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Switch users, Which is better games for you, between Xenoblade 2 and Dragon Quest XI?
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Dragon Quest XI by miles and miles. Classic to it's core, and a great homage to RPGs of the past. It does a great job with characters in the main party, Sylvando, Serena + Veronica, and Eight stick out. It does have a huge weakness in the music which the Switch port could only moderately fix, as there wasn't an incredible amount of new music.
Xenoblade 2 was a really great time for me until the gacha really set in. I really don't enjoy that part of the game and will never replay it again due to that.
Xenoblade 2 was a really great time for me until the gacha really set in. I really don't enjoy that part of the game and will never replay it again due to that.
Shame you have to play through the main game to enjoy Torna. I am finding Xenoblade 2 really tough to get into despite loving Xenoblade 1
You don't really have to, even though it adds to the experience.
I have to say both games are really great JRPGs. If I had to pick I would pick Dragon Quest XI, but not by much.
The first Xenoblade is a top 5 game for me, all-time, to put things in perspective.
And If I like one more than the other, it's Xenoblade 2, but it's close. Xenoblade 2 has a good bit of irritating bullshit in it (swapping blades for field skills, way more anime than necessary, GACHA) that makes it so close, and I cant deny that DQXIS is stellar, and a HUGE upgrade over the original release in terms of QoL. Might as well say I likke them both equally, though in a little bit we'll be getting an upgraded version of a far better game than both in Xenoblade.
And If I like one more than the other, it's Xenoblade 2, but it's close. Xenoblade 2 has a good bit of irritating bullshit in it (swapping blades for field skills, way more anime than necessary, GACHA) that makes it so close, and I cant deny that DQXIS is stellar, and a HUGE upgrade over the original release in terms of QoL. Might as well say I likke them both equally, though in a little bit we'll be getting an upgraded version of a far better game than both in Xenoblade.
I've never played XB2 so I can't judge it as a game, but some of the character designs are down right off-putting in my eyes. Some characters looks like kids and run around in underwear and just unnecessary revealing clothing in general.
Dragon Quest XI is good tho!
Dragon Quest XI is good tho!
The best character on the game! Ironically, Eleven is the worst. I liked the rest of the group, but not Eleven design. DQVIII main character had more personality.
I played and completed both XC2 and DQXIS, and I prefer DQXIS overall. Didn´t play Torna, is really worth it after two years of beating XC2?
I will have to rank them both as a tie. It's a tough choice because both games were phenomenal and very long entertaining jrpgs. It's hard to say which is better.
Definitely yes, I played a year and a half later and the scenes of the game were still pretty strong to me, though I remembered the majority of the plot of the original game. It's an incredibly charming expansion and, to an extent and in the right proportion, even a better game.
Easily Dragon Quest 11.
Xenoblade 2 taught me to not get too excited about sequels for my favourite games.
Xenoblade 2 taught me to not get too excited about sequels for my favourite games.
I love both games so much and played each for over 100 hours.
But I think DQ11 edges it out a bit cause the combat is better
But I think DQ11 edges it out a bit cause the combat is better
I was chuckling as I opened the thread thinking it's not even a question but damn at that poll.
For me it's DQ11S. Xenoblade 2 couldve been a genuine masterpiece on the system if it wasn't so fucking thirsty to the point where it undermines the plot and great combat. I still prefer the combat from DQ11S tho but thats definitely me being nostalgic.
For me it's DQ11S. Xenoblade 2 couldve been a genuine masterpiece on the system if it wasn't so fucking thirsty to the point where it undermines the plot and great combat. I still prefer the combat from DQ11S tho but thats definitely me being nostalgic.
I love the gameplay in DQ11 Switch once you get a full party (which is about when the demo ends) and if you add draconian mods (since it's too easy otherwise). I love the crafting system, I love the edge of your seat boss fights where you're constantly swapping characters in and out, I like the cast. The gameplay has a level of polish you rarely see in RPGs.
I gave Xenoblade 2 maybe 10 hours and it felt like a big downgrade from both Xenoblade 1 & Xenoblade X to me. Maybe I'll give it another try sometime, but it's not like the Switch is lacking for JRPGs.
It would be really hard for me to pick between them.... they are both some of my favorite games ever. I think Dragon Quest 11 is overall higher quality but they really compliment each other well. XB2 is better at exploring and side stuff and if you get into the game there is a ton to dig into, especially with the DLC.
I like Dragon Quest XI quite a bit, being one of my favorite 3D RPG titles. I was glad that the Switch version fixed some minor nitpicks that I had with the original game. It has a charming story and world with memorable characters that made me laugh and cry.
I wasn't really sold on Xenoblade 2. A lot of the stuff in the game just didn't work for me even though the gameplay was mostly solid as far as such things go. I also wasn't a fan of the characters and voice acting.
I wasn't really sold on Xenoblade 2. A lot of the stuff in the game just didn't work for me even though the gameplay was mostly solid as far as such things go. I also wasn't a fan of the characters and voice acting.
Hmm, which game treated the vast majority of its female characters like a butcher shop buffet of female body parts on display for male consumption? Oh yeah, XC2. Yeah, fuck that game.
Love both so much but Dragon Quest XI would be my preference if I were to ever replay one or the other.
For what I saw, it looked like a very much better game (in all aspects, character design, plot, gameplay). Gonna try it soon, then. Thanks!
Xenoblade has too much shit going on that prevented me from enjoying it as much as I could have. Field skills being the worst of it all, as they just stopped me from progressing too often. I feel like they only put those in there to justify the gatcha system they put in place, of which I was also not a fan.
Dragon Quest, on the other hand was pure bliss from beginning to end, with only the slightest of pacing problems at certain points. Nothing like the road blocks in XB2 though. I feel like the game's simplicity in design made it much more approachable, in my opinion, and that's why I enjoyed it so much more. Definitely my favorite RPG of the generation.
Dragon Quest, on the other hand was pure bliss from beginning to end, with only the slightest of pacing problems at certain points. Nothing like the road blocks in XB2 though. I feel like the game's simplicity in design made it much more approachable, in my opinion, and that's why I enjoyed it so much more. Definitely my favorite RPG of the generation.
It's your third post saying how much you hate it lol
It's always fascinating how vocal people who hate XB2 are :)
I think both are at least worth trying. I thought both were fine but not spectacular.
Don't waste your time on pokemon Sw/Sh though those game are actual garbage.
Don't waste your time on pokemon Sw/Sh though those game are actual garbage.
Dragon Quest XI by far. Its long run is full of content. Xenoblade 2's run is full of padding.
In one you are making progress, in the other you are gated for everything you do with submenus upon submenus upon submechanics.
Let's put it this way: if you want to have fun, play DQXI. If you want to clock to work on your switch, play XBC2.
In one you are making progress, in the other you are gated for everything you do with submenus upon submenus upon submechanics.
Let's put it this way: if you want to have fun, play DQXI. If you want to clock to work on your switch, play XBC2.
Having played and beat both, I would personally take Dragon Quest.. It was just such a supremely beautiful and well made game, a pleasure to play from beginning to end, and I love the whole old school mechanics ripped from the 80s/early 90s meets game with modern graphics & QoL vibe.
Xenoblade 2 is also great, and its certainly a more ambitious game, and has a lot more going on in terms of its open world, realtime combat systems with tons of layers, depth of story, and various systems in play- parts of it definintely soars, but there is also some clunk to it. (performance issues, its mindboggling use of a gacha system when it comes to developing your party and its abilities (which later in the game play into abilities needed traversal, so its not like you can skip this system, terrible mapping system, etc.
Xenoblade 2 is also great, and its certainly a more ambitious game, and has a lot more going on in terms of its open world, realtime combat systems with tons of layers, depth of story, and various systems in play- parts of it definintely soars, but there is also some clunk to it. (performance issues, its mindboggling use of a gacha system when it comes to developing your party and its abilities (which later in the game play into abilities needed traversal, so its not like you can skip this system, terrible mapping system, etc.
Dragon Quest XI is the objectively better game. It looks better. It's more fun to navigate. I enjoyed the combat much more. It has a better all-around cast. It's more focused.
I think a more interesting poll in the future will compare Dragon Quest XI S to Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition.
I have far too many issues with Xenoblade 2 to give it a vote. It's a very good game, but man, it actively wants me to hate it.
I have far too many issues with Xenoblade 2 to give it a vote. It's a very good game, but man, it actively wants me to hate it.
I've only gotten through act 1 of DQ11 and I think it is basically a fine game so far but a little by the numbers. I don't think it's possible for the rest of the game to be bad enough to make the game worse than Xenoblade 2 though, which is one of my least favorite games ever
DQXI has the distinct advantage of not looking like hot garbage in portable mode, so it has that going for it right away.
I also far prefer DQXI's combat system.
...and fuck T'orah.
I also far prefer DQXI's combat system.
...and fuck T'orah.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is one of the few games (only game?) I hate. I played 30 hours before dropping it, and I hate it for it.