Xenoblade Chronicles X Could Have Been Perfect…But They Blew It

XMMORPG writes:

As you may have guessed by the website you're visiting my forte is typically the MMO genre but once in a while I dabble elsewhere. Just recently I dabbled into the wonders of Xenoblade Chronicles X on the Wii U and today I wanted to touch on the shortcomings of the developers - specifically targeting the poor execution of what could have been a fantastic multiplayer component

[derkasan]

Sounds like the multiplayer is more of an afterthought than anything else. It'd be great if it was on the scale of something like Monster Hunter.

[pcz]

i recently bought this game.... now i just need a wiiu,

hoping for a price drop in the new year.

i dont care what critics say, because even some people didnt like xenoblade on wii. if i listened to them my faith wouldnt have been restored in gaming

[benji101]

Price is only increasing here in Japan... so cant see a price cut coming. Seems like Nintendo is fine with selling less for more?

[3-4-5]

This is 95% a single player game anyways. They didn't blow anything.....they made a good quality game.

[derkasan]

No doubt there. Just talking about the multi.

[bcornett14]

This is an unfortuante review for me. I have never played anything in this series before and though the trailers looked good, I might wait to see this drop in price before picking it up. I still intend to play it.

[Godmars290]

There's only been one game in the series which played close to this.

[Bimkoblerutso]

And it was definitely the better game. Still liked X quite a bit, but the pacing and the silent protagonist really put me off at times.

[CaptainCamper]

I really enjoy the game as a whole. I've never played a Xenoblade title before either but loving this.

The multiplayer is a little disappointing. I would love to see an update that provided constant squad missions for the 4 player co-op but not heard anything about it.

[ErogeMaster]

Dont you mean Xeno games since theres only one from the Wii called Xenoblade chronicles all the other Xeno games are on Sony's side of the fence like Xeno gears and an all time favorite Xenosaga.

[xPhearR3dx]

This is primarily a single player game anyway. You can't play any of the story, affinity or side missions in MP. Only MP specific ones. So if that doesn't bother you, pick it up. The game is one of the best games this year with hundreds of hours of content.

I wouldn't wait around for a price drop. You'll be waiting a long time. The original Xenoblade for Wii still averages for around $50 and it's been out for YEARS. It took me about a week to finally convince my cousin to go out and get it, and now he's obsessed with it and told me he wishes he bought it sooner. Trust me. Get is ASAP.

[bcornett14]

I'll add this to my list to pick up then. Thanks!

[Killz4Twinkies]

Just depends on what you are looking for...

if that is a great single player rpg experience (as intended), then i would highly recommend this.

if it is a MMO or coop experience (never intended), then probably not for you

I view the multiplayer as more of a more interesting way of questing and gaining xp rather than core gameplay

[thepatientgamer]

I can guarantee that this game will not drop below $45

[roboshort]

I wouldn't rely too much on just one review, though I can understand you not wanting to blow your money on something you don't like. The previous game is a linear RPG so it plays a bit different from this one. This one is more of a WRPG/JRPG hybrid and has improved upon it in most areas.. However it is more complex. If you like more linear games without silent protagonists, you might not enjoy it.

[Ol_G]

the game is good this game isn't multiplayer it's a singleplayer experience with some multiplayer for post game.
don't be fooled this game is one of the best rpg experiences of the last years

[dead_pixels]

Such a shame.

[deno]

Game is amazing. Always complaining, never satisfied.

[RPGrinder]

Amazing game, this article blew it

[Sciurus_vulgaris]

LOL no game is perfect

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

Exactly.
It's getting great critical reception across most sites for a very good reason; it's a great game.
But no game is perfect.

And to be honest, I like how they've done the multiplayer.
Putting less emphasis on it makes it feel like it was intended to be; a proper single player RPG.
The multiplayer stuff is just a really nice bonus that isn't crucial to getting one's fill of everything.
They could have made improvements to the multi in a few areas, but overall I feel that it doesn't do anything to ruin the game.

[thepatientgamer]

I'll agree to disagree.

[shaw98]

Give me a break, this game is a single player game first. This game is so huge they were considering having two disks. Having an mmo like multiplayer would probably make the console blow up.

[ErogeMaster]

They should went for bluray media instead of being hipsters about it, I mean its just for simple convenience to have it in one disc these days or in you console.

[ErogeMaster]

So any of these new xeno games have any music composition by the legend Yasunori Mitsuda or are we just here twiddling our thumbs.

[hatsume-miku]

I'm happy that single player games still exist. Nowdays too much games are focused on multi player and have poor single player experience.

[Segata]

20 hours put in and so far best game I played all year. Only thing that failed is this article.