this has probably been the weirdest xenoblade thread by far because i think most people who beat the game recognized how well executed a lot of the character moments, narratives, combat, and particularly that chapter 5 sequence was.
Yea, I’m not trying to argue either, but I feel like if you don’t think this is a great game then you are playing it wrong. I know sometimes I don’t like the AAA games everyone else does but I know I’m in the minority and I just don’t post about it.
Chapter 5 was the highlight of the game for me. I wasn't into the formula the game followed where you kept going to colonies and breaking clocks which was much of 2-4. Loved chapter 1 and 5.
Are you looking at it based only on story? Cause gameplay wise it’s easily the best of the trilogy. Much better then 1 in this regard since optimally you are forced to use Shulk who is a chore to play because A.I. is atrocious. It is much better designed then 2's gameplay. And really the only overly busted thing in this game that I have tested so far is Chain attack with Triton class smash damage.
This game is better than two imo. 2 started slow and it took me a while to get into it. Also Rex was an annoying character to me so I like Noah better. But to each their own
Gameplay wise it's kinda like when Apple releases a new iPhone and says it's the best iPhone ever. Of course it is you built it off the last one so why wouldnt it be? Why wouldn't Xenoblade 1 will have inferior gameplay to 3 or even 2? Those other games were made from lessons learned from 1.
Finally completed this today as want to focus on GOWR when it releases. Dam this is easily the best of the four games, this game was just incredible loved every minute and loved all the main characters. N probably has the saddest story in all of Xenoblade even beating Jin. What a horrendous life he lived dam, bet you if they release story DLC then it will be about N life. This was truly a masterpiece of a JRPG, the only thing I would say is that Z was whack as a villain. They should have dropped him and made N the main guy. If N was the main villain they could have adopted you either did a hero or live long enough to see yourself become a villain.
I mean it aint even tough to beat just keep him launched in chain attacks and have as many multipliers to launched and aerial enemies that you can. It just takes longer then it needs to be. Especially since he is one of the superbosses that can fight you at higher levels. shyt is just annoying.
Well damn! That’s the most in depth answer I’ve ever had on here. Lol.Another thing worth pointing out. Eunie's Ouroborus form has a skill that increases damage for each buff the party has and Taion has a skill that gives him a buff for each debuff on the enemy, which can be shared between the two. Taion's is not very helpfully, but Eunie's skill can make their ourborous form the best in terms of DPS. If you make sure at least one party member is in the Signifer class, using their Ouroborus finisher is better then the other two especially if set up correctly in chain attacks. It is worth noting that using Noah is essential in chain attacks since it bypasses defense. Making sure Noah, Eunie and Taion as the party members selected during chain attacks is by far the most optimal.
Been busy fighting superbosses. They really made Perilwing Ryuho (lv 100 superboss) immunie to smash effect.
I also messed with Fiona as a hero for chain attacks. Tbh her thing feels way too convoluted to properly optimize. Granted she is great to use with the skill I mentioned with Taion and Eunie above, but any party member can use this class. Plus Ino, Melia and Ashera are much much more consistent options. Plus you don't run into the issue of if you use Fiona first in a chain attack, you ruin the benefit of using her in chain attacks. (Getting the extra turn compared to all the other heroes)
DQ XI was hella good but it's a long ride. But for me it is the best turned based RPG since the PS4 generation.
Xenoblade DE clearly shown its age in terms of gameplay. Plus you have more of the these areas have too much damn area to explore. It's far worse then 2 and 3 since exploring every part of 3 is worth it to a different degree. If I recall from 2 the only bad one was Tantal for exploring. (Ignoring the awful compass obviously) 1 has more of these.
Definitely get a quest guide. So you can find which quests give what rewards and the only ones worth it are those that progress the skill tree. But most really suck. Unlike 2 + 3 were you can mess with different builds. 1 you got a set skillset for each character. So if you have a preferred playstyle you have to switch characters.
Personally I say just play though the main story and see what the first one is like since you beat 2 + 3 already. But since this is a game that is 12 years old, I wouldn't do much extra stuff with it. Opinion here on the story varies so I would say experience it yourself and make your own judgement call on it.
I’m down to the final superboss. Any tips ?
This one can be realllly annoying with AoE attacks. Most of the same strategy for the other superbosses works like make sure your characters with break are in the Ogre class with the accessory that lowers enemy break resistance.
That would have been nice to have, but ultimately I kicked his ass after like 3-4 tries. I use Noah sword fighter class max rams for everyone btw. I had thee healers 2 running signifier and nip running life saver or whatever it’s called that you get from nia. And I had lanz running soul hacker defense build. With Ashera as my hero.