Chazzamagazza
2020
2022
My favourite Xenoblade game so far. Loved the first one and didn't really like the 2nd one but this one just felt awesome. So many great characters, quests and stories. The music and visuals were amazing and the battle system was about as dynamic and fun as Xenoblade combat gets. However, I took a month long break as I was nearing the end of the main quest but upon picking it back up again - I could not remember what the story was at all, and so I've decided to call it there. Maybe in a few years, I'll pick it up and start another playthrough. However - its so long that I find that very daunting!
2023
I really nice improvement on the first game which and I loved the more diverse characters and their stories a lot more than previously. However, due to it being very long and in depth - I don't know if I'll ever get round to finishing it. Like with the first game, I get the point, and then I move on.
A truly beautiful and, at times, majestic experience that I loved more than it's predecessor. However, I couldn't help but feel a nagging sense that there were too many missed opportunities to properly perfect what BOTW introduced i.e better dungeons, more diverse sidequests, better HUD design, a different story progression etc. That being said the final boss was incredibly and easily blows Calamity Ganon out of the water. The sad thing is that, much like Skyward Sword, the journey through the story is just a tad too exhaustive to encourage another playthrough to get to this final boss. Maybe in a few years, I'll have another playthrough but for now - I'm Zelda'd out.