Xenoblade Chronicles 2 - Combat And Mechanics EXPLAINED

On the fence about buying this game, I came here hoping that this video might convince me to give it a try. Not a chance! Cheers Peter and Jacob, you guys just saved me $60!

The main problem with Xenoblade 2 is that they really did not do an overhaul on the combat system. I am enjoying this game by all means, but the system is worse than the first xenoblade and the repetitive comments by the enemies is just horrible, for one fight they say the same 10 things over and over. Horrible....

Oh dear, somebody forgot to do their homework.

The combat is like this since Xenoblade I. At first it seems like total Star Ocean scream and button bash crap, until you understand the deeper layer of the combat.

It's somehow a bit harder then Xenoblade I, but nonetheless deep, varied and brutal.

You guys want Dynasty Warriors in a Xeno blade? Kids shouldn't play this series.

I have to say that so far I'm really disappointed by this game. The idea that you auto attack and then push one of three buttons when they build up just feels like pure garbage. Then you toss on the most trite writing I've ever seen in a game. Yuck.

Makes me wonder if the writing is decent and is just lost in translation, or if Japanese people are really just addicted to a very one dimensional style of entertainment.

It's a shame because the world building is phenomenal, and the art is beautiful. At this stage in video game development you have so many examples of fun, intuitive combat that it's just a real waste of a great concept to tie it down with a button mashing pile of crap like this.

The system is extremely converluded... And they basically just dump it on you. And the other game mechanics are not any better. They all complicated for no reason, and suck the fun out of playing.

Also, this game has some of the dumbest fetch side quest ever. Go pull randomized points on the map till you gey 7 Ivy... Or pay some extraordinary amount. oh, but lets link it to a semi auto blade progression system. But wait, lets make one tied to the most idiotic retro trash game we can think of.

You know that when you need to do guides on how to attack, your combat is flawed. Not even the game has a guide to help (after the initial prompt).

I feel like a Dynasty Warriors style combat would have been better. Probably would have even bought a Switch just for this game if it did, especially with Kos-Mos in it but the fighting just turns me off too much (voices too, unless you can change them to japanese).