans don't play Fire emblem or Metroid. They only like Mario and zelda
Pinned comment says they will get their own video
Engage is so good
My BF gave me Dragon Quest 11 for my birthday and it was the first DQ game I played for myself, and first real jrpg too. To say I was instantly drawn into this game is an understatement- I invested so many hours into it, it really is phenomenal.
Prepare yourself for Dragon Quest III HD 2D remaster. :)
Octopath Traveler 2 honestly deserves a place among the all time great rpgs. So slept on.
Agree
@@The.Crystal.Clods. definitely not an all time great but it is really good. Calling it an all time great would mean putting it in the same league as final fantasy vi which I just personally find ridiculous
100% agree 🙌🏻
@@_b_a_g_u_e_t_t_e_3191 different strokes, but honestly yea I’d say it’s in the same conversation, just achieves different things.
hopefully with it now being on gamepass more people will give it a try. excellent game
Really surprised you didn’t have Unicorn Overlord, Fire Emblem Three Houses or the Trails series on here. I’d also personally add Fate/ Samurai Remnant.
Fate/samurai is very underrated 👍🏽
But hey, there is Diablo 3, which is... well, a shame of an RPG with terrible storytelling/writing/characters/villains.
Unicorn is dope, I married Rosalinde
Unicorn n fire emblem is NOT RPGs ppl. It's a different category all together it's call terrible Wana be games but in reality just puzzles with pretty graphics and tiny small action segments here n there. That's what they are called seriously, and there AWFUL u gotta have a really crappy personality to enjoy those, only boring lonely ppl play those, I'm a lonely person myself but I'd rather eat a turd! Lol nah I'm totally joking dude, but those games aren't known as RPGs
@@euclidestubeur saying out of your own mouth, let me get this correct, fire emblems better than diablos? Gameplay wise? Lol .. that puzzle crap sucks n not a video game at all, diablos not my cup of tea either but comparing it to puzzlers it destroys tf outta those in every way besides maybe the story but that's all F.E. is a story we're u pick spots that's it
Very good list! However, you forgot the tactical RPGs. Which means, Unicorn overlord, fire emblem games and The Banner Saga.
@@thomaztst fire emblem sucks ass though. Engage is without a doubt the worst game I have ever played
Unicorn Overlord deserved a spot here over Monster Hunter Rise or Nier, both are not rpg's in my opinion
Triangle Strategy, too. Fantastic TRPG
@@_b_a_g_u_e_t_t_e_3191 it's got a crap story but the mechanics are good
This is a solid list. It would take hundreds of hours to finish all of them completely.
Wow, Golf Story getting a mention. I love you for that! Such an underrated title, I feel like a lot of people might be turned off by the Golf aspect of it, but it's a really worthwhile experience overall.
No Fire Emblem Three Houses!? 😭😡
I feel like it's more of a strategy.
@@adam145it's much more of an RPG than Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom and Nier Automata combined though, lol.
@@adam145 Yes it’s a SRPG, a strategy role playing game 😭
How could you forget about the masterpiece that we call Miitopia?
only Zion remembers.
That's a good one!
Xenoblade 3 is probably the first RPG i ever 100%’d. Game holds a special place in my heart. It was so good
can I play it without playing the 1st and 2nd?
can I play it without playing the 1st and 2nd?
@@michaelangeloguillermo4859it’s standalone enough for you to play it without the other two, but I wouldn’t recommend it
@@michaelangeloguillermo4859 none of the Xenoblade games need the others; each are separate stories that stand on their own.
@@michaelangeloguillermo4859 yes!
Decent list but I question the inclusion of both Zeldas but no Fire Emblem...
BREATH OF THE WILD IS NOT AN RPG. IT'S PROBABLY THE BEST ACTION ADVENTURE BUT NOT AN RPG.
I kinda wish it had been an rpg! I feel like it needed some experience systems
@@elsamarks8477I mean, if it counts, the more enemies you kill, the harder they become to beat. At a certain point if you go back to the sky island, you’ll find one of the orange constructs with the circular design on their head. Those definitely weren’t there before
@@elsamarks8477that’s also only TOTK though, idk about BOTW
It has a hidden level system. So arguably, it is.
Breath of the Wild is the best action adventure game of all time, but yes not an rpg, but it would be awesome to see The Legend of Zelda RPG!
I’m surprised there were no strategy RPGs on the list. Triangle Strategy, Fire Emblem 3 Houses and Engage, and Unicorn Overlord are all fantastic. Also, I would have included some Trails games.
CrossCode. It's an indie RPG much like Sea of Stars, set inside an MMORPG (though it's a single-player game), and it's oh so very worth your time. The combat is very unique in that it's a real-time system where you use projectiles to damage the enemies. And it has an amazing story which I won't spoil here.
It ended up being one of my all-time favorite games ever by the time i finished the story. Please, please play it, everyone.
That includes you, Felix!
TL;DR: CrossCode is amazing, everyone play it.
hey.. I really tried loving crosscode, but i dont like the combat... the story didnt seem too compelling too. should i continue? I was around after tutorial on the mmo part, was on the overworld.
@mamaluigi429 There are definitely some pacing issues with it... the MMO part is honestly kinda boring, but the rest of it around it is quite worth it.
But if you just didn't like the combat... no need to force yourself. The combat system *is* the main part of an RPG after all.
@@SuperPaperPokemon thanks for the advice
YESYESYESYESYESYESYES CROSSCODE MENTIONED!!!!!!!!
Falcom jrpgs are the most underrated games in the whole industry. As usual, no trail of those games in the media.
I see what you did there
Y's VIII is indeed amazing. But i can see them put it in the action-adventure categorie. That said, i believe Nier and Monster Hunter Rise do not deserve to be on this rpg list
Trails to Azure and Ys VIII for sure deserved spots on here imo
@stijnvonck1431 hold up, hold up, why Nier? That is 100% an action RPG and absolutely incredible. The Zelda games would be the easy answer if you're gonna say they shouldn't be here because they're not RPGs; those are definitively Action/Adventure games
@@fortheqynn3503 Nier is also action/adventure to me. And yes, both Zelda games as well. But i understand them being included because of the legacy. I'd replace Nier over Zelda because of the shooter sections
I love how you dont spoil anything with giving a good highlight of each game thank you so much
If i dont see all 3 xenos on switch i will riot
Should’ve watched the video before the comment lmao 😂
Unfortunately they put 2 as well.
@@hododod246 2 is better than 1
Shulk is in the thumbnail
@@GalaxyJakeYT yea thats the price u pay when you comment minute 1
Rip me lol
Monster Hunter Stories 2 pretty much replaced Pokemon franchise for me.
It's lengthy with great production values and has a lot of post game content. You can endlessly combine monsters into a perfect set of your choice and there's actually a lot of different features that make them all viable for use.
I also think that Neo World Ends With You should be there somewhere as it's a great story paired with a fun and uniqe collection combat system. I got a copy for 25 bucks and felt like it was better than most 60$ titles.
I suggest trying shin megami tensei for pokemon-like jrpg. they scratch the itch.
If you want a concept like twewy(neo twewy was not good as the first one) bomb-rush cyberfunk is good too.
If you want story driven, your best bet would be persona3,4,5 (all solid, depends on what you want), nier automata, final fantasy x. honorable mention: xenoblade and .net rpg series
want to try different indie rpgs that have really good stories? omori, oneshot. do not sleep on omori, It's unlike any other game
best part, theyre all my favorite games, and they are on switch!
100% agree about monster hunter I just wish naviro would not exist lol
I’m going to add one of my fav RPGS and that grandia I and II, especially I, with the amazing sprite work,the amazing combat system,and the story in which you feel like you’re going on a grandiose adventure, if you haven’t played them I’d def recommend them.
What I love about the Switch is that there are so many RPGs on it that you could make an entirely new list of equally worthy omissions. Just an embarrassment of riches on this system.
Thank you so much for mentioning Dragon Quest XI! This game has done so much for me and I try to share how much I enjoy it with everyone 😊
It’s my favorite game of all time but fortunately it was pretty much guaranteed to be on this list
acknowledged
I've always been interested about Dragon Quest games defienitily the new ones so is the Dark Prince or The Adventure of Dai a good starts or should I start with VII or X? Hi Leo i'm Leo too!
@@Leopez02 start with 11 for sure!
@@GalaxyJakeYT thank you for helping me with that!
Wait, no Monster Hunter Stories? :c
I'm new to Nintendo just bought a switch a couple weeks ago its literally my first Nintendo console yesterday i bought zelda botw and Metroid prime remastered can't wait for them to be delivered.
Took me a month to finish botw 😂 and not even 100%
@@ronsalvador5167 dude I just hate how the game doesn't tell you where to go for the campaign
@@tonygicz8 That's an interesting take, since that's what most people love about it.
also, you can go anywhere to progress, since it's just about getting stronger, you don't actually need to do any of the main quests if you don't want to.
@@kevinsteevens4468 i like linear games I hate getting lost and not knowing how to progress in the story bothers me
I would add Catquest 1 and 2 on the list. Underrated games!
Thank you for mentioning Ni No Kuni, that game is so underrated also Ys VIII should be here imo
The switch will always be remembered for introducing me to the Ys series!!!
Ys VIII is one of the best games ever made. How the hell it is not on this list?
@@realVvD I’m assuming he either hasn’t played or doesn’t know it exists lol
Ni No Kuni is wonderful. I actually liked the 2nd one better than the first personally.
@@Jen-ee8mt I didn’t like the second one, the combat was better but like Felix says in the video, the second game was kinda bad, especially with story and characters
Tales of Vespira. Fantastic game that makes me wish there were more Tales of ports on the Switch.
Seems like I am the only one who liked Mario RPG more than Thousand year door. It was my first time playing both
I like how the octopath travler sound track was used to close out the list...really lets you know which is best 😌
Zelda isn't exactly an "RPG" it's an Action-Adventure series
so ...least to me, it feel weird having Zelda in a list like this
anyway, you sure did miss some, like:
Miitopia
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle and Sparks of Hope
The World ends with You
the rest of the mainline Pokémon games (Scarlet and Violet, Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee, Sword and Shield, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl and Mystery Dungeon Rescue Team DX)
Sea of Stars
Hogwarts Legacy (it's listed as an: Action RPG, so I guess you could count it, but I'm mentioning it anyway)
and even tho they're cloud versions, the entire Kingdom Hearts series is also on Switch (...well almost, if you count the mobile games)
Cry about adding zelda then list hogwarts as an rpg 💀
More of a tactical RPG, but I think on Zion's list would be Unicorn Overlord.
Really glad to see Ni No Kuni on there. That game completely changed how I game and what I was interested in. Picking it up next to nothing in the sale might have been the best thing I ever did gaming wise.
Only obvious omission for me would be Ys VIII. But I appreciate you can only fit so many in the video.
Can’t stop playing Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and Disco Elysium is so much fun on my Switch.
Ys, Miitopia, Tales of Vespirea, and Fire Emblem aren’t Here.
4:50 Without spoiling: Whatever you do, DEFINITELY make sure you play 3 last. 1 and 2 can, TECHNICALLY, be played in any order, but make sure you absolutely play 3 last.
Unicorn Overlord, FE: Three Houses, Langrisser 1&2: Are we a joke to you?
Absolutely love the Octopath games. Playing through 2 right now.
Not a single Trails or Ys game in the list is incredible. Truly underrated gems!
No Fire Emblem, Triangle Strategy, or Kingdom Hearts? 👀
I'm actually surprised Fire Emblem wasn't mentioned.
One I was expecting was Unicorn Overlord.
Kingdom Hearts doesn't count because is only on the cloud, shitty port, sadly we won't get a actually copy of the game, no digital nor physical, so for me doesn't count
Just finished Witcher 3 and both DLC. What an amazing game. CDPR really knows how to craft a story. Didn't expect to get so drawn in or feel the feels. I was genuinely sad when I was done. Sure I can play multiple times but I'll never get to experience it for the first time again.
Trails to azure. Tales of vesperia. Omori. Wolfstride. Tactics ogre. 13 sentinels aegis rim. Eastward. DQ 3. Romancing saga 2. KOTOR 1 & 2.
Atelier Ryza!!!
Good, I have pretty much all of these in the backlog collection. Hoping for an Earthbound Anniversary Edition next year! Please, Nintendo!
Atelier series are also good
Is it just functionally impossible to not mention Persona 5 when discussing Shin Megami Tensei?
Normies 😂
Humans thrive on comparison. Chances are, people will be more familiar with Persona, so comparing them helps newcomers have a frame of reference.
"¡Y ahora tenemos Monster Hunter RIse!" I somehow loved that line so much I got distracted the whole segment.
i think South park stick of truth are pretty underrated on switch
This video was... Weird? Every Final Fantasy game was included pretty much just because they exist on the Switch, but not all the Dragonquest games that are on there? And then for multiple entries it's stated that there are other entries but they aren't as good, when that very much applies to FF and XBC too? Then obviously there's the wild non-rpg picks, and some glaring omissions with series like Fire Emblem, Ys, Trails, Tales, Atelier and many more totally missing... Yeah, this list is weird
no Trails or Ys, I riot
Dragon Quest 11 on switch has one major flaw - I really think that the added stories for each individual character halfway through the game KILLS the pace. I felt like the game never recovered after that, which is a shame because I loved the first half
That is exactly where I dumped my playthrough 💀
@@rubberducky5383same
@@rubberducky5383Try it again. Once you overcome that annoying section the rest gets soo much better.
I'm not going to say it isn't good, it is, but Paper Mario: TTYD is DEFINITELY overhyped
I didn’t think it was better than origami king. Origami was better except for the battle system.
Disco Elysium brought me to tears, laughter, provoked deep thought and reflection more than any other video game has, and probably ever will. I encourage anyone over the age of 18 to play it.
Started the video, heard the persona 5 music in the background, and immediately knew you guys were on the right track
I think the switch has many amazing rpgs some of my favorites are octopath traveler 2, paper Mario thousand year door, xenoblade chronicles remastered, xenoblade chronicles 3, but my personal favorite is dragon quest 11 that games just amazing in every way. But xenoblade chronicles remastered is definitely a close contender for my favorite. But dragon quest 11 definitely wins for me. Especially because of the ability to switch to a classic snes graphics mode.
Please play Octopath Traveler 2 if you haven't and like or are interested in JPRGs, the gameplay, story, graphics, and characters are incredible, and the music is my personal favorite of all time. Top 3 all time game for me for sure.
I wish one of these lists covered Labyrinth of Refrain. It is truly my favorite RPG of the last decade
No Vesperia Definitive? Ah, man!
For Tactical RPG fans, Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Unicorn Overlord are superb games.
The Switch has a pretty good Library of JRPGs, sadly you missed a couple of real bangers with the Legend of Heroes: Trails from Nihon Falcom, Ys from Falcom, Aegis Rim from Vanillaware, all of the tactics games...
FE 3 Houses is my favorite on the system. Mario + Rabbids 1&2 are both fantastic.
My backlog is begging for mercy. Great video with the bite sized previews. Unfortunately for me, most of these games are already in my backlog. My toes curl as i try and choose one to focus on😂
Start with the better ones.
@@mamaluigi429 Luigi, I’m trying
Make time stamps. Then perfect video
I just bought Trails Through Daybreak so I hope that’s good
As ALWAYS these people forget about the YS games. 8 and 9 specifically are better than 90% of the games on this list
and Trails 🥲
Criminal indeed. I mean I somewhat understand not including trails because playing trails only on switch would be like watching a view episodes from a series without the rest (allthough crossbell arc is pretty complete on switch and extremely awesome) but not including Ys especially Ys 8 is very sad bordering on ignorance.
Edit and that while calling a hidden progression action adventure like the new zelda rpgs no less 🤷🏼♂️
Not on Switch they aren't.
@fabriciofla8019 performance doesn't mean the game is bad, Witcher 3 looks like azz on Switch and they included it
Greatness, I know I’m not gonna get all of these, but I will get a lot of these RPG’s although I already own breath of the wild and tears of the kingdom as well as super Mario RPG and paper Mario the thousand year door.
Etrian odyssey is a personal favorite series of mine. Oh sure I'll highly recommend the xeno series first, but if you want an rpg with a bigger focus on your party synergy through a class system that's pretty customizable. It's the one for you. Let's just say you can create a healer the focuses more on paralysis and poison in certain entries of the series.
RPGs in Nintendo are amazing!
Sadly I saw no YS and no Trails from zero or Trails of cold steel and no Valkyria chronicles 4.
15:09, As a native spanish speaker i must say, good pronunciation, you should make a full video in spanish
Just snagged persona 5 with it being at 50% off
Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom are not RPG'S. There Action/Adventure. If anything, I would replace them to put Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle & Sparks of Hope on the list. There RPG'S.
What about Torchlight 2? That's one of my favorites! ❤
The lack of Fire Emblem annoys me ngl 😂
For the Xenoblade games I highly recommend playing them in order. I was first introduced to the series with Xenoblade 2 and absolutely loved it to the point it is top 3 all time RPGs for me. Then the original Xenoblade was released and I found myself kind of rushing through it to see if I would find a link between the stories at the end instead of taking my time and enjoying it. Then Xenoblade 3 is a masterpiece as well. I hope to one day go back and play them all again. They literally check all the boxes for top tier JRPGs: incredible music, great combat, ample things to do outside of main story, etc. If you are anything like me plan for a minimum of 100 hours for each game. I think I logged almost 200 in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 but that included the prequel time (Torna, the Golden Country, which was also amazing)
My favorite JRPG and favorite Videogame in general is pretty small and unkown but my personal number 1 is "Fuga Melodies of Steel". I adore this game.
can you make a quick review?
@@mamaluigi429 Well I can try.
Fuga Melodies of Steel is a 20 houer long turn based JRPG about a groupe of anthropomothic animal children that go on a quest to save there families. They live inside a giant ancient mysterious powerful fortress like Tank. Its a bit like Howls Moving castle but based on technology instead of magic.
The turn based combat is really good. In my opinion its even better then the combat of Persona 5 and Final Fantasy X. Its not that hard or complicated but I need to keep my head in the game at all times or things will go south fast. Almost no fight feels like mindless filler. Its very engaging.
The music is amazing. The boss theme "Flower on the Trails" is my favorite piece of Videogame music.
I was lukewarm towards the children of the Taranis at first but they grew on me more and more and more and now they are my second favorite protagonist groupe in fiction.
The game is super linear with almost no exploration, no sidequests and no optional super bosses.
Fuga is available on PC and most modern consoles like Switch, PS4, PS5 and so on.
Fuga has a free demo which is just straight up the first 3 chapters of the game. I highly recommend that demo.
It also has a direct sequel: "Fuga Melodies of Steel 2" but I advice against playing the second game before the first game unless you do not care about the story and characters.
Yay! So happy whenever we get a Felix video
Persona 5 r, xenoblade chronicles 3, BOTW, monster hunter rise/stories2, smt v v, Fire Emblem Engage, Unicorn Overlord
Oh Golf Story. Everybody usually forgets about that game.
Calling Dragons dogma Skyrim for nerdier people has to be the worst description of a videogame ive ever heard.
Has Felix played any game that's not in RPG genre. He allways rambles about RPGs. Is it your favorite genre of games, Felix?
At the very least he's a fan of Visual Novels. He did say he played the Ace Attorney series and loved it.
For someone wondering where is Persona 3, although the portable version can be played on the Switch, the remake reload is saved for the Switch 2, that was leaked by Midori, I know Midori has lied about a lot, but her leaks of Persona were real
portable is better than remake.
I can't believe that people do not consider zelda botw to be a rpg which it has the same weapon breaking like in the Witcher 3, you need to cook and eat to get your health, you get to have amor/weapons with stats etc... and also the game has dialogue choices. To shape the story somewhat so yeah botw and totk are indeed action adventure rpgs.
You should check out Moon: Remix RPG Adventure. It was an influence for Undertale.
I’m guessing this list wasn’t including NSO games, but everyone should play Mother 2, aka Earthbound 🌍
Golf story was awesome, loved that game. They also have one called sports story but ive heard mixed reviews on it.
Tears of the kingdom is so good it made me buy it along a Switch Oled the day after it came out 😂
mentions Zelda (action adventure game) but not Fire Emblem
I am not sure if persona 5 royal footage is from switch itself because on switch it looks much more blurry
its a real shame xenoblade chronicles X hasnt yet been ported to the switch
What’s the ost that starts playing around 21:20 👀
Why dont they have the final fantasy gamcube game whats it called again crystal chronicles
that was a really good spanish 😮
Square Enix would hit gold if they ported Just Cause 2 to the Switch
Also you have classics like EarthBound, Golden Sun and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga on NSO. Monster Hunter Stories 2 and Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince are also great creature-collecting RPGs.
Ys 8 Lacrimosa of Dana, immortals Fenyx Rising Harvestella, Trials of Mana are also all great action RPGs!
You missed CrossCode. I don't understand why it is so overlooked, it's just great
Not sure if Astral Chain qualifies 🤔 if so, yeah that game legit.
Doesn't count but it's pure quality nonetheless
Xenoblade Chronicles 1 is my favourite of the series the world, story, the battles and the music is top notch even if the battle system is a bit basic compared to XB2, 3.
XB2 was annoying with some of the boss battles being literal walls with random insta kills and the gacha mechanic for the blades is not fun aswell as the arbitrary world progression in certain areas coming to a random stop as blades wasnt upgraded enough.
XB3 was mechanically very deep and much better balanced still some boss battles could end close to them being finished which was annyoing when it happened very randomly, it lacked that fantastical beautiful world and story that i loved in XB1.
I totally agree. I loved the gameplay of 3, but I always felt it lacked the memorable settings and music 1 had. If you haven't played it yet, the dlc story for 3 has better areas than the base game. I'd highly recommend it if you're craving something more akin to the first game.
@@man_sans_camera Yeah I agree, played through the dlc of XB3 a few months ago and when Shulk, Rex showed up aswell as getting to the colony and gaur plains starting to play i got goosebumps!
Its overall just better paced, a bit of grinding and running past enemies in some parts but it didnt feel to overwhelming.
It was great how they at least tried connecting the games even if i didnt understand all of it xD