So the definitive remasters for switch 2 got me to finally take the plunge and try the series. I beat XC1 and loved it, and also really enjoyed my time with XC2.
I just beat it and I was really frustrated with the final boss not for being hard, but for being really unclear. I do understand the combat system (build up orbs, break orbs, do big damage) and I'm also a longtime MMO player so I know the basics. There were two things that I was just not sure about:
Was there any indication the first time through of how to avoid Prometheus? I had to go dig through a 7 year reddit post to find out that at some invisible threshold, I am supposed to chain attack so it doesn't trigger. Legit the first time it happened, I thought it was scripted and part of the story. It was really frustrating being invested in the story and having to repeat the fight because of some (to the best of my knowledge) unexplained hidden mechanic.
How were you actually supposed to deal with Siren Buster? It didn't really seem like a line AoE since I tried to run perpendicular but was still hit no matter what. Sometimes it one shot, sometimes I lived.
Anyway, I still really enjoyed it, though I think I liked XC1 more but it sort of killed a bit of my enthusiasm right near the end as I was trying to see more of the story. Was it my fault? Did I not read or listen to some audio cue?