My BIG Honest Review of Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition

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[BeatEmUps]

THIS IS A SPOILER FREE REVIEW *UNTIL* 21:15, at that point I HIGHLY RECOMMEND skipping to 25:00 to avoid ALL Spoilers. Okay? Got it? Cool.

[josiahball]

"Total playtime of about 60 hours"
Me, at 80 hours and who just arrived in Agniratha: "..."

[umarabbasi]

I hope we get Xenoblade Chronicles X on the Switch in the future.

[laughinelf]

You know when a game is good when the reviewer praises it without even mentioning its god-tier soundtrack.

[jeremyjulkowski]

When I think Xenoblade, I can only hear the victory line: "What bunch of jokers!" That never got old for me and actually emboldened me more with the other million subsequent enemy fights!

[alecslundy]

This is literally my favorite game of all time, first on the wii and now on the switch

[miriamsgamingperspective]

“Sadly, I could barely make it through 5 hours of this absolute awful...”

Wood, Don’t scare me like that, I almost feared for your safety and well-being 🤣🤣

[nyxioto]

Imagine how fast the fans would've tracked down his I.P if he gave a bad review.

[anonyman]

I also felt like Xenoblade2 combat was awkward and long until I finally understood how the chain attacks work with the elemental orbs thing, then suddenly the combat felt super rewarding, and like you could finish any battle real quick.

It's too bad that the tutorials in that game are terrible and it took me more than half of the story until the combat finally clicked.

[magicth]

It’s crazy, I really enjoyed what I played of Xenoblade 2 but I couldn’t find out why it felt so off in combat. Then you nailed it: the auto attack interrupt when moving. I the original and that alone would’ve made the sequel far more enjoyable. I’m so glad you love this game though, such a wonderful experience. Love the environments and soundtrack soooo much.

[raifintune]

Xenoblade 1 is literally a masterpiece on the entire medium. I really do hope monoliths next game reaches its high, cause I believe xenoblade, xenogears and the xenosaga trilogy are incredible works. Monolith has the ability to make games greater than the sum of their parts and i cant wait for their next one.

[dreampal]

This guy is one of the most entertaining video game reviewers on YouTube.

[Khelleyne]

Remember the nostalgia of playing a really good Jrpg from the 90's/early 2000? I felt exactly the same thing playing Definitive edition as I played it for the first time. I was completely bluffed by the ending, it was amazing.

[Felixr]

Actually, cancelling auto attacks by moving around in XC2 can be exploited. The first attack in your auto attack chain often comes out relatively quickly compared to the ones that follow. By moving just a little bit after the first auto attack connects, you can increase your auto attack rate significantly, which both makes you more engaged (since now you're using inputs for your auto attacks) and since everything in combat builds off of your auto attacks, this speeds up everything in combat.

[michaelwhite]

Wood: "I even cleared up a ton of the sidequests and had a total playtime of about 60 hours..."
Me, sitting here at 115 hours, not even finished with mechonis core section...

[emmakorgie]

I love how he cares about letting us know when the quality is low and when it’s high :)

[heartstriker]

3:42 Before we meet shulk, we first meet Dunban

Me: *PTSD to the ign original xenoblade definitive review*

(btw, not because he said it wrong, he said it normally)

[Minekings]

You keep calling Reyn, that's one I haven't heard before.

[meltingkeith]

"Fiora is my favourite Xenoblade waifu"

Dude, Melia is RIGHT THERE

[moomanchu]

I just beat the game. Oml its def a top 5 jrpg! Its unique and has a compelling story with relatable characters. I love that the characters are given to you on a nice spread so that by time you start to get “bored” you get another character.
Pretty much every map is jaw dropping