I love the fact that they included the original OST arrangements too for those who want it. That is how you do a remake folks. I cannot wait to play this game.
Wait, I thought the proper way to do a remake is just to cover the first 10% of the original game, pad it out to the gills with new, mediocre filler content, alter the story with time-travel shenanigans, and not to have a release date for the next part, let alone a road-map of how many parts there are going to be in total?
@@lindenstromberg6859 @Noah you fools, you poor, naive fools. Square Enix have deceived you. A re-release of a game with the same engine, but updated textures, music, models etc. is a REMASTER. When a game is moved to a new engine and the code has to be re-made as a result, it's a RE-MAKE, Xenoblade DE falls here as it has been remade in the Torna engine, ironically so does Crash bandicoot trilogy 'remastered' because they lost the original code and had to start over! When a remake also features changes to the plot but recycles the same major characters and settings, it's also a RE-TELLING or, if you prefer, a SOFT RE-BOOT. FF7R falls here, as does ghostbusters 2016 (shudder). A hard re-boot is essentially what happens between each numbered final fantasy or dragon quest game, same themes and some similarities, but all new cast, setting and plot with no carry-over. For some reason companies often undersell the amount of work that has gone into a re-release of a game (this is probably to do with marketing metrics and certain words having more selling power).
@@artificialstyle998 8. They didn't mention many qol improvements and the game lacked in new content. They also said napon, rain and dunken. Melia was the worst character. The called the game grindy, like that's why there are sidequests. Smh this review
To think, this game was THIS close to never seeing the light of day in English. Edit: I wasn't entirely correct, and I apologise for the misinformation. I was referring of course to the efforts of Operation Rainfall, which led to the game being released in the Americas, while the game was released in Europe outside their influence. And to those who criticise my ignorance for being a stupid American, I am in fact born and raised in the UK. Again, I made a simple mistake, and I'm sorry. Please don't take my misquote out on our North American friends.
@jose ramiro reynoso ruiz hey can you show me where the Magical Afghani Buttsmuggler is i want a 20 dollar copy of this trash game too. I aint gonna buy the 3ds version not falling for that shit again.
If I found Xenoblade Chronicles 2 tedious, is there a chance I will like this one? It looks beautiful but 2 kinda disappointed me, that game really felt unpolished and bloated
I played xenoblade chronicles when I was really young. It was kinda like a "zelda ocarina of time" to me. Melia was my first vg crush back then. To see her remade on the switch brings a tear to my eye.
I always liked Sharla way more than Melia, personally. I was in my late teens when it came out, though, so maybe the "ebony beauty badass" kinda did it for me.
@@MetalMonkey1453 While Sharla won over me with her looks, her personality took that interest away pretty fast. It's pretty sad that most of her screentime is spent on her talking/thinking/remembering Gadolt. That got old fast.
@@MetalMonkey1453 Yeah,understandable. Tho, back then I didn't really like Sharla because of the whole Gadolt thing as well as her being a medic. I dunno, young me hated medics for some reason. I do love medics now, they are awesome to play as in most games. Also, young me didn't want to hog Reyns obvious ship. The man deserves it.
I love how the flashback cutscenes rememebers whatever clothes you’ve had them wearing at the time. It’s little details like that and a lot others that just make this game perfect.
This game kind of sneaked up on me. I bought this game with zero knowledge of xenoblade whatsoever. The only thing i knew about it was shulk being the main character, knowing him from smash bros. I had completely different expectations, thinking this was an action rpg. At the start i was kind off dissapointed thinking 'MMO mechanics in a single player rpg, tf ? I thought i had just spent my money on a game i was going to hate. I told myself i'm still going to keep on playing for at least 10h just to see where it takes me. Now, somewhere in those 10 hours i started to love this game and i don't even know what the tipping point was ! I'm 30h in now and can't even stop thinking about it while i'm not playing. Great game, fully recommend to any rpg/jrpg fan !
As have I. I knew a few things about the game especially since that part at the end of Xenoblade Chronicles 2, but my experience is Wikipedia based and I am so ready for this. I don't know why I didn't play this when it came out. I have adored Monolith Soft before they were even that.
WeebyPotato I actually enjoy XCX the most in terms of combat overall. XC2 is good, and I can’t deny that the combat is better than XC1, but it is a bit convoluted. Torna tries to streamline it a bit, but I think it could use some more tweaking. Needless to say, the combat has been stellar in all XC games imho.
Heck no, I hated the Overdrive system when compared to Chain Attacks. The Skell version was fine, but the on foot version, while no doubt stylish, was never explained all that well and is too convoluted for my liking.
@@omegamkx588 Funny enough I found the chain attacks in xenoblade 1 more confusing. I'd be welcoming if you would kindly explain how to get a chain attack to last longer than 6 arts (including the initial 3) because no matter what, that will always be my record. I simply do not understand it at all.
Honestly that ticked me off so much. Yeah, multiple people work on each review, but *spoilers* She’s supposed to be dead, even if you don’t understand the story a baby could understand that something very important happened to her.
@@TempestRex_. I suggest to write your "spoilers" tag in brackets and on a new line, so it's actually clear to the reader before expanding the comment. Something like: multiple people work on each review, but… [Spoilers] Insert spoilers here
It's top-tier when it comes to expansive world design and exploration. However, it gets tiring listening to Shulk scream his lines and I never appreciated the anti-theistic tone of the story. Rex was considerably more pleasant than Shulk.
@5:29 That alone is why im buying this version...i love the original but those sidequests were so irritating; just trying to find where, who,what,when was so aggravating so glad they fixed that now...ima stop playing the wii one (im about 55 hours in) and ima start playing this one on Friday.
I completed every sidequest in the original. It took me a year 'cos I just kept getting bored of having to look everything up. But I might do it again if it's been greatly improved...
I remember when I started playing the original on the wii and said to myself "y'know what? i'm gonna do every side quest!" Needless to say, I was stupid to think I would have been able to do that and missed out on a lot of things because of it since i gave up after gaur plains (hell I even completely missed out on the colon 6 rebuild). So this will be a chance to experience what I missed as well as the new visual upgrade.
Fair warning a lot of the stuff in Future connected is referred that spoils the original game if you have not played the original game; or have you don’t remember it I would recommend playing through the main story first
In XC2 lowering your level and banking experience points is incentivized by providing bards that sell you various ultra-rare commodities like Weapon Points (weapon mastery) and the ever elusive and supposedly limited Overdrive cores (for transferring blades between drivers). You pay the bards with banked experience points. Great system that keeps game balance in check while giving you more opportunities to get limited stuff.
@@theaccount27 Thank god! I love "Xenoblade" to death, but one thing it was definitely not good at was armor design. 95% of then looked so hideous that I refused to use the vast majority of them, even if that meant having worse stats (had to over-level doing sidequests to compensate, though). But I LOVE Shulk's new outfit. I think it's his best look, by far (hoodie up or hoodie down).
Cosmetic Gear, that all I needed to hear. The one thing that bothered me in the original was how difficult it was to combine different gear sets without looking like a rodeo clown
I preordered on Amazon but now I cancelled it because it was going to arrive 4 days later. So now I ordered through Walmart and oddly enough, they only had the special edition lol.
@@elmoxy97 Yeah, agility really is a fantastic stat. I've experimented with a lot of different setup, but player-controlled Shulk, Seven, and Dunban seems to be unmatched in raw damage output.
@@bennieblanks5129 Seven is great because they're super versatile in how they can be built. I love going agility double attack with gems that recover HP on critical hit
@@elmoxy97 Some of the optional bosses hit so damned hard that a traditional meat-shield tank (while still viable) can be a chore to keep healed. It's always best just not to get hit (not to mention the additional damage output you get from an agility tank like Dunban).
Xenoblade was probably my favourite game on the Wii. Ready to experience this masterpiece all over again. So glad they improved on the whole quest tracking. Also .... changing outfits without actually changing equipment? Heck yeah! :D
One of my favourite games of all time from one of my favourite franchises of all time. To think that Monolith Soft also worked on Breath of the Wild. Everything this studio touches turns to gold.
YES you have no idea how happy it makes me to hear that they added actual quest tracking in the game I always wanted to replay it but felt like going back and doing the side quest again would be a huge pain
6:17 Small correction: You cant change the weather directly, but by changing ingame time over and over again eventually the necesary weather will occurr. Just saying.
I know this sounds crazy, but I just finished DQ11s and this is the next rpg I’m playing on switch. Talk about a one-two punch. Gonna be weird dumping over 200 hours into my switch and only having 2 games completed 😂
Expert Mode is a great addition even for a first time player like me. I was doing all sidequests so my level was getting out of hand, and because of that the game was getting too easy. Thanks to Expert Mode I could keep me 5ish levels below bosses, which made battles way more interesting.
I know and the stupid part is I ended up also buying a digital copy just because I couldn't wait. I do like collecting massive jrpg games physically on Switch though cause uses less storage
I kept reading everywhere online that Xenoblade is the best game ever made. I read that statement about a lot of games and everytime i tried one of the games claimed to be the best ever, i ended up severely disappointed. But Xenoblade is different. While it's not my favourite game ever, my high expectations were even beaten. There's so much content and love put into every detail.
@@somethingofascientist7084 I wasn't disappointed. I had high expectations for Xenoblade, but unlike the other games said to be the best, I actually enjoyed it and saw why one might say it's the best game ever.
This review is honestly just so good. My only real experience with Xenoblade Chronicles was playing the 3DS version for a couple of hours but it was kinda hard to get into such a huge, epic game on such a small device. I always felt like I was missing out. I had been thinking about getting the Definitive Edition ever since it was announced but this review just further cemented that idea. I just came here after watching the IGN review first and honestly, it's just night and day. Derrick perfectly lays out all major aspects of the game, the improvements made in this version and just overall makes the game sound extremely fun and enjoyable. You can tell Derrick loves this game and has put a lot of time into it and it really comes through in this review and makes me excited to finally properly get into it myself. Thanks for the quality reporting GameXplain. Never change.
Im about 12h in and completely agree with the review. The new quest markers on the map are a huge game changer, even though I turned the routing off (you could have mentioned that these new features can be turned off). My only complaint at this point is that the menus can still be needlessly complicated. Why can’t I directly equip a weapon I just bought at the merchant? Stuff like this. PS: I still remember playing the original upon release. There was a huge google document constantly being edited by the community to keep track of all the quests. Thank god that is not necessary anymore.
4:17 something I want to ask in terms of ai, as well as technical quirks. Melia's reflection, does it break monster programming? Does the tephra cave glitch still exist? And does shulk's AI still use enchant when you're equipped with anti-mechon weaponry? ... stuff like this drastically changes the experience you know? Some scenarios for the battles, if you can't use a certain manado art because your Ai decided to use enchant, you can't use manado arts. 3D almost fixed this, but art seal for some reason, deactivated the instant recharge time of vision manado arts
@@danielr.5301 .. sorry for the late response, but in the original, that only appears _after_ the upgrade to the manado 2. The change was exclusive to the HD version on the Wii u and 3D
so i dont usually comment but i had to after finishing this game. i collected everything, finished the collectopaedia, completed all weapon and armor sets, completed all 200 achievements, got all heart to hearts, defeated all unique enemies including the big 5 super bosses, raised character and area affinity levels to their maximums, finished all skill trees, upgraded all arts to their maximum strength and bought all master books. fully completed future connected and even got S ranks on all nopon challenges. it took me 435 hours. after completing everything i could, i defeated zanza for my second time. As i heard the epilogue song play through, i had tears running down my cheeks. the BIGGEST AND BEST journey have ever been through in a video game. its just the best game i have ever played. when i put the game card back in the pack, i knew a massive chapter in my gaming life was written. never has a game emotionally broken me like this. everything, the story, characters, emotion....and a near perfect battle system.............it was all, perfection. farewell and thank you xenoblade chronicles.
yeah, even years after the game was out, the wiki for the game goes to insane lengths to keep that one spoiler safe while still being able to obtain information and help in your playthrough. IGN are terrible and I hope they go out of business for the amount of bad stuff they have done over the years.
If you're starting I know I just started 2 days ago but I recommend that you first grind before fighting bosses it's highly recommended and don't try to get stuck it's hard to get out I have to purposely die once to get out being stuck
8:50 Wait, Fashionblade? Xenoblade Chronicles already pulled a lot of things from MMORPGs, I’m glad it’s brought even more modern MMO features on board here.
I'm glad to hear that there's an option to use outfits for aesthetic without affecting stats. To be honest, that was the feature I was most hoping for when the remaster was announced.
Changing your level by will is a much better addition than you think! For my part I want to do all the side quests, but if I do I’ll be over leveled. This isn’t usually a problem as I thinks it’s really satisfying, but in this game that means missing out on one of its biggest mechanics, the battle visions. As most of you know Shulk can see the future, and this has both story and gameplay relevance. If you are over leveled then you probably won’t have a problem in battles and as such you won’t see any visions to help you. They become completely redundant. This system will finally let us play all the side quests to get everything and still not be overpowered during the main story. This is without a doubt the thing I’m most exited for.
Two titans. Something about attacking on titans. Darn it I want Nia,Elma,Rex or Lora to be in smash Also Chugga convinced me. Melia better get a happier ending.
I mean, 2020 has already been a solid year for JRPGs. They've all been remakes/remasters/or however you wanna describe them, with those being Persona 5 Royal and FFVIIR, and now XCDE. Of course FFVIIR is essentially a completely new game, just based off of an existing IP. There's the Bravely Default sequel coming out. Yet the original games fit more into a niche audience of in terms of the player base when you compare it to other big JRPG IPs. So I'll be surprised if it gets a lot of clout
Oh thank GOD for quest marking. I am a completionist and I remember the quests were the reason I dropped the game originally bc I just felt way too overwhelmed. And I was still barely outside the beginning of the game
In an interview with US Gamer, Tetsuya said it was because it would cost too much money, so unfortunately i don't think it'll be happening anytime soon.
Expert Mode is a big one for me, personally. You essentially get to adjust the game's difficulty freely, however you like. No more concern that sidequesting is going to trivialize the challenge. I am extremely appreciative of that, so I just know I'll be making use of it.
Most likely, yes. It is the first game in the Xenoblade series (the beginning of the story) and it has an easy mode you can activate at any point, should you get stuck somewhere. The characters, world and story are beloved among a fanbase that is big enough to have characters from this series appear in Smash Bros.! It's great, enjoy the ride!
Thank you for this. I kept going back and forth on whether to jump straight into Future Connected (as I already played through Chronicles on 3DS) or to play the main game first. What you said about it convinced me that going through the main game first is a better choice.
I first played Xenoblade around 7 years ago and it quickly became one of my favorite games of all time. I can't wait to experience it all again and have the game itself be even better than it was originally!
Never played this but did play Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and X. So super tempted to give this a go. That said, would love to see Xenoblade Chronicles X come to the Switch.
You guy's review of Xenoblade Chronicles for the n3DS is what ultimately convinced me to buy the n3ds & xenoblade and for that, im very thankful. I am so so so excited for this game. It was awesome on the n3ds (because its an awesome game), even though the controls were troublesome and the fact that it was kind of difficult to play because their vision couldn't properly be actualized with the older tech. I've been waiting for this specific game for YEARS even before the switch was a thing.
3:00 Never understood how that was seen as a 'weakness' or how you could have big problems with that. If you target an enemy there was always an arrow showing in which direction the enemy was looking. Logically, opposite of this arrow was where the back was and the space inbetween were the sides. I sometimes missed a hit when i was too close to boundary but that was more on me not paying enough attention, than on the game not giving me enough info. Not saying this is a bad addition, but i really never saw this as a big deal before. ^^
I gave this game a go on the Wii after playing Dragon Age: Origins. It was an awkward experience as western RPGs had far surpassed JPRG's back then. One of my biggest gripes I had was the 'dumb' AI and the limited options for scripting the AI. Like "use X when battle starts". As this reviewer called out: you cant script shulk to use the enchant art to improve party dps vs mechon, in other words you'll be forced to main Shulk vs mechon unless you want to wait for a braindead AI to use an ability he should be scripted to open the battle up with. Did this game even have testers, like a UXer? Coming from Dragon Age which had much deeper scripting controls and on top of that you could switch between characters on the fly during battle. I understand that these are different games, but to me it felt like I was playing a near complete downgrade. I had hoped that in this remake, 10 years later, they tweaked the combat to be less braindead (e.g. allowing for on the fly character switching and deeper scripting) but according to this reviewer, the combat area in that regard has barely been touched. In fact, they dumbed it down even more (telling you when you're behind an enemy, really?). The last few bits where you actually had to use your brain and be aware of your environment and monster, have also succesfully been stripped down in the form of a quest helper and combat helper. Though I heard the story is spectacular. In terms of actual gameplay I can't help but feel this is an even more dumbed down version of an already poor man's Dragon Age. I'm glad Xenoblade Chronicles 2 exists. My personal favorite JRPG over the last decade. - SNES era JRPG veteran let the downvotes commence.
I wanted to like the combat in Xenoblade 2 since they say it’s better than 1, which I already loved, but I simply couldn’t do it. Maybe it’s because battles take longer or auto attacks can’t be performed while moving (I don’t really know), but I just could never get into the combat system of 2.
Hubert von Vestra I share the sentiment that in instances like these people should focus on the good rather than the bad, but I don’t think that the distaste for people doing the opposite should be pointed at Americans specifically. Unfortunately, people all around the world from every culture do what you are describing. Blaming a particular part of the world for a trait that is shared worldwide is just as toxic as if one were to "cherry-pick one flaw and use it to make the whole thing look bad". Have a good one 🙂.
Before resolution was released: "Wow, this looks so good!" The same people after resolution revealed: "Wow this looks shitty." Honestly, I don't get it. If a game looks good then does the resolution really matter?
If you have a Switch and you like/love RPG/JRPG’s then you HAVE to buy and play this, you have no excuse not to experience one of the best games ever made anymore!
And another Wii U game gets ported to Switch. At least now millions of people have access to it, instead of the dozens when it was on Wii U, which only lasted 4 1/2 months before being discontinued, recalled, and replaced by Switch.
I just got this game a few days ago and it’s the first time I’m playing a Xenoblade game. I’ve been really enjoying it, but I just can’t get into the battle system. Most of the time I have no clue what I’m doing and I lost count of how many times I’ve died. The story is what keeps me going, though.
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Finally the guy from smash bros gets his own game
Ha ha !
Sadly the robot named metroid havent got a single one
Now if only they gave Mario a game
The giant gorilla needs a game too.
@@videogamefanpty they did, it's called donkey kong
I love the fact that they included the original OST arrangements too for those who want it. That is how you do a remake folks. I cannot wait to play this game.
Wait, I thought the proper way to do a remake is just to cover the first 10% of the original game, pad it out to the gills with new, mediocre filler content, alter the story with time-travel shenanigans, and not to have a release date for the next part, let alone a road-map of how many parts there are going to be in total?
*Remaster
It's the same game with updated assets, a remake is a new adaptation of the previous game; FF7 Remake is an example.
@@lindenstromberg6859 @Noah you fools, you poor, naive fools. Square Enix have deceived you.
A re-release of a game with the same engine, but updated textures, music, models etc. is a REMASTER.
When a game is moved to a new engine and the code has to be re-made as a result, it's a RE-MAKE, Xenoblade DE falls here as it has been remade in the Torna engine, ironically so does Crash bandicoot trilogy 'remastered' because they lost the original code and had to start over!
When a remake also features changes to the plot but recycles the same major characters and settings, it's also a RE-TELLING or, if you prefer, a SOFT RE-BOOT. FF7R falls here, as does ghostbusters 2016 (shudder). A hard re-boot is essentially what happens between each numbered final fantasy or dragon quest game, same themes and some similarities, but all new cast, setting and plot with no carry-over.
For some reason companies often undersell the amount of work that has gone into a re-release of a game (this is probably to do with marketing metrics and certain words having more selling power).
i already played on chapter 13 at gallahad fortress. and its awesome dude
...I wasn’t planning to comment at all, but seeing someone unironically using the word “fools” gave me a really good chuckle lmao
Why does Shulk at the beginning look like he just joined Orginisation XIII?
What's his Organisation name?
Khluxs
Every equipment changes appearance, so just a coincidence.
YOU THOUGHT SO TOO!? THANK YOU!
Maybe Larxene's brother.
I don't know, why does Alvis look like a grown up Riku.
Gamexplain>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>ign. Not only for the score now, but honesty and better analyzing
What score did they give it? IGN videos are too cringe for me to watch
@@artificialstyle998 they gave it an 8 and the reviewer didn't even get the charecter name right.
@@artificialstyle998 8. They didn't mention many qol improvements and the game lacked in new content. They also said napon, rain and dunken. Melia was the worst character. The called the game grindy, like that's why there are sidequests. Smh this review
>Melia is the worst
Never have I heard something so objectively wrong.
Seriously, nintendo could just release cod odyssey warfare and that's instant 10/10 from ign
To think, this game was THIS close to never seeing the light of day in English.
Edit:
I wasn't entirely correct, and I apologise for the misinformation.
I was referring of course to the efforts of Operation Rainfall, which led to the game being released in the Americas, while the game was released in Europe outside their influence.
And to those who criticise my ignorance for being a stupid American, I am in fact born and raised in the UK. Again, I made a simple mistake, and I'm sorry. Please don't take my misquote out on our North American friends.
Just not in North America. Europe got it very early on
No, it got a release in Europe with pretty great voice acting.
I love to imagine the person who initially didn't want this localised wiping their forehead x)
"Holy crap, we almost missed out on a ton of dough!"
Because all the supporters of operation rainfall... they all... had the same goal 😂
Eragor the Kindhearted yeah but their point was that it almost never became english, which is wrong
I can't wait to really feel it again this friday. It's Reyn time once more!
Shulk only need Heropon Riki
Me too
... wait, _this_ Friday?
...shit :/
I need mah money
@WonderBread At least Reyn is close to right, but Duncan??? Where did they get the C from?
I'm feeling it
Play this game, you won't regret it!
Already have twice dont think im gonna doable dip with a minor face lift
I know NOTHING about the story, and I never played the sequel. But I preordered this. Hopefully your words are true :p
@jose ramiro reynoso ruiz where did u buy the game for 20$? Can you give it to me?
@jose ramiro reynoso ruiz hey can you show me where the Magical Afghani Buttsmuggler is i want a 20 dollar copy of this trash game too. I aint gonna buy the 3ds version not falling for that shit again.
If I found Xenoblade Chronicles 2 tedious, is there a chance I will like this one?
It looks beautiful but 2 kinda disappointed me, that game really felt unpolished and bloated
I played xenoblade chronicles when I was really young. It was kinda like a "zelda ocarina of time" to me. Melia was my first vg crush back then. To see her remade on the switch brings a tear to my eye.
I always liked Sharla way more than Melia, personally. I was in my late teens when it came out, though, so maybe the "ebony beauty badass" kinda did it for me.
@@MetalMonkey1453 While Sharla won over me with her looks, her personality took that interest away pretty fast. It's pretty sad that most of her screentime is spent on her talking/thinking/remembering Gadolt. That got old fast.
@@victorhugocosta1127 yeah, i liked Sharla's personality, but it's a shame her story mostly revolves around Gadolt
@@MetalMonkey1453 Yeah,understandable. Tho, back then I didn't really like Sharla because of the whole Gadolt thing as well as her being a medic. I dunno, young me hated medics for some reason. I do love medics now, they are awesome to play as in most games.
Also, young me didn't want to hog Reyns obvious ship. The man deserves it.
If you played it when you were "really young", you are still really young.
Xenoblade is a masterpiece. Everyone who likes RPGs should totally buy it.
Is it 'better' than Xenoblade Chronicles X on the Wii U?
@@kylerobinson6102 Yes
I could not get into Xenoblade Chronicles for the Wii. I enjoyed Dragon Quesr XI far more. I hope this new version will change my mind.
Masterpiece.... storywise, maybe yes. But the way it handled some of its characters was plain awful
You lie
I love how the flashback cutscenes rememebers whatever clothes you’ve had them wearing at the time. It’s little details like that and a lot others that just make this game perfect.
I've been waiting MONADO BOY
*Sees Riki with pineapple hair*
...... okay, this game was already a masterpiece. Now we need to invent a new word for it.
Masterpon?
@@joshuaowen6185 Taken.
RIKIMASTER HEROPEICE
Masterclass
Pineapple hair? Oh, your thinking of the Pon-apple.
They should have called this Xenoblade Chronicles Bestest version.
Shulk is Heropon
I can't wait til they bring out a xenoblade chronicles X remastered!
extra most bestest
agreed. imagine xenoblade 2 but with torna built in. fantastic.
Its the best version but still a half assed remaster
This game kind of sneaked up on me. I bought this game with zero knowledge of xenoblade whatsoever. The only thing i knew about it was shulk being the main character, knowing him from smash bros. I had completely different expectations, thinking this was an action rpg. At the start i was kind off dissapointed thinking 'MMO mechanics in a single player rpg, tf ? I thought i had just spent my money on a game i was going to hate. I told myself i'm still going to keep on playing for at least 10h just to see where it takes me. Now, somewhere in those 10 hours i started to love this game and i don't even know what the tipping point was ! I'm 30h in now and can't even stop thinking about it while i'm not playing. Great game, fully recommend to any rpg/jrpg fan !
How far in are you ? Did you finish the game ?
I hope you enjoyed it throughout!
That's exactly how I felt.
I don't rlly get why MMO mechanics in a single player is bad. I wish more games were like this. I hate turned based so much
Having only played 2 and Torna I'm so excited to give this a go on friday
As have I. I knew a few things about the game especially since that part at the end of Xenoblade Chronicles 2, but my experience is Wikipedia based and I am so ready for this. I don't know why I didn't play this when it came out. I have adored Monolith Soft before they were even that.
@Vesmir nge I can't find anything about X2 being made.
@@FlameHricane most people who've played both prefer 2 in terms of combat as do I.
WeebyPotato I actually enjoy XCX the most in terms of combat overall. XC2 is good, and I can’t deny that the combat is better than XC1, but it is a bit convoluted. Torna tries to streamline it a bit, but I think it could use some more tweaking. Needless to say, the combat has been stellar in all XC games imho.
1 is the best game in the series easily so your in for a good time.
Things i crave desperately:
> The Monado
> Overdrive in other games that are not Xenoblade X
Overdrive was so badass and also super fun since it allowed super overpower game breaking builds.
Heck no, I hated the Overdrive system when compared to Chain Attacks. The Skell version was fine, but the on foot version, while no doubt stylish, was never explained all that well and is too convoluted for my liking.
It's sort of in 2
@@omegamkx588 True. If we get X2, they really should add a instruction manual that is comprehensive
@@omegamkx588 Funny enough I found the chain attacks in xenoblade 1 more confusing.
I'd be welcoming if you would kindly explain how to get a chain attack to last longer than 6 arts (including the initial 3) because no matter what, that will always be my record. I simply do not understand it at all.
Thank You for not spoiling “seven” like ign did in their incompetent review!
“Rain” “Duncan” “Napon”
Honestly that ticked me off so much. Yeah, multiple people work on each review, but *spoilers*
She’s supposed to be dead, even if you don’t understand the story a baby could understand that something very important happened to her.
@@TempestRex_. I suggest to write your "spoilers" tag in brackets and on a new line, so it's actually clear to the reader before expanding the comment. Something like:
multiple people work on each review, but…
[Spoilers]
Insert spoilers here
@@ddnava96 This! I just got spoilered by the comment 🙄😑
Bought this on Wii. Bought this on 3ds. And I bought this on the switch it’s finally reyn time once again
Improved sidequests, improved graphics, and a new side story dealing with what happened to Melia. This game is a dream come true.
This game made me feel feelings like few games I've played. It's easily among my top 3 RPGs of all time.
DQ 11?
It feels like we've been waiting so long for this, even though it was only announced like 7 months ago
After seeing all of the over the moon praise for this game, I can't wait for this!
it a old game... you can play on 3ds.... which mean it will be boring as shit... and just rotting your brain....
It's top-tier when it comes to expansive world design and exploration.
However, it gets tiring listening to Shulk scream his lines and I never appreciated the anti-theistic tone of the story.
Rex was considerably more pleasant than Shulk.
@@campkira Bruh what are you doing in this comment section if you hate the game.
@Scitch2781 ok Mr big brain
campkira I can see you played this game A LOT.
@5:29 That alone is why im buying this version...i love the original but those sidequests were so irritating; just trying to find where, who,what,when was so aggravating so glad they fixed that now...ima stop playing the wii one (im about 55 hours in) and ima start playing this one on Friday.
It will take u a while to learn from that mistake lol
I completed every sidequest in the original. It took me a year 'cos I just kept getting bored of having to look everything up. But I might do it again if it's been greatly improved...
I remember when I started playing the original on the wii and said to myself "y'know what? i'm gonna do every side quest!"
Needless to say, I was stupid to think I would have been able to do that and missed out on a lot of things because of it since i gave up after gaur plains (hell I even completely missed out on the colon 6 rebuild). So this will be a chance to experience what I missed as well as the new visual upgrade.
Talk about a major improvement.
That was Xenoblade 2 for me, my only Xeno game
Fair warning a lot of the stuff in Future connected is referred that spoils the original game if you have not played the original game; or have you don’t remember it I would recommend playing through the main story first
The review is finally here! Can't wait to start playing this on Friday! Thanks for your hard work, Derrick!
Can't wait to annoy my wife with "rolly polly keep on rolling!" Love Ricky.
BITEY BITEY!
1:10 I wish the Wild Areas in Pokémon looked as gorgeous as this!
Sword and shield were a total let down in the graphics department for sure.
@@omegaweaponredux more like in the everything departments lol
This review was way better than the IGN review
IGN hahahahaha
In XC2 lowering your level and banking experience points is incentivized by providing bards that sell you various ultra-rare commodities like Weapon Points (weapon mastery) and the ever elusive and supposedly limited Overdrive cores (for transferring blades between drivers). You pay the bards with banked experience points. Great system that keeps game balance in check while giving you more opportunities to get limited stuff.
my immediate thought going into this review what is that Outfit on Shulk (with the hood) where can i get it and can i use it in the main game?
Apparently it’s in the epilogue, and outfits there are unlocked in the main game
@@theaccount27 ...Neat
Lol same! Im an outfit nut when it comes to jrpgs. Gotta look badass when whopping ass and grinding.
@@theaccount27 Thank god! I love "Xenoblade" to death, but one thing it was definitely not good at was armor design. 95% of then looked so hideous that I refused to use the vast majority of them, even if that meant having worse stats (had to over-level doing sidequests to compensate, though).
But I LOVE Shulk's new outfit. I think it's his best look, by far (hoodie up or hoodie down).
@@theaccount27 it means We have to finish the epilogue to have them for the main game? Cause i wanted to start with the main game 😔
Cosmetic Gear, that all I needed to hear. The one thing that bothered me in the original was how difficult it was to combine different gear sets without looking like a rodeo clown
Agreed
Or how the same gear looks completely different on each character.
I really hope my order actually comes in on Friday, because this is one of my favourite games of all time and easily my most hyped game of the year
Right there with ya
I preordered on Amazon but now I cancelled it because it was going to arrive 4 days later. So now I ordered through Walmart and oddly enough, they only had the special edition lol.
Im going digital from here on out sadly...just hate waiting lol. Plus i got plenty Sd cards to go around lol
Pro tip: agility tank Dunban. Make it happen and you won't be disappointed.
Duly noted
My Dunban and 7th have like 200 Agility atm and they keep dodging all attacks. Awesome 😂
@@elmoxy97 Yeah, agility really is a fantastic stat. I've experimented with a lot of different setup, but player-controlled Shulk, Seven, and Dunban seems to be unmatched in raw damage output.
@@bennieblanks5129 Seven is great because they're super versatile in how they can be built. I love going agility double attack with gems that recover HP on critical hit
@@elmoxy97 Some of the optional bosses hit so damned hard that a traditional meat-shield tank (while still viable) can be a chore to keep healed.
It's always best just not to get hit (not to mention the additional damage output you get from an agility tank like Dunban).
Xenoblade was probably my favourite game on the Wii.
Ready to experience this masterpiece all over again.
So glad they improved on the whole quest tracking.
Also .... changing outfits without actually changing equipment? Heck yeah! :D
Can't believe I'm buying this game a 4th time. I have no shame.
4th? Did you get the original Japanese release before it was released overseas?
@@ddnava96 pretty sure it had a wii U virtual console release
One of my favourite games of all time from one of my favourite franchises of all time. To think that Monolith Soft also worked on Breath of the Wild. Everything this studio touches turns to gold.
YES you have no idea how happy it makes me to hear that they added actual quest tracking in the game I always wanted to replay it but felt like going back and doing the side quest again would be a huge pain
6:17
Small correction: You cant change the weather directly, but by changing ingame time over and over again eventually the necesary weather will occurr. Just saying.
I know this sounds crazy, but I just finished DQ11s and this is the next rpg I’m playing on switch.
Talk about a one-two punch.
Gonna be weird dumping over 200 hours into my switch and only having 2 games completed 😂
Add BotW for 300 hours
@@wikum3 Was Dragon Quese 11 a great game? Never played a DQ game, but I did play the demo. I liked it a lot.
Literally me. I also finished DQ11S a few weeks ago and this will be my next JRPG as well
@@keithpalacios11 It's so worth it. You can also transfer your demo save data to the main game
@@wikum3 how did you find 300 hours worth of things to do in that game? I guess if you stare at the puzzles for an hour a piece
Expert Mode is a great addition even for a first time player like me. I was doing all sidequests so my level was getting out of hand, and because of that the game was getting too easy. Thanks to Expert Mode I could keep me 5ish levels below bosses, which made battles way more interesting.
I bought it for $50 on amazon
Too bad that it arrives later than expected
I know and the stupid part is I ended up also buying a digital copy just because I couldn't wait. I do like collecting massive jrpg games physically on Switch though cause uses less storage
Mine said June 2nd. Gotta be corona virus.
RevolvingCube physical copy gang
Yup mines not coming till june 2nd. I so miss just walking into a store and buying a game
Walmart in store for $50 as well
Idk how the managed to make a game this big on the Wii. I played this one the 3ds and loved it.
The graphics look amazing now!
I kept reading everywhere online that Xenoblade is the best game ever made.
I read that statement about a lot of games and everytime i tried one of the games claimed to be the best ever, i ended up severely disappointed.
But Xenoblade is different. While it's not my favourite game ever, my high expectations were even beaten. There's so much content and love put into every detail.
You said xenoblade disappointed you but xenoblade is different, what did you mean?
@@somethingofascientist7084 I wasn't disappointed. I had high expectations for Xenoblade, but unlike the other games said to be the best, I actually enjoyed it and saw why one might say it's the best game ever.
This review is honestly just so good. My only real experience with Xenoblade Chronicles was playing the 3DS version for a couple of hours but it was kinda hard to get into such a huge, epic game on such a small device. I always felt like I was missing out. I had been thinking about getting the Definitive Edition ever since it was announced but this review just further cemented that idea. I just came here after watching the IGN review first and honestly, it's just night and day. Derrick perfectly lays out all major aspects of the game, the improvements made in this version and just overall makes the game sound extremely fun and enjoyable. You can tell Derrick loves this game and has put a lot of time into it and it really comes through in this review and makes me excited to finally properly get into it myself. Thanks for the quality reporting GameXplain. Never change.
One of the best stories in any rpg I've played.
Is this a must game?
@@keithpalacios11 If you're into JRPGs, absolutely
It's the BEST rpg ever created.
Ivan Bravo I’m not sure I would go that far, but it’s certainly up there.
@@victorhugocosta1127 I hear only good things so I have to give it a try.
Im about 12h in and completely agree with the review. The new quest markers on the map are a huge game changer, even though I turned the routing off (you could have mentioned that these new features can be turned off). My only complaint at this point is that the menus can still be needlessly complicated. Why can’t I directly equip a weapon I just bought at the merchant? Stuff like this.
PS: I still remember playing the original upon release. There was a huge google document constantly being edited by the community to keep track of all the quests. Thank god that is not necessary anymore.
The music in XC is sooooo amazing.I love it
Some of the best in gaming. Along with Bayonetta
4:17 something I want to ask in terms of ai, as well as technical quirks.
Melia's reflection, does it break monster programming?
Does the tephra cave glitch still exist?
And does shulk's AI still use enchant when you're equipped with anti-mechon weaponry?
... stuff like this drastically changes the experience you know?
Some scenarios for the battles, if you can't use a certain manado art because your Ai decided to use enchant, you can't use manado arts. 3D almost fixed this, but art seal for some reason, deactivated the instant recharge time of vision manado arts
Tsyumamatsu TheHavenofGuardia in complete fairness to the ai enchant is a damage boost on top of the anti mechon attribute
@@danielr.5301 .. sorry for the late response, but in the original, that only appears _after_ the upgrade to the manado 2.
The change was exclusive to the HD version on the Wii u and 3D
I think it's about time to get a Switch. Better late than never.
How to combat this pandemic ✔️
And all the other chaos going on lol
did u get one?
@@yuh2620 Nah, other things had priority so far. But I'm still planning on doing so.
so i dont usually comment but i had to after finishing this game. i collected everything, finished the collectopaedia, completed all weapon and armor sets, completed all 200 achievements, got all heart to hearts, defeated all unique enemies including the big 5 super bosses, raised character and area affinity levels to their maximums, finished all skill trees, upgraded all arts to their maximum strength and bought all master books. fully completed future connected and even got S ranks on all nopon challenges. it took me 435 hours. after completing everything i could, i defeated zanza for my second time. As i heard the epilogue song play through, i had tears running down my cheeks. the BIGGEST AND BEST journey have ever been through in a video game. its just the best game i have ever played. when i put the game card back in the pack, i knew a massive chapter in my gaming life was written.
never has a game emotionally broken me like this. everything, the story, characters, emotion....and a near perfect battle system.............it was all, perfection. farewell and thank you xenoblade chronicles.
Do you think I would ruin my experience by playing xc2 first?
@@breadstickish hahahaaa, yes absolutely!!
Is Xenoblade 2 tied with Xenoblade DE? Or is this just like Dragon Quest that doesnt have interconnections
"[...] Overall I'm extremely happy with the upgraded assets [...]" Just right after Melia in one-piece bathing suit. ;^)
I'm joking of course.
yeah, even years after the game was out, the wiki for the game goes to insane lengths to keep that one spoiler safe while still being able to obtain information and help in your playthrough. IGN are terrible and I hope they go out of business for the amount of bad stuff they have done over the years.
If you're starting I know I just started 2 days ago but I recommend that you first grind before fighting bosses it's highly recommended and don't try to get stuck it's hard to get out I have to purposely die once to get out being stuck
Ahh so Jenna Coleman does come back as Melia. YES!
Oh shit the lady from Doctor Who???
@@montelhelem8707 yes, Clara from Dr. Who
8:50 Wait, Fashionblade? Xenoblade Chronicles already pulled a lot of things from MMORPGs, I’m glad it’s brought even more modern MMO features on board here.
Fashion has been a thing in Xenoblade since the Wii release. Just this time you can use it without gimping (or buffing in some cases) your stats.
I love that Jenna Coleman came back to do Future connected 😍
I'm glad to hear that there's an option to use outfits for aesthetic without affecting stats. To be honest, that was the feature I was most hoping for when the remaster was announced.
Amazing RPG, definitely a must play if you never played it before.
Changing your level by will is a much better addition than you think!
For my part I want to do all the side quests, but if I do I’ll be over leveled. This isn’t usually a problem as I thinks it’s really satisfying, but in this game that means missing out on one of its biggest mechanics, the battle visions.
As most of you know Shulk can see the future, and this has both story and gameplay relevance. If you are over leveled then you probably won’t have a problem in battles and as such you won’t see any visions to help you. They become completely redundant.
This system will finally let us play all the side quests to get everything and still not be overpowered during the main story. This is without a doubt the thing I’m most exited for.
14:55 "it's not a huge dildo"
Thanks for the info o7
Omg I love the expert mode option. So easy to become too overpowered .
Two titans.
Something about attacking on titans.
Darn it I want Nia,Elma,Rex or Lora to be in smash
Also Chugga convinced me.
Melia better get a happier ending.
But wouldn’t Metal Face in Smash be awesome?
@@CreaturesOfTheMarsh If they made Ridley work, Metal Face could be doable.
@@CreaturesOfTheMarsh Metal face is in Smash, but yeah playing as a Faced Mechon would be great
This review is miraculous, it helped me regrew my eyes after I gouged them out while watching the IGN review.
XCDE is a GOTY contender.
Unfortunately, the game awards will find an excuse to not ackowledge it.
@@rayminishi689 it's fine the people who played it will know how fantastic it is
@@saigaane It's the GOTY in our heart!
I mean, 2020 has already been a solid year for JRPGs. They've all been remakes/remasters/or however you wanna describe them, with those being Persona 5 Royal and FFVIIR, and now XCDE. Of course FFVIIR is essentially a completely new game, just based off of an existing IP. There's the Bravely Default sequel coming out. Yet the original games fit more into a niche audience of in terms of the player base when you compare it to other big JRPG IPs. So I'll be surprised if it gets a lot of clout
@@Chickengirl005 Don't count out BD2. It could be a decent seller.
Oh thank GOD for quest marking. I am a completionist and I remember the quests were the reason I dropped the game originally bc I just felt way too overwhelmed. And I was still barely outside the beginning of the game
Hoping they will port X as well, though I do doubt it.
It's possibile, a remaster for that game
I mean, Wonderful 101 got a remaster, so anything is possible
I believe they said they had issues that prevented them from doing so. I don’t know why those issues are though.
Don't see why not.
In an interview with US Gamer, Tetsuya said it was because it would cost too much money, so unfortunately i don't think it'll be happening anytime soon.
"Overcoming our prejudice gave us strength in unity" interesting line to open up the review on ;-)
That black outfit for Melia is so pretty! Do we know if any of the cosmetics from Future Connected can be used in the main game? Or vice versa?
Expert Mode is a big one for me, personally. You essentially get to adjust the game's difficulty freely, however you like. No more concern that sidequesting is going to trivialize the challenge. I am extremely appreciative of that, so I just know I'll be making use of it.
As someone who hasn’t played any XC games and barely any RPG would this game be a good start that I would like?
It's different, it's some kind of singleplayer MMORPG, if that makes any sense.
As someone who was in your shoes when the original game came out, yes. Yes you will like it.
Most likely, yes. It is the first game in the Xenoblade series (the beginning of the story) and it has an easy mode you can activate at any point, should you get stuck somewhere. The characters, world and story are beloved among a fanbase that is big enough to have characters from this series appear in Smash Bros.! It's great, enjoy the ride!
Yeah, just be wary since the game can be a little overwhelming, but give it a shot, it may become one of your favorites
Thank you for this. I kept going back and forth on whether to jump straight into Future Connected (as I already played through Chronicles on 3DS) or to play the main game first. What you said about it convinced me that going through the main game first is a better choice.
The best change for me is the water.
I first played Xenoblade around 7 years ago and it quickly became one of my favorite games of all time. I can't wait to experience it all again and have the game itself be even better than it was originally!
The only thing that would make this game even more perfect> Mounts
Skells
Shula: we all share the same goal
Me: I KNOW RIGHT EVERYBODYS DREAM IS TO GET A SHOUTOUT FROM GAMEXPLAIN!!!
So better than igns review
Never played this but did play Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and X. So super tempted to give this a go. That said, would love to see Xenoblade Chronicles X come to the Switch.
The game is almost here, but don't drop your guard!
But when it will be out than once again IT'S REYN TIME BABY!
You guy's review of Xenoblade Chronicles for the n3DS is what ultimately convinced me to buy the n3ds & xenoblade and for that, im very thankful. I am so so so excited for this game. It was awesome on the n3ds (because its an awesome game), even though the controls were troublesome and the fact that it was kind of difficult to play because their vision couldn't properly be actualized with the older tech. I've been waiting for this specific game for YEARS even before the switch was a thing.
Wait, so the Nopon Archsage is in DE's Time Attack land?
Hmmmmmm......
3:00
Never understood how that was seen as a 'weakness' or how you could have big problems with that. If you target an enemy there was always an arrow showing in which direction the enemy was looking. Logically, opposite of this arrow was where the back was and the space inbetween were the sides. I sometimes missed a hit when i was too close to boundary but that was more on me not paying enough attention, than on the game not giving me enough info.
Not saying this is a bad addition, but i really never saw this as a big deal before. ^^
I gave this game a go on the Wii after playing Dragon Age: Origins. It was an awkward experience as western RPGs had far surpassed JPRG's back then.
One of my biggest gripes I had was the 'dumb' AI and the limited options for scripting the AI. Like "use X when battle starts". As this reviewer called out: you cant script shulk to use the enchant art to improve party dps vs mechon, in other words you'll be forced to main Shulk vs mechon unless you want to wait for a braindead AI to use an ability he should be scripted to open the battle up with. Did this game even have testers, like a UXer?
Coming from Dragon Age which had much deeper scripting controls and on top of that you could switch between characters on the fly during battle. I understand that these are different games, but to me it felt like I was playing a near complete downgrade.
I had hoped that in this remake, 10 years later, they tweaked the combat to be less braindead (e.g. allowing for on the fly character switching and deeper scripting) but according to this reviewer, the combat area in that regard has barely been touched. In fact, they dumbed it down even more (telling you when you're behind an enemy, really?). The last few bits where you actually had to use your brain and be aware of your environment and monster, have also succesfully been stripped down in the form of a quest helper and combat helper.
Though I heard the story is spectacular. In terms of actual gameplay I can't help but feel this is an even more dumbed down version of an already poor man's Dragon Age.
I'm glad Xenoblade Chronicles 2 exists. My personal favorite JRPG over the last decade.
- SNES era JRPG veteran
let the downvotes commence.
I wanted to like the combat in Xenoblade 2 since they say it’s better than 1, which I already loved, but I simply couldn’t do it. Maybe it’s because battles take longer or auto attacks can’t be performed while moving (I don’t really know), but I just could never get into the combat system of 2.
Resolution hater scale...
30% 3DS fans not worried
49% Wii/U fans
18% mClassic fans not worried
3% non Nintendo fans worried
Yeah, by their logic, Pokémon Sword/Shield is the best Switch game, since it runs in 1080p.
Inb4 "Durrrr it's 378p all the time" people
I hate it
Hubert von Vestra I share the sentiment that in instances like these people should focus on the good rather than the bad, but I don’t think that the distaste for people doing the opposite should be pointed at Americans specifically. Unfortunately, people all around the world from every culture do what you are describing. Blaming a particular part of the world for a trait that is shared worldwide is just as toxic as if one were to "cherry-pick one flaw and use it to make the whole thing look bad". Have a good one 🙂.
Before resolution was released: "Wow, this looks so good!"
The same people after resolution revealed: "Wow this looks shitty."
Honestly, I don't get it. If a game looks good then does the resolution really matter?
@@lol-ih1tl it's a pretty big flaw - the game looks like piss in handheld and there's no excuses for it.
@@DeltaRaven97 Yes, because it doesn't look good in handheld mode... Because the resolution is really bad.
So expert mode functions like the inns from XC2? That was one of my favorite parts of that game tbh
If you have a Switch and you like/love RPG/JRPG’s then you HAVE to buy and play this, you have no excuse not to experience one of the best games ever made anymore!
And another Wii U game gets ported to Switch. At least now millions of people have access to it, instead of the dozens when it was on Wii U, which only lasted 4 1/2 months before being discontinued, recalled, and replaced by Switch.
Cuz of a spammy friend in high school, all I can hear when seeing shulk is "AIR SLASH"
@Vesmir nge Because of Malos, I have PTSD's hearing the words MONADO and EATER.
Vinicius Madeira. OH MY GOD, THAT MOVE!!😡
So, Alvis doesn't have his Core Crystal now(12:18)?
As a fan of lets plays and especially blind ones on good story games, I'm more than excited to see youtubers experience this masterpiece!
I agree
Great Review! One of the best I've read/seen so far about this game.
This review, I'm really feeling it!
I just got this game a few days ago and it’s the first time I’m playing a Xenoblade game. I’ve been really enjoying it, but I just can’t get into the battle system. Most of the time I have no clue what I’m doing and I lost count of how many times I’ve died. The story is what keeps me going, though.
Thank you for showing little of the game that wasn't in the trailers, thanks IGN
Great review D!
I can’t wait to replay this game. It’s been 6 years since I finished it, long enough that I’ve forgotten heaps of it.
I’m doing my best to avoid spoilers, so what score did they give? It seems like they like it lol
They loved it
Actually to GXs credit they did a really good job at reviewing the game with no spoilers at all. Might be worth listening to it in the background.
Shulk never was late with Enchant, he’d use it immediately during mechon battles, even if you didn’t need it
Thanks for this. Now I want to play the new edition of Xenablade Chronicles
It makes me think that as a fun Easter egg to Shulk and Melia voice actors the devs could have aged them ten years in the epilogue lol
He “Loved” the game btw.
Ⅰ don't understand
Their rating system usually has a graphic at the end, and it's far into the video
I mean, he gave all of the Xenoblade games the same score, not that I’m complaining.
I've never played a Xenoblade game before so I hope I'll enjoy it and won't get confused or overwhelmed by its combat system.