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Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
Released On: May 29, 2020
89
8.8
All Platforms
Metascore
Generally favorable
Based on 94 Critic Reviews
89
94% Positive
88 Reviews
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4% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally favorable
Based on 94 Critic Reviews
89
94% Positive
88 Reviews
88 Reviews
4% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
This has been a delight in a dark time in humanity's history. [Issue #48 – September/October 2020, p. 74]
A thoughtful update to a classic JRPG that brings it to a whole new audience. With a shiny lick of paint and some fantastic interface changes it’s the best way to experience Shulk, Fiora and Reyn’s epic adventure.
User Score
Generally favorable
Based on 1,348 User Ratings
8.8
88% Positive
1189 Ratings
1189 Ratings
4% Mixed
60 Ratings
60 Ratings
7% Negative
99 Ratings
99 Ratings
User Score
Generally favorable
Based on 1,348 User Ratings
8.8
88% Positive
1189 Ratings
1189 Ratings
4% Mixed
60 Ratings
60 Ratings
7% Negative
99 Ratings
99 Ratings
The Definitive Edition is a improvement over the original. The graphics have been completely overhauled, and the game now looks absolutely stunning. The framerate is also much smoother, making the combat feel even more fluid.
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Nintendo Switch
Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition is a beautiful remaster of a classic JRPG with a sprawling story, memorable characters, and epic combat. It's a must-play for fans of the genre.
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Nintendo Switch
Definitive by name and definitive by nature, XC:DE is as complete a JRPG package as you will find on the Switch – albeit with a few concessions. [Issue 1#1, p.58]
Without a doubt, one of the games of the summer for the Nintendo console!
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition is a great JRPG, with a well told story, elemental gameplay and a dazzling world to explore. The massive epilogue, the excellent graphic upgrade and the lightening of some mechanics make it a highly recommended game even for those who have already explored the original. If you know how to go beyond some hesitation in the pace and a video resolution not always up to date, you'll have in your hands a great JRPG.
An excellent port of an already beloved title. A must buy for fans of the genre.
Unfortunately for Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, the Nintendo Switch isn’t exactly hurting for Japanese role-playing games, though few can match its breadth and width. If you’ve been curious about the title and managed to miss out on both the Wii and 3DS versions, picking up the Switch one is practically a no-brainer, even if it does feel like a bit of a throwback. If you’ve played it before and loved it, maybe Future Connected is plenty enough reason to return. But if you are just generally interested in games more broadly, there are probably better uses of your time. If they had seriously reworked the combat in some way, it probably wouldn’t really be Xenoblade Chronicles any longer, but I imagine I also would have had a much better time with it.
Truly live up to its name as "Definitive Edition", they took a perfect game and improve it even more
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Nintendo Switch
I like unique combat system and fantastic OSTs. Characterization is so-so since only a handful of characters are memorable to me. Besides, some plot points were questionable. Nonetheless, I enjoyed the game to some extent.
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Solid RPG I completed at work on my downtime. This game falls just short of being special. I was at a point in the game when I thought the game was about to end, and just the story went on another 10 hours. Plenty to do in this one. None of the NPCs are memorable. Shulk, on the other hand, is a good character that I’m glad was represented in Smash.
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The story is good. The rest of it ****. The combat **** and gets really tedious by the end. Some characters like Riki have absolutely no point and are useless in combat. The exploring ****, the gem crafting system ****, the side missions are tedious and rote. There's no sense of satisfaction from winning the big battles, because once you get the boss HP bar down, it suddenly turns into a cutscene that will show you losing, or the boss is fine and flies off and you have to beat it again later. If this was a well done anime, it'd be pretty great, but as a game it kind of ****.
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Nintendo Switch
It was so boring. I liked the characters and the story seemed promising. The world seemed well-built, but by God, all of it combined is just so boring. Dropped the game after playing it for 5 hours, and never touched it again.
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Nintendo Switch
Summary Join the fight between man and machine in the definitive edition of this critically-acclaimed RPG. Discover the origins of Shulk as he and his companions clash against a seemingly-unstoppable mechanical menace. Wield a future-seeing blade, chain together attacks, and carefully position your party members in strategic, real-time combat as...
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for Teen
Platforms:
- Nintendo Switch
Initial Release Date: May 29, 2020
Developer:
- Monolith Soft
Publisher: Nintendo
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