When does this game take off?
I started playing Xenoblade Chronicles 2 on and off a few months ago, but I’m struggling to keep going.
The early game is slow, but I'm used to playing jrpg so nothing new there. The story isn’t groundbreaking, but it’s good enough so far. The characters are a little too stereotypical for my taste, but they’re mostly likable and not too annoying, and most importantly the music is great.
The problem is that to progress the story I have to fight, and the combat in this game bores me to hell and back. I chain the abilities of one Blade to fill up a bar, switch Blades, chain abilities again, launch a Special, do a QTE, switch Blades, chain abilities, switch Blades, launch a support character’s Special, switch Blades, etc. There is no skill involved, I just do the same thing again and again, and eventually win, or not, after what feels like an hour. I started avoiding combat and rushing through the story, but now I'm underleveled and the fights are even slower since I now lack damage.
And yet I keep seeing people here say that there’s a point where the combat “clicks” and actually becomes enjoyable. When does that happen?
I’m very close to giving up, which would be a shame because I loved the first Xenoblade so fucking much, so please help me.