Tokyo Xanadu eX+ Review (Nintendo Switch OLED)

by Jim Smale · August 5, 2024

Tokyo Xanadu eX+ Review, 10 years ago, a colossal earthquake devastated Tokyo and changed the lives of its inhabitants forever. The city has since been rebuilt and life has slowly returned to a semblance of normalcy. However, behind the veil of this newly rebuilt metropolis lies another world, one with a sinister secret. The earthquake that originally destroyed Tokyo was actually caused by the emergence of a mysterious and lethal shadow world known as Eclipse. Now, action must be taken to thwart the legions of Eclipse and ensure the protection of peace!

Tokyo Xanadu eX+ Review Pros:

Decent anime-style graphics.
6.7GB download size.
Camera settings – Invert axis and sensitivity sliders.
Can remap the controls.
200 yes 200 save slots.
Game settings – enemy icons, maintain target lock and EX skill cut-ins.
System settings – active voice, mini-map behavior, lock condition, vibration, and brightness slider.
Five game difficulties – Easy, normal, hard, nightmare, and calamity.
Action RPG gameplay.
Tutorial pop-ups as you play.
In-game cutscenes and character interactions.
Japanese voice work with subtitles.
Unlock new modes like a boss battle.
New characters get a cool nameplate pop-up and character profile intro.
You can fast-forward conversations and text-based interactions.
Skip mode can be turned on which basically acts as a skip cutscene option, you see the cutscenes fast-forwarding in the background and can resume the scene with a button press.
You can save and load when you want via the menu.
A full 3D game world with you having 360-degree camera control.
The map fills in as you explore and you have a mini map and full map.
Throughout the game, your character will narrate his feelings and discoveries.
The game moves at a good speed and performs well.
There is a special anime opening scene that looks fantastic, and it feels like you are watching a TV show complete with music.
Handy auto and fast-forward buttons for the many text and character interactions.
The game splits the story up into chapters.
Free time is when you can go off and do whatever you want.
Niar is your smart device and fills in as you play, you can unlock new modes and use the device for mission management, mission logs, friend interactions, and help.
Click the left stick and the game plays out in high-speed mode where interactions are faster, you move faster, etc.
Talk with students and interact with them to add them to your friend’s tab and learn about them.
Fast travel can be used on the big map to any discovered location.
It feels and plays like a Persona game.
Fantastic locations.
Anything that can be interacted with or examined will have an icon.
You can choose to end your free time early at any time.
In real-time combat sequences, you can perform combos and dodge attacks.
Before a mission, you can save, and edit your party and equipment. You get told how many of each enemy element type there is so you can take the right items.
When in a dungeon with your party, you can press a button and instantly change which character you are.
Earn EXP and level up to increase stats.
Combo counter.
Find and equip new clothes for each party member.
Damage numbers and criticals pop up as you fight.
Shortcut inputs on the d-pad.
Find Breakable objects and loot chests.
Enemies can randomly drop items.
The elements of weapons and attacks are used like a rock-paper-scissors system so certain elements beat others and vice versa.
Kill bonuses add points and rewards to your Dungeon score at the end. There is element kill, overkill, chain kill, aerial kill, and ex kill each with their own set of requirements and bonus effects.
The enemies tab on your NiAR device acts like a beastiary filling in enemy details like weaknesses and exp as you kill them.
Fast-paced combat.
You see enemy health bars and what elements they are.
Handy lock-on button for combat.
Brilliant soundtrack.
Special attacks can be done and the bar needed to use them replenished over time but normal attacks speed the process up.
All party members earn exp when in the dungeons.
Gift cubes appear after you beat a boss’s greed and contain rare materials, it looks cool.
Small and big boss encounters.
End of Dungeon or stage breakdown showing time, max combo, bonus kill types, damage dealt, treasure found, final score, and a rank.
Relics act as a save point that also heals your party and lets you do item management, and buy and sell items and they are found in dungeons.
X strikes are huge over-the-top Anime intro like cutscene attacks that do mega damage, you slowly build it up with attacks, and each character has their own unique X attack.
The character viewer menu option lets you view and dress up any character with unlocked items of clothing.
A good solid story full of many side quests and interesting characters.
Read books in the school library to permanently increase certain stats.
Replenish strike points partially by going to the bathroom in school.
It’s a game that is very easy to go back to after a break.

Tokyo Xanadu eX+ Review Cons:

No English dub for the voices.
The map is not the easiest thing to use and understand.
Long opening to the game that’s very text-heavy.
A lot to take in with it feeling like you are constantly getting bombarded with new info and mechanics.
The people in the world are way too friendly.
Remembering all the different kill types is tricky.
You don’t always pick up all enemy drops in one go, the radius of pick-up seems erratic.
Learning to dodge and block is not always great.
When fast-forwarding a cutscene you can easily miss tutorial pop-ups.
Knowing where to go is not always clear, especially in school.

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