People championing the first Xenoblade Chronicles maybe undersell just how much capital-V videogame happens over its dozens of hours. The grand scale is admirable, but there are still secret platforming challenges and dungeon mini-bosses breaking up an epic tale that seemingly wants its players more interested in human nature, free will and Xenoblade's cast's thoughts about both.
A secret about me, though, is that I like platforming challenges and dungeon mini-bosses. Slot that into a game that, despite never really maintaining a logical through line, keeps up an emotional through line told over days of game time blending high fantasy and science fiction with found families, actual hippies and a landscape that is, quite literally, two giant fighting robots, and I think you've got something special.
A secret about me, though, is that I like platforming challenges and dungeon mini-bosses. Slot that into a game that, despite never really maintaining a logical through line, keeps up an emotional through line told over days of game time blending high fantasy and science fiction with found families, actual hippies and a landscape that is, quite literally, two giant fighting robots, and I think you've got something special.