E3 is over, which means it’s time to get back to playing video games. Unfortunately, I’m still just grinding, so I don’t have a ton to talk about this week. So, I thought we’d do things a little bit differently this week. But, first, let’s talk some numbers. I’ve put in 52 hours of play time, my main character is level 37, and I’m still halfway through chapter 10. Continue reading →

It’s the tenth week of writing about Xenoblade! I’m honestly a little surprised that I’ve lasted this long. Usually when I play JRPGs, I get distracted by other games coming out and kind of stop playing. While that’s happened a bit with Xenoblade Chronicles X, having this series to write has really helped me put at least a few hours in each week. So, as always, let’s start with some numbers. I’ve played a total of 50 hours, my main character is currently level 35, and I’ve played through chapter 9 of the story, although I’m currently on the boss fight of chapter 10. Continue reading →

I bet you thought I forgot to write one of these this week! Sorry it’s late, I ended up playing the game yesterday when I should have been writing. Plus, I had a really early shift at work this morning, so by the time I finished playing, it was time to go to bed. Anyway, let’s go over some numbers. I’m currently at 46 and a half hours of play time, my main character is level 34, and I’ve played through chapter 9 of the story. That means I played about three and a half hours, leveled up twice, and got through one chapter. Not too bad! Continue reading →

I know this is going to be difficult to believe, but I actually made story progress this week. As a result, I have a little bit more to talk about. But, as always, let’s start with numbers. My current play time is 43 hours and 9 minutes, my main character is level 31, and I’ve played through chapter 8 of the story. So, that’s only about three hours of play time this week, one chapter, and no levels.  Continue reading →

Remember last week when I said that if I hit level 30 this week I’d have a lot more to talk about? Well, I’ve got a funny story about that. But first, let’s talk some numbers. I’ve currently put in 40 hours and 3 minutes of play time in, my main character is level 30, and I’ve played through chapter 7 of the story. That’s just under five hours played this week, with two levels and no story progress. Which begs the question, why no story progress? Continue reading →

A combination of weird work shifts and Mother’s Day resulted in this post being a day late and it’ll be kind of short. Sorry about that! As always, I’m going to start with some numbers. My total play time is 35 hours and 15 minutes, my main character is level 28, and I’ve completed chapter 7 of the story. So that’s about three hours this week, two levels, but no story progress. Continue reading →

For the third week in a row, I’m going to start off the Xenoblade check in by complaining about how little time I had this week. It turns out, when you work a full time job, help out and your dad’s house, and try to play enough Star Fox Zero to make something resembling a coherent review, you don’t leave yourself a lot of time to play a giant open-world RPG. I actually considered skipping the Check-in this week, but it wouldn’t be Sunday if I wasn’t telling you about my week’s experiences with playing Xenoblade Chronicles X. So, as always, let’s start with numbers. My total play time is 32 hours and ten minutes, my main character is level 26, and I’ve currently completed chapter 7 of the story. So yeah, that’s about an hour and a half of time, no new levels, no story progress. Yeesh. Continue reading →

Life kind of got in the way of my play-time this week. But, despite that, I still managed to hit a couple milestones. As always, let’s start with some numbers. My total time spent playing is now 28 and a half hours, I’ve completed chapter 6 of the story, and my main character is currently level 25. There will be some spoilers ahead, but they’re pretty minor this week. Continue reading →