I'll think about it. I've got so many games to play that are coming out in the next month.
I'll think about it. I've got so many games to play that are coming out in the next month.
It's not grindy - you've played the Personas and SMTIV, it's not that kind of climb. It has some clunkiness in its jumping mechanics and gear battles can get tough what with managing fuel and everything, but it's worth it and things get considerably easier much later when you can finally get access to gear healing. I wouldn't be mad at anyone, though! I just think it's much better to experience this game for yourself rather than watch it. You get a more visceral experience that way
The reason I think it's less grindy is because it's more of an organic world ala pre-X FFs instead of having to trudge through long dungeons
I don't recall ever having to grind... Though I did explore a lot, but I think my levels were pretty much always where they needed to be. Other than some encounters where you get one shot, and the encounter in the sewers where I died a lot, I think the game was only ever difficult. I know Pumpkin likes easier games so it would require some grinding to make it easier. But I never felt like I was under-leveled. Just that I had to rethink how I was approaching the hard fights on the rare occasions that I died frequently.
Idk, it has its moments (Omen or the Ship of Regret and Sleep) but it also has some ear-tearingly awful tracks. It's easily the least consistent of Mitsuda's soundtracks, as I feel Chrono Trigger, Radical Dreamers, Chrono Cross and Xenosaga I all had soundtracks that were either much better overall, or just didn't have such stand-out bad tracks that made me wanna puke
Also. Xenoblade has the best OST overall, while Xenosaga III has the best battle themes because Yoko Kajiura is a goddess of music
So how many sagas are there, exactly?
Xenosaga has three episodes.
But aside from that, they're all completely separate stories. Though XC2 might actually be a sequel to XC...
So is the order you're suggesting to play Fynn is Xenosaga 1 > Xenosaga 2 > Xenosaga 3 > Xenoblade Chronicles?
Also, I've heard Xenoblade X is pretty awful. Is it?
It's not awful. It's different. You have a player-created avatar that silent and the world is much more open with more focus on side content and the openness of it all than the story. It's still great but the only thing that really bothers me about it is the tiny font that does not gel well with my astigmatism.
It'll be the most cohesive if you go Xenogears > Xenosaga (1, 2 and 3 in that order - these are all direct sequels that were meant to be one game) > Xenoblade Chronicles > Xenoblade Chronicles X. But that order really is irrelevant, but it is a good idea to start with Xenogears since it might be hard to come back to an older game with antiquated mechanics after playing the newer ones. Also, you can see how certain ideas evolved.