Xenoblade Chronicles stands out as a franchise for a lot of reasons: its sprawling open worlds, its characters and their questlines, its twist on religious iconography, and more. That said, one thing that sets it entirely apart from other JRPGs is its combat, and the longer a fan looks for another game or franchise like it, the more unique it seems to be. Xenoblade Chronicles’s combat is incredibly similar to the combat found in popular MMOs, with its skills, cooldowns, and delineation of character roles.
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