This game feels a lot like the best of Xenoblade 1, and 2. Despite that though, it doesn't feel derivative of either, and feels more like the concepts of those games being fully realized. The story is also really really great but sadly lacks in a few key areas. The villains are cool conceptually but are all really boring in execution minus N and M. The plot also really loses steam after chapter 5 which is a shame considering the end of chapter 5 is probably my favorite story sequence in any xeno game. The ending I think is pretty solid though. Im still willing to give this game a 10/10 though because the things I love about this game greatly outweigh the few negatives. while I personally like 2 a smidge more, this game is much more consistent quality wise in my opinion.