~BitBun~ @BitBun@raru.re

Chapter 5/6 were the highlights IMO, very awesome story wise, the ending delivered but wasn't as high of a high as chapter 5/6. (Well, except that picture which kinda broke my immersion.)

The lore is still really cool though, all 1000 years of that world taking place over the course of a second, because humans created a machine to stay in the "now" forever. That's a cool concept, legit.

In general, I think the story in 3 is much better than the story of 2, though. I enjoyed it more and it felt more cohesive. There are some bits they leave incomplete, but it is hard for me to tell if they were on purpose or not because there is DLC on the way.

I liked the ending, but the picture where they add Nia as one of Rex's wives was fucking stupid.

Ended up doing a bunch of ascension quests first, some of them have had pretty good stories, so I don't really want to skip them. I only have two more to go and then I can complete the game. I'll probably timebox it though so that I for sure complete the game before the weekend is over.

https://youtu.be/XuJGCuXOkjg

I'm certain now that I am at the ending though. However, I might want to do some of the ascension quests before I completely finish the game.

Update: I did not beat XC3, this game is large.

I think I'll beat Xenoblade 3 tomorrow. Pretty sure I'm at the last bit of it. Hoping they stick the landing on the ending.

Of the main cast, there isn't really any character I dislike, so that's good. There's been a few story beats that I'm not too keen on, and the way the game is structured causes some issues with exploration and world building. The battle system needs something different, though. I recall having more fun with the fighting in Future Connected or Torna. It's serviceable here, just not particularly fun or impressive. The class system and heroes make it okay, because it's fun to switch up classes and try new ways of fighting.

So far, I'm liking it, but it took a while for me to get into it. I'm not yet sure where I'd rank it among the rest of the series, though. I haven't finished the main story yet, so I want to wait to form my opinion until I'm done with that.

Holy shit Xenoblade 3 is huge.

In case anyone is wondering, it's *still* Xenoblade time. (This game seems pretty long.)

Xenoblade time

Glad it's the weekend - gonna do some rust programming until my copy of Xenoblade arrives, and then I am going to play Xenoblade all weekend.

I meant to link Mad Rat Monday: https://chongomusic.bandcamp.com/album/mad-rat-monday

This album is stuck in my head
https://chongomusic.bandcamp.com/album/mad-rat-eternity

Oh weird, it's supposed to deliver tomorrow actually. That's really quick shipping time!

Ahh bummer, my copy of Xenoblade literally just shipped, so I won't be playing it this weekend it seems.

Don't feel like cooking today, but not sure what to order.