One game system that fell flat for me, in the end, was the day and night cycle. I did appreciate that once these tasks were complete, the quest would end immediately, without forcing me to back and forth unnecessarily, not that it would be difficult to do with how many fast travel options the game offers for no charge at all. The game’s side quests are simple, often boiling down to collecting a certain number of an item or defeating certain monsters. Players control one character out of a party of up to three and explore the game’s expansive world, picking up quests from NPCs, collecting loot and materials scattered around and engaging in combat to becoming stronger as they progress through the main story quests. Xenoblade Chronicles plays closely to a standard MMORPG. Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition retains the same English dub as the original which brings a lot of charm, but those who aren’t a fan will be pleased to know this time around that the Japanese dub is included as well. The enhanced remaster also performs great on the Switch with no signs of slowdown and almost nonexistent load times. The new character models bring a lot more colour to the game while highlighting just how unique their designs are, bringing Xenoblade Chronicles a bit closer to its sequel stylistically. In fact, if it weren’t for the occasional stiff animations and poor mouth syncing, I wouldn’t blame anyone for thinking this a Switch exclusive. Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition gives the Wii title a much-needed graphical overhaul to bring it into the modern HD generation and for the most part, it does a fantastic job. Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition – Review Screenshot Provided by Nintendo Thankfully, returning players who are eager to experience this new chapter can do so from the game’s title screen without having to play through the entire game. As an extra bonus, Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition’s features a lengthy bonus story for players to check out, acting as an epilogue to the main game. The way Shulk and his companions interact feels so natural that it was easy to get a sense of the relationships between the characters, a positive aspect that bled into Xenoblade’s gameplay as well. What grabbed me most about Xenoblade Chronicles’ story, however, were its well-written characters. Xenoblade Chronicles uses its unique setting to tell an engaging, and sometimes dark story. Players follow the game’s protagonist, a boy named Shulk, as he sets out on a quest to defeat the Mechon and uncover the mystery behind the weapon said to be able to defeat them, the Monado. Xenoblade Chronicles takes place on top of two giant titans known as the Bionis and the Mechonis, where a war between mankind and robots called Mechon wages on. The game received an American release two years later after gaining attention from hopeful fans in the west. Not only does Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition solve this issue, but it gives Switch owners what is easily the best rendition of an already amazing JRPG, allowing it to stand proudly next to its sequel.įor those who don’t know, Xenoblade Chronicles is open-world JRPG developed by Monolith Soft, which was first released on the Wii in 2010 in Japan.
With its late and limited American release on the Wii and a port being made exclusive to newer 3DS models, the original Xenoblade Chronicles has never been what I would consider an easily accessible game.
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For as popular as the Xenoblade series has become, I’d be willing to wager that a sizeable portion of its fanbase hasn’t played the first in-game in the series.
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