I Was WRONG About Xenoblade Chronicles 2

[product provided by Nintendo] Do I owe Xenoblade Chronicles 2 an apology? 00:00 I Owe the Xenoblade Community an Apology 04:03 Is Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Actually Good? 07:50 Loving in the Abstract 12:35 Are Xenoblade 2's Villains Actually Good? 16:36 Jin is a Great Idea? 20:10 Drivers, Blades, Faith & Agency 24:55 Does Rex Have a Reason to Be Here? 27:19 Xenoblade 2's Love Story 34:02 Sexualization 38:15 The Game Inside Xenoblade 2 39:23 KOS-MOS, Xenosaga & Jesus Christ 43:16 Is Xenogears Literature? 47:49 Why Xenoblade Is Always Worth Talking About 49:47 Sometimes Rough Edges Are Good 53:49 Can Literary Criticism Explain JRPGs? 54:52 Xenoblade 1 vs. Xenoblade 2 1:02:17 The Gacha System 1:07:28 Bad Design Can Still Be Interesting 1:13:00 When Gameplay Tells the Story 1:16:07 Why Xenoblade 2's Combat Works 1:21:06 The Xenoblade Fandom Changed 1:26:09 Okay, What Actually Happens at the End? 1:28:52 Why Pyra and Mythra Become Separate 1:29:53 Does the Ending Actually Earn Any of This? 1:32:21 The Future of Xenoblade 1:35:20 One Last Thing 📺 Watch live on Twitch:   / jakenoseit   📝 Read my writing: https://jakesteinberg.substack.com/ 💙 Follow me on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jakesteinber... Sub to my podcast: ‪@CriticalErrorPod‬ 😎 Buy me something dumb: https://throne.com/jakenoseit