So, I finally got to play the game last night, after I bought it AND a Switch the other day. I was definitely excited for this game, even though I never played the first two, but loved the other Xeno games.
So after playing about 4-5 hours and finishing the first chapter, I’m not sure how I still feel. My biggest concerns so far are the voice acting and the character designs. My concern with the VA came to light during a fight scene, and Rex was yelling AIYAAAHH! during an attack. Which is fine, but was executed so poorly, it just sucked me out me out of an otherwise gorgeous fight.
As for the character designs, it’s really obvious when you enter you’re first dungeon and three people join you. The girl, Nia, looks like she was drawn in a style similar to Rex, like regular anime style, which I actually like their designs. Then the two guys, Malos and Jin, no joke, their portraits look like they should be in Dissidia, like kinda realistic, and their models show this too. And maybe they were designed by the artists behind Dissidia, but those two art styles together just don’t gel right.
So far those are my only concerns (and the camerawork in Pyra’s introduction) but I like to give things a fair shot, so maybe this might be a new favorite. My favorite part so far, though, is the gem on Pyra and her sword looks the Zohar. Xeno fans, you know. 
