Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition Reviews
All in all, Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition is a fantastic title that's well worth playing. With a story you'll remember for a long time to come, characters to love, and a particularly good combat system, the game is well worth playing. Especially on the Switch, the game comes into its own thanks to the option to play handheld.
Review in Dutch | Read full review
Considered by many a masterpiece, the original Xenoblade Chronicles is not without flaws. Thankfully, the Definitive Edition addresses many of the issues. The story remains just as amazing, and with all the improvements of this release it elevates the game to new heights.
Xenoblade Chronicles was a gem on the Wii and a good add to RPG collections even on the New Nintendo 3DS. We praised the 3DS re-release for its ability to be enjoyed on the go — something that’s great for any long-running RPG, to be honest — and the Switch version’s able to do that while adding a new coat of paint and content at the same time. The end result makes it an easy recommendation to Switch players and RPG fans alike.
2020 is the perfect opportunity to relive a reconstructed classic in great detail. A legend adapted to the needs of veterans and new players that everyone should play. This is Xenoblade Chronicles as it should have been from the beginning.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition is first and foremost one of the best restoration works that we have been able to try for some years now. Refined, improved, expanded and with a technical sector in line with the current productions available on Nintendo Switch.
Review in Italian | Read full review
It's excellent. Plain and simple.
A classic RPG, better and prettier than ever, but with many limitations of its old engine.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Xenoblade Chronicles is one of the best RPGs out there, and the remake means people can enjoy the game on a console that finally does it justice.
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition remains a great recommendation for newcomers. Players who have already had the experience a long time ago will find a great opportunity to dive once more into one of the most unforgettable JRPG-worlds that shaped the genre far beyond the Nintendo Platform.
Review in German | Read full review
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definite Edition truly lives up to its title in a time where others have done the bare minimum when it comes to making older games available on the current hardware generation. The addition of extra content is also a nice touch and being able to play such a quality title again in this manner easily makes it another essential game to play on the ever popular Nintendo Switch.
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition may not be a “new” game, but it’s definitely the best way to experience this story. Remaster or not, the quality-of-life changes and new epilogue make it a much more enjoyable time. While the game may take a few visual hits in portable mode, it’s still playable and helps to grind out that extra experience. With an incredible world to explore and several great characters, there’s no better time to jump into Xenoblade Chronicles.
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition will not disappoint new and old players. Veterans will encounter a remake-flavored remaster, where the entire interface has been revamped, the graphics section has been improved and the artistic style has been changed, and a couple of new modes have been added to the game to offer more variety to whom has already played it before, in addition to the Future Connected expansion. New players will encounter one of the best JRPGs of the century, with great narrative, great settings, and bomb-proof gameplay. Unfortunately, the performance is poor on a console that can move The Witcher 3, still being fully playable. This, and a major imbalance as a result of the paradigm shift with side quests are the biggest flaws in an otherwise excellent game.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition is an amazingly beautiful game with a great story, coupled with an awesome soundtrack, and cinematics that play out like a movie. There are tons of side quests to keep you busy and level you up, and while there might not be character creation, you can change the way your characters look with different armor pieces and see your style play out in the cutscenes. The characters seem well rounded and are enjoyable, and when it comes to battles, there is never a dull moment due to their roles and abilities. Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive edition is a must-have in your Switch library.
As part of a much larger story though, Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition delivers finesse in all the right places. A truly polished port (or remastered version if you will), despite its handheld visuals, offering RPG fans a delightful 80+ hour adventure (90+ including Future Connected) and a taste of the Monado’s true power. As always, Xenoblade Chronicles remains one of the most tight-knit storylines of the franchise – and we can’t afford to lose sight of that.
Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition is back in a beautified setting, with new systems and a specific epilogue. Is this the final release? We'll see in a decade, but I'd like to see this title on the Switch Pro XL 4K Edition in the right resolution and fluidity.
Review in Polish | Read full review
As a definitive remastering of the 2010 original, this makes an already amazing game even better. None of the changes we see are massively drastic but all-in-all they all complement each other to make this the best way to play Xenoblade Chronicles.
The fact that Xenoblade Chronicles’s Mechanics aged this well after 10 years, shows why a lot of people call it a Classic in the industry. The Remaster has many great improvements in a lot of places but falls short in the visual aspect. Its Extra Content is quite enchanting and in the end, it makes Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition truly the most complete and Definitive version of this game
Review in Persian | Read full review
Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition makes one of the best RPGs even better, despite not spreading its improvements evenly over the whole package.
Successful return of critically-acclaimed RPG. Still worth to play and good choice fo Nintendo Switch players.
Review in Slovak | Read full review
It's a little disappointing that the developers didn't take this opportunity to tackle some of the superfluous stuff that is at odds with the better elements, and I've yet to be won over by the new narrative arc and whether it does anything to actually build on what was already a perfectly dense work. However, the core of the game is that powerful that the main reason to buy into this - that visual re-working - is more than enough to be worthwhile in itself.