This game has been healing in me things I didn't even know were waiting to heal

2026 main plans so far will be finishing Pokémon Z-A, playing Assassin's Creed Valhalla even though I never wanted to play this one but I need to see Basim appear in it, and Resident Evil Requiem on day one

2025 was such an amazing gaming year for me. From re-experiencing Xenoblade X in a way that renewed my love for it, into finding two games that might turn out to be life changing and leave a years long impact, into coming back to my fav Pokémon gen after a decade long break from the series 💖

Playing COE33 without understanding French must be such a strange experience, do people just go "ooh pretty music" instead of getting hit by a freight train through background lyrics upon innocently entering an area and spending 20 minutes staring at the screen through silent tears

If you're wondering how I've been doing lately, I've been busy developing a new obsession for this man and Ubisoft is actively trying to make me worse

Thinking about how XC2's ending is inherently tied to org Torna's love. Rex only goes this far because of their ability to love. Ch1, if Malos didn't love Jin enough to stop him from fighting Rex, Jin could have killed him again Ch9, if Mik hadn't loved the TTGC gang, he wouldn't have saved Rex&co

Lvl60! That would have been the top 10 years ago but times change so let's keep reaching higher 💪

OK but if Al has a rifle from Lao but there's no weapons involved in their interaction on the Beach of Nothingness, that means he had it since before Mira, and if they haven't talked since Al got promoted to lone hero, that means he's had it since way back on Earth... They're besties...

I kinda want a timeline where my Cross didn't make it during that last fight I like tragedies and I think it's an ending that fits too That or he disappears and they find him again in another universe 2 years later

Where It Began - Where It Ends

It would be funny if by settling in a new world that's more stable than Mira, the different XCX species lost the ability to communicate Xenoblade Babel tower myth incoming

One of the funniest retcons is how the Ares was meant to be a 2 pilots Skell and yet, despite everything, they never used that cockpit in the end

Whatever they do next for the Xenoblade series, I need them to hire Misaki Umase again, I really liked her work on XDE, her songs are so beautiful

I like to think there's a timeline split at the end of XCX. There's a world that goes into the events of ch13 and a world where life continues on Mira. Whichever you choose to believe in the most, they're both valid and canon to me

Some more thoughts on the whole ch13 after some sleep: I don't think it's a good epilogue to XCX itself. It shifts away from some of its main questions and themes (what is it about this planet? Why does it attract and trap so many people? The ugly side of mankind isn't as relevant anymore? Are we--

I have no word to describe what I just experienced, what this game made me feel I'm just incredibly glad I got to experience it Is it perfect? no Did it give me emotions few games can give me? yes Amazing game

Ah yes I almost forgot about this other issue This is why I like three parties wars better, always something new to play

Oh this game knows how to hit straight to my heart 😭💞

That was a surprisingly short fight?? As someone who tends to make boss fights last quite long for vibes enjoyment I'm slightly confused There are probably other phases but?? Ok speedrun dude Z could never

I wonder if there are different outcomes depending on whether you did all, some, or none of the spear thingies before facing Void

The new area is absolutely gorgeous...

I love this guy so much, he's the kind of sweet chaos that brings warmth where he finds a place to belong

There's more pizza??? Why is the dev team craving pizza over an entire decade

...I did *not* expect to behead Luciel in one shot by attacking him with an Ares 90, holy shit Most powerful Skell in the game is an understatement, I've lived in blissful ignorance for years, that thing is a monster

I need to finish XDE asap because I'm getting myself exposed to more and more tiny spoilers leaks and of course my brain is starting to piece things together As much as I love theorizing, I've been theorizing since I first played this game, I want to experience the epilogue as blind as possible

Oh my feelings are now shattered Again, I guess

...I just know some people got pissed by this cutscene Not me because it's a very Monolithsoft/Xeno series thing to do, but it definitely pissed off someone somewhere

Some thoughts on our new pal before I start his quests and continue ch13 He *clearly* knows Lao, and has for a while, yet he hasn't said much about him, even after hearing the Mira events recap. I wonder if he might be keeping his mouth shut at Lao's request? He feel like it's something he could--

Ough that new Skell is once again juicy I love how each type of Skell has its own little personal quirk

That ch13 opening omg?! These Skells, these enemies... Yeah you got my attention

the fact that X has a both a party member who's just a really annoying weeb who literally converted to buddhism because he was so obsessed with Japanese culture alongside an actual Japanese person who grew up in the hellpits of 2Chan and Tumblr will never not be funny to me

Bose: Hey sir, was it true that all samurai got exiled from their hometowns when they turned 18 in Japan back then??? Nagi (who spent his 18th birthday arguing with Voltron fans on Tumblr and getting his ass beat in BotW): Bro what

me finishing the main story and being excited to start the new chapter VS me 10h later coming back to NLA covered in local fauna blood with a new expensive Skell, a new fancy outfit, and the corpse of a Telethia Plume, new chapter forgotten

Got my Ares but I'm not high lvl enough to ride in it yet oops

Was tempted to go straight into new content but I forgot I need to craft Elma's new armor if I want to keep visual continuity, so uh we're gonna grind materials for a bit before

Oh that voice change was brutal, at least I know I'm on new content now

Aaand done with X's main story. That final fight was as emotional as I remembered, truly one of the best of the series 😭

I'll probably be finishing the main story and starting the epilogue by next week, so heads up for those who want to mute me when I reach the epilogue I'll probably be doing some post-game first instead of jumping straight into the epilogue though

Kentaro Nagi is one of the coolest characters in the entire series, I hope he gets some renewed spotlight in the fandom

I definitely see some Xenoblade 2 precursor work in Nagi's 2nd affinity mission (specifically choreography and camera work)

Just realized I haven't seen the xeno who doesn't believe people exist yet, I need to see them again they're a mood

H.B. is such an idiot omg, he talks about adaptability as the key to success and he's not even capable of teaming up with other divisions for better efficiency? What's he expecting, for Pathfinders to figure out Harrier tricks on their own instead of learning by working with Harriers? Inefficient af

[Blood Lobster quest] Probably one of the coolest weathers I could have had this scene with

Who decided to make the Ares' weak points the head and the chest

Got distracted by the dog doing God knows what behind everyone's back during a serious scene His name is now Sholmes

On my way to do ch11 and I'm actually slightly afraid because I do remember how much it and the next chapter impacted me back then, and I'm not sure I'm ready to go there again. But will I ever be? No, so let's go anyway

The enemy? What enemy?

It's strangely fitting that there's a Tyrant named Mik living in an area filled with Monoceroses

Replaying XCX makes me question my WiiU playthrough because what the hell was I doing at midnight fresh out of the diner with alcoholic teammates in the area where the blood lobster quest start How did I end up there, in this specific context (and missed a whole lobster in the middle of the road)

I really like the skies in this game