We thank Nintendo and Monolith Soft review copy of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 on Nintendo Switch.
| Develop: Monolith Soft. | Players: 1. |
| Distribute: Nintendo. | Exclusive: Nintendo Switch. |
| Premiere: July 29, 2022. | Gender: Action RPG. |
Ok, before starting our review we are going to say something that can be considered a cardinal sin and sentenced to death in 20 states… But we had never played a game before. Xenoblade Chronicles, that is to say, we knew the franchise and we knew its importance, so much so that its characters appeared in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
So when Monolith and Nintendo offered us a review copy we were both excited and apprehensive, how can we talk about a franchise this big and do it justice? Will the 3 in the title make us feel incomplete in the story?
After getting a little courage and realizing that the games are not linked (totally), we were finally able to get into the franchise and let us tell you… We were late!
¡Xenoblade Chronicles 3an instant classic!
The third installment of Xenoblade Chronicles places us in the middle of an eternal battlefield located in Aionioswhere the armies of Few y Agnus they are born, grow and die in a cycle where apparently there are no winners, only victims. This is the main concept of the gamelife and sacrifice of it.
Through six soldiers (being Noah y Mio the protagonists) we will learn more about this world and the truth behind this war, all this wrapped in beautiful settings, full of life (and enemies), as well as a story that will bring more than one tear to your eyes (yes, we cry and it is worth that the world knows).
After a small victory, you will get to know the mechanics of the game and this can be somewhat tedious for some players, since just being able to explore as you please can take your good hour or more of play. Of course, the characters have so much life and things to say that you will enjoy each interaction.
Ah, yes, unfortunately (for us) the game is in Spanish from Spain, so you’re going to read a lot of “cool” and “cool” all the time:
Once this is over, we go straight to the game mode, which for us was a bit strange to understand because you enter a mostly automatic combat, where you place your character in points that increase his attack or his damage, and once a certain time or hits, your bar will allow you to activate certain special attacks or a powerful ability.
At first it feels confusing, we repeat, we had never played a Xenoblade Chroniclesbut after a short time you get used to it and become addicted to finding the advantages or disadvantages of your characters and enemies, if some have high levels or are special creatures that will leave you with a greater reward.
Your attacks and actions in principle are measured in violence, the more attacks or “essence” of allies you recover, your camp will improve, because this cycle of death is due to the normality to which your characters are accustomed, so much so that the 10 years of life you are “rewarded” with your death and return to the queen.
After a move of fate, the battle seems to have changed, and your characters must ally themselves with another group of enemies that slowly shows you the power of this story, and to top it off with a flourish, all this is narrated with tremendous and epic cinematics, so you will feel that you are watching the best anime of your life.
Once you have passed the long tutorial, and presented the real enemy, your new team will have to increase their level, improve their weapons and skills to be able to face the threats of the world.
Until here we will leave this section, This is just the first course to digest and we suggest (implore) you not to look for more of the history of Xenoblade Chronicles 3it is worth discovering the twists that await you and the tragedies that lie ahead.
The gameplay is tremendous, as our friends who are fans of the franchise told us, this new system greatly expands on what we saw in Xenoblade 1 y 2less confusing (we don’t imagine how much it was before) and much more fluid, but the most impressive will be when you acquire a special ability called Ouroboroswhere you will apply the Evangelion and you will come to blows with a special huge armor.
This is just the beginning of what Xenoblade Chronicles 3 offers, because a lot of classes, skills, arts, talents, chain attacks are added, all this with explosions and movements straight out of an action movie.
Yes, this sounds somewhat complicated to understand (and see), but little by little you will be introduced to this, in addition to including a practice mode and tutorials on everything the game can do, so you should not be afraid to enter the field. of battle, but if what you want is to live the story, you can choose the easy mode… Or if you’re a bit of a masochist, go for the extreme game mode.
As you expand your map and release locations, you will learn more about the story and the world, you will spend hours and hours (and hours) searching every corner of these locations, including once we finish it (after 100 hours of play) It opened up the option for a New Game + mode… So we’re kind of tempted to pick up this story one more time… That’s how addictive it is!
That does not mean that everything is sugar and honey, graphically it looks tremendous, but it is notable that the map is sectioned into small spaces that sometimes look half PS3, so it is not a 100% open world… But the truth , all that does not matter in the end, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 It’s not perfect, but it is one of the best RPG’s in history.
And although we read that some players had a lower framerate, it did not happen to us in portable or television mode, so we assume that it is a problem already solved.
Conclusion:
If you like RPG’s you have no excuse, you NEED to play Xenoblade Chronicles 3, is perhaps one of the best games on the console. With a lot of content, unique characters, a tremendous story and above all, a beautiful world to discover.
Its game system is as addictive as it is robust, so once you know how to do combos or special arts, you will have enemies exploding while you make attacks on the Power Rangersfull of style and emotion.
Now if we get very demanding if it gave us a little downturn to play it in Spanish from Spain, and it is possible to change it to English by moving it to the console configuration, but in times where current games allow you to choose different audios with subtitles and their sizes From the beginning, we believe that this was necessary for those of us who just play without so much “Chulo” in between.
Without a doubt, this is a game that will be remembered by players in the coming years and will appear in all the tops of “best RPG / Switch games”. So we can’t stop telling you, YOU NEED TO PLAY XENOBLADE CHRONICLES! 3 YA!
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