'Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition' review: A forgotten classic is back with a vengeance

Xenoblade Chronicles X : Definitive Edition is truly the way to play this almost-forgotten classic.

The main story takes a really long time to find its footing, but this is not the kind of strong, character-driven, emotional storytelling you’d find in a numbered series.

The game is now available on the Nintendo Switch .

Xenoblade X Definitive Edition opens with a fairly limiting creation suite for the player character.

There is a linear series of main story chapters to complete, but accessing them often requires the player to complete seemingly optional missions or otherwise engage with its many systems.

Affinity missions have full voice acting and even unique boss fights in some cases.

Xenoblade X was a hard-to-love Wii U version of the game on Wii U.

All five continents are beautiful in their own way, and they all manage to put at least one fun twist on familiar concepts like “green plains” or “jungle” In general, this is by far the most build-crafty game, with lots of adjusting to be done in the game’s many menus in order to put together the perfect party for any situation.