It's remarkable how they managed to insert a world this big in such a tiny console
honestly my preferred version of xc1??? the low res actually looks fine on a 3ds screen and when not blown up for larger displays and i prefer the artstyle over the og release over de's. it also has the music player and model viewer which are still really cool novelties and i really don't know why they were omitted from the remaster. yeah im missing on de's qol but i liked xc1 enough already anyway to not mind being without it
The completionist in me just doesn't want to continue with the story before I'm done with all the tedious sidequests.
I will admit that while that part of the game which turned me off is on me, what I think isn't is the gameplay being confusing. It's just way too difficult to try and actually understand what every effect of every action going of is or trying to form deep strategies from it. The way I always end up playing is just by using every skill as soon as it is available.
I will admit that while that part of the game which turned me off is on me, what I think isn't is the gameplay being confusing. It's just way too difficult to try and actually understand what every effect of every action going of is or trying to form deep strategies from it. The way I always end up playing is just by using every skill as soon as it is available.
Best game ever made, but on a handheld
I played 80 hours in 2017 and lost my save and that's why I have trauma with JRPGs.
Shockingly competent port given the scale of the original game and the hardware it's running on here. There is however no reason to play this over DE unless you're insane like me who did so in 2024 for some fucking reason.
handheld gas
I have never played Xenoblade and had no idea what was going on. All the talk of novel gameplay was lost on me, in the first few hours it just seemed like a stock JRPG. There is a vague chance I may one day return to it, a very vague one because in reality - I was not having fun at all.
Not the version i would recommend today but it was hella impressive they got this running on the 3ds
I bought a New 3DS for this.
yes, i played the 3ds version as my first xenoblade experience. the fuck are you gonna do about it?
xenoblade chronicles is one of the worst types of games - games that have this legendary status where people will swear up and down that it's perfect, and make long ass reviews in youtube comments about how it changed their life or they're super nostalgic for it. but despite its ultra hype legendary status, it kinda fucking sucks and gets ruined by stupid shit that fans are willing to look over.
this game makes me feel like i'm playing some shitty MMO where i have to grind for 3 hours on stupid fodder enemies before doing one thing of value. the way level scaling works and how enemies just a couple levels above you get stat modifiers and can just easily roll you is the single dumbest thing i've ever seen in an RPG. literally full stop, game is already ruined because of that. there is no worse feeling than grinding your ass off, doing sidequests and killing unique enemies (that more often than not, have stupid high time to kill compared to the exp they reward), finally killing one boss, then doing it all again when you get walled by another one an hour later.
in my experience (doing as many sidequests as i could, not running from every fight, etc) i somehow fell pretty far behind on the level curve, so i was doing this a lot. and now that this game is done, none of the story beats or characters are gonna stick with me - all i'm gonna remember is the moronic, repetitive grinding, searching for items with a 10% spawn rate or waiting for unique enemies to spawn. combine that with grinding for colony 6 resources, arts manuals, and more, why fucking bother??? i get that JRPGs usually have some degree of grinding and not all of those things are required to progress, but it still feels like shit.
story's pretty good, though. plenty of sick turns, worldbuilding is great, although a ton of characters feel like they get shafted in the latter half of the game. i'm pretty amazed that i don't really hate any of the party members though, even after sitting through HEROPON BREATH MAKE MONSTA SHAKE for 80 hours.
i didn't really enjoy putting together builds/teams, unfortunately. it may just be cause i'm a dumbass, but this feels like one of those games where it always feels like you're playing it wrong. every team you end up with feels just a little weird, you're constantly questioning whether you've got the right summons on melia, triple-checking which gems you have... i didn't really find any part of combat fun, even if i thought auto-healing between battles was a really smart addition.
most of the time, with games like this that people hold in such high regard that i unfortunately can't bring myself to like, i usually feel kind of bad about it. like i missed out on a really great experience because combat/something else didn't click with me. but with xenoblade, i don't really feel that way. enjoy your single player FFXIV i guess, im not gonna judge you for it
xenoblade chronicles is one of the worst types of games - games that have this legendary status where people will swear up and down that it's perfect, and make long ass reviews in youtube comments about how it changed their life or they're super nostalgic for it. but despite its ultra hype legendary status, it kinda fucking sucks and gets ruined by stupid shit that fans are willing to look over.
this game makes me feel like i'm playing some shitty MMO where i have to grind for 3 hours on stupid fodder enemies before doing one thing of value. the way level scaling works and how enemies just a couple levels above you get stat modifiers and can just easily roll you is the single dumbest thing i've ever seen in an RPG. literally full stop, game is already ruined because of that. there is no worse feeling than grinding your ass off, doing sidequests and killing unique enemies (that more often than not, have stupid high time to kill compared to the exp they reward), finally killing one boss, then doing it all again when you get walled by another one an hour later.
in my experience (doing as many sidequests as i could, not running from every fight, etc) i somehow fell pretty far behind on the level curve, so i was doing this a lot. and now that this game is done, none of the story beats or characters are gonna stick with me - all i'm gonna remember is the moronic, repetitive grinding, searching for items with a 10% spawn rate or waiting for unique enemies to spawn. combine that with grinding for colony 6 resources, arts manuals, and more, why fucking bother??? i get that JRPGs usually have some degree of grinding and not all of those things are required to progress, but it still feels like shit.
story's pretty good, though. plenty of sick turns, worldbuilding is great, although a ton of characters feel like they get shafted in the latter half of the game. i'm pretty amazed that i don't really hate any of the party members though, even after sitting through HEROPON BREATH MAKE MONSTA SHAKE for 80 hours.
i didn't really enjoy putting together builds/teams, unfortunately. it may just be cause i'm a dumbass, but this feels like one of those games where it always feels like you're playing it wrong. every team you end up with feels just a little weird, you're constantly questioning whether you've got the right summons on melia, triple-checking which gems you have... i didn't really find any part of combat fun, even if i thought auto-healing between battles was a really smart addition.
most of the time, with games like this that people hold in such high regard that i unfortunately can't bring myself to like, i usually feel kind of bad about it. like i missed out on a really great experience because combat/something else didn't click with me. but with xenoblade, i don't really feel that way. enjoy your single player FFXIV i guess, im not gonna judge you for it
A ridiculously impressive port, and a mighty fine way to show off what the New 3DS was capable of. Genuinely a perfectly fine way to play the game, though with the advent of the Switch and the subsequent remaster, the only real merit to this version is the soundtrack player and model viewing feature.
Worst way to play this game, but an impressive port of a solid game.
How they made a playable version of xenoblade for 3Ds is beyond me but, this was pretty acceptable in the day. There is no reason to play this over Definitive Edition tho
A miracle of optimization, but otherwise is just a worse version of Xenoblade 1.
I got about half an hour into this when I tried playing the first time. Nothing against this game at all, I think it'll be good, but I'm going to play the Switch version at some point and I think my moment has passed to play the 3DS one even though I have it.
This is the best of the Xenoblade games. The characters here are super compelling and the voice lines are memorable. The combat is fun and the future sight mechanic feels great to play around. Give this game a go, Nintendo has given you so many ways to play it for a reason.
Imagine how distraught I was when the remake got announced a month after I bought this
I love this game! The only reason I gave this version 3.5 stars is because I prefer the Switch version with its upgraded graphics and QoL improvements.
Tudo no jogo é bom, exceto o combate terrível. Na maioria dos combates você pode literalmente não fazer nada e ainda assim ganhar pela eficiência do seu time. Queria muito ter gostado dele, porque o restante é ótimo.
esse jogo eh a maior pegadinha dos jrpgs me venderam a segunda vinda de jesus cristo em um jogo e eu recebi 55 horas do pior sotaque britanico ja visto sendo constantemente gritado no meu ouvido enquanto eu repetia o mesmo combate de mmo para prosseguir em uma historia que eh a fusão todos os rpgs dos anos 2000 em um. eu recomendo que voce escute a trilha sonora pq ela eh pedrada e veja os cenarios bonitos mas nao precisa jogar nao (curiosidade: com 55 horas eu poderia ter feito um curso de mecanica e agora eu saberia trocar agua de carro mas eu escolhi jogar esse jogo )
The first 10 hours of this game are phenomenal I really need to pick it back up and fully beat it
I love xenoblade and i love my wife Melia Antiqua 3D
It regret that my first playthrough was on this. The graphical hit is very big. By far the worst version.
same game still good
I didn't hate the 200 hours I spent on Xenoblade, but I don't think there's anything it does competently either (not even the music).
-Just big open fields with limited checkpoints and no interesting movement options to justify it.
-Combat was OK, Tension wasn't explained well but I like clicking Berserk > Magnum Charge > Sword Drive for beeg damage. Sometimes I would have to strategize against unique monsters but usually you will be facerolling your arts against common fodder.
-Story was meh. Too anime for me to take seriously (and this is before they quadrupled down in XC2), and it ain't no Star Trek morality play. Somehow it's better written as a comedy than as a drama.
A monument to misplaced AAA maximalism.
-Just big open fields with limited checkpoints and no interesting movement options to justify it.
-Combat was OK, Tension wasn't explained well but I like clicking Berserk > Magnum Charge > Sword Drive for beeg damage. Sometimes I would have to strategize against unique monsters but usually you will be facerolling your arts against common fodder.
-Story was meh. Too anime for me to take seriously (and this is before they quadrupled down in XC2), and it ain't no Star Trek morality play. Somehow it's better written as a comedy than as a drama.
A monument to misplaced AAA maximalism.
I really don't know why I stopped playing Xenoblade. Maybe I was too young to properly understand the rather deep JRPG mechanics in this game. But I remember having a great time with this game. I loved the gorgeous environments, the memorable soundtrack and the intense story. It made me appreciate the new 3DS for what it was capable of. I should really pick this game up again one day...
Idk why I chose this version to be my first experience with this legendary game. I think I just like stupid shit too much. This is just my review of Xenoblade, as this is how I first played the game and I do not plan on playing DE, despite owning it. Anyway, it's genuinely so sad that this, what would've been an easy 10/10 and probably one of my favorite games, is ruined by a SLOG of a final chapter, filled with the absolute worst bosses and 10 hours of grinding just to beat 3 shitheads. The game is amazing in every other sense. The music and story are amazing, as most people know, and I really like the style. it's not "dark" but has a dirtier type of palette and feels real. This is a feeling I only get from looking at the 3DS and Wii Version, so I'm glad I played it on 3DS. This version is an absolute miracle, it's not pretty, but it's incredible to watch in action. It only crashed on me once. That's incredible for something like this. I think the gameplay is kinda whatever, xenoblade fans can say whatever they want but a LOT of this game is RNG, and it can be frustrating. Unless you're at least 3 levels above it, theres a chance an enemy will just squad wipe you. That's what made the last chapter annoying. But still I enjoyed my time enough for this game to still earn like a 9/10.
Brought this game to Japan to play during downtime since I'd already played Definitive Edition. Facts is, it's not the best version of the game nor is it the only portable version of the game anymore. But, it's still Xenoblade Chronicles so it's borderline perfect. Don't know if I'll go back to this version of the game, maybe.