Apr 19, 2023 15:36:05 GMT Blindy said:

I actually jumped on a Gamestop deal of B1G1 free for both Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and Bayonetta 3. I normally would not add to my backlog but Nintendo rarely puts the former on sale. Might play Bayonetta 3 sooner actually.  

May as well since you played Bayo 1 & 2 recently and they're not especially long games.

What Xeno games have you played?

I played and stopped halfway at Xenoblade 1, do not own Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and I know there's one in between that is stuck on Wii U.

Really liked everything of Xenoblade Chronicles 1 except the combat. If the combat was just turned based it would have been perfect.

I appreciate they tried something different with the combat system. It plays more like an offline MMORPG but I can see where others wouldn't like it. It's pretty chaotic and it gets pretty repetitive after awhile - once I had my set-up I felt like I never had to change my routine.

If you do play 3, just be aware that major mechanics are locked behind story progression for the first 3 (possibly 4) chapters. I made the mistake of trying to do every side-quest I could in chapter 2, cheesing my way to victory only for something basic like crafting to be unlocked.