Monolith Soft's Xenoblade Chronicles series has been growing steadily in popularity, showcasing that with each new entry (and remaster) it had the chops to deliver memorable stories and characters to sit alongside strategic real-time combat. With Xenoblade Chronicles 3 for the Nintendo Switch, it might have delivered its masterpiece.

A snippet from our epic in-depth review.

A few things to mention at the top. Spoilers will be kept to a minimum, and I’ll only talk about the first few hours of the game with any sort of intimate detail. The rest should be experienced for yourself. Even with new characters and settings, there are some very cool connections to the first two games, and, yeah, I'll leave that there. To kick off the gushing, let’s just say that after putting over 60 hours into Xenoblade Chronicles 3 it’s become my favourite single-player franchise.

But, saying yes and actually sitting down to begin the whole review process was difficult. Not in the time sense, review code was provided weeks ahead of launch, but in the ‘shouldn’t I stop every now and then just to savour all the good things’ sense. So yeah, even with 60 hours of playtime, I chose the latter, to enjoy Xenoblade Chronicles 3 like a tall glass of the best-aged grape juice in all of grape country. To be honest, I’m delaying the end. Biding my time exploring every corner of the world and story. That being said, I've gone through most of the major story beats, and can quite confidently recommend everything I’ve seen.

Our Full Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Review