Xenoverse 1: An Accidental Highly Skilled and Dynamic Game

Xenoverse 1 used to have a decently big competitive scene for a game like this and its core combat is entirely different than 2's. It has the most dynamic combat I've seen in a PvP game. Did it have a lot of cheap nonsense? Yes, but most of it was rendered irrelevant if you were good enough and when everyone plays fair, this game really shows its merits. That, and even with the broken stuff, it's not nearly as broken as Xenoverse 2, not even close.

Pretty much 100% of the advanced tech in Xeno1 wasn't intended by the devs. The game's core combat being this good was an accident, which is further proven by its terrible sequel.

What I think is especially good about Xenoverse 1 is that its combat emphasizes the fight itself. Many people blabber about combos in fighting games, but the actual "dance" of combat is much more important. Xenoverse 1 combos are easy as hell by fighting game standards, but its movement/maneuvering is far superior, on top of there being plenty of good tech I could write an essay about.

Meanwhile, in Xenoverse 2, you can't even do something as basic as jump while in the air. lmao

If you think Xenoverse 1 is merely an unrefined prototype of 2's combat, you are way off the mark. They play completely different at the most fundamental levels.

Music:    • a2c - Kamuy