Completed the main story of Xenoblade Chronicles 2, and wow I love this game more than the first one.
While the world doesn’t feel as epic as Chronicles world of two massive titans where everyone lives upon, the smaller titans of Chronicles 2 are stil gorgeous landscapes and the environments are wonderful to explore.
The Gameplay of the battle system is a bit different from the first game, so even veteran players will still find a steep learning curve, but once you get the basics it comes naturally.
The story and characters are wonderful and I think done way better than the first game. The overall tone of the first game was more grounded and serious, while Chronicles 2 takes a more anime like tone with plenty of humor in places and heart breaking moments too. The new artstyle I find is more expressive when it comes to faces and I just find it more appealing. And no I don’t have an issue with the female designs, I actually find them quite cool looking, the same with the male designs, and I want to stay away from the drama in the fanbase.
Like most JRPGs the cutscenes can get pretty long, they are at least entertaining and flesh out each character, no one feels left out and forgotten once their introduction story is resolved. I thought the voice acting was pretty decent, apart from Rex’s long yells and one villain’s actor seems to have only two settings, cool and calm one moment and shouting at the top of his lungs the next, but I love Nia’s Welsh accent being Welsh myself and she is definately one of my top faves in the game, her and Poppi the artificial blade (robot girl basically) who is simply adorable in her own robotic way but still has some great cutting remarks regarding her Nopon creator Tora, and what happens in the ending with her had me in tears. I’ll go into more details why I like them once my fanart of the two is done.
Overall if you loved the other Xenoblade games (or any Xeno game), this is a must play. If you enjoy JRPGs with a fun story, play this game. I highly reccomend this for anyone who doesn’t mind a long game for their Switch.
