Xenoblade Chronicles 2's Nintendo Switch 2 edition could have been perfection — but unending menus left me…
I made the original Nintendo Switch my opportunity to experience a wider breadth of the titles in the Japanese company’s repertoire; moving past simply the latest Super Mario orLegend of Zeldastory and into the entries I only knew about through Super Smash Bros. Among this list of experiments was Xenoblade Chronicles 2.
My complete lack of knowledge about the first game thankfully didn’t hold me back (outside of a not overly important detail in the ending) from mastering the Blades-based combat system and finishing Rex and Pyra’s quest.
Unfortunately, the melodramatic story, staccato cutscenes, and some general tediousness to side-quests and menu management meant I exited the Xenoblade franchise; content with what I had sampled but with no desire to order a second course.
Despite that initial assessment, the series and this game specifically have re-entered my life through the Nintendo Switch 2edition — a standalone...
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