Monday, April 9, 2012

About Wii Games: "Xenoblade Chronicles" Reviewed

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This week I review the fabulous, long-awaited RPG Xenoblade Chronicles. I have not played the whole game; I got it two weeks ago and I've played it for about 40 hours, but it's crazy long, and I wanted my review to come out when the game was released in the U.S., rather than two weeks later. My repetitive stress issues slow me up; a couple of times I was so obsessed that I kept playing even after my fingers started going numb, and then I had to take off a couple of days to recuperate.

Since there are no more Wii games coming for a while, I'll just keep playing Xenoblade. It's all I really want to do anyway.


Xenoblade Chronicles Reviewed

It took a concerted campaign by advocacy organization Operation Rainfall, but Xenoblade Chronicles has finally come to the U.S. And while I'd like to spend some time lambasting Nintendo for even considering not releasing one of the best role-playing games ever made in this country, I'm so thrilled with the game that I will instead simply suggest that you all read myrave review of Xenoblade Chronicles.


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