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Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition brings one of the most visually impressive Wii U titles to Switch


Xenoblade Chronicles X may be the last great Wii U to Switch conversion - so how does it hold up on the soon-to-be-supplanted Nintendo console?

Character models have also been revamped versus the slightly awkward originals, with changes to eye size, colour and positioning, improved skin shading and more appealing face shapes. Well, thankfully, the game is almost universally enhanced but I do have one nitpick: the pre-rendered video sequences all exhibit raised black levels and therefore look washed out on Switch, something that wasn't an issue on Wii U. I remember looking at Halo Infinite, released on vastly more powerful hardware, and finding that Xenoblade X handles far-off areas in a more pleasing way, with less obvious tiling and distant shadows.

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