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Please keep in mind this is my first drawing of juniper

yo sawano, mix attack on titan with some ratchet and clank and get the homie to rap on it, this has to be one of the most kickass video game soundtracks of all time.

The definitive edition of Xenoblade Chronicles X puts a capstone on a game that was previously a mixed bag and makes it legendary. What was always fantastic is strong as ever, gameplay wise - you get stuck on a whole different planet, get a bigger gun, then you don't worry about the future; it's alright.

Xenoblade Chronicles X is a game that you really need to sit down and do the sidequests in. I felt like I did a ton and I still didn't seemingly scratch the surface; next time I will do even more now I know the ending. They contain some of the best side character development in the series - most side characters are better than most of the Xenoblade 1 party members (aside from Shulk and Riki, the GOAT). The biggest flaw of the base game is that it draws you in to its main story by introducing compelling mysteries without giving you the answer to any of them and then sequel baits you without giving satisfying closure for any of the fantastic characters or alien species you met along the way - it's not that anything you get given is badly written, it's simply that it feels as if the script got slashed in half. Had I played the game in it's base state, I would've written it of as half a game - and in fact I nearly did. A pile of written cheques that never got cashed in, and a ton of side content that felt ultimately completely inconsequential; the end of the base game cares not whether you did any of it aside from what was mandatory to progress.

Thankfully, the definitive edition adds a Chapter 13, split into three seperate acts, which basically turns the game into Xenoblade Chronicles X.5, with a mission to expand what it was originally trying to be into something grander, answer questions left blatantly unaddressed, and actually tie all the fantastic characters into the main story in a satisfying way. Like Persona 5 Royal, the additional content at the end of this game feels a little jarring when you first enter it, but you quickly acclimate to it and it rapidly grows into the greatest moments of the entire game - especially the final act. There is enough here to work with that it could've been stretched further and made into a sequel, but I ultimately think the definitive edition was the appropriate answer, as the base game's story was simply inexcusably mediocre without the Chapter 13 content to give it some payoff and land it comfortably alongside the rest of the titles in this legendary game series.

Thanks again for your beautiful work Takahashi & team.

Okay so my friend keeps trying to make fun of me cause he keeps saying that in X you can put a 13 year old girl (Lin) in a bunnysuit (obviously he hasn't played it) but the sheer frequency makes me wonder if I'm misremembering out of bias. Like she always had the censored verison right???
(Sorry if this isn't really a serious question btw)

Youtuber Quietly Harmonic VII has been hosting a video game song tournament for 9 months. We are down to the final 16. Xenoblade's last song in the tournament is Cent-Omnia Region from Future Redeemed. Please vote to keep Xenoblade in the tournament.

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This Isn’t Everything Btw

Link: https://www.instagram.com/p/DYVTbANjOZo/?exln=cjV2NW5yaDR4Yndj

[Edit: People that obviously can't read are downvoting. I miss the days when reactionary morons didn't know reddit existed] - I couldn't stand XC:DE. It took all my will power to get to where you start building a place for everyone to live before I quit but I kept hearing that pt2 brought a lot of people around and I'm starting to get it. I was a little bored but not as bad as the first game but then Team Rocket showed up and something just clicked. I don't know why but now I can't stop playing and I'm even thinking about playing the first game after I'm done. I never cared much about story before, gameplay always came first but I'm looking forward to seeing what happens with these characters now.

Why does he kind of have malos’s hair

Also, am I the only one who thinks he would have styled his hair after malos or vandham or is that just me or would you guys have preferred? He have a long hair in style after either. Pyra mythra or pneuma cause I feel like which ever one he still would’ve looked cool

Yes some side quests stories were fun but the overall narrative is boring and not that interesting and lack the emotions and lovable characters compared to XC1-3

I’m very disappointed, I consider the first three game masterpieces but this one was drag. I think having an avatar instead of well written character hurts the game the most for me, it didn’t help that the faces he makes in game and reaction sucks and are very cringy

So im trying to get enough classes experience to be able to equip a specific class on Noah, im cooking to get more cp but do you guys have any tips for unlocking them faster? Noah is so slow at getting this class, also any tips to not run out of food ingredients?

Fun discussion on the writing choices of Xenoblade 2 i recommend checking out. Would be cool to hear others perspective on how they break the games writing down and this spesific approach to story-telling and deconstruction of it!

I didn't even know it was coming...

I'm scared that I might pick the wrong one and end up no better off than I was before in understanding how to play this game.