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Jimmybob
Mar 7, 2005
Games been out for one year now. I've put close to 200 hours into it. I've explored every little corner of each of the continents. That's probably been my favorite part of the game. I like the affinity missions and the missions you get from the alien species as well. I still think the biggest flaws are having a silent protagonist and the barely comprehensible main plot line. Fortunately there's so much else in the game that those can be overlooked. They can tone down all the numbers and equipment. I don't even look at the elemental resistances of armor, just the overall defense rating and what perks it has. The inventory system takes me back to Mass Effect 1, which isn't really a good thing. Lots of room for improvement there. Hopefully if they do another game for the Switch or whatever Nintendo's new thing is called, they can combine the strengths of Xenoblade Chronicles and XCX, and remove more of the flaws. I'd love to see a well defined character like Shulk lead the story, instead of a voiceless shell.

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Jimmybob
Mar 7, 2005
Huh, back to playing as a teenaged hero. At least in X I was able to make my guy actually look like a capable combat veteran. But yeah I'd rather have a fleshed out main character with a voice, and an actual part in the story so I guess I can live with it.

Having said that, exploring the world was my favorite part of both games, so if they make an interesting world full of poo poo to see and do I'll be happy.

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