Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Switch 2 Edition Review Criticizes Tutorials, Glitches
The Switch 2 edition fixes the original game's biggest technical issue but leaves its teaching problems and new glitches unresolved, leaving its worth as a sequel dependent on the player.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Anime News Network reviewed Xenoblade Chronicles 2 for Nintendo Switch 2, praising the graphical improvements but criticizing poor tutorials, audio mixing issues, and an Amiibo glitch in New Game+ that erases party members' third Item Pouch. The review notes the game remains maximalist and hard-hitting despite these flaws.
The Switch 2 edition of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 runs at 4K resolution in TV mode and full HD in handheld mode at 60 frames per second, with smoother cutscenes. The review notes the game looks fluid in motion, but character models revert to choppy movement during pivot animations in cutscenes, and music can drown out dialogue due to audio editing issues.
A glitch in New Game+ can erase party members' third Item Pouch when using an Amiibo, and the review states these glitches had not been fixed at the time of writing.
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- Anime News Network Game Review